Uh, we were on our way ho too... So, when we were crossing the crosswalk at a crossroads, all of a sudden a bright light flashed in front of , and I felt dizzy and then I opened my eyes and I was in a forest...
Its just like us.
Against the backdrop of the crackling sound of the makeshift bonfire, sparks fly here and there.
The shape of our elongated shadows in the blazing fire is irregular.
Everyone salivated at the simring aroma of the rabbit at.
The at was about to burn black.
While I am slightly anxious because its a different worlds ga, at this level of cooking, even if there are parasites, every last one of them should have been burned to death by now.
Is it okay if I eat soon?
Lets eat quickly. Im hungry!
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Oh, its delicious.
Since I fell into this unknown place, I have been eating glucose candies for my als.
While it was a great way to appease my hunger, from a nutritional point of view, it was lacking much.
I dont know how much longer Ill be required to stick around here, but I need to eat protein when I can.
And so I am glad I am able to get at like this.
In one corner of the goblin colony, as if freshly killed, rabbit corpses that had yet to rot were piled up.
We took the at and moved to a clearing so distance away from the village and lit a fire with so lighters.
It would have been much better with salt or soybean paste. There is no seasoning.
Still, this is harmonious with the atmosphere and delicious as it is.
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I let the two of them continue talking while chewing the at without saying anything.
Its annoying to keep receiving their stares since a while ago.
When our eyes et, they beco surprised.
Was I that scary?
To the point of them fainting until exhaustion?
No matter how bloody my whole body is, holding a club covered in blood and flesh, allows to feel the lingering excitent from the earlier battle.
I wonder if this reaction will be a useful tool in the future...
Fire is a not-so-small risk in that it would inform potential enemies of our location with its light and smoke.
However, it would hurt my stomach to have to eat the at raw, and the winter nights are very cold.
Besides, I dont know if its just Jihye, but I dont want to sleep with the boys on watch.
Wisdom lay down on my thigh, taking it as a pillow.
I guess she is thinking of going to sleep like this.
As the first on guard duty, I stared into the dark forest where nothing could be seen.
Tomorrow, Ill find another goblin village and rob it of all the at, or try rabbit hunting.
Goblin cubs can also hunt, so why cant we?
What kind of traps do the rabbits fall into...?
The quiet night helped to deepen my thoughts.
***
At first, I thought this was a lucid dream-like state that I had only ever heard about that I had found myself in.
I was surprised by the real-life-like visuals and my body that moved as I wanted and that was no different from reality, but I felt dirty because my first lucid dream in my life was taking place in such a nightmarish setting.
I was definitely going ho...?
Have I been dreaming since I went to school...?
No matter how much ti passed, there was no sign of awakening from the dream, and I began to feel sothing strange.
Thats how I, Lee Hyun-woo, wandered in the forest for three hours.
When fear grew out of irritation eroded my mind, I suddenly encountered monsters.
There was no ti for to resist their aggro.
When I finally ca to my senses, I found myself tied up and surrounded by monsters.
Eup! Eup!!
The thought that this was a dream had been abandoned long ago.
The grotesque faces and creepy cries were fear-inducing in and of itself.
I thought I was going to get eaten and die.
I beca hopeful when I saw Nam-gyu being dragged back a few minutes later, but he was in worse condition than even I was.
Even if I get bitten by a tiger, Ill live as long as I keep myself awake...!
When I strengthened my will to survive and attempted to not let go of my consciousness until the very end, an incident suddenly occurred.
So faces I could rember ca to my rescue!
Although I am not close to them, I looked into their eyes as I tried to reassure myself of the reliable sight that they should have been.
But then I froze.
After he stopped, I saw the cold, lifeless eyes like that of an ice sculpture staring back at .
And as if to bolster the effect, the blood and flesh of the monsters splattered everywhere as his arm moved chanically and rcilessly.
Jeon Ji-hyes eyes ford crescents as if she was enjoying the current situation.
