episode_0016

14:20

The two go well together.

If the other person is beautiful, you usually won’t feel bad.

That would be if the beautiful woman had a cold wind blowing between them, and the compliment wasn’t sarcastic.

“… … I’m surprised that the two of them fit together so well right now. congratulations. It’s regular. Cool.”

Son Yu-ran, 18 years old. Second year of high school.

He had long dark brown bangs and was wearing a hat, which cast a shadow on his face.

“Stop being sarcastic. Rather, wasn’t it like living in a dormitory during the semester at Yeonhwa Arts High School? When did it pop out?”

There is an arts high school in nearby D city, which is more developed than I city.

Yeonhwa Arts High School.

Although it is considered a low-ranking high school nationwide, it is still what many middle school students in I City aim for.

I also secretly enrolled in an academy and prepared for the entrance exam.

I understand that the girl in front of me is currently attending the Department of Film and Theater.

“Well? Like so-and-so, I came out to the hospital for a regular check-up.”

Son Yu-ran provokes by imitating coughing.

It’s a clown imitating me.

“This bastard… … .”

“Ahh. Hit me? This place?”

As soon as he uttered a curse, he flapped the tip of his cane and assumed a posture that emphasized his injured leg.

I had no choice but to put my hands down, using my legs as a shield.

“Be scared. Don’t hold the weight. We’re still friends.”

Yu-ran smiles, pretending to be helpless while fixing her twisted beret.

If anything has changed in two years… … Does it mean that you have become more relaxed? Or does he have a snake inside him?

Although it is not immediately noticeable, it has a fan base thanks to its neat features and sickly-looking (and poorly made-up) movements.

‘Ugh.’

It’s just that it’s dark inside and we’ve been involved for a long time, so there’s nothing good about it. He and I are like semi-acquaintances.

The only time I ever had a proper conversation was when I went to an academy for a while.

“Friend? what the. They’re criticizing me.”

“Aren’t we friends? Hmm. So why do you go with Yena?”

“So. If you go to the same school as Yena and live next door, there’s nothing strange about hanging out. Well, I’m just forcing myself to follow you.”

I’m half-forced to follow you –

It is true that I caused this situation, but in the end, it was Yena who suggested going to the shopping center first.

“Indeed. I don’t understand a bit, but I figured it out. It’s a lie, right?”

“Lie?”

“I know it when I look in your eyes. Because I was shaken.”

Tap the area around your eyes with the finger of your left hand that is not holding a cane.

My gaze twitches accordingly.

Her light brown eyes, which look like three or four drops of water mixed with her hair, are unwavering.

“Has it fun?”

“No. Not at all.”

“Ah, as expected, it’s fun to go with Yena.”

“What is that? Are you dissatisfied?”

There is “. That’s right… It feels bad to see your attitude change after two years.”

I feel bad.

What makes me feel bad is the smiles that cross each other.

“If you are going, go quickly. It’s almost time for Yena to come.”

Yu-ran doesn’t waver at all when I say I’m trying to kick him out.

At first, I thought the object held between my arms was a sketchbook.

He opens a large notebook with something carefully written in it and shows it to me.

“Do you want to read it too? This is the screenplay I wrote.”

“… … Screenplay?”

“Once upon a time. A girl who was close to a boy suddenly disappeared one day and was never seen again-.”

bean-!

My fist slightly rises above Yuran’s beret.

Again, the wings of delusion are spreading.

“Say it with words. It’s rougher than before. At that time, the disappearance case… … .”

I argue while holding on to my hat.

It shouldn’t hurt, but it’s overkill.

“The detective game ends there. Hurry up and go back home or school.”

Soon, when my childhood friend returns, he will run into this guy.

There is only a dark aura that stands out between Yena and the black mother-and-son girl, which is truly worth seeing.

Yu-ran is so intoxicated that she flutters her cane and flutters around.

“Detective play? I’m serious.”

“Are you acting like a child at that age? Anyway, you seriously believe the nonsense you heard from Detective Mustache. There is no evidence.”

