episode_0155

“I guess I’m the only normal person in the cafe.”

The afternoon at the end of the day.

After returning home from the cafe, Eunha muttered as she put her suitcase in the shoe rack.

It’s a long thought.

Eunbangul changed the cafe signboard to [Rabbit Latte] overnight, saying, ‘It’s rabbit and milk!’

Ban Harin is busy playing pranks with an expressionless face.

Kang Na-ri is just a debtor.

How did these people come together?

Eunha burst into laughter, took off her shoes and entered the entrance hallway.

Shoot…

It was autumn on a July evening.

A reddish sunset, like falling leaves, peeks out through the rain clouds.

Sunlight coming from the veranda window passes through the living room, passes through the entrance hallway, and embraces Eunha’s body.

She lightly shook off the twilight that had settled on her shoulders and looked around her house with a frustrated feeling.

The peaceful cafe shift has come to an end.

The time when the sunset is setting and dusk is slowly falling.

Having to survive the apartment neighbors who come in every chance they get,

A difficult time.

“Okay. Let’s live hard today too.”

Dalkak-.

After confirming that nothing had fallen in the entrance hallway, Eunha took out the [Black Book] from her suitcase and headed to the living room.

In the living room where she lives alone, someone’s chill remains.

‘Should I turn on the heating and go to work… Since it’s raining, let’s ventilate later.’

I turned on the living room light and turned on the boiler.

Eunha put the [Black Book] down on the living room table and headed to the bedroom.

A soft bed that two people can sleep on together, a wardrobe,

You can see the ‘Saetbyeol Apartment’ house document lying on the table next to the bed.

[Blood Donation Bus] A ‘free gift’ received in commemoration of the 10th blood donation.

Eunha, who carefully strokes a thick stack of documents, ignites her rootless will.

Today too, I will survive safely avoiding the monsters.

“… … Mr. So-Ryeong. They say he went missing on his way back from dinner last night. My brother, who looked like a stone statue, told me on the phone.”

Make a complaint.

A core that cannot be shaken off by anyone.

Eunha, who had been patting a stack of documents, looked up in a daze.

There were two items placed at the head of the bed.

One is a very old and rusty jigsaw.

The other is a flute made by carving out the bone of something.

Someone’s grudge… an object filled with sorrowful heart.

An item that Eunha ‘borrowed’.

“I don’t know if I can keep leaving it like this… I should buy a display case.”

Rattling…

Eunha took out a handkerchief and carefully cleaned the flute.

To avoid any damage, be sure to thoroughly clean the area that touches your mouth.

Nevertheless, there was not a single speck of dust on the handkerchief, and Eunha burst out laughing as she realized once again that this was not an ordinary item.

‘Flute… Why are you giving me this?’

Dusk is entering the bedroom window.

I was worried as I cleaned the jigsaw of the [Red Woman].

I’ve been so busy with so many things, that I’m finally thinking about concerns that I didn’t pay enough attention to.

The jigsaw given by the [Red Woman].

A flute made by the people of [Bug Princess].

The only thing we have in common is that we have vaguely become aware of their resentment.

At a fortune teller’s house where white ghostly lights flow like the Milky Way outside the window. It must have been after taking the ‘white pill’ given by [the person in black].

Sagagakㅡ.

I brushed the two dots under my left eye with my fingertips.

‘It’s a grudge… Maybe, if we can resolve the grudge that the monsters have…’

Will the monsters let go of their resentment and disappear?

Eunha shivered as she thought of a clumsy hypothesis.

This is ridiculous.

How can we resolve the resentment of the monsters?

She has already been sawn by the [Red Woman] several times, but instead of disappearing, she sometimes approaches silently and weaves a red thread around her little finger.

It would be much faster for the spirit of the galaxy to wear out than to resolve their resentment.

‘okay. Who will resolve the grudge? ‘We will live with ‘Fly’ for the rest of our lives.’

The worry was short-lived.

Eunha neatly arranged the jigsaw and flute by the bedside and headed to the kitchen.

