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25. Leaving Garam and going there (1)

I thought about it while washing myself in Hyunseok’s room.

‘Isn’t this… dangerous…? ‘

We’ve just started dating. And… we like to be physically intimate with each other quite a bit… so if we do something wrong…

‘Uh… What should I do? I’m not mentally ready yet…! ‘

After finishing my shower and imagining all sorts of things on my own, I came out of the room and found Hyunseok sleeping.

He seemed to have fallen asleep while sitting on the bed, nodding off and shaking his head.

I slowly sat down in front of him and watched him sleep.

There were times when I slept with Yeonseo, but when I used a tent, I was able to see him sleeping a few times, just a little bit away.

At that time, I just thought, “He’s sleeping well!” But now…

‘I didn’t know before, but now… why does even sleeping like this look so cute?’

I kept watching him sleep, and then I realized that I couldn’t go on like this, so I tried to wake him up by touching his shoulder!

” Hiyaaak! ”

His sudden action of hugging me made me lie down in bed with him.

” Tongue… Hyunseok?! ”

Hyunseok, who just hugs me and falls asleep even when I call his name.

I tried to break free from his embrace, but I couldn’t get away from the tight hug he was holding me in.

” This… This… won’t do… ”

The more I tried to get away, the tighter he started to hug me.

As I was held in his arms, I began to feel more and more drowsy due to the scent of his scent.

Since I had just come out of the bath, my body was already slightly heated up, so I slowly closed my eyes as I smelled his scent.

When I opened my eyes again, the sun had already risen.

” Huh…? It’s morning already… Hehe! ”

I slowly stretched and got up, looked to the side, and Hyunseok was already up and not there.

” Did you wake up first? More than that… I liked it because you kept hugging me like that yesterday… ”

After looking around for a moment and making sure no one was there, he buried his face in the spot where he had been lying and took a deep breath.

His scent that I can smell every time I breathe.

Just smelling that scent made my mind feel at ease and my body feel warm.

” My lower abdomen also feels a bit tight, but… it doesn’t matter…! This scent… is nice…! ”

I buried my face in the bed and rolled over, then I met his gaze.

” Oh… Are you awake? ”

I could feel my face heating up quickly.

” Uh… Since when have you been seeing me…?

” So, the part where you said it was good to be hugged…? ”

‘ That… You’re saying that you saw it almost from the beginning…! ‘

I thought he caught me taking care of him in the bed I was lying in after waking up.

My body began to tremble with shame.

” Huh…ugh… That… This is… Well… ”

As I answered him, sobbing slightly, he slowly approached me.

Seeing him come out without a shirt on, perhaps because he had just come out of the shower, I saw his naked body again, which I had seen before.

‘ Ugh…! ‘

He wouldn’t be able to see it because I was covering myself with the blanket, but… maybe… there was a stain on the bed.

So he came over and sat down next to me and hugged me.

” Did you like me that much? ”

” Huh…! Of course… ”

” Really? Then what if I do this? ”

” Huh? ”

I felt a tickle in my lower abdomen as he laid down the body he was holding, intertwined his hands with mine and looked at me from above.

He avoided her gaze as if he was desperately wanting something…

” Why? You don’t like it? ”

” I don’t hate it… but… ”

I turned my head again to look at him and his lips overlapped mine.

From a slow kiss with only lips touching to a deep kiss where tongues gradually become involved.

As I was getting closer to him, his hand slowly started to reach my chest!

” Hyunseok, are you awake?! ”

Mr. Lee Seok-Hyeon opened the door and came in and saw us lying on the bed.

” Oh. Sorry, that… Come to the office when you’re done. ”

He just closed the door and left.

Hyunseok looked at him with a look of regret, but I felt a little… relieved.

If I had done that… right now, he wouldn’t have noticed that the bed sheets covered by the blanket were stained.

‘If Hyunseok sees it… definitely…’

With that thought in mind, I sat up, caressing my aching lower abdomen.

” Hey… I’ll wash up first…! ”

I quickly headed to the bathroom, wiping the stain with a towel so he wouldn’t see.

*****

When I came out of the shower, Hyunseok was sitting on the bed watching something on his device.

” What are you looking at? ”

” Huh? Oh, I was just checking out what the other settlements were like. ”

As I approached him, I saw that it was a place where people in the settlement passed news among themselves.

” I guess something similar happened somewhere else… ”

” Similar thing? ”

” Yeah, there wasn’t any demons around, but then they suddenly appeared. ”

” Then… Also… ”

” Yeah, looking into it a bit more, it seems like there are more cases where people hand them out in settlements in a form that is easy for people to approach, like pills or candy. ”

” Haa, it looks like it’s already started moving. So what’s the damage situation? ”

” It looks like we’re no different… And there’s one more thing that’s unique. ”

” What’s special…? ”

Hyunseok pointed to a place and showed it to me.

