Chapter 158 – Memory (5)

Memories flooding into my head as if someone was pouring a bucket into my head.

I became dizzy from the overwhelming amount of information.

“Ugh…”

I felt a strong sense of dizziness and collapsed to the ground.

From the memory of being born as someone’s son to the memory of dying locked in one’s own karma…

A man’s entire life was engraved in his mind.

The lives of men who all have the same face and are under a terrible curse…

“Wow…, Bam…”

I rolled around on the floor, groaning in pain.

1000 times…, 2000 times…, 3000 times…, I felt like my brain cells were on fire as each and every memory was clearly engraved.

“Keuuuuu…”

Familiar faces emerged from the swirling memories.

Hyeon Ha-yeon, who was smiling innocently, approaches with a blood-soaked smile.

Baek Ga-eun, who was speaking cautiously with a shy smile, bursts into a manic smile.

And…, Lee Ji-yeon looking at me lovingly.

…

Even while I was distracted, a strong question dominated my mind.

Why is Lee Ji-yeon with the warrior and the devil?

She’s not just there.

She existed from the very beginning when I was cursed.

Jiyeon Lee was my lover, her colleague, and at the same time, she was my master.

Her head started hurting.

How can it be that ordinary people follow and surround themselves throughout their lives?

… Ji-yeon Lee was also cursed.

I was startled by the unbelievable facts and began to doubt my head.

… Yeah, my brain must be weird. That’s right, I was wrong…

That time when I brainwashed myself into thinking that what I believed was the truth.

…

That memory came to mind.

In a book given to me by a goddess one day, it was written on the last page…

Memories of a ‘childhood friend’.

Perhaps because it was my most recent life, every single sense felt vivid.

… Uh, uh…

My body started shaking, and cold sweat started flowing.

The only modern memory among thousands of memories.

It was not something unrealistic like swords and magic, but a realistic memory of tying people up with cable ties and cutting off arms with a saw.

No matter how hard I tried to stop, the memory wouldn’t stop playing, and the moment Baek Ga-eun’s severed head rolled around on the floor, I became nauseous.

“Wow…”

It would have been nice if this had been the end… This time, memories as ‘Kim Cho-in’ began to flow in.

Perhaps because it was my memory, surprisingly, there was no resistance.

Just a feeling of recalling old times.

They say you see a magic light right before you die. Could it be that I am seeing a magic light right now? I feel free enough to think about it.

… Huh?

That leisure did not last long.

The moment I saw Baek Ga-eun raping me while I was drunk, I doubted my head again.

She violated me with a familiar movement, as if she had done it several times, and she had done it more than once or twice.

It was a memory that drove a wedge into a situation where her trust in Baek Ga-eun was already cracked.

And…, In the memories that followed, I witnessed a shocking scene again.

The day I went to Jeju Island with Hyeon Hayeon.

At a glance, I could see Hyeon Ha-yeon raping me, who was in a strange state.

She lightly tore the chastity belt I was wearing and continued her coercive actions with merciless violence.

The mixture of anger, fear, and embarrassment at being betrayed tore my heart apart.

… Oh, no…, Boo, obviously, I…, Attacked…

Before I could even feel the lingering feeling of being deceived by Hyeon Ha-yeon, other memories came flooding back to me.

The sight of Baek Ga-eun attacking me in Busan was no longer shocking.

The day I ended my short run away and pledged my love to Lee Ji-yeon…

I fell under Lee Ji-yeon’s ‘magic’.

Everything I thought I truly loved was Ji-yeon Lee’s trick, and all the feelings I had firmly engraved on her were fake.

I feel like I have been denied my entire life…

…

Before I knew it, I had stopped shaking and sweating and was lying on the ground in a daze.

My head felt cold as if it had never happened before, and my tattered chest was worse than a rag.

Before my eyes, I see a small ant baby crawling with food in its mouth.

Even small creatures live their own lives, but I…

At that time, a sparrow suddenly flew in, picking up the ant that had been crawling hard and flying away.

The ant, who was diligently carrying out her duties, ended up becoming prey.

…

It seems like the world has no intention of leaving me alone.

After struggling to get up, I walked down the street in a dazed state.

Without a destination or direction, I just headed to a place with a lot of people.

For some reason, I had a feeling that places with a lot of people would be safer.

I could feel people’s eyes glancing at me, even though I was completely injured, but no one spoke to me.

How long has it been since I was walking down the street in the middle of Seoul like that? .

Someone spoke to me.

“… “Oppa?”

I was startled by her familiar name and turned around to see her standing there.

“…”

It was Lee Ji-yeon’s younger cousin, Lee Yoon-ah.

