Chapter 119
Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 119
Chapter Title: Epilogue - Kim Seon-ah
Kim Seon-ah sat in the cafe with a tense expression on her face.
There was no ID collar on the nape of her neck proving she was a TS Victim.
That was because, the moment the bill allowing TS Victims to become free citizens passed, she had gone to city hall with her current husband, filled out some complicated paperwork, and returned as a free person.
Her appearance hadn't been particularly unusual to begin with, so as long as she didn't reveal it, no one would ever know she was a TS Victim.
But the person she was about to meet bore the traits of a TS Victim more strongly than anyone else.
'What if there's some trouble on the way here...'
That was what worried Kim Seon-ah. It wasn't blond hair that could pass for a foreigner—it was pink.
No matter how much she tried to hide it, there was no way she wouldn't be noticed. Of course, the fact that she'd sent a letter expressing her desire to meet meant it was probably a situation where such things didn't matter at all, but worrying was unavoidable.
'Was it five years ago already...'
Five years had passed since her graduation from Hope Education Academy. She'd been busy during that time but had managed to meet up with a few people she'd known from the academy.
Han Su-ah was living surprisingly freely. She still wore the ID collar marking her as a TS Victim around her neck, but she got along well with her Owner—a man with an incredibly fierce-looking face who turned out to be surprisingly reasonable—and above all, they clearly cared for each other a great deal.
Even when they ran into each other by chance downtown, he let them reserve a proper restaurant just to catch up.
The next person she'd met was Jin Si-won. The dark circles under her eyes were still there, but unlike her past self, who had thrashed about on the verge of suicide, she now had some vitality to her.
That said, her Owner had taken her in to use her as a paperwork slave, so she had to deal with documents for over twelve hours a day.
She'd lamented that at least if it had been sex, but unlike before, she no longer seemed to harbor any thoughts of dying.
She said she was too swamped with work to even dwell on her painful past, but to Kim Seon-ah, good was good.
There were others too, like Joo Yeon-hwa, who'd become an underground internet sensation for walking around naked, or Ryu Jin-ah, who showed up in military recruitment posters, but she hadn't been able to meet everyone.
But among them all, the one person she'd wanted to see most was the very one she was waiting for right now.
'I wonder when she'll get here.'
Glancing at the time, it was nearly the appointed hour. Factoring in that she'd arrived thirty minutes early, it was about time.
And sure enough, as she waited, a sleek sedan pulled up right beside her.
Kim Seon-ah glanced at it and started to turn away.
If only the person who stepped out hadn't had pink hair.
But even after seeing the woman get out of the car, Kim Seon-ah still didn't immediately realize it was the person she'd been waiting for.
And how could she? The woman was cradling a child in her arms who looked just like her!
'...Am I seeing things?'
While she gaped in a daze, the woman said something to someone still in the car before heading straight into the cafe.
The customers' gazes turned toward her unusual hair color, but she paid them no mind as she entered and started looking around, as if searching for someone.
Then, spotting Kim Seon-ah with her awkward expression, she broke into a bright smile and called out.
"Seon-ah!"
"Ha, Ha Yoon-ah..."
The friend she was reuniting with after so long had become a mother to one child.