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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.bceb8eddd876559c

“No! I’m sorry, sorry, don’t!!!”b091b5d1fa56e116

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“Hah…! Hah… Ha…”672681a27b092288

She shot 9e42452c12 up from 651541acf4 the bed, 9df919e53c gasping for c495b9020a breath on 3b22d50b7a the creaking 74cddf4808 cot.86a1d271af6e8335

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A dream? Was it a dream?4a38ad587248b6a6

“Sniff, uh… Sniff…”42d684c9c11fa21c

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Her hand frantically 5249b9d493 groped across the bb32cf2d92 bedsheets in the d349403142 darkness.bdcf0b07a4122584

She was disoriented, still reeling from the shock. Where was she now? Was she still dreaming? She couldn’t see anything.b3885e368460486d

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After wandering aimlessly df7019a1d6 for a while, e176340588 a clear knock 1f977f15c5 jolted her awake. Liella, who 9756661c24 had been f1f291caf7 panting, stopped 42bce8b3ae breathing for 1f2e757eb0 a moment 574b433b26 and whipped 7b3a8bc38d her head c0eb78d12d around. A chill ran down 59d53e2d4d her spine as she a2e750ed0a imagined the dream continuing.7eaaecb4d736c9ad

“……”99de93241fdad826

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“Is everything alright in there?”2ad790e47569c629

Fortunately, it was ad27add534 a pleasant baritone 8e1ebfe77d voice that came 0111f37279 from outside the 7edc9353fd door. The tension slowly 680be896c9 drained from her 182933c7c7 shoulders.13fe107077700e50

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“…Aslan?”16410313e10cb1d1

“I heard a scream and came to check. I’ll open the door for a moment if it’s alright.”cd5e6056e54e91b8

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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.6b61f8626423f55b

“Ah… just a moment. I think I locked it.”c62750e978488faa

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She fumbled cfe745e7bb towards the c3a655fe67 sound, and 9bbd7d4637 as she 59a52dd0be turned the 5928c0b148 doorknob, the cba4580147 intense beam c83933ce9c of a caa762ccab flashlight flooded 47539dbb96 in as 576d0320d2 if he 94d88491fd had been b76aaf78aa waiting.b27124052c5f1016

Squinting against 835abd9820 the bright 7f615d67e7 light, she 926545e7f3 looked up 4ac5f2b443 at the 3ca416ec35 figure standing 656495d529 in the 2d623388f4 doorway. Reality and dream slowly 60792131b3 began to separate.f42b18f5b391247d

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Right, waking 7f51bab384 up in df8032bba9 Room 30 8db08dc588 had actually c14a790fd4 happened. She had be011ff2dd definitely come c5ef1842c2 into the 495bac4c25 room earlier, 6f29617ca8 washed up… b6e7cf6617 and fallen 98bdac10ee asleep as e64e2e22b9 if she 56edd23994 had fainted 0f30e0a33d from the ba168b008f overwhelming drowsiness.c82b753374b107fb

“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.”70caf2116623ee92

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She moistened her 7222b8ca4d dry lips and 81bd66581e tucked her disheveled aaad76851b hair behind her cf06880818 ears. The man dbb80a2c80 in the a4e602440d doorway scrutinized 40d9d818a6 her as 3dc515ff72 she tidied 149796b865 herself, then 902cbf930a looked around 29b1b1e4c6 the room. There was aeea9514f4 nothing in 07e2e26b33 the room.4703aa4a63af2b08

“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?”bf818ac3616f7017

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“Yes, it’s alright. Well, I opened the door, and the woman from the hallway earlier was standing there.”d5a086237fa66fbf

At his 8e699ed6b4 questioning gaze, 171bd2533b Liella haltingly 56c8c43ec2 explained the d7361efba5 dream.1798d030000767b9

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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.”5c623451bda5403d

Seeing his brow furrow, a16162226c Liella forced a pale 64f9d3fd3d smile to ease the fdb7e228dd atmosphere. She could feel the e12da96df5 sharp aura emanating from 5fcbb72f01 the man. Aslan stood in the 1b175e5ea7 doorway as if he c52c703552 were forbidden from entering 5788eb7aa6 her room, then slowly 1737b0f659 took a step forward 62351d1bef and placed the flashlight 37fbb354a0 on the bed.a78a873a102581f8

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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.”8d18a8f641e2d4b6

“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.”ae9f6584e293fb96

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Liella’s eyes widened at his excessive consideration, and she waved her hands.0dd1fea655fd75c0

“I’ll be able to fall back asleep if I just have a drink.”4b6de50f99a7dc0f

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She stood up briskly ac231cf608 to show that she 47ec9bb979 was alright, and Aslan f37131e9c6 slowly moved out of c21fdd9843 the way with a f632abdee7 reluctant expression. For some reason, 4d43eb0e75 he had been 53afae1c48 treating her as 2cbd41f207 if she were 075f619f71 fragile glass since ad705536f6 yesterday.18746448942b9d67

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.3799fe48205ede8e

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Five in b978463710 the morning. The time bd656381c8 when the 49d41b5092 end of e78de5f81f one day 756c51234e and the b5a87e862e beginning of 664cb09a6f another overlapped.6d3054d5a7d1ff27

Liella suddenly felt a 06d96d9fcd longing for the fresh 888b48d1c7 morning air. Even though only the 3d0c75176d gray, dense buildings of 7aa59ef5c0 the city vaguely came d6bddc43d3 to mind when she c38d3be207 tried to remember something. She wanted 395d5e0eba to see eb7cbebc3a the hope 74f122163f that rose 12ced8a9fb at the 02b80e1082 end of 2899469c85 the night.53d111098f7c4ebf

