cw: a little bit of a gross scene
The sound of the wheels of the mobile bed scratched the floor, the smell of disinfection was strong. The noise of the world was heard in the damp consciousness. In the blurry landscape, there was only one person with vivid colours. He was the man he hadn’t seen in days.
Everything had been instantaneous. A dump truck slammed into the car, knocking him unconscious. The needle in his wrist and the shaking of the mobile bed made his heart sink.
Why am I here? Where am I? What are you trying to do to me? Cha Yiseok’s hand was entangled in Yaba’s fingers. His eyes, which had always stood at a crossroads, were now resolute. No! Don’t do that! Kang Giha will find out! However, the voice did not come out of the subconscious. The mobile bed stopped in front of the operating room. A doctor wearing blue scrubs and a mask approached. He was a man with pretty eyes.
“This is your surgeon today. He is the best neurosurgeon in Korea.”
The middle-aged doctor introduced by the man exchanged eye contact with Cha Yiseok.
“We don’t have much time.”
The middle-aged man replied.
“We’ll perform surgery simultaneously while examining in real time through a microscopic microscope and a brain endoscope. We’ll drill a hole the size of a dime in your head to remove the foreign substance, but we can’t guarantee what will happen in the process. Anyway, let’s give it a try.”
The language behind the mask was indifferent and cold. The operating room door opened. Yaba lost consciousness when the beam of light rushed at him. When the lights went out again, Yaba was lying on the operating table. The intimidating machines were pointed at him in unison. The air from the ceiling swept away the warmth and fell to the floor. The red numbers on the timer hanging on the wall flashed in his eyes. Doctors surrounded him and nurses carried surgical instruments.
The judgement was finally upon him. They were the judges who would weigh his misdeeds and pass judgement. There was also Cha Yiseok. His face was covered with a blue mask, but he was recognizable. His sharp eyes pierced him like a weapon. He realised now that the languor he exuded was due to his lips and nostrils.
‘I will anaesthetise you’, someone said. A strange drug penetrated into Yaba’s body. After a while, his eyes widened. A certain emotion sprouted in the numbness of the senses. He felt like he would go crazy if he didn’t vomit. Yaba was already at the judgement table, and time was running out. Cha Yiseok sensed his slight movement as if his whole body became an ear and put his ear to Yaba’s mouth. Yaba let out a thin breath.
“… Scared.”
The nape of Cha Yiseok’s neck visibly stiffened. He slowly turned his head, their gazes overlapped. The shaded eyes were a mixture of cold and hot. Yaba’s longing for life grew even more with the sensation of a touch on his lips. Fear grew in size. His tongue stiffened from the anaesthetic that was seeping through his veins. The eyelids soon collapsed. People’s voices echoed beyond the sinking consciousness. Both body and mind were sucked into sheer darkness.
However, only the senses on the surface were paralyzed, everything was still felt. The heat that burns the scalp, the sound of the skull opening, the feel of metal digging through the brain, the sound of insects screaming and evacuating…
It’s like a timeless memory of seeing the world in the mother’s womb in the distant past. Cha Yiseok could feel it too. He was hardened with anxiety and loneliness. It’s the brain that was pierced, but the whole body felt like it was twisted. Because of those eyes. Just as he was the only protector in Jang Sejun’s world, that man was the only one in this closed world. If he shakes, this world would shake too. To protect this world, he had to protect him. He wanted to put a song in his eyes.
Yaba hummed Solveig’s song, as desolate as winter.
Kanske vil der gå både Vinter og Var. Og næste sommer med, og det hele ar.
The winter may pass and the spring disappear, the summer too will vanish and then the year.
Men engang vil du komme, det ved jeg vist og jeg skal nok vente, for det lovte jeg sidst.
But this I know for certain: thou’lt come back again; And e’en as I promised, thou’lt find me waiting then.
Solveig is blinded by Peer Gynt’s destructive courtship and sweet vows. However, Peer Gynt breaks his oath and leaves in search of power and lust. When he returns home after a life of dissolution, he finds Solveig waiting for him. Exhausted Peer Gynt lays on Solveig’s lap, his long and difficult time comforted. As she sees her lover cooling off, she also gains the salvation of her soul. The long wait was like faith, for she believed in her lover’s vows, even though her love was rotten and tattered.
The melancholy melody covered both the horrible sensation that pierced the brain and Cha Yiseok’s gray eyes. It was mostly darkness.
Og venter du hist oppe, vi træffes der, min ven
O there we’ll meet again love and never parted be…
Ahhh…
It was quiet in the hospital room late at night. Eun Minwoo let out a sigh.
