episode_0168

“Ah… It’s refreshing.”

The next morning.

A holiday after a long time.

Eunha woke up, lay down on a soft bed and relaxed.

The last holiday in July was as muggy as the approaching heat of August.

A refreshing exclamation bursts out of her mind as her worries are washed away.

‘It’s already August… The C-level promotion exam was held once a quarter, right? Was it October or November…’

I spit out random thoughts and checked my smartphone. 11 am.

Eunha pursed her lips as she thought about the strange creatures that would attack her on her long-awaited holiday.

I envy people who love holidays.

This is something I can only envy because cafes are the most comfortable in the world.

With that thought in mind, I take off the blanket, and the [black book] lying down on the seat next to me catches my eye.

Rustling…

A strange book that you always carry with you as if it were your own body.

Opening the [Black Book], Eunha checked each and every guidebook written in it, and after confirming that there were no new rules added, she quietly closed the cover.

The leather cover clings nicely to Eunha’s soft palm.

“When I woke up from a sigh of relief, the nosebleed had stopped… except for my leg, my body was in good condition.”

After all, sleep is the best medicine.

Eunha tapped the area between her nose and philtrum with her finger and left the bedroom with weak steps.

“… I heard you can’t eat meat, so you have no intention of stopping.”

What she found when she came out to the living room,

Today too, the [animal] next door left a piece of meat on the living room table.

‘Something’ sticking its head out from the veranda railing.

Thump thump…

Immediately after hearing the noise coming from upstairs,

Eunha burst out laughing, massaging her sore neck.

Next door, downstairs, upstairs…

Isn’t this what true neighbors are like?

It was a morning that made me think again about the distance between me and my neighbors.

… … .

‘I don’t want to stay in an apartment full of monsters, and it’s hard to move around in a wheelchair… so I guess I’ll just sit in the security room today. In addition, I also checked the accumulated suggestions.’

Eunha puts the raw meat that [Beast] left behind in the freezer.

After taking a light shower, she left the house sitting in a wheelchair parked in a shoe rack.

A cool breeze greets Eunha as she enters her apartment, avoiding the hot summer sun.

The sun rose high in the sky. Sunlight brightens the cool hallway.

A warm light source that brightens the path ahead of Eunha, who lives in ‘Saetstar Apartment’.

Ta-ga-da-gak.

And, as I was heading to the elevator in my wheelchair,

I raised my head at the familiar sound of castanets.

Eunha opens her eyes through a conditioned reflex and looks around the hallway with a pounding heart.

I followed.

Far away, on the stairs leading to the 10th floor, a girl with long bangs covering her eyes was sticking her head out.

‘Fly’, a bumblebee mite with black hair and horizontal yellow stripes.

The girl caught Eunha’s attention by tapping the castanets in both hands, and when her eyes turned to her, she pursed her lips and started walking away.

The ‘Fly’ outfit is a box tee that Eunha gave her as a gift some time ago.

A girl wearing a box tee that goes below her knees as a dress approaches Eunha, who is sitting in a wheelchair.

“Hello Fly. Did you sleep well?”

Ta-ga-da-gak.

The sun rising in my heart. Sunlight brightens the cool hallway.

A warm light source in a galaxy that has been devastated by monsters.

Fly nodded and expressed his approval and gently pinched Eunha’s knee with his bright yellow castanets like forsythia.

He quietly looks up at her sitting in the wheelchair, and this time pinches her other thigh.

What those pursed lips say is a bit foolish.

Eunha, who was guessing ‘Fly”s thoughts for a moment, tapped her thigh.

Ta-ga-da-gak!

Are you happy through your heart?

‘Fly’ raised both arms and inflated his body and jumped into Eunha’s lap.

Eunha wrapped her arms around the girl’s back to prevent Fly, which was sitting on her thighs, from falling off.

Pooh… A happy breathing sound escaped from the mite bumblebee.

Isn’t this kind of healing?

“What brought you here? [Bug Princess]?”

Ta-ga-da-gak.

‘Fly’ sits on Eunha’s soft thighs and buries her face in Eunha’s large breasts.

Eunha looked around, feeling the tickling sensation of the girl’s puckered lips.

[Bug Princess], who followed ‘Fly’ like a protector, is no longer visible.

Did our bumble bee decide that it was okay to wander around the apartment alone, or did it think it was okay since Eunha was by its side?

Sagagakㅡ.

I listened to the sound of insect footsteps coming from the dark ceiling.

Did other people follow suit?

That was the moment when Eunha was thinking like that and was about to raise her head.

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2-1. If you hear bugs crawling on the ceiling.

– When passing through the apartment hallway, you can sometimes hear insects crawling overhead.

