_The Road to Reincarnation
While the man was talking, Choa was lost in thought, wondering what the road would look like.
I was looking forward to it, wondering if it would be a path of flowers, but then looking back on my life so far, I let out a small laugh to myself, wondering if it had been a path of garbage.
And when Choa opened her eyes, a path she could never have imagined was unfolding before her.
what's this…?
The road that unfolded in front of Choa was none other than the street in front of Choa's house.
To be more specific, it is the central entrance of the apartment where Choa lives.
Choa couldn't help but be surprised by the unexpected familiar environment.
Choa realized.
Death is not as grand as you think.
And then I realized once again.
“Oh, I’m really dead.”
It was a street I always walked, but it was different than usual.
On the street that was once bustling with people, no one, not even an ant, was visible.
Choa, who was lonely and walking alone, looked around to find even a single pigeon, but as expected, she couldn't find one.
Choa gave up on finding a companion and looked at the distance she walked every day, the distance that seemed like she could walk to the bus stop with her eyes closed, to put it a bit of an exaggeration.
There was a pharmacy in front of my house… I didn’t know where the pharmacy was, so I wandered around for a while and ended up going to a different neighborhood.
Was there a noodle restaurant there before? My brother likes noodle soup…
Oh, brother.
My brother can't live without me...
I hope you don't cry too much.
Choa, who was worried that her husband might be crying, was instead holding back tears.
I miss you, oppa…
After walking for a while, Choa discovered a building in the distance that she had never seen before on the street.
It had a funny appearance, as if a large sugar cube had been punched through.
Choa tilted her head for a moment at the strange building she was seeing for the first time, but then remembered the man's words.
“It’s simpler than you think.”
“Yoon Cho-ah will now walk her own path.”
“The road is so long that I can’t walk it without stopping.”
“If you walk along that path, you will find a place to rest.”
“There will be six shelters, and each shelter will have a god.”
“Then I will talk to those gods.”
As soon as she remembered the man's words, Choa realized that the sugar cube-like building was a shelter.
Choa, who was exhausted from walking for a while, ran towards the shelter with all her might, and when she was finally about to enter the entrance, she hesitated.
So… what that guy is saying is that there’s a god inside here…?
Who would have thought that they would meet God while living, or even after death?
Choa hesitated for a long time in front of the entrance.
What does God look like?
What should we call God?
What do you want me to talk to God about?
It was a moment when I felt very resentful towards the man who gave me only a very brief explanation.
After holding her head and spinning around for a while, Choa clenched her fists as if she had made up her mind and went into the entrance.
The inside of the shelter was as white as the outside, so I was careful not to leave any footprints.
Choa, who was amazed that there could be such a white space, passed through the entrance hall and saw the back of a man sitting on a chair in front of a pure white table in a still pure white room.
Choa's body froze as if she had seen something scary, and she swallowed hard before walking away in a slightly awkward posture.
Choa came right behind the man and froze again.
Should I start by saying hello?
How should I say hello?
Or should I sit right across from you?
As countless thoughts flew through Choa's head, the man spoke first.
“Please sit down.”
Until just a moment ago, Choa's legs were hurting so much that she wanted to collapse at any moment, but now it was different.
To escape this awkward silence with God, it seemed like I could just go back the way I came.
Of course, God didn't seem to think it was awkward.
He was just resting his chin on a piece of paper with something written on it and reading it.
"I…"
“Oh, no.”
“Tell me.”
I didn’t call you because I had something to say…
“What is your name…?”
It was a completely useless question, but it was the best question for Choa Tan to break the silence.
"yunki min."
Wow, what a pretty name.
Oops.
Despite her scary appearance, Choa blurted out what she was thinking about at the pretty name.
Yoongi chuckled, then became serious as if he had never laughed before.
“Oh, my name is…”
“Yoon Cho-ah.”
“Oh, you know…”
After this conversation, there was silence between the two for a while.
Yoon-ki finally finished reading the contents of the paper, threw it away, and turned his head towards Cho-ah.
"you."
"yes?"
“Am I the first?”
"…yes?"
“Oh, right.”
“I see.”
Yoon-ki closed his eyes tightly as if he was slightly annoyed, and Cho-ah looked at him without knowing what was going on.
“You will meet five more gods after me.”
“You must have heard this far from number 421.”
Choa nodded, and Yoongi continued speaking as if he was satisfied..
“The subject of the story will vary depending on the god.”
“Depending on the area each person is responsible for.”
“And what I am in charge of is”
"crime."
“From now on, I will tell you about your sins while you were alive.”
"…under."
Yoon-ki stared at Cho-ah at her sudden empty laughter.
“Why are you like that?”
“Oh, no.”
“Does this story seem like it’ll be long?”
“Why do you think so?”
"I am…"
“I have committed a great sin in my life.”
"well."
“According to the records, there doesn’t seem to be any such problem.”
“…”
“As much as I couldn’t protect my child
“Is there a great sin on the part of the mother…?”