I Don't Want This Reincarnation [1]

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A pure white blouse made with bishop sleeves touched the skin gently. The tops and pants that Elohim had prepared fit the body surprisingly well.

"El."

As soon as I dressed up, Elohim opened the door and entered as if he knew everything. He smiled softly at me.

"Is it not uncomfortable?"

"Yes. It's good."

Elohim came closer to me and gently stroked my shoulder and made eye contact with me.

"The temperature is always constant here, so it won't be too cold or too hot with just this amount of clothes."

With those words, I turned my head to the large window along the wall. Outside, where the warm sun shone, it certainly looked warm and peaceful like spring weather.

"The room?"

Inside the light beige room, there were large windows, a bed, and basic furnishings. The pure white flowers in the vase placed on the table caught my eye.

"The room is fine, too."

"It's a place you will be staying in the future, so if you need anything, feel free to tell me anytime."

A place to stay in the future. At that, I rubbed the nape of my neck and smiled awkwardly. Elohim, who raised the corner of his mouth slightly as if he understood me, changed the topic.

"Ha Tae-heon. The child is right next door to you. I think he went to see the sea now. If you're curious, you should go, too."

"The sea? Is there sea here?"

"Yeah."

Elohim, who dragged me into the living room in the centre of the house, pointed to the wooden door in the corner.

"If you go out the back door, there is an apple tree. If you walk a little further beyond that apple tree, you will see the sea."

There was also that kind of thing. I nodded my head and opened the door, but Elohim grabbed my hand before him.

"I ask you to do it just in case, Se-hyun child."

"Yes?"

"Be careful of the apple tree."

I didn't know what it meant. Elohim continued to speak to me as I narrowed the corners of my eyes, unable to answer.

"It's okay to get close or just look around. But you must not touch the fruit."

"Do you mean the apple?"

"No. Fruit."

"......"

What the hell were you talking about. If it was the fruit of an apple tree, wasn't that an apple?

"Of course, it is forbidden to pick or eat arbitrarily. Do you understand?"

"Yeees..."

Even without warning, I had no intention of touching someone else's tree. As I calmly nodded, Elohim released my hand with a satisfied expression.

"Go and have fun. Let's eat together when you get back."

I followed out the door and walked away, leaving Elohim, who was waving his hands.

'Apple tree. An apple tree.'

Recalling what Elohim had said, and walking as far as I could, a tree large enough to be seen even though it was quite a distance appeared.

"Ho."

It was only then that I realized why Elohim was so desperate to tell me that. Golden apples were hanging from a tree so huge that ten adult men couldn't fill it even with their open arms.