Soooooo, hi?
The art is so gorgeous.
This is a random one-time drop unless someone can help to provide the raws. I can't with Kakao.... I chanced upon this because it got adapted into a manhwa recently! I am not fluent in Korean and am purely Google translating it then editing - all because I want to read it LOL. Pardon any errors 😄
Novel Details here. *Edit: Seems like someone picked this up! Please continue to read from them - I will not continue. FYI the chapter count there seems a bit off by a few (i.e. c35 is c39 there).
I am catching the manhwa here.
And I read novel chapters 1-34 here. (the links on NU do not work anymore...)
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The Male Leads Are Trapped in My House 35
"I guess we are looking at the same thing."
Eden smiled faintly and raised his head again. His face moved away. Only then did I let out the breath I had been holding in.
It felt strangely new that Eden had some cuteness in him, even though it was something everyone else had. Everything that made up Eden just seemed so hard and rough. *K: Not me and my dirty mind lolol ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Eden pointed to the catapult, then to the statue of the girl in the town square in the distance.
"You can hit it with the catapult. Since it's made of this material, I think it'll make a lot of noise when it falls."
I waved my arm lightly, agreeing with Eden's words. There is a reason why I installed a catapult in this mansion.
'If it was a weapon I couldn't handle, I wouldn't have installed it! I threw a coin into the pond when I was young. It hit every time."
In my previous life, I was quite good at throwing and hitting. I was also very good at the game of slingshotting angry red birds and shooting rubber band guns.
"What is that?"
"It’s a pond that grants wishes. Anyway, it means that I’m good at aiming and hitting."
Eden looked at me like I was a weirdo again, but I paid no attention and checked the catapult's condition. I had brought a lot of suitable stones to use with the catapult. It was finally time to use it.
Eden took out his pocket watch from his uniform jacket and checked the time. He looked down, and a shadow formed under his thick eyelashes. The shadow was tilted more to the side than before. Time continued to flow.
It would be difficult once the sun set. No. Wouldn't it be better to deal with monsters in the dark?
"But Miss Cherry, there's one problem we need to resolve first. If the monsters gather in the village, it might be difficult for us to enter as well."
Upon hearing Eden's concern, I took out the map of Brunel town that I had kept in my pocket and spread it out on the floor. I pointed to the police station. It was quite far from the square.
"Well, isn't the police station where Sir Eden wants to go to now?"
Eden, who had been looking around the police station and its surrounding area, made an expression that seemed to understand what I was saying.
"That's right. But that still doesn't change the fact that we're within the monsters' radius of action."
"……."
Well, that's true.
When I kept quiet, Eden calmly said, as if telling me not to worry.
"It doesn't seem like there's a solution, so I'll just be the bait ……."
"Bait? What do you mean, that won't do. Absolutely not."
What are you talking about? Stop talking like that. Eden is someone I have to protect even if it means putting my body on the line.
"No, Miss Cherry……"
"Shut up. That's absolutely not possible."
Eden looked at me with a surprised face at my powerful shout.
If Eden dies, the world will face a complete end without even developing a cure, and if that happens, I will die as well.
Of course, if I put my hand on my heart and speak honestly, Eden might not need help. He is so strong. Rather, I might have to worry about the safety of the monsters who will be torn apart and annihilated by him. Didn't I say that? In the novel <Love in a Ruined World>, Eden was the man who ranked first in survival and combat power, even surpassing the main male protagonist.
But that's the original story, and I had to take into account that things are currently different. For now, as long as he's by my side, I have to protect Eden. This isn't helping others - it's helping me! 'While we're together, my life and Eden's life have to be considered equal!'
He is a virus cure and ingredient. So I shook my head more vigorously and added a firm follow-up.
"Never think of sacrificing yourself for a phone call that may or may not connect. I will protect you, Sir Eden."
In any case, I am stronger.
As Eden looked at me, his expression changed strangely. He moved his lips a couple of times and then looked at me with a face that seemed to say he couldn't understand me. Of course he wouldn't understand. Even if he asked me what I meant, I wouldn't be able to explain it to him anyway.