Son Yu-ran’s father is Son Da-ik, a mustachioed detective.

He is a man who came to the funeral and disturbed Jena’s mentality, and I have a bad relationship with him in many ways.

“-Father’s feelings are never wrong.”

“Because he was wrong every time, he got older and couldn’t get promoted and ended up working in the field.”

As the fact enters my solar plexus, I genuinely chuckle this time.

Air gradually filled my cheeks, and I let the air out with my lips. He must have realized that our conversation was meaningless.

Yuran changes the direction by turning the axis of the cane.

“Ah~ It’s boring. I want to go. Hang out with Yena to your heart’s content. Did you even set up a household? I will support you.”

“I let him get caught up in his own delusions… .”

“It’s not a delusion. What’s wrong needs to be corrected. Otherwise.”

As if something occurred to me, I turned the axis in the opposite direction and stretched out three fingers.

One, two, three.

“… No one can be happy.”

As if he were a famous speaker, he folds his fingers the moment he finishes speaking.

Five minutes after she left the bookstore, I also put the record back in its place and started walking, when Yena came running from afar and urged me.

“Ha-Ha-Ha-Where did you wander off onto a different path!? I called you a few times!!”

The white face barely regains its color.

phone call?

When I turn on my cell phone, there are about 15 missed calls.

“It’s no big deal. Since there was a bookstore, I was wondering if there were any books to use for my writing assignment.”

As soon as she looked around, a tackle came from her.

“You’ve never done homework or performance evaluations! Besides, there are a lot of books to use for assignments in the library and information department!?”

I hated going to Nakwon High School, which was no different from owning a house, than dying.

When I was in first grade, I got desperate and went out on my own, saying that if I wanted to be expelled, I would expel him.

However, I am maintaining my pulse at the lowest point. It’s all about the chairman.

This isn’t consideration, it’s addiction against my will. I shrugged my shoulders and hid my true feelings.

“It’s late, but I’ll try my best. I thought I would have to go to college to become a person. Trust me.”

“Uh, what? Really… ? I’ll believe it. Trust me!”

Yena’s walls are shaking.

When you lie, your eyes shake. Just like Yu-ran believes, he lied to me again this time.

How long on earth are you going to mock me?

If it had been “Yes, I’m skeptical, but I’ll believe it!”, the intensity of my anger might have been lowered.

“I’m sorry for being grumpy earlier. Joo Yena, it’s too late to turn our relationship around, but I’ll try my best now.”

“-Rejoice. Mu, what prompted the change? Oh, it seems strange to ask this.”

99% joy, 1% doubt.

suspecting something What is the identity of the 1% doubt? how.

‘If it’s a co-regression, it’s dangerous.’

Erasing that doubt is the key and purpose of this suicide drama.

“I realized it today. I don’t think there was anyone in the world who cared about me as much as you.”

As soon as I finished speaking, tears suddenly poured out of Yena’s eyes.

*sniff* It’s not at the level of a runny nose.

Crying sadly without saying a word. It almost flows down my face like a waterfall.

“Why are you crying? What’s wrong with what I said?”

“Just… Hehe, hehe. Oh, it hurt. It hurt so much that I thought I would just give up and die… … .”

I hit my chest, which couldn’t even be a cushion, a couple of times and wipe my eyes.

“Don’t cry. Why die?”

When I lightly patted my back, Yena held my shoulder and let out her anger. Ugh, all the tears are on my face.

Yena barely opened her mouth, struggling to breathe.

“I, I finally figured it out. Actually-”

“Talk to me later. We were going to go see a movie. There’s probably less than 10 minutes left before it starts. Got it?”

He blocks what he wants to say, comforts it, and takes it away from me.

She smiled brightly as she straightened her blonde hair, which had become a mess from rubbing.

“Yes! I will definitely tell you after watching the movie.”

―Is it a lie or the truth? It was a smile that was ambiguous, making it difficult to judge whether it was faith or doubt.

***

15:48

After watching the shortest movie, I headed to a cafe.

