Chapter 110 – Episode 110. Link (1)

Sihyeon opened the door and entered the store as if possessed.

“Anybody home… ?”

Sihyeon went into her store and looked around her.

There were various items on display inside the store.

Among them, the colorful liquids contained in beautiful glass bottles attracted the most attention.

The store had a dreamlike atmosphere thanks to the slightly dark lighting and interior design.

“Is there something you are looking for?”

“.!?”

Sihyeon was startled by a voice suddenly heard from next to her and her body shook.

Since when has it been around?

A woman who appeared to be the owner of the store was standing next to Sihyeon with a smile.

“Oh, no. I’m not looking for anything in particular… “

Si-hyeon stopped mid-sentence.

The reason was because of the scent coming from the boss.

The strange scent I had smelled outside the store was faintly wafting from the owner standing next to me.

Sihyeon forgot about the conversation and just savored her scent.

When she smells the scent, she feels calm, comfortable, and… Little by little, I became dizzy.

“Is there something you are looking for?”

“… Ah.!”

When the boss called Sihyeon once again, Sihyeon came to her senses.

“Ah. I was passing by and saw a store… “I’m not looking for anything in particular.”

“I see. “Isn’t our store pretty?”

“Yes… It looks pretty… But more than anything, it smells perfect.”

“Is that so?”

The boss smiled at Sihyeon’s praise, as if he felt better.

“Oh… Who would make such a pretty customer cry?”

The boss saw the black tear stains on Sihyeon’s cheeks and stretched out his hand to wipe them away.

Sihyeon, who felt uncomfortable with the boss’s touch, tried to move his head back, but for some reason his body did not move well.

Sihyeon couldn’t move until the boss wiped her cheek cleanly.

“It’s clean now. Who rang? Boyfriend?”

“… “

“You had a fight with your boyfriend?”

“… No.”

“Hey, just looking at it, it’s true that I had a fight with my boyfriend… “Does your boyfriend seem very upset?”

“… “

Without listening to Sihyeon’s answer, the boss made a guess.

However, since it was somewhat true to deny, Sihyeon was unable to refute it.

“You already came to the store, so I hope the customer leaves in a good mood. Hmm… I’ll bring you something that’s perfect for you.

“Yes? No, it’s really okay.”

“It’s because I wanted to give it to you.”

“It’s really okay… “

The boss was still smiling.

But for some reason, that smile looked somewhat creepy.

The dim light shone on the president’s light purple eyes, making them shine magically.

“Hmm. What kind of item would be good for the customer… ?”

“No, I really don’t need anything… “

At that moment, Seon-woo’s face appeared in Si-hyeon’s mind.

And the faces of my younger brother and mother also came to mind.

In Si-hyeon’s head, the three people were smiling brightly together, but Si-hyeon was unable to join them and was sitting alone next to him, crying.

“Aren’t you angry?”

“… Yes?”

“It’s so hard for you… “

The boss turned his back on Sihyeon and walked towards the cupboard.

I opened the cupboard door and started rummaging inside, looking for something.

“I want to be alone, but there are a lot of women around me who are attracted to me.”

“It’s too hard to cut it all out one by one… “

“I have a girlfriend, but why are you doing this? I wonder if I’m not good enough… “

“… Yes?”

Si-hyeon was taken aback by the boss’s words, which seemed to penetrate her heart.

“Now, here’s something for you.”

The boss took out a small glass bottle from the cupboard.

It was a glass bottle filled with bright pink liquid.

The boss put the bottle in Sihyeon’s hand.

“Sharing something also means forming bonds. This is the case with those who share alcohol under a dowon and form sworn brothers, and those who form a blood pact by mixing each other’s blood in a cup of wine are like this.”

“This is similar. If you share this liquid with your boyfriend… A link is created that connects the two.”

“After that, the other foxes who cling to my boyfriend won’t even be able to come near me.”

“How is it? Do you like it?”

“… Yes? What nonsense is that… “

It was hard to believe what the boss said.

Sihyeon looked at the boss with suspicious eyes when he heard that it was as if magic or witchcraft actually existed.

“Well then, goodbye.”

Either way, the boss smiled and said goodbye.

After hearing the greeting, Sihyeon felt her vision blur for a moment.

When her vision became clear again, Sihyeon was standing alone on the street.

“Huh.?”

Embarrassed, Sihyeon turned her head and looked around her.

