Chapter 561
Theatrical Regression Life
Episode 561
The survivors who retrieved the kindergarten students arrive at the concert venue.
âoh my god.â
Ha Seong-yoon was impressed.
âOne human beingâs spirit can go this far.â
Garam Yoon heard him muttering, âI should have written a thesis,â and looked at him with an anxious face.
Han Do-yoon, who was supporting Yoon Garam, was similar. I was wondering if I was inadvertently provoking Lee Jae-heon, who seemed unstable at first glance.
Ha Seong-yoon was not unaware of the thoughts of his colleagues, but he approached Lee Jae-heon and asked.
âWhat is your name?â
âMy name is Jaeheon Lee.â
âDid I say you donât remember me?â
âI donât remember a single thing.â
âThis crazy patient.â
Lee Jae-heon noticed Ha Seong-yoonâs pure exclamation and opened his mouth.
ââ¦Are you a doctor?â
âOf course, I am a doctor. âDo you forget that?â
âsorry.â
Jeong In-hoâs round smile instantly distorted at the sight of Lee Jae-heon meekly apologizing.
âIsnât this a bit unfair?â
Seo Jang-hwa, who was next to him, asked with a worried look on his face.
âWhat is so unfair?â
âWhy did the gentleman who didnât even bother to apologize to me why in front of Ha Seong-yoonâ¦â
âAre you a saint? âDidnât you say youâre in your 30s?â
Seo Jang-hwa felt fed up.
âI donât know why people who are fine when they are alone become so childish when they get together.â
If Jung In-ho, Ha Seong-yoon, and Hong Gyeong-jun had something in common, it was that they were most mature when they were apart. I donât know why, but when two or more of those guys get together, they fight like kids.
Meanwhile, the conversation between Ha Seong-yoon and Lee Jae-heon was progressing calmly.
âWhere did you blow off your wrist?â
âOh, it will be in the souvenir shop.â
âI think this is information that Minhong would have really enjoyed if he had heard it.â
âis that so?â
âDonât be happy. I actually feel bad when I say and listen to it.â
Do-yoon Han, who was supporting Garam Yoon, muttered with a subtle look on his face.
ââ¦Isnât it a bit strange to even think of giving a 6-year-old child the hand he cut offâ¦â
Seo Jang-hwa agreed with him.
âIâm not the only one who thought that.â
âI donât even understand why Jaeheon Lee is so happy.â
âThen do you know this? âAll these bastards here are crazy.â
âOh my god.â
âIf I hadnât stopped him, Lee Jae-heon is the guy who really would have sacrificed his hand.â
âIâm glad Minhong is sleeping.â
Garam Yoon smiled awkwardly and neither agreed nor denied it. Even though he thought their conversation was right, he didnât seem to want to criticize the crazy spirit of his beloved men.
No matter what others were talking about, Ha Seong-yoon steadily observed Lee Jae-heon.
âWhat on earth are these gills?â
âThatâs a good question. âI think I am turning into a fish monster, so I would like to cautiously suggest that I should kill it before something serious happens.â
âWhatâs the use of being careful with what you say? The content is already a mess. âClose your mouth and lower your collar.â
âIt would be disgustingâ¦.â
âUse it.â
Jaeheon Lee shrugged his shoulders and pulled down his clothes to reveal his neck. Seo Jang-hwa turned his gaze with an expression of amazement at the clearly visible bright red gills, and Han Do-yoon frowned as he thought of Jeong Eun-woo.
âThatâ¦â
Han Do-yoon continued, unable to hide his anxious expression.
ââ¦Itâs very similar to Jung Eun-wooâs.â
âAh, has Jung Eun-woo become a monster? âI thought he was eaten by a treasure chest and went missing, but I guess there was a change in the situation.â
âThatâs right⦠I guess there were a lot of changesâ¦â
Han Do-yoon, who had hesitated, summarized the situation simply.
ââ¦It is assumed that Jeong Eun-woo, who became a monster, came out through the ceiling, killed Kim Ki-jeong, broke CEO Yoon Gar-ramâs leg like this, then ran away and knocked out Min-hong and Seo-ah.â
âOnce the mutation progresses completely and you become a monster, you seem to lose your wits, donât you think?â
âYes, it seemed like he didnât remember us at all. Or maybe even though I remembered it, I didnât really feel the need to control myself.â
Han Do-yoon, who said that, let out a deep sigh.
