Sleepman of a Ruined World 791

Chapter 791 – 791. What No One Can Stop 3

The flame of the ark slowly fades.

It is heartbreaking to see people you have watched for a long time disappearing one after another.

I thought I had already become numb to my emotions after living for quite a long time, but I guess that’s not true.

The residents of the Ark have been watching for decades, although they have never spoken to them properly.

It is faint and sad to see them become the light among their acquaintances. It’s sad and pitiful.

The deaths of those who have never had a proper conversation are like that… Would the death of someone I knew be terrible?

Surprisingly, the person who died after Director Jeong was Ko Seong-yeon.

Her attractive and resilient appearance is everywhere.

Lifeless skin and bony limbs.

Her son, Min-hu, is also an old man, so it’s hard to think of them as mother and son when they hold each other’s hands tightly.

Even though I am that old, my body is clean and free of any diseases thanks to being cured of the disease.

She died only because of old age. Limitations of the body that cannot be cured even by curing the disease.

I don’t think I’m going to die right away, but I think it’ll be hard to get through tonight.

Min-hu stays by his mother’s side even though he is now an old man.

He was tired from being next to Seongyeon for several days and was dozing off with his eyes closed while holding Seongyeon’s thin hand tightly.

He goes to her side and puts sleep on the drowsy Minhu, allowing him to have happy dreams.

When I meet Seongyeon in America, shall we do it then? Okay. That would be good.

I heard it from this guy once. She said she had never been so happy and happy in her life.

Okay. Think back to that time for a moment. Because I have a moment to talk to your mother.

“What did you come to do?”

It’s been a while since I heard Seongyeon’s voice. A dry tone without any emotion.

When she recognizes me, she looks straight at me, even though she can’t even move her head.

“I wanted to say goodbye.”

“To the end… You are an unknown person. You.”

I think for a moment while looking at her dying figure.

What would happen if I wrote her a state regression in this state?

Her mind is intact. It is only the body that dies.

The mind is a higher entity than the body, but ironically, it is interfered with by the body.

That’s hilarious. To be caught by her ankles like this

The body is a battery. It only serves to supply energy to the mind.

As the battery wears out and loses the power to hold on to the mind, the mind leaves the body.

What if you return that battery back to how it used to be?

Can this dying woman come back to life?

“Don’t do it.”

Even though she is old, Seongyeon always uses polite words to me even though I still look like I am in my 20s.

Her eyes are resolute. She threatened not to touch her again.

“I know what I can do.”

“Anything. Don’t do anything. Nothing.”

Listen to her.

I have never really listened to that woman’s opinion. So this time, I have to follow her words.

No matter how trash I am, it’s enough to protect my ultimate dignity.

“I’m sorry.”

“It looks like you’re about to die too. You’re saying things you never said before.”

“I’m serious.”

“Wow…”

Avoid eye contact while saying that.

Her expression as if she had nothing more to see.

“Let’s go. I’ll spend the rest of my time with Minhu… Don’t disturb my precious time.”

Her last request is also granted.

The woman who accepted all my nonsense for the sake of her son.

I need to do at least this much. Other than that, I don’t think you need to do anything else.

For her, her last moments with her son are the most precious.

“I’m going.”

I freed Minhu from the sleep and teleported away.

A hill a little away from the ark. A place where I always spy on the ark.

I sit there and look at Seongyeon’s room like a statue.

Night falls, dawn comes, and it’s not long before dawn.

Seongyeon became the light. She left smiling while holding Minhu’s hand tightly.

And, to my surprise, I also shed tears.

No… Well, are you okay? You can at least shed a tear, right?

They say I shed my own tears. Who can say anything? So it will be okay.

It’s okay to cry a little.

Death seems to be contagious.

To be precise, I think that the death of people around you weakens your spirit.

People who have lived enough to live. People who have no time to spare.

Death is scary, but I think I’m getting used to it too.

As more people die in the narrow ark, the remaining people also become more detached from death.

I guess we can say that the reasons for living are disappearing one by one.

He calmly accepts his turn like that.

Seung-gyu Kim.

A man who was the father of a child, the husband of a woman, and the leader of the ark.

