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ᵇᵃᵗᵗˡᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗʰʳᵒⁿᵉ ᵖᵗ.¹
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kumiho wasn't sure if she's being paranoid or someone is actually staring at her. two pair of eyes from both DV4 and DV5 were burning through the side of her skull causing her to stiffen up

she tilted her head to the side towards the two fine specimen beside her and licked her red lips. she flashed them a lopsided smirk, her fangs visible to them as her half-lidded eyes gazed at them

DV5 cleared his throat and looked away with an almost bashful look behind his mask while DV4 stilled—looking very much like a statue and turned her head away from kumiho

kumiho bit her lips to suppress her laughter at their jittery states, ❝ how cute... ❞

❝ welcome back to the one hundredth runningman championship ❞ , charming gold's boisterous voice rang throughout the arena and everyone looked at the stage where he was usually at during his speech but the man was nowhere in sight

feeling hot breathe running down the back of her neck, kumiho whipped her head to find him staring down at her with a calm smile

her brows scrunched up, ❝ why are you here? ❞, she whispered with an irritated tone, noticing how uncontrollably close he was to her

he simply tucked a few strands of her hair behind her ear and headed up the stage. she was certain she could detect a hint of amusement on his face

❝ this is the competition's very last game. who will be the big winner? ❞, he said and listened to the crowd cheering. he stretched both arms out and faced the two teams, ❝ it's running time! ❞

the two teams were separated as they were being told the rules of the new game. meanwhile liu stared at his sister's back with a conflicted look, fist clenched tightly into a ball

❝ we'll get her back ❞, kumiho said, appearing from beside him and held both hands in hers. she ran her thumbs along his knuckles and brought it up to her lips, ❝ stop moping around. that's kuga's job, not yours ❞

he lightly chuckled at her comment and noticed the mentioned male shot her a dirty look, only to receive the finger. his eyes went back to their interlocked hands and squeezed it tightly to his chest

❝ thank you kumi—without you and the others, i wouldn't know what to do ❞, he said with soft eyes. kumiho had a content smile on her face and she let go of his hands to bring him in for a short hug

❝ runningman team! ❞, 03-32 shouted as he rushed towards the teens, ❝ i am here to tell you the rules of the game catch the king. each team will select one of their players to become the king—who will have a crown marked inside their emblem ❞

lonky's eyes lit up at the sound of 'king' as he itched closer to the robot. if any type of royalty is involved, he's all in for the title

❝ neither team will know which player is the king so the first to find out who the king is and removes their emblem—wins the game ❞, 03-32 said with jazz hands, ❝ the game will be played in three sets. the first team to win two sets is the winner ❞

❝ this game will take place all across the stages from the previous matches. players can teleport to different stages by using the portal installed throughout the stages and the players watches can be used to communicate between members ❞