*DING*

【Jimin: Hellllooooo!】

*DING*

【Jimin: Minjeong, my crybaby!】

*DING*

【Jimin: Cutie.】

*DING*

【Jimin: I wanna eat donkatsu.】

Standing on her knees, helping her girlfriend pack for two weeks' worth of filming, Minjeong laughed. She watched Jimin on the bed fiddling with the system's chat system, seemingly amazed to finally understand the entire interface.

"You know, I was really scared and confused while trying to understand the system. But look at you, you look like a kid who just got a new toy."

"How can I not be amazed?! Baby, this is so cool! I'm not a player, but I can use the system like a player!"

[ Skill Activated ]
(Glitch)
Uses Remaining: 1
+ Skill is on cooldown for the next 15hrs
!! The user teleported at a short distance !!

Abruptly teleporting off the bed, Jimin stumbled and luckily fell on her back onto the mattress. She squealed because of the occurrence, causing Minjeong to turn her head and witness.

"Pfft, that's what you get."

Jimin pouts, "You should be worried about your dear girlfriend!"

"I am." Minjeong laughed again, "But you're wasting skill uses... so please don't."

"I couldn't help it, okay? It's a weird and new experience." Jimin stood up to help the latter finish packing, clearing , "Anyway, why are you also packing?"

The question made Minjeong smirk internally. Since the producer told Minjeong to keep her position a secret from all of the contestants, she couldn't tell Jimin the truth. Thus, she created a fictitious story about living with her sister while her girlfriend was away filming.

When they finished packing, they turned all of the lights off and waved Gre a farewell before walking out of the apartment building toward the parking lot.

Not wanting Jimin to use even a little bit of energy, Minjeong snatched the keys from the latter's hand, carried their luggage into the car, and sat in the driver's seat.

"I wanted to drive," Jimin narrowed her eyes at the latter upon entering the passenger's seat.

"We have plenty of time." Minjeong leaned over to buckle her girlfriend's seatbelt then hers, "Let's go on a detour."

"Intriguing. Where?"

"You'll see."

As soon as she started the engine, Minjeong took a long way and drove toward the seaside road from Seoul to Incheon. It took them at least forty minutes, but it was worth it.

Jimin tied her hair into a bun before opening the window to watch the sea as they went by.

"A few days ago, it's been raining really hard. So we had a hard time filming one of the outdoor games and had to wear raincoats. I bet you would've crushed everyone in that game."

"Even if I asked, you're not allowed to tell, right?"

"Yeah, I want to tell you a lot. After all, it's only been a day since I remembered everything. I feel a bit empty remembering the days when you didn't exist. It's weird and scary for some reason."

"Scary?"

Minjeong asked while taking a glance and Jimin nodded.

"Like, how come you came back with a bunch of bruises on your body and a bandage on the face? You looked like the other you... It's as if you're slowly turning into her. What happened before you came back?"

"Hmm."

Slightly tilting her head to the side, Minjeong hummed as she thought of the right words to say. Truly, a lot of unbelievable things happened to her before she was sent back to the real world to be with Jimin again.

And because it came rampaging to her like a mini-gun, Minjeong wasn't sure where to begin. It was then a minute later, she opened and reluctantly spoke. Her mind just barely focused on the road.

"The creator of the system wasn't just that generous, you know? The creator was being fair and I totally understood that." Minjeong scratched her cheek, "The bruises and bandage came from the dungeon category... they made me experience these specific scenarios countless times."

Pulling her eyes away from the sea, Jimin looked at the latter with concern.

"What kind of specific scenarios?"

"It was something like a treasure hunt. They kept on sending me back to these specific memories— your memories. If I wanted them back to make you remember me, then I had to experience all of them... all over again. From our happiest moments to the painful ones."

Jimin's eyes widened, "But isn't that almost a year w-"

"Worth of memories?" Minjeong laughed, which somehow eased her girlfriend's heart even if just for a little bit, "Yeah, it feels like I've been with you for two years now because of that."

It looked like Minjeong was about to say more, though stopped when they reached their destination at this huge vacation modern-looking house near a lighthouse. She parked the car in the area by the parking lot and stopped the engine to look at Jimin with an assuring smile.

"Don't worry about it. I'd be more than dammed to experience those moments again. I understand why the other me did all of that."

"Baby..." Jimin frowned her lips as she placed a hand on the latter's thigh, "Now I don't wanna go."

"Pfft, what are you talking about? This is the last episode. You're about to win this, you have to go!"

"You've been through so much..."

Minjeong shook her head, "We both did... and you're all worth it."

Jimin lowered her head to hide her expression but it was evident that she seemed like she was about to cry. The last time Minjeong saw her girlfriend like this was when she was drunk, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration if she told anyone that she loved it.

However, this one caused her to feel troubled and flinch. She didn't want Jimin to step into the house that was filled with an unknown number of cameras with swollen eyes.

Therefore, she frantically cupped the latter's cheeks to face hers in an attempt to cheer her up, only to be met with a cheeky smile.

Minjeong looked at her girlfriend in disbelief, "What the heck?"

Jimin playfully stuck her tongue out, chuckling like a vixen, "Got you."

"Okay, you did." Minjeong rolled her eyes and chuckled along before leaning in for their usual farewell kiss, "Now go, just go... and please don't joke about that next time."

When gently pushing her face away, the two girls slowly sank into their own worlds and began laughing. It was hard for them to separate at this point, and Jimin didn't really want to go.

But having no other choice, the latter stole another long passionate kiss before opening the door and stepping out of the car.

"Eat well and don't push yourself too hard, okie?"

"I should be the one telling you that."

"Whatever! Bye-bye~"

With that, Jimin closed the door and grabbed her luggage from the trunk. When she started walking toward the house, Minjeong watched her carefully to make sure she was out of sight.

Because she wasn't allowed to interact with the contestants due to her being a secret, the producer instructed her to be wary of her surroundings. It wasn't until then a few minutes later, she saw a familiar figure walking toward her car while holding a camera. She could see the light blinking, so it must've been already recording.

The second this figure nonchalantly stepped into the passenger seat, pointing the camera toward her, and closed the door, Minjeong smiled. Not because of how long she hasn't been in front of the lens, but because of her sister.

"Pretend that you don't know me. I'm in charge of you today."

Taeyeon mouthed and Minjeong suppressed the joy inside of her. Promptly, she cleared and composed her expression to bow to the camera. It felt as if it had been forever doing this.

✩

| Minjeong

Yawning, I got up from the bed and stretched my arms. Because all I did was practice for the final performance, I went to bed early at 5 p.m.— it was now 1 a.m. as I checked my phone and slid it into my pocket. I didn't get to eat since I was so exhausted and fell asleep.

So the moment I felt my tummy grumbling, I sighed and stepped out of the room. Taeyeon drove me to this small vacation house by the seaside, which was provided by the show.

Of course, it was filled with running cameras twenty-four-seven.

Because there was a camera positioned in the corner of the ceiling in the kitchen, I had to g