FLASH!

Light scattered everywhere.

A tall, young man suddenly appeared in the middle of an empty room.

“….”

Seol Jihu looked around his room feebly.

This was already his fourth time.

It was only natural that he wasn’t particularly moved.

After standing absent-mindedly for a while, Seol Jihu finally began to wander around the room.

When he slid open the window, sunlight poured down on him and the cries of cicadas filled the air.

Out on the street, people were dressed in short sleeves and shorts.

The year had changed and summer had come without him knowing.

Only then did his brain really register the passage of time.

Seol Jihu gazed out the window then lowered his head with a deep sigh.

He proceeded to skim through a random book, then turned on his laptop and clicked through a few websites.

Finally, when he finished exploring all the other options, he sat against the wall and turned on the TV.

—Ah~ Ah~ Ah~ Aqua lipstick~

Watching a lipstick commercial featuring four celebrities, he smoked cigarettes, one after the other.

The two eyes staring at the TV screen were totally blank, as was his head.

It wasn’t until his ashtray was full of cigarette butts that Seol Jihu realized his hand was inside his pocket.

His fingers were fidgeting with the tiny piece of paper he had received when he left Paradise.

His lips twisted in a self-derogatory smile.

“Fuck, I’m bored….”

This was why he didn’t want to return.

He had so many things to do in Paradise.

If there was no work, he could always train.

But he didn’t have anything to do on Earth.

Or rather, to be precise, he didn’t know what to do.

‘…Should I go back?’

Seol Jihu bit his lips.

A look of distress flashed across his face.

It wasn’t like he was running away. He was just paying a short visit to Paradise.

All members of Valhalla would’ve left Paradise by now.

And, it didn’t really matter if he got caught.

He figured he’d just tell them that he forgot something in Paradise and stopped by to get it.

Spending a day or two in Paradise would surely calm him down. It seemed like a good idea.

‘I mean, Noona could be back. Also, I have to...