episode_0142

“Hello, Bell. You look cute today too.”

“Eunha is pretty too! Did you buy a new raincoat?”

… … .

“Eunha-unnie~. How was the crack field? Did you kill a lot of monsters?”

“I don’t really remember.”

“Does this mean you worked that hard? You really worked hard!”

The eventful holiday has ended.

The day after a life-threatening accident occurred, it was like looking at ruins that had been swept away by a typhoon.

I greeted the day with the feeling of waking up from a fleeting dream.

A reality that is so peaceful that it feels rather unrealistic.

But soon, the tension that was constricting my heart eases, and my body and mind melt away.

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And, the passing typhoon was observed by others, providing them with something to talk about.

“…….”

Shoot…

The next day of the holiday.

The weather is rainy.

Even the rainy season breaks down and rainwater falls on the glass window, grumbling.

Eunha, who returned to her normal daily life, dealt with the occasional customers and listened to the news coming from the TV.

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On the news screen, a beautiful woman with black hair tied in a ponytail bowed her head as she was showered with flashes of light, and the scene soon changed to the scene of the sealed off [Cheorwon crack site].

It looks like there has been a real uproar.

Eunha reflected on her memories while listening to the story on the news.

“Umm… Mr. Banharin.”

“Did you call me…”

Ban Harin, who was applying cold compresses to his eyes in his usual reserved seat, answered helplessly.

Regardless of whether guests are coming or not, she is lying down on the table and chairs in a row like a sofa. Judging by the faint traces of blood on the ice pack, she appears to be in quite a bad state.

“…Why don’t you just go home and rest instead of lying around like that?”

“The cafe is convenient.”

“I’m in the break room.”

“I can’t hear Eunha’s voice very well. So what’s going on?”

“This is the news right now. A new monster came out of [Cheorwon Cracking Ground] yesterday. For some reason, there were a lot of people when I went out.”

“……? Didn’t you know?”

Jump up!

Ban Harin got up and blinked his painful eyes.

There was even a hint of embarrassment in the bloodshot eyes looking at the galaxy.

Eunha felt puzzled by Ban Harin’s reaction, but nodded.

she recalled.

The attackers attacked.

The cute people who followed [Bug Princess] out to see the outdoors.

Soon after, Ban Harin came and we left the [Crack Ground] on good terms.

That’s it.

“…….”

Ban Harin’s gloomy eyes ‘observed’ the galaxy.

The look in their eyes trying to tell if they really don’t know or if they’re just pretending not to know.

Then, he closes his eyes, frowning at the pain that makes his pupils explode.

she recalled.

Strangers who attacked the galaxy.

A swarm of insects suddenly appeared.

A terrible sight where both monsters and people run away, crying like children.

And, in the midst of that disaster…

The sad sound of a flute and Eunha smiling beautifully like a butterfly.

“……I also heard this story from across the country, but it is said that dangerous monsters’ that are disturbing the ecosystem of the [Crack Field] have appeared.”

Banharin turned his head with his usual expressionless face.

I lie down on the sofa again and gently press my eyes with bloody ice packs.

“The existing monsters also fled to the area near the outer wall to avoid the ‘new monster’… but for some reason, they moved as if they were avoiding the hunters, so except for the 8 hunters of ‘unknown identity’, the dead were They say there isn’t one.”

“That’s good. How scary is a monster for other monsters to run away?”

“That’s right.”

Ban Harin closed his mouth with an expressionless face.

Eunha smiled her usual languid smile.

Sagagakㅡ.

A guest has arrived.

A glass of lemonade.

Eunha heads to the kitchen and skillfully prepares the ade, mixes in three additional spoons of sugar and serves it to the customer.

The guest smiled gracefully, took the drink, and left.

“……Give me something to drink too. Do you mind if I drink alone?”

“Huh?… Wow, why is it so sweet?”

Dangling~♪

At that time, the cafe door opened and a woman in uniform came trudging inside.

So-ra Jeong, a B-level hunter and guild scout belonging to [Changcheon Sword House].

She puts her umbrella in the umbrella stand near the entrance and approaches the checkout counter, shaking like a zombie.

“Our soft Eunha… I have a cup of coffee…”

“What kind of coffee would you like? It goes well with your uniform.”

“……I want to drink Eunha’s cafe latte.”

“There’s nothing that won’t work. I’ll make it soon, so please wait.”

“…really?”

Jeong So-ra immediately straightens up when Eun-ha says that she will make it soon.

But soon after, he sees Eunha pouring steamed milk into the espresso and sits down at the table again, sobbing like a zombie.

What did you expect?

“Here. You look very tired.”

“Ha… It’s because of [Cheorwon crack site].”

Jeong So-ra took the cafe latte that Eunha had made and sighed.

The bandage around his neck looks miserable today.

