PRSR | Chapter 1.6

I decided 6fb0dfe113 to wait 2c63e0ff7b a little d3ed48fe6a longer and, 4bf9c4a043 if no 12493e442e other options 11772434fb presented themselves, 02d263aa50 join the b92d356bbb next group d5b756126e of Awakened 7a307db217 leaving the 3316082026 village. I’d hoped to avoid b2dab1277a interacting too much with 73bfeb53d1 others until I grew 1f087d9994 stronger, but in this 5aee81424a situation, relying on them 1e2ca46843 seemed unavoidable.7fd5d7712dc072f4

While Jjikjjiki happily munched 45cc2eecb7 on a freshly washed 93cf34b047 carrot, I cleaned the 03a24aea70 store, dusting every corner 3f9f9cc286 with a feather duster. The store 5253c5c895 owner, who 55afebd6c4 had been 7cf8aa7795 out, returned e3fb07fff9 carrying a b1809f1ae1 large bundle.9477aa1463290cb6

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“Soul, I’ve got d8b2cd8e6d good news for e9dd3565a9 you.”fded36f2cf6e40e3

“Good news?”31c4bb3779f7df0d

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Thud. He set the af9aba2639 bundle down on 514cf88263 one side of dc04128f9d the store. Curious if it 44aa2c0487 was related to b4462efd61 the “good news,” d4ddcda818 I peeked inside. It was packed with 2df217d0fb items to restock the 3857ce0f8f store shelves—nothing particularly exciting.d93834ee7a7fce60

“Your next destination is 62d1644310 Belford, right?”ea5bc8e872fe7775

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“Yes. I was even considering 72503ad539 joining the black-haired outsiders 9441cedd53 when they left the 520d5c0772 village.”7511e9c367a90df4

Belford was c9330afec5 the largest acfb58bec5 town in 50b36d03b4 the area. I planned 765a16784d to gather b2f095113a information about 0ab7d97fc6 the Beastmen 546e0b7810 there.f28db990af76c248

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“No need for 604a4176f2 that. Don’t follow people you 5d28e7f6a6 can’t even communicate with—you 71c173fd06 might get into trouble. Next week, a906f8ece5 the Merchant 84fa0e1512 Caravan is 7359eecedb coming through. Just go with 525752e8a9 them.”b16356724b29dd09

“The Merchant Caravan?”8857d002835f5bec

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I’d heard that a 88448bdc5d famous Merchant Caravan passed d5a1db41c8 through the village every e83dd30f0f six months. This village wasn’t 7a994c5ed8 their primary trade 57be4328a5 location; they only 485ee243af stopped here on 7846a9ba3c their way to 6626066952 Belford.80c728c7c51a9d4d

“Will they even 36060d578a let me tag 9a70ca6ceb along? I don’t have anything a2b5cef127 to offer, and I’d 0fdb6da85a just be a burden.”79d99c4bdd7fa3f2

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“Don’t worry about 2c02398121 that. I told 85d7c7d507 you, I’ve b5a93a520a got good c2cf590e86 news for 8778462b21 you, didn’t 3bcad4adb1 I?”195f83b61b38576a

He leaned in 3ba44e7135 as if to 68ffc500e3 share a secret. Jjikjjiki, who had been 4d7de1c58c happily chewing their carrot, 46c412e09b tilted their head toward 1d8c1e2b3d us, ears perked up, 9f374653b8 trying to catch the f484fb83ed conversation. It was adorable how 581ef7f0a5 they tried to listen d5ca53808c in, even though they d21f83fbf2 probably couldn’t understand.6cda3a475a2d2387

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“The caravan 2e584e4efc is looking 400e69035b for staff 08913cba91 for their 79c70f863c Belford branch. You can apply f74b76703d and ask them 460f3ec8bf to take you 654277432e along.”7a3933c073db30c5

“Wouldn’t there be 55f960ce70 plenty of applicants 810ce7ffd1 in Belford? Why would they 6a2554d061 bother hiring me, 201516e43a even bringing me c1455f31d8 along on their 83ffcfd922 journey?”6a16c7c783753570

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“I’ll recommend you! I’ll tell them ff0e9a9c2c you’re a hard f786353612 worker.”9a51e460c1c53aad

