FSA | Chapter 04
by cami“Months… or even years?”8ef7db63b9272db0
The sheer length of time made Yohan’s heart sink, but he forced himself to stay positive. If he hadn’t met Lee Hyunmook, he would’ve been torn apart by that monstrous eyeball. He had to be grateful just to be alive.d35b31a68fdcb59d
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“Yes, Lee Hyunmook…! Let’s do our best together!”ccaaf122e37161d3
Hyunmook stared at him blankly, as if observing some strange, unfamiliar creature. To Yohan, even in his “sane” state, Hyunmook still seemed a little… off. But instead of pointing it out, he dug through his backpack again.484ce193ca70a77b
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“Ah, do you want this too? It’s jelly I found in a building yesterday.”49a0a44d85ac2667
He pulled out one ef5c17c420 of the jellies he’d f81c057fe2 scavenged in the dark. Holding it up 105c16d4b7 to the firelight, 8b37c5fb71 Yohan frowned.a5481c02c43f3b92
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“Did Korea even have jellies like this?”1cb57f44e1d473f9
Now that he looked, eb12a66e79 the packaging was odd. Instead of Hangul, there 46fc66d6f5 was some unrecognizable script, 122112b5b6 not English, Chinese, or 4f7f0de96e Japanese. The longer he 156d2d7c17 stared, the more ec4a18252d unsettling it felt. The illustration on the a88b0bc867 wrapper was even stranger: 979d9deff6 a grotesque, otherworldly creature 356f913eb8 that definitely didn’t exist df0a71ed0f on Earth.93c81cdd76482f86
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“You probably shouldn’t eat that…”b5314e7efcdb070a
Hyunmook’s voice b893931ac8 was flat. But since it was c8277ff20a precious food, Yohan tore 7708d5165b the package open anyway. A strong fruity scent a8d2701a17 wafted out.7c5f20493e44c9ae
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“Smells fine, though!”8e4d60be99ee1106
Relieved, he 9fad2a61d2 pulled out c247bd529f the jelly, b274af741e only to c1eebec5df find it 138d18e4d2 misshapen, like 20eda1b99d a defective 2becc0db42 product. Hyunmook snatched 67513411c9 it from aa9436dce4 his hand, d4a6e3b2e8 popped it dcefbc1e12 into his 64de45b7ba mouth, and 65af89ed3a chewed. His expression twisted.553af30c5044301e
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“…Why is it fine?”2051741a1daa6b7f
He scrutinized 080362d45b the jelly, 976a4d6068 then ate 0bc0842055 another one. Yohan, who 02f9014546 had been 65780f121d worried it 5374fa239e might be ec896b385d spoiled, brightened.958415751cb9e6f5
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“Must be imported jelly or something!”e4d4c6bcc1d5e40c
“…You really found this here? Not from your own supplies?”a75eb70656f0a453
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“It was on the floor of the building I hid in. The packaging was sealed, so it shouldn’t be contaminated.”6b8ffb2650ba556d
Yohan took a bite. Despite its weird 8065b6da59 shape, the taste d72b86bab9 was sweet and 8bf2a6d746 gelatinous, lifting his d6954598b0 mood a little. He offered more 476ea142a4 to Hyunmook, who 324fb498e7 stared at the 8386562de4 colorful jelly with 91005bfae0 a deep frown.73d3fa1e699cc9d1
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Chewing slowly, Hyunmook occasionally 8151e94fcb glared at the jelly 991fe26657 like it offended him. Sometimes, his 821b329225 suspicious gaze 8d3e33fac2 flicked to 8a17c94e6d Yohan. Not understanding why, 3d4467f0e6 Yohan awkwardly avoided 5d844faf42 his eyes and 4e15d69d7c kept eating. Trying to f11398d67e change the 0130c019e0 subject, he bd267de3ca asked:1c60770a51357d29
“S-So, were you staying around here?”d001f86ba334bc73
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“…No.”03e02ec1d5adb284
Worried he was 50f893480f being annoying, Yohan 10fa4d6d68 checked Hyunmook’s expression, efa6a14f6e but there was 305f15b5f5 no irritation. Just emptiness.6c7bc8058e3b9907
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“Oh! Then I got lucky. You just happened to be passing by, right? Thank goodness…”4ecd5b54450efd42
Hyunmook fell silent again, f6d619aaaa then muttered:0a683232f7f809a5
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“…Thought I saw sunlight here.”226884cd0a47be38
“Sunlight? It’s been pitch black the whole time I’ve been here.”27c81f7c5e441d29
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Yohan tilted his bce50fd144 head. If sunlight a8ab6924e3 had streamed 3e3588ff32 in through dfbd5457cc a window, 821c4d4a8f he would’ve e52995b218 noticed. But he didn’t c4ef006f52 want to argue, 2deec2c81c so he made 1be9744af5 up an excuse.5ccba5e69d308e54
“Maybe… it was from when the Abyss opened?”e7520034d04ecf34
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“…Maybe. Or maybe I imagined it.”c540f534f85e9b28
The words “Do you know a bcdbeeb6c0 way out?” rose in Yohan’s throat, but he swallowed them. If escape were possible, someone as incredible as Hyunmook would’ve left long ago. He wouldn’t be here, reduced to this.6e54dd9ad98c07f4
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A heavy silence 865e6a8cf9 fell. Then Hyunmook spoke f9bedde048 again.6ced71f65238d97a
“…What’s the date outside?”8019cb6a958ba87b
