[OS] B1A4 : J. O’lantern

“If you live every day with value, there will be people waiting to welcome you warmly in the same place.

Even if months or years have passed…

Even if there's that one day that that person waits for you

You will always look forward to that day and think of it as the most special day.....”

O-Lantern Jinshan

[OS B1A4] J. Olantern

Really crazy...Father assigned me a job to do on the first day and it got done like this?

If not, it wouldn't be correct to say that, it would have to be called 'the first night'.

The light from the white moon circled the dark sky as if someone had intended to extinguish the light of the millions of stars up there, all together making it dark in the night. Just like this, it gave off a soft glow showing the thin outlines of living things. It looked like a human sitting with its legs dangling on an apple tree no more than two and a half meters tall. It looked agitated, not in a comfortable context. Two thin, pale white hands clung to the strongest branch on the tree. If you consider carefully, the unfortunate body that was stuck up in the tree didn't want to find a way to go down rather than holding on to support itself to stay on top of this tree. Why?

“Satan is real. The first night of Halloween we hit the jackpot,” a young man with a torch dressed as Dracula said with excitement after examining the appearance of the living, or possibly lifeless, creature for a long time. on the apple tree in detail, who knows...

Set a trap and tie a wooden cross under a random apple tree for fun. And then there will really be Satan who comes out to roam around on Halloween nights like this.

The village's legendary Jack-O-Lantern's method of tricking Satan from more than a hundred years ago had worked, but today it still works just as well.

On the night of releasing ghosts from hell like this, it is well known among the people in the village that there will be ghosts. Evil demons or satanic ghosts that come out to roam the human world at night. It is the night when the portal between hell and the human world will open together. Hundreds of ghosts, demons, consecrated spirits will come out to socialize and travel the human world with hunger and thirst, thus becoming It is a Halloween tradition that humans must dress up to resemble these ghosts as much as possible to prevent these evil things from taking over their bodies.

Do you want to laugh at this crazy custom until your teeth break? A ghost that wants to enter a human body that is both weak and powerless like this? Looking at the current situation, it should be clear that between humans and Satan like him, who is more vicious and evil?

Gongchan was tired of having to explain to these evil humans that his father, the Lord of Satan, had actually assigned him the task of controlling the souls released to the world. Humans tonight are not allowed to cause chaos here. That's all. Humans who have been away from home for a long time still feel homesick. Why can't lifeless people who have been away from this world for many, many years already become homesick? Even though today is the only day in the year that these souls have the opportunity to return to their families and loved ones.

After all, Satan is known as Satan and in the eyes of humans must be viewed as evil all day long…

“If it doesn't come down, we'll burn it to death in the apple tree,” said a man wearing a faceless ghost mask and holding a huge wooden cross. That was the most brainless comment that Gongchan had ever seen. His small trembling body didn't pay any attention to the voices of the self-proclaimed civilized people below arguing. As for how to kill or torture him, the only thing that he was thinking hard about and causing his small blood-red lips to curl into like this was now the ghosts that his father had released from hell. Where had they all gone? Why didn't anyone come back to help him?

Oh, I forgot...now they might have all returned to the village, but he was the one who kept watch at the edge of the forest outside the village and had the misfortune to meet these evil humans and chase them down. An apple tree like this would have entered the village too.

“Look at him, he looks like everyone else in almost every way. Accidentally, his face is more cute and fragile than the loud-mouthed women in the village.”

“You bastards, even Satan is no exception. Don't be fooled by its appearance. After all, this guy isn't human, so keep that in mind.”

Hot... Even though he doesn't have as much evil in him as these bad people, the nature of Satan or the ghost must not be in harmony with the cross, as the ancient stories have been told. But for sure, these people Now, if he dies, he will tell Father to have him thrown into the eight hundred and fourteenth hell and then castrated and sterilized so that he won't talk lewdly with anyone until the next life, so wait and see!

“What is that?” The voice of one of the humans who were waiting to burn him turned his attention to the other side of the forest edge. It wasn't just the humans who were interested in the sound of the rumbling that was approaching from time to time on that side. Gongchan also looked at the source of the voice with frightened eyes, but with a different expression than those humans, he looked at the object with hope, waiting for help.

It might be the spirit of Father who was lost in this area and happened to see him and came to help him...

“Is it a wolf?”

“Or will it be a bear?”

“You stupid face! How can you still look like a bear and a wolf?” the person wearing Dracula's cloak cursed in frustration. As he shone his torch on the dark shadows approaching this direction with every step, Gongchan's eyes began to adjust to the soft, bright light of the night moon reflecting the light. The eyes of some kind of animal were long and slender, looking fierce, ready to pounce on its prey at any moment.

The fox's body was pure white, glowing in the moonlight in the night sky. Its bushy tail was raised above its body, and it let out a loud moan and bared its fangs in its throat. The instincts of a ferocious beast, its claws and fangs, although unable to see clearly because of the darkness of the night, were enough to imagine that it could kill four or five people in front of it. It's not difficult.

“Haven't even gotten to the bottom of the fire yet, this one has come again.” The people below began to tremble in fear. Of course…none of these people had ever carried a crossbow into the forest. Because I briefly thought that I would only come to hunt down one Satan. The crossbow is not any more important than the cross or the holy Bible that I carry for hunting Satan.

“Get out of here, you filthy bastard!” One of them was still kind enough to fight the tiger, using a torch to point it out and screaming at the beast that was creeping towards him without fear. When you began to see the size of the wild animal you were facing

“It might be hungry and come out to find prey. I think we'd better retreat first, right?”

“If you open your eyes and look at his fangs before anyone else doesn't run away, I'll run away myself. If you don't escape, that's your business!" After finishing speaking, the two subordinates ran wildly out of the forest like cowards. After a while, the subordinate quickly threw away the things he had brought. He shouted loudly and ran after his friend who had already taken the lead.

“If your luck is good, I'll leave it to you first. There's no way I'll make a mistake for Halloween next year like I did this year!”

That rude voice cursed before running outside the edge of the forest and back to his own village. Gongshan was still clinging to the apple branch as he leaned forward to look at the group of humans to make sure that this was the way. Is it really safe before turning around and hoping to see the animal that helped itself again? But instead…

“What are you doing up there?^^”

A tall, slender white man with long, sparkling eyes, light-colored lips that held up a devious smile, dressed sloppily but not looking dirty in an old farmer's outfit, was standing with his head tilted, his body leaning against a tree, staring and smiling at him in an attitude that He didn't seem very trustworthy. Gongchan looked back at his eyes and knew immediately that this young man was the same fox that had come to save his life.

“Being Satan, do you still want to eat apples in the human world?” The teasing voice laughed when he saw that the little figure was still clinging awkwardly up there, refusing to come downstairs, but not yet. Received a green glare from someone who was annoyed with a large hammer at him.

“I was not familiar with your face before. You are not a demon spirit from my father's hell -*-”

“Of course it isn't, and it won't be forever.” Tarantino's deep voice circled back and forth, glancing at the person claiming to be little Satan's child, as if anticipating that the other person was about to respond to him. how

“How did you escape the list of spirits in hell? No spirit or demon has ever been able to do this before.”

“So I should probably be the first and only person to do it.” The tall and slender figure laughed as if it was some kind of joke. “And just dream on it if you're thinking of sending yourself. I went back to give your father that hell that is hot like a sauna. Who would want to go there?”

His broad shoulders shrugged without being bothered or afraid of his words in the slightest. Gongchan could only make a frustrated sigh from the tall apple tree, causing the demon who stood to relax at the base of the tree. He had to look up at the person he had just helped again.

“If you don't come down, I won't bite. He acted like a crazy fox and chased those bastards away to help you. But if you don't come down, I'll be really sad~”

“They tied a cross to the base of the tree.” Gong Chan looked at the person speaking with a tired expression. His long, narrow eyes looked down at the tightly tied rope with the sacred symbol and raised his eyebrows as if he had just seen it. One berry fell

“Oh, I was just standing there covering it so I didn't notice.”

“Great, even if you help me drive out those humans, there is no way…” Gongchan only had the chance to complain because the person he was inwardly cursing for speaking more than necessary was abbreviating. He reached down and used the claws of his newly transformed half-human, half-fox body to easily and quickly cut into the ropes that bound the burning Holy Cross without any effort or help at all.

“Are you going to stand there stunned for a long time or the branches will break and fall? You'll say I didn't warn you.” Looking up this time, Gongchan could see this demon's new face more clearly. Lek above noticed pointed ears and a bushy, clean white tail growing from the back of the human's body and head. This was probably the result of a half-baked transformation that required sharp claws. The fox cut his rope, causing the other person to be in the half-human, half-fox state that he now saw.

“What exactly are you?” As soon as he climbed down from the tall tree, Little Devil Apprentice looked at him from head to toe and immediately started questioning.

“Nine-tailed fox demon thought you would know from the first time you saw me.”

