I Became a Villainous Character with a Limited Lifespan - Episode 107

Episode 107

How each day passed, what time it was now, what he had to do today. None of that mattered to Seung-hyun. 

He only thought “Time has already passed like this” when meals came out and when Seok-hyung drew the curtains, but soon forgot about it.

“He has definitely improved a lot compared to before….”

“……”

“But it’s still not at a stage to feel relieved.”

Professor Kim said while watching Seok-hyung’s reaction. Although improved, it only changed from the worst to the second worst.  

Until his condition worsened, he could live a normal daily life to the extent of not overexerting himself as he had been doing well without staying at the hospital, but still, the best would be to stay at the hospital and receive care.

Whatever unexpected situation occurs, he could receive quick treatment, and even forcibly maintain an ideal living pattern.

‘If we discharge him in this state, it seems like he will come back in for the same reason…’

“I understand.”

Seung-hyun just nodded without saying anything in particular. Professor Kim scribbled something on the chart and said,

“Now that the weather will gradually get warmer soon, it’s okay to take short walks. Staying still too much is not good for your health.”

“……”

“Well then, I’ll leave it to you.”

Professor Kim said to Seok-hyung on behalf of Seung-hyun who didn’t respond, and left the hospital room. Is it already time for the weather to get warmer? Seung-hyun checked the date. 

As he said, it was already almost March. Time has already passed like this.

“It’s still quite cold, but you should be able to take a short walk from tomorrow as the professor said. I’ll bring outerwear, so it would be good to do that starting tomorrow.”

That meant it had already been well over a month since Seung-hyun continued this strange encounter with Seok-hyung. However, there was not much conversation or interaction between the two.

As if taking care of a character in a game, Seok-hyung did set tasks and tried to keep Seung-hyun’s stamina from dropping, but he didn’t talk to him or act friendly. Maybe that’s why, even though Seung-hyun had been with Seok-hyung all along, he felt like he had been alone.

“Do as you please.”

He felt a little bitter. But that was brief, and Seung-hyun soon returned to reality. The next day, as he said, Seok-hyung returned with outerwear, and for the first time since coming to the hospital, Seung-hyun went outside the building.

The temperature that had just entered above zero felt so cold that Seung-hyun, who had only stayed indoors, thought he would freeze. 

But because he was too lazy to even say it, Seung-hyun just sat still in the wheelchair that Seok-hyung was pulling.

Even though he wasn’t unable to walk, Seok-hyung recommended the wheelchair, so he thought it might be a little embarrassing to ride it out, but fortunately, because this was a hospital, there were many people in similar situations as Seung-hyun, so it wasn’t very embarrassing.

“We’ll take a light walk around and go back inside. Since they recommended gradually increasing activity, once you get used to coming outside, you can come out on your own.”

Seok-hyung said as he pulled the wheelchair. There were quite a few patients walking around on the walking path inside the hospital. 

“There are quite a lot of people.”

Seung-hyun, who had only faced Seok-hyung, Professor Kim, and nurses at most, found it difficult to adapt to crowded places. Clearly, until not long ago, he was in a place crowded with people to the point of bumping into them, but it felt as faint as if it had been years ago.

“If you’re uncomfortable with many people, next time at a quieter time…”

“No, that’s not what I meant. Just… because it’s awkward.”

With those words, a long silence lingered between the two again. Some patients glanced at the two, who looked awkward with both the person pushing the wheelchair and the person riding not opening their mouths.

“Shall we go back in now?”

After walking for a long time like that, Seok-hyung suddenly lowered his head and discovered Seung-hyun’s ears that had turned red. Looking closer, his cheeks were flushed from the cold.

“Yeah.”

It must have been quite cold. Seok-hyung thought he should bring a scarf tomorrow and turned the direction.

“More than anything, health comes first. Don’t just say it’s okay, please tell me if you’re even a little uncomfortable.”

Although he was taking care of him as much as possible, there were parts he couldn’t know without Seung-hyun telling him, so Seok-hyung couldn’t help but feel anxious. After urging him a few more times, only after confirming that Seung-hyun, who had returned to the hospital room, was okay did he go outside.

He must have really not moved much. Even though he didn’t walk and only got some fresh air outside for a bit, he felt tired.

