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[Flowering Night (2)]

«Let’s move quickly!»

«I won’t tell you twice, everyone show the instructor what you’ve brought.»

«If you try to hide your phone, you’ll die! I’ve seen a lot of kids like you, and I can tell who’s trying to hide their phone and who’s carrying things they shouldn’t.»

«Anyone who brought cigarettes, alcohol, turn yourself in even now, quickly, quickly, and go to your accommodation!»

The children were gathered in the basement auditorium of Dawn Hotel Chuncheon Branch.

A retreat for 4th and 5th graders.

The retreat instructors checked each child’s luggage, starting with the first class of 4th graders.

…This year must be different.

According to my older sisters, last year, they stayed in a youth hostel or something.

When Minji finished checking her luggage, she looked around the Dawn Hotel with a small sense of admiration.

It was a much different facility than what she had heard before.

«…It’s just like you said.»

«Huh?»

«It’s nothing.»

Did Eunha’s words slip out again?

Min-ji quickly covered her mouth as she looked back at Hayang, who was leading the way.

Somehow, she understood why the retreat venue had changed from this year.

Hayang didn’t seem to know.

If they were going to change it, they should have changed the instructors for the training camp as well!

At first, I thought we were going to have fun for two days and three nights.

I should have thought harder about what the name of the retreat meant.

The instructor who led us to our assigned rooms was still keeping a sharp eye on us to make sure we weren’t misbehaving.

«…My neck pillow and sleeping pads, why are they prohibited items?»

«Captain, isn’t it a good thing we’re getting them back when we go back?»

«Ha, with those, I could sneak out and sleep comfortably during recreation….»

No Eunha, he’s like that again.

What’s so good about sleeping?

No Eunha’s voice could be heard heading towards the boys’ room.

Min-ji clicked her tongue in pity.

How can he be my childhood friend?

She stopped thinking about it.

No Eunha was always like that.

There was no point in getting mad at No Eunha for being No Eunha.

Anyway, he can’t be without me.

I don’t know if I can get along for two days and three nights.

She was already worried about Eunha.

With his personality, Eunha would either defy the instructors and do things his own way, or make things difficult for the boys in the same room, which was likely to happen.

«I’m glad I’m in the same class as you guys!»

«So am I.»

«Well, I was expecting that.»

Minji shrugged at the sight of Hayang and Seona, who had unpacked their things as soon as they entered the room.

There were 30 students in the third class of fourth grade at Doan Elementary School, 15 boys and 15 girls.

So each room was randomly assigned to five students.

Just for the other kids.

Apparently and most likely, No Eunha was in the same room as Choi Eunhyuk.

It was a obvious.

She had watched the drama endlessly, so this kind of situation was second nature to her.

«Once you’ve unpacked, everyone, gather in the auditorium! We will begin the orientation now!»

The instructor in the red hat shouted as he walked around the hall.

Minji hurriedly unpacked her things and headed out with the other kids who were now in the same room.

She bumped into Shin Min-young, who was coming out of the next room.

«Hey, Minji, is that your room?»

«You’re there, Min-young.»

«It’s good to be so close. Can we hang out later tonight?»

«No, we’ll go to your room.»

«I’ll go to yours.»

«I said I’m coming to your room.»

The two of them tussled in the middle of the hallway.

«Will you move!»

If the instructor hadn’t spotted them and yelled, there would have been a never-ending scuffle in the middle of the hallway.

Upset, the girls ran for the stairs to get down to the auditorium.

«By the way, Min-ji.»

«Mhm? What?»

«You know we have a courage test tomorrow night, right?»

«I know, but why?»

As Min-young ran down the stairs, turned around to speak, Minji tilted her head in confusion.

Min-young, who seemed embarrassed and hesitated to speak, looked cute even to Minji’s eyes.

Maybe she was popular among the boys because she also looked pretty to girls.

«Hey, I….»

Minyoung mumbled, pursing her lips and fiddling with her fingers.

Her voice was so quiet that she couldn’t properly continue her sentence.

Her roommates, who had pushed her and now shared the room with her, seemed to have already heard the story or something.

«…I have a crush on Eunha, and I’m going to confess it tomorrow night at the courage test.»

«…Huh?»

What is she saying?

Minji doubted her ears.

Se’d known all along that Shin Min-young liked No Eun-ha.

No, she knew that No Eunha was popular among the girls.

He might look lazy on the outside, but there was a certain confidence in his every move.

The girls could see it.

They could see that he wasn’t doing things on purpose to make himself look special, but that he was acting out of an unknown confidence.

On top of that, he was athletic and mature.

