I’m a Fake Saintess But the Gods Are Obsessed With Me

 Special Side Story 2. (IF) Starting Point: Modern Time, and the Men of My Life 

Clink, clink

. I could hear raindrops hitting the glass.

With a pounding headache, I opened my eyes with my hand on my forehead and saw an unfamiliar ceiling.

Huh?

However, it’s not ‘that unfamiliar ceiling’.

No matter how I look at it, at that modern interior… Those lights are fluorescent lights!

Startled, I jumped out of bed.

I looked to the side and saw a machine that displayed my heart rate and an IV line.

And this bed is clearly a hospital bed.

No matter how I look at it, this is a VIP hospital room.

How did this happen?

While I was looking around with a blank expression, the hospital room door suddenly opened.

“The patient, the patient is awake!”

And then I saw a nurse come in hurriedly, surprised to see me sitting there.

Medical staff came flooding in after her.

“Patient, are you okay? Have you regained your consciousness!”

They rush in and check the numbers on the machine connected to my body.

Wait. How did this happen?

At that moment, I groped my abdomen.

A distinctly visible mark of stigmata.

Then why am I suddenly here…?

“You woke up after a year. Do you know where you are?”

And then a familiar voice that suddenly came through.

I looked up, staring at him.

. My startled hands unknowingly moved.

“Re… Reihausd?”

The man in the white robe was Reihausd  no matter how much I looked at him.

Beautiful blonde hair and sparkling gold eyes.

He shines particularly brightly even among those wearing white clothes.

He looked at me as if observing me, his eyes wide in surprise. After a while, he opened his mouth again.

“This is your doctor, Ray Warner.”

The left side of his gown, there was a name ‘Dr. Ray Warner’ was engraved on it.

“You may be confused, but you lost consciousness a year ago due to a chest injury and have just woken up.”

“That…”

Still unable to understand the situation, I stretched out my hand toward him.

Reihausd then gently held my hand.

On the surface of his dark eyes, the sight of me wearing a patient gown was reflected.

“…I’m so glad you woke up.”

I heard a sweet, warm voice.

***

A female college student in her 20s fell unconscious while trying to save a friend from a gunman.

I searched for the origin from a year ago.

And I was able to see a photo of the scene where I was stabbed.

The article states that I was unable to regain consciousness due to excessive bleeding.

I only remembered rare scenes, as if I had had a long dream.

I felt confused, as if my mind was filled with fog.

“Professor Ray Warner? He’s a world-renowned scholar and loyalist to Johns Hopkins. His skills are second to none in the field of neurosurgery, but our Chief Lee worked hard to bring him to Korea.”

It’s not Reihausd, but Ray Warner?

And a neurosurgeon… that can’t be possible. Reihausd is the High Priest!

After a while, I put down my phone.

I decided to put aside the facts I didn’t understand and try to calm down a bit.

The more I think about it, the more twisted things become.

First of all, this VIP hospital room was probably provided by Father.

As the illegitimate child of a rich family, I’m the disgrace of the family. Since it was a big enough incident to be featured in news articles, there are probably people who are curious about me.

It was still raining outside.

Was it the rainy season?

At that time, the hospital room door suddenly flew open.

And I couldn’t help but be surprised by the sight of a man entering the hospital room.

“You’re awake!”

A man wearing an oversized shirt, pants, and sunglasses took off his sunglasses.

A hip man with ash gray hair hurriedly approached me.

He said this to me, who was surprised and was ready to push him away, showing my palms first.

“Do you know how worried I was? Why did it just happen now?”

The man immediately grabbed his forehead.

“Di… Di…”

And my heart began to pound again,

“Diego!!”

Why did the Demon King Diego come to my hospital room?

Yet instead, he asked me back with a surprised expression.

“I knew you were unconscious, but were you listening? I finally debuted last month.”

”…What?”

“If you hadn’t gotten stabbed while trying to save me a year ago, I wouldn’t have been able to stand on stage. This week, I finally won first place on the music show.”

I got stabbed in the stomach while trying to save Diego?

