187 – Hide and Seek (5)
Tap, tap.
Using dry firewood as food, it removes the darkness of the night with roaring crimson flames.
“Jane.”
“Write… … ?”
Jane Moore, who had been dozing on a roughly cut piece of wood, suddenly raised her head while wiping her spittle.
Best in the world, no. It was a somewhat clumsy appearance that is difficult to think of as the second promising figure.
“Don’t doze off like that, just go in and sleep.”
“Then the dew is boring.”
“Isn’t it really fun being with you?”
“That is unfair… … .”
giik-
A shadow creeps up from under the tent right behind Jane Moore and unzips the tightly closed tent entrance.
“I am the night. during the day you So hurry up and go to sleep.”
“And so… … good night… .”
Jane Moore bowed her head at Yun Seul and crawled into the tent.
widely.
As the tent entrance was closed, the shadow returned to where it should have been.
Tadadadak, right—!!
Yun Seul, who became alone, moved his shadow while admiring the blazing bonfire. The shadow that stretched out like a vine wrapped around the thermos bottle placed below, opened the lid, and poured the rich black coffee inside into the lid and handed it over to the owner.
Yoon Isul thought as she quenched her thirst with coffee that had a slight bitterness and subtle acidity of red fruits.
‘It’s very suspicious.’
From the moment he passed through the crack and fell into the forest, met cute juniors, left the cave, and found a suitable nest again, not a single trace of what seemed to be a monster was found.
It could be that the monster’s actions were so secretive that no traces were left, or it could be that they were too small to be discovered.
However, Yun Iseul, who looks at herself very objectively, thought that both before and after were different.
At most, the monsters that inhabit the 5th level rift avoid their eyes. It was absolutely impossible unless consciousness was dimmed by serious injuries.
again.
By the time the new coffee was poured into the empty lid, Isul Yun was convinced.
‘There are no monsters.’
And one new question came up.
‘Then, what did you set aside three days to test?’
The content of this test is stabilizing the surroundings and protecting the base camp for three days.
‘We will protect the base camp for three days. But monsters don’t exist.’
jingle.
Yun Seul slightly lifted the silver necklace she was wearing around her neck.
‘Even if this is broken, it’s considered elimination.’
No matter how you think about it, the newly added rules were added to make the same participants check each other, not monsters. However, there is no reason to quarrel with each other unless you are an idiot.
It may be a little different depending on your personal relationships, but I don’t think there are any idiots here at Arena Academy who don’t know that there’s nothing good because they quarreled and strained themselves.
Then, there is only one assumption left.
The list of participants was also not disclosed, and the gathering time was also divided by team. It was a structure in which it was impossible to know who was participating other than the person himself or the party member he was with.
‘There must be a separate raiding team.’
With that in mind, it was even easier to infer the number of members of the raiding party. Seven students, including Baek Ha-na, who were originally taking a crack study class, must be a raiding party.
It is a test that students participated in until graduation. But these graders, who just got out of the freshman tee, are a raiding group.
‘… … I can’t even think of that.’
I’m sorry for the other five, but it wasn’t that difficult to neutralize them all by herself, without Jane Moore, now sleeping in the tent, stepping out.
However, if Hana Baek and Seohee Nam are included in it, the story is different.
Baek Ha-na was a monster that did not work well, and Nam Seo-hee was very bad at dealing with brain attribute magic. Fortunately, it is not difficult to deal with because of the lack of experience yet, but it was not an opponent that could easily guarantee victory.
To be honest, even if I teamed up with Jane Moore, I didn’t think I would be able to beat the 100.
If it was in a limited stage, I would have been looking for a way to win, whether it was aiming outside the field or using any other means… … .
“The place is too bad.”
Tall trees were said to have grown densely in place of the walls, but on the contrary, they were also obstacles blocking the view from this side.
Above all, the conditions here are too unfavorable.
If you are determined and try to destroy the base camp, you will never be able to stop it.
“… You had no intention of accepting additional staff from the start.”