“No…you are not a demon. There is no demon who does not fear the cross.”

“Then I must be the first again^^”

"this! Don't talk to me. -*-” Gongchan was starting to get annoyed that the other party wouldn't give a straight answer and even used the same answer back to him in such a serious tone. Thinking about it, it was really irritating... It must have been him, right? It must be the faction that has more power than him. He is the son of Chief Satan, who controls every demon in the world.

“I'm telling the truth, you won't believe it as you wish. Because I can't force anyone's mind to believe what I think.” The strange demon rested his head on the apple tree and raised his eyebrows. “Where does it hurt?”

“Well…uh…it burns a little.” Gongchan rubbed his arm along his body to check his physical condition before realizing that he owed something to the person in front of him. “Thank you for saving my life…”

“I thought you would let that matter become blurred.”

“I'm not that rude. I shouldn't have said it in the first place because I was annoyed by your words*.”

“So I teased you that you're a devil who wants to eat apples?” the indebted demon said with a laugh in his voice when he saw the peckish look of the beautiful devil in front of him. Gongchan was said to be a devil in appearance. His face is similar to that of a normal human being, with a sweet face and large brown-green eyes. He looks like a person who is constantly irritated with something in his heart. Kongko is thin.

His white skin was almost pale. However, it was still not as good as the nine-tailed fox who was chattering nonsense at him. Gongshan's cheeks were a rosy brown, more like a fair person than like a full-grown devil with a long, spiny tail. Red and pink with an arrow at the tip of the tail, flickering back and forth, not standing still. On the head, there were small, pointed horns, just growing out of the soft, smoky-gray hair, with a glimmer of silver showing that it was not human. In the center of its back are tiny pairs of brown wings. Using the word cute would be more appropriate than the word elegant.

“You really seem to have a problem with Apple-*-.”

“Don't mind me, I have only heard of Satan in the Garden of Eden tempting the woman Eve to eat an apple, but I have never seen a Satan so eager to eat an apple that he climbed up and snared him. You are the first person to do it.” The more he said, the more it seemed to highlight his own folly. Born as a devil, who was more powerful than a real human, but was tricked into being stuck on a tree for two long years, Gongchan glanced at the demon. A nine-tailed fox in the form of a handsome young man stood and gnawed on an apple with anger but did not respond further.”

Did you just come to intern on your first day following Father's orders? ^^”

“My father has assigned me to control the spirits that return to the human world on Halloween night, so this is the first night I have been trained in the human world as an apprentice devil guard.”

“Haha, no wonder your expression doesn't seem like you're willing to do this job. Do you want a guide to take you to see the festival in the village down there to relieve your boredom?” Cunning eyes like those of a fox looked towards the village below the valley. It was decorated with orange fireballs in carved pumpkins. There were colored paper cutouts hung in front of the house, decorated beautifully to welcome the festival on the night of releasing ghosts for people to come and admire. A mysterious smile lifted the corners of his lips. Waiting for the other person to have time to decide, the big eyes on that sweet face blinked and he furrowed his brows, as if he thought in his heart that he must have gone crazy to suddenly make this offer.

“I didn't ask for you at all,” those thin, blood-red lips said as he pulled his face together, causing the other party to just notice that the other person also had cute little white fangs growing at the corners of his mouth.

“Staying in the valley is a lot more boring. I must know this because I myself have been here for almost hundreds of years. There is nothing here but cliffs and the sound of the nighttime wind screaming. I guess you must. I'm so used to these things from hell that I don't want to have to experience anything like this again, is that right?”

That deep voice continued to speak coaxingly. Gongchan is in such a state of displeasure at being forced to do such a boring job by his father that he doesn't want to discuss too many matters with anyone.

“Uh, what is that?” Gongshan asked as he stared at the fireball in the bright orange carved pumpkin that could be seen from up in the valley far away from the village. This was the first time he had had the opportunity to come here. So close to the human world

So much so that just now I almost risked my life to be grilled by Satan...

“You've developed some interest in the human world^^” A lanky-looking demon came up behind him and used his eyes to see what he was talking about. “You don't know Jack. O-Lantern or what?”

“If it's Jack Frost or Jack Sparrow, I know enough. Is that guy so important that you need to know him?” Gongchan asked in a sarcastic tone. But the other party didn't seem to be interested.

“He's Satan, but he doesn't know about Jack-O-Lanterns... This guy is so famous for his reputation that he'll die while he's still alive.” A bush of white fox tails flickered back and forth in the light of the full moon as the story began. Ton said, “Jack was the first human to successfully lure Lord Satan into trapping him in the apple tree like you did just now. But don't worry.

It couldn't be the same apple tree that you climbed up to. This happened a long time ago. It's almost become a legend in this village.”

The voice was so low and high that Gongchan was almost drowsy as he sat with his chin listening happily on a nearby log. But when he saw the glimmer in his mischievous eyes, Little Satan regained consciousness and was immediately startled out of his trance.

“Lord of Satan? This is what you mean…”

“What about your father?”

“Don't make it difficult for me to make a fuss about it. Father has never told me this story before. -*-”

“If it were me, if I were to fail a human and become a legend that has been passed around like this, I would probably choose to keep this matter a secret and not tell it to my own children ^^”

“…” After listening to the storyteller's reasoning, the thin, red lips that had previously been arguing so arrogantly closed and stopped thinking. The other party immediately gained the courage to continue telling the story.

“Jack is the one who was brave enough to successfully fight against Satan twice with some concessions, and of course, a cunning person like him would win without a doubt…” Not knowing that the fox demon in front of him stopped the story to Laughing softly to himself for what reason, Gongchan didn't pay much attention as his eyes fell on a deep black tattoo on the white-faced neck of the person who was telling a story. Instead of the tattoo being a symbol, it was a symbol. A hook that is similar to a J...

“What exchange?” Little Satan's sweet voice asked along the water.

“It is a priceless exchange and will cost him almost his entire afterlife forever.” The smile at the corner of his mouth rose again as he listened to the tone of his interlocutor's voice and could feel a slight enthusiasm.

“Tell me more,” Gongchan smiled, baring his small fangs, but the other person stared at him with something that changed in his eyes, along with a stubborn denial.

“Didn't you think that your thanks just now are nothing compared to the fact that I had to risk my life to transform into a fox to help break in from those vicious humans^^?”

"I don't want to tell you anymore about your story. It's like I'm so curious that I'm begging you to tell me more!"

"Aren't you going to listen to my offer first? Besides listening to what you want to know from me, I'll also take you to see the festival in the village down there." The cunning demon looked through his fingernails. His hand smiled brightly and mysteriously.

“What do you really want from me when you came to help me just now? Don't tell me it was in return,” Gongshan asked, his eyes as clouded as his voice. The pair of tiny brown wings in the middle of his back curled down in emotion.

“Well, don't look at me in such a negative light. Although the ancients said that foxes are a symbol of cunning, that's not entirely true.” Longfoot walked closer and stopped in front of Satan, who was staring back at him. Also, “I helped you just now because I really wanted to help ^^”

“…..” Is this guy… the more I look at it, the more familiar it becomes, like I've seen his face somewhere before?

“I'm a good guide. Next Halloween, I'm sure you'll be begging me to take you around the village down there again…”

“What do you want?” Gongchan refused to finish the matter, only for the demon in front of him to smile, his cheeks almost bursting, and he hurriedly got to the point.

“Conjure fire for me^^”

“What?”

“You heard it right, I want a fireball. Just one small one is enough, I really don't like the big one.” The tall half-human, half-fox figure made a handmade piece of wood to picture the size of the fireball he wanted. Gongchan looked on in wonder.

“What are you going to do with the fireball I conjured?”

“I'm afraid of the dark. You wouldn't believe it if I told you that I came out to help you just now because I walked outside the cave alone and wanted the moonlight to keep me company.”

“You are afraid of the dark, but you are a demon… Demons and darkness must go together.”

“I am a lifeless creature that has walked further than a demon…” The voice at the end of that sentence sounded softer, not as cheerful as the previous sentence. “And believe me, the light you conjured up for me will be useful and stay with me for a very long time. After all…I have no choice but to continue living on this earth until the dangers of time end.”

So many secrets, demanding that you do this and that, and then you still want to hide the truth about yourself? But he couldn't help admitting that listening to the other person's dejected voice and sad face, which was faintly visible under the big moonlight that shone there, also made Gongchan's heart soften from the long eyes. On his eloquent face, which used to look cunning and untrustworthy, he now saw traces of pain from something that needed help and healing from others, waiting to soothe his mind.

“Aren't you going to ask others to consecrate it for you?” Gongchan asked curiously.

“I used to have one soul, but now it has expired.” End of life? Does that mean it's been around for so long that the magic has worn off? How long has this demon been in the human world?

“So that means you have asked my father before?”

“Only a devil with strong magic would be able to give this to me, as you know… How can a demon like me conjure anything I want with my magic unless I conjure something? Give it to others only with the heart of truly wanting it. It is up to you how merciful you will be to me.”

