episode_0054

As I lay down on the damp bed, unpleasant moisture soaked my back.

The slightly fishy smell of blood and the familiar scent of Cha Su-jin permeated the tip of my nose.

As expected, what happened just now wasn’t my delusion or a dream.

The servant was really right in front of me.

When I slowly turned my head, I saw Chanwoo, who had returned to the room, snoring furiously and falling asleep.

I looked sideways at that figure and recalled the situation that had occurred a moment ago.

After seeing Ha-ryeong off to the room, I returned to see Chan-woo sitting on his bed with a sullen expression on his face.

To roughly summarize his story, which he kept talking about without me even asking, it was as follows.

Sujin came into the room and said she wanted to talk outside. Of course, Chan-woo, who was blatantly attracted to Su-jin, had no reason to reject her, and rather, he said he was secretly happy that his efforts had paid off.

However, no matter how long I waited at the appointed place, she didn’t show up, so I felt strange and when I returned to the room, I couldn’t see her anywhere.

Chan-woo was very angry, probably because he thought I had stopped Su-jin in the middle.

Even if you are a younger sister, there is no reason for your older brother to get involved in your personal life.

‘Isn’t this something he planned too?’

Soojin, who had been avoiding Chanwoo all day today, is unlikely to make such a suggestion, so it’s probably right.

-Guess who I am. You only have three chances.

When I closed my eyes, a voice vividly came to mind.

Haryeong asked me to make a bet.

The content is simple.

Starting at midnight today, I will have a total of 3 opportunities to respond within a week.

What I have to answer is whether the person who was with me for 24 hours that day was Sujin or Haryeong.

He said that when I win, Ha-ryeong will appear as the main character from time to time, like today.

As for me, I wanted to tell others about the whole situation and find a way for Sujin and Ha-ryeong to coexist, but I stubbornly refused to do that.

I didn’t want to waste this opportunity by forcing too much, so I agreed for now.

Judging by his attitude, it seemed very difficult to persuade her, but it was nothing compared to ignoring the conversation and staying alone like before.

On the other hand, if I lost the bet, the story was simpler.

This means that no matter what happens, Ha-ryeong will never appear as the main character.

Like before, he said that he would never come out whether I rejected Sujin or put his life in danger.

In other words, it meant the complete erasure of Cha Ha-ryeong.

Not being able to see or talk to each other again meant something like that.

That had to be avoided at all costs.

I carefully organized the conditions in my head.

The first thing I have to do to win the bet is to keep Sujin in sight for as long as possible. Still, I had to present the same appearance as usual.

This is because when Sujin feels out of place and acts strangely, it becomes very difficult to distinguish between her and Ha-ryeong.

In fact, if you look at the conditions of the bet, my side was much more advantageous.

You only have to answer once out of three times, and you can answer on any day of the week you want.

It was a story about avoiding days when the distinction between Ha-ryeong and Su-jin was ambiguous, and only competing on days when one was certain.

On the other hand, there are only unfavorable stories for Ha-ryeong.

First, she had to continue acting as Cha Soo-jin for 24 hours for at least half a week, that is, for at least four days.

Just for a moment, imitating someone else is not that difficult, assuming you have acting talent. But for 24 hours? And that too in a situation where there are people obsessively observing?

At this point, the bet is already decided.

She has more disadvantages.

Second, while Soo-jin is the main character, Ha-ryeong can’t do anything.

This means that no matter how good Ha-ryeong is at acting, it would be meaningless if I only saw Su-jin on days when Su-jin was active and chose Su-jin. Of course, this is only when I can distinguish between the two.

and. This is the most crucial reason.

During the bet, Sujin would definitely feel strange.

Su-jin does not remember any memories from when she was Haryeong.

Wouldn’t there be someone who wouldn’t feel uncomfortable in a situation where more than 4 days of their memories were completely erased in a week? It’s definitely bound to show up in some way. And that was not an area that Haryeong could cover.

“But I don’t want to take this route.”

Sujin has been having a hard time lately.

If memory confusion suddenly occurs, there is no way that an extreme situation like today will not occur.

So, if possible, I would like to end this bet with a short decisive battle.

…However, if there is something that bothers me from earlier.

Ha-ryeong looked confident.

Even though she couldn’t have known that it was an extremely unfavorable bet for her, she wasn’t thinking about the word “defeat” at all.

