Shin Yoosung has fallen a sleep while playing with her new pets, mochi and the rat Toto. When she had named the rat Toto, Lee Jihye literally was fighting for dear life, trying to digest the sugar overload from cuteness.
Anyhow
"Lee jihye"
he locked at me, brows locked
"hey, can you not call me unni like how cutely shin yoosung does it?"
I stare at her.
"jihye unni..."
!!
she literally snapped her neck at me, staring at me eyes wide
"jihye unni, are you okay? why your face red?" I closen up her face
she quickly put one hand over her mouth as she looked away while shoving another hand toward my face.
"Wha-what are you doing?!"
I gently move her hand
'state difference hehe'
standing right behind her, I bend myself around her.
eyes locked
I made the most shin yoosung expression I could muster
"why are you pushing me away unni, taaalk..."
"HICK!"
she stopped breathing for a second, literally.
"S-stop calling me unni, just stick to my name" she looked away again, face bright red. I get close to her red ear
"unni?"
she jerked backward, eyes wider than ever as her other hand now covers her ear.
"you told me to call you unni though..." I make a sad face.
She just stared at me, eyes fidgeting.
'he he he, advantage of my cute looks'
she's so fun to tease, I want to tease her more!
she acts so....much like...her, (name of the school girl who dies to the car few chapters back).
Lee Jihye missed how suddenly kim seojin's face went expression less because she had her head in between her legs.
"Lee Jihye"
Sensing the shift, she looked up. she see kim seojin reaching into his back before throwing a big brick. She barely caught it.
she was about to scream that who throw a fat brick but then she realized from reading the title,
'a book on...' she look up at him, shocked that he will give her this.
"I have gone through this, you read. We will practice on monsters once shin yoosung wakes up."
Nod
that's all she expressed
but that was enough for me. That eyes told me enough about how grateful she was.
...
I felt proud, for how far she had come,
she was quiet worried.
----.-
"ahahah, yoosung, trust you beasts, they can fight"
shin yoosung, hugging her mochi and toto. "wha-what if they go hurt?"
----.-
now she is comfortably coordinating her two beast. She tried to tame more, but it seems like 2 is the limit for now.
I look over to Lee Jihye
"hahaha die!!"
her eyes having slight blue hue
"this is fun!"
I could help but grimace, 'Is this how the others felt watching me?'
but just as quickly the expression was wiped of my face,
chuckle
'we will get along well'
Clap!
"Its enough, lets head back."
"okay"
Lee Jihye however, "What?" huff "I was" Huff "getting started"
"yeah yeah"
I swiftly put the tired jihye on my arms,
"WHat are" huff* "doing"
"You pushed your self too hard. Get rest"
She fidgeted a bit before settling still.
"get on the bear"
"hn"
Shin yoosung was looking at us eyes narrowed.
"what?" Lee Jihye asked seeing yoosung looking at us like that.
"Jihye unni, you look a lot like seojin while fighting"
"huh?"
I burst out laughing, "I thought so too"
we return back and also decide to bring a little extra.
...
The second night went smoothly, we didn't stay out. One thing that changed though is, the landlord alliance, their boastfulness died. Like good citizens they were allowing people to use the green zones with MUCH lower rent.
However, many still died, the number of green zone wasn't enough.
[You have successfully passed the second day of the seven days]
just like that, another day.
...
A group a six was walking closer. The boy at the front...
'ah!'
'they are new.' if not from their body language and the fact that Min-ho was guiding them, it's just...I haven't seen their faces before.
It's arrogant to assume I remember everyone but I won't miss someone like their.... aura
"ackh!" I could help feel cringe
As much as it sounds childish, people really tend to give of something that tingles at some edge of my instinct.
Min-ho's pauses mid sentence, his eyes brightening, noticing Kim Seojin
He bolts toward Kim Seojin, "Hyung!!!"
"Lee Seohlwa?... wait no..." I turn sharply to the voice.
