I sat beside the quavering Gong Pildu
"Hey!"
He jerked up
"Why you balding Pildooo~?"
honestly the silence was awkward and his constant quavering made it worse. Moreover his shinny head was drawing more attention then it should.
"..."
He looked at me eyes wide, mouth open.
his Adam's apple go up and down as he repeatedly swallows.
1minute then 2. He said nothing just stared.
"tsk, you're too boring~" I say as I swing my legs.
Honestly
'I wish I didn't force those two to sleep.'
I am not awake because I assume they are a threat. There is no need to worry as Pildo can't harm us.
You know the feeling that, when you're reading a novel and it reaches peak? when you have to let it down and maybe study, yet no matter how many times you put down your phone and try to study, your heart races, you mind still bound to 'what's next'
Your heart crying 1 more page despite knowing you can not. should wait.
'so he's a prophet?'
honestly I am feeling restless. I want to ask so many things. Could he see the future or hear prophecies.
'oh maybe he could be like those characters who sees seconds into the future every second'
I hug my self as I wiggle side to side
'ah! when it's going to be morning!'
"...ahh~ I should sleep baat..."
"then slee-" my shot an eye to Gong pildu.
"-ep" flinch "please."
Gong Pildu starts getting worried seeing me staring at him unblinking. 'why did I open my mouth... this is it...' Gong pildu starts think.
'wait... I don't need to wait.' I quickly get on my feet.
"Pild-" "AHH!" I stared at the pildu sprang on the floor
'what the heck?'
they stare at each other.
'whatever'
"watch them, keep them safe" I ask the beast
nod
"Pildo, I don't think I need to spell it out"
shake his head side to side.
Gong Pildu stares at the moving back of the boy. "HAAAA~", thank god his gone' he wipes the sweat on his forehead.
He stares at the girls
"tsk, stuck babysitting"
but he still moves in enough to keep them safe, knowing the psychopath will otherwise do something that he couldn't even comprehend if he failed.
....
While cutting through the monster wave I encounter Min-ho.
"Hyung!!!"
"hey min-ho"
he stared at me, eyes darting around.
"something wrong?"
"..no... I... don't see the other..."
"oh, they are safe, it's just me"
"oh! you're bored?"
I look at him with a smirch on my face, "shouldn't you maybe ask" I sidestepped a bear lounging to my back "that maybe I didn't find zone enough for all of us?"
he shook his head, "that's impossible, you're strong"
I unconsciously freeze but quickly recover as I cut monsters around me, clearing my surrounding. I could help but stare into his eyes, 'why are you looking at me with so much trust?'
I don't know why but he brimmed me a toothy smile seeing me staring at him.
"You know, If you want, you can follow-"
he shook his head, "I know I can't"
"why-"
"I am not cut out"
"how will you not know if you don't try?"
he pupils shook before he looked down
"..."
I respect people's wish so I won't force anyone.
"anyway, I will be going now." slash "take care I guess"
"hmm I will, you too"
I smile before turning away.
...
I finally reach them
"hey~"
Lee Hyunsung looks at me wide eyed.
"wh-what are you doing?"
I see them all hurdled together. only Lee Gilyoung was asleep on kim Dojka's lap.
"none of you slept?"
instead of answering yoo sangah quickly asked voice drenched in worry, "dii-did they not let you stay, th-the othe-"
"nah they are good, and don't you see" shoving one rat into another "I am strong"
she nods absent mindedly.
Jung Heewon was tense but seeing me handling the horde with ease, jokes "what? couldn't wait to see me in the morning?"
"..." I swing on rat by it's tail into grull then again use it like a big swipe. It's head was gone
"yeah... take responsibility"
'hehehehe, I didn't spend countless nights behind a screen typing just to lose like this'
she was a little surprised before firing back, "aww~ what will your girls say" while acting like a school girl with hands on her cheeks.
I honestly was caught off guard which almost cause a rat to almost get my hand.
But
who am I?
I clear a bit before replying
"Good point but... I am sure they won't mind a 3rd." I look back grinning, she was look frozen solid. she was already on her feet, bone sword on her hand.
"don't worry, they are weak" I continue killing yet time to time I look back, a guilty look was on her face.
she slowly sat down not saying anything just steel focused around me.
I felt a little sad that conversation ended like that.
[It seems that the difficulty of the scenario is too easy, let me fix that]
a dokkaibe suddenly appeared, and snapped it's finger.
I go on full alert
[single unstable zones will be disabled]
?
sure
after seeing the pace of monsters being normal I return my attention to them.
Kim Dojka took the silence as his turn. "so... you didn't come...just for that right?"
'right!'
I get excited to ask and turn around before my instinct moved my body to kill the one that was about to bite of my head.
"AHHH come on die!!!"
I scream frustrated.
As coast cleared I ask, "is it true that your a prophet?"
I asked, voice bubbling with excitement.
Yoo Sangha eyes wide screamed "watch out!"
the one she warned me off, I just single karati chop it to death.
"hmm?" I look at Kim Dojka
"..." he gave me a difficult look
"did you come here to ask me this"
"well duh"
he stood silently
"I... come back tomorrow"
?
"c'mon I won't be able to sleep"
"and I want you safe" he said softly
My body froze, my head turn to him despite my instinct saying not to.
Yoo Sangah used a golden thread like thing to pull a beast which pulls my focus back to the fight.
"..."
my inside suddenly felt weird.
"...fine"
...
The next morning came very swiftly.
My thoughts were scattered, with mechanical steps I reached the land lord alliance room, where Lee Jihye and Shin Yoosung were.
They were chatting sitting against one another while yoosung's pets were cuddling them.
