Chapter 67 – 12. Cast Away? (8)
After packing up, we went into the woods to go back the way we came.
Except for the occasional grumbling of Oh Dong-hun, it was very quiet, with only the sounds of birds and leaves shaking in the wind.
I couldn’t even see where the monsters that were said to have been released all over the island were hiding, and occasionally I saw small squirrels crawling between the trees.
It was such a peaceful moment that I wondered if it was actually a camp rather than a test.
However, that brief peace was soon shattered.
It all started when Won Harin, who had been walking expressionlessly for a while, suddenly asked Goryushin a question.
“By the way, what if the reward for the additional task is differentially paid? Even if we all work together to accomplish the task, there will only be one or two artifacts in the end, so in the end, isn’t the one who picks them up first the winner?”
Harin Won’s question was certainly realistic enough.
I don’t know the specifics of the additional task yet, but it must have been related to ‘finding artifacts’ that Professor Shiana had told me beforehand.
The important thing is the number of artifacts. First of all, assuming that an average of 10 people enter one island, practical skills will be evaluated on 50 islands.
No matter how low-grade artifacts are, if you place two artifacts on an island, there will be a total of 100 artifacts, and even Arbadellin would have to endure tremendous bleeding, so it was most reasonable to think that there was only one artifact per island.
So, what should I do after struggling to find an artifact?
Like Harin Won said, whoever picks it up first gets it? This is nonsense.
Obviously, professors are watching us one by one through the eyes of observation, but now we don’t know the score, so we have to set our own standards for contribution.
“Um… Is it unreasonable… To evaluate the contribution level fairly and acquire the artifacts one after the other? Haha, isn’t that right…?”
Seeing that Won Harin’s eyes narrowed, Ryu Shin-yi laughed awkwardly and spoke.
In the first place, even if other vestries cooperate, they have no choice but to maintain an implicit competitive relationship, and in the meantime, it was close to impossible to demand an objective and fair evaluation.
“Do you think that’s a possible opinion in this situation? Seriously, I looked good earlier, but looking at it again, it doesn’t seem like a zero. It makes me want to turn my feet right now.”
She’s clearly the right thing to say, but she’s oddly annoyed by her belittling expression and irritating tone of voice.
Jeong Ye-won, who had been listening to her with her hardened face, approached Won Harin and tried to mediate her situation, but Won Harin violently shook her arm from her elite member.
“I hate you especially, so just don’t touch me.”
“Harin, don’t you think the atmosphere got weird because of you? I just put up with it when I told you to bring water and make a fire, but isn’t this a bit harsh?”
“Ha, that’s harsh? Low-level people give low-level opinions, so I’m kind enough to tell you… If you really don’t want to see it that way, get out of here. I don’t need extra points, so let’s do it well with 5 people.”
Won Ha-rin, who had been looking at us with her cold eyes, turned her body around and was about to leave us, but her Ryu Xin-yi hurriedly ran and grabbed her.
Her wanted Harin tried to say something to her, but Ryu Xinyi interrupted her and urgently proposed to her.
“Wait a minute! Then, I want to hear what Harin thinks. If we break up like this, even if we go back to school, the remnants will still remain, so wouldn’t it be better to settle everything here?”
“Haa… It really bothers me in many ways. If you really want to hold on to me, give me an artifact. Then you don’t have to worry about how to distribute it, right? Hey, Yewon Jeong. Is that okay?”
Ugh, it makes me want to punch a real talking cod.
It bothered me that I tripped over her every time I talked about her inferiority complex to her elite members.
I wanted to summon Won Harin and hypnotize him right away, but I clenched my fists and managed to control my heart.
It is not right to attempt hypnosis in a situation where Won Harin’s abilities have not yet been clearly identified.
It would not be too late to try to match her as much as possible and see her opportunities, and then hypnotize her at the moment when her wanted Harin became defenseless.
If I forcefully make them obey me, then I can have everything, including artifacts, so let’s just say I knew it for now.
“I… Agree.”
“Jihoo? No, do you think that makes sense?”
At my words, Jeong Ye-won looked at me with a bewildered expression, as if feeling betrayed.
I felt a little sorry for her, but I replied with her mouth as it was best for her now.
‘I can’t help it now. I have an idea, so trust me and be patient with me.’
