episode_0080

On the counter was a computer with a thick monitor that seemed to have been used in the past. There are still people who use this…

A site I’ve never seen before appears on the screen, and judging by the empty search box, I wonder if it means searching there to find a book.

After looking around to make sure no one was there, I carefully grabbed the keyboard. First of all, the first thing I need to find is about my doll…

‘Sihyeon’s doll…’

Crack, crack.

Even though I pressed it as gently as possible, the keyboard made a loud noise that made my heart pound. Why…the computer is old, but the keyboard is new…

I looked around, but luckily I couldn’t see Katin. Does this sound okay? It was a bit noisy even to me, but the judgment may be more lenient than I thought…

Tuk ㅡ .

When I felt relieved and turned my head back to the monitor, the notebook fell unnaturally to the floor.

I felt like the notebook was trying to tell me something, just as it had warned me the first time the rules changed at the hospital.

Grabbing my pounding heart, I carefully lifted the notebook and opened the pages. And–I immediately covered my mouth that was about to scream.

The notebook had numerous holes and red eyes, presumed to be those of a woman, drawn on them. The beautiful but ominous eyes looked at me emptyly, and I felt like I had received a ‘warning’.

I managed to calm my trembling heart and turned my gaze back to the notebook, but before I knew it, my eyes had disappeared, returning to the page where the library rules were written.

My forehead was wet, and when I wiped it away with the back of my hand, cold sweat broke out. My legs were shaking non-stop, and even though our eye contact lasted less than 5 seconds, my whole body was telling me that I felt extreme fear.

I knew that when I said that Katin was always watching, it wasn’t a metaphor or anything like that… Let’s move more calmly. There’s nothing I can do about the keyboard, but the search was successful…

There were numerous search results displayed on the monitor, and among them, there were a few books that particularly stood out.

The doll of nightmares / Beyond the darkness, the sound of footsteps / Puppet / Please find my doll

If the search results are correct, it would mean that one or all of these four books contain information about my doll… I guess it would be right to find them all.

Still, the most plausible book is Please Find the Last Doll… Unlike other books, it’s not a scary title, and somehow, it’s similar to my situation.

830.s84.ha

…I guess you can find it if you look for a place where books in the 800s are gathered, right? You must have used the library on a regular basis to know this. Ha, the things I want to do when I get out of this nightmare are increasing.

I lamented the shallowness of my knowledge and glanced around the library again. Number 100… Number 200… The bookshelves were arranged in that order, so finding the book didn’t seem as difficult as I thought.

…800 times. After all, it’s at the end… It’s not that far, but I’m worried that it might make a sound again.

Nothing is solved easily.

I walked as lightly as possible, without putting any weight on it, and headed towards the bookshelf where the 800 number was placed. I kept looking around as I moved, but I still couldn’t see Katin, so I felt a little relieved.

I easily arrived at the bookshelf and immediately opened the books. Unlike the bookshelf I saw with Sohee in the apartment last time, the books were properly titled and labeled, so it wasn’t difficult to find the book I wanted.

‘…found.’

Soon, I was able to find the book I wanted, ‘Please Find My Doll’. When I carefully removed it from the bookshelf and held it in my hand, it felt thin and light.

The picture on the outside is a cute picture of a child crying, so maybe it was a fairy tale and not the book I thought… Still, I’ll have to check the contents.

Ready to take out my notebook at any time, I put the book down on the floor and opened it. I hope you find the right answer at once…! Because I want a library like this to come out quickly.

Mom, my doll is gone.

Oh my… did you look on the desk?

There wasn’t.

Baby, did you look under the bed?

There wasn’t…

Then, it seems that the friends in the forest were coveting the baby’s doll and borrowed it for a while. I’ll find it for you when mom finishes cooking, so why not wait?

But the baby ignored her mother’s words and went on an adventure into the forest to find the doll.

The book was like a fairy tale, just as I imagined. A cutely drawn little child goes on an adventure to find his doll… I don’t think there will be any information about the doll in this content.

Still, since it’s thin, I guess I’ll have to read it to the end…

The forest was damp and dark, and the baby was already scared. But I felt like if I went back from here, I would never see my beloved doll again.

That’s why the baby gathered courage and went deep into the forest. Friends in the forest who were watching the baby were also impressed by her courage and applauded her.

Mr. Rabbit, haven’t you seen my doll?

