The Live

The size of the dark mium was about twice that of the melon.

Basically, it was much larger as it was named "city," not a village.

However, the number of inhabitants and those living in the dark was only half that of Mellon.

A small number of people without a chin compared to a lump of land.

And the reason was, of course, that those who had a sound mind would avoid the dark matter.

“It's creepy, here. ”

The regular person who had just taken the accommodation took out the horse, unloading his luggage.

Throughout the entire stay, Yoon Jae and Jeong didn't say a word properly.

The streets weren't loud because of the melon.

However, the person who talked small talk or drink small talk seemed to be quite frequent.

However, the streets of dark mium were too quiet. It's even scarier when you see someone than it is when you see them.

“Even in a city without people, isn't it too much? How come there's no one else in the building? ”

The space was the largest in the neighborhood. It was made up of five floors, with the highest number of rooms.

But not only the outside, but also the house was quiet. It seemed like a village of ghosts.

“There's no one out there with a normal mindset. I won't make a sound. If you don't want to die. ”

In a grumpy answer, I asked him with a scary face.

“Are you saying that everyone you've ever seen is a murderer? ”

“Not all, but some. Well, there's nothing so special about murderers here. ”

As Yoon Jae's answer continued, his regular face became whiter and whiter.

There's nothing special about a killer.

The normal voice muttered with a less trembling voice.

“Oh, I hate it... ”

“Scared?”

“Yes, very much. ”

I shaken my head with the expression that the regular is bored.

Then I asked Yoon Jae, who put the luggage in the corner roughly.

“So why did you ask me to come here? There must be a reason. ”

“…… you know. ”

“Is it because of what happened? ”

Then work.

I could think of Yoon Jae as a regular person who had just heard about his past.

And Yoon Jae didn't want to hide all of his insides from regular people as long as he followed us here.

“Yes, it is. Not irrelevant. ”

“No way…. ”

Regular people blurred in between whether they could not easily get their thoughts out.

And looking at the norm, Yoon Jae took out the hind words instead.

“Maybe he's here. ”

“That bastard? ”

Yoon Jae nodded his head and remembered a part of the diary.

[That bastard was here.]

The long back of the journal, unfolding alone.

Yoon Jae pondered for a long time who the 'bastard’ who speaks here.

And I just got that hint from the back of the journal.

[The number of those who live in the world behind us counted hundreds of millions.

Maybe even more so than most people on Earth.

But it didn't make sense that so many people disappeared and no one noticed.

I learned that after I came to the dark.]

“Don't you think that's strange? ”

“Yes? What? ”

“Those who live in the other side of the world... … Why didn't we feel strange after all those people disappeared? Hundreds, tens of millions, hundreds of millions are missing. ”

On Yoon Jae's question, the regular nod.

“Obviously... it's strange. ”

It was also the part that I thought was strange.

When I first started the tutorial, I thought it was something that was unique to me.

But gradually I realized that there were more and more people from the other side of the world than I had imagined.

If only ten or twenty people disappeared suddenly, the world was reported on the news.

However, even if it was just Mellon, there were people living in the same population as a small town on Earth.

In addition, the number of people in other cities would be infinite, but there could not be any talk on Earth.

And Yoon Jae was able to find out why through the diary.

“It's forgotten. No...... Should I say it's gone? ”

“What are you talking about? ”

“In the other world, where we lived, there are no more of us left. ”

[I met several people in the dark.

They were murderers who terrorized a country, and crazy doctors. Many of them were busy blabbing about their reputation.

However, none of them were known in the 'world I lived in'.]

“If you go to the other side…… the memories, records and traces of them will all disappear. ”

[I met two people.

They were brothers. It's unusual for a brother to come into the other side side-by-side.

Before entering the alternate world, he didn't remember his brother's existence. He said he grew up knowing he was an only child.

Their parents, their relatives. None of them remembered his brother, and there was not a single photograph left.]

“That way...... our existence becomes‘ never was’. ”

[He didn't remember his brother's existence until he stumbled across his brother in the other side of the world.

Maybe I too...... have forgotten people like him.]

“That's funny. Obviously I existed, but I didn't exist. ”

At Yun Jae's words, the regular face was quite shocked.

He opens his mouth trembling.

“Well, what about my sisters? ”

“I'm not gonna cry about you disappearing. But they won't remember you. ”

“They don't remember me? No sign of me? ”

“Yes."

“Ha……. ”

Fluffy...

The regular expression settled down. Then, after a while, he changed his face and became a complex face.

“Should I... like... this... or not... ”

It is fortunate to think that the younger siblings who need to take care of him will be sad that he is gone.

But if they don't remember themselves and even disappear, they can't help but worry about how they're doing.

Regular, who had been covering up complex faces for a while, suddenly raised his head.

