Chapter 166
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 166: How to Deal with Betrayal (2)
[Metapoints: 12,389] [Metapoints: 11,175] [Metapoints: 10,523]
I watched my Metapoints draining away in an instant. I expected this the moment I betrayed them, but seeing the points drop faster than I anticipated made me tense. ……What happens if my points hit 0? I swallowed dryly with that thought and stared at the Metapoints.
[Metapoints: 10,523] [Metapoints: 9,221] [Metapoints: 10,321]
However, the Metapoints just fluctuated around the 10,000 mark, maintaining that level without dropping further. I stared at the Metapoint window in confusion, but the numbers didn't change much. Why? I couldn't find a reason at all. Well... it's not like there isn't a way. There was one way to check the reason. The Appearance Part. The selfish method of stealing a look at Na Yuhan's perspective without his consent. I looked down at the Appearance Part button quietly.
[Appearance Part]
I know I shouldn't.But more than that…I was worried about you guys. Burning with worry that you might be hurt in some way, I whispered to myself to look at Na Yuhan's story just this once. “……” And I couldn't resist the temptation. As soon as my finger pressed the Appearance Part,
[Chapter 200 Appearance Part]
The system quickly pulled up my Appearance Part and filled my vision.
I was only released from Lee Hana after Nahyun disappeared with Tornito. But not knowing what to do, I just stared blankly at the empty air where Nahyun had vanished.
“Nahyun, ah…”
Only one fact dominated my mind. Nahyun betrayed us. And the questions that stormed in. Why?How come?Why you?Why did you…
“—Na Yuhan! Snap out of it!”
My senses returned only when Choi Sujeong grabbed my shoulders and shook me. Choi Sujeong was calming everyone down with a stiff but composed attitude.
“Everyone, wake up. This is a dungeon. This is no time to lose your heads.”
“But… Nahyun-ssi, why…”
“Think about that later, after we leave the dungeon. No, think about it when we get to the Academy!”
I barely managed to nod at Choi Sujeong's words.
“...Right. This is a dungeon.”
“That's right! So everyone, pull yourselves together!”
Kim Kang-ha, who had taken relatively less mental damage, also gathered the others and threw them into the minecart. I tried to stay cool inside the minecart that Kim Kang-ha drove roughly, but my mind wouldn't return easily. In the end, Lee Hana and Choi Sujeong, who managed to maintain their composure, took care of all the monsters that popped out occasionally. I don't know how we got back, but we left the dungeon and returned to the Academy. I was led by someone and seated on a chair in the club room. The others also seemed out of their minds, to the point where it was a wonder they made it back to the Academy. Na Yuri was practically wailing, muttering to herself like a madwoman.
“...Why did Nahyun-ssi… if she had told us, we would have helped…!”
“No, we shouldn't help…. What on earth was she thinking, Nahyun?”
“I don't know….”
“Why did she leave me behind…!”
“Calm down.”
Flustered like a chick who lost its mother, she looked no different from me. Shin Baran and Lee Hana calmed Na Yuri, who was babbling ceaselessly, while Min Jaeyun was still expressing her confusion, saying she didn't understand.
“…….”
“Are you okay, Junior?”
“I'm, I'm fine.”
Choi Sujeong cautiously spoke to Park Siwoo, who had been sitting blankly without saying a word for a long time. He barely managed to answer that he was fine, but his shaking voice betrayed that he was not fine at all. Well, it's the same for me… I couldn't guess why you betrayed us. It hurt. That I was betrayed by you, whom I trusted more than anyone. But there is something even more painful than that. I recalled Nahyun smiling at me with a pale face. 'Goodbye.' I just can't bear the fact that I didn't notice properly until you made that decision, until you were cornered like that for whatever reason. I couldn't think that Nahyun had truly betrayed us. Because of that sad smile she showed at the end. It was fine even if it was just stubbornness. I wanted to believe that Nahyun still cared about us. And the more I did, the more thoughts came to mind. …If I had been a more reliable person, would Nahyun not have done that? I kept thinking about the 'what ifs'. What drew our attention at once was,
“Noona?”
When Kang Yu entered the club room, looking like he knew nothing. Kang Yu looked around at us and asked with a bewildered expression.
“What, she said she'd be here by now, where is Noona?”
“Nahyun didn't tell you either?”
“Tell me what?”
I frowned, hugging my increasingly complicated insides. She didn't even give a hint to her brother whom she cherishes so much?…Was she threatened? Seeing the confused Kang Yu and us, Choi Sujeong had a strange expression, as if she had a lot on her mind.