C 140
"You are no longer alone."
Upon hearing young Cha Miso's words, I jumped from my seat, wiping my tears with my sleeve.
"You are not alone either."
"Yes, if this succeeds... Neither you nor I will be alone."
Young Cha Miso chuckled.
"That man is a guardian of the stars, isn't he?"
"That's right, he's still circling around you. He's looking for your soul to return."
"...yes."
"The more unhappy and miserable you become, the closer he'll get."
"...I'm trying."
Young Cha Miso smiled and nodded at my determined words.
"I believe you are. But misfortune doesn't always come from where you expect."
"It's okay."
"Everything will be fine; your assistant is by your side."
"My assistant?"
"Yes, the number of people who genuinely care about you has increased a lot."
I widened my eyes at young Cha Miso's words. I couldn't quite grasp what she was saying.
"Unhappiness given to a person named Cha Miso created a part of the world. You've had hundreds of misfortunes, as many misfortunes as... pieces of the world."
The idea that Eirin's world, Sharnae's world, and Papa's world were filled with my misfortune was something I really didn't want to believe.
"Do I have to keep being unhappy?"
"No, you created a world where you, who was unhappy, would be happy. That's all."
A world where I, who am unhappy, will be happy.
After hearing that, I felt it was a bit, yes, a bit gratifying.
"If all my misfortunes were meant to lead to meeting my father and the Etham family..."
Then this isn't so bad either.
"God... said that if we become happy, the guardian of the stars will give up on us."
Young Cha Miso looked at me and said. Her voice was bitter, unlike that of a child.
"But I don't want to."
"...what?"
"If that guy exists, even if it's not us, kids like us will remain buried in this slavery for the rest of our lives."
It was a cold voice.
I furrowed my brow as I pondered for a moment on the meaning of what young Cha Miso had said.
"You don't intend to save all of them, do you?"
"Not to that extent."
Young Cha Miso shook her head.
The girl added that she didn't have the confidence or ability to do that, and then she looked at me with a fierce, burning gaze.
The anger coiled within her eyes was so immense that I couldn't even fathom it. I had no idea how much anger that little body had endured until now.
"But... You can kill that guardian of the stars."
"..."
"At least, we can save the children from the clutches of that guardian of the stars."
Young Cha Miso said.
It definitely wasn't about saving someone. It was just a look that wanted to bring someone down.
There was a girl here who wanted revenge, as if she wanted retribution for her hellish life.
"Now is our golden opportunity."
"...why?"
"Guardians of the stars don't normally stay by our side."
"They watch from an unknown location and appear when they detect an abnormal signal."
I took a breath at young Cha Miso's words.
"But now, is he by my side?"
"Yes, I don't know who he is, but he will definitely appear in front of you. Even if it's just for a moment when you're not happy."
Young Cha Miso spoke firmly.
I silently looked at the girl. The meaning of what the girl said was clear.
"You want revenge."
"That's right."
"You want us to kill the guardian of the stars."
"That's right."
The voice that responded was firm and unwavering. It was natural that young Cha Miso wanted revenge.
I have no memory of the guardian of the stars, but here, young Cha Miso would have witnessed all of the guardian of the star's actions on my behalf.
It's exactly like how I want to get back at my grandmother and my family.
"...How do you kill a guardian of the stars?"
"Their eyes."
"Their eyes?"
"The eyes of the guardians of the stars are so special that they can watch the time of each child under their care."
Those are the eyes that see children dreaming like us. The voice that added was somewhat eerie.
"Once they lose their eyes, they can't get them back. So blind their eyes."
"Blind their eyes..."
"Any method is fine. Don't let those eyes see stars again."
I had no response to what young Cha Miso said.
The surroundings became blurry.
"Wait...!"
When I quickly approached young Cha Miso, my vision had already turned white, and I couldn't see anything.
"Ah..."
The world disappeared.
I was enveloped in a bright light, and then darkness descended.
When I opened my eyes after a long time, I...
"Ah..."
I was on the ground.
"Ugh... How the hell did I sleep...?"
I must have rolled over in my sleep. I opened my phone and looked at the still-singing bird.
"...Slept here one more day."
There really was no answer for the unemployed.
***
Time passed quickly.
It was quite bad.
Just like in the past, when I read a new novel, I thought about my father and other family members, and then I thought about Lucilion and my friends.
If I wanted to go, I went on a trip, and if I wanted to play, I played again.
And...
"I almost died several times."
I don't know if it was the power of the guardian of the stars or not, but I had a bit of misfortune.
When it happened, a sign suddenly fell from above, or a truck that was going well suddenly swerved in my direction.
Ah, like right now.
*Kiiiiiiiiii!*
*Baaaaaaang!*
Honestly, I'm tired of this by now.
In the past three years, I've received more than one or two threats to my life. At first, I almost lost courage, but now it's no big deal.
And every time this happens...
"Ah, Noona! Are you okay?"
There was someone who saved me like a ghost.
"Oh, yes..."
It was the puppy-like man who had just moved into the house next door.
The man in the cap smiled cheerfully like a child again today.
And...
"Miss Cha Miso, good afternoon."
There was also a mysterious man who fed me every day.
So, it's probably the same person I met back then...
I resisted having him stay by my side because I felt like he had something to do with me, but I just kept him around.
It's definitely not because the food is delicious.
"Sister! How long are you going to avoid us?"
Anyway, besides that, there was this stalker-like bastard who came to my house every day.
"He really hasn't gotten tired of it in three years."
Meanwhile, I moved, but I couldn't understand how he knew my address and kept following me.
Even if I reported him to the police, they said nonsense about it being a family matter, and legal sanctions require an actual crime to occur.
"Let's go in."
When I saw Cha Hyun appear in the alley, I turned around and headed towards the officetel.
"Hey, Chamiso! Mom...!"
My steps involuntarily stopped.
The neighbor who looked like a puppy with his arms crossed and the suited man I had gone shopping with also stopped walking with me.
"Mom, she collapsed... She's in the hospital now..."
"......"
"She's looking for you."
"Ah..."
I let out a sigh after a long time.
I really didn't like my younger brother who kept mentioning that name like it was a magic word.
"These days, Dad's business isn't going well... You know. That's why my grandmother also went to a nursing home."
"......"
"So, Mom isn't getting the proper treatment now..."
"Hey, Cha Hyun."
I chuckled and turned my head.
"Oh...?"
"I'm not interested."
Cha Hyun's eyes widened at my words.
"No matter how much you...!"
"I think you've become an idiot... Well. I want to see if you can live well even after that proud face disappears."
Cha Hyun opened his mouth at my words and then clenched his fists.
It was amusing to see him with teary eyes. It's been like this for three years.
Like a sinner, when did you start loving me so much?
My father texted me, something he never did, and my mother prepared side dishes and came to my officetel.
Cha Hyun and Cha Yido acted like stalkers every day.
"Is this what you wanted?"
Whoa.
Everything I expected has already disappeared. The guardian of the stars is doing something really entertaining.
My heart is already broken, and not a bit will move again.
Instead of feeling sad, I was now annoyed.
"Miso, let's go in."
"Ah, yes."
"Noona said no, so I don't know why he keeps following you."
"...I know."
I thought as I entered the room with these two significant men.
The two men I met on the day I returned to this world.
One is a man covered in blood, whose occupation I don't know, and the other is a man who suddenly appeared next door.
"I think one of these two might be the guardian of the stars."
I wasn't sure which one was the guardian of the stars.
I squinted my eyes and looked closely at the two people.
