episode_0058

It was a rewarding day.

It’s been a long time since I was able to hang out with Eunbangul, and thanks to this, I felt like all the big and small stresses that had been building up were floating away like a sand castle being swept away by the waves.

The luxurious atmosphere of a department store.

The warmth of a girl approaching me warmly.

Everything was good.

“sister!!”

“Huh…? Well, I’ll go down first!!”

The wind caressing my cheek.

The feeling of my own weight being dragged to the ground feels unfamiliar.

Eunha thought quietly as she fell from the roof of the department store.

Why did it become like this?

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Just now,

Eunbangul, who had clearly demonstrated his powerlessness at the women’s clothing store on the second floor, brought Eunha to the ecological park on the rooftop of the department store, saying there was still time left until the store closed.

Since we’ve only had so little time together, it looks like we’ll have a good time today.

“Why the rooftop?”

“I heard you can take pictures there! I bought new clothes. How about a picture as a souvenir?”

“It’s good for me… Just wait. It’s unfair that I’m the only one being treated, so let’s buy your clothes too.”

“Aaaah~ I like it! Please choose something pretty!”

The mountain of clothes was all delivered to Eunha’s house.

Like that, Eunha dragged the carrier containing the [Black Book] with one hand, and the other hand was grabbed by Baeul-i and headed to the rooftop.

As they came out to the rooftop, the two were greeted by the setting sun setting over the horizon.

When you look back at the sky opposite the reddish-cheeked sunset, a pale half-moon fills the pitch-black night sky as if painting over the evening glow.

Dusk.

A time to announce the end of the day.

Like the story of the brother and sister who became the sun and the moon once upon a time,

The sight of the sun setting and the moon rising is like a kind brother covering his sister with a warm blanket.

Eunha used the night sky as a blanket to look at the sun lying over the horizon, and tightly wrapped around Silver Bell’s clasped hands.

The little girl’s palms were as warm as a hand warmer.

Is it because it is filled with a warm heart?

“Ah… just like…”

“Huh? What?”

“When the two of you look at the sunset, you must say this!”

“Probably not in a good way.”

I walked on the rooftop of a department store with a bunny girl who smiled brightly like the sun.

As expected from the largest department store in Korea, the rooftop was spacious.

An ecological park created as a space for children to play and relax. Along the winding path like a walking path, trees with unknown names are lined up like guides, and colored lights rising from the ground give the surroundings a unique look.

Perhaps because it was close to closing time, there were no shadows of people on the rooftop.

The silver bell standing on top of the red light created an eerie atmosphere and made a very scary expression.

“Woooo~ Welcome back, warrior.”

“Don’t do it, it hurts your eyes.”

“A-thing… Don’t let me do anything.”

Eun-bul puffs out his cheeks in dissatisfaction when Eun-ha does not join him in the game.

However, perhaps because the lighting was dazzling, he covered his eyes with his white rabbit ears like an eye patch and returned to Eunha.

The girl who calmly approaches me and hugs me again is just lovely.

“Why don’t you at least act scared.”

“Yeah, no problem. It’s just cute.”

It’s unfortunate, but it’s not a galaxy to be scared of because of things like that.

Because of ‘those’, she had seen too many things that she couldn’t see these days.

At [Euncheon Restaurant], I even saw a waiter covered in blood with his own head on a tray.

There is no way to be surprised that a cute bunny girl makes a scary expression.

“Do you need help?”

“Aaaah!! Get away from me!”

okay. For example like this.

Anyone would be surprised when a department store clerk with a grotesquely twisted body suddenly sticks out her head under dark lighting.

This is the guy who helped Eunha change her clothes at the women’s clothing store earlier.

Did you follow me?

“W-What’s wrong, sister?! Are you okay?!”

When Eunha started the game and let out a pitiful scream, Eunbangul, who was startled, hugged her waist.

The girl, looking around with her rabbit ears up, presses her pounding breasts against Eunha’s body.

okay. Because ‘those’ in the department store are only visible to Eunha now.

In Bang Bang’s eyes, it must have seemed like he was surprised to see Eunha alone in empty space.

Thinking about that, I suddenly felt embarrassed.

Don’t be surprised.

“Oh… no, it’s nothing. There was a bug.”

『I will help you. I will be a friendly staff.』

Eunha reassured the girl as they listened to each other’s pounding hearts.

And ‘that’ seems to have accepted Eunha’s cry to go away as an answer, and it spews out a blood-curdling voice and walks away.

Did you just come here to surprise me?

Doing something like that just because Eunha can see it… As with the mannequin from earlier, it seemed like only evil people were gathered in the department store.

“……Eunha, you’re really strange these days.”

