Chapter 399
I blinked.
My breathing, which had been so ragged it felt as though my lungs might burst out through my throat, slowly settled.
‘Seagulls….’
At dawn, the bright blue sky welcomed me with an overwhelming sense of openness.
Outside.
This was the moment we’d escaped the Namhae Branch.
“…….”
“…….”
“…You’re sane now, right?”
“…Yeah.”
I slowly pushed myself upright.
Only now that the adrenaline had worn off did my entire body begin screaming, and the muscles I’d pushed to their absolute limit went on strike, leaving me staggering.
‘Holy shit.’
I almost died.
I lifted a hand to sweep back my hair—what the fuck, vodka!
I frantically wiped the alcohol and blood off myself.
Beside me, Assistant Manager Jin Nasol was looking at me like I was insane.
“Hey. Get the glass shards out first.”
“……Yes.”
I pulled some wet wipes from my backpack, cleaned my hand, and removed several pieces of glass.
Only now did I start feeling the stinging pain.
‘I never thought the vodka I bought in the off-duty area would nearly become a suicide tool.’
As I obsessively wiped the blood and alcohol from my hand, the exhausted-looking Jin Nasol closed her eyes and simply lay back down on the ground.
Baek Saheon sat nearby, watching her.
Before I knew it, a laugh escaped me.
Was it because we’d gotten out?
“Congratulations on winning your bet, Baek Saheon.”
“What, pardon?”
“You chose the more dangerous route, and it paid off. You really did get additional profit, and we escaped too.”
“……!”
I spoke sincerely.
“And thanks to you, we got through several situations where we could’ve died.”
“…….”
“Thanks for saving me.”
Baek Saheon stared blankly at me.
“How does it feel?”
…….
“Not bad.”
Crash.
A wave surged powerfully in and broke against the shoreline.
“Then that’s enough. Whatever.”