Episode 165
Song In-myeong has never attached much meaning to the monsters of this world.
‘At best, it’s a bunch of experience points.’
The other guys were busy whining about how sick they were and how painful it was just to look at them, but Song In-myeong couldn’t really feel it. To him, a monster was just a strange creature he had never seen before.
‘If I were to give it value, would it be something that could one day be used as material for a work?’
Most of the creatures he looked at could be used as materials, so he became interested in creatures that deviated from common sense. Although it felt quite cumbersome after I found out that I couldn’t catch it easily.
Anyway, the monsters were just idiots that attacked any living person.
‘It’s unpleasant because it feels like my precious hands are getting dirty with the wrong things…’
On the one hand, I felt pleasure. Even so, it was one of the few ways to relieve the stress of a busy life, having friends around and being looked at by suspicious detectives.
So, to conclude,
“…crazy.”
This means that Song In-myeong has never thought about communicating with monsters.
“What is that?”
Perhaps Song In-myeong was not the only one with such prejudice. Who would think that kind of thing when they see a monster that tries to kill anyone at the sight of a person? This was something that only someone who was quite crazy could not have done.
But the sight before his eyes was admirable.
“…How does that happen?”
Song In-myeong couldn’t even blink while muttering quietly so as not to be heard.
The frightened dog, which was begging awkwardly, slowly approaches the man. Even Song In-myeong, who was not impressed by the monster, found it disgusting to look at, but the man casually stretched out his hand to pet it. He didn’t even get angry right after being bitten.
‘How can a person be that insensitive?’
Song In-myeong’s eyes, hidden among the bushes, landed on the woman whose hands were shaking behind the man.
Even though the woman hurt her hand when she opened her mouth, all the man did was quietly warn her. He didn’t seem to have any regrets either about the monster that bit him or the woman who bit him.
“….”
That was really… shit.
“oh my god.”
Until now, I had only considered Kim Yeon-woo as my material candidate.
“There are things like that.”
Maybe that guy could also be born as a great material for Song In-myeong. I was just watching the man’s brief, crazy act, but that alone touched me. We’ll have to wait and see, though.
He quickly shook his head.
‘There’s a high probability that Munsan-gun and the kid are stuck over there.’
It is said that the ability to act is quite good enough to approach the monster, and not only the man but also the woman who followed seemed to play a role. Neither Munsan nor the baby seemed very strong, so they may have been attracted to the sound of their crying.
Detective Hong and Police Officer Kim had already heard that there were other groups of survivors, so they were open to the possibility to some extent. Still, I thought I wouldn’t be able to meet him unless I was very lucky, but it was quite unexpected.
‘Then did you tell my story? Or are you still hiding it?’
Given the nature of Munsan-gun, which I briefly understood, I could have kept my mouth shut, considering the possibility of harm to the group over there. The kid didn’t seem to understand the situation properly, so I don’t think he would have been the first to speak up…
“…Hmm.”
If I did well, it seemed like there would be room for coaxing.
‘All the bastards are like that.’
Munsan-gun was not a sacrificial person to the point of falling under Song In-myeong’s cutoff line, but he had the talent to dig his own grave. If you approach them before they tell you about this and make them feel guilty, there is a high chance that they will shut up on their own. If you talk about it, I can tell you that I will kill everyone who heard it.
Of course, even if I didn’t brag about it, I was planning to kill him at the right time.
“….”
“What should I do if I come across something dangerous like this?”
Song In-myeong tried to suppress laughter at the woman’s voice, but even it leaked out. Thanks to this, I had the illusion that the ‘dangerous thing’ that person was talking about was referring to me.
He opened his mouth, exposing himself from among the bushes.
“That is correct.”
“….”
“Wow… have you tamed the monster now? How did you do it? Doesn’t your hand hurt? “Just looking at those gave me a headache and I couldn’t stand it.”
“…You…”
For some reason, the woman was very surprised as she looked in my direction, but Song In-myeong could not hold back the words that came out at the sight of the man staring at me with calm eyes.
“It’s really cool.”
Will
my eyes look like that when I kill someone?
* * *
Ha Seong-yoon had a desperate purpose.
But it wasn’t anything very awesome or huge. Rather, it was an obvious wish, and I only became desperate because I realized that there was a way to solve it in some way. Nevertheless, if there is a reason for not saying out loud what the purpose is…
‘I might go completely crazy.’
That was because I was worried.
As a doctor, I like white lies. I believe in the efficacy of words spoken out loud. Although I did not major in psychology, I knew that patients who lack psychological resources get sick and die much faster than patients with a well-off mind. Just because Ha Seong-yoon was a doctor taking care of patients didn’t make any difference.
Thinking that the words coming out of his mouth might drive him crazy, he just kept his purpose in mind. Ha Seong-yoon, like Lee Jae-heon, did not have the confidence to reveal his entire situation and talk with the group. As expected, the survivors who had been in and out of the underworld several times looked different.
“…under.”
However, if what Jung In-ho said about returning to the past is true.
“Why do you have to close your eyes….”
“…Mr. Ha Seong-yoon?”
“no. “I just thought it was ridiculous.”
‘Ha Seong-yoon’ would become more crazy than he imagined.
‘I can’t believe the doctor gave up his eyes.’
