Creating Hidden Endings - Chapter 41

What? What just happened now—.

“What have you done?”

“W, what did I do! I didn’t do anything! It was Seonwoo who was curious about how to use the orb!”

“….”

At that moment, the chains collided, and I woke up to the sound of a rattling sound. It was because the life of the other, which was not very long, had ended by then. The last memory was the memory of someone dying at the hands of the Nightmare.

“Hunter Lee Jehee, I’m fine. So, you can release the skill.”

“….”

However, Lee Jehee, who never listened to my words at once, didn’t release the skill. Ddari looks back at me with a sad face.

What is it? I have an ominous feeling that this situation will continue to repeat in the future—. I think I’m going to be so tired?

“Tell me exactly what’s going on.”

Lee Jehee, who still doesn’t pretend to listen to me, asked Ddari ferociously. Ddari, who was shaking enough to make a sound from the chains, also glanced at me with an unfair look. At the same time, looking at the scary Lee Jehee, he opened his mouth.

“O, orb only preserve a memory! No harm, no harm. I promised not to hurt Seonwoo!”

“Yes. I was just surprised that other people’s memories flowed into me for a while, but there is nothing wrong with my body.”

“….”

At the words of defending Ddari, Lee Jehee’s gaze turned to me for a moment. When he heard that there was nothing wrong, I heard a rustling sound from the hand that was holding the chain to see if he had loosened his strength. But that doesn’t mean that the restraining skills have been lifted.

“Then what is that new orb?”

“Now that’s an orb that holds Seonwoo’s memories. When an orb is used, the user can read the memories contained in the orb, and all of the user’s memories until death are collected as an orb instead. H, however, it has no other ability than that.”

Then now—this is collecting my memories? 

I glanced at the orb on my lap and carefully picked it up. Collecting my memories— It was very uncomfortable, so I was thinking of putting it back in my inventory right away.

But. 

[‘Collector’s Orb’ item can only be stored in inventory when first acquired.]

[Failed to save the ‘Collector’s Orb’ item in the inventory]

“Why is this happening?”

“Why?”

“I can only put this item in the inventory when I get it for the first time. So I can’t put it in right now.”

As I frankly tell the ridiculous situation, Lee Jehee’s eyes narrow. Then he held out his hand as if it were natural.

“Give it to me. I’ll keep it safe.”

“…Are you crazy? Why are you keeping my memories?”

I hid my hand holding the orb behind my back at the nonsense. Lee Jehee smiles brightly when he sees it.

[Warning: Be Loved is -1 because the master is upset] 

[Warning: Be Loved is -1 because the master is upset] 

[Warning: Be Loved is -1 because the master is upset] 

[Warning: Since the status of the skill to Be Loved is negative, “Melancholy” effect will be given] 

This bastard does it like that again. This is driving me crazy.

I felt like my shoulders were getting heavy, so I leaned on the back of the sofa and looked at Lee Jehee. He’s always laughing at things like this. He didn’t know that it looked very ominous.

The guy asked with a smile on his handsome face.

“If it doesn’t even go into your inventory, how do you store it? Would it be safest to leave it to me?”

I’m most worried about leaving it to you. 

“I’m going to keep it at my house, though?” 

“House? How do you keep it in a house where no one is around?”

“Why is there no one in my house? There is me?” 

“Since Yeon Seonwoo will live in this house, that house is now empty.”

What kind of new bullshit is this? Why am I living in this house?

I think there was a similar conversation this morning, but I don’t know why I’m reminded of something I had rejected back then.

“Why am I living in this house? Are you crazy?” 

He smiled so brightly that he couldn’t help but look ominously at my word.

[Warning: Be Loved is -1 because the master is upset] 

[Warning: Be Loved is -1 because the master is upset] 

[Warning: Be Loved is -1 because the master is upset] 

[Warning: Since the state of the Be Loved skill is -5 or lower, the effect of ‘Melancholy’ continues and skill use is limited.] 

