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The moment Liella stiffly raised her frozen head, a woman whose face had melted away, revealing her teeth and eyeballs, grabbed Liella’s face with a powerful grip. Even though she couldn’t see any expression, Liella felt as if the woman was resenting her. The dense teeth that filled the space where her cheeks should have been parted, and a viscous black mass poured out of her eyes and mouth like a waterfall. Afraid of being touched by it, Liella screamed and thrashed.47fd3bae2b815347

“No! I’m sorry, sorry, don’t!!!”a1fda4d7eae5383d

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“Hah…! Hah… Ha…”cbd8459f405594e7

She shot up from 22ba400af9 the bed, gasping for cf4dd435be breath on the creaking e07520bd7f cot.3f9054cc7cb3bee8

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A dream? Was it a dream?df39adf032211e9e

“Sniff, uh… Sniff…”c8f4a7fc23116e01

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Her hand 182d165c05 frantically groped 35559fc4f3 across the a2bd274bb3 bedsheets in 2871c80807 the darkness.153b752cdf8feab1

She was disoriented, still reeling from the shock. Where was she now? Was she still dreaming? She couldn’t see anything.d802fa6575fc2b83

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After wandering 991e4f4f42 aimlessly for 7864e285cb a while, e4c6148bc8 a clear 8357a4923e knock jolted a0149a069c her awake. Liella, who f373787b27 had been 67c2d65e41 panting, stopped b2f46adf41 breathing for 53785765f3 a moment 2ca62e3046 and whipped d74db5402a her head 3063808b69 around. A chill ran down 8e0ef7b336 her spine as she e9f502b228 imagined the dream continuing.864e62f5da3e2cb6

“……”1fb06a346a4bef75

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“Is everything alright in there?”5b33ce72264e5818

Fortunately, it was a 9cb648e198 pleasant baritone voice that 1c2b72d5f8 came from outside the 9121b505d9 door. The tension ce06490e3a slowly drained 4812972e61 from her 7965841316 shoulders.f849f43f3dce82d7

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“…Aslan?”73c72f47c69c7f74

“I heard a scream and came to check. I’ll open the door for a moment if it’s alright.”8b0554be5a635ecc

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It seemed she hadn’t just screamed in her dream. Liella blankly nodded, then suddenly snapped to attention and called out in a shrill voice.d3c17144ec192322

“Ah… just a moment. I think I locked it.”5e2705eb3ff1201c

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She fumbled towards the ed2822fe5f sound, and as she bffa7903e9 turned the doorknob, the 5a3810411d intense beam of a 41a8364a9a flashlight flooded in as 09098407a1 if he had been 7387d90a76 waiting.19bb9109d5ab9dd9

Squinting against ab8dae1b73 the bright c1d9a787be light, she ee0da3006b looked up a873b88a52 at the db3c1f4a50 figure standing 2816c50034 in the 17235109c8 doorway. Reality and dream slowly 7f1d871acd began to separate.695a8b0a8218f8c9

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Right, waking up a9a162a7de in Room 30 601b08af64 had actually happened. She had definitely 3cbd4ca53d come into the 6be5dd0dc4 room earlier, washed f6a32d3b72 up… and fallen 6857685bf9 asleep as if 8034ac98f9 she had fainted 0711e4271e from the overwhelming b6ce2f72cf drowsiness.8a39e5392f773b75

“I’m sorry for making a fuss in the middle of the night. I had a nightmare, and it was so vivid… I guess what happened in the hallway earlier left a fear in my subconscious.”9726ab0036135461

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She moistened 945aeec17e her dry ca22342230 lips and 4c496e2e95 tucked her c10b123035 disheveled hair 3bca97cec3 behind her e413408ca7 ears. The man eb184dd8b3 in the ce48432ffa doorway scrutinized a7cff3af07 her as b923d5eb6d she tidied 9ebd746079 herself, then 666e8ad195 looked around d94723ba38 the room. There was nothing bf4d6c9f77 in the room.452fcdd4bd883bd1

“You weren’t sleeping anyway, so you don’t need to apologize. You don’t look well. May I ask what the dream was about?”f23dfff8e8dbce73

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“Yes, it’s alright. Well, I opened the door, and the woman from the hallway earlier was standing there.”06c82d8f14d3ed9b

At his questioning gaze, 1ba405ec0e Liella haltingly explained the 79f0dd7ccb dream.9a0596a1eecd8384

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“She was trying to vomit something into my mouth. Like she did to the corpse downstairs… But I woke up thrashing before that. Thank goodness. It would have been unsettling if I had accepted it and then woken up.”e56d5ead58b4167b

Seeing his brow 4490e5c81c furrow, Liella forced c7ed0be816 a pale smile 175fa2abbe to ease the dab0336d2a atmosphere. She could feel the 8c0a30b90f sharp aura emanating from 56e0cc3eb7 the man. Aslan stood in d8ec52f5e5 the doorway as c902b5f1d9 if he were 65e2de0187 forbidden from entering f2c7c7e0a1 her room, then 16faa3af12 slowly took a f8fd5e2d2e step forward and bdfed9c5a9 placed the flashlight cc311d7e49 on the bed.2c07a3f7b2a0808f

