Chapter 340
"Then you'll meet your parents in this world."
At Owen's words, I stopped eating pasta.
Originally, Owen and I in
However, after leaving the game world, I used the power of the system to create a different identity as an Estonian.
For a moment, I even had this thought.
'Does he know that I'm using the system?'
I couldn't help but flinch at the choice of words.
Is there really a reason Owen would say 'parents in this world' in this situation?
I don't know how, but did he notice that I used some other power to create a new identity?
But this thought soon turned out to be just my guess.
"I'm really curious about your parents. My parents in England are a bit indifferent, I should say. After I regained my memories as a prince thanks to you, I compared them and there was definitely a difference."
I exhaled quietly after seeing Owen's smile.
Owen could never know the existence of the system.
When he said 'parents in this world', it was because he had naturally regained his forgotten memories of his past life by meeting me.
Just as he had become British in the real world, I had naturally become Estonian.
Owen could not help but know the exact reason for this transference phenomenon.
"I'm also a bit confused, but after talking to them on the phone a few times, they seemed like nice people."
"Thank goodness. If they had been strange people, I wouldn't have been able to stay still."
I smiled slightly at Owen's loyal words that came out automatically.
Seriously, there are times when I let my guard down and get scared.
I felt goosebumps when Kang Si-yoon heard the word Demon King before.
I also felt a chill down my spine when Owen brought up my parents just now.
'I need to get my mind right. If I make a mistake without realizing it, then there's really no turning back.'
Owen drank the water elegantly and smiled meaningfully at me.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
"I'm just saying this just in case, hyung-nim."
"Hmm?"
"I don't know what your new family history is like, hyung-nin, but just in case."
"You're really taking your time."
I wondered what on earth he was trying to say by taking so long.
My brother playfully raised the corners of his mouth.
"If there is a real sibling in Estonia in this world, please don't treat them more favorably than I do."
"Cough, cough!"
Owen's playful jealousy that suddenly came in made me gasp.
Owen looked at me coughing and burst into a pleasant laugh.
"Hahaha! Why are you so flustered, hyung-nim?"
"Cough, cough!"
"I was just joking, but do you really have a real sibling?"
"No."
I barely stopped coughing and drank some water.
"There are no other siblings in this world besides my parents."
"Oh, thank goodness. If there really were, I would have had a huge stomachache. I'm your sibling, but I have to act like I'm a stranger all the time."
"Ugh, ugh."
I coughed and recalled the embarrassed face Song Hyung-bin had made a couple of times.
There's something I've realized recently while spending a lot of time with the members.
Even if it's something that makes my fingers twitch and my face turn red, I have to say it out loud at least once to convey my sincerity.
"Owen. I'll only say it once, so listen carefully."
"Yes?"
I glanced at Owen's slightly widened eyes and took a deep breath.
"...In my life, you and Ray are the only real siblings. So don't even think about losing that spot to someone else. Do you understand?"
"Yes?"
"I clearly said I'd only say it once."
"Ah. Ahhh!"
When I closed my mouth tightly, Owen flailed his arms and legs at the same time, expressing his regret with his whole body.
Owen, who always maintained a stable and dignified atmosphere, was very new to me with this kind of childish reaction.
"Hyung-nim, can you please say it again just once?"
"No."
"Haa.......... I should have recorded the scene just now on video."
"Oh, that's too bad."
My embarrassing behavior almost got captured in 4K video.
I quickly focused on the pasta again and tried to distract myself.
"......."
Owen, sitting across from me, drooled for a moment - and then quietly opened his mouth.
"Hyung-nim. I also only have you as my real brother in my life. And I believe that this is not only for me, but also for Ray who is looking down from somewhere in the sky."
"......."
Silence flowed in the restaurant for a moment.
I looked up and silently looked at Owen, who seemed slightly overcome with emotion.
For some reason, I felt like I knew what he was thinking without saying anything.
Owen looked at me and smiled brightly.
"Hyung-nim, take care. I'll be waiting."
***
Time passed quickly and the departure date approached.
Autumn passed by in an instant, and the air of November, when winter weather began in earnest, greeted us.
"Hyung, am I the only one who's excited?"
"Huh?"
In the car on the way to the airport.
Today, Yoo Min-ha showed off his vibrant energy as usual and said to Chae Eun-gyu.
"Somehow, I feel excited whenever I go to the airport!"
"Really? Min-ha, you seem to be a natural at airplanes."
"Hyung, are you not a good airplane person?"
"Um.......... I think it's because I remember getting motion sickness on airplanes when I was young, so I don't really enjoy riding airplanes."
"This is another new fact I learned!"
"I got motion sickness a lot when I was young. That's why I always just slept in the car."
I realized something while listening to Chae Eun-gyu's story.
