episode_0069

“Ah! That’s right!”

Heo Yun suddenly regained his vitality and spoke.

“My baby. Shall I show you?”

***

I returned from a hellish apartment to a living space that at least guaranteed safety.

7th floor. Due to the influence of the reality generator, this place has the appearance of an ordinary apartment.

This is a family home located in the middle of the hallway on the 7th floor.

This is the space where Heo Yoon and Seok Hyeon-min lived.

There is no need to characterize it, it is moderately spacious, reasonably furnished, and moderately comfortable. It’s that kind of house.

Choi Se-rim lay down on the sofa and fell asleep again, and Jeong Hae-won stretched out to his fullest.

Da-ju Yoon sits next to Yoon Heo and chatters.

“What have you been doing, Yuni? You look very tired.”

“No. just… … . There was.”

And the one person left is Seok Hyeon-min.

He said he went to the warehouse to get something, so he’ll be back here soon.

As I was quietly looking at the house, Jeong Hae-won spoke next to me.

“Anyway, it seems like it’s been a really long time.”

“Huh? What?”

“This is how we all came together.”

“… … I guess so.”

It’s only been a few days since I was at the library, but it really felt that way.

It might be like that after being away in a completely alien space. When I returned to ‘reality’ again, everything I had seen felt like a lie. I passed the previous events off as if they were a dream and forgot everything. I gave up on escaping. It would be nice if I could live a normal life here on the 7th floor.

I learned very well that that was not possible.

The librarian’s authority at the library taught me several new things.

First of all, it’s something that will happen in the future.

This apartment won’t last long. To begin with, this is an unstable space created by a tangle of numerous events. It will soon disappear. It probably won’t last even a year. Depending on how things are going, it may collapse sooner than that. What if the apartment collapses? We, who are inside it, will not be able to survive either. We are not just talking about a building collapsing, but existence itself collapsing, becoming something that never existed from the beginning.

What we have to do is escape from here before that happens.

And the current situation is also problematic.

The power to organize and manage infinite information. The newly acquired ‘insight’ laid out a lot of information before me.

What is the flow of breathing of people around you?

Where does a speck of dust move?

Also, what country does the table in the living room come from?

wooden table

– Indonesian wood plywood processing

When you concentrate, information appears before your eyes as you look.

Information about Heo Yoon, whom I met after a long time.

“How are you, Dabin? How much I missed my sister!”

Heo Yoon smiled brightly and came next to me.

The face was smiling, but it seemed as if something had been drained. The corners of the eyes were sunken, and the cheeks were thin.

More than anything, a feeling of something uneasy comes over me.

Perhaps this is the ability of ‘eye of insight’. Because other people didn’t seem to notice anything strange at all.

I answered, trying hard to hide my expression.

“Yes. But you look a little tired.”

“Ah. this? Because there were only two people here. There was a lot more work to do.”

On the outside, it doesn’t seem like much has changed… … .

What on earth?

I don’t think I’m a meme killer or caught up in some supernatural phenomenon. It feels as if the person named Heo Yoon himself is covered in a shadow.

“Please wait. Seok Hyun-min, why doesn’t he come here?”

Heo Yoon got up and headed to the kitchen.

When I opened the drawer and saw him rummaging through it, it seemed like he was planning to bring out some tea or something.

“It would be nice to have something like coffee at home. I wonder if we ran out last time?”

“No. It’s okay… … .”

“It’s been a while since we met, so I should at least do something like this.”

Eyes with deep dark circles are curved like a crescent moon.

Yun didn’t usually laugh like this.

“Oppa.”

Daju Yoon must have noticed something was wrong, too, as he came next to me and lowered his voice.

“Isn’t it a little strange?”

“Yes.”

“Perhaps,”

“But I’m not sure yet.”

“What did you two talk about?”

“No. It was just useless talk. Daju is usually good at saying things like that. haha… … .”

Was the acting too awkward?

Heo Yoon stops talking and looks at me intently.

“What did you say?”

“No. that is… … .”

That time when it seemed like I was going to be questioned at any moment.

“Oppa!”

“Uh, huh?”

“You must keep your promise! Why are you pretending not to know?”

Daju intervened with good timing.

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“No, you’re pretending not to know again. You know what! that. You decided to wear it one more time. Hi-Hi. Is it still in the warehouse?”

Ah, that’s what it was about.

It was about something that happened at the library.

“Okay~ If you’re grateful, I’ll do it later. You know that outfit from back then, right?”

“Daju Yoon. you. P.”

“That’s right. I’m saying that myself.”

At that time, I thought you were really crazy.

I am grateful for the help, but I am not very pleased with the results.

As I just quietly listen, Daju pokes my side and whispers.

“Hurry.”

Since he changed the topic, he means to react accordingly. So that Heo Yoon doesn’t get suspicious.

But I’m not good at acting.

I endured the awkwardness and spoke.

“Ah… … . I’m really embarrassed… … . Do you have to wear that?”