– No need to panic. Lie quietly on the floor, close your eyes, and wait.

– Once the sound disappears, you can stand up.

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A chilling sensation sweeps down my back for an instant.

The gaze that was meant to be aimed at the ceiling falls to the floor.

Eunha used ‘Body Strengthening’ to carefully place ‘Fly’, who was sitting on her thigh, on the ground.

Immediately afterward, he falls flat in the apartment hallway, as if rolling out of his wheelchair.

“Now, Fly, lie down next to me. Let’s play turtle.”

Ta-ga-da-gak.

“Close your eyes tightly and don’t get up until you say it’s okay?”

It’s very noisy since the morning of the holiday.

Eunha, lying face down on the cold floor, tapped the spot next to her. A bumble bee mite quietly lies down next to Eunha and lets out a soft breathing sound.

If you think about it, there were rules like this.

If I hadn’t checked the [Black Book] when I woke up in the morning, I would have been in trouble.

Sagagagakㅡ.

The sound of insect footsteps coming from the ceiling like waves.

A sound with a certain rhythm hovers above Eunha’s head.

Sarah. Sarah.

‘Something’ standing on the ceiling, raises its tiptoes and reaches out to the floor.

As if trying to hold on.

The fingertips of ‘something’ lightly brush Eunha’s hair.

‘I made Fly lie down just in case… How do monsters react to other monsters’ rules? ‘Shall we fight later?’

A chilling cold passes through my hair.

Fortunately, ‘that’ on the ceiling is only interested in Eunha, and shows no particular reaction to ‘Fly’ lying down next to it.

If anyone had tried to touch our mites, I would have stood up against the rules and all.

Eunha let out a sigh of relief and lay down on the floor, waiting for the sound of insect footsteps coming from the ceiling to completely disappear.

“… Fly. I’m going to the security office now? If it’s okay, would you like to go together?”

Ta-ga-da-gak.

The cool feel of the hallway, the fingertips of ‘that’ brushing against your hair,

I felt tiny fingers poking my big breasts, pressed like hotteok, from the side.

Eunha smiled brightly at the greetings from the monsters that started on the morning of the holiday.

… … .

… … .

“So you brought the baby to the security room.”

“Yes, but the old man seems scary.”

After a while. A monster was targeting her from the ceiling… Eunha escaped from the [Ceiling Bug] and came to the security room.

She rubbed the back of her neck while listening to the gentle voice of the elderly security guard.

Taga… Dagak…

‘Fly’, sitting on Eunha’s thighs and tucking himself into her boxer top, timidly taps the castanets.

It was fine until just now.

Even when she came down from the elevator, ‘Fly’ was acting cute and playful in her arms.

However, as she got closer to the security office, the girl’s movements became less frequent, and by the time she felt the gaze of the elderly security guard, she was pushing her small body into Eunha’s box tee.

Come to think of it, back in the past, when ‘Fly’ was in my stomach.

Even when the [Red Woman] got closer, she didn’t move as if she was dead.

Since he is still young, he seems to be afraid of other monsters.

Eunha let out an awkward laugh as she pulled on her box tee, which had stretched a lot thanks to ‘Fly’.

‘Ah… is this motherly love?’

There was a time in the past when we had mites in our stomachs like this…

Eunha, who was reflecting on the past with a sad expression, patted ‘Fly’ who was hiding in her box tee.

“I didn’t expect you to come into the security room with me… but it looks like you are following the young lady very much.”

“Because I gave birth to a baby with a stomach ache.”

One square light in the center and four round lights around the edges.

An excessively bright security room.

The elderly man got up from his desk, laughed, and touched the light switch next to the entrance.

Then, some of the lights that illuminated the security room turn off, creating a slight shadow.

Take a look…

“Yes, yes, my baby. Say anything. Do you want to go back into my stomach?”

“This lady is so…”

Eunha pretended not to notice the elderly man’s complicated gaze and scooped up the bumble bee mite that had crawled into her arms.

The air in the security room, which remains cool even in the hot summer, disappears after petting the stuffed dog that sits in the corner of the desk.

“So, what brought you here today?”

“It’s my day off at the cafe, but I’m scared to stay home. I also came here to read the accumulated suggestions.”

“I’ll bring a suggestion box, so please don’t get up from the wheelchair.”

A voice reminiscent of a strong castle wall mixed with determination.

The old man returned from the security office warehouse with a box full of suggestions and handed it to Eunha.

Then, as if telling Eunha to do as she pleases, she goes back to her desk and starts making a clay doll.

What on earth is that clay doll?

After watching the elderly man make clay for a while, Eunha reached out to the suggestion box placed on the table.

