Chapter 299
Normally, I wouldn't be surprised to hear my roommate's voice at dawn, but now the situation was a bit different.
'I'm going crazy.'
Today, Ryu Chungwoo went as a guest to a camping variety show that lasted for 2 days and 1 night.
So, in fact, I was supposed to be alone, so I was able to comfortably conduct the video call.
[Oh…]
"Wait a moment."
Tak.
I closed my laptop once. Then I got up and headed for the door.
"Hyung, just a second."
And I opened the door.
Ryu Chungwoo, lightly dressed, stood with a somewhat puzzled expression. I was curious too. Why was he here?
"Um, I thought you were filming."
"Ah, I decided to rejoin tomorrow evening due to a casting issue."
Ryu Chungwoo touched the back of his neck a few times and spoke in a slightly embarrassed tone.
"But the door was locked… If you were sleeping, was just going to sleep in the living room, but I heard noises from inside."
He wouldn't be so calm If he heard what I was saying.
'It's also a place with good soundproofing in the first place.'
I sighed and moved away.
"There are a lot of noisy guys, so I guess I locked it up and forgot about it. I'm sorry."
"There is nothing to be sorry about."
It was even funnier that he seemed to understand this excuse. I briefly thanked Cha Eugene and sat down on my bed.
I was going to wait a little bit, and when Ryu Chungwoo went to wash up, I'd take the laptop and go out…
"Moondae, the laptop light is on."
"I just played a game."
Ryu Chungwoo seemed a little shocked.
"This late?"
"Yes, well. I think it will be fine for a day or so."
This excuse came to mind because I had been thinking of Cha Eugene until right before. It felt like my dignity was being shattered.
A vague answer came back.
"Hmm… It can be bad for your health, so do it in moderation."
"Yes."
I answered with difficulty.
"I will sort it out now."
"Okay. Even if tomorrow's schedule is in the afternoon, it's already 3 in the morning."
Ryu Chungwoo smiled faintly and began to take out his pajamas.
I held back my desire to punch the bed and made a rational decision.
He'll go in to wash in 30 seconds.'
So, I had to get ready to pretend to organize my laptop…
"Um, Moondae. Because of the situation… Is it okay if I ask you something?"
"Sure."
Ryu Chungwoo, who was holding the clothes, spoke a little cautiously.
I should have guessed there.
"About that VTIC sunbaenim."
Oh, damn.
I swallowed my saliva at the topic of the bastard in my laptop.
'It's covered, so he won't be able to hear it.'
"Listening to what Sejin said, it seemed like there was an incident. What did he do?"
"Hmm…"
I calculated quickly. How close to the truth was I going to tell him specifically?
And made the right concentration.
First of all, I had to imply that it was a thing of the past so that his reaction would not grow unnecessarily.
"I had some work before."
And then I changed the atmosphere by focusing on the explanation that it was not my fault rather than the incident itself.
"We had a fight. I didn't hit him first, I hit him back."
"A fight?"
"Yes. So, we… We fought with fist fights."
"…"
He was a bit perplexed.
It was good. I think it would flow into a situation similar to the last two guys with the same name.
"That… It sounds like you fought back while he was trying to hit his hoobaenim."
Accurate.
"Yes. There's also a difference in age… Hierarchically, it was his fault. You did a good job fighting back."
"Okay."
Was this the end?
It was time to start listening to comfort and advice…
"But did you become close enough to play games with that sunbaenim?"
Shit.
I didn't know how many times he would surprise me.
However, it seemed that Ryu Chungwoo did not intend to question, but was just curious.
"I came in earlier, but I heard a sound through your earphones. I didn't mean to listen."
As soon as the laptop was closed, it did not shut down immediately, so it must have been alive for a while. He had good ears.
"Do you have any concerns or inconveniences? About that."
… He seemed a bit worried too.
Perhaps, as he added up various circumstances from the recording of my profane speech, he suspected that there was some kind of situation in which I was constantly being disciplined and harassed.
Was it speculation that it would be used as a production bot in the 'game' I told him I had been playing until dawn?
'Because he's a guy who used to exercise, he must've come across a lot of examples.'
I shrugged.
"It's nothing. I'm contacting him because I feel comfortable after fighting. I've received enough apologies."
"Hmm."
"I'm using him well, so you don't have to worry."
"… Do you use him?"
"Well… It's enough once you've got it sorted out. Don't worry, he's easy to mobilize from time to time.
"Sorting it out…"
Ryu Chungwoo seemed to understand something, but soon a worry flashed across his face.
And he asked hastily.
"Moondae, that doesn't mean you're getting bullied, right?"
It was me who got angry every time. Bastard.
"Yes."
I took some time to reassure Ryu Chungwoo, who was starting to worry about the situation on the contrary.
"Hyung, do you think I'm that kind of person?"
"No. Of course not. But um, since you're so smart… … If you ever want revenge, you know you don't have to be the same person…
"Don't say anything so obvious and go wash up."
Ryu Chungwoo entered the bathroom only then with a shy smile, and I came out to the living room with my laptop with the words, 'I will explain that I will finish the game and leave.'
And I opened my laptop with my back to the porch. I was thinking of stopping the app and turning off the power, but… Surprisingly, Cheongryeo's face popped up.
[Ah.]
It seemed that he was writing something down and working.
But he didn't bother hanging up this video call?
[Is the story over?]
"I didn't know you were still online."
[l wanted to hear the answer to the question.]
Oh, in the end, it came back to this.
'Why are there so many people asking for clarification on this and that?'
I pressed my throbbing forehead and answered lowly.
