Magnus of Ice

Becoming a Player

After Mr.Kim went past the door, it seemed to close a little. Mr.Song noticed this and wanted the rest of the group to know about it, not knowing he was ruining a beautiful moment between the two males. Ju-Hee? What about her? She hasn't been seen for a while now, so... she might appear now, right?

"The doors nearly closed... It's too late now, but I finally get what's happening." Mr.Song then turned as he continued. "The three of you should leave."

"DAMN, YOU OLD MAN. YOU RUINED THE MOMENT I WOULD GET AHEAD. ARGH, I SWEAR I WILL JUST ROUGHEN YOU UP. AFTER ALL, WE BOTH ONLY HAVE ONE HAND AT THE MOMENT." Magnus was the first to... speak because he sure as hell did not respond.

'Goddamnit, Magnus. Cant, you follow the script just once?' Mr.Song was so mad that his moment got ruined but did not show it.

"MR.SONG CHI-YUL?!"

'That's the type of response I was looking for. I knew I could count on Jin-Woo to follow the script.' With a nod, Mr.Song continued.

"The door won't fully close as long as there's at least one person on the altar, right? All three of you have many years left ahead... so you should leave." Mr.Song continued with a solemn tone.

"Miss Ju-Hee, please help Magnus to take Jin-Woo out of here." Mr.Song ordered.

"Y-Yes!" Ju-Hee said, 'Thank god I have calmed down a little. I would be dead if I couldn't make myself helpful towards the end of this.' Sadly, for Ju-Hee, her legs gave out (A/N: Her legs really said 'Sike, bitch you thought.')

Ju-Hee had a terrified expression on her face. She didn't know what was happening or why it was even happening right now. "Ah..." She let out an unintelligent sound as her eyes seemed to shift towards her legs.

"Wh-What? What?" She repeated the word as she saw her legs were trembling; sometimes, a drop of blood would fall from her nose because of the overuse of mana she did earlier. 'Damn, is she that weak or scared? Probably both?' Magnus was amazed at what was happening. 'I mean, not to brag, but I can still move okay, even though I'm scared shitless, and I have literally no mana in my body at the moment.'

"My legs... they won't move," Ju-Hee said, trembling all over, with tears ready to spill at a moment's notice. "*No shit, sherlock.*" Magnus tried to mumble it lowly, but since Jin-Woo was still next to him, not that he can go anywhere with a missing leg, he heard him. This earned him a pinch from Jin-Woo.

"It must be mana exhaustion. You used too much mana trying to heal Jin-Woo." Mr.Song stated, his gaze on her was one of utter disappointment(?), regret(?). "And he's still missing a leg. Wonder how that works out." Magnus said. He became a loose mouth since he's going to die anyway. He doesn't care about his love rival's feelings.

"Magnus, stop it," Jin-Woo told the taller male. "Mister, you should take Ju-Hee out of here."

"I SAID I WOULD STAY!" Mr.Song said. 'This kid is trying to steal my thunder.'

"THEN WHO WILL HELP JU-HEE OUT OF HERE? THERE'S NO TIME! GO!!" Jin-Woo yelled back.

"DON'T ARGUE RIGHT NOW! THE STATUES ARE LITERALLY CLOSING IN ON US. EITHER YOU GO, OR YOU STAY. CHOOSE ONE. I WON'T BLAME YOU!!" Magnus said. He was turning his head all around, noticing that all the statues seemed to have gotten too close for comfort. 'I swear that I will destroy Potoo Hood.'

Mr.Song had a downcast expression, while Ju-Hee started to protest. "No! Jin-Woo, Magnus... I'd rather stay..." Magnus didn't want her to stay, not because he wanted her to be safe, but because he didn't want a third wheel to die with them.

"I promised to buy you, dinner didn't I? Here. Eat without me."  Jin-Woo told her as he handed her his only E-rank core he earned in this dungeon. "What he means is, eat without us. Also, ask for the association to send the rest to the apartment next to mine." Magnus added as he handed her the cores he got from the monsters he slain.