I take beer and cheese out of the refrigerator, hum a nursery rhyme, and settle down on the living room sofa.

I don’t want to eat dinner today. Beer will do.

Chiik!

Since it was difficult to open a can with her weak muscles, Eunha used ‘body strengthening’ to open a beer can.

She got drunk with a piece of cheese and a news story playing on TV.

Thanks to the [Self-Healing] skill, I have never been drunk… but I could feel the feeling of being drunk.

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The sound of the world going around was loud again today.

Eunha leaned back on the sofa and took a small sip of the cold beer to her mouth.

watch the news

It’s a new hobby.

When you live with strange creatures in ‘Saetbyeol Apartment’,

Because very occasionally… I would feel isolated from this world.

The feeling of being alone in a dark universe and feeling alone.

It feels like a lump is building up in a corner of my heart.

It’s my first time, but somehow it feels familiar.

Eunha turned up the TV volume with the remote control.

The world news delivered by the news has come a little closer.

not lonely.

“… … .”

Knock knock.

As she was drinking beer with a smile on her face, someone knocked on the front door and caught Eunha’s attention.

Knock knock.

A steady rhythmic knocking sound hits my eardrums.

Eunha quickly turned off the TV, tapped the [Black Book] on the table, took out salt and a skein of red thread in a small plastic bag from under the table, and ran to the entrance.

“Yes, I’m going.”

Eunha straightened the corners of her mouth at the ‘guest’ who came without even having time to feel lonely. The chills escaping from the crack in the front door make her steps heavy.

Knock knock.

Behind Eunha’s back, the setting sun coming through the veranda window creates a long shadow.

A long shadow reaches the front door and waves, and the trauma rising at the familiar knock cuts through her limbs.

My whole body hurts.

Eunha hugged her body with both arms and walked with difficulty to the intercom.

Knock knock.

“Phew……”

Knock knock.

“Wait a moment. Get ready.”

Right…

The knocking stopped.

Eunha slowly took a deep breath and turned on the intercom.

『… … found.”

The corners of his mouth turned up when he saw me for the first time in a long time.

… … .

… … .

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1. If someone knocks on the front door of your house.

First, check outside through the intercom.​

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If you see a woman in a red dress standing in front of the door,

Please put salt in your mouth and go into the bathroom immediately.

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The front door will open by itself, and ‘it’ will look everywhere for about 10 minutes and then quietly return.

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The above must be completed within 3 minutes.

1-1. Please don’t close the bathroom door.

Open the door so I can see you.

Show us our proof engraved on your little finger.

However, do not come out of the bathroom.

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There is such a saying.

They say fear comes from the unknown.

That’s why I’m afraid of the dark, where I can’t see anything,

I often scream when I see a horror movie for the first time.

“… Hello.”

『… … .』

Nevertheless, Eunha thought.

Rather, knowing was scarier.

“The dress suits you well.”

“you also.”

Facing the [Red Woman] at the entrance to the bathroom, Eunha calmed her trembling heart and spat out words of praise.

… … .

Snap. Snap.

A woman whose entire body was covered in bright red blood.

The dress worn by ‘that’ was so bloody that its original color could not be confirmed, and blood stains in the shape of soles of feet were left in the entrance hallway following cold steps.

“Phew… It’s been a while. How have you been?”

『… … .』

Eunha entered the bathroom with salt in her mouth and said hello to [Red Woman].

With courage in my trembling voice, I believe in the ‘rules’ and confidently open my heart.

“What have you been doing? I became the owner of the building.”

『I heard.』

“Congratulations.”

『Put your lips out.』

“That went too far.”

The beautiful face of the [Red Woman] revealed through the blood, silently looking at the red yarn wrapped around Eunha’s little finger.

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1-1. Please don’t close the bathroom door.

Open the door so I can see you.

Show us our proof engraved on your little finger.

However, do not come out of the bathroom.

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The bathroom door was wide open.

Eunha and [Red Woman] faced each other with a door frame between them, as if there was a transparent glass wall between them.