?
his eyes were passing over both me, lee jihye and lastly shin yoosung.
not just him, but also his cohort's as well, though their gaze were mostly on Lee Jihye and me.
most of thier eyes flash with recognition.
'ah, so they were shown too' apparently Lee jihye and me are apparently famous amongst survivors. Our killing feed was shown to many.
I couldn't help but have a bitter smile.
"Didn't I tell you!!! Hyung is a man"
I see him nod to Min-ho.
"Sorry, you seemed like an acquaintance of mine."
he was looking at me from head to toe, often looking at Shin Yoosung,
That name...
the same as The creep had said
frown
I blurted out "do you know Yoo jhonghyuk by any chance?"
his eyes brightened, flashing with recognition.
ah!
"Hope your not like that guy....."
?
he looked confused at my remark
a silence fell as no side talked. My carefully observe them.
he was in a team of five.
A towering man who looked very honest.
a kid next to a brown haired woman.
I look at the last woman
'wow'
'she's...'
she had black hair, long limbs. on her hip she was carrying a bone sword. She was wearing a long dress.
"what are you doing?"
!!!
"sorry" my face heat up from feeling embraced.
"its rude to stare at someone so openly"
"..."
'oh god why did I do it' I did the same as he did
I clutch the back of my neck
"so why were you looking intensely?"
she stepped forward, I quickly look away.
"were you trying to see something?"
"n-no"
"then why-" seeing me flustered she pressed further
unable to take it anymore I slip up
"your pre..." my tongue freeze in my mouth. 'wait that's no it
I regret that immediately, "aghhhh noo!"
My press my hand over my face, right hand still on the sword.
Shin Yoosung hugs me from my right, face her face against me.
I feel A hand on my other shoulder.
"hmm?"
"It okay" Lee Jihye says "people can have pre-"
and she burst out laughing
"ahahahah 'i am sorry' but you're all flustered, look at- ahahahah"
I look at shin yoosung who was hugging me trying to comfort me.
'haaa I knew it, only you care about-'
her shoulders was shaking
'ah, she's laughing too...'
I stare at the sky, 'haaaa, why am I alive?'
what do I even do?
inside me, this feeling of helplessness...is driving me crazy, my thoughts were turning ugly yet … I just don't know so I just stand there.
the tense situation went to smoke
...
Steps
I back straightens.
he hand extends for a shake
"I am Kim Dojka, and this are my companions"
"..."
[Exclusive attribute foreigner wiggles uncomfortably]
I look at his hand carefully, then his face.
'is he really ugly?'
no, it blurry
eyes narrow
'is that-'
"...ps"
"hm?"
I look at Shin Yoosung
she repeated flicked her chin
frown
?
'oh..'
I quickly take his hand.
he stared at me, but wasn't focused on me.
almost like looking in the air.
his eyes went wide for a second
'did I put too much strength?'
"Kim Seojin"
'but... why was he staring....maybe his a cr-'
"let me introduce my team"
"this is Yoo Sangah and Lee Gilyoung"
she gives a bright smile. "nice to meet you!"
Nod
he point to the big man standing with a shield, "he's Lee Hyunsung"
he gives a awkward nod.
"and I am jung heewon" she cuts Kim dojka as she walks closer bend her back forward to get on my height, "thank you for the complement by the way."
"hn"
"though..." she stretched the end, "try not to stare next time"
"uhhg n-no I was not"
"it's okay, it's ok-" she starts laugh.
my face flushed up, hands clenched tight.
I don't know what expression I was making but she stopped laughing and give my a brief head pat she went back
I gritter my teeth
'she's lucky yoosung is still pressing against my hand or....wait'
I look down to shin yoosung as she looks up.
'why are you pinning down my hand?'
"I assume this is your cohort?" I nod to Kim Dojka, not bothering to look up.
pinch
'ouch' my body flinches
I look at Lee jihye
'what?!'
she pointed at her self and yoosung.
