Ye-young and Yumi ate ice cream without saying anything.


    Yeyoung''s carp ice cream, which was initially crispy, suddenly became soggy.


    Although it was coated with red beans, the ice cream inside melted over time.


    But Ye-young preferred the texture of carp ice cream. I thought it looked better on me.


    And so was Yumi.


    The chocolate coating on the outside melted slowly and was flowing by hand.


    There wasn''t much time.


    Until all the ice cream melts.


    "Whoa, yeah, well. You guys said everything you wanted to say, didn''t you?


    "For now……"


    Looking at the clock with anxious eyes, the grim reaper looked at the two and asked.


    Now that we''ve eaten ice cream, let''s go quickly.


    Yumi stooped away from the grim reaper, and Ye-young said nothing.


    Soon, the grim reaper grabbed Ye-young''s wrist.


    "Let''s go, then."


    Not much time is left.


    Things get quite complicated if there is a further delay here and the doors are closed.


    The grim reaper naturally thought Ye-young would follow without much resistance.


    He was a kid who thought he couldn''t help it because he was dead.


    But now something was different. The mood has completely changed.


    "You, don''t tell me."


    I don''t want to go.


    Ye-young, who had completely attached her feet to the ground, bit her lips.


    "Don''t be ridiculous. You''re the one who decided your life. It''s meaningless. You said you''re dead, so you''re done. If you stay here longer, I have no choice but to use another method. I don''t want to, so come when I say it nicely."


    The grim reaper was also genuinely angry at this point.


    It can''t be helped, and I don''t want to do this either. There was a reason why the law of the underworld existed.


    But this time the unexpected blocked her.


    "Haru. You……How dare you do this to me?


    "Hang on, really. Mr. Yumi."


    Haru, who asked for understanding from the grim reaper, gave Yumi a hint and tapped her chest.


    Right above the stomach. Where the heart is.


    Yumi, who understood Haru''s words, raised Ye-young''s hand and put it on her chest.


    "Are you running?"


    -Not yet... -I''m running.


    "You want to live. You just don''t want to die like this. Why are you pretending you don''t know? Like this, I''m still running hard."


    There is no one who doesn''t want to live.


    What Yumi says, and Haru gives out ice cream.


    It was ice cream that was cold enough to freeze your hands because it was in the freezer for a long time, but it was warmer than anything for Yumi and Yeyoung.


    Expectations for existence.


    It must be because we had expectations for each other.


    Yeah, I want to live now. Yumi, with you. I guess so.


    "Then live. Hold on, hold on. You idiot."


    Just like you did to me.


    "Now I''ll be your heart."


    Coincidentally, and it was a very small interesting relationship that ended up here.


    We''re not bad friends.


    Yumi thought so.


    I think things have gotten a little complicated. What do you think? The next world.


    "Now... ..what the hell…….”


    Choi Han-seok, who cuts in skillfully.


    Around the time the grim reaper, who felt something was wrong, was in a cold sweat.


    I can''t let you go.


    How am I supposed to let you go?


    I''m gonna cover it, I''m gonna leave, fix my chest.


    Oh, there''s a phone call. I think it''s an urgent call. Shouldn''t you answer it?The grim reaper''s cell phone, which had been inserted into the suit pocket, began to ring wildly.


    She, who confirmed the recipient with a firm expression, soon answered the phone.


    "Yes, yes, yes. ……I see. Yes."


    A phone call cut off in a flash without a few words.


    Soon, the grim reaper opened his mouth, looking at Choi Han-seok alternately for the day.


    "What a great people you are."


    I''m kind of like that.


    "Yes, Grim Reaper."


    "Hooooooooooh. There''s a call from the grim reaper. Yeyoung. She was supposed to die early because she was considered a suicide. That just changed the list. Congratulations, you''re going to be expelled from prison and you''re going to die."


    -That''s... -Are you sure? I don''t have to die?


    "I can kill you if you want. You said you had no regrets about life. Why. Do you want to go with me?”


    -No, no. No! I don''t want to! I don''t want to be so adamant!


    The joke that someone said was not the grim reaper was also very violent.


    Still, I saw one day.


    A smile of relief spread around the mouth of the grim reaper who says he should have taken her away.


    I didn''t even know if the Grim Reaper was a person, but there''s no reason to feel good about taking someone who ended their life so early.


    The grim reaper was relieved.


    Because I can''t take Ye-young.


    "You''re amazing, Haru. I''ve had so many suicides in Korea that I can''t even count. I just changed my mind with one ice cream."


    "That''s my job. It''s about serving food you want."


    "I mean seriously. Hope to live. Expectations for existence. It''s never easy to deliver that."


    If it was easy, there would be no way that so many people would kill themselves in our country.


    I wish more people could eat your food a day.


    The grim reaper, who vaguely added a word like that, grabbed Ye-young''s wrist, which was tightly hugged by Yumi.


    "Let''s go, it''s late."


