Memorize Chapter 24

00024 City of traps. ————————————————– ———————-=

The next morning dawned. After talking with Ahn Hyeon in the early morning, I was able to return to my room and do night watch and nursing shifts. Even though I told him it was okay and that I could sleep more, he just pushed me away and there was no way I could do anything. I lied down in a corner of the living room with the intention of closing my eyes for a moment, but it seemed like I was fast asleep. I decided to reflect a bit.

Even though there was nothing to worry about now, it was impossible to let down one’s guard. Of course, I may be abnormal. However, no matter what I did, I was a person who had to push myself to the limit to be satisfied. It had already become a habit for 10 years, so I tended to sleep well and avoid eating a full meal. I was just about to get up, thinking that I should pick up my pace a little. When I heard someone nearby, I slowly opened my eyes and surprisingly, there was a person sitting next to my bed. That person was none other than Ansol.

“oh!”

Ansol, who was shaking his head to the side with a restless face, soon made eye contact with me and his eyes grew as big as a flower lantern. She doesn’t need to be that surprised. I am not your enemy. So, I won’t hurt you,” he said with a gentle morning greeting in a voice full of meaning.

“hi. “Are you feeling okay?”

“Ah, good night.”

I couldn’t help but laugh as I saw her bowing politely even though she was confused by my words. Ah, I really shouldn’t be like this. Why do I feel weak just by looking at that child? I slowly got up, seeing her endlessly stimulating her need for protection. As she watched my actions, she took a hesitant attitude and soon opened her mouth in a mosquito-like voice towards me.

“Oh, brother.”

“huh.”

“sorry… .”

“huh?”

What kind of nonsense is this all of a sudden? I think I heard a lot of people say they were sorry yesterday and today. When Ansol looked at her with an incomprehensible expression on her face, she lowered her head and continued her words.

“that… . I heard about it… . because of me… . It was very difficult… .”

What she said was omitted so much that people who don’t know the situation would probably misunderstand it. Even after putting it away, I suddenly felt worried about the child’s future as I watched Ansol stutter. How on earth could I endure living with the extraordinary people of Hall Plain while stuttering when talking to other people? She says that this child will later become a Priest of Radiance, rising to the same level as the Shadow Queen and the Princess of Execution, who are nothing less than representatives of female users? It’s such a distant story. I responded to her displeased face.

“There is no need to be sorry. On the contrary, I did very well. “I heard that you saved everyone’s lives?”

“Oh, no! “I don’t really remember that either!”

It was obvious that if I revealed my true feelings to the public, I would be completely upset, so I shook my head with a benevolent face. As if she had clearly heard my praise, her expression immediately brightened and she started waving her hands around with her pale face. It is said that everything she thinks is revealed through her face, and the conclusion is that she was literally the natural type. I was really curious as to how on earth they had raised the child to be so pure and natural. At that moment, I could hear someone calling me from behind.

“Brother Suhyeon. “If you wake up, please eat.”

“?”

“why? Brother? “Why are you looking at the girl with such questioning eyes?”

“?”

“Why do you look like that… . Damn, okay. I’ll do it the way it was. Ahn Hyeon told us that Sol took care of us and stayed on guard yesterday. Thank you, I made breakfast. “I’ve already eaten the rest, so don’t worry.”

“hmm. That’s a definite reason. thanks.”

I nodded and held out my hand, and she slammed the plate down in front of me with an angry look on her face. The menu is the same as yesterday: tuna crackers. I wanted to tease her by saying that this was the only thing she knew how to make that had the same menu, but the cold look she gave me made me think it would be better to just keep my mouth shut.

“… … .”

“… … .”

He held out his hand and took a bite of a cracker. Yujeong Lee and Sol An were sitting quietly watching me eat. I was just chewing a cracker and put it down with a dissatisfied look on my face. Looking at me like that, Lee Yoo-jeong blinked with her face telling me to eat more, and Ansol was still wandering with an innocent look on his face, wondering what was so good about it. Did they go out as a group today?

“Do I look like some kind of zoo monkey?”

“Not to that extent. “I just find the way to eat amazing.”

