GMC 182

Yeon-rok tended to strive to live with a positive outlook, but the current situation made it very difficult to remain composed.

Choi Hwan, who said he would be back soon, did not return until the sun had set. Just as Yeon-rok was contemplating whether he should somehow beat up the guard and bolt out of there, Hwan returned carrying two rolls of kimbap and some bottled water. Without realizing it, Yeon-rok sprang up from his seat.

“Why are you so late? Did something happen?”

“Yeah. I spent the whole day struggling just to get two rolls of kimbap.”

After scanning Choi Hwan over for any injuries, Yeon-rok felt relieved. He felt bad that Hwan had been suffering while he had been staying comfortably. However, since he couldn’t ask what he had been doing, he simply offered the kimbap.

“You worked hard, so you eat more.”

“Forget it. I got plenty of things to eat here and there.”

When Yeon-rok tried to split half a roll of his kimbap for him, Choi Hwan pushed it away with Read on Read BL Novelsa half-hearted gesture. Feeling a slight tremor when their hands touched, Yeon-rok was startled and examined Choi [unauthorized copy]Hwan’s complexion closely. However, his expression was so serene that Yeon-rok became bewildered.

…Is he acting right now?

While he harbored this doubt, Choi Hwan spoke familiarly to the monitoring believer again.

“Show me later if the footage came out well. It is my work, after all.”

“You worry about the strangest things.”

Surprisingly, it seemed he had built quite a rapport with the believer while he was out. Ignoring the things that felt strange, Yeon-rok put the cold kimbap into his mouth. Whether it was from fatigue or tension, Choi Hwan barely touched his kimbap and only gulped down the bottled water.

“I should wash up and sleep.”

“Yeah, go lie down and rest.”

Yeon-rok didn’t have much of an appetite either, but visit our sitesince starving would only be his own loss, he ate both rolls [unauthorized copy]of kimbap. He didn’t forget to [visit our site]chew thoroughly, fearing he might get indigestion. Afterward, he also lay down to sleep, but he couldn’t fall asleep easily.

Would Gyeon-woo be able to create the medicine in time? Even if the medicine was actually created, it would be troublesome, so he hoped CEO Yeom Cheon-ho would somehow intervene before then. If Shin Se-young had succeeded, wouldn’t enough time have passed for her to have visited the island by now? Perhaps she failed after all. Amidst these various anxieties, he drifted into a shallow sleep.

The next day, Yeon-rok woke up to the sound of conversation. Rubbing his eyes as he sat up, he saw Choi Hwan chatting with the guard. He had felt it when Hwan threw a birthday party at the club, but his sociability was truly amazing. Noticing that Yeon-rok was awake, Choi Hwan smiled.

“You’re up? I was actually just about to head out.”

“…Again today?”

Yeon-rok asked back, dumbfounded. Choi Hwan replied with a voice that was almost cheerful, “Yeah.”

“I didn’t get to finish the footage properly yesterday. I’ll be back!”

Having left like that, Choi Hwan didn’t return until late at night. He had a smiling face again, but his body trembled faintly as he hugged Yeon-rok. Even when trying to sleep, he tossed and turned before leaning his head against Yeon-rok’s back. A faint sigh could be heard.

Worried, Yeon-rok turned [Read on Read BL Novels]around and looked at Choi Hwan with concern. Because [stolen content]of the visit our siteguard, he asked through his eyes.

“Can’t you sleep?”

Did something bad happen outside? Yeon-rok closely examined the other’s complexion with such worry. As if reading his heart, Choi Hwan slowly shook his head and whispered very softly.

“It’s just… because I’m nervous. In case…”

He trailed off, revealing his anxious and trembling heart. Yeon-rok felt the same and hugged him tightly. Though he didn’t know what Choi Hwan was doing, Yeon-rok did not doubt that everyone was doing their best in their respective positions.

Two days passed like that, and when the promised time came, Yeom Cheon-ryul summoned the three of them to the same place again. Today, he appeared strangely relaxed compared to last time. Whether it was because he had some secret trump card or he had simply given up, there was no way for Yeon-rok to know. He only hoped it was the latter.

“So, have you completed the item as promised?”

Yeon-rok quickly checked Moon Gyeon-woo’s appearance. Perhaps because he hadn’t slept a wink, Moon Gyeon-woo’s eyes were bloodshot. Still, he didn’t seem to be seriously injured anywhere. He also checked Yeon-rok’s condition first and then nodded.

“Yes, check it.”

At Yeom Cheon-ryul’s nod, one of the believers carefully brought over a box as if they had been waiting. When Yeom Cheon-ryul opened it, two syringes were lying inside.