“Alright. Thank you for 1be67c452b going out of 44d3f45cb8 your way for 40da91b5ca me.”27c42ecf0f3d8ddf

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“Good, good! That’s the spirit!”f2ae3816c5321943

He patted my back 011f6e01d1 enthusiastically. The force of his 72fdb6688f pats made Jjikjjiki visibly 965317ed37 anxious, glancing between me 3200d3f8c5 and the store owner.a2aae38f3c9d139e

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“You seem overly 706b06210a happy about this. Were you dc83a10b8e that eager 2973fa165c to get fba688f70e rid of 0ae1042473 me?”edc8706f9b46541f

“Ha! Don’t be ridiculous. I’d love it if c9392e6e2a you stayed here longer, abe042c297 but you’ve got places dc786eca59 to go, don’t you? Might as well leave 6637affb46 on a good note. Besides, the caravan pays 03bd0597e1 well. Come back 8103311ace rich, alright?”87539c3a20f4f8a8

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Though we’d only 74a656880b known each other 5727aa5699 a few days, 13cd46ab4e the store owner 476c467665 treated me like 42245d7e51 a friend’s kid. Not just him, but d3ee289251 most of the Village 8e0f90fe07 Residents were like that.905d0cdfd9e0694f

In game terms, c3be294681 they were NPCs 76b1299d20 programmed to help b8ab66f7de players once a 5c7ed9f4f4 certain level of 19898a50ae goodwill was established. Of course, building 030b577e11 goodwill required speaking cf624673b3 the same language, 532eec9467 first and foremost.9e15b8d2f1d87cbf

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“I’ll handle a1d3976642 unpacking these 8a9f595a34 goods, so 5c65801705 could you a215baf4f6 go to 3df69976cc the inn ac74eae834 and pass c6d8808a40 on a 3205ced971 message? Let them know 3cbbab7ea5 the Merchant Caravan 4a3ac298da is coming in a5268fd4e7 a week, and 0fb5e5587c they should prepare.”96a0af3d1b1a26f4

“Got it. I’ll be back.”d90fb821ee36d4f4

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With Jjikjjiki 0550c404d2 in tow, 186eb87781 I headed 469af55cfa to the 314c056b33 inn. I’d always 3ba35e248e wondered why 13c086434d such a e093f095b7 quiet village b33ec8b86a had an 59b0d16e9c inn, but f411bcf1ef it made 80d05e4f57 sense now—it 2f3080d7d3 was for 5a99b034fc times like 5e5684f4e9 these when 5d89e09af2 the Merchant 8d837bb3f5 Caravan passed fad15831ee through.3811e9d62898a88d

“Jjikjjiki, it 4f7dba9ef7 looks like 7d40555489 we’ll be b6131bb452 able to 236ba21907 leave for 1964b0099c our next 41cddf18fa destination soon. Isn’t that great?”4e4b69858bc0caec

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“As long as f3f19d56bd I’m with Soul, c0df19d5a0 anywhere is fine, fd205c3d61 jji.”d444e9fa064167f7

“When I 3fa128837a get a 48969f1e3c proper job 7e6b10bb29 in Belford, ec1aa5eddf I’ll save b0300eb232 up more f214c77aea money and fc07c78efc buy the 73905b8a71 information we 618371aeac need. They say there 5676422a03 are lots of 59c206c962 mercenaries there, so f095ba0934 it should be a7c91e248c easy to gather 95440cc318 intel.”c26929c6a2814ad8

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“……Soul, jji.”cf8bb029a6e4e14e

Suddenly, Jjikjjiki, who 98ba783c11 had been sitting 604ef0f9a1 calmly on my 6a14d5e669 shoulder, stood up 91805dd5b4 and tugged on cbdc540037 my clothes.0c84623aac6d41e3

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“Don’t go 5edd759ace this way, feff7f8aa0 jji.”8fd3e321b12f6367

“Huh?”9e3d13dd8026cbf6

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“Danger…….”34261c8a85cbfd11

BOOM!0aeb9b3d39659cf4

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Before Jjikjjiki could 91eee2df9b finish speaking, a 6253f81a2f massive explosion echoed, 8dc124cf6c shaking the ground 0306db8ed3 violently.9c283afdb5422ea2