"What the heck…?"
Eden burst into laughter in disbelief. He covered his mouth with his large hand and smiled at me with a look of frustration on his face.
He laughed for a long while, then he touched his chin and spoke as if he had no other solution in mind.
"Then I have no choice but to use the last method."
"There were other methods left?"
Thank goodness there is a way. As I looked at Eden with an expectant face, he spoke without changing his expression.
"Leave it to fate."
XX*, what are you saying? *K: FL swore here hehe.
"It was a joke, so lighten your expression."
"You can still joke in this situation?" I asked in bewilderment when Eden naturally pointed to the police station marked on the map with his finger.
"There's a dungeon in the police station."
"In that tiny police station?"
"If it's an old police station, they usually have one."
Eden then pointed to the back of the police station with his finger. There was a forest behind it.
"There's a side door in that dungeon. "It's connected to the morgue."
Oh my gosh… a morgue.
"It's amazing how many criminals die in prison in this small town."
"As Miss Cherry said, there are almost none. In fact, it's been a long time since it was used. But there are bound to be people who need to be put in prison, no matter where you go."
Eden's eyes quickly turned deadly. He continued speaking with an eerie look in his eyes that looked like he could kill someone at any moment.
"And there's a lot more trash in the world than you think, Miss Cherry."
Indeed, even in the modern world, unbelievable crimes occur every day, so how much more must they occur in this world where the law is relatively lax? I suddenly thought of the domestic violence offender I had dealt with when I visited the police station a while ago.
"Anyway, what we should be concerned about isn't trash, it's the morgue. If we pass through it, we'll be able to avoid the monsters." Eden said, pointing to an empty forest that wasn't marked on the map.
But passing through the morgue? That means walking through corpses to avoid the monsters...... I thought about it and got goosebumps.
"What does a morgue look like?"
"It's better to see it for yourself. Don't worry, it's not as scary as you might imagine."
Is it really not scary? How can it not be scary when there are corpses? Oh, right. It might not be as scary as a monster? I stared at the 'forest' marked on the map.
In the meantime, the sun had completely set. The night was pitch-black with no lights on the streets, but fortunately the moon was bright.
I looked at Eden, who was constantly looking around through the binoculars. What could he see in the dark?
"So, you agree with the plan to knock down that statue with the catapult?"
When I asked again, Eden put down the binoculars and looked back at me.
"But is that really possible? The distance is quite far."
"I'm strong, so it’ll succeed. There's nothing that can't be done with strength."
I sincerely meant that. I believe in my own strength. Eden opened his eyes wide and looked at me as if he had heard an unexpected answer. Shortly after, he burst into laughter.
"Excuse me. Laugh a bit quietly."
I whispered softly in his ear, but Eden's laughter grew louder when he heard that. I saw monsters glowing in the moonlight behind the walls and hit Eden on the back.
"I told you to be quiet."
"Cough."
He coughed, wrapped his arms around himself, and bent down.
What the. Did I hit him too hard? I leaned toward him worriedly, and soon I noticed his shoulders were shaking slightly. This damn f**k X. He was hunched over and laughing again.
"Ha... This is driving me crazy. I never thought you'd just push through with force. It's even more frustrating that it seems plausible."
He raised his head and wiped away tears from his eyes.
"It seems clear that the public's perception of Miss Cherry is wrong. Rather than a foolish gossip girl, shouldn't you be described as weird and mind-boggling?"
"......"
When I didn't answer and just looked at him, he coughed and hid his dying laughter behind his lips.
I looked up at the dark sky for a moment and then changed the subject.
"Even though the moon is bright, I think we need the sun to rise to increase accuracy."
"Okay. Then let's wait until the sun rises first."
We decided to be fully prepared to head to town before the sun rose.
If Jose the weapon expert was here at this time, he would have made something in a jiffy. It was a shame that he wasn't here.
'Jose is the sub-male lead anyway, so he'll be by Aurora's side.'
I sighed and prepared to head out.
