episode_0039

This is room 701 now.

Since I didn’t clean the house and didn’t want to talk, I brought him to the common area.

“So, it’s a space where all kinds of strange things roam around.”

“Honestly, I don’t believe it.”

“Really? You will see it later.”

The new kid’s name is Jeong Hae-won.

It is said that he is an amsaeng who dropped out of high school and started a lintel.

“Well, then.”

“Huh?”

“Can I call you Dabin noona?”

“Just call me sister. It’s disgusting to give it a name.”

I said completely coolly and turned on the coffee pot.

I’ve been making noises at my sister all the time, but now that I’m like this, I feel like the masculinity inside me is coming back.

Bubble bubble.

The kettle boils.

I poured water into a mug and put mixed coffee into it.

Two steaming cups were placed on the table.

“Now.”

“Ah. Is it coffee?”

“Yes. I’m coming to my senses while drinking.”

Jeong Hae-won sips his coffee and shivers alone.

“Oh, wow!”

Just ignore it.

This is what I heard when I first came here.

This apartment. I said it was a space with multiple entrances but no exits.

It finally feels real now.

I took a sip of coffee to my mouth and looked into the mug.

Milk foam floats on top of the caramel color.

“That’s something I learned while wandering around here. Did you write it down on paper? If I don’t have anything to do later, I’ll just read that.”

“Ah. Yes.”

“Drink all the coffee.”

“No, I said read it!”

“Are you crazy? What if I read it now and get it on the paper?”

He snatched the document, put it down, and took two cookie dough from the cupboard.

I put one in my mouth and tried to give him one too.

“Huh?”

Gulp, gulp.

“Kya.”

“No, drink it all at once? Isn’t it hot?”

“It’s hot.”

“But why drink it.”

“Because it’s fun? When you put something like this in front of you, it gives you a bit of a sense of challenge. Isn’t your sister like that?”

This bastard hits one shot of hot coffee at a time.

Is this also from Daju Yoon’s class? For some reason, I feel anxious.

“Can I read it now?”

“Okay. Do whatever you want. But be careful not to tear the paper.”

“Yes,” said Jeong Hae-won, looking through the documents.

I opened the cupboard again.

It’s already a tall cupboard, and I’m so short that I have to stand on a chair to reach it.

A ceramic container full of cookie dough. It’s a snack I used to hate because it was too sweet, but these days it’s so delicious. After all, when you’re stressed, you crave sweets.

Take the butter cookie next to you too. Since my hands were busy, I put one more cookie dough to my mouth.

“But sister. Looking at what’s written here, it seems like there’s something there. It still doesn’t feel real.”

“Slowly, softly, blackly, softly, softly, softly.”

“Put down what you have in your mouth and speak, sister.”

“Actually, there is still a way to check. Do you want to try it?”

I handed out a cookie dough to Jeong Hae-won.

“Ah. It’s okay.”

“Really? Then I should eat it.”

After putting the snacks in my pocket, I went out to the front door.

“Come out and see. I’ll show you right away what we’re doing here.”

Hallway-style apartment. A place with long railings.

Even if you don’t necessarily check the clock, it’s obvious what time it is.

Intense midday sunlight.

Jeong Hae-won sticks out his tongue and mutters.

“Wow. It was night just a moment ago.”

“Looking at something like a lintel from the corner of the room doesn’t mean you lose sense of time. At that age, you have to live faithfully every day.”

“I dropped out of school.”

“Are you just talking about studying? You can also learn skills. Don’t you need to get a certificate and prepare for a job? At least make some money by working part-time.”

Is it because I’m bored, or is it because I haven’t seen my younger brother in a while? Without realizing it, the old man inside me awakens.

“Did your sister do that?”

“I…! I studied drawing hard, dude. Anyway, check this out.”

My heart sinks at the blow of conversion.

Quickly getting back to the point, I pressed myself against the railing.

Blue sky.

The spring breeze blows through the white clouds.

I took out my cell phone and lifted it up.

“Now. You can see this.”

“Yes.”

[● 3 unread messages on KakaoTalk]

– ah

-What are you doing?

-What are you doing all of a sudden?

6th floor railing.

I let go of my hand holding the phone.

“Huh? Throw away your cell phone?”

“I told you to watch.”

The cell phone begins free fall.

Gradually getting closer to the bottom, just before reaching the bottom.

The appearance disappears in an instant.

“What is it? Where did you go?”

“Up.”

I stretched out my arm and grabbed my phone.

Ok.

Perhaps because of the acceleration, my palm feels tingly after being hit by the phone.

Still, keep your cool attitude. I looked back at Jeong Hae-won with a grin.

“This is the first time coming back.”

“Wow…”

“This is what happens when you try to escape from here. Even if I try to go down the stairs, it’s the same. I heard from other people about jumping out of the window.”

“Crazy.”

“So.”

After I stopped talking, I quickly checked my phone.

[● 30 unread messages on KakaoTalk]

– Wow wow wow wow

– ???

-What the fuck?

– What is it?

