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Not long after, Jang Chae Yeon, who had just finished work, also arrived at the patient room.

“You’re here.”

“…”

Jang Chae Yeon casually spoke while looking at Song Ah Rin, who, after briefly meeting her gaze, turned her eyes away.

“Alright, before I start…”

She looked at Song Ah Rin.

“Song Ah Rin, could you share what you’ve heard?”

“Got it.”

Song Ah Rin nodded and began to speak.

“First off, that guy was really just a member of the accounting team who was literally nothing. I skimmed through the past quickly, but since there are no strong memories, it seems there was nothing special.”

“As for the ability to ‘store’…”

“That seems like it was already there.”

Song Ah Rin continued.

“Anyway, that guy suddenly got involved with a man.”

“…A man?”

“Yeah. But it feels like I’ve seen him a few times before…”

“Could it be that person we saw on the bus during the volunteer work?”

“Ah, right!”

At my words, Song Ah Rin’s eyes widened, and she clapped her hands.

Just as I suspected. He was a reincarnator.

“Yeah. He had such a faint impression that I couldn’t remember well, but it was him.”

“I see. So what happened next?”

“That guy came and did something.”

“Something?”

“Yeah. But my memory about that part is a bit confused…”

Did he intentionally muddle my memories?

“That part is unavoidable. So, what happened next?”

“From then on, that guy’s behavior completely changed.”

“How so?”

“First, he dug up information about the Management Agency. …Um.”

Suddenly quieting, Song Ah Rin.

“What’s wrong?”

“Well, um… He suddenly developed a great intimacy with Aileen, with her blonde hair.”

“…That part is a bit strange.”

I recall the background I saw at the nursery.

<He was working in the accounting team of the Management Agency and was tipped off about his future and fate by someone.>

It’s certain that the reincarnator must have somehow let him know about his past with him.

But how did he reveal that, and how did he accept it completely?

“Anyway.”

Song Ah Rin resumed as she cut through my thoughts.

“So this man suddenly became a loyal subordinate of that faint-looking guy. He kills people well. Then he finally meets with someone from the ‘Church’.”

‘Church.’

Aileen’s destination and one of the groups whose actions are still a mystery.

“Then, he came here and got caught. That’s all.”

“…I see.”

“Now it’s your turn to talk.”

Song Ah Rin stared at me intently.

“You talked about the reincarnator to all of us.”

Right.

Clearing my throat, I began to speak.

“I assume everyone has heard my story.”

Sitting around, Yu Da On slowly peeled an apple and opened her mouth.

“You all heard about the reincarnator, right?”

Three of them nodded.

“Then let me explain in more detail.”

I briefly summarized everything from the volunteer work until now.

What I had seen, how often he reincarnated, the records, futures, and lastly, his relationship with Kim Chan Ho.

“…”

“…”

“…”

All three fell silent, listening to my story.

“…That’s all. Any questions?”

After finishing my speech and looking at the three, the first to speak was Song Ah Rin.

“If someone with reincarnation abilities is indeed opposing us, our chances are low.”

“…That’s true.”

“No matter what novel method you use, a person who has already experienced it cannot be defeated.”

“…That’s right.”

“It doesn’t end with just killing. We need to kill him while erasing his ability.”

“Is there… such a thing?”

“…I don’t know that either.”

Song Ah Rin sighed softly.

“But unless we use that method, we can never win.”

That too was true.

If we were to send off the reincarnator perfectly, we would have to eliminate him in one attempt while sealing his abilities.

As I pondered deeply, Jang Chae Yeon looked at me and asked.

“You don’t know what kind of reincarnation it is?”

“What kind?”

“To be precise, it’s about ‘which point’ he is reincarnating from.”

“Ah.”

That’s right. I had no idea where the starting point of his reincarnation was.

Whether he was literally starting all over from the beginning, or if he had save points that he goes back to.

“I was confused until just now, but after hearing you, Song Ah Rin, I have a bit of an idea.”

“Me?”

Song Ah Rin pointed to herself with a finger.

“Yeah. Because I think if Song Ah Rin was caught reading his memories, he would try his best not to get caught next time.”

However, he boldly revealed his face in Song Ah Rin’s memories.

“So, he probably goes back to the point where he died if he has a save point.”

“Save point… If that’s the case, what could the conditions be?”

“Shouldn’t we find out from now on?”

“Um…”

Jang Chae Yeon rested her chin on her hand, deep in thought.

“For now, whether my assumption is right or wrong—”

“No. I think Jae Heon is right.”

Yu Da On, who had been listening to us, smiled softly as she murmured.

“Um, why?”

Surprisingly confident in her words, the three of us looked at Yu Da On with puzzled expressions.

Is there something she knows that we don’t?

“That’s because…”

Yu Da On gently smiled and put a piece of apple she cut into her mouth.

“If he started all over from the beginning, then he would have already gone crazy.”

Her voice was filled with certainty.

*

In the end, no significant conclusion was reached.

Still, let’s be careful. And let’s find a way to finish it in one go.

