episode_0311

Long, long ago, a long time ago.

He resembles a wall.

Never to be broken,

I lived like a castle wall that was taller and stronger than anyone else’s.

… … .

There was no name.

The kingdom was soon his name,

When you ask them to point to the most famous person in the kingdom, everyone will point their fingers at you.

“Thank you always.”

He who built the walls of the kingdom.

Your introduction was enough.

“… … .”

“Thank you for protecting the kingdom.”

Quite a bit of time has passed.

Once upon a time, there was a young man who held a newborn baby in his arms.

The child became a girl,

The girl gathered people,

The girl who became a woman became the queen of a country.

A kingdom as splendid as the horizon at dawn.

They enjoyed an era of peace, protected by a huge castle wall.

“… … .”

and,

‘You’, who has now become an old man,

Buried in the ground with the passage of time.

… … .

corner of the kingdom,

An empty lot where people used to often come to build sand castles.

The grave of ‘that child’ was placed there.

It is a truly shabby position for the founding king of a country.

It is a very suitable place for a child who loves playing in the dirt.

A place hidden in the shadow of the castle walls.

He whined that he couldn’t sleep when the surroundings were bright.

When I lay him down in the cool shade, he fell asleep without realizing the passage of time.

The old man stroked the child he had sent away first with his wrinkled hands.

“… … .”

I patted the grave.

Like putting a child to sleep.

Has there ever been a saying that all life is born from the earth?

The hair of ‘you’ that I touched after a long time felt like touching the dirt floor after the rain, and my heart ached.

“Huh…”

If you think about it.

It’s been a really long time.

The only things that didn’t change were the walls and the old man.

The young man said,

He lived forever in the form of an old man.

(Grandfather. Later, we will gather the survivors and create a country.)

(No matter what happens, Grandpa will protect you.)

Things that don’t change.

A heart that swears to heaven that it will become the wall of the kingdom.

I don’t know if it’s a blessing or a curse.

And yet the old man became a wall that forgot its brokenness.

He had been protecting a kingdom without a ‘yes’.

Even though ‘you’ have already left,

Because the kingdom that ‘Yes’ loved like a child remains here.

Because it was you who told me not to destroy even a small sand castle.

I was a little greedy.

“Thank you, Guardian Angel.”

Maybe that’s why,

From some point on, the people of the kingdom began to call the old man that.

“Guardian God. Please, I hope.”

A human being trembles in fear and lowers his head.

He was wearing a crown on his head.

Is it that late already?

When did that kid grow up like that?

“Guardian God. Please protect us.”

“Hehehe…”

The old man smiled kindly,

I looked down at the nameless humans.

… … .

Time goes by.

How much time has passed?

No one could know.

In the flow of time,

The wall the old man had built still stood there.

The castle walls, which had forgotten the passage of time, did not have even the slightest scratch.

Pass…

However, it seems that the kingdom that ‘that child’ created was not like that.

“… … .”

The old man looked down upon the kingdom.

The kingdom that was as splendid as dawn has now entered dusk.

The appearance, as dazzling as gold, is similar to before, but

A slightly more lonely and desolate atmosphere grabs people’s sleeves.

The number of people is decreasing.

The buildings are getting old.

When I look up at the sky, the sunset is fading and night is coming.

“… … .”

Did the empty kingdom look lonely?

The old man moved his wrinkled hands.

Gather some dirt from around and add some water.

Knead it like dough, roughly shape it,

I started making clay dolls.

A tiny clay doll.

The grave of ‘you’ that I once caressed also felt like this.

“… … .”

And, the old man made ‘clay dolls’ with great care,

They began placing them one by one throughout the kingdom.

A doll was placed in an empty inn.

I placed a doll in a closed clothing store.

‘Clay dolls’ are filling the empty spaces of people who are disappearing one by one.

Although dolls and such cannot replace those who have passed away,

I was greedy.

This is the kingdom left behind by ‘that child’.

In the world of old people, ‘yes’ is the only thing left.

So, so that the once splendid kingdom will not be lonely even a little.

He placed dolls made of clay all over the kingdom.

“… … .”

How great would it be if a clay doll could replace someone?

How wonderful it would be if this old man could fill the void left by the people.

How can we save our fading kingdom?

The old man, out of touch with time, could not tell.

