Anna whines like a five-year-old boy—sticking around—racing her hair until it's no longer shaped. Anna's really frustrated. Looks like his brain's been completely damaged. But Anna's uncomfortable feelings kept her thinking about a man named Howl. She also feared that the creature that almost killed her at that time would return again.
Her face seemed to be reflecting all the weight in this world on both of those little shoulders.
"Senior! Listen to me. I'm telling you this because I respect you so much, but... Can you get some rest? I'll help you to talk to the captain so you can really rest." Suho said anxiously.
Anna can only breathe, because no one will believe her words.
"How's the investigation going? Is there something strange in there?" Anna asked.
"Nope, I won't answer any questions concerning the case. You've been removed from the team for this case. Senior, you better listen to the captain. He's really worried about you," Suho said trying to convince Anna.
Anna can only sigh at things she doesn't want to hear. This case is very important to him. Because she almost lost her life, Anna feels responsible for catching the perpetrator with her own hands.
Suho understands Anna's feelings right now. He knew Anna very well. Anna is a senior who has responsibility for all cases handled. Of course if she's suddenly expelled, it makes her very frustrating and unfair. That's why Suho respects Anna as a senior on the team.
"Senior. I know, I'm really looking forward to catching the perpetrator right now. But if you continue to put yourself at risk, how can you solve this case?" Suho said giving a question that left Anna speechless.
Suho feels sorry when he notices Anna's sad and disappointed look on her face, but Suho has to say such a painful thing in order to open Anna's mind.
"I know. Anyway, I saw with my own eyes the perpetrator who killed the woman. How can I sit still without doing anything," Anna said.
"You must hold him until the captain calms down. You have to be patient this time," Suho said.
In two seconds Suho's face realizes that he almost missed something from what Anna said, without thinking long Suho immediately asked her.
"Wait a minute! Did you really see the face of the perpetrator who killed the woman in Mount Jiri's hut?"
Anna nodded.
"Yeah. I saw it. And when you found me in front of the shack, I was actually somewhere else and I slept for almost 48 hours in that place. But you said I only slept for 26 hours and 30 minutes, right?" Anna said.
"What do you mean by that, I don't understand at all."
"I don't understand what's really happening either, that's all that's happening to me." Anna said.
"What kind of place do you see?" Suho asked.
"Like I can't say right now,"
"Why?"
"I have something to make sure of. If I see that guy later, I'll tell you again." Anna said.
"Man? Did you meet a man?" Suho asked, increasingly curious about Anna's riddle.
"You didn't believe what I said earlier. But now you're even curious …" Anna said in a seductive tone.
"Cih…!"
Suho was a little sulky to Anna who started having secrets from her.
"Buy me some juice …!" Anna said.
Suho replied with a flat face. "Okey, don't go anywhere!"
Anna continues to enjoy fried chicken very well. After a long story made her stomach hungry.
Suddenly there was the sound of the door sliding. Someone walked inside without Anna noticing, she was too busy with all her fears and stupid thoughts.
"Anna…"
The sound of Anna's silence immediately. Her face was down covered with hair. Anna slowly began to do her hair, worried that the one who visited her was the superior of the police. After feeling her hair neat, Anna showed her face—see the face of a beautiful woman standing before her with a bundle of flowers.
"Who are you?" Anna asked politely.
"Is your name really Anna?"
"Yes. I'm Anna. Are you an eyewitness? I'm sorry. I'm off duty, but if you want to give a statement please, I'll recording it." Anna said.
The woman smiled with glistening eyes.
"Can you see me?"
"Eh?!"
Suddenly Anna was speechless when she heard the phrase. Somehow the surrounding atmosphere turned cold. Anna saw some patients in the same room looking at her confusedly.
Anna's eyes began to tremble in fear, apparently she had made a mistake because of her carelessness. The woman wearing white and bloodstained clothes is not human.
"Are you okay? Why is your face pale?" asked a grandmother looking confused to see Anna talking to herself.
The grandmother was one of the patients treated in the same room as Anna.
"I'm okay." Anna replied, trying to stay calm.
