REC | Chapter 4

…There’s no way to know now, so what’s the point in knowing?4b2169ec1394acf8

He picked up e35a2622a3 the booklet provided 847b847812 in the seat.274b771cf6da9a51

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It was a guidebook 6da6cf4d81 introducing the places the 8b4e463dfa train to Zone 1 dbf8965390 passed through, what they 66164b7f07 were once called, and 15ca0fe2d2 who lived there.1e6e961c255acf26

The more he read through the text and photos, the more the ‘past’ world felt like a completely different realm.3355edaf3d3b3ba5

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After the first gate wave occurred, this land was no longer divided into regions but into ‘habitable zones’ and ‘uninhabitable zones.’5db13aaf576a9989

Naturally, regional names b757cfc133 disappeared and were f299e24359 replaced by the c5ccbe1c13 stark names of 1ce6fd614d Zone 1 to ae74d5a9d6 Zone 8.27bd3e49a366cda7

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The train he 34e6ed10a7 was on was 9f87b7ca81 explained to pass 90344bdc99 through what was be92643210 once the capital, f3679af2ad then through land 93b8fc526d newly formed by 66608332ab a massive earthquake, 4897eb3342 and finally reach a90b391773 Zone 1 beyond b86fd94540 that.786723ee38b0187b

Ziiing.29dd903e01fa0276

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As he began to focus on the list of Zone 1’s specialties written in the booklet, he was forcibly pulled back to consciousness by the vibration in his pocket. The vibration persisted relentlessly.669486ce0f9115a3

[Song Jeha]

A crooked smile naturally 67624ba5c5 formed at the name 80f767f746 displayed on the device.1068b4c6567e5f6e

Since getting a guide, 86c0efe313 Song Jeha rarely contacted c2060ee268 Jungon first. It was amusing 2972793a41 that he was f4dcf0374b now calling first 12c96fc830 after declaring divorce.ffb480db9a2987fd

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“Hello.”16513b2e1bb8f8c5

-Where are you?c923a038b17800de

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“Why do you want to know?”8f5e65d2512d05c1

-Is that really what you’re saying?2c02e1083aa9adc3

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A voice swallowing anger.a46afc624f7b507e

In the past, 6ba7815d9a he would have 268715f224 given the answer f4ed776000 Jeha wanted right 1acae83263 away. Because he f991504fb7 loved Song 5e904bc8b0 Jeha. Truly, to the 4d3b9c0081 point where just 892717dce3 imagining a world 8668c5ebc6 without him was 36b91813d7 painful.1b04950aaeab77a5

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“Yeah. Isn’t this speaking? I spoke in Korean, didn’t I? Or Jeha, has your language comprehension regressed?”c1d0f76429bc4456

-Ha…. What’s with the divorce papers?15ce89803524a776

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“You just saw that and called now?”cf5f00fb95260784

Before boarding the train, 98c780e07c Jungon had stopped by 0c450cde89 the house in the c193f75d32 morning and handed Jeha 05e51ea115 the divorce papers in ac25c805a0 an envelope. It was 5c7eb37bf8 absurd that 0b7c5d55f4 he only 27d0697167 checked and eed996e52b contacted him a2ebb0bd6d now.80ec43bc83ee5ac0

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-Where are you? Where are you, Yoo a43789b89c Jungon?8b5773702352a902

The fact 375fc6dd04 that he d848074cdc neither denied 04416921a4 nor confirmed 728918a6f8 and changed 595d810681 the subject c7afbef1ec made it 61980a964b clear.51592ad71e76de55

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“Is there something difficult to understand in the papers? I even attached a memo for you to be kind.”e82a92e8ac30d590

-Do you 0ef1573f09 really want 83953204b7 to divorce 3c72eddf26 me?2c0f33c7337f5e96

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“It’s not that I want to; I’m going to.”21bc106f5d50f800

-…….219aae4f9345d1f4

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Jeha would never know that this wasn’t the first time Jungon had prepared divorce papers. All this time, Jungon had repeatedly prepared, signed, and torn up divorce papers on his own.d62890b9572b6070

After discovering Jeha’s infidelity, he had contemplated divorce dozens, hundreds of times, and tried to execute it, but in the end, his love was too great. The pain and misery he felt when tearing up the divorce application, Jeha would never know.a0a2c7e04b77a74b

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-Let’s meet. Let’s talk in person. I’ll come to where you are, so just tell me where you are.b93ce871d1a0ed7e

“No. Why should I tell you about my personal life?”d725e4419e7cc362

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-I’m your spouse. Why do you keep talking like that?2579bdae253db86b

His chest ached as 7602aaa409 if pricked by needles, 0574469173 but strangely, he felt b0a7778b64 like laughing.89fa6bbb68ee7690

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Jeha, you said things 199bb1bac3 like this to me 15a0370f87 countless times.43f8eb663f7083a0

When Jeha, who either didn’t come home at all after work or returned late at night, Jungon would call every day asking where he was, wanting to spend time together. Jeha had spoken even more coldly than Jungon was now.d81f09b84f0b6b86

