episode_0040

#15

Sujin was nowhere to be seen.

It was as if I was standing in the middle of a snowy field, in a mysterious and dreamy space where the horizon was covered in pure white.

Did the world collapse just because she decided to let me meet Suho?

I don’t know.

The only thing that was certain was that at the end of this road, there would be Yeonsuho Lake.

A vampire who has become one with the first-class monster Happy Virus.

And my friend’s younger brother.

I thought about various ways to persuade him.

Is it unethical to keep my sister in a place like this?

Or, if you continue to influence the world as a first-class monster, both you and your sister will be doomed?

Many thoughts came and went, but no good idea came to mind.

It’ll just make things more complicated in your head.

I sighed and closed my eyes.

Yes. When persuading people, don’t they say that emotions and sincerity are more important than reason and logic?

If you just think about it like this, you’ll only end up getting further away from the correct answer.

“Sigh… .”

I closed my eyes, and when I opened them, everything had changed.

The space that was as white as a back room was nowhere to be found, and had turned into the small goshiwon room where Soojin and Suho live.

Suho was sitting there, blankly.

I looked at him.

He looked at me too.

Yeon Soo-ho already knew everything.

His eyes spoke.

Why did I come here,

And what you want to achieve.

He is a guy who has become one with a first-class monster that has spread mystery throughout the Korean peninsula and distorted providence.

It would be too easy to think that a being with such power would not know my circumstances.

“Sister. This world is wrong.”

Those were the first words Yeon Soo-ho uttered.

The boy who had once shined brightly like a ruby was crushed and oppressed by the desperate reality, and was dyed a murky, pitch-black color.

He turned his head calmly and looked around the small room.

It was the only safe haven allowed for the siblings.

My eyes naturally followed his gaze.

“Do you know that, sis?”

“What?”

“This small room was the warmest place for my brother and I.”

“… … .”

“A semi-basement room with a leaky ceiling, a rooftop room that was as cold as a freezer in the winter and as hot as a steamer in the summer. That was the level of a nobleman. What was even scarier was that even that insignificant space was impoverished, and we couldn’t rest comfortably because we kept paying rent.”

I listened to his lament quietly,

Silently facing the anger that was surging in his heart.

“Some people fly around the world on private jets every day. While some people waste money like water, there are also people like us.”

However, not everyone can live equally well.

That’s something only God can do.

Feeling a bitter aftertaste, I asked him another question.

“Is that why you locked your sister in your dream?”

“No. I just wanted to tell you about what kind of life my brother and I lived… and… .”

At some point, a piece of paper appeared in Yeon Soo-ho’s hand, fluttering. The paper indicated that she was in the final stages of pancreatic cancer.

“… … .”

The serious illness that the Yeon siblings were talking about was… pancreatic cancer…

Isn’t it an extremely vicious disease with the highest mortality rate?

I grabbed the paper Yeon Su-ho showed me with a pale face.

He said.

“Even if we go back to reality, my sister will die anyway.”

Yeon Su-ho’s eyes, which had been dull, began to gradually become moist.

Tears poured out of his pretty eyes without stopping.

The trembling voice was muffled and revealed a deep, profound emotional pain.

“Then, rather than the painful reality, isn’t it right to live happily here? Yes?”

“… … .”

I couldn’t answer.

From Soo-ho’s perspective, it was clearly the right thing to say and the right choice.

If only I could save my family, who are destined to die, even in my dreams.

Perhaps, isn’t that the case for everyone in the world?

Moreover, if you are filled with feelings of guilt, regret, and gratitude towards that family.

Yeah. To be honest, I understood Suho’s feelings.

but….

“But in the end, you two will be punished.”

“It might be better than living in a world like that.”

I felt sad when he said that he would accept even such an ending calmly, but I was also angry.

It wasn’t anger directed at Suho.

It was anger at the absurd situation the Yeon siblings, who had become precious people to me, were in.

It was also a cry to the world.

So, I’m angry, really angry, but I’m not going to just vent my anger.

I will change.

because,

Because I like happy endings.

As Suho said.

No matter how wrong and painful this world is…

Dying together with my favorite older sister was not the ending I wanted.

That’s a sad ending.

It’s not a happy ending.

So I can’t accept it.

“Guardian. I am a witch.”

“… Yes? Why are you suddenly saying that… .”

“I’m just telling you. In fact, all witches are greedy.”

I thought about what I could do to help the Yeon siblings.

It’s not like I have a lot of money, and even if I did, I can’t be sure that I could completely cure a dangerous cancer like pancreatic cancer.

