Episode 180:
I thought it was strange from the last episode.
‘When we first met after breaking up after the abandoned dog monster incident.’
Da-young Park said that student Da-hoon Park clearly saw an adult and a child while running away. Ha Seong-yoon, who joined them next, said he only saw the child.
But as you say, the timeline doesn’t match.
‘Because by then, both children and adults were already dead.’
We can’t be sure because Munsan-gun hasn’t opened his mouth yet, but considering the timing of when he first encountered Song In-myeong in this episode, there was a high possibility that he would have really died if Jeong In-ho hadn’t brought him in. The problem is that when you think about it that way, the whereabouts of the people Ha Seong-yoon and Park Da-hoon said they saw in the last episode become unclear.
So, are all those hallucinations caused entirely by thoughts? Were the numerous monsters that appeared in the novel’s episodes merely made up of thoughts?
“….”
To be honest, I was a bit suspicious now.
‘There are ghosts… right?’
In the world of my past life, it was possible to practically confirm and analyze the existence of the soul, but in this world, the soul was an unknown concept, so I never thought much about it. It would be easiest to ask the author directly, but that is not possible.
So Jaeheon Lee went to see Seongyoon Ha.
“Have you ever seen a ghost?”
And I received very strange looks.
“…What question are you asking the doctor now…”
“I’m not the same, but you’re talking like an old man. “Even doctors can believe in ghosts.”
“It’s not wrong, but wouldn’t a doctor go crazy if he could see ghosts? “How many patients have you killed while doing this?”
“Could it be because they wanted to let them die? No, why would you, a doctor, say that in the first place….”
“You’re saying this because I’m a doctor, right?”
“…Anyway, what I was asking wasn’t whether you believe in ghosts.”
Lee Jae-heon continued, pointing to Ha Seong-yoon’s pale eyes.
“I asked if you had ever seen it with those eyes.”
Then, he told the story that Minah Kang had told him.
“Kang Min-ah said she stopped by the pharmacy right after leaving the park.”
“It looks like you’ve finally opened your mouth.”
“There was a mannequin wearing a white gown and a wig standing at the counter, and when he touched the medicine that was clearly in the mannequin’s blind spot, it suddenly rushed towards him and killed him. Before I died, I saw a blurry image spreading around me like a lantern. “They said it looked just like a ghost.”
“It’s a ghost.”
Doctor Ha Seong-yoon touched the corner of his eyes with one hand.
“…Actually, I also wanted to ask you a question. “There was something that felt strange.”
“so?”
“I think there might be. At least here in the underworld.”
The hand that was resting near my eyes moved down a little and touched my earlobe. At the same time, Ha Seong-yoon closed his mouth for a moment and opened his mouth again after about a minute.
“The person I was before… I talked to quite a few people.”
“Well, I’m a doctor. “You must have been called to many places because you have such a strong work ethic.”
“You’re not being sarcastic, are you? Well, I heard something like that…”
A faint look of embarrassment appeared on his face.
“There have been a few eyewitness accounts of what appears to be the ghost you mentioned.”
Ha Seong-yoon, who said that, folded his fingers and began to explain.
“First of all, there were two people that Ha Seong-yoon and Park Da-hoon witnessed, and they seemed to be Choi Min-hong and Munsan. “They say they saw it while running away from a monster abandoned dog, but if that’s true, the order and situation are strange.”
“…Both of them would have already died by then….”
“Moreover, when Ha Seong-yoon saw, the child was left alone. No matter how much I think about it, it is strange that they went to visit Kang Min-ah with the students instead of bringing it with them. “I think Ha Seong-yoon felt a sense that I couldn’t feel when I saw it now.”
“Huh.”
“And police officers Noh Yeon-seok and Kim Yeon-woo also testified.”
That was a bit unexpected.
“When Noh Yeon-seok ran to find Kang Min-ah, he saw the woman’s hand skimming the tree. “He said he thought it was Kang Min-ah and chased after it, but a vine rushed at him and dragged him away in an instant.”
