Chapter 120-122

#120

The leisurely atmosphere suddenly changed when Lee Jae-hoon greeted me from afar.
He grinned and flas hed a flash of light towards this place, causing the entire
building to shake.
Several people screamed. It sounded so terrible that for a moment I forgot how to
move my body.
The roar pierced my eardrums. Accordingly, Jaehoon Lee also became closer.
"Why don't you say hello? "It's been a while?"
A few tens of seconds at most. In the blink of an eye, Lee Jae-hoon was already
right in front of him. His en tire body was so stiff that he couldn't even move his
lips.
"Mr. Haeyul!"
The person who moved before me was the lady who was with me. The lady who came up
to the second flo or to take care of my meal pulled me aside. She then moved me
behind me as if she was trying to hide me.
"Wow, that's cool."
However, in Lee Jae-hoon's eyes, the scene seems funny. I trieuto push the woman's
hand away. Of cours e, she and I are both ordinary people. It means that it is the
same as not being able to use any power in front of an esper like Lee Jae-hoon.
"Come here, guide Lim Hae-yul."
"Hi...
However, the hand that was pushing the woman away suddenly stopped at the sound of
Lee Jae-hoon's vo ice. The cool sensation of his fur standing on end paralyzed his
body.
"I came to pick up the guide."
Jaehoon Lee smiled brightly and continued. In the end, it meant coming to me
directly.
"Go, I'll go!"
There was no time to hesitate. I immediately walked towards Jaehoon Lee. Because I
knew that if I didn't, t he waves condensing in his hands would attack us, or more
precisely, his aunt.
"No. Just hold on for a moment, and he will come......!"
However, the woman held me firmly as I started to walk with difficulty.
bang!
"Ahh!"
As soon as he did that, the attack fell at the same time, as if he was reprimanding
her. The flames narrowly passed us by and started burning a corner of the second
floor.
The lady sat down in her seat, but did not remove her hand from holding me. It may
be because Cha Jae-w oo ordered me to be monitored.
Even if I follow Jaehoon Lee, will the lady's life be in danger?
It was natural and I had terrible thoughts. But I had no choice but to shake her
head and pull her away. Imm ediately, Jaehoon Lee's hands were bursting with flames
again. Cha Jae-woo is a matter of later. Maybe you will understand her. I wanted to
believe that.
"I'll go. Do not. Let's go now. "Do not attack!"
I pulled the woman's hand away a little roughly. Then he moved his trembling legs
and approached Lee Jae
-hoon. Fortunately, as if my attitude was satisfactory, Lee Jae-hoon soon put away
the flames in his hands.
I felt relief, but unfortunately it was fleeting. This time, Lee Jae-hoon's hand
grabbed my wrist, and I was dr agged by him. Jaehoon Lee never even used the
stairs. He wrapped his arms around my waist and jumped fr om the second floor in
one go.
"Ugh."
I closed my eyes tightly in fear of falling, but the unpleasant feeling lasted only
for a moment. Jaehoon Lee held me so lightly and walked briskly. I opened my eyes
only late, and by then Cha Jae-woo's house was alre ady quite far away.

Why does so much happen?

My heart was filled with sorrow and doubt. Why do I have to keep getting dragged
around? Why do we hav e to live in this fear? It was scary and terrible.
I made the wrong choice from the beginning. I shouldn't have been Cha Jae-woo's
guide. I should have kno wn the topic and just lived like that.......
"why? "Do you want to go back?"
All my thoughts of moving to find the point I wanted to return to were all
volatilized by Lee Jae-hoon's voic e.
I want to go back. Not to that house, but to the point where I chose to become a
guide. To a normal life whe re l didn't have to witness situations like this.
"Hmm, I get a little grumpy when I look at you so vaguely."
Although there was no answer, Lee Jae-hoon distorted my thoughts as he pleased.
"Oh, no!"
Without any time to spare, Lee Jae-hoon moved. At the same time, flames rose from
his raised hand, and it headed straight towards Cha Jae-woo's house.
bang!
An incomparably loud sound rang out, and fire began to spread through Cha Jae-woo's
house, which had b een fine just a few minutes ago.
A house burning brightly before my eyes, and urgent screams coming from within. It
was a sight too terrible for me to accept.
"Huh, huh, huh......!"
From that moment on, I was out of breath. Jaehoon Lee furrowed his brows as he
began to twist his limbs as if he had forgotten how to breathe.

