131 – Life of Fall (4)
“What are you doing all of a sudden!”
Han Jaejoong screamed loudly in surprise. Then, surprised at himself for screaming again, he covered his mouth. People passing by on the bridge began to turn their eyes towards them.
Most people were puzzled. Why is the magical girl here? Who is that guy? I heard it was suicide. Are you doing rescue work?
Someone left the scene in a hurry, as if they were associating the appearance of a magical girl with the appearance of a monster.
“Ah!”
Red Vega exclaimed as if he realized something. Then, he took Han Jaejoong, who was still confused, in his arms and flew up.
It was a sudden flight, but we did not forget to be considerate.
Red Vega’s flight skills were truly exquisite, creating a thin and transparent film that was almost invisible to the eye, covering both air resistance due to high speed and low temperature due to high altitude.
Han Jaejoong looked at her as if protesting, asking what she was doing. Red Vega answered while avoiding his gaze.
“There are people here and it’s too dangerous. “I’ll leave for now.”
“Yes?”
There was no answer to the question just now. In addition to the sudden attack, there was also an answer to the alumni letter. Han Jae-joong’s irritation grew even faster.
“No, what are we going to do now…!”
His voice began to tremble violently, like when crossing a dangerous bridge. The fury gradually became apparent.
‘I don’t really have time, but I’m suddenly starting to worry about a story that ended a long time ago.’
Just now, the attention of others was gathering, and my already tense nerves were further stimulated, and the anxiety that showed no signs of being resolved led to nervousness, and nervousness to irritation.
The irritation caused in this way lacks the ability to understand unexpected behavior. That lack provided enough justification for a harsh curse to come out of his mouth at that moment.
However, before Han Jaejoong started yelling at her in earnest, he managed to suppress her voice.
“What are we going to do…!”
Han Jaejoong glanced at Red Vega as if he was displeased.
Her red eyes were filled with water and trembled like a lake, and they were trembling as if a stone had been thrown into the lake.
Pity and worry, confusion and surprise.
Even though she said nothing, her eyes contained various languages.
When she saw those eyes that looked like they were about to cry, her anger disappeared.
‘…Let’s not vent our anger for no reason.’
It was clear that it wouldn’t make much of a difference whether I wasted my time worrying about something or wasting it on someone else.
It was even clearer that anger would not solve the problem now.
Han Jaejoong decided that it would not be too late to take action after hearing the situation, so he swallowed his words.
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry….”
After Red Vega’s somber apology, silence continued.
The silence was broken when the flight ended and Han Jaejoong’s feet touched the ground.
“…Where am I?”
Han Jaejoong opened his eyes and looked around him. He was on the veranda of an apartment that looked quite nice.
“Our… House.”
“Ah, yes.”
I traced his memories of seeing the moving episode in the original.
If that is true, it means that this is an area where the slums that were destroyed during the monster attack were redeveloped.
In other words, it meant that it was a building built by Red Vega on the site where her grandmother was alive.
Suddenly he became solemn.
“…It’s a nice house.”
He ended the conversation by lightly praising the house. Now was not the time to mourn someone. Right away, my nose was like a stone.
“Well, I thought this would be the best place to talk quietly… It’s nearby Haru to go to Jaejoong’s house, and it’s a bit too far to go to Baekho’s… That’s the story.”
“Hey, Mr. Vega.”
When Han Jaejoong softly called Red Vega, her shoulders flinched.
“Would you say I’m crazy and suddenly jump into the river? “Wasn’t this story already over?”
“….”
“If people are worried, they can at least relax while looking at nature. Why do you go overboard with something like that? Yes?”
The irritation that I had barely suppressed began to well up again as soon as I opened my mouth. His eyes were burning. It was a shame to even compare it to the cooled flame that rose from Red Vega.
“If you suddenly come like that, how troubled will it be for me! You’ve been doing this even before! Mr. Vega, did you think I didn’t know that I enjoy getting in trouble? But I endured it. You didn’t say anything the whole time. “No matter how comfortable I am with someone and whom I can bully as much as I want, there is a line…”
For Han Jae-joong, the object of his irritation gradually changed. Not to Red Vega, but to yourself.
