episode_0104

“10 years ago?”

“Yes. It’s amazing.”

Yoon Da-ju smiles as if she is having a pleasant dream.

In a dark consulting room, on a soft bed.

A dreamy atmosphere was naturally created, but Heo Yun did not let his guard down.

“Then what are you going to do with me now?”

“… … .”

A completely different light flashed across Dazhu’s eyes.

“I really need to eat it.”

“What?”

This was before Heo Yun could properly grasp the situation.

Yoon Da-ju comes closer, holding the other person’s wrist tightly to prevent them from running away.

“Hey, Yoon Da-ju. Aren’t you going to let this go?”

The voice trembles in embarrassment.

Heo Yun gradually retreated to the back and was blocked by a wall.

Now all she could do was shut her eyes tightly and scream.

“No! Let go! Let go!”

“Just a moment, sis.”

“Ah …

That was it.

Yoon Da-ju laughs and starts wiping away her tears.

“Ah. This is so much fun I could die.”

“What are you… … .”

The wrist that had been caught was also released.

Heo Yoon, catching his breath and adjusting his clothes.

“What is it? It’s probably the same as usual. How did you get hit again when it’s the same pattern as before?”

“… … .”

Heo Yun was left speechless.

The usual tea ceremony didn’t go as planned.

I decided to keep to myself the feeling that the level of pranks had become much more extreme than usual.

I checked the time.

It’s been 7 minutes since Yebin left with the blood capsule.

If nothing special comes up, it’s time for Dabin, who is waiting in the elevator, to receive the capsule.

But I still can’t leave this place.

You have to wait for another 3 minutes.

This is some extra time set aside in case Yebin is still in the hallway on this floor.

There should be enough time to have a conversation.

Heo Yun took off his horse’s head.

“Then Dazhu. What’s different now than before?”

“Nothing has really changed. Maybe my old memories have become a little clearer?”

Yoon Da-ju sat down on the edge of the bed again and wiggled her toes.

“I took the capsules too. It seems to cure things like memory loss and mental confusion. So, I can recall things that happened in the past.”

It’s like being under a spell.

Yoon Da-ju felt like she was experiencing something like a past life, and that she was the one asking questions.

“In the past? You mean, you were the person I was researching 10 years ago?”

“Yes.”

Da-ju smiles brightly and nods her head.

Heo Yun combined the facts he knew.

Facilities within the apartment. If you can experiment with the mechanical devices and organize data, you are not an ordinary survivor.

If so, it is a completely different organization from the survivors.

Although the amount of information was extremely limited, Heo Yun knew another answer.

“… … You were a researcher at the foundation.”

Daju didn’t necessarily answer, but I knew for sure.

Yoon Da-ju took a quick look at Heo Yoon’s cell phone screen, then got up from the bed.

“Shall we go now?”

“Wait a minute. I still have something to say.”

There’s still a lot left.

There are dozens of questions that come to mind right now.

But the biggest thing is this.

“How old are you?”

“Um… … . On average, I’m about 20.3 years old. My older sister is still my older sister.”

The doubts only grew.

***

When I opened my eyes again, I was filled with countless memories.

Memories that weren’t mine were mine.

Among my memories, there were quite a few scenes where I read a book diligently.

So we know how Frankenstein’s monster was created.

He sewed together pieces of various corpses to create a body and then administered electric shocks to it.

This body was the same.

No. Should I say spirit?

The purpose of the experiment is to combine the memories of several people to create a single self.

Here’s the result.

Even now, countless memories are mixed up in my head.

– I was a man who could use simple telekinesis. With this ability, I created a cult and raped countless women.

– A red-haired girl who always smiles brightly. She worked as a Subway employee. The bread is honey oat. The Italian BMT is best when you add a scoop of egg mayo and sprinkle shredded cheese on it.

– It’s a scene where she’s drunk and staggering. When she looks in the mirror, she sees a woman with disheveled hair standing unsteadily.

However, the most intense memory was that of ‘Yoon Da-ju’.

A researcher from the foundation.

In addition, he developed teratoma all over his body and died after being torn into thousands of pieces.

The experiment went wrong and created a massive epidemic.

