I never had a choice to begin with. According to Park Deokgu's designs, Jung Hayan would be repulsed just by me choosing the first option.
Rather, no matter what my thoughts were on the matter originally, it was highly likely that Jung Hayan was sprinting towards the second option on her own.
"Zzzzzzz."
When I heard Park Deokgu snoring beside me, I felt myself growing increasingly upset.
In the first place, there was no way I could even entertain the idea of dating here.
In this kind of place, where no one knew when they would die, it was senseless to consider feelings of that nature.
Getting into a relationship was a whole other can of worms.
I wanted to wholeheartedly reject the notion of an intimate relationship with a woman who might one day decide to tear me apart, but...
'I can't.'
Ironically, the only way to avoid the ending where I was torn to death was to get closer to her.
The most dangerous person was, at the same time, the most reliable person.
I didn't enjoy gambling, but I was ready to throw the dice if necessary.
I gave a brief nod to the reality I didn't want to acknowledge, and spoke to Park Deokgu who was still snoring away.
"Get up."
"zzzzzzzzzz....."
"Wake up, Deokgu-yah."
"Unnnngh... What. Morning already?"
"We're starting a bit early."
"Hey, Noonim. Please wake up."
"......."
"It looks like she's fast asleep... Noonim, it's time to get up."
"......."
"Uhh... It looks like Noonim has turned into Sleeping Beauty... Maybe she needs a kiss from her Prince Charming?"
'Son of a bitch.'
He had taken on a teasing tone without knowing how I felt about it.
I wanted to stuff his mouth with a fireball.
Most of my mana had recovered just in time. I didn't know why but just hearing that throwaway line was enough to drive me up the wall.
Still, I had to wake up Jung Hayan, so I had no choice but to take a slight step forward.
"Hayan-ah."
"......."
"Hayan-ah, it's time to wake up."
"Unngh....."
Only when I patted her head lightly did she rise, blearily rubbing her eyes.
It seemed she wasn't fully awake yet.
Even though I could see her startle and become flustered after seeing me, I still felt an inexplicable, lingering fear when I looked at her.
"Ah... Oh! Yes, Oppa."
"We're going to head back to the shelter as soon as possible."
"Okay."
"Let's have a light meal and get going."
"Hem. Leave the arrangements to me."
After a really simple meal, it didn't take long for us to get ready to move on.
