episode_0275

I ran without rest.

[Euncheon Restaurant] on a holiday dawn.

In the afternoon of the same day, donate blood and drive.

The very next day [Cheongryong General Hospital]. And then again, donating blood…

Can this be called a ‘holiday’?

I feel like I managed to survive without dying.

‘If it weren’t for the ‘gift’ from the blood donor mom, I would have been in trouble. I would have just laid down because I was tired.’

The road I ran for two days was warm and painful.

I guess I’ll be sick in the future too.

Eunha thought positively.

As much pain as you have experienced, as much suffering as you will experience in the future,

Because someone will be happy.

“… … .”

If it’s unavoidable pain, I want to give it meaning.

So that someday, when I look back on past memories, I can laugh it off and say that it was painful.

Is it greed?

Kwaaakㅡ.

Late at night.

Soaked in warm bath water,

I thought about that while hugging my tired body.

… … .

“Okay. It’s getting late, so I’ll take you home. ”

“… … Please.”

An evening when darkness came.

The day ‘something’ crashed into the apartment parking lot.

Eunha returned home safely with the help of the old security guard.

『As I have repeatedly told you, please return home before sunset if possible. ”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

“Can you promise me you will never leave the house at night again?”

“No.”

“I knew it.”

Click-.

The old man puts Galaxy in ‘Room 904’ and closes the front door.

Eunha, who had been waving her hand lightly, sank down on the shoe rack like a doll whose strings had snapped as soon as the front door closed.

It feels like all the fatigue from the past few days has hit me at once.

It’s okay. I have no plans until next week’s holiday when I decide to go on the [Crack Field] expedition.

Eunha, who had locked the front door of ‘Room 904’, got up unsteadily.

Then, after checking the condition of the new ‘entrance doors’ in the living room and bedroom, I take off my clothes and go into the bathroom.

“Haa…… You did your best today.”

Swish.

I went into the bathroom and turned on the warm water.

The water pouring from the shower hits Eunha’s large chest and fills the bathtub.

Sometimes, when I feel tired.

I usually soak my body in warm water.

Thanks to the [Self-Recovery] skill, there was no waste, but it felt like the waste in my heart was being washed away.

Galaxy, who had received enough water, turned off the shower and lay down in the bathtub.

Slap.

A tightly closed bathroom.

A silence that rings in your eardrums.

Eunha exhaled and lifted one leg.

“… … .”

left calf,

A bright red handprint comes into view.

This is where the ‘something’ that fell in the parking lot earlier crawled across the ground and caught up to me.

( “Don’t look back.” )

(Who is behind me?)

( “I don’t know.” )

A little girl’s hand.

A familiar touch somewhere.

The old security guard said he didn’t know the person.

I didn’t have the courage to look back and couldn’t even face him.

Swish…

Eunha, who was wiping her bloodstained calf, fixed her stiff smile.

‘What on earth… was it?’

Should I have just looked back?

I’m not going to die anyway. Should I have confirmed it with my own eyes?

Regrets pile up.

The pent-up resentment builds up little by little.

“… … I don’t know.”

Galaxy, who has become very thoughtful.

Then, eventually, I laid down in the bathtub and submerged myself in water from head to toe.

Brrr…

The unpleasant feeling of warm bath water flowing into the pores.

It’s okay. You won’t die if you don’t breathe for a few hours.

It’s just a little frustrating.

Slap…

The thick chest fat cannot overcome buoyancy and floats to the surface.

The galaxy, immersed in the bath water, quietly closed its eyes and killed time.

So 10 minutes,

20 minutes later,

Only time passes by relentlessly,

Chook-.

And at some point, the hand of ‘someone’ who came into the water pulls Galaxy out of the bathtub.

“… … Collapse.”

“What the hell. What are you doing?”

‘Someone’ who lifted the nape of the galaxy and pulled it up above the water.

The ‘Milky Way’ reflected on the mirror-like, sparkling water looks down at the galaxy with a face full of discontent.