“It was on the news, right? An 18-hour search operation… I also participated. I checked the ‘bone bees’ that had escaped to the outskirts, but I didn’t see any ‘new monsters’. All of the witnesses are receiving psychiatric treatment… … I’m so busy it’s driving me crazy.”

“It’s a lot of hardship.”

“You couldn’t have escaped the [Crack Field], right? Why isn’t it there? The ground has all been turned over, right?”

Eunha looked up at the TV while listening to Jeong So-ra’s complaints.

A failed search operation that failed to find the new monster or the eight missing people.

I wonder if that’s why the [Changcheon Swordsman] guild leader, who bowed his head towards the reporters, bowed even further and fell to the floor…

I immediately did a headstand.

-Guild leader! Suddenly what…!

– My daughter said this is what a sincere apology should be. They called it Grandeur.

Even the guild leader of a large guild was beautiful without any mess.

Next to me, Jeong So-ra uttered an insult, saying, ‘That stupid idiot…’, but I just ignored it.

“Whew… Anyway, this ‘new monster’ was given the name [Black Disaster] based on eyewitness testimony. According to estimates, 90% of the creatures in the [Crack Field] disappeared in less than 30 minutes after the first sighting. “It’s okay to call it a ‘disaster.’”

“……It’s scary.”

“It was fortunate that it appeared inside the [Crack Field]. If the [Black Disaster] had appeared in the border area… Wow, I don’t even want to imagine it.”

Jeong So-ra, sipping a warm cafe latte, smiled with a tired face, saying she was glad Eunha was safe.

A story told by an active hunter.

It gave Eunha a thrill.

Eunha, who wanted to hear just a little bit of Jeong So-ra’s story, looked back at the empty checkout counter.

Then, Eunbangul, who had taken the cash register without notice, was smiling brightly and waving.

“Eunha, you worked hard yesterday, so take a break! It’s unfair that only Harin gets a break!”

“I’m not even an employee, why would you do that?”

Eunha burst out laughing at the words of the energetic bunny girl.

… … .

After that, it was a series of complaints that could have been boring.

Eunha, who has already taken a seat across from Jeong So-ra, carefully picks up the complaints of the veteran B-class hunter.

In the narrow yet strangely sticky human relationships of the galaxy,

Scouter Jeong So-ra is the person who is the most hunter-like.

“Ha… I didn’t know why people chatted noisily whenever they met someone, but now I understand a little more. It makes me feel relieved.”

Jung So-ra also said that she was happy that the beauty was talking to her, and mixed her complaints with her experience as a hunter… and explained things one by one that Eunha might be interested in.

“Do you know what the biggest problem is? It’s that the Hunter Association is persistent about this incident. Does it make sense that the [Changcheon Geomga], who manages the [Cheorwon Rift Ground], doesn’t know the existence of a new type of monster? The eight missing hunters are also ours. You know that you have to take responsibility, right?… I decided to take down one of the pillars somehow.”

Jeong So-ra’s complaints,

The heartbeat of the galaxy sitting across from us,

With guests listening to the complaints expressed by a B-rank hunter from a large guild,

The news announcer’s voice coming from the TV,

“…….”

Without any presence,

The sound of Kang Na-ri’s breathing as she quietly clenches and unfolds her palm, with her head bowed,

Disappearing mixed with the sound of rain,

Become one and become a harmony,

Some time on a weekday.

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“……The blood donation house is not open today.”

6 pm.

Eunha is on her way home from work as usual.

The pouring monsoon rain hits the newly purchased black-grey raincoat and runs down.

I always carry a suitcase containing [The Black Book] with one hand, and when I hold an umbrella on a rainy day, I lose the use of both hands, so I ordered a raincoat through home shopping.

It is a subtle item that is chosen in an appropriately ambiguous size, making the chest tight and the shoulders baggy.

“…….”

She pursed her lips as she looked at the blood donation house with the lights off. Like a person who has a lot to say.

Falling rainwater hits the raincoat and falls awkwardly.

Blood donation house located near Saetbyul Apartment.

Three years ago, before I acquired the [Black Book]… I visited this place almost every three days to have my blood drawn.

Eunha’s cold eyes, mixed with the pouring monsoon rain, knock on the window of the blood donation house.

Only coldness overflows from this unpopular building.

“…I worked hard and donated blood.”

A low murmur mixes with the rainwater and falls down.

The mutterings that hit the shoes become fragments and scatter in all directions.

“…….”

“Wal!! Walwal!!!”

It was when Eunha was quietly looking at the blood donation house.

The angry cry of a small puppy is heard from behind.

“Walwal!!! Wal!!! Wal!!!”

“Oh, I’m sorry. My child is afraid of people.”

As I quietly turn my head, I see a Chihuahua howling fiercely at an office worker leaving work.

The cry of a cute puppy wearing a yellow raincoat like a forsythia is especially loud, perhaps because of the pouring rain.

