episode_0035

After quickly getting dressed and heading out the door, Choi Se-rim was waiting in front of me.

“Ah~ Dabin. You just washed it?”

“Yes. Sister too?”

“Yes. It was so uncomfortable that I couldn’t stand it.”

Choi Se-rim stares at me while speaking in a quiet voice.

“Weren’t you anxious?”

“Yes? Which one?”

“You saw something in the water tank.”

“……Yes. Well, the hair was missing. It seemed like there was an uproar because of that, so I took it out with Daju and burned it.”

“I see.”

If you could see the voice, it would probably have a long tail. There seems to be a lingering feeling at the end of Choi Se-rim’s words.

It was uncomfortable, so I deliberately answered clearly.

“Yes.”

“Thank goodness.”

Choi Se-rim left with that faint smile.

I followed Choi Se-rim, who walked slowly, at the same pace.

“Actually, tap water may be safer now.”

“Is that so?”

“Okay. Have you ever thought about why I asked you to bring bottled water when you went to get supplies?”

“Huh?”

Come to think of it, that’s right. Why did I bother to get bottled water when I could just drink tap water?

“Of course it’s because I can’t drink tap water. Didn’t anyone tell you?”

“Yes.”

“There is no problem if it touches your body or you drink it occasionally, but if you drink it for a long time, problems arise.”

Serim Choi walks down the hallway and quietly reveals what she knows.

This was the first time I had seen her speak alone for such a long time.

“As if he had become a different person, why. You know how to call yourself in the third person when you’re acting cute? If you talk like that, later on you end up thinking that you are a completely different person. Being eaten by someone else’s ego.”

“……”

“At first, people did something with the intention of purifying tap water, but instead, a curse was placed on the tap water because of that.”

“Could it be that,”

“But now Dabin went and got rid of it. It’s safer than before.”

“Could it be that you dropped the talented person into the water tank?”

Serim Choi looked at me for a while and muttered helplessly, “There’s no need to say anything.”

“When I entered the water tank, I saw that person’s memories. Claire.”

“Yes. It seemed like that.”

“And there I saw my sister when she was young. So that means it’s been at least a few years… How did you last so long? What on earth happened before?”

“……”

The steps stopped.

Serim Choi is standing facing me, leaning her back against the front door of the apartment.

“Well?”

“Yes?”

“Can you look here just once?”

Flash.

………………………..

……….I have been thinking about this since a while ago.

If the girl I saw in my past memories is indeed Choi Se-rim, it means that her older sister is also a member of an organization called the Occult Association.

then.

Choi Se-rim’s image of persuading others is seen a little differently.

What I thought was just atmosphere and charisma, isn’t it actually a special ability?

Could it be that Choi Se-rim’s ability is to move people’s hearts?

Could it be that I was actually brainwashed when I cried out loud?

……………….

……….I have been thinking about this since a while ago.

The girl I saw in my past memories

It looks a little different.

Doesn’t it act as a moving force?

Wasn’t it true that what I was saying was harsh?

……………….

……….I have been thinking about this since a while ago.

Girls

It’s snowing…heh…?

………………..

Once the world turned black, then light returned.

“Uh…?”

What was I talking about?

“Dabin?”

“Your sister.”

“Are you okay?”

“Ah. I guess I’m a little dazed. I’m so tired today.”

“Okay. Let’s all eat together and rest well. We all worked hard today.”

“Yes…”

For some reason, my eyes feel a little watery and my mind feels blank.

No matter how much I think about it, I don’t remember passing through the hallway. I think I dozed off for a moment. To the point where I doze off in my sleep. When I think about it, I feel incredibly tired right now. Running around risking my life took up more energy than I imagined.

It’s been a while since I walked with my sister, and we’ve almost reached room 702, where everyone is gathered.

“But didn’t we talk about something?”

“Well?”

I think it was “…”

“You must be really sleepy.”

Serim Choi lightly strokes my head.

Ssuk suk.

Normally, I would have hated it out of pride, but maybe it was because I was tired, but somehow I felt at peace.

“Let’s eat quickly.”

Soon the door to room 702 opens, and Heo Yoon welcomes us.

“Are you here?”

“Yes, sister.”

“Wash your hands and sit down.”

The next morning.

After just washing my face, I headed to the warehouse where Choi Se-rim was waiting.

“Are you here?”

“Yes.”

I’m just looking at my laptop all day, wondering what’s so fun about it.

Todog. Todog.

Choi Se-rim is still typing at a fast pace. He talks to me without taking his eyes off the screen.

“It’s nothing special, I have something to ask you.”

“What is it?”

“You said you were going to draw, right? So, can you draw illustrations for novels?”

“Ah. Didn’t you say you were writing a novel?”

“Yes. Can you do it?”

“Well, it must be difficult because I left my tablet behind. Originally, I moved here and unpacked all my belongings on the 6th floor, but I almost died from the first day.”

“Then, let’s go to the 6th floor and come back.”

“Yes?”

I felt a moment of discomfort when I saw Choi Serim actively asking for something.

“Wouldn’t it be dangerous to go out alone?”

