Chapter 2
Chapter 2
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 2
Chapter Title: Proof of Memory Loss
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Does that make any sense?
A girl with visuals that could make her the center of any idol group had never been kissed, even at twenty.
It would be more believable if I’d died of cervical cancer instead of testicular cancer.
Anyway, the moment our hands touched, information about her suddenly flooded my mind.
The miracle that had granted my wish.
The one that put me into the body of this incredibly handsome man who had everything, yet still tried to kill himself.
Could this be because of that power?
“...Hey?”
Jung Hye-na kept glancing at me nervously.
[Base Libido: F] [Affection Towards Me: S] What does this mean?
Her libido is low, but her affection for me is high?
First, I need to figure out how to use this message window.
Maybe it was because I’d just come back from the dead, but I was suddenly starving.
The moment I took a bite of the hamburger, the hunger intensified.
I devoured one in an instant and started on the second when I felt an intense gaze on me.
I glanced over and saw Jung Hye-na watching me with a bright smile.
This is driving me crazy.
To have a girl that beautiful looking at me with those eyes.
I’ve never even imagined something like this, so I have absolutely no immunity to it.
“Hye-na. No, Jung Hye-na.”
“You look like a CG character even when you're eating a hamburger.”
...Uh, right.
“Do you want some?”
“No, thank you. I’m full just from watching you eat. Please, have as much as you want.”
“R-Right.”
As I bit into the second burger, Jung Hye-na let out a muffled giggle.
She looked like she was trying to suppress a laugh that was bubbling up from sheer joy.
“What’s so funny?”
“I’m sorry. You just look so cool when you eat, I couldn’t help it.”
This is so overwhelming I think I’m going to get indigestion.
I forced myself to finish the food and then washed it all down with a refreshing gulp of cola.
“Do you know why I’m here?”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Well, you see, I can’t remember much besides my name right now.”
“What?”
“I just woke up, and everything feels unfamiliar. I don’t even remember who I am.”
The woman Lee Chang-woo had wanted to find him first after his death.
That must mean he trusted her, right?
I recalled the text message from yesterday.
[Me] Exactly 4 30
The curt reply was a bit off-putting, but she seemed like the most trustworthy person in this situation.
“Hey. What are you talking about? You don’t remember anything? All of a sudden? Just like that?”
“Yeah, pretty much.”
“You’re testing me again, aren’t you? You’re just trying to see if I’ll take the bait and do something stupid, just like you did with the other girls.”
Chang-woo. Oh, Lee Chang-woo.
Just what kind of life did you lead?
What did you do to this girl to make her so distrustful?
“I made you a promise. So you don’t have to test me.”
“A promise? What promise did we make?”
“Ugh. Seriously.”
Her expression screamed that she was on the verge of losing her mind from frustration.
Funnily enough, her exasperated reaction felt more familiar to me.
Yeah, I still couldn’t get used to a beautiful girl looking at me like she was ecstatic just watching me eat.
“Jung Hye-na. The truth is, I tried to kill myself, okay?”
She jumped, horrified.
“What? Why would you kill yourself?”
“I told you, I don’t know. When I woke up, I couldn’t remember a single thing. I only knew my name because I saw it on my ID.”
“How could that...”
“First, take a look at this.”
I showed her the torn medicine packet.
After showing her dozens of empty blister packs, surely she’d believe me now...
“I told you I’d really keep my promise. Please, stop this.”
She doesn't believe me. Now she looks like she's about to cry.
Seeing tears welling up in those large eyes, which seemed too big for her small face, made my own resolve weaken.
Seriously, I show her evidence of a suicide attempt, and she still thinks I’m testing her.
Lee Chang-woo, you really were something else.
“I don’t know why I tried to kill myself, but when I woke up, I had no memory of anything. I only found out my name was Lee Chang-woo from my ID card.”
“Please, stop.”
“It’s the truth, so please believe me. I’m going crazy from frustration, too. Was I like this before? Did I always test people and drive them insane?”
“...”
“So that’s a yes. Wow, it’s not like I can just rip open my chest to show you.”
Slowly, the look in Jung Hye-na’s eyes began to change.
After hesitating several times, she asked cautiously.
“You’re really not testing me right now, are you?”
“I’m really not.”
“But I have no way of knowing that. This isn’t the first or second time you’ve tested me.”
“What did I test you on?”
“You don’t rememb—oh, right. This could be a test, too.”
“I’m telling you, it’s not. To be honest, I don’t even know who you are. Are we, by any chance, dating?”
Jung Hye-na’s eyes widened.
She covered her mouth with both hands and stared at me.
What’s with that reaction?