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6. Long-term bathing can be harmful to your health.

– Bathing is good for relieving fatigue and improving blood circulation.

– However, it is recommended to avoid bathing for more than 30 minutes.

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Has it already been 30 minutes?

The bath water was also cold, so I turned on the shower with one foot.

Eunha looked up at the ‘eunha’ emerging from sleep and vomited bathwater.

“Cough… I have something to think about.”

“This is my seat.”

“Yeah, even if there’s no such thing as a sloppy monster, just drink water. I don’t need you.”

with a plop!

Did you get a fever?

‘Galaxy’, which was on top of the galaxy, put the galaxy in a cold bath.

Hands pressing on forehead and chest.

He is crushed by a monster that looks exactly like him and stops breathing.

The flesh clung together in the narrow bathtub was soft, and ‘Eunha’, who had taken her place between my legs, lowered her body.

Their chests, larger than their heads, are gently pressed against each other.

‘I can’t breathe…’

“This is my seat.”

Warm water pouring down from the shower.

Eunha thought it was better.

When my body is tired, my worries no longer increase.

It must be because I thought too much.

The galaxy stopped worrying.

What does it matter to you if you wonder what the ‘something’ that crashed in the parking lot is?

Splash! Splash!

Late afternoon.

Consciousness fading away as if falling asleep.

“Watch out for the rabbit.”

“A fake will do anything to become real.”

I wanted to somehow soothe my tired mind,

A quiet day comes to an end.

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The next day was also an uneventful day.

At first it was like that.

“Mr. Banharin. Can I borrow the game console at home?”

September 9th.

Three days until the next holiday.

Eunha spoke to Banharin, who was sitting in the cafe again today.

[Euncheon Restaurant] When I came to my senses at Banharin’s house after finishing work, I thought of the kids in the apartment as I looked at the numerous game consoles placed in her house.

What do the monsters usually do? Do they have TV at home?

I didn’t know much about ‘those things’, so I thought it would be fun to give them a game console.

Turup…

Ban Harin in a pitch-black suit.

A laptop on the table.

Banharin, who was looking at the galaxy with a face as cold as ice, covers her laptop with one hand and stands up from her seat.

Then, the ‘mouse’ who was working on documents on his laptop scolds her in a sharp voice.

“Oh my god, what the heck? Are you crazy?”

“Excuse me. It’s my habit to close my laptop when I get up from my seat.”

A thin rat tail that sways from side to side.

As the tail of the mouse with the ‘inverted cross ring’ wagged in discontent, Kim Sa-rang, who was cleaning the table next to her, moved her head accordingly.

Is that what a cat possessed by a dog’s paw looks like?

But that was only for a moment, as Kim Sa-rang, who felt a strange sense of intimidation from the A-class hunter ‘Mouse’, retreats to the vicinity of the checkout counter as if protecting Eun-ha.

“Is he a new master? Judging by the atmosphere, he must be the master of Banrohwandong (返老還童).”

“Ms. Kim Sa-rang. Put the knife down.”

Kim Sa-rang quietly puts down the bread knife she was holding at Eunha’s words and comes up to her and whispers.

“Don’t worry, Eunha Doryeo. There is a fatal weakness to the master of Banrohwandong.”

“I see. You don’t have to say it.”

“By randomly infusing internal energy from the outside, the master of the Half-Life Reversal will once again become a Half-Life Reversal, turning him back into an old man. The protagonist of [Sword Ghost Reincarnation] used this method to kill Mo Yong-cheon, the eldest son of the Namgung Family.”

Kim Sa-rang’s babbling is still incomprehensible today.

The galaxy nodded lightly.

Meanwhile, Banharin takes out a portable console game from her briefcase and approaches silently, placing it on Eunha’s chest.

Are you lending it to me right away without even telling me why?

Galaxy, burdened by such beliefs but also happy, smiled languidly.