There was a small commotion on the way to the security office, but somehow I succeeded in finding something to kill time.

“I’m probably doing my job to not worry the lady, so if you have any questions, ask the old man.”

“Thank you… Oh, by any chance, are you an elderly person? I’ve been hearing pounding noises from upstairs lately. What should I do?”

“I will give you appropriate attention. So, the matter of you visiting in person… No, it’s nothing. Just do what you feel comfortable with.”

“… … ? Elderly. Why don’t you stop talking?”

“No matter what the old man says, the sight of the young lady getting upset about the noise between floors and going upstairs is a sight to behold.”

What is it? He speaks like a grandfather who gave up trying to nag his mischievous granddaughter.

It’s not that they can’t feel pain, and who on earth would go to a monster’s house without fear?

Eunha slightly averted her gaze and patted the bumble bee mite in her arms.

Sagagak…

The sound of a fire bug coming from somewhere, the sound of insect footsteps scratching your eardrums,

Ta-ga-da-gak… The sound of castanets coming from inside the box tee gives me peace of mind.

Eunha soon finished her conversation with the elderly security guard.

She took out each piece of paper as white as a snowflake and unfolded it.

The strange people’s suggestions are written in black type and engraved on the galaxy’s retina.

[The landlord sucks.]

Is he crazy?

I folded the first note back to its original state and placed it on the table.

I take a deep breath and open the next note.

[I hope my child eats a lot of meat.]

As if something imitating a human was clumsily copying human letters,

Squiggly letters.

I think I know whose suggestion it is, but unfortunately, it is a request that is difficult to accept.

But it’s warm. Eunha folded up the crumpled note and stuffed it into her pants pocket.

[It is difficult to separate waste. So I ate it.]

[You must not look up at the night sky.]

[I want to take the owner and raise him.]

After that, I checked the numerous suggestions one by one, but for some reason I could not find a single correct one.

Even though I already took out half of the messages from the suggestion box, instead of managing the apartment, they are only asking for strange personal information.

Could it be that the people in the apartment complex don’t know the meaning of the suggestions?

Eunha’s eyes turn to the elderly security guard.

“Hehe… A suggestion is someone’s wish. What I want to do, what I want to be, how I want to do it… I put those wishes in a small note and express in writing what I couldn’t say out loud.”

“I don’t have any suggestions about the apartment.”

“That’s right, this territory is yours. This is not an area where we can interfere.”

I don’t know.

Does this mean that Eunha can manage the apartment as she pleases?

“… … The words of the elderly make my head confused every time I hear them.”

“Don’t pay attention. No matter what form it takes, our place will ultimately be by your side.”

I am afraid of the elders telling me not to worry.

Eunha only touched the suggestion box.

I wonder if there was a reason to collect suggestions from apartment residents… but I think they would also gain something by conveying to someone the truth that they couldn’t express in words.

I wonder if it was enough to relieve stress.

Thinking positively, Eunha took out the suitcase from under the wheelchair.

Then, he began organizing half of the notes he had taken out one by one and putting them in the carrier.

Although there are some slightly obscene contents mixed in, these notes were sent with her in mind.

If you later buy a glass bottle and store it like a school bell, this too will become a memory.

Take a look…

So, how many messages did you check?

‘Fly’, who was pursing her lips in Eunha’s arms, secretly came out from inside the box tee…

With nimble hands, I took out a note from the suggestion box.

This is a guy Eunha hasn’t read yet.

“Why are you doing this, Fly? Read this?… Did you write it?”

Ta-ga-da-gak.

He buries his face in his large chest and shakes his head.

This is not a note written by Fly. Then who does it belong to?

“… … .”

A sweet smell reminiscent of insect pheromones emanating from the note.

Eunha opened the note like an ant possessed by pheromones.

… … .

[Look up at the apartment. Maybe it will help.]

As if in the past,

Like when [Bug Princess] introduced the old man in the park.

It was a content that suddenly showed a dangerous curiosity.

… … .

… … .

Sagagakㅡ.

How many messages did you check?

Eunha suddenly heard the sound of insect footsteps and turned her head to look out the window.

Beyond the security room window, you can see a girl decked out in a familiar black dress.

『You were here. “You’re such an ugly mite that you leave the house on your own while Yeo is cleaning the humidifier in the bedroom.”

[Bug Princess], whose eyes are covered with a lace parasol, pretends to look into the security room and raises the corners of her mouth seductively.

It looks like they came to look for a bumble bee that ran away from home.

[Bug Princess] checks on ‘Fly’ who is comfortably held in Eunha’s arms and spins the parasol as if she is in a good mood.

