episode_0208

“I brought books, salt, and a change of clothes… Should I take a doll too?”

“Do you check it every morning?”

After the brief commotion, it was time to go to work.

Today too, Eunha checks her black suitcase and stands up, adjusting the ‘leather choker’ around her neck.

A refreshing start to the day.

That first one. Gather daily supplies.

“Because you never know where or what you will meet. From now on, Mr. Banharin will also have to prepare the items necessary for the ‘rules’ like this. Avoid places with few people if possible.”

“I will keep this in mind.”

“… … I feel like I have a junior.”

Eunha wears the ‘black leather choker’ she received as a gift from [Doll Girl] around her neck.

The bright yellow bell attached to the choker dangles in time with her movements.

Eunha took out a couple of small plastic bags filled with salt from her suitcase and handed them to Ban Harin, who calmly took the salt and carefully put it in the inside pocket of his black suit.

“Today, after the cafe, let’s go to the Hunter Association. Since the association said they saw a monster, I will accompany them for a while and inform them of the rules.”

“… … I didn’t know that I would be protected by Eunha.”

Today’s goal.

Helping Banharin with his daily life after opening his eyes.

It’s not a complicated story.

All you have to do is make Banharin familiar with the guidebooks she has already encountered… that is, the ‘Home Guide’ and the ‘Hunter Association Guide’.

“I wonder what the principle behind this hairpin is. Is it an artifact that prevents access from ‘unknown monsters’?”

“It’s no use when you’re with me.”

The ‘inverted cross hairpin’ that secures Ban Harin’s bangs.

After Eunha gets ready for work, Ban Ha-rin taps her hairpin with a wish to take good care of her.

Next, Ban Harin, whose left eye is covered with a white bandage, follows Eunha to the entrance.

“… … Then, wouldn’t it be safe for me to go to the association alone? Just tell me the rules and I will take care of it.”

At that time, Ban Harin, who was listening to Eunha’s explanation, made such a suggestion.

Certainly, if you have a ‘hairpin’, it would be safer to memorize the ‘rules’ and travel alone than to travel with Eunha.

However, Eunha smiled a complex smile and took out the [Black Book] from her carrier.

The [Black Book], which would not open no matter how hard Ban Harin used it, opens as lightly as a feather when touched by her touch.

“Would you like to see this? Don’t turn the other pages, just this part.”

What is happening that makes it like that?

Ban Harin came one step closer and read the page that Eunha had opened.

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– This guide has been created to help you use public institutions more safely.

– If you are looking for anything related to administration, please do not hesitate to visit us.

★☆★ Complaints welcome. Malicious complainant dies ★☆★

– If you find any missing content or typos in the guide, please report them to the staff in charge.

#. The public institutions currently available to you are as follows:

– Korea Hunter Association Seoul headquarters.

– ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

1. No problem.

– clear. – clear. – clear.

– clear. – clear. – clear.

2. No problem.

– clear. – clear. – clear.

– clear. – clear. – clear.

3. Information on complaints related to underground parking.

– Complainant report details

: A wild animal entered the trunk of a car parked in an underground parking lot.

: I lost my shoes.

: Open it. hurry. Open the trunk.

– Answer history

: Leave matching shoes in the back seat.

: I can’t find it, Owl. Come out wearing this.

: Do not open the trunk.

4. No problem.

– clear. – clear. – clear.

– clear. – clear. – clear.

~~ Omitted ~~

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This is a new guide.

After reading it, Ban Harin wipes his expressionless face.

What is this? The ‘Home Guide’ that Eunha showed yesterday was not like this.

Was it written by another being?

Except rule 3, there are no rules that can be read properly.

“Because the guide is like this, I think I should go to the Hunter Association with the [Black Book] myself. It says you can report it to the staff member in charge.”

“Okay.”

“Good. Then, let’s revise the guide at the Hunter Association and memorize the rules one by one. I’ll show you what monsters do.”

“… Okay.”

The Hunter Association’s guidebook is only one page long.

Ban Harin looked down at the [Black Book], which was as thick as a major textbook, and let out a sigh full of worry.

The future is difficult.

… … .

… … .

August 18th.

Until next holiday, one more day.

As I greet the morning, already half a month has passed, I pack my black suitcase.

The thought of no longer being alone gives her strength.

“Let’s go, Mr. Banharin.”

Just like that, Eunha looked back at Ban Harin with her usual smile,

I puff out my chest with the thought of working hard to survive today,

I opened the front door.

