The Art Of Sword

After hours of sleeping, Sunz wakes up and heads straight to the shower to freshen up.

Sunz put on a T-shirt and a pair of shorts before checking his phone. Between the time he slept and woke up, he got a message from Jihu.

*Message from Jihu: We gonna going “Dungeon Raiding”.*

Sunz thinks to himself (Are we gonna continue with this stupid joke from yesterday? Well, let’s see.)

After that Sunz grab a white button-up shirt and a black pair of trousers. Sunz wears the button-up shirt over his T-shirt and then puts on his trousers.

Sunz put on the Windbreaker as the third layer of his outfit before heading to the elevator. Before going down to the dining area Sunz takes a detour to No Name’s room.

When he knocks on the door, there is an immediate response. Fast footstep sound then immediately stop. The door creek opens a bit but no one pokes their head out. Then a tired voice speaks up.

Voice: who… is it?

Sunz: Housekeeping.

The voice says softly: Je t’emmerde!

Sunz (wait that was French): Grace are you…in there?

…

Voice:…nein!...

Sunz: You can’t trick me with a common German word.

“I know your voice. And I know the only reason you said that word was because you knew it was me… I think?”

The door creaks open a bit more and someone pokes their head out with a bare arm holding on to the door. And that person is not No Name but Grace. She looks at Sunz for a sec then speak up.

Grace: Your outfit is really nice! But why are you here?

Sunz: Oh, thank you! I was going to tell No Name where everyone going to meet up.

“But I didn’t expect you to be here… Is this why you ask for her room number?”

Grace: I know we are in a relationship, but there are things I don’t want to share, at the moment. Are you ok with that?

Sunz: Well if you don’t want to share then I won’t force you.

Grace: You are such a good boy! Because of that, you get to choose. White or Black?

Sunz: White, I guess.

Grace: Let’s hope you’re not too disappointed with that decision.*giggle*

“Anything else you want to say before we part ways?”

Sunz points at Grace’s shoulder: Are you not wearing any top except for your bra?

Grace smirked “Would you like to know?!” she tugged the strap on her shoulder and then released it, which created a nice ‘snap’ sound.

Sunz looks embarrassed: haha. No need for that. I don’t want any of those images, this early in the morning.

Grace: Are you discriminating against my body? Is it because I’m not as flat as a cutting board?

Sunz snap out of his embarrassed state after hearing that: What?

Grace with a stone-cold look: What?

Sunz: That other half you just said.

Grace: I said nothing!

Sunz: OK, I’ll ignore that. What I meant was, it would be better if I didn’t expect anything.

Grace: My my, as you wish! There will be plenty of surprises waiting for you in the future.

Sunz has no response to that.

Another voice speaks up from inside the room, must be No Name.

No Name: Are you two done flirting? If so, Grace I think this one is a bit tight for me.

Grace: Looks like I’ll have to go now. Meeting at the lobby like usual?

Sunz: Yeah! See you then. Bye!

Grace: Byeee!

Grace closes the door and Sunz heads down to the lobby straight away.

After reaching the lobby floor, Sunz sees Jihu and Yama talking with each other in the lobby lounge.

Sunz makes his way to the lounge and then interrupts their conversation.

Sunz: Hey guys, been waiting long?

Jihu: Well well! If it ain’t the main character of the trip.

Sunz smacks Jihu’s shoulder: Don’t joke around like that!

Sunz takes a sit and asks Yama: Did you gain any weight back? You still look the same as before.

Yama: Not at all, even though I ate a lot. So I guess it must be the type of diet?

Sunz: Is it the same type of diet for Sumo wrestlers?

Yama: Not really. Compared to them I’m way rounder. All I know is that my meal in Japan includes a lot of rice.

Sunz: Well, you didn’t factor in your ability. That is probably what makes you rounder. And for the weight, I guess once you return to Japan you’ll slowly become round again.

…

“But I have to say, without that much weight you do look good.”

Jihu: Can’t deny that. Definitely better than my face…

“Do you have any abs under there?”

Yama is now both confused and frustrated: No, I don’t have any abs, even if I do they will be sacrificed for defense. Why are you guys talking in gay now?

Jihu: We just have to admit that, there will always be someone more attractive than us. And we will compliment them for that.

Sunz: Whether we are fond of them or not. But that also depends on our perspective.

“But right now you are the most handsome one in the group.”

Yama: You guys can’t just rank me like that. Ok then, abs you two must have some right?

Sunz: I haven’t been exercising until 3 weeks ago. So no chance for that.

Jihu: I have some, but it is moderate. And I ain’t showing any!

Yama: Maybe using that was the wrong way to rank each other.

“In my opinion, Sunz is the most attractive, because he and Grace become a couple out of nowhere!”

Sunz: Well, I would disagree with that. This might just be a temporary relationship and she might find someone better than me in the…

Out of nowhere, Sunz got punched in the head by someone, which interrupted his sentence. Sunz is then immediately being pulled up by the collar by the same person.

Sunz (Wait this feels familiar.) opened his eyes and to his surprise, it was Grace who punched him.

Grace furiously says: DON’T MAKE ME HAVE TO CUT YOUR THROAT TO STOP YOU FROM SAYING THAT!!!

“I’m here with you forever! Is that clear?!” her voice calmed down a bit.

Sunz’s voice trembles: yes…ma’am…

Grace gently places Sunz back down. Then she points at Yama and says.

“You! Out of the three, you have the highest chance of attracting girls's attention so stop whining and accept it.”

Yama: No No No that can’t be true!

Grace: This is from a girl's view and also a senior. So shut up and take it.

Yama: Nooooooooooooooooooo!

*Yama accepts the truth and stops talking*

Sunz: Did we just bully someone with positivity?

Grace: No, we just made him skip 5 stages of grief.

…

Then a random person sit down with the group and ask

“How would you rate my attractiveness, young lady?”

Grace being honest: You look like a university student who just finished cramming for a test. The only person who can be with you must be someone who has known you for a long time and is willing to drag you out of your slump, with force. Anyone without those criteria wouldn’t match with you. And I suggest you put on the glasses you’re holding, they will help you a lot.

…

“Who are you anyway?”

Stranger: Thank you for your…insight! My name is Soju and I’m here to deliver you these. Have fun!

Soju leaves after placing 6 gold cards on the table.

Sunz a bit confused: Was that mean of you?

Grace: Well, he asks for opinions. And that is the answer.

No Name: Let’s just ignore that. What are these golden cards anyway?

Jihu: They are the keys to the Dungeon!

*Bonus*

Soju run back to Narae and tells her what just happened to him. All she has in response is.

Narae *giggle*: That kid nearly made you cry with that! Well, she isn’t wrong at all. Look at us right now!

Soju: I know she is right, I was sobbing because I know there won’t be another you.

Narae put her finger on Soju’s lip and whispered: don’t worry. Let’s just enjoy the moment.

“Come on and go change. You promised to take me to the Aquarium when you come back. Remember?”

Soju: Yeah, I remember.

Narae clings onto Soju’s arm and then says: After all of this carnage is over. We can talk about having kids.