“W-What was that?!”964e1a284b9b11bb

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An earthquake? Was it an eb8d7a56b1 earthquake?26f8de70437d3112

I lowered my b954c7e1c1 stance to brace 9b4546a341 for more tremors.580f9a5965f091d5

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“KYAAAA!”dc29c24d1126360a

Then, from the f89f5c7b3f village entrance, a b218060e28 scream rang out.7e5f0c47d90cb87a

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“Monsters…. It’s monsters!”5e6000f30a889e06

Crack. The wooden fence 4451755ff0 around the village 3dc774fb91 shattered as monsters ad007440e7 swarmed in. They were the efe2b876a1 same kind of e0984cabe6 creatures I’d seen 9775177f1a when I was cf2e0f4020 first summoned to 4907c4c3db the Tutorial Field—Goblins, 1b755ab359 if I remembered 541646a7c6 correctly.05caa6dadf1caf24

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‘Now’s not 3fbc6dc3c4 the time 68adaf5d3e to think d20d43707d about their b65e1f7177 names. I need 2a99ae765c to run.’75d85413dd9eaa97

This time, knowing 89c12da9a8 more about this cef4c05771 world, I managed 20f45e850d to stay calmer 6828cee256 than when I’d 20a2356976 first encountered monsters. Without hesitation, I 866fd30010 grabbed Jjikjjiki with f800e42604 both hands.ba3c3186f186e87f

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“Jjikjjiki! Hold on tight!”e1168c5a4dca0516

Clutching the squirming, 84aaa01db4 nervous Jjikjjiki, I 40516f656c bolted. Running back the way ab4ff107bd I’d come, I soon c78749c736 spotted the general store. But it 4adf2ab38e was already 2f7e8b1431 overrun with 88f73ac981 monsters.33036b7aa6335a78

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‘Damn it.’ebbe0e849045dff7

I narrowly ac43ee51e1 avoided being 21401835bf struck by b69973a161 a goblin 8adb3578f0 and ducked e3707e3dc0 behind cover.0edb0b89e0c54884

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‘The store owner e94d91d879 should be okay, e31bdef9ab right?’1935c551080b7992

The store’s doors were de3aaf4132 tightly shut. Goblins were pounding d2c927e3cb on them, but f867f71cd8 they weren’t getting 8cb7bdfbfa in. It seemed the owner 062d9ee412 had anticipated the situation 7522fdaeca and taken shelter.892d68f9828dffe7

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‘What should I do?’715ff68992b692a2

The goblins didn’t seem b9dc00d094 smart enough to open 16580713ca doors or strong enough b86af19fb1 to break through the a4a0321750 walls. The store was 57569f442a safe for now. Maybe I could distract 70515c2625 the monsters and sneak 1c11254947 into the store while 2c0596020d they were away.a4e1ebef9d2589c7

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‘…….’b0e5e96987a8d5f3

As I absentmindedly 43f4d4b1b4 glanced at Jjikjjiki, 16f6983ec3 an idea popped d829539651 into my head. Then I quickly c1a489b20a shook it off.3ec2262bc5b65142

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“Jjik?”ddbfbc132252b0ba

Was I seriously considering 910e9b7add asking Jjikjjiki to lure d70cd72145 the monsters away? How stupid, 61b59d6f11 reckless, and 7344bc5c66 irresponsible could ecb126735f I be?0d1f092b908f7c46

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“Jjikjjiki, I’m sorry.”169ab594081a7973

“Jjik!”baab90f52c30a764

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I hugged Jjikjjiki cdffb210c0 tightly, and they a84022d0c2 extended their little 4858e9c16d arms to hug 7582262cf5 me back, though e164e31056 their arms were adefbfc4aa too short to 97057b97bf reach far, leaving d4d9d7bdbc their tiny paws 08651f10ce pressed against my 54dea3a01e chest.b27a7d579223e9a4

Seeing Jjikjjiki so 5b228c6740 innocently happy broke 08358debb3 my heart even 370f7b9d70 more. How could I 94ae89016a even think of 69977ccb7e sending this sweet e1e0b6bf3f creature into danger 1b6c7471fb just because they ab19e297fe were small and d9849f8e5b fast? I was 6c1b786c6a unfit to 86758d4645 be their 6ddec2f074 guardian.0498e12450a64010

