episode_0234

Swish…

The Milky Way flows by.

The stars embroidered in the dark night sky move as one.

It was a flow, a natural law of this world.

Eunha tapped the ground while ‘looking down’ at the Milky Way flowing like a river.

‘… … .’

The flowing Milky Way.

If you look around carefully, you can see stars that have fallen from the Milky Way.

The galaxy looked down at them quietly.

‘… … .’

Starlight wandering in the darkness, far away from the Milky Way.

Like those who have lost their way and are wanderers looking for their way.

Start moving towards the direction of the galaxy.

‘Is this a dream…’

The galaxy, looking down at the stars, thought.

I’m having a strange dream again.

It must be because I couldn’t sleep at all yesterday because I had a date with [the Red Lady].

Eunha let out a light sigh and looked at the starlight that had fallen from the Milky Way.

Knock knock.

And then there’s a knocking sound.

It means someone is coming,

Eunha looked around when she heard a knock coming from somewhere.

Knock knock.

One of the stars that fell from the Milky Way,

It landed on Eunha’s little finger, making a sad knocking sound.

Knock knock.

The Milky Way seen from above was beautiful,

It was a strange dream.

… … .

… … .

Knock knock.

The time when the sun rises over the mountain ridge, making you wake up early in the morning.

Eunha woke up to a knock on the front door.

“Ugh……I had a dream.”

I had a strange dream.

They say dreams and reality are opposites, so I guess today will be a happy day.

The air conditioner was blasting and the cotton blanket covered my shoulders.

Eunha, who enjoyed the warmth from the temperature difference between cold on the outside and warm on the inside, patted her refreshing head to drive away the drowsiness.

… … .

A day has already passed since my date with [Red Lady] ended.

Eunha recalled that time and caressed her sore waist.

I was quite tired yesterday.

I stayed up all night and didn’t meet the [Forgetful Saintess] who used to come downstairs every night.

One day, I fought against sleepiness and somehow finished my work at the cafe, returned home, and fell asleep right away.

Thanks to that, I’ve had two days’ worth of refreshment today, and my head feels more refreshed than usual.

If I had to put it into words, it felt like my head was going to be ripped off and fly high into the sky.

Booths…

Eunha got up from the bed, holding her refreshing head in her arms.

The fluffy comforter falls away, revealing her unscarred skin.

Bbong-bbang~ Bbong-bbang~.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of an alarm coming from the bedside caught Eunha’s attention.

‘Huh?… You woke up before the alarm?’

Come to think of it, I woke up to a knock on the door.

Was there anyone coming to your house at this time?

When I turned my head to the side, my eyes met with [The Saintess of Oblivion]’s, who was poking her head out from under the bed.

A woman with a cut waist whose face you can’t remember no matter how hard you try.

Did it stay by Eunha’s side until she woke up? After confirming with its own eyes that she was awake, ‘that thing’ carefully waves its hand and hides under the bed.

“It was hard. Be careful.”

“Be careful, what?”

“You keep coming in at night.”

“You.”

What does that mean?

Eunha, who had been watching the [Forgetful Saint] disappear, came out into the living room, caressing the back of her neck.

A day like any other.

So today will be a happy day too.

I put the raw meat that the [beast] next door had left on the living room table into the freezer and headed to the bathroom to take a shower.

Knock knock.

There was a knock at the front door.

A knock on the door woke Eunha up earlier than the morning alarm.

Eunha, who was about to enter the bathroom, stops and looks at the front door.

“… … .”

A little hesitation.

Eunha instinctively picked up the bag of salt she had left in the shoe rack and turned on the intercom with a light sigh.

“… … Hello.”

In front of the front door,

A beauty wearing a dress as white as snow,

He smiles at the galaxy beyond the intercom.

… … .

“What’s going on this morning?”

“I was fast.”

“It was fast……”

“I woke up before the alarm.”

“Don’t compete with that.”

The woman standing in front of the front door smiles.

The pure white dress she wore showed no trace of blood or dust, and a straight cross was attached to her waist.

The black hair that reached down to her back still had a red tint to it, as if the water had not yet drained, which made Eunha smell the smell of blood that had not been properly washed off.

What I felt was a longing and a purity that seemed like it couldn’t kill even an ant,

The ‘old saw’ that he holds so preciously in one hand still brings fear to Eunha today.

“… … [Red Lady], right?”

“Is anything different?”

“Wow. Where did you hear that?”

Eunha, who was carefully examining the woman’s pure white dress, bursts into laughter.

… … .

[Red Lady] is right.

I don’t know what effect the last early morning date had on ‘that thing’, but [the red woman], who was gradually becoming transparent and attaining Buddhahood, washed away the blood that was on her and approached Eunha.

“Open.”

“Wasn’t it the ‘rule’ to count to 3 and come in? I should hide in the bathroom too.”

“I’m here as a human now. Open it.”

