My past life was as a bully's wife?
My past life was a bully's wife
Senior Seokjin kept laughing until he felt like he was about to collapse from exhaustion. He kept laughing with that sweet, yet haunting, voice, and occasionally he'd look at me.
For some reason, when I looked into those pitiful eyes, I felt like I was going crazy too.
배수지
Crown Prince Lee Ji-min, and Kim Seok-jin. What should I do with you now?
When Suji spoke in a serious voice, Seokjin lowered his head slightly to the floor.
김석진
Well, whatever you do with me is your business, but I think... you're all screwed. Of course, in terms of friendship, trust, and things like that.
배수지
What? I caught the crown prince, so what's the point? And what's the point of friendship and trust? Why are you talking nonsense?
김석진
Ugh... You caught the prince. But did you catch Park Jimin? He was the most important person, why did you just let him go? It seems like he truly loved you in this world.
미나토자키 사나
He's just a kid who was born a real person. What else do I need to know?
Senior Seokjin looked down at me, flashing a bright smile. Feeling a little scared, I took a step back.
김석진
Because the most important thing is that the previous life is true.
We slowly pushed Senior Seokjin toward the wall. He seemed to be pushed back, and eventually collapsed to the floor.
With a smile on her face, she looks just like a model, caressing the pieces of her broken water pipe.
Why is it that everyone, whether in their past or present life, is so uselessly handsome, that no matter what they do, their heart flutters?
김유정
Kim Seok-jin. What do you know?
Sister Yujeong pulls her sword back slightly. Sister Sana takes out her water clock. She probably blew it three times, hoping to make someone remember something.
At that moment, Seokjin's eyes lit up.
While Sana was lifting the Suwolgi, Seokjin snatched the box cutter from Yujeong's hand. When I reached out to block it, he just brushed past me and ran away.
배수지
…Fuck!
Beyond the door, Seokjin, who had run towards Kim Taehyung, shouts at us loudly.
김석진
I know that every fact is a disadvantage to me.
I heard the door open violently, then the sound of something falling.
김태형
Ugh, Kim Seok… .
…The Crown Prince didn’t kill Taehyung, but he caused his death.
000
Senior, please!
I ran after him to Kim Taehyung's room.
000
taehyoung kim!
As I entered the room, Kim Taehyung, who had been stabbed with a knife slightly below his left chest, was gasping for breath while looking at Seokjin.
Whether he had stabbed her properly or not, the red mucus was constantly flowing out, soaking Kim Taehyung's white top.
No, wait a minute.
The back of my hand felt like it was burning. My throat was choked and stung, as if I'd been thrown back into the fire. I felt like I was going to die.
김태형
… Kim Seok-jin. Why.
000
- Anyone, anyone!
김석진
From the day 00 brought me here, you've been suspicious of me, and I was flustered. It's quite unusual for you to fall for a single lie.
지민
- …You should have loved me. I have no one but you.
김석진
Stabbing someone in the stomach and making them bleed, that's something I wanted to do a thousand years ago.
000
- Your Majesty, your Highness. How can you do something like this and still be safe?
김석진
It's a good thing we're doing it now, isn't it?
지민
- I just said I love you. I just wanted to engrave it in your mind until you die.
Perhaps because a water pipe had just broken, my past and present lives overlapped and my throat felt tingly.
김태형
Why, why.
Kim Taehyung was breathing heavily. I mustered up my courage and took a step forward.
Kim Taehyung's blood continued to flow from his gaping wound, dripping onto the floor in small drops. His body staggered as if he would collapse if he didn't do anything more.
000
Stop it. Don't touch her anymore.
김석진
oh,
000
…….
김석진
princess.
Kim Seokjin reached out to me with a sly grin. I slapped his hand hard, forcing him to lower his hand, even if it was intentional.
김석진
love you.
000
…Please, stop messing with us now.
김석진
Sadly, it wasn't something I could do by will. I thought my Suwolgi would last my entire life. And now that it's broken, my consciousness is crumbling.
000
…what did you say?
김석진
I never thought you'd be able to figure me out. I also didn't know Minatozaki had a clean Suiwolki. I thought it was only half-baked.
김석진
I just thought that if the prince inside me were to disappear, I'd at least engrave my memories into this kid. I never imagined you guys would be so smart. It's a compliment, so take it with a grain of salt.
