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A day like usual.

In other words, it was a day with nothing special.

“Thank you for your hard work today!”

“Good job to you too, Bangul.”

5pm.

After closing the cafe and finishing cleaning the tables, Eunbangul and Eunha sat across from each other at the same table and had coffee time, just like they did in the morning.

The beginning and end of the day, a sweet time spent with the cute rabbit Eunbangul.

The bitter scent of coffee tickles the tip of your nose, and the sound of a girl’s light humming moves around the quiet cafe.

Eunha leaned back on a soft chair and savored the warm atmosphere of the cafe.

Is this what it feels like to have your mind purified? My depressed mood due to the Hunter Promotion Test has completely improved.

Caramel macchiato and Americano were placed on the table, and Eunha sipped a little bit of the sweet caramel macchiato and chatted with Eunbangul.

The topic of course was the ‘Hunter Promotion Test’ that took place yesterday. I felt better thanks to the girl, so I managed to chat happily.

“In the end, the gym didn’t help. I made a big decision and called a hunter expert trainer… As expected, the [self-recovery] skill is the stumbling block. Because the body condition, good or bad, is returned to its ‘original state’, muscle mass does not increase.”

The girl complained while massaging Eunha’s calloused palm.

Eunha’s hands had been torn and blistered several times so far, but the [Self-Healing] skill did not leave Eunha with a single callus.

Thanks to this, I always maintain soft and smooth skin, and I was told by others that I was the type of person who didn’t even put in any effort.

Every time I held a weapon in my hand, I had to endure the pain of my skin chafing.

“Thanks to you, I didn’t gain weight, which was nice. Isn’t that because I can eat delicious food as much as I want?”

“Ah! I’m jealous of that! Actually, I like it too. It’s soft and fluffy just the right way, so I’m happy when it’s held in my arms!”

“Is it like a hugging pillow?”

“It wasn’t?”

Eunbangul is cute, smiling and clasping her hands.

As she smiled and held Eunbangul’s soft hand, the girl’s white rabbit ears stood up and the ocher-colored bread hat she was wearing flew away.

When I am with Bang-Bul, I feel like my mind and body are healed.

As I was smiling comfortably, the girl who went to pick up the bread hat in confusion glared at Eunha and sat down again.

He puffed out his cheeks with a pouty expression, as if to appeal that he was upset, but his pure white rabbit ears twitched happily, showing his honest emotions.

… … Flash. Flash.

That was when I was having a peaceful time with Eunbangul.

Maybe the window was open, but for a moment a cool breeze blew and passed by the back of Eunha’s neck.

Perhaps because of the wind, the cafe lights also start to blink.

Blink… Blink….

A cafe that repeatedly darkens and brightens.

The weather forecast didn’t say anything, but maybe there will be strong winds?

A chill came into the space that was once filled with warmth, and Eunbang-ul looked around like an anxious rabbit, pricking her white rabbit ears.

Eunha sipped her cold coffee and looked up at the ceiling.

… … Daughter-♪

And, around the time I was frowning at the inexplicable coldness.

Suddenly, the cafe door opened, and a person dressed in black walked trotting into the cafe.

Trap… plod…

The sound of heavy footsteps, heavier than shoes and resembling military boots.

‘Guest?… I’m sure you locked the door?’

Eunha put down her coffee cup and frowned.

Since it closes at 5 o’clock, the cafe’s door has already been locked and a ‘Close’ sign has been put up.

The door is locked. How did you get in?

Eunha felt puzzled and slightly displeased, but still smiled and looked at the customer, thinking that the customer came first.

『… … .』

He was a strange person.

Matte black shoes, a black suit without a single wrinkle,

Another black shirt under the black suit. And a black tie.

He wears a black hat on his head.

And at one end of the hat, a ‘white cross’ hanging upside down swings like an accessory.

I don’t know the gender. Is it a woman?

The face cannot be seen because of the shadow of the hat.

In particular, the bottom of ‘that’ hat is black, as if ink had been spilled on it.

It was so dark that I couldn’t even see my features.

As if ink had been deliberately added to a beautiful ink painting,

A person where everything is black.

Flash. Flash.

Underneath the eerie flickering light, ‘that’ stands.

Standing looking at the galaxy.

I couldn’t see its face, but I could feel its explicit gaze.

It’s as if a human is looking at a cute hamster on the palm of his hand… The gaze when looking at an insignificant creature.

“…We’re closed for today. Will you come back tomorrow?”

