EDEN: MEDICATIONS = SARCASM QUEEN.

She was supposed to be dead.

The last thing Eden could remember was player 100 literally ending her life with a single twist of the knife inside her stomach. She was sure she had died. Who could've brought her here, anyway?

Soon after she woke up, Gi-hun told her about how someone had been watching her since she got out of the game. Eden wasn't at all surpised if she was being honest, someone did get her out of there alive. Before Gi-hun said anything else, the policeman who Eden recognized before, quickly entered the room and closed it before making his way to turn the camera off. The others looked at him confused, but not wanting him to recognize her, Eden looked away before he noticed, placing her bangs on her face somehow discreetely.

"What's wrong?" Gi-hun asked him.

He closed the curtains and turned to us, "They were watching her." He explained with ease. "Remember?"

Daeho exhaled loudly in frustration, wiping his mouth. Eden tried to look away, not wanting to catch the policeman's attention, but Jun-ho only stared at her even more.

"You owe me a ticket." He stated.

She sighed and faced him, "We all owe someone something, policeman. Why hold a grudge when I'm just a woman in a hospital?" She fake pouted, making him shake his head. "And get over it! It was just a sound complaint!" She added with a roll of eyes.

Jun-ho tilted his head, resting his hands on his waist. "You were singing karaoke at three in the morning outside your home." He said.

"And people should be lucky they even heard me sing. It doesn't happen very often."

Daeho snorted, earning a small side eyed and nudge from Gi-hun to keep him quiet. Eden gave Jun-ho an innocent pout, a hair piece falling into her face. "It was just one time."

"Me giving you a ticket was one time." He explained, making her furrow her eyebrows in confusion. "There were ten complaints. All from different people."

Eden's mouth drop in offense, "Ouch? Was my singing that bad?"

He gave her a smile and a roll of eyes, waving his hand on the air. "Just rest for now. We'll deal with the ticket later." He told her. Eden pursed her lips awkwardly as she glanced at the other two men who were standing in front of her. When Jun-ho turned away, not facing them anymore, she told the others to lean closer.

"When I say three, one of you will get that dude out of here and the other will kill me with the pillow—"

Just as Eden took the pillow beneath her, Daeho quickly slapped it away, making her hit him back.

"Don't ruin my plan, Kang Dae-ho!" She whispered, "I am not paying a ticket for singing!"

He grabbed her hands as if she was crazy and kept her from moving, causing her bangs to cover her eyes. She tried to blow them away but it only made them disperse more. Daeho chuckled breathlessly as he let go from one of her hands to brush her hair out of the way. Leaving her forehead clear.

"Better?" He asked, looking into her eyes for confirmation.

She nodded nervously before looking away, her eyes wandering around. Daeho let a small grin spread on his face as he turned to Gi-hun and raised his eyebrows.

"You guys know when we can get her the hell out of here?" He asked as he sat back up, still holding one of the woman's hand.

Gi-hun and Jun-ho shared a small look before the two of them exhaled, Gi-hun taking the lead. "Uh...Jun-ho found out something that might be very helpful." He admitted, not continuing which earned four eyes eyeing him.

"And that is..?" Eden trailed off, her eyes squinting.

Jun-ho nodded, taking a step closer to the pair. "Well, I asked the receptionist about the person that got you here— who could have something to do with the games." He explained.

Eden's eyes widened, "So you're telling me the person who is behind all of this was the one who also brought me here?!" She yelped in horror. "I swear I have nothing to do with this." She raised her arms in surrender, making Daeho roll his eyes and pull them back down then turn to Jun-ho and Gi-hun.

"What makes you so sure he's the one behind all of this?" He asked, directing to Jun-ho.

"Becuase the man who brought Eden here..." He trailed off, making the others tense. "...He's my brother—"

"—now that is a plot twist."

They all side eyed Jun-ho's interruption, making Eden cover herself awkwardly with the blanket.

"Don't mind her, they said they she's under some medications." Daeho explained, making Gi-hun nod as he looked away. "So you're saying your brother is the one behind all of this?" He asked.

Jun-ho nodded, "Three years ago, he disappeared. I got myself into the same games as Gi-hun, only I went undercover as a guard, I fount out about all the past winners and it turned out my brother won in 2015," He paused. "I tried to escape before I got caught, but then... he caught me and revealed himself as the frontman—The boss, basically." He confessed, "His name is Hwang In-ho."

"Did you know all of this when we teamed up?" Gi-hun turned to him.

He slowly nodded, making the other sigh. "I thought I was doing something but then when we didn't find where the games were being taken...I knew he was up to no good."

