episode_0027

As my legs were grabbed and dragged away, my body became covered in wounds. I hit my head on the floor and hit a protruding pillar, causing severe pain.

But what bothered me more than the pain was the presence itself that was dragging me along.

Blood was flowing from the limbs that were stretched out, and it was difficult to walk, so every time it moved, it let out a terrible scream from its mouth. Did he get into a heated fight with someone?

Even though I kicked my hand with my free leg to somehow escape its grip, it didn’t budge.

Even though I expected help from anyone, I had no idea what kind of condition Sohye was in right now, and my senior group would not have come here, so I was in a hopeless situation.

My head started to feel wet. Is there blood coming from the area where I just hit the pillar? My vision gradually became blurry, my mind began to blur, and I felt sleepy.

Still, I wanted to see Sohye get out of here safely… but if I die, will I be able to see her as a ghost too?

Even though I held on as long as I could, thinking that falling asleep would be the end, in the end, I couldn’t overcome the drowsiness and just closed my eyes.

“What did I do…”

I felt dizzy when I saw my cut wrist, which was still bleeding. No matter how poor life may be, I will take my beloved daughter with my own hands…my,my…my hands…

When I urgently checked the inside of the crock pot, I found that my daughter was already not breathing. The blood from my daughter’s cut hand could be seen filling the bottom of the crock pot.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry…this mother…please forgive me…”

I felt the weight of the sin I had committed and collapsed on the spot. Even though I wasn’t able to raise my daughter properly due to my lack of ability, I ended up harming her through my greed…

“I’m sorry, I’m really sorry…Sohye…”

Tears filled my eyes and I wondered if I should continue living this sinful life. Would it be better for me to pay for my sins by staying here with my daughter?

“….But what about Sohyun?”

When I pointed the knife at my neck, I suddenly thought of Sohyun. What would happen if that child, who couldn’t even figure out what to do yet, was left alone?

“Sohye, please don’t forgive this mother…please…”

When my thoughts reached that point, I took Sohye’s still warm body out of the pot. A corpse with warmth remaining, as if it might open its eyes at any moment.

“Please don’t forgive this mother, but since Sohyun is not guilty of anything, please take care of her as a big sister… This is the mother’s last request…”

I must be a monster covered in fear, so once I have become a monster, I must remain a monster until the end. That would be the path for the remaining Sohyeon and the Sohye I killed.

Am I crying or laughing right now? I was afraid to look in the mirror.

It felt like I was dreaming again. An extension of the dream I had when I first got out of the hospital. This time, I remembered the contents clearly and not blurred, and I recognized the identity of the thing that was dragging me around.

“….Mother.”

It was Sohye’s mother who first killed the man hiding in the room and who was chasing me from the beginning.

I don’t know why she chased me and caught me, but I felt like my questions were cleared up at least a little.

As I looked around with blurry vision, I saw a familiar scene. It was a kitchen with countless stoves and a clattering sound even when the fire was off.

I could see Sohye’s mother making something in the furnace in front of me. The sight of her moving briskly, moving one arm with difficulty, resembled that of a mother preparing dinner.

It turned around and came towards me. It had a more grotesquely distorted and scarred face than when I first saw it, and as it struggled to smile with the corners of its mouth raised, it placed the prize in front of my eyes.

So, Sohye. Eat, eat, eat, eat.

When I looked at the table, I saw boiled meat of unknown origin, rainbow rice cakes that were all spoiled and full of mold, grilled fish with exploded eyes, etc. If they looked fine, it was a sumptuous feast by old standards.

Obviously, I don’t have the ability to read minds and I couldn’t understand the monster’s psychology. But right now, at this moment, I knew one thing.

“That doesn’t lighten your sins…”

You… like… your favorite… food…

Did he not hear me or was he pretending not to hear me? It tore the meat into pieces with its long fingernails and brought it to my mouth, blowing on it in fear that it might be hot.

There was a disgusting smell and I felt my body reacting in rejection. But more than that, my heart burned with anger.

“Because of your wrong choice… Sohye suffered and suffered both in life and in death. Even though you pretend to be a good mother now, you are the worst mother.”

I thought I knew why this human-shaped monster mistook me for Sohye. When I looked at my hands, I saw that Sohye’s ashes, which had been buried when I hit the box, were still on them. Was I mistaken about this?

“You’ve gone crazy and don’t even recognize your real children, so you don’t deserve to be forgiven!”

This monster might be so angry at me that it might kill me right now, but I wanted to say this. Even if you do something you regret and can’t take back, and even if you regret your mistake, the victim’s pain will not return.

Moreover, no matter how much a parent who murders their child out of self-interest pays for their crime, the burden does not lighten for the rest of their life. never.

