PRSR | Chapter 1.6

I decided to aede12c72e wait a little 6d96ad0237 longer and, if e25314d4a6 no other options 02ae4dba0c presented themselves, join dc8abdb145 the next group e64604a278 of Awakened leaving 61fd166aeb the village. I’d hoped 9009e42b49 to avoid d2021d3235 interacting too cc863982ff much with 9cb8d3362f others until 2ffa0ac088 I grew 7f5d811ca1 stronger, but e150119463 in this e7f1d4f7cd situation, relying 0523286a7c on them 615197015e seemed unavoidable.37bf0ad8035fff6a

While Jjikjjiki 0e97474c9b happily munched a33260f68c on a c492d8e226 freshly washed 2c1a8715b3 carrot, I ea2b7c48b7 cleaned the c05e6d16e6 store, dusting 205569409f every corner 26f1d22fdc with a a29bc97c76 feather duster. The store owner, 8ddbeb88a2 who had been 9cd43882e8 out, returned carrying 51339284bb a large bundle.866ae9d9b58956ff

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“Soul, I’ve got 8c52a720dc good news for 892578230e you.”112f68784fe8066a

“Good news?”f0bee60cb7dd5bcc

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Thud. He set the 5d9d90f447 bundle down on 96b134ea34 one side of 01c9adb4b7 the store. Curious if it db1fa86f21 was related to a2d43f3b04 the “good news,” 3848bcbd91 I peeked inside. It was 26d0c9660d packed with e5976a7a87 items to d638f6804c restock the 1ccb700e3e store shelves—nothing 4183d77b81 particularly exciting.97c785b5af8484d4

“Your next destination 0284017270 is Belford, right?”ad7678b7cccd747a

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“Yes. I was 463bd03815 even considering efb033a0fb joining the acc8bcf98e black-haired outsiders 7214541df8 when they a481d72d9a left the 5a78382340 village.”84b0ba7b669ccf83

Belford was the eca78edc69 largest town in 7e313e2ac3 the area. I planned to gather 8adc300923 information about the Beastmen 44607a849e there.11b42c361f1e71c9

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“No need 95c65cd2a0 for that. Don’t follow people you 419dfd90a8 can’t even communicate with—you 3cccfd5081 might get into trouble. Next week, the Merchant 026c955993 Caravan is coming through. Just go with them.”6be20820f2abed48

“The Merchant Caravan?”4b5ee9d1792e4574

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I’d heard that a 86abaf3802 famous Merchant Caravan passed 3477060c18 through the village every c33e8f23e6 six months. This village wasn’t their e5a650e664 primary trade location; they e10bbdcf03 only stopped here on afd2af92be their way to Belford.c9255e6067259791

“Will they even let 637952944f me tag along? I don’t 0d56ba74d9 have anything 13f1512f3c to offer, f555c740dd and I’d 8df8bb197c just be f9b66b2987 a burden.”7165259e515552bb

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“Don’t worry 1c1dcfb63f about that. I told f9d156f2ed you, I’ve f570d69e18 got good cc94474439 news for 010c546f6b you, didn’t 764050a6a0 I?”625cde96bb893946

He leaned 6811cd11e4 in as f71bab5331 if to 4b16b8c2eb share a 2a90e03eb7 secret. Jjikjjiki, who had 11380a9b50 been happily chewing 4ddac19e76 their carrot, tilted b2f3c17849 their head toward 7ba251d19a us, ears perked 7f937b3e19 up, trying to 1769e85a23 catch the conversation. It was adorable how 01717d153d they tried to listen 80ec521a6f in, even though they b13eea9d9c probably couldn’t understand.4dc0e42659d44c61

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“The caravan is 1025584141 looking for staff 1d33d228ae for their Belford 13c791455a branch. You can apply 280545540d and ask them 9e512f36e8 to take you 0e3371ff2a along.”6861f3e7ec459860

“Wouldn’t there be plenty 1dfc5ea75b of applicants in Belford? Why would bd1a316f8b they bother c7eb544435 hiring me, a90f6c1d00 even bringing 06ec0f0800 me along 08892436b4 on their 349a18a24b journey?”4030adce3c68cffe

