Little Soldier

House number 15

Dale had always been a morning person.
He woke up in the morning all charged and fresh. Even since he got sent in this new world, he seemed to have better sleeping time.

The first time he opened his eyes in this unfamiliar world, he panicked . The sky, the building, the people and even his appearance were all too unfamiliar . Over the course of one week, he started to get a grasp of what was happening. He learned that his name was also Dale, and with "Kim" as the surname. Everyone in this world seemed to have surname , unlike in his previous life where only nobles got surname.
He learned that the owner of the body he lived in now was of mixed race, making him not full Korean but as his Korean father genes were stronger , his appearance was like those Korean. Except his eyes which were deep blue which were the same color as his eyes , but this body inherited the eyes from his mother who was Northern European.
'I don't know where it is but it sounded like a very distant place.'

He learned that he was 16 years old and the owner of the body he resided in had passed away because of the sadness of loosing both parents. When he learned what the soul of this body suffered, he cried for hours. His father was a military officer and died while protecting people from the monsters. He was there witnessing how his father dead and how for the first time ever his father said he love him. The boy had always know his father was not the type so convey his love with words , but showed it with actions .To him his father was someone he looked up to so when monster robbed his father life, he lost it. He was 9 at the moment and his ability awaken. He tried to heal his father with his new awaken healing ability but it was no avail. The injury was too severe , with his remaining strength his dying father touched his son's hand saying ,

"Stop it, Son. Father is sorry for making you cry. But this is it. I'm sorry for burdening your small shoulders but please take care of your mother. I really love you both I wished I could hold out." His father , too was crying. The blood keep flowing from his nose and mouth. The boy couldn't answer with a single word. His tears were flowing and desperate to heal his father. When his father breathed his last, he screamed in agony , no body was able to take him away until his mother arrived . His mother who arrived with helicopter from different city was still in her lab white coat. She too was broken seeing her husband dead body , but her son was everything .
" I'm sorry I was late " she cried holding her son and her husband cold hand. The husband who was always making sure she and her child in safe environment was no longer there. The man who despite his military strict life , put aside his pride and kneeled sincerely in front of her family to marry her, was no longer breathing. Her whole world was crumbling but she had to be strong for her dear son. The son she loved so much for inherited all his father traits except the eyes. Her now dead husband once said , "I wanted to Dale to look like you, but he looked like mini me instead. But I'm glad that he got your eyes. Those deep blue like calm like eyes were the first thing to drawn me to you. "
Despite of how strongly she wanted to be for Dale, she collapsed and within an hour she also lost her breath, making Dale an orphan.

Dale lived in agony after that. Both of family from his father and mother side wanted to take him in, but he didn't want to. He continued to live in the apartment mansion he lived with both parents . The grandparents, didn't force him. Instead they in turn take care of him, and had their butlers to check on him daily .

Dale, the little soldier,didn't understand how he ended up here and for what reason. He thought it was illusion or even was a dream as he was dying on the battlefield, but he kept waking up at the same place . Dale had always been a smart boy, he came to term that he was indeed living a new life.
'Did the God take pity on me? But I didn't get any revelation', he wondered on his own.

After over a month, and he acquired all the memories of the previous owner, he decided to live as Dale. The Dale before he came to this world and the Dale who passed away and gifting his vessel to him. As one who practiced medicine and grew up with parents who were healers, Dale had always been the one to cherish life .
So he took a good care of his new body. He seemed to not having any difficulties with the language and way of living in this new world.
There was no wars , the only fight humanity constantly had was fighting monsters. His body seem to have ability to fight and had learned martial arts.

-ding dong- , his bell ringing.
'It must be uncle Choi . He is early today '
uncle Choi was the butler of his mother family . The man was in her late fifties but was still very heavy .
He proceed to open the door to receive him, only to be socked.
Two strong souls , two fiery red souls were in front of his door with bag on their hand.
A small girl around 6 with adorable braided ponytail was holding a cup of pudding .The older man in black long t shirt, with his sleeves rolled up to his elbow. Dale could see scars. He recognized the soul right away despite the appearance . He was stunned and tears flowing , this alarmed Kim Rok Soo.
"!!!"
'shit, am I scaring him?'
" Hello, I-we uh, we're not bad people . Oppa don't cry " Haneul was a step a head trying to comfort the crying teen.

"Ah , Yes Hello. We are the new residents, we live in housing number 14 , right next to yours. We are here to offer our greetings and here is a little thing from us. Please take a good care of us, " Kim Rok Soo said earnestly and he hold the bag out.

Dale was still in a daze , he took the bag and words slipped out , " Young master Red, Cale Henituse?"
Kim Rok Soo flinched and his eyes became cold, "Who are you?"

That startled Dale, " ah I'm sorry . My name is Dale. I live in this house number 15"
Kim Rok Soo was about to interrogate him, as the teen was highly suspicious but then a man in his fifties showed up.
" Young Master, you seem to be getting guests."
"Uncle Choi, good morning ." Butler Choi seemed pleased, the boy had always been well behaved but since his parents passed away he was putting distance. These days the boy seemed healthier and his master had been very pleased to hear his grandson wellness.
He then motioned to the guests, " Excuse me, are you the new resident next door? Welcome in and please take a good care of our little master here."
The man bowed respectfully, making Kim Rok Soo awkward. He , too, bowed the the man and greeted him,
" Hello, my name is Kim Rok Soo. This is my daughter , Kim Haneul ."
Haneul, followed his now father bowed .
" Hello, this is Haneul. And this pudding is for oppa , sorry we only got one .." she hold the pudding out to Dale and said with regret that she only got one .
Uncle Choi chuckled, " What a nice girl, do you want to come in? I bring puddings too from our house ."
Kim Rok Soo was about to politely decline when Haneul with sparkly eyes asked, "
Can I?"
Of course , he couldn't say no. So here, he was inside his suspicious neighbor house . He got a lot to ask but he had to save it for another day .
The boy looked harmless and Haneul seemed okay to be around them.

They sit at the living room, talking about the new house and getting to know each other while eating home made pudding which surprisingly a hundred times better than what they got at the supermarket.

And that's how Haneul gonna get attached to Dale and uncle Choi. The pudding was the key.

Note :
Actually I don't even know how they story gonna progress . 🤣 I'm in a deep shit alright, I'm sorry .