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Chapter 313


Is this an unexpected situation where I came out of Park MoonDae's body and returned to my original body?

Of course, I have thought about it before and expected it to happen at some point. It's because I've been trying to find a way to go back.

The problem is...I never thought about going back to the owner of the original body.

"..."

"..."

"...Uh."

"Shh. I'm trying to think."

"Okay..."

I pressed my forehead with both hands when I heard a voice that sounded like it was crying.

My head hurt.

'Shit.'

I don't know what the hell is going on...No, I have to gather information first.

"You...are Park MoonDae."

"Y-yes...!"

There was no clear characteristic in his voice, but I understood the tone to a certain extent.

It meant that he seemed to be a scared, small child.

'Damn.'

Could it be that this is the "conversation with Park MoonDae" reward I received for completing the mission?

It's absurd to some degree. Suddenly handing out a reward when I was up on stage...

Wait.

"...!"

This...happened right before I gave my speech about winning the Daesang. At the music award ceremony that is broadcast live.

In an instant, my blood ran cold.

"GunWoo hyung...?"

I ignored his words and stood up immediately. I started looking around.

"W-what are you doing?"

"Phone."

I pulled back the sheets and asked quietly.

"Where's the phone?"

"I don't know...I don't know why I'm here...!"

I wandered around the room and finally found a small television on a dining table/desk next to the sink.

'TV?'

I've never bought anything like that...Never mind. I'll turn it on for now.

I quickly change the channel on the screen to the news channel. I wonder if there's any breaking news.

Then...I saw it.

Today's date is displayed in small numbers at the bottom of the news channel.

"...!"

[December 15, 202X]

A date four years ago.

It wasn't the day I was living, it wasn't the day of the awards ceremony at the end of November when TeSTAR received the first Daesang of that year.

December 15. It is Park MoonDae's birthday.

It was the same day that I entered the body of Park MoonDae, who was lying in a motel after taking sleep-inducing pills.

The day it all happened.

"...Ha."

I tripped over a chair while backing up.

"Are you all right?"

Did I go back in time again?

'No.'

No way.

I mean, this is...so similar to when I was really in a coma, and I'm sure that time...

That's right. I know that for a fact.

"It's a dream again."

"Huh? Hyung!"

I sat down on a chair and clasped my hands together. The tremors subsided.

"Okay. Let's talk."

Since this is a fucking reward, it must have a meaning.

I spoke without hesitation.

"Park MoonDae. You said you didn't know why you were here."

"Huh?...Yes."

Whether it's a lie or not, it means you're not in a state where you can easily explain why I entered your body.

If so, I have to find out by hitting somewhere else...

"So what were you doing right before this mess started?"

"I-I..."

The tone in his voice wavered a little uneasily. I waited patiently for an answer.

"...I went to see hyung at the hospital."

"Hyung?"

I never heard that Park MoonDae had a hyung or older brother.

However, an unexpected answer came.

"GunWoo hyung...it's you."

"...!"

Are you talking about me?

Did you visit me at the hospital? Why would you do that...? No, there was something I had felt before.

'This guy knows me.'

From the beginning, he's called me "GunWoo hyung" without hesitation. I mean, I'm sure he has some kind of relationship with me.

I seemed to have caught a hint. I continued to ask questions.

"When?"

"That's...! That's weird to me too, I'm sure I was living in the year 202X, but on the TV transmission, the year was weird..."

"..."

I have to admit this. I guess this guy...is Park MoonDae in the situation I saw in the last "truth check" I saw.

Park MoonDae, from a future I can't remember, kept in touch after receiving a meal from me.

A trembling, low-pitched voice sounded again.

"Maybe, hyung...don't you know me?"

"I am not sure."

"What?"

It means I don't even know you.

"First, tell me the last situation you remember. I...I think my memories are fuzzy at the moment."

"O-okay..."

Park MoonDae hesitated but soon began to reveal his memories obediently.

"Hyung...you were hospitalized, so I went there because I was worried. But then I regained my senses, and..."

"Why was I hospitalized?"

"...Ah, you were overworked."

I bowed my head.

"Don't lie."

"...!"

It makes no sense to say that I was hospitalized for overwork. And this guy, when he lies, his tone of voice changes.

"There must have been another reason, not overwork."

And there was an answer that went through my head.

"...Maybe I made an extreme decision."

"...Yes. H-hyung...you were very sad and tired...I guess you remember."

Yes, also...

At the last "truth check" I tried to die, but apparently, I didn't as I must have been taken to the hospital right in time.

But the bad luck seemed to be okay. Even though it was ridiculous, I nodded my head in agreement.

"So what kind of conversation did we have when you visited the hospital?"

"We couldn't talk. Hyung, you hadn't woken up yet..."