He clicked his tongue and pushed me into the car. There were more people waiting in
the car than when I was in the car before, but I didn't have time to look at them.
"Kkeak, kkeok, kkeok, kkeok!"
"You're putting on a show."
Lee Jae-hoon got in after me, who was roughly thrown into a corner of the car. Then
he turned his gaze ba ck to the burning house, and how it scared people.
I blindly grabbed Lee Jae-hoon on a subject that I couldn't even breathe. Thanks to
this, the gaze that mov ed towards me was cold, but soon it contained a smile. It
was an unpredictable change.
"Did you like the people there?"
A voice disguised as kindness burrowed into my ears like a snake. Jaehoon Lee
gently stroked my cheek a s l didn't respond. Then I realized that I was still
crying profusely.
"Once people are born, they inevitably die. "Why are you so sad?"
"Ugh, ugh..."
.."
"'m glad guide Lim Hae-yul was useful. "Thanks to you, his life was saved, right?"
The more the corners of his mouth went up, the more miserable my face became.
There were only fearful people everywhere. As if it were strange that I was sad and
suffering over someon es death, there were people nearby who considered other
people's lives to be less important than the lives of flies.
"W-heh, why on earth..
This wasn't the place for me. This is a place I just can't stand. But it was
already too late to run away. So w hat should I do? It was a question that could
not be answered.
"huh? "Why did you bring only the guide?"
It was completely unrelated to what I wanted to ask, but I didn't answer anything.
It wasn't possible to do it.

The house on fire was vivid before my eyes. There were quite a few people inside.
Is everyone okay?
Regardless of Cha Jae-woo, I was worried about the safety of those people. They
can't escape disaster as easily as Espers.
"That's because we only need a guide."
Regardless, Jaehoon Lee was just smiling as if he was very happy.
It was painful to look at his face. Oh, everything is a mess. He still had trouble
breathing. At times like this, I even thought that it would be better if I just
stopped breathing at this moment.
"Guide, are you still good at guiding?"
"Ugh, cough, ah."
"I wish I could guide you." "I haven't received it properly for a while."
But as always, things don't go the way I want. Jaehoon Lee reached out to me in a
car with an unknown de stination. The hand pulling his collar did not seem to be
purely for fyiding purposes.
My vision was blurry. The t-shirt was stretched out by the strong pull. I tried to
shake off Jaehoon Lee's han d, but it was impossible from the beginning.
The eyes of those in the car were focused on me and Jaehoon Lee. Shame was added to
the fear I was fe eling. I struggled with my whole body and cried out loud.
"don't do it! Argh! Ugh! Let go of this! "Let go!"
"oh...
... - "Do you see this?"
But my resistance had no effect on them. Jaehoon Lee ignored everything I said and
lifted my body up, sho wing it off to the others in the car. No matter how much he
twisted his body, it was no use. Lee Jae-hoon was subduing me more easily than
catching his flying insect.
"It took quite a bit of bite. huh? "Everywhere is a territory mark."
The giggling sounded terrible. But what was even more terrifying than that was the
hand that wrapped itself around my waist and began to slowly trace my skin. The
hand that just created a fire and killed a person.
"Wow!"
As soon as I realized it, I felt a rush of vomiting. I hadn't eaten anything, but I
was itching to vomit somethin g.
I held on to the window and lowered my head. Lee Jae-hoon said this to me, who was
crying and suffering.
"If Cha Jae-woo was this rough, I guess I'm nothing. yes?"
He didn't even treat me like a living person. It was a poignant question about what
being a guide meant to h im.