“Heh heh…… Heh…”

There was an old man who wanted to become the wall of the kingdom.

There was a girl who had already left the kingdom.

An old man, out of touch with time,

Because I couldn’t follow the girl forever.

The old man considered his life a curse.

“… … The kingdom without you is quite lonely.”

“… … .”

“I made a doll out of clay. I wonder if it will go well with the sand castle you made.”

All I could do was sit in front of my child’s grave and mutter to myself.

There was nothing I could do.

… … .

This is a kingdom protected by a huge wall.

The time when the beautiful sunset is fading away.

“The wall that protects you, and I who care about you… are still here…”

You’re the only one missing.

An old man who resembles a castle wall.

He sat down in front of the grave where his ‘child’ was sleeping,

I used to make ‘clay dolls’ all the time.

Pass…

The wall does not fall down.

Just stand there, forever.

The old man became a wall.

… … .

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IV. After midnight, do not stop walking.

– You will feel like something is chasing you.

– Avoid dead ends.

– I have to walk.

– If you stop, it will come running.

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– The security office is safe.

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Bangㅡㅡㅡ!

The car horn is loud.

Time to let out the breath you had held.

Eunha lifted her heavy eyelids.

sick.

I couldn’t tell exactly where it hurt.

My whole body feels like it’s been pressed by a press.

Hot…

He took off his half-off guard hat.

The pain of my stitched scalp being pulled at brings me back to my senses a little.

“Oh my……I almost died.”

A forklift crashed into a utility pole.

Eunha raised the corners of her trembling lips to make her usual smiling face.

Ppaaangㅡㅡ!

The blood-covered van reeked of iron.

Maybe the air is a little cold, or maybe I just feel cold because of the bleeding.

‘After midnight, the ‘monster’ that appeared in the passenger seat… what was it doing?’

Shiver…

Pain that remains like a scar.

Eunha took a deep breath as she waited for her torn body to recover.

It hurts, but it’s okay.

Not dead.

‘The monster… went somewhere else.’

She threw her knuckles, which were caught in the steering wheel, out the window.

I reached under the driver’s seat.

After throwing the torn off calf out the broken window, he moves his healed leg and steps on the accelerator.

Boohoo…!

Fortunately, the wheels are rolling.

Galaxy, leaning back in the driver’s seat, shifted the gear into reverse.

The ‘thing’ that appeared at midnight had gone somewhere.

Maybe he went to the apartment.

Towards ‘Fly’ and Mr. Rabbit, who are hiding in the security room.

Galaxy, who had thought that far, moved her aching body.

“Where are you going… You’re not dead yet.”

Boohoo!

I backed out the forklift that had hit the utility pole.

Then shift gears again and take a few deep breaths.

Trampled on Excel.

Squeak!

The forklift, its wheels spinning rapidly, began to race down the dark road.

All you have to do is rely on one blinking headlight.

The destination is Saetbyeol Apartment.

Don’t step on the brakes.

“I’m not dead yet.”

Boohoo!!

Just go straight.

As you go straight along the road, you will soon see an apartment building.

Eunha, squinting her eyes at the cold wind blowing through the broken window, lets out a kind smile.

In the distance, even in the darkness, an apartment building that was bright like a morning star caught my eye.

Soon after, the wall surrounding the apartment,

“……ah.”

and,

I see ‘that thing’ stealing someone else’s arm and fishing for rabbits.

A slimy monster, like a lump of darkness.

Looking at the pure white eyes and teeth embedded all over its body, it looks like a large chocolate chip cookie.

Boohoo!

Trampling on Excel.

amain.

If you keep going like this, the forklift will hit the wall and it won’t be a good thing…

It doesn’t matter.

“Kill him properly and go, where are you going!”

Eunha smiled kindly like an old man and rushed to the wall.

Kwaaang!!

So, the forklift rushed forward without any slowdown,

He pushed the body of ‘that thing’ hard into the wall and broke it, entering the parking lot.

… … .

Kkudangtang!

A gray van parked in the apartment parking lot.

A dark mass flying away after being hit by a car.

Debris from the broken wall rolls across the floor.

“Cluck…! Phew~… Hey. Come out.”

Eunha staggered out of the driver’s seat and pulled down her security guard hat.

Knock… knock…

She was covered in blood.

A woman whose entire body was dyed red with her own blood.