『… … … .』

“Seuup… Phew… Colok. Are you going to order now?”

My chest was tight and I was panting to catch my breath.

cold. As if it were winter. The cafe windows are covered with pure white frost.

Eunha swept her goosebump-covered arms and looked at ‘that.’

Is this what it would feel like to come face to face with a ghost from a horror movie?

I can’t take my eyes off it because I feel like if I look away, it will come running towards me.

‘What’s happening all of a sudden? Villain attack? When we finish drinking coffee, our bells have to play. What is that? How should I do this…’

I shook my head in the strangely dark cafe.

The atmosphere was good up until now, but what kind of sudden change is this?

Seeing the temperature drop this much in May clearly shows someone’s ‘skill’.

Could it be terrorism? Recently, I saw news that terrorist attacks by villains were on the rise, but I never thought I would become a victim of such terrorism.

My head doesn’t work properly because events I’ve only seen on TV are happening right in front of my eyes.

‘… … ‘Start with the bells.’

No matter what happens, you have to protect Eunbangul.

Because we are a precious family.

I moved my body with the feeling of my heart pounding.

Rather than overcoming fear, it was closer to desperation temporarily pushing it away.

Without taking her eyes off the black ‘that’, Eunha extended her hand towards Eunbangul, who was sitting across from the table.

Suddenly.

Fortunately, I caught his wrist.

Slender wrists. In an attempt to forget my fear even a little, I grabbed her wrist tightly.

… … .

The wrist held,

It was hard and cold.

Like a corpse.

“……Hiccup.”

『I finally reached it.』

‘Something’ sitting across the table, grabbed by Eunha’s wrist, spoke.

A voice coming from the depths of a dark well.

A cry that resembles an animal more than a human.

‘Something’ that is not human, puts on human skin, imitates human voices, and speaks to Eunha.

I didn’t notice it at all.

Wow…

I couldn’t suppress the goosebumps, so I clenched my fists until they bled.

I felt like my teeth would make a clicking sound if I clenched them, so I pursed my lips inward and closed my mouth.

Now I don’t know what is what. Eunha decided to stop breathing.

I thought it would be easier if I passed out due to difficulty breathing.

『Little child. I’m a lost child.』

『You also deviated from reason.』

‘Something’ whispers in your ear.

Cold breath runs down my cheek and sticks to it like blood.

Hot ㅡ.

It must have been Eunha who grabbed ‘something’ by the wrist, but when she noticed, Eunha was being held by ‘something’.

Was it cute to see him get flustered? ‘Something’ laughs.

The laughter smelled of blood.

Cheolpukㅡ. Cheolpukㅡ. Cheolpukㅡ.

The sound of a water-soaked cotton ball hitting the glass window.

A transparent handprint is left on the white frosted window.

One, two… Numerous handprints are left on the large glass window of the cafe.

‘They’ are pounding on the glass window, as if asking to be let in.

Glass windows that seem ready to break at any moment and lights that flicker so blindingly disturb Eunha’s senses.

The stimulation is so intense that I feel like my eyes and ears are going blind.

However, despite the commotion, the ‘black person’ located at the entrance of the cafe looks at the galaxy without wavering, as if it were the center of the world.

Behind the back of ‘that’, which made me feel not only fear but even awe, the image of an upside-down cross seemed to be visible.

‘That black person… I’m sure I last saw him yesterday, during the déjà vu of the car accident…’

Eunha’s wrist was grabbed by ‘something’ and she kept an eye on the ‘black person’ who was still standing at the entrance of the cafe.

The ‘black person’ at the entrance of the cafe.

‘Something’ across the table

What on earth are they doing to fuck with me?

I feel like crying.

Suddenly. Suddenly. Suddenly.

A cold hand from ‘something’ reached out and grabbed the other wrist.

Soon another hand wraps around Eunha’s waist.

Soon, my thighs, ankles, knees, and shoulders were grabbed, and before I knew it, I was being hugged by ‘something’ that came up behind me and grabbed my chest.

Behind Eunha, whose entire body was held by countless hands,

‘Something’ that is not human whispers like a human.

『You finally reached it, kid.』

『We have been waiting for you.』

And, the hand of ‘something’ covered Eunha’s eyes,

Darkness has come.

Darkness as always.

there was nothing.

… … .

“……Huh? Are you listening?”

It was a little later that Eunha, who was sitting blankly at the cafe table, answered Eunbang-ul’s call.

It’s a familiar situation.

Is it deja vu?