59 EP. 14: American Dolphins (2)

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“Wow! This is a chikurin!! ”

Shya-ah-ah! A place where a smile is drawn without me knowing the sound of bamboo splashing in the wind.

Me and Yuki were now in Chikurin, a bamboo forest in Arashiyama, Kyoto. Yuki also wondered at the spicy bamboo grove path that was filled to the left and to the right.

“I think Kyoto is much cooler than Tokyo. I wish there were places like this in Tokyo.”

Yuki closed his eyes, feeling the subtle smell of bamboo. I was enjoying a weekend of dating by her side.

“I'm glad you like it. I come here sometimes to cool my head. ”

“Do you come here often, Joon-Hyuk? ”

“It's good to think alone. There's a good road, bamboo scent...”

“I see. Kick, kick. It's a good road. I feel like a grandpa. ”

“Hmmm..”

Though I was already a great middle-aged woman, I took a step by smiling lightly at Yuki's teasing.

“So, you're going to America on Monday? ”

“Yes, I think I'll stay for a month. ”

“Wow. I've never been abroad before, so I'm really excited just to hear Joon-Hyuk say it. ”

You're not even going. After a moment, Yuki asked me with a very cautious look.

“Joon-Hyuk, I have a question. ”

“Yes? What is it? ”

“Well, I heard from a friend, do I really have to take off my shoes on an airplane? ”

Gosh... This gag has existed in this era... I stopped laughing at Yuki's serious expression. Yuki stared at me blushing.

“N-joking!! Of course I'll wear shoes!! ”

At that moment, I stopped laughing and opened my mouth with a clean expression.

“What are you talking about? Yuki... Of course I should take off my shoes. ”

“Ah! Right? Actually, I knew it! Hmph! ”

Yuki turns around and walks away alone.

Oh, that's so cute. Twenty years old this year.You 'll be punished if you think about my age... So it's more like a nephew than a lover.

Ugh. It's not wrong to think of Yuki as a grandfather.

Yuki, who was walking like that, turned his head and shouted as I slowly followed.

“What are you doing? He's not coming! ”

“Haha. I'm coming. ”

Bamboo groves and trails. And a beautiful girl... every word of it is heartbreaking.

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We got out of the Chicharine with Yuki and got back into the car. We were getting hungry and headed to the restaurant. In the '80s, Japan didn't have a lot of cars on the road, so it had the advantage of running smoothly wherever it went. As I exerted my strength on Excel on the long stretched road, my car ran out like a gunshot through a cold winter wind.

“Turn left at 300 meters ahead. Please stay on the left lane. ”

The voice of a navigation guide was heard about 30 years later, but this was Yuki's voice guiding me to find a delicious house in Kyoto.

“Kick, kick."

“What's so funny about that? Let me know. Let's have a little laugh. ”

“No, it's nothing. ”

“Tsai! You keep laughing, and I don't teach you anything.”

How do we explain that what you're doing is coming out of a navigation machine in 30 years? I had to smile at Yuki, who was pointy.

Even though it looks like this, Yuki is not like that. If I don't say something like this for a second...

“But it's convenient that I guide you like this. It just pops right into your ears, doesn't it? ”

This is how you hit and come in. In fact, there was no time to be bored.

In the absence of navigation, everyone used to spread out the map like this and guide people in the passenger seat, but this is also kind of fun.

I arrived at the restaurant with Yuki's guidance shortly after. Even though it's a delicious house, I can't believe I came from Kyoto to Kobe alone in this place.

Kobe is the place to go from Kyoto to Osaka, where Wagyura is famous for Japanese beef, similar to transverse Hanwoo in Korea.

“Wow, this store is huge! ”

In front of the store where the giant cow was painted on the wall, Yuki was excited as if he were a child from the amusement park. She starts taking pictures with a film camera from home.

In the 2000s, photographing in front of the store was as natural as usual, but the people inside looked at Yuki in wonder who was photographing the facade of the building.

“I'm sorry, what are you doing? ”

Eventually, a shopkeeper who was even worse came out to the front of the building and asked Yuki. She quickly blushed her face and explained her situation.