It was pitiful to see him get so angry at the little boy who was a minor just a few months ago, and I was disillusioned with the way he was doing the wrong thing to the person he had pledged to protect.
“Huh….”
He sighed in frustration and sucked in misery at the same time.
“Anyway, I’m fine. You don’t suddenly go crazy and jump into the river. Thank you for inviting me to your house, but neither Vega nor I have much time to leave after having a cup of tea. “He ran out while I was working.”
Han Jaejoong took out his cell phone and showed the screen. He squeezed kindness like a dry rag and hung it at the corner of his mouth.
“Look. Current cell phone text message history. If I stay here, Ayun will criticize me. “If this continues, let’s go our separate ways before we all get scolded…”
“What if I’m crazy?”
“Yes?”
“You could go crazy.”
Han Jaejoong was taken aback, but realized what she was trying to say. She was refuting ‘you don’t suddenly go crazy and jump into the river’.
“I could have suddenly gone crazy… And jumped into the river…”
She trailed off her words as if making excuses. In reality, it was no different from an excuse. Han Jaejoong was dumbfounded.
“I think it’s not me who’s crazy, but Mr. Vega.”
The kindness I had forced upon myself was about to run out. The sharper tone of speech proved that.
“…I guess so.”
Red Vega laughed bitterly. It was a sad smile that contrasted with the flashy clothes. The moment she smiled, the magic surrounding her was erased and only her girl remained.
“I guess I went crazy for a moment. Jaejoong promised not to commit suicide, but I misunderstood again… Ehehehe…”
After agreeing like this, Han Jaejoong also had nothing to say.
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However, there was still one thing that bothered her. She strangely emphasized ‘not to commit suicide.’ As if any death was possible except suicide.
‘…Did you notice?’
Han Jae-joong got chills. I didn’t know why he was scared. Was he scared that the truth he had been keeping secret was revealed, or was he horrified because he didn’t know how he had found out what he had been keeping secret all this time? Or were you worried about getting scolded?
‘Why am I getting scolded by this kid?’
All those assumptions were so funny that Han Jaejoong scoffed inwardly. When I thought about it, there was no reason to be scared. If you knew, what would you do? Even I, the person involved, can’t do anything. The best I can do is spread the word.
However, given Red Vega’s personality, it was obvious that he would never reveal other people’s secrets. Whether he noticed it or not has nothing to do with Han Jaejoong.
Han Jaejoong suddenly became bothered by everything. He is tired of human relationships and tired of talking. That’s why he maintained his silence until Red Vega spoke again.
His cold gaze pierced Red Vega for a long time.
Red Vega looked around like a person wandering the vast sea, but eventually settled on his eyes and opened his lips.
“Well, then shall we disperse as Jaejoong said?”
Han Jaejoong suddenly lost his temper.
‘I thought he would at least stick out his stomach and threaten me like he always did…’
Why are you being so obedient?
‘It was a good thing from my perspective.’
It is a good thing that we can get out of this situation before even the slightest sense of consideration disappears.
Han Jaejoong left, thinking that today’s commotion was due to Red Vega’s characteristic fuss.
He must have been worried because he was seen standing in the river.
I declined Red Vega’s offer to fly back and take me home.
**
“What should I do….”
Baek A-hee was lost in thought as she looked at the dirt footprints left on the veranda.
I couldn’t get the monster’s words out of my mind that I heard today.
A red archer monster at the scene.
‘Did you know that Han Jaejoong was terminally ill?!’
He smiled and shouted that the sky should go away and left. Red Vega didn’t even have time to catch him. He had to spend a lot of time trying to interpret the incoming language in his brain.
Why did Han Jaejoong’s name suddenly appear here? Time-limited? Who? That person?
Come to think of it, Han Jaejoong was mentioned in his mouth before. At that time, I thought it was clearly an intention to reveal Han Jaejoong’s identity, but was he actually trying to say that?
Unfortunately, there are quite a few magical girls who are related to Han Jaejoong. The current strongest magical girls, Blue Sirius and Red Vega, are all related to him.
If his goal was to shake the mentality of magical girls, it was very effective.
