Chapter 150
Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 150
Chapter Title: See You Next Time
"See you next time."
What greeted Susan after she finished her shower was a very well-matched couple.
Jung Woo-jin, eating his meal silently with an expressionless face.
Despite going so wild yesterday, he looked perfectly fine physically.
"......"
Susan turned her head to look at her daughter.
Melody's face looked a bit haggard with fatigue.
But she seemed so happy about something, sticking right next to Jung Woo-jin and endlessly gazing at his profile.
Jung Woo-jin spoke coldly toward his daughter.
"What are you doing not eating? Looks like you're holding up okay these days?"
"Ah, ah...!"
Melody flinched at his words and hurriedly started eating.
Susan had no idea why the lady of the house should feel so uncomfortable.
Truly, it was an awkward breakfast that finally came to an end.
"Susan, thanks to you, we had a great time. See you next time."
"......"
Susan passed by Jung Woo-jin, who greeted her casually, and approached Melody.
"Melody...."
"Mom, we're heading out!"
"Don't you think we should have a little talk?"
Susan stared at her daughter with a deliberately stern face.
"Mom, sorry. It's tough right now...."
"...What...?"
"I have to see the Master off.... Sorry. Not sure if I can come right away, but I'll come by later!"
Melody, fidgeting while watching Jung Woo-jin's receding back, brushed past her as if she couldn't delay any longer.
Susan stood there, mouth agape, staring blankly at her daughter's departing figure.
"......"
****
'Paranormal' Episode 10.
The group, having inflicted a fatal wound on the 'Lycanthrope,' tried desperately to track it down.
But even with Catherine, the master tracker, employing every method she knew, the trail kept breaking off, leading the pursuit into a dead end.
- This is ridiculous.... It's like someone is deliberately interfering...
- Maybe the remaining werewolves are covering the tracks...?
- If those stench-ridden bastards were trying to erase traces, there'd be even more other signs left behind.... Impossible.
As Jennifer and Catherine debated what could have happened.
Brian quietly approached and appeared on screen, speaking up.
- Didn't Jennifer mention earlier that when you first arrived here, you encountered a vampire?
- Ah...! I forgot...
Jennifer's eyes widened in surprise.
She had been so buried in the headache of the 'Lycanthrope' right in front of them.
That she'd completely forgotten about the encounter with the mysterious vampire when they first arrived in the village.
Jennifer nodded and said.
- A vampire could definitely erase traces stealthily....
Jennifer pondered if there was some connection between the two, but Catherine, listening beside her, shook her head firmly.
- What nonsense is that? Even if that guy is still around, those two are like sworn enemies. No way they'd cooperate.
Shin Ji-hye, watching the episode, muttered as the plot started veering strangely.
"Oh, right. There was a vampire...?"
She had watched Paranormal countless times, repeatedly.
But as Jung Woo-jin's fan, she had rewatched from Father Brian's appearance in Episode 4 so many times that those parts were crystal clear in her memory.
The earlier episodes were comparatively hazy in her mind.
Racking her brain to recall the faint memories, Shin Ji-hye remembered the mysterious silhouetted villain from the end of Episode 3.
"That was definitely the vampire role...?"
A villain who only appeared as a silhouette, so she didn't know who it was, but gave off a really great acting vibe.
"What? So the vampire from back then is reappearing...?"
As her curiosity peaked.
- It's late, everyone get some rest. I'll head in too.
- Okay.... Good night, Father.
In the end, the frustrated group retired to their beds, and the scene faded out.
The darkened screen showed no sign of brightening.
About three seconds into that darkness.
A chilling, eerie voice that froze her to the bone reached Shin Ji-hye.
- You want another chance?
"Ah...?!"
A voice with heavy reverb, like echoing from a cave.
It was the voice of that mysterious silhouette, the villain she'd just been thinking of.
Still refusing to show his face.
The unidentified villain revealed only a faint silhouette in the darkness again this time.
Just his hazy eyes faintly visible.
But Shin Ji-hye somehow felt like he was haughtily tilting his chin up, looking down at her.
A chill ran through her body, making every hair stand on end.
"Eek...."
As Shin Ji-hye shuddered lightly, the silhouette spat out a hoarse voice again.
- Failure doesn't matter. I already know you lot are incompetent. But even after I intervened and gave you solid intel, you still failed.
