City of Backstreet Nymphs

263 – Dungeons and Nymphs: A Nymph’s Journey #6

263 – Dungeons and Nymphs: A Nymph’s Journey # 6

「──A room you can’t leave unless you do it」.

The meaning of the letters on the wall was still unknown.

It sounds like you have to do something to get out of this room.

Like someone’s bad prank, the information on ‘what to do’ was erased, stained as black as ink.

Ari said.

“I don’t think there’s a floor or ceiling or any other hints. I guess it means that we have to do something in this room to get out…. “What on earth should I do?”

I knew I had to do something, but as you know, action was very broad.

We tried running, doing sit-ups, and other various types of activities in a small room.

However, there was no sign of the tightly closed door being opened.

mmm-.

Ari cleared his throat.

“Mountain Valley Squirrel-. “Baby squirrel-.”

Ari sang a children’s song full of innocence. Maybe this room ‘may be a room you can’t leave without singing.’

Of course, the door was still tightly closed.

After finishing the refreshing song, Ari let out a small sigh.

“I guess not.”

I was literally in a state of being lost.

As the situation became stagnant, like walking through a hazy fog, I could notice that Ari’s breathing was becoming increasingly rough.

“I might have to stay stuck like this for the rest of my life. Since we have a lot of time anyway, I think it would be a good idea to do everything we can. Things like holding hands… !”

Ari seemed to be slightly panicking as he wanted to get out of this place.

You must be afraid of having to be trapped here for the rest of your life.

Anyone will cause panic.

I also thought I had to use my strength to save Ari.

Sniff-sniff-.

A smell of ink reached my nose.

I touched the wall here and there, out of curiosity, and saw a collapsed wall in a corner near the floor. It was a wall with very small cracks.

I felt the smell of ink coming from the cracked area and tried to hit the wall a little harder with my clenched fist.

Ppa-gak-.

Then, I heard the sound of the wall breaking slightly, and a small hole appeared.

There was a piece of paper in the hole.

“Oh!”

I unfolded the square piece of paper and read the words written on it.

“It says ‘Confession.’ Confession. Maybe this is a hint! “It looks like you can’t leave this room unless you confess!”

I was very excited to find a hint closely related to escape! My body was even tingling with a sense of accomplishment.

Ari muttered quietly after receiving the paper from me.

“Ah… confession….”

It seemed like he had calmed down somewhere, and maybe it was because of my mood, but I also felt a little disappointed. Maybe you wanted to find a hint, but you feel disappointed because you found it first.

Anyway.

Ari said.

“So, what do you want me to confess?”

“Well….”

It’s a confession.

I told you just in case.

“When I boil ramen, I often add a spoonful of ketchup to it. “One spoonful doesn’t make a huge difference, but it adds a little richness to the soup.”

When I told people that I add ketchup when boiling ramen, people responded, “No, what does it taste like?”

It seems like the ramen tastes like tomatoes.

But I will tell you, adding a spoonful of ketchup did not bring out the tomato flavor in the soup. However, when I drank the soup, the aftertaste became slightly refreshing and the savory taste increased.

Anyway.

It was a shameful confession in its own way.

Ari nods his head while muttering to himself, “You put ketchup in ramen.”

I wondered if this would open the room, so I looked at the door, but there was no movement.

“What? “It won’t open.”

“I think so.”

“Perhaps it would be meaningless if I confessed to myself alone. “If you have something to confess, you should say it now.”

“Confession? My… I am… !? Hwawaaa, I don’t have anything like that… !”

Ari was so embarrassed that it felt as if he could see his expression even behind his cool-looking cybernetic mask.

Of course, there are many things women want to keep secret from others.

My younger sister, Ha-rae, had been making “Princess Ha-rae’s Secret Diary” Since she was in elementary school, and she didn’t show it to anyone, and if anyone tried to look at it, she would get angry and say, “You can’t look at it!”

Actually, the content is, “I ate grapes today.” Grapes are so delicious. “I have to eat strawberries tomorrow.” Or “I want to be the queen of blades.” There were only things that weren’t poetic like “Hihi.” But-.

It could be a valuable secret to someone.

“Confess a secret…” .”

Parr-.

Ari looked a little pitiful as her body began to tremble.

Actually, if you think about it, Ari’s current appearance itself is a big secret.

I suddenly became curious.

“How did you become a Patriot team member?”

“… “How did it happen?”

“Yes, he seems to have good skills and is a smart person. I think you would have done well even if you had done something else. Did you have any sense of mission?”

I was very curious about how my junior, Ari, became such an agent.

I was curious about what other people were doing during the time when I lived in a D-class cave for the last years of my life and cut off relationships with others.

With that feeling, there was silence between us for about a minute.

When I was feeling a little awkward and wondering if I should open my mouth first, Ari spoke.

“Can you promise not to laugh when you hear it?”

“Of course.”

What is there to laugh about?