“The rental fee is free. If you need someone to play with, I can lend you Eunbangul.”

“That’s okay. I was just trying to play with the apartment kids.”

“Apartment… Is it okay?”

“I’m used to it now.”

I am familiar with it.

So it’s okay.

Eunha, who had been expressing her gratitude to Banharin, accepted the game console.

“Unnie Galaxy! Could you please take just one box from the top shelf in the warehouse?”

“Hmm? Why don’t you just use the stepladder instead of calling the Galaxy Doryeo? I saw it in the corner.”

“I hate tall things, that’s why. I’ll be back in a bit.”

A cozy cafe.

A girl with pure white rabbit ears smiles brightly and hugs Eunha.

It’s that kind of day.

… … .

… … .

“So, I came to find out what the monsters usually do.”

“Okay, buddy. Play.”

“Yeah. Because I promised before.”

6pm.

Eun-ha, who returned to ‘Satbyeol Apartment’ after work at the cafe, visited [Room 801] while taking in the sunset light coming in through the hallway window.

Bam!

The front door swings open at the sound of her voice.

Then, a pure white bread cake looks up at the galaxy with its pure eyes.

A girl wearing fluffy half-seal pajamas instead of the pure white polar bear pajamas she had been wearing.

However, it appears to have been made to be used as a sleeping bag, as the part where the feet are put is the tail fin.

[Doll Girl], who found Eunha waving happily, moves her tail fin bravely and hugs her thigh.

One day, an innocent child who didn’t want to become Mia.

Galaxy, who was caught by the baby harp seal, smiles slightly and pats the girl’s head.

“It’s been a while. What have you been up to?”

“Thinking of my friends.”

“Where did the polar bear go?”

『Death. Melting.』

I hugged the [Doll Girl] who was stuck to my thigh while using ‘Body Strengthening’.

A harp seal held like a baby flaps its insignificant tail fin.

Skin that touches skin… cold as a corpse makes my heart ache for no reason.

Thump. Thump.

After several days of hard work, a short break.

Maybe today is the ‘real holiday’.

So, wouldn’t it be okay to heal a little bit by playing with the kids like this?

“friend.”

“Yeah, why is that?”

Dark 8th floor hallway.

The Milky Way’s expression is not visible because of the backlight of the sunset.

Next door, there’s a scratching sound on the front door from the inside, and at the end of the hallway is a clay doll.

“friend.”

“… … ?”

“Ceiling. Don’t look.”

Tub.

A cold foot lands on Eunha’s shoulder.

You came to see our cute baby seal.

“… … Oh. Of course.”

Eunha, who thought positively, pretended as if nothing had happened, hugged [Doll Girl] and went into ‘Room 801’.

… … .

… … .

Play with [Doll Girl].

It’s something that the galaxy needs too.

Even though [The Saintess of Oblivion] came to my bedroom every night and comforted my painful memories, the fatigue and trauma that remained like scars piled up layer by layer.

Only three days left until the next [Crack Field] exploration.

It’s time to get some sufficient rest for a day or so.

“Ta-da, what did my sister bring?”

However… if there is a difficult part,

The young monster plays with the galaxy,

It seems like it would be much better to play with ‘Galaxy’.

… … .

6:50.

In the living room filled with stuffed animals, there was Eunha lying down on all fours.

It just so happened that this happened.

The one riding on her back was a fluffy harp seal.

He pats Eunha’s back while wagging his thick tail.

If it weren’t for ‘body strengthening’, I would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago.

It’s so hard to play with just one child.

Phew… Phew…

At the sound of Eunha and [Doll Girl] playing, the ‘stuffed doll’ in the bedroom came out into the living room.

It is a ‘stuffed doll’ shaped like a pure white rabbit, about the same height as the [Doll Girl].

“Second friend.”

“Huh? Oh, you mean that rabbit doll?”

“Chatty. Quiet when he has a cow friend.”

“Hmm… That rabbit doll over there is coming too. I’ll play with it too.”