“How?”

It’s not that much. hmm. Did you eat something that weird? Just eat it the way you normally eat it… . While I was thinking indifferently, a thought crossed my mind and I ended up thinking.

“Ahn Hyeon just chews a few times and swallows, but my brother is the complete opposite. He only ate a little bit like a yamsaengi. It seems like you chew it as slowly and finely as possible and then swallow it little by little. That doesn’t mean I eat a lot. “Why on earth are you eating like that?”

I couldn’t answer right away. Lee Yu-jeong’s sharp eyes were unexpectedly sharp. To tell the truth, there was a time in the past when we were chased by fairies in the fairy forest and there was a shortage of food. I split the remaining food into pieces and ate just enough to carry out my daily activities, and that’s when I developed this eating habit. Besides that, when I am engaged in battle, such as packing a caravan or participating in an expedition, I usually never eat a full meal in order to maximize my senses. Because satiety can reduce sensitivity.

However, since I cannot state the above facts straight away, I decided to change the topic.

“It’s just a habit. I eat when I eat, but in situations like now, I tend to eat a little less. By the way, I can’t see the other two. “Where has everyone gone?”

“Ahn Hyeon and Kim Han-byeol? “Ahn Hyun went out to look around by herself, and Kim Han-byeol went up to her rooftop.”

I sighed in relief when I saw Lee Yu-jeong answering obediently, as if she didn’t have any doubts. Then, she suddenly saw me looking at her, so she turned her head and saw Ansol looking at me with the same eye. When we meet her eyes, her still awkward face smiles brightly again. Why on earth is he doing this today?

I felt that Ansol was similar to a child. When a child first sees a stranger, he or she is instinctively wary. They are anxious and fear that harm may come to them. At that time, if you just approach them without thinking, the kids will show their disapproval and start crying.

The way to become friends with such kids is simple. At first, keep a certain distance and do nothing, so that they at least realize that it is not causing any harm. Then, the curious child toddles over and expresses his curiosity, and that was the right time to become friends with them.

A brief reflection on Ansol… . No, I was just thinking about trivial things, but as I chewed another cracker Lee Yu-jeong made, I lost myself in other thoughts. If you count the day based on 24:00, today is the second day since you entered the trap point. In other words, today until 24:00 is a safe day. Everyone said nothing, but they seemed to really like this place.

“I wish you would come in early. “I have something to say.”

“What are you talking about? “Like what should we do going forward?”

“It’s similar.”

“What are you talking about? brother. “Tell me and Sol first.”

Lee Yu-jeong, who was sitting with her knees together and her arms spread out in a circle, asked with a curious look on her face. When the story of Ansol’s future came up, her face became slightly tense, perhaps because she was surprised. There may be a lot of backlash for saying this, but I decided to face the challenge head on. No matter how difficult it was to say, it was a fact that everyone had to know anyway.

“I thought it would be a good idea to leave this city today.”

As soon as I finished speaking, as expected, both of their faces immediately turned stiff.

*

“I went on a brief patrol. As my brother said, it’s eerily quiet.”

Ahn Hyeon’s first words as he opened the front door were that the city was suspiciously quiet. Everyone in my group, including me, gathered in the living room when I said I had something to talk about. Kim Han-byeol seemed to have regained his cool, calm face as usual, perhaps after getting some fresh air and calming his mind. I looked at everyone’s faces and immediately opened my mouth.

“I think everyone heard something from angels before coming to this place that is now called a rite of passage.”

“well. I don’t remember much. “I didn’t hear anything from the big fight with that bitch with wings.”

When I saw Lee Yu-jeong tilting her head, a bitter smile naturally came out. For now, I put that guy aside and turned my head to An Hyun and Kim Han-byul. They thought deeply and then began to speak one by one.

“I read the precautions, but there are so many things… . No water or food will be provided, so find it on your own. Death in this space means actual death, so be careful. The conditions for survival are to go to the central warp gate… . “What was it again?”

“It lasts for seven days.”

Kim Han-byeol complemented Ahn Hyeon’s words and received them. And those words were exactly what I was waiting for.

