episode_0041

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There was a slight hesitation in the boy’s voice. Park Seo-ah felt her heart sink for a moment. She tried to keep a smiling face, but she couldn’t shake off the anxiety that was slowly rising inside her.

“Yeah, Autumn. What’s going on?”

Her voice was still affectionate, but a hint of anxiety that she had not been able to hide was slowly seeping out. Gaeul-kun was still hesitating, repeatedly opening and closing her mouth.

“I, that’s… … .”

The boy took a deep breath and finally opened his mouth.

“That… … I heard the news by chance, Mr. Chairman.

The day I came to Seo-ah’s secret base, the members of the Human Defense Society who attacked me and remembered my name and face by looking at my ID card… … actually died that day.”

Park Seo Ah’s eyes widened. Her heart began to beat faster. Perhaps she had noticed the murder she had committed. She tried to keep her composure, but her fingertips were trembling slightly.

“Oh, really? That happened. But why is that…?”

To Park Seo-ah, who answered as calmly as possible, the boy continued talking while wiggling his fingers.

“So… … I’m really grateful to Seo-ah. For protecting me and taking care of me like this… … It was really nice.”

You didn’t notice. You’re such an innocent child. Just as Park Seo-ah was about to let out a sigh of relief, the boy’s next words froze her.

“But now, it turns out that the people who knew my identity and threatened me have long since disappeared from this world, and thanks to that, my identity will no longer be identified and I will not be subject to retaliation… …so I am planning to go home.

Since the reason I started living in hiding has disappeared, I can’t continue to depend on Seo-ah.”

“… … … … … Yes?”

For a moment, her head did not understand the words coming out of Ga-eul-gun’s mouth. To be precise, she refused to understand.

“Um, I told this to President Haneul before, but… … Ah, Seo-ah doesn’t know President Haneul.

I was able to survive because there were always kind people who helped me, starting with older sister Seo-yeon, teacher Wol-hee, CEO Haneul, and Ms. Seo-ah.

But I can’t live a life where I’m always cared for by someone, right? I want to be independent. So… … .”

The little boy in her arms was mumbling something and explaining, but it didn’t make any sense to Park Seo-ah.

All that was going through her head was the thought that Autumn was leaving her, that her and the boy’s perfect nest was gone, and that she would be left alone again.

“Going out… … Are you saying that? Here?”

“Yes… … I’m really sorry, Seo-ah. I’ll return all the gifts you’ve given me so far. And I’ll definitely repay the favor you’ve shown me later.”

The boy continued to answer with a very apologetic expression, but Park Seo-ah repeated the same question like a broken machine.

“Are you really… … going to leave me?”

“Yes. Everyone has to stand on their own two feet at some point, right?”

But the boy’s will did not change. In his nodding eyes, there was both regret and determination.

“… … … … .”

In the end, Park Seo-ah became silent. Then, the boy came and took her trembling hand.

The body temperature of that hand was warm, but to Park Seo-ah now, it felt like just a distant mirage.

Finally, all the warmth disappeared from Park Seo-ah’s eyes, and a cold smile appeared as she performed ‘justice implementation activities’.

Gaeul-gun’s fingers, which were holding Park Seo-ah’s hand, began to twist in her grasp. At first, it was a slight pain, but in an instant, it turned into unbearable pain.

“Seo, Seo-ah? It hurts… … Please stop!”

The boy’s plea sounded like heavenly music to Park Seo-ah now. She exerted more force, and the sound of bones breaking under her grip was heard.

“AAAHH …

The scream of a beautiful boy echoed through Park Seo-ah’s study. His face was distorted in pain, and cold sweat ran down his forehead.

“Ah… … Autumn. Can you scream some more?”

The boy’s fingers were literally torn to pieces. They were all bent at strange angles, and white bone fragments were poking through the flesh. Seeing that beautiful and erotic sight, the smile on Park Seo-ah’s lips became even more distorted.

“Why… … Why are you doing this? It was my fault. Please, stop… … !”

Contrary to Park Seo-ah’s expectations, the boy did not run away. Instead, he longed for his guardian’s affection, and he held onto her with his still-good arm and appealed to her.

Her appearance is exactly like that of Park Seo-ah, a helpless girl who was abused by her trash parents in the past but longed for their affection.

The moment Park Seo-ah overlapped her past self with the boy in the present, a strange heat began to rise in her head. Love and hate for her past self, violence and sadism dominated her.