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“Your body may be overly tense in the darkness because of what happened earlier. I’ll leave the flashlight here, so just sleep with the light on tonight.”0b00b5971d8d86ec

“Yes? No. I already used up my three hours for today during dinner. I can’t. I’ll have to live without lights from now on, so I need to adapt.”a630e8989c52a634

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Liella’s eyes widened at his excessive consideration, and she waved her hands.e8e8aeec1ad451c0

“I’ll be able to fall back asleep if I just have a drink.”6ff4b1c111f13744

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She stood 19f89b4d0a up briskly 0c03536236 to show 21eff0f15a that she 158e15d60d was alright, f7b315c94f and Aslan d9f13276e4 slowly moved c1b83ec6bb out of 893aee1a05 the way 9d24098490 with a 28f27cea5d reluctant expression. For some reason, he 4d3f70082a had been treating her 8b98a89454 as if she were a8bf18645d fragile glass since yesterday.9970bd460665d45e

She trudged to the kitchen and took out a cup from the cabinet. As she poured and drank the cool water, the cold sensation running down her throat finally made her feel alive. A glance at the clock in the living room showed that it was five o’clock.5e258989a984a596

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Five in the morning. The time 33abe52871 when the 22f3313a7e end of 6c3585aa5f one day f3e25ad307 and the c11f221bd9 beginning of f884b5bec1 another overlapped.28e9cd93a1a31aee

Liella suddenly 7866fe37b2 felt a 915d5f9ac8 longing for 8b8ec489ba the fresh 03f30b67cf morning air. Even though only the a3ed8f3fed gray, dense buildings of e3dd00c1e4 the city vaguely came 6182e06a2e to mind when she 7bf3f003bd tried to remember something. She wanted 4486f55a9a to see 34237ef6e6 the hope 011ae15ed9 that rose b2daafd8d4 at the f69777d915 end of 0e433568dd the night.7936cc31371ef8bf

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Oh, no. Now that she had thought of the sunrise, she was wide awake and couldn’t sleep at all.4eea1e8e56fa85d9

“…Can I 717f4d5f4b sit with 1fa71383b4 you for 91d834cdb5 a little e0b0d5ce78 while before cb2513ea2d going back 91a8918914 in?”23af7a6ef4f0a770

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“If I fb6116b9ec say no, 9fd0d46243 will you f426260511 go back a66ca8e559 to sleep?”b79d69e13b79e24f

“No. I’ll try 329558845e to rephrase dcd49f1538 the question, b24aaf1ba7 but I’ll 995834321b keep trying fd313513be until I 0278d2ccb6 get a 59ad345bf4 yes… maybe df6e8e76ac ten more 7ae6c73cb1 times?”cdadd67040edbdbc

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As she spread her 62cad85129 palm and smiled sheepishly, 86fbba9291 the man leaning against 7fb25df41c the table let out c8ca12ca52 a short chuckle. He casually swept 4c49c58b7a his large hand b37305d523 over his tired 669fd0ef5b face, which looked 2da676ba83 languid, then walked 77e13a4d98 over to the d8d353faae long sofa and 3c02fb3f85 removed the cushions.391c7daafce40ab6

Liella hesitated, then trailed after him, took off her slippers, and sat down next to him. She raised her knees and leaned her head back comfortably, looking at the flat ceiling. An oval light that didn’t let any light in. The shadows on the ceiling grew darker as they receded.e516f23daee3eb00

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If that monster 058aba7637 from yesterday happened cdb67db502 to stomp hard fee6e408ee on the floor 4ea11d772a above, this flimsy 82d5a72ac6 ceiling would be 3d73c085e8 pierced at any 89452e471b moment. Or if 7000fa070f the woman 81c53a83f8 in the 4e82985c54 hallway happened 8d54b75a0b to notice e3d9ea2fd5 the light dccf58bfb7 here. If the 27147ebfd8 door connected d22af8234f to the b5b68e8248 third-floor stairs 26aabd48eb were to 281826fb4d break down.5893541e81f320ef

Even if none of that happened, there was a possibility that one of the three of them could turn into a monster. She had been glancing at Dylan’s complexion and skin throughout the meal, after all, as he was the most injured. Liella knew that she had a side like Anton. No matter how much she tried to shake it off, the fear clung to her mind like an obsession.6c900e1a126641b0

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It was said that the human brain couldn’t recognize negatives. I won’t turn into a monster, I don’t have a terminal illness. No matter how much she tried to self-hypnotize, her foolish brain couldn’t understand and ended up creating terrible nightmares.807e94caff37fb52

“We’re going to die, aren’t we?”5ed5642bbad03649

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Liella, who 2485cf1a64 had been 1407df8083 looking at 0efabf54a6 the ceiling, 5390002b61 spoke softly 9bfac4c90f first. Breaking the brief 222d48121d silence, Aslan replied 067fcdbd16 quietly.2a908a9c619f14ef

