[Contest] Mad Circus
4. Reality
베인(vain)
"after..."
베인(vain)
"You have to do it, Bane, you can do it."
베인(vain)
"Hello! This is Bane! I'm going to start The Alone Scuffs, which I'm building all by myself."
"Get out!"
"It's not fun!"
"You weren't expecting cheers and applause, were you, Bane?"
"Hahaha, look at that, it's funnier than the circus!"
"You can't do it."
what?
지민
"Would you like to do a circus with me?"
지민
"Oh, no, I think it'll be a disaster if I do it with you."
지민
"It's not fun"
uh?
디밀리
"Bane, you're always selfish."
인썸니아
"You think you can succeed on your own? Not at all. You'll just ruin it."
Why is everyone doing this to me?
아버지
"Bane, I didn't leave the circus to you to ruin it. I'm so disappointed."
어머니
"I thought you would succeed, but this time I was wrong."
Mom? Dad?
no
I... I'm successful
That's how it should be
That's how it has to be!
베인(vain)
"omg!"
베인(vain)
"Again...a nightmare..."
베인(vain)
"Haha, you all are so fierce..."
Bane, who had been suffering from the same nightmare for several days, was going crazy.
베인(vain)
"It's dark, I feel like I'm going to disappear soon."
베인(vain)
"This is so disgusting I feel like throwing up."
Bane, who faces himself in the mirror in front of his bed, feels disgusted by himself.
베인(vain)
"Yeah, that's right. I can't do it. I can't do it."
베인(vain)
"So I'll do more, I won't give up."
I think it's said that in times like these, you have to hold on to your heart even more firmly.
As he watched himself being ruined, his obsession with the circus grew.
Bane, who was mentally damaged, was also becoming physically ill.
베인(vain)
"I can't give up. The circus will definitely succeed."
Bane clenched her fists to keep from shedding tears, her long, uncut nails digging into her flesh.
베너모스
"Jimin, today is the day"
지민
“You didn’t forget what I said, did you?”
베너모스
"But do you really have to do it this way?"
지민
"I still shudder when I think about what that girl's parents did. I'm determined to do the same thing."
What on earth happened in the past?
Jimin clenched his fists as he recalled the past, and Venemoth sighed in worry upon seeing this.
베너모스
"I thought it was time to forget, but it's not yet."
지민
"Of course, how could I forget that?"
지민
"If you book tickets right before the show, it won't be that hard. That woman, no, that circus troupe's popularity has plummeted."
Jimin, with no idea what he was thinking, told everyone to reserve seats for the next Brilliant Circus, then left.
Jiing jiing
지민
"who are you?"
베인(vain)
“Don’t you usually say hello first?”
지민
"Bane?"
베인(vain)
"huh"
지민
"what's the matter?"
베인(vain)
"Oh... nothing special, if you have time,"
지민
"Um... I don't think it'll work?"
베인(vain)
"I haven't even said when yet."
지민
"I told you in advance because my schedule is full today."
베인(vain)
"Do you have time on Thursday instead of today?"
지민
"Why isn't that day here?"
베인(vain)
"Want to come see my circus?"
지민
"circus?"
베인(vain)
"huh."
지민
"I was going to go see it even if you didn't. How beautiful it is, with all the trash gone."
베인(vain)
'Things?'
베인(vain)
"Haha, right..."
베인(vain)
"It's beautiful..."
베인(vain)
"Okay. See you Thursday then."
지민
"huh."
Thump -
지민
"This is more work than I thought...
지민
"It's going well, right?"
After the sudden phone call with Bane, Jimin started laughing hysterically.
지민
"Phew, aren't you really an idiot?
지민
Do you think a circus director who doesn't do anything can completely end the circus all by himself?
지민
"This poor woman was born to poor parents and never received a proper education. She's such a ridiculous clown, bragging about how she's the best."
So I want to ruin it more
Jimin closed his eyes tightly as the past came back to him again and forced himself to fall asleep.
-
10 years ago
클랜듈라
"Madam, the circus is starting soon, isn't it?"
