How to Survive as a Player Chapter 109

#109

“… Yoo Si-un.”

“yes.”

“To people… Are you thinking about getting out of here? Could you please ask… ?”

Yu Si-un did not readily answer. She seemed troubled and looked here and there, belatedly nodding her head and crawling towards the iron window.

“every… Thinking of getting out of here… Do you have… ?”

Although it was not a loud voice, perhaps because it was so quiet, Yu Si-un’s voice rang loud enough to reach everyone. But no answer came back.

“no one… “Don’t you have any?”

Yu Si-un asked again. But this time there was no answer.

“Yoo Si-un… .”

“yes yes… . “Please speak, Sehyeon.”

“… Based on the premise that you can go out… “Please ask again.”

Yu Si-un nodded with a heavy expression. In fact, he didn’t seem to believe it either. He looks confident that he won’t be able to get out of here. Not only Yu Si-woon, but everyone was like that.

“… What if, what if… . If I could get out of here… everyone… Are you going to leave?”

I heard the sound of a collar rubbing. This time, everyone turned their heads and looked at Yu Si-un. Yu Si-un did not avoid the gazes filled with longing and anxiety.

“What if I can’t go out… . And then you get caught.”

“There is a contract… “You know.”

“We want to go out too, huh…” I want to go out… .”

“If you run away… all… “You could die.”

The words that came out here and there gradually increased in sound and volume. Se-hyeon listened to those words in silence, and when the rain stopped and all the lights turned off, he spoke through the weak voices.

“That contract… “If you get rid of it.”

“… yes?”

The first person to turn around was Yu Si-un. Starting from him, everyone stared at Sehyeon in the dark. Hundreds of eyes were asking.

Are you sure you can do it?

“If you get rid of it… Are you thinking about getting out of here? Are you thinking about standing up? I have no intention of saving people who don’t even want to stand up. everyone… “Think carefully before answering.”

It was faint, but the sound of a door opening could be heard from afar. Sehyun took out the actuator from the inventory and pressed it firmly. He counted to ten in his mind and opened his mouth just as the actuator was running.

“And if you’re thinking of getting away… “Open all your skills to me.”

Shaking eyes passed by the blinking lights. Sehyeon said the same thing to Yoo Si-un, who looked at me blankly.

“Same goes for Yoo Si-un.”

“B-but we…” .”

“You’ve endured a lot, Yoo Si-un.”

Yu Si-un’s eyelashes fluttered. The Elix that Yoo Si-un remembers was a place full of injuries. When she came here, all she experienced was the memories of her oppression.

I never thought I could escape. Yoo Si-un, no. To the Celestials, Elix was a hell that they could not escape from.

But the man in front of me was saying that he could escape. Yu Si-un bit his lip tightly.

“If only I could endure this much… It’s done. You don’t have to do that anymore, Yoo Si-un. “The Celestial Race is neither a race worthy of contempt nor a race to be abused.”

“but… Everyone looks down on us. us… “It’s only used for exploitation.”

“It will be different in the future. therefore… “Trust me, Yoo Si-un.”

How could he be so confident? It was hard to believe that we were in the same situation. However, those firm words seemed more sincere than anything he had ever heard before, so Yu Si-woon could not take his eyes off him.

Maybe I was desperate and wanted to believe more.

Yu Si-un wiped his eyes and nodded. The sobbing words were a mess.

“… Please help me, Sehyeon… . I want to go out, huh… . now… I really want to get away. me too… Like Sehyun, with our kids, hmm… I want to live together… .”

The cry was as loud as the voice calling for help. Perhaps that small change brought out something, and the Celestials who were watching in silence began to wipe their tears one by one and grab the iron bars.

“… Although it is a meager ability… I will also do my best. Even if I die… I want to die as a proud king… . that is… “I think it’s better.”

Every tearful word conveyed sadness. Maybe everyone is the same. They chose to live for the empire, but no one could be sure how long they could maintain this dangerous situation.

Perhaps everyone here had already made up their mind to commit suicide. Voices full of tears soon led to solidarity. Sehyun sat in the dark and watched quietly.

“Our empire too… We’ll be together. “Is there anything I can do to help?”

“me too… I will help you. My Grand Duke will be waiting for you. therefore… “I really want to go out.”