But let alone the store from before, I couldn’t even see the alley where her store was.

“… What? “Did you even dream.?”

It was too vivid to be a dream.

. But it was too strange to be reality.

Si-neung, who was standing there dazed as if fascinated by something about her, noticed that she was holding something in her hand.

When she opened her hand, she found the glass bottle containing the pink liquid that the boss had taken out of the cupboard.

“Wasn’t it a dream?”

A suspicious pink liquid of unknown identity.

The boss’s words were so scary and unbelievable.

… But the boss’s words did not disappear from Sihyeon’s mind.

Sihyeon looked at the glass bottle and was lost in thought.

Sihyeon, who was worried, closed his eyes tightly and put the glass bottle into his bag.

**

After being released from Si-hyeon’s confinement and returning home, I fell asleep with Su-a and Si-eun.

I guess I was so tired during my confinement that I ended up sleeping until the next day.

When I woke up and checked my phone, I saw a text message from Sihyeon.

[Let’s meet at the café in front of my house.]

Until I got out of the warehouse, I was worried that Sihyeon might disappear.

Fortunately, I received a call from Sihyeon asking me to meet him, so I was able to let go of my worry.

The next day, I went to the meeting place a little earlier than the appointed time with Sihyeon.

Sihyeon came before me and sat down.

“Did you wait long?”

“I just arrived too.”

Sihyeon answered while leisurely drinking coffee.

However, there were two cups of coffee on the table to say that I had just arrived.

“I ordered yours in advance, Sunwoo.”

Sihyeon handed me a cup of coffee.

“Uh, thank you… “

Naturally, as I was about to drink the coffee that Sihyeon gave me, I suddenly remembered what happened last time.

I put down the coffee I had brought up to my mouth again.

“Hey… Sister… Are you here again this time… “

“Give it to me.”

Sihyeon took back the coffee he gave me, took a sip, and handed it back to me.

“Can you trust me if I do this?”

“… Yes.”

Now I can clear my doubts and drink coffee.

“… “Have you changed your mind?”

To be honest, I thought Sihyeon would be in a more unstable state.

While I was incarcerated and living with him, he often showed signs of anxiety, and I thought his condition would have gotten more serious since I even disappeared.

However, Sihyeon’s appearance now seemed more solemn than expected.

So I asked if there had been a change of heart, but the answer I got was still firm.

“No, not at all. “I still have no intention of accepting Si-eun’s offer.”

“So.?.”

“It doesn’t make sense in common sense. You want to share a boyfriend with your sister? Plus my mom.?”

It was difficult to refute Sihyeon’s correct opinion.

“That’s right, but if we’re talking about common sense, isn’t there something my sister did to me too?” “

“Anyway, no. You are my boyfriend “I have no intention of sharing it with anyone else.”

Sihyeon stood up from his seat.

“Uh? Are you going already?”

“I still have to pack my bags.”

“Still… “

“Then do you want to go home together?”

“It’s okay to go, but… “

“Can’t we just live together?”

“… Yes.”

“… Yes.”

Sihyeon, who was about to leave, stopped next to me.

“Seonwoo, am I still your girlfriend?”

“… “Yes, if my sister allows it.”

“Yeah, a lot of things happened, but… But I still love you, Sunwoo.”

“… “I love you too.”

“Even if the world stays away from you, I won’t.”

“I’m always on my sister’s side, too.”

“See you next time then.”

With those last words, Sihyeon went outside.

**

She had a conversation with Sihyeon, but she returned home without much success.

“Brother! “What did your sister say?”

As soon as she came home, Si-eun welcomed me.

Si-eun, who was running towards me, stopped in front of me.

“… “Oppa, did you fall into a sewer on the way?”

“Uh? No? Why?”

“But why… “

Sihyeon frowned and plugged her nose.

“Ugh. Your brother smells strange… “

“… Strange smell?”

I put my nose to my body and smelled it.

But she didn’t feel any difference from usual.

“… Is it because she sweated all the way home?”

“It doesn’t smell like sweat. “I have a fetish for the smell of your sweat.”

“Uh.? Okay. I’ll take a shower first.”

“Wash up quickly!”

I immediately went up to the bathroom on the second floor and took a shower.

I pretended like nothing was wrong, but I was quite hurt when Si-eun avoided me, saying I smelled.

I took a longer shower than usual, washed my body thoroughly, and went down to the living room.

Si-eun, who was lying on the sofa waiting for me, got up and ran towards me once again.