But, I am a witch.

A witch is a monster who uses mystery to twist the order of the world.

So, it might be possible.

If you use the witch’s power, you can also heal her.

Of course… I had never learned any magic related to healing before.

However, I was confident that if I could somehow maintain Yeon Soo-jin’s condition until Walpurgis Night using alchemy, I could cure her.

A once-a-year event where numerous witches gather in one place.

If that’s the case, there will definitely be witches who are good at healing.

“I’ll make it better. I’m a witch, so I can.”

“… Lie.”

Even as Yeon Soo-ho spoke, his eyes were shaking violently.

“Really. Just wait a year. I will definitely make Soojin better.”

“… Why 1 year?”

“Once a year, on a special day, the witches, including me, gather to have a chat. At that time, I will find a witch who is well-versed in healing arts and cure Sujin.”

“But it might not last a year… .”

“I will do whatever it takes to keep Soojin from dying for a year.”

If my abilities are lacking, I will ask for your help.

That damn woman. She disappeared without leaving any contact information… But didn’t the witch, who was supposedly a close friend of the Master, tell me about a pawn shop that had a connection to her and some gold bars?

If you can get in touch with the Master’s friend through that pawn shop… you may be able to connect with the Master as well.

If you can’t contact him through the pawn shop, you should meet and talk to that mean Elder Ryu Se-hwa.

If you learn the blood magic of vampires, you might be able to apply it to advance alchemy.

Perhaps, it will help Soojin to get better without the help of the Master.

But Suho was still looking at me with eyes of distrust.

The reason was clear.

Because the bond was too weak for him to trust me with his sister’s life on the line.

“Why do you want to help your sister so much…?”

“… I like happy endings.”

“Happy… ending?”

“Yeah. And… Soojin is my friend.”

“I’m not really sure what a happy ending is… . But I know that my sister likes me.”

Yeon Soo-ho’s moist red eyes, which had been staring intently at my red pupils, folded gently.

“So, I’ll trust you, sister.”

For the first time, a smile appeared on the boy’s face, which had been filled with tears.

It was the moment when reality returned to the small grasp of the boy who had escaped into the world of dreams because reality was too burdensome.

And I didn’t like the serious atmosphere, so I answered with a lame joke instead.

“I like guys, right? Don’t misunderstand that I like Soojin in that way, please?”

“What, what does that mean!”

I reached out to Suho, who was blushing and crying, and stroked his brilliant silver hair.

“Just kidding.”

“… Sister, don’t go joking around.”

“… … .”

No, why are these sibling pairs ignoring my joke skills…?

Now I’m really starting to feel a little sad.

anyway….

Now that Suho’s intention to return to the real world had been confirmed, it was time to separate Happy Virus and Yeon Suho.

Perhaps, it might be as difficult as persuading Suho. Or perhaps it might be even more difficult.

“Guardian. Now you must exterminate the monster that has entered you.”

“Ah… .”

“Of course it won’t harm you.”

The goal is, after all, a first-class freak happy virus.

“Uh, how can I help you?”

“The power of the monster is to twist the world’s providence. You have that power now.”

“Ha, but I don’t know.”

“No. I know. Think about the dream world you created to make your sister happy. You made your sister a superstar there.”

Although Soojin is pretty, she doesn’t have the qualities of a superstar… .

Who would say he’s not a siscom? He’s a guy named Suho whose affection for his older sister is no joke.

“Ah… .”

“This time, I’m doing the opposite. For my sister, I wish I could erase the dream world. I wish I could go back to reality.”

“Yes, I’ll try.”

“Yeah. Ah! If we’re going to do it, um… . Okay! How about putting that dream world in this box?”

I still have plans to receive the Happy Virus and use it for research.

It’s a virus that makes you have happy dreams.

If used in a positive way, it will be of great help.

“Yes… .”

Suho nodded with a slightly unsure look on his face.

I shouted and slapped the guy on the back.

“Why is this guy so insecure!”

“Hahaha… .”

“Sister will help you. Let’s do it together.”

“Yes… .”

So I am with Suho,

I succeeded in extracting the Happy Virus from Suho himself and putting it in a special container for extracting the great mystery I had brought with me.

It was a huge task that took roughly a day and a half… .

What was even more surprising was that when Suho and I returned to reality, only 10 minutes had passed in the real world.

How much fun it was for Sister Winter to see our two silly faces… .

Anyway, the Happy Happy virus that had swept the entire Korean peninsula has come to an end.

Not fit for first class…?

It was a small ending.