Profit, profit!! Ahhh!!!

It let out a terrible scream and began to distort its face. He threw the meat he was holding on the floor and began shaking his limbs grotesquely again in anger.

Oh, I’m dying here. Still, wouldn’t it be better to die than dying in a dangerous situation without being able to say what you want to say… But there were still a lot of things I had to do and things I wanted to do.

I slowly saw its one remaining arm swing towards me. In reality, it probably doesn’t swing slowly, so is this a flash of light? I closed my eyes tightly.

“……Huh?”

No matter how much time passed, the pain did not come. Could it be that they are hitting really slowly? Or maybe I still didn’t realize it, so I cautiously opened my eyes.

“I wanted to save you, so I came to save you. Sihyeon.”

Sohye, who was looking at me with a wonderful and beautiful smile, was holding on to its large arm with one hand. My heart was filled with joy at the sight of such a wonderful sight.

“Noona Sohye!”

“Please wait for a moment for the touching reunion~ First, we have to resolve this person first.”

It seemed that his attack was blocked, making him even more enraged. Perhaps because it didn’t recognize Sohye, it jabbed its sharp teeth at Sohye again with its long neck.

“Sohyun said you committed suicide, so that’s why you don’t recognize me who grew up as a spirit. I feel a little sad, but also relieved.”

However, the second attack was in vain as Sohye stopped his face with her fingertips. Its face got very close to Sohye’s face and their eyes met.

Earth-colored eyes stared at Sohye’s face. His eyes widened as if he realized something, but softened after a while.

“…Mother.”

With Sister Sohye’s small muttering, its body began to burn from its toes. The fire, which started out as a small ember, spread throughout the body without burning any other objects and quickly became a huge fire.

Good profit!!! Kwaaahhh!!!

“Sohyeon did as she promised. Even though she has become a curly old lady, she is sure to get things done. After all, he is my younger brother.”

It was burning with a terrible scream. As I watched this indifferently, I gradually regained some of my stamina and stood up from my seat and walked to Sohye’s side.

“Sohye, are you okay?”

Even though my mother seems like the world’s most evil person, it wouldn’t be a very pleasant sight to see her blood burning right in front of her eyes. And for someone with a good nature like Sohye…

“Well, I feel relieved. Still, it’s not a bad feeling.”

When I looked at Sohye’s face, I could see a slight hint of sadness in her eyes. Judging by her diary, photos, and memories, she must have been a mother she truly loved.

I hugged Sohye tightly. I hope it gives her some comfort.

“Hehe, are you trying to be cute? So cute.”

Sohye’s warm hands stroked my head. I don’t know what she was thinking right now, but I hugged her a little harder.

“I never thought it would be in a photo…”

An old man was burning something in front of the altar. The harmonious photo of the three mothers and daughters smiling brightly was burning from the end with a crackling sound of flames.

“Is Sihyeon safe?”

“So-hye went to save him herself, so he will be safe. He suddenly ran away like crazy, so I chased him as hard as I could, but I missed him, but I never thought he would have gone to a young man…”

“But why does Sohye look like a woman in her 20s? You must have been angry when you were young, right?”

“The prince’s ghost that has been cursed grows even if it becomes a spirit body. As it grows, its power grows stronger and it becomes an evil spirit, eventually harming the shaman it serves and finding its body, causing disaster.”

“Aunt Sohye appears to be very strong, so why didn’t she do that? If she had harmed her mother, she would have been free.”

“Inuma! Did you want this mother to die!”

“Oh, that’s not true. I’m just curious.”

“…It’s because you’re kind by nature. Since I was young, I was a person who did not harm even a flying insect.”

Along with the old man’s sad voice, the picture was completely destroyed, leaving only the image of a brightly smiling child holding his mother’s hand.

And soon, the entire thing disappeared into the flames, and the remaining powder was blown away by the wind and disappeared without a trace.

“Senior! Somin! Grandma!”

The three people gathered in front of the fire that Buddha was looking at looked at the owner of the voice. A young man with a bright smile and waving hand was walking in their direction, accompanied by a beautiful woman.

“Sihyeon! You’re safe!”

The youngest of the three women quickly ran over and hugged him in her arms. The small man patted the woman’s back as if she was suffocating, but soon became calm, probably because he was tired.

“Hey, are you Sihyeon’s senior?”

“….I wasn’t able to greet you properly earlier because the situation was urgent. Did you say Sohye unnie? Thank you for saving Sihyeon.”

“No, I saved you because I wanted to save you, so there is no need to say hello.”

There was a fiery exchange of glances, and the two people behind them even approached them. Before I knew it, the clouds that had been covering the sky disappeared and the rain stopped.