#121

Jae-Woo Cha knew that Kyung-Hoon Cho and Jae-Hoon Lee would make a move. This was
because he h ad felt for a long time that there were incompetent Espers hovering
around him.
Jo Kyung-hoon couldn't even tell me how far I could see. It was quite an arrogant
act to bow down to such a topic and pretend that I could not beg for my life to be
spared.
Unfortunately, Cha Jae-woo also predicted that they would target Im Hae-yul instead
of him.
Of course, it was a little later than expected. I don't know what he did in the
meantime, but I thought it was ti me to reveal himself. Part of the reason was that
it became tiresome to wait for them. If I had known this woul d happen, I would
have just gotten rid of them all at that moment.
When I think about it now, I don't think the regret would have lasted that long
even if I had ended my reveng e by just killing him. I should have just gotten rid
of it so it never appears before my eyes again.
It was a truly novel thought. Actually, I started thinking that way when all my
attention was focused on Lim Hae-yul. After Cha Jae-woo no longer had time to pay
attention to Kyung-hoon Cho and others.
Cha Jae-woo was annoyed by everything these days because of Im Hae-yul, who was
rejecting him. What on earth is the problem? People who deserved to die died. Yes,
there are people who are not like that, but Ch a Jae-woo has no obligation to count
them out.
Did you think they would be any different? No, those with abilities are already
focused on protecting themse Ives. If the situation had changed, it would have been
Cha Jae-woo who was left out. Kim Sol, who Lim Hae-y ul believes, was also a human
being no different from me.
Is it impossible to make them understand it?
Cha Jae-woo asked a question and answered yes. So he tried to take care of Lim Hae
Yul's situation. He k ept Kim Sol by his side so that he could feel at least a
little more at ease, and called his friends. I think I can a tleast make an effort
to calm my mind. what....... To do so, he had to use his mental abilities, but he
could tol erate that.
However, Lim Hae-yul did not understand my efforts at all. Instead, he got drunk
and tried to run away from me. He whined about running away to the friends he had
sent for him, and really struggled to get away.

At that moment, my eyes rolled over. So Cha Jae-woo coveted Im Hae-yul. He wanted
to engrave it on him.
You are mine and that's why you can't go anywhere.
So now Cha Jae-woo was going to focus only on completely imprisoning Im Hae-yul. In
order to do that, he had to clean up the little things that bothered me, so he
deliberately met Lee Joo-yeon.
At this point, Cho Kyung-hoon probably knows what Joo-yeon Lee is aiming for.
Today, when Jang Ki-jun, w ho was detained, is transferred to the prosecution, Joo-
yeon Lee will target him and let's make him think that I will cooperate with him.
Then they will think that now is the right time to aim for Lim Hae-yul.
And Cha Jae-woo's prediction was not at all wrong.
"under... ....."
Jaewoo Cha let out a short sigh as the car sped away with a roar.
Things were going as I thought, but I wasn't satisfied at all. On the contrary, I
felt a little uneasy. There was no reason for that to happen, but it was strange.
Maybe that's why my heart was becoming more and more ur gent.
Sigh!
The frantic thoughts stopped, and Cha Jae-woo's car stopped roughly in the middle
of the road.
At that moment, a car coming from the opposite direction suddenly turned the
steering wheel. Thanks to thi s, the car stopped for a moment, but soon started
moving again. Since there were not many cars on the road, it seemed like they were
planning to run away by crossing the center line.
But Cha Jae-woo did not let them do what they wanted. The car that was trying to
reverse stopped unnatur ally as soon as Cha Jae-woo stretched out his hand. It was
because he blocked the car from moving.
Cha Jae-woo walked towards the car that stopped on that path. To be honest, for a
moment, I thought that I should have left after the car reached its destination,
not now. Because Jo Kyung-hoon won't be here.
However, even though it was a reasonable idea, Cha Jae-woo did not do it. Strangely
enough, he had no d esire to do so.

