Mental hospital

Episode : 25

After being discharged from the hospital, I walked home with Hwang Min-hyun, chatting about trivial things.

옹 성우

"..Park Ji-hoon?"

박 지훈

"Ugh... Ugh..."

Suddenly, I felt someone wrap around my wrist, startled, and turned around to find Park Ji-hoon standing there, catching his breath. It had been a while, so I was glad to see him, but I was too busy asking him questions.

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"What, how did you know I was here? You must have been running around looking for me. So, why were you looking for me?"

박 지훈

"Whew, I heard you were admitted, so I ran to the hospital and saw you, hyung, so I came here. But you've already been discharged?"

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"Yeah, I just fainted for a bit, so I'm fine. How did you know I was hospitalized?"

박 지훈

"I asked Kang Daniel where he had been and found out. Is he really okay?"

옹 성우

"That's right. So when you heard I was admitted, you just ran to the hospital?"

박 지훈

"Oh, I was surprised when I heard you were hospitalized, thinking it was very serious."

황 민현

"..Hey, who is it?"

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"Ah, when I was in the mental hospital, she was a good girl who took care of me for a while. Thanks to her, I got out of the mental hospital."

황 민현

"Ah, this is Hwang Min-hyun, Ong Seong-wu's friend. Thank you for letting Ong Seong-wu appear."

박 지훈

"Don't worry. Oh, but it's been a while since I've seen that voice actor, so I'd like to talk to him. Is that okay?"

황 민현

"Ah.. yes, please do that. Ong Seongwu, I'll go first. If anything happens, please call him on his cell phone."

박 지훈

"Yes, go ahead."

Perhaps relieved that it was Ae-ra who got him out of the mental hospital, Hwang Min-hyun quickly went home without any suspicion. What's with the suspicious Hwang Min-hyun?

박 지훈

"Hyung, then should we go to a nearby cafe?"

옹 성우

"Yeah, okay."

Arriving at a nearby cafe, Park Ji-hoon seemed to be struggling with what to say. He seemed to be contemplating something complicated, so I waited quietly.

박 지훈

"..Where should I start? First of all, is that friend I saw earlier being nice to you?"

옹 성우

"Yeah, I'll do my best."

박 지훈

"Yeah, that's great. But I'm going to say something that might be a little embarrassing to hear. Could you listen?"

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"What else is there to say that sounds embarrassing?"

박 지훈

"Kang Daniel... story."

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"..."

I don't know why he was talking about Kang Daniel, but I was even more confused because I knew he wasn't a bad guy. Why would he insist on talking about Kang Daniel to me?

박 지훈

"I don't think anything will change if I tell you this, and it might not be necessary, but I feel like I have to say it. I hope you'll listen."

옹 성우

"..Okay, go ahead."

Park Ji-hoon sighed and spoke to me with a serious expression and tone of voice.

박 지훈

"I've been working with Kang Daniel for a very long time now. We both started working at a pretty young age. We've known each other for about eight years."

박 지훈

"At first, I wasn't really interested, but then rumors started to spread and I couldn't help but be interested. Rumors were going around that if you got even a little closer, you'd get really obsessed."

Obsessed... I think I've felt obsessed with Kang Daniel quite a bit. But it started 8 years ago? That's serious.

박 지훈

"I wasn't that close to him, so I didn't feel obsessed, but at some point, there was no one by Kang Daniel's side. Oh, except for my close friend, Yoon Ji-sung."

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"Anyway, everyone left Kang Daniel. After that, he must have been so heartbroken that he stopped treating patients well. But at some point, everything changed."

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"I thought things had gotten better since we'd been stuck in the same hospital room for four years, so I didn't pay any attention to him anymore, but he's changed so much that I thought it was a bit strange."

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"But when I thought about it recently, the time my brother was hospitalized overlapped with the time when Kang Daniel completely changed."

Honestly, so far, nothing Park Ji-hoon has said has been worth thinking about. Whether or not he's changed because of me is irrelevant to me.

박 지훈

"It might not be of interest to you, hyung, but I've been watching you recently and I've come to realize something."

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"what?"

박 지훈

"Kang Daniel likes his older brother."

It wasn't particularly interesting. It wasn't even surprising. Just because he liked me, he wouldn't give me his heart or sympathize with me.

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“..But Jihoon, I don’t really like hearing this.”

박 지훈

"I know. I'm sorry to say this, but I just found out another surprising fact."

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"Another fact... what is it?"

박 지훈

"I don't know the details, and I feel bad talking about someone else's family history, but to put it simply, he was abandoned by his family."

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"..."

Now that I think about it, Kang Daniel asked me questions all the time and told me a lot about himself, but he never told me about his family, friends, or the people around him.

박 지훈

"I just found out by chance, but I shouldn't say something that isn't true. Hmm, did I say something too pointless?"

To say it was nothing more than a distraction has already become a source of confusion for me. I don't care about Kang Daniel, but after hearing this story, things have changed a little.

I don't know why, but I felt like I had to hear about this from Kang Daniel.

옹 성우

"..Thank you for telling me. I guess I'll have to meet Kang Daniel and hear it for myself. Don't worry, I won't ask you anything that would harm you."

박 지훈

"Okay, if anything happens, just contact me right away."

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"Okay, I'll text you when I get home."

박 지훈

"Okay, go ahead."

First, I think I should go to a mental hospital. My gut tells me it's unlikely he'll harm me again.

In fact, even though I had a good intuition, I couldn't help but feel nervous. After all, I knew I might end up in this mental hospital again.

옹 성우

"Excuse me, Nurse Kang Daniel, is he at the hospital now?"

간호사

"Yes, I have one. Should I call it for you?"

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"Yes, please call me."

As I waited, calming my heart, which felt like it was going to burst, he appeared in front of me and stared at me with a surprised expression.

강 다니엘

"..This is Nurse Kang Daniel. What's going on?"

He asked me, still unable to hide his surprise, as if he had never imagined that it was I who had called him.

My heart, which felt like it was going to burst, gradually calmed down, and only then was I able to say a word.

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"Follow me, I have something to say."