If this was the school, I would not have been able to hold my gasp at the pure and bright smile.
But now, her expression was terrifying and overlapped with her appearance at school in my mind.
The sll of blood made my head dizzy.
While I understood that they were trying to save , I couldnt stop my body from trembling as I had encountered serial killers.
I was ashad of myself for struggling and even giving in to incontinence, and I felt deeply sorry for them.
After, Jung Ji-hoo commanded Baek Nam-gyu and I to clean up and quickly leave this place.
And now, as the second on night duty, I forced my tired and weary spirit to stay up with a slap on the cheek.
Surely, Jeong Ji-hoo and Jeon Ji-hye must be much more tired than .
It was dark between the trees, far from the fire, and nothing could be seen.
Smoke mixed with soot drifted up into the sky.
I looked at Jung Ji-hoo and Jeon Ji-hye, who were lying close to each other.
I never thought the day would co when I would be so assured of the fact that they are not just a rumoured couple.
Tomorrow, I will be helpful to them, instead of a useless burden.
I turned my head again toward the unchanging forest, but-
Anteol Ostroa!!
My vision darkened at the sight of strange people glaring at just before blacking out.
***
Should I have been hiding in a cave like yesterday?
Or should I feel fortunate to have t people I can communicate with like this?
I dont know which of these two options was better.
My night watch duty was finally over, but my consciousness remained clear.
We know very little about Baek Nam-gyu and Lee Hyun-woo, so theres no way we can trust them.
I will never go to sleep, at least not until its Jihyes turn to stay up.
With the weapon in the palm of my right hand, so I could always defend myself, I was able to react faster than any of the others to the sudden course of events.
Anteal Ostroa!!
However, it is impossible to resist unknown magic with only a piece of wood.
It is a group of four like us.
Young and in their early 20s?
Its magic theyre using, so this really is a different world.
Resistance is futile.
Their action was swift.
In the blink of an eye, we were bound by a rope of light and dragged sowhere, lifted by an unknown force.
When we reached a building, we scattered.
I was interrogated about my identity and how and why I hid in the Academys Forest in an airtight room without a single window.
Their language was intelligible and could be understood by , but of course, I would not answer any of the questions to their satisfaction.
They seem to have tried various thods and magic on .
To be honest, I was worried that I would be tortured painfully, but the interrogation was unexpectedly short.
After the last questioning, they dragged down to the basent and shoved through a set of iron bars.
And in the cell is an occupant I am all too familiar with.
Minhye-rin stared blankly at with her eyes wide open and her mouth slightly parted.
From her sunken eyes with dark circles around them, I could see her heartache.
Her hair was oily and her lips were dry.
But nothing could tarnish her beauty.
Rather, the look of exhaustion, had feeling strange for a mont there.
Is this sweet scent her scent?
Her two round eyes gleam with tears.
Was she overco with sorrow or is she relieved to see ?
Both of her shoulders tremble slightly.
Even the way she cries sadly is attractive.
I went in front of her and hugged her tight.
Its okay... Its okay now.
...Boohoo...
It may have been that my interrogation was short because there was a previous interrogatee in the form of Min Hye-rin.
She probably found herself in a place she saw for the first ti, with weird people she saw for the first ti.
And then there was a high-intensity interrogation that strained her mind.
She must have mustered up the strength to endure it.
So I stroked her long hair slowly.
Her head lay against my chest.
I love her sobbing softly in my arms.
I rolled my eyes and looked around .
I could only see one cell-like room here.
Dont the other kids co here after interrogation?
What a sha.
She is currently in a confused and weary state of being.
It is a state of physical and ntal isolation from the outside world.
The only person she can rely on is .
All the conditions are in place to squeeze my way into her heart.
To make her look only at ; think only for ; and to act for only .
To think that I had to let go of this golden opportunity with my own two hands.
I think it would have been possible to reach Jihyes level if I had enough ti...
Its a sha indeed.
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