Fortunately, I was a little relieved because it wasn’t a dangerous person, but I was a little worried that Yuna Lee had appeared.

This is because Lee Yun-ah was also cursed.

Of course, she was freed from the curse a while ago, so it has nothing to do with it now.

But…, Now that the memories of her past were vivid, I felt uncomfortable with her.

The curse is carried through her love.

Naturally, she and I were once in love, and that memory of her remains intact.

… Let’s avoid it for now.

After making up her mind to pretend that I didn’t know her, I gently turned her head and walked away.

“… Oh, brother!”

Yuna Lee must have been a little embarrassed by my reaction, so she quickly came over and stopped me.

“No, someone is calling, but why…” . Uh? Brother, your face…”

… Ah.

I reflexively covered the corner of her mouth to get her words out.

“… That…”

“Oppa, who did you fight with?! No, my face is all exploded!”

The people around us started to look at us as they saw Lee Yuna making a fuss and grabbing me.

Feeling her stinging gaze, I glanced around at her surroundings and quickly spoke to her.

“… Well, it’s Yoona…, Because it’s not like that…”

“What if you use that handsome face like that!! Oh, really!! Upset…”

Yuna Lee made a fuss as if she was hurt and grabbed my face to inspect her wounds.

Thanks to this, the attention of the people around her was even more focused, and I felt uncomfortable for some reason, so I stopped her and said,

“… Yu, Yoona, stop. Because it’s okay…”

“… Are you Jiyeon? What did she do that they sent someone away without even treating her wounds? .”

I flinched slightly at her self-talk.

After Yuna Lee let go of me, she took a step away, glanced at me, and said quietly.

“… By any chance, were you kicked out?”

“… It’s not like that.”

She denied what she said, but Lee Yun-ah didn’t seem to believe me.

“… It won’t work. “Oppa, let’s go to my room.”

“… “What?”

When she rejected her offer, it seemed as though she was getting a kick out of it, and she started looking at me strangely.

“… No, just go and apply some medicine and leave.”

They clearly look suspicious of me.

… What should I do?

Right now, I have no money, no cell phone, nothing.

I am a little indebted to Lee Yoon-ah, and it is okay for her to hide herself for a while.

… If only I hadn’t been tangled up in the past…

Due to the circumstances, I was shaken for a while. Lee Yuna grabbed my wrist and said.

“Ugh…, I’m in front of you, so just stop by.”

Was it her memory that affected her? The moment she grabbed her wrist, her body froze.

“Just apply the medicine and leave. “That’s okay, right?”

“… Yes…”

In the end, I ended up following her.

*

As she said, Lee Yoon-ah’s room was nearby.

“Come in. It’s a bit small, but it has two rooms…”

The moment she stepped into her house, hearing stories about how good it was because the rent was cheap, a cold feeling ran down her spine.

…

Instinct was sending a warning.

… Let’s get out quickly.

I’m tired of being dissatisfied with unreasonable things.

At that time, Lee Yoon-ah, who was cleaning up the house in a hurry, saw me standing quietly and quietly spoke to me.

“Oh, sit over there. “I brought it for 50,000 won, and it’s worth sitting on.”

There was a small single-seater sofa where she pointed.

I rolled my eyes and looked around, and it seemed like she was living her life in a cute and well-decorated way, like a girl in her 20s.

She was thinking of taking advantage of her goodwill and befriending her for a while, but her survival instinct was sending a tingling warning, so she deliberately pretended to look around her house and didn’t stick to her ass.

After a while, Lee Yoon-ah, who was in the middle of searching through her house, came up to her and spoke to her.

“Ah…, There was definitely a connection…, There isn’t one…”

She smiled sheepishly and scratched her head, telling her it was okay.

… Should I borrow some money?

Just as she was wondering for a moment whether she should borrow some money. Lee Yuna quickly added her words.

“Oppa, I’ll go and get it for you, so just wait a moment.”

… What should I do?

From experience, it is right to protect her when sending a warning.

But now I have nothing.

If you don’t have money in Seoul, you can’t sit anywhere.

I wanted to borrow some cash and hide myself somewhere for a while, but asking to borrow money at all cost seemed strange.

… I can’t help it.

“… No, it’s okay if you don’t buy it…”

“Ah, I don’t know, I don’t know, Oppa, please wait! Okay? “I’ll buy it right away.”

She pretended to decline, but fortunately, Lee Yoon-ah took her wallet and left her house, saying that she would definitely buy the medicine.

“Well, there’s something to eat in the refrigerator, so take it out and eat it!”

She took care of me until the moment she left the house and closed the door.

‘Kwaikkkeokkkkeokkkkeok’

After hearing the sound of the door closing heavily.

I let out a short sigh at the thought that I was finally alone.

