episode_0085

#Beware of bugs#

Next door.

Familiar and unfamiliar words.

Eunha has never visited her neighbor’s house even once in her life.

Of course, Eunbangul and Banharin visited Eunbangul and Banharin’s house often enough to remember each other’s front door passwords, but they couldn’t be called neighbors as they lived quite far away from Saetbyeol Apartment.

Living under the same roof, it feels awkward sometimes when we ride the elevator together, and we frown when the smell of cigarettes comes over our shoulders as we pass by.

We are used to greeting people with “Good luck,” rather than “Hello.”

That’s what Eunha thought neighbors were,

Her mind was already full with cafe work and promotion exams, so she wasn’t interested in what her neighbor’s house looked like.

『If you’re not coming in, what are you doing there?』

“I’m the kind of person who takes a deep breath before going into a haunted house.”

However, now that the [Black Book] has been obtained and the ‘Morning Star Apartment’ has undergone quite an unconventional change of residents,

Eunha is standing blankly on her neighbor’s porch, looking around [Bug Princess]’s house.

Room 1003 is where a mischievous princess who likes pranks lives.

Eunha touched her lips against the sticky moisture that clung to her entire body.

It’s damp.

The feeling you get when you return home after going out during the rainy season and forgetting to leave the living room window wide open.

I frown at the humidity, which is so severe that I worry about mold growing.

Chi-ikㅡ.

Eunha glanced at the large humidifier placed on the shoe shelf and took out the [Black Book] from her suitcase.

‘I’ve heard that insects like humid environments… but I thought I was an insect princess, so I made the house look like a tropical night.’

Room 1003… So, the house diagonally above Eunha’s house, which is room 904.

She began to worry that mold might invade her home.

Could it be that the elderly security guard thought he couldn’t go up to the 10th floor due to his age, so he turned the humidifier on full blast without paying attention to what others thought?

I don’t know if I will be held responsible if mold develops in someone else’s house.

Feeling uncomfortable, Eunha rolled up the sleeves of her box-shirt to her shoulders, took off her shoes, and entered the entrance hallway.

No matter how humid it is, the floor becomes slippery.

“Why is my house so humid?”

『The people of Lu like wet things, so they put some effort into it.』

“Mushrooms will grow too.”

『A variety of things tend to grow.』

Sagagakㅡ.

The noisy sound of insect footsteps.

The entrance hallway was eerily dark, and dark shadows moved bustling like a swarm of ants, opening the way for Eunha. Eunha placed her suitcase in the shoe cabinet and took one step at a time, holding the [Black Book], her lifeline, tightly in her arms.

The house of [Bug Princess], who visited without fear, as if insects were attracted by pheromones.

I realize it again.

If you do something wrong, you could die unexpectedly here.

I remembered the arcane rules in [Guide to Insect Concerts], which I had read before coming here.

Little by little, I begin to think that I was both brave and foolish for forcing my way into such a dangerous house.

It seems to be true that when people don’t sleep, their judgment becomes blurred.

Or maybe [Bug Princess] did something.

‘are you okay. Don’t die. Even if I die, I will just say hello to [the black person] and come back.’

I looked up at the ceiling while stroking the [black book] in my arms.

Spiders the size of palms were swarming on the ceiling, blocking the fluorescent lights in the hallway.

That’s why the house was dark.

Unable to scream at the sight, which was so disgusting, Eunha purses her lips.

If there is even the slightest vibration, the spiders on the ceiling will fall down.

Eunha walks down the entrance hallway as if she were skating and approaches [Bug Princess].

『The child’s name is ‘Harper’. It looks like he heard that Yeo’s companion came to visit and came to see it.』

“……what?”

『Come quickly. If you move like a slug like that, the sun will set.』

Sagagakㅡ.

The sound of insect footsteps leaks out from inside the girl’s skirt that reaches the floor.

Eunha entered the living room following [Bug Princess] who motioned for her to come quickly.

If I were to describe [Bug Princess]’s house in one word… it’s ‘bug heaven.’

In transparent acrylic cases placed throughout the living room, moist soil and fallen leaves create a home for ‘little lives’.

The ivy that extends up to the ceiling becomes a traffic path connecting the floor and ceiling, and a swarm of black ants continues an orderly march along the abundant stems.

And those who don’t need the ivy’s help try to attract the galaxy’s attention by climbing the walls with their many legs.

bug. bug. bug…

Ants, spiders, centipedes, beetles…

A gathering of numerous bugs.

The sound of their footsteps and wings hitting each other repeats in a certain rhythm, as if at a concert.

It was a clumsy and disgusting sound, but there was definitely a melody there.

Eunha took a step back, scratching the back of her neck where goosebumps had formed.

The sensation of a long centipede crawling along your spine.

I bite my lip hard to hold back the scream that threatens to burst out at a sight that seems to give me a phobia of insects that I never knew existed.

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– I hate noise!

– Please enjoy the princess and our concert quietly!

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It was a rule a few times.

Eunha patted the [black book] in her arms.

I wonder if this is the same house.

Obviously, the frame of the house is the same as room 904, but it looks much narrower because of the bugs that have filled the living room.