He dressed well enough to complement his face, although his unkempt eyebrows were a disadvantage depending on how you looked at them.

His clothes were probably picked out by Euna and Auntie. (His mom)

Min-ji had known Eunha since they were babies.

She knew that the lazy Eunha didn’t pay attention to what he wore and wore it with anything.

It’s just that Euna and his mother subtly coordinate his outfits so he looks well dressed.

You guys don’t know.

Neither Hanyang nor Seona knew.

Minji felt unnecessarily cheered up.

She was about to raise the bridge of her nose, when she snapped out of it and looked at Shin Min-young.

«The courage test groups are selected by drawing lots, right?»

«That’s why I’m talking to you. If you win, won’t you trade places with me?»

«…….»

Minji shut her mouth.

Min-young ran a hand through her hair, embarrassed.

«…No.»

Shin Min-young waited for an answer, and Min-ji was lost in thought.

It was Jung Hayang who intervened between them.

She held Minji’s shoulder and leaned closer, lowering her voice.

«Why not?»

«Hayang, don’t do that.»

«Min-young has the courage to confess, can’t you help her?»

The girls who had said they were supporting Min-young exchanged glances.

Hayang shook her head repeatedly.

She was used to accepting children’s requests without saying no, but this time, she was adamant.

This made Min-young stiffen.

«Honestly. Don’t you think it’s a bit much?»

«What?»

«Why are you the only ones playing with Eunha?»

Shin Min-young asked, pointing at Minji, Hayang, and Seona one by one.

The girls who were cheering her on also chimed in with their voices.

They hadn’t said it out loud, but they were secretly unhappy.

The girls in Min-young’s group didn’t like Min-ji’s casual treatment of Eun-ha because they had known her since they were children, or Hayang’s pranks on him even when she was just reading a book, or Seo-na’s friendliness towards him as if it were a matter of course.

So they never got close to him or even spoke to him.

«…We’re not the only ones playing, he plays with other kids too.

No Eunha doesn’t like to play much, so he only plays with the kids he’s been friends with for a long time. I’m sure he’ll change over time.»

«You’re lying. You guys always make sure the other kids don’t get close to him.»

Minji frowned.

There was a part of her that admitted it.

She did purposely keep the other kids away from Eunha.

But you don’t know his personality!

No Eunha’s got a temper.

The kids who are in the same class for the first time this year don’t realize how scary Eunha is, despite what he looks like on the outside.

You shouldn’t bother him.

Or, more precisely, don’t cross the line.

The moment they did, she didn’t know what would happen.

«Help me this one time. I’ll buy the tteokbokki next time. Okay?»

«…I don’t know.»

«Why? Is it because you like Eunha too, Min-ji?»

«No, who likes him!?»

I raised my voice.

It wasn’t until she saw the kids turn around in surprise that she realized she’d shouted.

And that she’d given Shin Min-young the upper hand in the conversation.

«Then will you help me just this once? Hayang, Jin Sona, what about you guys?»

«I….»

«I’m counting on you, Hayang.»

«I hope Minyoung succeeds.»

«As expected, Hayang is so kind.»

«After all, you’re a good girl.»

The girls dominated the conversation without letting Hayang speak.

Wide-eyed, Hayang froze when she saw them touching her cheeks.

She didn’t say a word until they withdrew their hands.

☆

«…Captain, how far do you want to go?»

«This should be about right.»

The first day of the retreat was uneventful, except for a talent show at night.

After dinner, Eunha took Eun-hyeok out of sight of the retreat instructors.

Eun-hyeok looked like he wanted to watch the talent show, but he didn’t argue.

The forest behind the Dawn Hotel.

Eunha stopped walking only when he could faintly see the hotel lights in the distance.

«Here.»

«…Huh?»

Eunha pulled out a player device from his bag.

Eunhyuk was dumbfounded when he received the device that flew at him reflexively.

«Captain, what is this?»

«I have to tell you that it’s a knife to understand?»

«Not that, I was wondering why you suddenly gave me a knife….

By the way, Captain, wasn’t it checked during luggage inspection?»

«Who am I?»

Eunha had concealed the player device he’d gotten from Bruno earlier so it wouldn’t get caught.

He had no choice but to return the sleeping mask and neck pillow, but he couldn’t afford to lose the player device.

«Let’s see….»

The Cocoon installed in Chuncheon didn’t work until the station was centered around the Chuncheon City Hall.

This was true for every city except Seoul.

There were too many scarce resources to build a cocoon to protect Seoul, and the power of the fairy Im Gaeul could not cover the entire country.