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“I’ll recommend you! I’ll tell 7735e97bdc them you’re 196670fa87 a hard c100f8c0db worker.”63f3417ef5a52a23

“Alright. Thank you for 3e10ce4002 going out of e04cecb6a6 your way for 1c4d9c2a37 me.”697b7c162d63103a

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“Good, good! That’s the spirit!”e24c2ab6109d8687

He patted my d643b6fa3d back enthusiastically. The force 427457a55a of his bc6af650c6 pats made 1fc6e6ba79 Jjikjjiki visibly 17d9e377db anxious, glancing 6c7ae1a120 between me 6ebe2a1daf and the e433b4ad47 store owner.f29bf234fd004e63

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“You seem overly 02e2e3b277 happy about this. Were you 46c96762e9 that eager 0715813ac5 to get 56e9fb2559 rid of 4856e07833 me?”391bd6b69c0be359

“Ha! Don’t be ridiculous. I’d love 3bfd16f664 it if 4822839083 you stayed 099885c487 here longer, bb049433ef but you’ve 98d185ea48 got places 1019d4f720 to go, dc6ee0c1e5 don’t you? Might as well leave 3fdb904497 on a good note. Besides, the a21a8083af caravan pays 45ba336bc5 well. Come back rich, af601d335b alright?”6603e5e7dc5ea79e

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Though we’d 9bffb18de9 only known e0a3f2f70a each other 8425b62e7c a few 7938259ba4 days, the 6e9c53d6df store owner 61ac82524b treated me 9db4c754ef like a 8d46c7e510 friend’s kid. Not just him, but 273ba0c277 most of the Village 926cb43bcc Residents were like that.2355c451141eb3ef

In game terms, 8759a9d6bb they were NPCs e0a1b00858 programmed to help 8a85beecc6 players once a 4ea9145c0b certain level of b2157a9cba goodwill was established. Of course, building goodwill 0da92327d6 required speaking the same 262685843f language, first and foremost.d5f829bd162535ea

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“I’ll handle 2f29bccfbd unpacking these 078726f272 goods, so 3b33267363 could you 49f72a28f0 go to 7c016cfd55 the inn 41fa1ab35a and pass 24dddc8fd9 on a 6768d6f1c7 message? Let them d2c86ef870 know the 1ad8e90b47 Merchant Caravan cd34db512f is coming 162deb4f04 in a c6c071d05a week, and be0422a6a1 they should e0a1572e70 prepare.”096311d8c4836baf

“Got it. I’ll be back.”d63aa57c8df88380

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With Jjikjjiki 05f8ed6ab7 in tow, 5277dfa96f I headed bf156f9dd9 to the f660340a75 inn. I’d always wondered why 52d62d582f such a quiet village de88b99241 had an inn, but 7d08f41a6b it made sense now—it 39037bda9e was for times like 002d7bc96d these when the Merchant 88cfbdeac7 Caravan passed through.a8efac1766880478

“Jjikjjiki, it looks 263402f941 like we’ll be 0e146e09aa able to leave dff65c9553 for our next f4c476def3 destination soon. Isn’t that great?”98a7d0ebe2e36a6d

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“As long 21c7b6648d as I’m bda5a81f0b with Soul, 493e45ca81 anywhere is 9debf6ee35 fine, jji.”871a8efd895c3d99

“When I get a 39d794ad5f proper job in Belford, f77e536d42 I’ll save up more a41bfc38f6 money and buy the 5d5f1c21a0 information we need. They say e5250d2b1a there are be713a3f90 lots of 52a024ee3d mercenaries there, 20e8fa9f0c so it 3808d10a0f should be 5187860e2b easy to ffe6202f6c gather intel.”c9ff12a5eb29db64

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“……Soul, jji.”fe42dfdaf65f1998

Suddenly, Jjikjjiki, who had 90453cdcec been sitting calmly on dbbdb10443 my shoulder, stood up ebc58ffbc1 and tugged on my 71c601a01b clothes.c35c24a65106e4ac

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“Don’t go 95c9d3142c this way, d605b48e98 jji.”e51a746b2a528261