Dalkak-.

Through the gap in the open front door,

I saw the [Red Woman] holding an old jigsaw in her hand.

“… … Oh.”

Dalkak-.

Eunha closed the front door.

Everyone can’t sleep this morning.

You have to live hard.

“It’s been a while. There’s nothing uncomfortable about the apartment, right?”

Dalkak-.

I opened the front door again.

The [Red Woman] is still standing in front of the door.

I thought it would disappear once I opened and closed it, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

A woman in a blood-red dress.

‘That thing’, dripping blood, has stopped, just as it was about to knock on the front door.

『… … .』

The pitch-black eyes of the [Red Woman] focus on Ban Harin, who is frozen behind Eunha’s back.

『… … you…”

“Uh huh. Pretty words.”

Dalkak-.

Eunha closed the front door.

It’s because I don’t know what to say.

Excited. Excited.

My hands and feet get cold. No matter how many times you encounter it, you never get used to it.

I feel like I’m out of breath, like a drowning person, and my heart begins to beat like crazy from the reliving trauma.

My heart is racing.

Is this heart pounding, love?

It’s not bad.

Eunha had a positive mind.

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

First, check outside through the intercom.

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

– Immediately put salt in your mouth and hide in the bathroom.

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Knock knock.

A knocking sound is heard soon after.

Is it because of my mood that the sound feels harsher than usual?

At that time, Ban Harin takes out a plastic bag filled with salt from behind his back and enters the bathroom.

As expected, Class A hunters are quick to grasp the situation. Or is it to ease Eunha’s worries about her?

“One, two, three…”

“Mr. Ban Harin. Remember the rules? Don’t close the door… They’re no big deal as long as you follow the rules.”

Eunha turns on the intercom in a familiar manner and waves at the [Red Woman] on the screen, saying it’s been a while.

Then, [Red Woman], who was looking at Eunha’s face over the intercom, secretly raised her hand and waved it as if she were indifferent.

Then, as if embarrassed, the woman hides her hands, cupped like a cat, behind her back.

If it weren’t for the jigsaw in the other hand, it’s a sight that would automatically make you smile.

『Twenty-one… Twenty-two…』

‘haha. Look how they keep counting the numbers. After all, it’s not like you’re going to come into the house and start sawing.’

I burst into laughter.

Eunha raised the corners of her mouth, hiding her trembling hands behind her back as she recalled the pain of her entire body being sawed off.

Then he took out a skein of red thread from the shoe cabinet, wrapped it around his little finger, and

Follow Ban Harin into the bathroom.

“Here, salt.”

“Thank you.”

“… … How come you look familiar with ‘that’?”

“There is a saying that a cornered rat bites a cat, right?”

“Yes.”

“I bit into it and he liked it.”

“… … ?”

Ban Harin looked at Eunha as if she were looking at a strange person.

… … .

… … .

“Eunha unnie! Sister Eunha! You came with Harin today?”

“That’s it.”

It’s hard to go to work today.

Eunha, who narrowly avoids being late, enters the cafe with Ban Harin.

The two people deliberately used crowded public transportation instead of taking Ban Harin’s car parked in the parking lot of Saetbyeol Apartment.

Because of this, I came to work later than usual.

“Hello, Eunha!…… Uh, what’s wrong with you, Ban Harin? Did you hurt your eye?”

“That’s it.”

Kang Na-ri, who came to work first, is cleaning the cafe one step ahead.

Seeing this, Eunha goes straight to the break room, changes out of her uniform, and sets her black suitcase in the corner of the counter as usual and starts cleaning.

Same scenery as usual.

One difference is that Ban Harin, who set up a laptop on the table, turned his head every now and then and began to look at Eunha’s suitcase.

She also seems to have realized that that carrier is a lifeline for herself and the galaxy.

“Nari Kang. If you want to restore a person’s eye, is it difficult using the [Eungang Potion] you’re making now?”

“Ah… Because of Ban Harin?”

“That’s right. Just using the ‘concentrated solution’ of the potion is…”

“No, that’s dangerous too… I’m going to try out a little dilution, so give me a little time.”

After that, everyday life was no different.

Ask Nari Kang for a potion to restore Ban Harin’s left eye,

Taking orders from customers who often visit.

Eunha’s daily life after returning from her extraordinary life felt relatively boring,

In the meantime, lunch time had passed and I was looking forward to leaving work.

Clap… Clap…

The sound of wet footsteps.