While I was pondering the prediction, Ari spoke calmly.

“I…. I was in a bad situation at the time, so I wanted a more stable job. So, after hearing that I could work as a high-ranking civil servant, I volunteered. “Why, at that time there was a movement to place awakened people in national positions?”

“Ah. There was. We tried to increase the number of awakened people affiliated with the government. There was an offer for me too, but I declined it. “I remember.”

“At that time, there was a way to write down the type of job you wanted. Air defense. Communication. Field battle. Train. Aviation etc…. At that time, competition in office-related occupations was fierce. “I also wanted to have an office job.”

“Office job? “Why?”

“Well, working in the field was a bit tiring….”

Indeed.

I could recall that Ahri was afraid of dealing with monsters. Ahri, as expected, wanted to quit her job as an awakener and rest.

Perhaps retiring from Class B was a real retirement.

“At that time, what I discovered was the ‘human information’ profession. “Human information”. I didn’t know much about it, but since it was an information field, I thought it was something I did while sitting at a computer. I wonder if he’s like an employee in the human resources department. At the time, the competition rate was low, so I applied….”

HUMan INTelligence.

Humint.

It has many meanings, but is often used to refer to intelligence agents or agents. Ari thought it was a human resources employee and applied for it!

That’s why I became an agent!

It’s a confusing name to someone who doesn’t know it.

“hahahaha! “Mhahahaha!”

It was funny.

The Ari I saw these days was always smart and dependable, so I thought she would never make a mistake. Unexpectedly, I made a huge mistake and my career path was ruined.

In the past, Ari used to mess around with various things.

Soon, Ari spoke as if he was upset.

“Wow… Don’t laugh! “I told you I wouldn’t smile!”

That’s right.

I stopped laughing.

Then Ari grunted slightly.

“I say this now, but do you know how serious it was at the time? I was thinking about what I was doing in front of the computer, but suddenly I headed to the counterintelligence room in Namsan….”

Ari, who was very promising as a B-class awakener, said that he has since become a powerful intelligence agent through advanced training.

As if the job suited him better than expected, he was promoted very quickly after a long succession of successes.

“It’s amazing that you became S-rank just by fighting other awakeners and villains rather than conquering rifts. “You also captured the awakened person I met a while ago, Jin Jin-yeon, right?”

“That’s right. My team members and I set a trap, and after hiding for over a week, we raided the scene and caught him. What happened back then was…. “Even thinking about it again, it was a struggle.”

The people who were detained on the 51st floor of the main prison were all so secret that they were not even known to the news. Most of the prisoners trapped on the 50th floor were like that.

I felt honored and respected that Ari was able to fight against such top-secret people in a place that no one knew about and maintain public order.

“It’s amazing. Doing your duty diligently in a place where no one knows. “It’s all thanks to people like you that people are enjoying a peaceful daily life now.”

# # #

‘Shame on you!’

Yua Li felt like she was going to die because her face was so hot.

Her heart was pounding, and her pulse and blood pressure were fluctuating, as if she had an arrhythmia.

The reason why Ari became an intelligence agent.

It was a stupid mistake and it was a truth I never told anyone.

“You must absolutely keep it a secret from others. I guess I confused the human information….”

“Of course.”

Seeing Haildo nodding her head, Ari felt a little refreshed.

The fact that we shared our own secret gave me a vague feeling.

‘It’s okay if everyone doesn’t know that I worked hard. If I could watch you, even from afar…. And if I can be of help to you….’

She was Yoo Ri, who suddenly became an intelligence agent, but there was a part of her that liked the job more than she thought. At that time, Hail Island had been stagnant at Class D for a long time, so she was digging her own hole.

It was like a squirrel digging a burrow and hibernating in order to survive the harsh winter safely.

Refusing to meet with acquaintances.

As if trying to hide oneself from society.

However, Yuari was able to observe and observe various aspects of Hail Island. She benefited from the many privileges of being an intelligence agent.

Haildo’s IP.

A post written by Haildo.

Yuari even knew how many times Haildo put ketchup in his ramen!

‘At the time, my senior’s life was full of difficulties, but I knew that one day he would come out into the world again like a person who welcomed a warm spring day.’

Huhuhu-.

While Ari was laughing inwardly, there was a click and the door opened.

The next room appeared.

“Mr. Ildo, the next room has appeared. What room should we do next?”

Ari was happy that this felt like a date, as they held hands and opened up to each other.

It would have been better if this ‘mask’ wasn’t there.

I thought it would have been better if it had been a date between Yuari and Haildo, a person other than the plague doctor and Haildo, but Yuari decided to compromise.

‘I am a mermaid princess. The Little Mermaid and the Snail’s identity are discovered… It becomes tragic. It’s okay as is. I am…. In fact, just being with my senior right now feels like a dream.’

Ari was slightly trembling with happiness.

A new room and its rules appeared before Ari’s eyes.

「A room you can’t leave unless the number is odd」