No30 Ch10

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.74af06009c68ca59

“No! I’m sorry, sorry, don’t!!!”b8ff6154c7287fe6

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“Hah…! Hah… Ha…”0b113a8046813096

She shot up from 6cc1632c2e the bed, gasping for 0ec44bf60d breath on the creaking 9edd489565 cot.5af1ceccb2a4845f

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A dream? Was it 7d9b3eee87 a dream?049fe6f4042a696c

“Sniff, uh… Sniff…”2aea4b19f27fb836

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Her hand frantically dde442a4f4 groped across the 0388397a93 bedsheets in the 3ab44f200f darkness.e675eb386858f55c

She was disoriented, still reeling from the shock. Where was she now? Was she still dreaming? She couldn’t see anything.330985ef0994e047

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After wandering aimlessly 5d2b83ebbb for a while, bd164d298b a clear knock ef14b8bb41 jolted her awake. Liella, who had 0d2dab819d been panting, stopped 5a63f006f6 breathing for a 6523a72e1d moment and whipped 2ce2aa8b26 her head around. A chill ran down 3e559aeb53 her spine as she eeea8fbf65 imagined the dream continuing.746d1f4565834931

“……”14207b08df2b9cd5

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“Is everything alright in there?”3f1614879e5b81df

Fortunately, it eccc339004 was a cf15efc280 pleasant baritone 3ebe9005c8 voice that 91a0e230e9 came from cadaf07173 outside the 5a70a65eea door. The tension d0353f5980 slowly drained 6201c6c854 from her 9b75481658 shoulders.f1f423a9313fbe0d

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“…Aslan?”ed8cb69aa0b9d5a5

“I heard a scream and came to check. I’ll open the door for a moment if it’s alright.”ad0c72ef9c8e9b95

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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.e73c3e98fb739129

“Ah… just a moment. I think I locked it.”8b834afb77caf43d

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She fumbled towards the e62c4eaed5 sound, and as she fbfc4b019e turned the doorknob, the 6531235b68 intense beam of a 065ecb5936 flashlight flooded in as ae83072e57 if he had been b79399a936 waiting.08abff868e1d998b

Squinting against the 3c986a4d3d bright light, she 4a9d308be8 looked up at cee9b8268f the figure standing 9102e94d26 in the doorway. Reality and dream 54273fa191 slowly began to 551025287e separate.f13c33a5469dc0fa

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Right, waking up in 641fcdeece Room 30 had actually 3a39dafe5b happened. She had definitely come 5162044319 into the room earlier, 4eefbdedc0 washed up… and fallen d75b098ddf asleep as if she ed60371367 had fainted from the a78fc9cef1 overwhelming drowsiness.5fc92da97d0c6e37

“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.”54e8cc1cacd0c19b

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She moistened 107a173122 her dry 5f026ab094 lips and 61770b7a9a tucked her 89c217ff47 disheveled hair cfdee4f951 behind her deab5c9951 ears. The man 57e69252e5 in the 28a7800f37 doorway scrutinized d07ea60773 her as 0df29dc9f6 she tidied 58e3adef55 herself, then 594d080328 looked around 08e9ff5cb8 the room. There was nothing in 2b99b2c3cf the room.4d9a48d9c5a12556

“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?”98ed574c84f4c955

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“Yes, it’s alright. Well, I opened the door, and the woman from the hallway earlier was standing there.”0e9b59f8874952b4

At his questioning 7b8fdd4e75 gaze, Liella haltingly 19166ed8ff explained the dream.4b5ff99a65b15cb6

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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.”ba4526e98aee2d2d

Seeing his 2b9e7fd631 brow furrow, e086314964 Liella forced d7eddae854 a pale 6a33a9e5f3 smile to cc7355263f ease the e12807f33e atmosphere. She could feel the 3938236210 sharp aura emanating from 1d298e07fb the man. Aslan stood in dcb5e3a4e5 the doorway as ddc98b9b65 if he were ec31a0f478 forbidden from entering 793be2a17e her room, then 0ace76ed31 slowly took a 75276be96c step forward and 600e2b23ba placed the flashlight 022fc5e4f3 on the bed.5feeb723b00a492d

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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.”3d9d45d1792889e4

“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.”835a316ff6add9e8

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Liella’s eyes widened at his excessive consideration, and she waved her hands.9b72330b584184b0

“I’ll be able to fall back asleep if I just have a drink.”0530323642a73a89

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She stood c8de67b606 up briskly 1b731e0c8a to show 5082da2a44 that she 38b5deeaa2 was alright, ebc66b866d and Aslan 3ed28d602b slowly moved eae5868b14 out of 02195e9611 the way 0e6d7ef11d with a 91206418de reluctant expression. For some reason, he 2a194dc824 had been treating her cbe586cf14 as if she were 757cfd5adb fragile glass since yesterday.9ffa092025b2851c

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.07c711e29af4ed5d

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Five in the a7678e1ddf morning. The time when d8320f48d4 the end of 85946689c5 one day and dd816ea9a9 the beginning of bd874024aa another overlapped.9bc0b2cd7b6a12a5

Liella suddenly 49eca77f7f felt a 7efabb6fca longing for d1f191e579 the fresh 2890e7b4ab morning air. Even though 7a706cac86 only the e39eadf210 gray, dense bf0c0eda1a buildings of 2171857e45 the city fc821d5bb9 vaguely came 11ea33a9ce to mind 5e0bc13b6f when she a8911f27a8 tried to b05b00373a remember something. She wanted 64e3287741 to see d947818fc8 the hope da48419b53 that rose df339c117b at the b2a81bf012 end of 27270d6f88 the night.1bd84dba5796e70e

