He re-entered the company. Some time ago, no one prevented him from entering, as employees saw him enter with their boss.
He got into the elevator, impatient.
He tapped his foot rhythmically as he aged against the wall, leaping out as soon as the door opened.
Where did she say?
"Boss? He should be in his office now. Room 82"
As soon as the door opened, he jumped out of the elevator and looked at the numbers flashing in his eyes.
82.
He opened the door, perhaps forgetting to knock because of the thoughts that were eating away at his mind.
And before the scene he saw, Nanren turned.
Yun ?
And Lin Mei...
Are they kissing? His body trembled, where was this shaking coming from? He was short of breath. What was his reaction like? Was it surprise?
She was absolutely shocked.
A few seconds...was pretty long.
"Nanren? Come help!"
Lin Mei's sudden shout caused him to come to her senses. When his feet moved uncontrollably in that direction, he saw the real situation and realized it. Actually, Mei's hair somehow got tangled in Yun's outfit...
He exhaled, feeling his tense shoulders slowly softening. Was he relieved? What was he bothered about?
"Nanreen!" Lin Mei shouted impatiently.
He eventually moved on to them.
In fact, it could have been easily dodged if only his hair had been caught. The problem was that Yu's outfit was also stuck in the window on the wall, while Lin Mei wasn't standing right in front of her as an obstacle. Restricted in their movements, the duo not only got a pretty 'close' look, they were in a position where they could cause misunderstanding and cheating.
"W-Wait" rushed forward, trying to untie Yun's outfit first, but in this case, it wasn't possible. Lin Mei was holding back, and moreover, she couldn't move because of her hair.
That's why she approached first to untie her hair.
An interesting smell entered his nose. Pretty soft. This closeness was also easily perceived by his keen sense of smell. What was it ? A girl's distinctive scent.
Of course, this scent is quite different from the scent Yun and her have. Softer and more floral.
Like a sugary drink.
It was also quite sharp compared to Yun.
Yun's scent was lighter and more comforting. Like incense. It's pretty roomy too. But he also loved this scent. It felt more realistic and natural than the artificial and extreme perfume scent from Lin Mei.
It was like it was part of his body.
When she finally managed to untangle the hair, Lin Mei immediately left. Thus, Yun was also exposed to Nanren's strange gaze as he pulled his clothes from the window part.
What was it that they had to get so close to each other? It was definitely an uncomfortable situation and sight. For someone like Yun to be very close to a girl...
The reason for the apocalypse.
Yun turned his head to look at her after she freed her outfit. He didn't seem surprised to be back, at least not able to catch the expression of surprise on his face. Unless, of course, he's not keeping his statement to himself right now...
Nanren turned her gaze with a grunt, of course, this expressionless Yun looked like a statue-faced stone face. He really didn't like it.
"I'm back," he said, exhaling, putting that to the back of his mind. He was studying her face, looking for a reaction.
"Ok"
Ok? Was that all he had to say? Nanren felt that he had really expected a little too much. He would even make a mocking expression that would embarrass him for coming back, but he was simply unresponsive.
She gave up and didn't answer and stood in silence, somewhat disgruntled. As if telling Yun to move on, whatever happens next. Yun continued where he left off, instead of starting over.
Although Nanren gradually grasped the events, he could not catch any clue of the 'big secret'. Neither Nanren nor Lin Mei nor Yun continued the day as if nothing had happened today.
Today, information was obtained about the basic functioning of the company and its gang members in general.
"By the way, what's the name of the gang?" It was not possible to keep saying gang gang. Even though Yun didn't say it.
"S.M."
Lin Mai:...
What is that sadistic masochist duo? Is it normal for this to come to mind?
"What does it stand for ?" Of course that very curious question Nanren had asked.
"Second Moon"
"Quite an interesting name-" Lin Mei hesitated. He looked at Yun, referring to the apocalypse.
Nanren caught this strangeness and of course doubted it, he had already added it as a note to the corner of his mind, even though he kept quiet.
Lin Mei, on the other hand, tensed, trying to contain her unpleasant restlessness, continuing by saying, "It's a really interesting name."
Apocalypse.
What a reactionary word. As someone who had lived it herself, she knew that the difficulty of the problems contrasted with their current comfort. What was to come was coming fast, and Yun was already carrying out a major action in preparation for the apocalypse.
Once again, he was tensed as he was unsure of the correctness of his decision to partner with Yun.
It was partnership, not unilateral protection. And, of course, he had to return an appropriate recompense on this equal footing. Certainly...
Yun was going to ask him for something difficult.
He wasn't sure he could pay for it.
The main character was supposedly him, but his so-called enemy had far surpassed him.
That was the real source of her hatred and discontent, she. He was no more than a figurehead put on display. Being the main character brought that with it. High luck and as stupid as possible. Pure-heartedness and magnanimity.
He was against it.
He was against that limited freedom that someone put in, even if he was a mediocre, a loser, an idiot.
-To be continued-