'what'
oh yeah
"Shin Yoosung" I point my index to yoosung "h-hellow, nice to meet you"
and point my thumb to Jihye "Lee Jihye"
"Sup!"
exhale
"you're really bad at talking" "hm he is" I look at the two girl, yoosung and jihye. My mouth opens to deny but... I couldn't.
I instead focus on Kim dojka.
"about Yoo Jhonghyuk..."
I jerk my chin, asking him to go on.
"do you know..." he asked carefully
"well, he's a creep who was lurking around and tried to recruit them" I point to Lee jihye and shin yoosung.
he gave a awkward laugh, "he can be like that"
"going for children?"
"ye-" his eye flicked in realization "n-no, he... can be awkward"
'what ever you say' I shrug
"umm... I know you guy are talking and all, but... why are there monster in the station casually sitting..." Lee Hyungsung ask.
"wh-"
"They are my pets, mochi and Toto"
A dumbfounded expression came to their face. Lee Jihye nods her face like a last she found fellow companions.
"Mochi, Toto say hi to them" Shin yoosung commands
Now I was dumbfounded. They balanced on the three feet and gave a somewhat seeing them waving there paws
"seojim"
her eyes locked with mine
"Isn't it awsome, I taught them" she said grinning.
"...yea."
"eheheh.."
"..."
chuchkle
my tense shoulders relax
'she seems happy about it' I brush her hair.
anyways
"you guy, do know how things work right... the scenario as such?"
"..."
"try not to die I guess. The zones are limited."
"is that why..."
"yeah that why they are fighting for it."
"I recommend if you can't fight, rent one from the land lord association"
I walk away...
"let's go"
...
I see the timer ticking down.
"hey aren't they?"
"they are"
I spot the group from earlier.
I wave my hands to them.
"still got no room?"
Kim Dojka shook his head.
at the distance, The creep from before, Yoo Joonghyuk walk near.
His face was pensive.
"you survived?" he directed it at Kim Dojka.
"....were you hoping I would be killed?" he bantered back.
"I thought it would be good."
?
'aren't they friends or was I wrong?'
"do you have anything to say?" joonghyuk asked Kim dojka seeing him starring at him.
"DO you want to say anything?"
"no...just looking."
after a second also sudden Kim dojka said, "I am joking, just toking?"
...weird
(hey jihye, don't they seem like a couple when they have quarrel?)
she nods (yeah they do...)
Shin yoosung nods along.
"I see you have made companions"
I see joonghyuk look at Kim Dojka's companions with emotionless easy before confusion setting in. he too was staring at Jung Heewon
"hey! what are you looking at?" Jung Heewon confronts him.
Suddenly Kim Dojka all panicked called out Joonghyuk's name.
I burst out laughing.
Kim Dojka, the sight of being handling Joonghyuk like a pufferfish so funny to me for some reason.
His attention shifted to me.
"..."
his gaze some what of approval
?
"you have grown you companions, but you your self haven't at all"
my eyes widen a realization. As much as his attitude gets on my nerves
'his righ-'
"tsk* you need not tell me...."
"thanks"
he just stared at me.
'wait..'
"hey, how the hell do you know my companions improved but I didn't?"
Joonghyuk stiffened for a second
"is it related to the eye of yours?"
for the first time he frowned.
"so it is..."
"and what if it is?"
"You're annoying"
"deal with it"
mana starts leaking out of me, as I tighten the grip on my sword.
"Seojinnnn"
"Joonghyuk"
"mm?" suddenly shin yoosung called me.
"what?"
"I am..." her face brightened pink, "...restroom"
"..."
We walk toward B2
"you guys going to B2?" asked Jung Heewon
"yeah?"
"Don't y-"
"If you're worried about they stopping us... I dare them"
'but'
"you guys use ours, we will use the one of that fatty"
'she's nice'
They stared as I waved them a goodbye with back of my hand.
I could feel Joonghyuk's eyes staring daggers at me as he talk with Kim Dojka,
One interesting thing I picked up is that,
apparently Kim Dojka is a prophet.
...