I want to harass him. I want to torture him. I want to see him scream. She grabbed the boy’s still intact hand as he hugged her.

“I’ll teach you, Autumn. You are… …mine.”

As she savored the boy’s face filled with fear and despair, Park Seo-ah felt her previously dormant violence resurface.

… … … … …

Park Seo-ah’s actions became more violent, and the boy’s screams, which had been getting louder, gradually died down after reaching their peak. The boy didn’t even seem to have the energy to scream.

As time passed, the maddening heat that had filled Park Seo-ah’s head slowly cooled down.

Her red-tinted vision gradually became clearer, and the scene before her became clearer.

Autumn Army was lying on the ground. His body was horribly twisted, and white bones were exposed between bruised and torn skin. His clothes were stained with blood, and his original color was unrecognizable.

The boy’s eyes, half-closed and half-closed, were blankly staring at the ceiling, and only the faint sound of his breathing indicated that he was still barely alive.

“… … fall… … military… … ?”

Park Seo Ah’s voice trembled violently. The moment she witnessed the sin she had committed, all color disappeared from her face. Her hands began to tremble, and it became difficult for her to breathe.

“No… … No no no no no no… … This can’t be happening… … !”

Park Seo-ah muttered hurriedly. She tried to deny what she had done, but the reality before her eyes was too clear.

Her hands were covered in the boy’s blood, the study was filled with the smell of the boy’s blood and fat, and most of all, the boy lay in a dying state right before her eyes.

“I… … I did this… … ?”

Tears flowed from her eyes. Fear, regret, and self-loathing came over her. Park Seo-ah sank to the ground, trembling all over.

“, Autumn. I’m sorry. I was just trying to protect you, to keep you out of danger――”

Park Seo-ah desperately apologized with her bloody hands, but there was no answer.

Then suddenly something transparent hit her hard. Park Seo Ah was thrown back by the unexpected attack and fell against the wall.

“Autumn Seed! Autumn Seed!!”

It was a strange woman’s voice, no… …a woman’s voice that I felt like I had heard before.

When Park Seo-ah looked up, a woman with long purple hair was kneeling next to Ga-eul-gun. It was Seo Yu-ryeong.

“Autumn seeds, Autumn seeds… … ! Open your eyes… … !”

Seo Yu-ryeong, who had been calling the boy with a hoarse voice, slowly turned her head and glared at Park Seo-ah. Her eyes were filled with hatred and anger.

“This… … This personality disordered person… … !

How could you do that? What did Mr. Autumn do to you! If you have a mouth, at least speak up! ”

Seo Yu-ryeong’s every word pierced Park Seo-ah’s heart. She was unable to continue speaking and just leaned against the wall.

Seo Yu-ryeong, who had been spitting out a few more words, soon carefully picked up the boy and hugged him.

“Don’t take the fall army… … .”

Seo Yu-ryeong glared at Park Seo-ah, who had barely managed to speak after squeezing her throat, once more with a look of contempt before turning her head away.

Seo Yu-ryeong, who coldly ignored Park Seo-ah as if she were a non-existent ghost, carried the boy in her arms and left Park Seo-ah’s study, the secret base.

Park Seo-ah wanted to stop them, but her body was immobilized by the shock and horror of her own actions.

Now left alone, Park Seo-ah looked at her blood-covered hands. At that moment, memories of the past flooded into her mind.

There was no difference between the trash parents who abused her and the girl she is now.

“… … haha… … ahaha… … .”

Laughter burst out in despair. After all, Park Seo-ah is the daughter of those humans.

She inherited their violence in its entirety, and she unleashed the violence she had inherited on Ga-eul-gun, whom she loved so dearly.

When she acknowledged that fact, she could no longer stand on her own two legs. Tears began to fall at the feet of Park Seo-ah, who was kneeling. The drops that flowed from her eyes were filled with deep despair and self-loathing.

“No different… … from those humans… … .”

Park Seo-ah muttered. She covered her face with the hand that was stained with the blood of the boy she loved so much and had destroyed herself.

“Autumn Army… … I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry… … !”

Park Seo-ah continued to apologize. Her screams, unheard, became increasingly harsh, and she could barely continue speaking between sobs that seemed to suffocate her.

“Please… … forgive me, Gaeul-kun… … I won’t do this again… … ever again, please… … .”

But this time there was no answer. Only her screams filled the empty study.