000
So, it disappears?
김석진
Yes. Lee Ji-min will die. That's the end. Now, our Crown Prince will long for his beloved princess in his heart and wait.
I looked up at Kim Seokjin quietly. His eyes were trembling. Just as the Suji of his past life, who had entered Suji's older sister, had disappeared, if the transformed water energy were to break, so too would this person's resentment.
000
… You, that is, Lee Ji-min. Did you really love me? It's the last time anyway, so it doesn't matter if you answer.
Seokjin Sunbae tilted his head once at my empty voice and smiled.
김석진
Maybe even more than Kim Taehyung.
미나토자키 사나
Taehyung!
Sana and Suzy, who arrived late, shouted at Kim Taehyung, who was bleeding. Turning their heads, they saw him lying on the floor, slowly trying to stop the blood from gushing out.
I was about to go check on Kim Taehyung, but Seokjin grabbed my wrist.
김석진
…….
000
What do you want from me, from me? Do you want to leave a will before you disappear?
김석진
Well, I don't know what I want either.
김석진
I just wanted to look at you as much as I missed you, to touch you as much as I missed you. I just wanted to see you as much as I missed you. That's all I did.
A pungent iron smell began to waft through the air. Blood seemed to be seeping out of Kim Taehyung. I could hear Suzy and Sana fumbling around, as if they were cleaning up.
김석진
…I think I know what the Crown Prince wants now.
As I was about to turn around and sigh at the subtle answer that was neither right nor wrong, Kim Seok-jin turned me around.
000
Hah!
And then he gave me a brief kiss on the lips.
김석진
…I missed you.
000
Kim Seok!
Before he could even ask anything, Kim Seokjin collapsed to the floor as Jung Ho-seok entered. Like an innocent child, he quietly closed his eyes.
Just how much did Lee Ji-min love the princess? A thought suddenly occurred to me. Perhaps to the crown prince, 000 was like the princess.
Exactly, a being like a butterfly.
You can't catch something that's trying to fly away, and if you hold on too tightly, its wings will be ripped off. If you buy an iron cage with your power and money and lock it inside, there's another butterfly that flies in to help: Kim Tae-hyung.
As I bit my lip at the rather sad story for a villain, I felt Jung Ho-seok's hand tapping my shoulder.
정호석
why.
000
The Crown Prince… … .
On a day when he couldn't bring himself to continue speaking, Jung Ho-seok looked at him with a look of understanding, then looked at Kim Tae-hyung. Then, he heard someone muttering, "Park Jimin, where the hell is that kid crying?"
정호석
You take care of him.
정호석
Since I'm in charge of her and Park Jimin, you take care of your husband.
I just nodded briefly and ran to Kim Taehyung.
At first, it seemed like he was just lying there, mindless. His eyes were empty, holding nothing. Neither transparent nor cloudy, just translucent.
I couldn't fully understand Kim Taehyung's feelings, as he lay there helpless. Not once had I ever been stabbed to death.
However, even with the blood flowing, the corners of his mouth still curve beautifully.
Kim Taehyung seems happy now. Like a child, like a clean child.
000
taehyoung kim.
At my words, he turned his head and stared at me quietly. It was similar to the look in his eyes when we were assigned to the same class at the beginning of first grade.
It's blurry and you can't tell what it contains, but it's a deep, deep gaze.
I smiled brightly at Kim Taehyung. As prettily as I could. As white as I could. I wasn't sure how it would look, but I gave it my all.
000
Let's date.
Sana and I stayed at the hospital, while Yujeong and Suzy disappeared together to search for Park Jimin. I don't know where they went, but I confirmed that they contacted me later.
He said he often cried like a little child at the playground, hugging his knees tightly.
Jeong Ho-seok took Seok-jin's hand and led him to the ward after he had woken up after five hours and several dozen minutes.
The original Kim Seokjin, who had awakened, looked similar to before, but his eyes were empty. Unlike his usual deep gaze, his gaze was now a pure black.
000
… Hello, senior.
김석진
Hello. Did you call me princess? It's a little sad, but my memories have become a bit hazy since the standard of my previous life disappeared.
김석진
I don't even know what I did, I was just close with Kim Taehyung. So...
… You don't even remember kissing me on the mouth, do you? I touched my head. The sensation is still so vivid. Ugh. Let's stop talking.