"It's a difficult situation to say out loud, so let's text instead."
[Great.]
-CHR: Like this?
-Apple: Yes
-CHR: ^^
-CHR: So why are you doing an analysis that can't be used?
Was he leaving it up to me?
I felt skeptical for a moment, but quickly typed in consideration of this guy's merits.
-Apple: After completely analyzing the pattern, there is something I want to infer.
-CHR: What is it?
-Apple: I don't know why I'm here
-Apple: My memory back then is hazy
I heard him making a low sound through my earphones.
I thought he was lost in thought, but soon an absurd article came to my mind.
-CHR: Wasn't it your wish to become an idol as a different person
-Apple: I was a public official.
-Apple: My relevance was just taking data and selling it
-CHR: Could it be that you secretly developed a longing for idols?
This bastard was really…
I deliberately didn't express emotion and calmly operated the keyboard.
-Apple: Looking at the cases of you and Kwon Heeseung, it seems that you had very specific wishes.
-Apple: Do you think I had one?
Laughter came from the earphones. I tried to change the setting to silent and it only stopped right before.
-CHR: Alright.
Okay.
-CHR: But I don't think that's the only thing.
What?
-CHR: I don't think you're one to show all your hand cards because you want to feel better.
-CHR: Any other reasons?
Okay. I had the means of the status windows and missions, so more things were possible.
However, there was an explanation that could be done without needing to explain it. I paused for a moment, and soon wrote a slow reply.
-Apple: I hoped this crazy thing wouldn't happen in the future
In the end, it came back to here.
A wish was a well-spoken wish, but it was crazy to go through 'status abnormalities' in a state where there was virtually no status window.
How many times have I almost died?
… The guy on the other side, I didn't even know how many times he died.
'It's already crazy in that there's no choice or knowledge.'
This must be the reason why I took action as soon as I got a clue instead of waiting for the 'conversation with Park Moondae'.
However, the person chatting didn't seem to agree very much. Cheongryeo glanced at the monitor.
-CHR: So you mean you'd rather just die?
-Apple: How could that be?
That was extreme.
-Apple: If you don't want people to die, you can use other methods.
-Apple: Whether you are running a campaign to make a donation
-Apple: I don't think it's good to send people to the past and make them die again if they can't clear the mission.
A short answer came back.
-CHR: Are you unhappy now?
It was funny because it was said by someone who has benefited from it.
I typed again.
-Apple: We are successful cases
-Apple: You never know what happened to a person who failed.
Kwon Heeseung's abnormal condition.
Obviously, only 'failure' was written, and the effect was not written.
'Cheongryeo's was clearly specified until the restart.'
If so, it usually meant that in case of 'failure', it may just end like my status abnormality.
What would happen after that… It didn't sound very positive.
-Apple: It must be difficult to catch the next target
-Apple: But if we analyze the pattern, we might come up with a way to stop it.
-Apple: Isn't it worth a try?
Time was a factor that could be controlled.
[…]
There was no response for a few seconds. He only moved his hand on the mouse a few times.
By the time I realized he was petting his dog, the answer came back.
[Maybe.]
I nodded slowly.
And the guy in the screen suddenly laughed heartily.
'What?'
-CHR: And…
-CHR: To prevent variables in activities due to people with future knowledge?
"…"
-Apple: What would you know?
[Hahaha!!]
I could hear him through the earphones. I was disgusted and turned the setting to silent this
Time
-CHR: Kicking the ladder is good
-CHR: Yes. I will cooperate well in the future, hoobaenim.
'This bastard…'
"Are you still playing the game?"
At that moment, I realized again that I was sitting in the living room of the dorm.
"No. Wait a minute."
I did a good job of putting it back to silent mode.
-Apple: Turning it off now.
This time I closed the app and turned off the laptop completely.
Ryu Chungwoo was sticking out his upper body from the room with a subtle smile.
"It looks like the game was a lot of fun."
"I will delete it."
"No, I guess…"
"No. I will do that for myself."
After silently enduring Ryu Chungwoo's encouragement, I laid down on the bed.
"I will close the door."
"Yes."
'Let's sleep properly.'
After asking Ryu Chungwoo for his understanding, I set the alarm for 10 o'clock and put my smartphone down.
I was more tired than I thought, maybe it was because I said a lot of things that I wouldn't normally say with my mouth.
'… I've guessed everything I can think of right now.'
A system that transferred to a candidate closer in time and space.
Finding that pattern was an achievement. However, the more eerie corners were revealed in detail.
'The system knows how to transfer people who will voluntarily die in the future.'
No, it was a transcendental ability that allowed people to return to the past at the point of death in the first place.
Inadvertently called the status window once.
[Name: Park Moondae (Ryu Gunwoo)]
A list of lines starting like that.
Why did this remain with me even though the transfer system has left?
The more I analyzed the pattern, the more my uniqueness was revealed, which was a strange feeling.
And in the end, I realize that my choice was not wrong.
'In the end, it is necessary to talk to 'Park Moondae'.'
I couldn't deny it. There was a high probability that the blank I had could be found there.
'And if it goes on like this, at least one target…'
When I thought that far, I fell asleep.
It was a deep sleep without long dreams.
And the next day…
Geeeeeeeing-!
"…"
I slept well.
I turned off the 10 o'clock alarm and erased the message notifications and pop-ups on the screen. And I didn't really care, but among them was an entertainment newsletter app I recently subscribed to.
["I can't feel the military spirit" T-Holic comeback with 6 members]
I later found out that it was nothing more than a disaster alert.