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Katein’s hand, which was hugging my waist, slowly moved down and started stroking me.

The senior who looked like Katin was cold, but her skin was soft, while Kaytin had the cold, hard texture that is characteristic of a dead person, giving her a chill all over her body.

These differences seemed to let me know that no matter how much Katin resembled her senior, she was a different person.

Catherine… my angel… my lovely angel…

Katin seemed so focused on touching my body that she couldn’t pay attention to anything else.

Seeing how he keeps calling Catherine like that, I think he looks a lot like me… If they find out he’s a man and not a woman… I think Katherine will kill him in a rage.

As I thought about that, my heart became cold. As of now, luck is on my side, so I haven’t been caught, but if Katin’s hand goes to her chest or between her legs, it’s only a matter of time before she’s discovered.

…What should I do? Wouldn’t it be better to pretend to be Casserly and talk to her…? But even when I denied it earlier, it seemed like I couldn’t hear you.

“…Katein.”

As I quietly called her name, I noticed the face buried in my shoulder moving. As a test, I sang it one more time. Katin was definitely responding to my voice, so it seemed like she couldn’t hear me.

“Katin, can you hear me?”

Katin raised her head and looked intently into my eyes. Light was slowly returning to her eyes that had been filled with emptiness, and it seemed to represent her feelings.

Catherine…

“I’m sorry… Katin. I left you alone.”

I tried to comfort her by remembering the contents of the book that Katin had written as much as I could. If I wanted to survive here, it seemed like the best way to somehow please Katin and escape the library was an inevitable choice.

…I guarded the library diligently.

“Thank you, Katin.”

…I was suffering alone.

“Now I’m with you.”

It was definitely Catherine’s imitation that started with that thought in mind.

I was naturally immersed in the role, or perhaps Catherine had really caught up with me, and I was naturally conversing with Katyn.

Catherine… I owe you an apology.

“…What is that? Katin. Because I can forgive anything.”

…I let you go to a dangerous place alone.

“Yes?”

I made excuses to myself saying it was for your sake, and got caught up in an incident in a place where it wouldn’t be surprising if I lost my life a few times…

As Katin continued speaking, her appearance became completely identical to that of her senior, making it seem as if the senior had appeared before her eyes again.

The immersion I had in playing Catherine suddenly broke, and I found myself staring blankly at her as she continued to apologize inexplicably.

I’m sorry… I’m sorry… But, please forgive me because I don’t have much time left… Sihyeon.

“…Senior?”

After speaking, Katin’s appearance dispersed like smoke, spreading throughout the library.

There was a book lying around where she was, so she picked it up without thinking.

Beyond the darkness, the sound of footsteps.

Although it was a diary-style book written by Katin, I opened the pages as if fascinated. Although the content was the same until the middle, I was able to find sections that changed rapidly.

Sihyeon, where have you gone… I’m lonely.

I’m always looking for you in this world without you. My angel, my light.

If you can hear my voice, if you are looking at me from somewhere.

Please come back to this world where I am… Call my name again with that kind voice.

If I can’t do that, I will definitely do whatever it takes to get you back.

No matter how you look at the handwriting or the content, it was clear that it was written by a senior. When I opened the next page, I was shown more solid evidence.

‘ Memories of that day ‘

When my senior and I first met at a ghost story research group, the photo he took as a commemorative photo was attached to the book.

In the photo, we were looking at each other and smiling brightly, and as the title suggests, I felt like I was being sucked into the memories of that day.

“Senior… What kind of secret are you hiding from me?”

I patted the photo and muttered quietly. In the quiet library, my small murmurs resonated so loudly that I felt like even seniors who were far away and couldn’t hear me would hear them.

I quietly closed the book and placed it on the counter, then picked up The Little Mermaid again. Instead of solving my doubts at the library, I felt like my curiosity only increased, but I felt the desire to go outside even more intense.

Standing at the entrance of the library, I turned around and looked at the overall view. The library was so eerily quiet that the commotion that had just happened seemed like a lie, and I felt somewhat lonely.

“…Katin, Catherine must be in love with you.”

After saying those words, I opened the door to the library and came out.

The first thing I saw when I came outside was the large movie theater I had seen before entering the library. Apparently there was a hospital not far from the movie theater…

As I looked around, I saw a very noticeable large green cross and was able to easily find the hospital.

