Episode 402
‘I want you to drop me in the water.’
Song In-myeong felt a sense of discomfort at that request.
‘…Is this right?’
Although he said he would not die that easily, Lee Jae-heon’s request was no different from his will. Song In-myeong, who instinctively noticed this fact, wondered why dropping him in water was the way to kill Lee Jae-heon, who had become a monster.
Just because the final boss is weak to water, there’s no way Lee Jae-heon, who became a monster, would also be weak to water.
‘aha.’
He soon realized the identity of the discomfort.
‘You know something.’
In order for Lee Jae-heon’s intention to be realized, the art teacher had to be able to turn the survivors into plaster monsters. The fact that such a request comes up in the current situation means that they are related.
And the monster created that way must be weak to water. Otherwise, there is no reason to ask for this. Lee Jae-heon is certain of all these facts that he does not know because he has not experienced them yet. I was able to know more clearly because the request was made to serial killer Song In-myeong and not to anyone else.
‘…So… how do you know? I’m not sure about the means, so secondly, is this only known to Lee Jae-heon? Ah, no, there are probably quite a few others as well. Jeong In-ho, Park Da-hoon, Park Da-young, Hong Gyeong-jun… these guys were exchanging glances before the full-scale exploration began. Yeah, that was it. There was something that only you guys exchanged. This is it. ‘These bastards have the means to obtain information they have no experience with.’
When I think about it, the plan so far has gone very smoothly. It’s like people who have run the simulation several times, or as if they finished all the checks a long time ago and are starting.
Munsan-gun himself was unaware of the use of teachers within Unhak High School. Until recently, the siblings had trouble even dyeing their eyes purple, but as soon as they entered school, they started using their abilities skillfully. The key obtained from the grade room on the 3rd floor was the top priority for everyone. The personnel were arranged as if they knew what the final boss would look like.
As if I had seen the future….
“….”
“….”
The future.
It was an interesting hypothesis, but what was more interesting was the state of Lee Jae-heon who leaked this information.
“…Sure.”
Song In-myeong wondered what on earth Jae-heon Lee was thinking and how he felt when he made such a request.
Did Song In-myeong make a mistake because he was too tired to guess this information, or was there another intention? If the former is the case, how damaged would he be, and if the latter, what on earth does he expect from Song In-myeong?
“Any other favors?”
“…don’t cause an accident.”
“That’s a little difficult.”
I observed Lee Jae-heon’s face so carefully, as if I was going to eat his bones, but it was almost impossible to understand his intentions.
Tiredness clearly visible on the expressionless expression. And dry. There was nothing revealed on his face, which was just that. I couldn’t tell if this was a habitual poker face or if it was because he was wary of Song In-myeong.
In the end, all that remained was a predetermined future in which Lee Jae-heon made a selfish sacrifice.
“Still, I’ll listen carefully.”
“It really sounds like you just want to listen…”
“Where is that? “Isn’t that right?”
Song In-myeong was always a person who wanted special stimulation.
He was different from a murderer who was swayed by the excitement and thrill that came from ordinary stimulation. He and the place he belonged to had a system and was extensive.
We are people who create stimulation rather than being controlled by it. The role of creation. A position above anyone else, honor, power and pleasure.
Ordinary life is extremely boring, but there are times when you see wonderful ingredients like this. His ‘friends’ Vivian and Seo Jang-hwa were like that, Munsan-gun, who worried about the remaining people rather than blaming the perpetrator, was like that, and Kim Yeon-woo, a confident police officer who looked like a painting, was like that. That was also the case with the crazy victim in front of me.
“Don’t expect too much.”
When I was left alone in the secret world, I felt like I was going to die of boredom.
What should I do because it’s fun?
* * *
Come back and find yourself in the bathroom of Building A on the 4th floor.
“Song In-myeong, what are you doing now….”
“Hey, calm down. It was really a request from you? “It’s not my opinion.”
“No, what…”
“Why is it so broken?”
Song In-myeong once again tripped Vivian, who was unable to accept the situation and got up hurriedly. This time I walked the bridge.
bang!
“…! Argh! “You piece of trash!!”
“Oh, I’m scared. “Stop glaring at me.”
I wanted to see what kind of sacrifice Lee Jae-heon made.
“How many times do I tell you I’m just doing you a favor?”
So, I had the energy to accept this request.
“If you’re going to say that, just smile and say it.”
“Ah, did you notice it?”
I couldn’t help but laugh.
“No, but it’s funny.”
“What’s so funny?”
“Even though he does this, there is no one who understands and accepts him.”
“….”
“…Would you be a little disappointed if it were me?”
Song In-myeong seemed to have a rough idea of Lee Jae-heon’s feelings.
“How many people wouldn’t have listened to me before asking a guy like me, huh?”
Song In-myeong understood Lee Jae-heon.
Even if you really cared for your dog like your own child, asking it to walk on two feet like a human was nothing more than abuse. However, it would be foolish to ask a human to walk on all fours and try to understand the dog’s point of view. Song In-myeong found the conflict between Lee Jae-heon’s twisted common sense and the survivors’ boring common sense really interesting.
“…Still…”
Lee Jae-heon’s perspective on Vivian was a little funny.
“Bian, our gomtaengi. Why would you ask me this? “Even if I catch you, the distance between the swimming pool and the bathroom in Building A isn’t that far.”
“….”
“It means that the uncle thought you would obediently listen to his request, you idiot.”
Jaeheon Lee thought Vivian would gladly leave him alone.
