Episode 9: The Unreachable Letter of Happiness | Part 1 | Administrator Nina's Archive | The Specimen Box of Truth | Lateral Thinking Game
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[Part 1: The Front of the Mirror]
The woman was gazing at a photograph of a bride.
A pure white dress.
A smile.
Blessings.
The happiest moment in the world.
"…I love weddings."
The woman narrowed her eyes as if reminiscing.
The Administration Room, "Partition 0".
White silence.
There is no sound.
In my world now,
nothing resonates.
Only.
The woman's words alone,
flow into my brain as inorganic text.
"Only in that moment,"
"everyone looks truly happy."
A wedding planner.
A woman who has watched over hundreds of weddings.
A refined smile.
Polite gestures.
However.
Only her eyes,
were terribly dry.
"But you know,"
the woman laughs softly.
"They break."
"Cheating."
"Debt."
"Domestic violence."
"Affairs."
"A marriage of convenience."
"A few months after swearing eternal love,"
"they already hate each other."
The woman,
stroked the bride's photo with her finger.
"That's why I like it."
That smile,
slowly distorts.
"Seeing people at the peak of their happiness."
Nina watches the woman with an expressionless face.
(...Ugly.)
However.
Just a little bit,
I can understand it.
Does happiness,
really exist?
"What I like even more is,"
the woman narrowed her eyes in ecstasy.
"The moment I tell them that their happiness is 'already over'."
The air in the white room,
slowly grows cold.
"To a bride just before the ceremony,"
"I once handed over photos of her groom cheating."
"You can hear the sound of the world breaking."
"When you see that face,"
the woman,
shook her shoulders.
She is laughing.
However.
Only those eyes,
were terribly empty.
Nina looks at the tea.
Already.
The light on the surface is gone.
From the world,
only the "brilliance" has vanished.
"...That malice of yours,"
Nina said quietly.
"It would make a very beautiful specimen."
Clink...
Only the vibration of the key ring,
was transmitted through the white gloves.
Nina slides a single tile.
[Specimen No. 019: The Letter of Happiness]
A mother who received a letter from her daughter containing the words "full of happiness."
Immediately after reading it,
she collapsed in tears with intense despair.
Why on earth?
The woman laughed happily.
"...That's nice."
"I love things like this."
[To be continued in Part 2]
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