episode_0045

“Ah. This feels really strange.”

The lining is okay because it’s just a black dress, but the outer material is too rough.

When I ran my hand over my sleeve, I knew for sure.

This is a costume that has been modified for cosplay by sewing an apron onto a normal dress.

“Hey. Is that enough now?”

Of course, the place was in front of the full-length mirror hanging in the entrance.

Just looking at my reflection in the mirror makes my face feel hot.

The only people in the room are Daju Yoon and me, but that alone makes me feel like I’ve been thrown naked onto the street.

“Is it okay? Take it off now?”

“Of course it didn’t work out.”

“Ah, why!”

Daju Yoon gestures quickly.

“Keep wearing pants. Don’t you know that you have to take off the bottom to be fully dressed?”

“But this… … . The skirt is too short… … .”

“Then just stay still. I will help you.”

I slapped away Daju’s approaching hand.

“That’s it. I will take it off.”

I pulled down my gym pants and took them off.

This somehow reminds me of when I was in school. At that time, I thought it would be convenient to see girls changing into their gym clothes under their skirts. I was also honestly jealous that some of my friends who were popular would borrow the girls’ skirts and change into them.

But I didn’t know it would happen this way.

It’s my first time wearing a skirt. The bare legs exposed are cool.

I keep wondering if this really feels like ‘wearing clothes.’

How do women walk around like this?

Whether I was embarrassed or not, Daju Yoon was very excited.

“Oppa, there isn’t much left now. Lastly, you just need to use this.”

Lastly, I received this maid headband and finished it off by putting it on my head.

Daju Yoon even told us the name ‘Katyusha’.

My impression of wearing it is that something dangles at the end of my vision, which bothers me.

“… … Is it okay?”

“It’s perfect.”

“How long do I have to wear it?”

“Hmm. Can’t I stay like this for the rest of my life? Honestly, it suits you very well. If you go to a maid cafe, you’ll get a job right away, right?”

“You can really kill me, Daju.”

Whether I grind my teeth or not, they just laugh at me. That’s even more humiliating.

“Just stay still for a moment. Take a picture. ruler. one two. Three!”

click-

“If you smile just once, it’s over, oppa.”

“I don’t like it.”

Even though I fell for the threats and ended up like this.

Your mind will not be controlled.

“Oh please!”

“Do not tickle.”

“It’s complete only when you smile. I don’t compromise.”

Daju Yoon stubbornly turns her head.

“Ha… … .”

“I think you are taking it too easy, but there may be a second Yoon Da-ju.”

“You know you’re crossing the line, right?”

“So smile.”

Daju’s eyes, coming close to the front, are full of excitement and madness.

“Smile.”

“… … Crazy bitch.”

I gave a cold smile mixed with astonishment and ridicule, but Daju Yoon seemed somewhat satisfied with that.

“Ah. It’s so cute I’m dying.”

“Okay? Now take it off.”

I was just about to change my clothes again.

Ugh.

Da-ju Yoon presses his shoulder.

It doesn’t hurt, but it’s hard to resist because it’s pressed from above.

“Ah. Just a little!”

I used all my strength to shake off Daju’s arm.

Daju lost her balance for a moment, stumbled, and then fell! and fell to the floor.

He falls down and just raises his head,

Hesil-

He is smiling with a face that seems like he has everything in the world.

It’s creepy.

“This is the end. From now on, call me sister.”

I turned away from Daju, who was glancing at my body, and changed my clothes as quickly as possible.

“Ha… … .”

Wise man time is coming.

Going this far is a struggle to maintain my identity as a man.

I feel like I’m being completely treated like a woman these days.

First of all, there is a problem with speech.

Everyone is older than me, so I have to use respectful language, but this is a problem.

To be precise, it’s a problem because it overlaps with my current appearance.

While everyone sees me as a cute younger sister, I also consider myself a ‘older sister.’ What are you doing… … .’ She speaks like this. Anyone can see that she is a heavenly woman.

However, from now on, I can’t speak informally. Saying ‘-I do’ doesn’t stick even if it means dying. You might not know this from my time in the military, but I ended up serving as a public servant because of my small waist.

Next is Daju Yoon.

Its very existence is a problem. I just don’t want to think about it. It’s nice to be able to talk to him in a harsh tone, but the more I do that, the more I get involved. I just don’t want to talk much.

The only time I can act like a man is when I’m in front of Jung Hae-won.

He guides me along by telling me various things.

You can also point it out directly when they do something strange.

It’s not a very good thing to do. I also know that craving someone else is wrong, regardless of the intensity. I know that. But this kind of thing is more like a man… … It can’t be helped.

okay! It may be contradictory!

In order to look more manly, he changed his title to ‘sister’. As if that wasn’t enough, he was even photographed wearing a maid’s uniform in front of Da-ju Yoon.

But perhaps what’s important is my heart. Not what it appears on the outside.

“Um.”

It certainly seems like that.

My head becomes clearer because I have a clear definition. Even complicated thoughts seem to have been roughly organized.

