March 29, Sunny ☀

I should have properly kept Ezel in check, but when I heard that Kim In-woo was holed up in his house sleeping like he was about to die, I couldn’t hold back and came to Earth. Then I got rid of those who negatively influenced Kim In-woo, each in their own way.

Laseti urged me to return quickly, asking if I had separation anxiety or something. I was already thinking about heading back. But the moment I saw Kim In-woo standing in front of the dark water… I couldn’t control myself.

I don’t know if Kim In-woo was having desperate thoughts as he looked at the Han River or not. My body just moved before my thoughts, and I grabbed Kim In-woo.

In-woo seemed very surprised by my sudden appearance. When I asked if he was trying to die, he denied it. I think it’s a misunderstanding too, but I can’t be completely at ease either. After all, Kim In-woo has a history of attempting suicide before.

Thanks to this, our reunion happened earlier than expected. A very surprised In-woo hugged me and cried for a while before awkwardly pulling away. Then he asked if I had somewhere else to go. When I said no, In-woo took me to his home.

The house that Laseti found after I asked them to take care was smaller than I expected. I was somewhat dissatisfied, but Laseti, who suddenly barged in, seemed even more displeased.

Laseti fiercely criticized me, and In-woo stood up to them. From In-woo’s perspective, Laseti must be a terrifying alien, but seeing him bravely stand up to them was incredibly lovely.

Since In-woo wasn’t in any mood to listen to them, Laseti started badmouthing me. They brought fabricated documents claiming I was a human who had committed crimes. Sadly, since I was pretending to be human, I couldn’t refute it.

But unfortunately, Laseti’s documents had the opposite effect.

Previously, when In-woo asked about my past, I had explained my experiences by translating them to match Earth’s context. My mother’s death and Ezel taking me for ideological education after being at the opposite position from her became joining a cult and receiving education, going to war from age fifteen became being forced into criminal activities, and erasing my own memories later became losing memories in a traffic accident.

As luck would have it, the documents Laseti brought coincidentally matched my past story. After confirming “Lee Sun-ho’s” miserable past, In-woo cried sorrowfully and Laseti was very flustered.

Laseti protested, saying ‘Why did I suddenly become the villain?’ but I had nothing to say. No, should I have thanked them?

I drove Laseti away and comforted In-woo. In-woo was, as always, incredibly lovely. I wiped In-woo’s tear-stained cheeks and hugged him. No matter how much I wiped them away, the tears kept flowing. In-woo cried heavily in my arms and fell into a deep sleep.

***

March 30, Sunny ☀

I prepared food noisily from the morning. Even with my humble cooking, In-woo was overjoyed and ate three bowls of rice. I’d never seen In-woo eat so well before. Back there, no matter how well I treated him, he never fully regained his vitality.

Of course, while I was in high spirits, Laseti kept cursing non-stop. They seem very angry about me tampering with the minds of several humans. Since I had revealed myself as Lee Sun-ho, Laseti’s help was essential, so I quietly listened to their anger.

Of course, I only listened. In my mind, I couldn’t care less about human protection or agreements that Laseti kept reciting.

What mattered to me was In-woo. Only In-woo. And my goal is for my precious In-woo to become emotionally stable and find a pretty mate. It would be nice if I could see children who look like In-woo…

Since only female bodies can get pregnant on Earth, In-woo prefers men more, and he doesn’t seem interested in using our technology, children might be impossible. Anyway, my current wish was for In-woo to turn his attention to someone else.

Of course, I’m more confident now than before in helping In-woo perfectly. After parting with In-woo, I watched Earth documentaries and read quite a few parenting books.

Environment is important for humans. Though it’s obvious, I only knew it as information value but didn’t know the details, so I reviewed through books and documentaries.

Coming to Earth, I realized that humans are quite emotional creatures. Because of this, I heard they easily feel emotions of love. Looking at Earth’s culture, feelings of love are deeply embedded throughout. Especially in this Korea, exaggerating a bit, half of what comes on TV is love stories.

In-woo is no different. The reason In-woo felt love for me was simply because I was the only one by his side at the time. Probably even if it wasn’t me but someone else, In-woo would have fallen in love.