A sleepy baby rabbit.

The ‘Rabbit Doll’ was startled by Eunha’s words to play together and put both hands together in front of her chest as if praying for something.

It’s a funny doll.

Eunha lowered her posture to prevent the [Doll Girl] on her back from falling.

… … .

7:20.

I lay in a bedroom full of ‘stuffed dolls’.

He took off his boxy shirt and patted the harp seal in his arms.

7:40.

I did some knitting.

It’s a red thread.

8 o’clock.

We played tag.

The thief was Eunha, and the girl and the ‘stuffed dolls’ ran to catch him.

8:30.

I had a ranch experience.

9 o’clock.

I played with dolls.

9:30.

I had a ranch experience.

10 o’clock.

10:10.

10 o’clock 2……

… … .

“Whew…… Alright. I knocked him down. Does our baby dare to beat me in physical strength?”

And then, 11 o’clock.

Now, with great difficulty, [Doll Girl], exhausted from playing, fell asleep in Eunha’s arms.

Tiny hands tightly clutching a large chest. Lips filled with soft flesh.

A tail fin flapping in sleep.

Is this what it felt like to be a ‘blood donor’?

Galaxy, smiling happily, carefully carried the girl out onto the veranda.

Knock knock…

The lukewarm wind of September passes by, caressing the galaxy tired from the hard ‘play’.

He moves his recovered body around with the [Self-Recovery] skill and pats the [Doll Girl] in his arms.

‘Haa… It was hard, but this is healing. I can do my best tomorrow too… Shall I play with [Transparent Baby] tomorrow?’

Thanks to that, I think I’ll be able to sleep comfortably today.

Phew… Phew…

Galaxy out on the veranda.

Then, the ‘rabbit doll’, who flinched, stands blankly in the living room and looks at her.

You said she was [Doll Girl]’s second friend.

It definitely feels different from other ‘stuffed dolls’. Should I say it understands what you say?

“You’ve worked hard, Mr. Rabbit. I’ll put [Doll Girl] to bed and go home.”

『… … .』

“In the end… I didn’t even look at the game console… Oh, would you like to try playing, Mr. Rabbit? A game?”

『… … .』

“Since I borrowed it, I might as well enjoy it.”

A game console that ultimately failed to attract the girl’s attention.

Eunha took out Banharin’s game console from her bosom and handed it to the ‘rabbit doll’.

Galaxy out on the veranda.

A ‘rabbit doll’ standing blankly in the living room.

Dolls that fill the house.

『… … .』

Why is that?

The ‘Rabbit Doll’ approaches to grab the extended game console, then glances behind the galaxy and turns back.

Phew… Phew…

‘That thing’, taking a step away from the veranda, shakes its head.

Does that mean it’s okay?

Eunha looked behind her, following the gaze of the ‘rabbit doll’.

Dark night sky.

When you look down, a distant view of the eighth floor comes into view.

Something is peeking out from behind the veranda railing.

“… … Oh, by any chance. Are you afraid of heights?”

The ‘rabbit doll’, who was hit hard, flinched and shook her shoulders.

Acrophobia. Occasionally.

Isn’t there one around the galaxy right now?

( ……I’m fine, but is Bangwool okay? She’s afraid of heights.)

( Phew… phew… Don’t worry! We came to Cheongryong Department Store, so we definitely have to take a picture!)

In the past, at [Cheongryong Department Store]…

I couldn’t even go near the transparent glass bridge installed on the rooftop because it was scary.

Rabbit Girl Eunbangul also…

… … .

“… … Huh?”

And then, suddenly.

Suddenly.

Eunha turned her head.

『… … .』

away from the veranda,

A ‘rabbit doll’ is seen standing blankly in the living room.

“… … .”

Hurt.

Just yesterday, my calf hurts because ‘something’ grabbed me and left.

Why is that?

『… … .』

But still,

‘That’ didn’t say anything.