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40. In the Hidden Mask. (1)

A hot summer day. The two of us got out of bed after confirming our love for each other once again.

Now, I no longer have any aversion to acting with him. Of course, it’s still… an act that ends on the line of whether or not to cross the line, but for the two of us now, there’s nothing sweeter than that.

” Hehe~! ”

As I stretch my legs and yawn, the pain in my muscles makes me realize what I was doing just a moment ago.

My body, which only lets out sweet moans of pleasure at the mere passing of his hands, is now completely his.

Let’s take a quick glance to the side and see my brother fiddling with his device and looking at something.

‘How can it look cool just by touching the device?’

I’m already so obsessed that I can’t turn back. Just seeing my brother makes my heart beat loudly several times.

She moved her body just like that, brought her chest against her brother’s back, rested her chin on his shoulder and asked.

” What are you looking at? ”

” Huh? Oh, I just got a call from Sister Jia. It’s 5pm now, so she asked me to come to the situation room around 7. ”

” In the situation room…? ”

” Yeah, it looks like we’ve picked up a signal from the missing reconnaissance team. ”

One person comes to mind when you hear the word reconnaissance team.

Mr. Doosik. He came to mind.

” I, really… have something else to forget. I forgot that the old man was missing… I really… ”

I feel disgusted with myself for having been so engrossed in pleasure just a moment ago, forgetting that he was missing.

‘Why did you forget? One of the people you cherish? Just for pleasure…’

My brother seemed to notice my sudden change in mood and grabbed my face.

” Charlotte, don’t think badly of yourself. You are so precious to me. ”

” Ha, but…! I forgot that the old man was missing. And I… sob…! ”

My brother’s lips covering my mouth.

Seriously, how deeply I fell for him. Just by kissing his lips…

The self-loathing I felt for having forgotten about the old man until just now disappears, and the excitement of being with him… begins to rise.

Let’s take off our lips that were overlapping with a ‘Phha’ sound

” After the reconnaissance team that the old man was with went missing, there was an attack by the devil. You saved many people from that attack.

After that, you just spent time with me, your love. Just taking a breather.

And you were worried about him, right? It’s just that I didn’t have any clues about him until I got the call. So don’t blame yourself too much. ”

” Yeah… Okay, bro. ”

It was exactly as my brother said… When the reconnaissance team that my uncle was in was attacked and all contact was lost… I felt as sad as if I had lost a family member.

But before I could properly feel that sadness, the devil’s attack came and I was left with nothing to do but kill them.

I haven’t heard any news about them since then, but I was glad that Sister Jia had gotten a clue about them a little while ago.

But even so… the guilt I felt toward the old man in my heart… did not go away.

” Seriously, I’m telling you, he’s a kid who needs a lot of attention. ”

” Oh, brother?! ”

My brother, unable to bear to see me continue to look gloomy, looked down at me and said,

” I’ll make sure you don’t think of anything else. ”

” Hey, wait a minute…?! ”

After that, instead of eating dinner, I was swayed by my brother’s hand several times… to the point where I couldn’t think of anything else.

When I came to my senses, the time to gather in the situation room was approaching, so I quickly washed up and left the room.

‘ Really, I told you that he’s an oppa who doesn’t know anything…♡ ‘

*****

When I went into the situation room with my brother, Yeonseo had already arrived, and it seemed like Ji-ah and Ji-sung were sitting in their seats waiting for us.

Yeonseo slowly approached me, sniffed, and whispered to me with a bewildered expression.

” Hey, no matter what, it’s like that. Could it be, just a little while ago…? ”

” Ugh, I know… I know, but I didn’t start it… ”

” Hmm~ Really? Are you saying that Hyunseok can’t stand it? ”

” Stop it. Don’t look at me like that… ”

” When I think about when we first met… it really was a beautiful sight. ”

” Oh, by the way, you…! What did you say to my brother…! ”

Yeonseo shrugged her shoulders as if she had no idea what the word ‘oppa’ meant.

” Oppa… Which ‘oppa’ are you talking about? Huh? That one or this one? ”

The sight of her teasing me by saying the exact same thing I said this morning…

” You, you… Really…! ”

” Hehe, the reactions are really funnier these days. ”

” Oh, I should stop talking. What on earth did I say to my older brother? ”

” It’s nothing. You just kept saying that you were sticking your nose in Hyunseok’s stomach from the beginning.

Oh, no, I said that I had been wagging my tail since then. And with the blanket that Hyunseok had covered me with… ”

I covered her mouth and looked around.