He too is preparing to accept death.

Yu-jeong’s sister-in-law is similarly old and thin. And Hayul also became an old man.

Now that everyone is old and tired, there are not many people to watch when someone is dying.

People who said their final goodbyes in advance when their condition was good.

Seung-gyu is lying alone in an empty room while Hayul goes to see Yoo-jeong’s sister-in-law for a while.

I appeared in that place.

“You came. I believed you would come before you died.”

I smiled slightly at him who spoke to me in a surprisingly clear tone.

“I guess I came too early. Does it look like it’s been fixed yet?”

“It’s you. How did you look the way you did when I first saw you? I’m curious, but I don’t think I’ll have time to listen.”

“Is there anything special about it? It’s a skill.”

He weakly nods his head and looks at me.

“Is it because of me?”

He asked me back and forth, but I know what he was asking.

“No, it was just my whim. So you don’t have to blame yourself.”

“Thank you for at least saying that.”

My heart was pricked a little when I saw Seung-gyu’s expression noticeably improving.

Seunggyu probably suffered because of that for quite a long time. The same goes for Yu-jeong’s sister-in-law.

They must have thought that Hayul had committed a sin by stopping me because of them.

“I’m sorry.”

“Do you have anything to be sorry about? I should apologize. I was extreme. It was my fault. So stop thinking about that now. Put down that heavy burden and go in peace.”

“Okay. I don’t know if I deserve it, but…”

“There is. I will allow it.”

Why would I allow such a thing? . Seeing Seunggyu’s expression become more relaxed, I guess it’s still helpful.

I’m glad. At least when I die, I shouldn’t leave anything behind.

I saw Hayul coming out of Yoo-jeong’s sister-in-law’s room beyond the living room.

Tsk. Now it’s time to say goodbye.

“I’m going now. Take care, too.”

“Okay… Then.”

A refreshing tone of voice. I feel relieved to hear his voice like that.

I was about to teleport away and leave, but Seunggyu called me.

“Seongcheol.”

“Yes?”

“Thank you.”

When I turn around, Seung-gyu speaks with a faint smile.

A word of gratitude that implies many things.

“It was me. Thank you.”

So I bowed my head properly to him.

And teleportation. It appears again in the mountains outside the Ark.

Seung-gyu said something to Hayul, who came into the room shortly after I disappeared.

Hayul nods his head. Soon, Seung-gyu’s bed is moved to Yu-jeong’s sister-in-law’s room.

A couple lying side by side.

Hayul leaves and Seunggyu slowly opens his mouth to Yujeong and says something.

It’s probably about me.

Tears flowing from the eyes of Yu-jeong’s sister-in-law as she listens to the story.

So the two spent two days in the same room… Seung-gyu left first.

Seung-gyu turns into light while Yoo-jeong’s sister-in-law and Hayul are holding hands.

The great hero who protected his wife and daughter from this damn world ended his life and disappeared like that.

A man who deserves applause. I will remember him. He is a wonderful man. As a wonderful person.

And that night, Yu-jeong’s sister-in-law also turned into light.

A couple can die on the same day. Not bad.

If death is unavoidable anyway, that would be best. Okay. It will happen.

Her left child, Hayul, cried sadly like her little child, and I suddenly felt like I wanted to go there and comfort her.

But I won’t. I don’t think that will work.

I can’t continue to stay by Hayul’s side.

If she can’t make up her mind right now and tries to rely on me, she’ll quickly break down.

So don’t go. Just… They only grieve together from afar.

Time passes again.

The days change, the months change, and the seasons change.

Death continues and the deaths of people I know also continue.

It feels like death is accelerating as the number of people on the ark decreases.

Yunseo, Songi, Jiwon, Jia, Jeonghyeon… The women on the outside of the fence who were a waste to me.

Chaewon. A woman like warm sunlight coming through a window in the middle of winter.

Yeonseo and Miyeon. Sisters who were as steadfast as weeds, yet like bright flowers.

Delay. A complicated and difficult relationship. But it worked out well in the end.

Future. A bold and sharp young lady.

All the women who mingled with me.

Minjun, Yujin, and Donghyun and Jiwon are the couple I’ve been seeing since the supermarket.