The clothes that were tattered and draped over her body clearly showed how much of her body had been torn apart.

Thud. Thud.

Galaxy rummaging through the crumpled forklift.

I put on the extra fluorescent vest I had brought, took out a flashlight from my vest pocket, and shined it on the floor.

『… … .』

The ‘Rabbit Girl’ who fell to the floor,

I blankly look up at the galaxy approaching me with a smile.

Thud. Thud.

Red Lady.

The bunny girl felt an inexplicable eerieness from the approaching galaxy.

Seriously, is that monster a galaxy?

“… … .”

The situation where ‘that thing’, hit by a forklift, is stuck in the corner of an apartment and starts to wiggle its body.

Galaxy, who had been walking slowly, stops in the middle of the parking lot as if guarding a rabbit that had collapsed on the ground.

The back of the galaxy I looked up at was covered in blood.

Why does it look so precarious, like it might collapse at any moment…

‘Rabbit Girl’ felt a sense of relief as if she was protected by a huge wall.

“Can you get up?”

The sound of my heart pounding for no reason is loud.

The girl nodded at Eunha’s words and quickly got up.

“If you wake up, go into the security office. If you don’t want to be searched.”

『… … .』

The girl felt pain at the sight of Eunha’s back.

Is it really okay?

Do I have to help you?

What are you planning to do instead of going into the security office together?

There’s a lot I want to say.

That’s why I kept my mouth shut.

‘Rabbit Doll’ hurriedly put the camera she was about to take out absentmindedly back into her pocket.

‘Sister Galaxy.’

Knock knock… Knock knock…

One day, an orphanage was engulfed in fire and disappeared.

The day it all began,

I remember sitting on the cold floor and looking up at the flames.

(Where is this… Where am I… I’m okay. I can live.)

There were only two survivors from the orphanage.

That day, I dragged Banharin, who had lost consciousness, with great difficulty using my weak muscles.

Because I remember the back of Eunha who had finally escaped the flames and collapsed.

He too, like that,

Can I be saved like a princess in a fairy tale?

Because I was an envious girl,

‘Sister… you’re saving me again. The fake me.’

The girl whose wax wings melted and disappeared in the orphanage’s fire,

Put your hand on your heart that is pounding as if it is going to burst.

『… … Be careful.』

I believe in the galaxy.

The girl muttered in a small voice.

Soon, he ran to the security office with his pure white rabbit ears twitching.

… … .

“Haa… Did something urgent come up? Why are you killing people?”

『Uh …

“You should only look at me, why are you bothering my neighbor.”

It’s past midnight.

The galaxy faced the lumpy ‘something’ that was causing the body to rise.

In the apartment parking lot, there is nothing left but ‘that thing’ and her.

In the guardhouse, a squash bee perched on a desk is clinging to the window and flutters a piece of bread.

Could this be a gesture of concern for the galaxy?

Galaxy, wearing a bloody guard hat pulled down low, waved her hand and told her not to worry.

Crunch.

At that moment, ‘that thing’, whose body was broken after being hit by a forklift and was reattached, approaches Eunha.

The movement of something lumped in darkness was slow, like the footsteps of a galaxy.

『Uh …

A monster that gazes out at the galaxy with eyes sprouting from its lumpy body.

It seemed as if ‘that thing’ was running straight towards the galaxy, but then it twisted its body and walked towards the broken wall.

Turn to the ‘gray van’,

Only then did he turn around and start walking towards Eunha.

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IV. After midnight, do not stop walking.

– You will feel like something is chasing you.

– Avoid dead ends.

– I have to walk.

– If you stop, it will come running.

– The security office is safe.

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This is the path the galaxy has taken.

From the fence to the van, and where it is now.

‘That’ is like the shadow of the galaxy,

I begin to retrace her steps.

Crunch. Crunch.

Galaxy walked through the parking lot, lighting the floor with her flashlight.

Then, ‘that thing’ follows her, reaching the spot where the galaxy was standing.

『Uh …

A monster that follows the path of the galaxy at a constant speed.

You must not stop while patrolling.

It can’t be a dead end either.

Because when you come back, you’ll encounter ‘that’.

Eunha, who had a rough idea of the monster’s ‘rules’, wiped away the flowing blood.

She slowly thought about how she could fuck that guy.

A monster that can neither be killed nor stopped.

