Regressor Instruction Manual (PART 1)

Chapter 18. When Five People Gather There's Always One Person That's Trash (3)

This was the first time I felt happy being woken up.

"Okay, I'm up." Park Hye-Young was the first to wake up.

After her, I heard Jung Ha-Yan rustling around.

While I was thinking about when it would be a good time to wake up, I felt someone tapping my shoulder.

"Hyung-nim," Deok-Gu called out.

'Nice, Park Deok-Gu.'

The timing wasn't that bad.

I didn't know if I was suddenly feeling tired because I couldn't sleep, but I slightly opened my eyes and stood up.

"Is it already time to wake up?" I asked.

"It looks like we're planning on moving earlier than usual today. After we move in a little, we'll complete the hunt and return to the shelter," Deok-Gu explained.

"Sounds good to me," I commented.

I purposely didn't look at Jung Ha-Yan, but I knew that avoiding her would simply make things more awkward. When I slightly glanced over at her, I saw her smiling brightly at me. Compared to yesterday, she was a totally different person today.

'Which one is the real her?'

I couldn't tell whether the expression she had now was the real her or was the expression I saw last night belonged to the real her. For now, there was a need for me to cool my head off, so after showing her a small smile, I immediately stood up.

'I'm exhausted.'

My mind felt foggy because I didn't get that much sleep last night.

When I walked outside, I saw Kim Hyun-Sung talking while looking at me.

"You look tired."

"A little bit, but I'm okay," I said.

"I think it'll be best if we walk in a little farther today. Is that okay with you?" he asked.

"I don't think it's a bad idea since there aren't that many monsters around. I'm a bit worried about the others back at the shelter, but if there aren't that many monsters, I think we'll be fine. However, if there happens to be more of them than we thought..." I explained.

"Yes, I'll make sure that we'll be able to withdraw right away," Kim Hyun-Sung answered.

It was a reasonable decision.

"Anyways, which side..." I said.

"Last night, I briefly checked the left road and it didn't seem any different from this place," Kim Hyun-Sung answered.

Not only was he part of the second group to keep watch, but he even went exploring on his own.

"You did well," I said, complimenting him.

If there were workers that worked as hard as him, then it would make people like me happy. I thought that maybe there would be something on the right side, but it was too early to judge.

"Miss Hye-Young and Miss Ha-Yan..."

"I'm ready too," Park Hye-Young said.

"We'll go with the same formation as yesterday, but if we find a monster, Miss Ha-Yan will take Miss Hye-Young's place. Now, let's head out," I said.

"Okay."

It felt like it was going to be a slightly tiring journey.

First of all, Jung Ha-Yan's presence was what I was most worried about. I didn't know what was going on, but her recent actions were quite unusual. I couldn't really explain it with words, but anyone would think that it was strange. She was very different from what I imagined. It was not like I couldn't make an assumption, but I couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled, so I needed to find the reason first.