Plan?

Haru's group was already under attention before but now everyone was looking at them even more because of the three's antics.

But their group was just like that, Queresha, Gil-young, and Nam-woon didn't seem to care about how other people looked at them. The old lady and Myung-oh were never involved and also didn't seem to care.

Sang-ah and Hyun-sung also understood that even if being serious in the situation was important they can't be serious all the time, because it would burn them out mentally. This was also the reason Haru tried to keep the mood up since it would only be counter-productive for them and will likely make them prone to causing a mistake.

Hee-won caught on to it and so did the others which led them to relax a little after a tiring few hours where their lives were in danger.

"So are we really going outside tomorrow?" Hee-won asked after they were done fooling around a little. She had heard Nam-woon say it before and wanted to know more about it since Haru's description of the outside didn't seem like the ideal place to visit.

"We need to do that in order to have a stable food supply till we can complete the scenario," Haru said as they were all sitting in a circle ready to discuss what to do next.

"Then wouldn't limiting the number of items being sold and keeping more for backup be a good idea?" Hyun-sung asked, since the outside was dangerous and it was possible they wouldn't be able to get more food because of the monsters outside.

Haru did consider this since there was still food kept for backup but it was just one bag which wouldn't last more than two days if they ate moderately. So Hyun-sung thought that keeping more would've been beneficial as they could go for a few more days without getting desperate because of hunger.

"Even if I agree on saving more food for backup that was a necessary measure, by doing this not only Haru decreased the Cheol-soo gang's control over the people but also avoided us being targeted by everyone," Hee-won's words confused Sang-ah and Hyun-sung to an extent.

"When…..did that happen?" Hyun-sung looked genuinely confused while sang-ah was thinking.

"Is it because they don't have a monopoly over the food anymore and have someone who can also distribute it but without any constraints like limiting it albeit they need to pay, but the point is people hate it when something they need is limited. Although it wouldn't have mattered if the Cheol-du gang was alone they would be able to control the people easily but they aren't and they can't compete with our group without the help of the people, So Haru made sure the people don't side with Cheol-du group," Hee-won explained.

"I don't care about the other stuff but I agree those guys are no match for our group," Nam-woon said with a proud look.

"…I understand that part as well, but why would we be targeted by others?" Sang-ah asked Hee-won, deep down she wanted to trust other people but couldn't voice it out. She knew there were bad people out there but not everyone would be like that right?

"They could only eat a few biscuits while we can eat chicken and rice to our heart's content we have to pay, of course. It will surely frustrate the others and even though they will be frustrated they won't do something immediately but imagine that frustration building up for a few days. It will explode at the slightest trigger, The nail that sticks out gets hammered down, and like it or not we are the nail that is sticking out right now. You can see that even now," Hee-won said prompting the group to look around to see how people were maintaining their distance from them.

"Wow, I didn't know Haru-ssi thought so much about this," Hyun-sung had a look of admiration.

"I agree that was a superb plan, I think Haru is quite a good leader," Hee-won nodded with a smile and looked at Haru along with the group.

"Hmmmm~," Haru who was enjoying his ice cream looked at them.

"…."

"Yep totally planned that, am I awesome or what?" Haru gave them a thumbs up as melted ice cream on his lips.

"I take that back this guy is an idiot," Hee-won attitude took a 180.

"Hey, Don't lose faith in me already it hasn't even been a second," Haru snapped back as Queresha wiped his mouth with a handkerchief.

"Yeah, I totally believe in you, Go, Go," Hee-won said with a blank look as Sang-ah smiled wryly.

"At least try to sound convincing," Haru said plainly.

"Can't you see the trust in my eyes?" Hee-won said with empty eyes as Haru shook his head. It isn't his fault the ice cream was too good after a meal although he would've liked something else ice cream was the only dessert available for him.

"Cough* Let's get back on topic," Sang-ah said since they went on a tangent.

"It is as Hee-won said the reason I sold the food to everyone was so that our group doesn't get targeted, and you guys also did a great job," Haru said making the others confused.

"I didn't really do anything," Sang-ah said with a small smile, it was definitely a sore spot for her since she hasn't done anything noteworthy yet, the same could be said for Hyun-sung and Nam-woon.

"No, you all did great, because you all paid for the food upfront it didn't make you any different than the others which lowers the chance of them being hostile towards you all because now you are in the same position as them in their eyes, A person in the quicksand won't envy the person next to them but the one standing outside of it," Haru said as the others understood his point.

Even though people were looking at them they weren't looking at them with hostility like before when they were eating while the others walked out with only biscuits.

This also made Hyun-sung and Sang-ah feel a little relieved since they helped with something even though it wasn't planned on their part.

"Also the reason I did all of this was that I don't trust that guy," Haru said with a shrug.

"Tell me honestly, Is it really because of his eyes and the turtleneck?" Hee-won asked with an intrigued look.

"Yes, The turtleneck is the important bit," Haru pointed out as Hee-won shook her head in dismay, she also didn't trust In-o but it was more like her intuition rather than a ridiculous reason like Haru's.

"Also was there really chicken in that guy's teeth?" Hyun-sung asked curiously.

"Ah no there wasn't," Haru said making the other look at him with twitching eyes.

Did you really just lie to that man's face?

Everyone didn't what to say to this guy.

"Don't look at me like that Hee-won let me finish, there wasn't anything in his teeth but there was a drop of sauce on that guy's shirt and it clearly didn't look like it has been there for over an hour or two, also because that guy came in a hurry there was some red color and oil on his fingers as well, He was probably eating before he came and only wiped his hands with a tissue," Haru explained his reason, even if it was a shot in the dark Haru was sure he was right.

"Ah! So chicken was the most likely answer and it caused him to panic which means Haru-ssi was correct," Hyun-sung nodded as he understood why Haru said that.

"You are really observant, You're getting my respect again," Hee-won said with a laugh.

"I just have good eyes," Haru shrugged.

"That was good since you've dealt them a good hit, But I think there is more to it than what I said right?" Hee-won asked curiously, she could feel that she had missed some things.

"Why don't you figure it out?" Haru said with a smile.

"Playing mysterious, eh? Just you wait, I'll uncover your crimes," Hee-won said donning an invisible hat.

'She is quite perspective even though she only caught 10 % of the plan, But that is impressive already,' Queresha thought while looking at Hee-won.

"So how do we move forward from this? Searching for a new source of food isn't going to be easy," Hee-won said while tapping her chin.

"Shouldn't we first get more spare food," Hyun-sung said while looking at Haru. The scenario didn't have a time limit so they can figure things out, and it would surely take time to know how to cook the monster meat.

"Yes we need to get more from the store outside, because I was alone I could only get a limited amount with me since it would be bad if the weight slowed me down, so we will be going outside tomorrow morning," Haru said agreeing with Hyun-sung.

"Finally we are talking about the important bit," Nam-woon said with a happy smile.