"..."

I was in a coma.

I asked him more, but he said he didn't do anything during his visit. Looking at his tone of voice, he doesn't seem to be lying.

So there's one more thing to find out.

"What were you thinking?"

"What?"

As a result of the last tripartite validation, those who returned to the past hypothesized that we seem to have been chosen based on the last thoughts and desires we had a moment before returning.

If so, it is necessary to check the last memory of this "Park MoonDae". I never wanted to enter Park MoonDae's body.

"I wonder what was the last thing you thought of back then."

For example, after seeing myself in that state, I may have thought that if that was my future, I would want to run away.

"..."

His voice sounded more nervous, but he didn't hesitate to speak.

"It was nothing special. I just thought it would be good if hyung lived a long and healthy life..."

"...!"

It was an answer I hadn't expected.

I was a bit stunned, so I kept my mouth shut. I felt a little...embarrassed.

'Damn.'

And after a while, I mentioned what I had to say.

"First of all...I'm sorry."

"...Huh?"

"I'm sorry for talking to you like I'm suddenly questioning you. You must be surprised too."

No, it's fortunate that he didn't panic, as his body suddenly disappeared and only his voice remained.

Whether this is a dream or not, it's stupid to deal with this guy rudely and threateningly. I have to deal with this more rationally.

"Anyway, when you went to visit me...Thank you for thinking that way."

"Ah..."

His voice sounded puzzled with a hint of embarrassment.

"No! You've been helping me all along without getting anything in return..."

Nothing in return.

I expected it, but I don't think you've ever received much help from the people around you. I don't know how many times I will have to hear those words just for offering a bowl of rice soup.

I appreciate it, but let's move on to something more productive.

"Okay. How exactly are you doing now?"

"Aaah! I can't move the body...but when hyung moves, I think I can feel it too..."

"I see."

Then we share the same body, but I'm in control of this one.

The "conversation with Park MoonDae" is going on; however, it's strange to have us talk in the same body.

'Why does it have to be like this?'

If we are going to be inside a dream anyway, wouldn't it be better to talk to each other with our own bodies?

Maybe...Is it implemented this way because there is no "Park MoonDae's real self" in the reality I currently live in?

"Hmmm."

That's not a very nice hypothesis, and I can't come to that conclusion yet. I need to check how this dream is set up.

I got up from my seat and started looking for my phone again.

"Hey, hyung, are you looking for your phone?"

"Yes."

"That...maybe it's in the back pocket."

His voice added with a tone of uncertainty.

"Right now I feel like I have something in my back pocket..."

Oh.

I immediately reached into my jeans pocket and found a familiar square-shaped object.

I exhaled a sigh.

"Thank you."

I'm so crazy I didn't even consider this. I clicked my tongue and opened the phone.

A pop-up window appeared.

[Error when registering in the Network]

"...?"

This is...a system pop-up window that appeared on the air. But I don't have a phone number...

'... No way.'

Following a strange intuition, I immediately turned my head and looked around.

So far I have lived with another life choice, so I didn't fully realize it, but there was a clear sense of incongruity.

And I found the cause.

"Hyung?"

There was a family photo above the system message.

It's a picture of four strangers. Something I would never take a picture of, buy or post.

It was a trace of other people.

"..."

Suddenly, an idea came to mind.

When I first entered the body of "Park MoonDae," I checked the active accounts, phone number, and ID of "Ryu GunWoo."

And everything was gone.

At first, I thought I was in a parallel world, but then I came to the conclusion that it was a supernatural evaporation after checking that "all accounts and records used in the past still remain."

Everywhere, including the Internet and the real world, "Ryu GunWoo..." disappeared from the moment I entered the body of "Park MoonDae."

So...what if, out of nowhere, I "appeared" in the same situation as four years ago?

Without any connection to reality.

I hit my face, just to make sure.

"Hyung!"

"..."

It hurt.

'What the fuck?'

I immediately got up and took a closer look.

And I came to a conclusion.

'It's not where I used to live.'

And judging by the pain, it wasn't even a dream. This is fucking real.

So, realistically, the first thing you should do is...

"Let's go outside."

"Go outside?"

Well, if the monthly rental agreement indicates that it's initiated, it means we're in someone else's house!

* * *

I hurried out of my room, which had now become someone else's room.

I didn't touch anything in particular, so you won't notice that there was an intruder.

The problem is this.

'What I have now is...'

A flip phone that's not even a smartphone, it's just an unusable device. And I have about 140,000 won in my wallet.

"..."

Of course, I don't have a passbook.

'I want to kill him.'

I gritted my teeth and called.

"Status window."

And what came up said...

[Receiving reward]

"..."

I have to calm down.

