Eunho's annex, the guest room that the tigers call my room.

It was late at night, but I stayed here.

After taking a good pulse, I tried to leave with Hyangrok, saying that I would go back and study, but I couldn't move my feet.

My feet wouldn't move even before the other tigers caught me.

Heukho, who held onto Unsa's hem and sniffled quietly before falling asleep.

Unsa, who must have been tired, stayed until the end and listened to the tigers' stories.

Hwang Jiho, who occasionally had subordinates come to move his clone who was cleaning up after Jeju Island.

Cheongho, who clearly worried about the tigers.

And Eunho, who looked calm on the outside even with these close friends in front of him.

Looking at them, I found it difficult to say that I would go.

'It's not like I can do anything for you even if I stay here.'

When I think about it calmly, that's how it was.

If I wanted to convey my thoughts or numbers, I could just go through the White Tiger, and I could receive news later.

If I stayed, there would only be one more person to worry about.

When I was about to leave, Hwang Ji-ho, Cheong-ho, and Eun-ho exchanged glances and then spoke.

―Hyang-rok, examine Eun-ho.

―Eun-ho? Oh, now that I think about it, you act like a human.

―Yes, thanks to that, when I experimented with the furnace, I was able to do it with a body close to a human, and also with a body of a true tribe. The healing winds completely cured both, so there were no traces left.

Hyang-rok, who had seemed uninterested in Eun-ho the whole time, reached out his hand saying, “I want to take your pulse!” and Eun-ho obediently gave him her hand.

I blankly watched the scene of them taking your pulse.

Eunho could appear as a human, enough to fool even the eyes of the Jinjok, and it seemed he used this when testing the furnace.

Eunho was doing such experiments while living his school life as a good and excellent junior!

I felt sorry for not knowing anything.

After the pulse diagnosis, Eunho said.

―I’ll stay here. Instead of going to school tomorrow, I plan to look back on what happened in Jeju Island. There are still many places I haven’t confirmed yet.

―The Blue Dragon said that sharing information would be delayed, so please understand. It would be difficult to hear the story today. There are injured people there, so it must be confusing.

Injured people.

When I heard that, my heart sank and my feet felt heavier.

The image of Yongjegeon disappearing on Jecheon Daeseong’s near-dark cloud still lingered in my mind.

At first glance, there was another member of the Red Lion team who seemed to have been injured worse than Yongjegeon.

―By the way, you said that Jeho-nim went to the Yonggung Palace after hearing about Yongjegeon’s injury. It’s been quite some time, but is there any news yet?

―I can’t get in touch with him. Instead, Hwangryong contacted me saying that he would take care of the descendants of the Hojok family who are worried about their close friend who still can’t open their eyes. I have to tell Jeokho and Ungnyeo that their son has been captured by the Yonggung Palace, but this is a big problem.

―Jeokho will probably let you off for a day. I don’t know about Ungnyeo.

The more I listened to Eunho, Hwangjiho, and Cheongho’s conversation, the more dizzy I felt.

The fact that Yongjegeon can’t open his eyes yet and that Kim Shinrok was worried about his close friend and decided to leave him at the Yonggung Palace made my heart ache.

That’s why I couldn’t bring myself to say that I would go to the dormitory.

Eunho delivered the final blow.

―There’s no choice. I expected it. Considering Jeho’s personality, I can’t just leave my close friend behind and be heartless. I can’t just leave someone close to me hurt and in pain.

―When Jeho was captured by the Yonggung, he treated the Yongjok as a shameless group... ... .

―Hyangrok, Hwangho seems very tired from using his clones. Would you like to take his pulse? 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Eunho was clearly talking about Kim Shinrok, but it sounded strangely similar to my situation.

If I leave them now, wouldn’t it be like I left the tigers behind and left them heartless?

And even without Eunho’s words, I was worried and couldn’t leave.

I wanted to get a good night’s rest and wake up to see them in better condition.

I don’t know when the Yongje Incident will happen, so Kim Shinrok must have stayed in the Yonggung with that kind of mindset.

In the end, I ended up staying in the tiger mansion.

‘I was going to go to school tomorrow, but I’ll have to rest a bit more.’

The good juniors who follow their seniors well contacted me a lot because they felt lonely because the third-year students went on a school trip.

I didn’t have any official schedule like a school trip, but they seemed worried because I didn’t see them.

I wanted to go to school early and ease the worries of the juniors, but it seemed difficult.

Instead, I promised myself to pack some good snacks for them next week.

The third-year students will be going to school again next week, so it might not mean much.

Knock.

I heard a soft knock.

Considering the location of the knock, it was clear that it wasn’t the angel I was secretly hoping for.

When an angel knocks on a door, the sound is usually lower and quieter.

Unless he intentionally reached up, the candidates were narrowed down because it came from an unnecessarily high place.

White tiger, is that you?

Knock.

When I asked inwardly, he answered with a knock.

At the same time, I heard a laughter like a pick and the wind.

For a moment, I felt the urge to tell him to go away.

However, he might have come to talk to me about something really important, and he did a good job of doing what I told him to do today.

The way he swung his Baek-ah while taking advantage of the gap in the distorted darkness was literally a scene fit for the world of mythology.