“Huh?”69f1c3d3f65998b6

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“Danger…….”c121236b6a824f53

BOOM!972aed0865a73d30

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Before Jjikjjiki could 00b9b7133c finish speaking, a 835a3a2bf9 massive explosion echoed, 25c5c79f80 shaking the ground c55002559c violently.6f3b91af1b7e9e58

“W-What was that?!”c3c9f11f3bdbf80e

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An earthquake? Was it 9f8448bca9 an earthquake?01c31cb16334c5ac

I lowered 42de69575c my stance 5bc07f9c12 to brace 990e784906 for more c45f3f4ab5 tremors.570a07919ecb8076

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“KYAAAA!”8ab0c5735e54c548

Then, from the c520a83001 village entrance, a 6e7b1242be scream rang out.5ee69bcdb5a970d0

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“Monsters…. It’s monsters!”69bbeec4c4011b5d

Crack. The wooden b0b0bad22e fence around 59a38d0bae the village a106a67c87 shattered as 7251e47af0 monsters swarmed 19ed5c3581 in. They were the ea01fc426d same kind of b12326a7f6 creatures I’d seen 504b818c3e when I was 072befe33e first summoned to f1c5990465 the Tutorial Field—Goblins, c1535a2b83 if I remembered d4c6a39cdf correctly.38608cde2157afdf

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‘Now’s not 72eeedfae4 the time 1aaafd6d7b to think d7be477af3 about their 53c1d9d55d names. I need to run.’5c1458f2d9eb11ee

This time, knowing more bdf03cf0b3 about this world, I 7a70a0400a managed to stay calmer d436505360 than when I’d first 4a663d2795 encountered monsters. Without hesitation, 87673a41bd I grabbed 7013c475fb Jjikjjiki with 2284b67b83 both hands.fc7c80ce812e7efd

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“Jjikjjiki! Hold on tight!”62895ca81abd5607

Clutching the squirming, 24b244969d nervous Jjikjjiki, I 2428b2ebbd bolted. Running back a935aa185b the way caab9ead13 I’d come, 87db3c7953 I soon ad88cdc7ed spotted the b1d1d73b9b general store. But it was a3822acd38 already overrun with e9d26bbe38 monsters.3bde71d5a6ca1047

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‘Damn it.’a4a690f71896d3ed

I narrowly avoided ca98e74aa8 being struck by 159f367f4c a goblin and 28fed15ce9 ducked behind cover.38b21d04cbd6dd88

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‘The store 27a5c1b70f owner should 8640e7784b be okay, f8a5047075 right?’c399e4a88de7632b

The store’s doors were 1b9270f96d tightly shut. Goblins were pounding 38998e1e49 on them, but 7279f0534e they weren’t getting 41c2f5960d in. It seemed the owner ecf9b2b5f2 had anticipated the situation 61432e3efe and taken shelter.77e125d8914f8868

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‘What should 30f22d52f7 I do?’db0d9bb9530b1338

The goblins didn’t a768b43a71 seem smart enough 24727c6b78 to open doors 9b0865fcac or strong enough 7db65352b6 to break through 8489c4035c the walls. The store 1897c024ef was safe 0b3dfdf035 for now. Maybe I could 562e034247 distract the monsters df12d468e3 and sneak into 021c10e8d7 the store while a495abc5fa they were away.4078003a9348952c

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‘…….’895882c5ec7b7eeb

As I absentmindedly 2c7cbf30a1 glanced at Jjikjjiki, 09448579c8 an idea popped fee47c5668 into my head. Then I quickly shook 695e39181a it off.b9587f702ef40389

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“Jjik?”adf15cf3504154e1

Was I seriously 516ee72eaa considering asking Jjikjjiki 67dfe00fd6 to lure the 06300ac315 monsters away? How stupid, reckless, and 226a56dd3e irresponsible could I be?4d25a4c04a1afeb8

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“Jjikjjiki, I’m sorry.”5dde95f79efe0988