As I was talking to her, I looked around to see if anyone was reacting as the surroundings became quieter and quieter… Everyone was blushing and avoiding my gaze.

Even my real older brother and sister…

” Really, because of you…! ”

Yeonseo took my hand off her mouth,

” You reap what you sow. Bye~! ”

” Hey!!! ”

The moment I was about to grab Yeonseo, who was quickly running away from me, a hand grabbed my shoulder.

” First, calm down and sit down. ”

” Ha, but…! ”

” Sit down for now. ”

Sister Zia took me by the hand that was holding my shoulder and sat me down in a certain spot.

Hyunseok was sitting next to me, and Yeonseo was sitting… far across from me.

Meanwhile, Sister Ji-ah and Brother Ji-sung were sitting in their seats.

My head started to heat up at the sight of Yeonseo sticking her tongue out at me from the other side, but the hologram in the center started to blink.

‘ Let’s see later…! ‘

*****

The hologram begins to flash, and a map begins to appear, centering on this ‘Blue House Settlement’ and leading to the Namsan Tower.

One thing that is different from what I have seen before is that there is one green mark as opposed to several red marks around the Namsan Tower.

” As you can see now, there are still many demons around Namsan Tower, but as you can see over there… a signal that suddenly appeared was caught this morning. ”

At those words, the people in the situation room began to murmur and many stories were exchanged.

‘The only remaining member of the reconnaissance team.’, ‘It’s just a malfunction of the device.’, ‘Could it be the work of an intelligent demon?’, and finally, ‘Could it be a trap for outlaws?’

Among the people making many claims, Ji-sung Oppa snapped his fingers and drew attention to himself.

” Okay, everyone, calm down. First, we’ve identified the person who sent the signal. It turns out to be ‘Choi Young-wol’, who was leading the reconnaissance team.

So, I’m going to start creating a team that will go check it out tomorrow. ”

Following Ji-sung’s words, Ji-ah opened her mouth.

” The team will be made up of a small elite group. Three combat personnel, a healer, and a search specialist. The team will consist of five people.

First of all, there are three combat personnel: Yu Ji-seong, Seo Yeon-seo, and Kang Hyeon-seok. And Charlotte is the healer. Lastly, I will go as the exploration expert. ”

As soon as my sister finished speaking, people stood up, banged on the table, and asked.

” What are you talking about? Why are the two people leading the settlement on that team…! ”

” That’s right. If both of you disappear now…! ”

When the noise grew louder at the news that two people leading the settlement were joining the team, Ji-sung Oppa raised his hand and said.

” To answer your questions, first of all, is there anyone who can replace Zia as a search expert? No. And since I’m going, I’m going to pick her up because she’s the one who followed me.

Anyway, Charlotte is a healer, so I don’t have to fight. My sister can fight instead, no problem. Honestly, is there anyone who can go with these three and make judgments? ”

At those words, the others just sat quietly and avoided Ji-seong’s gaze.

Certainly, if we were to choose a leader to lead Jia unnie with the three of us… it would have to be Jisung oppa.

I could understand their worries. They were the two people leading the settlement. If they were to disappear during this exploration, the settlement would collapse.

But there is something they overlook. Even if Ji-ah is like that… her older brother who is going with her. What kind of person is Yoo Ji-seong?

He is a pioneer who started to conquer the tower on his own, and he is still strong enough to fight on the front lines without being pushed back.

Just as I was thinking, Ji-seong Oppa said to the people, “Do you still not know yourself?”

” Everyone seems to have forgotten, but I wasn’t in good physical condition until recently.

Who am I? I’m Yujisung! I’m the one who conquered the most towers and single-handedly defeated the dangerous demons. ”

At those words, everyone remembered the forgotten appearance of Ji-seong oppa, and the worry on his face disappeared and a smile began to appear.

We stopped raising objections about our team of five, saying things like, “That’s right, that’s right,” and started talking about what had happened since we left.

After we leave at 7: 00 AM tomorrow, the Blue House settlement will form a team to attack Namsan Tower, and we will be tasked with guarding the settlement until we return to ensure that the team can move smoothly.

In addition, there was a lot of discussion about minor issues within the settlement, as well as issues regarding food and resources, and quite some time passed before the meeting finally ended at 10 p.m.

Tomorrow morning. The journey to find the whereabouts of those who left to investigate the Namsan Tower begins.

To find Mr. Doosik. And to get information to conquer Namsan Tower.

Whatever lies ahead, there won’t be any major problems.

I just hope that the people on the reconnaissance team survive.