“That’s it. Last for 7 days. Hanbyeol, don’t you remember anything else attached to that clause?”

In response to my question, Hanbyeol Kim looked dissatisfied for a moment for no reason, and then opened her mouth.

“I remember. I think I was told directly by an angel to never settle in one place. “I told them to either run away for 7 days or go to the center.”

I nodded at her words and was about to open my mouth again. Lee Yu-jeong quickly stood up and struck the player.

“But brother. It’s safe here, right? I had a lot to eat, slept well, and had a home. Doesn’t everyone remember yesterday? “You worked so hard that you died as soon as you came out of the forest.”

“That’s right. brother. Is there really a need to leave this place? “You don’t have to believe everything the angels say.”

Soon after, Ahn Hyeon supported her words and asked me, and Lee Yu-jeong was looking at me with a brighter face. It seemed like she really didn’t want to go out. I looked away from both of them and opened the conversation in a quiet voice.

“It seems like everyone is being too complacent and thinking that they are comfortable right now. “Then think the opposite way.”

“on the other way?”

“okay. Now that Hyun has been around, you can see that this city is very quiet right now. There was a lot of tension while you were in the forest, and even after you came out, you were attacked. It’ll probably happen again when we go out. but… .”

After a brief pause, I continued speaking.

“The angels don’t want that from us. In fact, I even gave a warning. Survive for 7 days or go to the central warp gate and never settle. You have to understand what the angels want. If we combine the meaning of the rite of passage with our current situation, it goes against the meaning. Just looking at the current situation, it’s strange, right? Compared to outside, the facilities are comfortable, there is a lot to eat, and there are no monsters. I think this is a trap. “I have an ominous feeling that I don’t know what will happen if I stay here any longer.”

“… So, my brother ended up having a bad feeling, so he decided to leave.”

“I know it’s hard to accept it based on a hunch alone. However, it is true that there is a truly uneasy feeling in the air. I think the most efficient way to go to a place like this is to rest just enough and take only what you need before leaving. “If possible, I hope to leave today.”

Although I tried to persuade him, I honestly wasn’t confident that I could convince him. Persuasion success rates are very different between risky and safe situations. Moreover, this time, even when I thought about it for myself, I wasn’t very persuasive. It wasn’t entirely without logic, but a lot of it relied on predictions or hunches. But that part couldn’t be helped. There was bound to be a difference between those who knew the hole plane and those who did not.

Everyone was silent for a while, but everyone had disapproving looks on their faces, as if they didn’t want to leave. Of course, I can handle boss monsters and such, but at least since this is a place prepared by angels, I wanted to let them take a standard course. The more comfortable you are now, the more difficult you will be on the hole plane. Ahn Hyeon raised his head, looked into my eyes, and then opened his mouth to look at everyone.

“It seems like everyone has different opinions… . “It is done by majority vote.”

“Majority decision?”

“yes. However, two conditions will be placed on this majority vote.”

“What are the conditions?”

An interesting feeling arose in my mind at the unexpected remark. It’s a majority decision. It felt like something I hadn’t heard in a really long time. Kim Han-byeol also responded that it was refreshing and asked back, and Ahn Hyeon responded with a small nod.

“Even if it’s a condition, it doesn’t matter. First things first. Each person can exercise their right by choosing to agree, oppose, or abstain. Just be sure to state why you chose that right. And the second. “No matter which way we end up, we will follow that decision without complaint.”

In response to Ahn Hyeon’s words, Lee Yoo-jeong spoke in a lively voice as if she was confident that she would win if she stayed here.

“Yes, yes! I have no objection. It’s a majority decision, so a majority decision is good. Let’s do it right now. “I do it first?”

“but. It’s better to do this quickly. As for Soohyun, I will give him even one vote in favor. “Because you already told me why.”

“No objection.”

“then… . Does anyone have a different opinion? If not, I’ll do it this way.”

When Kim Hanbyeol, Ansol, and I agreed, Anhyeon also nodded and turned his attention to Yujeong Lee. Eventually, her mouth slowly opened and everyone paid attention to what she was about to say.

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