episode_0056

Sarah came to her senses.

The communication with Princess Hongryeon has just ended.

Now, the one who was moving Sarah’s body was Sarah herself. The moment the reception ended, Sarah’s body briefly lost strength as her body regained control.

“Uh.”

Sarah’s body tilted and she almost fell. The moment my body tilted, there was someone who quickly came over and grabbed me. It was Jinwoo, Sarah’s childhood friend.

“Sera? Are you still Princess Hongryeon?”

Jinwoo caught Sarah who fell. Jinwoo was still confused as to whether it was Sarah herself or Princess Hongryeon who was moving Sarah’s body.

Sarah revealed her identity to Jinwoo, who was confused.

“It’s me.”

“Who is ‘me’?”

“I am Sarah. The reception is over.”

“Ah… okay. Since you don’t use any honorifics, I guess it’s an accent. You’ve come to your senses now. Are you okay?”

“All the pain has healed.”

The excitement that took place last night ended safely. The high fever that had made Sarah suffer for two days disappeared as if washed away. Princess Hongryeon, who resided in Sera’s body, returned to heaven without any particular accident.

Jinwoo asked while holding Sarah, whose body was tilted.

“Do you remember everything that happened during the communication so far? When Princess Hongryeon contacted me, she said that you too could see the surroundings inside your body.”

“Jinwoo. I’ll get up first.”

“Huh? Ugh.”

Sarah was almost in Jinwoo’s arms right now. With her body regaining strength, Sarah no longer needed to be supported by Jinwoo. Sera stood up holding Jinwoo’s shoulder. After seeing Sarah wake up fine, Jinwoo let go of the body he was holding.

When Se-ra separated from Jin-woo, she felt strangely regretful.

‘Should I have just pretended to be sick and stayed calm?’

Sarah answered everything Jinwoo asked.

“I remember everything that happened while we were communicating. Although I couldn’t move freely, I was able to see my surroundings. I heard everything you were talking about with Princess Hongryeon.”

“Have you been sharing feelings with Princess Hongryeon all this time?”

“Yes. Only the control of the body was transferred to that woman.”

Sarah was seeing from within her body everything that had happened during the contact. The only thing that was impossible was moving freely and speaking. What Princess Hongryeon experienced in Sarah’s body could be felt with all five senses. I even tasted the homemade parfait Jinwoo made with Princess Hongryeon.

‘The homemade parfait was delicious.’

Sarah remembered the taste of the parfait and thought about what had happened so far. Jinwoo offered a homemade parfait. In return, Princess Hongryeon gave him a diamond with magical powers as a gift.

and.

Of course, I also remembered that Jinwoo and Princess Hongryeon had made an appointment to go see Seoul together the next time they met.

Why?

Sera strangely did not like the fact that Jinwoo had promised to go play with Princess Hongryeon. Even when Princess Hongryeon stroked Jin-Woo’s head like a younger brother earlier, I felt strangely uncomfortable.

“You worked hard, Jinwoo. Thanks to your offering, I received the Diamond Jewel.”

“Did you see Geumgangjeo being used too?”

“I saw it. When I recited the incantation, electricity came out from the Geumgangjeo? I think I got a useful weapon.”

“Let’s share it among ourselves.”

Jinwoo handed Sarah a bag of Geumgangjeo. In the yard of Hyehwadang, traces of Jinwoo releasing electric shocks into the Geumgangjeo remained here and there. They were small, black holes.

There was a hole in the yard, but Sarah didn’t really care. It was something I had to do anyway to test the performance of Geumgangjeo. If there is a hole, just fill it with soil. What bothered me was the other side.

After receiving the Geumgangjeo, Sarah asked Jinwoo what he wanted to ask.

“It’s all really good… . Why did you promise to act as a guide to Princess Hongryeon? Next time you come to this world, couldn’t you have let me go out alone?”

“It would be nice to become friends with Princess Hongryeon. It will always be with you. Besides, when you go to see it, it’s your body that moves. I want to watch from the side and make sure no accidents happen.”

“Because you want to watch me from the side? I see… .”

There was a reason why Jinwoo volunteered to act as a guide.

It didn’t really mean anything and I couldn’t help but think it was pure favor.

“Where are you going to see in Seoul with that girl?”

“I don’t have any thoughts yet. Wouldn’t it be okay to go take a quick look around our neighborhood?”

Jinwoo really didn’t have any thoughts.

But Sarah wasn’t like that. When Jinwoo and Princess Hongryeon met again, a scene of the two of them walking down the street laughing came to mind. I thought maybe something would happen between the two.

“… … .”

It was a moment that came to mind.

Sarah’s mood sank.

“Jinwoo.”

“What is it?”

“I’m so glad I didn’t think much of you… .”

Jin-Woo, who was next to him, was startled when a cool voice came from Sarah.

“What do you mean by fortunate?”

“I’m glad I’m going to see the neighborhood. It wasn’t a romantic place like Seoul Tower or COEX Aquarium. If you’re looking around the neighborhood, it’s a good idea without spending a lot of money.”

