episode_0048

“So I had a dream, and there I met other kids.”

dawn. The house where Daju Yoon lived.

Heo Yoon sits at the table and explains the situation, and Daju and I listen.

” Seok Hyun-min and Choi Se-rim. I couldn’t see you guys.”

“… … Yes.”

Daju nods with a firm expression.

I also listened to the explanation in silence.

It’s not just a strange dream; it’s also having an impact on reality.

“I remember it so vividly that I talked to Hyeonmin? That means he remembers too.”

“Huh? So did we! Me and Dabin oppa.”

“You guys too?”

I answered Heo Yoon’s question.

“Yes. It seems like many people’s dreams are coming together.”

“So you gathered together. He said something was strange.”

After speaking, Heo Yoon slowly gathers his thoughts.

When I first met him, he spoke so gibberish that I had to ask him to explain it carefully from the beginning. Now he seems to have calmed down a bit, and his words are quite coherent.

“Where was the place? Library?”

“No. It was just on the 7th floor, and it was full of potatoes.”

When I talk about potatoes, Daju gags a little.

by the way.

“Library?”

“Yes. Dabin, do you know anything?”

“Actually, I took a short nap today, and then I had a dream about meeting Serim at the library. At the time, I thought it was just a dream, but now that I think about it, it wasn’t.”

“I see… … .”

“So what is the conclusion?”

“Choi Se-rim. It’s gone now. I think he probably went out by elevator, but for now, Hyunmin is up and looking for the storage room on the other side of the hallway.”

Daju is startled when Yoon speaks in a serious voice.

“Are you Serim!?”

“So! I’m not the type of kid to suddenly go anywhere. Aren’t you brainwashed or something?”

“I can’t do it… … .”

Daju lowers his head and mutters.

I also bit my lip.

“So, if Choi Se-rim is not here, she is probably on the library floor.”

“That’s right.”

After answering, Heo Yun lets out a long sigh.

Daju’s condition has worsened, and he is now shaking. Heo Yoon is better than before, but he still seems uneasy.

Everyone is in a mentally unstable situation.

I have to sort out the situation.

“What did my sister see in her dream?”

“There was a library, where I first met Seok Hyun-min.”

“Yes.”

“So where is this? I was walking around, between the bookshelves. Something that looked like a strange liquid monster was creeping out. Jet black color.”

“So you were just chased by that liquid monster?”

“Yes. I was running between the bookshelves and ended up at a dead end, when Choi Se-rim appeared and told me to run this way. The kid is chasing me like crazy behind me.”

“So what happened?”

“I’m awake.”

“… … .”

I thought about this ridiculous situation in silence.

Perhaps because he thought the explanation was insufficient, Heo Yoon continued.

“I think I probably did that right away when I met Serim. I didn’t even find a way out, I just listened to Serim yelling and thought, ah. I thought I should go there, but I just woke up from a dream. After listening to Seok Hyun-min, he was the same.”

There are two dreams I had.

The first time was when I met Choi Se-rim at the library. While wandering around the empty library, I met Se-rim Choi. I read the book Choi Se-rim handed me. The book was suddenly soaked with ink, and that was when I woke up from my dream.

The second is the dream I just had with Daju. The floor was full of potatoes, and Daju was able to wake up because he was mentally shocked.

and. Daju had a very bad experience with potatoes in the past.

Apparently, Daju was having a nightmare, and I may have entered into it.

So, can other dreams be interpreted in this way?

If you ask Heo Yoon, you might be able to find out.

“Sister.”

“Yes… … .”

Heo Yoon answers helplessly.

I asked her about the dream she told me about.

“You just said that a liquid monster appeared in the library in your dream. Have you never actually seen that before?”

“What. Liquid monster?”

“Yes. That monster. Not the ones sold at stationery stores.”

“Yes. I saw it.”

Heo Yoon nods his head right away.

So, was this Heo Yoon’s nightmare? I needed to be a little clearer, so I decided to ask some more questions.

“Did you watch it alone or with others? no. I’ll ask again. Did you watch it with Hyunmin and Serim, or did you watch it when you were traveling alone?”

“… … Is that important?”

“Yes. It’s important.”

This time, Heo Yoon seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then slowly began speaking.

” had just entered the apartment. I barely got home from work at the hospital, but I was so tired that I was confused about where I was going home. I apparently pressed the door lock and went into bed to sleep, but when I came to my senses, I found myself in a completely different building.”

“That was here.”

“Yes. So, while I was walking around this apartment and trying to leave, I ran into that guy.”

Heo Yoon trembles as if he doesn’t even want to think about it.

“I stepped into a pitch-black puddle in a hallway, and it grabbed my ankle. It gradually enveloped my body until I couldn’t move at all. so… … . So that’s… … That bastard… … !”

Yoon closes his eyes tightly and shakes his shoulders. Before I knew it, tears were welling up in the corners of my eyes.

I opened my mouth calmly.

“You can stop talking.”

“So, hoo… … . That was clearly left in my memory. Even though I barely escaped, I almost died.”

It feels like the pieces are fitting together.

Talk. Talk.

He said, tapping the table with his fingertips.

“I think I’m probably right.”

“What is it.”

“When one person has a nightmare, another person is dragged into it.”

“But the background is different? What I was talking about was the library.”

“I think the consciousness of the person dragged in also has an impact.”

I stood up and placed my hand on Daju’s shoulder.

My small hand was barely enough to cover Daju’s shoulder, but that alone conveyed warmth.