A voice cold enough to chill the soul.
Shin Ji-hye felt like the silhouette in the darkness was curling its lips.
A sneer? No, it was self-mocking laughter.
- Doesn't that mean even I failed? That's-
Shin Ji-hye was confused.
Whether she actually saw something with her eyes making her feel that way, or if the man's voice alone made her feel like she saw it.
Amid the sudden chill as if the temperature had plummeted.
The man's voice, enunciated deliberately like he was chewing each word, froze her body solid.
- That pisses me off a little.
Krunch- Crunch, crackle-
In the unseen darkness.
Something. Some unknowable thing was shattering to pieces.
It seemed to hold a bit of moisture.
Or maybe just hard like bone, breaking and grinding into fragments.
A scene hinting at who-knows-what.
All she could grasp was.
Some living, breathing entity until moments ago was now crumbled and coldly cooling.
That was it.
Was that sound the end of this episode? The playback bar, stopped at the right end, appeared on the dark screen.
"Huh? It ends like this?"
The video ended without resolving her curiosity, only amplifying it.
Shin Ji-hye quickly opened her smartphone and logged into the community.
But before it finished loading, she turned off the screen.
"Argh...."
She was curious, but not enough to get spoiled.
"Yeah, just a bit longer. Hold on just a little more...! Netflix forever."
Originally, Paranormal aired exclusively on CMTV in the US, then released worldwide on Netflix a week later.
But recently, Netflix announced after talks with CMTV that next week,
Instead of Episodes 11 and 12 as originally planned, they'd release US-aired Episodes 13 and 14 simultaneously.
In other words, worldwide simultaneous release starting next week.
"Spoiler bastards deserve to go to hell."
Until now, villains exploiting the gap between CMTV and Netflix releases lurked in communities spewing malicious spoilers.
But soon, those pests would be exterminated.
Of course, that aside.
The fact that she could watch four episodes of Paranormal next week thrilled her even more.
****
Besides Netflix, riding the Paranormal wave with its stock soaring daily.
The apparel company MB Fashion Group was reaping the benefits of the so-called 'Brian Syndrome' at the forefront.
"Hey, Isabelle."
"Yeah?"
"Where'd you get that? Gimme one too!"
"No way. I barely snagged this one...!"
MB Fashion Group, which had shot Jung Woo-jin's pictorial for the 'Brian' role recently, launched aggressive marketing off it.
Paper bags printed with the pictorial photos, given regardless of purchase amount.
Eco-bags for purchases over $100.
And Jung Woo-jin's pictorial bromide for purchases over $300.
Astonishingly, the first giveaway to sell out was the $300+ pictorial bromide.
Jung Woo-jin's bromide, dressed neatly like Father Brian, exploded in popularity among women across ages and was even reselling at high prices in underground markets.
The eco-bags and paper bags didn't last long either before stocks ran dry.
Thanks to that, phones kept ringing at stores and headquarters alike.
Inquiries about giveaway stock and restock dates nonstop.
What Isabelle had snagged was just one of those free paper bags.
"Fine, I get it! I'll just look. Hand it over for a sec."
"No. It'll get crumpled."
As Isabelle fiercely guarded the paper bag printed with Jung Woo-jin's pictorial.
Clack-
"What are you doing right now?"
Susan Downey emerged from her office, glaring coldly at her.
"S-Sorry, President."
"Enough. Have a car ready in the parking lot right now."
Click-clack-
Isabelle shouted loudly toward Susan heading to the elevator without waiting for a reply.
"Yes! Got it!"
****
In the car on the way home.
Susan let out a deep sigh.
"So. He's arrived now?"
"...Yes. That's correct."
Her home, which rarely welcomed guests, had seen a surge in visitors lately.
That day.
Thinking it was just a one-night thing had been Susan's clear misjudgment.
Whether his 'see you again' was sincere.
Jung Woo-jin and Melody visited her home nearly every other day.
"Damn it...."
Unable to sleep properly each time they came, Susan suffered from chronic fatigue.
It clouded her judgment.
'Yeah. It's all that bastard's fault. I'm not the weird one...'
So.
The way her body kept heating up on the way home now.
Installing a camera in the next room to voyeur on their acts.
Remembering the shape and size of Jung Woo-jin's dick from before and buying the most similar dildo.
It was all Jung Woo-jin's fault.