I began thinking about how this event came to be.
One, I was bound tightly.
Two, I was thrown inside an unfamiliar mountainside.
No matter how hard I analysed it, the end result always came back to 'kidnapping', but who would dare to infiltrate the
“….is…..”
“….Dok-Ja…..Untie…..?”
“Aht?…”
Faint voices could be heard coming from somewhere.
I grunted and struggled to free myself, and then, staggered towards where those voices were coming from. I brushed past the thickets and around 30 seconds later, ran into a fairly wide campsite manned by my companions.
“Ah, so he came on his own volition, then.” Han Su-Yeong snickered and waved her hand towards me. “What are you looking at? Haven't you seen an industrial strike action before?”
“Hang on a minute, this….”
“What a nice breeze. Dok-Jssi, why don't you come and lie down here?”
Jeong Hui-Won was lying spread-eagled on the ground looking up at the sky right next to Han Su-Yeong. She moved her arms as if they were her wings, causing the fragrant green blades of grass to fall and get back up again and again.
Han Su-Yeong then began muttering in a reverential voice. “Grass lies down. Faster than wind, it lies down.”
“Ohh.”
“Jeong Hui-Won too lies down. Faster than wind she lies down and before the gust comes she stands up first.”
“Not bad?”
While looking at this sudden breakout of a poetry reading competition, as well as Jeong Hui-Won providing timely support fire, I asked them in a dazed voice.
“Just what is going on…..?”
“This is the workers' revolution, dumbass.”
“Okay, you've been harping on about a revolution and whatnot for a while now, but….”
“Argh, I just want to take a damn break. Do I need to spell it out for you??”
I frowned after she berated me.
Taking a break?
“What are you talking about? Don't you know what era we're in right now?”
“What era are we in, then?”
I wasn't sure what to say when she retorted back like that. What did she mean by 'what' era we were in?
[Currently, the Nebula
[Remaining time to enter the scenario is: 28 days, 12 hours, 15 minutes and 7 seconds.]
I calmly replied to ensure that I wouldn't get sucked into her pace. “We don't have the time for this. The Final Scenario is literally just around the corner.”
“And that's why we need to take a breather now. If not, when can we be able to, like this?” said Han Su-Yeong, while sighing out grandly. “Look around you. Don't spend your day buried in your smartphone, alright? You still wanna work even after coming to a place like this?”
After hearing her, I began scanning the surrounding terrain for the first time.
Indeed, we were in a fertile, green forest. I wasn't sure which mountain it was – Jirisan, Seoraksan, or Hallasan…. In any case, it was a really beautiful mountain, alright. The sunlight wasn't too strong, while the wind blowing felt cool to the skin. It was perfect weather for camping, in other words.
I hesitated somewhat before speaking up. “Uhm, I'm not saying that we shouldn't take a break, but…. Uh, it's good to rest, but what I'm saying is that we should finish what we need to do first. Right now, we're….”
“Holy cow. Dok-Jssi, you're really 'kkondae' minded, aren't you? Is every company representative out there like you?” Said Jeong Hui-Won, while lightly tapping my shin. “Representative-nim? When you're taking a break, you're supposed to just do it.”
My head became complicated.
“I think it'll be for the best that you speak to that person first.”
Chapter end
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