… I’m going crazy.

What I mean by finding memories is Hyeon Ha-yeon, Baek Ga-eun, and…, Meaning that Lee Ji-yeon may have found her memories.

When I think about Lee Ji-yeon using magic on me and Baek Ga-eun giving me medicine and hypnotizing me, I feel like I’ve regained a lot of memories…

Considering that I haven’t done anything extreme, it seems like it hasn’t completely come back yet, and it seems like my memories came back much earlier.

… It’s going to turn. How do I deal with these crazy bitches…

Being a goddess doesn’t help, so I have to go through it alone.

All I can do now is hide in a mountain somewhere.

… Should I go to a temple?

Can you really hide yourself by entering a temple?

It was difficult to guarantee.

While she was waiting for Lee Yoon-ah, shaking her head…

“… Sigh!”

At that moment, a chill so strong that it took her breath away came over her body.

The survival instinct that had been constantly warning me suddenly started whipping me sharply and urging me on.

… If you don’t leave right away, you will die.

Has there ever been such a strong warning?

The fear of death took over her mind, and the moment she stepped towards the front door to leave her house…

“Keck!”

An unknown sensation held me back, constricting my breathing.

This is the 7th floor. You can’t go out unless it’s the front door.

… If not at the front door, then where…

Contrary to my thoughts, my body moved on its own and set out to find my own way.

I decided to hide myself first, so I hid in Yuna Lee’s bedroom.

The moment I quickly closed the bedroom door.

Beep- Beep- Beep- Beep-

A faint sound of a password being entered could be heard beyond the door.

In response to the sound of the door opening, my heart was beating violently, and my ears were ringing.

“…”

Hold your breath and focus all your attention beyond the door…

“… Ugh, where did it go?”

At that time, Yuna Lee’s voice was heard beyond the door.

… It’s Lee Yoon.

I felt a little relieved when I heard Lee Yuna’s voice, but her survival instinct was still whipping me.

“… Did you go to the bathroom? ?”

That’s when I heard Lee Yuna open the bathroom door.

Beep- Beep- Beep- Beep-

The sound of entering the password was heard again.

“… Huh?”

Yuna Lee’s embarrassed voice heard through the door.

… Huh?

In an instant, the warning that was whipping me stopped.

And…, I felt the house ringing, as if someone had run in.

‘Thump thump-‘

“Aaaaa!!!”

At the same time, Lee Yoon-ah’s sharp scream was heard for a moment and then suddenly became quieter.

… Ah, ugh…

A heart that beats as if it might explode.

Memories deeply embedded in her mind burned, and fear filled her throat, constricting her breathing.

I reflexively took a step back and fell from the door, and soon I heard a familiar voice outside the door.

“… “My brother, where are you?”

Her voice made me excited without even realizing it.

“… Hehe!”

It was Baek Ga-eun’s voice.

“… Bae, Baek Ga-eun… ? Uh, how did you get in… !”

Soon, the voice of Lee Yoon-ah struggling was heard…

“Kyaeup!”

A deathly scream was heard along with a dull thud.

Several dull sounds were heard beyond the door, followed by Baek Ga-eun’s sighing voice.

“… Just kill it. A bitch like a slut…”

… Huh?

How many seconds had passed since Baek Ga-eun said those words?

There was a thud and the sound of something heavy rolling on the floor.

At the same time, a distant despair and fear came over me.

… Yes, people…, Ju, oatmeal…

Baek Ga-eun killed a person.

I know better than anyone else what that means.

I moved my body reflexively and looked for a place where I could hide.

… You have to hide, hide, hide…, Die. Demon, the devil…

A large closet stood out inside Lee Yuna’s master bedroom.

I quickly moved my body and crumpled into the closet and closed the door.

… Dead, dying…, Die… Kill it…

The moment I covered my mouth and hid myself because even the sound of my breathing could be heard through my clothes.

‘Kkiik-‘

I heard the sound of the master bedroom door opening.

I was afraid that the trembling of my body would shake the closet, so I hugged my whole body and tried to block the tremors as much as possible.

At that time, Baek Ga-eun’s voice was heard giving instructions.

“Burn that, set it on fire.”

… Die. Dying, Lord, dying… The devil…, Save me…

I desperately prayed to God, who was watching me, and prayed for my survival.

God told me the sound of someone approaching the closet.

‘Kkii Iik-‘

The sound of creaking hinges was heard, and light seeped into the interior where nothing should be visible.

When I unconsciously turned my head, I saw someone looking at me through the small open closet.

“Huh… !”

The moment we made eye contact, we started a game and made a small noise.

A sweet scent wafted through the crack in the door, and at the same time a familiar voice was heard.

“I found it.”