28. Reunion, Reunion.

 

 

Ex-boyfriend.

 

 

Former fiancé.

 

 

 

 

They had been dating for a whopping five years since college, and had promised each other a future.

 

 

 

 

Then Sora met Yu-eun, spent a steamy night, and got caught kissing in front of the apartment complex’s main gate.

 

 

 

 

The relationship went kaput that day.

 

 

Breaking off the engagement was a given, and Un-hyeon’s family even came and caused a ruckus.

 

 

 

 

Every time that happened, Yu-eun would step in to resolve it, but Sora’s heart was always uneasy whenever something involving Un-hyeon cropped up. No shit, she received a one-sided breakup notice without even having time to sort out her feelings due to the affair with Yu-eun, and as is typical with breakups caused by affairs, their ending was the worst.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Un-hyeon’s increasingly serious life also contributed to that discomfort.

 

 

 

 

Un-hyeon, who had declared their breakup while showering Sora with curses, entered the world of adventurers with the single-minded determination to get revenge on Sora and Yu-eun. He invested quite a bit of his fortune to gear up and fueled his hatred.

 

 

 

 

Then, he received continuous advances from Kang Se-hee, the granddaughter of a famous group who had always harbored feelings for him, and finally reached the stage where he would accept her feelings once everything (avenging Sora and Yu-eun) was over.

 

 

 

 

 

Se-hee even came to the palace herself to brag (?) to Sora about that happy yet complicated feeling.

 

 

 

 

But even that tender love was not allowed for Un-hyeon…

 

 

 

 

Se-hee became his maid due to Yu-eun’s machinations.

 

 

She became a woman who could never be touched by another man again.

 

 

 

 

And Yu-eun even filmed himself forcibly violating Se-hee and sent it to Un-hyeon to provoke him.

 

 

 

 

Who could stand idly by after receiving such provocation?

 

 

The woman who had only looked at and loved him for over 10 years of her life was forcibly taken away, and he was even shown a video of her being violated.

 

 

 

 

Anyone’s blood would boil.

 

 

 

 

 

He wanted to rush in and cut off Yu-eun’s head right away, but he wasn’t skilled enough. In the end, he went to the police chief and even a lawyer to get help from the law,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And that lawyer was already Yu-eun’s woman, ‘Isonia’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Through Isonia’s introduction, he went to see a ‘specialist’ in rape cases, and that person was none other than Yu-eun, whom he hated so much. There, he got his crotch kicked by Sonia and was accused of attempted sexual assault and sexual harassment against the bar girls and Isonia.

 

 

 

 

When he woke up in the hospital, his penis had been removed due to Seo-hyeon’s machinations, and that emptiness was enough to make him give up on everything in life.

 

 

 

 

He lost the woman he loved, the woman who loved him was also taken away, and later, not only was his testicle ruptured and his penis removed, but he was also sued for attempted sexual assault and sexual harassment.

 

 

 

 

Unable to endure this shitty situation, he caused a riot and committed slaughter in the hospital, and was eventually caught by Eun So-ryeong and publicly executed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yu-eun was directly or indirectly involved in almost all of those situations, and Sora, who was watching the situation right next to him, couldn’t shake the feeling that she was always sitting on pins and needles.

 

 

Therefore, after his death, she visited Un-hyeon’s grave, even though she had no face to show him, and after drinking and talking about various things, she left, telling him not to forgive her and not to forget her.

 

 

 

 

In a way, everything went wrong for him because Sora betrayed him, and he eventually met a terrible end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Un…hyeon…is that you?”

 

 

“Yes…I am…Un…hyeon…your…lover….”

 

 

 

 

How on earth could he, who had died, be here?

 

 

It doesn’t make sense.

 

 

 

 

But he knows her,

 

 

He knows the relationship between her and Un-hyeon.

 

 

And he knows Yu-eun too.

 

 

 

 

Then it must be Un-hyeon.

 

 

Her ex-boyfriend and former fiancé…it must be him.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Your…love….”

 

 

 

 

Sora took a couple of steps back.

 

 

Hideous face, appearance, voice…

 

 

He was so different from how he was when he was alive.

 

 

 

 

After meeting such a terrible end, even his reincarnation is in such a state.

 

 

She couldn’t bear to look at him, feeling like it was her fault he had become like this.

 

 

 

 

“I didn’t…forget…you…as…you said….”

 

 

 

 

 

Whether he knew her feelings or not, Un-hyeon spread his arms, with flesh falling off in places, to the left and right.

 

 

 

 

“I…forgive…all…your sins….”

 

 

 

 

He stares at Sora as if telling her to run and hug him.

 

 

 

 

“I am…generous….”

 

 

“….”

 

 

 

 

Sora bit her lip and lowered her gaze.

 

 

 

 

Her body trembled.