“…What about Kim Yeon-woo?”
“He also said something similar. After talking with Detective Hong Gyeong-jun, he said that on his way back, he saw a white hand, which he felt belonged to a woman. “They say he has a long and thin frame, and even his fingernails are neatly trimmed.”
“You saw that far? “You have great powers of observation.”
“So later he said something to the effect of, ‘There may be other survivors here besides us.’ “I don’t think it really belongs to a living person, though.”
Lee Jae-heon thought to himself after hearing that.
‘babe.’
I really believe it won’t be you.
Lee Jae-heon tried to calm his boiling stomach. I don’t think what I’m feeling is specifically anger, but I feel strangely upset, like I ate something wrong. It was impossible to ignore Ha Seong-yoon’s remarks like this because it was obviously his wife, a writer, who was reincarnated in this world in the first place.
Lee Jae-heon, who had barely forgotten his pretty face, looked at Ha Seong-yoon again. I had the same expression as before, as if I didn’t feel any signs of agony on my face.
“…Then is it a ghost?”
“I think it’s a bit funny that two grown men are seriously talking about this, but at least I don’t think it’s out of the question.”
In fact, if this happens, Kang Min-ah’s ‘dream’ can also be explained. Let’s just say that after Kang Min-ah from the previous timeline died, he came to visit Kang Min-ah from this timeline through some kind of method. I heard that the two Kang Min-ahs almost had a conversation with each other, so I thought it would be a pretty convincing guess, since they each have different egos.
Still, it was still absurd.
“…A ghost….”
“Yes, a ghost.”
“It’s really hard not to laugh.”
Although it is a scientifically recognized concept in the world of past lives, the current Lee Jae-heon had a personality that was a combination of his past life and his current life. In short, it meant that Lee Jae-heon, in his current life, felt embarrassed to talk so seriously about the occult topic of ‘ghosts’.
“We said it was a ghost, but in this world it may be a slightly different concept.”
“… That’s right, because the closest concept we think of is a ghost…”
Lee Jae-heon, who tried to evade the answer, sighed and said.
“Anyway, Kang Min-ah reported properly. You can talk to Inho Jeong later… or you can request to talk first. Please accept it yourself.”
“Okay, conversation. These days, it seems like President Garam Yoon wants to talk to you, so I would appreciate it if you could pay some attention to that as well. “He is a very lonely child.”
“You treat me like you’re my daughter.”
“Because she is like a daughter.”
Ha Seong-yoon secretly smiled.
“Because of his personality, he has a hard time even going anywhere and chatting openly. I’m all for it if I have a comrade to scold the teacher when he gets hurt and starts talking nonsense. “He takes care of his health very well, so I never gave him that kind of worry…”
“Who should I take care of at this age?”
“Age does not matter when it comes to receiving protection and care. One of the things I felt while working as an intern was to try to become a proper doctor. “It means that the term ‘byeongsubal’ did not arise for nothing.”
“Huh, bear with me.”
Lee Jae-heon, who was quietly observing, spoke up.
“…I’m trying to go out on patrol around the area…”
“I can’t.”
“No, it’s really this person.”
“You have to sound like a horse, don’t you?”
Ha Seong-yoon continued speaking firmly.
“The last time you went out, you didn’t get your hand bitten by a monster. Oh my gosh, you have no idea how disgusted I was. After being bitten to the point of bleeding by an abandoned dog monster that looks far from hygienic at first glance, it’s just that the monster isn’t that threatening, so it’s okay…” “Oh, please
. So these days, there isn’t much friction with abandoned dog monsters, right?”
“That’s separate from that, right, teacher? I think this every time, but it seems like the teacher thinks of me as some kind of lab rat. It never occurs to you that other people might be worried. As if he thought it was for that purpose….”
“….”
Well, it wasn’t entirely wrong.
‘But what the fuck should I do with that? It’s a matter of my common sense.’
