230 – People and Heroes (7)
Baek A-hee, who was growling like that, suddenly noticed something strange.
“…’Who are you’?”
It was none other than the words Han Jaejoong muttered while looking at her face.
“Why, why are you saying that…? It’s me. Ah… Red Vega! “I’m coming to your heart like a comet… So, could it be that you hate me…?”
“It won’t be any use saying that.”
The answer came from Haru, not Han Jaejoong.
“Right now, my brother has amnesia.”
“Memory… Loss…?”
When Baek Ahee asked in confusion, Han Jaejoong nodded his head.
“…That’s how it happened.”
She spoke carefully, setting aside Haru, who was resting on her lap.
Since she was going to be a pet, she unconsciously agreed to Haru’s crazy suggestion to practice grooming in advance, but she decided that it was against etiquette to continue doing that in front of someone she was meeting for the first time.
“Do you show favoritism!”
Haru grumbled, but I ignored it.
“Uh… Mr. Vega? Did you say that? “I think you knew me… I’m really sorry, but I don’t know you.”
Sitting on the floor of a dirty alley and telling a woman you’ve never met on her lap that she doesn’t know you. It’s strange to put it into words, but it’s even stranger to actually experience it.
Even she is a magical girl. Just by looking at the starlight flowing from her body, you can feel that she is quite a strong person. She’s probably a pretty famous and promising girl.
‘Almost all of my friends are magical girls.’
She was said to have acted as a monster, so it could not be helped.
Magical girls and monsters are inseparable. There is nothing strange about knowing each other.
Even so, questions remain.
‘If he was active as a monster, wouldn’t it be normal for the relationship to be hostile?’
However, no matter how I looked at it, the emotions shown by the girl named Red Vega were closer to favor, not hostility.
Red Vega opened her beautiful red eyes wide, probably surprised that she admitted not knowing him.
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“You did that to me and then forgot everything?!”
“…Yes?”
I was almost exhausted by this point. No, I was already tired a long time ago. What on earth was my past self doing?
Han Jaejoong, who was completely out of his energy to be surprised, asked.
“What did I do to you that makes you say that?…”
“Please lend me your hand for a moment.”
I obediently gave my hand as I was told. Baek Ah-hee quickly pulled his hand, placed it on her stomach, and whispered in his ear.
“It brought unforgettable pain to this place. “He harassed and stirred up.”
“…?!”
Han Jaejoong could not help but widen his eyes in surprise at that statement.
“I-I really…D-did something like that…?”
Even his face turned red, perhaps out of shame or anger toward himself.
Her words were metaphorical, she stimulated the imagination.
An image of herself molesting this little girl came to mind.
“Yes. Really.”
Baek Ah-hee smiled and nodded her head.
She thought her own personality was truly amazing.
When she heard the shocking truth about memory loss, she didn’t shed tears, but immediately started thinking about pranks.
‘It’s the same.’
Even if I lost my memory, its essence did not change.
The only things that have changed are relationships and the body.
I touched my hand and felt it. I can’t feel any body heat from him. There is no warmth in the body.
“…Why, why? No, the word ‘why’ is also strange. Well… I have nothing to say. Sorry. No, is the apology itself a deception?…”
However, people were still warm. It was really cute to see him tremble without even thinking that there was something wrong with his words.
“You don’t have to be so scared. “You’ve already made up?”
“Are you angry…?”
“Yes, of course.”
Baek Ah-hee once again brought her lips close to his ear and spoke softly.
“We got along very well.”
Han Jaejoong asked.
“What was your relationship?”
“That’s….”
Conflict arose within Baek Ah-hee. Lies or truth, which one to tell. What should I say to make him look good?
Han Jaejoong, who has lost his memory, is like a blank slate. If he mixes in a little lies and cleverly works under the influence, he may be able to get what he wants.
‘Are you saying we were just dating?’
No. This is a lie that will be discovered too quickly.
Suddenly, while I was thinking about it, I became dumbfounded.