Oh, fuck. I’m going crazy. Is it -6 already?

“Then who will take care of that kid that Yeon Seonwoo-ssi gave a pretty name?”

“That, Hunter Lee Jehee will take responsibility—”

I frowned at him, wondering why he asked me that, and he smiled brightly again. The moment I saw it, I had a cold sweat on my back. This is because I realized that the situation continued to go in an unfavourable direction.

“You’re going to keep going back and forth anyway. Wouldn’t it be more convenient to come in and live here?”

“Yes. I don’t think it’s comfortable.” 

[Warning: Be Loved is -1 because the master is upset] 

[Warning: Be Loved is -1 because the master is upset] 

[Warning: Be Loved is -1 because the master is upset] 

[Warning: Since the state of the Be Loved skill is -5 or lower, the effect of ‘Melancholy’ continues and skill use is limited.] 

—Wow, crazy. It’s -9 right now, right? What if one more drops from here?

I remembered the offensive thing I had experienced the other day for a moment. It was something I never wanted to go through again. 

How dare you see such a devil!  What would you do if your sleeping face was like an angel? This is what happens as soon as you open your eyes!

“I will ask you one last time.”

“….”

“Are you sure you don’t want to live in this house?”

No. I really don’t. Really, I swear, I don’t want to live with him.

I can clearly see a year of stress just by imagining it. I can’t imagine how much he can swing a person with this skill.

“Seonwoo, are you living with us?”

In the meantime, Ddari, who had been paying attention, stopped struggling and widened his eyes as if he felt that things were going in a good direction. I want to ask him when he and Lee Jehee became “us”?

“No, that’s—” 

It was then. 

[Warning: Be Loved is -1 because the master is upset] 

[Warning: Since the status of the Be Loved skill has reached -10, the ‘Melancholy’ effect disappears, and the ‘Sexuality’ effect is given.] 

Argh, this bastard!

While swearing inwardly, I jumped up from my seat. Then I ran in front of him, knelt down on my knees, pulled his sleeve, and shouted unjustly.

“I haven’t answered yet!”

“Really? But the answer is too slow, and the master gets hurt.”

“….”

Crazy! Bastard! The crazy one!

Wouldn’t he think he’s the real master? I looked up at him in such doubt.

Slowly, the feeling of helplessness disappeared, and immediately the heat rose in my body. My breath became heavy as if it were going to explode, so I shook my shoulders to gather my breath, my gaze falling between my knees. My hand, which was holding his sleeve, was trembling out of anger and shame.

“So, what is the answer?”

Even looking at my trembling hands, he was calm. Instead, he raised the corners of his mouth smoothly and slowly reached out to my chin. I was so out of my mind that I didn’t even know my mouth was open.

The feeling of the bare fingers without leather gloves touching my chin gave me chills and goosebumps.  I shrugged at him, and the man who saw me smirked and laughed. At first, I was surprised too, but Lee Jehee completely played with people.

“What if, if I say no….”

“The master’s feelings will be quite bad.” 

“….”

“So, aren’t you curious?”

I felt a strange ominous feeling when he asked if I was curious all of a sudden. At the time of asking such a question, I hoped I would feel better soon, but he didn’t seem to mind.

Why are you still doing this when you can control it at will?

Slowly, my body twisted, and there was a groaning sound. If it were me, I would have hated to see the same bastard doing this, but Lee Jehee seemed to care whether I stared at him with a red face or not.

“What do you mean?”

“Aren’t you curious about what happens when that number hits -19?”

Are you a real devil? Are you a real human?

“I, I’m not curious!”

“Why, I think it might be good to give it a try?”

Crazy guy. Are you just going to try it? What do you think will happen?

He would quickly raise the number in time for such nonsense, but I looked at the man who kept talking nonsense like that. Then he stretched out his hand leisurely and put my hair behind my ear.

When I stared at the warmth of another person who touched my ear, the cruel man burst into laughter.