If I were to twist it, you would do as you did in your past life and then one day, after reincarnation, you would suddenly recall your memories.
If you can change everything just by saying it in the first place, wouldn’t that be common sense? Common sense basically harbors prejudices, but how can Lee Jae-heon, the old-timer of old-timers, change such prejudices just because you want? It was unfair to him in his own way.
But there was no way I could say that.
“…That can’t be right.”
“Why can’t I get an answer right away?”
“Anyway, isn’t that wound roughly healing? I admit that the situation is not very good, but it is too much of a loss to leave a well-behaved adult male workforce like this. “At least I can do something like pick up firewood or food.”
“Why are you so anxious because you can’t move?”
“Well, isn’t that because you guys are overprotective? I also have a sense of humor. “I know you’re all secretly trying to prevent me from running into Detective Hong Gyeong-jun.”
No matter how many times we almost ran into Hong Gyeong-jun, the guys next to us wondered what the hell they were talking about and asked, ‘Should we just head back?’ He pulled me away, saying, ‘Mister, my leg hurts.’ For Lee Jae-heon, whose true intentions were clearly visible, it was so absurd that he couldn’t even form words.
Despite Lee Jae-heon’s words, Ha Seong-yoon just smiled.
“That’s unfortunate.”
“Are you enmity with me?”
“If this is an enemy, wouldn’t it be an enemy? A doctor who wants the patient to sit still and get better quickly, and a patient who just wants treatment and waits for now, haha.”
“It’s nothing to laugh about…!”
Lee Jae-heon pointed in the distance in the direction where the group would be gathered and shouted softly.
“Do you know what Munsan-gun’s expression looks like these days? I was very liberated. I was liberated. “Every time he treats me like that, he chews his tongue and looks like he wants to die.”
“Chew it.”
“Is that what you, a crazy doctor, would say?”
“Everyone misunderstands it because it often appears in movies, but chewing your tongue doesn’t kill you. At best, death from shock due to pain or asphyxiation due to the tongue being stuck and blocking the airway is the most likely, but in fact even that…” “That
’s not the point of what I’m saying!”
Despite Lee Jae-heon’s reaction, which seemed like he was about to go crazy, Ha Seong-yoon just made a sad expression.
“What kind of conversation did you have that makes you have no intention of clearing up any misunderstandings?”
“Well… this wouldn’t have happened if they hadn’t made a pointless misunderstanding in the first place. “Isn’t that right?”
“So you’re so offended that you’re going to let the misunderstanding continue like this?”
“It’s somewhat similar.”
“What kind of bullshit is this….”
Ha Seong-yoon said in a soft voice.
“Shut your mouth before I really tie you up somewhere.”
Jaeheon Lee seemed to be sincere, so he quietly kept his mouth shut. Ha Seong-yoon laughed.
“I’m glad that the patient is listening so well.”
“…No, what…”
“It’s rare, but sometimes hospitals take similar measures. Fixing the patient to the bed. In this case, since there is no bed, it would be a tree…”
“Huh.”
“How are you feeling?”
“….”
Lee Jae-heon muttered, wiping his face with both hands.
“I understand, so please don’t say things like that…”
“Are you scared? “It wasn’t my intention to cause fear.”
“I’m not scared, so don’t act like you’re comforting a child. It’s just that… I was expecting Mr. Munsan’s reaction if that really happened.”
“….”
Silence for a moment.
Ha Seong-yoon, who was examining him, gently turned his gaze to the side. I turned around to see what was going on, but I couldn’t see or feel anything, so I realized that Ha Seong-yoon was looking at something else with those bright blue eyes.
Not long after, he blinked and answered.
“Of course.”
“What is it?”
“It was nothing. “I guess my eyes haven’t adjusted yet. It’s like this sometimes.”
“….”
It was an uncomfortable reaction, but Lee Jae-heon skillfully decided to pretend not to notice.
“…All right.”
Because I think it would be a pain in the ass if I found out.