“Daju Yoon. Come to your senses.”

“Oppa… … .”

It would have been cool if it had originally been a male voice.

The voice is too timid and delicate to lead everyone who is anxious.

“Let’s all go look for Choi Se-rim’s sister.”

“Yes. that’s right… … .”

“Yooni, get ready too. Because I remember where the library floor was. When Hyunmin comes back, let’s all go together. right. Let Haewon sleep.”

Everyone nods their heads.

It hasn’t been long since Jeong Hae-won came here. It would be too much to force him to go rescue Choi Se-rim. Above all, although we haven’t said it out loud, if we all die together, no one will remember us.

However, Heo Yoon looks anxious.

“What if it’s a trap? Then what should I do?”

“We have lived well so far. It was like that last time I went to look for a vending machine.”

I take a step towards the front door.

When I opened the door without hesitation, Seok Hyeon-min was right in front of me.

“Dabin Lim.”

“Yes, bro.”

“Did you hear everything from your sister?”

“Yes.”

What I found out and what I inferred. I delivered everything to Seok Hyeon-min.

“I knew what you were talking about.”

Seok Hyun-min nods his head. I spoke in as firm a tone as possible.

“Let’s go find Serim noona right away. There won’t be much time.”

“Okay. Of course I have to go.”

It seemed like he would refuse because it was dangerous, but this time Seok Hyeon-min obediently complies.

“Did you take your equipment?”

“Not yet.”

“Let’s pack briefly first. And my sister. Did you cry?”

“… … No.”

Before I knew it, Seok Hyeon-min was next to Heo Yoon. The way he puts his arm on your shoulder is very friendly.

Then I can just take care of Daju. He held Daju’s squirming hand tightly and told him to leave right away.

dawn.

We went out the front door and walked toward the warehouse.

[4A11]

A floor that resembles a library.

Seok Hyun-min, Heo Yoon, and Yoon Da-ju all said they had no idea. I’ve never been there, much less recorded it in a document.

I pressed the button and waited for the elevator to move.

It’s the same scene I saw in my dream, but the background is different.

Da-ju is sitting in the corner, looking at the floor, and Heo Yoon pats Da-ju.

Seok Hyeon-min is rubbing his hands together as if he is nervous.

I looked at the mirror.

Her hair is sticking to her lips and she looks really crazy. I straightened my hair and stared at myself in the mirror.

Light returns to eyes that have lost focus.

“You need to straighten your hair.”

Heo Yoon quietly says something.

“Sure.”

I tilt my head and answer.

The elevator continues to go down, making a rattling noise.

It’s like going to a place you’ve never been to before.

Hesitantly.

“Hey. Is this okay?”

Seok Hyeon-min asks while looking into the bag.

“It’s not okay, right? Maybe?”

I reply jokingly.

“Still, I have to survive somehow. All together.”

I don’t know how long it’s been since I came here. In that time, I have changed a lot.

Both body and mind.

I’m not just saying that I became a woman.

Although his strength and stamina have become much weaker, he seems to have become stronger somehow. My broken back is now fine, and it is also very comfortable.

What I think is that some attitude has changed.

I looked in front of me again.

The girl in the mirror smiled resolutely.

Shake!

“… … I am very pretty.”

“What?”

As I muttered, Seok Hyun-min laughed as if he was dumbfounded.

Heo Yoon is also fed up.

It was something I threw out while thinking, “Oh, I don’t know.” I continued because it seemed to be working.

“When I get out of here, I think I’ll try webtoon again. Scratch your face. I also do some Instagram.”

“Hey. You have to be good at comics.”

Seok Hyeon-min speaks reproachfully. I answer with a bright smile.

“Marketing is also a skill. Even if you draw just enough, the webtoon will be a huge hit.”

“You are fed up with lookism.”

While Heo Yoon was laughing, Da Ju’s face also came to life.

“So are you giving up on returning to being a man?”

“Well?”

I shrugged my shoulders.

“I just tried it. Everyone, relax.”

“I just sounded very sincere. ah! Became the most beautiful girl in the province! I live for this taste! I saw this thought.”

“No.”

“That’s right.”

Daju Yoon also returned to normal with this.

okay. If you die anyway, it doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman.

If we can relax and return safely together, that’s it. Even Choi Se-rim.

Shake!

Notifies that the elevator has arrived at its destination.

The door opens, and the dry air characteristic of the library blows in.

A scenery just like what I saw in my dream.

Daju pulls the hem of my clothes. With the other hand, he points inside the library.

“Oppa. Over there. Look.”

Choi Serim was standing where Daju pointed.

Dressing completely different from usual. I wore a robe and pulled the hood all the way down. Choi Se-rim holding a candle in one hand and a book in the other.

Seok Hyun-min raised his hand to stop Da-ju Yoon from calling her sister.

“… … Wait.”

There is a completely different atmosphere than usual.

My hands start to sweat and I feel like my heart is loosening up.

Although she has clearly become popular, Serim Choi is only looking at books.

“Dabin.”

I flinched. she calls me The situation too. The atmosphere too. Place too. Everything is different, but the voice is no different from usual. I feel a sense of discomfort there.

Is that really Choi Serim standing over there?

“What are you doing there? You’re not coming here?”

I roughly shook off the hand that stopped me and walked out of the elevator.

My heart is racing and I can’t even think straight.

I just couldn’t disobey the voice coming from in front of me.

“Quickly.”

” Come here .”

“Come on.”