Ch. 9 2-F floors test

( Zero pov )

" Uhm.. Khun.." Bam spoke.

" Yes?" Khun replied.

" That blue thing...is that what's called the " Sky"?"

" You never seen a sky before?" I asked.

" Uhm... have you?" Bam looked at me.

I nodded.

" Ever since I was born. Though it wasn't the peaceful kind." I replied.

Bam blinked his eyes as Khun listened in.

Then Bam started talking about stars.

" Stars are just a legend... Even if you go up, the only thing you'll reach is the floors roof." Khun replied.

' Roof... so a fake sky, huh?'

" Stars... they shine brightly in the night sky." I looked up at the sky, wishing to see them once more.

A few seconds later, screams came through the door.

" Aaarrrghgg!!"

" What...what's that sound?" Khun spoke.

After another team entered, it took a little longer for them to scream.

' Did they fail? No, those screams sound intentional.'

They were nervous, some even scared.

' They already failed. Should I tell Bam? No... I want to know if Khun is able to see through this test.' I glanced at Khun, who stared at the guide by the door.

I saw creepy looking man touch Bams and Khuns shoulders.

I silently gripped my sword in case.

But it seems he was telling something about a hint. But that was all I needed to hear.

' Spreading doubt... it really is a test of mentality.'

' Time, and...' Before I could finish my thought, Khun pushed the Neon bag away.

This time, it was Bam's team.

" Well, good luck, Bam." I patted Bams shoulder as he waved me a goodbye.

' Five minutes...' I looked at my left arm and flipped my wrist to see my watch.

It was a military watch.

Beep! Beep! I put a timer for 5 minutes.

" Watcha got there?" That creepy balloon popped up again.

' If this is a mental test... then how do I complete this?... I guess I'll see after seeing the room.

Beeeep!!! Beep!

I shut the watch off as the guide opened the doors.

" Next, please!"

I walked through the door and closed it.

" Nice to meet you...regulars...?"

" It's just me." I replied as I set a five mintue timer on my watch.

" My name is Hansung Yu... your next test administrator."

" Zero." I replied as I looked at the many doors.

" This time, the test I'd simple. Do you see all the doors behind me? Within ten minutes... find the real door and open it. "

" Of you find the real door and open it, you will pass this test."

" However, if you don't fing the door in ten minutes and give up, you'll fail."

" and if you open a wrong door within the ten minutes... you will...die."

"Die?" I whispered.

" There aren't...anymore hints."

I spotted a clock behind me and noticed it had a five mintue cycle.

' I see. Not only a mental test but also a test of trust.'

I sighed as I sat in front of the administrator as I stood out the sword behind me.

He raised an eyebrow as he drank his tea and offered me a cup.

I nodded and took th cup.

" You must be the one man team?" He smiled.

I nodded.

" Yes."

" Time is clicking. Aren't you afraid of choosing?" He asked.

" Time... time...time..." I muttered.

" I'm not worried about death nor the time, I just want a drink." I replied.

He raised an eyebrow as I continued to drink his tea.

" Besides. I have faith in myself already. Whether I die or not in the process, I'll leave it to fate." I spoke.

The man nodded.

" That is a good way of thinking." He nodded.

I looked at my reflection in the tea.

" You're afraid." He spoke.

" You're right. I'm afraid. I don't know whether I want to have friends again or be alone again. And I'm terrified of both of them."

" A man not afraid of death but afraid of losing their friends. Have you already experienced that pain?"

I had to take a few seconds to deciphered his words.

" Yeah. And now I'm alone." I looked at my watch and stood up.

" Thank you for the tea. But I think it's time for me to leave." I spoke and walked to a random door and opened it.

" Goodbye."

" Hold on." I stopped and looked back to Hansung.

" How did you find the answer?"

" Every door is an opportunity. Whether life or death." I replied before walking through the door.

( Hansung Pov )

" What an interesting fellow." I smiled but soon thought of his way of speaking.

" Climbing the Tower without an orb... and by himself. I wonder how long he'll last."

A man who stands proud and doesn't hesitate to accept his own faults, and someone who yearns for be unrestrained by his pass.

Out of every person, I found him the most memorable.

" Ah! He drank all my tea..." I only had instant coffee left.

' I'll remember this, Zero!'

( Zero Pov )

I walked down the grey hallway.

I felt lighter after finally speaking to someone even if I could barely understand them.