“Of course, all of this is after your wounds heal.”

Song Ah Rin raised her forefinger and replied, and the other two nodded as well.

“Now, since that’s settled…”

Clap! I looked at the other three.

“Shall we have some fun starting tomorrow?”

At my words, all three looked at me with bewildered expressions.

“What?”

“Huh?”

“What are you talking about?”

I had thought a lot while bringing Song Ah Rin along.

Everyone seems to be getting a bit tired.

Especially Yu Da On and Song Ah Rin.

Jang Chae Yeon hardly expresses her emotions, so I can’t really tell.

As for me, well, I might feel tired sometimes, but surprisingly, I feel fine.

I don’t know if my sound mind after such an incident is remarkable, or if I’ve surprisingly gotten used to it.

“Well, we can just hang out a bit.”

“Don’t tell me another incident will happen? It would feel strange if I didn’t have an accident again.”

“I somewhat agree with that.”

I could only nod along with Song Ah Rin’s comment.

“But a day or two should be fine, right?”

“…Well, I don’t mind. But what about that isolation layer we talked about?”

“Ah.”

Wow, she remembers. I thought she’d have forgotten about what I mumbled while I was dying.

“I’ve made a request about that.”

“To whom?”

“To Aileen.”

At my words, all three fell silent.

After a moment of silence, Jang Chae Yeon nodded and said.

“Okay. But you know you can ask us for favors next time, right?”

“I did it on purpose.”

“…Huh?”

All three froze, and I slowly continued explaining.

“Well, you all went through some tough times.”

While hanging out with me, they’ve experienced every kind of hardship.

“So I didn’t want to make you all suffer.”

“…Jae Heon…”

“Ah…”

“Sigh…”

All three of them looked as if they were touched. Yeah. This is what comradery is all about.

But why do all three of them look inexplicably offended? I can’t understand it.

“Anyway, once I get discharged… we can all just relax… or if you have nothing else to do, we can roam around together.”

“Shopping and then the basement?”

Yu Da On made a worried face.

“No.”

“…Cruise?”

Jang Chae Yeon muttered hesitantly.

“…No.”

“Workshop?”

Song Ah Rin muttered suspiciously.

“…..No.”

Hearing that, I guess it can’t be helped but to be suspicious.

“…I also understand, but I thought of something different.”

“Am I wrong to feel uneasy about this?”

“So do I.”

“…”

In that case, I guess I need to use this.

“I have another idea.”

“Another idea?”

“Housewarming party.”

“…Housewarming party?”

At my words, the expressions of the three hardened.

“Yeah. Now that I think about it, I haven’t had a proper housewarming for any of our places either. I only had a housewarming for mine.”

Song Ah Rin didn’t even come.

Plus, I heard that Jang Chae Yeon and Yu Da On also recently got new places again.

“So we can go have a housewarming for each other, eat, play, drink, and if things go well, maybe crash at each other’s places.”

“All together?”

Yu Da On’s voice was filled with concern.

“Ah, of course, I’m going home to sleep.”

A guy crashing the fun of three girls? That’s akin to being a party crasher.

And I’m not dense.

But contrary to my thoughts, the expressions of the three didn’t seem to like the idea.

“But it’d be awkward to hang out without Jae Heon…”

“Playing separately with the three of us would…”

“Wouldn’t that be a little uncomfortable?”

I can’t remember the last time I saw the three of them agree so unanimously.

“…Then I guess I’ll rest in that corner.”

If I’m saying it this much, I can’t not go.

Still, seeing how they’re looking out for me even though they’re a bit uncomfortable, I can’t help but feel this is what comradery is about.

How touching. I haven’t wasted my life.

“So, which house should we go to first?”

At my words, I felt the intensity of the three’s gazes getting intertwined.

Right. It might be a bit burdensome.

“Well, I was thinking…”

“U-um. Our house too…”

“Our house.”

Just as the two were about to speak, Jang Chae Yeon quietly said while staring at me intensely.

“Our house.”

“…Ah. Okay. Shall we do that then?”

Her gaze was so intense that I could only agree without saying anything else.

“Then… shall we all meet at Chae Yeon’s house after I get discharged?”

“…Sounds good.”

“…Alright.”

“Yup.”

In contrast to the oddly subdued voices from the two, Jang Chae Yeon’s voice was very bright, enough to make me feel good.

*

Then, thanks to the ridiculous medical practices of the Management Agency, I was discharged soon after.

The process was incredibly painful, but…

More than that…

“…Ugh…”

“…Ugh…”

As I looked at the two who were completely drunk and passed out, Jang Chae Yeon made eye contact with me.

The front of her shirt was unbuttoned, her loopy eyes opening as she popped a can of cola and shook it.

“Drink.”

“…”

“I told you to drink.”

“…”

“You don’t want to drink what I give you…?”

Her expression was full of disappointment.

“No, I should drink. Of course.”

I accepted the cola she offered, lost in thought.

How did it turn out like this?

Did I… do something wrong?

“Yes, it’s your fault.”

I guess so.