episode_0009

“Whew, that was hard.”

2AM.

After finishing cleaning the bathroom, Eunha took off her rubber gloves and smiled refreshingly.

It feels good to see a bathroom with no blemishes as if something had happened.

It would have been difficult to clean the caked-on blood stains with an ordinary bathroom detergent, but fortunately, I had hunter-specific detergent at home, so I was able to finish it easily.

After looking at the sparkling bathroom with pride, Eunha came out to the entrance hallway carrying a heavy black plastic bag.

Plastic bags contain pieces of flesh or severed limbs that have clogged drains.

I erased the blood stains, but I didn’t know what to do with them, so I put them in a bag in a hurry.

If you throw it in the apartment trash can without thinking, it’s obvious that people will make a fuss and say it’s murder or something.

Even if they are buried in the mountains, there are many hunters with extraordinary skills these days, so you never know how they will be discovered later.

‘Should I cut it into small pieces, burn it until black, and then throw it away as food waste?… It seems like a waste.’

I’ll have to watch the situation for a while. There is no harm in being careful.

I’ll put it in the freezer first, and then process it little by little when I come up with a good idea.

I picked up the heavy plastic bag with difficulty and headed to the living room.

The living room is just as messy as the bathroom.

The [Red Woman] must have been searching through the house, and there are red handprints and footprints everywhere.

The bedroom and kitchen would be in a similar situation.

However, unlike the bathroom, you only have to remove the blood stains.

Eunha went to the kitchen and put the black plastic bag in the far corner of the freezer.

‘okay. Honestly, it’s time for some housecleaning. ‘Why don’t I clean up the house now?’

I wondered what I was doing without being able to sleep this early in the morning, but I thought positively.

Eunha put the kitchen knife she brought from the bathroom in the sink and returned to the living room.

“……Oh…my soy sauce egg rice.”

Eunha flopped down on the living room sofa and frowned as she looked down at the table.

[Black book] on the table, TV remote control.

And, an empty rice bowl.

Apparently, the [Red Woman] came to me while I was eating the soy sauce egg rice, and someone ate it cleanly.

I ate it up without leaving a single grain of rice behind.

And there’s even a red handprint on the spoon on the table…

… … is it. Did you eat it?

It must have been delicious since I ate it all.

I laughed when I imagined [Red Woman] chewing soy sauce egg rice.

I would have been bored if I just ate. At least turn on the TV and eat.

I chuckled and picked up the [Black Book].

The bookmark with the strange picture had already disappeared, and the book still contained a ‘guide’ to the Red Woman.

It seems that once written, the text does not disappear.

Or it means you can come again next time.

Throbbing…!

When I thought of the red woman, the wounds all over my body throbbed.

Eunha smoothed out her scar-filled chest.

‘… … ‘Why is it bigger than the morning?’

For a moment, I realized something I didn’t want to know,

She gathered her confused mind and read the black book carefully.

I just checked, and content has been added.

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※Guide to living safely at home※

1. If someone knocks on the front door of your house.

~~ Omitted ~~

2. It is recommended to refrain from going out at night.

– Due to recent facility repairs, the lights in the apartment hallway do not come on.

– Because the interior of the apartment is very dark, it is not recommended to leave the house or wander around the apartment after sunset.

2-1. If the sun sets when you are outside your apartment.

– We recommend staying out that day.

– However, if you need to return home for any reason, knock on the window of the security office at the entrance to the apartment and explain the situation to the security guard.

3. When going to bed, close the balcony window, but do not lock it.

– Anyone would feel bad if a door that was always open was locked one day.

4. Cognition is the connection of existence.

– Have you heard the saying, ‘Knowledge is power’?

– With every action you take to recognize and get to know each other, ‘they’ will become closer to you.

5. Sometimes I hear a knocking sound on the wall next door…

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“Wow, that’s a lot. What does number 3 mean?”

No, is there another monster other than the [Red Woman]?

The more I read, the more I laughed and I couldn’t read until the end and closed the book.

I’m worried about the balcony for no reason.

Did I lock the balcony door?

I consoled my pounding heart and glanced at the balcony in the living room.

Beyond the outer wall of the balcony, my eyes met with ‘something’ sticking its head out.

… … Eunha quickly turned her head back as if nothing had happened.

ah! You were on your way up.

Are you a resident of the house below? I guess there was a lot of noise because of [Red Woman] earlier.

