I know not whether the reason my thoughts do not turn clearly is related to the box of Adalin held within my hand.

Aspirin, Adalin, Aspirin, Adalin... The two white tablets flash through my mind, piercing through without distinction, stimulating my nerves. It is a noon of extreme dazzle. For a month, my wife deceived me, feeding me the sedative Adalin as if it were Aspirin, and the evidence is all too clear, given that this box of Adalin was discovered in her room. For what purpose did she have to keep me asleep day and night? What, in the first place, is her occupation? Perhaps she intended to slowly kill me—

Stop, is this not the fault of an unclear mind trying to harbor reckless slander? In this City, drugs for such purposes are far too common. Upon reflection, you, who took in this body exhausted from losing the League of Nine and gave me a new place to stay, would have no reason to do such a thing. Perhaps it was you who used the Adalin, unable to sleep due to some worry. If so, I am truly sorry. To have harbored such a great and unjust suspicion toward my wife.

Yi Sang reached that point in his reasoning, and barely enduring the dizziness that made his whole body feel limp, he walked hurriedly toward home.

I shall confess every single one of my misguided thoughts and offer my apologies. Otherwise, the chill in my chest will simply not subside.

In his haste, he forgot to 'knock' and slid open the door, only to see something that his eyes should never have beheld—

—Yi Sang closed the sliding door in a daze and stood leaning against a pillar, head bowed for a moment to steady his dizzying senses.

This, this is surely my blunder. I failed to consider that you might have a 'guest.' Whatever the case with Adalin and Aspirin, it matters not now. That I caught a glimpse of your disheveled state, that I forgot to knock and pulled the door open, and everything else—I would rather all the faults of the world be mine. So I pray, let this door at least stay...

However, as if to vainly ignore his wish, the sliding door was flung open again from the inside.

...Ah.