episode_0170

I don’t remember anything.

I woke up in a strangely familiar room.

Look around.

First, I went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror.

A young-faced woman with a gentle expression is looking across from me.

Because of this easy-looking face, I’ve been in a lot of trouble in the past.

I was studying in the reading room when he randomly took my number.

That piece of trash who was trying to get the student’s number. What is he doing now…?

anyway.

What’s in the mirror is my reflection.

“My head hurts.”

He held his head and muttered to himself.

I feel like I’m forgetting something important, but I can’t figure out what it is.

“Just a minute.”

I ran to the mirror again.

“I was originally… … . a man… … .”

“And… ….”

Boom bang bang bang bang!

Someone is knocking loudly on the door.

I don’t remember anything. I’m in a strange place.

First of all, it would be a good idea to check if there is anyone outside.

“Is it weird?”

I opened the door and looked outside, but there was no one.

“Who knocked on the door and ran away?”

The sound didn’t continue, so I went back into the room.

What should I say?

It feels like unfamiliar memories are scattered in pieces in my head.

“I. Were you originally a man?”

Clearly, my memories of being a woman are more vivid.

I also hung out with girls my age when I was young.

There was a time when I would tie my hair up and go out.

I also remember wearing my school uniform and chatting with the kids at school.

Everything is there.

But, for some reason, a feeling of discomfort lingers in my head.

“I’m definitely a girl.”

Now that I think about it, this isn’t the first time I’ve had this thought.

I’ve always had a strange feeling since I was little.

‘Maybe I wasn’t originally a man.’

A strange thought.

“That can’t be true.”

He shook his head, muttering to himself.

I have a habit of constantly saying my thoughts out loud. I need to fix that too.

Anyway, the surrounding area is my room.

My own small home, barely able to find one in an old hallway-style apartment.

I thought it might be dangerous for a woman to live alone in the suburbs, but my bank account balance is more dangerous.

“If only I had entered the webtoon contest this time… … .”

“Ah. Really!”

I nervously brushed back my hair that kept falling out.

If you keep talking to yourself like this, you’ll look gloomy and it’ll make you feel bad.

That’s also why I haven’t had a boyfriend until now.

Actually, it’s more that I just kept drawing in the corner of the room.

Boom bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

There it is again.

I carefully got up and headed towards the front door.

I didn’t think much of it before, but I’m starting to get scared.

We must not let anyone know that there is a person inside.

slowly.

So that no footsteps are heard.

Carefully.

There is a small hole in the front door.

It’s a hole to look out and see who’s outside.

I walked up to the front door and quietly put my eyes over the lenses.

“Huh… ?”

I can’t see ahead.

I felt my heart sink. I turned my face away from the door.

“Huh?”

The view is awkward.

I tried closing the eye other than the one I had against the door.

I can’t see anything.

“Uh… … ?”

I can’t see anything.

“What is it?”

When I open my eyes again, I can see ahead.

But the view is still awkward compared to usual.

Warm, clear water flows down my face from my blind eye.

I felt something stinging, so I put my palm on it.

The water overflows between my fingers and tickles my wrist.

I ran to the bathroom and checked in the mirror.

The first thing I saw was the snow.

There is something round hanging under the palm held to the eye.

“… … .”

I carefully removed my palm.

What is that round thing?

It was an eyeball.

My eyes were gouged out.

It was wrinkled and shriveled and no longer had its original shape, but I could still tell that it was my eye.

The stem extending from my eyeball continues into my face.

Nerves. Blood vessels. Muscles.

And, blood.

Clear blood covers his face and palms.

Bang bang bang bang bang

“Ugh.”

Question marks fill my head.

At the same time, a sharp pain like a knife piercing through the inside of my eye comes rushing in.

The pain was more intense the later it was.

“Ahhh… … .”

“Ah …

“Ugh… … .”

I can’t even figure out what the hell happened.

What just happened?

Should I go to the hospital?

No. Should I call 119?

But that sound outside the door.

What the heck?

Boom bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

Boom bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

Boom bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

Boom bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

Boom bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

Crunch.

thud.

An unbelievably huge thud, the sound echoed throughout the room.

I didn’t have the courage to look back.

No. No matter how much I tried to look back, my body wouldn’t move.

I slowly turned my only eye and checked the mirror.

It’s hard to see the details because of the angle.

The door is broken.

Gulp.

I swallowed.

A dark hallway is visible through the mirror.

There is someone standing inside it.

The figure of a man at least 180cm tall is visible through the mirror.

A man with his hat pulled down low. Strangely, no detailed features are visible.

More and more.

Coming closer.

An intense feeling of fear engulfs my body.

It can’t go on like this.

We must run away quickly.

By moving your body.

Change direction.

You have to run away.

That’s the only way to survive.

… …

That couldn’t be done.

For what felt like an eternity, I just stared at the ‘shape’ approaching me.

He, no.

It wasn’t a person.

What will become of me in the future?

I didn’t have time to think about that.

Ugh-

***

The body of ‘Im Da-bin’, who was lying on the bed, begins to tremble.

The guy’s body is currently unconscious.

But the guy keeps his eyes shut, screams wildly, clutches his eyelids, and tears at his own face.