If I had seen this scene in a game, wouldn’t I have taken a screenshot or recorded it as a video?

When I was playing Plumago, I saved famous scenes by date and character. It was because I liked Plumago, but because the characters died in an instant, it was hard to see the last appearance of the deceased if I didn’t record it.

I had this thought for a short while, but I heard laughter again.

That thought made me come to my senses.

If you’re not going to come in, then go away.

Swish.

The white tiger chose to come in instead of going out.

He must have read my mind, because he was laughing again.

I guess it was because he was reminded of the days of Plumago.

I wish he had said something quickly, but the white tiger insisted on talking about Plumago.

“I have the most photos and videos.”

“That’s because I’ve lived a long time.”

Since he joined early and was the last playable character, his play time was long and naturally he had a lot of photos and videos left.

So, if I had to pick the three folders that took up the most space among the folders that recorded Plumago’s game records, they were Baekho-gun, Joo Soo-hyeok, and Andain.

Those game records naturally disappeared when I came to this world, but they remained in my head.

I still felt a little sorry.

‘Even if I unlock the function, I won’t be able to see those videos or screenshots again.’

Plumago, like any other game, didn’t have any in-game screenshot or video recording functions.

So I had to just use the screenshot and recording functions of the device I was using.

That is, since I used the function of the device itself, which is unrelated to the game, it would be difficult to find out even through the dedicated menu of the 2nd dimension future modification body that is closely related to the game.

Instead, I used a better recording device in this world to take pictures and videos, so it wasn't too bad.

However, I wonder what the white tiger was thinking as he watched me access this world through the game.

Instead of answering, the white tiger raised the corners of his mouth and said.

"You've been thinking less useless thoughts."

What did he say?

Strictly speaking, wasn't it because of the white tiger's appearance that I started thinking useless thoughts?

I thought that the white tiger had induced my train of thought, so I decided to change the subject.

I decided to ask the white tiger, who had been out of sight for a long time and had finally appeared.

"Where have you been and why are you here now?"

"I did what you told me to do."

What I told you to do?

Did he tell you anything other than to show up when he was called, cut through the darkness, and go back to the silver mine?

If I had known that he was a tiger that was good at what I told him to do, I would have called him when Eunho was talking about that word.

“You wouldn’t have come even if I called you. I told you to do something first.”

Wasn’t he saying that he wasn’t going to listen to me after all?

I glared at him in frustration, and the white tiger burst into laughter again.

If it was a joke, I would have immediately used the Sangbo Simgeumpa, but it was just because he was happy, so I was discouraged.

I decided to just ignore him, because I thought it would only make me look stupid if I got angry at him for laughing because he was happy.

The white tiger added some nonsense, saying, “I think you’re feeling a little better now.”

Did that mean that the white tiger was feeling better?

He hasn’t seemed to be in a bad mood lately, so I don’t know what he’s talking about.

I decided to ask him what I was most curious about.

“What did I tell you to do?”

“You don’t remember now because I told you in a dream.”

What did I tell the white tiger in my dream?

Basically, whether I’m in a dream or not, I’m the same being, but the amount of information is different.

In my dream, I completely share the white tiger and the protection, and I have memories that I’ve accumulated while sharing.

The metaphor is quite subtle, but even if we’re in the same time zone, we can also say that we’re ‘future me after I’ve obtained certain information.’

‘If I need to share information after I wake up, that white tiger would have told me a long time ago. If I had to hide it, I wouldn’t have even told you this clue.’

Does the fact that the white tiger spoke at this point mean that I can know after the Jeju Island incident is over?

After organizing my thoughts, I asked.

“So what did I tell you?”

“I’ll tell you in my dream, so go to sleep.”

What did that tiger just say?

Just now, my mind, which had been filled with worries, regrets, pain, and future events for those who were hurt and had a hard time today, was filled with anger.

Are you going to sleep after hearing that?

“I’ll tell you after talking in your dreams. If you’re curious, go to bed.”

Thump.

I tried to get up from my seat with a heavy heart, but before I knew it, I was lying down on the bed.

And that ignorant tiger was pressing his finger on my forehead.

I’m a player myself, so how can I be subdued by a single finger?

It was ridiculous, but it was hard to get up.

Before leaving, Hyangrok had said, ‘You should rest right now. Right now, your body is being kept active by stress, tension, and concentration, but after a little while, fatigue will come rushing in all at once.’

That moment seemed «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» to be now.

Fatigue was pulling down my eyelids.

“Like I said before, I will think the same way when I am awake.”

It seemed like those words were the last I heard.

Keep those words.

I didn’t have the energy to open my mouth to speak, so I thought to myself and closed my eyes obediently.

* * *

The next morning.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I tried to find the white tiger and find out what I had ordered, but I couldn’t because there was a guest.

The white tiger seemed to have been guarding the room during the night, but when I came out after getting ready, Eunho was waiting instead of the tiger.

“Eui-shin hyung, even if you don’t have class today, I want you to come to school with me later in the afternoon. I came early to tell you before we make other plans.”

I thought you’d be busy with the Hojok business today, but it seemed like you had something to do at school in the afternoon.

Unlike the White Tiger who puts off important things until later, Eun-ho got straight to the point in a short and concise manner.

“I poisoned Mr. Jegal Jae-geol.”