Chapter 59

Chapter 59

A Talent That Must Be Brought

Kim Dae-cheol was a patrol officer working at the Dokdo Coast Guard.

Today the weather conditions were good so the passenger ship docked, and welcomed the visitors with a salute.

On days visitors come there are many things to pay attention to this and that, but still a moment vitality turns on this small island so also waited every time.

Helping photo shooting and seeing the visitors’ bright smiles is also good, and occasionally the warm heart distributing snacks saying worked hard is also thankful.

“Dokdo!”

“We came!”

Kim Dae-cheol who was watching the visitors safely getting off the ship, examined the student group chattering with extremely excited voices.

Worried whether doing dangerous actions.

But.

“Sorry, sorry.”

Around the beginning? A youth wearing sunglasses apologized to the people, then started running inward recklessly.

Kim Dae-cheol was surprised and opened both eyes wide.

‘A track athlete? Why that fast?’

The place he arrived was the eastern land end marker.

Ran wanting to take photos first more than other people?

When thinking like this.

“Uh···.”

Kim Dae-cheol without realizing made a flustered sound.

Below the docking facility. And several mice that were hiding in the dark places of the surrounding reefs jumped out at once.

Squeak! Squeak!

As if scared of something, the mice fell into panic and some ran inside other some···.

Splash, splash.

‘Jumped into the water?!’

Kim Dae-cheol was too surprised, for a moment forgot his duty and only blinked his eyes.

Mice catch and eat the eggs of the birds living here, almost caused a fire by gnawing the wires, and transmit germs with excrement here and there.

An extremely troublesome invasive species.

If diligently catching and reducing the individuals, appear again from somewhere, and appear again.

Those disgusting guys suddenly jumping into the water not enough, flailing as if forgot how to swim···.

Couldn’t not be surprised.

‘Did the mice go crazy as a group? Not some strange mutant virus spread?’

All kinds of imaginations swept Kim Dae-cheol’s head.

“One, two, cheese!”

“Yes, I’m currently on Dokdo···. What, that?”

“···Huh? Mice! Sinking as is? Why like that?”

The visitors who were drunk on the joy of coming to Dokdo, also discovered the mice’s abnormal behavior and showed surprised reactions.

Kim Dae-cheol came to his senses.

“If leaning on the railing it’s dangerous.”

When making the people retreat safely like that.

One child pointed somewhere.

“Mom! A seagull on that oppa’s shoulder!”

“Oh my, really? The seagulls here, seems not afraid of people.”

It was the youth who ran extremely fast a little earlier.

He was creaking as if the black-tailed gull sitting on the shoulder is burdensome.

The black-tailed gull sitting on the railing right beside also continuously tilted its head at him.

‘What? Never that kind of thing to us once. By any chance secretly giving food?’

Giving food to wild animals is a prohibited action.

Kim Dae-cheol moved thinking have to give a warning at least, then gently tilted his head.

‘Wait. And come to think of it a little earlier the mice, didn’t it seem like running avoiding that person?’

But didn’t take this thought out of the mouth.

“By any chance is there some problem?”

“Yes···.”

Approaching and asking, the youth smiled with a troubled face. No traces of giving food on both hands or surroundings were visible.

“Sorry, can’t you detach this seagull a bit?”

A short while later.

The passenger ship left Dokdo.

When the shift time came, Kim Dae-cheol told the colleague the matter that happened a little earlier.

“Did it look like that in Kim patrol officer’s eyes too?”

The colleague made a surprised expression.

“I also saw from above earlier, the shape the mice spreading wide seemed like running avoiding that student. What on earth? Is it a natural enemy of mice?”

“The seagulls pretending to be that close is also the first time seeing.”

“No way, not greeting thank you for chasing the mice?”

“Haha, no way.”

“What talk so whispering?”

The superior who returned after shifting asked.

“Ah, that is···.”

The next day.

An environment office official in charge of the Dokdo house mouse management project found Dokdo to confirm the mouse traps.