I quickly held on to Im Da-bin’s arms and legs and held on.

“No!”

We must prevent that from happening.

If we continue like this, our bodies will not be able to support our minds and will collapse.

“Sister! Help me!”

“Okay!”

Se-rim, who was looking for something like a rope to tie up behind the break room, suddenly gets startled and runs over here.

It was entirely my responsibility to hold on during that time.

There’s a me, exactly like me, lying on the bed, thrashing around.

It was a pretty strange feeling wrestling with my body on top of it.

“Sister, hold on to my left arm! I’ll keep holding on to my right arm!”

“Just hold on, right?”

“Yes! You should never use your abilities! If you do, your sister will get dragged into that side too!”

After a long shouting match, we barely managed to subdue ‘Im Da-bin’.

“Ugh. Gasp.”

“Sigh… … .”

Another ‘Im Da-bin’ stopped moving completely for a moment.

That’s when I thought the seizure was over.

“Ah. Ahh… … .”

Im Da-bin raises her hands again and completely covers her face.

“AAAHH …

A chilling scream echoed through the break room.

Keep going. Keep going.

“Aaaa-”

Tub.

“Ugh! Ugh!”

I covered the guy’s mouth with the palm of my hand.

“Eeeep!”

“… … Are you sure it’s okay?”

“Why? Are you worried?”

“This is Dabin too.”

“… … .”

“No no! Of course I like Dabin. But since they look the same, when I see her get hurt like this, I can’t help but think of Dabin getting hurt. That’s why I said… … what I said… … .”

He continued to cover the guy’s mouth with his palm, looked at Se-rim, and spoke in a cold voice.

“In another world, he’s the guy who killed my sister. Not just my sister, but also Daju and everyone else.”

“… … I know.”

“So. Actually, I didn’t really want to save him. If only the guy hadn’t tried to overwrite the ‘contract’… … .”

“Still. I think it’s fortunate.”

“Huh?”

“No matter what, Dabin made another choice. Even if it was wrong, I wouldn’t have hated Dabin or anything.”

“… … .”

“And that’s why I like Dabin. In the end, she saved us all. Even if she had to go through all the trouble herself. This Dabin did some terrible things because she went in the wrong direction, but still.”

Sister Se-rim looks at me and smiles.

“I can forgive.”

Still, I can’t forgive myself.

The fact that this ‘me’ from another worldline was created means that I had even the slightest intention of doing so.

Im Da-bin killed Se-rim, killed everyone, and still tried to survive.

That guy could have been me.

no.

It’s just a possibility that didn’t happen in this world line. It was already me.

So I can’t forgive you… … .

I was going to say that.

I couldn’t say anything.

When I try to speak, all I can do is open my mouth. Nothing comes to mind.

Im Da-bin’s seizures gradually subsided, and I also relaxed my hands.

Even when stability returned, I just looked at Se-rim unnie without saying anything.

Clink.

Sister Se-rim poked my cheek.

“Dabin’s face turned red.”

“… … I’m thinking about it.”

“Really?”

“Really.”

“I don’t think so.”

“I’m telling you, it’s true!”

“Heh… … . Okay.”

Se-rim smiles and changes the conversation to a different topic.

“Then, did Dabin die in the apartment just now?”

“Yes. I didn’t know I would die this quickly. I thought I would have all the memories of surviving in the apartment. So I thought I would survive for a long time. I even thought I could escape at once.”

“This Dabin can only open her eyes if she escapes the imaginary apartment.”

“That’s right. But, there’s a little bit of an error. Right now”

The guy didn’t survive as long as expected.

More than you might think. It might be wrong to say that.

Almost instantly, the guy was dead in his apartment.

That’s right.

“There is a high possibility that Im Da-bin here has no memories at all.”

It is not difficult to guess why the error occurred.

“At the last moment, the guy tried to twist the contract I had made in order to survive on his own. In the process, he tried to use the power of the librarian, the price of the contract, and other things as much as he could. Fortunately, I intervened and the contract was kept, but the backlash likely caused memory loss.”

“What should I do… … .”

Sister Se-rim felt sorry without realizing it, then covered her mouth while looking at me.

“That’s okay, though.”

“Huh? What?”

“Im Da-bin is the same as me. I didn’t want to admit it, so I nitpicked for a moment.”

“… … I see.”

“Yes. Actually… … . I’m worried too.”

Another me lying in bed with my eyes tightly shut.

I held the guy’s hand tightly.

Im Da-bin died once in her apartment.

Even though it was just that, the guy’s body was slowly cooling down.

“Sister. Please find some cloth or rope to tie her up again. I’ll stay here and keep watching. ”

“Yeah. Dabin.”

I thought I’d wake up soon.

Things got a lot harder.

How many more times can the guy last?

As of now, there is no way to even help the guy.

***

“Ugh.”

I took a deep breath and opened my eyes.

It feels like my lungs are full of water.

“Oh my.”

I was startled and took a few steps back.

Still in the room.

He carefully raised his hand and brought it to his eyes.

It’s fine.

Eyes too. Vision too.

I looked around and found myself in the room again.

and.

Knock knock knock knock knock

Outside the door, noises begin to be heard again.