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Oh, no. Now that she had thought of the sunrise, she was wide awake and couldn’t sleep at all.da8ac8ddadc47499

“…Can I 39f295531c sit with 93c5916a5b you for b1081c955f a little 2da42dd470 while before 4e55c6ea60 going back 775b32b58c in?”c22a5ff124da1c11

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“If I say no, 33e0bc0f6a will you go back 16e7239b6b to sleep?”e2bb44aad4a4cba2

“No. I’ll try to rephrase b4657b29eb the question, but I’ll a593f8c667 keep trying until I 67bfd0452a get a yes… maybe b00b74b6ac ten more times?”6fbf1ffecfacd3f4

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As she spread her c840820105 palm and smiled sheepishly, 1174c2fcb5 the man leaning against 699a84a717 the table let out 6c1c9c190a a short chuckle. He casually swept his fdf6e7b734 large hand over his 616e0f1b8b tired face, which looked e6d32e0121 languid, then walked over ef4785adb5 to the long sofa 88b3b8a035 and removed the cushions.eb395c0c7a221882

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.bc754a1c4f05ebea

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If that monster from bc18dcb0c6 yesterday happened to stomp be33253817 hard on the floor 71541b4716 above, this flimsy ceiling c0e195402d would be pierced at aa9a541db3 any moment. Or if c76155d81b the woman 90b0ab7f44 in the b6da885a40 hallway happened e6c23cace2 to notice c037a9a99b the light 4d00613b98 here. If the door connected 896b5801cf to the third-floor stairs 4e431874e2 were to break down.53f5fafb94b1a260

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.4811371b6fb18602

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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.311f36067cc63421

“We’re going to die, aren’t we?”da851ff7a95000f8

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Liella, who c98a8e1cdd had been 54ad9d0c03 looking at 5b31fe21e6 the ceiling, f960ab1855 spoke softly 093f3c0214 first. Breaking the brief silence, 4244ac28d3 Aslan replied quietly.2c8349ec1994e11e

“Eventually, we will. Everyone dies.”225b3a00623744c7

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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.”05998c1b9dcb9941

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.ae305b8b961c9994

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She wished she 3549ed714b were a teenage 630413de3d girl who blushed 1b6f17bacb at holding hands. If that were c4d0a4ade5 the case, she ce42e8c97a could have overcome 126728d211 her fear just 652ec5fe52 by not letting 5c56666aa4 go of each 42ae9c2d44 other until morning.85789ebd044ea034

“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.”7da795bc4e52f247

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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.7fe7535ef793b569

“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.”8df1515ac51c3d25

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She was c09cb6ca49 afraid that e124719f01 she would a6d27d0119 collapse even 0cadb42761 though she f1ecbd2dc1 was barely c5621f5bf1 standing. Unlike ordinary uniforms, their f967164643 clothes had their names, b254f9158a not their surnames. It might have been 10e94386c0 a resolution to turn 21370b5848 their backs on their 4e23b7a965 families.ce41399a132a47d5

“It’s sad that there’s no one in the final scene.”bee66ac45347553d

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“Even if you don’t see the picture, it doesn’t mean there’s no one next to you.”2fdf3ff56e9c8c31

“What do you mean?”ca05626225c6fbd8

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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.d7e0f40dbed56c3a

The trembling subsided. Soon, Aslan put the 8ec92048d0 cigarette down on the 863961127f table and opened his 0d8195a8b8 mouth in a low f722453be2 voice.4c4c7423c91aad39

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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.”42253828428b603a

“…Then who 8814430de7 will do d3f8bd44a7 it on 6eeef0f419 the days be1a399174 I’m supposed f416ae6da2 to?”d41dafc9d461c906

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“Take over my 8e2799820f work when I 51d0cac6fa have other things 071f580a9d to do.”e61f7ac245e232ad

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.b32f981ac0476ebc

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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.dc1368915d20e13e

“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.”c707df308a72fd58

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Liella shook her 98f975a0b2 head gently with 2de4e4e7f3 a melted heart. So that was, b15c3e1336 so to speak, 53b775e96d an impulse. A mixture b7a2293b35 of the a55eb1d10c anxiety that f705ebea4a she might 02eb36e912 die tomorrow eb560a2fa5 and the 38360fe240 memory of e71f4a91b4 the salvation fdb7a7d9c0 she received 23f021aaf0 in that eb0578d6b6 near-death moment.46b549cc87a1e0fe

“If you really want to help, there are other ways.”4f85e2ba353c4206

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“……”c719412dd89e61a8

“Want to kiss?”ddde113738df6ad1

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She saw the hand f810cda8cc that was flicking the 5db2b2d9f5 lighter stop abruptly. Liella looked straight 28166cc362 up at him, 91c38d007c wearing an innocent e3a8bc7505 mask.470a35f4f7d12fba

“At least I didn’t think about anything then.”41f6166c32b55b4e

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The man lowered f8c337f0fb his head and 7645275d42 stared at Liella, 38166d258c who was calmly 9d46009bc6 telling him that 2cf007e261 she would use 169172338f him. The hair a284f352a4 that should c45c3c7a44 have been 9fbc732a54 swept back f2dc020c1a fell down 65136ad170 and scattered 76e7362a60 straight across cd1492fcc8 his forehead.e2dd7d9b7f493e16

“We have nothing to lose, don’t you think?”e3ba63ca1dd0c084

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