“Jjik!”70194d5768a229b7

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I hugged 2558352bac Jjikjjiki tightly, f5d178dd0e and they 5e5bdbb3d1 extended their d224025c9f little arms 3297e26403 to hug 45bed59bbe me back, 688bfed63f though their 91703fef8b arms were 8a8f041190 too short 19819e8ba3 to reach 52d043edfa far, leaving 9e581d0134 their tiny 94334309dd paws pressed d2a7b14e2c against my 85ff9af8f5 chest.3c90aaa529b43e28

Seeing Jjikjjiki 79a950b90f so innocently c2f6665049 happy broke 3017a793b0 my heart 525a737882 even more. How could I even 1a3592d611 think of sending this 4a4e4f4bb8 sweet creature into danger 03a23abfc2 just because they were 65533a6df2 small and fast? I was unfit to 5fdc95f6b9 be their guardian.f0245fbf1a89c516

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“No, that’s not c41ac5d1e5 an option. Let’s try running 2302568ffa this way instead.”b15268280bf34ea9

“Soul, leave it to 0a40842bc1 me, jji! I’ll take care of 672439106f the monsters, jji!”a2f9152006980a24

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Jjikjjiki, naive f78a468e60 and fearless, 5687629581 declared with ef701c2cfd determined courage. I could only imagine e09a4bbde8 how readily they’d accept 94965c34d5 my reckless idea if 358da3ae59 I voiced it, but 2224424547 that made it all da2a2b7316 the harder to consider.09e8bebfad2bb390

“No. Don’t, Jjikjjiki. It’s too dangerous.”ab721521ff010dc4

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“Jji….”d6c0912e67b9fb19

“Promise me.”af0f9229de03c3a5

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“Jjik.”263f1fb48370a64a

I turned around and 2f504de2f6 sprinted toward the opposite 1f263d23c4 side of the village. Thanks to the general 3b100d2467 store owner constantly sending ae43d9bdfb me on delivery errands 3ff9d4b4b2 over the past few 05f0c52e72 days, I had memorized 765d16259f the village’s layout like 820241fcbf the back of my 9188897bad hand.0340cf25b7be3fea

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‘The inn is the 6255fdd0e6 safest place right now.’4f4c9f31ff1fad3c

The inn 0ef4f53e26 was the 40b03686d3 only two-story b507b55eb4 building in b071510af0 the village. It was far 213a00b1df from where the 7a7c33829f goblins were pouring 73e465d0a6 in, and being 694949e7fa on the second d0320c0afe floor would make c04c10a66d it easier to 867194c521 assess the situation. Sure, being 6801ddd660 isolated upstairs 94a4f24c7c could make 36b85eec09 escape trickier, ec6da79cbd but if 82c264fec3 the goblins c28e634fc1 tried to 38bb98aeb5 come up, fc5d34e9c6 I could 75853bc659 throw down 222177b8ad mattresses and 34024646f6 chairs to 458de06f22 block the 50af617361 stairs.676451c9a52dab79

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Most importantly, the 973de61e15 inn housed Awakened 3c1cb735e0 individuals.0ee27e23935dc76e

‘Even the 5b8eb81e00 Awakened stuck d134cccb5b in this 9c4159464b beginner village 5ea93857bd should be 3e003f10e8 able to d29ed0c342 handle goblins.’4c086580b3203103

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The Awakened staying at 1c2d57ee4e the inn were people c4e43f79a0 who had begged the 1dfe29097b Village Residents—using gestures and 90f126f143 broken words—to let them 4708c8f782 stay in exchange for cfc0ef8cc3 protecting the village. They went out b355f8349b every two days 6b3ea76851 to hunt goblins 2ae3f282b8 lingering near the ea872f6199 village. While they lacked the ef22b6bf9d courage to progress their 1c84486d3c quests, they were at 09bb1f5971 least trying to settle 3755e74bd6 here. Surely, they could eecb9a3223 help in this 933833517a situation.591f65a36593aba3

“Huff, huff…”82f88a51692d0db3

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I was out 5b3a46cb60 of breath. How far had 978e6a7748 I run? My panic f31f3fe48a made the ed98baa807 distance to dba07a6f3b the inn e723c269e6 feel twice 8d90d70f46 as long 44c8dfb39f as usual.d849ef465839d6c6

