How well the dead got along, Kang momentarily set aside his complex thoughts and genuinely smiled all of a sudden.
How much time had passed?
Kang was about to suggest getting up now, but Jane spoke first.
“Oh, why do I feel like I need to go to the bathroom so often today? Maybe the bladder shrinks as you age. I’ll be right back after a quick bathroom break.”
“Yes, take your time.”
Jane blushed at Kang’s words and said, “I might come back after seeing something big, so don’t wait too eagerly. I might have constipation.”
With a teasing wink, she grabbed the tissue next to her and hurriedly ran to the bathroom, leaving Kang and Romi behind.
The public restroom in the park was quite far away.
However, where Jane headed wasn’t the bathroom; it was toward the dark staircase behind it.
Swoosh [dash]
Clutching her hungry stomach, she mumbled.
“Oh, my goodness. I’m hungry.”
Monma’s recovery rate was significantly faster than that of humans. So, even though her face had quickly returned to normal after energetically getting beaten up by Yang Sin-hwi, she hadn’t had a proper meal since then. Even the things that had filled her hungry stomach were hastily eaten to alleviate hunger, so the feeling of fullness didn’t last long.
Whether human or monma, becoming sensitive when hungry was the same.
Tonight, because she needed to store energy to carve the dream’s door into Kang’s body, she explored if there was a nightmare nearby that she could quickly eat while temporarily leaving her seat.
“Is there no homeless person around?”
The staircase was a suitable place to fill the stomach quickly when in a hurry, as homeless people or intoxicated individuals were often found there. If lucky, sometimes quite good nightmares could be picked up.
As she looked around, a man sitting on a bench caught her eye.
The man, with long arms and legs, looked enormous just by sitting, but he had a very skinny physique.
It was like the appearance of putting a bundle of seaweed on a skeleton. Or it could be compared to a scarecrow wearing white clothes.
Moreover, he sat hunched over, making his posture eerie.
“Is he a homeless person?”
Jane’s head tilted slightly as she stared at the man.
At first glance, he seemed like a student from Cheonghak-dong or a rocker.
Then, her gaze soon turned to the long rod he was holding.
Seeing it wrapped in bandages, she suspected the man might be a cosplayer.
Although she considered approaching if he was intoxicated, he just stared at the ground with a vacant look, and she didn’t sense any nightmare energy from him.
Jane soon lost interest.
At that moment, she heard a cracking sound from below the staircase.
Then, the energy of a nightmare was distinctly felt.
“Yes. Found prey.”
Licking her lips, she smiled, dragging her tongue out long, and said, “I need to quickly eat that.”
Jane swiftly moved into the dark staircase.
There, a homeless man who seemed to be struggling with a nightmare was thrashing around.
“Pl-please, spare me. This is all I have. I have nothing to eat or even to die. So, please, just stop now…!”
“Oh, really?”
With her fists clenched, Jane, standing there, quickly noticed the man’s condition and flushed with excitement.
Among the homeless, there were quite a few debt collectors, and most of the nightmares they were having were quite decent.
This time was no exception.
Though absorbing the dreams of an old man wasn’t Jane’s preferred method, now wasn’t the time to be picky. She immediately lunged towards the homeless man and absorbed his nightmare.
The shape of black smoke emanating from the man’s body began to be sucked into her.
“Ugh…!”
Jane, closing her eyes while drinking the nightmare, opened them slightly and savored the taste.
It was because she thought that if she could instill a little more fear, a more exquisite nightmare would manifest.
She soon unhesitatingly mounted his torso and began to strangle the man’s neck.
“Hah, ugh… Stop…!”
Groans that seemed like he might run out of breath soon came from his mouth, writhing in agony.
As the man’s pain intensified, Jane’s pleasure gradually swelled.
She pondered.
Although she hadn’t murdered anyone yet, she was a monma with exceptional innate physical abilities.
“So, if I eat the soul of a human…”
Jane, whose words were blurred at the end, mumbled as she looked down at the man beneath her with wavering eyes.
“I might become better than that guy.”
Memories obtained from Sin-hwi surfaced impurely, and her stomach began to knot.
One of the reasons Jane hadn’t committed murder so far was Park Man-geum, who raised her as a foster daughter.
Jane was someone referred to as “Lady Park Man-geum” or “Mom.”
She didn’t know her true identity as a monma, but Park Man-geum, who prayed for Jane to grow up upright without harming people, had placed young Jane on her knees.
It wasn’t necessarily for Park Man-geum but because Jane could live by consuming nightmares in other ways. Jane refrained from committing murder.
Becoming a heavenly sign was more troublesome than she thought, and since she had found satisfaction in enjoying life in the human world, she didn’t want to cause trouble for herself.
Thanks to that, even Park Man-geum’s wish was fulfilled, but at any rate, it wasn’t a bad thing for everyone.
However, at this moment.
Jane felt a strong urge to commit murder.
Now that she had broken Isao’s shackles, she thought it was impossible to live as before.
So, if it had come to this, having powerful strength wasn’t a bad idea.
Once she obtained power, she intended to repay Yang Sin-hwi as much as she received from her.
“Sorry, Mom.”
Erasing the briefly passing image of Man-geum’s face from her mind, she mumbled.
Moans of agony flowed from the man’s mouth as Jane’s grip tightened.
“Stop…! Just die quickly…!”
Jane’s hand exerted even more force.
“Stop!”
Startled by the familiar voice, Jane quickly turned around.
Outside the staircase, Romi was standing there.
She looked at Jane with a rather complicated expression.
“I had a feeling, but was that really your scent, unni?”
“…….”
“Too bad.”
Romi sighed heavily and muttered in a subdued tone.
“I thought I finally met a friend who got along quite well after a long time.”
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