Who is the helper at the hospital? Considering that she warned Katin in a book before she was caught, it must be Meriel.

It would be incredibly reassuring to be able to travel with Meriel… but things won’t work out that easily, right? … You have to go there to find out.

I walked towards the hospital with some anticipation. There was still no sign of anything unusual, so I was able to arrive at the hospital comfortably.

‘Something feels uncomfortable…’

When I stood in front of the hospital door, for some reason, I felt uncomfortable going in. Is it because I remember suffering in a mental hospital? Or is it my instincts that are warning me?

No matter what happens, if you stay still, nothing will change…

‘excuse me…’

After saying hello to myself, I opened the door and immediately closed it.

After rubbing my eyes and slapping my cheek, I opened the door again.

Still, the scenery in front of me did not change.

The hospital looked like a normal hospital, with people all dressed up in patient gowns sitting on the seats, but none of them were in normal condition, such as missing arms or having holes in their stomachs.

Just like the patients, the nurses sitting at the counter had screws missing somewhere, exposing their large breasts, but their faces were wrapped in bandages.

In a place like this… is it right to have a helper? Didn’t I misunderstand the hospital or something…?

I thought about running away, but I thought the priority would be to open my notebook and check. There might be rules here like in a library…

When I think about it, I felt like I was able to get through the library comfortably after my senior showed up, but would I be able to get through this place as well if I had a helper?

With that in mind, just before I opened the notebook, someone grabbed my hand.

“Why are you here?”

When I checked who I had caught, the bandage nurse sitting at the counter caught my eye. I panicked and tried to pull my hand out, but it was buried in the soft chest, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t pull it out.

“If you are a patient, you should lie quietly in the hospital room.”

My other hand was also grabbed by another nurse and I was unable to move. Less than a minute after entering the hospital, I was suddenly unable to move and was at a loss as to what to do, when I felt an unpleasant sensation on my neck.

“What…what are you doing…”

The nurse appeared before my eyes again, sticking a large syringe into my neck. As my consciousness became increasingly blurred, I thought I shouldn’t fall asleep like this – but I couldn’t resist.

Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.

I fell into a deep sleep for the first time in a long time, but the sound of the clock above my head continued to bother me.

“Ugh…”

When I opened my eyes unable to overcome the loud noise – what I saw was a pure white ceiling.

As I absentmindedly raised my upper body and looked around, the familiar sight of a hospital room came into view.

The structure itself was very similar to the mental hospital I had searched and visited so much, that at first I thought I had returned to that hospital again.

However, there were differences in the details, so I could tell it was a different hospital. Was he caught by those nurses and brought here?

I looked for my notebook out of habit, but there was nothing in my pocket. When I looked down in embarrassment, I saw that I was wearing a white patient gown instead of the pants I was wearing.

“Now…wait…”

I realized that my top had been changed into a patient uniform and I looked no different from the patients sitting in the seats.

In this situation, where I was left in a hospital room without a notebook, a feeling of despair was creeping into my heart.

I forced my frustrated mind to calm down and stood up. The notebook might be there if I find the pants I was wearing, and it always came back to me no matter where I was… If I don’t give up, I can solve it somehow.

So, what I have to do now is get out of this hospital room as quickly as possible, find the clothes that will hold the notebook, and find a helper… Oh, I also have to find the Little Mermaid…

There was a lot of homework, but I reassured myself that it would be okay if I solved it step by step, and walked towards the door of the hospital room.

My shoes are gone, so I’m barefoot, but I guess this can’t be helped. With that in mind, when I opened the door, I came face to face with the bandage nurse.

“You should lie down quietly.”

“Let go of this!”

As soon as the nurse, who was pulling an unidentified tray cart, saw me waking up, she grabbed my body and forced me to lie down on the bed.

The power was so strong that it went beyond imagination, and I thought that if I resisted too quickly, my body might collapse.

“Well, patient Sihyeon… It’s meal time.”

The nurse who forced me to lie down on the bed opened the lid of the plate at the top of the tray.

It contained a variety of food along with hospital trays, so it looked more healthy than expected.

You have to calmly eat the food given to you and escape again when the nurse leaves…

“What are you doing now…?”

While I was thinking about it, I was left speechless by the nurse’s eccentricity.

The nurse, who had torn off part of the bandage to reveal her plump lips, was chewing the food on the plate with her hands.

In that state, she turned her face towards me – and I realized what she was thinking and her intentions.