Chapter 101 – Episode 101 Minah’s Answer
Ara, who was slapped by Minah, lost her balance and fell sideways. Ara was so startled at the moment that she almost couldn’t place her hands on the floor when she fell sideways.
Ara didn’t know what happened at that moment. However, the stinging pain on his cheek reminded him that he had just been slapped by Minah.
Ara, who had fallen to the floor, covered her cheek where Minah had just hit her with her hand and raised her face to look at Minah with a surprised expression.
Her Dohyung was also a little surprised by Minah’s behavior. She was curious about how Minah would act when she met Ara, but she had a completely unexpected reaction.
‘No, this might actually be a normal reaction.’
Although she said her scar was completely gone by her shape yesterday, Minah has been living with her scar for about 10 years. Considering how uncomfortable she must have been under the gaze of so many people, it would be strange that she didn’t get angry when she met the person who created the scar.
In addition, it was Sujin’s group that not only left her with scars, but also committed various wrongdoings, and Ara was also included in them, so Dohyeong thought that Ara would have nothing to say even if she was beaten up by Minah.
Dohyeong watched from next to Minah, curious to see how she would behave after hitting her in the face. She was prepared for Ara to behave unexpectedly after being slapped.
Minah looked at her own hand hitting her Ara’s cheek and frowned as if she was dissatisfied with something.
“You…”
When Minah opened her mouth, her trembling voice that seemed to contain her complex emotions came out. To Do-hyeong, it seemed like it was anger, but it also sounded like it contained sad emotions.
“How can you hurt other people and not care? I feel bad for hitting you right now… How on earth could you do that?”
Minah intentionally used all the strength she could muster to hit Ara’s cheek with all her might. To hit Ara as hard as possible so that it hurts. She wanted to do the same thing that hurt others.
Looking at Ara losing her balance and falling next to her, Minah knew for sure that she had hit her hard. At the same time, Minah felt a tingling pain in her own palm.
In addition, she felt very uncomfortable in her heart.
For Minah, who has never hit someone with malicious intent in her entire life, this was her first time hitting someone with all her might.
It was Minah’s first time doing the act of hitting someone else, and she didn’t feel any good feelings, such as exhilaration, just because her own hands were sore.
She just couldn’t understand how she enjoyed hitting others.
As Dohyeong listened to Minah’s words, she was reminded of her own past when she went to this world. She didn’t realize how distraught she was when she first went to this world and then fought monsters.
At that time, Dohyeong, like Minah, lived a life where he never harmed others. As a result, he felt hesitant about attacking others, and her uncomfortable feelings remained.
However, as I continued to pursue revenge, my mind gradually began to dull, and at one point, I found myself taking my life as easily as breathing.
‘When I think about it, I wonder if there was a time like that too…’
In this world, she has been killing monsters and people who have a negative influence on the human world, and when she returned to the original world, Dohyeong was slightly surprised to see that she was able to act carelessly while torturing the perpetrators, the humans.
Dohyeong felt that a lot had changed from her past self, perhaps because she had never thought about it properly.
So, I was curious about how the relationship between Minah and Ara, which was before my eyes, would end. Because this ending could possibly mark the end of her own revenge.
Ara couldn’t say anything even after hearing Minah’s cries. She was just looking at Minah with a surprised expression. Her face became sullen and she lowered her head to the floor.
As read in the magic of shapes, Ara really felt sorry for Minah. When she was reminded again of what she had done, she became so disgusted with herself that she wanted to go back in time and get rid of the bullying at her school.
Not only was she caught by Do-hyeong and told about her past incidents of school violence, but she was also able to reflect on the painful things she did to Do-hyeong.
Is it for no reason that it is called Yeokjisaji?
There was silence between the two for a moment, but Ara was the one to move first. Ara stood up once again and apologized loudly to Minah.
“I’m sorry, Min-ya! There were so many wrongs I did to you in the past that were so bad that I can’t even tell you each one! I did those things to you and it didn’t work out… I’m so sorry!”
Ara bowed her head and apologized sincerely. She says her words in hopes that her true feelings will reach Minah.
“… To be honest, at first I thought that I would be able to forgive if I received a sincere apology. But after thinking about it for a while, I realized that it might not be possible.”
After receiving Ara’s apology, Minah opened her mouth with difficulty in a calm voice.
“Thinking about the scenes in books and videos where the main characters accept the apologies of people who have committed a crime, would I really be able to easily accept an apology from someone who did something so bad? I… I don’t just have a kind heart like those main characters. Because…”
Ara lowered her head and listened to Minah’s words. Because her own fate is determined by how Minah speaks.