No matter how you think about it, it is a ridiculous choice.
The most direct help to a doctor in his or her work as a doctor is extensive knowledge and delicate hands, but these are all useless if one does not have eyesight in the first place. In Jeong In-ho’s story, Ha Seong-yoon does not seem to have completely lost his eyesight, but he still has his eyes.
The fact that he was still active so casually meant that he was the future Ha Seong-yoon, and it gave him the creeps. He couldn’t even imagine it now.
“….”
But it wasn’t something that could be avoided.
“…That is…”
“This is a notebook in which I wrote down the story I heard from the friend I mentioned. I remember everything, but I feel anxious when things turn out like this…”
“…”
“…Let’s pick some fruit first.”
Ha Seong-yoon had put back on the coat he had taken off to maintain the body temperature of other patients. After storing the notebook inside, I walked slowly, reflecting on what I had written down.
Pick one of the glass fruits scattered around the statue and smash it against the tree trunk. After gently skimming the glass shell and taking a bite of the contents, he held the remaining fruit on top of the statue and gave it a firm squeeze in his hand.
“…Ugh.”
Tick tick.
Sharp fragments of the shell lodged in my palm.
“…Didn’t you say that hands are important to doctors?”
“…Yes, eyes are eyes, but… Yes. Hands are equally important. “No matter how much I think about it, I must be crazy.”
Even though he was laughing, Ha Seong-yoon did not relax his hand.
One or two drops of juice-mixed blood fell from the hand and touched the statue, leaving a particularly colorful pattern engraved on the smooth statue that used to emit a transparent and brilliant light. Alone in a pure white space, Ha Seong-yoon felt strange seeing the vivid colors.
At the point when the blood flowing from my hand didn’t feel like it was mine at all.
“….”
“….”
The snake’s eyes stared at Ha Seong-yoon.
It is a gaze filled with deep disgust, contempt, and curiosity. He knew that this was the skin of a water snake and not the snake itself, but he could not ignore the feeling of seeing what was in front of him.
“…I’m sorry. I know you hate humans.”
“….”
“But there is something I want to find. I really need to see that. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a trace, a fragment, or anything…”
He continued, even though he was skeptical.
“….”
“….”
“Won’t you help me?”
With those words, the snake’s skin began to move.
The sudden movement shook Ha Seong-yoon’s body and Jeong In-ho’s eyes opened wide, but in the end, the skin started to move up to his shoulder, starting with Ha Seong-yoon’s hand. It even wraps itself around your neck and stops right in front of you.
“….”
Right eye.
“…At least he had good eyesight….”
Kwajik didn’t even have time to feel sad
.
“…! Ugh ah.”
The monster bit off my eye.
If he hadn’t heard the story from Jeong In-ho in advance, Ha Seong-yoon would have missed the fruit he was holding in his hand by now. However, the reason why Ha Seong-yoon’s wish was granted was because of the fruit, so he tried to ignore the vivid pain.
However, it was not suffering that was entirely caused by pain.
‘…shit.’
The fear of having one of his favorite body parts ripped away and possibly not being able to work as a doctor anymore drove him crazy. Jeong In-ho said that he didn’t seem to have any major problems with his eyesight, but it was difficult to keep his cool even in this situation.
In the end, after shedding bloody tears five times, the skin returned to the statue.
“….”
And when he saw himself reflected in the statue.
“…Nonsense.”
He couldn’t even thank the snake skin for granting his wish.
“…Why not? “I heard it would be like this, but…”
“…You’re more surprised than I thought.”
“Then you won’t be surprised? I was having trouble with my eyes just now. How is this… my vision is not blank like this. “By what principle?”
The eye sockets that should have been empty were filled with new eyeballs. Ha Seong-yoon didn’t even feel the sensation of his eyes being filled. Hearing about the future from Jeong In-ho did not make it any less surprising.
Ha Seong-yoon had to take a breath to calm down.
“…hu….”
“….”
“Damn it.”
He frowned at the amount of information coming in without even considering the owner.
“…Jung In-ho?”
“Say yes.”
“Was it suicide?”
“….”
“No, rather than that.”
A strangely vivid memory crawls up through my eyes. It was as if something had sown a seed for parasites, and my eyeballs were burning rapidly, and I felt as if it was traveling up the nerves connected to the eyeballs and silently devouring my brain.
Before I could get used to the unfamiliar pain, Ha Seong-yoon continued.
“…I said that?”
I felt like my hands were stained with blood.
“I killed him like that…? “You killed him so casually?”
“…But he was a person who could do it.”
“This is ridiculous. This is not right. No matter how crazy I am, this is too much…”
“It was trash worth dying for.”
“Not that one.”
“….”
“Not that stupid friend, that one….”
A woman smiling and bleeding appeared in Ha Seong-yoon’s eyes.
Just like the snow-covered trees on fire, people are on fire and running wild. Among the already dead and motionless corpses, a green-eyed woman could be seen alone, smiling with vitality. It was truly a smile that would make everyone who saw it feel good.
Kang Min-ah, who was fine and alone, could be seen staring at her with a vain gaze….
There was no distinction between reality and illusion.
“…Garam.”
‘Ha Seong-yoon’ killed the patient.
He had a smiling face like Yoon Garam.