The person who asked for relief smiled a little, but strangely, this time the smile seemed warmer and more likeable than before in the blink of an eye. Just because he had some sympathy for the other party.

“The fortune is not very big, but if you can conjure it, will you stand still and look sad for a long time? ... Go find a lantern and put it on.” The beautiful face said in a calm voice, maintaining a good and consistent demeanor, unlike the other party who was smiling with white teeth. Shaking the fox tail bushes cheerfully. before he nervously walked towards the material near the apple tree.

“Then you wait for me just a moment ^__^”

“Don't be too long, I don't like people who are arrogant and waste time.” Even though his voice sounded like he was pulling a face, both hands were used to support the conjured lime-yellow circle of fireballs. Determined not to let the magic dissipate before hearing the shrieking sound of the young demon's footsteps, which was still loud enough to be heard for a distance, noting that he hadn't walked very far, and for a moment the sound of those footsteps was approaching the path. So behind that I had to turn around to see what the other person was really looking for to make a lantern. He was so quick.

“Why does your lamp have to be made of apples?” The person who did as requested nearly yelped when he saw the other person holding a good sized apple, bright green, similar to the fireball he had conjured, and handing it to the crafty demon. I laughed until I saw him pouting in displeasure.

“Well, there are only apple trees around here. Do you want me to go find some durians to make into lamps?”

“You clearly intend to aggravate the matter of me trapping those humans just now.”

“In the past, I used to make beautiful lanterns with pumpkins, but they were a bit bulky. Changing to an apple this size is good and easy to carry around. Plus, when I see it, it makes me think of the person who gave me this fireball^^”

After being annoyed by the raised eyebrows while reasoning, Gongchan himself was at a loss for words to argue with the person standing in front of him as both cheeks became extremely hot. The apprentice Satan could only conjure up a fireball and float slowly into the apple that the other person was holding without any choice.

If you look at it objectively, it's hard to deny that even though it's a rather unusual lamp, it looks beautiful, with the glowing greenish-yellow color of the apples glowing beautifully in the dark night. It was more perfect than originally thought. It seemed that he liked the gift he had just given so much that he couldn't hide his small smile and big smile.

"thank you…"

“Did you know that you are the best Satan…the best I have ever known in my life?”

“You don't have to pretend to flatter me. Is it worth telling the story about what kind of trade deal the Jackass made with Satan?” Gongchan quickly added to the story, poking the edge of his shirt sleeve that was nearly torn. of the demon standing in front of him, eager to demand a deal. His slender eyes that hung diagonally over his handsome face under the moonlight, raised his dark eyebrows as he looked away from the apple lamp in his hand for a moment before smiling widely, letting out the sound of our laughter. gently

“I have already fulfilled the agreement^^”

“Ah..what! But you haven't told me yet…”

“Come on, I'll show you around the village.” A larger hand slid down and grabbed the other person's cold, pale hand, holding it sagely, pulling it with a small jerk, causing the other person to follow closely. Gan Gongchan wanted to use all his strength to shake him off, but it was strange that a devil with magical powers like him couldn't do anything at all when he was in this situation.

Especially this cunning Nine-Tailed Fox Demon who was holding his hand….Is he really letting the other person walk around holding hands as he pleased? Father ordered me to come work that night. This is why I didn't let you come and play!

"Your lamp seems to have been conjured just in time to use it. You see, I didn't ask for something useless." As he looked at the dark letters tattooed on the other's neck as he followed along. Gongchan noticed that the person walking in front of him was smiling mysteriously, his beautiful eyebrows furrowed together, and his big eyes narrowed suspiciously before deciding to ask.

“What is your name…”

"Is it a name that starts with J? I've been looking at the tattoo on your neck for a long time."

“…You can call me Jinyoung.”

“Oh, my name is…”

“No need, I know your name very well.”

“Eh…”

“By the way, where in the village do you want to go first, Gongchan^^?”

A smile under the moonlight that shone softly on the valley in the dense deserted forest that day. The soft, pleasant voice that spoke his name was mysteriously accurate. Under those mischievous but dazzling eyes, there was something that made Gongchan feel that he was strangely familiar with this man, to the point that he didn't want to ask any further questions from the other party.

“I…want to try some delicious human world snacks…”

“Then I'll take you to play around in the village.”

This was truly the most intriguing nine-tailed fox demon that he had ever met in his life….

“Trick or treat?”

“Yes, humans here have a culture of playing like that,” Jinyoung added cheerfully when he saw Gongchan scratching his head next to him, repeating the words he had just learned from him when he taught Gong just now. Chan learned that if you want to ask for sweets from humans on Earth today, the most important thing that humans have to do is dress as much as possible as a ghost and then go around and knock on the door of almost every house in the village. An orange pumpkin-shaped light cone placed in front of the house asks the popular question by giving the homeowner the choice of 'let them trick you' or 'treat them themselves'.

If you answer the trick...a person dressed as a demon who knocks on the door has the right to trick or ravish the owner of the house with any number of methods in order to frighten the owner of the house until he gives up and gives sweets in good faith. But if you answer the trick... Preparing from the beginning means that we will get delicious desserts to eat for free without any effort at all.

“It's really fun. I didn't know that the Halloween tradition of Father releasing these ghosts to go home to the people he loves every year would have such fun games on that day.” Gong Chan took the yellow, fragrant corn snack that Jinyoung had just gotten from the demonstration and went to play with the owner of the house, an old woman with hazy eyes and ears, showing him as an example, popping it into his mouth, chewing it hard and not enjoying it. Of course, the woman The old man replied with the word "Treat" because he was willing to easily give the cake to the crafty fox demon, not knowing that the person who knocked on the door of her house was actually a real devil who disguised himself as a human and asked for the cake. there-_-

“But from now on, if you were to have a spirit guard come to the human world every year today, you would get to see the real traditions and be bored of how people here celebrate them,” Jinyoung explained, adding. I picked up the snacks in the basket and happily bit into one. The two of them were walking along a lonely path on a narrow road in the village that stretched until all they could see was the same big round moon in the distance, different from what was seen on the mountain just now. Almost every house on either side of the road was right. Decorated with carved lanterns made from bright orange pumpkins carved into scary-looking ghost faces, hung in front of the house, you could smell the sweet smells of various flavored candies that humans intended to prepare to welcome guests coming to the front of the house. On this day, fragrant fishing nets wafted from the inside of the house, which had beautiful colorful paper pasted around it. Surrounded were little human beings of the same age, from mischievous children to teenagers, all dressed as ghosts competing against each other. Who will be more scary than anyone?

“I like today… It's possible that I'll ask Father to come back and control spirits in the human world on this day every year.” Gongchan said with a smile after looking at the happy atmosphere around him. Jinyoung laughed at the spark. Eyes that looked amazed at their surroundings with amusement.

“The first time I saw you, you were assigned to this duty on Earth. You were still as grumpy as an ass, weren't you?”

“That was before I knew that human celebrations in the village could be this fun,” Gongchan argued back and picked up a giant spider-shaped chocolate and took a bite. “Delicious, take this thing back to hell to eat, I think it will melt first.”

“So this is how special Halloween night is^^” Jinyoung put his hands in his pockets and raised his eyebrows, “You have to make the most of everything you can tonight or else you'll have another chance. That is…”

“Next year…” Gongchan sighed sadly before swallowing the chocolate. Remnants of candy still stuck to the corners of his thin lips in some spots, making it more funny than using the word ugly, “That sounds long. So much.”

“It won't be long if you live every day to the fullest and have someone waiting to welcome you warmly in the same place, even if months or years have passed…even if there's only one day that that person waits. You will always look forward to that day and think of it as the most special day.” Jinyoung looked away before flicking his eyes towards a group of children holding puppies dressed in cute pumpkin mascot costumes. Hate comes their way.

“Wow~ Your outfit is so realistic.” The girl holding the ugly puppy poked Jinyoung's bushy tail with her fingertips in admiration and curiosity, while another child who appeared to be The younger brother excitedly touched Gongchan's back wings.

“These wings too, I want to wear these pretty clothes next year!”

"Tell our mother to cut it off and that's the end of the matter. Our mother has to cut it off for us already!" There's no problem with children. The problem lies in…

“Hah…Bock!!” This ugly dog ​​in a pumpkin costume is -*- Go, shush! Don't tell me that I'm not human like your boss.

“What's wrong, Toby? This isn't a real fox. It's a fake that he sewed, can't you see?” The little boy hurriedly got his dog away from Jinyoung as it began to show signs of hostility towards the young man in front of him. Gongchan accidentally let out a laugh. Glancing at Jinyoung, who stood with a stern face, silently baring his teeth at the loud-mouthed dog with amusement, the young fox demon turned to look at the sweet-faced Satan, who was using his mouth to cover up his laughter with clouded eyes.