Everyone’s courageous voices trembled. However, since everyone had the same desire, it didn’t take long for them to come together.

What Sehyeon did was listen to everyone’s information about skills while the airship was stopped and input it into his head. Thinking that there would be confusion, Yu Si-woon memorized it with me next to him.

When I had memorized all 128 Celestial Race skills, I heard the sound of the airship door closing. The airship, which announced the operation without even a moment’s time to spare, shook and shook before entering the departure route again.

And as soon as the light that had been turned off came on, Sehyeon had to suffer from the aftereffects of the magic stone wave again.

The inside of the dark secret room was quiet, but it had a different atmosphere than before. When people’s gazes became heavy, as if they were hiding their hopes, the door to the secret room that had not budged suddenly opened.

It was time to select the next victim.

***

Contrary to the man’s words that he would be called soon, it was more than a day later that Sehyeon was called. About two days. For two days, Sehyun was curled up in a dark place, unable to straighten her back.

As soon as I stepped on the ground, aching pain came from all over the place. As I ignored the pulling muscles and moved as if dragging my toes with my wrists tied, anxious gazes followed me from all over. Yu Si-un’s shout and the frog man’s voice continued for a long time.

Sehyun couldn’t guess what would happen from now on. He couldn’t even guarantee his safety. All that could be inferred was that Park Seung-geon was currently in contact with the Engineering Empire and that negotiations were not proceeding smoothly.

That’s probably why I called Sehyeon. For the request and confirmation of the Engineering Empire.

Rattling-

The light I hadn’t seen in a long time stung my eyes painfully. While he was frowning and adjusting to the light, the men passed through several doors and took Sehyeon to the main room of the airship. And as soon as the door opened, he pushed Sehyun inside as if throwing it out.

My toes felt numb. Perhaps that was why, before I could do anything, my tilted body fell down with a terrible force without even being able to stand on my feet. The harsh noise of scraping the floor and suppressed moans of pain split the air.

No one helped Sehyeon up. It was a long time later that Se-hyeon, who had been killing the pain, woke up feeling the chill of the ship.

“under… Be gentle… Deal with it… .”

The tinnitus spread through the pounding headache, and Sehyeon had to bite his lip. The cause was the magic wave device installed inside the hull. Every time a wave came out from within, Sehyun’s body trembled as if he had been stabbed by something.

Still, it was a weaker wave than when I boarded the Mapok airship.

When I raised my head, what I saw was Fan and Park Seung-gun sitting facing each other. The image of the crackling fan was blurry. The tense nervous system was clearly visible even through the pain. Sehyeon was just at the end of their line of sight.

Nevertheless, Fan spoke as if he had seen everything.

[…] Is this the hospitality of the Toje Empire?]

“There’s no way it won’t happen, right? “We are in a situation where we are unable to narrow down our requirements.”

Park Seung-gun faced the fan like a seasoned beast. He showed a good attitude at negotiation, and actually faced the fan with the skill he had built up through his reputation.

“I believe that the conditions I have presented are not difficult. You may feel some resistance at first, but as you use it, you will find many useful aspects. All of the Celestial Races we provide belong to the empire that has fulfilled the contract, and the risk of self-determination is also prevented. “It’s silenced, so information doesn’t leak out.”

[It sounds like a call to get on the same boat.]

“If the Engineering Empire provides strong support, our company will pay the same price. We showed sufficient sincerity and provided a collaboration agreement. The reward for that is this Celestial Race who requested to verify his identity.”

Park Seung-gun’s bewildered eyes turned to Se-hyeon. The strangely curved eyes were eerie.

What Park Seung-geon demands from the Engineering Empire is for the company to become a ‘back ship’ for the company that distributes Celestials by riding a ship, and for Fan to become a ‘middleman’ and build a bridge to other empires in order to increase the size of the company. . It was these two things.

And Park Seung-geon was trying to offer Se-hyeon to the Engineering Empire in return. In words, it was an offer, but in reality it was a hostage exchange for negotiation purposes. A hostage whose ankles were tied tightly.

[You are misunderstanding something. I highly commend you for breaking through the airship’s protection program. However, it would be a mistake to assume that the country did not know this. I was just ignoring the wriggling little thing because it was so funny. But it’s not enough to deceive your own country, and now you’re trying to taunt your country’s allies, so should I look after you any longer?]