The night sky was so beautiful that I couldn't close my eyes and fall asleep.
Where is Daniel and what is he doing now?
Is Daniel looking at such a pretty sky right now?
A night with unusually bright stars. A night with an unusually large moon.
That night, Ji-ah was lonely because she was watching it alone.
I fiddle with my phone, the screen blank. If I call... will I be able to answer?
At this late hour, wouldn't Daniel be taking a break?
I turned on the LCD and dialed Daniel's number.
After pondering the dial button for a while, Jia sighed deeply and turned off the LCD screen again.
If I had a break, I would have called first. Thinking that, I didn't press the dial button, afraid of disturbing Daniel.
Even at this late hour, Daniel couldn't rest. With that thought and the worries that came to mind, he sighed again and lay down on the bed, closing his eyes.
The day was bright, and Ji-ah's cell phone rang as she fell asleep, not even realizing that it was bright.
The phone rang before the alarm went off, and Jia jumped up and checked the screen.
In case it's Daniel.
Ong Seong Wu
It was a voice actor, not Daniel.
"hello?"
'Jia.'
"What's wrong?"
'No. Just...'
"ah..."
'Did I wake you up..?'
"No. It was going to happen soon anyway."
'That's fortunate..'
"You didn't call because you had something to say, did you?"
'I... couldn't tell Yoon-ha...
"No, nothing happened. I just said I enjoyed the tart yesterday. I guess I didn't even say hello properly."
The voice actor has been acting strange since yesterday.
In fact, I thought that maybe it was because of Jia, who was awkward with Sungwoo yesterday and couldn't give a positive response to his confession.
But... this isn't it.
***
"What the hell..!!!"
It was a fact known to both our team and the opposing team that Daniel's skills were superior to those of everyone else on this battlefield.
But to rush into battle armed with nothing more than a dagger? Even Daniel was too much. Even Daniel, who knew this better than anyone, had no choice but to make that choice.
"Boss... Can't more reinforcements come?"
Even if reinforcements were to arrive, it would take a full day. Until then... I wonder if I can hold out...
".....ha....."
Daniel, covered in blood mixed with the enemy's blood and his own, frowned at the foul smell of blood coming from his own body.
Having fought day and night without eating, resting, or sleeping, Daniel was now at rock bottom.
Where on earth do all these enemy troops come from? They're constantly dying, and new ones are pouring in.
Daniel, who had been fighting them continuously, even while running around with a dagger, was breathing heavily.
It meant that my physical strength was exhausted.
'You won't get hurt, right? You'll definitely come back alive..'
'Why should I die? I should live happily with you.'
'That's right. You can't die and leave me behind..
Don't get hurt...! I can't stand to see you bleed anymore...'
'What's the name of the operation?'
'I love you, Han Ji-ah.'
I remember my conversation with Jia. I absolutely had to come back alive...
I have to live happily with you... I promised to do that...
My teammates gather around me as I sit down.
Everyone is waiting for my command.
What should I order...
My eyes are dark... and you want me to keep fighting?
That just meant die.
"Kei, the best in the world, why are you just sitting there like that? You look so unsightly."
"Huh.. no, why..?"
"Reinforcements are here. Bullets are here. So, are you up now?"
The team members around you probably don't know anything about the voice actor. They all look at him with a puzzled expression.
"This is Wai, who was in Group A with me back in the day. He's much more senior than you guys and much more skilled, so greet him politely."
Although he introduced himself to the children without any hesitation, Daniel could not accept this situation.
"Hey. Why are you here?"
"If I hadn't come, would you have just kept sitting there?"
"No, wait. I just sat down for a little while."
"The situation is more serious than I thought. What's happening now? Is there a ceasefire?"
"That's roughly what it's like. If you were human, wouldn't you be attacking me without rest? I haven't been able to sleep all night. I'll be out again soon. It's like some kind of human manufacturing machine. It's endless."
"Wow... This never happened when I was a team member. With this much manpower, this kind of thing... Aren't you just telling me to die?"
"That's right. They just threw us in without even trying to see if we could win. But why on earth did you come?"
"Are you asking because you don't know? I came to help you."
"I told you clearly, right? Go into hiding. I don't want to drag you into it. Go back quickly, before it's too late."
"I ran all night and you're already telling me to go? What do you have in your hand? Did you fight with that all this time?"
"There are no bullets. It exploded along with the car."
"You're crazy... The boss is really crazy... What's with all that blood? Is it yours?"
"Well, there are some that are like that and some that aren't."
"Do you know that you look like a corpse right now?"
"So go back."
"you."
"...I...have to fight."
"Huh... Are you a dog? Do you do whatever I tell you to do?"
"Then what do I do? The chairman told me to sneak out alone. He told me to leave the kids behind and come out alone. So should I do that? If I don't do that, shouldn't I fight and win?"
"...You protect yourself. You protect yourself too. If you can run away, go."
"Are you crazy?"
"Then are you in your right mind?"
"Boss...! They're coming again! You have to get ready!!"
Before a fight, Daniel always said that to his teammates.
Don't expect help from others. Don't even think about helping others.
Just protect yourself.
But Daniel was the type of person who didn't care if his own body got hurt here or there because he was so busy taking care of his teammates.
"ruler!"
The voice actor, who had thrown a gun without saying anything, also took a gun and prepared for battle.
He doesn't listen to me.