What does it mean to come as a human?

Has the grudge gone away?

Is it no longer a monster?

A moment of thought.

But that was only for a moment, as Eunha felt a strange sense of relief and shook off the clutter in her head.

‘Still… I’m glad it didn’t disappear.’

That’s fine.

That’s enough for now.

I put down the salt bag and walked to the front door.

Rattling…

A door that opens gently.

Soon after, a woman opens the front door impatiently and strides inside.

Crunch.

The sound of footsteps in blood.

‘That thing’ takes a step forward and approaches right in front of Eunha’s eyes.

Galaxy, who had retreated due to an unknown sense of pressure, hit the wall,

Even though I tried to push away the approaching ‘thing’, it didn’t budge at all, as if the laws of physics were being ignored.

“What happened? What’s the grudge?”

“It got closer.”

It’s definitely physically close.

I’m getting ready for work, so can you please come back?

‘Um…so what?’

Eunha thought positively.

Since you live alone, aren’t you lonely sometimes?

It doesn’t seem like she came here to saw, so I guess we should at least eat breakfast together and check on her condition.

Swish…

It wasn’t the coolness I felt every time I encountered a monster,

A morning where the warm summer air caresses your skin.

Knock knock.

A knock.

A relationship that has finally come together.

Knock knock.

It’s a morning where a happy knock breaks the silence.

… … .

… … .

“By the way, what happened to the parasol I borrowed from [Bug Princess]?”

“I threw it away.”

“Oh, that kind of thing.”

After a while.

Eunha, who had finished preparing for work, left the house dragging a carrier containing [the Black Book].

One step behind her, [the Red Lady] in a pure white dress follows her.

‘Saetbyeol Apartment’ is quieter than usual.

Get on the only elevator and go down to the first floor.

“… But, what else has changed besides the appearance?”

“… … .”

Thump thump.

[Red Woman], who was awkwardly touching the hem of her pure white dress, taps Eun-ha when she asks what has changed.

“You have no sense.”

“What?”

“What.”

Tiingㅡ.

Arrived at the first floor.

I get off the only elevator in the apartment and leave the quiet apartment.

Is the feeling of discomfort I’ve been feeling since a while ago just my imagination?

Eunha entered the parking lot with the woman.

In the parking lot, there is a gray forklift that someone has left behind, and the security office in front of you has its lights turned off as if it has not been used for a long time.

‘What? The apartment…’

Eunha frowned at the unusual scenery of the apartment.

She looked up at the apartment, just in case.

Then, a ‘9-story apartment building’ standing tall in Euncheon-gu, where land prices are expensive, comes into view.

What is going on?

Where did all the expansion go? It was all money.

Clap clap.

At that moment, [Red Woman], who was following behind Eunha, lightly clapped her hands.

Just like [the black man] did at the fortune teller one day.

At that moment, an icy wind brushed Eunha’s cheek,

She closed her eyes as ‘something’ caught her eye.

Blink. Blink.

A few blinks.

“Ugh……”

And, before the eyes of the galaxy that opened and closed,

A ’10-story apartment’ was revealed with lights on in every window except for room 904.

A momentary change.

Eunha, whose eyes met with the [silhouettes] stuck to the apartment window, quickly lowered her head.

“how is it?”

How about what?

I almost died.

Is that 9th floor apartment the ‘real’ rising star apartment?

Crunch. Crunch.

The smell of blood coming from behind stings my nose.

A bloody woman moves forward through the galaxy.

A woman soaked in blood. Blood dripping down.

[Red Woman], touching her bright red dress, smiles faintly.

“… … Your appearance has changed?”

“I just wanted to show you.”

An elderly security guard is seen sitting at the desk in the security office, leisurely making a ‘clay doll’.

The scenery changed in an instant.

The appearance of [Red Woman], who was switched together.

『Inside or outside the territory… Let’s be together forever.”

Clap clap.

The sound of clapping hands.

[#232] …

be heavy.

The affection is heavy.

Was he originally like this?

A ring made of thin red thread, worn on the little finger.

Eun-ha, who was in the arms of [the Red Woman], had an awkward smile on her lips and was patting the woman on the back.

… … .

… … .

I think about it often.

How great would it be if we could immediately tell that a monster has appeared?

There have been more than a few times when I acted thoughtlessly without even knowing that a monster had appeared and ended up in pain.

Eunha, whose feelings of injustice when she was first hit by the [blood donation bus] were still vivid, pursed her lips with a smiling face.

‘If I hang out with the current [Red Woman]… won’t I be able to tell right away when a monster appears?’

A brief rant.

But unfortunately, now was not the time to think about that.

“Give me you.”

“There is no menu called you, customer.”

Eunbangul’s cafe.

In a small shop with a sign that read [Rabbit Latte], Eunha desperately kept smiling at the request of a regular customer who came by again today.

“… … Then. What you like.”