As I typed my lines, albeit awkwardly, Heo Yoon also turned his attention to this.

The grim atmosphere calmed down in an instant.

“What is it? What did you two decide to wear?”

“Yes! Maid clothes! Don’t you think you’ll get along perfectly with Davin oppa?”

This time, Heo Yoon secretly smiles.

The scary aura still remains, but it is less evident than when smiling broadly.

At first glance, I wonder if I was mistaken.

“Dabin happened to make such a promise. Anyway, cheer up! If you take a picture, show it to me!”

“I won’t show it. Never.”

I shook my head, managing my expression as best as I could.

Very routinely. Acting as if he was taking a joke.

“Hmm. well? Does that depend on how much your brother cooperates? Won’t it change?”

And the moment when Da-ju Yoon naturally took over the conversation.

I saw something.

These were unusual ‘objects’ placed throughout the house.

Diapers, baby bottles, and even small, cute blankets.

These are all items needed to raise a baby. and. Of all the people I’ve seen, no one is pregnant, let alone a baby.

There is another strange thing.

Even if you give in a hundred times and really have a baby, don’t you usually take care of baby products with more care?

Those items, which are usually washed and stored cleanly, are scattered haphazardly in the corner of the room.

The ominous feeling becomes increasingly stronger.

What should I do?

Da-ju Yoon and Hae-won Jeong are very tired, but they can move quickly if they want to. The problem is Choi Se-rim.

Without knowing anything, Choi Se-rim is asleep on the sofa.

And, there is one more person who needs to check the status.

Rattling-

The door opened and another person came into the house.

“Uh. Hyunmin came?”

“Yes. Sister.”

Seok Hyeon-min looked at Heo Yoon with a sad face for a moment, then turned his head towards me.

“What is it? Dabin was there too. There are other kids too.”

Seok Hyun-min’s impression hasn’t changed much, but it seems difficult to shake off the tired feeling.

Moreover, like Heo Yoon’s, his voice was completely drained of energy.

“… … Is everyone safe?”

“Yes.”

“Then I’m glad.”

“But bro.”

I spoke, trying to suppress my trembling voice.

“What’s in that bag?”

“Ah.”

Rustling.

Seok Hyeon-min slightly lifts the black plastic bag he was holding in his hand.

“This?”

“Yes.”

“I’m going to eat it. What my sister likes.”

Is it food?

It looks like the food was kept cold, and water droplets formed on the bag.

Condensed water droplets gather and trickle down to the floor.

That wasn’t the only thing that flowed.

Dark red water droplets formed on the pointed end of the black plastic bag.

Talk.

Todog.

The fishy-smelling meat juice fell to the floor.

“Ah, Seok Hyun-min, what are you doing? It’s a waste!”

“Yes. Sorry. Sister.”

Seok Hyeon-min spoke weakly, picked up the envelope, and headed to the kitchen.

Heo Yoon suddenly stands up, falls down on the floor, and starts licking the dripping juice.

Churrup. Churrup.

“Heo Eok.”

Tsk tsk tsk.

“Wow. Huh. Kehehe! Big.”

Heo Yoon licks the floor while holding his breath as if he can’t miss even a single drop.

“Uh, sister, why are you like that?”

“Sister!”

Da-ju Yoon and Hae-won Jeong rush to stop him, but Heo Yoon shakes them off and falls to the floor again.

“It’s delicious. It’s so delicious. There’s no way this is a strange food. huh?

There is no way my baby is eating something strange!!!!!”

“I’m crazy… … .”

Da-joo mutters as if he is greatly shocked.

In the kitchen, Seok Hyeon-min was peeling off the bag and taking out what was inside.

“Phew.”

Seok Hyun-min sighs heavily and picks up the contents.

Soon a large piece of meat was placed in the kitchen.

Row after row,

Dark red blood flows endlessly between Seok Hyeon-min’s fingers.

Shoot ah-

I turned on the water in the sink to wash away the blood, but that wasn’t enough.

Drop, drop.

Blood continues to drip from the meat.

Coo!

Now a large piece of meat is placed on the cutting board.

It was only a glimpse, but that was enough to convince me.

That’s not pork or beef.

then.

What kind of meat is this?

The moment I had a question, the ‘insight plan’ was activated.

“Ugh!”

I couldn’t help but gag right away.

“Oppa!”

“Daju Yoon. Just stay still… … .”

I raised my arm and pushed Daju away as he approached me.

I barely managed to hold back the nausea that rose up and continue speaking.

“Here… … . We must not lose this place.”

“Yes?”

“If the 7th floor is taken away, there will be no place to rest or reorganize. So, you can’t run away.”

“What does that mean?”

“It’s a monster.”

Lick. Lick.

Heo Yun closes his eyes and continues licking the floor.

“… … There’s something on this floor.”

The scary thing is that there was no outside influence on her mind.

Monsters don’t move like that. It’s actually more terrible.

Heo Yoon and Seok Hyeon-min lost their reason purely through their own thoughts.

It’s only been a few days since we left the 7th floor.