“Eventually, we will. Everyone dies.”7706b1a09fc5fad4

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“Not like that. I mean, soon. Quickly. We’re going to disappear from this world soon, aren’t we? Whether we become monsters or die from a terminal illness, and everyone who knows us will forget us.”6c54ea0c6d24f718

This time, no answer came for a long time. He didn’t even look at her. He simply took her hand, which was lying on the sofa, and pressed it gently as if to calm her with his large warmth. Only then did Liella become aware of her trembling body.97552356806a7480

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She wished she bda7b813c3 were a teenage b34d8328cc girl who blushed b0ee0d2d85 at holding hands. If that were the 364cc36768 case, she could have f459d09332 overcome her fear just edc0141898 by not letting go 802849ec5d of each other until b41de5e61e morning.f83aa2d556732db4

“I opened the closet to change my clothes earlier, and I found a picture frame deep inside. I was so scared that I knocked the frame over before I even saw the picture.”0f605638cca57b1b

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As she turned her head to the side, she saw Aslan taking out a cigarette from a square pack and putting it in his mouth. He didn’t light it. He was just listening.95f56e711788be8f

“I was afraid that it would contain someone precious. Family, friends, or a lover. If the recording is true, we’ll probably never see those people again.”41700239c1998230

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She was 4649d97e5a afraid that c33ed0fe3f she would 80e23867a7 collapse even b463125035 though she 5301ed6b40 was barely 5925a8c2bc standing. Unlike ordinary 85febc3e6a uniforms, their 5779b5ab17 clothes had b236c60cd0 their names, abffa8cc3a not their c894a06246 surnames. It might have been c972ed676c a resolution to turn 9f6b98e435 their backs on their 18d7027786 families.b1f12b93f3563d7d

“It’s sad that there’s no one in the final scene.”407077611aa8df13

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“Even if you don’t see the picture, it doesn’t mean there’s no one next to you.”2ebee19d4e3ef8a3

“What do you mean?”b74aa51ba3af98f6

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Her questioning gaze reached his sharply defined profile. Aslan’s eyes moved. The moment her eyes met his unusually black pupils, Liella suddenly realized. Ah, since the moment she opened her eyes, he had been next to her.cf166c9a64d8f072

The trembling subsided. Soon, Aslan ce38136b37 put the bf22724c4f cigarette down 050845459a on the 099b3e5c31 table and fa402aa942 opened his 7588a5f8a8 mouth in 4b14856af9 a low 31710930ac voice.3f45dbc6994204f3

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“If you continue to feel depressed, it’s best not to stand guard for a while. Staying awake in the dark is quite boring. All sorts of random thoughts come to mind anyway.”c74a4caaa88cc183

“…Then who will 03811a1d8e do it on 538dc4a592 the days I’m 191447fc01 supposed to?”1bdfd48e5bfae238

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“Take over my 25b0cc63b0 work when I 147350f605 have other things 07e648103b to do.”6deeb345faa60d6a

Aslan dryly conveyed that he would do it instead. Liella lowered her gaze silently. His strong hand, with its prominent knuckles, was placed on hers in a way that wasn’t burdensome, so she could pull away at any time. Her chest tightened strangely at his continued, nonchalant consideration.6d2f1b0b530b8147

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This man, despite his cold appearance, couldn’t just pass by someone who needed help. That hyperventilation back then was the same. He gave his breath to a disease that wouldn’t kill her. She thought he was someone she would have regretted meeting at the end of her life. I wish I had met you outside.8ffa2a63c9b7e3a4

“It’s alright. I’ve already received enough consideration. It’s hard for anyone to stay up all night for two days in a row.”bb2528a9ee6485fe

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Liella shook 1206a4e67a her head 36c72a8db1 gently with 2e30b70bac a melted 421f3ba834 heart. So that was, 0525e049af so to speak, e75b2c6fa1 an impulse. A mixture of affd1cf2c0 the anxiety that 769170238e she might die e654b5b204 tomorrow and the 7335d5ed72 memory of the 52b3b8b4f0 salvation she received 4747cf6294 in that near-death 1c86d7f435 moment.75cd5dba2c06477b

“If you really want to help, there are other ways.”2f51b41009d8b971

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“……”47a35af97307e6e7

“Want to kiss?”48939207871d8fa2

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She saw 6e4864250f the hand 599ce54225 that was dd3bf77e31 flicking the b020f99d44 lighter stop c0105d6afd abruptly. Liella looked straight 7ea5fe793d up at him, e373f9b559 wearing an innocent a65f45efdb mask.4bb62643459289ca

“At least I didn’t think about anything then.”0266c582ef1079b4

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The man lowered 27e05f02ca his head and d8b9db684d stared at Liella, 727ec407ee who was calmly 433b08550a telling him that dfc0383b0f she would use 8baa2a6bd8 him. The hair that d87435f759 should have been 157f775c3c swept back fell e2bb030759 down and scattered 46e8f0f0ce straight across his 39c74e51ec forehead.e4752a5fbfccab48

“We have nothing to lose, don’t you think?”d336e7059d947440

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