Alluring red
Ep.04 • Mysterious Companion
[This content is a fictitious work of fiction and is not factual.]
우여주
“......”
The female protagonist had been unable to focus on work since last night.
How could she get caught, her mind is full of vampires.
He rested his chin on one hand and tapped the table with his fingernails on the other hand, making a sound at a steady pace.
I found it, finally found it after years. Then what? It disappeared into the sky last night.
A sense of relief at having protected her own neck, and the emptiness of having lost it in that very moment. A subtle, yet profound, emotion lingered around her.
Ah-, then what happens to me now?
I kissed a vampire... and I died.
The thoughts kept growing and growing, and somehow the end result was death.
"professor-"
I saw several people die every day, so I thought death was nothing special, but I guess that's not the case.
The hand that was tapping on the desk began to tremble slightly.
김 간호사
"professor-?"
우여주
"...Huh? Oh, yeah."
It was a nurse who eventually came into the examination room after Yeo-ju didn't answer no matter how many times she called outside the door.
It was only when the nurse called that I came to my senses.
김 간호사
"...Are you okay? Your complexion is pale."
우여주
"It's okay, don't worry."
김 간호사
"Can I see the patient?"
우여주
"Oh, yes. Please do that."
김 간호사
"Patient Kim Min-seok, please come in."
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우여주
"Please wait a little longer and come back if you are still in pain."
He clicked the mouse, smiled reassuringly at the patient, and continued speaking.
우여주
"Fortunately, you're not at a level where you need surgery yet."
"Thank you, teacher..."
우여주
“Please take your medicine regularly, and if you feel sick, you must come to the hospital.”
Yeo-ju, who faces patients with a warm smile, did not earn the title of elite just by performing a single, flawless surgery like a machine.
People around her say she is cold, to the point where she doesn't smile much and has dry emotions.
Such a heroine showed friendliness and kindness to her patients, sometimes like a mother, sometimes like a doctor, and sometimes like a neighborhood older sister.
By the time the last patient was admitted, the sun had set and only artificial light was illuminating the room.
김 간호사
"Professor, are you leaving work today?"
It was a nurse who took off her white medical gown and opened her eyes wide when she saw the female lead in plain clothes.
It was surprising that Professor Woo lived in the hospital so much that people would tell her to buy a lottery ticket on the day she saw him leaving work.
우여주
"Yes, I definitely don't have rounds or surgery tomorrow morning, right?"
김 간호사
"There are no surgeries, only rounds at 5 p.m."
우여주
"Then I'll go first. Everyone, take care."
"Yes, goodbye."
After confirming that her schedule for tomorrow was clear, she headed to the convenience store in front of her house.
The female protagonist said that she couldn't stay sober because the incident from yesterday kept coming to her mind.
The female protagonist, who entered the convenience store where the convenience store worker was working alone, picked up three bottles as if it were the first time.
Since there was no one else besides the female protagonist and the part-timer, we were able to pay quickly.
"It's 18,000 won-"
우여주
"Here."
"Shall I put it in an envelope for you?"
우여주
"It's okay, I'll drink it in front of you."
"I'll give you a paper cup."
우여주
"Thank you, thank you for your hard work."
The woman sitting at the outdoor table picked up a paper cup, put it back down, and brought her lips to the mouth of the soju bottle.
I frowned at the unique bitter taste that stabbed my esophagus without hesitation, but I continued to drink without stopping.
우여주
“Phew...”
Before I knew it, the two bottles were already empty, and the last green bottle, more than half empty, was placed on the table, clinking with soju.
The heroine rested her chin on her hand, her eyes half-open, and stared blankly down the path where not a single ant passed.
우여주
"Everyone says it's not there... but it is... I saw it-..."
Even without the object, we could understand perfectly well. What other being would believe in her and deny everyone else besides a vampire?
우여주
"I-... saw it in a jeo-gi..."
She reached out towards the alley and pointed with her finger.
As she muttered, "There's a vampire, I almost died...", a man walked out of the convenience store.
He smiled playfully, placing his index finger against hers.
"Are you on contact?"
우여주
"....what."
She frowned, taken aback by the sudden appearance of the person, but quickly relaxed.
He was more handsome than I thought, no, much more handsome than I thought. He was beyond the beauty of this world.
"What are you doing?"
우여주
"...I'm lamenting my fate. ...You know, do you believe in vampires?"
He might have been taken aback by the heroine who suddenly started looking for a vampire out of nowhere, but he instead smiled leisurely.
"There are ghosts, so how can there not be vampires?"
우여주
"Right! You and I are on the same page. Come sit down."
The heroine, excited to have met someone who believed her words, grabbed his hand and sat him down next to her.
우여주
"Would you mind talking to me? I'm feeling a little frustrated because all I'm around are people I don't understand."
"It's fate that we met like this, so I'll gladly-"
He smiled brightly, as if he were the embodiment of a god.
A god who subtly treads the line between angel and devil and tempts humans.
우여주
“.......”
She stared blankly at him, as if she was addicted to his terribly sweet nature.