I Became the Childhood Friend of the Middle Boss

I became a childhood friend of the middle boss”

chapter 6.1

The first time I went to a friend’s house was in the first grade.

She had just started school.

Yeon haneul quickly bonded with the girl sitting in the front seat.

They were lucky enough to have similar personalities and interests.

-Would you like to come over to my house later?

-Really? Can I?

-Yes, of course!

The conversation turned to hanging out at his house.

Excited to go, Yeon haneul had the experience of a lifetime.

-Mom, I’ve got a friend! It’s Sky!

-Ah, hello.

-Yes, welcome home.

Then.

She didn’t miss the way her friend’s mother’s eyes scanned her from top to bottom as she stood on the porch.

Or that her gaze ultimately lingered on the top of her head.

-Don’t stay out too long, you have to go to school later.

-What? I don’t have school today…

-The school called to tell me to come. They want to extend the school day a bit since you’re in elementary school.

-Eh….

-So, will you understand, I’m sure your family doesn’t like it when you come home late.

-Ne.. I’m going to play for a while.

Having grown up in a nursery school since she was a little girl, Yeon Haneul was sensitive to picking up on atmospheres that rejected her.

She realized that her friend’s mother didn’t like her.

So she took notice and left the house early that day.

-Auntie, I’m going to go now. Goodbye.

-Bye!

-Yes, have a safe trip home.

Yeon Hanuel bowed her head in silence.

Her friend’s mother only acknowledged the gesture formally and slammed the door behind her.

Soon, she could hear a voice from the other side of the door.

-Don’t hang out with him. You should hang out with good kids, how can you hang out with a kid like that?

-Mom, you’re a good girl…

-Listen to me, don’t hang out with him next time, he’s not nice. Do you think Mom and Dad sent you to that school to hang out with a kid like that?

-Wrong….

-Some so many other kids are better than him, and you shouldn’t hang out with him…

yeon haneul went home sulky that day.

Then she told the teachers at the nursery school that she had been having fun at her friend’s house.

-There….

-…Mommy says I can’t play with you.

-….

The next day, she naturally became distant from her friend.

I wondered if it would be okay.

With such memories, Yeon Haneul was secretly worried as she went to the Do gyeon woo’s house to play.

However, her fears were unfounded, and she was able to play at his house that day with peace of mind.

“I’m going to go now. The tteokbokki was so delicious!”

“Really? I’m glad. I’ll make you something even better next time.”

“Oh, you don’t have to do that….”

“I’m just doing it because you like it.”

“…Thank you.”

Do Gyeon-woo mother didn’t condescendingly look at him, nor did she give him a look of disdain.

She always treated her with a friendly smile.

Yeon Haneul was not used to receiving such favors, so she was only embarrassed.

“Oh, right. Mom, can you please wrap the dessert we ate earlier? Sky said he wants to take it home to eat.”

“Oh, sure, I’ll tell him.”

“No! You don’t have to!”

“It’s okay, you don’t have to say no.”

At that moment, Do Gyeon-woo spoke up. Yeon Haneul, who was too embarrassed to ask if she could use her mouth to pack the food, was surprised.

She quickly threw up her hands.

But Do Gyeon-woo mother didn’t listen.

“Do gyeon woo, go to the kitchen and tell her to wrap it up. Not the one you ate, but a new one.”

“Yes, I will.”

“Ah… thank you.”

The Do gyeon woo disappeared into the house.

Yeon Haneul didn’t know what to do.

“Sky.”

“Oh, yeah!”

She looked at her.

Do Gyeon-woo’s mother spoke to her in a sweet tone.

“I want you to stay close to him from now on.”

“What?”

“Because he rarely brings friends home. For him to bring you here, he must like you quite a bit, and he seems to have gotten a bit bolder lately.”

“….”

“I’m sure the heavens have something to do with it. Thank you. It’s just a bribe for her to keep you close and friendly, so don’t feel pressured.”

“…No, it’s not, Do Gyeon-woo is just being friendly with me.”

“That’s not what friends do, they just like each other and that’s why they stay close.”

“….”

She looked so compassionate.

There was no other emotion in his mother’s eyes.

Yeon Haneul looked up at her and felt a new sense of wonder.