“The surgery went well. We’ll have to wait until he wakes up to find out, but he should be discharged soon.”
“We want to leave the hospital as soon as he wakes up.”
Cha Yiseok said. You never know when your location will be exposed. Although quiet now, it was dangerous here. Eun Minwoo frowned.
“Let’s see how it goes first. Oh, Haemin said that your headache got worse? It will take some time for him to wake up, so you should get checked out in the meantime. I told the nurse in advance, so don’t make yourself sick. Alright?”
Eun Minwoo didn’t turn around and handed him something.
“Oh, and this came out of his head.”
What he handed over was a small chip. Beyond the door, the sound of Eun Minwoo’s footsteps disappeared. A light fell through the unlit windows of the hospital room. Cha Yiseok’s hands were already dripping with sweat. Cha Yiseok stood by the bed and looked down at Yaba. The anaesthetised cat lay peacefully. His shallow breath made his mouth dry. There are no particularly broken or torn places, but there are quite a few bruises. Even if the car overturned, the errand boys handled their work successfully. The operation was over, but he still had to catch his breath.
Now, he too has been absorbed into his own plan. Perhaps the centre of all plans has changed. Cha Yiseok opened his palms and gazed at the chip. It was half metal and the rest was plastic. Even if the explosive power is low, it has the power to inflict a fatal blow to the brain and cause instant death. Cha Yiseok put the chip in his mouth and sucked up the brain mucus and blood from every nook and cranny. The fishy smell passed through the tongue and passed into the oesophagus.
He got out of the hospital like that. He drove the car as far away as possible and parked it in a clearing. Sitting on the bonnet, he spat the chip he had been rolling through his teeth into the palm of his hand. The chip, which had been sucked out of brain ooze and blood, was clean. This was the thing that enslaved him. He threw the chip on the floor illuminated by the headlights. He drew his pistol from his inside pocket and aimed it at the target. The curve of metal, strong and refined, glided by.
Bang bang bang——!!
The chip exploded in the throes of death. With a few more shots, he completely broke the guy’s shackles. It must be only a matter of time before Kang Giha notices. It does not matter. It was all a show to buy time for surgery. He gritted his teeth and fired in all directions. An eardrum-shattering gunshot sliced through the air. The fire did not cool. As the bullets landed, only the sound of violent breathing was scattered in the darkness.
Kang Giha. This is just an appetizer.
cw: a little bit of a gross scene
The sound of the wheels of the mobile bed scratched the floor, the smell of disinfection was strong. The noise of the world was heard in the damp consciousness. In the blurry landscape, there was only one person with vivid colours. He was the man he hadn’t seen in days.
Everything had been instantaneous. A dump truck slammed into the car, knocking him unconscious. The needle in his wrist and the shaking of the mobile bed made his heart sink.
Why am I here? Where am I? What are you trying to do to me? Cha Yiseok’s hand was entangled in Yaba’s fingers. His eyes, which had always stood at a crossroads, were now resolute. No! Don’t do that! Kang Giha will find out! However, the voice did not come out of the subconscious. The mobile bed stopped in front of the operating room. A doctor wearing blue scrubs and a mask approached. He was a man with pretty eyes.
“This is your surgeon today. He is the best neurosurgeon in Korea.”
The middle-aged doctor introduced by the man exchanged eye contact with Cha Yiseok.
“We don’t have much time.”
The middle-aged man replied.
“We’ll perform surgery simultaneously while examining in real time through a microscopic microscope and a brain endoscope. We’ll drill a hole the size of a dime in your head to remove the foreign substance, but we can’t guarantee what will happen in the process. Anyway, let’s give it a try.”
The language behind the mask was indifferent and cold. The operating room door opened. Yaba lost consciousness when the beam of light rushed at him. When the lights went out again, Yaba was lying on the operating table. The intimidating machines were pointed at him in unison. The air from the ceiling swept away the warmth and fell to the floor. The red numbers on the timer hanging on the wall flashed in his eyes. Doctors surrounded him and nurses carried surgical instruments.
The judgement was finally upon him. They were the judges who would weigh his misdeeds and pass judgement. There was also Cha Yiseok. His face was covered with a blue mask, but he was recognizable. His sharp eyes pierced him like a weapon. He realised now that the languor he exuded was due to his lips and nostrils.
‘I will anaesthetise you’, someone said. A strange drug penetrated into Yaba’s body. After a while, his eyes widened. A certain emotion sprouted in the numbness of the senses. He felt like he would go crazy if he didn’t vomit. Yaba was already at the judgement table, and time was running out. Cha Yiseok sensed his slight movement as if his whole body became an ear and put his ear to Yaba’s mouth. Yaba let out a thin breath.
