Mahaken Da Pepeldomoon

❦01. Otherworld

Yeomyeong felt as if she were standing in a world of nothingness, unable to see anything. She didn't know how long she'd been walking, but when she came to, she found herself moving forward.

Yeomyeong stopped walking and collapsed on the spot. She had no strength to go any further.

황여명

I want to rest for a bit

Yeomyeong knew this wasn't her home, but another world. Soon, she'd be determined whether she'd be headed to heaven or hell.

If you ask Yeomyeong if she regrets her own death, the answer would probably be no. As a believer, she was tolerant of everyone, and everyone took this for granted, so she was already exhausted.

황여명

Now... won't my brother succeed me as the emperor?

황여명

It's a good thing. My brother is better suited for that position than I am.

Yeomyeong got up again and started walking.

I don't know how long I walked, but I figured it must have been quite some time. I walked for days without feeling hungry, my legs aching, or even drowsy. I thought to myself, "This must be another world." I walked and walked.

At that moment, someone shoved Yeomyeong.

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"Do your best, child of God. I have pity on you and will give you another chance, using my power. So, I hope you'll be grateful."

Yeomyeong felt her body stiffen and she felt herself plummeting downward. Surely, this was another world, so there must have been only flat ground, but she fell into a large hole that suddenly appeared, and her mind began to spin.

Still in that white world, Yeomyeong began to feel increasingly hungry and soon succumbed to the waves of sleep that were coming.

황여명

Ugh

Yeomyeong slowly opened her eyes, feeling her body gradually lighten. And when she did, she was startled by the familiar surroundings that unfolded before her. This was her first time in another world, and the situation was simply confusing.

Now she was in that room before she died.

황여명

Does the other world show you the space you miss?

I thought it could be true, but there were more than one or two strange things. Right now, I could feel everything—touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing—and I could feel my own hunger.

황여명

........ Is this how the other world is originally?

Tired of waiting, Yeomyeong finally got up to go to the restaurant. She was so hungry she could die.

slap-

황여명

.......?

But the body, as if it hadn't been up for a long time, collapsed limply, as if it had been asleep for a long time.

황여명

What the..... Did I sleep for too long?

If you ask her how she knows this feeling so well, Yeomyeong can answer that she felt the same, almost eerily, feeling the same way 10 years ago.

Feeling a familiar feeling, Yeomyeong picked up the bed and struggled to get up. She had originally planned to eat a lot of meat. Just like ten years ago.

황여명

I'm feeling a bit under the weather, so I'll have some soup. Hmm, dipping some bread in it wouldn't be bad.

Of course, I wanted to eat other foods, but I remembered the hardships and illnesses I suffered from eating those foods 10 years ago, so I decided to avoid them.

황여명

It's like I'm neither alive nor dead right now

To be honest, Yeomyeong really liked this situation. This feeling of being neither dead nor alive.

Yeomyeong was quite pleased with her current situation, as she could do whatever she wanted while alive and not have to worry about what others thought after death. But she was worried about not being able to meet the people she wanted to see.

황여명

Chacha

Yeomyeong woke up, her arms trembling as she picked up the bed.

황여명

after.....

Having barely managed to wake up, Yeomyeong looked into the mirror. Inside stood a girl with an old face. Her pink hair and red lips reminded her of cherry blossoms. With a lively gaze she hadn't seen before she died, she seemed to be looking at herself ten years later.

황여명

It's been a while since I've seen you like this

Yeomyeong fiddled with her hair and then fell back onto the bed.

In the end, I gave up on going to the restaurant and chose to just lie down on the bed. I was so hungry, but there was no other way.

황여명

What are you doing with this body...?

황민현

| So, is Yeomyeong here yet?

Yeomyeong turned her head toward the door at the sound of a familiar voice outside.

황여명

Brother?

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| Yes, you haven't woken up yet

황민현

Shh

Outside, it seemed as if someone had given an order to be quiet, and immediately there was no sound. However, as if this were another world, Yeomyeong heard the sound. It was very clear.

Soon the door slowly creaked open and a familiar, long-awaited face appeared.

황여명

It's my brother.... It's really my brother.....

황민현

Dawn?

The owner of that voice was none other than her older brother, Hwang Min-hyun. A surge of longing welled up in Yeomyeong, and tears immediately flowed from her eyes.

황여명

Hehe...sob...brother...

황민현

Oh...Dawn!

Min-hyeon immediately ran over and wiped away Yeomyeong's tears, sobbing.

황민현

Is our princess awake?

Yeomyeong smiled brightly at Minhyeon while shedding tears.

황여명

huh!

Yeomyeong answered bravely and fell into Minhyeon's arms.

황여명

I missed you, oppa

She knew for sure that the brother she was holding wasn't her real brother. Yeomyeong had brought her dead brother back to life, despite the third and fourth restrictions. But why was this embrace so warm? It felt like she'd gone back ten years.

황여명

'If I really had regressed... I could protect my precious things and enjoy myself...'

This was my first time in another world, so this situation felt unfamiliar. As described in the book, I felt no desire, no emotions, and not even any memory loss. However, one thing was certain: this other world made me want to live again.