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Episode.36 A future that cannot be changed

(This episode takes place from Eunbyeol’s perspective. It is not a side story where only the perspective changes in the same episode.)

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– Sweet.

I closed the room door.

I told Siwoo to come back in about 30 minutes.

‘The time has come.’

Even though the location tracker was gone… he didn’t run away.

‘It’s a pity that the tracker is gone, but Siwoo will get it back soon.’

Because he is a man with that much ability.

Because he is someone I can trust.

You won’t betray me.

After expressing this much trust in him, the time has finally come to entrust him with ‘that’ mission.

When I first saw him.

I hesitated and hesitated even in conveying the mission.

‘But now…’

It’s different now.

Is it okay if I deliver this mission?

Wouldn’t it be better if I did this cruel task on my own?

That’s what I thought.

However, I could not reveal my identity to the public.

To be precise, I must remain ‘missing’.

‘Until that moment comes… I cannot reveal myself.’

I took out the personal safe from under the bed.

This safe is a little smaller than other safes.

Because this safe is not made to store money.

I sat down on the bed and placed the safe on my lap.

and.

– Rumbling. -Purrr.

– Follow me. – Bang!

‘Should I say the dial on the safe door…?’

Anyway, I succeeded in turning it and unlocking the safe.

okay. Inside…

There was a dagger.

… As soon as I opened the safe door, water came out of my eyes.

tear.

I was so sad that water came out of my eyes.

I can’t believe the mere topic of water coming out of tear ducts makes people’s hearts so sad.

No, it’s just… Is it because I saw something that made my heart break?

To explain this, we have to go a little further back in time.

okay. This dagger.

This dagger was not made by man.

The day I first met Siwoo.

A story from my past that I told Siwoo that day.

The part I didn’t mention.

Let’s take a quick look back at that part…

This dagger… my parents at the time.

It’s the dagger that was stuck in my father’s back.

That moment was still vivid in my memory.

So much so that even if I suffer from amnesia, I won’t forget it.

It is a memory that becomes the driving force for my life.

‘Should I be happy about this… or should I be sad? I couldn’t figure it out.

This dagger was probably one of the daggers used by monsters.

My father was covering my mother and my younger brother when he fell down in a position as if a dagger had been stabbed in his back.

‘Of course, when I arrived there…’

My parents are already dead.

Meanwhile, my younger sister.

I carried Chaeyeon… no, more accurately, I picked her up and ran out of the collapsing house.

Pull out that dagger.

I promised myself that I would plunge this dagger into the Association that abandoned my family.

To the point where I regret having worked under them all this time.

‘At that time, I said I would definitely take revenge with this dagger… but now that I have become a ‘missing’ person, I can no longer appear in the world…’

Okay, so the desire for vengeance began to forcibly subside.

But now I feel like I’ve found a new way.

– Knock. Knock.

– Um… can I go in now?

“Okay, come in.”

now.

I want to kill everyone in the association.

I wiped away my tears.

It was such a sad memory that I was glad that the recollection was interrupted.

As expected, Siwoo… you are a good child.

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Siwoo sat in front of me just like that day.

“Hey… Eunbyeol, wasn’t there something like this before?”

He says, looking at the small mini aquarium placed on my desk.

Inside were two small female cichlids and one small male cichlid.

Whether it was an aquarium or a fish tank, there were fish swimming in it as if they liked the good quality water that I had just changed.

“Ah… That? Now that I think about it, I think Yerim gave it to me. I think he said he bought it because he thought of me while he was out selling potions.”

“Is that so? There are 3 of them out of balance. He doesn’t have good sense either.”

Siwoo stroked his chin and stared at the fish.

“Yerim couldn’t have paid attention to that part. Well, I didn’t give it to you as an anniversary gift.”

Then, when he saw my face again, he was immediately startled.

“What.. Eunbyeol, did you cry?”

‘Ike, I cried a little, did it really show?’

I rubbed my eyes with the sleeve of my clothes.

“I didn’t cry…”

The fact that I called someone into my room and cried alone felt like a huge shame to me.

“Don’t lie, the area around your eyes is red, right? If you were going to deceive me, did you lack sincerity?”

“Huh, don’t talk nonsense. I didn’t call you to say something like that.”