As I was nodding to myself, my phone screen suddenly appeared in front of me.

“Sister. Would you like to see a photo?”

A woman wearing a maid uniform is standing on the screen that Daju holds out.

It definitely looks like me.

But it’s strange.

When taking pictures, I promised myself never to smile. I thought it was a sneer rather than a genuine smile.

But still, the picture comes out.

Nonsense.

“I should change this to my phone background,” I said, leaving behind Daju, who was laughing, and approached the mirror.

I make various facial expressions.

A selling expression.

A glaring expression.

Then I tried to frown a lot.

It’s clear on his face that he’s angry.

The problem is that the fundamental atmosphere does not go away at all.

A timid high school girl.

No matter what you do, it will just look cute.

It’s really driving me crazy.

He pushed Da-ju Yoon’s back, who was grinning like a pervert.

“Now get out.”

Crazy bitch. I pushed as hard as I could, but it didn’t move.

“Get out!!!”

After banishing Daju Yoon, I flopped down on the bed.

I’m so mentally drained that I can’t even think of doing anything.

I need to rest for a while. maybe.

***

Crash.

I carefully opened the front door and went out into the hallway.

A hallway with no one in it. The sunset is already setting in the sky outside the railing.

I walked towards the elevator.

Slurp-

I opened the door and pressed the button.

[4A11]

According to information confirmed through cross-verification of smartphone AI and survivors’ data, the library appears to be one floor.

The elevator starts to move, making a creaking sound.

I raised my head and looked in the mirror.

I see a girl with unfocused eyes.

This is what I look like. I still can’t believe it.

Meanwhile, the elevator arrived at its destination and made a rattling noise.

thud!

The surrounding area is a space reminiscent of a medieval church.

Sunlight pours in from the stained glass high up in the long hallway, and the ceiling is so high that it is hard to see.

As I was about to step out into the hallway, I stopped.

“Huh?”

At the other end of the hallway, Choi Se-rim was waiting for me.

“Hello Dabin~.”

Serim Choi leans against the wall and gently waves her hand in greeting.

what.

“Why is my sister here?”

“Didn’t you say you would call me sister?”

“That’s not important right now.”

Choi Serim just looks at me and smiles.

I walked quickly through the hallway and approached Serim Choi.

“How is my sister here?”

“… … Follow me.”

Serim Choi went down the spiral staircase right in front of her.

“Now. This is the library.”

Under the stairs were endless rows of bookshelves.

The look of an old-fashioned library that you only see in books.

Choi Se-rim stands in place with her arms outstretched and takes a circle around her.

“That’s right. Is this your first time here, Dabin? What book do you want to read?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“People who don’t know can’t come here.”

Choi Se-rim spoke clearly and pulled a thin book from the bookshelf.

“Aren’t you here because there’s information you’re looking for?”

The title of the book stands out.

[How to escape from this apartment]

As soon as I realized what that meant, I unconsciously took a deep breath.

“What is it? Is this real?”

“Okay. If you follow what is written in this book, you can escape from here. me too. Dabin too. Other people too.”

“Then show me quickly! If you know this, why didn’t you tell me until now?”

A thin book came into my hand.

Choi Se-rim sweeps her hair back with a strange expression.

“Check it out.”

“… … Yes.”

So, if I just follow these instructions, I can get out of this horrible place, right?

I turned the first cover with a trembling heart.

There is just one sentence written on a blank piece of white paper.

[This is not an apartment.]

“What is it? I heard this is not an apartment. Do you know what this means?”

Instead of answering, Serim Choi puts her finger to my mouth.

Shh.

“Keep reading.”

I looked to another page.

[This place exists apart from the world line.]

I feel a cold gaze.

Serim Choi looks down at me and whispers softly.

“Continued.”

I turned to the next chapter.

[Therefore, it is impossible to get out of here. Even if you leave, the act itself has no meaning.]

[However, there is one method.

It is to eliminate the reason why you cannot leave this place.

In other words, it is to prevent the disaster that forced this space to separate from the world.

It also means that one must confront at least two or more gods at the same time.]

“Huh?”

I quickly took my hand away from the book.

The next page was completely stained black.

Ink was dripping from the book, and the fingertips that were turning the pages were stained black.

“Uh huh?”

Paper thoroughly stained black.

The strange thing was that you could clearly see that it had black letters written on it.

Thump thump thump!

“Sister! Let’s eat dinner!”

Thump thump thump!

I got up in shock.

My thoughts are blurry as if there is fog in my head.

Nearby is room 704, which I always see.

I am lying in bed.

okay.

It was a dream.

As if to prove that fact, the bed is wet with cold sweat.

The voice heard outside the door is also familiar.

It’s Yoon Da-ju.

But it’s a bit strange to say that.

“Wait a minute. no way. Dabin unni!!! You didn’t die of shame, right? ah. What do we do? ah… … . Ahhh… … . I’ll open the door and go in!”

No. What is he thinking?