"Are you so funny? -_-*"

“The dog smelled it and thought it was the same group ><”

“Don't go near it...Do you want that stupid dog to announce to the humans that you're not human?”

“A dog that doesn't even speak human language, how can it sue its owner?” Gongshan teased in a teasing tone, smilingly looking at the fox who was pretending not to be disrespectful, “It's probably just the same people. That's what I heard ^^"

“Be quiet,” Jinyoung said shortly before using the corners of his eyes to look at the purebred puppy in his owner's arms again with anger, his sparkling green-brown eyes reflecting the light and turning red inside. In the blink of an eye, the dog let out a yelp of fear and trembled, its tail shrinking in its master's embrace.

“Wow, really cool! This brother's eyes can change light just now. Do you think Mom can make eyes like this for us too?” While the little brother was innocently excited by the change in his eye color, the older girl was. Instead, he swallowed a big gulp and grabbed the hand of his younger brother who was babbling non-stop, making him walk away in the other direction with trembling hands.

“Let's go, Danny.” Before leaving, she turned around and bowed her head to the two of them in fear before hurriedly running around another street corner. Gongchan shook his head slightly at the playfulness. Being someone else's child

“Why would you tease a child?”

“I was just teaching that stupid dog to you.” Jinyoung smiled triumphantly. After all, the instincts of a fox, a larger animal, must be able to easily instill fear, respect, and obedience from a small puppy.

“I don't know how to grow up,” Gongchan said, feeling sad because he still regretted not having more time to play with the puppy just now. It wasn't like he could see dogs in the human world up close like this every day…

“Who doesn't know how to grow up? I've seen someone around here eat chocolate all over their mouths for almost two years and still don't realize it.” His face turned pale and he reached in to stare closely before his brain could process everything. Around him, he was able to catch the same warm hands that had held his before and gently wiped the contents from his lips. Without thinking, Gongchan's big eyes couldn't help but look. It was different from the full moon floating in the sky. The deeper he looked, the more Jinyoung felt himself fascinated by the beauty but mystery of the two moons that were so close to his hand. It couldn't be withdrawn, but the opposite party withdrew from that strange feeling so quickly that he even regretted it.

“Uh… is there anyone here waiting for you to come back today?” Gongchan pretended to clear his throat. Then he withdrew his face from the warm breeze of the other party that was gently caressing his face just now. The sound of something in his chest that had not been beating for a long time was like a flock of millions of bats flying around until he was completely agitated. You have to withdraw yourself.

“Who is waiting beside you?”

“Just now, we were talking about how to make every moment count as a worthwhile wait.” Gongchan's face suddenly turned red. But on the other hand, her pretty eyebrows furrowed into a knot, choosing to cover it up. “You told me that if there were people waiting to welcome you warmly, that place would become a meaningful place, and every day of that day would continue. If you only have it once a year, it will be the most meaningful day of your life because you have always waited for it.”

“There's no one waiting for me here, Gongchan^^.” Jinyoung stopped walking and looked at his own breath as it billowed out into white smoke. Both pairs of dull eyes looked at the night sky. Snow began to fall lightly. “Only I am here to spend my entire life preciously waiting for others…”

“You… don't have any relatives or lovers left?” Gongchan began to wrap himself up as he felt the air getting colder and colder.

“I am not a good person worthy of anyone waiting for me until now.” Even though he felt that this was an answer that didn't match the question, Gongchan didn't think he was annoyed at the person in front of him, his eyes clearing away. Look down at the floor, alternating with looking at the person you're talking to before speaking quietly.

“In Hell…we will always welcome you.”

“...I...I didn't mean it like that-_-;; I mean, if you feel that living in the human world is torture and makes your days of life worthless, then hell is still the last thing you would think of and go there at least. There is still someone to talk to or think about, not having to live alone as a wandering demon like this.”

“I can't go there…”

“Why is that person you're waiting for so important that no matter how long you'll wait for him?” Gongchan couldn't understand why he was starting to raise his voice because some emotions were just rising up. This glib demon in front of him rejected his good intentions. Why did he have to feel so annoyed?

“It's not all that, but I've always believed that too.” Jinyoung looked at Gongchan with an embarrassed expression and took a deep breath, “Eventually he will come back to me. Make today's moment more worth looking forward to than every year…”

"So you've met him before?"

“Even if I have to stay here forever and wait for today to be a precious day like other ghosts, I have no choice but to wait…” Once again, the other person avoided a topic that should have been answered directly. Instead, he asked a question that had little to do with the first sentence: “Are you annoyed? ^^”

“What..why do I have to be annoyed with your personal matters? -*-” Gongchan retorted, his voice stuttering because of the cold or not being able to find a reason to argue. Jinyoung let out a fox-eared laugh. The two sides that had drifted apart because of sadness a moment ago had returned to normal just because they saw the other person acting funny to cover him up.

“Then what are you upset about? Do you still want to eat sweets? Just now, you ate almost the entire basket from me.” Jinyoung held up a basket of snacks and waved them in front of the person who was frowning unknowingly.

“I'm cold...quit playing and take me to shelter. The snow has fallen and you can still talk nonsense.” Gongchan cut him off by walking in another direction. But Jinyoung quickly followed up with his irritating words.

“Being a devil, do you still have a cold feeling left?^^”

“…!!” Oh, that's right…He's not human at all to have feelings of heat and cold. The pain remains Have you released the chicken coop yet?

“I apologize for not being as good a guide as I originally advertised myself to be, but I really didn't know what I was making you angry about. Our time to hang out is until 6:00 a.m. I don't want the time we're together right now to be wasted for no reason,” Jinyoung said honestly, trying to look into the other's eyes to find an answer, but it seemed like The other party will be even more annoyed that they are being pressured, so they won't get much cooperation.

“Are you saying that I'm making the current atmosphere boring?”

“No, I'm asking you directly because I really don't know. If there's anything that can lighten your mood, I'm happy to do it. Just ask, can you help make today as good for me as it is for other ghosts?"

“Can you please not bother me too much? We just met today, for the first time, you shook my hand without warning. The second time, you also arbitrarily put your hand on my mouth. If you do anything more, I will…”

Gongchan didn't have a chance to say anything more. Suddenly, a large, round, rainbow-colored shell-shaped lollipop with a bow tied in the shape of a moth spread its wings on the candy stick and fell along with small, clear snowflakes. that was slowly falling from the sky onto little hands, not knowing where the magical lollipops were created from

Or by someone's magic until Gongchan turned to look at the face of the once talkative devil who suddenly looked at what was in front of him with a wide-eyed expression, unable to understand the difference between beginning and end, and then little Satan It seems like I've finally found the answer for myself...

“You…” That pretty face was holding back a smile so hard that it made her soft cheeks dimple as she thought of what her heart was assuming, “Do you think this lollipop will make me feel better?”

"What are you talking about? I don't understand."

“You're the one who conjured this lollipop for me.” Gongchan held up the sweet treat in his hand for the demon in front of him to take a closer look, smiling all alone, not saying anything, then Jinyoung used both hands to reach into the pocket of his torn shirt. Turning his head away, he cleared his throat the other way and said in a stern voice.

“How could a demon like me have magic to do that for you? You conjured it up yourself and didn't realize it.”

“You can conjure it…if you plan to conjure it for others and not for yourself.” The slender Satan bared his fangs, smiling silently to himself, definitely pleased…he had wanted to try a lollipop for a long time. But at Grandma's house, where I went to ask for snacks just now, there was only chocolate spider toffee. And then the corn snacks that I just ate.

Even Jinyoung himself still doesn't understand. He admits that just now, for a moment, he was trying to think of something that would make Gongchan feel better. Just now, Gongchan had just complimented him: The candy in this mortal world was delicious but couldn't be kept for a long time, making him think of cute candy like rainbow lollipops because it was a candy that could be eaten for a long time until it was gone and he couldn't deny that. The lollipop that Gongchan was holding had an appearance exactly like what he had in his head.

Normally, every type of demon is almost considered to be a low-level being without magic or power because even if it has real magic, if it were to be used to cast spells on others, it would definitely be completely useless. Well, there had never been a demon that could use his own magic because it was known as a demon by nature…

It is a living creature with a bad temperament, vicious, cunning, devoid of love and generosity in the heart, and more selfish than conjuring anything to create happiness for others.

But he did it… only because he wanted to see the devil in front of him in a better mood.

“At least I would never imagine such a tasteless lollipop in my head.” But the confusion in his heart caused that deep voice to hurriedly reject it, “If that is true, I conjured a warm fire for you. Wouldn't one be better? You yourself have been complaining about the cold with your shoulders wrapped like that for a long time now.”

Before he could finish his words, a soft white cotton scarf slowly appeared, gently wrapping around the other person's slender neck. Gongchan's rosy cheeks became slightly rosy as he looked at the thing wrapped around his white neck. Satisfactorily, the hem of the scarf was woven into the shape of a small red apple hanging from it, making it look even more beautiful, clearly indicating who had created it for him.

