200 – blue sky
dark darkness.
In it, she fell into a deep sleep.
The lengthy interrogation over the past few days was enough to make people mentally exhausted in many ways.
From questioning her identity to threats, intimidation, and even conciliation.
The focus of everything was on trying to prove the fact that she was an Abyss, and this was enough to act as an unbearable pressure for a human being.
But..
Nevertheless, she did not express any dissatisfaction or resentment about this.
As she had a considerable level of endurance, she did not feel mentally burdened by this level of work.
She lived day by day just enduring it like that.
Then one day..
When she woke up in the morning, she recognized that something had changed.
“… .sky?..”
What I saw before my eyes was a blue sky.
The clear blue sky that I have been wanting to see all along.
After staring at it for a while…
She slowly got up and started looking around.
“Ahahahahaha!”
“Jiyoung, run like that and fall.”
“… ”
What you see in front of your eyes is a child running with a bright laugh and those who appear to be parents.
In addition, there were also people jogging lightly and people taking a leisurely stroll.
And, what you can see beyond it is the shape of a wide river and the numerous bridges connecting it.
This gave her a rough idea of where she was at this moment.
‘Han River.. To be precise, is it Hangang Park?..’
The very place I used to visit often in the past.
Immediately after figuring out the location of this place, she felt a little bewildered and stood up for now.
‘Did you set me free? No.. no matter how much it is, releasing it like throwing it away without any explanation…’
Feeling a little dissatisfied, she began to examine her condition.
The clothes she was wearing now were moderately inconspicuous and plain.
Such an outfit that makes you feel a little modest.
Recognizing that fact, she started rummaging through her pockets.
And at that moment, something caught in her hand.
In response, she slowly began to take it out.
‘Cell phone… and 100,000 won in cash?’
Aside from the cell phone, it was estimated that the 100,000 won was literally sent for transportation expenses.
‘..Be kind too… well, should I consider it fortunate that I just got out of there?’
With that thought in mind, she began walking slowly as it was.
While handling her cell phone skillfully, she starts checking things that need to be checked in a hurry.
Assuming, the first act was to install a bank application using a nearby subway Wi-Fi and check his bank account details.
Fortunately, the money in the bankbook was intact, perhaps thanks to the fact that the automatic wisdom period after the death judgment had not yet passed.
“Whoa..”
At first, she felt relieved by that fact.
Then she began to feel momentarily confused as to what she should do, but…
Soon, a fact began to spontaneously pop into her mind.
‘..First… let’s go there. I need to go… find out what’s going on and take action…’
*
“… ”
“Ah.. bye.. Ji Seon-ah.”
It’s the one that greets you in front of your eyes.
A being with white skin and the face of his old friend.
For now, seeing the appearance of what can be called ‘Seo Ji-yoon’, Na-sun maintained a heavy silence for a while.
“… I’m sorry. No matter how much I think about it, I can’t think of anything other than here…”
Seo Ji-yoon speaks in a hesitant voice
Regarding this, Naji-sun frowned slightly, but soon sighed as if there was nothing she could do about it.
“..come in. for now..”
“..thank you..”
After bowing her head at her words, Seo Ji-yoon goes inside.
Looking at Seo Ji-yoon like that, Na-sun made a very unwilling expression, but first of all, she spoke with a familiar feeling.
“Did you eat?”
“Ah… no. Still… I thought I had to come here anyway…”
“..okay? Then stay like that for a while, I’ll cook you a simple ramen.”
“..yes.”
Seo Ji-yoon nodded with a little awkwardness at Na-sun’s words.
Seeing her attitude, Na-sun remained silent for a while, and then slowly headed to the kitchen.
Next, Na-sun starts to simply cook ramen.
There was nothing special about it except that one egg was added, but at this moment she was feeling a strange tension while cooking this simple dish.
Meanwhile..
Seeing her friend like that, Seo Ji-yoon asked her cautiously.
“how have you been?”
“..yes. so so..”
“… That..really?.. fortunately.. then.. what about Eugene? What happened to Eugene?”
“… I was deployed as a forward unit and went there, I probably won’t see you for a while.”
“… I see..”
Two people having a slightly forced conversation in an awkward atmosphere.
Like that.. Right after the talk about the current situation between the two of them for a while,
Na-sun carefully brought a pot of ramen that had just been boiled in front of Seo Ji-yoon.
“Eat, I ate earlier.”
“..Thank you.. I’ll eat well.”
Immediately after those words, Seo Ji-yoon started holding the ramen while moving the chopsticks.
Although it felt a little awkward at first, she soon began to inhale the ramen literally into her mouth in a bit of a hurry, as if she had heard a rumor.
It’s like someone eating ramen for the first time.
“Slurp! slurp!”
“… ”
Seo Ji-yoon is diligent in eating while even making noodles.
Seeing her like this, Naji-sun remained silent for a while.
Until the end of the meal of a friend who seemed to be quite hungry.
And after a while…
“ha..”
Seo Ji-yoon emptied the bowl of ramen noodles neatly while drinking all the way down to the soup.
Seeing her like this, Nashizhen let out a small sigh.
“Then… the meal should be over. Can I hear a little bit of your story now?”
“..my story? You mean…the story of when you were locked up in the National Intelligence Service?”
Seo Ji-yoon speaks with a slightly flinching reaction to Na-sun’s words.
However, Naji-sun slowly turned her head and asked her in a calm voice.
“… No, not that… the things you went through before that.”
“… before that… What if? Are you talking about my… what happened after I was taken away?”
“yes. The things you saw and heard among the Abyss. tell me those stories you remember is not it?”.
Na Ji-sun’s voice full of sincerity,
Regarding this, Seo Ji-yoon shook her head while showing a little embarrassment.
“I’m sorry, I… I’d like to tell you if I could, but I can’t remember well at the time…”
“… okay?”
Should I live with those words? Na-sun lowers her head.
Then she let out a small sigh and spoke in a quiet voice.
“I see.. that’s really unfortunate..”
Najiseon’s words made me feel bitter.
Then, while looking at Seo Ji-yoon in front of her eyes, she said with a slight smile on her lips.
“Okay, no one else, but my friend Seo Ji-yoon is talking like this, but it must be true in reality. Then, can I ask you another question instead?”
“What… what is it? .. I’ll tell you anything I can answer. Except for the ones whose memories are fuzzy.”
Seo Ji-yoon said that she seemed able to answer anything except for the story of her time as a member of the Abyss.
With those words, Na Ji-sun looked at Seo Yu-jin with her face straight up.
And then she
towards what is in front of your eyes.
asked in a calm voice.
“Then you… who the hell are you?”
“…!”