“So what does that have to do with us coming to the dark matter? Who the fuck is that? ”

“What town is this? ”

“Then the murderers……. ”

His regular expression was stiff.

“Really?"

“I'm not sure yet. ”

Acknowledge -

“The murderer who killed my family... might be here." ”

Yun Jae's family was murdered.

But the unsub didn't catch it. It was a serial killer that killed more than ten people, but the killer left no trace.

It was strange.

In a modern society developed by scientific investigators, so many people can't catch the perpetrators of the victims.

It was not impossible, but it was never easy.

But...

What if the unsub suddenly came to the other side like they did?

What if he's missing all the evidence, including the killer's fingerprints, motive for the murder, witnesses, etc.?

Everything makes sense.

“A little over half a year? The last time I saw my family, he didn't show up anymore. ”

Even the damn serial killings stopped.

“And…… the passage of the people to the other side of the world is similar to the time when the son of a bitch stopped doing it. ”

“Is he really here? ”

“Maybe.”

He replied bluntly, but Yoon Jae was sure.

There's a murderer on this side of the world who murdered his family. It must be him, the "son of a bitch" written on the back of the diary.

* * *

That night.

Yoon Jae and Jeong slept early at the lodging.

And on that bed, Yoon Jae had a dream.

Yoon Jae knew that this was a dream. But at the same time, the surrounding senses felt vivid as if they were real.

It was a hard sensation to express in words.

‘This is……. ’

When I opened my eyes, it was a familiar place.

A cozy bed. Desk and chair next to it. Makeup and mirrors.

‘My house. No.'

Yoon Jae's gaze turned to the woman lying next to her.

‘We…… home. ’

At the same time, you notice a small, sleeping child between her and her.

Eungyeong and Mina.

It was a time when I slept with my loved ones as always.

I dreamed about them many times. But this was the first vivid dream I had.

Yoon Jae raised her torso from the bed. I know it's a dream, but just in case you two wake up.

Recently -

His wife who was asleep was beautiful.

There was no need to mention how Mina looked just like her.

Most of all, no precious jewelry and beautiful scenery can be compared to two people.

“Eungyeong... Mina... ”

For a long time, I looked out of my mouth at their names.

It was the name I used to call them when I lived with them.

I didn't get tired of calling his name every day and staying up all night. My mouth was so sweet and happy just by calling my name.

But now I feel overwhelmed and unfamiliar just by calling out my name once. I knew it was so much happiness after I lost it.

Yoon Jae carefully reached out his hands.

I feel like I'm going to break if I touch it.

Carefully, as if touching a bunch of cracked glass.

Then I touched Mina's cheek and held her sleeping hand.

“I'm sorry.... ”

Yoon Jae bows her head.

My eyes blur. My tears start to congeal and flow down the ball.

My shoulder trembled as I swallowed the fever.

Everything seemed to be his responsibility.

I wouldn't have let you die if I was with you.

Or at least we could have died together.

“I'm sorry, sorry.... ”

I know I can't hear you, but I wanted to tell you face to face in my dream.

Kuaaak -

I felt the strength in the hands of my wife.

“I'm sorry... I love you. ”

Yoon Jae closes her eyes with her head bowed. Tears clumped together and fell down.

My teeth trembled less. When I opened my eyes again, I wanted the two of you to wake up and smile brightly.

So it's okay. We love you, too.

That's what I wanted you to say.

But…….

“Ah, ah... ”

Tak -

Yoon Jae sprayed his wife's hand, and I unknowingly withdrew.

“Aaahhhhhh!"

Yoon Jae screamed.

When I opened my eyes again, the two of them looked different.

Two sleeping comfortably are dead.

With his throat cut, his body full of scars.

It looked familiar, just as it was at the time the two men were killed.

Shoot him!

Boom, boom!

The surrounding landscape changed as well.

Rain falls and thunder strikes.

The spilled blood mixes with the rainwater and turns the floor red.

- Yoon Jae... Help me...

My wife's voice, which had been heard over the phone a long time ago, rang in my ears.

The damn dream, I only got caught in the corner and got the memory I had forgotten out clearly.

“Why…… why…. ”

Iron Puck...

Sitting there, you hear someone's footsteps as Yoon Jae murmurs.

Yoon Jae's gaze naturally turned back.

There was someone dressed in black as a black shadow.

W-

A sharp knife that spills blood.

That's him.

There was blood feet in Yoon Jae's eyes.

“Why…… why…. ”

Yoon Jae, who got up from his seat, ran quickly and grabbed his neck.

Kwaaaahhhh -

“Why did you kill him, why did you-! ”

“… look. ”

You hear a faint voice.

I feel relieved in my hands holding my neck. I heard what he said, though faint.

“Catch it. ”

Seek-