“That’s why I keep walking around the apartment, looking for an exit. Because I can’t get out of here by normal means.”

“Ah. So are all the other people out to explore now?”

“That’s right. Now there are four more people besides me.”

“Oh…”

He’s a bit smart, so I think it’s true that his brain turns quickly.

I was already bored. It would be fun to teach this and that.

“That’s right. There’s one more thing, should I show you that too?”

“Yes! Show me.”

This is why old people like newbies.

I don’t know everything, but I want to teach you as much as I can.

“Then I’ll show you the warehouse this time.”

“Yes? There is also a storage room in the apartment? Are you on this floor?”

“Yes. At the end of the hallway. Follow me!”

Tododog.

What makes this so funny?

My steps become faster without me realizing it.

***

13th floor apartment.

Choi Se-rim waited for Da-ju in front of the water tank.

“What’s in there?”

“Yes.”

“Can you bring that?”

“Ugh…is this hair? It’s slippery and there’s something inside.”

“Yes. That’s right.”

This is according to the information obtained by reading Dabin’s thoughts.

“I’ll come out now!”

“Yes. Thank you Daju.”

“Puha! I thought I was suffocating to death.”

“Just put what you took out on the floor.”

“Yes, sister.”

“……”

Serim Choi quietly looked at the lump on the floor.

A few pieces of flesh wrapped in hair.

Although it is not making any sound.

I barely feel life anymore.

I could still read thoughts.

why

pain

Oxygen

bondage

A short word keeps coming to mind.

Choi Se-rim quietly crouched down and shared her thoughts.

Claire Watson.

sister.

sorry. For leaving it there for too long.

Then a memory from before came to mind.

Choi Se-rim quietly let the film roll in her head.

It was when I was young.

Even in my earliest memories, the world was strange.

Mom always said that the original world was safe.

Originally, the library was a place where people only came for a short time to read books.

We’re trapped here.

So, walking around the library looking for an exit. Then, no one should die in the first place.

There was a world outside. Not anymore.

One day mom didn’t come back.

For the first few days, my father became increasingly angry, and later he became annoyed by everything.

The care of young children abandoned by their parents was left to other refugees.

Sister Claire.

Aunt Tasha.

Mr. Exorcist.

This spells saint grandfather.

The only thing Choi Se-rim can read is other people’s thoughts.

She thought she had become dull, but sometimes it felt like her heart was being torn apart by a red-hot iron.

Even though I knew everything, I deliberately left Claire in the cold water tank.

Until the harmful ingredients hidden in tap water completely disappear.

Claire’s purification ability was used that way.

“Sister, are you crying? Suddenly?”

“……”

“Why?”

“……”

“Did you see something strange? Is this also a meme killer?”

“……Daju Yoon.”

“Yes?”

“Something. Stay still.”

Serim Choi continued to look at the words that came to mind.

[Hate and struggle are useless Betrayal Don’t abandon me Why? Please kill me, I want to rest now, I can’t, the melting body, horror, oxygen binding, suffocation, purification, water, darkness, kill me, anger]

After watching it for a while, I changed a few things.

[Don’t throw away the betrayal of the dragon, hurry up and kill him. I want to rest now. No, oxygen binding, suffocation, purification, water, darkness, kill me, anger]

Continue.

I manipulated other people’s thoughts as I pleased.

[Rim Yong ■ ■Don’t ■come on. Take it easy now. Ahn ■gyeol suffocation■ do■■ give it to me]

[For ■■ Seo■ . Now■ rest. An expression ]

Forgiveness.

Rest now.

rest

To alleviate their guilt, they force themselves to be forgiven.

Choi Se-rim sharpened her fingertips.

I collected fallen leaves, waste paper, and scrap cloth that had piled up on the rooftop.

My fingernails broke and turned white.

Blood flowed from flesh scratched on the rough floor.

One clear spring day.

A day with spring rain.

Da-ju Yoon shook Se-rim Choi’s shoulder.

“Sister! Come to your senses. Sister!”

“Yoon, Daju sobbing! It’s not like that… Ugh. Around. Gather everything around you and prepare to light it.”

“Is it okay?”

“Hurry!”

Forgiveness.

Rest now.

rest

A new word appears below the modified word.

question

what

?

“Please. Please do it quickly. Daju. Please…”

“Here. I’ll light the drum on fire.”

Hwareuk.

A flame rises.

Choi Se-rim struggled to get up. Prepared for the funeral.

Now all we have to do is throw Claire’s body in there.

All you have to do is make your sister comfortable.

“Hipp. Black. Hmm…”

“Sister…”

I was just about to separate my fingers.

From a lump of flesh that had not responded for some time.

One word slowly took shape.

Serim?

“I’m sorry. sorry. I’m sorry…”

Serim?

that’s right?

Choi Se-rim gasped and nodded.

Then the two words from earlier came to mind again.

Forgiveness

rest

Now without saying anything. With my lips tightly bitten.

Choi Se-rim let go.

Claire’s body settled into the fire and rose into smoke.

Rainy Day.

It was a sunny spring day.