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Chapter 24 The City of Traps.=========================================================================

The next morning dawned. After talking to Anhyeon at dawn, I was able to return to my room and take care of the nurse. Even if I said it was okay and I could sleep more, there was nothing I could do to push Hansako and others. Since it’s like this, I lied down in the corner of the living room with the need to put my eyes on it for a while, but I think he fell asleep. I decided to reflect a little.

Even if there was nothing to worry about now, you should not let your guard down. Of course I may be abnormal. But no matter what I did, I was a man who had to push myself to the limit. It’s already become a habit for 10 years, so I slept well, and I purposely stayed away from eating full. I was about to get up thinking I should slowly get my pace up. When I opened my eyes with a sign of a person around me, unexpectedly, a figure was sitting down next to my bed. The character was none other than Ansol.

“Oops!”

Ansol, who was shaking his head with a restless face, soon came out and made eye contact, and his eyes became as big as a firework. You don’t have to be so surprised. I’m not your enemy. So I said a gentle morning greeting with a voice full of meaning, “So I won’t hurt you.”

“Hi. How are you feeling?”

“Oh, good night.”

I couldn’t help but burst into laughter when I saw her greet me politely. Oh, I shouldn’t do this. Why do I feel weak whenever I see him? I slowly rose to my feet as I saw her incessantly stimulating a need for protection. Seeing my behavior, she was so aesthetic that she soon opened her mouth to me with a mosquito-like sound.

“Oh, brother.”

“Yes.”

“I’m sorry….”

“Huh?”

What kind of nonsense is this? I think I heard a lot of sorry yesterday and today. When she looked at Ansol with a look of ignorance of English, she bowed her head and continued.

“I’ve heard that…”Because of me…You’ve had a hard time..”

What she said was left out to the point where people who didn’t know the circumstances might misunderstand. I was suddenly worried about this child’s future as I watched him stutter even after he threw it away. How on earth can I endure life with ordinary people in Holplain, stuttering to others? This child will later become the priest of Kwanghui, who will be on par with the shadow queen or execution princess, who is the representative of female users? That’s a long way off. I answered with a sour face.

“You don’t have to be sorry. You did a great job. I heard you saved everyone’s lives.

“Oh, no! I don’t remember that very well either.

I shook my head with a kind face because it was obvious that I would be depressed if I revealed my inner self. I’m sure you’ve heard my compliment, but soon her face glowed and began to shake her hands with a scruffy face. It means that what you think is revealed with your face, and the conclusion was literally a natural type. I really wondered how he raised his child so pure and natural. At that moment, I could hear someone calling me from behind.

“Suhyun’s brother. If you’re up, eat.”

“?”

“Why, brother? Why are you looking at the girl with so many questions?”

“?”

“Why do you look at it like that…Damn it, I got it. I’ll do it the way it was. Yesterday, Anhyun told me that Sol took care of us and stood on guard. I made breakfast because I was thankful. I’ve already eaten the rest, so don’t worry.”

“Well, that’s definitely Lee Yu-jung. Thank you.”

As she nodded and reached out her hand, she snapped down the plate in front of me with an angry face. The menu is tuna crackers just like yesterday. I wanted to tease her that this is the only thing she could make the menu look the same, but I thought it would be better to just keep my mouth shut while looking at me.

“…….”

“…….”

I reached out my hand and bit a cracker. Lee Yu-jung and Ansol were sitting still and watching me eat. Just chewing on a cracker, I put down what I was eating with a discontent face. Looking at me like that, Lee Yu-jung blinked her eyes to eat more, and Ansol was still struggling with an innocent face to see what was so good. Did they turn around as a group today?

“What do I look like a zoo monkey?”

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

“How?”

Not to that extent. Hmm. Did you eat that weird? It’s just the way I usually.I thought indifferently, but at the thought of passing my head, I was stunned.

“Ahnhyun chewed and swallowed it a few times, but you’re the complete opposite. You ate a little bit like a prude. I think I chew it as slowly as possible and swallow it little by little by little. But that doesn’t mean I eat a lot. Why the hell are you eating like that?”

I couldn’t answer right away. Lee Yu-jung’s sharp eyes were unexpectedly sharp. To tell you the truth, there was a time when there was a shortage of food when fairies chased me in the fairy forest. I only ate enough food to split and split the leftovers so that I could be active in a day, but that’s when this eating habit came into play. In addition, when I go into combat, such as packing a caravan or participating in an expedition, I never eat as much as I can to boost my senses. Because satiety can impair sensitive sensibilities.

But I decided to change the subject because I couldn’t say the above straightforwardly.

“It’s just a habit. I eat when I eat, but I eat a little less in this situation. By the way, I don’t see the other two. Where’d everyone go?”

“Ahnhyun and Kim Hanbyul? Ahn Hyun went out alone to look around, and Kim Han-byeol went up to the rooftop.”

He sighed with relief as he saw Lee Yu-jung responding without any doubt. Then I turned my head to look at me, and Ansol was looking at me with bright eyes. When our eyes meet, the awkwardness still smiles again with a young face. What’s wrong with her today?

I felt that Ansol was like a child. When a child sees a stranger for the first time, he or she is instinctively wary. He is anxious and afraid of harming himself. At that time, if you just approach without thinking, the children burst into tears, expressing their reluctance.

The way to get along with those kids is simple. At first, it makes us realize that there is no harm at least by doing nothing at a certain distance. Then the child who is curious comes to me and expresses curiosity, which was the right time to get close to the children.