My fellow researchers examined my body, took photographs, and wrote documents.

I was in so much pain that I screamed for help, but they didn’t even give me a single painkiller.

I don’t really hold a grudge. It was my fault.

Still, I don’t have much experience in winning this.

And one more comforting thing is that I am not the only one who failed.

The experiment that created me also failed.

The goal was to create a completely new soul by mixing the memories of different people in the right proportions, but it didn’t work out as planned.

The initiative was clearly directed towards the most intense memory.

Among the mixed memories, the researcher ‘Yoon Da-ju’s’ memories were only a small part, but the amount of memories didn’t really matter.

There must have been someone who planned an experiment by extracting memories from the corpse of ‘Yoon Da-ju’.

I don’t know who that is, but I want to go and laugh at them.

… … 3 minutes passed.

There’s enough time for Yebin to return to the elevator, so there’s no need for us to stay here anymore.

I walked out the door of the counseling room and looked back.

Sister Yoon had a look of disbelief on her face, but she followed along silently.

It would be dangerous to walk that far away.

A long, dark corridor in an abandoned hospital.

As we walk forward, the sound of laughter becomes clearer and clearer.

The sound comes from behind the patient room doors on either side of the hallway.

Ahahaha… … .

haha…….

Hahahahaha… … .

They say a laughing ghost is more dangerous than a crying ghost.

Some say that among ghosts, the ghost of a child is the scariest.

Even without delving into such superstitions, this hallway is quite dangerous right now.

If even one person is isolated, they won’t be able to survive properly.

It seems like Yun-i also felt uneasy.

“Dajuya. Slow down a little.”

“Yes, sister, follow me closely.”

“… … .”

I stopped walking and waited for my sister.

My sister hesitated for a moment instead of coming straight over.

Meanwhile, I noticed something unusual at the end of the hallway.

Blink. Blink.

One of the rooms over there has its lights turning on and off repeatedly.

Even though light is just leaking through the crack in the door, it is bound to be noticeable.

Tick,

Tick.

Tick,

Tick.

I can hear the sound of a switch being pressed.

How loud can the sound of a switch being pressed behind a door be?

The distance is quite far.

But it’s clearly audible.

In the long hallway, there is only one ‘blinking room’.

It is located at a place where you must pass at least ten spaces.

Now nine spaces.

Little by little, the blinking room gets closer.

Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick.

Blinking with an irregular beat.

The sound of the switch being pressed gradually becomes clearer.

Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick.

Laughter and noise mix.

After observing the direction of the light, I looked back at Heo Yun.

“Sister. Come this way.”

Eventually, my older sister comes and sticks next to me.

For some reason, I felt sad, so I pointed to the blinking room and asked.

“But I’m better than them, right?”

I wanted to hear an answer.

My sister just stares at the shadow without saying anything.

“Huh?”

“… … .”

If you ask again, it’s the same.

“Tell me I’m better.”

“… … Huh?”

Only then did my sister come to her senses and answer.

“Ugh, uh. Dazhuya.”

My older sister came to my side.

I held my sister’s hand tightly and played with it.

Tick, tick, tick.

Now there are only five rooms in front of you.

Elements that were previously invisible due to distance are now visible in greater detail.

First, the number of rooms.

The blinking room wasn’t just one.

As if marking a boundary in a hallway, two rooms facing each other blink in pairs.

“Sister. Wait a minute.”

I let go of the hand I was holding.

What we’re going to do now is a simple test.

I took a bag of chips out of my bag and threw it at the spot where the lights were blinking.

Bam.

Observe while shining a flashlight straight on.

puck!

A nitrogen-filled bag of chips makes a crunching sound.

But there is nothing around.

Square square square-

Next is the sound of scraping a smooth surface with something like a fingernail.

There’s still only a bag of chips in the hallway. Nothing to see.

Finally, the envelope burst open with a loud crack.

Potato chips are scattered all over the hallway, along with torn plastic.

“… … .”

Heo Yoon, who had been quietly watching the experiment from the side, gasped and took a deep breath.

“Is there something on the side where the light is coming in?”

“Yes. You have to be careful.”

