Attic of a Doomed World
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[Greetings later. For now, follow me.]
When I shouted at Taehyung, who was dragging me away, "They have to go too!", he frowned deeply, his eyes showing that he couldn't understand.
[Why? Why?]
Taehyung's large hand was gripping my wrist so tightly that it was starting to bruise, and my arm was starting to hurt more and more.
Aren't you going to die like this? Why is he so strong? No matter how much I pulled and pulled, Taehyung's hand wouldn't let go.
“Hey, let go.” Even though I said it in an annoyed tone with a furrowed brow, Taehyung showed no sign of letting go.
"what are you doing."
It was Jungkook who pushed away Taehyung's hand that was holding him tightly.
Taehyung only responded with a cold gaze to Jeongguk's cold voice.
[What? A classmate?]
At that moment, as a mysterious war of nerves was taking place between Jungkook and Taehyung, a strange voice was heard once again.
[The 'hunting' range of the 'hunters' will soon expand.]
What is this noise? I looked at the children in surprise, but what I got in return was a worried voice asking why they were surprised.
“Can’t you hear this?” To my question, the children looked as if they had no idea what I was talking about.
As I was taking the lead to get away from this place close to those arrogant beings, Minji asked me a question.
[What, where are you going?]
Jihoon chimed in on Minji's words.
[Is there anywhere to go right now?]
Come to think of it, that's true.
There was no place in particular we could go.
If I'm going to go anyway, should I go to a library that has at least some similar content, or a police station that guarantees at least some safety?
Many thoughts were running through my head and they were enough to make my head hurt.
[Wasn't there a peculiar book in the attic of your house?]
Taehyung said to me.
Ah, yes, the notebook! Although I don't know where the book went, I still remember writing something in it.
After explaining to Jihoon, Jungkook, and Minji, Jungkook said he would follow me, and Jihoon and Minji said they would form a team with the other surviving civilians to build a makeshift shelter.
"Okay. Let's see if we can live."
After their roles were decided, Jihoon and Minji walked away from us quickly.
Jungkook loves Taehyung, Taehyung loves Jungkook.
They seem busy keeping an eye on each other and keeping an eye on each other.
“Let’s stop glaring at each other and go for now.”
At my words, the two of them ran towards me like puppies, made eye contact, and then growled again.
Even in such a desperate situation, funny things happen.
I giggled at Jungkook and Taehyung, and Jungkook's ears turned red and he looked embarrassed, and Taehyung shook my shoulder, asking why I was laughing.
“Ha, thanks to you, I laughed. Let’s go quickly since it’s already past midnight.”
The two, who were laughing and snickering, shook hands briefly and then followed behind each other in a friendly manner.
When did you become close...?
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How many minutes did it take to walk like that?
I arrived at my house, which was not surrounded by many buildings.
Mom won't be home at this hour, so I shouldn't get anxious. With that resolution, I went inside.
As expected, Mom wasn't home.
I sat down on the sofa for a moment and turned on the TV, but it was still dead.
I wonder if there's any way to get information. As I looked around, the first thing that caught my eye was none other than 'radio'.
Taehyung, who usually played around with the radio, looked at the paper that Jungkook had brought him that had the frequencies for each region listed and started tuning it, and soon sound started flowing from the radio.
[Currently, in downtown Seoul, unknown students, office workers, and other civilians are making extreme choices one after another.]
The radio, which had been playing steadily, suddenly went off before the DJ could even finish speaking.
In the current situation where one means has disappeared, there is no choice but to look for notes.
“Let’s all search every nook and cranny of the house.” At my words, Jungkook and Taehyung moved in unison.
Leaving Taehyung and Jeongguk searching here and there, he walks to where the attic was.
Clang, squeak-
The attic door opened with an unpleasant noise, spitting out a thick cloud of dust just like it did when I was a child.
I carefully climb the creaking stairs that lead down to me, revealing the interior of an old attic.
The attic, which seemed to have stopped in time and resembled a childhood scene, was filled with sunlight coming in through a small round window, but was shrouded in a gray hue like the film from an old movie.