“What do you think? I’m just going downstairs for a moment and then coming back.”

Huh? Is that so?

I don’t know why I thought it was dangerous.

Even though the apartment is a strange place, there have never been many actual injuries. Of course, my right hand was slightly injured, but it is almost getting better.

As long as you have proper knowledge about the 6th floor, there is no danger, right?

Besides, they say I have excellent aptitude for observing anomalies. If there is something strange, you can notice it first and avoid it.

I think it was worth a quick visit.

“Hmm. Then, can you show me your sister’s novel for a moment instead?”

“Huh? huh? Why?”

“You have to know what the novel is to draw illustrations.”

When I thought about it, I kept seeing him tapping on his laptop, but I never really looked at what he was writing.

Suddenly, I received a request for illustrations. I tried to check this opportunity, but Choi Se-rim’s reaction was a bit strange.

“Ah… Is that so? huh. Wait a minute?”

A rare look on his face and a look of confusion for some reason.

Only after pounding on the keyboard did Choi Se-rim regain her composure.

“Now. This is it.”

“Wow…”

It’s a very easy read, so you can understand the plot in just a moment.

A story about the main character, who returns to the day before when he dies, and struggles to change the future of destruction.

The dialogue and fingerprint processing are very smooth. Sometimes beautiful, sometimes miserable expressions remained in my mind.

“Stuck here with nothing to do and no internet. I was writing this because I was bored, but the quality of the second half is a bit mediocre. Just stop here for now. I’ll show you later after I refine it a bit more.”

“Yes? It’s still really good.”

“Thank you.”

“This is it. Return object.”

“Yes.”

“Some people I know used to make novels into webtoons. I heard that stories like this where the main character returns to the past and changes the future are popular these days?”

“That’s right. In fact, this may be the most effective way to change a life you don’t like. What if the main character were to live like this one day? Let’s be different. Let’s imagine that you made this promise. So what was the motive? Does this mean I lived wrong in the past? It means you have something to regret. Even if things change in the future, the mistakes of the past will still remain. So let’s go back in time and start from the beginning. I think the idea of wanting to go back to the time when you didn’t even make mistakes and try again is bound to become popular.”

“Oh…”

Is it because this is your first time talking about a novel?

For some reason, Choi Se-rim’s appearance is very different from usual. I don’t think I was this active or talkative.

Still, it doesn’t mean that it’s strange or that I don’t like it. It was just a bit surprising to see such an unexpected appearance.

“So. Are you going to draw a picture for me?”

“Of course. I’ll be there right away.”

“Thank you, Dabin.”

As I was leaving the warehouse, Choi Se-rim called me with a gesture.

“Yes?”

Serim Choi strokes my head without saying a word.

“No…but it was that guy…”

“Stay still.”

“……”

Strangely, when I do this, I feel really comfortable, so I automatically close my eyes and feel the touch.

I’m not some kind of cat or dog.

He laughed as if he was joking and shook off his hand.

“That’s it. I’ll go now.”

” Come back. ”

I left the warehouse, leaving behind Choi Se-rim, who was smiling and waving.

The moment I crossed the dull space and reached the door.

?

For a moment, I felt a strange feeling and turned around.

Serim Choi is squatting in the corner of the warehouse again, looking at her laptop.

What was it?

I just felt it.

I only realized it after I got into the elevator and pressed the button.

My right hand is not fully healed yet.

And I am right handed.

So is it possible to ask someone to draw a picture?

Slurp.

As if it was already too late, the elevator announced that it had arrived at the 6th floor.

Anxiety overtook me.

***

“Huh…”

In the corner of the warehouse, Choi Se-rim sighed softly.

The last moment when he thought it was all over. The thoughts in Dabin’s head were fluctuating and shaking back and forth. It looked like he was going to come to his senses at any moment, so for a moment I was so nervous that I couldn’t even breathe.

still.

If you do this, things will get better.

There was a faint sound of a walkie-talkie.

“Mobile Task Force Alpha. Enter the 7th floor hallway entrance.”

“Blow up the front door of room 701!”

“Explode!”

Quang!

“No. 2 exploded!”

“Explode!”

These are people from the foundation.

It was a faint sound, but I could hear it all.

“If any survivors other than the target are found, kill them immediately. Be careful not to let the target fall while escaping through the window. Above.”

Rough heartbeat and breathing due to the influence of adrenaline.

The clanking sound of metal rings on the task force’s firearms.

From afar, you can even hear the embarrassed couple Heo Yoon and Seok Hyeon-min talking face to face and discussing what to do.

Se-rim Choi closed the laptop.

The heavy drinking continues, mixed with screaming.

As I felt the footsteps getting closer, I muttered quietly to myself.

“I must be really crazy.”

Being able to observe means being able to interfere.

Being able to read other people’s thoughts.

Being able to move other people’s hearts.

Those are innate abilities from birth.

Really, it’s easy to drive people crazy.

Two people ran into the warehouse.

“Survivors found.”

“Shoot.”

Choi Se-rim closed her eyes.

A spark flew between my eyebrows.