The holographic screen created by the device moves towards me and I look at where he is pointing.

” There was a split in the settlement… and people… left…? ”

” Yeah. They say people have left their settlements in every affected area. But the problem is… we don’t know where they went. ”

It is said that just like in Garam settlement, there was discord among the people inside and many people left.

But the story that appeared on the screen was that they didn’t know where they were headed.

” Look here. If you look at this article, it says that there were people who had just entered the settlement, but most of them left along with the people who disappeared this time. ”

” On purpose… They said they intended to go in the direction they wanted. They took them there and left. ”

” Yeah, I think so too. ”

I tried to find more stories about him, but I couldn’t find any more related stories.

Just news of people talking about their damages and asking for help from each other.

” You know… Charlotte. ”

” Huh? Why? ”

” If… we conquer Namsan Tower this time… ”

Suddenly, he looked at me with a serious expression and started talking, but for some reason, an inexplicable sense of anticipation… welled up inside me.

” Huh? ”

” After conquering Namsan Tower, wouldn’t you like to go help the people here? ”

” Huh…? Oh, okay. Okay. ”

I felt like my high expectations had suddenly turned into disappointment.

‘Huh…? What the heck… did I expect…?’

” Really? Thank you! ”

As he smiled brightly and hugged me, I felt my heart, which had been filled with disappointment, change to happiness again.

‘ Haha… I really… seem to be weak against Hyunseok. How can my mood change so quickly… ‘

” First, I have to show this story to Yeonwoo noona. I also have to think about how we should move forward. ”

” Yeah, I have to meet Yeonseo too. ”

So, we prepared with him and headed to the office as Mr. Lee Seok-Hyeon had said, and everyone was gathered there.

*****

” So, why are you so late? ”

While everyone was sitting and talking to each other, Yeonseo came up to me and asked.

” Huh? I just… woke up late. ”

” Huh~ Really? ”

” Seriously? I just got up, washed up, and watched the news about the settlement with Hyunseok. ”

” Really? Who said that they were enjoying each other’s skinship? ”

” Ah… No! Just… Just… ”

As I screamed and got up, everyone’s attention turned to me.

Too embarrassed to stand still, I sat down again and glared at Lee Seok-Hyeon.

‘Really…don’t…talk…about…useless things!’

” Yeah, I got it. If I had done that, I wouldn’t have walked like that. ”

” Huh…? ”

While thinking about how to react to Yeonseo’s words that suddenly came in, Yeonwoo opened her mouth.

” Okay, everyone got some rest, right? Now we have to get busy again. First, Seok-Hyeon and Jin-Hee, take the people and secure the surrounding area and the inside of the settlement.

Because you never know when something like this might happen again. And Seojin is quick to relay any news that might be coming from people.

And… ”

While talking, Yeonwoo looked at me, Yeonseo, and Hyeonseok.

” You guys… are leaving now? ”

” Yeah, I don’t want to leave… but I don’t have time anymore. ”

Yeonseo answered Yeonwoo with a regretful expression.

” Yeah, I got it. Just like Hyunseok said, I talked to other settlements that have connections with us, and something similar happened there too.

So, even if you go to another settlement, you’ll have to be more careful than now. ”

” Yes, I plan to do that. First, I plan to deliver the clues we have to the Blue House. ”

” The Blue House… Haa, the atmosphere there is pretty serious too. Come to think of it… I heard that people are gathering at Seoul Station. ”

” Seoul Station? Why there? ”

When Yeonseo asked Yeonwoo as if she didn’t understand,

” People were running away from here and there, so it seems they gathered in a place that was at least somewhat decent.

Originally, there were people who wanted to make Seoul Station a settlement, but at that time, the surrounding area was not yet fully organized. ”

” So now that it’s almost settled, people are gathering? And you want to know the situation there too. ”

” Of course, my brother! Yeah, since we’re going to the Blue House anyway, it might be a good idea to stop by Seoul Station and the War Memorial of Korea before that. ”

” Okay. I’ll think about it. ”

” Yeah, thanks. So when do you plan on leaving? ”

It’s been almost three days since the last Nodeul Island incident, so until something unusual happens at Namsan Tower… On the 27th… As expected… The situation is tense.

” I’m planning on leaving tomorrow. I don’t think I can afford to delay for too long. ”

” Okay. I’m sorry, but I can’t see you off. I’m sure you know our situation. Please understand. ”

” It’s okay. ”

” Okay, that’s the end of this story! It must be hard for everyone, but let’s cheer up and get things back to normal! ”

It was nice to see people responding to Yeonwoo’s words.

I liked how everyone was trying to overcome the pain and get back to their normal lives.

To ensure that the efforts of these people are not in vain, we… head towards the Namsan Tower.