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‘I’m busy with work, why do you keep calling?’dbff49e1d7385eec

‘I have a personal life too, Jungon.’5fad5913ea2c0270

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‘You’re interrupting my work. I’m the only S-Class esper in this zone, Jungon. Even if it’s our wedding anniversary, I can’t put my work aside.’c415b5a276fc4003

Would Jeha know? That on their 040f63ee6b wedding anniversary two e2794b2c6c years ago, when 0d93fb2e3b he said he 28d232a2c0 was too busy 21e8c42b21 to come home, 2a3cec17ae a staff member 4ac79ebdff at the hair a424c29f43 salon saw him 271b277228 entering a hotel 47529b5054 with Sagyeom and 19f91b4905 told Jungon.1303fb1765e7ae1f

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“Jeha.”f97fa1954bcd1a93

-Yeah, Jungon. Can you tell me quickly? I’ll come to you as soon as possible. If you’re upset about something, let’s resolve it all, and let’s tear up these divorce papers. I still love you.5998876fb6981cde

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Sensing victory from Jungon’s softened voice, sweet words like candy returned.8a79a7c9d9e4bad2

“I’m busy, so stop calling. Finish the paperwork and divorce preparations within two weeks. Let’s not end things messily; let’s end it cleanly.”1bf83cddbd347127

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-What? Hey, Yoo Jung—facffcfe49bec9fd

Click.c5c48438c490c40a

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As soon 2f53d9965f as he 0ac24db424 hung up, cfce59273a calls came 864c618a7e in furiously. After blocking the calls, ae9782a3ab he composed a message.d3cd36dc42fc553f

I’ve blocked your calls. Don’t contact me unnecessarily.ab33628442443c01

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This time, 40b6b9267f messages came fc8c0fe6bf in succession.6e0d1451feaf10da

Why are you being so cruel, is it because of Sagyeom, I know you can’t understand because you’re not an esper, but this isn’t right….9d1a26d8a67dbba0

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Reading through similar messages, 3d6bad51a9 he felt rapidly exhausted 9007dc6139 and turned off the 8e0036e965 device, putting it in b97ecba6f0 his pocket.e39a9ae806d330a2

Jeha has a 198dc8bed0 bad memory. Everything Jungon 8c83e5c220 said just fc49505e26 now was 5aed5f18e8 merely returning 11ddafce49 the words 5849ec3552 Jeha had 5595984f54 once said 33918a5890 to him. When Jungon called, 1e128a0a59 Jeha never hid ea1bb910cd his desire to f74d15aaba hang up even 6d33bad41b a second faster. If he needed ff75dee386 help or had 37425c468c questions, Jeha would a09a7421d3 abruptly end the ab7e9e1e5c call, saying he 7cd7f48e4a was busy.e33827b9ae7788dd

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Unless it was something he absolutely had to do, unless it was an urgent situation, Jeha had coldly messaged him not to contact him during work. Those messages were still stored in Jungon’s device.e8424009864f7c27

You can say it, but I can’t? Muttering words that wouldn’t reach, he leaned back completely against the chair and closed his eyes.d65b2b1e40710ce2

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It would 060faba50b take at f17c7bf2b4 least four b6b3f73249 more hours ac427ae389 for the 19566ba809 train to bdc88ba5c6 reach its abf52871d1 final destination, e62376b2fa Zone 1, 2605a7b61c so sleeping f7fe2bfbad was best.d19ad5b32e41e0fa

Exhausted from emotional faa79dd0a5 turmoil and having 33eea7f4c2 not slept a 62b2e614ba wink since yesterday, e9dcc7a1bb Jungon quickly fell 5ffee5ea57 asleep.e3a655d259c5dd61

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And he dreamed.35ee06945eac56d6

Usually, you only realize it’s a dream after waking up, but the dream he was having now was immediately recognizable as a dream.9c84ab23cfefb250

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Because the sight of Shinhyun holding Jungon’s limp body couldn’t be reality.f9d1b0ade99b0133

Beeeeep, the siren announcing 7945172017 the appearance of monsters 5ededab1d6 blared fiercely, mixed with f2fb4507b9 screams, gunshots, and the 5b4927f321 cries of monsters he f84c58f6d6 had never heard before, 3abc99d874 all coming from outside.e41bd4a52ac5fa64

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Shinhyun held Jungon’s body tightly in his arms, securing it.79ecc8dc92d6f197

‘The position might be uncomfortable. Please bear with it for a moment.’305c5f3521e12163

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Even knowing that Jungon, trapped in his body, wouldn’t resent him if he left, Shinhyun didn’t give up.731e8cfdd863e6a1

A shaking view. Shinhyun shot down the monster chasing closely behind with a gun he didn’t even know when he had picked up.ba4d4f10470e9771

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Each time, he frowned.59c7a16c958a1ae8