“Believe it or not, you don't want my fire to keep you cold.” The sweet-faced Satan smiled contentedly as he turned to look at the fox demon's normally pale, lifeless face, which had turned as pale as a hard-boiled egg. Go again when you see the work and see what you have done.

“Impossible…” Jinyoung muttered.

“Thank you for the scarf, but… you can admit that I also complained that it was cold just to say no and not want to answer your question.” Gongchan tightened the soft cloth around his neck to make it more comfortable and warm as he smiled secretly at the beginning of the road. Snow had fallen, covering it in black and white, alternating between bricks and mottled snow. Jinyoung scratched his nose, pretending to ask about something else so as not to make the conversation seem too awkward.

“Did you know that I have a private corner where I can sit and watch the moonlight in the valley?”

“You act like you're asking me out on a date.” As soon as Gongchan said this teasingly, the other person almost immediately kissed him at the other person's arrogance.

“If you get tired of walking around the village, I will let you rest and eat some snacks for a while. In that corner of the valley, you will be able to see almost every ghost in this village without having to walk around. Watching things like this is a waste of time.”

"Okay, but you don't have to use magic to conjure up any more snacks for me ^^"

“Stop teasing me,” Jinyoung secretly smiled as well. “I was the one who conjured up that lollipop and scarf for you to accept like this. Are you satisfied?” The demon in front of him finally admitted, unable to make an excuse, earning a laugh from Gongchan, not so softly that his body was tall. He had to secretly rub the apple lamp in his hand to reduce his nervousness, but then something unexpected happened when a small, cold hand slowly intertwined its fingers with his, pulling and tugging on his arm a little to wake him up.

“Then lead me.”

The more he saw the beautiful smile plastered across his face and the small canine teeth at the corners of his mouth, glistening white like pearls, the more it made the confidence that had previously existed in the young man lose zero. This time, he was at a disadvantage. How could the mischievous child of Satan who was once so naive get trapped in a human trap on an apple tree?

I could only recite in my mind that I shouldn't let the chicken accidentally cast a spell on this mischievous girl again like just now...

“Well, then I will tell you some fun stories in this human world.”

“Are you saying that there are other festivals created by humans in this world besides Halloween?”

“There are countless more. In the next two months, when the long winter visits this world, when will they have something called a Christmas party?” Jinyoung sat with his arms around his knees, staring at the moonlight. A soft glow between the two valleys in front of him, Gongshan sat happily at the end of the cliff with his legs dangling and swaying next to him. The sweet-faced Satan was eating the sweet rainbow lollipop he had created. Give happily There is a not very large dry apple tree that is shedding its leaves and preparing for winter as a shelter from the falling snow.

Down there…a small village with bright orange lights glowing brightly and the sounds of Halloween celebration songs this night could be faintly heard as the cold wind blew fluffy snow all around us. The scenery was beautiful, both the moon and The twinkling lights from the village instantly revived the forest in this lonely valley and filled it with a warm atmosphere.

“Christmas party?” Gongshan furrowed his brows when he heard such a bizarre name come out of another person's mouth. Of course, living as the son of Satan and living in hell like him, it was not unusual to not know any other festivals. Apart from Halloween, we get to see the real thing today. Jinyoung nods in response.

“There are gifts of pine trees decorated with lights. A stocking hanging in front of the house, a snowman, a turkey, a bouquet of Holy Ghost flowers, mistletoe…what else…” Jinyoung tapped his chin, trying to think of something else to tell him. “Mashed potatoes, cookies and warm milk to welcome Santa Claus. Gingerbread and…”

“You just said the name of the food.” Gongchan laughed in good spirits and shoved Jinyoung on the shoulder in amusement. The fox demon that was narrating also laughed when he saw the smiling face of the person sitting next to him.

“I'm hungry, watching you eat deliciously and refusing to share with me like this, and I can't help but think of food ^^”

“If you're so hungry, you can just nibble on the apple lamp in your hand.” Gongchan raised his eyebrows superiorly before popping the entire rainbow-colored smile into his mouth.

“This is the guidance lamp you gave me. How can I resist eating it? If you keep eating it, I will have to live in this dark world alone every night.” Jinyoung fondly caressed the glowing yellow-green apple in his hand.

“I seem to have thought of a good idea~” Gongchan let out a long sound as he looked at his own lollipop stick and the apple lantern that Jinyoung was holding thoughtfully, his pale hands peeling off a moth-shaped bow. Gongshan then changed the color of his wings to a bright blood red. Gongshan used a dry branch of an apple tree that had fallen on the ground nearby and transformed it into a lantern handle, inserting it into the apple and attaching the bow he had taken from it. Smiling his own smile, Jinyoung looked at the little devil who was fixing up his lamp and laughed.

“What are you doing there?”

“Make a handle like this… so when you carry it around at night, you won't have any trouble.” Gongchan smiled, satisfied with his work as he continued to think about something. “I think it's still missing something. But I can't think of anything else that's missing.”

“I know.” Jinyoung smiled mischievously as he looked up at the apple-lime-colored lamp that the other person was holding nearby. The devious demon had used a nearby sharp stone to carve an apple shape into the shape of a human skull. More sketchily, drawing a heart shape and using the blood from his own body to fill in the heart that represents the eyes of the skull on both sides, the heart-shaped eye of the apple-lime-colored lamp on the left, Jinyoung draws a circle around it. Around the eyes, draw eyelashes around the circle as well.

“Is your Apple Lantern a girl?” Gongchan asked. The corners of the mouth on his handsome face twitched slightly as he softly replied with a deep voice, without even taking his eyes off the work he was concentrating on.

“The left heart-shaped eye with eyelashes is my heart, and the right one is my heart…”

“…” Satan, who used to be so talkative, avoided his stern glances at his face to reduce the embarrassment that was rushing across his face, biting his cheek to stop himself from smiling.

"finished"

“Ah..Oh, that face is so ugly.” Gongchan said rather playfully, pretending Myeong looked away. Jinyoung let out a laugh through his nose.

“Then you're blaming yourself because if I'm not mistaken, you were the one who did it for me ^^”

“Look at the jack-o-lanterns that the villagers hung in front of their houses, just like you did when my father gave you your first fireball.” Gongchan changed the subject and pointed at the orange speck of light with his hand. The small surrounding village that shimmered and looked beautiful when looked down from the valley in Jinyong Forest was quiet and did not explain anything further until Gongchan couldn't help but look back with doubt. can

“What is wrong with you?”

"nothing…"

“You keep quiet every time I talk about this lamp. Do you know if there's something you're hiding from me?”

“They did that to remember my own cruelty…” Jinyoung gently admonished him as he looked up at the moon that was shining on them both.

"who? Villagers who carve lanterns into the shape of pumpkins?” Gongchan asked, not understanding. But seeing Jinyoung's face suddenly fall, everything seemed to be an easy guess: “Don't tell me you're…”

“Jack-o-Lantern, that is my name.”

“I was the one who tricked Lord Satan into a trap while I was still a human. I was the one who tricked your father into agreeing to a contract that led to my entire afterlife. To suffer like this, but that's enough for the bad things I've done…”

Jinyoung's cold, bloodless palm rubbed his face as he sighed after saying all of this. Gongchan was still blinking his eyes at the end of the matter. They had a hard time getting along with each other, but the truth that Jinyoung had just told himself just now made little Satan even more shocked when he realized that the person sitting next to him was actually the person sitting next to him. It used to be that human who attacked his father became such a legend.

“I wouldn't be too careless if I asked what the agreement between my father and you that has now become a contract with you is…” Even the voice that asked the question Even though I wanted to know, it was still difficult to put it all together. The eyes smiled at my own destiny, where a thin curtain of clear water flowed in the pair before the deep voice of the devil who was once so cunning. will tell the story

“On that day when I was still alive and unable to catch your father from falling out of the apple tree, I asked for one thing in exchange for letting him live. Satan cannot take my soul to hell. Father, I have agreed to accept this because I have no other choice for my own life.”

“On the day I left this world, your father still kept his promise to me. He didn't take my soul down to hell as promised…” As he spoke the next sentence, Jinyoung suddenly felt. His heart was pounding, but he still continued to tell the story. “I didn't go to hell, but at the same time I was such a bad person that I couldn't go to heaven.”

“…” Gongchan was stunned by what he heard. Because of this, Jinyoung had to suffer as a demon wandering in the human world for so many years that even the magic his father kindly conjured fireballs for him. Jinyoung had also expired and Jinyoung might have to remain in this condition in the human world forever as long as the promise his father had made to beg for his life was still intact…

Going to hell, no one will let you in. No one will accept me from going to heaven because I committed too many sins as a human being.

“I am not a good human being…Gongchan. I used to be a bad person. It's so bad that even when I die, no one will feel sorry or regret that I didn't live. I have no good deeds for people in this world to write about except for that name that haunts me all the time. When Jack was a sinner who was worse than Satan…” A bitter smile flashed around in a line of self-pity that Gongchan didn't know how to comfort the person in front of him, so he could only remain silent, giving off the atmosphere. The cycle does its own thing.

