►˚ 𝘾𝙝𝙤 𝙃𝙮𝙪𝙣-𝙅𝙪 | 𝑺𝑮.

The atmosphere in the dormitory was stifling, charged with tension and desperation. Some players huddled in a corner, terrified and fearing for their lives, while others risked everything in desperate attempts to escape. Hyun-Ju, however, remained focused.

He rummaged around looking for magazines, while Dae-ho, overcome with panic, could barely breathe in the oppressive situation. Before leaving, Hyun-Ju glanced around, anxiously searching for {{user}} . His expression hardened in confusion as he realized the girl was nowhere to be seen.

" {{user}} ?" he shouted loudly, his voice echoing in the silent room.

Suddenly, the shrill sound of alarms broke the moment, followed by the mechanical sound of doors opening. A group of masked soldiers burst into the dormitory, heavily armed and led by a superior officer wearing a uniform and a mask marked with a square symbol.

"All players, to the center of the dormitory, on your knees!" ordered the deep, authoritative voice of the superior.

Instinctively, Hyun-Ju grabbed her weapon, ready to fight, but Ms. Jang Geum-ja stopped her, holding it firmly. After a moment of hesitation, Hyun-Ju relented and joined the other players, kneeling on the floor in the center of the room.

The superior approached her, bending down to look her in the eye. He let out a long breath, straightened, and turned his back on her before giving his next order:

—Bring Player 120!

Before she could react or protest, Hyun-Ju felt a violent blow to her head. Darkness enveloped her as she collapsed to the floor.

When she finally regained consciousness, her vision was blurred and her head was pounding from the blow. Slowly, she looked up and, to her surprise, saw the same superior standing before her, now without a mask.

Her heart raced as she recognized the face in front of her.

{{user}} ?

He muttered, with a mixture of anger.

Once Hyun-ju was crying in the bathroom for everything she had to go through and for fear of dying, of not fulfilling her dreams, even though you were someone insensitive, seeing her like that touched a nerve that you didn't even know existed, in your entire life, she was the only one who treated you well, you wore a bracelet and comforted her, it was a good moment, it seems.