episode_0122

People live with regrets.

Suffering from not being able to forget past mistakes,

Learn from your regrets and become a better person,

Or we naturally forget it over time…

Each person lives by processing, handling, and forgetting the layers of regret they have accumulated in their own way.

‘Ah… my head hurts. When you get into an argument on the way to work. ‘I should have fought with something other than a jigsaw… Why was I holding a jigsaw?’

But it’s not a galaxy.

Euncheon-gu’s soft fist.

A woman who has a soft brain and is positive about everything.

‘No, I rather like it. You know that using a jigsaw is dangerous in many ways. If possible, don’t use monster items on people.’

I learned something new this time.

It is also dangerous to use ‘those’ items carelessly in front of people.

I vaguely remember the chilling cold, the familiar presence behind my back…

What would have happened if a ‘mouse’ had not appeared there and ended the commotion? At least it wouldn’t have ended more smoothly than it does now.

Come to think of it, the old security guard said something similar.

As expected, the words of elders must be heeded to heart.

Eunha tapped her temple with her palm.

‘I feel like my head keeps getting weird because I carry around a jigsaw… I have to give it back to [the red lady] quickly.’

You need a suitable weapon that you can use with peace of mind.

Like the aluminum bat I used before.

However, since ordinary items cannot inflict much effective damage like the [artificial monster] in the promotion test, I plan to purchase a good item from a specialty store somewhere.

Instead of swinging with your usual low strength,

A moderately heavy and hard blunt weapon that is good to use while using ‘Body Strengthening’.

“Hmm hmmm~.”

Eunha, who learned a hard lesson from the commotion on her way to work, returned to Saetbyeol Apartment after working at the cafe.

Unlike the dark weather, her steps were light.

Raindrops falling steadily hitting the umbrella.

Today was a day with no regrets.

My head hurts, and my right arm where I was stabbed by the dagger is throbbing, but I don’t really care.

Thanks to [self-healing], there are no visible wounds.

So it’s okay.

“…….”

I looked up at the sky.

The upper part of the viewing angle is covered by an umbrella, and the lower part is covered by the ‘Saetstar Apartment’.

The sky with rain clouds is not visible.

… … Even if there are no dark clouds,

It’s the same when it rains.

Eunha caresses her unwounded body,

He raised the corners of his heavy mouth and made a smiling face.

Well… it’s funny.

“Wow…”

Eunha, who was quietly looking up at the apartment, couldn’t hold back the seething nausea and vomited.

Because she skipped lunch, only sour gastric juice flows out, burning her esophagus.

Cheolpuk!

My legs feel weak and I kneel down. My pants get wet in the cold puddles of rain.

The umbrella that slipped out of her hand rolls around on the floor, and rainwater flows down Eunha’s hair.

(『Can I help you?』)

A mind as messed up as an overturned stomach.

Even now that the commotion on the way to work has ended, a whisper clings to my brain like a tumor.

Eunha let out a hot breath as the woman’s voice echoed in her head, not in her eardrums.

I hug my throbbing head and bend my back.

Apartment entrance. cold rainwater.

A chill rushes through my cold skin.

‘… … … are you okay. It’s much better because of the rain. ‘Electronic devices don’t have coolers for nothing.’

positively.

Thought.

I feel sick to my stomach thinking about crawling into this damn apartment again today…

Okay.

I can endure it.

“Uuuu!

That’s it. That’s it.

How many times have you knelt in a puddle of water and vomited?

As I was staring blankly at the gastric juices floating down the drain in the rain, someone picked up the umbrella that Eunha had dropped and came to me.

The rain stops.

No, an umbrella blocks the rain.

Someone silently comes up behind her and puts an umbrella over the drenched woman…

Eunha, who was looking down at the puddle of rain on the floor, raised her head.

“…Elderly security guard.”

“Miss. If you stay like this, you’ll catch a cold.”

“I don’t catch a cold because I’m [self-healing].”

bean!

The elderly man lightly squeezed the top of Eunha’s head and held out his hand.

Wrinkled hands that have been ravaged by time.

The age spots engraved on the back of the hand sing of past memories.

Eunha, who was looking at the old man’s shabby hand, gently grabs the outstretched hand.

Even though it was raining, the old man’s hands were not wet. Like a withered old tree.

The guard uniform the old man is wearing does not hold water, and the pouring rain water bounces off unsightly instead of landing on the old man.

Like a huge castle wall blocking a rain of arrows,

The elderly man stands alone.

A sight that deviates from the laws of physics… and disturbs the viewer’s perspective.

Eunha made her usual smiling face and stood up.

I accept the umbrella handed to me by the old man and brush away the hair that is sticking to my cheek.

“……The rainwater that hit the elderly person bounced and hit me in the face. Could you please get out of the way?”

“This young lady is so…”

Even though my whole body was soaked from the pouring monsoon rain.

The umbrella that was carefully handed to me,

It was somewhat warm.

“Are you going to rest in the security room?”

