The Nature of Possession – Chapter 3

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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Are you the same person who was just crying so hard?

Now she’s glaring at me like I’m the enemy of her entire family.

Even if I wanted to smooth things over, it was difficult for me to speak, especially after experiencing being stabbed in the belly like a lamb skewer just a moment ago.

What if she’s also a crazy bitch like the other one?

Thus, we were in a silent standoff.

It was like a scene from a Western, with her hand on her holster, waiting for the noon bell.

*Ting*

Breaking the suffocating silence, a clear notification chime sounded, and a window popped up in front of my eyes.

Guidance on dimensional travel…

As soon as I thought, “What the hell does that mean?”, the pigeon’s words flashed in my mind.

That damn pigeon bitch…

So, according to those words, it means I died from being stabbed earlier and moved here, right?

Well, I guess I wouldn’t be alive after my insides were spilled out.

Then this is another dimension.

What is it, a dimension that is no different from Earth?

And it seems to be Korea.

Is this some kind of multiverse or something?

What a ridiculously convenient setup.

“Why aren’t you saying anything? I asked you who Lee Hye-jung is!”

Ah, I want to think calmly for a bit, why are you constantly talking to me?

I’m already so damn confused.

“Ah… that… is it because I slept for a long time? I think I got confused with a dream.”

“What… was that it? I almost misunderstood.”

“Haha… sorry. Ugh!”

She gave me a sharp look, then pinched my side hard.

“Whether it was a dream or not, you met another woman. This is a justifiable punishment.”

Yeah, thanks.

You’re an angel just for not stabbing me.

A few hours ago, when I asked who she was, I involuntarily put on a show of my internal organs.

I managed to gloss over the part about mentioning a woman she didn’t know, but the most important problem still remained.

What’s her name?

It was a blunder to pretend I knew her.

I should’ve said I didn’t remember as soon as I saw her.

No, then I could’ve been stabbed again.

She seems more normal than Lee Hye-jung, but it’s too early to let my guard down.

There’s no way that damned pigeon would send me to a normal place.

*Click.*

The door opened again.

People in white coats stood blankly at the door.

Is it time for the rounds?

But why are they just standing there?

“P-Patient Kang In-ho…?”

The elderly doctor at the front called me hesitantly.

“Y-yes?”

“You’ve woken up?”

“A-as you can see?”

I answered with a youthful voice, thinking, Ah, I can buy some time.

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The doctor conducted simple tests, repeatedly saying,

“This is a miracle.”

Apparently, I had been unconscious for two months due to a traffic accident.

For me, this time of following the doctor’s instructions, folding and unfolding my arms, and walking for a bit, was so comfortable.

It was because I felt that at least these people wouldn’t harm me.

I sent the girl who wanted to stay by my side away.

She threw a tantrum, saying she would stay, but it was a victory I achieved by desperately signaling to the doctor with my eyes.

I told the doctor that I didn’t remember anything except my name.

It wasn’t a lie, because I really didn’t know anything about this body.

I saw a strange boy when I looked in the mirror.

He looked handsome, the kind that would attract women like that.

I also thought that if I had an ugly face, I wouldn’t receive such attention.

After a few more tests, the doctor explained that there was nothing seriously wrong with my body, but that I needed to undergo a thorough examination.

He said that the memory loss could be a temporary side effect of the traffic accident, and advised me to try to gradually regain my memory while living a normal life.

The doctor gave some instructions to the residents and finished the rounds.

“Patient Kang In-ho, congratulations on waking up safely. It seems like God really helped you.”

Well… it is related to God, but instead of helping, she fucked me over.

I couldn’t say that, of course.

The doctor, having finished the rounds, took the girl who had been at the door and disappeared.

And 30 minutes later.

“In-ho, is the amnesia… real?”

“Yeah. Actually, I… I don’t remember anything except my name.”

“Then why were you acting like you did earlier…”

The more I explained, the more suspicious I would become.

I decided to nip the question about why I was comforting her earlier in the bud.

“I don’t know. It felt familiar somehow. Like a friendly feeling. So I did that.”

“In-ho…”

As if touched, she covered her mouth with her hand.

Her ears turned bright red, as if she were embarrassed.

Then she suddenly hugged me again.

“Shin On-yu.”

“Huh?”

“That’s my name. Your friend since we were five years old. I live next door, understand you better than anyone, and have spent more time with you than anyone else, that kind of friend.”

“So, a childhood friend?”

“Hehe, what’s that? Isn’t that what old people say?”

Ah… do kids these days not use those words?

I feel sad to be reminded that I’m old.

“Ah, anyway, haha… that’s a relief. I was worried since I couldn’t remember anything. It’s good that you’re here.”

“Yeah! Don’t worry, I’ll stick by your side and help you remember everything.”

Right, I will adapt to this world and survive somehow.

Let’s make sure that horrible experience of being stabbed is just a one-time thing.

“I’ll be with you all day long. Be prepared♥”

Hmm… surviving will require a lot of effort.

Shit.

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