There Is No Salvation for Extras

75 – At the end of the crossroads

Early morning, with the sun slowly rising, in a downtown area of Incheon. It is a place of memories that are all too familiar to Yumi – and a contradictory place like a nightmare that she no longer wants to remember.

Is it because it is a weekday morning? The downtown area that was always crowded in my memories was deserted today, and there were only people in suits running to work in the morning and Yumi looking at her cell phone in the corner.

Is it because the weather is getting colder? Her breath rises every time she exhales. She slowly ascended into the sky and watched her breath disappear, then turned her head at the feeling of her popularity –

“-Are you here?”

“Yes… I was planning to come early too, but Yumi, you came really early.”

When she saw Hangyeol come into her field of vision, she greeted him with a wide smile, and he smiled bitterly, scratching the back of her neck as if she was embarrassed as he looked at her.

“I couldn’t sleep. “Is it because I had so many expectations?”

“Ahahahaha… I’m embarrassed. “Have you been waiting long?”

“Actually, I didn’t wait that long either. “I came here a few minutes ago.”

There are 30 minutes left until the appointment time. But is it coincidence or inevitability that we have already met?

“I met you a little early, but shall we take a walk first?”

“I guess so. Umm… where should we go?”

Only they themselves would be able to know whether it was just a fresh mind that showed up early because they were expecting it, or whether it was a thoroughly calculated action for their own purposes –

“…I guess so.”

“Hmm.”

The fact that they had not thought about anything, let alone a plan as tightly woven as a spider’s web, showed that they were closer to the former.

“Shall we take a walk first?”

“Of course.”

Making a plan was simple. I just didn’t feel like it. I had the goal of gaining each other’s favor and revealing how much they knew by revealing their inner thoughts, but I knew how to make things easier, but-

“The weather has become very cold.”

“…I guess so.”

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“I have a lot of time, shall we go to a cafe to warm up?”

“Hmm… it’s not that bad since I have to decide what to do.”

Han-gyeol wonders why the evil brigade’s villains truly tried to kill Yu-mi, and Yu-mi is shaken by the sincere advice of one of the villains she collected – but for their own reasons, they are unable to finally organize their extremely complicated thoughts. Because it ended up being the same day.

“There aren’t many people today.”

“Because it’s a weekday. “When I was young, there were a lot of people even on weekdays, but these days, the trend has decreased significantly.”

“…Really?”

“Yes… Something bad happened. It must be around here too. After that, the number of people decreased a lot. “Yumi, you don’t know much about her hometown, do you?”

“Ah… I didn’t know much about it until recently. “More than that, Mr. Hangyeol, do you know everything in detail?”

“Yes, this is my hometown too. “Didn’t you tell me?”

“Really?!”

They walked slowly and peacefully down the street, looked around, talked, and slowly moved forward.

There was an alley lined with countless shops and many cafes nearby, but Hangyeol continued to move forward, and Yumi looked at him and the surroundings alternately and expressed her doubts –

“Oh, there it is.”

“…Here.”

“Uh, do you know this place?”

“I came here often when I was young. “It’s a great memory…”

Soon we arrived at an alley. A shabby cafe located there.

A completely different atmosphere from many other stores. Located in the middle of an orphanage and a church, it would not be surprising if it collapsed at any moment. Unlike Hangyeol, who smiled brightly when she arrived there, Yumi opened her eyes wide and smiled sincerely.

“Well, you said this is your hometown… But this place is not well known.”

“Everyone who lives around here knows. “If you didn’t know it, you would be called a villain?”

“I guess I lived around here…”

That’s strange. Then I would know.

Han-gyeol glances at her face, smiles bitterly, mutters, opens the store door and goes inside, and Yu-mi follows behind him.

The sound of a bell heard as the door opens and closes. The faint smell of roasting coffee beans. A trace of what my parents liked, which I smelled countless times in the past.

“Mister! “I’m here!”

“…Huh? What. “Is it Hangyeol?”

After Yumi closed her eyes and smiled blankly, immersed in memories, Hangyeol smiled widely and waved his hand as if he knew them – and soon the man who had been sitting at the counter looking down at the newspaper looked at him and stood up, smiling at him. .

“What about you, ma’am?”