“Oppa!”

But this time, Si-eun stopped in front of me.

“Ugh… Why do I still smell it.?”

“It’s still growing?”

As I took a step closer to Si-eun, he hesitated and stepped back from her.

“Ah… “

Si-eun, who heard my lament, was embarrassed and said.

“Oh, brother, I didn’t mean to do that… I kept smelling something strange… “

Si-eun, who was about two steps away from me, was lost in thought for a moment.

“… Eight!”

Si-eun, who was thinking about her thoughts, closed her eyes tightly and held her breath as she was hugged by me.

But as if that wasn’t enough, Si-eun started to gag as soon as she hugged me.

“Wow… !”

In the end, Si-eun walked away from me, covering her mouth and nose.

“Are you okay.?”

“. Uk. Oppa… Wait a minute… “

Seeing that Si-eun was having a hard time, she unconsciously took a step towards him, but Si-eun held up her hand and stopped her.

As I approached, the nausea got worse, so I had no choice but to watch Si-eun struggling from afar.

“Ugh. Really why are you like this.?”

“It was fine until morning… “

At that time, when I was panicking about the unknown situation, the front door opened and Su-ah’s older sister returned home.

“I’m here~.”

“Is your sister here? “You came early today?”

“I’m still a little unwell, so I came early.”

Si-eun ran straight to Su-ah and hugged her.

“Mom! “Don’t you smell something?”

“From Sunwoo?”

Su-a came up to me with an expression of confusion.

“What kind of smell are you talking about?” Tsk… !”

She approached me and Su-a, who was trying to smell her, stopped at the same distance as Si-eun.

“What is this smell.?”

“I’m not the only one who’s weird, right?”

“…”

Seeing how even her older sister Su-ah was avoiding me, I felt like her heart was being torn to shreds.

“It’s so… So bad… ?”

“Would you like to take a shower first?”

“I just got out of the shower… “

“Uh? Uh… But why… “

“… I don’t know either. I don’t feel it when I smell it.”

I put my nose to my body again and smelled it, but I couldn’t feel anything.

I thought about what the cause of the smell was, but I had no idea.

Since I had no choice, I decided to go into the bathroom one more time and wash up.

This time I used a different type of body wash and even sprayed perfume.

“How are you?”

“…”

Si-eun slowly shook her head.

I even tried spraying perfume, but the bad smell didn’t go away.

I went outside to see if other people could smell me too.

I stopped a man who was passing in front of the house and asked him.

“Excuse me, but is there some kind of bad smell coming from me?”

The man looked at me like I was crazy, then carefully stuck his head out and smelled me.

“… No? “I only smell perfume?”

“Is that so.? “I’m sorry for suddenly catching you.”

“No. Well. It’s okay.”

The man went on his way again, and this time I went into the convenience store and asked the part-time worker.

“Do I smell bad by any chance?”

“Yes? Oh, no.?! Just the smell of perfume… Ah, it smells a little strange.”

The female part-timer seemed okay at first, but she frowned as the odor got worse.

“Ah. It gets worse the more I take it… “

“… “I’m sorry.”

I ran away from the convenience store.

After that, I stopped by a few people and asked questions.

There were people who said it was born, and there were people who said it was not born.

However, those who felt the odor did not react as strongly as Su-ah and Si-eun.

My heart felt stuffy due to the unexplainable odor.

Maybe it will get better over time?

But the next day, and even the next day, Su-a and Si-eun’s reactions did not improve.

On the contrary, it got worse.

The distance of two steps has now become more than five steps.

Out of frustration, she went to the hospital, but was told that the cause was completely unknown.

As the distance from me grew longer, Su-a and Si-eun seemed to feel sorry.

In the end, I decided to leave the house and stay long-term at a nearby motel.

I could no longer bear to see the two of them pretending like nothing was wrong even though they were having a hard time.

Su-a and Si-eun tried to stop me from leaving, but I didn’t want to see them suffer anymore.

I decided to sneak out and while I was packing my luggage, I found a scented candle that had been stored deep in a drawer.

As I looked at the scented candle, the strange atmosphere of the boss came to mind.

If you’re a business owner selling unusual items, isn’t there some way?

Feeling like I was grasping at straws, I went to the alley where the store was located.

However, no matter how much I searched, I couldn’t even find the alley, let alone the store.

With even my last hope gone, I quietly packed my bags and moved to the motel.