“I’m sorry… Okay. I’ll agree…”
Jeong Ye-won bit her lip and agreed with Won Ha-rin’s words as many times as she tried to understand me.
I thought you wouldn’t trust me because you cummed inside me earlier, but I’m glad you still trust me.
Even Pira-hyun, who seemed to have no interest in artifacts, and Oh Dong-hun, who passionately followed Won Harin, agreed.
“Well, since everyone says so, I’ll skip this one time too. If it bothers me again, I’ll leave right then, so know that.”
“Whoa… I’m glad. Then, since the problem has been resolved, shall we try our best to go again?”
Ryu Shin-yi tried to smile and encouraged me and Jeong Ye-won, who had hardened expressions.
So, the six of us left the forest again with only barely suturing the already deep conflict.
I want to give Won Harin a real education right now with a cock, who looks like a winner, as if she thinks she has completely taken the initiative.
Not only for her elite circle, but also for me and her late Ryushin’s trampled pride, I wanted to crush her and make her ask me to forgive her for her wrongdoing.
Tonight, if it doesn’t work, I made up my mind to go see Won Harin right away, even tomorrow night.
* * *
By the time we arrived at the base camp, packed up and completed our personal tent, the sun was already passing.
Considering the size of the island, it seems like there will be several more groups, but it’s getting late in the afternoon, so rather than taking the risk of encountering monsters and looking for another group, it seems more appropriate to spend the first day with 6 people.
I sneaked up to Jeong Ye-won, who was fixing the tent with an angry face as if he was still in a bad mood, and spoke to her.
“Relieve your anger. I’ll go to Harin, no, Harin Won and tell her harshly. Tomorrow, I’ll make Yewon’s mouth shut.”
“…Thank you for your words. Help me set up a tent or something.”
The sea breeze was rather strong, so the tent set up on the high ground would almost blow away if not secured.
Of course, it was Won Harin who sent Yewon to the top, dividing the lowlands and the highlands.
It was a plausible opinion that ‘we should set a night watch so that we can prepare for unexpected attacks from high places’, so we didn’t even object.
I took her fluttering cloth with both of her hands and pulled it under her to make it easier for her to drive her stake.
Jeong Ye-won, who had barely secured the tent to the floor, sighed heavily, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his wrist, and gestured to me to come inside the tent.
“What are you staring at blankly… Come in quickly, the wind is also strong.”
“If you invite me, I won’t decline.”
It was a one-person tent, so it was too cramped for two people.
As soon as I sat down on the floor, a hard stone beak pricked my butt.
Looking straight ahead, the expressionless face of Yewon Jeong, who seemed to be lost in contemplation, caught her eyes.
She still didn’t say anything as if she was deep in thought even as I stared at her.
The atmosphere seems to be too stiff, so let’s throw a light joke.
“Yewon, do you want to be our secret friend?”
“…Yes?”
At my sudden words, Jeong Ye-won stopped thinking and looked straight at me.
The subtle scent of lavender, which I do not know where it comes from, stabs my nose.
“We’ve already seen everything we’ve seen, but it’s a bit awkward right now, right? So to lighten the mood, let’s do it one more time as our secret…”
“Sir, I don’t like it…! I won’t have sex with someone who carelessly deposits semen in someone else’s pussy…”
You still have it in your heart.
Seeing her face blush in haste, I think she’ll come over if I coax her…
Well, it didn’t matter because it wasn’t really a big deal.
It’s dinner time, so if you have sex now, other people might hear it.
“Okay. If you change your mind anytime, come visit us at night.”
“That will never happen… You pervert…!”
Hehe, who was the pervert who masturbated while rubbing her pussy against my cock?
It seemed like I would really cry if I teased her any more, so I decided to leave her tent to go back to my seat and have dinner.
Just as she opened the tent door and poked her head out, she heard the sound of someone running behind the tent.
Feeling uncomfortable, I went outside and looked around for a while, but no one was around as if they had already disappeared.
“What… Did you overhear?”
If it was a monster, it would have been obvious that he would have rushed at us rather than run away, so we can only think of him as one of the members of the crew.
Ryu Shin, who has already overheard Ha Yul and I having sex, is the most suspicious, but it is not good to judge hastily.
I was too hungry to find out more, so I decided to eat first and think about it.
I didn’t care too much because even if I overheard threats, I could solve it with hypnosis.