ââ¦Ah⦠I want to throw up.â
Jeong In-ho joined in on that small muttering.
âIt would be a good idea for President Garam Yoon to sit against the nearby wall and Han Do-yoon to get some rest as well. Due to the nature of this aquarium, I often get motion sickness due to the loud noises⦠and I experienced tiring incidents.â
ââ¦Then wait a minute, is that the bleachers on the second floor? Iâll sit on the chair over there. âCall me if you need anything.â
âOkay, take a good rest.â
Han Do-yoon glanced at Lee Jae-heon, who was clearly different from the one he knew, and left for the audience. His face was quite pale, and he seemed to still be thinking about Kim Ki-jeongâs death.
When Do-yoon Han sat in the stands far away, Jae-heon Lee, who was looking at him, said softly.
âThere is someone here who wants to kill me too.â
âMr. Lee Jae-heon, would you please shut up?â
âCertainly, a colleague who can turn into a monster at any time is an undesirable existence.â
As he said that, his smiling eyes were as thin as a snake.
âBesides, in my case, I will definitely become a monster.â
ââ¦.â
âThere is no way I would look good in a situation where I lost a close friend to such a monster. He seems to have a very good personality, so I might not kill him, but at least I can hope for his deathâ¦â â
Mr. Lee Jae-heon.â
âOh, Iâm sorry. âIâve been a bit distracted lately, so my tongue has become a little freer.â
âWhy have you become so obnoxious?â
Ha Seong-yoon smiled softly and asked, fixing his eyes on Lee Jae-heonâs gills.
âWhat on earth did you do to the gills that are already growing in strange places? Do you mind if I touch it for a moment? âThereâs something I want to check.â
âYou can check as much as you want.â
Ha Seong-yoon muttered, looking down dissatisfied at his dirty hands, which were too dirty to touch the affected area.
âYouâre too obedient for a person who gives you a place to breathe just by smothering it with your handâ¦â âIf the
doctor wants you to, I should at least give you my eyeballs.â
âUnfortunately, I am not a doctor who needs eyeballs. âMost doctors in the world are like that.â
âThen I guess the doctor I met wasnât a doctor.â
ââ¦Ah, you talked about your experience.â
Seo Jang-hwa, who was looking at the calm-looking back of Ha Seong-yoon, whispered to Jeong In-ho.
âIs the doctor mad?â
âItâs going to take a while for that anger to go away.â
âEven if Jaeheon Lee is out of his mind, he has a knack for digging his own grave.â
âAt that point, I guess thereâs something wrong with the genes.â
Garam Yoon, who was sitting between the two, laughed awkwardly.
âYou seem very angry.â
âHow long do you think that will last, boss?â
âWell, I guess Iâll have to go back to reality to know for sureâ¦â
âAh, then youâll still be in low pressure until you go back to reality. I see.â
While Seo Jang-hwa insisted that he not confront the doctor and his argument was accepted, Ha Seong-yoon checked Lee Jae-heonâs condition, barely holding back the frustration bubbling up inside him.
He slightly lifted Lee Jae-heonâs gills.
ââ¦The skin is sticking out widely like a tumor. Is there a total of 4? Are you aware that you are breathing this way? âI can feel the air moving around. What do you think, Lee Jae-heon?â
ââ¦I feel a little bit. âIt feels a little different than when you breathe through your nose.â
âHow exactly are they different?â
âTo be precise, I feel like Iâm not actually able to take in oxygen. I think the correct explanation would be to say Iâm out of breath. âIt is very strange and interesting that although air is flowing, it is not actually moving to the lungs.â
âI feel ashamed because I cannot clearly determine whether the cause of Lee Jae-heonâs shortness of breath is because he is outside the water or because his gills are damaged. Why is blood flowing like this here?â
In response to Ha Seong-yoonâs question with a gentle smile, Lee Jae-heon stared at him and then cautiously asked.
ââ¦Am I being scolded right now?â
âYouâre not singling me out, are you?â
âNo, it was just a question with pure intentions. âIâm sorry if it sounded harsh.â
âIf thatâs the case, then itâs true that youâre being scolded. It would have been better to just cut it off completely. It was clearly visible that he had taken half of the gills off and drank it, but this grumpy doctor couldnât bear to swallow all his anger. âThere are signs of regeneration, but the gills have not been completely cut off, so the structure is disorganized.â
Ha Seong-yoon, who became expressionless as if he was tired of smiling, let out a small sigh.
