CH 226

We searched on similar wavelengths while focusing on traces of dimensional movement.

Andras continued to use the artifact and carefully searched the surroundings, and I did my best to help him while looking at places that seemed strange.

I expected that we might be able to find some clues because we found traces of dimensional movement, but our feeling gradually turned into disappointment.

As Andras said, tracking the wavelength did not seem easy. Even after looking around for quite a long time, we couldn’t get a small clue.

Naturally, Andras’ face grew darker as time passed.

I was also frustrated and upset, but what I’m feeling couldn’t even come closer to how a sibling would feel thinking about his missing sister.

I wanted to report the disappearance immediately to the police and shout out her name and call throughout the neighborhood.

However, no matter how frustrating it was, we should not attract many people’s attention. If we made a fuss and got caught by the surveillance team of the Angels, the safety of Andras’ sister would be at a huge risk.

I took out my cell phone and checked the time. It had already been a long time since we departed from my mother and children.

I patted Andras on the shoulder and said

” Andras, why don’t we rest a little? I think I’ll have to go and check on my mother and the children for a while, too.”

“Yes, Sihyeon,” Andras replied in a weak voice.

I tried to force myself to say some words of consolation looking at his pitiful appearance, but I stopped. I thought it would be difficult to comfort him with just words right now.

We trudged to the park where my mother and the children were.

As soon as I entered the park, I heard Speranza’s laughter from afar.

“Hehehe!”

“Hahaha! It’s great, Popi!”

Speranza was swinging with Gyuri, and my mother was pushing the swing from behind. Whenever the shaking swing went up high in the sky, the laughter of Speranza and Gyuri burst out.

My mother smiled at the children’s joy and pushed the swing as carefully as possible to prevent them from falling.

Akum, who was watching the scene from the side, found me and rushed to me.

-Pow wo woooo

Akum bit my pants and dragged me towards the swing. I quickly understood what he was trying to do and burst out laughing.

“Oh, Akum dear, do you also want to ride the swing?”

-Pow Wow! Wooooo!

“Okay okay. Then shall we ride together?”

I carefully settled on the empty swing next to the children while holding Akum in my arms.

I was able to swing more stably than I thought even though it was a little small for an adult to ride.

I stomped my feet back and forth and moved the swing little by little.

The larger the width of movement like a pendulum, the more wind and speed were felt. The ticklish feeling of floating in the air briefly reminded me of my childhood memories.

POW WO WOOOOOOOOOOOO

Akum also burst into a loud cry excitedly as if he liked the swing. It felt like he was shouting for me to push harder.

We excitedly swung for a while and then I dropped Akum on the floor. Akum, who was very satisfied, rubbed his face against my legs and acted cute.

While I was accepting Akum’s cutesy, Speranza and Gyuri came to me.

“Papa. I want to swing with you, too.”

“Huh? Didn’t you just swing?”

“I want to ride with you as Akum did.”

“I want to ride with Sihyeon, Popi!”

“Uh… Okay… Shall we swing together?”

I had no choice but to climb on the swing once again. I had to swing and move around until the children were satisfied.

After giving the children a ride until they got tired of it, I sat on a bench and rested.

While I was in the swing, I shared the drinks and snacks that my mother bought at the cafe.

My mother and children ate cute cookies and fruit juices, while I simply drank iced Americano, and Andras drank iced chocolate filled with chocolate chips and whipping.

Despite his large size, he felt small when I looked at his droopy appearance.

Sensing the strangeness, my mother asked anxiously.

“Mr. Andras, Is everything all right? You don’t look fine…”

“Oh, no. I’m fine.”

Andras acted as if nothing happened. However, it was an awkward reaction, so my mother comforted him with a pitiful expression.

“I don’t know what you’re doing with Si, everything will be fine. Don’t worry about it.”

My mother had already noticed that something was wrong looking at our strange behavior.

Well, it would have been weird if she didn’t notice. We have been wandering around strange places for days and came home tired.

My mother did not know the details, but gave Andras a warm hug, stroking his back with a soft touch. Thanks to this, Andras’ expression became slightly lively.

“Thank you, Mrs. Saya.”

Andras bowed his head and thanked my mother.

A warm smile hung around my mother’s mouth. I was a little relieved that he seemed to have regained some energy.

After a short break, my mother took the children for a walk around the park. Maybe she deliberately left us, considerate not to disturb me and Andras.

“Andras, do you still haven’t found anything?”

“Yes… …I’ve been checking the surroundings, but I’m not getting a signal.”

He replied weakly, checking the artifact.

