episode_0089

If there had ever been such an unpleasant encounter in her life, Leah would probably have thought like this.

At the very least, the windbreaker who talked his parents into putting him in the research lab would be hated less than this guy.

‘hi… … ?’

At some point, the appearance of a ‘male’ in the form of a small, cute boy appeared in front of them, causing turmoil in their lives.

Unlike Leah, who started to become wary of the sight of the male she encountered for the first time after escaping from the lab grounds and things like this.

The good-natured Yunmei welcomed the boy in the same way she always did.

At this time, it would have been better if he had done what Yunmei did.

Could things have gone a little wrong?

‘I’m Fay. you… ?’

‘This is Yunmei, and this is Leah!! Nice to meet you!!

It’s just us here… !! ‘Your friends have increased?’

After Fei, a male Arachnelian boy, joined the group, the previous gentle and heart-warming atmosphere gradually began to disappear.

Instead, the atmosphere became lively, and a lively atmosphere began to flow between the three men and women, as they burst into laughter and made each other laugh.

Unlike Leah, who was happy to be with Yunmei, Yunmei seemed to be very happy to have a new friend.

So, Leah, who always cared for Yunmei even though she was always tickling, had no choice but to tolerate Fei’s presence because she did not want to disappoint Yunmei, whom she liked so much after welcoming a new friend.

But at what point did it start?

I began to feel a subtle current between Yunmei and Fei.

With Yunmei not in the mood to go hunting today, Leah managed to grab a small piece of prey with a little more effort than usual, and she trembled softly from the scary feeling she had already felt in front of the hideout.

This feeling as if the hairs on my entire body were standing on end.

A very dirty feeling, as if something precious to me was being taken away.

The moment I entered the hideout where I had entered while suppressing all kinds of negative feelings, I saw the boy and his friend sleeping, leaning against each other while hugging each other.

Leah put down the prey she had been hunting in a nearby warehouse and left the hiding place, never to return there again.

A friend who no longer looks only at himself.

However, the boy who is the reason for this, Fei, is not a bad kid at all.

I also knew that Fei, a good boy, would cherish Yunmei, as if he were born to be a couple with Yunmei.

Therefore, rather than suppressing emotions that were difficult to handle, Leah simply chose to quietly disappear.

And the choice seemed to work out well.

For at least a year.

As she lived in a new home around her favorite hunting ground, she sometimes watched Yunmei and Fei from afar.

Yunmei was looking depressed for a while, and Fei was doing his best to comfort her.

However, with time, love can solve many things, and little by little, Yunmei began to smile again, and soon began to share deeper emotional exchanges with Fei.

And at some point, they seemed to have awakened to each other’s feelings, and the way a man and a woman might appear has also been shown from time to time.

‘pay… Faye… … !! I love you.. Ugh… … !!’

‘Yu.. Yunmei… !! Yunmei… … !!’

There was a bit of a shadow in Leah’s calm but surprised eyes as she watched the scene, but that was okay.

Because his only friend is gradually becoming happier.

They are finding a meaning in life that is bigger than themselves, and they are becoming happy even though it is not them who are by their side.

But the problem began to arise in an area that I could not have even imagined at the time.

Gradually, the number of times they come out of the hideout decreases, but at some point, Yunmei does not show up outside the hideout at all, and Fei’s unknown behavior comes in and out of the hideout day after day with an expression on her face as if she is being chased by something.

Because of this, Leah, who was lost in thought for three days and finally made a decision, was able to set foot in the home she had come from for the first time in a year.

‘ostrich… Leah… … ?’

‘Yunmei… … ‘

‘Now I too… I can feel it like a spider web… I practiced… …

Because it doesn’t feel like Fei… It’s Leah… … ?’

Yunmei, who had become so gaunt as if she had suffered from malnutrition, struggled to move her thin body, held on to her swollen belly, slowly got up from her seat, and walked towards Leah.

Leah felt an instant of dizziness hit her head as she looked at Yunmei’s appearance, which looked so unnatural, as if she were looking at children with bulging bellies due to malnutrition.

‘ah… ‘I think I’m having a baby.’

‘is it… … ‘It might take a lifetime to think of names for children?’

‘I’m going to put off those worries until later… …

I have to try it… Because there’s nothing you can do… …

I left some meat for you… !!

Take it with you when you go… !!’

‘You eat yourself. Didn’t you say you had a child?

I guess I have time to pay attention to myself.

ha… I’m trying to take a difficult path… … ‘

Leah, who was momentarily filled with tears at the sound of Yunmei’s voice telling a joke even though she was drooping from lack of strength, turned around and put down a few pieces of meat she had brought next to her just in case.

‘I’ll come see you sometime… ‘

‘huh… It’s been a while, Leah… …

If this isn’t a dream… often… Show me your face… …

really… Because I missed you… … Understand… ?’

At Yunmei’s last heartfelt words, Leah ran out of her hiding place as if running away.

Because I was thinking more and more, I couldn’t even wipe the tears that were already flowing from my eyes, so I just walked around in a daze.

The image of Yunmei looking so distressed, yet smiling weakly as if trying not to show that she was in pain, appeared again as if it were right in front of my eyes.

‘Lea.. Leah… !! I was worried because it suddenly disappeared!!

What happened? How are you?

‘I heard Yunmei was also very worried?’

In the meantime, at the sound of Fei’s cries, which she happened to encounter at this very moment, Leah slowly raised her head.

‘It’s nice to meet you!! Did Yunmei wait for you for a long time?

I’m sure they’ll like it when they see you..!! Come on in… … ‘

‘We’ve already met… ‘

‘Uh… uh… ?’

After being taken aback by Leah’s words for a moment, Leah began glaring with tear-filled eyes at Fei, who looked embarrassed as if she had realized that she had seen Yunmei’s appearance.

‘Why Yunmei…

You made it difficult for Yunmei… … ?’

‘sorry… I never thought it would be this hard… …

I am… I really couldn’t have imagined it… … Sorry… …

From the moment the egg was hatched… From then on… For sure… …

I got so thin so quickly that it became scary… … ‘

‘It’s your fault…’ !! It’s your fault… … !!

If only you hadn’t shown up… …

I’d rather come out… If only Yunmei had stayed in those days when we lived together… !!’

‘ostrich… … ‘

‘Take responsibility somehow… !!

Somehow… … It means taking responsibility… !!

Yunmei… Hmm… Yunmei… … ‘

In the end, Fay, unable to answer, lowered her head helplessly with a vain look on her face, and Leah, who was also unable to continue speaking, ran forward as fast as her feet could take her.

This was just providence.

However, their situation surrounding that providence was just not good.

So it was clear that this was not Fei’s fault.

Nevertheless, he was criticizing Fei, who looked as distressed as Yunmei.

It would have been better if I had blamed myself for saying bad things inside.

Among all of this, the sight of Fei lowering her head as if she was a sinner with nothing to say made her, who was only a bystander, even more miserable.

Leah spent three days regretting and thinking about what to do and how to look at Fei’s and Yunmei’s faces.

But in the end, she was able to conclude that if she, who was a bystander, did not start something, she would not be able to do anything anymore, and there might not be a next time.

After finally making up her mind, even though it was not enough, Leah packed up all the game she had caught and collected, and walked towards everyone’s house, a ray of hope.

If you and Fei hunt together, cut down as much food as you can, and feed it to Yunmei.

Then, somehow, we will be able to escape the crisis we are facing.

‘It was my mistake to leave you behind, Yunmei… …

I’m sorry… Even now, I am on my way to receive forgiveness… …

So this time… So that we can overcome it together… … ‘