A beauty in a pure white dress stands in front of Eunha, guarding the cash register.

He gently reaches out and takes Galaxy’s hand in his own.

It was a loving touch, and a look of dark obsession,

Eunha’s stomach hurt as if she had drank a bucketful of bitter coffee thanks to [Red Woman] who boldly visited the cafe in broad daylight.

‘No. Is it okay for a monster to wander around like this? Is it okay?’

I think I became something of a person because of the last ‘date’.

Just because you saw [Red Woman] now doesn’t mean you’ll become ‘aware’.

“Unnie Eunha. Another girl got involved.”

“Bangul-ah.”

“… Again?』

“No, Bangul.”

The eyes of guests flocking to the beautiful woman.

Their every wink makes the galaxy’s heart pound as if it’s going to burst.

I feel like I’m watching a time bomb ticking down the street, calling itself an alarm clock.

“Sit at that table over there and wait. I’ll make you some decent coffee and go.”

“Yeah.”

“Just in case, don’t talk to anyone but me. Just drink your coffee and go back.”

“I don’t talk to anyone but you.”

He nods willingly even to somewhat rude requests.

Couldn’t that kind heart be used a little more flexibly?

He expressed his gratitude to [the Red Woman] and personally led her to an empty table, where he sat her down on a soft chair.

It seemed that Eunha was happy to let it sit on the chair, so ‘that thing’ smiled happily and waited for the coffee that Eunha would make for it.

“Eunha, do you know anyone?”

Did the woman who was openly flirting with Eunha bother you?

Banharin, who was tapping away at her laptop with an expressionless face, asked that question.

“Ah…… You are a resident of our apartment complex.”

“Is that so? Eunha-nim’s ah…!”

CLANG!

And Banharin, who was startled by Eunha’s answer, jumped up from the table.

It seems that he is still not used to the existence of the monster. In an instant, he approached Eunha and glanced at the carrier containing the [Black Book].

It’s so comforting to have someone by my side who knows the situation.

Eunha, who started making cafe latte, the most popular drink in cafes these days, calms down Banharin while leaving Kang Na-ri, who is used to making coffee, behind, saying that she is having a hard time.

“It’s okay. He’s a good person.”

“… … Is that okay?”

“We’re still alive.”

Although he is a teacher of manners who would cut limbs into pieces and cut up other people’s intestines if they got it wrong,

Because it’s true that he’s a good person.

“… … .”

“Wow. That guy is only looking at Eunha.”

A woman in a pure white dress sitting at the corner table, resting her chin on the table and watching Eunha work.

Banharin, who immediately ‘observed’ that there was no lie in Eunha’s answer, habitually wiped her face.

“… … Just in case, I will list down the personal information of all the customers who visited the cafe today.”

“Thank you so much.”

“It’s my job.”

Cold words without emotion.

Eunha approached [Red Woman] with a hot ‘Café Latte’.

“Here you go. The money is okay, so drink.”

“I’ll give you anything.”

“… … Now I can go anywhere?”

“No. Only within the territory.”

I don’t know.

I’m still anxious, so please drink quickly and leave.

Eunha looked around the cafe, her only refuge, with a troubled smile on her face.

… … .

A monster visits a cafe.

But since its first appearance, there has been surprisingly little fuss.

“… … .”

Even after 10 minutes.

“… … .”

Even after 30 minutes.

“… … .』

Even after an hour,

『… … .”

As the hours passed and lunch time approached,

Because I just sit at the table and watch Eunha work.

“Ms. Galaxy… That guy is scary.”

“He’s a good person.”

adhesion.

An obsession that cannot be distinguished from resentment.

I didn’t even take a sip of the cafe latte that Eunha gave me.

I hold the mug that has grown cold from the air conditioning and look out at the galaxy.

I told him to just drink coffee and go back, but he didn’t drink coffee.

Tankrang~.

The teaspoon on the plate fell to the floor.

[The Red Woman] quietly turns around and reaches for the teaspoon that fell on the back of the chair.

… … Even though I turned my body back,

The sight of his head still looking straight at the galaxy,

I kept pressing my throbbing temples to relieve my headache.

“… …Working is also pretty.”

Ah. To be loved like this.

I need to get off work early and go give Fly a blowjob.

… … .

… … .

“Hello, Eunha! This is Detective Do Jong-haim!”

Late August.

A day when a special guest rented out a table just to order a cup of coffee.

“Recently, kidnapping attempts have been occurring in areas outside of the city, including [Crack Field].”

“It seems to be related to the organ trafficking case that was busted in [Daemari Crack Field] in the past. Eunha is also a recovery skill holder, so she tells me to be careful.”

“… … .”

Do Jong-ha having a proper conversation with Eun-ha.

A woman in a pure white dress quietly watching the scene.

The small changes that occur in the life of the galaxy begin to move forward somewhere like the flowing Milky Way.