The Monologue Must End · Chapter 12

Farewell

Hilde

By the way, rookie. What happened to that dream you said you had when you were passed through the quantum tunnel?

Yoo Mina

Dream?

Ah... the one where you and I stayed behind in the Counterside?

It's fine. I haven't had that dream again since then.

I can barely remember the details anymore.

But...

Somehow, it feels like I had a truly precious encounter in that dream.

Even now, just thinking about it makes my chest feel lighter.

Hilde

...I see. That's enough, then.

Joo Shiyoon

Huh? Come to think of it, you mentioned a dream too, didn't you, Master?

It feels a little unfair that you two had such a nice time together and left me out.

Yoo Mina

Don't say that. It wasn't exactly a pleasant dream.

Hilde

Then this is where we part.

Go on. We will wait here.

Yoo Mina

Yeah. Thanks for coming with me.

I'll be back soon.

As I climbed a gentle slope, a single tree stood at the top of the hill.

Narae was sleeping beneath it.

Yoo Mina

...

It took a while, didn't it, Narae?

A lot happened on the way here.

To be honest... I'm a bit fed up.

Fed up enough to feel like I want to give up.

Yoo Mina

When I passed through the quantum tunnel...

Even if only for a moment, I was scared.

I thought I might lose the people I care about.

But... I'm okay now.

Yoo Mina

There will be times when I feel like collapsing and giving up again...

...But I'm going to take one more step forward.

When I come back, I'll tell you everything.

Yoo Mina

About what lay beyond the path you opened for me... and what I found there.