I thought something was strange from the time I was asked to bring a written oath that even if I lost my life during the test, I was responsible. Although Ahn Hyun-do can’t serve as a proper chairman, no one can deny the fact that he cares about students more than anyone else. At first, I thought that such a person had allowed this kind of test, but at first I thought I was caught, but it seems that was not the case.
“Well, it’s fortunate that the scenery isn’t bad.”
He could have been angry, but Yoon Isul looked up at the night sky with a more comfortable face. I do not know when the opportunity to appreciate nature will come again in the crack, so I decided to enjoy it, thinking that this was also an experience.
ugh–
Yoon Isul, who was passing the time forgetting even the biscuits he had brought with his warm coffee, put down the things he was holding in his hands next to the fine vibration transmitted through the spread shadows. Then, he turned his head in the direction the vibrations came from and said.
“Hana?”
Bassrock.
A small sound was heard from the top of a tall tree, and something gently fell down.
flutter.
Baek Ha-na, who had landed a little away from Yoon Isul, patted her ears upright and removed the clinging leaves.
“You knew that, too.”
“First of all, am I two years your senior?”
“ah… … I-I didn’t mean it that way.”
The sharp eyes of Baek Ha-na, which had been standing in the cold, crumbled away. It was one hundred and one that was infinitely weak to those who were close.
“Would you like to sit down for a minute?”
“Uh, uh… … .”
At Yun Seul’s suggestion, Hana Baek wiggled her fingers with a troubled face. It was the complete opposite of the blue bruise on Edni’s left eye.
“Whoops, it’s okay.”
Click.
A dark shadow climbed up Yoon Isul’s body, untied the silver necklace, and brought it to Baek Ha-na.
“Shall we sit down now?”
“Now, just for a moment… … .”
Baek Ha-na, who sneaked a necklace, sat down next to Yoon Isul.
“Is hunting the students who participated in the exam the goal that Professor Baek gave you?”
“… … yes.”
“okay.”
Baek Ha-na glanced sideways to see if Yoon Isul would be offended, but Yoon Isul wasn’t offended, and instead felt a little pleasure in knowing that her guess was correct.
“It’s getting late. Do you want to go to sleep?”
“Yes? Oh no. Well, I had to move a little tight… … .”
“That’s too bad.”
giui–
The tent’s zipper opened, and the shadow vine slipped inside. And soon after, another silver necklace was hanging from the vine that came out.
“Here you go.”
“thank you… … ?”
Hana Baek accepted the second silver necklace with a bewildered expression and put it in a small pocket on her waist.
“Then go quickly.”
“Ah, yes… … .”
Baek Ha-na, wondering if it would be okay to leave as it was, stood up from her seat and cautiously opened her mouth.
“Well, it’s not because you have to drop everything… … . I’ll keep the necklace you gave me, and I’ll come back to return it if I don’t need it.”
“Is there such a thing as a quota?”
“yes. A little too much, though.”
Yoon Isul’s eyes and mouth, which had been sober, curved in a soft arc.
“Is that something that Ms. Hana has to take care of herself?”
“Nope. You just have to hit the numbers.”
“okay. Miss Hana?”
Baek Hana, who was about to leave, turned her head.
“Would you like to join the student council?”
“Student council… … ?”
“Yes. I just need to select a leading member for this year, and I thought it would be nice if Miss Hana did it.”
“uh… … .”
Baek Ha-na’s beautiful blue eyes shook weakly at the sudden proposal.
“It’s okay if you don’t answer now. I’ll tell you more about it later when I get out of here.”
“then… … .”
Hana Baek slightly lowered her head and disappeared into the darkness in an instant.
Squeak.
When Yun Isul, who is alone again, is filling the lid of the thermos bottle with coffee.
“Sniff… … Dew, if you come in, close the door. The wind is too cold.”
Jane Moore, in her pajamas, swallowed mucus from the cold and poked her head through the open blackout screen.
“I was going to wake you up, but you woke up fine.”
“… … ?”
Jane Moore tilted her head at Yun Seul, who smiled sinisterly like a villain.
“Jane.”
“why?”
Yoon Isul asked quietly at Jane Moore, who was sniffling through her reddened nose.
“Have you ever heard of hide and seek?”