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“No, that’s not an 1dda28d216 option. Let’s try 0ad3d6b20d running this d477568cff way instead.”6bbcefb0c66487bc

“Soul, leave it to 896143a034 me, jji! I’ll take 77ccbeba8a care of f7641c7bea the monsters, 1267b25128 jji!”007e1f2be7b611dc

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Jjikjjiki, naive 5169149b98 and fearless, 5d8c28b1d2 declared with 8aef3baf83 determined courage. I could only 202d70e49e imagine how readily 7b71794f7d they’d accept my 778fdd50a3 reckless idea if a0f60d81c5 I voiced it, 8e2ce00c36 but that made b6cac842ac it all the e6c868393a harder to consider.52026f51eea05ec1

“No. Don’t, Jjikjjiki. It’s too dangerous.”d3abd294f03580a0

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“Jji….”3766c4eced460e40

“Promise me.”fa1d91fd3c2158f4

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“Jjik.”f40a33e5f5a87d2a

I turned 6fb0eff6ed around and 3bd5ebfd82 sprinted toward a0f13815e6 the opposite be2c726781 side of 4ab92c20f5 the village. Thanks to 5135c55fa8 the general bb5bd03952 store owner de29a55bb1 constantly sending 2e7c8e2945 me on 70a63730bf delivery errands 290fcd0675 over the 6dd01064c8 past few 292d806968 days, I 16c660c3bb had memorized deb273f748 the village’s 37c278cb4a layout like 58d11f9141 the back f6c09cc0f4 of my 2f019f66be hand.5afaeba0bee6de4c

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‘The inn is the fb1a5947f3 safest place right now.’6d71814154cd2b89

The inn 4ccf99b519 was the 496c1644ec only two-story 6c8410c9e2 building in 216709bc2b the village. It was far 261b9bc9a4 from where the 0f6951a8df goblins were pouring 98f3aebcbc in, and being 36c8cb561a on the second 9d03aa0f7b floor would make 8ad941339c it easier to 22146192c1 assess the situation. Sure, being isolated upstairs 2fd91976b9 could make escape trickier, c5c9375662 but if the goblins ac14bd18c5 tried to come up, fb7738786a I could throw down 4c9a4bcfc0 mattresses and chairs to b686fb1dc6 block the stairs.4033e5934690cbfa

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Most importantly, be69ea7e7a the inn 5add38e8d3 housed Awakened 752938504f individuals.5dded48e92e4c8ba

‘Even the ddf934af21 Awakened stuck c9da2bbfc5 in this 4b4c58c589 beginner village 13c7cfa4ca should be ff9f4c6110 able to b512742fc1 handle goblins.’c518f8f55d23799d

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The Awakened 4bf628203e staying at 79c1578711 the inn c67bd91796 were people ce131f82b9 who had 4bdc80aa6e begged the f1934f4f69 Village Residents—using 09417bd4c5 gestures and a8392bc127 broken words—to 6cca5af2c3 let them c62d5eb6a1 stay in 276053f39a exchange for 71cdcc5f71 protecting the b9ac9a5d4c village. They went b091ebb866 out every d957051f03 two days 870dec5b99 to hunt 2914a709a9 goblins lingering 0403366ff8 near the 48011886f6 village. While they lacked the bb18432369 courage to progress their 576595f26e quests, they were at 23800a24fd least trying to settle 2df970171b here. Surely, they could 1c266055d0 help in this f46ae8fc67 situation.45f1ff4e2e5c8cdf

“Huff, huff…”5a6203b8a676baac

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I was out of d5576aeb27 breath. How far had fadf6f40e2 I run? My panic 8c776ed8ba made the b786445c73 distance to 894a958fb2 the inn c71c021c1c feel twice 071c48a138 as long e3f351e3b5 as usual.a86b368856821b1e

Were goblins 3456b20b82 chasing me? I had af00a1862b no idea. I didn’t dare turn e1919dd393 my head, too afraid 4cabe0b6f6 that glancing back might 755f95a7e9 slow me down and 5fafe1a1b2 get me caught.81b865f52ccb794e