After realizing that they could no longer move the car, they opened the car door
and got out. Of course he t hought they would run away, but they tried to attack
him. It was truly incredible courage. Cha Jae-woo frowne d and walked on, ignoring
them.
"Move."
The pace, which had not been leisurely from the beginning, became a little more
hurried. This was because Lee Jae-hoon was not visible among the men.
Its not something else, it's about getting rid of Lim Hae-yul. There's no way
Jaehoon Lee wasn't there for th at. Jaehoon Lee was absolutely necessary to deal
with the several espers residing in my house.
However, the absence of Lee Jae-hoon means that he has missed out. For a moment,
nervousness floode a through this unlikely family. Cha Jae-woo walked even faster,
without even pretending to see the men who were thrown away the moment they rushed
at him.
"Ouch, wow! "Cough!"
Fortunately. No, it was at that time that | heard Lim Hae-yul's vole, which sounded
so painful that I couldn't say it was fortunate. His heart sank as he heard a sound
that made him feel like he was going to die at any m oment.
Even though there were at most three steps left to reach the car, Cha Jae-woo
started running and at the s ame time used his ability to pull the car in front of
him.
The tires rubbed roughly and stopped right in front of Cha Jae-woo. Cha Jae-woo
opened the doors to all s eats wide.
"Fuck!"
As soon as he did that, a blazing fire flew towards Cha Jae-woo. It clearly
belonged to Jaehoon Lee. Cha J ae-woo was relieved by the barrage of attacks.
Because his attacks have no effect on him.
... Lim Hae-yul."
"Ugh, ugh, ugh”

Rather, what had an impact on him was the sight of Lim Hae-yul, who looked like he
had already lost half of his mind, with his shirt all over and a mess, crying and
vomiting.
*Just come closer."
Lee Jae-hoon threatened Lim Hae-yul, wielding him like a shield. It may have been
because that was the o nly thing | could trust right now, but it was the wrong
choice.
This was the first time I felt what it felt like to have my blood rushing and my
reason being completely paral yzed. For a moment, my vision became blurry.
When Jae-Hoon Lee came to his senses, his whole body was under pressure as he was
surrounded by Ja e-Woo Cha's waves. The fierce waves clung to the area around his
neck even stronger.
"Wow!"
Cha Jae-woo stood in front of the car door and looked at Lee Jae-hoon, who was
becoming more and more distorted under the pressure.
The wildly pulsating waves were penetrating into the spaces bel reen Jaehoon Lee's
skin. They would now move to tear all his blood vessels and organs to pieces.
"Ugh!"
Lee Jae-hoon tried to escape somehow, but it was impossible.
Cha Jae-woo watched Lee Jae-hoon dying in agony with fiery eyes. He will kill you
by completely crushing and disemboweling you. The thought of grinding all his bones
to dust swirled through his mind.
"Huh, uh
However, reason quickly returned to Cha Jae-woo's mind, which was filled with
thoughts of killing Jae-hoon Lee painfully. It was because of the weak hand holding
my collar.
...... Lim Hae-yul."
Lim Hae-yul grabbed his own collar with trembling hands and quickly let go, but the
attack on Lee Jae-hoon was immediately stopped by that small touch.
Only then did Cha Jae-woo take a proper look at Lim Hae-yul. He had cried so much
that his eyes were sw ollen. Not only that, he couldn't speak properly, and his
crouching body couldn't have looked so shabby.
Even though he was holding me, when he returned his gaze, I didn't know what to do
and was shaking, whi ch made me feel sick. In the meantime, Lim Hae-yul shook his
head.
Even though he is not in his right mind, he realizes that Cha Jae-woo tried to kill
Lee Jae-hoon, and is begg ing him not to kill anyone.
Cha Jae-woo didn't say anything. Lee Jae-hoon's body was distorted and his neck was
half-bent, and his s kin was stained red as if all the blood vessels in his body
had burst. He must not have come to his senses ye t, as he continued to twist his
body painfully.
Unless Cha Jae-woo retracts his influence, Lee Jae-hoon will continue to suffer.
And the waves I pushed int o his body will not disappear until he dies.
Isn't that too weak a punishment? Right now, Cha Jae-woo wanted to tear Lee Jae-
hoon's limbs to shreds.
But I couldn't bear it, so I changed my mind in an unexpected way. With Lim Hae-yul
in front of me, I felt like I shouldn't kill someone else.
"I won't kill you."
He was going to die soon anyway, but Cha Jae-woo told Im Hae-yul that. It wasn't
wrong since I removed my hand for now.
Lim Hae-yul neither nodded nor shook his head. Soon all the strength left his body.
His stubbornly closed e yes, as if he didn't want to see anything, didn't seem to
believe Cha Jae-woo's words.

