Chapter 328
Anyone who had any insight or was keeping an eye on Lee Jae-heon would have known what he was doing now. First, Woo Joo-young. Then Hong Gyeong-jun. And then Park Da-hoon and Park Da-young… Lee Jae-heon didn’t even bother to hide the fact that he was managing the mental health of the survivors.
‘It’s easier for me if you just organize your thoughts while waiting for your turn.’
After moving to the garden, the level of friendship became even stronger, so there were many people who did not know about Lee Jae-heon’s movements, but only those who knew needed to know. In the underworld, the quicker your wits are, the quicker your mentality will change, so those people were all subjects of Lee Jae-heon’s counseling.
And judging by his observation, it seemed that Kang Min-ah was also aware of Lee Jae-heon’s actions.
“Boss.”
Under the pretext of exploring the surrounding area, we called each other separately and walked together on a road a little away from the garden, and we heard Kang Min-ah’s impatient voice. I was trying my best to stay calm, but seeing as how anxious I was, it seemed like I had been greatly negatively influenced by the survivors who had been in the abyss.
“I don’t know if I can ask the manager this, but…”
“Are you asking whether Kang Min-ah had an accident last episode?”
“….”
Kang Min-ah blinked as if she didn’t know she was going to bring up that story first.
“…Oh yes yes. “Did I do something wrong last time?”
To the extent of asking this question directly, it means that he had guessed something from the reactions of the returnees. Well, since the returnees, whose mentality is as messed up as an exploded dumpling, cannot afford to hide something, it was understandable that Kang Min-ah had a vague guess about the disaster in the last episode.
‘But he doesn’t seem to know that he went around killing survivors himself… Where should I start talking about this?’
The reason Lee Jae-heon brought in Kang Min-ah before Jung In-ho was because there was no way the main character would easily get results even if he tried a few times, and there were various other reasons, but the fact that Kang Min-ah was another survivor who knew about the existence of regression also played a role. did it
‘Kang Min-na and Park Da-young, who knew that they had regressed just before entering the language school, couldn’t help but become anxious. At least Park Da-young solved the problem by fixing Park Da-hoon…’
In the end, the reason Lee Jae-heon dragged Kang Min-ah all this way was to let her know what happened before she returned.
“….”
“…Manager…?”
“I was trying to organize my thoughts…”
Lee Jae-heon asked after nodding.
“So what are you most curious about?”
“…I wonder if I did something strange last episode.”
“That’s a really important story.”
How should I say this?
‘Because it is a similar yet different case to Park Da-hoon…’
There is no change in the fact that both of them went around killing survivors for the purpose of returning, but while Kang Min-ah had a new beginning, Park Da-hoon’s goal was to become the last survivor. Also, Park Da-hoon remembers the situation, but Kang Min-ah only guesses and knows nothing.
“….”
Lee Jae-heon, who had organized his thoughts in his own way, opened his mouth.
“…Well, it would be better to tell you in advance.”
In this case, a type of person like Kang Min-ah needed objective evaluation and scolding rather than comfort. It should be said that he is of a different race from Park Da-hoon, who did not want to be looked at with disappointment by adults and was more important to the comfort he received from Lee Jae-heon.
“You may have guessed it, but Kang Min-ah from the last episode had an accident. That was a pretty big accident… I think you can say that Jeong In-ho, Da-hoon, and Ha Seong-yoon have a stake in being confused.”
“…Did you have such a big accident…?”
Kang Min-ah’s face turned pale, but she shouldn’t bite her tongue. What is required of Kang Min-ah now is not vague sentiments, but improvements. It was important to instill confidence that ‘you were like that in the past, and that was a very big sin, but you will never be like that now.’
Jaeheon Lee nodded.
“I’m sorry, but it looks like I did something pretty stupid.”
“Ah…”
“I think this will be a bit long, but let’s sit down and talk.”
Lee Jae-heon sat on a bench installed in the playground inside the apartment and saw Kang Min-ah. Kang Min-ah, who hesitated for a moment at his glance, checked her surroundings again and sat down carefully. Lee Jae-heon couldn’t help but feel happy because he liked the fact that he didn’t let his guard down no matter how hectic he was.
‘I said I raised him well.’
Of course, it shouldn’t evolve in the wrong direction like the last episode.
What Jaeheon Lee wanted was a crazy person who could control himself and others, not a bulldozer who could not control others or himself.
In fact, I wanted to have a mindset similar to that of the employees in my previous life rather than a crazy person, but in this world, having that mindset means being crazy, so there was nothing I could do about it. In the end, Jaeheon Lee hoped for a friend he could communicate with.
“…I mean, I had an accident last time.”
“First, let me tell you what the situation was.”
Rather than saying out loud, ‘You suddenly turned around and started killing people,’ I thought it would be better to first tell them why such an accident occurred. That way, when the main point comes up, you can give yourself the freedom to avoid it by saying, ‘I did something wrong, but it could have been that bad.’
‘Actually, I don’t know if Kang Min-ah’s personality allows her to avoid it to that extent, but it’s better than not doing anything.’
Jaeheon Lee explained the story from the previous episode step by step.
“There was a plaster statue that I didn’t see last time, so Kang Min-ah checked it out…”
Pieces of the plaster statue were lying like messy toys in every corner of the school. Starting with the story that Kang Min-ah personally hid near them to find out their functions, which were too uncomfortable to just pass by, and as a result, she even cut off one of her own hands to avoid becoming a plaster monster…. “Check the art room
. “On my way out, I turned into a plaster monster.”