“Wal!! Whal!!”

A dog without a muzzle or leash.

He must be very familiar with walking, and confidently steps forward along the path he remembers.

Was this trail marked as their territory?

The Chihuahua showed off its presence with an angry voice towards people who stood in its way.

‘Is there a dog like this when I leave work… I can’t remember.’

Soon, the Chihuahua walked towards Eunha, who stopped in front of the blood donation house, with triumphant steps.

Behind it, the person thought to be the owner is watching the Chihuahua’s behavior as if it’s cute.

“…….”

Eunha looked down at the small creature that came in front of her.

Small dog.

minikin.

Sagagak……

If you step on it with all your might,

What kind of sound does it make?

“……Kkiing…”

At that time, the puppy that was running towards Eunha with its tongue sticking out stopped moving.

A weak animal frozen like ice,

I can’t run away or lie down, I just roll my eyes.

I don’t know why it’s suddenly acting like that.

Maybe I caught a cold from going for a walk on a rainy day.

“…They said dogs can see ghosts.”

What is that child looking at now?

Eunha, dragging the carrier, approached the puppy and carefully bent down.

He gently strokes the frozen puppy’s head and raises the corner of his mouth.

“The raincoat is pretty.”

“…….”

“The color is like a mealworm, so it’s cute.”

Sagagakㅡ.

“Oh my~ Miss, you’re so pretty~. I’m sorry our Choco was so noisy~.”

“You’re raising a cute puppy.”

Sagagak.

Let’s go…

Eunha raised the corner of her mouth coquettishly and praised the dog’s owner.

… … .

… … .

“You’ve had a hard time today, young lady.”

“Hello to you too, seniors.”

Eunha arrived at ‘Saetstar Apartment’ and passed the security office and exchanged greetings with the elderly man.

“…The old man is very dexterous. It seems like the clay is alive and moving.”

“Hehehe… Even a young lady can do this.”

Tungㅡ.

The elderly security guard sitting at the desk lightly knocked on the window of the security office, as if shaking off bugs.

The corners of Eunha’s bewitching mouth slowly lowered into her usual languid smile.

Today, Eunha compliments the elderly person who is making clay dolls.

Feeling proud of the old man’s kind laughter, she bent down and whispered through the wide open window of the security room.

“Hehe, nothing special happened in ‘my apartment’ today, right?”

Since when did it start?

Every time Eunha returned from work, she asked the old security guard that question.

The ‘free gift’ she received on the [Blood Donation Bus] made her feel even more confident, and because of that, she was able to ask a playful question to the scary elderly security guard.

“Yes, it was peaceful, nothing happened. The pouring rain caught the spider’s web, and the thirsty spider looked up at the sky.”

“It’s still difficult to understand what the old man says.”

“I think it would be best to just think of it as an old man talking to himself and move on.”

“Good idea.”

Boom.

Eunha took out a box of soy milk from the carrier and used ‘body enhancement’ to push the box of soy milk through the security room window.

The elderly man, putting the clay doll aside and accepting the box of soy milk, smiles as if he is troubled.

“Oh my. This young lady is so…”

“I think I drank everything I drank before… Thank you for always looking after the apartment.”

Eunha smiled mischievously as she expressed her gratitude.

“…….”

An elderly security guard holding a box of soy milk.

The old man’s wrinkled face looks up blankly at Eunha’s face.

Something is mixed in the eyes where only kindness remained.

“……Thank you. It’s this old man’s job to protect you, so I think you should stop paying attention and just go home. If you stay in the rain for too long, you’ll catch a cold.”

“Okay. If you need anything or have any suggestions, please let me know! It’s my apartment!”

Just like that, the old man who had been looking at the galaxy for a while turned his gaze,

Eunha shrugged her shoulders lighter than before and entered the apartment building as if running away.

Sagagakㅡ.

The sound of insect footsteps is heard next.

It gets drowned out by the sound of rain and becomes inaudible.

“Hehe… I must be tired because I’m so popular.”

The old man guarding the apartment smiled kindly and took out the soy milk he had received as a gift and drank it.

The sounds you hear become chords,

An ordinary time.

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… … .

“Ugh…! Cough! Don’t throw up on the floor. It’s my apartment… Why are you looking at people’s faces like that?”

And, the galaxy that entered the building was,

After finishing the day with a heavy mind… I forced myself to swallow my nausea and got into the elevator.

“My head hurts… It’s been like this lately… It’s okay, I actually like it. It hurts because I’m young, right?”

Takkak! Crack, clap!

“‘Fly’, don’t press any buttons. Then the elevator will break down.”

nothing,

It was a peaceful time.

… … .

“Whew. The crack shop has moved in, and a house has been created… Should I take care of the apartment now? Come to think of it, the lights in the hallway aren’t coming on.”

And, Eunha, who was relieved of the peaceful feeling, strokes her chin and falls into worry.