At that time, the rabbit girl hugging her waist spoke as if she was frustrated.

A bundle of tightly packed emotions flows out of the girl’s mouth, as if she is carefully letting out something that she has held back several times.

Eunbangul looks up.

Eyes that look at someone who is sick somewhere.

Nothing is illuminated… Sticky, pitch-black eyes like tar look at the scarf wrapped around Eunha’s neck.

“It’s been since May. He doesn’t play with me, doesn’t even ask me to come over to the house… It’s like he’s possessed by something.”

“…….”

“Just today, he’s like that. He keeps trying to walk up to the wall, and he’s lying on the floor in the weapons store… His neck hurts, right? So, I tried to make him change things on purpose, but he just changed without asking for help.”

It’s not a word of blame, it’s a word of concern.

It’s like you’re trying to hold back, but you can’t hold it in any longer, so you’re spewing out words.

Was this the reason why Eunha was deliberately brought to the rooftop of an empty department store?

Eunha’s condition must have been bad enough to say something like that.

Well, after entering the department store, I’ve been constantly being harassed by ‘those’ that are invisible to others, so isn’t it natural?

“What was in that suitcase? Did you know that sometimes you smell blood on your body? If you were so worried about me, you would come to the department store and say things like this.”

Eunha realized once again that words also have weight.

Every word the girl says weighs heavily on her heart.

… Sure, it will look strange.

No matter how hard you tried to hide it, Banharin and Eunbangul, who were always by your side, must have noticed that Eunha was strange.

Because they are that close.

It’s a natural thing.

“…Sorry.”

Nevertheless, the galaxy.

He just raised the corners of his mouth as usual and patted the girl on the back.

It’s frustrating, but there’s nothing I can do.

Because the girl shouldn’t know anything about the [Black Book] and ‘those’.

That way it is safe.

Eunha hugged the bunny girl in her arms warmly.

Although they are so close, there is a distance that makes it difficult to ask each other’s secrets.

When you are close enough to share everything with each other, a secret that suddenly appears can be truly difficult to approach.

“I can’t tell you the details, but you can’t say anything. It’s a problem I can solve alone. It’s more dangerous if I tell anyone else.”

“How is it dangerous?”

“If it wasn’t me, you would die.”

“……That sounds really complicated.”

Was such an ambiguous answer okay?

The girl smiled awkwardly and fell from Eunha’s arms.

The warmth fades away, and a cold wind passes by Eunha’s fingertips.

“Okay, I’ll believe it… Instead, if anything happens to my sister, I’ll run to help, even if it’s a secret. So, if you’re having a hard time, you can always tell this mom!”

“…He’s younger than me and speaks well.”

“We’re not that much older than each other~! So, let’s not get in the mood and go for a walk! I came here to have fun today… Mr. A, already, your stupid sister sent all the nutrients that were supposed to go to my head. In the end, I was the only one who got frustrated!”

A girl with a mischievous smile touched Eunha’s chest and ran away like a rabbit.

From far away, Bangul is waving his hand to come quickly and smiles like the sun.

As if the dark atmosphere up until now had been a lie, the girl jumped up and down and waved at Eunha as if she had no worries.

My mood changes very quickly.

Was it just because Eunha’s condition looked bad that she asked as if she were prodding?

It’s as if I’ll only look at it this once, and if you’re going to hide a secret, hide it properly.

Eunha, thinking that she knew what the girl was feeling, slowly dragged the suitcase and approached the girl.

The half moon rising alone in the dark night sky tilts along with the red sun on the horizon.

… … .

After that, Eunha and Baeul-i walked around the rooftop garden of the department store and chatted a lot.

I took a picture with the tree in bright yellow clothes in the background as it was illuminated, and watched with interest as the girl found an earthworm crawling on the ground and saw the earthworms fighting with each other.

20 minutes later, an announcement was made that the department store was closing, but Eunbangul was busy enjoying her time with Eunha, perhaps planning to make the most of every last minute.

okay. I was busy.

whopping.

“Sister! This time, make a heart on top of your head!”

“Do you need help?”

“Like this? Oh, it’s okay.”

Eunha responded to ‘that’ who kept talking to her and took a picture with Baeul-i.

A sigh escapes me as I see the back of ‘that’ moving away, making a gurgling sound.

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4. Please answer the staff’s questions as much as possible.

– Anything you can say is fine.

– We simply recommend that you do not ignore department store employees when they ask you questions.

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Rules written in the guide.

Answer the questions from [department store employees].

All you have to do is simply answer, and you can get help like you did at the women’s clothing store earlier.

Unlike [Mannequin], who will strike you with his mace in a question-and-answer dance when you make eye contact, he is a kind guy.

… … I thought.