“Oh, were you worried about my money?”

“Yes.”

Sarah smiled and nodded. I felt depressed for a moment, but Sarah came to her senses. The cold voice quickly returned to its original calmness. When I thought about it carefully, I saw no reason to feel depressed.

Anyway, most of the control over the body was with Sarah.

All I had to do was get a confession from Jinwoo before anything happened to Princess Hongryeon. Sarah had been trying to get a confession from Jinwoo for a long time.

‘You can seduce him before something happens, right?’

Sera immediately thought of a way to seduce Jinwoo. As I was stimulated by Princess Hongryeon, my brain speed suddenly increased.

Some time ago, Sarah was searching on the Internet for ways to seduce her boyfriend. The article Sarah discovered at that time said that appropriate skinship was important.

skinship.

It was said that when bodies touch, the other person becomes aware of themselves as the opposite sex. As it happened, Sarah had a good excuse to engage in active skinship with her childhood friend. He said he was sick just a moment ago.

“Ugh.”

Sarah groaned and pretended to stumble.

Jinwoo looked at Sarah with an embarrassed expression.

“What’s wrong?”

“Ah. I suffered from a new illness and I think there are still some aftereffects. I suddenly feel dizzy.”

Sarah put her hand on her head and fell down naturally. The acting was enough to make the actor cry. Jinwoo, who was next to her, caught Sarah’s falling body.

“Are you okay?”

“It’s not okay. Hug me, Jinwoo.”

Sarah naturally wrapped her arms around Jinwoo’s body and hugged him. Their faces became so close that their breath touched each other. It was a skinship that I normally wouldn’t have done because I was embarrassed.

Indeed, the skinship was effective.

The moment their bodies came into close contact, Jinwoo felt embarrassed.

“… Hehehe.”

Sarah was hugged by Jinwoo and wiggled her fingers. I was disappointed when I fell off after sticking with it earlier, but now that feeling of disappointment has eased a bit. I wanted to continue the skinship like this a little more. Sarah heard Jinwoo’s voice.

“Sera. Does it really hurt?”

“Ugh… .”

It was right then.

Jinwoo’s voice suddenly became serious.

“If it hurts, you should rest.”

━━Swish

Jinwoo lifted Sarah’s body with both arms as if he was hugging a princess.

Sera was startled by the sudden embrace of the princess.

“What is it?”

“What is it? The sick person lies in bed.”

Jinwoo entered Hyehwadang and went to the bed in Sarah’s room. Jinwoo laid Sarah, who he was holding, on the bed. The skinship is over.

“Ah.”

The hug ended at an unexpected moment, but Sarah couldn’t say anything. Because it was Sarah who pretended to be sick and told me to hug her.

Even after that, Jinwoo nursed Sarah who was lying on the bed.

‘Isn’t this it?’

Sarah actually became excited after receiving the care.

*

The weekend went by.

I finally felt relieved when Monday came. I watched Sarah’s condition at Hyehwadang over the weekend, but she no longer complained of pain. This was because I nursed him thoroughly until the end of the weekend.

‘I never thought there would be aftereffects after suffering from a new disease.’

Although the treatment ended safely, Sarah’s condition did not immediately improve. Sera still felt weak afterward, possibly due to the aftereffects of her illness. Now he has completely regained his strength and can go to school with me.

Time passed and it became Monday afternoon.

After school, Sarah and I went to Hyehwadang as usual. It was time to get back to work. The task was to solve a mystery phenomenon.

That evening.

I looked around the mystery site while drinking coffee. Since I couldn’t access it over the weekend, there were a lot of new posts on the mystery site. Most of them were about seeing something strange or being pressed by scissors.

‘Is there anything today?’

While browsing the site, I suddenly came across an interesting article.

The title of the article was like this.

“A street that doesn’t exist.”

The informant is a young man who recently went on a trip to Chinatown with a friend.

It was Chinatown in Incheon.

“Not long ago, my friend and I got lost in Chinatown.”

The informant and his friend got lost while hanging out in Chinatown.

When I came to my senses, the informant and his friend were walking down a certain street.

It was broad daylight, and there was no one walking around on some of the streets of Chinatown. I went into the surrounding buildings, but all of them were empty without a single person. The informant and his friend said they felt as if they were in a ghost town.

The informant and his friend continued walking until nightfall, and eventually escaped to a place where there were people. But even if I tried to go back to the empty street, I couldn’t. This was because the street that the informant and his friend had passed had suddenly disappeared along with the road.

The distance that existed just moments ago has disappeared.

The informant and his friend asked residents living in Chinatown about the empty streets.

Then the resident answered.

They said that the empty streets they passed through never existed in Chinatown to begin with.

It was a strange thing.

This was not something that happened alone, but something that the informant experienced when he was with a friend. The two of us saw the same scene and even went inside the building to check that no one was there.

「… This is truly amazing. There were definitely empty streets in Chinatown with no one around. It was eerie because there was no trace of people at all. “What on earth did we see?”