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Has it been about a week?When I woke up, my body felt heavy, as if I had been in a deep sleep, and I realized I was in a hospital. When I came to and tried to open my eyes, they wouldn't open and my body wouldn't move.
What's going on? Why am I in the hospital? I couldn't remember a thing. As I was thinking about this, I started hearing someone's voice.
''Is this the right place?''
"Yes, your name is written there."
"Park Chaeyoung's name is really pretty... What are you doing, Park Jimin, open the door quickly."
"I tried to open it"
The door to the hospital room opened and the owner of the room came in and started speaking in an unknown language.
"It's your fault, Park Jimin, so you solve it."
"Yes... but will that person sign the contract?"
One of them's voices was clearly hoarse. Was it my imagination? I couldn't tell because I couldn't see, and I was starting to feel increasingly scared. What should I say? My already stiff body felt even stiffer.
"I don't know, right? But why isn't he waking up?"
"Ms. Park Chae-young is in a coma."
" ah.. "
widely!
"Who.. who.. who are you?!"
"Our Grim Reaper"
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" yes? "
Am I really crazy? Or are these people crazy? Or am I just dreaming? I hope it's all a dream.
"How can a speechless vegetable speak?"
" that.. "
"And look at you now"
When I lowered my head and looked at my hand, all I could see was my own, blurry and transparent hand. I could see myself lying within the transparent hand, and I could feel the bumpy skin on my body. All of this was too vivid to be a dream.
"We just took the soul out of the body."
The grim reapers before me seemed to know exactly what I was thinking. They answered my questions, but I still couldn't believe it was real, and I was left feeling confused.
Am I dead..?
"Am I dead..?"
"No, I only took your soul for the contract. Don't worry, Chaeyoung has a lot of life left."
"Ah... that's good... but a contract?"
"I'm here because of the youngest's mistake, Park Chaeyoung, you'll be in a vegetative state for five years."
"Huh? Five years?"
"Yes, that's why I came here to make a contract. My performance so far has been good, and I have my responsibilities, so if you make a contract with us, you'll be able to wake up from the coma faster."
If I'm in a coma for five years, my family will worry, and they might give up on me because it's too hard. The afterlife won't be that hard. Don't you just need to take the dead to the afterlife?
"I will do it! I will do it, how do I do it?"
"I have to go to the afterlife first. I'll explain on the way."
" let's go "
A grim reaper flicked his hand, and a bright light filled the window of the hospital room. It was so bright that I closed my eyes for a moment, but then realized it was foolish to avoid the light even with my eyes closed. As I approached, my body was drawn in. For a moment, my heart pounded wildly, wondering if something was wrong.
"Chaeyoung, we've arrived, so wake up."
My heart, which had been beating wildly, began to calm down at those words, and as I came to my senses, a landscape stood before me that was so unbelievable that I could not believe it was the afterlife. I had thought it would be in darkness and fog, but reality was...full of starsThe sky was a soft pink and lilac purple, and the ground was smooth as cotton candy and a light caramel color.
"It's pretty... I thought the afterlife would be full of darkness."
"There was a time like that. But every time the Jade Emperor changes, the underworld changes too."
"The Jade Emperor changes it?"
"Yes, the Jade Emperor must be having a hard time too. He must be retired and enjoying himself to the fullest, or he must have been reincarnated and is living a good life."
"Ah... like a CEO of a large corporation handing over his position to his child?"
"He's not a child, he's a chosen one. There's no time, so let's go to the afterlife."
"Isn't this the afterlife?"
"This is the entrance to the afterlife. It's just a short walk, so follow me."
"yes..."
I was surprised at how different it was from the afterlife we knew, but I found myself liking this version of it better. As I looked around more, I saw the grim reapers I hadn't noticed before because I was too distracted. I could now get a sense of their personalities, styles, and locations.
The female Grim Reaper had the face of a gentle yet cold city girl, and the body proportions of a model. I immediately recognized her as a nuance that suggested a slightly prickly yet arrogant personality, and her white Chanel crop top, plain jeans, and white sneakers made her height and face stand out even more.
The tallest man, the Grim Reaper, had a cold, retriever-like face. He possessed a calm, intelligent air, evident in his manner and speech. He wore a black suit, black pants, and a white turtleneck, and for some reason, he exuded the air of a popular boss who had achieved rapid promotion thanks to his excellent work.
Finally, there was the grim reaper, who looked like a chick. He looked simply innocent and kind. Should I say, untainted purity? And I think he was the one who called the students by their names back then. In a light blue blouse, black suit pants, and black shoes, he perfectly embodied the boyfriend look.
"Ms. Park Chae-young? Are you listening?"
"yes?"
I was so focused on the appreciation that I ended up ignoring the Grim Reaper.