“I hate the memories of me that the people in that village talk about, I hate that name that they used to call me even when I was no longer on this world, so much so that I had to call myself again as time passed. Over hundreds of years, my soul that was still unable to reincarnate became more powerful until it became the cunning fox demon you see now. I left that village and lived in the forest. single…

Because at least this forest doesn't have any bad memories of me from when I was human.”

“I believe there must be someone in that village who still remembers you in a positive way even after you passed away from this world.” Gongchan bit his lower lip as he said a comforting expression with a deep look in his eyes. Jinyoung's meaning flashed at him before he let out a small smile as he stared at him. The tears on his handsome face still hadn't disappeared from his red eyes from holding back tears at all.

“By the way, he definitely did… but right now he probably doesn't even remember how much he loved and did for me.”

“He is that person you have been waiting for for hundreds of years, right?”

“That person is you, Gongchan.”

“…!!” Gongchan was stunned and silent. He didn't know what Jinyoung was talking about, even though he had only known him for one night, even though everything around him was just now. sudden stop of movement The snowflakes fluttering, the moon about to set on the horizon, the lights from the village and the apple lantern that he had conjured for Jinyoung, the sounds of the sweet singing to celebrate the festival that used to be faintly loud filled the atmosphere around him. It was not lonely, there was only the night wind that screamed and howled, now everything was quiet. The only sounds of his breathing and Jinyoung's speaking could be heard by his ears.

“You really don't remember me?” Jinyoung's expression, which was trying to hold back a smile while asking him that question, looked rather sad. His sharp jawline looked even more pronounced in the moonlight as he raised his head. Let the tears that are about to flow fall back

“It's okay...it's worth it for the things I've ignored you for all the time I was human. It's worth it for the bad things I never cared for the people who loved and were good to me...now even the ones I've met. The person who had waited for him for hundreds of years because he thought he would be the only one who would still consider me a good person has no memories left of me anymore.”

“You…what are you talking about? I don't understand. You said you and I had known each other before?” Gongchan said, his voice shaking as if he was about to cry. At this moment, Jinyoung was crying nonstop, unable to hide the truth any longer, causing him to feel sad as well, even though he didn't know the truth or couldn't remember anything about it at all, but he He could never deny the first feeling he felt when he met Jinyoung. How familiar he felt with this man's face. It felt as if they had known each other for a very long time...so long that it became a memory of some sort. It is so suppressed that it is difficult to revive all of this on your own.

So…Jinyoung knew his name from the first time we met without him having to tell him because we had known each other before?

“I don't expect you to believe every word I will say here, but just know that you are a person who has always loved me one-sidedly and never received my love back. Jinyoung shed tears as he started telling the story again. “Even when I die You are the only one who remembers me and prays for me to have a good afterlife, but I am too sinful to be born into a good world according to your request. I apologize.”

Jinyoung's tears streamed down his face and his deep voice sobbed heavily as if the story he was telling was stabbing, causing severe pain in the heart of the storyteller. Gongchan shook his head and cried as he embraced the other person. in his arms not because he could remember everything Jinyoung had told him, but because he really wanted to tell the demon in front of him with some feelings that were deep in his heart that it wasn't his fault. Just a little bit

“You said that I myself was born as a human being in this world?” It was difficult to keep his voice from shaking from Jinyoung's sobs, his face buried in his thin shoulders, he pulled away and used his sharp, moist eyes. With tears streaming down her face, she stared at his face and forced a smile.

“A long time ago^^ you fell in love with me with all your heart.”

“Still talking like a joke, I really want to know the whole story.” A red-faced Gongchan burst out laughing at the other person's reckless wit, “Then why was I reborn as Satan like this? can Why can't I be reborn as a human being? Have I sinned so much that I cannot be reborn as a human being?”

“No, you're a good person.” Jinyoung used his thumb to gently wipe away the tear stains from his soft cheeks as he stared deep into Satan's bright eyes. “The only thing you've sinned against in your own life is that you... Suicided myself less than a month after I left this world.”

“…I killed myself after you?”

“I don't know when I fell in love with you. When I was alive, you almost never existed in my eyes. I overlooked every good thing you tried to do for me.”

“…” Jinyoung's tone became serious again.

“But now that you've spent your afterlife as Satan like this…I think it's not a coincidence but because of the terrible things I did to you. And you did it more to yourself, which resulted in you being born like Satan.”

“True… I have heard that people who commit suicide are considered a sin that cannot be expunged,” Gongchan commented. Most of the time he had seen earthlings who died by extinguishing their own lives, usually had to be reborn as angels of death or Satan in order to atone for the crime of extinguishing their precious lives.

“That's right, and when you become Satan you will only live in hell, where I cannot travel to you. It was as if everything had been my destiny to make amends for the sins I had committed with you. I could only wait…wait with hope that if you were still a soul that had not yet been reborn anywhere, We may meet again on this day every year.

I just want to apologize to you…” Jinyoung averted his eyes apologetically as he moved his hand to hold the small hand that was in his. Gongchan was startled and hurriedly forced a smile to hide his pain and withdrew his hand.

Maybe he just felt guilty that he never did good in return for me in this time of human life, so he was just waiting to show me his sincerity by saving my life at the apple tree. Only Yong tried to do good by making amends for the bad things he had done to me just out of pity for the fact that I had always secretly loved him one-sidedly.

“Don't apologize, I don't even remember all the stories you told me. I must apologize to you for taking you so long to tell all of this alone.” Gongchan cut off his words, causing Jinyoung to stare at his beautiful face that looked distant and distant with his knowing thoughts.

“I didn't save you from those humans just because I wanted to make amends for treating you badly, Gongchan.”

“The fact that I have been a wandering demon living in the human world for hundreds of years is not only because of the promise your father made to me, but also because I am waiting to meet you in the next life. Death all this time after I knew the feelings in my own heart, don't you understand?”

“You are just confused between guilt and wanting to make amends and love.” Gongchan only smiled regretfully while hiding a trace of equally painful pain deep in his eyes.

“So…then what is the reason that I used magic to conjure up everything to make you happy?”

“You only feel sorry for me who used to love you when I was human but you never accepted my love until it became compassionate. The reason you were able to use that magic was because you had feelings of hope and pity. I pity you,” Gongchan said, his voice shaking to the point of nearly crying. He felt from the depths of his heart that he was probably the good old Gongshan, how much pain he was suffering when he thought that in the past the person in front of him had never truly loved him with his heart. Jinyoung stared at him with trembling eyes, the shadow in those eyes reflecting only his image with steadfastness… Gongchan could tell that it was a look of disappointment in his eyes. That cannot be said to make him believe in reality.

"Forget it... You probably won't remember everything until you've completely forgotten the feeling of loving me at that time from your heart." Even more than before, Gongchan forced himself to say things that hurt his heart even more while turning his face away.

“Actually, you and I are the only people who have ever met before this one night. Only you brought up old matters to talk about even though I never knew or felt anything about these things before. “Hard voice. He raised his slender neck almost perpendicular to the ground, his small blood red lips puffed out in a haughty manner that made Jinyoung secretly want to win over the other person.

“It's really easy to forget, so I'd like to ask for the lollipop and that scarf back, what's the matter?” The thick body moved closer to the other, wanting to grab the lollipop stick from the other person's hand and give it to him, but Gongchan turned away. In response, she wrinkled her throat and quickly escaped from his arms.

“What is the matter that you created this for me and then come and get it back so easily?”

“I created the person who loves and waits for me, and I have loved and waited to meet him all my life, but you just told me that you are not that person…” A mischievous smile twitched. Gongchan could immediately imagine how cunning Jinyoung was when he was a human.

“I don't see where it makes sense to listen and see. I just ate this smile and what use would it be to give it back? -*-” His sweet face began to crinkle as his strong arms began to come closer to his thin waist, bit by bit, moving his face closer until he couldn't help but wiggle. Jinyoung's warm breath swirled and caressed him. His face was relieved from the cold wind and cold snowflakes that were currently falling.

“How is it to prove that you really don't have any feelings left for me like you said? Because if that were the case, these things probably wouldn't mean much to you. Go to hell or let your father create them. You can still make it ten.” Jung Jinyoung grinned, the long bushy fox tail behind him began to use another layer of force to spread across his thin body, preventing it from going anywhere.

“You are a stingy person!”

“Ah...By the way, that's what I was called when I was alive as a human. Thank you for reminding me of that. ^^” Jinyoung said teasingly, looking at Gongchan who frowned even more and gave him an angry expression.

"I'm not surprised at all that even with a smile and a used scarf, you'd still want to reclaim it from someone who couldn't fight back!"

