Chapter 100 (1/2)

Chapter 100: Chapter 11 Extra Stories 1-IF The Return Home. If SoYoon Returned back to Earth.

What happened was something that no one had ever expected to happen.

One night, SoYoon was returning to Wonderland from Outhouse after finishing up a request. She met up with a group of people who had been lying in wait for her. Magic traps, storage units, and wizards were all there as part of the elaborate plan to capture her. Although the magicians had acted quickly, no one could have predicted that such an error could have happened.

Magic collided with magic. The wizards could not handle the rising, combining power as it was thrown out of its sphere. The magic traps and storage units shattered.

In the center of the magical explosion was SoYoon. As if the magic had been searching for a target, it concentrated on her.

Then everything became completely calm. Those who had come to capture SoYoon looked around. They were unable to find anything, not even a single strand of white hair.

***

A gentle breeze with the faint scent of chemicals floating within it... That was the first thing SoYoon noticed when she woke up. It was unfamiliar and familiar at the same time as she opened her eyes to see the white ceiling above her. Thinking that she was back at the research facility, she bolted up. Then froze as she realized her actual surroundings.

A white bed, white walls, thin curtains fluttering in the air coming through the slightly opened window, a smartphone lying atop a side table. In the corner was a small door. On the other side of it, she heard the sound of running water. A long time ago, she had seen such a setting in the dramas she saw on Earth.

A little while later, the door opened and a woman stepped out. It was a middle-aged woman with a small stature, a sadly drooping mouth, and tired eyes. She had been walking back slowly when her eyes met with SoYoon's and she halted.

”So... Yoon?”

As if unable to believe her eyes, the woman blinked several times and called out her name. SoYoon blinked exactly as she had and called out to her.

”Mom?”

The towel and the basin her mother were holding dropped to the floor with a loud noise.

3, 4,

A couple of days after she was released from the hospital, SoYoon went back to school. If she really had no choice but to live on Earth, then she wanted to prepare herself for the future. Luckily, her injuries had healed enough that they didn't cause her pain to move.

As she got closer to the school, more and more eyes seemed to be watching SoYoon. It was surprising enough that she had been stabbed at school, but knowing that it was due to a love triangle... There was no greater gossip-worthy story.

Having been the subject of various rumors even before GaHyun stabbed her, SoYoon was already a well-known person around the school. This may have bothered her a long time ago, but she was so used to the spotlight now that it didn't faze her. She walked through the school nonchalantly and went into the administration office.

As she discussed the missed classes she needed to take with the counselor, random people she didn't even remember knowing asked her if she was feeling okay. It always started with a harmless ”hello,” but would drift onto a different subject. They wanted to know what happened to GaHyun and how she'd felt when she had been stabbed, etc. When SoYoon responded coldly to all their prying questions, they eventually walked away.

Unlike them, SoYoon was able to gain some insightful information. For example, she heard that DongHyun had gone into the army. She also learned where GaHyun was residing. After finishing up what she needed, she left the school office.

***

A few days later, SoYoon left on the subway to go somewhere. After a long ride on the subway, she arrived at the prison. She'd made an appointment online and didn't have to wait long to go into the visiting room.

She saw GaHyun's poison-filled face through the glass window. Just by looking at that face, she became unsure about whether or not she remembered any of Alice's memories.

SoYoon said to her through the microphone, ”Did you enjoy your trip?”

The moment the words escaped her lips, GaHyun's eyes grew large. SoYoon's lips curled into a smile.

”You…!”

It seemed that SoYoon was not the only one who had visited that world. Seeing the fear reflected in GaHyun's eyes, she seemed to relive all the things that happened to her there. She had returned to Earth after being treated as Duke's pretty little corpse. Compared to that, her new situation must seem like heaven.

”Ye SoYoon! I'm going to kill you! I will kill you once and for all!”

GaHyun was causing a ruckus. The guards forced her down. However, GaHyun did not remove her gaze from SoYoon.

”You wait,” SoYoon mouthed silently. ”I'll take you back there.” Through the speakers, she heard GaHyun curse and scream.

The only reason she had come to see GaHyun was to confirm the existence of Wonderland. By the change in her body, she had already been sure. She'd still wanted to double-check.

Having succeeded in establishing her theory, SoYoon got up from her seat. As she was about to leave the visitor room, she saw the reflection of her white hair in the glass window and stopped.