This is the story of Jae-heon Lee, who found out that the key he got from the 4th floor grade room was fake and went outside to reorganize, but was caught in art class and eventually turned into a plaster monster.
“Mr. Kang Min-ah, who was waiting on the first floor, seemed to have some problem and struck Seong Ji-ho several times with a hammer….” “
…Yes.”
“After I came up to the second floor and killed Ha Seong-yoon, I don’t know. They said he was probably killed by a teacher monster. “At that time, Kang Min-ah said she couldn’t come down even when I came down to the first floor.”
“….”
“This is all I heard from Ha Seong-yoon and Da-hoon.”
Even if no one knew the story of Jeong In-ho and Lee Jae-heon on the third floor, it was easy to explain it because we had heard the story of Ha Seong-yoon, who was killed by Kang Min-ah, and Park Da-hoon, who went out and killed people and committed suicide. We cannot reveal that Lee Jae-heon is also returning.
And, as expected, Kang Min-ah was in great shock.
“….”
“Kang Min-ah.”
“I’m sorry….”
Kang Min-ah couldn’t even finish saying ‘I’m sorry’ and closed her mouth again. Although he wanted to deny reality, he couldn’t deny what Lee Jae-heon said, so he seemed to be in deep agony.
“….”
“….”
Kang Min-ah couldn’t say anything for a while.
‘I can roughly understand it, but the parties involved are different.’
Jaeheon Lee snorted inwardly.
Does that mean he has no experience with murder? Of course, it cannot be said that there are that many in today’s world, but if you include the past lives, it was enormous. There were countless times when I killed people I knew well, like Kang Min or Park Da-hoon.
‘But you know that everything will come back to life.’
The world of my previous life was the same, but the current world was also the same. I knew that I would survive even if I killed him anyway, so there was no need to take it to heart. Even if it is inevitable that one’s mental strength is being weakened by the act of murder, there is no reason to keep reliving the feelings and memories of that time.
The situation here was even reset, so the situation was even better than the world of my previous life.
‘Yes, it’s a much better situation…’
Why has Lee Jae-heon been so tired recently?
The fatigue he felt did not simply come from the annoyance of having to do everything new. It was a little heavier and squishier than that, and it felt unpleasant, as if a bug had entered my ear canal and was digging into my brain. Lee Jae-heon clearly suffered mental pain as a result of his regression.
‘…Why did you do that?’
If I had a new opportunity, it would be much more efficient than continuing the previous episode.
“….”
Lee Jae-heon felt embarrassed for a moment.
“…I wonder what you’re thinking about right now.”
“…Me?”
“Who else is here besides Kang Min-ah?”
Were
you expecting a little bit?
“I think it gave me a lot of time to think.”
Did you expect that you could trust or rely on them?
Looking at these chicks?
‘You crazy bastard.’
Lee Jae-heon blamed himself greatly for the fact that what he felt just before was a sincere disappointment.
‘There is nothing to be disappointed about. Have high expectations from these soft chicks.’
It was natural that the inhabitants of this world were weak and immature. A grown adult couldn’t borrow the shoulder of a chick smaller than the palm of his hand.
Lee Jae-heon calmed down as he pondered that obvious principle.
“If you find it difficult to believe me…”
“No, I believe you.”
“Is that so.”
“I believe it, but that’s me… that…”
“Kang Min-ah.”
Okay, okay. I am ‘Jaeheon Lee’.
“it’s okay.”
“…You know it’s not okay….”
“If you know the problem, you can fix it.”
Even though you are dry and tired, make an expression that you sincerely care for the other person.
“I told Dahun too, but… nothing has happened yet.”
I am worried about you. I know Kang Min-ah is weak in some ways, but I have no doubt that she will get better because I know the responsibility she has.
“Kang Min-ah is not very strong, but isn’t she someone who can improve further?”
“…But I killed someone…”
“You didn’t kill him.”
“….”
“Come to your senses, Min.”
Let’s give that trust.
“It was ultimately to take responsibility for all the disasters.”
“…How can you be held responsible for murder…?”
“Even if the method is not right, it is a struggle to become better.”
“But I am Manager.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to become stronger?”
‘Lee Jae-heon’ said with a low smile.
“I think that if you become stronger so that you can protect people without having to struggle… you will have to have a stronger heart.”
“….”
“Kang Min-ah has an outstanding talent for protecting someone.”
As with Park Da-hoon, I didn’t think that a single word like this would take away all of Kang Min-ah’s confusion. Because she wanted that, Kang Min-ah was a person who was overly sincere and knew her responsibilities as an adult. It means an adult with shame.
‘I heard that a person like that killed other survivors because he couldn’t bear it, but it’s even stranger if he can get better in an instant. Kang Min-ah and Park Da-hoon aren’t the kind of people who can be that shameless.’
So, let’s make an event at least once. The goal is to give Kang Min-ah an opportunity to develop her sense of responsibility in the right direction and to further erase Park Da-hoon’s anxiety. You can improve and protect someone. Therefore, the sin committed in the last episode is no longer a big deal.
Because these people are different from Yoon Garam, who knows how to love their own sins…
“…Ah, not yet… “I’m not sure yet.”
“what.”
“I was shocked…”
“Aha.”
“Because it doesn’t feel real.”
“That’s not bad either.”
“….”
“This is okay too.”
He got up from the bench.
“There’s no harm in taking your time and thinking.”
It’s a chick growth event.
Is it enough to save ‘Lee Jae-heon’?
(Continued in the next part)