“Is there no way to fight? Then I'll give you an option to fight, so you won't label me as a callous devil who only wants to bully the son of Satan who has no way to fight.” Jinyoung repeated his sentence. With almost every word, Gong Chan turned his head away, refusing to meet his eyes with the handsome face in front of him, and asked very reluctantly.

“What are your options?”

“Let's play trick-or-treating^^”

“Ah..what!”

“Ti different, you are the owner of the house where I knocked on the door and asked for snacks and candy. I made you choose between tricks and treats. What will you choose?” Jinyoung let go of the hug a little, allowing the other person to have enough space to breathe and think about his choice. His beautifully arched eyebrows ran into each other, almost tying themselves into knots with thoughts. It's heavy because you don't know where the demon in front of you will come from.

"I don't choose."

“You have to choose,” Jinyoung quickly retorted as soon as the other person refused, as if waiting in the way. “You demand reasonable justice for yourself. And this is the deal I'm going to offer you as a choice of tricks... I have the right to trick or attack you in any way until you give up the treats. But if you answer the treat, it means you've given up and must... I gave back this lollipop and the scarf from the beginning without any conditions.”

“What about trick-or-treating…” Jinyoung smiled softly and slyly as he looked at the lollipop that Gongchan was holding in his hand and popping into his mouth, his round eyes that held a hint of resentment blinking absently. Choices before deciding to speak

“Trick! I would like to choose a trick.”

“You are the one who chose.”

Suddenly, the fox demon's face, who had only been separated by a lollipop, leaned down and his warm lips touched the soft, candy-colored lollipop that the other person was holding in his mouth, slowly and delicately using his slender tongue. He pressed his lips against the soft, bright red lips until he could smell the sweet scent of the candy he had just given him so rashly. Everything was so sweet and gentle that Jinyoung could hear the other person's breathing begin to hitch. and tried to turn away, so he removed the soft and sweet petals of his lower lip to open a space for the other person to breathe in.

Before using a warm, slender tongue to push that sweet, sweet smile into those sweet, moist little lips again and again...

The weak-handed Gongchan didn't even have the strength to resist the sweet taste of the kiss and the candy that slowly melted in his mouth. The taste of the kiss that Jinyoung was giving him was too sweet for him to refuse with his heart. myself to remove that gentle touch Little Satan calmed down and allowed the other person to take advantage of the sweetness he tasted from his own lips without any reservations. Until the warm lips and slender tongue parted to rest and used those sharp, slender, charming eyes to stare at his face to ask again.

“Are you afraid of me yet?”

“If you are afraid, give me back the lollipop and scarf and I will set you free without any more hauntings like just now.”

"I'm giving you another chance to choose, trick or treat."

“Trick.” This time, it was Gongchan who answered quickly. A hand was used to bend the other person's neck to bend down to kiss the sweetness of his own lips willingly. Jinyoung's eyes stared at the long, beautiful lashes that were sleeping on the clear skin of his face. He used his hand to support his beautiful face that shone under the soft moonlight that shone across the mountainside in front of him.

While feeding another person's breath and sweet touch, the feeling of joy was so overwhelming that it almost overflowed a heart that had withered from years of waiting. The fox demon's clean white tail and Satan's pale pink arrow-shaped thorn tail were nestled in a hug and kissing each other deeply, slowly moving closer and intertwining with each other as tightly as their hands. The two of them slowly intertwined with each other warmly and firmly, as if no fate or anyone would be able to separate them again. Jinyoung and Gongchan took advantage of the happy moments that Sweet scent under the cold snow, slowly blowing around their bodies with the coldness, but the breath and the sound of their hearts merging together as one, makes the two of them feel that tonight is Halloween time. Very warm and worth waiting for in many years.

“It's clear that you still love me.” Jinyoung smiled brightly, using his arms to embrace the other's body, snuggling closer together when he saw that the other person's hearts were the same. Then Little Satan, who had been defeated, slowly rested his head on his shoulder and argued in a low voice.

“Who said I still love you?”

“Are you still going to lie to yourself?” Jinyoung laughed. Hands spread across the other person's delicate waist, making it warm and comfortable, loose, not too tight.

“I don't love that crafty Jack anymore. I really like the demon Jinyoung who helped me down from that apple tree.”

“And it was a demon who took you to the Halloween festival in the demon village that had been waiting for you in the same place for hundreds of years. And he's also the devil who makes sweet smiles and soft scarves for you^^” Jinyoung added in an annoyed tone, temptingly looking at the thin, pretty blood-colored lips that were slightly swollen after being possessed by him for so long. Gong Chan gave a big swing in annoyance.

“And it was the devil who just shamelessly stole my kiss!”

“And it's the demon you love with all your heart~”

“Stop annoying me for a second!

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Knowing that I will never be able to defeat you, you will still find fault with me.” Gongchan made his eyes green in displeasure. His plump cheeks, which had been pale due to the cool surrounding temperature, began to glow with embarrassment, causing laughter from the cunning demon that embraced him so well.

“Hahaha, I really want you to be able to see the Valentine's Day festival here. People here give flowers to show their love, most of them are roses rather than other types... Oh, you will be waiting for the person you love. Give me the sweet chocolate you like to eat.” Jinyoung's eyes were dreamy and happy as he told of the things he had seen.

“I ate the huge lollipop you gave me this time. I don't have to eat any snacks for many years to come. I don't know if I'll eat it for ten years or so.”

“I helped you eat a lot, right?^^” The mischievous eyes sparkled brightly as he talked about the events just now.

“Look, Jinyoung, this might sound selfish…”

“But I want you to continue waiting for me like this.” Gongshan scratched his nose sheepishly as he made the request, “Until next Halloween and beyond, I still want to see you wait. I'm here This time I will try to be the person who makes every 31st day. Your October has meaning every year. I will never allow you to ignore me or see me out of sight like I did when I was human again.”

Gongchan turned and ordered a warning to the owner of the warm embrace, sounding a little fierce. But instead, there was another person's wide smile waiting to welcome him when he had already turned to look at him.

“You succeeded a long time ago.”

“I love you may be the love that comes after life. However it has arisen and blossomed in my heart, I will always be waiting for you in the same place. On a day like this when the snow falls, if I let you walk along the path where the snow fell, everything will return to the way it was today, right?”

Jinyoung looked at the big, bright white moon that slowly set behind the horizon until it disappeared, leaving only the light of the sun slowly glowing and the warmth of the morning sun that came to replace it, signifying that it was a time of happiness. Their happiness was about to end and was replaced by separation. Gongchan cradled the face of the demon he loved before sighing as tears streamed down his soft cheeks and his thin lips imprinted a sweet kiss. Softly, longingly on the thick lips again before every image disappears like snow melted by the morning sun.

When this falling snow stops…everything that was once grabbed will never be returned again…

“I will be back in three hundred and sixty-five days…”

“That apple lamp…use it to guide me when I can't come to this mortal world. Use it to remember that I've never left you.” Gongshan said goodbye with tears in his eyes. Young pulled her body into a final embrace before everything disappeared just as the sun rose to shine over the horizon on the human world. Then the time of Satan and various ghosts had to return. Hell was the same as before except for him…he was the only demon who had to live in this world alone forever.

“I will always wait for you. Thank you for making my long wait meaningful today, Gongchan.”

There was no sweet voice that responded to him as usual. The long eyes slowly forgot before finding emptiness that replaced the figure that was once coldly nestling against him. Curly lips raised up to themselves in a cold, bitter smile that was hard to find. Accepting that farewell had happened to him again, Jinyoung slowly lifted his tall, slender figure to stand up at the edge of the cliff, still holding an apple-yellow lantern in his hand. The brightness carved into the eyes that another person gave along with a smile when thinking about the good memories that another person gave to him in a short period of time, but it was a short period of time. That he is happy and worthwhile means more than anything he can describe in his entire life.

The morning sun on the mountainside shone on his body, which stood alone. Leaving the warmth of Gongchan's body that was once close in his embrace imprinted deep in every particle of his memory, he would never be able to stop waiting for that person to return.

Time had flown by again… Everything now was like a very faint picture in the memories deep in his heart. At this time, he could only accept the painful past that had passed.

When the snow falls… then the pain will be gently blown away by the cold wind. The painful memories will probably fade from his heart as well.

And when the snow stopped, if everything stopped along with the snow that brought that bitterness to his heart, everything that he once held onto would never be able to come back again.

I will always wait here for you. I'll wait until that long eternity has passed and becomes the past. And then my soul might become just a fading memory of the people on earth, you, or even myself. No one will ever remember it again. Gongchan….

“Hyung! What are you drawing? ^^”The maknae's bright voice

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who accidentally entered the leader's office without permission and teased another young man who was holding a pencil and drawing something scribbled on paper with a black face and seriousness. Jung Jinyoung was wearing a dark black suit that was similar in price to a suit. A vampire celebrates a Halloween party when the record company takes a look at the subject, causing him to lose focus for a bit. Before letting out a smile, he didn't hold any grudges.