“It’s okay. I just slipped in the rain… Doesn’t that old man use an umbrella? What about a raincoat?”

“That’s just right. Unfortunately, the only thing that remained unchanged next to this old man was dirt and rainwater.”

“what.”

Eunha burst into laughter as she pulled on her clothes that had become damp from the rain.

Thanks to this, I feel like my headaches have reduced.

Maybe it’s because I vomited once, but my mind is clearer than before.

Ji profit…

Eunha slowly opened the rain-soaked suitcase and took out a doll.

Be careful not to let the doll get wet in the rain.

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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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This time, I selected a cow doll through a claw machine… This is the one I will give as a gift to [Doll Girl].

Last time we met, I said I wanted a cow doll.

However, I have no idea where to meet [Doll Girl], whom I have only met once so far, so I have no choice but to give it to her through the security office.

The doll that fell in the hallway of the apartment was solved by taking it to the security office, so you can take the cow doll that you got outside and leave it in the security office as well.

With that in mind, I tried to hand the cow doll to the old man… but the old man smiled kindly and shook his head.

Cold rainwater bounces off the old man’s body and falls to the floor.

“You tell it yourself, young lady. I think it would be better for everyone that way.”

“……It sounds like you’re telling me to die, but I guess I’m mistaken, right?”

“Hehehe.”

The elderly man heads to the security room without answering Eunha’s words. The back looks disgusting today.

Eunha glared at the back of the old man’s head, his back straight, full of displeasure.

Beyond the security office window, a brightly lit room.

A puppy doll placed on one side of the desk catches my eye.

This is a doll that Eunha gave as a gift.

Surprisingly, you left it in a place where you can see it.

“…Okay, well. Let’s tell it to you directly. Are you really going to die if we meet?”

Thinking that good things are good things, Eunha put the doll into the carrier and entered the apartment with lighter steps.

Shoot…

Rainy season pouring down for several days.

When I entered the apartment, there were no dark clouds in the sky.

No dark clouds in sight, no sound of pouring rain…

Peaceful apartment.

“Hehehehe~.”

Eunha swept the skin that had no wounds.

There are no injuries.

Everyone is healed.

So, it’s okay.

“It’s dyed yellow, yellow~.”

I looked back at my nausea from before and looked away from my burning esophagus.

She dragged her heavy suitcase up the stairs to the 9th floor.

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8 p.m.

A good time to laze around after dinner.

And, it’s a time of anxiety as I don’t know when ‘those’ will come home.

ㅡ Unnie Eunha! Don’t forget to have a celebration party at our house tomorrow!

“Of course I won’t forget. My ears hurt from listening to it for the past few days.”

Eunha took off her rain-soaked clothes and washed herself.

She is leaning back on a soft sofa and talking on the phone with Eunbangul.

Tomorrow is a cafe holiday that happens once a week.

It’s been quite a while, but it’s the day of the party celebrating the galaxy’s D-class hunter promotion.

Even though it’s a party, it’s not something grand; it’s just a gathering at Eunbangul’s house and playing together all day.

On the day of my promotion, we already had dinner together at [Euncheon Restaurant] and received a small congratulations.

Therefore, tomorrow’s party is a celebration held purely because Bang Bang wanted to do it.

-But Eunha doesn’t play with me! In the past, I often went to my sister’s house to hang out, but how upset was I when she suddenly told me not to come to her apartment?

“You stay together at the cafe.”

-It’s different from that. The peace of mind is different.

“For me, cafes are the most comfortable in the world.”

A voice as fresh as juice tickles my ears from the other side of the phone.

Eunha rubbed her heavy eyelids and matched the bunny girl’s rhythm appropriately.

‘Party at Bangul’s house… Is it okay if I go? ‘Because I’m only staying for one night…’

I pursed my lips as I looked down at the [Black Book] on the living room table.

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4. Cognition is the connection of existence.

– Have you heard the saying, ‘Knowledge is power’?

– With every action you take to recognize and get to know each other, ‘they’ will become closer to you.

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It is safe when you are with someone who does not know the existence of ‘those things’. ‘They’ don’t approach.

So, even if she stayed at Bell’s house for a day, there wouldn’t be much of a problem… This was her first time staying out since she became involved with [The Black Book], and it was enough to make her heart rate rise.

Please be safe,

I just hope everyone is safe.

– Be honest. It’s a hassle to call now. Are you tired and want to go to bed early?

“Yes. I know. It’s a bell after all.”

ㅡ Hmph~! My sister’s thoughts are written all over her face.

I chatted with the bunny girl and headed to the front door.

I lay down the suitcase in the shoe rack in the hallway and check what I will bring home tomorrow.

A talisman that has been used so sparingly that there are only a few pieces left.

Plastic bag containing salt,

Beads and crosses that have never been taken out,

two extra sets of clothes,

Insect spray and mosquito coil,

Tarp and black plastic bag,

Jigsaw from [Red Woman],

Lastly, the fluffy dolls that I haven’t gifted yet…

Surprisingly, a lot fits into the suitcase.

