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The boy picked up the teacup.

My mother’s blood sloshed in the teacup.

As the water became calm, the boy’s reflection in the blood became clear.

A face that is unusually handsome for a man.

A small figure, only 148cm tall.

No one would think that inside that cute appearance, there is a man in his forties.

‘The day has finally come.’

21 years. 21 years have passed since the boy was reincarnated into the novel he created.

It may seem like a short time, but it felt like a very long time.

There are many good memories, but there are many more painful memories.

‘If I drink this, I’ll be able to forget all that happened.’

The teacup the boy was holding was no ordinary teacup. It was an item called a ‘relic’.

To use this relic, one had to pay a price in memory.

‘It’s not that there aren’t any good points, but….’

Forgetting is a great pain, but on the other hand it is also a blessing.

It is impossible to even count how many people were killed directly or indirectly.

If I lost my memory, I could escape the guilt of murder.

but….

‘No matter how positively I try to think about it, I still don’t want to drink it.’

Kuk..

The hand holding the teacup became stronger.

“Ji, Jihoon..”

At the sobbing voice, the boy turned around.

His older sister was shedding tears.

I’ve been crying for a long time now, so my eyes are swollen and bloodshot.

Her black hair, which reached down to her waist, was in a mess.

If you encountered him on a dark street, you would mistake him for a tall ghost.

“Ah, I don’t think this is it..”

“What?”

The boy tried hard to look calm.

“Gi, losing your memory… means, uh, dying..? You dying… I don’t want that… absolutely not..”

“I don’t want to do this either, but this is the only way to save my mother.”

He tried to comfort his sister as gently as possible.

“Oh, maybe there’s another way..”

“No. You know that too, Sister. If I’m not there, then it’s not there.”

“Ugh.. I know that, but..”

The older sister also knew that the boy was no different from the creator of the world.

If there is no creator, then there is no such thing.

“Well, then I’ll do it. I, I can’t do it without you..”

“Haha..”

The boy scratched his cheek with a bitter smile.

It was a habit that came out whenever he was in a difficult situation.

“Ayoung, can you stop me?”

He asked his younger sister, Joo Ah-young, who was standing next to him, for help.

“You’re looking for me again in the end?”

My sister smiled as if she knew this would happen.

“Sister, stop it! If you keep crying, your skin will get damaged?”

The younger sister took a handkerchief out of her bosom and wiped her older sister’s tears.

Her blond pigtails swayed with every movement of her arms.

“The more I look at it, the more amazing it is. Where on earth do your tears keep coming from? Isn’t it connected to a well?”

“Puhhhh.. That, that can’t be true.”

At her younger sister’s joke, the older sister laughed for the first time in a while.

“Hehehe. My sister is prettier when she smiles. Is it going to stop now?”

“Ah, Ayoung, aren’t you sad?”

“What exactly is sad about you, Unnie?”

“Ji, Jihoon lost his memory..”

Losing your memory is another form of death. It’s natural for a family to be concerned.

But my sister smiled brightly.

“Even if you lose your memories, you’re still my brother. Right?”

“That, that’s true, but…”

“But why are you acting like your brother is going to die soon? It’s really funny.”

“Ugh..”

“You never know. Maybe my brother will regain his memories through the power of bonds or something. Right?”

“Oh, really? That must be it! Yeah, definitely. Jihoon, forgetting about me, that’s ridiculous in the first place.”

The older sister regained some of her energy after talking with her younger sister.

I couldn’t accept the reality, but somehow the tears stopped.

The boy was watching the conversation between his sisters with a happy face.

He put down the teacup he was holding on the table and approached the two sisters.

“Noona, Ayoung is right. Nothing will change.”

He reached out and patted his sister’s head.

He was so short that he had to stretch his arms up high.

“Brother, me too!”

My younger sister also clung to the other hand.

The height difference was relatively smaller on my younger sister’s side.

“Sister, I told you, right? You won’t lose all your memories.”

If his predictions are correct, memories of past lives will be retained.

“And even if we lose all our memories, we are family. That will never change.”

“But, but… sob…”

He turned his eyes away from his sobbing older sister and looked at his younger sister.

“Ayoung-ah.”

“Huh?”

“You’re always a bright kid, so don’t worry too much.”

He looked into his sister’s eyes.

Her face was moist, as if tears were about to fall. She seemed to be barely holding back tears.

