Chapter 328 – Side Story. Dream of Return (9)

As Samayeryeong’s spell continued, the world around us began to rewind.

Finally, we arrived back at my small studio apartment where Samayeryeong’s prophecy came to an end.

A man appeared at the entrance who looked familiar.

He had an average face, not too thin or too chubby, but as soon as I saw his features, I knew who he was.

“Huh?”

Isn’t that me from my past life?

As I stared at him in a daze, Hong Yeon-hwa grabbed my sleeve and asked, “Hey, hey. Is that man from your past life?”

“Yeah. That’s right. It’s a bit awkward to see my own face from a third person’s perspective, but I couldn’t forget it.”

“Hehe. So this is what Jin Ga-ga looked like. He’s kinda cute, isn’t he?”

“No need to flatter me, Soso.”

“No, really. He’s so cute.”

…Is that so?

Even though I knew Soso’s taste, I still couldn’t understand it.

But since I was feeling good, I gently patted Soso’s butt for a moment.

Suddenly, I realized that even though we were making so much noise, the man didn’t turn around to look at us.

“Yeryeonga, does he not recognize us?”

“Hmm… Jin Lang is right.”

It must have been a difficult spell because Samayeryeong weakly replied while holding her temples.

When I slightly supported her shoulders, Samayeryeong shook her head and continued, “This is just a reproduction of memories. All we can do is watch.”

“I thought we were going to see my memories.”

I thought I would see my past life’s point of view, but it seemed like I could still move independently in my dreams.

While we were chatting, my past self… Park Su-ho quietly prepared to leave and put on his shoes.

And when he opened the front door, the outside that was bright just a moment ago had already become midnight.

Come to think of it, was I working part-time at a chicken restaurant at this time?

Park Su-ho, who cleaned up a trash bag on his way out, immediately took out his phone and started reading a novel while walking.

We followed him.

Ignoring all the external noise, Park Su-ho just walked with his head down, doing only what he had to do.

Seeing him like that, Hong Yeon-hwa raised her eyebrows.

“Hmm? He’s not even looking ahead, but he’s walking just fine.”

“Hey, I wasn’t just looking at my phone. I was also keeping an eye on my surroundings, listening to the sounds and checking the corners of my vision.”

I hope he didn’t get into a traffic accident while walking and looking at his phone like that.

Chapter 328 – Side Story. Dream of Return (9)

I stared at Park Su-ho’s back, feeling like this was such an absurd ending.

When nothing happened, Samayeryeong came closer to me and asked, “By the way, Sang-gong? Since you said you remembered him, I thought your current Sang-gong and your past Sang-gong would be similar, but they seem quite different. He seems like he doesn’t care about his surroundings…”

“That’s right. Since we’re just walking now, can you tell me about my past life’s Jin Ga-ga?”

Peng Soso clung to my arm and pouted cutely. Even though I could tell her if she asked.

It wasn’t something to hide.

“Well, there’s nothing special. I just went to school like everyone else, went to the military, and then lived alone while working part-time jobs. The only unique thing was…”

After hesitating for a moment, I continued, “I really loved martial arts novels.”

It wasn’t just a casual interest, I was really into it.

I still am.

It wasn’t that I didn’t care about my surroundings, but I just didn’t have the energy to focus on anything else while reading martial arts novels.

I got used to walking like that every day, and even developed a way to look around while only looking at my phone.

As I matched my steps with Park Su-ho’s, Hong Yeon-hwa, who was looking at her phone, raised her eyebrows.

“Martial arts novels? But this is a world where martial arts are treated as a fabrication technique.”

“That’s right. But it was still good. There was a strange attraction to it.”

“Hmm. Maybe there was a reason why you were reincarnated like that.”

Now that she had regained some strength, Samayeryeong, who had collapsed next to me, nodded her head with a serious expression.

“Hong Unni’s words make sense. Maybe Jin Lang’s soul was ejected because of the shock when the line of life was separated.”