“Let’s go back to the place we couldn’t check earlier, Andras. There’s still a lot of time left for the sun to set, so let’s look around every nook and corner.”

As if my efforts worked, Andras nodded and regained his will.

“I’m sorry, Sihyeon. You couldn’t rest properly because of me…”

“It’s okay. I’m going to make you sweat on the farm later as much as I’m sweating today.”

When I answered playfully, Andras burst out laughing.

“Haha! I guess I should find my sister as soon as possible because I’m scared of how much Sihyeon will make me work.”

We tried to continue our quest again in a slightly lighter atmosphere. But at that moment…

“What?… Akum?”

Akum suddenly appeared in front of us. When I looked around, my mother was waving toward me.

After raising my hand and briefly saying everything was fine, I lifted Akum from the ground.

“Akum, why did you come here all of a sudden? Aren’t you having fun with grandma?”

-Pow wo wooooo

“I’m sorry, Akum. I have something important to do with Andras. I’ll play with you more later, so you should stay with grandma until then. Got it?”

I decided to take Akum back to my mother.

“Wait a minute, Andras. I’ll leave Akum… Huh?!”

Akum, who was in my arms suddenly struggled violently and slipped out of my arms. He ran straight towards Andras. Not only I but also Andras trembled at his sudden action.

– Pow woo woo!

Akum didn’t care about our reaction, he put his face into Andras’ arms and sniffed the artifact.

– Pow woo woooo

“Si… Sihyeon? What’s wrong with Akum all of a sudden…?”

“I don’t know either.”

After a while, Akum, who had been sniffing, made a short cry and began to run quickly somewhere.

“Oh, what?! Akum!”

I hurriedly ran after Akum. Andras also joined me and we began to chase Akum.

It was not easy to chase after the swift-footed Akum.

I was worried that he might run onto the road where cars were going, but fortunately, Akum was smart and only moved on the footpath where people walked.

He waited for us, looking back for a moment when the distance between us became too wide. He kept going somewhere, running and waiting like that.

Akum left the main street and moved toward a small alley. It was a street filled with old buildings and houses.

Akum stopped sharply at the crossroads where several alleys intersect. I didn’t miss the moment and took Akum in my arms.

– Pow woo wooo!

“I got you, you punk!”

– Pow wooo?

“Ugh… Akum! How can you just run off like that? Didn’t I say it was dangerous to run like that? BAD BOY”

I said in a slightly angry voice to Akum in my arms.

– Poo Woo Woooo!  Woo Woo Woo!

Then he cried as if he was protesting something.

“Oh? Are you talking back to me right now? If you don’t listen to me like this, I’ll leave you at home from now on.”

A quarrel between me and Akum broke, and Andras, who arrived a few moments later, called me in an urgent voice.

“Si…, Sihyeon!”

“I’m sorry, Andras, I don’t why Akum suddenly came to this strange place…”

“Hu… No, that’s not it. I’ve got a signal.”

“What?”

“Look here. My sister’s artifact must be around here.”

An excited Andras pushed the artifact in front of my face. The artifact, which remained silent, detected a signal and repeatedly made a mechanical sound.

I looked at Akum in my arms with a blank expression.

“Don’t tell me… Akum you….?”

– Pow woooooo!

Akum looked up at me with a triumphant cry. It was as if he was asking for an apology for scolding him.

“I’m sorry, dear. You did a great job. As expected from our Akum”

I stroked Akum’s back with an uncomfortable expression at the unexpected performance.

After complimenting Akum to his satisfaction, I looked back at Andras and asked.

“So you mean your sister is here?”

“I’m not sure of it. Still, if we find the artifact, we’ll definitely find a clue about the whereabouts of my sister.”

“Then let’s go.”

“The signal is not far away. I’ll take the lead, so follow me.”

Andras rushed to the front and I followed him with Akum in my arms.

The place where we arrived while tracing the signal was a small store.

“Artifact Repair…… Magic Stone Exchange…”

It was an artifact repair shop that can be easily found anywhere with the commercialization of artifacts.

Considering the old building and the small size, it seemed like a repair shop run by an individual, not a company.

After a brief exchange of eye contact with Andras, I carefully opened the store door and entered.

-Tring!

The door opened and made a sound as we entered.

As soon as we entered the store, we saw an old man who was repairing artifacts.

He slowly raised his head toward us and fixed his glasses.

“………”

The man looked at us with doubtful eyes as if he was asking why we came.

When I was about to open my mouth, Andras patted me on the back and whispered urgently.

“Sihyeon, Sihyeon!”

“What?”

“The artifact in that person’s hand… That must have been the artifact my sister used.”

“…….”