A moment later, after disappearing inside, Do Gyeon-woo returned with an envelope.

“Here.”

“Oh, thank you.”

It was a lot of money.

Yeon Haneul accepted the heavy envelope and thanked them again.

“Well, come visit us again next time.”

“Yes, come see Monsil again. Or you can come see Monsil.”

“Just come to see Do Gyeon-woo.”

“Okay, I’ll come back another time.”

Another time.

The words were so foreign to me.

Yeon Haneul mouthed them awkwardly and turned away from the do gyeon woo’s house.

Her ears twitched lightly.

“You’re a very nice man, Mrs. Dao.”

She seemed to understand where Do Gyeon Woo’s personality came from.

She wanted to be as kind and gentle as his mother.

That day, she returned to the nursery humming a tune.

“Did you have a good time playing?”

“Yes, I had a great time, and this is from my friend’s mother!”

And she ate the rolls with the people in the nursery school.

* * *

“Really! Your do gyeon brought a little girl home?”

At a family dinner.

The father was very interested when he heard the mother’s story.

“I’ll bring her home when I’m home… I wonder what she’s like.”

“He looks like a do gyeon woo.”

“What does he look like?”

“She was a little girl with pretty light blue bunny ears.”

“Bunny ears? So she was a boy.”

“Yes.”

“I can see why the do gyeon woo liked her.”

“Right?”

“….”

I indeed like rabbits, but that’s not why I befriended Kite Sky.

I looked at my parents with an incredulous look on my face.

My parents seemed to interpret my face differently.

“What, are you embarrassed?”

“You could bring a friend home, what’s the big deal?”

I decided not to say anything.

No matter what I said, my parents would just prank me and tease me.

If I remembered my previous life, I wasn’t a child anymore, and I wasn’t going to be a victim of their pranks.

“But if it’s Ain… Where does he live?”

“She lives in a nursery school nearby.”

“Hmm, I see. Be nice to her. Ain says….”

“You don’t have to tell her that, it’s more harmful than good, especially among friends.”

“Well, he’s got a point.”

“Don’t pay attention to what your dad says.”

“Yeah, I know.”

I nodded.

I didn’t need my father to tell me that I didn’t know how Ain was treated by society.

But I wasn’t going to pity him.

I thought, “I’m just treating him like a friend.

I was going to treat him as an equal and comfortable human being, just like me.

Of course, there was a little bit of selfishness involved in recruiting Yeon haneul as a co-worker.

That was when my sister interrupted the conversation.

“I missed you too, Bunny. …. It’s cheesy. Bring her over when I’m not around.”

Do Gyeon-woo, the troublemaker of the house.

Woo Eun-dong was not happy that Yeon-haneul came to visit us while she was at the sword school.

She pouted with a pouty face.

Meanwhile, there was no way we weren’t aware of her sneaky maneuvers.

My mother’s eyes were particularly sharp.

“I don’t think that has anything to do with leaving out the carrots in the curry.”

“…Chii.”

“You should eat all the carrots, not leave any. They’re so delicious. Don’t you know that the rabbits can’t eat them even if they want to?”

“Then this carrot is for the rabbits….”

“Tsk.”

“Mommy was bad.”

“Haha….”

Today, the argument between her mother and Woo Eun-dong didn’t pass quietly.

After losing to her mother, Woo Eun-dong looked sullen and chewed the carrots that had become mushy.

Her father smiled bitterly.

“Ew, carrots are tasteless….”

“What’s good for you doesn’t taste good.”

“I hate my mom.”

“Really? I made some chocolate for you to snack on later, but you don’t need it….”

“Wow, my mom is the best!”

At the sound of chocolate, Woo Eun-dong cheers with a look that says, “When did you ever do that?

We laughed at her quick change of demeanor.

Soon I called for my dad.

“Dad.”

“What? What’s wrong?”

“After we eat, please take a look at my sword. I haven’t dueled in a long time.”

“Duelling? What’s going on?”

I can’t just practice basic stances every day.

Sometimes I needed to share a sword with my opponent in person to find out what I was lacking.

“I also have a favor to ask my father.

I waited for his answer.

He looked surprised at the unexpected suggestion and opened his mouth.

“Do you want me to do that? If you exercise right after eating, you might get a stomach ache, so why don’t you take a break?”