"No shit."

Once again, they all side eyed the woman who mumbled under the blanket.

$$$

The conversation quickly ended when Eden told the others to bring her food because she was going to die if she didn't have real food. Jun-ho quickly excused himself which made Eden be suspicious of him. Gi-hun explained to her what he told the other two about the first games and how player 001 ended up being the one behind it all. Eden was really beginning to be worry for her old man.

"Hey, can I ask you something?" She spilled to Gi-hun, who was sitting onthe chair beside her.

Daeho had gone for food outside the hospital, leaving the young woman and the old man together.

The man nodded, making her sigh. "Did... did everyone make it out?" She referred to her friends.

He slowly nodded, "All thanks to you." He breathed out, making Eden smile.

"Have you contacted anyone? Myunggi? Jun-hee? The old lady and her son? Or the Se-mi girl and her short friend? Jung-bae? Oh, what about young-il?" She asked.

Gi-hun shook his head, "Daeho tried contacting Myunggi but there's no sign of him, he just assumed he was in hiding. Jung-bae is solving this with his family we don't know anything about the others but they're most probably safe..as for Young-il.." He trailed off, breathing deeply then exhaling. "I haven't heard of him since we got out. But I'm sure he's somewhere stable."

"I just hope he doesn't have anything to do with all of this." Eden exhaled, "I'm not judging because I can't really...you know, judge—but did Jung-bae ever tell you what he did?" She mentioned curiously.

He shook his head unknowingly. "What did he do?"

Eden pursed her lips then sighed, licking them in frustration. "In mingle, when they shared a room, jung-bae said there was someone else in the room with them, so instead of pushing him out of the room—young-il kind of snapped his neck.." She confessed, making Gi-hun's eyes slightly widen. "He told me before the voting, and let me tell you—he was terrified— and I'm talking literally almost exploding of horror." She paused but waited for no response, "I thought maybe he was a psychopath or something, I wouldn't have been surprised since most of the players were. That Nam-gyu guy? Literal psychopath, or maybe just obsessed with Thanos and drugs." She shrugged.

"Are saying maybe he has something to do with this whole thing? You surviving?"

"Who, Nam-gyu?" He tilted his eyes, making smile. She shrugged, "I hope he doesn't. I was very suspicious of him at first though, then I started liking him." She admitted, "But not that I know about your first games and player 001 betraying you... I guess I thought it could happen again." She said, "You're not a very lucky person, old man." She told him.

"Trust me, I know."

"but hey! Let's not jinx it." She stopped him before making the conversation deeper. "Can I tell you something before the other come back?" She asked in a whisper, making Gi-hun smile and chuckle.

He nodded.

"Before I basically died.. I kissed Daeho."

Gi-hun's eyes widened in shock, Eden smiling proudly. "You what?"

"I know, I know. I guess it was the adrenaline but the kiss was perfect, even though a second later I passed out." She shrugged as if it was nothing, Gi-hun stayed quiet. "Wait, did that asshole make it?" She gritted through her teeth, "Because if he did then I swear after I get out of here, I will track him down and kill him myself because that stab was horri—"

"—he didn't make it, don't worry. You're safe."

Eden snorted, "He's lucky I didn't touch him."

Gi-hun nodded in agreement, "That is something I can agree with."

She smiled proudly and raised her hand to high five him, when he didn't take it, she shook it and waved it in front of him, making him roll his eyes and give in.

"That's right, old man. Never doubt Eden's force!"

Gi-hun smiled, feeling a sudden sentiment that made him almost tear up right there. He was glad Eden had made it, but he still felt guilty of not protecting her, it should have been her he should of protected since the start. It felt as if he had failed his daughter, and he couldn't let that happen again.

"Two good news!"

The pair looked towards the door to find a breathless Daeho with a bag of food and a smile plastered on his face.

"The first is that we can get the hell out of here!" He announced.

"Thank God." Eden jumped out of the bed, not waiting another second.

Daeho went over to her and helped her, still smiling. "Second news is that some old lady outside the hospital decided to give me a bunch of left overs!"

"Yay life!" Eden exclaimed. "And now I have something to cross off my bucket list!"

"Which is?"

"Feeling a stab wound..."

"I'm leaving."

Martina speaks: why does in-ho have to be the bad guy😣😣 how do i make him good bc I want redemption but how the hell do I do that

Also, father and daughter interaction.... 💔🥹

Next chapter will be cute 🫣😁
spoiler: theyre going on a date, where do we think theyre going?

I HOPE YOU LIKED THIS!!!!