“‘Are we dating?’ How could you say that? Did you... did you really lose your memory?”
She didn’t believe dozens of empty medicine packets, but asking if we were dating gets that kind of reaction?
“Is that something the old me would never say? Did I just say something completely ridiculous?”
“This is really strange. That’s something you would never say, not even as a joke.”
She seemed to be wavering.
She tilted her head, pondering, then suddenly her eyes sharpened with determination as she looked at me.
It was the look of someone who had made a firm decision.
“If you do this, I’ll believe you. That you’ve lost your memory.”
“Do what?”
“Kiss me.”
“...”
“You can’t do it, can you? See, I knew you were testing me.”
“No, it’s not that... It’s just, we’re not in any kind of relationship, right? Does it make sense to kiss just to see if I’m lying?”
“Because if you weren’t lying just to mess with me, you would never kiss me.”
“What kind of relationship did we have? No, what kind of person was I?”
“Prove to me that you don’t remember. Until then, I can only think that you’re messing with me.”
I could see how tense she was.
I wasn’t sure what that tension meant.
[Peculiarities: No Sexual Experience. No Kissing Experience.] A chance for a kiss with a girl this beautiful just pops up so absurdly?
Even a dating sim would get flamed for having such an easy difficulty setting.
“You can’t do it, right? See, you’ve just been messing with—ah!”
I cut her off by pulling her sharply by the shoulder.
My heart pounded like it was going to explode.
The shoulders in my arms felt so slender they might break with the slightest pressure.
Her small, pale face was so beautiful that even gasping felt inadequate.
It was amazing how such delicate features could be arranged so perfectly on such a small face.
“I-I’m really going to do it.”
“G-Go ahead.”
“Really, I’m doing it.”
“I said go ahead.”
Her voice was barely a whisper.
The first time holding a woman in my life.
Not knowing where to put my hands, I fumbled with her shoulders, and my fingers brushed against her bra strap.
I reflexively moved my hand down, my palm landing on her firm, slender back.
“Y-You can’t do it, can you? See? You’re just...”
I silenced her with my lips.
My first taste of a woman’s lips was, well... soft.
The gentle scent of shampoo tickled my nose.
Her eyelashes trembled, and her eyes slowly closed.
I felt like I was going to suffocate. I couldn't breathe.
Is this really happening?
Am I really kissing a girl this beautiful?
“Mmm...”
A faint hum from her sent my heart racing even faster.
I held her shoulders and waist firmly, pulling her into my arms.
Hye-na wrapped her arms around my back in return.
For some reason, I felt like I was about to cry.
Thank you, status window.
Even if this all turns out to be a final dream before death, I won’t hold any grudges.
“Ah, oh...”
Soon, we were pressed against each other, holding on tightly as we focused on the kiss.
A first kiss with a beautiful girl was... what was it like?
Like sucking on a sweet ice candy that wasn't cold at all.
I couldn’t think of any other way to describe it.
It was just sweet. Good. Insanely good.
Why did it feel so good?
Because it was my first kiss?
Or because it was my first kiss with a beautiful girl?
“Hah, haah...”
When we finally pulled apart for a moment, Jung Hye-na’s face was completely flushed.
I couldn’t tell you how lovely she looked, avoiding my gaze out of shyness.
I tried to meet her eyes, moving my head, but she desperately looked away each time.
Ah!
I realized then that I could feel a stirring from down below.
A sensation I had forgotten for so long.
The feeling of fullness, filling the void that had been my life, brought tears to my eyes.
“S-So, you believe me now, right?”
“I-I believe you. You really have lost your memory.”
“I told you so.”
Shit.
I spoke out of awkwardness.
Did I just ruin the mood? I want to kiss her more.
Can I just close my eyes and go for it?
Having died a dickless virgin, it's not like I have a clue what to do next.
Still, I kept her awkwardly in my arms.
After all, she hadn’t loosened her grip on me either.
I’ll use that as my excuse.
[Peculiarities: No Sexual Experience] The <No Kissing Experience> tag was gone.
A strange sense of accomplishment washed over me.
I took the first kiss of a girl this beautiful.
She was breathtakingly pretty before, but now she just looks like a goddess.
“Hye-na. I have a question.”
“Yes?”
She doesn’t freak out anymore when I don’t use her full name.
What did it mean when Lee Chang-woo called her without her last name? Usually, adding the last name means you’re angry, right?
“What are we to each other?”
“Well...”
“Do I like you?”
“I don’t... think so?”
As she said that, Hye-na’s voice sounded a little sad.
She hugged me tighter and buried her face in my chest.
The fragrant scent rising from her soft body made my blood boil even more.
“I like you a lot.”