“And the moment I saw your face, I was convinced. That I… Wasn’t as good as the main characters. As soon as I saw you, things from the past started going through my mind and I got angry? I heard that one of the people who ruined my life was right in front of me. … I was angry. A lot! So I felt like I wouldn’t be able to calm down if I stayed quiet, so I even hit you.”
Minah paused for a moment to gather her emotions. She tried to speak as calmly as possible, but it was not easy to calm down due to the various emotions rising in her mind.
Dohyeong and Ara held their breath and waited for Minah to speak.
Minah continued her words, her voice changing from calm to now slightly tearful.
“You apologized to me… But it’s just a verbal apology, right? I didn’t receive compensation for any of the damage, and I just heard a few words! Shouldn’t I have to decide whether to accept the apology or not? That felt so unfair! You guys too… I also felt like I wanted to suffer the same way as me!!”
Minah’s voice gradually grew louder as her emotions were revealed. However, Dohyeong and Ara had to just listen without saying anything to Minah.
“But… Now that I realize that nothing will change, it feels like it’s meaningless… Just because you suffer as much as I suffered doesn’t mean my ruined life up until now will come back. I don’t know what to do…”
Minah turned her gaze to Dohyung, who was watching her next to her. She felt a little grateful when she thought that perhaps this place had been prepared for her.
In the video she showed the other day, not only the person who bullied Do-hyung but also the people who bullied her were seen being caught, and she remembered being surprised when she heard that Do-hyung was taking revenge on her behalf.
Minah knows that if it weren’t for Dohyung who created the situation for Ara to apologize to Minah, it would probably never happen to her.
So you have to decide here.
She is reflecting on whether she will forgive Ara or not.
One thing that Mina vaguely felt was that Dohyeong’s fate would change depending on the ending of this story.
So she made up her mind and continued speaking again.
“But… I’ll tell you this because I have to decide right here and now. Honestly, I… I can’t truly forgive you. If I could forgive you with just an apology like this, I would probably have become a saint or something beyond human beings. Unfortunately… I’m just a human…”
Ara sat down in great despair upon hearing Minah say that she could not forgive herself.
Despite her sincere reflection, she was also thinking that if it were Minah, she would not accept her apology, but when she received a contrary answer, she was greatly shocked.
Moreover, she was so desperate to think that with this answer she would never be able to escape Dohyeong’s grasp.
When Ara was despairing about her own future, Minah opened her mouth once more.
“Again, I… Can’t forgive you. But! That’s why I will forgive you.”
“Uh…?”
Eunji, who was in despair, lifted her head from her lowered position to Minah’s incomprehensible words without realizing it.
Minah rolled up her sleeves so that Ara could see her. Then her arm, with her scar completely erased, was revealed by her figure.
“Thanks to Do-hyeong, I was freed from one of the pains you guys left behind. Maybe… If we were together, I might be more liberated. Thanks to that person! I can break free from the cursed past you guys left behind. If it weren’t for Do-hyeong, I probably wouldn’t have been able to help you. “I could never forgive you.”
Minah gave her Dohyeong a warm smile and she exclaimed loudly.
“I am forgiving you so that I will no longer be bound by the past. At least so that you will no longer occupy the rest of my life!”
Minah pointed her finger at Ara’s bandaged forehead as she collapsed. Because she had seen Dohyeong’s video, Minah knew what wound that bandage was covering.
“So, as much as I have forgiven you, you… Live your whole life atonement! As you live the rest of your life, regret your mistakes until you die, and look at your scars and always be reminded of what you did wrong! Do you understand?”
After hearing Minah’s words, Ara looked at Minah blankly for a moment and couldn’t say anything.
But no matter what she did, she cried out to Minah, her head pressed to the floor as her tears flowed over the fact that she had been forgiven.
“Thank you… For forgiving me! I… I will never forget… The wrong I did to you… I will live my life atone for everything… Thank you so much for forgiving this trash…”
Minah didn’t know what to say when she saw Ara crying and saying thank you.
Because her mind was in a state of disarray.
She said she forgives, but she would be lying if she said she wasn’t angry about Ara. It occurred to me that she should suffer a little more. As she said it, she also wondered what it meant.
So she looked at her figure watching her from the side.
She is the one person who saved her from a hellish life.
She thought that with Dohyung, she would be able to forget the past and start anew, and she hoped that Dohyung would think the same way as her.