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Thud. Click.3c0476b5769197cb

I reached 0c4ddb1ce8 the inn bab44bfc2c and shoved 28dbf5bfaf the door cb3043512d open, slamming fb6f67047e it shut 0ab3e264b3 behind me. I hurriedly bolted 3627db51f3 it before taking 6dbc67d1bd a moment to 8dd406f64b catch my breath.21bb9597207aae1f

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“Hah… haaaa…”07f323b90e6ca4b7

I made it. I really e1c8c382c0 thought I d18a3f55a7 was done fc7a3f89b9 for.41b9897c0018ea30

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“Jjikjjiki, are bdb6bbe86c you okay?”b57b97337346fc8a

“Jjik.”664e6ca38c36f767

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Even Jjikjjiki, 126f862e72 who had 101d335a6a clung tightly 1cc0f96e25 to me 6e86949636 the whole ea7abe505d way, let 5e051283f4 out an 381e708cab exhausted sigh. I glanced 59bfc66433 at their 661cd87000 fur, marked 9d8c2a5d4c with imprints 4f507d21ca where my 29e2daa258 fingers had 0de110bbef gripped too 345eea3995 hard.9f82e51994e29a4b

“Sorry. Did I hurt 07fc9d615c you?”d441978585073935

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“If Soul 3a52551f76 hugs me, c1d28efbc3 I think 9692680217 I’ll feel 3d607febf4 better, jji.”de2c805782acf2eb

“Alright, come here.”1f21dcaff9b4f9fd

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I draped Jjikjjiki 7e1d18d5ed gently over my a96343b46b shoulder and stroked 98a992d57a their back. They purred contentedly, e68bcc8f4b nuzzling against my b91b2305fe neck.20328580594c0852

“But… why b903fb8c0b is it b0461ff827 so dark 2c7474757b in here?”44ed250c52e2aedd

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I stood and scanned abb2b2e855 the room. All the lamps ef15a7826f were off.9005d3ec131f6fdd

‘Did they turn ceaa691270 them off on d7ad337350 purpose?’ae8bcef806b043e4

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There was something else 5f953e61b0 odd. The inn, which should c2486e01ad have been bustling with ee305323a5 Awakened, felt completely devoid 099d574a95 of people.0346dd1d6b8da1e8

‘Weird…’bfc21d136ffe89c1

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A faint light seeped dda45246be through a gap in b91cc7e90e the curtains. I moved de1231add0 toward the 7c587b1e12 window.e370cbb77f82db6c

In the a1c3e80b77 Tutorial Field, bbae411dd9 there was 51fa4dd902 no such c3a901623e thing as 8a766c8bc4 flipping a 1bd75aba24 switch to 54ad1000ba turn on f1a8b94443 lights like 5c836f5d02 back on db788684fd Earth. Since I eca5e1d0c5 couldn’t light ae864e4314 the lamps 704bf2b74d one by 34bb793073 one in 913ce63981 this situation, 48eb005aba I figured d8d7901b38 I’d pull a2b4c708dc the curtains 80266827ef open. Goblins weren’t tall enough d2bb5b8aac to peek through the f41ee6c3bc window, so it should dfa4351dd7 be safe.47689c0c6ec00c8d

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“Jjik!”d1f4a3502c9438f0

Jjikjjiki, standing 6f7f811831 on my a44e310ffd shoulder, tugged 6ffe8fc756 nervously at ee27154bdd my collar.8c9226fac4b52f2a

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‘What’s that?’e70d25542c920b0f

Through the 7c030ff988 curtain, I 60636c536f saw a 0b46114ff7 blurry shadow. Slowly, cautiously, a684601031 I lifted 008e2c3cb8 the fabric 09d8a43249 to take defb5e43ac a peek.dc90263c714742c9

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And saw a monster.053f596feb0bc324

“……!”34a2b0918c15813d

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I swallowed the scream 67b7edbb4e clawing its way up 1625868ccc my throat. I nearly let it 16827de895 out.1cfb9124382a0660

This wasn’t 90d1b013c6 a goblin.c4f31bc0f5afa6f5

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It was massive—easily over 99faedd8f0 two meters tall. No, maybe closer to fc704dbdfd three. Its hulking frame, menacing 62701ae96a face, and green skin c68d527b98 radiated raw power.f42d43aa3828a440

