[Hiatus] TIME'S ROAD

(1) Base of time

(The group just left the house,)

진

....Let's go over there!

문별이

huh!

혜진

yes

정국

So it's 5 kilometers from here?

앨리스

No, I don't think so...

앨리스

as soon as...

앨리스

4km behind.

진

Ha....far....

정국

Fighting,

문별이

ㅠㅠ

About 45 minutes passed.

앨리스

It'll be this way.

Irene said, kicking the square with her foot.

혜진

You're kicking it like that! Let me try to input the password.

0619.

혜진

Huh?

문별이

......?

혜진

Just now. I heard 0619.

진

What are you talking about... You must be imagining things... Type it in quickly,

혜진

huh..

The square opened.

문별이

Egege? How do I get in here?

앨리스

No, that's not it... It's connected to a passage inside this tree, just wait a moment.

Then I heard a ding. That's the sound of an elevator arriving.

And an oval shape was drawn on the tree. It was large and black.

Then it opened slightly to the left.

진

Me first...

Then Alice, Hyejin, me, and Jungkook all went in.

It was much colder than I thought.

The interior seemed to be connected by a long staircase, with a long pole extending down from the top. It seemed like I was either climbing down or up that.

As the kids went down...I followed them.

타임군대

Who are you!

앨리스

grow!

타임군대

Oh, Miss Irene,,,

A soldier bowed his head and said.

타임군대

What's going on...?

The man tilted his head and looked at us curiously.

앨리스

we,.....

앨리스

I have some very useful information...

진

that's right.

타임군대

What is that?

앨리스

First, give me something to sit on. What about the other soldiers?

타임군대

.......

앨리스

Tell me quickly.

타임군대

......

정국

Are you dead...?

타임군대

That's not it....it's all scary...central base.

진

Ah...then what should I do?

타임군대

There's nothing we can do... The Dark Army is bigger than us, and has better weapons...

앨리스

Anyway! What we're going to talk about is...

Irene told everything.

타임군대

In two weeks...?

타임군대

Are you saying that time has stopped even now?

앨리스

(nods)

타임군대

.....

진

So, we need soldiers and weapons. Do you have any?

타임군대

To the central base.

진

Huh...where is that?

타임군대

It's 76km from here.

진

Then how do I get there?

문별이

I'll go on horseback.

정국

I guess so....

문별이

This is a desperate situation right now. Any help would be greatly appreciated...

타임군대

There's nothing I can do on my own. The other soldiers have all run away. What can I do?

혜진

ah.

혜진

By any chance.....have you seen the kids?

타임군대

What kids?

혜진

A nymph with blonde hair and a white silk dress...a wonderful...nymph son.

타임군대

I don't know.

진

....if you don't know anything....

타임군대

No, no. There's just one thing I know....

타임군대

It's the Dark Army training period now, so be careful because there are a lot of Dark Army soldiers outside.

정국

!

I just left the base.

And then I decided to go to the nymphs' treasure trove.

앨리스

Haha, no, my brother has a reward..ㅣ

진

....^^

Irene and Jin were laughing and talking at the front, and Hyejin was following behind them.

Me and Jeongguk...

정국

So how old are you?

문별이

14 years old...

정국

We're the same age...

정국

He's so young... He looks like he's about 16~

문별이

Haha, what are you talking about..,.

문별이

How about the treasure trove?

정국

It was really neat and... cute.

정국

I was born there too.

문별이

Do you live there?

정국

Yeah. It's a big cave... and it's divided into caves, and each family lives there.

문별이

Oh~~ That would be so cool!

정국

It was great. And in the common room, there was a large jewel?

문별이

Really~? Why is it there?

정국

If there are nymphs, it shines, but if there is not even one, it does not shine.

문별이

So there were times when the light didn't come on?

He nodded.

문별이

Then can you meet your mother?

정국

Well....if there is, we can meet.

정국

And do you know this guy named Jackson?

문별이

no...

정국

There's this handsome kid. He's a labyrinth of languages, and I was pretty close with him.

문별이

ah...

정국

But he went out as a general.

문별이

What? How old are you?

정국

1....6 years old.

문별이

Wow. 16 years old?

정국

Yeah....you were really good at martial arts. That's why the commander was impressed.

문별이

What's your last name?

정국

Hopless.

문별이

Oh, that's....

문별이

Jay....

정국

Uh... how do you know that person?

I told you everything from the beginning, step by step.

정국

Ah......I see.....

정국

The surname Hopless is... a given.

문별이

I see... Then what about you? What's your last name?

정국

jeon.

문별이

Jeon? Jeon Jungkook?

정국

huh.

문별이

Oh~ Cool! That name.

정국

Thank you! You?

문별이

It's Moonbyul.

정국

Moonbyul? Moonbyul?

문별이

The name is Byeol-i.

정국

Ah....

Stop.

Jin and Irene, who were walking ahead, stopped.

And Irene looked back.

앨리스

The cave is right behind this bush, right...?

정국

huh.

앨리스

then.....

Irene looked at Jin.

진

I'll... go first. Jungkook will come in later...

Jungkook just stood there.

Jin, Hyejin, Na, Irene, and Jungkook went in that order.

문별이

Knock knock knock...,,Why is it so hazy....

정국

Yeah, like a gunpowder explosion.

앨리스

Is it really gunpowder? And why aren't there any nymphs?

진

I know...

Jeongguk walked out to one place.

And I saw it touched by hand.

정국

There are no jewels....

문별이

then....

정국

Does that mean you got caught?

혜진

no.

I walked a little further forward.

문별이

Hey! What shape do I see over there?

혜진

What is it? What is it?

진

Oh~ so handsome!

앨리스

.......?

정국

Jackson?