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20. Between Reality and Falsehood

Nakamori eventually ended up at home alone and at the moment, he is pensive in the small garden behind his house. He is still trying to think carefully about the strange events that happened to him.
 
The current situation was really dizzying. He had absolutely no clue about the strange events that had happened to him. Continuing to think about strange things like this, did not make her find a way out but only made her mind even heavier.
 
"Irene. Hey I heard from Saeran that you were sick. So I decided to come here because I wanted to see you. Are you okay? You look a little pale." Suddenly a woman appeared in front of him carrying a paperbag.
 
Nakamori raised his head and looked at the woman's figure. "Ah, it's okay I just feel a little dizzy." Nakamori then smiled slightly, he didn't recognize this woman but somehow he felt familiar with her.
 
"Really? I doubt it, to be honest I'm a bit worried about you." The woman then sat down across from Nakamori, "You must be feeling stressed because of our work today. Ah I can understand that, lately our work has been getting harder and harder. Especially you and Saeran. Gosh I really hope you two don't fall ill, due to our increasingly heavy workload." The woman watched Nakamori closely. "I've also noticed you've gotten thinner lately. You should eat more. If you want, I'd like to take you out for lunch later. Would you like to?" she offered.
 
Not wanting to make her feel suspicious of him. So Nakamori decided to follow her wishes. Although he himself honestly felt a little uncomfortable with the woman.
 
***
 
Nakamori was sure that the woman who was talking to him at the moment, was not the woman he might...normally meet. Perhaps she was a little different... and how should he explain it but he knew, she was different.
 
"Is my appearance today too flashy? Or is there something strange?" The woman felt that Nakamori kept staring at her.
 
"No, it's not. You look nice and unique." Nakamori didn't know what to make of that comment. The woman in front of him was still beautiful in person. But the beauty as well as the aura she possessed, felt different, like she possessed the beauty of a man.
 
"Even though you said it like that, I still feel that you didn't say it well. You... might not realize it, but I can clearly see that discomfort very clearly in my eyes." The woman smiled sweetly but her sweet smile was bitter.
 
Nakamori was silent as she just stared at the woman filled with curiosity.
 
"Saeran told me that you were acting strange after finishing ten bottles of soju. He said that you seemed to have lost your memory. Your behavior became a little strange. I don't know if this is true or not, but I think you look like you're curious about my appearance. If that's true, then I'm sure that you must be questioning this appearance that I have? Perhaps it is like that?" At the end of the sentence, it sounded like the woman was teasing Nakamori with her curiosity.
 
"I respect everyone's privacy as well as their different views. I'm not forcing or even asking you to explain it to me." Nakamori admitted that he himself was curious about the woman's appearance, but he realized that he had no right to talk about her differences. He could even just forget about his curiosity.
 
"And this is the part that makes me like you. You never judge someone one-sidedly. You're extremely attractive, I appreciate you." The woman smiled broadly.
 
"Don't overdo it. I never thought my attitude was good. I feel much more like someone who is indifferent to other people's lives. I guess that's not a very good attitude either." Nakamori felt that the woman was overreacting when praising him.
 
"If you want to know, I don't mind telling you."
 
"As you wish. I always listen to the words that come out of your mouth," Nakamori said as she wrapped her pasta around her fork.
 
"It's a little funny because it's like I'm repeating a conversation we've had before." The woman chuckled a little as well, "You don't mind listening to the same story a second time?"
 
"No."
 
 
 
"You know, I who was born a man, but also blessed with a beautiful face. And I like how that beauty is admired by many people in this world, so I make myself similar to it because I feel loved by liking it honestly. But beauty is something that many people don't really like, maybe they have different opinions. But... I can never lie to myself. Letting myself not go by the opinions of many people. I accepted the risk, but you and Saeran came and accepted me as if there was no difference between us. I fell in love and liked you both. I may be cheeky when I say this in front of you, but I am Rain, the person you guys accepted and regarded as your own family. I feel proud when you consider me as a member of your family." Rain smiled proudly as he looked happy.
 
"Is that so... ah right. Regardless of how views are made in this world. I see you as a beauty. Thank you for being born into this world," Nakamori said sincerely.
 
Rain's tears fell. Now she knew how, from the very beginning, Nakamori had never had a difficult destiny. Perhaps her words proved that the girl was a good person.
 
"I understand now, how love can make a person crazy. Apparently, this is the kind of feeling that "she" had. I'm starting to understand." Rain then covered Nakamori's eyes with her hand. "I want to give you a little surprise."
 
Nakamori, who let Rain close his eyes, couldn't see anything. Until finally, Rain took her hand away from Nakamori, and everything became clear again.
 
"You?"
 
"It's me."
 
A small boy, now sitting across from Nakamori quickly, Rain's figure changed into another form that Nakamori recognized.
 
"You?!" Nakamori was so surprised he reflexively stood up and moved away from the figure. "What are you doing here!"
 
"I just want to have a quiet talk with you. Nothing else. Trust me." The little boy looked at Nakamori with a sad face.
 
"No, you don't. How can I possibly believe you!"
 
"I just want to make things easier. I promise I won't make it hard for you. Besides, don't you want to know about all this weirdness?"
 

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