## Chapter 5 – Quest
When I returned to where everyone was, occasionally playing with Kim Yeon-ju, the sun was setting.
Perhaps because of the time, the team that had left for the opposite side had already returned, and the flight attendant Lee Hyun-ji, who had run away alone, was sitting on one side.
Everyone was making a fire and resting with the students. Kim Tae-hoon saw us and raised his hand.
“Oh, you’re back? What about the physical education teacher?”
Kim Tae-hoon.
Along with Park Ji-min’s family, he is the heir to a large entertainment company that leads K-pop.
If Kim Jae-joon is the leader of the group of men, Kim Tae-hoon is like a butler who does what he is told.
He doesn’t hesitate to play the role of a dirty hunting dog at times.
As you can tell from the fact that they have the same last name, they were originally from the same family, but Kim Tae-hoon’s father broke away from there and started an entertainment company.
They are relatives.
So the two are quite close. They trust each other, and in fact, Kim Tae-hoon’s questions are the same as what Kim Jae-joon is curious about.
I asked back calmly.
“Didn’t you hear the whole story?”
“I asked, but she was rambling?”
We turned to look at Lee Hyun-ji. She sat with her knees together and only raised her head to read my expression.
She ran away first, so she doesn’t know the specifics of what happened, but one person related to her didn’t return.
Anyone who isn’t a complete idiot would be able to guess. That someone died because of her.
I let out a short sigh.
“He was bitten by a snake on the way.”
“A snake?”
“Yeah. There are quite a few snakes on this island.”
It wasn’t a lie.
It was something I had confirmed several times while coming, using my Danger Detection ability.
The snakes were not only in the bushes but also on the beach.
If you unknowingly walked by and stepped on one, you would go straight to the afterlife!
“That sucks. They’re on the beach too?”
“Yeah. If you just look at the ground because of the black patterns on their bodies, you won’t step on them, but the physical education teacher died that way.”
“What about the body?”
“I left it there. It was too hot, and I would have died if I carried it.”
“Wow. That’s fucking scary. Shouldn’t we stand guard at night?”
Kim Tae-hoon made a fuss and glanced at Kim Jae-joon. Kim Jae-joon nodded slightly.
Kim Tae-hoon opened his mouth again.
“Let’s see. Then the remaining people are three teachers and four flight attendants. So, a total of seven?”
“Then we can make teams of two and have three-hour shifts for night watch.”
The girls shouted in response.
“We assign the left and right sides to each team to watch for snakes approaching and chase them away.”
“Oh, Lee Seo-hyun. What’s with you actually talking?”
“I’m hungry. I want to finish quickly and eat.”
“Then let’s do that.”
“Call.”
The teachers and flight attendants had no choice. They suddenly had to split their sleeping time by three hours to stand guard.
“Then, since there’s one person left over, how about we include Woojin in your team, guys?”
The math teacher hurriedly suggested, as if this wouldn’t work.
“Do whatever you want with that. Can’t you do that much, teacher? You’re a ‘teacher’ after all.”
“What if a teacher can’t handle students?”
“That’s right, that’s right. Student control is the basics of a teacher.”
“…….”
The math teacher couldn’t say anything to the kids laughing and talking.
I had something to say too, but I held back.
‘I graduated, so I’m not a student anymore.’
I was a full-fledged adult.
Acting on my own and taking responsibility for my actions.
“Good job, math teacher.”
The science teacher approached the math teacher and praised him for bringing me in well. Next to him, my homeroom teacher glanced at me and joined the two teachers.
After that, the homeroom teacher glanced at me several times.
-Woojin, this is wrong. Stay still. I, as your homeroom teacher, will solve it for you!
Looking at the homeroom teacher’s behavior now, I suddenly remembered the homeroom teacher from my first year, who had already been kicked out.
Not all teachers were like this now. At least, that was the case until the beginning of my first year.
There were those who protested against injustice and tried to help me in any way they could.
“…….”
I took my eyes off the homeroom teacher.
As the night watch was decided, the kids shouted.
“Then let’s eat now. I feel like my stomach is sticking to my back.”
“Me too.”
“Then everyone, would you please bring some food for dinner?”
I couldn’t help but laugh.
‘I was wondering why they weren’t eating and waiting, so that was the reason.’
All the food was on the plane.
Identifying survivors and checking the surrounding safety was a priority, so we postponed that task, and everyone was waiting for us to return and bring it.
Even while starving.
I really felt like I was going to burst out laughing, but I struggled to hold it in when I heard a very small curse next to me.
“Fuck.”
It was the only remaining male flight attendant.
The female flight attendants next to him didn’t say anything, but their expressions were generally similar.
‘It’s only the first day of their slave life, and they’re already making those expressions. It’s going to be hard for these people to endure.’
I shook my head. Then, before the math teacher could step in and drag me in again, I moved my feet to the water on my own.
The teachers moved when they saw my actions, and the flight attendants soon joined in the work.
***
‘That said, I feel a little more comfortable because I have the [Danger Detection] ability.’
I ate while keeping an eye on the front.
The light had disappeared, and a terrible darkness covered the world, but regardless of that, the red aura appeared in real-time and reported threats to me.
At least while using this ability, I wouldn’t die a meaningless death on the street.