 

 

She had no idea what to do, as this reunion was completely unexpected.

 

 

 

 

“Come back…to me…into…these arms…!!”

 

 

 

 

Jeobeok.

 

 

 

 

While she hesitated, Un-hyeon slowly walked towards her.

 

 

He approached her, taking step after step with his dirty and gruesome feet.

 

 

 

 

Tears streamed down Sora’s eyes.

 

 

Her tightly closed lips trembled.

 

 

 

 

Guilt.

 

 

Sorry.

 

 

Betrayal.

 

 

 

 

 

Unbearable emotions flooded in like a tide.

 

 

 

 

 

She thought she had completely forgotten him through Yu-eun,

 

 

But perhaps because he lived such a shocking life before passing away, she can’t seem to forget him.

 

 

And the thought that she is the cause of it all doesn’t go away either.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before she knew it, Un-hyeon was right in front of her.

 

 

 

 

“Together…we will…kill…that bastard…Yu-eun…!”

 

 

 

 

 

And the words that followed.

 

 

It snapped Sora, who had been quietly sobbing, back to her senses.

 

 

 

 

“And…together…we will…roam…this universe…!!”

 

 

 

 

He’s almost there.

 

 

The distance between them is less than a meter.

 

 

 

 

 

Un-hyeon sped up his last step to hug Sora.

 

 

He thought that since she hadn’t moved even when he approached her slowly, she wouldn’t avoid him this time either.

 

 

 

 

 

But…

 

 

 

 

“…?”

 

 

 

 

Sora avoided him.

 

 

She stepped back, avoiding his gestures.

 

 

Her gaze was still lowered, not meeting his, but her face was rejecting him.

 

 

 

 

“So…ra…?”

 

 

“……”

 

 

 

 

His hideous face twisted in question.

 

 

 

 

 

“……I’m sorry.”

 

 

 

 

Her lips, barely parted, expressed ‘rejection’ just like her face.

 

 

Telling him not to come any closer,

 

 

That he shouldn’t.

 

 

 

 

No additional words were added, but it was enough to convey her feelings and position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“…Again?”

 

 

 

 

Un-hyeon lowered his arms.

 

 

His hideous face mixed with a dark expression, making him even harder to look at.

 

 

 

 

“Are you…betraying…me…again….”

 

 

 

 

His metallic voice chastised Sora.

 

 

Sora, startled, trembled and lowered her head even further.

 

 

 

 

“…I’m sorry…I’m really sorry….”

 

 

 

 

After shedding a few tears, she finally raised her head.

 

 

For the first time, she looked directly at Un-hyeon’s appearance.

 

 

 

 

Flesh was falling off here and there, and even bones were bursting out in places.

 

 

It was even worse than a zombie.

 

 

 

 

 

But Sora no longer looked away.

 

 

 

 

The least she could do for him. The very least she could do for someone who had his entire life taken away because of her, and who was now wandering as a ghost.

 

 

Of course, he was not a ghost since he had ‘reincarnated’, but even if Sora knew that, her attitude would not have changed.

 

 

 

 

She continued.

 

 

 

 

“I love Eun-i. I can’t be with Un-hyeon-ssi.”

 

 

“….”

 

 

 

 

 

With a tearful expression, she declared firmly.

 

 

And,

 

 

 

 

“I can’t…allow you to kill Eun-i either.”

 

 

 

Un-hyeon trembled.

 

 

 

 

Rage.

 

 

Extreme rage.

 

 

 

 

The entity that made up him was boiling over.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even though you cheated…even though you were engaged, you spread your legs for another man…how dare you betray me twice?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affection turned to hatred,

 

 

Love turned to disgust,

 

 

Desire turned to murderous intent.

 

 

 

 

 

A sticky energy spread around him.

 

 

 

 

“I…euheu…euheuheu….!…I can’t…I can’t forgive…!!!!”

 

 

 

 

A huge wind whipped up.

 

 

A black wind raged and spun around him.

 

 

 

 

“Un-hyeon….”

 

 

 

 

A voice filled with lingering regret.

 

 

A voice filled with lingering guilt.

 

 

 

 

She thought she had sorted things out in front of his grave, but after facing him, she realized.

 

 

 

 

That she hadn’t sorted it out yet.

 

 

That she had just been averting her eyes.

 

 

 

 

Therefore,

 

 

Today is the day,

 

 

This place is the place,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To completely sort things out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

She looked at the darkly swirling wind and Un-hyeon, who was enveloped in it.

 

 

His murderous intent, spewing out rage and threatening to kill everything, was gnawing at the surrounding earth, sky, and even the monsters surrounding them.

 

 

 

 

“I’m sorry, Un-hyeon-ssi…I’m sorry for betraying you…I’m sorry for telling you not to forget me…Next time, if you’re born in a place without me again…then….”

“Soraaaaaaaa!!!!”