『Thank you for taking care of ‘Fly’. I felt relieved because you were there.』

“You have a kind heart that thinks of the people.”

『I feel like I want to scold that mean person… but I did it because I wanted to see you, so I’ll just look at it this time.』

We shared compliments.

After organizing the suggestion box, Eunha asked for understanding from the senior security guard and left the security room.

As I sat in the security office without realizing the time had passed, it was already 4 PM.

The hot sunlight still falls on Eunha’s hair.

『It was unexpected, but I received your help this time too. In that case, Yeo should also help you. That’s the rule.』

[Bug Princess], who started her luck like that,

She continued speaking while holding ‘Fly’ in Eunha’s arms with one hand.

『There will be a suggestion box in the security room. If you find and read Yeo’s note there, it will be of great help.』

“… … It really helps me, right?”

『It depends on your attitude.』

The sound of insect footsteps coming from a loose skirt.

A sweet smell that attracts prey.

As always, the girl who shook people’s hearts with her bewitching smile,

With ‘Fly’ waving his hand to Eunha, he returned to the apartment, which was safer than the security room.

Sagagakㅡ.

It was an afternoon in which the pleasant smell of grass and the sound of bugs’ footsteps disturbed my senses.

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※Guide to a harmonious apartment culture※

1. This guide was created to encourage a harmonious neighborhood life for all Saetbyeol Apartments residents, including you.

– This guide is distributed free of charge to all apartment residents.

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​4. Please be considerate of your neighbors’ privacy.

– Have you ever heard the saying that the eyes are the window to the heart?

– Everyone has privacy. Therefore, please refrain from looking into other people’s windows as much as possible.

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​5. If there is excessive noise between floors, contact the apartment security office.

– It would not be wise to go directly upstairs and ask questions.

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6. One out of two is broken!

– It’s great to live here!

– But it’s scarier than a department store!

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Look up at the apartment.

The words written on the note given by ‘Fly’.

Maybe it’s what [Bug Princess] told me to check.

Eunha recalled what happened a few days ago.

Not long ago, when I went around claiming to be the building owner and offering to manage the apartment.

‘At that time, I looked up at the apartment to talk to all the residents…’

It didn’t die.

Eunha thought about that and took a breath.

… … Let’s pretend we’re being fooled and try one more time.

Because I have something to test.

6:40 PM.

The time when the evening glow colors Euncheon-gu.

The worry was short-lived.

『… … .』

『… … .』

『… … .』

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The view of the apartment building I looked up at was white.

White light leaks through the apartment window,

White, pitch black [silhouettes] with no facial features visible looking down at her.

[Silhouette] was looking down on the galaxy from the 1st to the 10th floors, from every house except ‘room 904’.

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“This is helpful……”

Grumble. Grumble. Grumbling…

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I hear a sound.

The sound of an apartment window opening.

Eunha quietly closed her eyes and prepared for the pain to come.

I’m not doing this without thinking.

This is a question I’ve been thinking about for a long time.

Curiosity about what those [silhouettes] said and what happened afterward.

[Bug Princess] said she would help, so I thought about it and decided to satisfy my curiosity.

never,

I’m not doing this because it was a note given by our ‘Fly’.

Drudduddudduk…!

Just like that, the apartment window I looked up at was stained blood red,

Eunha’s body is pulled into the air by something invisible.

A wrist that is tightly grasped becomes crushed, causing pain.

『It’s frustrating to just stay at home.』

“Let’s hang out.”

“Where?”

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Someone among the silhouettes said:

A voice that sounds like several people speaking at the same time.

I couldn’t resist.

Just as life cannot go against natural phenomena.

Her wrist is bent by something unseen, and she climbs up to look through the wide open window.

So the galaxy,

In response to Silhouette’s question… he said where he wanted to go.

“… … My house, bathroom and bathtub.”

Eunha answered.

The holidays are coming to an end.

I have to go to work at the cafe tomorrow too, so I have to go home and wash my body before it’s late.

“good.”

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Cooung!!!

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And she,

She decided to believe [Bug Princess]’s words that these actions would be helpful to her.

He fell head first into the bathroom bathtub at his home.

Wow!!

A terrible sound coming from the cervical spine.

I let out a bizarre moan as the pain turned white before my eyes.

“Kk…… Uh…”

But it’s okay. He’s not dead.

Does this mean you can go anywhere if you want?

“Big…! Wow, it’s okay…! Except for the pain…!”

Eunha gave a thumbs up towards [Room 1003], where the bug princess was.

Last holiday in July.

It was only a few days until Kang Na-ri’s potion was sold to Director Go Young-in.

It was a peaceful day.

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