“The one with the red label is the name erasure injection. And the one with the blue label is the name restoration injection. One dose each.”

Yeon-rok looked at Moon Gyeon-woo with surprised eyes. Had he really created a drug that erases a name and makes it manifest again in just two days? Or was he lying? Yeom Cheon-ryul clicked his tongue with a dissatisfied expression.

“Only one dose?”

“You only gave me 48 hours. And why on earth would I give you more than that?”

Moon Gyeon-woo’s words made sense. In a situation where Yeom Cheon-ryul could harm the three of them at any time, his drug was currently the only bargaining chip.

“Indeed, this…”

Yeom Cheon-ryul stared intently at the syringes with visit our sitean expression that made it impossible [unauthorized copy]to tell what he was thinking. Greed and longing seethed in his eyes. After a long while, he nodded and said, “Fine.” The relief lasted only a moment.

“I’ll have to test it to see if this actually works.”

A bad feeling washed over him. Sure enough, Yeom Cheon-ryul stood up and walked toward Yeon-rok. The believers hurriedly grabbed Moon Gyeon-woo and Choi Hwan. It was because the two had struggled to lunge forward even while restrained.

“You crazy bastard! What the hell do you think you’re doing!”

“He made it as promised!”

“The promised drug must be proper for it to be worth saving your lives.”

Yeom Cheon-ryul smirked and took a syringe out of the box. He tapped the syringe containing the reddish liquid to remove the air bubbles.

He thrust the syringe in front of Yeon-rok’s face ostentatiously, but Yeon-rok tried his best to remain composed. He didn’t want to show a frightened face in front of a man like this. As if dissatisfied by that, Yeom Cheon-ryul’s lips twisted.

“If you die after getting this injection, that’s all your fault.”

Choi Hwan had been swearing so viciously that his mouth was covered. Moon Gyeon-woo glared at Yeom Cheon-ryul with a piercing gaze that looked as if he could kill a man. Yeom Cheon-ryul gripped Yeon-rok’s shoulder painfully. Soon, with a sharp sensation, the needle pierced his shoulder, and the drug was pushed deep into his body.

Moon Gyeon-woo let out a scream that was almost a howl. However, Yeon-rok could not answer that he was okay.

In less than a few seconds, severe dizziness hit him, and his chest felt as if it were being torn apart. It was exactly where the clover-shaped name was located. Yeon-rok’s body collapsed from the extreme pain. Laughing like a madman, Yeom Cheon-ryul commanded.

“Lock those guys up well! I must see with my own eyes whether it’s effective or not.”

They were dragged away again. However, it was not the prison where they had been confined before.

It was a building with a somewhat strange structure. The rooms they were each locked in were all made of glass windows through which the interior was clearly visible. Perhaps because it hadn’t been used for quite some time, dust lay thick over various pieces of furniture. This room, where not a shred of privacy could be found, was perfectly suited for observing someone.

Realization hit him quickly. This must be the place where the name manifestation experiments were conducted in the past. They probably locked test subjects in each room and monitored their reactions. Was this where the four of them had first met? He felt that Yeom Cheon-ryul had done this intentionally, knowing everything. It was a sick taste.

“Ugh…”

Yeon-rok barely managed to straighten his waist. Fortunately, the tearing pain in his chest gradually subsided as time passed. That didn’t mean it had completely disappeared. To use a metaphor, it felt as if his name were being torn into pieces like a mosaic, skin and all. And in exchange for the pain decreasing, his temperature began to rise rapidly.

“Yeon-rok-ah, are you okay? Are you conscious?”

“Lee Yeon-rok! Say something!”

Because the two of them kept calling his name, Yeon-rok barely regained his senses.

“I’m okay now. It doesn’t hurt that much.”

However, his tense body and the cold sweat on his face showed anyone that he was enduring agony.

Barely lifting his head to see the expressions of the two, Yeon-rok was surprised. Beyond simply being worried, they were almost terrified. Choi Hwan, who looked as if he were on the verge of tears, was one thing, but Moon Gyeon-woo, in particular, looked the most wretched he had ever seen. There was no trace of his usual neatness.

But it was a strange thing. Seeing the two of them worry for him so much, he unconsciously smiled even in this situation. He had never been in this much pain in his life. At the same Read on Read BL Novelstime, it was the [visit our site]first time he had seen people fear and worry about losing him. Yeon-rok vividly felt the affection of the two.

“Look at him smiling. It must be a side effect,” Choi Hwan muttered, terrified.

Yeon-rok quickly shook his head.

“No, it’s just… I didn’t know I’d experience something like this in my life.”