Lim Hae-yul was still asleep two days later. Cha Jae-woo was so worried about Lim
Hae-ryul that he could n't stand it.
Know. Before they attacked my house, they immediately turned away from Lee Joo-
yeon, so in fact, Lim Ha e-yul was in the car for not very long, so not much would
have happened.
However, I kept thinking that the time may have been longer for Lim Hae-yul than I
thought. What might Le e Jae-hoon have done to Im Hae-yul? So he was very anxious
that he would never wake up.
Strangely, I felt sick to my stomach. In fact, she had felt this way for some time.
From the moment she saw Lim Hae-yul, her face filled with anxiety and fear, and
from the moment she realized that she wanted to run a way from me.
But Cha Jae-woo ignored all of that. And he trusted time. I thought that as time
passed, Lim Hae Yul's anxie ty would gradually disappear and he would eventually
come to terms with everything. Because I did that.
'Uh, Cha Jae-woo, no, Cha Jae-woo. This is enough... ... 'Is this level of guidance
still helpful?'
'1 like Cha Jae-woo. ... ... Ah, guiding! Because of the guiding side effects!"
But now I'm not sure.
Considering how much Lim Hae-yul had changed from the moment we first met to now, I
wasn't sure if he c ould really agree and accept everything.
In fact, Cha Jae-woo didn't have to care how Lim Hae-yul changed or how dark it
became compared to the beginning. No. So, it was natural that I was worried because
Lim Hae-yul was not good at guiding. He found h imself in a position where he had
no choice but to look into Lim Hae-yul's condition.

"No, no, no. It's not that I don't want to do it....... 'Ahh!'
But it was strange. If that's all it takes, shouldn't we just be angry? Why do I
feel so sad and sore inside? Is this just a feeling of not receiving proper
guidance?
"Im Hae-yul.
?"
Many questions, in fact, the thoughts that had been going on the whole time Lim
Hae-yul was asleep, domi nated Cha Jae-woo's mind as if it was natural, and then
disappeared in an instant. This was because Im Hae-yul's eyelids, which had been
tightly closed for the past two days, suddenly trembled and lifted up little by
littl e.
"Im Hae-yul. Are you out of your mind?"
As soon as he discovered it, Cha Jae-woo jumped up from his seat and approached Im
Hae-yul. All my tho ughts were forgotten, and I was filled with joy that he had
come to his senses.
"Hi... ... !"
However, Cha Jae-woo had no choice but to instantly forget the emotions that arose
and immediately stop walking. This was because as soon as he recognized that he was
in front of him, Im Hae-yul's face was color ed with fear.

i like you. I really, really like it...... Cha Jae-woo, I like it......

There was a time when there was only love. A time when unconcealed affection for
oneself overflows. She never particularly liked it. It's clear she wasn't there.

"Ugh..
Seeing Lim Hae-yul turn his head to look away from me made me miss that moment
unbearably.

But even so, Cha Jae-woo couldn't do anything right now. Cha Jae-woo woke up at
that moment. Longer th an I thought, I had already been on a wrong path that I
could not turn back from.