“Really? Ah… I definitely came to receive the ‘award’.”

Siwoo raised his head and looked at the ceiling.

With a confused look, as if there was something on top of it.

I just need to give him this dagger.

After that, conversation will become easier.

But, that is difficult.

I couldn’t take the dagger out of the safe and was holding it tightly in my hand.

“What is that safe? By any chance… is that a ‘prize’?”

For some reason, Siwoo looked a little disappointed.

“Yes… eh!”

I closed my eyes tightly and took out a dagger.

“Wow… wow, I’m surprised. What is that all of a sudden?”

Siwoo looked at the dagger with a surprised face.

“This is a dagger…”

How should I explain it to him?

Won’t he see me as strange?

No, what is the standard for a strange person in the first place?

Above all, in terms of the company, I am his boss, so is there any need to hesitate in giving him a ‘mission’?

‘No… there’s no way I could accept a mission like killing people… it’s natural to hesitate.’

“It’s a dagger?”

‘Ugh, what should I do…’

He is pressing for an answer.

Okay, what if I get treated like a bit of a weirdo by him? I am the head of a villain organization.

‘There’s nothing to be afraid of!’

… When I thought about it again, I didn’t think I could stand it if he treated me like I was a little strange.

Because this is the treatment that no one else receives from none other than ‘him’.

Yes, I can’t deny it anymore.

I have a crush on him.

I have to admit what I have to admit.

Is this crush just because I haven’t been able to get out of this underground space since I went missing and I haven’t met a guy in a while?

‘I think I’d hate it a little if it was like that.’

“Eunbyeol?”

I don’t know anymore.

“…Take it.”

“Huh? What?”

“Because it’s a company, a boss… Get it quickly.”

“Uh, uh.. I understand.”

He took the dagger that was in my hand.

“Siwoo… Hey, that dagger… you know.”

“What is it?”

“That… I guess it’s a bit precious to me… Anyway, I’m holding on to that dagger. I will tell you where and how to use it later.”

After hearing what I said, Siwoo just nodded without saying anything.

“Yes, yes. What I have to tell you is now over. What are you going to do now Siu?”

“What should I do?”

“It’s late at night. Are you going to sleep in the hideout?”

“Ah, it’s been a while since I thought I’d go sleep in a hideout… but I have some work to do.”

“Ah… yes. I guess so.”

I feel regretful.

No, I absolutely do not regret it.

There are still many opportunities.

“Then, I’ll sneak back into the association and go.”

“Yes. If there is anything suspicious, please let me know. Without leaving anything out.”

“Of course. But, there hasn’t been anything suspicious so far.”

‘what?’

“Okay, if that’s you, then it’s like that, right? Because I trust you.”

“Then…”

After hearing what I said, Siwoo gave a vague answer and left my room.

Why did I stutter so much?

I’ve definitely seen scenes like that in dramas.

I thought the role of the cheating male protagonist was exactly like that.

Well, the drama and the facts are completely different, so it doesn’t matter, right?

There shouldn’t be any.

After he left the room, I got out of bed and put the safe back under the bed.

A safe that contains nothing is now useless.

But there will come a time when it becomes useful.

I looked at the small mini aquarium placed on the desk.

‘Hmm… At this point, wouldn’t a fish tank be more suitable than an aquarium…’

A fish tank or a mini aquarium. That’s it.

‘anyway.’

But something is strange.

Clearly, there were three small cichlids in that mini aquarium.

Two female fish and one male fish.

But as soon as Siu left my room, one of the female fish died.

Instead of being sad, the two remaining fish actually became closer together.

Both a male and a female.

They seem ready to mate on the spot.

It happened as soon as Siwoo left, like a ghost.

What happened in this aquarium… is like nothing else.

‘This… what should I say…’

It felt like I was watching the ending of a sad story.

I feel like someone’s ending will be like that.

I don’t know who will end up as a dead fish.

If you compare me to that fish, wouldn’t I actually become that dead fish?

In fact, perhaps the competition has already begun.

Maybe I’m too late…

‘… Rani, are you having too much of a delusion?’

I decided not to pay much attention.

Yes, because I trust him.

Because I trusted him.

That kind of fish situation doesn’t suit me.

It’s just me, this path I’m walking on right now.

I just hope it isn’t a bad ending.