Chapter 226 – Restart (1)
The world has finally been reset again.
When I opened my eyes, all I could see was my normal bed and blanket.
“After all, it’s starting all over again.”
Now, there is no anger or regret.
And that’s because it wasn’t the first time this happened.
– You give up pretty quickly?
“… Who… Who is this?”
-Have you forgotten? It’s me. Lee, Ji – Eun.
“… Why can’t this be reset?”
-That’s it, I don’t know.
Lee Ji-eun answers in an ignorant tone.
I couldn’t help but sigh at her smirk.
“I don’t need it, so can you turn it off?”
-How can you say that?
“Whoa… Lower your voice because you’re crazy.”
– Chii.
Lee Ji-eun responds bluntly.
I had a conversation with her, and I fell into her troubles about how to accept her situation.
Lee Ji-eun, who has been indirectly involved in my body.
She suddenly started talking to her since she was an otaku, and now she started talking to her openly.
A perfect situation to look like a crazy person to other people.
However, there was no way to expel Lee Ji-eun right away.
-That’s right. It’s perfect for looking like a crazy person to other people.
“… Are you even reading my thoughts?”
-Is it too late to realize it? Well, since I was so immersed in men when I was an otaku… Tsk tsk.
Lee Ji-eun’s words scratch my insides.
At those words, I started to get annoyed.
-Don’t be too angry, because you’re the only one who loses anyway.
“Whew… “
-Okay, taking a deep breath like that…
“Why are you suddenly starting to talk to me anyway?”
Lee Ji-eun stopped talking for a moment at my words.
Soon, she spoke to me in a calm voice.
– Actually, I’ve been saying it for a long time. It’s just that you didn’t respond.
“You kept talking?”
-Of course. Again, that body is mine.
Lee Ji-eun’s words are definitely not wrong.
The original owner of this body was Lee Ji-eun, so it seemed like a natural thing to say.
“You talked to me until now, but when you were an otaku, your words suddenly reached me?”
-That’s right. To be precise, it’s because of a hypnosis app written by an otaku.
A hypnosis app that immediately remembers Lee Ji-eun’s words.
It was an object that shocked me even though I had forgotten that such a thing existed.
A ridiculous ability to dazzle, manipulate, and hypnotize people.
I can understand why the app made me feel strange at first.
As the otaku explained, hypnosis that didn’t work particularly well for me.
The reason is simple, since there are two souls in Lee Ji-eun’s body, it was difficult for her to be hypnotized properly.
Of course, in the end, I was beaten by the NTR male otaku and returned to the starting point…
Apart from that, Ji-eun Lee in me was actively engaging in conversation, perhaps because of the lingering feeling of friendship.
-That’s a bit wrong.
“Huh?”
– To be precise, it’s because I’m using your body and you’re using mine.
“… What do you mean?”
-I do not remember?
Lee Ji-eun speaks to me like a whisper.
At her words, I was able to recall Lee Ji-eun’s explanation when she was beaten by an otaku.
“Then… Are you saying that’s real?”
-That’s right. Now, if you do it a few more times, you become a being in that world and I become a being in your world.
“Ah… No.”
-Don’t feel so unfair. You created me, but I want you to know that I didn’t want that kind of life. So… It’s just a small number.
“… Ha.”
I never thought I would be beaten by my creation.
Now that I know that this is not something in a novel, and that it was because of Lee Ji-eun that I possessed the game, I felt dejected.
– Are you calmer than you thought?
“… To be honest, I have no choice but to be calm.”
The first time I couldn’t connect with Siwoo.
So, I knew very well that it would get more and more difficult after that.
As a result, he suffered tremendous psychological pain,
I even tried to commit suicide in the previous episode, so in a way, it was as if I had seen the bottom, and even the end of my abyss.
What I felt after seeing the abyss like that…
Even if I suffer so much and choose suicide, nothing will change.
So I had no choice but to come to the conclusion that if I wanted to get out of this world, I had to somehow stay alert.
“Even if you interfere, I will definitely leave this world.”
That’s the decision I made.
Of course, it’s been a long time since I’ve adapted to this world, so I’m in a state where I’ve faded a lot,
Even so, I had no intention of letting go of both hands.
-Your mentality is stronger than you think?
“If you were Jieun Lee, you wouldn’t know everything about me before.”
-That’s right.
After the first episode, he cried profusely, acted coldly to the people around him, and even committed suicide.
Still, nothing changed, so in the end it had to be like this again.
– I’ll have to change my plans.
“What are you talking about?”
-Originally, I was planning to corrupt you quickly by taking advantage of when you were weak.
“… Can I say something like that?”
– What can’t you do? Anyway, just a few more times and your body is completely mine.
Lee Ji-eun’s voice is completely relaxed.
I sighed as I heard her voice.
“So?”
-So I’m going to enjoy a little bit of fun.
“Yu-hee?”
-Yeah, I was wondering what decision you would make.
“… What are you talking about?”
-Well, that’s it. Will you choose pleasure yourself or will you be able to escape from this world by maintaining the same mind as you are now.
“But aren’t you going to get in the way after all?”
-Is that right?
