They put their focus right on Seo Yoon, blurring out Lee Hyun!
‘What an unmatched couple.’
‘That guy must have saved the universe in his past life.’
Going to several places while riding in their car, they went to popular tourist spots and took photos.
They spent plenty of time together in Royal Road but this was different, no hunting, no quest, it was like two of them were dating.
Soon, it became dark.
The temperature dropped fast after sunset so they began looking for a place to stay.
“I’ve found a place… Was it this way?”
After roaming around in their car, they arrived at the camping site.
With minimum price, they were able to use this place freely.
There were groups of families having set up their tents already.
“We are late. We better hurry.”
Lee Hyun took out the camping equipment from his large bag.
He borrow it from Ma Sungbum from the dojo,
After setting up the tent, he took out the burner to boil water, which he was able to obtain in the camping site, and prepare dinner.
While Seo Yoon was washing the raw rice for cooking, Lee Hyun grabbed a fishing rod and head to the coast.
“I’m going to catch some fish for dinner alright?”
There were middle age men concentrating on fishing while their wives and daughters watched on.
“Geez, not a single fish.”
They wanted to show off in front of their families but unless you were some natural-born fisherman, it wasn’t easy.
Lee Hyun opened a small container.
These energetic worms were caught directly from his yard this morning.
Every time he threw his fishing rod with the baits on, he was able to catch the fish quickly.
63cm flatfish!
“What a waste of worm.”
49cm rockfish!
“I needed something for fish stew. This will do nicely.”
The rockfish were known delicacy of this area.
“Aren’t you guys tired? Stop taking my baits.”
Fish were crowded in the bucket Lee Hyun brought.
Middle age men comforted themselves thinking about their wives and daughters.
‘As long as I have a happy family…’
‘Even if my wife nags often, the joy of going on a trip with her is…”
Lee Hyun murmured holding his fishing rod.
“I should be getting back for dinner… It would be nice if a black porgy took my bait. What are they doing, geez.”
The men thought in their heads.
‘Hey kid, black porgy isn’t some kind of carps that you can just catch easily.’
‘I’ve been here for twelfth time now and even I haven’t seen it.’
At that moment, Lee Hyun’s float sank a little bit.
Picking the right spot was the heart of fishing, shaking your fishing rod slightly and make it look like the worm was wriggling was advanced skill!
And with that, another fish took the bait.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t a black porgy. It was a sea eel.
“This will be nice when roasted.”
When Lee Hyun was about to return, Seo Yoon came out from the tent.
“Did you catch a lot?”
“Not enough in my life time. I caught just enough to be full.”
After Lee Hyun and Seo Yoon went back to their tent, the men’s eyes were moist with tears.
“Daddy, there are so many mosquitoes biting. I don’t like it here. I wanted to watch TV at home.”
“Honey, can’t you do this hobby of yours alone?”
They could barely get to talk with their daughters after school and their wives left their home frequently to take a trip with their friends.
These men reminisced their golden age when they were in high school or university.
‘Sigh… If only I could go back.”
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With his nimble hands, Lee Hyun made charcoal fire and placed a grill on top of it.
Until the fire was stable, he made doenjang soup and when the fire was hot enough, he roasted, not pork of beef, but variety of fish!
“Do you want to trade for a rockfish?”
Roaming the other tents, he traded for clams, crabs, sausages and even some cheap wine.
Flipping the fish, he also boiled fish stew.
With gentle crashing of waves in the background, they saw stars shining from the clear sky.
“Let’s eat.”
Eating fish outside was excellent.
After the filling dinner, Lee Hyun even cleaned the dishes.
“You want some coffee?”
“Sure.”
They sat on the beach, savouring a cup of coffee.
When it was completely dark, they could hear chirps of crickets.
All other tents had turned their lights off.
“We should go to sleep as well.”
It was a tent for four so there was sufficient place for two people to sleep in.
Despite that fact, it still felt cramped.
Once in their sleeping bag, they could hear each other’s breath coming from the other side of the tent.
Seo Yoon’s nervous heart was beating fast.
Even in the tent, in a separate sleeping bag, it felt like they were sleeping in the same room.
Seo Yoon was worried that her heartbeat might be heard along with the crash of waves and chirps of crickets.
However, she could soon hear snoring from Lee Hyun.
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Lee Hyun woke at dawn to the sound of bird chirping.
Even in an unfamiliar place, he didn’t toss and turn. Rather, he slept soundly.
Lee Hyun turned and found Seo Yoon was still asleep fac