Like Hong Yeon-hwa, Samayeryeong thought that I would have flown to another world due to an unexpected accident.

The only difference was that Hong Yeon-hwa had taken her body with her, while I had only taken my soul after death.

“If you cross the world without any device, all your power disappears and only your pure body remains, right? At best, you can go to an adjacent world.”

“What are you trying to say? If it’s a soul without a body, does that mean it can go much further?”

“Probably. Normally, you would get lost and become a lost soul, but as I said earlier, Jin Lang really loved martial arts novels. Maybe that became his landmark.”

“Oh…interesting.”

As they chatted, Peng Soso, who had been sticking to my side, started to touch my body sneakily.

“…Soso?”

“Ah, I’m not really interested in how Jin Ga-ga got here. What’s important is that he’s in front of me now, and I can touch him…chuup.”

“….”

I wish she had wiped her drool before saying such a touching thing.

We continued to follow my past self, talking about this and that.

Park Su-ho was still walking while staring at his phone.

I wondered if we would just arrive at the chicken restaurant where he worked without any problems.

But then something unexpected happened.

Five gangsters suddenly appeared from a small alley and blocked our path.

Park Su-ho furrowed his eyebrows for a moment and turned around, but the exit was also blocked by five men of the same size and dressed in the same clothes.

It was a situation where even adults would be scared, surrounded by gangsters like that.

But instead of being surprised, Park Su-ho calmly looked around as if he was looking for a way out.

It was actually us who were surprised.

“…Jin Ga-ga? I’m not seeing things, right?”

“No, you’re not. I can see them too.”

All ten gangsters had a uniform gait.

Or rather, they had a uniform posture.

“If I remember correctly, those are the Gugungboro gang. They were active for a while, but it seems like they’ve disappeared.”

“Jin Lang? Didn’t you say this was a world without martial arts?”

“Um…I thought so too? It definitely was like that…”

Why is posture appearing here?

This changes the story completely.

I didn’t know, but it meant that there was martial arts in my past life.

One of the gangsters stepped forward and opened his mouth.

“Park Su-ho. 25 years old. Graduated from Saeun University. Currently working part-time at Golden Chicken. Am I right?”

“….”

The giant recited my personal information in a monotone voice.

Park Su-ho looked at him as if he didn’t care, but…I know. No, only I know.

He’s completely scared right now.

Of course. At that time, I was just a normal part-time worker, except for my obsession with martial arts novels.

I would pretend to be calm on the surface, thinking that there was nothing good about showing my true feelings, while secretly trying to find a way out.

Park Su-ho’s eyes were shining as if he was ready to fight, but he was also discreetly looking at the surrounding houses.

It’s not quite late at night, so there are still people awake.

And this is not a deserted alley, but rather a crowded place.

So he would shout for help and try to escape if the opponent was distracted, or if that wasn’t possible, he would try to endure the pain as much as possible.

…Is it because I’m seeing myself? I can read my inner thoughts just by looking at my eyes.

But it seems like it’s not the same for others.

Other women admired me and patted my arm.

“You! You’ve always been someone who doesn’t back down in situations like this!”

“Wow…even if I didn’t know you had martial arts training, with this physique and the difference in numbers, you should be intimidated…but I don’t see any of that. As expected of Jin Ga-ga.”

Eventually, I sighed deeply as it became difficult to listen.

“He’s just stiff with tension. He’s probably just thinking about how to escape by now.”

“What? But the posture…”

“Samamang-nim. I’m someone who would run away without hesitation in a situation like this. I just had a reason why I couldn’t run away until now.”

“…Oh?”

Samamang was briefly pondering my words, but then realized that he was also one of the reasons and blushed.

While enjoying the sensation of Samamang’s hand sneaking up on my side.

Finally, Park Su-ho, who had made up his mind, took a stance as if he could rush in at any moment and shouted loudly.

“Save me!!!!”