Actually, I could know more details if I looked into In-woo’s mind, but that felt a bit uncomfortable. Until now, I’ve only read emotions to kill or use others. While I don’t care about others, I didn’t want to do that to In-woo.

Well, someone who can heal In-woo’s emotional wounds will take care of the details. That’s not my role anymore.

Though I wasn’t a good owner at first… I should try to remain as a good owner at the end.

***

April 6, Sunny ☀

I persuaded In-woo to receive psychiatric counseling and medication. When I said I would go, In-woo said he would go too, so I agreed.

The doctor we were going to meet was one who personally knew of our existence. I had worked on this in advance after coming here. I implanted some memories in the doctor so they could help In-woo.

Of course, I told In-woo that Laseti had previously done this work separately for other humans.

Going out with In-woo was special in many ways. I followed In-woo around and looked around quite interestedly. Only realizing it today, but I had rarely gone out on the streets except during warfare. Usually, I just lazed around not feeling the need to go out, and when I had business to attend to, I used transportation.

Maybe it’s because depression has improved considerably now. Even things that would normally be uninteresting were quite fascinating.

Seeing me act like that, In-woo would soothe me saying we could look around slowly later, then held my hand tightly and headed to the hospital.

I went in first and spent time pretending to have counseling with the doctor. The rather fearless doctor was interested in my very existence and asked various questions. I had explained basic knowledge to match the setup we had arranged, but since that might not be enough, I gladly answered. As a result, the plan to leave quickly went awry.

But taking extra time wasn’t all bad. When I came out, In-woo had fallen asleep on the soft sofa in the waiting room, and his peaceful sleeping face without any wariness was very cute and lovely.

Still, it would be nice to have In-woo’s children. How lovely would it be to have little ones who look like In-woo together with him.

Thinking about it again, it might be good for In-woo to have children alone. Since Earth’s birthing method seems too hard and painful, maybe alone using our technology. Wouldn’t a child, rather than a lover, be suitable for healing In-woo’s emotional wounds?

After coming to Earth, I roughly scanned the memories of all humans in the country where In-woo lives… Why are there so many crazy bastards? Prostitution, adultery, and all sorts of other filthy acts, there were far too many who betrayed their lovers’ trust. To be honest, I wanted to modify them in units of hundreds of thousands, but I held back knowing Laseti would go berserk.

Of course, there were humans that needed to be dealt with regardless of what Laseti said. Namely, In-woo’s father. Unlike that manager person, he’s just a common criminal, so making him turn himself in would just add a red line to his already ruined life, so instead of directly manipulating his mind, I’m recruiting people around him to ruin his life more. It will take time, but there shouldn’t be any problems even if In-woo finds out later. (As of this translation, he hasn’t died yet.)

After thinking for a while, I woke In-woo up. Realizing he had slept too deeply, In-woo went inside with an embarrassed face. I quietly listened to In-woo’s counseling content while expanding my hearing sensitivity outside.

As I confirmed when reading his mind before, In-woo’s condition wasn’t very good. The fortunate thing was that his own will to get better was strong. At least the situation is better than us who die from mental illnesses, so there’s no need to be severely anxious.

In-woo stayed inside for quite a while before coming out. Though he must be struggling himself, In-woo asked if I was okay. I said I was fine, but In-woo didn’t seem to believe it. The documents Laseti brought had lit an odd fire in In-woo, and these days In-woo treated me carefully like I was porcelain that would break if touched.

Afterward, I wandered around various places with In-woo. Actually, In-woo wasn’t used to going around such places either, so we got lost together. But even getting lost was enjoyable.

While wandering around, we stopped by a large bookstore. Travel-related books were placed in one corner of the bestseller section, and In-woo stopped in front of them. After looking around for a while, In-woo asked if I would like to go on a trip somewhere.

Humans gain vitality by traveling to new places. It wasn’t a bad plan. A trip to a place where Earth’s real sun shines intensely will make In-woo happy.

And maybe he might meet a new connection during the trip. It’s quite an exciting prospect.