[then Yu Sangah glances at you. you lean against the wall while your wounds throb.
the world shakes. nevertheless, you have to hold on.
"Everybody."
the moment you speak, pain fills your head.
[ The Fourth Wall is warning you. ]
「 N o. 」
you ignore it and say, "Everyone, please go out for a while."
they all seem to have lost their souls despite Yu Sangah being the one who is dying. the first one to regain their senses is Jeong Huiwon. she exchanges glances with you for a moment before raising the crying Yi Jihye. with her encouragement, the members leave the room one by one. finally, Shin Yuseung and Yi Gilyeong leave and you are the only one in the room with Yu Sangah.
you take a deep breath before speaking, "Yu Sangah-ssi. Do you remember the words that you said on the subway?"
there is no answer from Yu Sangah.
"You said you liked reading books." you keep speaking to Yu Sangah. "Murakami Haruki, Raymond Carver, Han Kang..."
you recite the names of the authors Yu Sangah said she liked. you sense Yu Sangah’s expression changing slightly. Maybe it is a distant memory that is disappearing.
"If you can survive... are you willing to read books that aren't from those writers?"
a fleeting light returns to Yu Sangah’s soul.
「 ... what book? 」
"For example, Lord of the Rings."
Yu Sangah’s soul body laughs. she recalls the old memory and smiles faintly.
「 ... okay. As long as I can read it. If it is possible... 」
these precious words, you remember every syllable.
「 If I can live again, I will read the entire story. 」
you nod. you don't know if this method will work. in the original novel, this has never been attempted. still, this is the only method you can do.
there are huge sparks as the 'wall' appears in the air.
you look beyond the dead-end and stare at the Fourth Wall. anyone facing this wall at the end of the road would become desperate.
“Fourth Wall.”
a thick and hard wall that can't be broken by anything. there is no artificial thing like the 'wall' in this world. it is a wall that someone has made with an obvious purpose. you don't know the exact purpose behind the creation of this wall. still, it is obvious that the 'wall' was built to protect someone.
the moment you open your mouth, the Fourth Wall also opens its own.
"Swallow her. Don’t leave behind even a single sentence."]
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Price of a New Life
the world shakes. nevertheless, you have to hold on.
"Everybody."
the moment you speak, pain fills your head.
「 N o. 」
you ignore it and say, "Everyone, please go out for a while."
they all seem to have lost their souls despite Yu Sangah being the one who is dying. the first one to regain their senses is Jeong Huiwon. she exchanges glances with you for a moment before raising the crying Yi Jihye. with her encouragement, the members leave the room one by one. finally, Shin Yuseung and Yi Gilyeong leave and you are the only one in the room with Yu Sangah.
you take a deep breath before speaking, "Yu Sangah-ssi. Do you remember the words that you said on the subway?"
there is no answer from Yu Sangah.
"You said you liked reading books." you keep speaking to Yu Sangah. "Murakami Haruki, Raymond Carver, Han Kang..."
you recite the names of the authors Yu Sangah said she liked. you sense Yu Sangah’s expression changing slightly. Maybe it is a distant memory that is disappearing.
"If you can survive... are you willing to read books that aren't from those writers?"
a fleeting light returns to Yu Sangah’s soul.
「 ... what book? 」
"For example, Lord of the Rings."
Yu Sangah’s soul body laughs. she recalls the old memory and smiles faintly.
「 ... okay. As long as I can read it. If it is possible... 」
these precious words, you remember every syllable.
「 If I can live again, I will read the entire story. 」
you nod. you don't know if this method will work. in the original novel, this has never been attempted. still, this is the only method you can do.
there are huge sparks as the 'wall' appears in the air.
you look beyond the dead-end and stare at the Fourth Wall. anyone facing this wall at the end of the road would become desperate.
“Fourth Wall.”
a thick and hard wall that can't be broken by anything. there is no artificial thing like the 'wall' in this world. it is a wall that someone has made with an obvious purpose. you don't know the exact purpose behind the creation of this wall. still, it is obvious that the 'wall' was built to protect someone.
the moment you open your mouth, the Fourth Wall also opens its own.
"Swallow her. Don’t leave behind even a single sentence."]