I can take it in a positive sense. It means that everything will be restored to its original state after receiving the reward.

I ended up in this situation just as I was about to give a speech about winning the Daesang. Even if I think about it again, there's nothing I can do now.

"Huu."

The voice of "Park MoonDae," who more or less understood the situation, also muttered under his breath.

"Hyung...are you okay? What kind of situation is this...?"

"I'm fine."

To tell you the truth, no. But no matter how much shit I say, nothing will change, so I shut up and sat down.

There's something more urgent right now.

'I don't have a house.'

No, not just the house, I have no foundation. It seems that all contact with society has been initialized.

TL/N: If you misunderstand, his existence has been removed and then suddenly re-initialized. There is no phone number registered in his name as if Ryu GunWoo never existed before. The only one who remembers him is Park MoonDae.

I don't know how long this damn situation will last, but it's not possible to not have an active phone right now.

...Then there is only one thing to do.

After making my decision, I moved on again.

"Excuse me...where are we going now?"

"To the convenience store."

I added casually.

"I'll buy a lottery ticket."

"The...lottery? Well, I think we're in the past, but I don't know the lottery number..."

There's a misunderstanding.

"I know the winning number."

"...!"

I opened the phone again.

Although it was an unusable device as I couldn't make calls or anything, I was able to confirm the day of the week.

Friday

And tomorrow, Saturday, is the day of the lottery winner announcement.

Think about it.

As soon as I entered Park MoonDae's body, I also thought that there was no lottery number or action that I knew, but do you think I could have let it go without seeing the number announced the next day?

As regrettable as it may seem, I saw it once.

And having had such an awesome experience happen to me, it will surely stay in my head.

'Because I still remember it.'

As soon as I entered the convenience store, I bought about 20 lottery tickets that I filled out with one or two wrong numbers.

"But one of these is absolutely correct."

I heard the sound of someone swallowing saliva.

"Hyung...you are very smart."

It wasn't a mental problem, but a situational one. To understand that, I think I first need to explain what is happening to my own body.

'I think...this guy also seems to be overtired.'

Anxiety began to mix with the voice from before. It's scary to feel that this situation is real.

'For now, I need to rest for a while,'

I found a place to stay for a reasonable price. I only have to endure it until Monday morning, so there will be no problem with spending what I have left in cash.

'I'll rest first. We'll talk later when my head cools down.'

As soon as I wake up, I'll tell this guy everything I've been through and explain the exact situation.

I lay down on the bed and said.

"If you can't sleep after I fall asleep, wake me up."

"What? No! Don't worry about..."

"Wake me up."

After checking the status window that still showed "Receiving reward," I fell asleep.

* * *

The light fell on my eyelids.

"GunWoo hyung...?"

"Heuup."

I inhaled the air and opened my eyes. Maybe I fell asleep deeper than I thought, my mind is clear.

And I heard a voice almost crying.

"Hyung! I-I thought you were still there...!"

Why are you so happy?

I stood up.

I was puzzled.

"...?"

I could see the inside of an office hotel, not a motel. I also saw green trees and bright sunlight through the window.

"..."

No, it's not December anymore.

"What?"

The voice rang out loudly.

"Ah, hyung! We won the lottery! We have 1.2 billion won!"

That's good, but it also means enough time has passed to collect it and buy a house.

I asked him exactly that.

"It seems like a long time has passed since the day I bought the lottery tickets."

Thereafter, the voice came out in a very low tone.

"Yes, you bought the lottery tickets. When I woke up the next day...hyung disappeared and I...became hyung..."

What?

"S-so, I've been like this until now..."

That fucking sound made my eyesight dizzy.

'...I must keep calm.'

Still, since I won the lottery and he received it instead of me, there doesn't seem to be any problem with the money.

I erased one of my worries when I saw that the current house looked much better than the one I used to live in.

But the most complicated part happened next.

"On the other hand...hyung, after you disappeared, something very strange happened?"

"What?"

"L-look at this..."

A moment later.

[Status abnormality: Pass or die! (1)]

If you do not receive an error-free score report on the first written test of the "Grade 7 Competitive Recruitment Examination", you will die.

"..."

He really is a shitty bastard...

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TL/N: The "Grade 7 Competitive Recruitment Examination" is a series of difficult examinations and interviews conducted every year by the Ministry of Personnel Innovation and each metropolitan government to select level 7 public servants.

As for the new state abnormality, the name has several meanings. "합격" means "pass" and "succeed", so I was tempted to put "success", but after seeing the description of the abnormality, the translation of the next chapter and taking into account that the full name is "합격을 못 하면 죽음을! (1)" (If you don't pass, you will die!), then it means that it is a first test or challenge to overcome, so I preferred to leave it as "pass".

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