Chapter 550
Theatrical Regression Life
Episode 550
Lee Jae-heonâs intentions were clear.
He is trying to let Seo Jang-hwa know that Jeong Eun-woo, who has become a monster, and his own life are worthless. The reason Seo Jang-hwa is having a hard time now is because of the deaths of Jeong Eun-woo and Lee Jae-heon.
However, Seo Jang-hwa was just an ordinary college student who accepted such consideration without hesitation.
ââ¦.â
Seo Jang-hwa stopped crying, unable to cry any more.
ââ¦.â
She couldnât say anything.
ââ¦.â
I feel like my head has gone blankâ¦.
ââ¦what does this mean now?â
Seo Jang-hwa tried to use his dull brain to trace the things in front of him.
âUhâ¦â
And then I realized.
ââ¦Could it be that right now⦠Iâ¦.â
âIâm listening.â
ââ¦Youâre not trying to comfort meâ¦?â
Seo Jang-hwaâs expression hardened.
âI heard that with all my heart and I⦠I thought I would like itâ¦â â
â¦.â
ââ¦.â
In response to that confusion, Jae-heon Lee slowly took Seo Jang-hwaâs hand. let go.
Lee Jae-heon slowly blinked and looked at Seo Jang-hwa. Seo Jang-hwa, reflected in his gray eyes, was clearly embarrassed and did not look happy at all.
Lee Jae-heonâs smile slowly disappeared at her reaction.
ââ¦isnât it?â
Although his face was expressionless, Seo Jang-hwa could sense that Lee Jae-heon was embarrassed.
ââ¦.â
I was speechless.
ââ¦what the fuckâ¦thereâs all thisâ¦.â
The only words that came out were one-dimensional swear words.
âWhy do I like things like that?â
âIâm sorry.â
ââ¦.â
It was so absurd that I couldnât even get angry, so I couldnât get the right words out.
ââ¦.â
So now.
ââ¦When did thisâ¦.â
âIf you mean gills, itâs been a while.â
ââ¦Has it been there since before we went looking for wetsuits?â
âYes, probably.â
âWhy didnât you tell meâ¦?â
Jaeheon Lee answered the question in a slightly trembling voice in a calm tone.
âI thought you guys would be strangely stubborn, so I was hiding it for efficiency.â
ââ¦.â
âI apologize if you are angry that I withheld information. âItâs my fault.â
Seo Jang-hwa turned his gaze towards Park Da-young and Jeong In-ho.
I watched it because I was wondering if they knew about it, but both Park Da-young and Jeong In-ho looked blank, as if they had never thought of this situation.
That alone showed that the current situation was Lee Jae-heonâs arbitrary decision.
ââ¦Why the fuck are you doing this to meâ¦â
Seo Jang-hwa backed away, crying.
âDid I do that wrong?â
I felt like I was going out of my mind from the twisted guilt.
When Lee Jae-heon said âit was betterâ about Jeong Eun-wooâs death, Seo Jang-hwa was very angry at that overly inhumane remark. At the very least, shouldnât we do that to someone who was harmed while trying to help us?
But all those inhumane remarks so far have included him.
Including Lee Jae-heon himself, he said that it was better to die because he was a monster.
âDo you really need to make me such a bad bastard?â
If this is the case, what will happen to Seo Jang-hwa, who was angry about Jeong Eun-wooâs death?
âI didnât mean thatâ¦â
ââ¦are they boots?â
âPlease shut upâ¦! I know what youâre talking about, so just shut up and get on with your life! Why do you harass people like this every time you open your mouth?! uh? So, is it really worth living in?! Normally, it must have been really hard to put up with the bullying of us, really?!â
It was really unfair.
âItâs all arbitrary, itâs all arbitrary! Only when everything you say is right and the world goes the way you want will your senses be resolved! Man, you really shouldnât live like thatâ¦! Why are you doing that, huh? âWhat the fuck is such a problem!â
Even so, Seo Jang-hwaâs heart was heavy.