“… Scared.”
The nape of Cha Yiseok’s neck visibly stiffened. He slowly turned his head, their gazes overlapped. The shaded eyes were a mixture of cold and hot. Yaba’s longing for life grew even more with the sensation of a touch on his lips. Fear grew in size. His tongue stiffened from the anaesthetic that was seeping through his veins. The eyelids soon collapsed. People’s voices echoed beyond the sinking consciousness. Both body and mind were sucked into sheer darkness.
However, only the senses on the surface were paralyzed, everything was still felt. The heat that burns the scalp, the sound of the skull opening, the feel of metal digging through the brain, the sound of insects screaming and evacuating…
It’s like a timeless memory of seeing the world in the mother’s womb in the distant past. Cha Yiseok could feel it too. He was hardened with anxiety and loneliness. It’s the brain that was pierced, but the whole body felt like it was twisted. Because of those eyes. Just as he was the only protector in Jang Sejun’s world, that man was the only one in this closed world. If he shakes, this world would shake too. To protect this world, he had to protect him. He wanted to put a song in his eyes.
Yaba hummed Solveig’s song, as desolate as winter.
Kanske vil der gå både Vinter og Var. Og næste sommer med, og det hele ar.
The winter may pass and the spring disappear, the summer too will vanish and then the year.
Men engang vil du komme, det ved jeg vist og jeg skal nok vente, for det lovte jeg sidst.
But this I know for certain: thou’lt come back again; And e’en as I promised, thou’lt find me waiting then.
Solveig is blinded by Peer Gynt’s destructive courtship and sweet vows. However, Peer Gynt breaks his oath and leaves in search of power and lust. When he returns home after a life of dissolution, he finds Solveig waiting for him. Exhausted Peer Gynt lays on Solveig’s lap, his long and difficult time comforted. As she sees her lover cooling off, she also gains the salvation of her soul. The long wait was like faith, for she believed in her lover’s vows, even though her love was rotten and tattered.
The melancholy melody covered both the horrible sensation that pierced the brain and Cha Yiseok’s gray eyes. It was mostly darkness.
Og venter du hist oppe, vi træffes der, min ven
O there we’ll meet again love and never parted be…
Ahhh…
It was quiet in the hospital room late at night. Eun Minwoo let out a sigh.
“The surgery went well. We’ll have to wait until he wakes up to find out, but he should be discharged soon.”
“We want to leave the hospital as soon as he wakes up.”
Cha Yiseok said. You never know when your location will be exposed. Although quiet now, it was dangerous here. Eun Minwoo frowned.
“Let’s see how it goes first. Oh, Haemin said that your headache got worse? It will take some time for him to wake up, so you should get checked out in the meantime. I told the nurse in advance, so don’t make yourself sick. Alright?”
Eun Minwoo didn’t turn around and handed him something.
“Oh, and this came out of his head.”
What he handed over was a small chip. Beyond the door, the sound of Eun Minwoo’s footsteps disappeared. A light fell through the unlit windows of the hospital room. Cha Yiseok’s hands were already dripping with sweat. Cha Yiseok stood by the bed and looked down at Yaba. The anaesthetised cat lay peacefully. His shallow breath made his mouth dry. There are no particularly broken or torn places, but there are quite a few bruises. Even if the car overturned, the errand boys handled their work successfully. The operation was over, but he still had to catch his breath.
Now, he too has been absorbed into his own plan. Perhaps the centre of all plans has changed. Cha Yiseok opened his palms and gazed at the chip. It was half metal and the rest was plastic. Even if the explosive power is low, it has the power to inflict a fatal blow to the brain and cause instant death. Cha Yiseok put the chip in his mouth and sucked up the brain mucus and blood from every nook and cranny. The fishy smell passed through the tongue and passed into the oesophagus.
He got out of the hospital like that. He drove the car as far away as possible and parked it in a clearing. Sitting on the bonnet, he spat the chip he had been rolling through his teeth into the palm of his hand. The chip, which had been sucked out of brain ooze and blood, was clean. This was the thing that enslaved him. He threw the chip on the floor illuminated by the headlights. He drew his pistol from his inside pocket and aimed it at the target. The curve of metal, strong and refined, glided by.
Bang bang bang——!!
The chip exploded in the throes of death. With a few more shots, he completely broke the guy’s shackles. It must be only a matter of time before Kang Giha notices. It does not matter. It was all a show to buy time for surgery. He gritted his teeth and fired in all directions. An eardrum-shattering gunshot sliced through the air. The fire did not cool. As the bullets landed, only the sound of violent breathing was scattered in the darkness.
Kang Giha. This is just an appetizer.