‘It’s bothersome…’

Seung-hyun closed his eyes and accepted the sleepiness that washed over him. Thinking ‘Every day, today, tomorrow, and in the future, these boring days will continue,’ he fell asleep without knowing at all what repercussions today’s short outing would bring about.

***

There was one more person living a boring daily life like Seung-hyun. The only difference was, unlike Seung-hyun who lived according to a set routine in a designated place, this person was living an excessively busy life every single day.

“You haven’t been wandering around as if you were hiding a lover for a while, but these days you come out every day.”

“I have nothing to do. I have to play while I can.”

Jae-young answered while sipping a glass full of alcohol. He had circled in front of Seung-hyun’s house and went inside a few times, but as if he had really disappeared, he couldn’t see a single strand of Seung-hyun’s hair again. 

Now there really is no one here. He has become a person I can’t meet again. After thinking that, he did nothing for several days.

And a few days later, thinking that he really had to forget now, he made an excessive amount of appointments and left the house every day. He ended up spending such a long time outside that he would collapse from exhaustion as soon as he returned home. 

So that he wouldn’t think of anything else. On days he couldn’t make appointments, he even overworked his body by exercising.

“Did you secretly date someone and get dumped without us knowing?”

“……”

“Say something that makes sense. What omega would dump someone like Ju Jae-young? He has a lot of money. He’s handsome. A dominant alpha with a lot of time.”

“If I were an omega, I would have asked to marry him right away.”

“Hey, if you’re going to say disgusting things, shut up and just drink.”

Jae-young laughed reflexively at his friends’ laughter and downed his drink. Perhaps because he had been drinking excessively whenever thoughts came to his mind, as well as frequent meetings with friends, his stomach felt a little bitter.

A friend who noticed Jae-young slightly frowning worried about him.

“Hey, drink slowly. Who’s going to take it away?”

“Didn’t you say Park Wonho is coming today? Since he’s a doctor, he’ll provide emergency treatment if anything happens.”

“Do you think I’m some kind of emergency medicine?”

Wonho lightly hit his friend’s head and sat in the empty seat. The friend who was lightly hit on the head shook his head and said,

“People who don’t show up often have gathered all at once. What’s the occasion today?”

“This guy has been coming out every day these days.”

“You seemed busy for a while, do you have a lot of free time these days?”

“Well, just because.”

Jae-young answered roughly and tilted his glass again. Seeing that, Wonho took Jae-young’s glass and put it down on the table.

“Isn’t this high in alcohol content? You’re not living just for today, what are you drinking so much for.”

“What’s it to you.”

Jae-young frowned and took the glass back from Wonho’s hand. Once he gets drunk and his head gets fuzzy… Then he won’t be able to think of Seung-hyun. When he was sober, whatever he did reminded him of Seung-hyun.

Still, the frequency was decreasing little by little, so maybe he would be able to forget someday. Jae-young let out a small sigh thinking that.

“Come to think of it, there’s been no word about what I asked last time?”

“What did I ask you?”

“Before, you called and asked about types of medication.”

Come to think of it, that’s right. He had forgotten about that too while trying not to think of Seung-hyun.

“Ha…”

“Ah, did I… say something insensitive?”

Wonho looked at Jae-young’s expression. He thought Jae-young was worrying about the health of someone he was dating or getting along well with, but it seemed like it didn’t work out well.

“Well… No, I just remembered.”

“Never mind. It was nothing.”

Has his health gotten a little better? He didn’t hear properly, but it was clear that his health was not good. No, was that a lie too?

‘…That wouldn’t be it. In the first place, I asked because of him taking medication.’

“Shall we make a toast? Well, you won’t die from drinking. If your hangover is severe, come visit our hospital sometime. I’ll take a proper look at you.”

Wonho poured alcohol into Jae-young’s glass and clinked glasses in the slightly awkward atmosphere. Jae-young, who downed the alcohol in the glass all at once, let out a long sigh. The drunkenness he wanted was coming.

Although he didn’t have a very low alcohol tolerance, his body was starting to struggle as he had downed quite a large amount for several days in a row. Jae-young’s eyes became hazy from the rapidly rising drunkenness.

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