First, I had to press the 'Check the truth' to remove the current status abnormality before moving on to the next status abnormality.

The problem was that every time I pressed it, unpleasant backstories of other people came out.

'First of all, I don't want to see Chungryeo anymore.'

It was helpful at the time but now I didn't want to find out anything more about him.

'I'd rather look into the circumstances of the original 'Park Moondae'.'

...Come to think of it, I recently lost contact with Chungryeo altogether.

This time, the reaction to appearing on was so good that even people I wasn't close to sent congratulatory text messages.

Even Choi Wongil sent me an apology text and congratulated me.

When I saw the written content of the text, it automatically reminded me of the apology text from Chungryeo that I had received before with only 'I'm sorry' written in it.

However, there were no other contacts with him. I only received a bomb of emojis from the other two VTIC members I met on the variety show.

'This is mentally good.'

I hoped that we could keep going with this atmosphere where we cut each other off.

I shook my head once and looked at the pop-up again.

'Let's do this.'

Whatever would come out, there was no need for me to overreact.

I touched the pop-up.

And, just like last time, my vision was darkened.

* * *

What came to my view was the interior of a running bus.

Vroommm.

People were sitting in each seat talking and laughing.

Looking at the uniquely harmonious atmosphere and the wall with no route map attached, I could roughly figure it out.

'It's a group charter bus.'

It seemed like a group of tourists were on board, and it wasn't public transportation. People seemed a bit old-fashioned as this was probably from a long time ago, but they were well-dressed.

And then I noticed.

Unlike the previous experiences, my ego was clear and wasn't in someone else's position.

'What's going on?'

In the moment of slight confusion, I saw a familiar face sitting in the window seat to my left.

It was young Ryu Chungwoo.

"...!"

Ryu Chungwoo leaned against the window and was asleep with his arms crossed. Even though he was young, he already looked like someone with grit.

This was... very out of the blue.

'What am I supposed to do with Ryu Chungwoo sleeping.'

As I looked at it bitterly, words suddenly flashed through my mind. It was what Ryu Chungwoo had told me at the drinking party.

'...No way.'

It couldn't be, right? No way in hell.

However, that 'no way' still caught up.

The bus, which had been speeding along the highway, suddenly turned around.

In an instant, the bus faltered.

"Aah!!"

The moment the screams and the bus driver's shouts crossed, something flew as the left window shattered.

It was the side mirror of the bus that had been torn off.

And that piece of iron stabbed into Ryu Chungwoo's shoulder.

"...!!"

"Chungwoo-ya!!"

Shouts and screams turned the bus into chaos.

'What kind of psychopathic bastard is trying to show me something like this live?!'

Reflexively, I tried to reach and pull Ryu Chungwoo out but then I realized that I had no body.

I watched as the ambulance carried Ryu Chungwoo away, who had collapsed in a very cruel manner.

...I felt complicated.

I could hear the paramedics and the passengers talking.

"The report came in as 'one injured child' so our transport vehicle is just that size."

"Oh, we're fine! If something hurts then we'll go to the hospital."

Certainly, it was only Ryu Chungwoo who was seriously injured.

The paramedics immediately complied and took only the fainted Ryu Chungwoo and his crying parents to the ambulance and headed to the hospital.

The remaining passengers seemed to have agreed to take a taxi and drove off the road, leaving only a few representatives to handle the insurance.

And I kept staying in this vision field the whole time.

'What's going on?'

I would have rather followed Ryu Chungwoo, so I didn't know why I still stayed here.

At that moment the view was directed back to the passengers.

"Then should we go like this?"

"Sure."

My... my thinking stopped.

People who I thought I would never see again stood there, finely intact.

...It was mom and dad.

"Get on first. We'll ride the next one."

"Aigoo, thank you~"

Right. That was what their voices sounded like.

Unlike the pictures that were left behind, not even a sound of their voice remained with me.

The video taken on my 1st birthday was also lost during the move, so the voices that only remained in my memory quickly faded away.

Sometimes I could remember it in my sleep. But it soon crumbled as I could not record it.

It felt like my heart was about to jump out of my mouth.

But now only my consciousness was here, so instead, I was able to complete my guess.

'...This must be the family gathering of relatives.'

This bus must have been for the gathering of the Pungsang Ryu Clan. Before entering Park Moondae's body, my name, 'Ryu Gunwoo', and... Ryu Chungwoo's last names were the same family names.

Ryu Chungwoo must have had the accident on his way to the family gathering.

I felt sorry for Ryu Chungwoo but... I was very, very glad that the view stayed here and wasn't directed toward his way.

...I was really glad.

My parents took a taxi with some relatives. I could also see the faces that I lived with for a few years in middle and high school.

'So this was the family gathering of relatives.'

I nodded inwardly, then suddenly... I had a strange thought.

'When... was this?'

The appearances of my parents that I remembered... looked endlessly similar at this moment.

'No.'

Like a conditioned reflex, an eerie foreboding struck my head.

The taxi left right away.

I heard my mother's voice.

"I wonder if the kid will be okay. I'm worried."