Wasn’t it meant to make Han Jaejoong in trouble anyway? What does it matter if it’s a lie? It would be enough for his face to become perplexed even just for a moment.
In that moment of worry, Baek Ah-hee realized her own feelings.
‘…You don’t want to be hated.’
Since he lost his memory and his existence was unfamiliar to him, he did not want to make himself remembered with hate from the beginning.
He doesn’t want to be the bad person who presented the lie from the beginning.
Baek Ah-hee slowly put the words on the tip of his tongue.
“To the extent that Jaejoong entrusts his life to me?”
A word that is true but strangely hides its core, leaving room for interpretation. It was an extension of the tone he used when explaining what he had just done.
“It was a bit too close. “We touch each other often.”
Baek Ah-hee whispered and fell out of earshot. In the process, when Han Jaejoong and her eyes met, she smiled without saying a word.
A hero must also have an opportunistic side at times.
“That’s the same for me!”
“In terms of the weight of the promise, it would have been much heavier on my part! And I was much, much closer to him than Haru was!”
Baek Ah-hee was so upset that he pushed her face closer again. In a straight line where your eyes are directed.
The faces got closer again. Just as a water glass is filled with water, his red pupils are filled with water.
“Please believe me!”
Han Jaejoong avoided eye contact as if he was having trouble. Then he carefully lifted her up, placed her on his lap, and lifted her up.
I was speechless. What do I have to say?
He has someone he likes. He loves someone so much that he would even ruin his life for that person. Needless to say, it is Yun Seol-hwa.
Haru’s favor was at least well deserved. What she wants is literally goodwill between people. In a way, it was a feeling close to love for humanity.
But it wasn’t this girl. She clearly harbors her rational favor towards herself. Even though she had only known him for more than 5 minutes, she was able to realize it.
Of course, I admit that we were close. Even though it was her first time seeing a woman this close to her, she felt little discomfort and her body accepted her with a familiarity.
But that was no reason to believe her when she said that she had put her body against hers. No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think she got there.
“That… Over there….”
Han Jaejoong was worried. How should I tell her so she doesn’t get hurt? Should we now deny that statement as false?
In the first place, she’s a magical girl, and I’m a monster, right? I must have met her after she became a monster. How can she love me? In fact, it may have all been just excessive self-consciousness and an illusion.
We can’t deny the possibility that she just likes to make fun of people.
Han Jaejoong searched beyond his memories. He wanted to think of her, but he couldn’t, and his heart felt tight. His throat closed.
“What is Mr. Vega’s dream?”
What cleared my throat was a question that came out of nowhere and was somehow out of context.
It was not a suitable answer to asking me to trust you.
“Yes?”
Baek Ah-hee suddenly remembered the counseling session she had with him. The answer at that time naturally flowed into my mind.
The embarrassment passed in a moment, and she answered without hesitation.
“I want to become a hero like the North Star, a symbol that leads people.”
It was a dream I had already ruminated over and over again, so there was nothing to stop me from doing. Her eyes shined brightly like first-class stars, and her pupils were as mysterious as a galaxy.
One very short question and answer.
Han Jaejoong was able to understand a little why he liked Haru to talk about her dreams.
It was beautiful. I felt a sublime beauty as she spoke of her dreams. She had a different charm from the girl who just smiled mischievously.
Polaris. I decided to think about why those words made me feel so uncomfortable and uncomfortable later.
After hearing the dream, Han Jaejoong asked another question.
“Did meeting me help you achieve that dream?”
Baek Ah-hee was about to shout ‘yes’ without hesitation to that question, but closed her lips. She glanced aside for a moment.
She saw a friend whom she had hated just a moment ago, and in some ways even felt hatred or disgust for.
One day, when her eyes met hers, she just smiled innocently.
When I thought about it again, I felt embarrassed.
I was arrogant. I was ignorant and impatient.
What is a friend? Didn’t they share affection for each other? There had to be faith. I should have thought about the conversation first, considering the possibility of a misunderstanding.