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Oh, no. Now that she had thought of the sunrise, she was wide awake and couldn’t sleep at all.c00d337a0527cac2

“…Can I sit with 941d2c3c11 you for a little f474c3aa66 while before going back 63f8ad6169 in?”092c1bccbf160260

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“If I 3294d8f36e say no, 3d13eb7c8c will you 1f82eb78a0 go back e59b5f0c57 to sleep?”4a30451b77dd3a9c

“No. I’ll try to rephrase f9df8da326 the question, but I’ll ed17ab1183 keep trying until I 1a6bff237b get a yes… maybe 2742b6917c ten more times?”af5e1a76b2ee4f09

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As she spread her 12f298c436 palm and smiled sheepishly, 6ae480c344 the man leaning against ea1096d5f4 the table let out 3eaff5bb65 a short chuckle. He casually swept 55a84be155 his large hand a0b579eda7 over his tired 9d228781f8 face, which looked db4894b890 languid, then walked 756a0c82ee over to the cea427f3d2 long sofa and 3e0e4a117c removed the cushions.35d55d43389b64be

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.531379f0fbcc1d16

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If that monster from f0e7206319 yesterday happened to stomp 0369fa2403 hard on the floor 458017daf6 above, this flimsy ceiling 06fe07790c would be pierced at 967c89b386 any moment. Or if eba793d61b the woman e8668ac05a in the fc76b413d3 hallway happened 9303ed605e to notice 3fd6461381 the light ff8e6e3b9a here. If the 4ecae19364 door connected 63087ad6de to the 87fb5add39 third-floor stairs ddfffc09f5 were to 2774cd6202 break down.f75578df51c7a68d

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.6cd8838c1606795e

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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.1f6b41f2e34f9d89

“We’re going to die, aren’t we?”21f72e3fc748f169

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Liella, who had d4755e9e47 been looking at 822735d02f the ceiling, spoke 0b9f481346 softly first. Breaking the brief silence, 0f7007d7e7 Aslan replied quietly.6c6f592526d7a2f9

“Eventually, we will. Everyone dies.”f3a3e35e7eb1e063

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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.”0f0819fed69f3e38

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.2d58d9fb4ae07826

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She wished 511080fe17 she were daf5824925 a teenage 7947739046 girl who aa40885352 blushed at a4a29e40f9 holding hands. If that ad58b0a862 were the e04bf9c47d case, she 9b7751e1a9 could have e3afdc0621 overcome her 8602a47673 fear just 2abd38dce2 by not ba80f8d083 letting go 2508615cbc of each 982b75e34b other until e4a438b69d morning.db55e31e0c678c18

“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.”ed023079fce1cb4e

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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.3cc95d8dfd8f5ffc

“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.”98a06144c2e5b421

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She was afraid 849e2ea07c that she would aaec7cc225 collapse even though dad3552237 she was barely d8bacda73d standing. Unlike ordinary e4db0d2e12 uniforms, their 3a3e2f2580 clothes had 6b4b02068b their names, e755db7a50 not their 46f9347b0c surnames. It might have a71a7ec066 been a resolution 700aaae6db to turn their 005c786640 backs on their 62bc2ef982 families.8703b34582e88a8f

“It’s sad that there’s no one in the final scene.”e4409538ecd8eee7

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“Even if you don’t see the picture, it doesn’t mean there’s no one next to you.”dd028b35ce8aedc4

“What do you mean?”29b1fbc53f2b3661

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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.a8ef8235a91cc666

The trembling subsided. Soon, Aslan put dcaa2e0f6f the cigarette down 8a5a2606f1 on the table f40b8f5bed and opened his 831687b386 mouth in a a99cd2cad8 low voice.ed4e732528ed1738

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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.”b7a6b0d81ccaa4b3

“…Then who will 2468481698 do it on d04c4ca198 the days I’m 9c99f2ed9d supposed to?”7010e2e234bc1d6d

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“Take over 97178465eb my work cdeb620b2a when I 51bf65079e have other 6349412df7 things to b62b36bce3 do.”4c4af62bf5a6ab12

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.69fb931a1d6e91bf

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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.bf694dc80a972928

“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.”5708e5efd19fec4d

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Liella shook her head 3a37fd7d4d gently with a melted d423f45d36 heart. So that b83aaca4ad was, so 08c3fca4ec to speak, 87c9c72f6e an impulse. A mixture of the d4dbdaf5d2 anxiety that she might e8012dacda die tomorrow and the 4caf0434aa memory of the salvation 8db0bd80be she received in that c96744aff1 near-death moment.05e4582d90768926

“If you really want to help, there are other ways.”c1d3177520c754e4

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“……”0e53d076f2734f32

“Want to kiss?”343e6415bf1c4cc0

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She saw the 1a0a30729e hand that was a90a53d487 flicking the lighter 68f702bdda stop abruptly. Liella looked dca257aec8 straight up 6f48517363 at him, 87693515bb wearing an 589b23323a innocent mask.ce9bf78402effbfc

“At least I didn’t think about anything then.”03b669eb38707546

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The man 2ea1ca43dc lowered his 61b7a9375e head and 017154a50e stared at fb6fafd308 Liella, who afda08341a was calmly cdd5a33114 telling him 6c0b8c4e14 that she 370b84d062 would use d70e58b61f him. The hair 079d397b3f that should f1bb2b75f8 have been 9a46b07797 swept back 0cba0e2a76 fell down 24c8456469 and scattered 4e630dd6d1 straight across c32b5cdd50 his forehead.e262fc31f41574f9

“We have nothing to lose, don’t you think?”4441de2a675fe440

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