루피너스
"Yes, the circus we run with the Bane family will be better than anyone else's circus."
클랜듈라
"Haha, of course."
루피너스
"Oh, there you are. Over here, over here!"
클레버
"Lupinus, are you ready?"
Bane's mother, Clever, greeted Jimin's mother, Lupinus, with a hug, and the fathers also shook hands and greeted them warmly.
클랜듈라
"Lucid, do you think you've gotten younger?"
루시드
"Haha, how about saying such sweet words to your wife?"
클랜듈라
"Is that so?"
루피너스
"Oh my, you too."
At first, all four of them were close friends.
Before that happened,
루피너스
"Okay, then let's start rehearsing."
Squeak - thud!
클레버
"oh!"
클랜듈라
"Ah... no,"
Kwaang!
Hwaruk!
루시드
"Ugh! The curtains are on fire?!"
루시드
"If we continue like this, this whole place will burn down. Run away!"
클레버
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I said I checked diligently, but I guess I missed that."
루피너스
"No, it's okay, just get out."
클랜듈라
"Ahh! Save me!"
루피너스
"Clandula! No, no! Please!"
루시드
"Clandula, I'll take it out quickly, just wait."
클랜듈라
"Ugh, no, just go."
루시드
"what?"
루피너스
"Okay, you guys get out of here first."
클레버
"Luffy, you too..!"
루피너스
"We are one body. Even if we die, we will die together."
클랜듈라
"you..."
Clandula, who was lying on a large wooden pillar, cried out in pain for help, but as if something was going through her mind, she stopped and just told him to leave.
루피너스
"Get out there and go!"
루시드
"Clandula, Luffy"
클레버
"It's all my fault... because I didn't inspect it properly..."
클레버
"I'm sorry. Actually, I was playing around with Lucid while I was supposed to be checking. It was annoying and boring. I'm really sorry."
루피너스
"If you're sorry, get out of here and make the circus the best circus in the world."
클랜듈라
"Make our Brilliant Circus shine brightly."
클레버
"Guys,"
루시드
"I will take responsibility and do so."
클랜듈라
"Get out, it's dangerous."
클레버
"huh..."
The Lucid couple took one last look at the Clandula couple and then quickly left the circus.
클랜듈라
"Now there really are only two left, Luffy."
루피너스
"Yeah, I'm happy my last day is with you."
클랜듈라
"It's the same with Lupine."
The two people left behind, without letting go of each other's hands, slowly closed their eyes while kissing each other more sweetly than usual.
루피너스
"Ha, ha, ha, we need to call 911 right away."
지민
"Report? Why?"
루피너스
"jimin?"
지민
"Hello, today is Mom and Dad's wedding anniversary, so I came to throw a surprise party. Are Mom and Dad inside?"
루피너스
"Ah... that's..."
While the Lucid couple were at a loss as to what to do because Jimin was too young and innocent to tell the truth, Jimin went into the circus.
지민
"for a moment,"
루시드
"No way, Jimin!"
지민
"...Mom? Dad?"
지민
"Mom! Dad!"
지민
"Those are my parents in the fire right now, right? That's right!"
Although the shape was not clearly visible due to the flames, it was clearly visible to young Jimin's eyes.
Those two people hugging each other tightly are my mom and dad.
지민
"Why! Why are only two of you here? Why!"
루피너스
"that is,"
지민
"Oh, shit!"
루시드
"Jimin, who would say something like that in front of an adult?"
지민
"Are you adults? Are you adults?
지민
"You were friends, weren't you? But how, how could you leave out my parents?"
루시드
"jimin!"
지민
"Ahhh!"
지민
"Get out! I don't want to hear it, so report me and get out!"
Jimin, who loved his parents so much, became even angrier.
The Lucid couple were really taken aback, having only seen Jimin's usual gentle side.
지민
"And you guys are going to take over the circus?
지민
Just wait and see how well you do!"
지민
"Ugh.."
When people get too angry, they start to cry.
This is exactly Jimin's situation right now.