He promised to do his best to help Jeong Eun-woo, but in the meantime, Jeong Eun-woo suddenly died. He opposed Lee Jae-heonâs sacrifice so viciously, but in the end, he came to him asking for help.
Seo Jang-hwa was already disappointed enough with his own capriciousness and selfishness. She couldnât help anyone.
âPlease donât try to die so easilyâ¦!â
When the person who was supposed to scold Seo Jang-hwa praised him for doing a good job, I felt like he was going out of his mind.
What kind of shitty situation is this among these crazy people? I was so dizzy that I wanted to slap the guys here on the back of the head one by one to bring them back to their senses.
âItâs really fucking sad⦠You fucking bastards⦠I lost my mindâ¦â
âIâm sorry, I apologize. huh?â
ââ¦Please shut up.â
âI was wrong, Boots.â
In fact, it wasnât even a situation where Lee Jae-heon had to apologize.
However, it wasnât Seo Jang-hwaâs fault.
ââ¦I want to kill them allâ¦â
Seo Jang-hwa wiped his eyes, frowning as his face turned red with sadness.
ââ¦I understand, so donât apologize anymore.â
ââ¦.â
âThatâs more annoying.â
âIf you say so.â
âIâm really pissed off at being a good listenerâ¦â
ââ¦?â
Lee Jae-heon backed away from Seo Jang-hwa as if he found it difficult to understand. Seo Jang-hwa slowly took a breath as the thought, âI listen well, why am I getting angry?â was clearly visible.
Then he let out a deep and long sigh.
ââ¦.â
After waiting like that for a while, I felt like I was calming down a bit.
ââ¦So what should we do now?â
In fact, it was a feeling closer to resignation than sincerity.
When Seo Jang-hwa seemed to have calmed down his excitement, Lee Jae-heon glanced at Jeong In-ho. Jeong In-ho, who was watching the situation as if he was disillusioned, looked bitter at Lee Jae-heonâs gaze.
ââ¦Why are you looking at me?â
âI guess I wonât nag you this time.â
âI know that no matter what I say, you will hear it with one ear and pass it on with the other.â
âIf you knew that, why did you always do that?â
âI guess it was because, as a human being, there are things I donât want to give upâ¦â
Seo Jang-hwa thought that Jeong In-ho, who answered quietly and sincerely, was also crazy.
Normally, he was very concerned when Lee Jae-heon got hurt, but didnât he remain calm even after hearing Lee Jae-heon say that he would turn into a monster and sacrifice himself?
No sane person could be that calm in a situation like this.
ââ¦.â
I felt like I knew why Lee Jae-heon called Jeong In-ho a âgross bastard.â
Lee Jae-heon himself, who immediately said that, became even more of a crazy asshole, butâ¦
âIâm glad that my junior doesnât seem to care much.â
âI am paying attention.â
Jeong In-ho opened his pitch-black eyes and smiled.
âI just accepted it. âItâs not a situation that can change no matter what I say.â
At Jung In-hoâs words, Park Da-young made a sniffling sound.
Like In-ho Jeong, Da-young Park also seemed to accept the current situation and try to do something to improve the situation.
ââ¦.â
Seo Jang-hwa seemed like he was going crazy with the feeling of being isolated from another world.
ââ¦Haâ¦.â
Eun-Woo Jeong is dead, and I think Jae-Heon Lee will die soon.
Is it really true that you are this calm?
ââ¦.â
However, if we look at the situation objectively, what they said was not wrong.
ââ¦I think itâs a little wrong, butâ¦itâs a situation where I have to come up with a solutionâ¦â
I was out of my mind.
Of course, Seo Jang-hwa also needed a solution, so he came to the concert hall as soon as Jeong Eun-woo disappeared.
However, it was not a proper plan, but rather a half-instinctive and accidental struggle.
Maybe thatâs why these bastards who were trying to find a solution in a dark, subdued atmosphere didnât seem sane.
ââ¦Iâm going crazyâ¦.â
Even the cub would be more honest about the pain than you.
* * *
After the atmosphere calmed down once.
Once Seo Jang-hwa resigned, the story progressed smoothly.