‘The problem is stamina.’
+
[Danger Detection]
Rank: Legendary
Description: Displays dangerous elements in color. Consumes stamina when activated.
+
When using it, my breathing became rapid, and my muscles felt strained, as if I were doing a light run.
In novels, they use mana, but there doesn’t seem to be a concept of mana here, so that must be why.
‘I need to replenish my energy well.’
I looked down at the food allocated to me.
Meat, rice, fish, noodles… it was a feast. But this feast was only until today.
There was no way the food could last long in this heat.
‘From tomorrow, Kim Jae-joon will take the lead and drastically reduce the amount.’
Of course, that only applies to me, the teachers, and the flight attendants.
Will they eat sparingly?
They’ll pretend to, but they won’t.
‘It might be more accurate to say they can’t.’
They’ve never lived a life of saving, so how can they save?
‘Even if we manage to survive for 20 days with the sealed food, after that, we’ll have to be self-sufficient.’
They still don’t know that this is another world.
But I know.
No matter how long we wait, the rescue team won’t come.
So we have to prepare for the future.
‘The problem is how?’
I’ve never been dropped in such a remote area, so I don’t know how to survive at all.
I opened the status window and focused on the part I hadn’t checked during the day.
Quest.
Like the [Danger Detection] ability, there might be some element hidden inside that could assist me.
When I opened the window, a notification appeared in front of me.
[Would you like to activate the main quest?]
[If you complete this quest to the end, you can return to your original world.]
‘Original world?’
That was unexpected information. If I complete the quest to the end, I can return to my original world.
But there was something more concerning.
I belatedly realized a possibility that I had never considered.
‘What I received as a perk is a daily quest. The main quest is separate. The status window is the same.’
In other words, anyone here can open the status window and return to their original world, not just me.
‘They just haven’t thought about the status window because they still think this is Earth. If the situation changes, they can activate the status window at any time like me.’
When I realized that, I suddenly felt anxious.
‘Calm down.’
My heart was pounding.
‘Woojin, calm down.’
But I couldn’t hide my excitement.
They and I were now standing on the same starting line.
Competing solely on individual skills, without the background that our parents created.
Of course, strictly speaking, this is a game that is advantageous to me. Because I have a perk.
But they were also players. Originally, games need suitable rivals.
For tension?
No.
For satisfaction.
To see how far ahead I am of them.
‘So there’s no need for them to be strong.’
It’s better if they’re weak.
It’s not bad if they’re just average.
They just need to be ‘players’ like me.
Growing as players, and when they think they’re doing well. That’s when they can be stomped on by me.
Especially since they’ve lived like royalty and nobles in the world they used to live in.
The thought of competing with and crushing those guys made my heart pound already. I couldn’t calm down easily.
‘It will probably take them quite a while to realize the existence of the status window.’
Even I didn’t notice it until the perk notification appeared.
So I need to widen the gap during this time. So much that they can’t even think about catching up.
Then crush them.
Very thoroughly.
I checked the quest window.
[Survive on a Desert Island 1]
Description: Catch 10 clams. (0/10 clams)
Reward: 1 point
[Daily Quest 1]
Description: Move 10km. (0/10km)
Reward: 1 point
***
I didn’t know what points were, so I just walked aimlessly.
If I get them, it will tell me how to use them.
[Daily Quest 1: Move 10km. (0/10km)]
My pace naturally quickened.
If the point at which the day changes is midnight, then there wasn’t much time left since the sun had already set.
I bit my lip tightly.
‘That said, I’m tired. My body is too heavy.’
Well, it’s not like I can’t understand why.
I’ve been wandering around the island for hours under the scorching sun, and in the meantime, I’ve shot my sperm into the mouth of a married stewardess three times.
Thanks to that, my legs were very wobbly.
“Oh, he’s working hard? He’s standing guard very well?”
I was worried about not having enough time, so I stood guard first. I walked back and forth on the beach, waving a stick.
‘There are no snakes.’
I didn’t see any snakes. It was as if they had all gone out hunting, and I couldn’t see a single one.
[8.412/10km]
‘Hoo. Almost there. There’s only a little left.’
I moved my feet, moving my hot body.
Sand got into my shoes, which was uncomfortable, but I didn’t care.
If I had the energy to take off my shoes and put them back on, it was better to take one more step.
Huff. Huff.
As my stamina ran out, I repeatedly turned the [Danger Detection] ability on and off. This ability is good, but it was a burden for me now.
[9.692/10km]
‘Just a little more.’
The fatigue was as if I had iron bars tied to my ankles. My legs, which had been working hard all day, were wobbling and screaming.
‘I thought I had built up some stamina while running errands for the kids.’
I guess that’s how difficult it is to survive in nature.
Hoo. I put my hands on my knees and took a deep breath.
‘Now, the last one.’
The moment I take this step, it’s like leaving the starting line.
I am starting this grand match, the end of which I do not know.
That’s why I took the last step without hesitation.
Plop.
My shoe was gently submerged in the sand, and a notification appeared with a fanfare.
[‘Daily Quest 1’ has been completed.]
[1 point has been awarded.]
[First quest completion among participants! An additional 1 point has been awarded!]
For now, the lead is confirmed.