Every time the centipedes and spiders clinging to the wall move, you get the illusion that the house is shaking.

Dararalalalak!

At that time, a centipede the size of a person’s forearm runs excitedly across the living room floor.

What is that?

“hmm! That child is ‘Gress’. He has too many legs, so he’s rather slow. But today, my female companion came and I ran with great energy!』

[Bug Princess] introduces her bugs one by one to Eunha in a somewhat excited voice.

It’s different from usual… The liveliness of a tomboy princess-like girl is unfamiliar to Eunha.

Eunha listened intently to [Bug Princess]’s words and raised the stiff corners of her mouth.

Let’s laugh.

It’s best to smile when times are tough.

‘Thank you, Red Woman, Park Grandpa, and Euncheon Restaurant. Thanks to you, my stomach has become stronger.’

Eunha expressed her deep gratitude to the teachers who trained her stomach over the past month.

If it weren’t for them, I would have screamed awkwardly and been buried by numerous insects and ‘music’.

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0. Please listen to our song.

– A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to listen to the most ecstatic and delicious music in the world.

– Please let us play your score.

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I don’t know, but it’s clear that these guys’ ‘songs’ are not ordinary.

How can people know the aesthetic sense of bugs?

Cheee.

Large humidifiers installed in every corner of the living room constantly emit white sighs.

It’s damp.

“……If you keep running the humidifier, your electricity bill won’t be a problem.”

『It was quite difficult because I had to change the water in the humidifier even in the early morning. It was much better when I lived by the riverside.』

It was an incredible hand job.

Eunha imagined [Bug Princess] waking up at dawn and cleaning the humidifier with an unused toothbrush. cute.

A centipede the size of a human forearm… ‘Gress’ approaches Eunha’s feet and taps her calf with its long antennae.

… … Yes, let’s think positively.

A terrifyingly chitin-rich home filled with all kinds of bugs.

Perhaps, because of [Bug Princess], there are no pests in ‘Morning Star Apartments’?

All the bugs gathered here in room 1003, so other houses were freed from the pests.

‘If you think about it… I didn’t see a single mosquito when I was at home.’

It’s actually nice to have a summer without mosquitoes.

[Bug Princess] must exist.

Eunha thought positively.

『Kid. Welcome to the humble kingdom of Ye.』

“Haha… I have a lot of family members.”

A monster wearing a gothic dress and caressing Eunha’s side with a seductive gesture.

The girl with her eyes covered with a pitch-black veil… looked somehow happy.

… … .

… … .

After that, surprisingly, nothing much happened.

[Bug Princess] headed to the kitchen to get some food, and while Eunha waited, she sat on the living room sofa and looked around.

Surprisingly, humans are creatures of adaptation. It was disgusting at first, but I kept watching it and now it doesn’t bother me.

It doesn’t lunge, it doesn’t bite… it just moves around the walls and ceiling at regular intervals, as if playing music.

Therefore, Eunha sat comfortably on the sofa and waited for [Bug Princess].

‘It’s surprisingly good, isn’t it?’

He smiles languidly as he taps the head of the giant centipede ‘Gress’, which has already climbed up to the seat next to the sofa, with his finger.

[Guide to the Bugs’ Concert]… It’s safer than you think.

Don’t run around the house, don’t make loud noises, don’t throw trash on the floor…etc.

Isn’t this etiquette that should be followed in someone else’s home?

‘okay. As long as I follow the instructions carefully, I’ll be safe… No matter how I think about it, [Bug Princess]’s rules seem easier than the others.’

A princess who will let go if you praise her appropriately, but will run away after touching someone else’s breast for no reason.

Eunha yawned lazily, confirming that her wrist, which had been broken by [Bug Princess] earlier, had fully recovered.

As tension goes away, fatigue sets in.

“Huh? It’s a chrysalis.”

Eunha looked up without tension at ‘Harper’, a black spider swarming on the ceiling.

She soon discovered something unusual on the table in the corner of the living room.

It was a pupa.

A pure white pupa without a speck of stain.

In this place where there were only ants, centipedes, spiders, and other disgusting bugs,

The only other guy.

What is the pupa? Eunha got up from the sofa and approached ‘that’.

The pure white and beautiful chrysalis was wriggling as if it would wake up soon.

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4. I am the one who sleeps soundly!

– You can wake up soon!

– In this world, maybe 30 minutes?

– After enough time, I wake up and sing!

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『That child… is ‘Ant’. Poor kid.』

[Bug Princess] returned from the kitchen and came to Eunha with a bright red apple on a plate.

A ripe apple that makes your mouth water just by looking at it.

At the same time, [Bug Princess]’s lips twitch seductively, and an unknown fragrant scent caresses Eunha.

Ants covered in pheromones.

Pleasant scent.

we are happy

Eunha, who was looking at the pure white pupa ‘Ant’, picked up an apple without any tension.

“It looks delicious. I’ll enjoy it.”

『I am more thankful… The kid has been playing around a lot lately.』

Praise for compliment.

For something else, for something else.

Crunch-.

Take a bite of an apple.

… … A bite of an apple.

In the pure white fruit, you can see half a caterpillar with its waist cut off.