ââ¦Dahun wonât be able to last long like that.â
As Park Da-young said that, her eyes were looking at the glass box inside the fish tank.
Park Da-youngâs eyes had been dark purple for some time, and none of the survivors knew that she was communicating with Park Da-hoon.
Park Da-youngâs face turned white and stiff as she talked to her younger brother.
âThe water is already up to my shoulders, and I heard it seems like the water is filling up fasterâ¦. Maybe itâs because the water is filling up faster because my mental acuity is dropping.â
âSo that means Dahunâs condition is very bad?â
âYes, I guess⦠Iâm not good at talking to myself right nowâ¦â
Lee Jae-heon intervened in the conversation between Park Da-young and Jeong In-ho.
âThen how should I blow up the doll?â
ââ¦.â
âDonât make that face.â
Jaeheon Lee rolled his eyes and smiled.
âI believe that you donât want to argue with me because things have gotten to this point.â
ââ¦.â
âSeeing as you havenât answered until the end, it looks like you want to rebel, but I donât know. I donât think thatâs a wise decision. âNow that things have come to this, I think it would be better to accept reality.â
Jeong In-ho sighed and said.
ââ¦I know itâs too old to bring it up suddenly, but I wish you could tell me in advance about any abnormalities in your body. As the manager said, so that we can prepare our minds to accept reality.â
âBut like my junior said, itâs already in the past. âYou canât change it.â
âThat is correct.â
Jeong In-ho, who was rolling his pitch-black eyes as if assessing something, opened his mouth again.
âI will go to Song In-myeongâs side for a moment. That friend was surprisingly good at his job⦠so there is a possibility that he found new information in room 11.â
âAre you going to leave while the discussion is in progress?â
âI think the conclusion has been reached anyway.â
âThatâs right.â
ââ¦No matter what we say, the manager will dieâ¦â
Even if Lee Jae-heon and Park Da-hoon did not change their positions, his death was predestined.
âThere is no way Lee Jae-heon, who is becoming a monster, will not kill himself.â
Even if his memories of us disappeared, his obsession with efficiency remained the same. As Lee Jae-heon claims, it would be much more reasonable to kill him and stop him before he turns into a complete monster, so no matter how the survivors stop him, Lee Jae-heon will die.
And Jeong In-ho agreed with his judgment to some extent.
âI canât help it.â
Lee Jae-heon, who had a faint sense of reason, couldnât tell how much more terrible the situation would be if he turned into a monster and showed aggression towards us.
That would be something more gruesome than Song In-myeong annihilating us.
âI will agree.â
âItâs great that you adapt quickly.â
ââ¦Anyway, since we agreed, please take care of the rest of the minor plans. I will check to see if there is any good information on Song In-myeongâs side. âI think that would be much more efficient.â
With those words, In-ho Jeong headed to room number 11, and Seo Jang-hwa, who was looking at him, scratched the back of his neck and said,
ââ¦Is this a situation where I have to agree?â
âI would appreciate it if you could do that.â
âFuck it, I guess whatever happens happens. âAt this point, I donât even think about anything.â
Seo Jang-hwa sighed and continued.
âI agree. âYouâre going to die.â
âthank you.â
ââ¦the situation is really shit.â
Seo Jang-hwa, who was swearing, turned his gaze away and looked into space. He smiled slightly as it was clearly evident that he did not want to see Lee Jae-heon.
âAre you whining?â
âDamn itâ¦â
âYouâre being cute. âMaybe itâs because Iâm still young.â
âItâs really a disaster.â
âGetting angry.â
Lee Jae-heon, who was teasing a child, looked at Park Da-young, who did not respond.
âWhat does Dayoung think?â
ââ¦.â
ââ¦The most important thing right now is Dayoungâs opinion. Isnât that right?â
As I comforted her, Park Da-young nodded with a firm expression.
ââ¦I agree.â
ââ¦.â
Lee Jae-heon smiled deeply without saying a word and held the stiffened Park Da-young in his arms and patted her.
âGood idea.â
Then I thought.
Itâs so small.
(Continued in the next part)