Smile
I step closer to them
"SEo...jin?" yoosungs face warped from a little cute angry face to expressionless finally to worry.
"is...something on my face?"
"no.. it's just.... you seem sad"
"do I?" I ask smiling.
"yeah." I smooth my hand on her head, "it's nothing to worry"
She looks at me, eyes narrowed. But having nothing to grab on she drops the subject.
"Come on girls," I pull the grull I was dragging "Let's eat."
...
as yoosung walks besides us on mochi, jihye comes next to me
(tell me, are you okay?)
I look at her shook, her worry filled gaze came to view.
I smile at her question, (why do you ask?)
(no... it's just...)
I grin
(are you worried for me?)
"ugh... just forget it"
yet her eyes darted on me numerous times.
it didn't take long to reach Kim Dojka and his gang.
Lee Gilyoung was the first to notice.
"You!" he point his finger toward me.
follow his gaze the others look where he was looking.
I wave my hand to great them
Yoo Sangah and Jung Heewon rushed forward to hug Shin yoosung and lee Jihye. Shin Yoosung eagerly returned their hugs. Contrast to her, Lee JIhye was trying to wiggle out of the hug.
I chuckle at bit seeing how uncomfortable she pretended to be.
their face, smiling when they greeted the other two went weird when their eyes landed on me.
'do I really have something on my face?'
I go up a mirror
no I don't...
Exhale
I watch how Shin Yoosung and Lee Jihye get into a conversation with Yoo Sangah and Jung Heewon. I see Jung Heewon look at me once to which I wave.
she quickly hurdled with yoosung and jihye.
I couldn't hear them,
more accurate to say I didn't as Kim Dojka had came and stood beside me.
"you good?"
I nod.
Lee Hyunsung stood awkwardly scratching his head.
"his very honest isn't he?"
"well... yeah I guess"
Lee Gilyoung was giving me suspicious looks like I will steal something.
"You had something to ask yesterday?"
I stop looking at Lee Gilyoung and instead lock eyes with Kim Dojka
"..."
"I don't feel like it anymore..."
"..."
"hey... are you... really a prophet? like see the future?"
His face twists a little
"...I won't put it like that..."
He didn't expand on it. Also I didn't feel like digging too.
...
The evening rolled up,
"fuhhh I am " huff "dead" Lee jihye complained, her whole body sore from fighting. She laid on the floor, limbs sprang on four cardinal directions, uncaring about how she looks.
Shin Yoosung sat slanted against a wall, "my hands will fall off" her hands were hurt the most from having to repeatedly poke a long bone spear.
Though she's a tamer, having a way to defend your self if something gets through is a must.
I stare at them
"hey, what up with you? suddenly being this" huff! "Drill surgent"
"To survive, strength is a must"
she was about to say something but I already look away sitting a few steps away. Signaling the end of the conversation.
"..."
My jaws clench tight as I stare into my status
Name: Kim Seojin
Age: 14
Sponsor: None
Exclusive Attributes: Blessed by Imaginary (Heroic), Fantasist (General), Reason (Rare), Raging Flames (Rare), Foreigner (Unique), Demon of Battle (Heroic), mass murderer (General) --> One Who Finds Beauty in Death(Rare) (new), Madness (Rare) (new).
**Exclusive Skills: Analysis Lv. 7, Instinct Lv6, Continuation Lv. 4, Sword proficiency lv. 6, Spear Proficiency lv. 2 Mana Sense lv 7, Silent Steps lv 4, Keen hearing Lv. 2 , Night vision lv. 3 , Meditation lv.1, mana circulation lv. 3, reinforcement lv.3, Mana Burst lv. 3, Dual wielding lv 5, Healing Lv. 4
Overall Stats: Physique Lv. 25, Strength Lv. 25, Agility Lv. 30, Magic Power Lv. 30
Fable : Crimson Dance of the Unmerciful Judge of Jongmo Station (Historical) Never-ending Dawn
Coin: 45750c
*Dokkaebi growth bundle is active.
*Startup growth bundle is active.
I Chuckle bitterly at my own stupidity. Just because I had gotten a little stronger I had became comfortable. I understand that the level will stop rising as they will hit a wall. The higher they will go, and that the levels are not every thing
But what makes me angry that for the last couple of days, I didn't even try anything new or practice. I let that precious time slip right through my fingers.
A few more things pass through my head.
In frustration I clenched my jaws so hard, blood tickled down from the sides of my mouth.
Yoosung snuggled up to me, eyes filled with worry. She carefully wiped the blood off.
"You're thinking about something?" Lee jihye asked as she sat beside me.
I shake my head before pausing
"actually yeah...I"
'feel so weak, my weakness frustrates me'
yet I decide against saying that
'that's a me problem, why dump my worry onto them'
I shake my head again
"nothing"
I could tell from their eyes they didn't buy that 'nothing' but as seeing me unwilling to share, they back down.
a silence falls as no one said anything.
"..."
"I... was thinking"
they look at me, fully attentive.
"do we... only have the choice to sit down and wait."
"why are you about that all of the sudden?" Lee Jihye asks, visibly confused.
"there are almost half of total there after the first night"
Shin Yoosung tighten her hold on my cloth.
Lee Jihye opens her mouth but pauses for a second, "why do you want to say?"
"I have been thinking, I have the strength to survive alone, but... it's not the same for others"
".... could this scenario had been solved if...everyone had banded together?"
"everyone banding together, would they?" Lee Jihye mocks the idea.
I look at them
Their eyes, full of life. Heart beating in their chests.
"yeah, you right"
I bring them in a hug.
"hick! what-"
My body relaxes, as I lean my against the back wall "those are useless thing to be thinking about."