"I'm designing a light stick for Bana," said a deep voice with a smile as he turned his head to look at the clear face that was leaning down to look at what he had drawn on a piece of paper with interest, with eyes that were more affectionate than the other members. in the group “How are you? Are you beautiful?”

“It's cute...but ah...I look at it and it feels familiar, but I don't know where hyung got this idea from.” Gongchan's eyebrows furrowed together as he stared and analyzed the drawing. It was so close, it was as if the image in front of him was stuck in a part of his memory from a long time ago…

“I drew it from my mind. No, it's a dream image. It's like there's something telling me that this is something that used to mean a lot to someone.” Jinyoung also had a tense expression on his face as he tried to put together the things that were stuck in his head. “Because it is what I think is meaningful.

That's why I want to give this to Bana.”

“Huh, maybe hyung was a little too into today's Halloween party so I thought about it. But I think it would be better to add a bow to the lightstick handle to make it look cute.” Without any further delay, he grabbed the pencil he was holding and drew a bow on the lightstick handle to complete it. Young looked and laughed.

“You think exactly like me. I've been thinking for a long time that it seems like something is missing. It's actually a bow."

“I'm good at knowing the feelings of the leader of the group, right?^^” Gong Chan Shik teased as he handed the pencil back to the hand that was already waiting to receive it. The sound of the room door opening slammed a few times in succession and the figures of three other members followed suit, wordlessly surrounding the leader's desk, working on the previous song.

“Let's hide here. The president has come to follow you guys to a meeting to discuss the music for our next comeback,” said Sandeul, who looked serious while eating the chocolate spider cake on the plate he was holding. The purpose of this appearance is brief. Meanwhile, Big Brother Shin Dongwoo wasn't paying attention to anything outside of the sheet of paper Jinyoung was solemnly drawing.

“What kind of figure is this ugly and grotesque? -_-”

“Jinyoung hyung is designing a light stick for our group,” Gongchan volunteered in return with a smile on his face, showing a pair of small, sharp white canine teeth at the corners of their mouths. Shabaro saw the paper in full view and his mouth pursed.

“Why did you draw such a scary character, hyung?”

“Actually, I don't think Bana's cute appearance would be anything like the ghost skull Jinyoung-hyung drew,” Sandeul quickly added to his close friend.

“Who told you that when you add color to it, it will become cute?” Jin Youngji mouthed, annoyed that no one agreed with him except Gongchan.

“Any color to me can't make your ugly ghost skull any cuter.” Shin Woo looked at him in horror that even in a drawing it would be this ugly if it were made into a real official product. How scary will it look?

“Let's add some bright colors,” Gongchan added in such an optimistic way that Sandeul, who was annoyed, had to quickly ask for directions.

“Like what, please tell me.”

“Apple Lime/Apple Lime?”

Now, it wasn't just one voice trying to make excuses for the other person, but two voices of the maknae and leader of the group answering in unison, unexpectedly, as if they knew each other very well. The pair looked at each other, confused as to how the other knew what color he was thinking about.

“Uh…have the two of you discussed this before? ^^;” Baro smiled dryly after the rest of the members could only stare at each other in bewilderment. Jinyoung quickly shook his head.

“No…I just found out that Gongchan wanted his lightstick to be this color.”

"I just thought that if it was an apple-lime color, it would look cute and bright when glowing in the dark. (.__.)"

“But even so, it can't lessen the fear of this thing, just look at its eyes!”

“His heart-shaped eyes come from the first time we look at someone and it turns into love from the first time we meet.” Jinyoung finished his defense.

“Then the name has to be cute to cover up the horror.” Shinwoo rubbed his hand on his goosebump-prone arm to warm it up. “Like what…”

“Pong? I think this word is cute when pronounced many times in a row. Pong~ ><” Gongchan offered his opinion to help the group's leader as hard as he could and acted. Yo put the rest of the hyungs along as well. Everyone saw this and looked at the cute maknae's face and shook their heads in disgust.

“Who would name such a weird lightstick?”

“But I like that the name is easy to pronounce and easy to remember.”

Jinyoung said in a calm voice as he stared at Gongchan, who slowly changed from an expression of surprise at his approval to one that smiled at him as well. Chabaro, the group's rapper, cleared his throat as a signal to Mae. The remaining two members immediately said something to dispel the strange atmosphere that was building in the room.

“Then I think you two should talk about the light sticks if you're on the same page.” Shinwoo said softly as he elbowed Sandeul and Baro, telling them to leave the room.

“But let's not discuss it for too long. The president is still waiting for your opinions on the upcoming comeback. -.,-” Sandeul repeated this one last time as he followed the other two members out of the room door but still didn't dare to pretend to use his butt to push Gongchan hard once in annoyance until his body felt light. Dizzy lost control and staggered over to the leader who was sitting in a padded work chair next to him.

"be careful!"

“Wow.

O_O!”

It ended with the small body of the cute maknae being able to flutter into Jinyoung's lap, with strong arms supporting him so he wouldn't fall down and puddle into his eye socket. The pair, round like a silver moon, widened in shock when they felt the breath from the bridge of their high noses that were so close that they brushed against the smooth skin of their cheeks, only a palm's distance away covering the warm tip of their noses, accidentally brushing against the clear cheeks. It grew red until it smelled of the sweet candy-scented soap that another person had accidentally used. It was as if the world had stopped spinning during that moment for a fraction of a second...

“Smiling?” Jinyoung asked, smiling unlike the other person who was so embarrassed he could almost hide his hot face against the keyboard he used to compose music in his office.

“Uh…huh, the soap just..just came out with a new scent (.///.)” The soft, sweet voice that answered clumsily didn't make Jinyoung want to let his thin waist be free, but it was very loose and comfortable. When the other person was stuck in a bad position, leaning on his lap.

“Have we met anywhere before our debut? Why did I…” Jinyoung narrowed his long, slender eyes intently as he closely analyzed the other person's face when he had an opportunity like this. Small, blood red, looks moist and healthy. The eyebrows are beautifully arched and the nose is high and raised like a proud person.

Small, sharp fangs, white like pearls, glistening at the corners of the mouth. Pink cheeks as bright as cotton candy and a pair of bright, round eyes like the moon that shone softly in the night sky, looking so intriguing that Jinyoung couldn't take his eyes off the beautiful face he was looking at.

“Why?” Gongshan's heart thumped uncontrollably in his chest when he met eyes that looked very cunning and cunning, like a fox calmly examining its prey, staring into the sky. Jinyoung's long, slender eyes reminded him strangely of someone he had known for a long time.

“No..no.”

“Oh(.///.)” Everyone averted their eyes and slowly pulled away from each other. Finally, Gongchan adjusted the black shirt and red devil horn headband on his head. who resolved his own body's embarrassment before awkwardly glancing at the person who was known as the group's hyung.

"Fighting with the lightstick design, I think I'll... go get some snacks to eat at the event before meeting the president."

“You don't have to come with me. I was going to take a sample of the light stick to the president to look at.” Jinyoung got up and put everything back in its place and folded the strange light stick shaped piece of paper he had designed into his pocket, a warm hand accidentally pulling on it. Come out of the room together.

“What snack would you like to eat first, Gongchan?”

“Chocolate Spider”

“Haha, believe it or not, I like this menu too.” They talked while walking out of the room and closing the door. Gongchan laughed brightly as he stared at the handsome face of the other person who was laughing at his words. Answering him in front of the company elevator door, hung with orange pumpkin lanterns, glowing brightly, creating a warm and festive atmosphere, they spoke a few words as they waited for the elevator to go downstairs together. gently

“Happy Halloween, Jinyoung hyung.”

“Hmm.” The corners of his mouth curved into a quiet satisfied smile before turning to meet the eyes of round eyes that were smiling, waiting for those words from him as well. The sound of the elevator door signal sounded and the door opened for the two of them. Standing side by side in a small square room, Jinyoung's warm hand accidentally intertwined firmly with Gongchan's slender fingers as he spoke his last words and the elevator door slowly closed.

“Thank you for making today a special day for me, Gongchan.”

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I intended to write it to celebrate Halloween, so I don't know if Bana will like a long fic like this or not, but just like every story we intend to write for Bana to read, anyone who reads it is still confused. As for the legend of the jack-o'-lantern, we recommend finding a story to read on the internet first. It's a fun Halloween legend that we've adapted and decorated a little until it becomes... It's a new version of Jack and Bana's fire stick ^^

This fic was written while listening to the song 눈이 오면 by

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Attached to the cover of the fic is a part of the story that follows the meaning of a sad song preparing to welcome the coming winter(?). If Bana listens and understands the meaning of the song, we believe that everyone People will definitely read this fic with a feeling of understanding more than before. Once you've read it, tag it.

O-Lantern Jinchan is welcome if you want to encourage or criticize this fic. Or you can just comment below so we know there are still people who want to read the fics we've written.

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Have a good time reading this fic and enjoy Halloween to the fullest. Happy Halloween, Bana~

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