Senior Seokjin stared at me intently, paused for a moment, then carefully stroked the back of his neck. Then he spat.
김석진
I'm really sorry, but what's your name?
000
Ah… It’s 000.
미나토자키 사나
Phew,
Sana unnie looked at me and Seokjin senior and burst out laughing. It was a bright smile, but it felt like a mocking laugh, and I blew air into my cheeks with all my might.
000
Sister.
When I showed my displeasure with a wink, Sana laughed and took out a new flute from her large pocket.
A slightly cheerful sound, "beep," echoed through the hospital room several times.
미나토자키 사나
Let's talk about us. Our past lives, our present. And our home, our school, our friends. Whatever it is, it's okay. Let's talk about us. Not someone else's.
김석진
…my story too?
At Sana's suggestion, Seokjin and Jung Ho-seok frown. Instead, I give Sana a little smile. No, more like a little smile, like an aunt looking at a cute nephew.
미나토자키 사나
00 is smiling? Look, he likes it.
000
Huh? No, sis. It's not that I like it, it's just that I find it cute that you get so excited about things like that.
정호석
… Haa, you’re saying you’ll do something about it?
Jung Ho-seok's sighs sound particularly deep today. He sounds like someone who has lost the world.
We took turns telling each other everything we could remember, even the connections between our present and past lives.
They spoke freely and a little awkwardly, sometimes laughing and sometimes being silent.
Except for one person.
000
…Jung Ho-seok, why aren’t you saying anything?
정호석
Well, ever since Park Jimin came, I've had to talk to him every day, like, it's a daily routine. It's not something that's been set in stone, but I guess having him around gives me more things to talk about.
000
So, what did you do in your past life?
정호석
me?
Jeong Ho-seok stood still as if thinking, then looked at me with a smirk.
정호석
Life as a naval officer was a joy. It was incredibly fulfilling. Saving people and working hard to protect them.
He also talked about the appearance of the water dragon and his dirty immediate superior. Even if he had been a princess in his past life, he couldn't do anything for her now, of course.
When I let out a small laugh because it was funny, Seokjin, who had been frozen in place, also burst out laughing as if a balloon had burst.
After that, Kim Taehyung's voice, which had been buried, was heard.
김태형
Uhm… 00, Kim, Seokjin… ?
미나토자키 사나
Oh my, you're awake. Your Majesty!
Sana turned around and stared straight at Kim Taehyung. And the first thing Kim Taehyung said after waking up from a full six hours of sleep was...
It will remain in our memories.
김태형
…Your previous life was Park Jimin’s wife.
Kim Taehyung didn't have a very good expression on his face, rather, his expression was bitter.
As I was looking at Kim Taehyung like that and was about to say something, Kim Seokjin smiled and placed his hand on the headboard of the hospital bed.
김석진
no.
김석진
000's previous life was as Iljin's wife.
I reached out. Desperately, hoping to reach. Hoping to be heard, I folded a paper crane and let it fly. My paper crane soared beautifully into the sky, beautifully adorned with the glow of sunset.
However, the rain that fell at that time scattered the paper cranes, staining both the letters and the writing, and the letter itself was never delivered. It was incomplete and imperfect.
Our current relationship isn't perfect either. Not everything is in sync.
However, we intend to continue dating like this.
Two imperfect people try to lean on each other in an imperfect relationship.
Because in my past life and even now, I am your love and destiny.
- Don't worry Love, none of this is a coincidence.
- We are completely different, Baby, because we are two people who found our destiny.
박지민
… … Are you done?
김석진
What are you talking about? You have to take the CSAT. I have to go to college, and I'm worried about the team project assignments.
박지민
"Finish it, writer. I miss you more often. I want to stick with you."
김석진
I told you something harder awaits you, you stupid kid.
박지민
He says he wants to stick around because he likes me, but he only nags at me all the time. That makes him even cuter.
김석진
This crazy.
So, I've completed the last part of the story, excluding the special episodes and side stories!
After uploading all the special episodes and side stories, I think I'll be taking a break for about three to four weeks.
Next season, I'm thinking of depicting Taehyung and 00, who still have memories of their past lives, studying hard for the college entrance exam, and who are getting bored in the process.
And there are going to be two children who are raising each other and two trashy evil women who will make the boredom even worse.
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