Secrets Unfold, 트레저 (Treasure)

Ninja Assassin vs. The Camera That Refused to Die

*The next day*

Yongseo was already in the Lotte World when the clock struck noon. She had to get out in the middle of class, got yelled at by the coordinator, and made sure she had lunch.

She wore a black hoodie, light blue jeans, and a black mask making her eyes visible. She climbed up very quickly making sure nobody heard her.

There wasn't anyone to stop her, people were enjoying themselves while the staff were busy. She was already at the top of the tower after 10 minutes. The wind rushed through her, blowing her hair so she tied her hair.

She looked around, cautious if anyone was watching her, but there was no one. She searched for the camera exactly where it was kept, the camera stood still in its old location. She slowly went near the camera, she was ready if someone attacked her from behind. She had her daggers and gun, after all, she was an assassin.

Just as she went to grab the camera, the camera turned around to Yongseo. "What the-" As a reflex, Yongseo sliced the camera with her dagger. Unfortunately, the camera only got a scratch.

The camera developed 4 legs, just like a spider, and the red beam lit up, and she knew she was being watched. Now she needed to destroy the camera as soon as possible, well at least its lens first.

The camera started to run toward her, and Yongseo didn't fear. Using guns would only make the people in the Lotte World alert that something bad is going on and police would be coming. The camera was smart enough for not using bullets too, the camera developed sharp pointed ends in each of its legs.

Yongseo ran the other way and stroked the camera's lens with all her strength. The glass did crack but the camera was fast and scratched the right side of the hoodie, the strings were out. Not so sharp. But if it was bare skin, the sight of a wound would be exposed.

So, Yongseo only focused on its lens. She ran as fast as she could around the camera like a ninja, she was trying to make the camera confused about where she would strike.

The camera couldn't strike her because she was too fast, dust gathered around the camera making Yongseo's sight even more blurred. Yongseo took two daggers and threw them at the camera. The camera flew to a nearby wall, pinning its two legs. The dust settled down and Yongseo was visible again, she walked towards the helpless camera.

The free legs of the camera developed longer sharp ends that scratched her neck, if she hadn't been careful enough, it would have gotten in her face. Yongseo grabbed the two free legs and pulled them apart from its main body.

Yongseo winced as she yanked the camera legs apart and muttered, "Well, guess this tripod is auditioning for a horror movie. Too bad, I'm not signing up to be the victim."

She had to finish it quickly. She got another dagger from her shoes pointed at the lens and struck it inside. The camera was smoking and was having an electronic crisis.

She took back her daggers and the camera fell on the floor with a loud thud, most of its parts were falling off. Before the camera could do anything, she stepped into the camera and crushed it into pieces.

She noticed something like a piece of paper coming apart from the pieces of the camera. She bent down and her eyes widened. Without thinking she grabbed the paper, ran to the exit, and climbed down.

She ran to the nearby washroom to change her clothes. She changed into a baggy red cardigan, white miniskirt, and brown scarf. She let her hair down and took off her mask, putting on a pair of large silver hoops and sunglasses. Yongseo didn't change her shoes as many trendy people in Lotte World wore the same.

She exited the bathroom with two big bags, it looked as if she had been shopping there for hours.

*Meanwhile...scene changes. Over to......?*

"Aargh! She destroyed the camera!" said a voice behind the scene.

At the scene, there was a black silhouette of someone, the only source of light was the projector.

"My hard work got destroyed in minutes!" complained in another voice, behind the scene.

"You should have let me go hyung, I would have brought her with me!" said voice 3, approaching the silhouette.

"Don't worry, we will find her," said the silhouette. "How? We don't even know how she looks," said the first voice.

"I know who she is," said the silhouette and laughed, "Miss Yongseo, we shall indeed meet again."

The light flashed at the silhouette revealing no other than Choi Hyunsuk.

First voice: Yoshi

Second voice: Doyoung

Third voice: Junghwan

*Scene Change. Over to Yongseo*

While Yongseo kept a cool face and body language outside, she was in a real panic mode inside. She observed the environment, everything was normal; people were happy, enjoying rides and shopping and having a good time.

She exited Lotte World and reached a public restroom, she checked the paper again, her eyes didn't fool her before. The paper was a black-colored square cut 4x4 cm, it was designed with a red power button surrounded by several incomplete circles.

It was very familiar to Yongseo, she turned around the paper and a word was written, Treasure.

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Author's Note

Well, well, well, we finally have Treasure in our scene. 

And here we have it: Yongseo vs. The Spyder-Cam! 🕷📸 Who knew a simple camera could turn into a full-on assassin robot? Forget spy movies, this is next-level tech drama. 😅Also, shoutout to Yongseo's ninja skills—she made quick work of that evil tripod like it was just another Monday! 🗡️🖤 But of course, we're now left with a mysterious paper... and a familiar villain?! Dun dun duuun! 🎬

Stay tuned for more plot twists, flying daggers, and possibly another "accidental" shopping spree! 💸

-Cloud 9/25