Attached to ‘that’ dress… The amulets that Eunha had attached to her in the past are stained with blood and torn apart.

Eunha put a small plastic bag filled with salt in her mouth and cleared her throat somewhat.

“Hmm… By the way, Red Girl. Red Girl, do you have any suggestions for ‘my apartment’?”

“jigsaw. Why don’t you use it?』

“How can I use it because it is dangerous? Next.”

『Don’t call me a strange name.』

10 minutes feels like an eternity.

They say they check every corner of the house, but as soon as [Red Woman] enters the house, she stands still at the entrance to the bathroom and just looks at Eunha.

“Is it okay if I don’t look anywhere else? Is it a rule?”

『You are everything.』

“Even if you tempt me with those words, I won’t leave the bathroom.”

[Red Woman] moves the jigsaw in her hand.

Unlike Eunha, who had bright red yarn wrapped around her finger, no yarn was tied to ‘that’ little finger.

cold air.

What I exhale is pure white breath.

『Smell of alcohol.』

“Oh, please. Don’t break the mood.”

Thanks to the ‘rule’, it is safe even if the door is open.

As she reflects on that fact, the tremors in Eunha’s body subside.

Eunha took a step forward and spoke to ‘that’.

『… … .』

The [Red Woman] I met after a long time had an expressionless expression.

I don’t laugh like crazy because I discovered the galaxy like I did when I first met him, and I don’t hum the children’s song I liked so much.

Has something changed as a result of our past encounters?

Although I was filled with resentment, my gaze was taken by the calm black eyes of ‘that person’.

Excited. Excited.

A feeling of excitement that is slightly different from fear.

Eunha looked up at the woman’s all-red eyes, whose only pitch-black eyes were like the night sky.

His own face reflected in her eyes smiles languidly.

“… … While you wait, can I ask you something?”

“what.”

“How can monsters resolve their grudges?”

For a question left to the drunk,

It was quite a flashy statement.

Squeak…

The [Red Woman] took half a step closer and headed towards the galaxy.

The distance just before Eunha’s overly assertive chest touches [Red Woman], to the point where each other’s breaths are mixed together.

『Disappearing is a regret.』

『Grudges don’t go away.』

A warm voice mixed with breath.

Resentment hidden in the pungent smell of blood.

『So, we met.』

It lands on Eunha’s chest.

Clap. Clap.

After finishing what she wanted to say, the [Red Woman] stroked the air.

It looks like it’s trying to reach Eunha. With a loving hand.

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However, do not come out of the bathroom.

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Emotions that cannot be reached turn into blood and fall to the floor.

‘That’ turned around with regret and headed towards the living room.

“… … .”

The sound of examining every corner.

The sound of lifting under the table.

The sound of footsteps heading towards the bedroom…

… … The sound of sitting on the sofa and drinking a cold beer.

“Ah. It’s mine. Don’t drink it.”

『If you pinch me, it will come out.』

“Wow… there is cheese on the table, so let’s eat it as a snack.”

Is that how you resolve your resentment?

Eunha chewed the salt bag in her mouth and calmly waited for 10 minutes to pass.

Fortunately, no limbs were cut off by the jigsaw,

It was the evening when I sent away the [Red Woman] with all my limbs intact.

… … .

… … .

… … .

(『Disappearing is a regret.』)

(『Grudges never go away.』)

What did it mean?

I couldn’t tell at the moment.

If you think about it, there are a lot of things you don’t know.

A considerable amount of time has passed since she met the [Black Book], but Eunha’s anxiety deepened as each line of the eerie ‘guide’ became longer.

I struggled to keep from drowning in the deepening water day by day.

(『So, we met.』)

However, it is impossible to live without knowing.

We will continue to see each other face to face in the future…

Especially when it comes to stories about sweet and bitter ‘neighbors’.

… … .

… … .

“Elderly. I want to stand guard for one day.”

“Hehehe…”

Late evening.

Eunha dragged her suitcase and went to the apartment security office.