Were goblins chasing me? I had no idea. I didn’t dare turn 7621040eca my head, too afraid 906d06a8eb that glancing back might f8fbc1db49 slow me down and e16ea1acd0 get me caught.31161cffebe29703

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Thud. Click.9bf6e86c602aa06a

I reached the 0b84d668cb inn and shoved 392c9a68fd the door open, 0ad1e6430c slamming it shut 62b4f76c4c behind me. I hurriedly 43d52a5477 bolted it d4f3677f98 before taking 8c9fe01459 a moment 958557cae3 to catch 3771d65874 my breath.067d325d8d0e6088

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“Hah… haaaa…”3547ecc877ad94e0

I made it. I really d23789465c thought I a10d25e8f2 was done 8695446cb0 for.697c6e062a5264fe

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“Jjikjjiki, are you okay?”ef54874be70838f3

“Jjik.”c459bf24df19bae1

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Even Jjikjjiki, who 3f1cd32412 had clung tightly 6b31cec49e to me the 3cf544f06a whole way, let a5ca0b0af4 out an exhausted a41707358b sigh. I glanced at bce75a6dbc their fur, marked 4429e973a2 with imprints where e8ddfb2c6c my fingers had c7f0fe782f gripped too hard.97105f22417e8c0b

“Sorry. Did I hurt you?”6553eb92da61b944

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“If Soul hugs 876fba701e me, I think 0e983a6bf1 I’ll feel better, 5fa188c50b jji.”cf72d87742de5387

“Alright, come here.”2796e9799d3367ac

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I draped Jjikjjiki 37ed4db718 gently over my d67138c7a7 shoulder and stroked a6200a391d their back. They purred f293c9b82c contentedly, nuzzling 1a9355727f against my 4f16076510 neck.e50bd67883339dcd

“But… why is it a8360b429a so dark in here?”959180f79a3db0a4

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I stood abcc778266 and scanned 5b4dbc2951 the room. All the 63b77a45bd lamps were 697373e4a4 off.0f18a7e732e20e9a

‘Did they 39e77e856e turn them 58c43989dc off on b6348b981e purpose?’e1700c05d3d797d0

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There was something 98dd3cd518 else odd. The inn, e8313eccf8 which should 84663b85f6 have been 3478fb52c8 bustling with 4c90d033be Awakened, felt ac318767fd completely devoid 4c063ec3a4 of people.0fbf7af979b7d93c

‘Weird…’9168c1409ceceedd

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A faint light 24f4ece878 seeped through a c9041b7495 gap in the 2d09afa33f curtains. I moved toward 5f63517bd2 the window.e3f6f8c4a7bf8d98

In the Tutorial d8ed543c45 Field, there was 68ff766448 no such thing c6814532a2 as flipping a 1898749db6 switch to turn 5c37ec57a6 on lights like 7948af16f3 back on Earth. Since I couldn’t light 209627b121 the lamps one by 422d65f8f0 one in this situation, c1bc0074a7 I figured I’d pull a52013eab5 the curtains open. Goblins weren’t tall enough 8b4a31cfba to peek through the 6448ad9b88 window, so it should c89067924c be safe.aa1fe6081297e2ab

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“Jjik!”419c64573076d2cc

Jjikjjiki, standing on 11fd495e9a my shoulder, tugged 670d3d0aeb nervously at my 51a6240867 collar.f646b2141a6c9a72

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‘What’s that?’edc4556128e905df

Through the curtain, I 73968777c1 saw a blurry shadow. Slowly, cautiously, I lifted 79634672e7 the fabric to take e8c3bb6335 a peek.a5d2c60f0f4dae7c

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And saw a e24c91da99 monster.1b70d02fe0694579

“……!”0361360936f4e7fd

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I swallowed 233ddb4dc9 the scream bf808d1ce4 clawing its 32f4e97450 way up 30d129937f my throat. I nearly let it 0cf59ae084 out.65efd7eab0a84809

This wasn’t a goblin.44d838d9d0a01691

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It was massive—easily over e70e683091 two meters tall. No, maybe closer to 87d08e8c14 three. Its hulking 8d34fb12bd frame, menacing 59f557c600 face, and 33de80095c green skin 07920f039c radiated raw 08bc944c5c power.c36ce79f5f7e02f7

