I Don’t Want This Reincarnation

We came into the hotel not far from Kwon Se-hyun’s store, Dies, and rented three double rooms and one triple room.

Cheon Sa-yeon and Woo Seo-hyuk, Kwon Jeong-han and Park Geon-ho shared the same room, and Kim Woo-jin and Ha Tae-heon shared a triple room with me. Min Ah-rin shared a room with Edward as I decided to send Fox with her because she might be in danger.

“It’s late at night, so there’s nothing we can do today, but we have to do something tomorrow. It’s getting complicated.”

For future plans, we all gathered together in the largest triple room. Kwon Jeong-han, who was looking at his cell phone, looked up at Park Geon-ho’s words.

“All electronic devices, including cell phones, are dead. It’s like we’re inside the gate.”

“Still, I’m glad I can use my ability properly. It would have been much more dangerous if I can’t use my ability.”

I turned my head to look at Edward. Edward, who had stared blankly into the air with his eyes full of light powder without focus, soon stopped his ability.

“It’s not the kind of hallucination that just touches the mind.”

“Then this hotel… does everything you see on the outside are real?”

“Right. There is no big difference from reality. However, since it’s a created space, the flow of time and the outside will definitely be different. Simply put… a day here may be an hour outside. Of course, it could be the other way around.”

Ha Tae-heon, who heard the explanation, clicked his tongue with an annoyed expression.

“It doesn’t matter if it goes faster than real-time, but if it’s the other way around, things will get complicated.”

“We need to figure out how to get out of here as quickly as possible.”

Cheon Sa-yeon, who was thinking quietly without saying a word, opened his mouth.

“It seems like it would be better to go back to the place where we first came from.”

“You mean that bar from before?”

“Yeah. There must be a reason why we got there in the first place.”

At the suggestion that came with a calm voice, I looked at Cheon Sa-yeon quietly. In this situation where there were no clues, it was true that we had to look at the place we first arrived at.

‘I think there must be another reason.’

It was clear that Cheon Sa-yeon wanted to meet Kwon Se-hyun again. Yes, it wouldn’t change the result.

I… Kwon Se-hyun didn’t know about Cheon Sa-yeon. No, he didn’t know the current Cheon Sa-yeon. The only thing he knew was Cheon Sa-yeon living in the ‘Abyss’.

‘In the end, this is going to happen.’

It was enough to guess that Cheon Sa-yeon wouldn’t give up easily just by looking at his face.

And to be honest, I also agreed with Cheon Sa-yeon’s opinion to some extent. To get out of this space, you have to meet Kwon Se-hyun. Even if I didn’t want to.

“We were kicked out like that earlier, but I don’t know if they will welcome us even if we go to visit them.”

“Hmm, if we beg maybe they let us come in?”

“Then I will just leave it to Team Leader.”

“Woo Seo-hyuk. Go to a nearby store tomorrow morning to buy clothes and simple necessities. It can be dangerous alone, so you can go with Park Geon-ho and Kwon Jeong-han, who are talking now.”

“I understand.”

Fox flew over and hugged me as I sat quietly listening to the conversations of people organizing the schedule. Piik, I looked out the window while stroking Fox’s back, who was watching me.

The night lights were twinkling all over the place. Looking down at it, my feelings went down endlessly.

* * *

The sound of even breathing could be heard in the quiet room. I slowly opened my eyes and checked the time on the clock on the nightstand. It was early in the morning after 3 a.m.

I quietly raised my upper body and looked to the side. Kim Woo-jin was on the right bed and Ha Tae-heon was lying on the left bed with a calm face. A lot of things happened yesterday and it was late, so both of them must have slept soundly.

I was careful not to make as much noise as possible then put on my coat and left the room. After I got out of the hotel, I went to the next alley, lifted up my energy, and flew high.

Before Kim Woo-jin or Ha Tae-heon noticed my absence, I had to get things done and go back. As I increased the strength of the wind and increased the speed, I arrived at Dies quickly.

‘It’s impossible to go inside…’

I sat down on the roof railing of the building and sighed. I had no choice but to wait until Kwon Se-hyun came up to the rooftop. The business would continue until morning, so he would probably come at least once in the meantime.

A slightly cold night breeze passed by. When I looked up, I saw the night sky with a white crescent moon floating.

Come to think of it, it had been a long time since I had seen the night view from here. In the past, I used to come up several times a day and take a look. A bitter smile appeared from the past that suddenly came to mind.

“…thing. Yes.”

How much time had passed, Kwon Se-hyun’s voice was heard from the rooftop door along with his figure stepping up the stairs.

Clank. The door opened and Kwon Se-hyun, who had just entered the rooftop, looked up. Seeing me sitting on the railing, he opened his eyes slightly wide and then frowned.