#122

I came to my senses and went back out again. All she had to do was open and close
her eyes, and it was d ay and night, and it was a mess.
Plus, every time I opened my eyes, every situation was scary. Suddenly, an attack
came from somewhere a nd the illusion of people dying in front of me continued.
The situation was even worse when Cha Jae-woo was seen occasionally. He was more
violent and cruel th an Lee Jae-hoon. So when I close my eyes, it's another
nightmare. I keep getting eaten by monsters that are targeting me. You can neither
run away nor rebel.
Thanks to this, I don't even remember eating anything properly these days. I
couldn't even tell who the worr ied voice saying I needed to eat something belonged
to. No, I wondered if there was a need to differentiate n ow.
I don't know how much time has passed. One day, when it felt like a very long time
had passed, the nightm ares finally stopped and I was able to open my eyes with
some peace of mind.
... ... are you okay?"
However, when Cha Jae-woo's voice sounded as if he had been waiting, all the
muscles that had been rela xed immediately contracted, and the body flinched. Just
the fact that he was in the same space made his who le body tense.
Cha Jae-woo was a few steps away from me, but his presence was so big that it felt
like he was right in fro nt of me. The desire to cover my head with the blanket at
once arose.
But my fragile sense of reason, which felt like it would break off at any moment,
told me not to do that. So l just held on to the hem of the blanket.
••... yes."
The answer came after a long time.
In fact, Cha Jae-woo called my name several times over the past few days and asked
me several times if I was okay. The answer to that was delivered for the first time
today.

Cha Jae-woo didn't say anything. It's just him and me in this room right now. Just
recognizing that fact mad e me feel painful.
I wanted to be alone. As soon as I finally came to my senses, I had to face Cha
Jae-woo. In this case, it wo uld have been better if | had stayed asleep all along.
Well, I know it wasn't going to happen in the first place. No matter when I woke
up, Cha Jae-woo would hav e been by my side. Even as I was lost in the nightmare, I
knew he was waiting for me to wake up.
The reason was simple.
To receive guidance from me.
1... ... ."
Because the lips rarely parted, the voice that broke the prolonged silence was a
mess. I don't know if the tin gling in my throat is because I slept for a long time
or because I screamed every time I woke up.
The accident progressed slowly.
First of all, yes. First of all, I have to say thank you. Because he saved me from
being dragged away by Lee Jae-hoon. But if it wasn't for Cha Jae-woo, wouldn't it
have happened in the first place? No, did it happen any way because my guiding
method was unique?
Whatever it was, once again wondered if it was right for me to thank Cha Jae-woo.
Actually, I didn't want to do it. Because I'm not thankful at all. I didn't want to
be dragged away by them, but Cha Jae-woo doesn't treat me any differently either.
He doesn't treat me like a human being, but I don't know why I should be thankful
to Cha Jae-woo.
Because you put me in a more comfortable place, even just a little bit? At least
they waited until I came to my senses, right?
Something like that...
"Guiding.
I can not."

Instead of apologizing, I communicated that I could not meet his wishes. But as
soon as I spoke, regret ca me. Because I was aware of my position.
I am someone who should not go against his words. I was in a position where I had
to do what he wanted. I couldn't dare refuse his wish just because I didn't like
it. For me who is not good at guiding..... Didn't Jae-Wo o Cha tell you personally?
"Well, I, I, I don't mean to, I think I can do it if you give me 10,000 hours, but
right now, yes, right now..."
The subject who shook his head curiously was met with urgent excuses. As a result,
I suddenly felt a chill, and my whole body began to tremble.
I wrapped myself in a pulled blanket and shook my head. I could tell without even
looking that his face had t urned white.
"Somehow, I, uh, will solve it. But, I'm not doing it now, no, I don't think I can.
Just give me some time"
"I never asked you to guide."
"Hi!"
But maybe it's already too late. Cha Jae-woo's cold reply was met with hiccups. His
head was dizzy from th e cold sweat flowing down his face.
You don't have to guide? So what should I say and how should I say it? Her mouth
gaped as her mind went blank. Her entire body went numb, consumed by her fear.
'Guide, are you still good at guiding?'
'I wish I could guide you. 'I haven't received it properly for a while.'
At that moment, Lee Jae-hoon's face came to mind.