âAs far as I know, the gills are probably the part where a lot of blood accumulates because the capillaries are quite developed⦠This is a part of the human neck that is fatal to fish, so it must be hard to breathe.â
âFortunately, I can still breathe through my nose and mouth.â
ââ¦.â
ââ¦Iâ¦.â
ââ¦.â
ââ¦Teacher Ha Seong-yoon?â
Ha Seong-yoon, who was deeply troubled by Lee Jae-heonâs call, opened his mouth.
ââ¦Well, another problem could arise if the human body breathes through gills rather than the nose and mouth. Lee Jae-heonâs gills donât have covering bones, so he wonât be able to control his breathing on his own. If he canât control it and continues to take in oxygen, the oxygen in his blood will become too excessiveâ¦.â ââ¦.â âWell, what exactly will
happen
? âIt is true that this is a situation where the body itself is turning into a monster, but it is unfortunate that I have never experienced a patient like this before, so I cannot accurately predict what the outcome will be.â
âI think you fully expected it.â
âAnyway, I agree with Lee Jae-heon that itâs a good thing. âI feel like I want to have my entire gill removed.â
At those words, Jaeheon Lee put his hand over the gills.
âShall I open it?â
âWould you like to open it? Which unlucky ear caught the word âsurgeryâ I just said? âYou probably donât think that excision surgery is such a senseless act of violence that you just have to tear things apart at will.â
âI made a mistake.â
This time, Jeong In-ho intervened as he obediently apologized.
âWhat is it? âWhy are you appearing in such a low manner?â
Lee Jae-heon smiled brightly and answered.
âIn the first place, you have to look good to the healer, junior.â
âAh, in that contextâ¦.â
âI was disgusted by the noble doctor and my internal organs were twisted, but if I was left without treatment, I would have to take care of my stomach. âDo you know how tiring that is?â
ââ¦.â
Jeong In-ho closed his mouth at the unimaginable nonsense, and Ha Seong-yoonâs face completely lost emotion.
âWhat did you just say?â
âyes?â
âI think Iâve been hearing stories about a strange doctor for a while now.â
âWhatâ¦â
âI think Iâve heard stories about doctors who ask for eyeballs, doctors who donât perform surgery on patients because itâs inconvenient, and things worse than animals that imitate doctors. Maybe I heard it wrong? I am?â
ââ¦.â
Lee Jae-heon looked back at Jeong In-ho.
âHelp me.â
Jeong In-ho smiled roundly and shook his head.
âEach person lives separately.â
Lee Jae-heon was convinced and looked at Ha Seong-yoon.
âDid I do something wrongâ¦?â
âDid you commit a sin?â
âCan I kneel and raise my hands?â
âWhat are you going to do with that little rag body?â
âI was wrong.â
âI donât need an apology from Jaeheon Lee right now.â
âPerhaps I should do something to relieve my angerâ¦.â
âTry to answer what kind of bastard I met.â
âOh, well⦠maybe⦠you wonât be able to see me anymoreâ¦â
âI thought you said they were all dead.â
ââ¦.â
âTsk.â
Jaeheon Lee sent a heartfelt thank you to his past self.
âIt was wise.â
It seems that all the past life relationships that came out of his mouth were turned into deceased, and thanks to that, the current Lee Jae-heon received great grace. Even in the midst of my hectic state, a feeling of relief tingled down my spine.
Ha Seong-yoon opened his mouth as if his thoughts had been organized.
âFor now, I understand.â
âAh⦠what did you understand?â
âJaeheon Lee, listen carefully.â
âyes.â
âThe world sees what happened to you and calls it gaslighting.â
ââ¦?â
Lee Jae-heon looked back at Jeong In-ho.
âthis is right?â
Jeong In-ho nodded, still smiling.
âThatâs right.â
Lee Jae-heon was convinced again and looked at Ha Seong-yoon.
âI was wrong.â
âThatâs not what needs to be said right now, is it? What did you understand while exchanging glances with In-ho Jeong?â
âsorryâ¦?â
âDid you say that because you really thought it was the correct answer?â
ââ¦I will correct itâ¦?â
âOh my god.â
Thatâs how Ha Seong-yoon achieved the Triple Crown.
It was a crown that no one welcomed.
(Continued in the next part)