Just looking at Red Vega right now made his head go blank.
Red Vega, looking at the place where the monster left, decided to look for Han Jae-joong instead of returning to headquarters. There was a convenient way to contact him, but he couldn’t even think of it at the time.
I just looked at the city from the sky like I was catching a rat.
While flying, Red Vega thought about many things. He goes from verifying whether the time limit is true to imagining what he should do if it is true.
Of course, there was no answer. Because there was no evidence to verify, and imagination could not replace reality.
He hasn’t done anything yet.
He hasn’t even gotten really strong yet. He is too far to reach him.
He has a little more work left to do, a little more sparkle left to show.
Leaving already?
These worries were amplified as soon as I met Han Jaejoong.
His back, staring endlessly at the river, looked just as bleak and lonely as when we had just met. The sight of it shaking back and forth. The large back seemed infinitely small.
Is it because I saw that lifeless appearance? Red Vega remembered suicide and rushed at him without thinking.
His reaction was different from usual. Normally he would have laughed awkwardly or rolled his eyes in embarrassment.
Han Jaejoong’s eyes towards Red Vega were one of irritation and pessimism. The eyes of a person who has given up on everything and does not pray for salvation from a magical girl. The kind of eyes you see often when you go to a rescue site.
At the same time, it stimulated her fear. The helplessness and self-destruction she felt before when she was trampled by the Watcher seeped through her eyes.
Originally, romance was burning in his eyes. Even if he was embarrassed or distressed, he was always warm to himself.
Looking at his eyes, Red Vega froze. Let alone pressing him for the truth, he couldn’t even come up with a single excuse. In the end, he found out nothing.
However, from that moment on, Red Vega had a premonition.
What the monster said was true.
“…Ribbon, what should I do?”
I asked the one and only mascot. The cat-like mascot did not open its mouth and remained silent. Just like she did a moment ago.
I just patted her shoulder. So that you can feel safe.
[It’s not your fault.]
It’s not my fault? I couldn’t even say a simple word of comfort like this? Was it just a meaningless waste of time?
‘I couldn’t even do that…’
I couldn’t say anything to someone who was about to die. I couldn’t tell.
I couldn’t think of anything on what to do.
What comfort can I say to someone who already knows the ending? Is there anything that can be comforting?
The magic in my hand felt like nothing now.
“What should I do….”
Baek A-hee thought for a while and then stood up.
“…Okay.”
When you don’t know what to do, it’s best to do whatever suits you.
“Because I am a star.”
Because he is a star that he recognized.
I have to make sure that my rival is not disappointed.
**
Han Jaejoong returned home after finishing today’s cafe work without any hesitation. He ignored Joa-yoon’s threatening recommendation that Yoon Seol-hwa would worry if he didn’t go to bed today.
“Belt.”
[….]
“How long are you going to keep quiet?” “Now tell me something.”
[….]
“Hey!”
Han Jaejoong grabbed the iron ball and threw it on the floor. Bang! The building with its thin walls and floors shook. He could have heard complaints from his neighbors, but he didn’t have the presence of mind to consider them.
“How long do I have to live like this! “You damn scrap metal!”
Ding-dong.
At that time, the doorbell rang.
“How can I….”
Ding-dong. Ding dong. Ding dong. The doorbell rang endlessly as if someone had repeatedly rang it.
“…Who the f*ck are you?”
He got up from his seat, swearing harshly.
“Who are you?”
He opened the door without even thinking about calming down his sharpened nerves.
“Like a comet in your heart.”
Boom. As soon as he saw Baek Ah-hee, he closed the door.
“Red Vega… Ah! “Why don’t you listen and close it!”
“f*ck you….”
I have something else to say.
“Just open it!”
Baek Ah-hee frantically knocked on the door. Jaejoong Han got irritated and opened the door again.
“What is it?”
“With the authority of the counselor, we have determined that the current patient requires special monitoring.”
Baek A-hee spoke skillfully, as if she had prepared herself.
“So, I recommend that I stay by the patient’s side and monitor him 24 hours a day!”
Han Jae-joong saw a large trunk next to Baek A-hee. He sighed softly.
“A quack envoy.”
It closed again.