“Yeah. My stage name is Diego.”

Diego took my hand and placed it on his firm chest.

Purple eyes that looked like they were wearing lenses were staring deeply at me.

“I prayed every day for you to wake up. My wish has finally come true.”

“You’re praying? To whom?”

“Everyone knows I have been a devout Christian for generations in my family.”

While,

I took my hand away from him.

Then I raised my finger and pointed at him.

“You’re the Demon King, you know!!”

At that moment, lightning flashed outside.

Diego’s frozen face seemed to shine in the flash of lightning.

A shiver ran down my spine. It’s definitely the Demon King Diego!

But after a while, he sighed and raised the corner of his lips.

“That’s our group concept.”

It’s not a group concept, you really are the Demon King!

Anyway, Diego, who appeared before my eyes, seemed to be saying that he was an idol member.

And a year ago, I got stabbed to save Diego,

That’s why I was lying here.

It’s true that I took the knife to save a friend… But that was Diego?

After a while, he spoke to me with a serious expression.

“You’re my lifesaver.”

“…”

“Now, I will do anything for you. I would even sacrifice my life.”

I was listening to that in a daze and waved my hand.

“No, no, to that extent isn’t necessary…”

“Actually… I worked harder because I wanted to show you when you woke up again. As a result of that effort, I debuted.

Diego’s purple eyes looked serious.

“Uh… okay.”

My mind became complicated again. After a while, he took my phone and entered his number.

“This is my personal number. I got it when I debuted this time, but I told no one other than my family about it.”

And after calling me once, he returned my phone to me.

“I’ll come tomorrow too.”

I looked at him with determination in my eyes, then I waved my hand again.

“You’re busy because I’m active, but there’s no need to be.”

“I can spare some time. It’s none other than you, who just woke up.”

Diego didn’t seem to have any intention of hearing my rejection.

He left the hospital room after saying he would definitely come tomorrow.

I stared blankly at the door he left through.

“Haa… What on earth happened?”

However, I couldn’t help but feel nervous when I saw Reihausd coming in before I could finish speaking.

He was wearing a white robe, looking at me with the corners of his lips raised.

After a while, Reihausd stood in front of my bed.

“Diego.”

I flinched when I heard the voice coming out of his mouth.

After a few seconds of silence, he spoke.

“I heard he’s a promising new idol who will lead K-pop in the future. Oh, it’s something I listened to on the radio on my way to work.”

My feelings, which thought,

—calmed down.

“Yes. They said I got hurt saving Diego, but… Is that true? I don’t remember.”

“Because it has been a while since your consciousness returned, your memories may be incomplete.”

His sparkling golden eyes were so deep that my heart skipped a beat.

“But you will remember it little by little. Don’t worry too much.”

“…Yes.”

He said to me after looking at the chart for a while.

“How do you feel?”

“How do I feel?”

“I guess you could say it’s how you felt when you woke up.”

I thought for a moment and told him.

“It’s just a little strange. It’s like something has changed, it’s a place I definitely miss… But it feels weird.”

“I see.”

Reihausd’s soft voice followed.

“When you return from a long coma, you may feel lonely. I guess it could be said to be an aftereffect of returning after staying in the depths of the unconscious for a long time.”

“I see.”

“But looking at the situation, it looks like that will apply soon. You appear to be the type that adapts quickly to reality.”

“Well… I think that’s true.”

After a brief conversation, there was silence.

Soon he looked at me with dark eyes and a smile on his face.

“It’s disappointing that you said yes so easily.”

“Pardon?”

I stared at him, feeling my heart pounding.

After a while, he opened his mouth again.

“I studied your brain waves, who was in a coma. We were together for a long time.”

The word ‘for a long time’ carried a bit of force.

The gaze that seemed to pierce my insides sent a chill down my spine.

“I learned a lot. It was a valuable time for me.”

“I’m glad I was helpful for your research.”

I felt a bit creepy and wrapped my other arm around it.

“Yes, you…”

Reihausd pursed his lips. The golden eyes of a somewhat decadent light flickered.

“—are really special to me.”