episode_0110

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A day passed without a single worry after I shared my worries with my senile old man.

Eunha, sobered by the on-site service of the [Blood Donation Bus], led her tired body back to ‘Saetbyeol Apartment’.

The now familiar sunset colors her hair.

Eunha’s day begins now.

The most difficult and painful time. It’s time to try to survive, not to make a living like everyone else.

“Whew, good… Today passed without much incident.”

Eunha tapped her throbbing temple. My head hurts because of the worries that come like the tide.

As I was passing the apartment security office, an old man who was sitting at the desk in the security office making a clay doll waved his hand affectionately.

It was like seeing a scarecrow swaying helplessly in the wind.

“You had a hard time today.”

“Hehe, hehe… Hello, old man. You are making corrections today as well.”

An old man who was kind and kind, but very scary.

His broken wrist is throbbing for no reason.

Eunha raised the corners of her mouth, bowed her head and ran away at a fast pace.

The apartment parking lot was empty. An old van has been parked in the same spot since last month, but there are no other cars in sight.

It seems that all the apartment residents are old people and do not have driver’s licenses.

‘If you look at it like this, it looks like an abandoned building… When I make a lot of money later, I’ll fill the parking lot with my cars.’

As if the rainy season is about to begin, the smell of damp earth fills my nose.

Eunha took a look around the empty parking lot and entered Saetbyul Apartments.

The cozy smell of the apartment makes me feel tired.

Today was also difficult.

I almost got into a major accident while living without worrying, and I ended up donating blood unplanned, so I received my 8th sticker.

Now all that’s left to do is… take a shower and pray that your body and mind are okay until you fall asleep.

I already ran into the [blood donation bus] and had my blood drawn.

Would other monsters approach without notice?

“……I didn’t hear that construction was going on today.”

But the galactic wind,

Within a minute of entering the apartment, it crumbled like sand.

… … .

Saetbyeol Apartment 1st floor.

Eunha tapped the handle of her suitcase and looked up at the apartment elevator.

The elevator she always uses as she lives on the 9th floor.

When she slowly turned her head, the ‘second’ elevator was right next to her, welcoming her.

Two elevators that are exactly the same without a single stain…

The number of apartment elevators has increased.

The landlord does a good job.

How much money did they have to spend to install the elevator in just half a day?

In this case, looking at the guide is the answer.

Eunha hummed and took out the [Black Book] from her carrier.

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※Guide to a harmonious apartment culture※

1. This guide was created to encourage a harmonious neighborhood life for all Saetbyeol Apartments residents, including you.

– This guide is distributed free of charge to all apartment residents.

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~~~ Omitted ~~~

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​5. If there is excessive noise between floors, contact the apartment security office.

– It would not be wise to go directly upstairs and ask questions.

6. One out of two is broken!

​- Hello! It’s me!

– We got scolded at the department store! I barely escaped!

– Can I stay here for a moment?

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ah. You’ve just moved in.

Eunha put the [Black Book] into her carrier and quickly ran towards the security office.

Jump up!

She opens the security room door with all her might and asks the old man a question.

“Elder. When was construction done on our apartment? It was finished quickly.”

“How can we stop the flow of fate?”

“Which elevator should I use?”

“There is an order to everything.”

“Thank you, old man. May you live long and live to be 100 years old.”

“……haha?”

After a short Q&A with the security guard, I returned to the apartment.

To roughly interpret what the old man said, it means that I won’t tell you, so you should act on your own.

There were no allies in this apartment.

Phew…

Eunha sighed lightly and observed the two elevators alternately.

The elevators, which are only located in different locations, are completely identical, with no mistakes, even a small stain or handprint.

There has to be at least a little difference to differentiate, so what can I do with this?

It’s just frustrating for Eunha, who isn’t very smart.

‘Ah… even after being treated like that, I still want to borrow my grandfather’s wisdom.’

As a test, I took out an amulet from my suitcase and stuck it on the left elevator.

One amulet on the left.

Then I turned my head to the side… and there was the same amulet attached to the same location on the right elevator.

One left, one right.

This time, I attached a talisman to the right elevator.