In the theater, I just watched the movie in silence without saying anything.

I was handed a red-colored drink from Yena, who had a stern expression on her face as if she was trying to tell me something important.

“Here… Did you say grapefruit juice? Didn’t you hate it because it tasted bitter!?”

“Eat well now. I could have brought it.”

“No. Ahaha. I do the calculations anyway.”

It is true that even though I smile happily, I do not feel at peace.

It doesn’t even give me a chance to repay the ‘favor’. Jena’s strategy is to double the debt awareness just because she has accumulated it.

Instead of using a straw, just open the cap and drink it to quench your thirst.

“… … … … ”

Yena is staring at me with a smile on her face.

“Why are you staring at me so intently? Why?”

“Hmm. I just feel like everything is back to its original place.”

“In place… … .”

The “place” she wants is at least not common.

I just mechanically spoke the startled words again.

“If it had been like this from the beginning, there wouldn’t have been any painful moments. right? There’s something I couldn’t say clearly last time. Can I do it?”

“Last time, you were talking on the rooftop, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Try it.”

There is already only ice left in my cup.

Yena, on the other hand, did not touch her own juice. Yena soon comforts her dry lips.

“I was happy. Because you spoke to me for the first time when I hesitated without courage.”

These are the words I muttered while distraught during my second suicide.

No crying this time.

The way it is delivered confidently and with hope is very impressive.

“I was very happy when they cut wild chrysanthemums and made a ring for me. It’s still in my drawer!”

“I made that in elementary school. What did you do instead of throwing it away?”

“You, you have a postcard too! It’s common for everyone. Ehe-.”

I was embarrassed and lowered my head and didn’t answer.

“When I was in my second year of high school, I was secretly happy because we were in the same class for the first time in a long time. I could have asked my dad to put us in the same class, but as you all know, I’m a coward so I relied on chance.”

“… … … … … ”

“There were a lot of things like this… Although we were clearly at fault -!”

I guess I’m overcome with emotion and I hit the table and get up.

Thinking that this is a fresh confession of love between students, the people around them raise their voices but look on happily.

The hypocrisy makes me sick, but it’s okay. It will soon change to a different expression.

“I was going to say “I’m sorry” first. I’m not particularly upset because I heard it first.”

“… … … … … … ”

“「I’m sorry」 has taken away the player, so I’ll state the requirements first. So I want you-”

Cough, Clock.

Yena’s first challenge was blocked by the sound of my coughing.

“Why, what’s wrong? Are you heartbroken? for a moment… … Why am I having a seizure now? calm down. The doctor said that if there is no external stimulation, it won’t recur significantly.”

“Hehehe- Well, something is different. Breathe-”

“Huh? Why the neck… Well, not the chest?”

Of course, because of the skill, I don’t feel any pain.

However, my hand desperately presses against my neck as a defense against biological pain.

“Fugheuk- Um, what’s in your drink?”

To others, he would have looked bluish.

As I look at Yena with resentment, I become thoughtful.

Yena becomes restless as the cursing arrowhead suddenly points at her.

“Drinks!? No, wait. No way! I’ll call 119, so please be patient. Phew – let’s take a breath. It’s okay, regular. huh! Because it’s not cancerous.”

“… … Fuck you.”

Fuck you, he falls to the floor, leaving behind that one random word clearly and clearly.

My heart stopped with the last words. The effect of a single word of advice was great!

“Ugh.”

Fuck you, fuck you. You died because something was in your drink.

This is not suicide. It’s murder.

Jena’s blue eyes turn a dull blue-grey.

The clerk urgently tried to shake me awake. A customer supports Jena, who collapsed and collapsed.

In an instant, the cafe becomes chaos.

Why aaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeae-

“Why-” with long words. My childhood friend’s screams pierce the surroundings.

It was so pathetic and filled with evil that I thought it wasn’t Yena’s voice. It’s like the cries of a monster dying after being hit with a special move.

[Loop 4 – ‘I Loved You, You Fuck’ has ended.]

[Do you want to start loop 5?] – [Y/N]