I Became a Villainous Character with a Limited Lifespan - Episode 106

Episode 106

“……”

Unaware that quite a few people were thinking about him, Seung-hyun slowly blinked his eyes as he woke up from a long sleep.

What was he doing? After his relationship with Jae-young ended, he seemed to have just moved around blankly. So blankly that he couldn’t remember how much time had passed or what he had done.

Then he recalled that he hadn’t taken his meals or medicine when he felt so hot that his stomach hurt. He always kept the medicine in an easily accessible place, so he remembered reaching out for the medicine bottle even then…

‘Did I collapse like that?’

Since he had no memory after that, it seemed he had collapsed without being able to grab the medicine. But he must have collapsed inside the house, and the place he slowly turned his gaze to check was not his house.

Someone must have found him and brought him to the hospital, as he couldn’t have come here on his own. Seung-hyun blinked his eyes while lying still.

‘Did the housekeeper find me? What day was it…?’

His first thought was that the housekeeper, who came to work according to the day of the week, might have found him and reported it. But soon, another thought with a tinge of expectation came to mind.

Could it be that Jae-young had returned to that house again? He felt a little pathetic for hoping that Jae-young would approach him again even though he knew he had to push him away, but he couldn’t help it.

‘If that were the case, it would lead to a bigger problem.’

Then he would have no choice but to talk about his situation. If Jae-young said he would stay by his side even after that… then he could use the excuse that it wasn’t intentional and spend the remaining time with him.

He absolutely couldn’t say it first, but if Jae-young found out by chance… unintentionally, wouldn’t it be unavoidable? Although Seung-hyun had such thoughts, his imagination didn’t last long.

“You’re awake.”

The person who entered the hospital room was Seok-hyung. It was a face that instantly brought Seung-hyun back to reality, making him feel embarrassed for being immersed in vain delusions even for a brief moment.

“…What happened?”

“As soon as I entered the house, I felt something was off, and they said your pheromone gland was completely messed up. Fortunately, I was the first to find you, and I’m a beta.”

Seung-hyun’s house, which Seok-hyung visited again because he was worried, had a strange feeling, and the pheromone gland had completely lost its function and was going berserk. Because it was in such a mess, as if it was going to spit out all the pheromones in his body, they had to forcibly put his body to sleep using strong sedatives.

However, even after the pheromones had calmed down, Seung-hyun couldn’t wake up. Although he was diagnosed that it would take time to recover due to his weakened body, he had been asleep for longer than expected.

“I just closed my eyes and opened them again, but nearly a month has passed.”

Seung-hyun let out a small dry laugh after checking the date. The time that wasn’t much left had passed in an instant.

‘No, does it matter…?’

But soon, he thought it didn’t matter. Now he had nothing he wanted to do and no one he wanted to meet, so there was nothing much to regret.

Jae-young might have looked for Seung-hyun until the next day or even the following week after that conversation, but now that he couldn’t be reached for a month, he must have completely given up.

“Did you want to die or something?”

Seok-hyung said, looking down at Seung-hyun. Emotionless eyes. But it could be seen that they contained anger.

Was it a warning not to carelessly use a body that wasn’t his own? Seung-hyun, who had been looking at the eyes filled with silent anger, turned his head.

“But it doesn’t seem to matter.”

“…!”

“That’s not it. If I had the courage to do that, I would have died long ago.”

Seok-hyung frowned at Seung-hyun’s words. After arriving at the hospital and finishing the emergency treatment, he felt relieved after roughly hearing about Seung-hyun’s condition from the doctor, but soon he got angry.

How fiercely Seung-hyun had lived. If he had that body, even if he couldn’t follow that life, he should have endured intensely.

‘As if he has given up.’

He knew it wasn’t the director he knew. But if he had his face, had his voice, if there was even a trace of that person left in him.

Shouldn’t he at least fulfill the minimum obligations?

No matter how little time was left, no matter how few things he could do, he had to live the remaining life. Meaningfully, even if Director’s consciousness had disappeared, at least to the extent that the remaining traces of him could be satisfied.

“Don’t say such things even as a joke.”

“……”

“…I’ll call the doctor.”