    To where? I heard you said you wouldn''t die. If you''re going to sneak him...….


    "Don''t be ridiculous. I was trying to get you back to where you are.”


    Click, click.


    The grim reaper grabbed Ye-young''s wrist and walked to the front of the restaurant again.


    Then, as vigorously as ever, opened the door.


    The landscape over and over was quite different from what I''ve seen so far.


    -Come on, sir! I think you should come here. The patient!


    -The electrocardiogram... Prepare CPR right now!


    It was a crisis until this morning. Young people are really!


    White beds and white ceilings.


    Ye-young lying on a bed full of machines and strings, and a machine full of beep beep and ominous sounds.


    Doctors and nurses rushed madly to Ye-young, whose heart stopped, pressed the heart and breathed air.


    You''re a young man, even more so. You said you wanted your heart to beat again somehow.


    "Let''s go—you''re looking for a lot of people in a hurry."


    -...yes!


    There was no more time to lose, even with doctors sweating profusely.


    Ye-young tried to go over the door with the grim reaper, but soon turned her head and looked at the other side and bowed to greet.


    Thank you, Mr. Haru! And Yumi, you too. I''m going to be sick, so see you in a few days. You should pack something delicious and not come to the hospital, you know?"Of course. I''ll make you another ice cream that you like."


    Make it with the chocolate ice cream you used to eat this time. I haven''t been craving carp ice cream lately. I like chocolate, too. It''s sweet.


    "Yes. I''ll make it delicious. Just wait a little bit.”


    Boom!


    The door to the hospital''s emergency room was closed for the last time Yumi and Haru waved.


    Shortly after Ye-young disappeared, doctors'' voices rang loudly that the patient''s heartbeat had returned.


    I think it went back well so that it wasn''t late.


    With a sigh of relief, Haru looked at Yumi.


    "Well done. Mr. Yumi."


    "Mr. Haru too...… and. I''m so sorry. I shouldn''t have insisted. So."


    "Not at all, I could tell because of him. About what Yeyoung was thinking. Ye-young was able to go home well thanks to Yumi. You have a good friend. Neither Ye-young nor Yumi."


    "Really... Really, really. I''m glad."


    "I think so, too. Mr. Yumi."


    Sniffle!


    Now that the tension has completely eased, Yumi tried to whimper and shed tears again.


    The day turned away, looking far away.


    "Let''s get ready for work. Yeyoung, you have to go to work early in the morning to prepare ice cream for your visit. You know, right?


    "Well, yes. You should!"


    Yumi, who quickly regained laughter at the word "visiting the hospital."


    Sneaking a glance at the day, she wiped away tears with her sleeves and quickly began to help prepare for the deadline.


    So the day has passed.


    It was a table paradise where dead ghosts came every day and ate a lot and went back comfortably.


    Today was the first time a dead person came in and survived.


    So one day I thought.


    I started to like cooking, so I became a chef, set up a fairy tale, set up a table heaven, and met Yumi.


    "I''m glad to hear that. "Really don''t."


    Then I smiled by myself.


    I should stop by a convenience store on my way home from work and buy an ice cream.


    The shower that was falling down to wash the car stopped before I knew it.


    * * *


    And a few days later.


    About a few more weeks after the pre-emptions.


    As usual, I was getting ready to have lunch for break time after finishing my morning business.


    Suddenly, I looked at the calendar and it was Tuesday.


    Originally, there was a customer who always visited here.


    I asked out of curiosity.


    "Yumi, by the way, is Yeyoung doing well?"


    "Oh, what?"


    "Ye-young. You still visit a lot these days."


    "Oh, Ye-young. The doctor said that the broken bones got stuck and the wounds healed a lot. A lot of bruises are disappearing. Yeyoung eats well, and she can walk around well. They said they could get off work as early as next week."


    "Already? That''s great. Maybe it''s because you''re young, but you recover really fast."


    "I know, the doctors said it was a miracle. He gets better so fast that he doesn''t think he''s a man who really died and survived."


    To doctors surprised by the fast pace of recovery, which is almost thought to be a thesis, Ye-young said with a big smile.


    I just want to get better soon and do a lot of things. I bought pretty clothes with my friends, went to amusement parks, and flowers. That''s how you should do it.It was a part that I couldn''t help but say that it was like Ye-young.


    "That''s a relief, really."


    I asked because I was worried about how I was doing, but I was glad to hear good news.


    By the way, Haru''s eyes did not leave Yumi from a while ago.


    I think it''s been about that.


    Yumi seemed to be thinking deeply about something, and now she has begun to look around for a day.


    I wonder if I should bring it up first.I''ve been hesitating.


    "Well, Mr. Haru. Really. I''m asking just in case."


    Are you going to tell me today?


    "Yes, tell me."


    "I mean...…. Ugh, no. I''ll think about it a little more and tell you. I''m sorry!"


    "Well………please."


    I was looking forward to it.


    I couldn''t help wondering what the hell was going on.