“…no, it’s nothing. Yes. I will hang up.”

After he finished the call, I looked at Kwon Se-hyun, who put his cell phone into his suit pocket, and slowly opened my mouth.

“Hi.”

Kwon Se-hyun stared at me without answering the greeting that came naturally. A strong sense of vigilance emanated to me from the way he stood still without even approaching me.

“Don’t look at me like that. You know me. We met before.”

It was obvious what he was thinking. Kwon Se-hyun asked in a low voice as if arguing in response to what I said with a smirk.

“How did you get up here?”

“It’s as easy to come up on the rooftop.”

I lifted my energy up once more. Huung, the wind wrapped around my body and lifted me lightly into the air. As I flew upward, Kwon Se-hyun made a surprised face and stepped back.

“Kwon Se-hyun.”

I quickly flew towards Kwon Se-hyun, closing the distance and opening my mouth.

“Make a deal with me.”

“…a deal?”

I released the wind and came down. Then I felt Kwon Se-hyun’s physique, which was much bigger than mine. Seriously, he was 6 cm taller than Han Yi-gyeol, so there was a big difference.

The more I look at Kwon Se-hyun, the more complicated I felt with an unknown discomfort and irresistible jealousy. It was an unfamiliar feeling for me.

“Do you remember the people you met earlier? They will come to you later when the sun comes up. Of course, they’re with me.”

“……”

“Hide your name, Kwon Se-hyun, and… I want you to listen to what they want.”

“You want me to listen to what they want?”

“Right. Maybe that’s…”

I lowered my voice a little and explained to Kwon Se-hyun what was going to happen tomorrow in advance. He calmly listened to me, and after a moment of silence, he spoke.

“You said it was a deal.”

Kwon Se-hyun, who calmly listened to my suggestion, raised the corner of his lips slightly.

“You should pay me a price equally. What can you give me?”

At first glance, he might seem to ignore me, but it meant that he was interested in my suggestion to some extent. It was the exact reaction I had thought.

“Information.”

“Information?”

“The information you need. More accurately, it would be information about the future.”

“Future? Do you want me to believe it now?”

“Whether it’s a lie or not, we’ll see.”

Kwon Se-hyun’s forehead distorted when I answered shamelessly.

“We bother you. I know that you asked your subordinate to do a background check after sending us like that.”

I continued my explanation, not paying attention to the expression on his face that showed annoying emotions. Now Kwon Se-hyun was also feeling deeply offended because of me.

I actually found it more natural that way. As long as I’m Kwon Se-hyun and Kwon Se-hyun is me, we could never like each other.

“It’s safer to have your opponent around you than being troubled later… That’s how you had learned.”

Kwon Se-hyun’s face became frighteningly cold as he heard the quietly added words. My behaviour of digging into his weak spot without hesitation and stabbing it painfully would be extremely annoying.

“Think carefully. Which one profitable should you choose?”

“……”

“I’m the only who know what will happen.”

After leaving Kwon Se-hyun, who closed his mouth with complicated eyes behind, I soared high into the sky and flew straight to the hotel without looking back. As soon as I came down to the dark alley behind the hotel, where no one could reach me, my whole body was relaxed and my exhausted breath came out.

“Haa…”

I covered my face with my hands and leaned my back against the wall. My stomach twisted and churned as if something was about to come out of my mouth at any moment.

“The most terrifying moment will be recreated.”

That’s right. It was certainly the most horrifying moment of the past. I returned to the hotel with a tired smile.

As it was late, I passed the quiet hallway and returned to the room, where I saw Kim Woo-jin and Ha Tae-heon, who were asleep just like when I left. That’s a relief. I went well before they woke up.

Tiredness came rushing in like a wave of relief that I had successfully completed the task I had to do. I took off my coat as carefully as I did when I went out and crept over to the bed and lay down. The clock on the nightstand indicated 6 in the morning.

‘Kwon Se-hyun… he will accept my offer.’

The probability of rejection was extremely low. I thought the names of the characters in ‘Abyss’ wouldn’t be enough, so I had no choice but to accept the deal as Han Yi-gyeol as I showed off my wind ability.

Of course, in return, I have to tell him what I know about the future, but…

‘Anyway, Kwon Se-hyun here is a fake created by space.’

Therefore, even if Kwon Se-hyun knew the future, there was no problem. Because this moment of real-life had long since ended.

I closed my eyes tightly, forcing my shaking heart. Unlike the complicated mind, the body that had been awake for a long time happily accepted the rest that had come.

In the midst of the blurred consciousness, someone gently stroked my head and pulled out a blanket to cover my body. I felt like I was about to cry for some reason at that kind hand.