Chapter 6

I was silent for a while after the man gave me the two options. He seemed to want to test me in another way unlike his colleagues just now. I stayed where I was and tried to think but the clock ticked down and he started to move his finger as a sign that he had started the count of seconds before I ran out of time to think about what option I would choose.

"Four, three...."

I couldn't possibly hurt myself or even endanger my life just to help someone I didn't even know all this time. But I also still have a human side that wouldn't let others be in danger in front of my own eyes. But who knows if this is just a made-up scenario, there's no way he would hurt his own partner just for a silly test like this. But I'm sure that if I use that kind of thinking, it might appear to me that I'm not a loyal press and don't have good ideals for teamwork.

There were many things to consider in acting but I was only given such a short amount of time. And he had already started counting the time and I only had the last few moments before I decided what kind of move he wanted me to make.

"Two... One---"

Without thinking, I then went forward and shot the gun that was in the man's hand until it bounced away from his hand. I you he kicked the man and tied him down. Some of his colleagues tried to help the man but I quickly moved away and instead favored the gun to the man's head.

"Traitorous woman! You must have planned this before we came down here? You must have been working with that liar named Michael. Quickly release our chief before we go any further. We won't hesitate to fire our weapons at a woman if you need us to."

The threat did not faze me, instead I tightened my grip on the ropes binding the man's body. The man beneath me was still silent and didn't react in any way while his comrades were already pointing their guns at me.

For some reason this time I felt so confident and didn't understand what my own body was doing when I performed such a stupid heroic act. Wasn't this just a normal test but why did I act like something else? Has my intrusive tought overpowered my common sense now?

"Pfft."

While my male colleagues and I were arguing, the man below me was holding back his laughter and his body shivered several times because of his laughter. Was there something funny about this tense situation that he was struggling so hard to hold back his laughter?

"Bravo."

I and the four men in front of me were with you but below me with strange and questioning looks. We felt that there was something strange about the contents of her mind even though at this moment we should not have the same thoughts.

"Jhonny? What's bothering your head? Did you get hit hard by that woman?"

Everyone thought Jhonny was so strange, they couldn't understand what he was saying. They thought that Jhonny was very careless.

The man named Jhonny spoke. "There is nothing strange about the contents of my head but what is strange is the contents of all of your heads. Why have you all turned into a bunch of little kids acting out a play your teacher told you to do? Oh come on it's just a test but you've forgotten the beginning of the story. But that's okay I'm quite entertained in the midst of my boring life."

When I was sure that I had gripped and tied her body firmly enough, it turned out that within 1 second the rope slipped from her body even before it slipped from my hands. And I didn't expect that the rope was deliberately held so that she seemed to be bound by it, when in fact she could freely do anything in that state. She was just trying to please me with her tricks.

I was very upset and wanted to get back at them, I felt that I was in danger because of their actions, I who had been released then fixed my clothes, fortunately I was fine after experiencing this just now. But I admit that guy is really good.

It's embarrassing, but the training I received in Michael's Mutiiner's group is not only fairly hard but very hard indeed. Not many people can survive in that group but I was able to survive for a while with the training they gave me, but in fact the experience I got from there wasn't enough to make this man have a hard time facing me.

Who exactly was this guy named Jhonny? Why is he so awesome? Even with his ridiculousness, it became a plus point for him because he seemed to play tricks on others and look at his surroundings in a different way because of his skills.

The man named Jhonny stepped casually between the five of us and stood in the middle of us. He even felt relaxed even though he wasn't wearing the warm clothes we were wearing because he had taken them off before he wanted to do the test on me.

"Actually, this test is not only for this woman but also for the four of you. And I was quite amused today because you all were able to play your roles well. But that doesn't mean this test is the result of all your performances. I will continue to monitor you all in the future and I will not accept any tolerance when you make mistakes," said Jhonny.

Jhonny then picked up the equipment that was scattered there. "What are you waiting for? Are you going to let your chairman bleach stuff like this while you casually watch?"

The five of us immediately felt awkward picking up the items that were on the ice and tidying them up properly. And even I did the same with the four of them, somehow every word that came out of his mouth was like an absolute command.

I still felt awkward and even stuttered when I was about to pick up the items. Jhonny seemed to have been watching me the whole time and he noticed that I was still feeling confused about what was happening.

"Hey Miss, I thought you were a quick thinker. Turns out you're slow too, do you still not understand that it means you've been accepted into our group? And I will tell you, that the Mutiiner group that I lead is called The Jackal. Our group is not as nice as you think. It's a friendly opening but once you join us you won't know the good world with us."

I was just silent and stunned that introduction didn't sound so good. But haven't I only ever experienced bad things? Why would I be surprised by such things? The most important thing is that I can eat comfortably and I still have clothes that I can wear amidst the coldness of the world and the cruelty of the natural climate that has been destroyed by the alien invaders.

"I don't care about the good life of the world. The world was never good even before the aliens came to destroy this world and make things worse," I said in a flat tone.