Watching this, Jungon cried 74d3c5fe90 endlessly and shouted.159e9bb07fdc9f1b

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Leave me, please 21030ee8f4 leave me. You can survive 6766e258e3 if you go 12dbbd56f9 alone.1f85bd0fb9381258

Shinhyun couldn’t hear Jungon’s voice. Whatever was so precious, he held the wooden-like body as if it were a treasured possession, repeating words Jungon didn’t want to hear.8a7ff4de74ceef82

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‘I will save you.’5ad63ccd7152705b

Like a lotus that doesn’t get dirty even in mud, his noble and beautiful green eyes remained untainted even in urgent moments.4fead9c698195266

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They only 0358947704 shone with c81ab51c90 the firm 1f52088857 will to 2f46159d9d save Jungon.3ada8bc43c4d1ffc

Even while dealing dcf6a517ec with monsters, Shinhyun 43eef3ff77 never put Jungon 2df306f6d8 down.26701dd5fe3872cc

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He only put Jungon d94e02664d down when his blood 73f983f1f2 poured down onto him.13fa56656d256609

In the final moment, Jungon felt Shinhyun’s weight fully for the first time. Trapped beneath him, listening to his fading breaths.01af400b20771122

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What followed was red.fdf445d4e3c04ec3

The verdant green Shinhyun held was engulfed in red and disappeared, and Jungon’s existence was swallowed by that red. There was no pain. Only sadness pierced his heart, and tears kept rising.384fd2311da9fb6f

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The suppressed 96f428550c sobs grew f5b8a76356 louder, and 9bb9c8eda0 just as e257e3a359 the red 2ab4f39701 that seemed 8ddc571c24 like it b82c36c6e9 would never 1a26be9429 disappear faded 9c7d2344ed away, he 492106cecf opened his 32c5355b6b eyes.4a75a3280bada526

“Ah….”d1766e1fe53b4d82

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He was fdcaf2c1d2 still in 6df26a4d0e the tunnel. Wiping his eyes with da4c502901 his hand, he felt e3f15e5dfe the dampness.aae39d002f1c72a3

Current Location:
Zone 1 Outskirts 601630405b Plain
(Former) Second Capital a5ceac0408 Final Defense Zone_Closed
Time to Zone 1 402ebe8a32 Arrival: 00:29:3281ef73ed2b7975db

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The train bb532c2517 was now 23899c203e passing through c63f3fe612 Zone 2 58bf389941 and heading e616b88ec8 towards Zone 13bc27b768 1.1c9f74dec4170cdc

Seeing the 37152b53d9 reduced estimated 2b93345448 arrival time 8a0a028f70 made his 2e6350ebff heart flutter.117558d21f835b7f

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Would he be able b01b01cbe0 to meet Shinhyun?a82d8cf853562c24

If he couldn’t see him in Zone 1, he would have to find a way to enter the Asylum, which was said to be accessible only to authorized personnel.345b7811680416f5

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Wondering if someone 58c9beb4d5 might have posted 470036b931 a method online, c256bac7a8 he took out a93264121f the device from e66f5b4d06 his pocket and 1155c2d1b5 turned it back 91bccf1054 on.357fb5d69298c7b4

He shouldn’t have turned it on.29eb79e914b9060f

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There were messages from ff7f39b807 several people.eea9f1204a877fab

A daily work 7149651980 report message from a96044bb99 the manager who 3988ee39c1 would manage the 66bf8418ab hair salon for 0ebe86a1ba the time being, 0a214a0f55 a message from 3762809c4e Han Sohyun, who 8bc5bd3ba2 had personally taken 9e3bdb418f Jungon home the b13a3bdf12 other day. And….3311b4c24d844e2c

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Jeha and I are really just business partners. Please don’t divorce because of me. It was really just a mix-up that led to borrowing the bedroom unexpectedly. Jeha has been so worried about Yoo Jungon that he hasn’t eaten or slept since yesterday.a44535fdd2c13afa

“Hah….”11402cb67501294e

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Even though it was from an unregistered number, he knew it was a message from Jeha’s guide, Lee Sagyeom.c80eed5e110ed236

Sagyeom knew that Jeha hadn’t eaten or slept. This meant that even after Jungon stormed out, they were still together.146cd39b9e7fa880

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Did Sagyeom b71e5c2032 think Jungon 5ca45a4306 was stupid d9601fba33 enough not 990f68a05e to read bfd527afc6 between the 7f13d72c8a lines of a2c9b9f52a the text? No, definitely not. He sent the message 7ff71816e3 like this on purpose, 6bbe53bd49 fully aware.68abbf495dea0b78

It had b15286fdc7 always been bd053a398c like this. This person.8a1bed980d99c24a

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If Jeha was the cruel sun that slowly evaporated Jungon’s moisture, turning him into a withered tree, Sagyeom was the cold wind.29d7d581cd627f45

A harsh wind that 95870f50e4 knocked off the dry 26697cb3e6 leaves barely clinging to 1f045c685d the branches and broke 96feb92b40 the tree trunk. They were a 4c238536c7 perfectly matched pair.6ebd19095b24df40

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