Therefore, the cocoon installed outside the metropolitan area was only able to protect the area where the main administrative functions were concentrated.

«…There’s just a right one.»

That’s why in areas outside Seoul, monsters could be easily found.

High-level monsters needed to be exterminated, but with limited manpower, players couldn’t afford to go after lower-level monsters one by one.

Eunha deliberately leaked mana, and a monster, sensing the mana, revealed itself in the thicket.

It was a Level 8 Pporori.

«I’m going to test you now.»

«A test?»

«Can you kill the monster or not?»

The other children were still too young.

But with Eun-hyeok, he thought it was okay to try.

Eunhyuk had been training hard to become a player, and the only thing left for him to do to advance to the next level was to kill a monster.

A player’s combat skills come from killing someone, not protecting them.

«What, are you nervous?»

«…No. I’m just relieved that this time has come.»

Eunha smiled.

He couldn’t find any hesitation in Eunhyuk.

It was as if he had been waiting for this day to come.

Eunhyuk looked at the knife in his hand and remained calm.

«Now I’m going to draw a boundary line. If the monster crosses the boundary, don’t panic because I’ll put it back inside.»

«Okay.»

«It’s dark around here, so reinforce your eyes.»

Creating a wide barrier with Eunha’s internal mana was inefficient.

Instead, he created a boundary that separated the space, not a circle that covered it.

The moment a monster crossed it, he could react instantly.

Then, how well would Eunhyuk Choi do….

Before Eunha could finish his thoughts, Eunhyuk held the knife and ran.

«…He really doesn’t hesitate.»

He didn’t lose his composure either.

Surprisingly, he pursued the Pporori with a calm demeanor. Without giving in to emotions, he controlled his pace and wielded his knife.

It’s still a bit amateur, though.

But just chasing from behind won’t do.

You need to anticipate how the monster will act next and know how to block its path.

The Pporori was flying. Even if Eunhyuk, who had manifested internal mana, was chasing it, he couldn’t catch the creature as it darted through the trees.

The creature climbed up a tree trunk.

Eunhyuk hadn’t learned wall-walking yet.

«Argh!»

All he could do was throw mana, gathered like a snowball, toward the creature on the tree from his vantage point.

But the mana he shot up couldn’t reach the creature’s feet.

His control and strength are lacking.

Well, what can you do?

This way, the battle won’t go well.

Unable to help herself, Eunha tried to gather mana with the intention of dropping the monster on the tree.

That’s when it happened.

Eunhyuk, his whole body covered in mana, slammed into a wooden beam.

«Ha, that ignorant guy.»

It wasn’t a bad choice.

The Pporori finally lost its balance and fell from the tree.

Due to exhausting his mana tremendously, he lost his balance and fell too.

«Hah, hah…»

What fell from the tree wasn’t just the Pporori.

A bug that had clung to the tree also fell onto Eunhyuk’s head.

Nevertheless, he focused solely on the Pporori and breathed heavily.

«…Not bad.»

In the end, Eunhyuk, who had been sprawled out on the ground, annihilated the monster.

Eunha nodded his head when he saw him.

«…Hehe. Captain, how was I?»

«Passed. You didn’t show any fear of the monsters and killed them well.»

«Well, monsters are just monsters, right?»

Eunha chuckled.

Nevertheless, Eunhyuk didn’t hesitate to bring down his knife without any hesitation until the Pporori was dead, making sure it couldn’t escape.

This showed that he clearly recognized the monsters as enemies.

People, too, can be killed.

A player who can only kill monsters was no more than half-baked.

Whether Eunhyuk could move on to the next stage would be known someday.

«So you’re going to make me a real player now?»

«I’m not going to make you, you’re going to be you.»

«Then you’ll help me?»

«It’s up to you.»

«You’re ruthless.»

«Life is ruthless by nature.»

Eunhyuk looked at Eunha with a dissatisfied expression. Eunha shrugged and walked down the hill, leaving him behind.

«Wait, Captain! Are you going to leave me like this!?»

I could hear Eunhyuk shouting from behind me.

That’s how much mana he’d use up before he could even stand up.

It’s not over yet.

He still had a long way to go.

He needed to learn to control the pace of mana consumption. In the battlefield, players who couldn’t control themselves and fell were destined to die.

«Now’s the time to learn, Eunhyuk. Come back before roll call.»

In truth, he didn’t want to carry Eun-hyeok on the way back.

Eunha went back to the hotel,

«─Kuck!»

The moment he opened the door to his room, a pillow flew right at him.

You all can have Eunha, I’ll have Eunhyuk.