The Game Hasn't Even Started Yet
'He talked normally?' Ji-hye was actually getting annoyed at Nam-woon's chunni speech, it was only funny for some time.
But Nam-woon didn't look like he was going to change it anytime soon and he wasn't one to listen to people anyway, but it seemed that she was wrong…
'As expected of Queresha Unnie,' Ji-hye grinned proudly seeing how powerful Queresha was, she had beaten up Jung-hyuk who was under the control of the Cinema Master, and she even straighten out Nam-woon like it was nothing.
'She is also the brain of the group, she can't get any more awesome,' Not only to Ji-hye, but from the outsider's view, Queresha would look like the group's brain.
"We can't send everyone out, the ones here are the people who'll protect the flagpole if we are attacked, Gil-young is on reconnaissance duty, Nam-woon and Ji-hye are the front liners who'll confront the invaders with Jin-ah supporting them from behind, all of us have our roles that are very important so I better not see you slack off," Everyone mentioned by Queresha nodded and went to do the things they were tasked with.
'I'll help with anything I can,' Sang-ah knew she wasn't as good in close combat as Nam-woon and Ji-hye nor can she use magic like Jin-ah and Queresha.
Sang-ah also doesn't have any special skills like Gil-young which can be helpful for the group in other ways. So, she thought she'll help with anything even if it is moving supplies or menial work, she wouldn't complain.
"Sang-ah," Sang-ah quickly looked up as she heard Queresha call for her.
"Yes?"
"You'll be helping me in managing the group," Queresha said shocking Sang-ah.
"M-Me?" Sang-ah couldn't believe she'll get such a position, Queresha was the one in command if Haru wasn't around, she was in control for the most part even if he was around but that was beside the point, it was known by the people on the station even if it wasn't official.
So, Queresha telling Sang-ah to help her with managing the group pretty much made Sang-ah the third highest-ranking person after Haru and Queresha.
"Yes, Both Haru and I think you are capable of this. So, will you be my second in command?" Queresha asked directly letting Sang-ah know what she wanted.
"…I won't let Haru-ssi and you down," Sang-ah became motivated as her eyes brightened up in an instant.
This was the trust that was shown towards her by the people she looked up to, and she wasn't going to let it go to waste, no matter what.
"That would be better," Queresha said.
"Sorry?" Sang-ah muttered since she didn't hear it because of her happiness.
"Nothing, Let's go we have a lot of work to do," Queresha turned around and Sang-ah followed her quickly, It was a really busy day for everyone at the station.
On the tracks, Haru and the others were walking towards the Don-Daemun Station, they had been going for 15 minutes without stopping because there was nothing in the way to stop them.
"Should we just run, nothing seems to be a problem," Hee-won said as there seemed no traces of monsters or humans even as they were about to reach Dong-Daemun Culture & History Park, Dong-Daemun came after this station.
"We need to be alert, we can get ambushed," Hyun-sung was holding up his shield walking in the front.
"You're way too tense Army boy," Hee-won joked but it wasn't that she was fully relaxed at the moment, she was paying proper attention to the front but she wasn't stressing about it like Hyun-sung who was walking with his shield up looking around at the slightest sound.
Even though there was nothing around everyone in the group was alert so that they don't get caught off guard, aside from one person. And it wasn't Haru.
'My time has come!' Alea was happy as she was walking near Haru, this was one of the few times she had been alone with him. Well, she technically wasn't alone even now but the point was made since her five rivals weren't around.
She says five but in reality, she only had one since the other four had completed the game before she even reached the starting line.
"Things are quite tedious now, aren't they?" Haru asked looking at Alea, there were many inconveniences that they had to go through because of how things were currently.
"Not at all," Alea said on reflex as she was pulled out of her thoughts. Alea didn't have problems with anything right now.
"What?! Alea you have to be kidding me, I have so many problems with the current situation, no beds to sleep on, the type of food we can eat is limited and most importantly we can't even take a shower, I feel like I'll go mad if don't take a shower in the next few days," Hee-won flipped out hearing that.
"Ah …I get you Hee-won, the shower is important," Alea nodded as it would be bad if she got her chance and Haru didn't like it cause she smelled. She wasn't even thinking of that before.
'Yeah, that would be bad,' Alea was now thinking of how to get around this new wall that had appeared out of nowhere.
'Is the shower really that important?' Dok-ja thought, in the end, he just shrugged since it was likely a women-only thing.
"Showers aren't that important right now, we need to focus on the enemies," Hyun-sung said looking back.
"There is no way he said that, Haru is this an illusion you cast or something, right? You are messing with us, right?" Hee-won turned to Haru as she couldn't believe what she had heard.
Haru shook his head as he had no part in this, But if he had to pick a side at this point.
'Sorry Hyun-sung, I have to side with Hee-won on this,' Haru thought for a bit before he spoke.
"Let's quiet down, the station lights are in view," Haru said as Hee-won and Alea stopped talking. Hyun-sung was even more alert than before, he was waiting for someone from the station to show up.
But no one did, even when they reached the station and climbed onto the platform…
"There is no one here," Hyun-sung didn't see anyone on the platform.
"Dong-myo's flag?" Hee-won was a bit perplexed seeing this, Il-hun said that he was a part of the Dong-Daemun group, So why does a station that is between Chungmuro and Don-Daemun has the flag of Dong-myo?
"Was he lying?" Hyun-sung thought this was the most likely possibility right now.
"It does seem like that," Dok-ja also agreed to this, he wouldn't be surprised if Il-hun had lied about being part of Dong-Daemun, but it won't make sense since that guy didn't look like he was calm enough to finesse everyone to this degree. And surely…
"No, he didn't lie," Haru said looking at the flag.
"I sometimes forget you have that skill," Hee-won shook her head as she really does forget about it since she doesn't care about it.
'Well, it isn't really a skill, but I shouldn't break this misconception Haru had built,' Alea thought while looking at Dok-ja who was thinking deeply.
'If Il-hun wasn't lying, then the only possibility is…' Dok-ja stopped his thought and said what was on his mind.
"…Dong-Daemun group was backstabbed by the Dong-myo group after they went out to attack Chung-muro,"
"So, Dong-myo did this to take over Dong-Daemun?" Hee-won asked at Dok-ja's deduction.
"I guess we'll need to go to Dong-myo Station to confirm that," Haru's words made them turn towards him in slight surprise.
[The Constellation 'Secretive Plotter' is a bit intrigued by the situation.]
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"You are going to go into the enemy stronghold like this?" Hee-won looked at Haru thinking he was joking.
"Yes," But it didn't look like he was joking at all.
'This is the perfect opportunity to attack them by surprise,' Dok-ja had already made his plan.
"I guess, you aren't going to back down from this," Hee-won sighed heavily, she knew that Haru was confident in facing a whole group if he had to and...
"With our current group we shouldn't have any problem," Dok-ja said and the others nodded since that was true, It won't help if they try to downplay their abilities, Leaving Haru aside they are also strong in their own right.
"Then let's not waste any more time," Haru said they went back to the tracks and started to go straight towards Dong-myo station.
They had to change lines at Dong-Daemun station to reach Dong-myo, and as they took their time looking around Dong-Daemun Station for some clues it took them 30 minutes to reach the halfway point between Dong-Daemun and Dong-myo.
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no chapter for Daft today,