Chapter 143: 6.26

As Kim mother's mental health deteriorating overtime, Kim father began to seek pleasure outside. He went out a lot and often didn't return home until the next day or two. He was caught cheating many times, but he was nonchalant. Thus, it was only Kibum and his crazed mother left in the house. 

Kim mother would never feed Kibum unless he turned into Taewoo. Thus, the line between Kibum and Taewoo got blurrier, even Kibum couldn't differentiate which one was his anymore. He just knew that Taewoo would always greet him in his dream before he slept or fell unconscious. 

Taewoo never showed himself in front of dad, but he always showed himself in front of mom. It made Kim mother suspect that Kibum intentionally tried to suppress Taewoo in his head to make her look crazy.

The peak of her madness was when he was eight years old, his mother confronted him with a knife. The image of a gentle mother that would dote on Taewoo disappeared on Kibum's mind. There was only a crazed woman with messy hair and swollen eyes.

She pointed her knife at Kibum, "Give my son back! I know you are trying to prison him inside you!"

"I—I'm not—"

Kim mother pushed Kibum to the ground, "I know you envied him! Because you are a burden compared to him! Give Taewoo back!" 

Kibum was in severe emotional distress. He soon had a headache and fell unconscious, letting Taewoo took control over his body. 

Kim mother was overjoyed when she saw Taewoo again. She dropped the knife and hugged him tight, "My precious son! Where have you been? I really missed you!"

Taewoo stared at his mother, who went mad. She frequently abused Kibum. She slapped him, kicked him, and would never feed Kibum unless Taewoo took control. All she did was hurting Kibum until this moment, she pointed a knife at Kibum with the obvious intention of killing him. 

Taewoo's gaze chilled, and he smiled, "Mom, sorry I've been away. I was in playing in heaven."

"Heaven?!" Kim mother was bewildered, "You have your own body in heaven?!"

"Of course! I just visited Kibum from sometimes to visit him and you. But, I cannot do it often. Mom, do you want to meet me in heaven?"

"Yes! My son, anything for you!" Kim mother imagined herself with her precious son in heaven. This world had been a living hell for her. Since Taewoo's death, her husband had many affairs with other women, and everyone ostracized her and called her crazy. 

Taewoo's smile widened, and he said, "Then follow me to heaven. All you need to do is to kill yourself, and we can be together in heaven, mom."

"Yes!" Kim mother took the knife again, about to stab herself, but Taewoo stopped her;

"But I still want to visit this world and visit my brother in the future. Why don't you make it seems like an incident? So no one will ever suspect Kibum or me in the future?" 

Kim mother followed her son's advice. She took her jewelry and buried it in the backyard. She broke the door lock and smashed her body to the wall, and destroyed some furniture. After it was believable enough, she came to Taewoo again.

"We will meet again in heaven, my son," Kim mother said as she picked up the knife and stabbed herself in the stomach. Taewoo watched everything with a cold gaze. He felt the pain that Kibum experienced, and it was like a neverending torment for Kibum.

Taewoo liked his mother. But after what she did to Kibum, he felt that it was justified before she killed Kibum for real. 

***

Yunyu took a deep breath as he opened his eyes again. He was already sitting on the same reclining chair that Taewoo and Kim mother used back then. The pain in his heart caught him, and he started crying. 

[Kibum… Taewoo…] 

[This is too painful. I pity them both, Kibum had a rough childhood, and I can see why he becomes an insecure and quiet man in his adulthood. I also pity Taewoo, but I have one question, Pupa.]

[Pupa: What is it?]

[Is the current Taewoo real… or is he just a fragment of imagination created by Kibum to compensate his parents?]

[Pupa: That, I don't know for sure. But Taewoo is also the master of this world, so I assume that he is real.]

Taewoo returned with a plate of snack and tea for Junho. When he entered the living room, he saw Junho sitting on that reclining chair, with tears streaming down his cheek. His expression was blank, but it looked like he was in deep pain. 

"Junho? What happened?" Taewoo put down the snacks and approached Junho. Junho glanced at Taewoo, and he jumped at him, "Wha—" 

They fell on the ground with Junho on top of Taewoo. Junho hugged him tightly. His body was trembling. His voice was hoarse as he said, "I will never leave you two. Kibum, Taewoo, I love you both." 

"What… what happened to you?" Taewoo asked. 

Junho didn't reply. Instead, he tightened his hug and kissed Taewoo on the lips fervently, "Taewoo, I know you love your brother so much. I know your sacrifice and your dedication to help him. You've suffered a lot." 

Taewoo gazed at Junho, who couldn't stop crying. He didn't know what happened to Junho, but Junho was sincere when he said that he loved Taewoo and Kibum. Thus, Taewoo accepted it despite the question in his head, and said;

"I love you too, Junho. I thought you are just a passing fun for me, but once you keep on helping us, I realized that my feeling is also as deep as Kibum's feeling for you," Taewoo kissed Junho and smiled, "I hope you can accept us both because Kibum also loves you. Maybe his feeling is even stronger than mine."

"I accept you two, trust me."

[Pupa: Ding! Kim Taewoo's Fatemeter increases to 100%. May the God of love bless you with eternal happiness!]

[Pupa: Ding! Kim Kibum's Fatemeter increases to 100%. This is the bonus Fatemeter for unlocking the hidden plot, congratulations host!]

[Pupa: Ding! Breakmeter increases to 90%.]

Junho stared at Taewoo meaningfully. He kissed him once more and said, "Take me, as I have become yours forever."