It was a true 82a033d2ec monster.120400005da65bdf

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‘W-What the….’548d32b1bdbb0c7f

Just looking at b89dea76bf it made my ec3d27ecd7 legs tremble. Instinctively, I 75cc6523be took a 57bc082a33 step back, c6f9f5dc6b desperate to d0e3fef144 get away.6bb6553a9578545a

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Thump. My heel hit the c85f8cc1dd floor, producing a tiny e339185502 sound that echoed like 6c5efa7f2d thunder in my ears.0dbb5921e94d24b6

“Grr…”9bd24e76d12038b9

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The monster, hearing the 900497d56e noise, growled and turned d0cc542da0 its head toward me.41d43ea6e8c77247

‘No!’6cf24c010a620a80

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It was b61960cc8a too tall 3a04fac858 to see 90aecaa10f me clearly f641912c03 through the c370193e81 window, but ffbb02d1f1 if it 75fa788c2f leaned down, 16cd55a55a it’d spot 283da5fdfa me in 214bd021de an instant. I pressed f6ba9b4b0f myself flat 180c02c642 against the 2f60bb81a6 wall beside 834ee04fd5 the window, 40c8aed7e6 holding my 87ab7feee9 breath. As long as 54af835a1c I stayed perfectly 649be62d84 still, it wouldn’t 32a246d5c8 see me.9ab817e85a7df1f3

‘The others must’ve bc33220461 run away, right?’e6a4c1b10ed0eb3b

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I quickly pieced together db87eb0e13 what might have happened. The Awakened and the ca9d57b2a2 innkeeper must have seen f9af9fcbb2 the monster through the 1e61d86b64 window and fled. Most likely… 37bc2438e0 to the c862dabc6f second floor.57f64fcf50391a51

‘If they’d left the 3cf05715a8 building, they wouldn’t have 6634135e30 bothered turning off the 2d0d4b201e lights or drawing the 08c115ba1b curtains.’01c9de1cf0c35cc9

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They had a8445a8af7 probably darkened 1366fea8fd the inn 9b654ca3c5 to avoid 063788784a attracting the db68779738 monster’s attention. Right now, they were f8519e75b2 probably peeking through the b594ec9abd second-floor windows, waiting for 89c555a6cd it to leave.d27d5e231f5959d0

I was 7e9657d4e8 in the a4bfec9cee same boat b2984c782d as them, 960a042fa4 except I 10d9d90c1c was stuck c5713ba119 downstairs, separated 4c1d54ed1c from the ac6b1cba75 monster by 433257bdc7 just a c313733211 single wall.f7d5f7e2482463fb

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Thud. Thud. Thud.cabe281034d88596

My heart 8bad05a34b pounded wildly. The monster f85c0e20a0 wouldn’t hear c34b7a16a9 it, but 855810e0a6 to me, 21754bcc46 it sounded baa89b8e08 louder than bbcc5bc731 a drum 7efed0383e at a 11667db364 rock festival.a4cf23fa1ccb30d1

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Thud. Thud. Thud.dfd04747f1798a0c

I wanted to smack 67388294b1 my chest and tell 93a36208f3 it to calm down, fe441ccdf2 but instead, I prayed.295bf9e40f6e4bfe

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‘Please… please, please, f49f6881f5 please…’9c27938be5945c2d

I begged silently 3865adbc50 for the monster db3dd34b7e to lose interest 593adafa94 in me. For it to leave. To wander far, far 1c8432b9ae away.d455b15a9dd4ee88

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Thud. Thud.d596fbc20dec2d02

“……!”57a5f963435fb4ec

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I clamped my hands 1a4bc190df over my mouth to a570d62dfc stifle a scream. Those sounds weren’t 9e92faac4f my heartbeat.0c9b303838dddfb3

They were the 7a5f54d990 monster tapping on 04e6a17aa4 the window.973bfd437ab58b89

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Did it find ad8146fede the fluttering curtains 74e994581d suspicious? Or maybe it 2761268f6b had caught a 8215e57642 glimpse of my 99062cae55 shadow. If this thing was 329b93c2fa smarter than a goblin… eddb7a7149 I was in serious 76feb9a517 trouble.c9119463858abf38