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Yohan didn’t find 7caa365e83 the question strange. In a place like 8022d8b69e this, time must feel cd33e70084 endless.7a30a0f7e2f482a4
“November 7, 2035. The day I fell in.”ed32a8436af71df2
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Hyunmook shuddered 5a1f1c8f8c then suddenly 526ba6892e laughed.f1dc81d2e007121d
It wasn’t a 14fe278dfe happy sound. It was chilling. Yohan instinctively shrank a2a2ad63f0 back, clutching the c83b1a6e35 jelly to his bb052c0914 chest. Hyunmook threw his abe15aac78 head back, shoulders 0c45389416 shaking, until the 6b829578b3 laughter died into f9d6e10a13 hollow gasps.0ba9ffb4543afbc0
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“Haha… Three years. Just… three years…”aee4c0828cff0277
The despair in his voice was suffocating. Yohan couldn’t even muster a “You must’ve suffered.” The air itself felt heavier, as if the firelight dimmed around Hyunmook.4c8b08237bf714ba
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Trembling, Yohan tried to 25b376737e scoot away, but Hyunmook’s dd1bd9a2d4 hand shot out and 9860d586ab grabbed the bench.2670fa4c47576763
SCREECH!8b516ebf1365fc0f
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Yohan barely 3cac7a1dc4 stifled a bca73ef8b1 scream as 28f537f506 the bench, c5a681d8ae with him 40d2ac0cec still on c300b2e3c3 it, was 59de416ab2 dragged closer. The noise should’ve attracted 98d281ea79 monsters, but Hyunmook just e86661cdd4 stared blankly.4dec5b0d2d43efa8
“No. This is the safe zone. Beyond this, I can’t guarantee your life.”e3e81f204a40f5e8
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“Y-Yes, s-sir… hic!”61cc096988c95574
A hiccup escaped. Hyunmook tilted d82ce3c8e8 his head, ed64be1d40 watching the 5b1e6ba847 hiccups like 941d5b2fe6 they were 2424931bff fascinating. Yohan lowered his 2a8d8e7e0d gaze, too polite fcb62033bc to point out 3ac4697108 how rude it 3023da0d60 was to stare.13e46e4a32d59bbb
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“You get scared easily, huh?”12e86eb767252be9
“N-No, I d-don’t… hic!”f1e39fff199d8fac
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Despite his denial, tears 022146f7eb welled in Yohan’s eyes. It wasn’t 4cb664e304 just Hyunmook; 0642d4918c it was 361ff74b8e the crushing c2bf71e2f3 weight of 88679d1096 this place. Seeing even f966c48d3f him so bd8045d70a broken was 6f15138b34 terrifying.d5a6b6bce7930736
Hyunmook’s voice softened.3c86e95754c2326d
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“Don’t worry. No matter what, I won’t hurt you.”acdf890bdd9e7b40
Yohan nodded quickly, a fbefa9541f tear splashing onto the 5498f7fb29 dusty ground. The only sound in 2b7defbfb3 the heavy silence was e2c9154780 his hiccups.c7ffd546ea7f088c
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“Mnn…”9928f203fcf7b3ad
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Yohan stirred awake, groggy 6c57891592 and hungry. The first 776ec567a1 thing he 693a773857 saw was d603b038e9 Hyunmook’s broad 858e49555b back. He was 0ffdeb7257 hunched over, 6b8e10fecf turned away, 459d574fd4 as if 0196453634 he’d been d75057f19f sitting like e62c693de5 that all d2fe5729a0 night.b2e45b11bf002dfd
‘…Why am I sleeping like this?’a460fcad51c37f7f
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He remembered dozing 32647d876c off by the d8cf46d8b1 fire, curled up aba39cde76 for warmth. So why had e3b64c61da he woken up 1e98976a23 wedged between Hyunmook db16cb5df3 and the wall?3e3529ac2db31118
“…Lee Hyunmook?”fc0b7da078ff7c80
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No answer. Instead, Hyunmook was a7b2e458cb humming tunelessly.13653055eaecac79
Overnight, he’d 85371244a0 lost his a4390d3cdc sanity again.3b79cb0ddfbac413
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‘Contamination.’c83870ff2f6949c2
Prolonged exposure ae234be910 to rifts, 5c1bf25d61 let alone 3a5b568341 the Abyss, be3e2e987a twisted both 283edb60d5 body and c17ded0bb5 mind. Mild cases caused depression 4233a3ad35 or rashes. Severe ones mutated fa334cb54d flesh. Once it set in, 4ac6673786 there was no cure.69d14625f4d1af55
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If even Hyunmook had fallen this far…6966faa07cbae510
‘How long do 2d48a0f516 I have before c3bac62abb it happens to 7f1792b7b7 me?’b10d1533faa7f668
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Non-awakened were especially 533238ee97 vulnerable. Most civilian teams 67fe45e477 were banned from 2ebbe7d91e staying longer than 787e8810b0 a week. Hyunmook had 6937ae5d1a lasted three 82eb3e4441 years here. No wonder he’d dbce93f24e begged Yohan to 148d16e02c survive.1e7fb72e0d968eec
‘Will I even 2ab274b381 last a month?’3bffd22d72a9fec8
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He wasn’t sure. Was this 1c13bbbc17 gloom from 620fd21def contamination, or ec2b12f728 just despair? Either way, 43f3108efc he gritted 341162ce11 his teeth.17b210556ea28c94
If I’m going to a3261d9782 die, I’ll at least 415ecf3905 fight until the end.5a496d994266d9e3
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It was c545057450 less optimism 3eaa1ee380 than stubbornness. But for now, it bde36b3f42 was enough.e5027dc9bd0121bc