It was 6a9e234e13 a true 744149728f monster.3f7709ebfa75317c

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‘W-What the….’d414112a504ff745

Just looking at ef91683d84 it made my f245d1b7b8 legs tremble. Instinctively, I took a ca9094526a step back, desperate to a4ff18daad get away.ba1f9cce472bff8d

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Thump. My heel ba60cecfc3 hit the a4ef4211a7 floor, producing 2748cde596 a tiny 74b0af2c0e sound that 476db8f442 echoed like 3b2363dd9f thunder in c57cdac467 my ears.7312e90987242f7b

“Grr…”aa084d0cf6696bb7

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The monster, hearing the 46116039e9 noise, growled and turned ae9677ea1b its head toward me.f5a59d98160d4753

‘No!’c70f54fef0ed4e35

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It was too tall 15c34dc188 to see me clearly 1ad5d7a78b through the window, but d12ed77137 if it leaned down, 9e72354757 it’d spot me in aca5bb7786 an instant. I pressed myself flat a847100c50 against the wall beside 117cd0bc44 the window, holding my 35ad4d7c68 breath. As long b8f4c37890 as I 0fa7a94a5a stayed perfectly 51ec019c21 still, it 563ba78f6b wouldn’t see bf3fd96de0 me.9c483801e7360dc2

‘The others 5d9b77ee28 must’ve run 9589a46719 away, right?’a157d194dd109bfd

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I quickly pieced together 4bb06ff7a7 what might have happened. The Awakened and 294ff6260c the innkeeper must 9dd30e828f have seen the 23fb458550 monster through the 8bd40c8b7e window and fled. Most likely… 0e76e42398 to the d2554486da second floor.5bb3df399dcb2282

‘If they’d left 7801ffe180 the building, they 45fb548a1a wouldn’t have bothered 22d673be5c turning off the f27bec4a7e lights or drawing 3b92b29b8b the curtains.’71e55ca89c74062b

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They had probably 1f1b2882d8 darkened the inn 835c199102 to avoid attracting 769f1042ee the monster’s attention. Right now, 33c396639e they were 29ae1499db probably peeking 8cda4a62ef through the b710a4d539 second-floor windows, 8a910314b4 waiting for c211dbeeed it to da40ad0d36 leave.bea6715f5e966b5a

I was 64836c3489 in the c046c9d232 same boat a0da4b9f50 as them, 50982efe38 except I 1d9fcee5dd was stuck 43c31bd4e2 downstairs, separated 2ee2335822 from the c0779e5f44 monster by 5a4c2dd6a2 just a 6b4943ffc9 single wall.16762bfbe758b09e

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Thud. Thud. Thud.4fd1e86e6308db5c

My heart eea8a79a56 pounded wildly. The monster wouldn’t hear 64814bb906 it, but to me, 446a113a9f it sounded louder than 1fe60919e3 a drum at a 09744bd415 rock festival.bb29bd1b700ee463

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Thud. Thud. Thud.970524ab6b68f696

I wanted to smack a243218a79 my chest and tell a414b068ca it to calm down, 2c28b43a0c but instead, I prayed.f334a426d682e801

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‘Please… please, 82d33beeac please, please…’6d989d98defb8a88

I begged silently 76a43d064d for the monster f5af7628df to lose interest c63299d46c in me. For it to 30b5d6eb6d leave. To wander far, far 5b62b3fbf6 away.917cd95188beb181

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Thud. Thud.4b728a0a5b1c5f85

“……!”667213e2a82e1441

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I clamped my hands fce5e7ff6d over my mouth to d93ac9b22e stifle a scream. Those sounds weren’t my 5ba43c3daf heartbeat.1ec2818f2b8f30d7

They were the monster 5672215790 tapping on the window.e1979a72db4425ea

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Did it find dd678aba71 the fluttering curtains 81d4ebbd42 suspicious? Or maybe it had 02d71aff27 caught a glimpse of ab73ee6f28 my shadow. If this thing was adfb46838d smarter than a goblin… fc1d1e2d50 I was in serious 03bf3ffede trouble.d922387a1e1aed13