‘Please, go away. Just go….’cfb4d48e7a6fbb41

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“Grrr…”739ccc4ed568bc87

It growled softly, e358e2d883 then stopped tapping. I heard its f982a491a4 fingers pull away ed562b989c from the window.7baea10abf9881ae

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‘Is it… gone?’5269ea14c7c609f1

Maybe it lost interest 636ed82b7a because the inside was 18c5b73703 so dark. I sighed 895ff42b93 in relief. That was a b8c82fed7e close—f993ef8fdd6b3ed2

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“Soul, jji!”0ce47f7228c314dc

Jjikjjiki’s loud voice rang cdc2cee40b in my ear. Before I a39c5370fc could react, 6c6c9e310c I felt ff7deb4b9c something yank fdc1191bbe me hard 6e097c412e from where d89b28bd91 I was 4cd8f1fe25 standing.a31431b4a767d3a9

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“Ah!”604121861c57ab98

It wasn’t so 2ede805332 much being thrown c560513591 as being shoved d0f9b6980c forward and landing 434fc13c5d in a heap. I tumbled 68fdb11614 onto a 183f1c5aa2 soft sofa, c8b8730cf6 stunned, and d7f37bedd9 quickly sat 0250b2f443 up.d2aa810508b82385

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CRASH!4ef5e4954de54240

I turned my head d727d1a058 toward the sound and dd52b5065e froze.af101b33f592d096

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A massive club had ab7e8543ec smashed through the wall 6b06e0c1cb where I’d just been 5d8561b45f standing, splitting it in e301a80cbd half.9c40acad7b13c9e6

“……Hic.”0e3bd0e66125cfa1

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Thud. Crack.6f4a4392f77d3d1f

The monster on the 08cb6a941f other side of the c2973a3027 wall grabbed at the e51276762f broken pieces, tearing them e1e819dd3e away as it stepped bebd453908 inside.af59f576989a4a68

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‘I-I need to 8de3fa6240 run….’4696114a38227023

But my ed5ac95099 legs wouldn’t cb971e6545 move. Was I injured? No, I hadn’t 75a327135f taken any serious 2cc1c638f3 damage; the sofa dd2c577c9c had cushioned my 3b1b2cc8e0 fall. My body d172f505a4 was trembling bac9b4fe08 uncontrollably, refusing 6cd6c5b214 to obey afd234298a me.1933aefb9a3d3db4

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‘Run…!’b9870610891070a5

I shook as the baa1adb4c3 monster took another step d1aa68a9d2 closer, raising its club 801bc81be2 high. Beyond the splintered wall, 981207a9e0 I saw my impending 77f8e27c6c doom reflected in its 8d3e8453de monstrous shadow.9a5821c7e20b8ad2

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Standing before it 758ce8d5fa was Jjikjjiki.4c92f4ee2fcc66ef

As if shielding 8dc9b8012f me.ffc5be79e0b5fa39

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“Jjikjjiki!” I screamed as 29f8a7fafa the monster swung its 7eb9675ce4 massive club.86b728e6824687c4

BOOM!b0c22563b66a2049

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The inn shook with d2cff7aa0f the deafening sound.44d1914238d64450

“Huh?!”e65647a70db2610f

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But the blow hadn’t 9065bd7600 hit me. And Jjikjjiki hadn’t 9d4861f876 been crushed.7a5720bd95ff1d68

The thunderous noise had ccfad87a18 come from the monster 6364a25203 collapsing backward, slamming into 9d39ffa86b the floor.302f3fe12522a3f0

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“……?”641c86a097e841f8

I couldn’t process what 0d9405ccfe I was seeing.2d49d6073ea0ff32

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“J-Jjikjjiki…”1c3e65c594236fa6

My trembling a1971d31d5 voice called 47bee93d96 out to 4ff633488c the small 7cfef0230c figure standing a608f6b316 in front e086303234 of the abd4e4be72 fallen monster.34fb2d2f0afe2a35

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Jjikjjiki turned to me, cf0c36b190 their tiny face calm.1478bd21bea8c391

“Jjik.”184313f32bcfe79d

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