Kang Si-yoon must have had the same thoughts as me, because he immediately turned his head and smiled brightly at Chae Eun-gyu sitting in the back seat.
"So now, you fall asleep whenever you rest your head on a soft surface? It's been a habit since you were little."
"Uh... is that how it happened?"
"That habit made me desperately wake you up."
When I shook my head gracefully on purpose, the members burst into laughter.
"How flustered I was. No, out of nowhere, Karis came out carrying something, so I was like, what is that? And it turned out to be Eun-gyu hyung."
"But after that, Eun-gyu hyung didn't wake up much?"
"Um, um. As someone who has a license to wake Eun-gyu hyung up, forcing him to get some cold air works the best."
"No, why did you even get that license?"
Since sharing a room with Chae Eun-gyu, I forcibly woke him up every day, just like I had promised back then.
At first, there was no answer to the point where I had to carry my eldest brother on my shoulder like a bag and come out to the living room.
Perhaps because he didn't want to create such an embarrassing situation anymore, Chae Eun-gyu started opening his eyes relatively quickly after that.
I could feel once again that humans are creatures that know how to learn.
Ji Yoon-chul sat up straight and asked us.
"......... So will we have the same roommates when we go to France?"
"Well, what are we going to do?"
"Didn't we usually stay with the same roommates when we go abroad?"
Just as Song Hyung-bin said, we usually stayed with the same roommates when we went abroad.
Then Chae Eun-gyu raised his hand, trembling.
"I want to sleep in for at least a few days."
"Where are you trying to escape to, hyung? From now on, you have to wake up with me at 8 am and start your day with exercise."
"Save me! Please! Hyung-bin, just once!"
"Hmm......."
Song Hyung-bin touched his chin and pretended to think for a moment.
On the outside, he pretended to be worried and gave hope to Chae Eun-gyu.
"I think it's a really good thing that you're changing your lifestyle. Fighting from now on!"
"No!"
No way.
Except for Chae Eun-gyu, we were all in the same boat.
I smiled faintly and tried to use the speech style I'd learned from Owen.
"You can never run away, hyung-nim."
"Sometimes I see you and it's really scary.........."
We arrived at the Incheon International Airport terminal before we knew it.
It was now a familiar experience to cross the crosswalk while being showered with cameras from reporters and fans.
".........Don't you think there are more people today?"
I quietly agreed with Ji Yoon-chul.
Even at a glance, there were really a lot of people wearing black padding.
There were more reporters than usual who came to the departure hall after hearing the news of our first world tour.
Since we were going to be overseas for the time being, it seemed like a lot of Seleves came to capture our appearance as much as possible.
It was a great pleasure that so many people were interested in our activities, but I started to feel worried.
And this feeling was amplified when we entered the airport.
"Hey guys!"
"Hyungbin, are you feeling okay today?"
"Karis!"
"Minhaya! Minhaya!"
Numerous hands and cameras rushed in between the security guards blocking our way.
The members, who had somewhat adapted to this crowd, skillfully waved and quickly walked away, but the dizzying sounds and sights were felt as they were, without any filtering.
There were several members who had bad memories related to sasaengs.
In particular, I was naturally worried about Kang Si-yoon, who was directly affected.
I instinctively grabbed Kang Si-yoon's arm.
I'm not sure if the unspoken message telling him not to panic because someone was next to him would be conveyed well..........
That chaotic situation continued for several dozen minutes, and we finished all the procedures as quickly as possible and moved to a less crowded area.
"Si-yoon. Are you okay?"
"Huh? Oh, it's okay, it's okay. Everyone was so close that I was sweating a little."
I immediately checked Kang Si-yoon's condition, and surprisingly, Kang Si-yoon answered me with a fine face.
I checked the status window to see if he was acting too hard, but Kang Si-yoon's abnormal 'atrophy' condition really wasn't activated.
Of course, I didn't hear the repeated notification sound that was the trigger for 'atrophy' either.
However, thinking about the trauma that Kang Si-yoon had experienced,
It was understandable that he would have been flustered and affected by that large crowd.
"Siyoon, are you really okay?"
"Hyung, are you okay?"
"I'm really okay. Well, it's not bad to have everyone worrying like this, but I'm really, really okay."
"Really?"
"If you're even a little tired, you should tell me right away. Okay?"
The other members, including Manager Hyung, all looked at Kang Siyoon with worried eyes.
Kang Siyoon kept acting cute, saying he was fine, but I thought to myself that I should keep watching Kang Siyoon.
You never know when or where an abnormal condition will suddenly explode.
'It would be nice if you could completely get over that fear, but realistically, that's a little difficult.'
The flight to France takes about 14 hours.
After boarding the plane, I looked out the window and thought about the European land I would soon be stepping on.
My first advance into Europe as an idol.
And my hometown, Estonia, where I will first set foot.
What awaits us on this trip?
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