Chan-woo said that he was called by Su-jin and went out.

What this means is that Ha-ryeong pretended to be Su-jin, and he was fooled.

So, Ha-ryeong’s confident attitude was not bravado.

Clearly, she has absolute confidence in her acting skills.

‘…I guess I can’t let my guard down.’

For some reason, this bet.

I don’t think it’s time to think foolish thoughts about Sujin’s wounds.

I began to quickly move my head, using the sound of rough waves outside the window as background music.

**

The next morning.

As soon as I woke up, I headed to the room where the children were and saw Sujin coughing loudly.

“Ech.”

“Are you okay?”

“Uh, yes. Did I sleep wearing too thin clothes last night?”

“Wouldn’t it be because I went out alone late at night? If you wanted to see the sea at night, you should have told us first.”

Yuna lightly hit Sujin, who was swallowing a pill-shaped cold medicine along with the water that was on the table.

That was the excuse I gave to the kids who stayed awake when I took Haryeong to his room.

Well, in a way, it was true because I was alone in the sea at night.

Everyone except Chanwoo was gathered in the room, and they were all casting worried glances at Sujin.

“It won’t work. Instead of going out to the sea today, let’s hang out at the hotel. When I saw it yesterday, there were quite a few play facilities inside.”

“That’s not possible.”

Sujin immediately objected to Yuna’s words.

“Today is the last day I can play in the sea, but I don’t want to cause trouble to others because of me.”

“But.”

“It’s okay. It’s just a slight fever. Look.”

At the same time, he held out the thermometer he was wearing under his arm to Yuna.

The thermometer showed a reading of 37.2 degrees, which was slightly higher than average but difficult to call it a cold.

“Well, it’s not as high as I thought.”

“Right? So, no problem with this! I’m more hungry than that. Let’s eat breakfast quickly.”

I got caught in the middle between those two people.

“Oppa?”

“Look at your forehead for a moment. Take your temperature down.”

“I, I’m fine….”

“Stop talking nonsense.”

I parted Sujin’s embarrassed hair and placed my hand on her white forehead.

I knew it.

“You cheated again, right?”

“Ahaha.”

Sujin scratched her cheek with an ambiguous smile.

Like Jina, Sujin isn’t the type to show much when she’s sick.

In Sujin’s case, she was a little more vicious because she usually pretended to be sick to the point of making a fuss, but when she was really having a hard time, she held it down.

They were probably just pretending to take your temperature.

In the past, when I got sick, I often did something similar because I didn’t want to cause unnecessary worry.

‘…is it Cha Soo-jin today?’

That thought came to me for a moment when I saw Sujin looking as normal as ever.

However, Ha-ryeong shares memories with Su-jin. It’s not strange to know Sujin’s old habits. Rather, we cannot rule out the possibility that he deliberately created a similar appearance in front of me in order to deceive me.

When I officially measured my temperature again, it came out at 37.4 degrees.

“Look, it’s okay.”

Sujin, who had closed her eyes because she was a little scared when measuring her temperature the second time, spoke in a triumphant voice when she found out that it was close to normal.

“Because I won’t go into the sea. huh? I came here just to have fun, but isn’t it too harsh to be stuck in a hotel?”

He held my arm and tried his best to be cute.

“Well, wouldn’t it be okay?”

Han Chae-yeon, who had been watching us in silence until then, suddenly opened her mouth.

“I was planning on going somewhere other than the sea today, and asking me to stay in a hotel room alone is harsh.”

“I think so too. Even if you come to the sea to play, you can’t have someone fall in.”

Yeseul participated in the war as a volunteer.

She had a debt of gratitude to Sujin. So, for today, you will want to take Sujin’s side as much as possible. As proof of this, Yeseul, who would have taken the lead and set the mood, was giving up that position to Sujin today.

Maybe that’s why Sujin seemed to be in a good mood the whole time, even though she was sick.

“I think it’s okay too. Instead, promise me one thing. If you happen to feel dizzy or have a fever while playing, don’t fake it like you just did, but tell me honestly.”

“Of course. Thank you, oppa.”

Sujin smiled as usual, or a little brighter than that.

I still don’t know if that smile is Ha-ryeong’s or Su-jin’s.

However, one thing was certain: this bet would be more difficult than imagined.