# Chapter 89
Unlike me, who was still dazed, Baek Han and Kwon Dojin moved with practiced ease. Kwon Dojin, who had pushed me away from the center of the commotion, joined Baek Han without delay.
Baek Han, who had been actively trying to escape as if he didn’t want to fight, changed his attitude the moment Kwon Dojin joined him and confidently faced the group that had been chasing him.
“Let’s finish this quickly. I need to ride the Viking.”
“At a time like this, you’re thinking about—. Ugh, forget it. Consider this a debt.”
“You already owe me, don’t you? Let’s just call it even.”
The two, who had been bickering in low voices, closed their mouths and put on serious faces as the group of about fifteen people approached.
“Tch, how unfair, bringing in Kwon Dojin?”
“Not unfair, but wise. Hurry up and come at us. Let’s end this cleanly and go enjoy ourselves.”
The moment Baek Han provoked the opponents by wiggling his index finger, those who had been hesitating charged forward with battle cries as if they had never hesitated at all. With cold eyes, I watched the situation turn into chaos in an instant with just one pointing gesture.
Hearing the screams and shouts that contrasted with the hopeful, bright music playing throughout the amusement park—supposedly to add to the magical atmosphere—I couldn’t help but laugh hollowly.
This right here is truly the land of insanity, E-Land.
“So people can fly in the air.”
I looked pitifully at someone who had been thrown into the air and was now groaning in pain after hitting the ground. Fortunately, his head hadn’t been hit.
Baek Han and Kwon Dojin responded calmly without panicking, despite being surrounded by enemies. This kind of brawl seemed familiar to them.
“Ugh-! Why are you getting involved, Kwon Dojin?”
“You guys came to us. And if you didn’t want to fight me, you shouldn’t have thrown a punch at me.”
Kwon Dojin snorted derisively at the indignant shout. When you think about it, Kwon Dojin was really someone unrelated to this chaos, just forcibly dragged in by Baek Han.
However, as he said, it wasn’t as if they hadn’t initiated the fight with Kwon Dojin. The so-called first strike was thrown by them.
“Th-That’s—!”
“Do you know how hard I try not to show Habin my fighting side?”
As if becoming emotional while speaking, strength entered Kwon Dojin’s fist. A dull sound, completely different from earlier, rang out, and the opponent who received that punch collapsed to the ground without making a sound.
“Come to think of it, is this the first time you’ve seen us fighting this up close?”
It’s not that I hadn’t seen any fighting at all, but I don’t think I’d ever seen it this close like now. He was still trying to keep me away from the chaos, but given the location, there were limits.
“You’ve been putting on an act for quite a while. Give it up by now.”
“Shut up. You’re the root cause of all this, Baek Han.”
Kwon Dojin, who spat out each word as if chewing on it, dodged a kick flying at his abdomen and tripped his opponent, making them fall. Then, as if retaliating, he kicked them in the side.
While listening to the conversation of the two who were moving vigorously but still appeared relaxed, I suddenly had a question. What kind of fighting did they do when I wasn’t around that he called it an act?
Even now, they didn’t seem to be holding back particularly. Though the question lingered, it wasn’t the situation to ask, so I crumpled up the curiosity that occupied my mind and tossed it aside.
“Fighting in the fantasy land—no dreams or hopes here.”
It had been more than 10 minutes since the fight started. Seeing the group that still had more than half remaining, I sat down on the ground and rested my chin in my hand, thinking it would take longer.
I hummed along to the amusement park theme song that could be heard through the noise and zoned out. The discomfort of a fight happening right before my eyes was momentary; now it was just boring.
Then a shadow fell over me, and as I raised my head, someone with a fierce expression was staring at me with gleaming eyes.
“Ah.”
The moment our eyes met, I instinctively realized that a hostage situation was about to unfold.
“Nobody move!”
The person roughly grabbed my forearm, pulled me up, and pressed their arm against my neck. The sensation of a muscular arm constricting my neck was suffocating, and I involuntarily gagged. Ignoring my distress, they threatened Baek Han and Kwon Dojin.
“If you don’t want to see him get hurt, stop! Right now!”
“Take it easy—!”
Since breathing was difficult, my voice naturally became irritable. When I nervously hit their forearm, they seemed startled and loosened their grip.
“I-Is this better?”
“Loosen it more! Why are your arm muscles so hard?”
“S-Sorry. I work out quite a bit—. Is this okay?”
“Yeah. That’s better.”
I exhaled a steady breath, and a sigh of relief flowed from behind me. Despite taking me hostage, they seemed to be quite timid.
“What are you two doing? Filming a comedy?”
“Habin, that’s not the important thing right now…”
Baek Han and Kwon Dojin sighed as if they had rehearsed it. Kwon Dojin pressed his forehead and shook his head, which made me feel indignant. Breathing is so important—if this isn’t important, what is?