Jinyoung and Seohyun. And Jinyoung’s younger sister, Hyeonjeong.

Jae-hyun Yoon from Gimpo, Min-ju who was devastated because the man she was dating was involved in a rebellion, and So-hee who came to the logistics center with her.

Seung-ju, who succeeded Manager Jeong as leader, and Jung-hyeon, who helped him well.

Do-hyeon and his younger sister Ha-eun from Ilsan.

Everyone became light and left.

And the same goes for everyone else.

Everyone turned into light and disappeared one by one, and now only five people remain on the ark.

And among them was Hayul.

Although she is now old and has difficulty moving, she checks on the remaining people, greets them, and takes care of them every day.

But even with her efforts, she cannot stop the flow of time.

Another person became a light during the night, and her expression hardened in the morning when she saw the empty bed and the coin bag left on it.

But she is a woman who does not cry. What made her so strong?

One person, another person. And one last one. The ark became light and disappeared, becoming empty.

Hayul is left there alone.

Although she was one of the youngest on the ark…
I didn’t know she would stay until the end.

But even though she is alone, she does not waver or become weak.

An ark with no one.

Human structures that are not maintained by humans become worn out.

Moreover, she is now uncomfortable with her body and her range of activities is very limited.

My room with her. Other than that, dust is slowly starting to accumulate.

One year like that. Hayul survives alone in an empty ark, but her end comes.

She no longer has the strength to get up from her bed.

To her like that… I finally showed up.

“I knew it would be like this.”

She looked at me and spoke calmly as if she knew this would happen.

“What?”

“Before my father passed away, he gave me a little hint that you would come someday.”

“Seung-gyu hyung? He’s cruel. Is that why you’ve held on until now?”

“Why is that cruel? I have lived my life believing only that.”

“No. That’s too cruel. It’s better to live without expectations.”

Without knowing why… My eyes became red as I looked at this foolish woman.

I was burdened by the barrage of affection, so I ran away.

Even if you blame me, I have nothing to say, right?

But this stupid woman hasn’t met any other men since then.

Really… She might be the dumbest woman in the world. She’s a foolish woman.

Why on earth would you ruin your life because of a guy like me?

“It’s okay now that I saw your face. I can finally apologize. I’m sorry. Furthermore, I put a burden on you. Furthermore, I wanted to say this, so I waited until now.”

The way she speaks slowly… It was so pathetic and beautiful.

How can there be a woman like this? Why do I ruin the life I barely managed to live like this?

I could have had a little more fun.

I could have lived happily with a little more love.

Why did I live such a foolish life? No matter how much I think about it, I don’t understand it.

“Let’s go now. My father said that. You always have a hard time getting the timing right, and it shows on your face. Now I can see it. It’s all clearly visible on your face.”

I think it should be like that. Otherwise, I think I’ll shed ugly tears in front of this woman.

“Uncle.”

Hayul calls out to me as I try to turn around.

“You can call me oppa.”

“I said it too early. Bad person.”

Hayul smiles like a mischievous person with an old face.

Then he speaks slowly again.

“I’ll just give you one jelly and leave.”

I held back the tears that were about to burst out… I took her jelly out of her storage and gave it to her.

One, two, three… Hayul makes an absurd smile as he takes out as many jellies as he can find and puts them on her hand as she lies on the bed.

“Really… He’s an extreme person.”

She lifts the bag of jelly with difficulty and tries to peel it.

But she can’t even do that properly because her hands aren’t strong enough.

She silently walks up to her, peels the shell and puts one of the jelly into her mouth, and she slowly tastes it with her eyes closed.

“This is the most delicious jelly I’ve ever had. Hehe. Let’s go now. You can go.”

She used teleportation. She can’t take it anymore.

She came to the place where she always watched and cried endlessly while watching my room.

The image of Hayul lying in my room with blurred vision.

She quietly closes her eyes and munches on her jelly.

Her movements slowly slow down as she continues to stuff it into her mouth, as if it’s not worth chewing and swallowing.

And less than an hour after I left, she became a light.

All that was left were the unopened jelly bags piled up next to it.