… … The left elevator remains unchanged.

One amulet on the left, two amulets on the right.

“…Is the one on the left real?…Why is the apartment being quizzed?”

I don’t know what will happen if I touch the fake elevator, so I can’t just press the elevator button.

Because my life was at stake, I hesitated so much that I had trouble making a choice.

Eunha sat down in front of the elevator and rolled her head.

“……Let’s take the stairs. It’s good for exercising too.”

The worries were long.

The thought was short.

In the end, she decided to choose next time and turned away with a relieved look on her face.

Is the elevator the only way?

Why not use the stairs?

These days, I haven’t been able to exercise properly because I’ve been harassed by monsters.

Even though it wasn’t effective due to [self-recovery], I was still able to get the satisfaction of having done something.

It would take a year to climb the stairs to the 9th floor.

I thought positively.

Starting today, I will train my lower body.

“Enough complaining! Let’s go home.”

Shaking off her distracting thoughts, Eunha climbed the stairs, dragging the suitcase containing the [Black Book].

I passed by the quiet first floor.

The smell of paint that hasn’t dried yet fills the stairs.

There wasn’t a single piece of trash on the stairs, and it was so unpopular that it felt cold.

Every time I went up the stairs, the lights that detected movement automatically turned on, but the brightness was dimmer than expected, creating an eerie atmosphere.

Eunha waved her hand above her head to make the light turn on a little faster.

Rumbling… Rumbling!

Climb the stairs one by one, pulling your suitcase.

I didn’t realize it when I was lugging it around, but the suitcase is heavier than I thought. She had weak muscles and needed more effort than others to even climb a single flight of stairs.

Ugh…

In the end, Eunha climbs the stairs satisfactorily only after using ‘Body Strengthening’.

It’s very sad that only 3 minutes of ‘body strengthening’ a day is spent on climbing stairs.

‘are you okay. It’s an exercise and ‘body strengthening’ exercise. Rather, it worked out well.’

Climb the stairs while dragging a suitcase.

1st floor, 2nd floor… I can see the dusk fading through the apartment window.

It was as if they were conveying news that the sun would set soon.

Fortunately, I will be able to get home before the sun sets.

Eunha gained a little more strength.

Drurrr. Rattling.

I passed the dark third floor without a glimmer of light.

I passed the 4th floor, where I felt somewhat out of breath.

As I pass by the 5th floor, where it is hot and humid in the summer, I occasionally take a break by doing some ‘body strengthening’.

“Whew… I should have just taken the elevator.”

While complaining, I looked around the quiet apartment.

Even though I was climbing the stairs from the first floor, I couldn’t feel any signs of people.

Are there really no ordinary people in this apartment…

Eunha rubbed the back of her neck as the atmosphere suddenly became cold.

Okay. It will be the 9th floor soon.

The galaxy passed by the damp sixth floor.

… … .

“……Hehehe. That’s right. Come all at once. I was wondering when you would come.”

And, the stairs leading from the 6th to the 7th floor.

Eunha found the ‘girl plush doll’ that had fallen in the middle of it.

I touched my forehead with a sigh.

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3. If a doll falls in the hallway.

– If it’s an animal-shaped doll, it’s probably an ordinary lost item. Please leave it as is or bring it to the apartment security office.

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– However, if a human-shaped doll is left in the hallway, please shout to the doll, “You will be sad if you become a lost child.”

– Then the doll’s owner will soon come to retrieve it.

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# caution! It is recommended that you hide immediately after finding lost child.

You might mistake which doll to take.

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It looks like I picked the right day today.

Pretty much everyone gathers here.

Eunha took a breath after deactivating her ‘body enhancement’.

An unexpected fact. [Self-recovery] also restores mana.

I don’t know why.

While [Self-Recovery] was recovering the consumed mana, I looked down at the stuffed toy abandoned on the stairs.

A girl doll with both eyes sewn with buttons.

It has the same design as the other dolls that were left in the hallway on the 9th floor last time. Was it made by the same person?

The difference from then is that this time it is a human-shaped doll, not an animal.