Yes? I came to drink Ongdal Spring. I don’t know about dolls?

Mr. Deer, haven’t you seen my doll?

I came to eat delicious raspberries. If you were a doll, why not ask the fox?

Although I wandered around the forest and asked the friends I saw, there was no result, but I decided to trust Mr. Deer’s words and go look for Mr. Fox.

The baby was able to cross the fast-flowing river and arrive in front of the cave where Mr. Fox lives. The cave was very dark and narrow, but I decided to be braver.

Fox! Are you there!

As I barely managed to force my upper body in and shout loudly, I heard footsteps coming from beyond the cave.

Eventually, what the baby saw was a lovely fox with beautiful white fur and purple eyes.

Is this the doll you are looking for?

What the fox put out with its front paw was the doll the baby was looking for, a doll made in the image of itself. I quickly tried to reach out and snatch the doll, but the cave was too narrow and I failed.

Baby, baby. Bring me the person I’m looking for and I’ll return the doll. Will you do me a favor?

When the fox spoke slyly, the girl was dissatisfied, but had no choice but to agree. Because I really wanted the doll back.

Please bring me the boy from the library. Even if you have no arms or legs, it’s okay as long as you’re alive.

Bring it to me, and I’ll give the doll back to you.

After reading the fairy tale like I was fascinated, I carefully closed the book. At the last moment, the fox was clearly glaring at me, so I was able to easily figure out that the fox was Ye-eun’s older sister.

If the story goes according to the fairy tale, the main character, the kid, is coming to catch me… but wouldn’t it be safe if I stayed in the library? I heard that Katin is watching…

I never thought that Keitin, who seemed so scary, is now a reliable shield… I still don’t know his identity or appearance, but if you protect me, I will be grateful for the rest of my life.

Wow…..

While I was praying to Katin, I heard the door to the library open. The only one who would come at this moment would be a little child…

I peeked my head out from the edge of the bookshelf to see the intruder, then immediately turned around and fell flat on my face. Slowly crawling to the other side – I tried to clear my head as much as possible to forget about the horrible sight I had just seen.

However, the sight of the little boy that had already clung to my head was something I could not possibly forget.

The stomach is split open so you can see through it, but the stomach is empty and only the skin is visible, and the shoulders rise strangely upward to the top of the head.

The places where the eyes and mouth should be were meticulously sewn, making it look like a hideously remodeled doll.

The overall appearance was recognizable as that of a child, and it was the most disgusting and scary-looking of all the ghosts I had ever seen.

Tread. . . Tread. . .

I heard the characteristic light footsteps of a child and knew that the child was looking for me. It seemed like I could easily run away because my footsteps were slower than I thought, but it was difficult to move easily when I thought about Katin.

The best I can do now is to somehow elude the child and find another book…? Isn’t the difficulty level too high? In the meantime, you shouldn’t make any noise…

Is it a comforting factor to have memorized the locations of other books? At least I didn’t end up in the worst situation where I had to go to the counter again and search…

I lowered my body and slowly walked around the library, going through the bookshelves. I was able to roughly determine the kid’s location by the sound of his footsteps, so I was able to avoid encountering him until now.

820.ㅁ23.mi. Beyond the darkness, the sound of feet is heard.

It’s a title I’m reluctant to find in the current situation, but it’s the closest book… Just looking at the title, I don’t think it has anything to do with dolls, but I hate being in a situation where I have no choice but to look for it…

The bookshelf with the next book was right next to it, so it didn’t take long to get there. I carefully got up and looked for the book, while listening to the sounds as much as I could.

It’s still far away… It’s okay. First of all, my eyes are sewn up with thread, so can I even see? I don’t think you can see it… but you never know.

Tread. . . Tread. . .

‘…found.’

The sound was directed in the opposite direction from where I was, so I was able to easily find the book.

The book I picked up seemed to be advertised as an ominous book, from the cover to the image of only one foot resting against a dark background.

I really didn’t want to read it, but I forced myself to flip through the first chapter and check it out. This book might contain information about my doll…

Darkness destroys human senses. Even if you hear a sound from far away, something lurking in the dark may always be watching you.

The first page of the book had this message written in large letters, which alerted me.

I’m sure I can still hear the sound from far away… but I’m anxious for no reason.

I had no choice but to look up from the book, look to the side, and freeze.

The kid whose lower body had disappeared, leaving only his upper body, was crawling towards me without making a sound.