i love you | treasure 13th member [1]

★ treasure map - ep.thirty-one

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italic words in speech / dialogues - in japanese

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Park Eunbyul joined the Blue Team as Jihoon gathered them for a team meeting, seriously discussing plans as if their lives depended on the game. She had a shocked look on her face, impressed that the leader was serious about the game.

The third round began, and immediately everyone dispersed to the floors, on the hunt for gold (silver and bronze) coins. Jihoon kept everyone close, and with the way Yedam wanted to go rogue, it was obvious he was an X-Men.

"Another reminder, guys!" The staff called out as they stopped on the second floor. "Other than the True Men and X-Men, we also have a Triple X. They will leave some sort of mark on you, but it will not affect your performance. However, if you catch the Triple X, you can immediately get 20 coins."

Eunbyul smiled fearfully, knowing the staff had given a good prize to motivate the boys to find out the Triple X. "Wah! That's an easy grab if we can find out who that is," Eunbyul exclaimed, playing along with the other shocked boys. "I'll keep an eye on Yedam oppa," she offered, getting off the second floor.

"Okay, we'll be up. Just call me if you need me," Jihoon stated, ruffling the younger's hair before he sent her off, the older boys giving her a small wave as the doors closed.

As soon as she came on the second floor, the staff discreetly signed to her, gesturing her to go to the room. She furrowed her brows in confusion, taking off speedily before anyone could realise her disappearance and suspect her. She made her way to the room, entering it quickly and closing the door behind her.

"Yes?"

"Give your white stickers and take these instead." The staff held out a diamond sticker sheet, each sticker the size of her fingernail.

"Is that all?" She asked, handing over the white stickers and taking the diamond stickers instead. As the staff shook her head, signaling 'no', Eunbyul took the stairs, rushing to the third floor, quickly planting herself near the lounge, pretending to find gold coins.

"Why are you panting so much, Hoshi?" Haruto inquired, raising his brow as he looked at the younger.

"Because unlike you, I want our team to win, so I am working extra hard." The lie effortlessly left her tongue, and she grinned as she dodged the 'whack' Haruto was going to give her.

While their interaction, Eunbyul spotted a bronze coin, discreetly grabbing it and turning the other way, already jogging back to the elevator. Running back and forth was tiring, and Eunbyul wasn't sure whether her heart was pounding because of the adrenaline or because she was running everywhere.

Pulling out a Bang Yedam card and two minutes card, Eunbyul crouched in the hall's corner, taking a slight break before she ran after Yedam, engaging him in a fake conversation. She quietly placed the sticker on his mic pack, patting his back in encouragement as she ran towards Jihoon.

"Oppa," she called out, handing over the three gold coins she had found. "Yedam is pretty suspicious," she stated, holding her breath difficulty as she tried to look like she didn't just do a triathlon.

It wasn't long before everything went downhill. Yedam and Jaehyuk were revealed to be two of the four X-Men, thanks to them playfully ganging up on Asahi. And Eunbyul simply chilled, already having found eight bronze coins and placing them on eight different members. As the chaos unfolded, Eunbyul casually passed by, walking towards Jeongwoo when he gestured her to come.

"Here." He held out his chopsticks, feeding the youngest a bite of ramen, which she gratefully ate. "Stay." Jeongwoo chuckled, pulling on her hands as she turned away, making her sit next to him as he fed her more.

Eunbyul laughed at his generosity. "I have a game to play, you know? My members are practically dying." She took another bite, patting his head before she ran away to find the remaining members of her team.

It was practically over by the time Eunbyul found her team members, pouting cutely as they asked her where she was the whole time. With the remains of the spicy ramen still on her lips — and Jihoon seeing Jeongwoo feed her from the top — she could prove her innocence, easily passing over their suspicions.

The X-Men were revealed in the practice room to be; Junkyu, Yedam, Mashiho and Jaehyuk. Everyone was shocked about Mashiho, since Asahi had trusted him completely, and everyone believed Asahi's words.

"Wait, the Triple X!" Doyoung exclaimed, remembering the new catch they got. "Who's the Triple X?"

"We totally forgot about that!" Yoshi added, running his fingers through his hair.

The staff kept a moment of silence to build up the tension before they answered. "The Triple X is Eunbyul. She left her mark on 8 of you, which means she won the game."

Eunbyul laughed as she clapped her hands, bowing politely as she accepted the gift voucher the staff handed her for completing her side of the mission. Pulling a Yoshi, she planned to share the money with her members, promising to buy them a meal with the coupons.

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