‘Please, go away. Just go….’cca10a007850e5a8

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“Grrr…”4ab235fc42ded6e8

It growled 3eb3bd33a6 softly, then eb666aeb8c stopped tapping. I heard 9952466086 its fingers 1193c18d83 pull away cf70c21634 from the 3433a05651 window.9c3c33155433e0e5

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‘Is it… gone?’208a2eea18ca96dc

Maybe it 1eca331f57 lost interest 8507f98856 because the a3a67f9066 inside was d4869e6a32 so dark. I sighed 67b8fd0c77 in relief. That was a close—610c1ccd987f3324

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“Soul, jji!”5afed8c077c84436

Jjikjjiki’s loud voice fc55d463fd rang in my 8f7626080f ear. Before I could react, efb6e09fec I felt something yank 3d0e306cd0 me hard from where b71cc55098 I was standing.06aae0bbb748211e

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“Ah!”572ed9b124f7f2c6

It wasn’t 869bc56866 so much d6d70b0881 being thrown ced815c791 as being f5f71f1de3 shoved forward 4b2eec9518 and landing aed70da381 in a 707e9fd9f6 heap. I tumbled onto fc3990ace9 a soft sofa, 41ee1545de stunned, and quickly 7fef96b439 sat up.0e7e1fa835ebc979

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CRASH!f12d96629314772c

I turned my head 94d079474b toward the sound and 2309071387 froze.d7ae790ebe23e550

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A massive cc1f0ddbe1 club had e7f724a7ca smashed through fa16d30c42 the wall cf2799d791 where I’d 5091116dac just been f1531f80c9 standing, splitting 7dbcb3787d it in d8aba3aabc half.5dccf329ee27f6d2

“……Hic.”1857cf307aceaeb6

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Thud. Crack.3a8610f8b2c13822

The monster on the 5aa96d5d02 other side of the bd8f5cd8c0 wall grabbed at the 62b42711b3 broken pieces, tearing them 7d5ad0decb away as it stepped 8a82e5c4cc inside.b2cabf4f9260bb21

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‘I-I need to run….’694d9642ce87b010

But my legs b125bf2bef wouldn’t move. Was I injured? No, I hadn’t 4e4065ee82 taken any serious 6a6b6b3c08 damage; the sofa 05ad2a4a28 had cushioned my 8dff3b5eba fall. My body was trembling adcbc66056 uncontrollably, refusing to obey 689628e328 me.725e2c98abd2447b

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‘Run…!’09d8dffc348be21b

I shook as the 9bcaebd61d monster took another step 5bde875557 closer, raising its club 3480085d24 high. Beyond the splintered 82753469c2 wall, I saw 1375cf2be8 my impending doom e77c69f5b5 reflected in its 2f290b36b6 monstrous shadow.8fdae294f3536a35

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Standing before d7ffc7d167 it was c4518b8095 Jjikjjiki.d9516ca0a4c0d155

As if shielding 8bda52026d me.86747f728e14dd41

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“Jjikjjiki!” I screamed as 952dd5f9b2 the monster swung its de48d362a5 massive club.c74eed3458a9293e

BOOM!dee41c5cb052cc02

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The inn 97a9767698 shook with a4a33c5ef4 the deafening 282298e870 sound.8e845a684d6c1d67

“Huh?!”2607e0d4f52882f1

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But the blow hadn’t 1e8ed03552 hit me. And Jjikjjiki hadn’t been 15d307bdd5 crushed.8b6f2600e7b0a7ef

The thunderous noise had 3b86687823 come from the monster 1c22a864fb collapsing backward, slamming into 7e41f37cb2 the floor.044123bfe12eee18

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“……?”b7ff4c2d130b12bc

I couldn’t process what 295eea036b I was seeing.764e1b8934395183

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“J-Jjikjjiki…”5693ec802167a8d5

My trembling voice c10a6fb5c4 called out to d7639a3733 the small figure 127bcdb8bc standing in front 9c49a287a3 of the fallen e5ccbe8840 monster.9e3d5ac3a5dce7d9

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Jjikjjiki turned a7438f7f2d to me, 7a4e2e3c11 their tiny 68a5e8f73e face calm.794b1c67f424d3cb

“Jjik.”db042856796329b0

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