“I went to see the kids. Rather, after that-“

“Ah, this person is-“

Do you know someone? Yumi was embarrassed and looked at the owner of the store, who was older than she remembered. She then became embarrassed that he was looking at her while talking to Hangyeol, and she didn’t know what to do –

“Oh, what? “Aren’t you that girl from back then?”

“…Do you remember me?”

“hehehehe, of course. How could you forget your benefactor’s daughter? Plus, he’s famous. He’s grown up a bit, but I remember him! Rather – Are there any coincidences like this? “I’m glad you two are coming together.”

Hangyeol was also taken aback when he saw her having a familiar conversation with a man.

“…Do you know Yumi?”

“Well, I kind of knew it. “Don’t you know?”

Both know each other. The two are embarrassed by that fact. The man who saw this burst into excited laughter, then turned his back and started walking toward the coffee machine.

“Hangyeol, you’ll have an iced Americano again. “What about the lady?”

“…A cafe latte.”

“Okay. “I’ll bring it to you, so sit wherever you want and wait.”

“Well, uncle-“

A man who is familiar with using machines. Hangyeol soon approached him and opened his mouth, but

“Are you planning on helping with the work even if you bring your lover? Are you the one helping out here like in the past? The kid is a proper hero now. “Hurry up and sit down!”

“…Yes.”

He soon let go of his threat and waved his hand, and he smiled shyly, looking at Yumi and scratching his head.

In our same hometown, Incheon, we know the same cafe and know the man who owns it. However, the two did not know each other.

There were many expressions on their faces that they wanted to ask each other, but they did not open their mouths and sat down in the seats by the window.

Awkward silence, and a man who brought coffee with a somewhat sly smile on his face. After that, silence flows again.

There were many things they wanted to ask, but they had no idea where to start, so all they could do was fiddle with their cups.

“…You seem to be very close? “Are you a part-time worker?”

“That’s right. What about Yumi? I heard that you are the daughter of a benefactor-“

Yumi was the first to break the long silence. She looks at him, letting out her sly glances, and Hangyeol begins to ask her questions.

“It’s a story from the past. “I’m a little embarrassed, but I used to be from a rather wealthy family…”

“…So?”

“If you worked here, you would know, right? The orphanage next to here. The director there runs this cafe. “My parents were my sponsors.”

The parents of a wealthy family continued to support the orphanage, and the cafe that followed them. For now, this is a story that remains only a distant memory.

“…Really?!”

“Yes. So I was very surprised. Mr. Han-gyeol used to work here… Ah, well, since he was young, Mr. Han-gyeol may not have been able to work here at that time. “For some reason, I’ve never seen it before.”

Sipping her coffee with her sincere smile, Yumi opened up about her past – but her expression darkened again as she thought about the end.

Yes, those parents are no longer there. At that time, her innocent child had long since fallen, and this space left behind as her memories was also a space where she felt depressed, despite her opposition.

Is that why? She could no longer continue her words, and soon lowered her head and tried to sigh, but-

“Hmm. “Then I guess I went back and forth and watched.”

“…Yes?”

“Oh, didn’t I tell you? “I’m from this orphanage.”

I froze at Hangyeol’s next words.

“…At that time, I definitely went to the store with my sister.”

“That older sister was also from this orphanage. Wow, this is really amazing. So, you were here when I was there-“

The relationship between a villain and a hero, which seemed far from ordinary, turns out to be tied together by a thread of fate. Hangyeol, who was so amazed by that fact that he forgot that he was a villain for a moment, started talking excitedly, and Yumi bit her lip as she felt her hair turn white.

“It’s a bit ambiguous because I don’t know exactly when old times are. “I came to this orphanage when I was 5 years old, so if it was in the past, is it even older?”

Why were they forced to carry out a plan that seemed impossible? It wasn’t like she was pushing her off a cliff and telling her to commit suicide.

“-So, when did you arrive? Have you ever been inside the orphanage?”

“…I came here until I was 14.”

“What, then I guess I’ve seen it before!”

There was a possibility, so I did it.

“…I guess so.”

Because it was something that only she could accomplish. Only then did Yumi briefly realize the picture the head of the evil brigade had in mind, and she quietly closed her eyes.