He was proud of his younger sister who held back her tears even in this situation.

But on the other hand, my heart became heavy.

Because I have to leave a heavy burden to my great younger sister.

“Sis won’t be able to come to her senses for a while, so Ayoung, please help her a lot. Sis, me, and mom.”

“Yeah! Just trust me.”

“I’ll believe you. And… .”

He turned his gaze to the woman standing behind the sisters.

A woman with short black hair who maintains an expressionless face.

Of course, I had to say my final goodbyes to her too.

“Lavis.”

“… Yes, my lord.”

The reply was a little later than usual.

The boy thought that she too must be feeling complicated about the breakup.

He approached her and stood one step in front of her.

She was a few centimeters taller than her sisters.

Because of the overwhelming height difference, he had to look up for a long time.

“Lavis. Listen.”

“Yes.”

Ravis bowed deeply.

The boy hugged her neck and put his lips against her ear.

“Thank you for everything. Without you, I wouldn’t be alive today.”

“… .”

“In some ways, I trust you more than my family. Please take care of me in the future.”

“… Yes. I will definitely keep it.”

Ravi answered with the same blank expression as usual.

An ordinary person might not have been able to read her expression, but the boy who had been with her for a long time could tell.

There was a determined will on Ravis’ face.

“Okay! Then I should say goodbye to my mother for the last time.”

The boy deliberately raised his voice to try to break the gloomy atmosphere.

He stood beside the bed where his mother lay.

Pale face. Body drenched in cold sweat. Thin breathing.

People of the world will not believe it.

The killer they feared was lying there in such a pitiful state.

“Mother.”

“… .”

Mother didn’t answer. No, she couldn’t answer.

It’s already been a day since he fell into a coma.

If you don’t lift the curse, I won’t last more than three days at most.

“Thank you so much for everything.”

The boy gently held his mother’s hand.

Her fingers were long, thin, and pretty, but her palms were covered in calluses.

The boy thought back to his mother’s life, marred by struggle.

“There is someone who gave birth to me, but it was my mother who made me feel the love of my parents.”

The stepmother was originally the boy’s aunt.

His biological mother was murdered when he was only two years old.

My aunt, who was 15 years old at the time, took in her three nephews and raised them for nearly 20 years.

Unless you are a beast, it would be natural to feel gratitude.

People in the world call his mother a murderer, but to the boy, the fact remains that she is his benefactor.

“I am glad that I can repay even a little of the kindness I received from my mother.”

widely!

The boy picked up the teacup.

The sound of crying filled the room. My sister had burst into tears again.

Even his younger sister couldn’t stop him, so she just lowered her head and clenched her fists.

The boy gritted his teeth as he listened to his sister’s cries. If he delayed, his feelings would only get worse.

He put his lips to the glass and took a sharp sip.

The moment blood filled my mouth, the image of a woman appeared before my eyes like a revolving lantern.

With a bright red face, she poured out her suppressed feelings.

Kang Se-hee. The main character of the novel he wrote.

─I like you… Let’s date.

A voice that trembled like a frightened puppy.

─Oh really! I ended up confessing.

She had a habit of blowing up whenever she felt awkward.

─You know my mind, but do you have to say it with my own mouth?

He could well imagine how much effort she, with her strong pride, had put into it.

That’s why it was a shame. That I had to reject her confession.

─I’m sorry.

─What?

Her eyes widened, as if she had never thought her confession would be rejected.

─You… didn’t you like me too?

─I don’t like it.

─Then… why?

He explained the situation calmly.

I thought I would soon forget my memories. I wouldn’t even be able to remember my own name.

Kang Se-hee listened to his words calmly. She neither got angry nor shed tears.

After the story was over, there was a brief silence. I needed to gather my thoughts.

After a few minutes, she pulled away.

─Ji-hoon, you won’t meet me after you lose your memory?

─It’ll probably be hard. I won’t be able to contact you. I don’t know who you are.

─You idiot. I can just contact you.

─Even if you contact me first, would you answer if it was someone you don’t know?

─You will receive it if you look at my picture.

Kang Se-hee said that and smiled brightly.

Great confidence. That was one of her charms.

─But next time, do I have to confess first?

─It doesn’t have to be that way, but wouldn’t it take a long time for you to confess to me?

─Haa, seriously. I’m dying of frustration.

The last moment, just before memories disappear.

There was a smile on the boy’s lips.