Lee Ji-eun doesn’t say no.
But I was planning on aiming for a time when she could relax like this.
-You’re smart. That’s right. Wouldn’t it be nice to connect with Siwoo as much as possible when I’m relaxing?
“Can you stop reading my thoughts?”
– Again, it’s my idea, not yours. Do you think in my body? My thoughts. Do you understand
“Whew… No matter how much I made you into a stupid character, I never thought you would be this stupid.”
-Have you finished talking?
“As you said, since I have two souls, of course I also have two thoughts, so even if you can read my thoughts, you cannot control them.”
– Oh, that’s right.
“What is it? I just said whatever came to mind.”
– Did you cheat on me?
Lee Ji-eun is more stupid than I thought.
Of course, since I was possessed by Lee Ji-eun’s body, I was greatly influenced by it, but
The original owner of the body was in a more stupid state than me.
“How can you imitate me outside in that state?”
Again, I’m not a genius like my brother, but he’s a genius.
It was like proving that preparing to become a professor right away at a young age was not an obtuse talent.
– You don’t have to worry about that.
“What are you talking about?”
-You’re not fully awake yet. So maybe I can intervene like this.
“… What… “
-So, do you remember touching the computer that day?
“… I remember.”
I uploaded the game cursing couples on Christmas day.
In such a state, when the computer showed signs of abnormality, I reached out to fix it… Because of that, it flowed into this world… Was the last thing in my memory.
-You are taken to the hospital as is, and you haven’t woken up yet.
“… I’m glad you didn’t die.”
-What is it?
Lee Ji-eun tells everything more obediently than I thought.
How stupid…
-I’m not stupid. I’m just helping because it looks fun.
“I remember that I didn’t make you a tsundere… “
– It’s fun.
Lee Ji-eun responds like that.
As I said this, I smiled inwardly.
Lee Ji-eun, who doesn’t notice that I’m testing various things on her.
So she can read my thoughts, but I was testing how far she could read by talking to her.
I feel like I can’t read them all if I think about two or three.
So I could see that I could hide my real thoughts with a shield against the fake thoughts I see from Lee Ji-eun.
Of course, it’s hard work for me too.
I couldn’t help but get confused myself when I thought of two or three thoughts overlapping.
Still, through a conversation with Lee Ji-eun, I learned that Lee Ji-eun is not completely able to read my thoughts.
That was enough.
* * *
Wake up in the morning and get ready to go to school.
I went straight down to the first floor and headed to her mother.
“Good morning. Our daughter.”
“Good morning. Mom.”
-Why are you suddenly polite?
Lee Ji-eun, whom I answer right away.
I ignored Lee Ji-eun and continued her words.
“Who did my daughter talk to last night? I hope you can hear the talk at night.”
“Oh, I was talking to a friend on the phone. Sorry for being late.”
Such an awkward situation.
It was far better to put it like this, since I couldn’t help but think that my daughter was crazy if I talked to myself.
“Okay?”
“Yes, because of homework, the story got a little longer.”
-Wow, you lie without spitting on your mouth.
Lee Ji-eun keeps scratching my nerves.
However, I didn’t like it if I fell for her provocation and said nonsense, so I smiled and focused on the conversation with her mother.
While talking to my mother.
A story about the neighbor’s child that was suddenly mentioned.
My mom looked at me and said her words as if she was sorry.
“Do you have any appointments today?”
“What is it for?”
“That is… “
Kim Jin-soo, a little boy living next door.
She was asked by her mother to take care of the essence for a while, but she was unable to take care of her child because of a sudden incident today.
However, it is too late to cancel what has already been agreed.
So my mom was asking me if she had an appointment.
“Are you okay. I have nothing to do today, but I will take care of it.”
“Can you please?”
Really happy mom
I looked at her mother and nodded her head.
“Is it okay if I go to my neighbor’s house after school?”
“Yep. That’s it. Thank you so much my daughter.”
I am truly grateful to my mother.
I looked at her mother and smiled at her.
* * *
-You’re more filial than you think?
“Never mind.”
Road with no one
She was walking down the street and talking to Lee Ji-eun.
– Who’s coming after you?
“Who?”
I looked back at Lee Ji-eun’s words.
I looked behind me and saw a familiar looking man standing there.
“Siwoo?”
-Oh… A lot of Siwoo this episode…
Like Lee Ji-eun said, Siwoo has a feeling that is difficult to express in words.
So, there was a feeling of being a little downgraded compared to Siwoo in the previous episode.
So it feels like Siwoo in the days of Kim Deokbae.
While thinking about this, I looked at Siwoo.
“Why didn’t you call me today?”
Siwoo asked why he didn’t contact me in the first place.
At his words, I couldn’t help but tilt my head.
“The promise to go to school together.”
Siwoo sighs as I keep making a puzzled expression.
He took my hand and started talking softly.
“Did you forget our promise when we decided to date?”
“… “
A coupling that is caught between me and my knowledge.
I couldn’t help but be flustered when I saw the ring on my left hand, the same shape as Siu’s.
Siwoo shows improvement in each episode.
Still, it wasn’t always until I was dating Siu… In this episode, I started dating Siu Ae.
