Chapter 88

Chapter 88

Only then did I realize that Jihyun had assigned us without asking how well we could swim. If it were me, I would probably ask how well they swim and assign those who are good at it farther away and those who arent closer. Carter asked Jihyun,

Which valve are you going to open?

Jihyun showed the map and pointed to two valves. She had told us to open one valve each, but it seemed she had set two as her share to handle.

Ill do this one and this one.

What? Two?

If youd like to open two valves and travel, would you like to switch with me?

When Jihyun asked Carter with an expressionless face, Carter asked Ga-young next to him,

Miss Kim. Where are you?

Here. Next to my lab on the 1st floor. Why? Do you want to switch with me?

It seemed the places the two were going to werent to Carters liking. Carters eyes met mine.

Where is the dentist going?

Im going next to Laboratory 120. Carter, where is Laboratory 120? Im new to the research center, so I dont know my way around. If its closer or easier from here, would you like to switch with me?

At my question, Carter grimaced and stepped back.

Why should I switch valve locations with you?

Werent you asking around to switch with someone else?

Its unfair if only mine is far.

Leaving that remark, Carter started talking with Benjamin, clutching a pad with several cracks.

Amusingly, there are no lies in what I said to Benjamin. I really dont know where Laboratory 120 is. I memorized the location I need to go to while looking at the map, but Im not sure if I can find it as easily as I think while in the water.

But the others seemed to know well where and how they should go. After all, most of these people were staff members working at the deep sea pollution center. They seemed to roughly know which corridor had which lab in which area, but listening to their conversation, it seemed the most unfortunate one here was me, who had entered this building for the first time. Or Yoo Geum-yi, who was tapping her waist with her face pale.VịSit no(v)3lb/!n(.)com for new novels

Does your back hurt a lot?

My back was already a bit bad. But its not getting better after getting hit by the chair.

Could it be a herniated disc? I asked Yoo Geum-yi again,

Other people I dont know. They might judge the injured as a burden and abandon them? Its not like I have the ability to read other peoples minds. Giving up on trying to dissuade Yoo Geum-yi, I proposed a compromise.

Yoo Geum-yi. Switch places with me. You go to room 120. I heard room 111 is Ga-youngs lab, and Ga-young is going to open the valve near her lab, so wouldnt you feel more at ease mentally if you go to room 120? Youve been to Ga-youngs lab before, right?

Yes. Ive been there many times.

I dont know how much Ga-young, who bakes bread when stressed, and Yoo Geum-yi, who loves bread, have been going back and forth to each others labs, but it must have been countless times.

Then think of it as swimming to Ga-youngs lab. Ill approach the supply room area and open the valve in your place.

Will you still be okay with that?

Either way, its my first time going to both room 120 and the supply room. But it will feel different for you. Youll know the way better too.

You wont get lost or anything. Itll ease my worries a bit too. Lets go to the place thats a bit more comfortable for at least one of us. That would be better in terms of work efficiency too. I started looking at the location of the supply room Yoo Geum-yi was assigned to. I checked the route again to see where on the 3rd floor I should jump from to get there as quickly as possible.

While I was doing that, a few people around me lightly stretched to loosen up their bodies and threw off all their clothes. Sam Young and Daniel James were already shirtless or had even taken off their pants and were entering the water. Sam shouted obnoxiously as he submerged his lower body in the water.

Ahh! Cold! Cold! Ack! Cold! Cold! Oh Jesus! Oh God! Oh, help me! Oh Je-sus! Oh, Im freezing to death!

Ah, shut up!

James splashed a lot of water on Sams face as he entered the water. While the two were brutally pouring seawater on each other, Canu shook his head at the sight and entered the water in a straight line without a sound. Logan dipped his feet in the water, sighing heavily, then spouted a few F-related curses and went into the water with a splash. Carter and Benjamin were also preparing to enter the water.

Ga-young stretched her calf and ankle muscles for a long time, then walked around the 3rd floor corridor. Then she waved at me and Yoo Geum-yi and slowly put her legs in the water. Ga-young grimaced. She scooped up water with her hands and poured it on her body. When I looked in that direction a few seconds later, she had already disappeared under the surface.

Yoo Geum-yi, who had been preparing a bit farther from where Ga-young had dived in, was also slowly putting her body in the water. Just before submerging, Yoo Geum-yi said one thing to me.

The water temperature is quite low. Dont go in too quickly.

Stay strong.

Watching Yoo Geum-yi enter the water, I took off my top. I had already decided in my mind to swim with my pants on. The moment I put my feet in the water with my upper body half-naked, the thought that came to mind was a curse about humans themselves.

Why why dont human bodies have as much hair as animals? Why are we so weak that we can feel the cold so clearly just by taking off a piece of cloth? Or at least have thicker skin to be able to swim well. Are we sure we evolved properly?!

I endured the cold and poured water on my body. I was doing this to not die from a heart attack, but for a moment, I wondered if I was really not going to die.

Jihyun watched people entering the water, then familiarly went into the seawater. In the dream, Baek Ae-young said she wasnt good at swimming, but Jihyun seemed to be very good at it. I exhaled deeply, then inhaled deeply again. I repeated this action several times, then took a big breath, puffed up my cheeks, and put my head in the water.

The water looked extremely dark from the outside, but perhaps because it was inside the building, the underwater visibility wasnt that bad once I was in the water. Its just that all sorts of debris was floating around. I was a bit in awe of the sight unfolding underwater, as I had learned to swim in an indoor pool, so it was my first time seeing so many structures in the water.

Although I could barely see about 4-5 meters in front of me, it was still spectacular to see a 2-story building completely submerged. I had the strange feeling of having entered a treasure ship in search of treasure. After marveling for about 2 seconds, I quickly started descending vertically.