Some also had cold noodles with spices, but that level of food could not compare in term of quality to Lee Hyun’s group.
Kkokkodaeg! (cockoldoo again)
It seemed as if every time the youngest of the chicken Half Sauce Half Fried cackled, the sounds of beating crackling flame torches and saliva swallowing could be heard.
“Did you hear? Over there have a chicken for food…”
“So jealous. That sounds really good.”
The desperation level in the wilderness was way different.
Perhaps, at this time, when asked what one would bring with him the three things they deemed essential; most of whom will answer as such.
Lee Hyun.
A lighter.
Half Sauce Half Fried.
The meal time ended with the constant envious eyes, now it was time for the courage test.
“Hidden within that mountain over there are slips of paper for you to find. The group with the most will receive a special award of having their liquor paid for.”
A courage test within the dark mountain!
Realistically, snakes or other animals had concealed themselves and attacked people.
This time too, Lee Hyun’s group inadvertently ranked first.
“My legs are sore.”
“Ahh, I’m sleepy. Hungry. Mommy.”
Most were too tired to hike so there was no other group to join in.
Only Lee Hyun, Seoyoon, and Park Sunjo diligently walked around and were able to find as much as 10 sheets of paper.
Just as the night hits 11 o’clock, all easily fell asleep.
They rode the ship to come, set up their tents, made their food, and ran; because all of whom did things they normally never did before so they easily got tired.
From within the tents and from the temporary cursed beach, there were only the sounds of the wave and the sound of the snoring alternated between the two.
Slam!(wave)
Deureureung.(snore)
Slam!(wave)
Kuuuuuul!(also snore…not sure…sounds like crying…)
Lee Hyun woke up in the morning as he usually does.
‘I wonder of Hyeyeon is eating her meals properly. She should be bringing side dishes to grandma in the hospital too.’
There as nothing he could do on this island.
It was not possible to go to the homepage of the Dark Gamer website for information, nor could be go to an auction site to check up prices of items.
The only thing to do was to relax comfortably.
‘Rarely have this kind of rest before.’
Feeling comfortable for the first time in a few years, Lee Hyun quietly slipped out of the temporary residence.
He could hear the exchanges between the sounds of the students from the tent and those of the waves.
It was so dark that he could barely tell the oncoming dawn by the moon and stars.
“Nice.”
Lee Hyun walked on the white sand.
Like others, he too wanted to get to know them and hang out. But it was not possible.
‘I can’t stand out like the rest of them. I have to be concealed in the shadows, in order to earn money and make living easier.’
He had s strange relationship with the friends and seniors he knew.
The people he befriended back in primary school all believed he moved away.
Their parents had said so to Lee Hyun.
“Don’t play with our children.”
Since he was at a young age, Lee Hyun bluntly asked why; since he couldn’t possibly have known.
“Your parents have both passed. And I heard you live in a very poor house. So do not come close to our kids anymore.”
On the grounds that he didn’t have parents and his living environment was difficult that he was unable to make friends.
Whenever stuff goes missing and money was gone, even the teachers prosecute Lee Hyun.
Due to these experiences that forced Lee Hyun down the path of a moneygrubber.
But he really could understand the mindset of those parents.
‘My children are more important than others, huh. To interfere whenever they can to root out what they think are the bad influences.’
Lee Hyun no longer tried to recall the past.
He wanted to take time to rest comfortably here. Only here at the MT where he can do so, once he gets home he’d have to work hard again.
Lee Hyun took the ‘to be enjoy’ stroll in the morning.
But in the distant on a rock, someone had did so first and sat on it.
It was Seoyoon.
She was able to sleep a little at Lee Hyun’s side, but it then somehow got uncomfortable and she quickly up and left.
“……”
Seoyoon also noticed Lee Hyun but she did not say anything. She simply glanced at the side next to her.
Lee Hyun took a seat beside her. Of course, he didn’t forget to check again and again to verify that it was an ok thing to do.
‘Sit down you mean? Can I sit down? Don’t get angry when I sit. Maybe she’ll take revenge on me in the future if I do…’
It was still dark.
Lee Hyun and Seoyoon were sitting on the rock watching the sea.
Under a myriad of stars under the sky, and the vast ocean stretched before them.
The little frustration melted away as they sat to relax.
“……”
Seoyoon didn’t fully open her mouth but she wanted to say something.
It was due to the tension that she could not say anything.
In fact, so much so that she specifically did not know how to put anything into words.
To her, being friends was factual. So, she wanted to have a nice chat but she did not know how to clear the tension she felt in the air.
‘I don’t know what to say. So how does someone transmit their sincerity from just words?’
Seoyoon sometimes took deep looks into Lee Hyun’s eyes for a long time.
In which, to Lee Hyun, the deep looks evoked his thoughts to go wild.
‘You know I created the statues or what? I knew that sculpture of Morata’s beauty would give me away sooner or later. No, on the plain of despairs you watched me make the statues, did you figure out since then? I don’t know if you knew the Freya statue in Baran was based on you. Aah, these eyes are like those when I had that severe cold and you forced that poisonous food down my throat; they’re the same exact eyes!’
Illusion and distrust, fear was budding along with the coming dawn.
The entrance to Morata.
“Hehe, thank you very much.”
“We’ve been a lot of trouble to Da’in nim.”
“Thanks to you that we were able to break this quest.”
Before the gate, there was a party disbanding.
The place they explored at was the Spring of Oblivion within the Twilight Ruins!
“It’s unbelievable. To think we could subjugate the Twilight Ruins like this.”
“We got so many items, it was an interesting experience. It is all due to Da’in nim.”
“Heh, don’t mention it.”
Among the party members, one amazing Shaman who was very memorable.
Shamans were usually deemed as the jack of all trade.
Ranging from treatment and magical spells, buffs, and curses, it was a struggle of a class to have.
There was no upside to be seen as is.
So when ones form parties, they usually do not designate a spot for Shamans to join.
They lacked the ability to deal treatments to the level of the Clerics, or were they specifically able to work at any certain area; so in most cases, whenever Shamans were invited, they usually only played a supporting role.
But the Shaman Da’in was in a different dimension in comparison to the others.
Her treatment magic exceeded the tolerable of a Cleric, and her damage output was near those of the Wizards in term of magic attacks.
Blind.
Blockade magic.
Using vines of trees to bind and stop enemies’ movements.
Invisible arrows.
Familiar summons.
While her variety of skills were correctly set to obtain the most advantage, her mastery of the skills were also very high.