Eunha served warm Americano to a ‘guest’ wearing a red dress.

A familiar nursery rhyme passes by, caressing my eardrums.

“Oh indeed! Sister Eunha. The package will arrive by tomorrow!”

“Delivery? What delivery?”

“This is the ‘1st prize’ I won in the prize draw last holiday! Don’t you remember?”

“Yes. Was there something like that?”

As time passed,

The peacefulness of the cafe as time passes creates a sanctuary in Eunha’s heart.

Time passes quickly, signaling the end of work.

… … .

Tomorrow is a holiday with lots of worries and hardships.

He bids Eun Bang-ul and Kang Na-ri have a nice holiday as they leave work, and follows Ban Ha-rin to the Hunter Association.

Thanks to deliberately using public transportation, I was able to arrive without any incidents.

“It’s been a while since I rode the bus. Is there a need for this?”

“It would be difficult if something strange happens when you and I get into a car alone. I have to adapt now.”

If you check the time, most of the association’s employees have already left work.

Eunha looks up at the Hunter Association, which looks deserted.

The association that I visited after a long time seemed as if nothing had changed, like an old tree, and in combination with the hot summer weather, there seemed to be a hazy haze.

The association visited for Ban Harin, not for the promotion test.

Without realizing it, I stop walking towards the promotion exam center with a complicated mind.

“… Eunha. I have a question, are ‘those’ spirits?”

“It will be similar. Why is that?”

“I wonder if I will ever be able to meet a dead person again.”

Ban Harin, who was checking something on his smartphone, said those words.

Speaking of dead people, is there someone they want to see?

Eunha chose her words as she remembered Director Go Young-in, who had suffered from being a former friend.

“It’s probably not the meeting Mr. Banharin thinks it will be.”

“Then that’s it.”

After finishing asking questions, Ban Harin stood next to Eunha.

A voice with a bit of regret makes the summer air cold.

“… Let’s go in. The sunset is already setting.”

“It’s summer, so there’s still plenty of time.”

Ban Harin climbed the stairs with Eunha.

… … .

(This is ‘Owl’, I’m bored, team leader. Tell me a funny story.)

(Personal conversation during work is prohibited.)

The association came to us in one day.

What comes to mind are the team members of [Rare Hunter Protection-Killing Department].

In the meantime, only he and the ‘mouse’ survived in the department.

She reflects on the faces of her teammates, whom she can no longer see, one by one, and focuses her mind on the sound of Eunha’s footsteps following behind her.

… … .

Today’s goal.

Making Banharin, who has opened his eyes, familiar with the necessary ‘rules’.

Visit the association, correct the missing information in the [Public Institution Guide], and return.

‘… … Perhaps, like the ‘owl’ we met last time, will we be able to meet again?’

And, the team members really,

Making sure everyone is dead.

It’s foolish. Know.

There is no chance of being noticed by those ‘monsters’ and surviving without the [Black Book].

However, so many irreparable things have happened,

Because she hadn’t noticed that her teammates had disappeared until now. I still have regrets.

Even though they have never told each other the slightest joke, they have known each other for several years.

The regret remained.

Because I didn’t make any memories with my teammates.

Because the image of an ‘owl’ nailing a wooden cross to its temple cannot disappear from my mind.

Is it because of that?

My thoughts about my departed teammates grew like a snowball from the moment I ‘opened my eyes.’

Would it have been different if I had noticed a little sooner?

Would it have been different if I had been a little more careful, if I had paid a little more attention to my teammates?

A little more… If you gave up your rigid attitude and even joked with your teammates,

Would I have felt at ease?

That’s what I thought.

‘If I open my eyes now, will I be able to see something?’

Can even one eye see forward?

I don’t know yet.

Sarah… Sarah…

Ban Harin entered the association without making a single sound.

Grumbling…

Eunha, who noticed Ban Harin’s depressed mood, silently dragged the suitcase containing the [Black Book], giving her time to think.

Like carrying a cross.

While pulling a heavy suitcase.

I walk next to Ban Harin in silence.

“… … It’s okay.”

“I haven’t said anything yet.”

“You can see it all on your face.”

Please, may today be a happy day.

… … .

… … .

… … .

『Oh, welcome, Miss… How can I help you?』

“I came here to file a complaint.”

『Huh…!』

“Aren’t you using the guide correctly?”

And, the Hunters Association came to visit.

Eunha responded to the disheveled employee who bowed at the reception desk on the first floor and took out the [Black Book].