"I know right? Everyone must have been surprised, but when we arrive at the pension, let's take a break and return. It's the first family event after a long time, after all, my gosh."

"I can't imagine what the kid's parents must feel like after coming all the way to Gangwon-do... Sigh."

Family event. Gangwon-do.

The keywords that shouldn't come out kept going...

"Still, I'm glad Gunwoo didn't come. You said he was preparing for a foreign language high school, right? What a hard-working kid~ I wonder who he resembles?"

"He resembles his mom of course. The two of them are equally smart."

"Sigh. Even your marital relationship is good."

"Haha!"

The sound of laughter made my head dizzy. Something was strange.

Something...

"We've arrived."

"We'll lie down to rest for a while, then catch a bus or a train to go back to Seoul, right?"

I saw the window through the pension.

It was a nice wooden building suitable for the mountains.

I think I only saw a burned building in pictures...

'Stop.'

But the people in the taxi got off side by side and went into the pension with their luggage.

I was left there.

'Stop it.'

However, the view quickly spun around.

Time had passed.

And soon, smoke began to rise from the pension.

Crack, crack, crack...

There was a small spark inside. Looking from the outside, it was midday so there was nothing special about the brightness.

But people died from things like that. This was especially true in buildings built with unauthorized building materials that were combustible.

Because of the toxic fumes...

Because they could not escape when sleeping...

Weeooow-

The belated sound of sirens violently shook my brain.

* * *

It ended.

"Gasp!"

I put my hand over my mouth. Still, a sound came out.

I stuffed the blanket over my face. I finally closed my mouth.

'What is this?'

I couldn't tell. Just what the hell was this situation? Why did I have to watch that shit?

My brain felt weird. I couldn't think straight.

I had to calm down. I had to calm down because...

'There's a W Live tomorrow.'

That's right. There was a schedule for tomorrow. We were going to broadcast us hanging out at the hotel during Korean evening hours, so...

Would I be able to stand in front of the camera?

Would I be able to work in this condition... Why did I have to worry about this?

"Hey, what's wrong?"

Rather than the cameras, why the fuck did I have to watch that? Did I live my life that shittily?

"Park Moondae, are you okay? What's going on?"

"Don't talk to me."

"What?"

"Don't fucking talk to me...!"

I didn't even know what was said because of the blanket. But the person talking to me seemed to understand. He didn't talk anymore.

Okay. Let's think about something... think...

"Fuck this, seriously."

I rammed my head into the bedside table.

"Hey!!"

"Park Moondae!"

The voices increased. The number of people seemed to increase.

The bed was destroyed, and several hands grabbed my shoulder.

"...Should we go to the hospital now? Where are you sick?"

"I'm not sick."

"Then what's wrong? Is there a problem? Let's talk first. The company doesn't have to know."

I was tired.

This... couldn't be explained. I just wanted them to shut up and leave. That was the most I could do, but even if I told them that, it would sound irrational.

"M-moondae-ya. Here."

Someone put something in my hand. It was a cup. And... medicine.

I put it in my mouth and swallowed the water. It felt like it would go back out, but I was able to keep it in.

"..."

The surroundings became quiet.

And I also... cooled down.

"...Was that a sedative?"

"...! P-painkillers and sleeping pills..."

Still, when I put it in my mouth, my sense of reality returned. And talking to someone familiar, helped me get out of my messed up head.

'Let's calm down.'

After coughing a few times, I looked up.

"...I kind of, had a bad dream. I'm sorry. For making a fuss."

"I-it's okay!"

"...Have you calmed down a bit?"

However, the moment I saw Ryu Chungwoo among the tense faces of some members, I felt a strong urge to shove that bastard's face into the nightstand.

'I can't do it.'

It was clear that my head was still out of it.

I lay back on the bed.

"Once again, I'm sorry... I took the medicine, so I'll go back to sleep."

However, I was immediately refuted.

"...No, go to the hospital."

"What?"

It was Bae Sejin's voice. I could feel his nervousness.

"I'll call the manager hyung, so go get a medical note and get some sedatives. ...You should even if you don't want to."

I couldn't deny it.

I finally got out of bed.

Accompanied by the manager who came running in surprise, I really went into the emergency room while in America and bought a sedative.

The sedative I received with insomnia as an excuse was quite effective. From that day on, I was able to go to bed without much trouble.

And immediately after, I was able to carry out the schedules without any problems except for that one W Live that I missed out on with health issues as an excuse. Because I could just work without thinking about anything else.

With that sorted out, I had two problems left.

One was... my terrible reluctance to call up the status window.

It was fine right now since there was a lot of grace period left. The other one was much more troublesome.

I wasn't able to interact with Ryu Chungwoo.

I could barely greet him, but if I had to do more than that, I would go crazy thinking about that fucked up 'truth check'.

...But of all things, my next roommate for the shoot was Ryu Chungwoo.

'I'll go insane.'

Seemed like I had to choose between rumors of discord between members and my mental health.

//TN: Why does this story have to damage me like this... ㅠㅠ