Episode 62

**"His Regret (part 2)"** is the sixty-second released episode of My Deepest Secret by Hanza Art. Emma receives a surprise visit from Elios, who claims to have secretly joined the school trip to see her on his birthday. Though their reunion is joyful, Emma realizes she cannot ignore her boyfriend's suspiciously strange behavior.

## Synopsis

In a bathroom on the fourth floor of the inn, Emma stands in front of a sink and splashes water on her face, attempting to revive herself from exhaustion after the day's events. As she stares at her reflection, Emma realizes that she is still wearing Yohan's jacket. She decides it will be more appropriate to buy a gift for Yohan and wash the jacket before returning it to him. With her decision made, Emma exits the bathroom and ambles down a dark hallway. She pulls her cell phone out of her pocket and examines it, dejected that she has to take it into a repair shop. As she absentmindedly presses the power button, the screen suddenly blinks to life. Emma perks up, instantly relieved that she no longer has to spend money for the repair.

Curious if the call function still works on her phone, Emma hesitantly dials Elios's number. Suddenly, she hears the faint sound of a familiar tune from behind her. Emma whips her head around in shock. The familiar melody belongs to Chopin's Nocturne, the very song that Elios chose for his ringtone. As she stares down the dark hallway, a familiar figure emerges from around the corner. In a calm voice, Elios admits that he carelessly forgot to silence his phone. He thought it was an unnecessary precaution, since he mistakenly believed that Emma, the only person who knows his phone number, seemed to have broken hers. Elios smiles and lowers his hood to reveal his face, confessing that he missed Emma.

Emma stares speechlessly at Elios. His presence at the university's field trip should be impossible, as he is not a student. Though Emma's head is flooded with thousands of questions, her fatigue has completely overwhelmed her judgment. After experiencing the series of unfortunate incidents that occurred throughout the entire day, Emma cannot bring herself to properly process the situation at hand. Instead, she becomes overjoyed at the sight of Elios's gentle smile. Emma rushes forward and halts only a few steps in front of Elios. Hesitantly, she reaches out and gently pokes his chest. Once she realizes that he is not a hallucination, she throws her arms around his waist in a tight embrace. As she inhales his warm, familiar scent, Emma cries out in relief that he is truly Elios. Laughing, Elios puts his arms around her waist and asks if she did not want to see him. Emma quickly denies having such thoughts, explaining that she simply cannot believe that he has come. Cheerfully, she asks if he secretly joined the school trip to surprise her. Elios smiles and, with his hands behind his back, claims that he wished to meet her at least once on his birthday.

Elios glances down and casually asks whose jacket Emma is wearing. She explains that it belongs to a friend. Elios begins to slowly remove the jacket, claiming that it is dirty. Emma stares in confusion at the jacket in Elios's hands, asking what he plans to do with it since she needs to return it to the owner. With his hand behind his back, Elios insists that he can return the jacket in her stead. Emma begins to feel uneasy and points out that Elios does not even know who the owner is. He responds, stating that he is not comfortable with her being close with another boy. Emma stares speechlessly at him, unable to comprehend why he is behaving so strangely when she simply wants to return Yohan's jacket. Deciding that she has no choice, Emma leaps forward without warning and wrenches the jacket from Elios's grasp.

Elios jumps, startled by her sudden movement. Emma hurriedly emphasizes that she has to resort to such actions because of his inexplicably strange behavior. She begins to explain that there is no reason for him to be jealous, but her voice falters at the sight of a dark stain on the front of Yohan's jacket. Realizing that it is blood, Emma rushes to Elios's side and lifts the bottom hem of his hoodie to check if he is injured. Wordlessly, she reaches out and touches the front of his hoodie. It is wet with blood. Emma looks up at Elios's face and asks where the blood came from, since he is uninjured. Elios freezes for a moment before laughing casually, claiming that it is paint. Emma spots his hands behind his back once more and bites her bottom lip. Feeling a sense of dread, she explains that it is better if he does not continue to lie, as she already learned to read his habits over the course of their relationship. Emma looks at him with a panicked expression and asks once again where the blood came from.

## Characters

*Characters are listed in order of appearance. Character first appearances are **bolded**.*

* Emma Wilson
* Yohan Lee (mentioned)
* Elios