A brief review of Ansol…No, I was just thinking nonsense, but I was lost in thought while chewing another cracker made by Lee Yu-jung. If you count one day as of 24:00, today is the second day since you entered the trap point. In other words, today is a safe day until 24:00. Everyone was silent, but they seemed to like this place quite a bit.

“I hope you get home early. I have things to talk about.”

“What are we talking about, like, how we’re going to go about it?”

“Similar.”

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

Lee Yu-jung, who sat with her arms folded in a circle with both knees together, asked with a curious face. Ahn Sol also looked a little nervous as soon as he heard about the future. Perhaps there is a lot of backlash when I say this, but I decided to go head-to-head. No matter how hard it is to say, it was something that everyone should know anyway.

“I thought you’d better leave this city today.”

As soon as I finished my words, their faces hardened as I expected.

*

“I’ve been on patrol for a while. As my brother said, it’s creepyly quiet.”

Ahn Hyun’s first word, which opened the front door, was that the city was suspiciously quiet. When I said I had something to talk about, everyone in the living room, including myself, was gathered. Kim Han-byul seemed to have recovered her cold and calm face as usual, as if she had recovered from the wind. I opened my mouth right after I looked at everyone’s face.

“I think everyone heard something from angels before they came to this place called the rite of passage.”

“Well, I don’t remember much. I didn’t hear anything from that winged wretch.”

When I saw Lee Yu-jung tilting her head, a bitter smile came out of her mouth. I turned my head to Ahn Hyun and Kim Han-byeol. They pondered and soon began to speak out one by one.

“I’ve read the precautions, but there are so many things…They don’t give you water or food, so you find it on your own, death in this space means death in real life, so be careful, and the condition of survival is to go to the central warp gate.What else was it?”

“It lasts seven days.”

Kim Han-byul supplemented Ahn’s words and received them. And that’s exactly what I’ve been waiting for.

“That’s it. It lasts for seven days. Hanbyul, do you remember anything else attached to the clause?”

At my question, Kim Han-byul opened her mouth with an expression of dissatisfaction.

“I remember hearing directly from the angel that you should never settle in one place. I told him to run away for seven days or go to the center.”

I bowed my head at her words and was about to open my mouth again. Lee Yu-jung quickly got up and hit the ball.

“But, brother. It’s safe here, isn’t it? There’s a lot to eat, sleep well, and home. Don’t you remember yesterday? As soon as you came out of the forest, you had a hard time.”

“That’s true. Bro, really, do you really need to leave this place? You don’t have to believe everything they say.”

Soon after, Anhyun supported her words and asked me, and Lee Yu-jung was looking at me with a brighter face. He didn’t seem to want to go out much. I took their eyes off me and opened my mouth with a quiet voice.

“Everyone seems to think it’s comfortable right now in a very complacent way. Then think the other way around.”

“The other way around?”

“Yes, Hyun has just come around, so you know, but it’s so quiet in this city right now. When I was in the woods, I was nervous, and you guys were attacked. If you go outside, you’ll probably do it again. But….”

I paused for a moment and immediately continued.

“Angels don’t want us to do that. He actually warned me. Survive for seven days or go to the central warp gate and never settle down. You have to know what the angels want. If we combine the meaning of the rite of passage with our current situation, it goes against the will. It’s a weird situation, isn’t it? Compared to the outside, the facilities are comfortable, there are many things to eat, and there are no monsters. I think this is a trap. I have an ominous feeling that I don’t know what’s going to happen if I stay here longer.”

“…So you’re leaving because you don’t have a good feeling.”

“I know it’s hard to take it with a hunch. But it’s true that there’s a real sense of anxiety. I think it’s most efficient to take enough rest and leave a place like this. I’d like to leave by the end of the day.”

Although I was persuading him, I honestly wasn’t confident that I could convince him. The risk-facing and safe situations have significantly different rates of persuasion success. Moreover, this time, he lacked persuasion even if he thought for himself. It was not that there was no logic, but there were many things that relied on prediction or foreboding. But that part couldn’t be helped. There was bound to be a difference between someone who knew Hallplane and someone who didn’t.

Everyone didn’t talk for a while, but it seemed like they didn’t want to leave because they all looked unhappy. Of course, I can handle boss monsters, but I wanted them to take a standard course at least because it was a place prepared by angels. The more comfortable you are now, the harder you will be on the hall plane. Ahn Hyun raised his head, stared into my eyes, and soon opened his mouth looking at everyone.

“They all seem to have different opinions.Let’s have a majority vote.”

“Majority vote?”

“Yes, but there are two conditions for this majority.”

“What’s the condition?”

An interesting feeling occurred to me at the unexpected remark. It’s a majority vote. I haven’t heard it in a long time. Kim Han-byeol also responded with a response that it was fresh, and Ahn replied with a small nod.

“There’s not much to conditions. The first one. Each person can exercise his or her right by choosing between yes, no, and abstention. Just make sure you tell me why you chose that right. And the second one. Either way, we will follow the decision without complaints.”

At Ahn’s words, Lee Yu-jung said in a cheerful voice, wondering if she was sure that she would win.

“Yes, yes! I have no objection. Majority vote, that’s good. Let’s do it right now. I’ll go first?

“Well, it’s better to do this fast. I’ll vote for Suhyun. I’ll vote for you. Because you’ve already told me why.”

“No objection.”

“Then… is there anyone else who has a different opinion? If you don’t have it, I’ll just do it.”

When Kim Han-byul, Ahn Sol and I agreed, Ahn Hyun nodded and turned to Lee Yu-jung. Soon her mouth slowly opened and everyone noticed what she was trying to say.

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