“Haa···. Dongdo really caught a lot, but Seodo is the problem.”

“No, Dongdo also seems some remaining.”

“Yes?”

The Dokdo Coast Guard member who welcomed him, told the mouse drowning incident heard from other members yesterday.

“Isn’t it amazing? Exactly like meeting a terrifying natural enemy fell into panic and jumped into the water themselves. That too not one but several at the same time.”

“······.”

But the expression of the environment office official who heard the story was strange.

“Why?”

“Um···. The student the mice seemed to run avoiding.”

“Yes.”

“Age early, skin white like a celebrity and height about 180cm? A bit pretty looking.”

“Well. Didn’t hear the impression···.”

The environment office official found the member who said told the story and asked the same.

Kim Dae-cheol nodded with a bewildered face.

“Yes, wearing sunglasses so couldn’t see in detail, but roughly that kind of impression. How did you know?”

The environment office official answered with an excited face.

“Saw on Ulleungdo before coming here! That student passing, suddenly from somewhere shrews and house mice screamed squeak, squeak and ran.”

“Yes···?!”

The environment office official as if goosebumps rising, rubbed both arms.

“That student, what on earth is the identity? By any chance has something mice dislike? If a person who can chase mice like that, seems like a talent that must be brought here necessarily···.”

“······.”

A person who usually threw boring jokes well. The members only made ambiguous expressions whether to laugh or not.

***

“I’m backk.”

Bark! Bark!

Arong ran barking gladly.

“Yeah, Arong. Bored a lot alone?”

Sniff sniff.

Hugging and stroking, Arong smelled the scent stuck on me.

“A lot of unfamiliar smells?”

Sniff sniff.

The parents went to work, and Sister···.

Hmm. Sister also went to work.

Still doesn’t feel real that Sister is an office worker.

“Tsk tsk. Look at the room state.”

The door was open so looked at Sister’s room, it was literally a mess.

The bed blanket also a mess, on the desk cosmetics and dryer, curling iron, mirror were scattered carelessly. On the chair several clothes, on the floor full of Arong’s toys.

So Father opposes saying ‘Independence what independence!’.

On the other hand my room was as I cleanly organized.

Only Arong’s doll and toys came up on the bed.

“Arong, played here missing hyung?”

Bark!

I hugged Arong again, then this time I sniffed the smell.

“You smell. Let’s wash.”

Whine.

Bathed Arong, cleanly cleaned the house, and also washed. Then before knowing evening.

Father came first.

“How were Dokdo and Ulleungdo?”

“Got close with the black-tailed gull living on Dokdo.”

Tsk tsk.

Father clicked his tongue and shook his head.

“My son but really silly. Does silly jokes well.”

It’s real.

Should have taken a selfie when sitting on my shoulder without flustering.

“Later when receiving vacation shall we go with Mother? Did the preliminary survey thoroughly, so I’ll escort so it becomes a perfect trip.”

“A student who hasn’t graduated yet already trying to send a filial piety trip, thankful. Arong you where going biting my sock. Going to make a hole again?”

A short while later.

Mother and Sister returned together.

“I’m backk.”

“How did the two come together?”

“I went to the stop and waited for Hyun-seo and came together?”

“You came.”

“Yeah, son. Did you buy gifts?”

“Yes. But the kinds weren’t that diverse.”

I distributed the souvenirs bought on Ulleungdo to the family.

“······.”

Sister received powerlessly then entered the room.

“Why is Sister’s state like that?”

Mother sighed.

“Would a new employee who just joined be in her right mind? Things to memorize a mountain, things to study a mountain, here even human relations. There are many things to pay attention to.”

“Quiet so good.”

Smack.

“Ouch.”

“You don’t scratch Hyun-seo for a while. And tomorrow Hyun-seo’s company company dinner, when it ends Bong-sik you go pick up. Better than Mom or Dad going to pick up. Understood?”

Mother’s face was full of worry.

I nodded.