So, whether he dies alone, whether he dies torn to pieces, or whether his body is still alive even with holes in it. It is said that Vivian decided to turn a blind eye to this situation without paying much attention to Lee Jae-heon.
“…Why….”
“Are you asking because you don’t know? “You used that guy as bait.”
“….”
“I said I would meet him. right?”
Perhaps from there, thoughts seemed to diverge.
“That was completely pushing me to die. After all that, isn’t it even weirder to think that you would be worried about him? People whose survival instincts have already been castrated may well think that way. “To be honest, it’s only natural.”
Even at first glance, you can see that Lee Jae-heon’s self-esteem is quite poor. He wasn’t afraid to sacrifice himself even when people around him tried to stop him, but the person who used him for her own gain was Vivian. It is a natural phenomenon that Jaeheon Lee came to think that way.
However, there is something he failed to consider.
“…So what are you asking me to do?”
“….”
Vivian thought of Lee Jae-heon more favorably than he thought.
An inorganic and cool gaze landed on Song In-myeong.
“Do you have the right to stop me?”
That question was filled with all kinds of emotions.
In addition to feelings of betrayal, regret, guilt, etc…
“…No, there is nothing.”
“Then get out of the way, Song In-myeong.”
Vivian said like she was chewing.
“I will take care of resolving any misunderstandings with Jaeheon Lee.”
When Vivian pushed me aside, Song In-myeong obediently made room for me.
Vivian immediately ran to the swimming pool where Lee Jae-heon was, and Song In-myeong, who was watching quietly, burst into laughter. My stomach hurt so much that I grabbed the door handle and collapsed.
“…Aha ahahaha…!”
Vivian was not as affectionate as Jaeheon Lee thought.
“Ah, that’s so fucking funny. haha…!”
Once a person has accepted something in their heart, they never turn it away, and although they may be cold to others, they are extremely good at maintaining good manners. There is no way that Vivian, who rarely crosses the line, can accept or understand the death of Lee Jae-heon, whom she has recently begun to care about.
The fact that Lee Jae-heon, who is incredibly quick and talented, is such an idiot for this kind of thing was so funny that Lee Jae-heon jumped into a desperate situation.
“Wow really…”
Song In-myeong muttered, bursting into laughter.
“That sucks.”
How can it be this fun?
The relationship between the friends I had almost completed and Jaeheon Lee, whom I was about to become close with, was very interesting. As an artist who has seen a new direction, I am very happy that a work I have already created is linked in this way with a completely separate work.
“…Whew…”
He took a leisurely breath and leisurely left the bathroom.
I wanted to see how things were going.
* * *
Lee Jae-heon was not an idiot obsessed with the ghosts of the past.
The past was the past. It is just history, time, and memory, and not a great being like a ghost. Even after the only happiness in life died, that thought did not change. It was the same now that I was reminded of my past life in the body of an old manager.
But suddenly I feel a sense of self-destruction.
-monster.
The point was that when he jumped into the swimming pool, he also heard screams of confusion.
―It’s a monster, a monster….
―Please help me!! help me…! I don’t want to die like this!
―Huhhhhhhh… Huaaaaaaaa!
-Please take it out! Save people, save people! Argh!!
However, the art teacher who jumped into the water with him was quite satisfied.
‘…good.’
Jaeheon Lee ran towards the lane when he saw the art teacher stepping into the swimming pool. Surely his resistance would grow stronger once he came to his senses from the coldness of the liquid, but he intended to remain submerged in the water with the monster.
Jaeheon Lee was confident that he could do well on his own. As I had already seen in a lucid dream, the excited art teacher willingly jumped into the water, and even if he came to his senses late, all I had to do was grab him with my whole body. In my previous lucid dream, I dropped the monster into the water in that way.
Even though Lee Jae-heon died first and woke up at that time, it still didn’t seem like he could do it.
‘…Ah, it’s so fucking awesome.’
The art teacher, who had gotten close to the lane, trembled and stopped, perhaps remembering a bout of lucid dreaming. Jaeheon Lee also stopped for a moment. He knew how short the art teacher’s patience was when faced with the coveted material.
In particular, the monster’s judgment in front of water was noticeably worse than in other places.
“….”
“….”
Lee Jae-heon spread his hands out and gurgled as if to hug him. When the breath air spreads into the black water. When the monster’s hand came within a stone’s throw of Lee Jae-heon crossing the inside of the lane.
with a splash-!
“…!!”
Lee Jae-heon’s mind was distracted by the survivors who stormed into the entrance.
Kwaduk!!
“!”
In that brief moment, the monster grabbed Lee Jae-heon by the collar, and Lee Jae-heon, who crossed through the black water with no resistance at all, fell into the lane with the monster. As the two figures fell into the water without a loud sound, the situation in the black water became difficult to see.
A loud voice rang out as if someone was shouting from outside the swimming pool.
“Jaeheon Lee!!”
“…! …!!”
Hey you disobedient chicks.
I was really confident that I could do well on my own, so I deliberately asked Song In-myeong for a favor and sent him outside, but the guys who didn’t listen to me ended up storming into the swimming pool. I never meant to use a tactic like dying alone, but these chicks are trying to sabotage me.
‘No, fuck, that’s second to none…!’
Jaeheon Lee’s strength was of little use inside the lane, which was full of water’s unique resistance. He managed to free himself from the monster’s collar by mistake, but his legs were caught before he could get into position in the water.
White plaster spread from the ankle caught by the monster.
“….”
Air
bubbles spread through the water again.
It’s hard to make a living.
(Continued in the next part)
