NABC Chapter 21: 21: Sponge in Pineapple House
Chapter 21: 21: Sponge in Pineapple House
chapter 21: 21: sponge in pineapple house
kim seojin left the group behind and followed the regressor, who didn't require any guidance.
"why are you still following me? are you glued to me or something?" the regressor questioned.
"the city only has one entrance, and we're both heading there," kim seojin replied. "so technically, i can't be following you. it's just that you're walking ahead of me."
"in that case, you can take the lead," the regressor offered sarcastically.
he slowed down, allowing kim seojin to pass him.
kim seojin responded with an eye roll, saying, "do you really have to be so petty? i thought we were past that phase."
"there is no phase to pass," the regressor stated.
kim seojin didn't dwell on the matter and changed the topic.
"what kind of challenges do you think we'll encounter?"
as kim seojin took the lead, he adjusted his pace to match the young man behind him.
"who knows? all i know is that this time, the system won't provide any stage description. that's why a guide was given," the regressor explained.
"in that case, don't you think you made a mistake by leaving that guide behind? i was kicked out, but you could still stick to him. so why would you do it?"
"do i need your permission to do what i want?"
"was it because of me?"
"you truly think too highly of yourself. are you some kind of princess for me to do something like this? don't make me laugh."
"whatever." kim seojin lazily responded. he could see that there were a lot of things that the regressor was lying about.
he was especially lying about the fact that he didn't know what kind of challenge waited for them inside the city.
seojin didn't know what else this guy was lying about. with him, it was hard to differentiate lies from the truth.
the only time he appeared to have human emotions was during their back and forth interaction.
"i suppose i will find out when the time comes," he mumbled under his breath, pushing that thought to the back of his head.
he couldn't even imagine how thick this door actually was. only one thing was certain. it was impossible to break this door.
he didn't say anything, noticing taehyung trying to search for something on the door.
he didn't want to break his focus, certain that he was looking for a way to open the door.
"there it is," he suddenly said.
he pointed at a specific point in the door.
"keep that point in mind and press it only when i ask. there must be no delays or those mechas will activate and you will be screwed."
"hey, why will only i be screwed? there are two of them. you'll also be targeted, right? right...?"
"..."
"whatever makes you feel better," taehyung replied while the corner of his lips slightly curved up.
he moved over to the other end of the gate, locating another very specific point.
"on the count of three!"
"one!"
"two!"
"three!"
on the count of three, taehyung pressed a specific point on the door.
seojin did the same. he didn't know if the regressor was messing with him and he did not want to test that theory either. if he could avoid these mechas, he wanted to do that.
as they pressed the points, the two points started shining. a series of mechanical sounds reverberated through the air.
the gate slowly started to open, making it look like multiple puzzle pieces were being removed.
....
"how could they know how to open it?"
in the back, triton was looking forward to watching these two arrogant youngsters make a fool of themselves, but he was stunned to see them actually open the gate.