could vividly see the face urging me to start guiding right away, as if it was
something I had to do, as if I ex isted for that purpose. As if it were right in
front of me right now.
I also felt as if Lee Jae-hoon was standing in front of me, not Cha Jae-woo.
However, even after confirming that it was Cha Jae-woo's face, my thoughts did not
change. An unspoken pressure weighed down on me.
"Ugh... ...."
Even though I thought I was okay today, my breathing became so heavy that it made
no sense. I couldn't re member how to take a breath, so I kept puffing up my chest
and puffing it out.
"Huh, huh!"
But I still couldn't breathe. I writhed painfully and tried to breathe. Cha Jae-woo
came closer to me.
"Im Hae-yul! "Breathe properly."
I unconsciously nodded at what he said, but my condition showed no signs of
improving. Rather, as soon a s Cha Jae-woo got closer, his limbs began to twist and
his breathil g became even more difficult.
"Ha, shit... ...."
Cha Jae-woo took a few steps away from me. Why can I hear him get angry so easily?
To make matters wo rse, I got chills and my mind became blurry. It seemed like it
was time for another nightmare.
Would a nightmare be better? Because dreams are like waking up. No, even if you
wake up from a dream, an unwanted reality awaits you, so either way is not good. I
just wanted to sleep without any dreams. Could it be? I couldn't figure it out.
The room suddenly became chaotic. People I had never seen rushed into the room. The
distance between me and Cha Jae-woo has become further than at first. Funny enough,
that felt a bit reassuring.
Suddenly, my vision went dark again.

Frem that day on, I just lay in bed for a long time. At some point, Cha Jae-woo
stopped coming to see me. I t was probably because they didn't want to see me
having several seizures even though I couldn't guide the
m. Honestly, I was fortunate. Because it's too much for me to see Cha Jae-woo.
I didn't leave the room. Thanks to this, the number of people I encountered was
limited to a few people. Th e lady who prepared my meals, the doctor who came to
check on my condition, and a few people who looked in from time to time as if to
check whether I was alive or dead.
I've gotten used to their comings and goings. It wasn't comfortable, but I didn't
feel like I was going to die fr om pain.
A gentle breeze blew through the open window. The scorching heat has already
subsided, and fall is quickl y approaching.
•... ... Semester starts soon.'
That thought came to me when I saw the changed air flow. I glanced at my cell
phone, which I hadn't turned on in a while. I need to contact my friends. And you
also have to get ready to go to school.
No, I don't know.
Can I go? Can I go?
Cha Jae-woo's permission was needed. They said I could go to school as much as I
wanted, but things wer e different now. Because you never know when a dangerous
situation may arise again.
In fact, it may have already been sorted out. I haven't counted the exact date, but
I'm sure it's been a while.
A lot must have happened in the meantime. And Cha Jae-woo is safe. Therefore, there
was a high possibilit y that Lee Jae-hoon, Kyung-hoon Cho, and others were all
cleared out.
My stomach clenched as I recalled the fact that I had been ignoring on purpose. It
felt like the food I had for ced myself to eat would immediately regurgitate. I
spent some time taking deep breaths.
It's scary too. I was afraid to check whether they were alive or dead or whatever
happened to them. So I tur ned off my phone and locked myself in this room.
I didn't want to know what happened and how many more victims there were since
then. Even if you alread y have a strong suspicion, it is completely different from
being confirmed with your own eyes and killed.
"... ... "You know."
The room was quiet for a long time. I tried to erase all the thoughts that had been
going on even though I di dn't want to, but failed and suddenly opened my lips. To
someone else, it may have seemed like he was talkin g into the air, but in reality,
he was thinking about what Cha Jae-woo would hear.
"one more time...
How does this wind sound to him? I don't know.
"Can you hypnotize me? this time... ... It might work......."
Cha Jae-woo's thoughts are immeasurable. I just wanted to runutway. If I could go
back to the moment whe n I knew nothing, I felt like anything would be okay.
Wouldn't it be better to live with your memory erased and believe that Cha Jae-
woo's pretending to be your lover is sincere? I wanted to escape from this scary
reality at all costs.