‘Well… according to guide number 2, you’re not supposed to leave the house at night, right? It’s a waste~ I was planning to run away from this house right now and go to the bells’ house~… Let’s just clean up.’

Eunha got up from the sofa, gritting her teeth and ignoring ‘that’ on the balcony.

I need to clean up quickly and go to sleep.

I have to go to bed early tomorrow if I want to work at the cafe.

With his usual smile, he put the rice bowl on the table to the kitchen sink and brought the detergent he used in the bathroom to clean the floor full of red footprints.

This is a trustworthy detergent exclusively for hunters that cleans away old dirt, mold, and even blood stains.

For reference, what is ‘Hunter Detergent’? It is a product invented to wash hunters’ equipment, which is prone to being covered in monsters’ bodily fluids in the [Crack Ground].

The monster’s body fluids are very sticky and toxic, so they cannot be removed with any bleach.

However, if you throw away the contaminated protective gear, the hunter’s equipment is extremely expensive.

That’s why a hunter-specific detergent was created.

It’s called [Hunt’s Screen].

It is about 5 times more expensive than other detergents, but its performance is so good that even ordinary households stock up on one or two to remove old stains, making it the ultimate cleaning weapon.

In the past, Eunbangul ordered too much detergent to use at the cafe, so she received a box as a gift. Thanks to her, she found it useful.

Eunha resumed cleaning while offering a prayer of gratitude to Eunbangul, who must be in dreamland by now.

… … Just like that, the cleaning that started in the middle of the night was barely completed until after 5:30 in the morning.

The bloody cotton blanket and bed linen had been soaked in water and detergent in the bathtub, so I had to sleep on the living room sofa today.

‘I need to check my body quickly… I’m so tired. ‘Let’s check properly tomorrow.’

I set my phone alarm for 7 o’clock, so I couldn’t sleep for even 2 hours.

Still, the pain, trauma, and fatigue piled up and I was exhausted, so as soon as I lay down on the sofa, I felt a heavy drowsiness.

I really feel like I’m dying. No, I actually almost died, but… well, whatever.

I’ll sleep a little and go to work…

Drurr…

Just like that, I turned off the lights in the living room, lay down on the sofa, and closed my eyes.

The balcony window opened and ‘something’ came in.

This is the guy who was quietly sticking his head out from the balcony railing earlier.

Was it still there?

The gaze of ‘that’ is immediately felt.

‘That’ sat close to the sofa and quietly looked down at Eunha sleeping.

“…….”

『… … .』

Breathtaking silence.

I have a feeling that if I doze off here, I will never wake up again.

Just like that, time passes without meaning,

It was 7 o’clock.

Beep beep beep. Beep beep beep.

The cell phone alarm signaled 7 a.m., and only then did ‘that’ take a step and disappear beyond the balcony.

“Haa… Just kill them, you scum.”

In the end, Eunha couldn’t sleep at all.

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May 3rd.

29 days until the ‘Hunter Promotion Test’ to be held next month.

At a cafe named [Fox and Rabbit’s Cafe] located in Euncheon-gu, Eunha and Eunbangul were having a peaceful day today.

It is a small shop with only two employees, including the cafe owner, Eunbangul.

Thanks to its unique laid-back atmosphere and cute owner, it has quite a number of regulars… It’s a cafe that feels like a hidden restaurant, so to speak.

“Hmm…”

“Are you okay? You look very tired.”

“Hmm?… Ah, it’s okay! Nothing bad happened yesterday, right?”

“It’s always the same for me.”

Eunbangul put the coffee and bread that the customer ordered on a tray and asked Eunha, who had been yawning continuously since she left for work, as if she was worried.

Then Eunha, who had been rubbing her sleepy eyes, trembled.

But soon, with his usual languid smile, he takes the tray from Eunbangul and heads to the table where the guests are.

Although slightly stumbling, Eunha manages to arrive at the table, puts down her coffee cup on the table, and chats cordially with a regular customer.

Eunbangbul puffed out her cheeks as if she didn’t like Eunha like that.

A mask and cap to cover your face. A black scarf wrapped around the neck. Gloves…

Dressed tightly as if covering the skin.

A voice that becomes slightly thinner.

Hair that grew significantly longer in just one day.

And, even the chest that subtly pushes up the loose apron…

Bubble thought.

The galaxy is strange.