What was it that I hated so much?
What does love mean?
‘Loving Jaejoong… Was the way to become a hero?’
I couldn’t give a definite answer. The more I fall in love, the more I feel like I’m moving further away from the dream I had for so long.
Of course, I was happy to meet him.
But I think it feels a little different from the happiness that comes from a dream.
The person who is supposed to protect everyone is now trying to protect everyone.
‘Is love unnecessary to become a true hero?’
This question also could not be answered for sure.
The meeting with Han Jae-joong itself was not poisonous. I can be confident about this.
However, my attitude toward accepting that meeting was poisonous.
“…You are hesitating. “There was no hesitation when you just talked about your dream.”
As Baek Ah-hee’s hesitation continued, Han Jae-joong smiled bitterly and said,
“It may be rude for me to say that because I don’t know you well, but…”
I don’t know. Baek Ah-hee’s body trembled at those words. I felt scared for a moment because he was so ignorant about himself.
A blank page is an opportunity to rewrite something.
At the same time, all the memories I had with him until now have been erased.
Baek Ah-hee finally realized it.
“Until there is no more hesitation in the answer, even if we were close in the past, becoming closer again is something worth thinking about.”
“…! I don’t like it… Please don’t abandon me…”
I was afraid. The fact that he was a ‘stranger’ to him. He was afraid that this was someone who could break off the relationship without hesitation.
“Throwing it away… Don’t misunderstand. This is just a suggestion. When you come near I can’t escape. I don’t hate you. Rather, when you consider whether it is good or bad, it is closer to good.”
“….”
“The choice is yours. “You choose.”
Is it a dream or a person?
Will you become a hero, or will you remain a human being?
“No matter what choice you make, I will respect you.”
As he continued talking, Han Jaejoong suddenly remembered a phrase.
“Have you… Ever seen stars?”
Movements of the lips and tongue, even breathing. Han Jaejoong realized that he was not used to hearing this.
It felt like my heart was beating.
“If you have seen it, follow your star.”
The belt in my arms vibrated as if it were beating.
The sensation felt like a heartbeat.
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Boom boom! Deep underground in Dark Matter.
The laboratory where the clones were created was shaken.
“What are you doing! “That is an alter ego that is not yet complete…”
“Give it to me!!”
Quadang! Libra pushed Gemini, the monster of Gemini, and touched the clone he was creating.
That alter ego did not belong to Libra. The production is low, so the face is not visible. It may be an item from a client other than Libra, or it may be Gemini’s own alter ego.
Libra poured her starlight into her alter ego. Gemini was shocked to see that.
“Is this pig crazy?! Is it because you don’t know what it would be like to forcefully control someone else’s alter ego? “You were the one who experimented, you pig!”
Gemini was astonished at the sight.
“If you force your soul into something other than your body, you will lose your sense of self! You cease to be you! “Not only did you lose your leg, but you also lost your brain?”
“Of course, I know.”
Libra traveled throughout his lab, pouring her starlight into clones that had not yet been activated.
“But such obstacles cannot block my path!”
All plans have already gone wrong. As it turns out, the forced divine awakening device that was used on Seolhwa Yoon had no effect. This is because Yun Seol-hwa’s transformation into a monster stopped in the middle.
However, the plan can continue.
“I have already lost most of my assets. “It doesn’t matter if I lose more here.”
The bodies touched by Libra rose one after another. None of them were complete, and each one had a bizarre appearance and movement.
Libra shouted from the center of those writhing bodies.
“If only I could sacrifice my soul to solve my fate! “Accept it kindly!”
I sacrifice everything to see a just sacrifice.
“Look!”
He stuck the syringe he was holding in his right hand into my neck.
Forced divine awakening.
A prototype produced just before making the finished product.
It was a defective product that could reach the power of the galaxy, which could destroy humanity itself, but could not control that power at all.
“I will find my answer!!”
From him and his six clones, a strong light emanated that could blind him in an instant.