“The entire corridor area between the blinking rooms should be considered dangerous.”

“That’s right.”

He nodded slightly and added one more thing.

“And the distance you have to pass is about 1 meter.”

“How did you know that?”

“Look at the extent to which the potato chips have spoiled.”

The potato chips placed in the blinking light are shattered, but the chips outside are intact.

In particular, the potato chips scattered in front of the door kept breaking down and were now almost like powder.

Blink. Blink. Blink.

Ahahaha.

Ahahahahahaha.

Footprints are imprinted on the potato flour.

potato.

Potato flour.

I suddenly came to my senses with a feeling of dizziness.

Why was I thinking of bringing that?

“Wooow!”

“Why all of a sudden?”

“Potatoes… … .”

Just, just tears are coming out. My head turns white and I can’t speak properly. My body starts shaking so much that I can’t even stand still.

“I’m scared of potatoes… … . Potatoes are in that hallway… … .”

I also wonder how he ever thought to bring potato chips.

Have you ever seen raw, baked, or steamed potatoes, but never fried potatoes, so you just passed them by without noticing them?

But that’s potato flour.

I’ve seen a lot of potato flour, although it’s different in that it’s fried.

potato.

Please stop.

please.

I barely managed to hold on to my sister with trembling fingertips.

“Sister. Please save me.”

A crying voice comes out on its own.

“Sister.”

If it were back when I was a researcher, I would never have done this.

But too many other memories are mixed in. The ego is mine, but should I say that the way I think and react is preset?

In short, it feels like he has become a completely different person, but he is mistaken in thinking he is Yoon Da-joo.

“… … .”

My sister looks at me quietly.

In the eyes that met, there was no longer any doubt.

My sister stroked my disheveled hair and fixed her bag.

Keep your gaze directed towards the end of the hallway.

“Just close your eyes for now.”

I did as my sister said.

“There’s no other way to get to the elevator from here, right?”

“Yes.”

“Then let’s just run past it all at once.”

“Huh? Hey, there’s a potato over there. Are you passing by?”

“No. Just wait here and pass by. There are no potatoes there.”

***

While Heo Yoon was trying to appease Yoon Da-ju, he had to keep his gaze on the hallway.

A pair of blinkers pass down the hallway, getting closer and closer.

“So, Dazhu. The potatoes are down the hallway, right? If I wait here and jump over the light, it won’t have anything to do with the potatoes, right?”

“Oh, really? Is that so?”

“Okay. I’ll clean up the potatoes later.”

When was the time when he pounced on me and said he would eat me up? Yoon Da-joo sat down in the hallway, trembling and sobbing.

On the one hand, it feels absurd, but on the other hand, it also feels sad.

It’s the usual tea party.

Even though the jokes were a bit harsh, it didn’t make much of a difference.

If you ask questions about the things that come to mind later, Dazhu will answer them.

Daju is that kind of person.

Da-ju asked, wiping away her tears as she calmed down a little.

“But if I just pass by, wouldn’t I die? Oh, and that bag of cookies was shattered into pieces, too.”

“It was okay for a little while.”

“Even then, the blows continued. I was able to endure it because there was nitrogen inside.”

“That’s true.”

Heo Yun was lost in thought for a moment.

“Dajuya. Did you pack your clothes in your bag?”

“Yes.”

“Take them all out.”

Heo Yun also opened his bag and took out all the clothes inside.

Tick, tick, tick.

The light was now only five steps ahead.

Just five visits and you’re here.

This time, I threw a plastic water bottle as an experiment.

Plop-!

Unlike the bag of chips, which held up for quite a while, the water bottle immediately buckled, scattering its contents everywhere.

“… … I really have to hold out for this.”

There were only one or two sets of clothes in the bag.

Heo Yun bit his lips hard.

“Daju. You have to run wearing everything you can wear, except clothes.”

“Yes.”

“Don’t trip and fall, and run until you die. Got it?”

“Yes.”

The light is coming.

After confirming that Yun Da-ju had finished preparing for defense, Heo Yoon put on all the clothes he could find over his body.

Thick layers of clothing.

It may not be enough of a shield, but it might be able to buy some time.

I decided to place my hopes on it.