Didn't want to make the atmosphere even more chaotic because of the arrival of an uninvited guest. Anna rushed to get out of her room. A skinny woman with a stab wound in her heart followed Anna from behind. No one saw her or felt her presence.
The sound of rubbing the wheel of the infusion pole was getting louder as Anna went through a quiet hallway. She deliberately took her to a lonely place so that she could speak easily. Anna stopped her move.
"Why did you come to see me? Have we met before?" Anna asked as she turned her body around—face to face with the spirit of the woman who followed her.
"It turns out you don't remember. I really didn't expect you to see me. I just wanted to stop by and say thank you. If you hadn't come that night, maybe that creepy creature had taken my heart. I also want to apologize to you because I am you became hurt," she said.
Anna was still silent trying to digest the words of the woman's spirit.
"Are you the woman in Jiri Mountain lodge? That woman? That woman is you?" guessed Anna.
"Yeah, it’s me."
"Ahh… I'm sorry. I don't recognize you. I'm sorry I couldn't help you." Anna said feeling so sorry.
Anna put her head down several times in an apology for the tragedy that happened to that poor woman. If she and the team could quickly deal with that unnatural death case, maybe this woman wouldn't be a victim.
"It's okay. Maybe it's been my destiny in being food for that creature."
"Wait a minute. So the person who attacked you wasn't human?" Anna asked seriously.
"Wow … this is really very coincidental. I heard you're a detective. I think this information will help a lot. But I'm not sure if you'll believe it or not.""Say it. I'll trust you." Anna said confidently."Okay. But maybe I don't have much time left. I'll just tell you a little bit about that thing.""I'd be very grateful." Anna said."He's a cursed creature. He's a mythical creature, many people call him 'Nekomata'. But these things are very different. From the story that goes around, Nekomata is a cat that has magical powers and he can kill humans. It is the incarnation of a demon who flee
"No, it's not. That's not wrong. But... but... I was just in the middle of shit. And she is not a human being!" said Anna, speaking in a loud voice.Anna realized that her voice was calling attention from people around her. It was a real shame—Anna shrieked—to sit back down with her head down."Do you want to invite the creature back?" Howl asked, irritated by Anna's hard-to-control attitude."Sorry … Sometimes I have trouble controlling myself. Sorry …" said Anna—sorry about what she did."Mona Kang, a 34-year-old woman. Single woman who never had a relationship with a man. That's why she was called a saint by the demons." Howl said, immediately shifting the subject to more serious discussion."Devil? Is that thing a demon?" Anna asked."Man calls it that. He's escaped, he are supposed to be locked up in hell. Howl said, "We have a place on the earth.""So humans are also involved in this? I want to as
"Oh! Oh! He wants to escape …" Howl said.Faster than the speed of light, Howl follows a man who is trying to escape from what he has done to make someone die.As fast as the guy wearing the orange baseball jacket runs, Howl first arrives and stands before the man who falls down in front of Howl in surprise at his sudden appearance."Oh shit! What the fuck! Who are you?!" the man snapped with rage behind the panic.The man's face was pale with cold sweat—trying to stand before a strange man who came like a ghost."After killing innocent people, isn't it your responsibility to run away?" Howl asks in a tone that is so calm but makes the man's whole body tremble."Who are you! Why did you suddenly appear?!" said the man as he took a step away from Howl."It doesn't matter who I am and where I come from. Come with m—"Howl had never said the words, the man wearing a baseball jacket ran so fast leaving Howl.