“Sister! There’s a plane passing in the sky! There’s a twinkling light!”

“Do you need help?”

“Wow, that’s right. Yeah, it’s okay.”

However, since earlier, every time Eunbangul spoke, people next to her were asking questions at the same time, so I was almost distracted.

You shouldn’t ignore it. I have to answer something.

However, ‘that’ is only visible to the galaxy.

When I answered the question of the [department store employee], Bang Bang looked at me like he was looking at a crazy person.

But if you answer all at once, it becomes fierce, as if it will attack you at any moment.

It seems that expedients are not accepted.

‘You crazy evil bastard…’

Because of this, Eunha had to become a crazy bitch who answered Bang Bang twice.

“Um… Sister… It’s really okay, right?”

“Do you need help?”

“Of course, I’m fine. Oh, I’m fine.”

Eunbangul looks at me with very pitiful eyes.

It’s a face that looks like it has a lot to say.

But the good news is that if you don’t clearly recognize the [Black Book] and ‘those’, it seems to be barely okay.

Even now, Eunbangul doesn’t seem to know ‘that’ standing right next to her.

Something is happening to Eunha. But I don’t know exactly what it is.

It feels like that.

“Hmm… Well, that’s enough! Now just stop by there and then go home!”

“Do you need help?”

“Where? Get out of the way, I can’t see you.”

Eunha pushed aside the [department store employee] who was blocking her eyes and turned her gaze to follow Baeul-i.

Then, a glass bridge that made my stomach tingle just looking at it came into view.

A transparent bridge that runs along the outside of the department store, not inside.

Following the colorful blue dragon painting carved on the exterior wall, a detailed scale pattern is decorated as if walking on the back of a blue dragon.

According to Bell, this is the famous photo zone at Cheongryong Department Store?

When I slowly approach the glass bridge and look down, the streetlight-lit road and parking lot look like miniatures.

It’s on the 15th floor, so it’s very high.

It really feels like riding a blue dragon and looking down.

“…I’m fine with it, but will Baeul be okay? He’s afraid of heights.”

Eunha, who was looking under the bridge with admiring eyes, asked the rabbit girl.

The girl is standing far away from the glass bridge and looking up at the sky with a smile.

“Hehe… Hehe… No worries! I came to Cheongryong Department Store, so I have to take a picture!”

Even though I answered confidently, my legs are shaking.

However, the girl covered her eyes with her pure white rabbit ears and struck a confident pose with her hands on her hips.

“Now! This makes me invincible!”

“Don’t overdo it.”

“Let’s go, sis! Just until the photo zone! I’ll keep my eyes closed, so tell me when you get there!”

“Yes. Before that, I’ll take a moment to make sure it’s safe.”

Eunha burst out laughing at the sight of the fully armed rabbit and carefully climbed onto the glass bridge.

It was well made and sturdier than expected. Well, if it wasn’t safe, we wouldn’t have made something like this.

Eunha walked to the photo zone in the center of the glass bridge and nodded after confirming that there was no shaking at all until she arrived.

This should be fine.

“Okay, bell. Walk slowly…”

“I need help.”

And, the moment Eunha, who was standing in the photo zone and admiring the gorgeous scenery unfolding before her eyes, turned to call out to the bunny girl.

The [department store employee] I saw earlier was standing on the glass bridge and looking at her.

“I need help.”

A voice that makes your blood boil.

The whole body is twisted, like a corpse that fell to death, and the waist is strangely bent.

Ttap-tap… With an eerie sound, the neck of ‘that’ bends downward and shakes loudly.

Why do you keep saying this? I hope it stops soon.

This time, just as I was about to answer the [department store employee]’s question without any doubt, I had to keep quiet as the word ‘that’ was repeated like a broken clock.

“I need help.”

That says.

In a voice that makes your blood boil.

However, the question just now wasn’t about whether I needed help.

“I need help.”

Looking for help.

He is waving his flabby arms, bent here and there, gesturing to Eunha.

Like asking for help.

As if I helped you earlier, so it’s your turn this time.

sudden change. Content that was not in the guide.

The bruised nape of my neck throbbed, and I wiped my arm, which was covered in skin, with a chill running down my spine.

cold. June nights should be reasonably warm.

A sharp cold wind passes through the rooftop of the department store, as if the window is open in the middle of winter.

Shoot~.

The sound of leaves shaking in the wind is probably not an auditory hallucination.

Eunha gulped as she looked at the [department store employee] flaccid like a mollusk in front of her.

Should I answer this time too?

The worry was short-lived.

“I need help.”

“……What is it?”

『… … … … You too, fall and pull me up.』

Shake!

The moment Eunha answered, the glass plate she was stepping on fell down.