All for One, One for All

Chapter 16

After Lieutenant Lee and Yeon Joo had sent Woo Bin to the infirmary, everyone gathered around inside the library when Lieutenant Lee called for them. "As soon as the sun rises tomorrow, we will withdraw and return to the camp." The others looked at each other and then started to bombard Lieutenant Lee with questions. "I can't guarantee your safety here. We can't even figure out how many spheres are out there and if they attack us all together, we won't be able to handle them." Lieutenant Lee explained, thinking that their safety was more important than finishing the mission.

"Look, Lieutenant. With what happened last time, won't you get in trouble if you keep disobeying orders?" Deok Joong asked, concerned about what would happen to Lieutenant Lee if he disobeyed another order. "I've just decided that your safety is the current priority. I'll take responsibility so don't worry. The sentinels should make sure to keep the guard on alert. The rest should go back to bed. We'll take off right when the morning comes. That's all." Then he left without another word, leaving all of the others concerned.

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They were all gathered around the small space, discussing what just happened. They all felt like they shouldn't leave and finished their mission as they didn't want Lieutenant Lee to get punished. Deok Joong had said something dumb about the death penalty that Lieutenant Lee might receive if he didn't proceed with the mission, which earned him a smack from Min Ha, and got scolded by others. Deok Joong then apologized to everyone for talking nonsense.

"Come to think of it, Lieutenant Lee's quite disobedient." Tae Man said, sitting comfortably on the desk. "That's because of us." Jang Soo replied. Min Ha turned her face toward him and instantly regretted it as she met his eyes. She looked down, playing with her fingers. She could feel her face turn red as she still remembered the confession from before. Young Soo then asked the others about the extra point of the mission. Others groaned and looked at him with disbelief. Il Ha was the first one to snap at him.

"Young Soo, I think right now there are other matters that are more important than the mission, right? Mr. Kim is injured right now. Let's not think about that for a second and think about everyone's health first, okay?" Min Ha softly spoke to Young Soo even when she also thought about breaking his hands or maybe his legs. Young Soo only nodded at what Min Ha said. It seems like she was the only person Young Soo would listen to besides Lieutenant Lee and Woo Bin.

They were interrupted by Hee Rak who was happily humming but then he was panicking as his cola tin from before had gone missing. He started to search erratically all over the place and started to ask everyone while the others slowly walked away from there, completely ignoring him.

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They were once again gathered by Lieutenant Lee. They were now discussing the new information that Na Ra and Chi Yeol got after keeping guard that night. Min Ha was leaning on the desk with a grumpy look on her face as her sleep was disturbed by the girls. She was still sleepy as the past few days she was not getting enough sleep and she thought that her eye bag had become worse than before. She couldn't hear the conversations as her brain was only filled with the thought of sleep. She didn't know that she now was resting her head on Jang Soo's strong arm, Jang Soo smiled when he looked at her sleepy face. He thought that she looked cute even when she was sleeping.

Min Ha could hear a few words from Lieutenant Lee as he was saying about withdrawing tomorrow morning and the others trying to stay and protect the other shelter near them. She was awake when she heard Hee Rak raise his voice. She rubbed her eyes and yawned. "I guess it's decided." What had been decided? She looked around and everyone become silent for a moment. Did the discussion already finish? She was about to focus but oh well, maybe next time she would try to listen.