“Yes.”

The next day.

Before going to pick up Sister, briefly met Lee Mun-yeong.

“Don’t know what you’ll like so brought as many as possible.”

Lee Mun-yeong burst into laughter and received the gift.

“Thank you, ‘Plague Doctor’-nim. How was Dokdo?”

I told the story that seemed no mice on the passenger ship, the Dokdo mice as soon as seeing me jumped into the water themselves and sank fainted.

“Fortunate no mice on the ship. But the mice jumping into the water themselves···. I also if didn’t see this wouldn’t have believed.”

Lee Mun-yeong executed Instagram, then showed one video.

“A video a person who went to Dokdo on the same day as the ‘Plague Doctor’-nim uploaded.”

[Mice as a group as if mouse trouble #Dokdo #Somewhat shock]

The mice flailing fallen into the water, then sinking fainted as is were filmed.

In the video the surprised people’s voices were also contained as is.

“······.”

No matter how much these mice are Dokdo ecosystem destroyers and facility destroyers, things that spread all kinds of bad viruses.

Seeing the appearance dying like this again the mood is not very good.

“By any chance previously.”

While quietly watching the video, Lee Mun-yeong asked with a careful face.

“Was there no this kind of matter?”

As expected quick-witted.

I nodded.

“Yes. Not long.”

Lee Mun-yeong also quietly nodded, then put the phone in.

“Looking into, our country passenger ship disinfection is well kept. Port facilities are too wide so only briefly chasing won’t be satisfied. So the mouse eradication request, if the plan is caught more specifically.”

“Yes. Now receiving an excessive amount even with treatment prayer so fine.”

“Excessive. Even an illness someone ignores saying just a cold, just flu, to someone was a problem where precious opportunity and life hung. You resolved that.”

“Secretary Lee, today too warm?”

Lee Mun-yeong smiled.

“Receiving a considerable amount as commission thanks to the ‘Plague Doctor’-nim, this much mental care and lip service have to do of course.”

“Wow. Almost moved.”

After parting with Lee Mun-yeong went to pick up Sister.

These days company dinners don’t force alcohol like the past and don’t drag long, the contact came faster than thought.

“Kaaang Booong-siik!”

In front of the restaurant received the location by message.

Sister smiled and waved her hand toward me.

“My younger brother!”

Who made drink alcohol until that state.

I sighed inwardly and approached.

Whether Sister’s workplace colleagues, people alternately looked at me and Sister with faces full of curiosity.

“Oh my, Hyun-seo’s younger brother? Handsomee.”

“Hello. The younger brother of Kang Hyun-seo who got drunk helplessly from the first company dinner as a new employee.”

“Hyun-seo is pretty, as expected the younger brother is also handsome. Envious.”

“Haha. Then I’ll take. Sister, greeting.”

“Yeah. ···I’ll be going first, sorryy.”

Sister bent her waist 90 degrees and greeted, then held my arm tightly and walked staggering.

I also bowed greeting and supported Sister.

“Seems a bit different from when usually drunk. How much did you drink on earth?”

“···Shh.”

Sister’s voice sank. When the distance from the restaurant far the pronunciation also became accurate.

“In the middle of acting as a light drinker for rejecting unnecessary drinking parties. Cooperate.”

I examined behind and asked.

“Isn’t it good if getting close with workplace colleagues?”

“Friends said that. No matter how close with workplace colleagues still workplace colleagues. And human relations that need alcohol to get close are futile.”

Mother.

Sister, seems like don’t have to worry particularly.

Ding.

Pushed Sister into the car passenger seat and confirmed the phone.

Lee Mun-yeong sent a DM.

-[This somehow seems like looking for the Plague Doctor-nim?]

-[(Image)]

SNS post capture image.

My appearance with a black-tailed gull on the shoulder was filmed blurry. Wearing sunglasses, of course the face didn’t come out.

[Looking for the seagull youth who came to Dokdo on July ○. Please contact.:D]

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