"Who are you?" asked Hansu, looking back.The appearance of a strange man sitting on the rear passenger seat made Hansu even more frightened because he was the same man who appeared at the hospital earlier."Why are you here? Who the hell are you!!" asked Hansu—shouting until the veins around his neck seemed so clear."Howl… I'm Howl."Howl moves from his seat—starts to approach Hansu whose face looks pale with a cold sweat wetting all over his body. Howl is getting closer to a man who still doesn't realize his mistake."Howl? Don't be funny! Who the hell are you!!""Why? Howl asked Howl.Howl smiled meaningfully bef
"Yesterday I saw someone passing by in front of my house, he was wearing black clothes, you couldn't see his face. It rained a lot last night too. When I went out to take out the trash, I was shocked to see the cats lying on the street." said a housewife who witnessed the deaths of street cats next to her home.Anna came with one of the police officers who told her about reports of a stray cat that died unexpectedly. After she was removed from the special investigation team by Captain Steven. Now Anna's just on her job to deal with a cold crime case."A total of 16 cats. If you look at the characteristics of the cause of their death, it's poison." Haesu said he's one of the police colleagues.Anna's face seemed so sad to see 16 cats lying lifeless because of the crime of an irresponsible person. Suddenly Anna rememb
"It's going to be hard."The phone line was cut.Anna was still speechless with thoughts that were looking at every explanation of information obtained from Maru. Anna felt like remembering something about cyanide in a case that she had ever gotten. However, Anna had difficulty remembering it clearly.This place is an urban area full of residents. On average, they have a job. Most of them work in an office so there can't be a worker as a fisherman. Or most likely, if the perpetrator is a person who works for a chemical company or owns a ship.Anna was trying to find every piece of information stored in her mind for one answer. That way Anna can catch the perpetrator.Anna was seen breathing all the way—she was so
"This is camellia tea, good for anxiety …" Howl said while putting a cup of hot tea on the table.Anna seems still shocked by what just happened. She was still silent, hugging himself with a blanket. The atmosphere was quiet for a while, no sound whatsoever but a calmness."You don't want to ask me why I did such a stupid thing?" asked Anna—daring to start a conversation."I'm not curious." Howl replied.Anna smiles smalley at Howl's answer, which sounds indifferent but strangely does not feel irritated by Howl's flat tone."I have trauma. My mother died before my eyes because of me. That's why I can't cross the road because it's going to happen again." Anna said."I'
The atmosphere again calmed down between the two for a while. Anna is still trying to take things slowly. What had happened could not easily be accepted, Anna still needed time to understand the mystical things related to the creator figure."But by the way, is this a real house?" asked Anna, who suddenly changed the subject so that she could melt the atmosphere."Eung! Yeah. Of course it's a real house. I bought it very expensive," Howl said."Don't lie! Your house is on Jiri Mountain, right? It's Seoul …" Anna said, looking disbelieving at Howl."Why don't you trust people?" Howl asked howl, feeling annoyed at being suspected."You're not human." Anna said.Soon Howl was
"Han Yena was initially a very friendly and kind child to everyone here. She was especially fond of her sister. But when she met that man... I felt that Yena started to change." said the grandmother with a sad look on her face as she recalled how the horrific events began.It was hard for the 76-year-old woman to accept the fact that two poor children who were considered her own had to die before her. Her heart always aches when she remembers that day."That man...? Do you recognize him?" Anna asked."I don't remember his face, his name if I remember correctly was Oh Sungwon. Oh Jaewon! Ah! That's right, that guy from Seoul named Oh Jaewon.""Oh Jaewon...""Yes. At first, I thought they were good friends. Finally, people started to get suspicious because Yena always came home at midnight and even early in the morning. Yena's clothes also changed, someone saw her at a gambling place." said the grandmother."Gambling place?""That's right. Yena no longer works part-time at the cafe or t
She also gave him a set of food specifically for young children. When Yena saw this, she was touched by her grandmother's kindness."I'm grateful to you, thank you... thank you..." Yena said as she bowed her head several times to the grandmother as an expression of gratitude-Yena held back her tears from falling.The grandmother smiled at her - her heart ached to see two young people who looked starving and like they were lost. She, who also had children, understood this feeling."Hurry up and eat, the Kimchi jjigae made is delicious." Grandmother said as she sat in front of them - gazing with concern at the current state of the two young people before her.She didn't know what had hap