“A-Anyway, don’t move!”
“We stopped moving a long time ago, you dullard.”
“Huh? But why are all my friends lying down?”
Only then did I notice my surroundings after the confused outburst. I widened my eyes in surprise to see everyone except Baek Han and Kwon Dojin somehow lying on the ground.
Judging by the occasional painful groans, they must have already taken all the hits they could and collapsed.
“Wh-What should I do?”
“If you let go of Habin now, we’ll let this slide.”
“That’s right. Let’s end this nicely. You have to take care of your friends, right?”
I quickly added words to what Kwon Dojin had said, as if he had made a good point. Though I was forcing a pleasant expression to persuade the person holding me hostage, I didn’t feel too good.
With Kwon Dojin looking like he was about to explode, I gently patted the thick forearm around my neck to soothe them and get them to let me go.
“That’s—”
“Even though summer is approaching, the ground is still cold. If they stay like that, they might catch a cold, you know.”
“Y-Yes, that’s true.”
“So, are you going to leave your friends like that without any loyalty?”
The person reacted strongly to the word ‘loyalty.’ They were so concerned about their friends lying on the ground that I could feel the strength draining from the arm holding me.
Feeling that I just needed to drive in the final wedge, I bit my lip slightly and then released it.
“Is your friendship with your friends only worth that much? What are you hesitating for? This isn’t even something to think about!”
“Th-That’s right! Yes! I should take care of them!”
The person who instantly released me at the words ‘loyalty’ and ‘friendship’ hurried over to where their friends were. Having been released without any harm, I looked proudly with a smile toward where Baek Han and Kwon Dojin were.
Kwon Dojin was pressing his forehead as if he had a headache, his expression contorted, while Baek Han was laughing hysterically as if he might collapse at any moment.
“What’s so funny?”
Seeing Baek Han laughing as if he were about to fall over, my voice naturally came out flat. Baek Han, who had been snickering, managed to approach me and casually placed his arm on my shoulder.
“You’re probably the only person who would try to persuade someone verbally after being taken hostage.”
“Thanks for the compliment. You should have prevented this situation in the first place.”
“Even I didn’t expect them to take you hostage so sneakily.”
“More importantly, Habin, are you hurt anywhere?”
Kwon Dojin, who had approached next, carefully rubbed my forearm and asked if it hurt. Though it was exactly where I had been grabbed by the person, it didn’t hurt, so I shook my head. Then he examined around my neck.
As if afraid to touch my skin in case there was a wound, his fingertips hovered in the air.
“I’m completely fine. Now let’s go somewhere else. I want to sit down and rest, forget about the rides.”
I came to ride attractions, but I’m completely drained from other things. When I sighed deeply, Kwon Dojin came to my side and embraced me as if supporting me. Thinking it worked out well, I leaned against him, and he looked at me with a serious face.
“Are you very tired?”
“Yeah. So let’s go quickly.”
“Should we go to a restaurant?”
I nodded quickly at Baek Han’s suggestion. Though a bit early, it was almost lunchtime anyway, so getting something to eat sounded good. With my agreement, Baek Han, who had unfolded the amusement park map, volunteered to guide us.
“I’ll pay for lunch today.”
“Of course you should. By the way, Baek Han, why did they pick a fight with you?”
“I don’t know either. I heard something about being in a cast for a month after I hit them?”
At the mention of a cast, my gaze involuntarily went to Kwon Dojin’s right arm. Kwon Dojin naturally hid his arm behind his back and slightly tightened the arm wrapped around my waist, pulling me closer.
“Why would they come all the way here for that—”
Kwon Dojin trailed off as if dumbfounded. Completely sympathizing with his feelings, I patted his back.
“They probably just picked a fight because they saw you.”
“But just in case, I’m wondering, could it be related to Ji Haecheon?”
Both Kwon Dojin and Baek Han exchanged glances at my careful question. Then Baek Han burst into laughter, and Kwon Dojin shook his head, expressing denial.
“They weren’t Ji Haecheon’s underlings. That’s for sure.”
“Yeah, man. No matter how much of a Rank 1 he is, this place is too big to set up something like that.”
“Right?”
After both Kwon Dojin and Baek Han denied it, I could also laugh it off. It seems like it was an excessive worry after all. Well, even for Ji Haecheon, it wouldn’t be easy to plan something in such a vast space. No, it would be nearly impossible.
“Anyway, what do you want to eat?”
“Is there something you’d like to eat?”
At Baek Han’s question, Kwon Dojin slightly bent his waist to match my eye level and asked me. The choice naturally passed to me, but I was used to it since it had always been like this.
“When it comes to E-Land, there’s only one place to eat.”
The only good restaurant in this vast amusement park.
“Let’s go to Burger X.”
That was a franchise hamburger place.