And, if I don’t leave it like this, I’ll feel anxious and go crazy.

Because you never know what kind of monster will pop out from somewhere. You should carry things that might be of some use in your suitcase.

Now, Eunha has become unable to live without the [Black Book] and carrier.

‘Hmm… let’s take out the jigsaw.’

After examining the contents one by one, she took out the [Red Woman] jigsaw and took it to the bedroom.

I carefully place the jigsaw on the table next to the bed, where a small mood light is placed.

Eunha sighed and scratched her cold neck.

From now on, I plan to leave the jigsaw at home.

Considering what happened in the morning, it would be safer to keep her in the house until she can be returned to the [Red Woman].

Excited. Excited.

Because her little finger was throbbing for no reason, Eunha bit her little finger with her teeth.

Grind it… until it bleeds.

The flowing blood becomes entangled in her fingers like a red thread.

As if not noticing the drops of blood dripping on the floor, Eunha continued talking on the phone with Baeul-i.

-Anyway! There will definitely be a party tomorrow! Sister, never bring gifts!

“OK.”

-You are listening, right? what are you eating?

“Yeah, right, I’m listening.”

My little finger hurts. As if it had been torn apart.

Maybe it’s because I decided to leave my jigsaw at home, but I feel empty as if a hole in my heart has been hollowed out.

“……hmm?”

At that time, Eunha looked at her hand with blood dripping down it.

Suddenly, she looked down at her wrist and felt a faint sense of discomfort.

A clean wrist with nothing on it.

But clearly… there was something stuck to my wrist…

… … .

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( What’s this? )

(It’s a sticker that won’t fall off even if it comes into contact with water, and can be attached to your skin. I’ll check to see if it sticks well every day from now on, so treat it with care and treat it as your own. Don’t tear it off.)

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(……I think I’m going to get heat rash.)

(Ah! I have recovery skills, but heat rash is a problem?)

(Okay, I’ll keep putting it on.)

Eunha, who was looking at her empty wrist, shrugged her shoulders in shock.

A rabbit sticker with one eye closed and winking.

Yes, I remembered.

Last month, on the day I got rejected from ‘Hunter Academy’.

I bit my wrist because I wanted to feel ‘mana’, but I got scolded by Bang and a sticker was put on my wrist.

This sticker contains the warmth of a girl telling her not to harm herself ever again.

‘Something happened. When did the stickers run out?… When you went to the park? Or donate blood? Doll claw? When you fell from the 7th floor of an apartment building?’

Eunha, who was reliving her memories, quickly gave up.

I don’t know because I have so many painful memories that make my flesh fall off.

I was so busy that I completely forgot about it, but since Bang Bang said he would check it every day, it was only a matter of time before I got caught.

So, I decided to confess it confidently.

“Um… Bell. I’m sorry.”

– Yes? Why suddenly? I’m telling you because it’s okay. I’m not angry at my sister.

“There’s that sticker you put on it last time. I don’t know where it fell off, but it’s gone. Put it back on.”

Since I was talking on the phone with Bang Bang, I relayed the facts right away.

Because it is better to sell first.

Eunha sat on the bed and waited for the girl’s voice to complain cutely.

ㅡ … … … Stickers… Rani, what kind of stickers?

but,

Why?

Eunbangul stuttered in a quite embarrassed voice.

As if this was my first time hearing this story.

Eunha frowned subtly.

“Why, there’s a sticker you put on my wrist last month. A winking rabbit sticker.”

ㅡ Um… Wait a minute?

Para la rock.

The sound of turning paper.

The sound of something being scribbled with a ballpoint pen.

An unknown anxiety hugged Eunha’s waist.

“……Bullet?”

– Ah, ah! iced coffee! I remembered! There are a lot of customers in the cafe these days, so I forgot. I’m so sorry, sister.

Soon, as usual, the girl’s clear voice dissipated Eunha’s anxiety.

I couldn’t shake off some doubts, but I couldn’t tell where those doubts came from.

It’s just that even bells forget things…

Just think carefully.

A bunny girl with a clear voice.

Because we are talking on the phone, the girl’s face is not visible, but

You will be smiling as always.

“…You told me not to forget the celebration party, but you forgot something else? Is this right, Jeongbul?”

– Oh really! It’s so childish!

The sense of discomfort disappears like smoke.

No, it may not have disappeared and just lay on the floor, but at least it has become invisible.

Eunha chatted with Baeul-i with her usual smile on her face.

Shoot……

Monsoon rain beats on the bedroom window.

It was as if countless fingers were tapping, asking to be let in.

Eunha wiped away her goosebumps.

– See you tomorrow then! I have something to prepare. Would you like to come over for lunch?

“Of course. Sleep well.”

– Sleep well, sister! Dream of me!

The night was deep.

… … .

… … .

… … .

Knock knock…

Just like that, Eunha ended her phone call with Eunbangul.

When you’re lying in bed and fiddling with your smartphone.

Knock knock…

A knocking sound was heard from one wall of the bedroom.

It’s a sound coming from next door.