“I'm a writer at the station. I'm designing a program to find delicious restaurants all over the country. ”

“Oh, the restaurant? ”

“Yes, so I was researching a photo of a store in Kobe where the beef is the best. I'm sorry I didn't tell you beforehand. ”

Then the shop master tilts his head for a moment, raising his eyes wide and shouting.

“If that were the case, you should have said so!! ”

Then, like a shot, he goes into the store and runs out with the chef dressed in a flash.

“Here, let's take a picture. ”

“I want to be more natural.”

“Then take one as a souvenir. If something like that happens in the future, please take good care of it. Gobesan wagyu reminds me of our shop!! ”

“Yes, thank you. ”

Chuckle. After Yuki took the picture, the master reached out to Yuki and said.

“Are you two lovers? Give me the camera. I'll make sure I get a good picture. I'm still a photography major. ”

Sweetheart? As I stood behind, Yuki quickly handed the camera over to the dominant.

“Yes, it is. Thank you!"

Yuki, who handed the camera over to the dominant, quickly returned to me and crossed his arms.

“Smile, Joon-Hyuk. ”

“Oh, yeah. Haha..”

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After filling my stomach with beef from lunch, thanks to my master's service, I wanted to walk a little more than just getting in the car. Luckily, there was a trail next to the shop, and Yuki and I started walking through the forest without anyone having to go first.

“Oh, I'm so full. ”

“I know. I think it's too much.”

“But it was really good. ”

“But didn't you get something too expensive? ”

I appreciate you coming all the way to Kyoto to get a prize for winning the contest, but Yuki shakes his head and replies.

“No, I wanted to come too. My older sister is from Kobe, but she boasts that the meat here is delicious. Thanks to Joon-Hyuk, I came here comfortably. It's nice to have a car.”

Walking through the winter forest with a light backpack made me feel a little cold but refreshing.

“Joon-Hyuk.”

“Yes?”

“Bon voyage to America. ”

“Oh, thank you. ”

“And when you come back... I want you to feel comfortable calling me Yuki instead of Yuki." ”

He nodded and replied secretly to Yuki's smiling face looking up at me.

“Oh, right. I will.”

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On a plane to the United States.

When I turned my back on business class, I finally asked the stewardess who was passing by.

“How long until we get there? ”

“About 30 minutes left. Thank you for taking the time to travel. ”

“No, thank you, Stewardess. ”

“You slept well, did you have a good dream? ”

“I don't remember much, but I think I did. Excuse me, could I have a glass of water, please? I'm a little thirsty. ”

“Yes, one moment, please. ”

The stewardess lowers her head slightly, answering with a bright smile, and leaves for the water. We had already arrived in the middle of the United States as we trimmed our sharp necks and rolled our masked windows up.

A moment later, the plane that landed at JFK Airport in New York soon dropped us off, and I woke up Mr. Gunpei who was asleep until the moment he landed.

“Mr. Gunpei, we're here. It's an airport.”

“Already..? ”

Already... this guy. I spent almost 20 hours on a plane, and if anyone sees me, I think I took a bus from Kyoto to Tokyo.

I picked up Gunpei, a non-dreamer, and packed his things and headed for the airport. Of course, there was a simple immigration and visa problem, but it was not a problem because I had already been employed in Japan and had a business visa - I had one year of experience in the United States.

Gunpei, who barely ate or slept on the plane, was tired from hunger or hunger. Eventually, I heard a happy voice when I dragged him to the airport instead of Gunpei's carrier.

“Senior!! Over here!!"

I turned my head to Elise's voice, and Yamashta and Mr. Wilson were driving to the airport. After three years of longing, my eyes grew hot.

“Mr. Wilson! Mr. Yamashta! Elise!!"

Then Gunpei, who was next to him, looked at them and said.

“The Gang is also popular in the United States. ”

“Let's go. You must be hungry. Let's eat first. ”

“Sure. I'm starving, actually. ”

“Who told you to sleep without eating takeout? ”

“Strangely, if I eat anything on the plane, I don't feel well. ”

“Sure. Let's go. ”

Gunpei silently followed behind me with a smile.

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