His Mischievous Time-Traveler: How To Capture A Celebrity Husband?

"What was that?" Kyuri moves closer to Kang Si An instinctively. That sound is scarier than dealing with a time-crystal plant monster's scream.

"See the miasma is born from Kwak In-Sik's darkness and unholy near union with Yoon Miran." The Keeper furrows his brow a bit, not losing his calm demeanour. "It's been metamorphosing into something monstrous. Something must have triggered Kwak In-Sik. He wants to merge completely with Yoon Miran's soul forcefully and control her body."

The two humans become quiet, unable to digest what they are hearing. They turn their head together and look at the closed door. They can't tell what's on the other side. They don't have enough brains to imagine the monster either.

"Come on." Kang Si An pats Kyuri with a pale face. "It's not worse than the time-crystal monster. Remember human bones? Haha... we literally walked on human bones to that thing. My body was even sucked dry. I didn't feel a thing."

"Why are you talking about that?" Kyuri scowls at him darkly. It's not a good memory for her. "If things go wrong, even our bodies won't exist."

"Isn't it the same?" Kang Si An creases his forehead. "If we are dead, does it matter what happens to our body?"

Kyuri hasn't died once and he has died numerous times. They both have different opinions regarding death.

"You know that Yoon Miran's soul is being eaten by Kwak In-Sik right now?" The keeper is not looking at them. He's looking at the walls. The miasma is attracting dark creatures between the world of the living and the dead. He has to build a barrier around this house. "Remember saving Yoon Miran is the task. You must separate them. Go now. I have to handle things here."

Kyuri and Kang Si An feel like they are being whooshed away. Both of them look at the Keeper's back. "You are going to be okay, right?"

"You are handling the worst, not me," Keeper tells them without looking back. "I will be working on a barrier. Remember to secure Yoon Miran first. He might kill her."

"Good luck, Keeper," Kyuri says awkwardly before taking steps toward the door. When they get to the door, Kang Si An pushes her behind him. He signals her to be quiet. The door has no lock. He pushes it slowly.

"HAHAHAHAHA~" The mad and cynical laughter sends goosebumps down their spines. "My dear Miran, be mine. Be mine. Mine only."

"What a crazy thing!" Kyuri mumbles. "Even after death, he's after her."

"Aren't I the same?" Kang Si An whispers. "I died so many times and yet, I wanted to be with you."

"How are you the same? Would you try merging your soul with mine?"

"You are likely to kill me before that." Kang Si An jokes. He doesn't know how he can find this situation funny. Kyuri snickers. So, he's not the only one who can find humour in this situation. They peek at the thing as silently as they could.

In the corner, a pale and sickly form of what looks like a woman is sitting with her eyes closed. A black wet shadowy thing is embracing that woman. Little by little, she's being sucked into the dark creature. She's not resisting. Rather, she can't resist. There's barely anything left of her.

"I will distract the monster. You go and take Yoon Miran away." Kyuri whispers to Kang Si An.

"I distract him and you take Yoon Miran away." How can he let her get close to that thing? It is literally sucking a soul.

Kyuri shakes her head and jumps into the room. Being sneaky has never been her style. Even if she's a bit sneaky, it won't work now. There's no time. "Hey, you!"

Kwak In-Sik raises his head. He doesn't look like Kwak In-Sik anymore -not the handsome man he once was. He has taken the form of his twisted heart - dark, psychotic, obsessive, sinister, and on the verge of becoming a demon.

Kyuri gulps and gives a sidelong glance at Kang Si An. 'Don't play the hero and ruin it.'

Kang Si An halts. Kwak In-Sik hasn't seen him yet.

"Kwon Kyuri." Kwak In-Sik widens his red glowing eyes. "Kim Taeho SENT YOU!"

She flinches when he roars at her. Then, her temper flares up. "Kwak In-Sik, I am going to kill you today."

"CAN YOU?" Kwak In-Sik growls at her. "I WILL TEAR APART YOUR SOUL."

"DO YOUR BEST! DO YOU THINK THAT I DIDN'T FACE WORSE THINGS THAN YOU?" Kyuri also yells back. "COME AT ME. I CHALLENGE YOU. I WANT TO SEE HOW STRONG THE MAGNOLIA KILLER IS."

She fists her hand. If she wins, she's going to drink until she passes out.

Kwak In-Sik lets go of Yoon Miran. He pats her head and says to her, "I will return soon, my dear. Wait for me."

Yoon Miran doesn't respond. She is in the state between life and death. Kyuri steps back when a 15 feet tall Kwak In-Sik walks toward her with a grin on his mouth. Kyuri flicks her hair, giving a signal to Kang Si An. He rushes to Yoon Miran and picks her up in his arms.

Kwak In-Sik hears the noise and turns around to see Kang Si An carrying Yoon Miran out of the door. Kwak In-Sik strikes his back, tearing the skin. Black long scars appear on Si An's body. He clenches his teeth and steps out of the room. Yoon Miran must live.

Kyuri runs and kicks Kwak In-Sik's leg. "Deal with me first, Mister Monster."

Outside, the keeper has built the barrier around the house. The cage for Kwak In-Sik is ready. He sees Si An running out with Yoon Miran in his arms. Kang Si An is hurt and Yoon Miran is near death. He hears Kwak In-Sik's bellowing inside the room.

Kang Si An puts Yoon Miran near the Keeper. "Separated."

Inside, Kyuri is wounded by Kwak In-Sik who is looking at her as if he would crunch her soul. She laughs at the inhuman thing mockingly. "Sicko! People like you don't even deserve hell."

Kwak In-Sik is not in the mood to argue with her. His Miran has been taken away. Ordinary humans can never understand them. He has to finish this woman first.

He raises his arm to hit Kyuri. She runs to the right and warps the space around her. Kwak In-Sik falls. Since he's not inside a body, she can't use her mind skills on him. To deal with him, she must warp the space around her.

But she didn't expect that Kwak In-Sik can also warp the dream realm using the darkness he gathered. She slams against the wall and falls back. Kwak In-Sik clenches his hand and pounds in her direction to crush her soul and mind. It's too fast. Space is twisting around them. She closes her eyes and waits for the attack. It's okay. Yoon Miran has been saved. Even if she dies, Kang Si An can be with Little Hae.

But the pain didn't come. When she opens her eyes, Kang Si An's body is shielding hers. "Kyuri, run."

Kwak In-Sik raises his foot to crush both Kyuri and Si An together. She forms a wall around them, knowing that it won't be able to hold Kwak In-Sik. She won't give up without a fight. 

At the same time, the keeper walks into the room with a black cube in his palm. It unravels itself like a blooming flower. Kwak In-Sik's foot pauses in the air. He feels like he's being sucked by a black hole. He turns around and looks at the keeper.