But you will feel the pain.

What should we do with the guy who dared to scare ‘Fly’ and try to hurt ‘Mr. Rabbit’?

‘… … I don’t know. I guess it’ll work out somehow.’

A moment of thought.

Soon, Eunha was walking around the parking lot in a circle, lost in thought.

He adjusted his clothes with a kind smile.

I thought it was easy, easy.

At first I was thinking of using other weird things like a saw or a flute…

I decided to just do what I do best.

What you do best.

It has good resilience.

How about against monsters?

“Hey. Follow me to the rooftop.”

Eunha points her finger at the ‘thing’ following her,

I entered the apartment with a leisurely pace.

… … .

“What is that girl trying to do…?”

Hot and sour.

At that moment, the security office.

‘Mr. Rabbit’, who was slumped down on the desk chair, watched the galaxy while biting his fluffy fingers.

Galaxy walking into the apartment.

‘That thing’, a mass of darkness, also follows her.

‘You said you shouldn’t go down a dead end street… Aren’t they all dead ends when you enter an apartment?’

Are you thinking of going up the stairs and taking the elevator down?

I don’t know what the galaxy is thinking.

Hot and sour.

A girl hugging a pumpkin bee with a worried heart.

My heart starts pounding loudly as I look at the words ‘NO SIGNAL’ on the CCTV monitor.

So 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 1 minute…

How much time has passed?

‘… … This won’t work. I have to follow you. Even if you’re cornered, I can lure ‘that thing’ out of the building.’

In the end, the girl who was worried about the galaxy,

I was about to jump up and leave the security office,

At that moment.

Phewㅡㅡ!!

From the backyard of the apartment,

Something was falling… an eerie sound echoed.

… … .

“……uh?”

The sound of bruised fruit or the like being thrown on the ground.

The rabbit girl, her shoulders shaking in surprise, froze in place.

The dull thud of a person falling.

It’s a familiar sound to the girl.

no way.

No, I don’t think so.

『… … .』

A cruel silence follows.

The frozen rabbit,

I checked the CCTV monitor with trembling eyes.

“Turn it off… Ugh……”

Surveillance camera in the backyard of the apartment.

There,

The galaxy that crashed in the backyard,

He was filmed crawling on the floor with a broken body and standing up using the wall as a support.

Ugh.

The sound of broken bones falling back into place.

Eunha, who had vomited blood mixed with intestines, wipes her lips.

dump…

The rabbit girl with her mouth covered slumps down helplessly.

Why?

Surely, we have reached a dead end,

I had no choice but to open the window…

“Cough… What are you doing? Aren’t you following me? It’s the rule.”

Kuung-!

But then,

Something bigger than before crashes into the backyard.

A monster made up of pitch-black darkness.

‘That thing’ that fell in the exact same place where the galaxy fell,

He writhes in agony, scattering countless eyes and teeth.

『Uhhh!』

The body of ‘that thing’ that crashed into the backyard shatters like a piece of candy.

A monster that cannot be hurt by ordinary weapons.

But, maybe it’s because it’s an apartment managed by an elderly security guard.

Like the [Red Lady]’s claws.

The ‘thing’ that crashed into the backyard managed by the ‘security monster’ looked to be in pretty bad shape.

“Uwaaa …

『Ugh, ugh.』

And, looking down at that sight,

The galaxy smiled kindly,

Slowly, I lead my body to recovery… and move my trembling legs,

I start walking back to the apartment entrance.

“Cough… Does it hurt once a day, or many times a day… It’s the same thing.”

『Uh… uh… uh…』

The monster that crashed and wriggled in the backyard, too,

I stagger up and follow Galaxy into the apartment.

Don’t stop walking.

The rules of [The Black Book].

“Are you messing with our kids?… Follow me to the rooftop again.”

『Uh …

“I will suffer in place of ‘Mr. Rabbit’, so you should suffer with me.”

What a bizarre sight.

My head can’t keep up.

Is the monster chasing the galaxy?

Or is it the galaxy that is pulling the monster along?

‘What is that…?’

Bloodstains on the floor.

A person falling.

A monster that follows and falls.

Fall to death.

‘Rabbit Girl’ is like a person who has turned white,

With trembling hands, she hugged the ‘clay doll’ that Eunha had made.

I don’t know anymore.

Win the galaxy.