There was no answer. Seok-hyung, who had been looking down at Seung-hyun for a moment, soon left the hospital room to call Professor Kim. They weren’t close enough to have a long conversation, so there was no need to hold him back and talk.

“Are you alright?”

Professor Kim, who came after being called, checked Seung-hyun’s condition. He had been steadily checking his condition, but now that he had regained consciousness, he said additional tests would be necessary and asked Seung-hyun.

“Your condition has deteriorated drastically. It wasn’t this bad even at the last checkup… Not only did the pheromones go out of control, but the numbers have dropped significantly even excluding that. I was aware of the problem with the pheromone gland, but if it’s to this extent even after taking suppressants…”

Professor Kim stopped mid-sentence and glanced at Seung-hyun. If he had properly taken the prescribed medication, it wouldn’t have gotten this bad. But it was the wrong person to nag at, so he only looked around.

“I know you dislike feeling suffocated… but hospitalization seems inevitable for the time being. Secretary Lee is also very worried. Anyway, this is a private space… so there will be fewer things to stress about.”

Professor Kim also knew about the recent trends of the HJ Group. Although he wasn’t in a position to intervene, he knew that if it became known where Seung-hyun was after such a noisy incident, it would not help him rest at all.

“I’ll make sure they keep their mouths shut, so you don’t have to worry.”

“I don’t really want to do that. I don’t want to spend the short time I have left being confined.”

“It’s not being confined… It’s just taking a short rest until people forget about you.”

Professor Kim explained, sweating profusely. Seung-hyun looked at him for a moment and nodded roughly.

“Alright. Anyway… I have nothing to do outside.”

Now he had nothing he wanted to do and no one he wanted to meet, so it didn’t matter. Since he didn’t care what happened to him, it would be better to accommodate the person who desperately wished for this body to be even a little healthier.

At least one person’s heart could be a little more at ease.

“How long do I have to stay here?”

“Until your condition stabilizes a bit, at least until we can control the situation to some extent with medication, it would be best for you to stay.”

Professor Kim didn’t bother to say that he didn’t know how long that period would be, and after informing Seung-hyun about the additional tests, he got up from his seat.

“It will take some time to prepare, so please rest for a bit. Then I’ll be leaving now.”

After he left, Seung-hyun looked at the door, thinking that Seok-hyung might come back. As expected, before long, Seok-hyung, who had been waiting outside, came in.

“Don’t think about anything else and focus on recovering. Fortunately, if you’re here, you’ll be taken care of even if it’s forced.”

“……”

He looked like he wouldn’t do anything if left alone, but on the other hand, he also looked like he didn’t have the strength to refuse anything. Although it had been like that until now, Seok-hyung, who had made up his mind to practically live in the hospital for the time being, let out a small sigh and said,

“I’ll be back after picking up some things. Don’t skip meals, don’t think about anything else, and rest comfortably.”

“…I envy you.”

Seok-hyung, who was about to leave the hospital room, stopped at Seung-hyun’s small voice. He felt strange at that voice, which was familiar enough to distinguish at once even if mixed with hundreds of voices, but strangely unfamiliar.

The words and tone that “Han Seung-hyun” wouldn’t have used. Seok-hyung’s brow furrowed slightly at the voice that made him certain that this person was really not the one he had devoted his everything to.

“What do you envy?”

Putting that fact aside, it was a somewhat meaningful thing to say, so Seok-hyung turned around to look at Seung-hyun again. Seung-hyun thought about something for a moment, then shook his head without answering.

“Nevermind. It’s just… a meaningless thing to say, so don’t mind it.”

He envied “Han Seung-hyun”. Seok-hyung might find it a bit absurd if he heard it, or he might even get angry, but right now, Seung-hyun was sincerely envious of him.

He didn’t know that having even one person who genuinely looked into him, loved him, and cared for him would be something to envy like this.

In this world, there was no one who truly knew him or loved him. No, there was someone who loved him, but he had pushed that person away himself, so now he was truly alone.

‘I wish I hadn’t known this feeling. Then I wouldn’t have wanted it…’

The moment he had touched happiness was regrettable. Happiness that he couldn’t grasp no matter how much he wished for it seemed to be becoming a little hateful now.