"By the way, why is this area so quiet...?" asked Anna."Many of the residents of this area have left their homes," said the grandmother as she sat on one of the benches facing Anna who was slowly approaching her."Why?" asked Anna."There are more elderly residents in this area. They can't work or continue their restaurant business. You see for yourself, don't you? Many restaurants have closed down, as well as mine."Anna listened pensively to the heartbreaking stories of the elderly who had to continue their lives, but the recent pandemic had made it difficult for them to get up and continue their restaurants."So did they all move out of here?" Anna asked."Some went to nursing
"Doesn't he have any other family?" asked Howl."No, she doesn't. They're orphans."Howl sighed heavily at that."But ... Han Yena has 5 million dollars in death insurance," said Anna."Death insurance?""That's right. After Yena's death, the insurance was automatically given to her younger brother, Han Jisung. Surprisingly, three days before Jisung's death. He cashed out Yena's death insurance in cash." said Anna which instantly left them shocked and speechless."Then, Jisung's death was planned long before Yena's death?" Howl said trying to guess what happened. Howl's brain continued to spin looking for a common ground to connect every incident that Anna had just explained to hi
Lucas is clearly avoiding Howl's question by pretending to know nothing. Because only he can protect his own life."If you don't then you end up just like all the cats you've killed." Howl threatened with a tone so smooth as paper that could injure human skin.As many minutes passed, Lucas still kept his mouth shut. Although Howl sees a fierce battle in Lucas' mind right now. He wanted to tell the truth but he couldn't because there was a treaty already bound."Lucifer …"One name immediately made Lucas' eyes roll in surprise, looking at Howl. His heart was beating fast along with a burning hot feeling in his throat. Cold sweats run wild, when his body feels a terrible shock.Lucas couldn't resist the feeling of going
Sungjae tries to think of things he remembers deep in his brain. The case Anna just explained seemed familiar and had heard it somewhere. "Is it possible this is an unnatural murder case …?" asked Sungjae."Oh! How did you know?" Anna asked—surprised."How could I not know? The news was very much talked about. But it's strange that it's like drowning. I feel like the police are covering up the case. Huff … What about the fate of the families of the victims? I really don't trust the police," said Sungjae.Anna is silent for a while staring at Sungjae who is so concerned about the murder case. She didn't think that Sungjae, who was not interested in humans and the world, turned out to have misjudged Sungjae."Actually, I'm one of the team members respon
1st victim,Name: Han Yena, 26 years old, femaleTime of death: Sokcho, December 1, 20202nd victim,Name: Kim Suna, 25 years old, femaleTime of death: Gangwon-do, February 28, 20213rd VictimName: Marlie, 35 years old, femaleTime of death: Seoul, June 24, 20214th VictimName: Oh Mina, 19 years old, a womanTime of death: Seoul, October 21, 20215th VictimName: Oh Jae Won, 25 years old, male, college studentTime of
"Look! I told you, she's not cooperative. You better find another replacement before your time is up!" Jeoseungsaja said in an upset tone criticizing Howl's choice to defend Anna."Can't you just shut up!" Howl was annoyed with Jeoseungsaja's ego's attitude that kept him in the corner making the situation even more complicated.Seeing Howl's resentment made Jeoseungsaja only able to stand still while staring cynically at Howl, who was still on Anna's side."I want a shower? Where is my room?" asked Jeoseungsaja.Howl almost loses his temper against two creatures who can't grow up, don't want him mouth to emit harsh words, Howl only shows his hand towards Jeoseungsaja's room."Ah … There. Okay! Uh … I want to take a shower …!" said Jeoseungsaja who seemed happy to be impatient to enjoy his free time after being tired of working as a reaper.It seems that he is the only one who can still continue the investigation into the unnatural murder case that currently has another death toll. How
"I know," said Jeoseungsaja, looking relaxed after what happened. He even seemed happy, enjoying a glass of chamomile tea and a piece of egg tart. Jeoseungsaja seemed indifferent to death. When humans think of death as terrible, yet not with the reaper. "Whoa … I can't really say I saw him. How at times he seems relaxed. Someone's dead, but he's sitting around enjoying a cup of tea? Seriously?!" murmured Anna, who could not understand the figure of an angel of death. "Let it go. You just can't understand and you don't have to try to understand it," Howl said, trying to calm Anna, who may soon attack Jeoseungsaja if she doesn't act. Anna could only breathe—holding her patience at the end of her head that gave off white smoke. Right now he's burdened with guilt about the death of someone she could have prevented. But death is inevitable until she unknowingly vents her anger on others. "Why are you so angry? Do you know the woman?" asked Jeoseungsaja while putting the cup back on the