‘So, I just have to talk to the doll?’

It would have been okay to ignore ordinary stuffed animals or bring them to the security office… but I don’t know.

Let’s do it quickly and go home.

“…….”

Eunha was looking at the cute plush toy.

She… carefully bent down,

I picked up the doll.

… … .

… … It was heavy.

… … .

Not soft cotton,

Squishy and cold to the touch.

What on earth is in it?

“……I will be sad if I become a lost child.”

I suppressed my nausea and spoke to the doll as written in the ‘guide’.

Her voice echoed through the quiet apartment, and immediately, as if responding to her answer, a chill passed over my back.

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# caution! It is recommended that you hide immediately after finding lost child.

You might mistake which doll to take.

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Eunha picked up a doll with a strange feel and looked around her surroundings.

We need to hide quickly.

But where?

Under the stairs? lift?

Or should I knock on any house and ask them to open it?

Is there anywhere to hide in this apartment?

At least we need to know where the doll’s owner comes from.

If you go downstairs for no reason and run into ‘that thing’ coming up from below, it would be a big problem.

However, the guidebook only states the rule of hiding.

This is truly a guide that lacks convenience.

‘Ah… I have a lot of black plastic bags at home. ‘I should have left it in my suitcase and carried it around.’

Flash.

Was I too lost in thought?

The light on the stairs went off.

A startled Eunha quickly waved her hand above her head.

Blink…

A light that detected movement illuminated the stairs.

“Whoa… I’m surprised.”

“drawing out.”

A child’s voice.

It came from right nearby.

“……Wow.”

The galaxy,

Turn your head slowly,

He looked down at the little girl standing next to him on the landing.

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“doll. drawing out.”

It was a girl wearing cute bear pajamas.

The girl was so short that Eunbangul or [Bug Princess] looked like her older sisters, and she was holding the ‘girl plush toy’ that Eunha was holding with her small hands.

The bright eyes of the bear girl look towards the galaxy.

‘It’s up. You cowardly teleport. ‘How are you supposed to hide?’

Eunha slowly put down the plush toy she was holding in her hand.

I was a little nervous because the owner of the doll was a teddy bear who was cuter than I expected, but since it was definitely a very dangerous situation, I lowered my posture so that I could escape at any time.

“……hi?”

“doll. Find it. thanks.”

But why?

After expressing her gratitude in a blunt voice, the bear girl hugs the plush that Eunha had put down and steps back.

The girl who had spread a few steps away… instead of having any murderous intent, just looked at the galaxy with sleepy eyes.

Really like a child at that age. Unspoiled, innocent eyes turn towards her.

Eunha was reminded of the ‘Guide’ once again by the bear girl’s gentler attitude than expected.

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# caution! It is recommended that you hide immediately after finding lost child.

You might mistake which doll to take.

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You may mistake which doll to take…

So, does this mean that as long as you are not mistaken, you will get through safely?

It may sound absurd when you think of monsters like [Red Woman] or [Bug Princess], but what’s in front of you is a teddy bear girl who looks like she’s about to doze off at any moment…

The anticipation of ‘maybe?’ rises in Eunha’s heart.

‘I was worried for no reason… He was a good monster. ‘How did this child become such a monster?’

Surprisingly, it can be easily overlooked.

Thinking like that, Eunha waved at the bear girl with her usual smile.

“That doll is yours, right?… Then, I’ll go, sister~.”

『… … doll.”

At that time, the girl muttered.

『Doll… doll.』

A teddy bear girl hugging a ‘girl plush toy’ tightly.

He looked back and forth between his stuffed toy and the galaxy in front of him…

Tukㅡ.

I dropped the stuffed toy I was carrying on the floor.

『Dairy cow doll… new.』

The bear girl smiles faintly.

Pointing to the galaxy with a round finger.

“……Yeah. I knew it would be like this.”

The moment the girl gestured, numerous footsteps were heard from up and down the stairs.

All the lights in the apartment turned on when they detected movement.

Ugh.

Eunha, who used ‘Body Strengthening’ with her remaining mana, carried the carrier containing the [Black Book] up the stairs.