TRACE 1.4

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ep.1 - The Things You Need to Let Go - 4
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It's lucky that you didn't get hurt much. Tae Eun did another good thing today!

Tae Eun only does good things!

Yes, you should! Hahaha

But Dad! Since I picked him up, he's mine, right?

Wh...what?

I don't know how much time passed...but when I regained consciousness to the sound of unfamiliar conversations,

Oh, wait!

I smelled something nice.

Wa! He opened his eyes!

You've finally come around!

Nice smell,
Comfortable voices,
Soft eyes...

Daddy: It's lucky that you didn't get hurt much.

Han Tae Eun: Are you still cold? I'll give you my blanket if you're still cold!

An attitude and expression without any negative feelings...
At once I realized that a place like this exists on Earth.

Sa Ghang Gwon: Ah....

I was confused

Han Tae Eun: Since I picked you up, you're mine! I am your owner!

But I liked it.

Daddy: It doesn't work that way, Tae Eun.

Han Tae Eun: Why!! Why!!

It's "finders keepers" isn't it?

Daddy: Tae Eun is at it again! But if you say a human is yours...

Han Tae Eun: Whatever! It's mine now! I'm not giving it to you!

A peace that I never felt before...
But it was not strange to me.

Daddy: So...it looks like you were attacked by a "Trouble", but the wounds are not deep so you'll be alright.

You were scared weren't you? Ah! What's your name?

They did not know that I was a "Trace" for better or for worse.
That is why they felt better to me.
A trusted them subconsciously.

Sa Ghang Gwon: Sa....Ghang Gwon.

Daddy: Hmm...so where are your parents? We will need to contact them....

Parents...

That small sense of peace was broken when I thought of my parents.
A feeling surged inside me; neither resentment nor longing but fear!
I kept believing that it was nothing until now
But then I accepted the truth.

As my thoughts ran deeper...
I began to think that I did not want to return home since it was so warm here.
Like a newborn baby
I wanted to change everything about myself.

Sa Ghang Gwon: I don't have...

any parents...

In the end...

I lied.

I did not want to...
Live any longer as a "Trace"...

Han Tae Eun: That's fine!

Daddy: Wha??

Han Tae Eun: Don't worry! I'll keep you from now on, since you're mine!!

little words: K....keep?

I thought I could do it...
Not as a "Trace" but as a human, I thought I could rebuild my life.

Daddy: Her personality is like fire...haha~

So I hid my identity as a "Trace"

And continued to live with them.

I dug into the cracks that formed in the Dad's mind since his wife died...
I dug into the cracks that formed in the kid's mind since she lost her mother at an early age...
I dug into their feelings for myself.

To me...

They conveyed their sincere feelings.

Everyday was like...

Living a dream...

Yes...

My name is Sa Ghang Gwon.

I was born a "Trace".

Still...

When I was with them...

I became human.

A normal human....

Human.

Han Tae Eun:Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Sa Ghang Gwon!

What are you thinking about again?

Tell me the truth, you're thinking about lewd stuff aren't you?

Sa Ghang Gwon: Yeah.

Han Tae Eun: What the heck! With that sober face!

How can I tell the truth when his face doesn't show any feelings?

Ha~ is it a poker face?

Between boxes: I want to protect them.

No....
I will protect them!

Letting me live such a nice life...
Letting me live as a human...

Even if it costs my life...

I will protect them to the end!

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(Sa Ghang Gwon, Han Tae Eun, and a girl that comes up later in the manhwa!)