Uijae waved his hand in front of Nam Woojin's face and realized his hand had passed through him. He stepped back slowly, an uneasy feeling gnawing at him. *I need to figure out whatâs going on here.*
He tested the ground beneath his feet, remembering that he had been able to touch Sayoung earlier. It seemed like he could still interact with some objects. He called out to Sayoung, "Hey, let me test something real quick."
âWhat now?â Sayoung snapped, his voice louder than usual. Nam Woojin tilted his head in confusion, clearly unable to hear Uijae. Sayoung shot Uijae a warning look, telling him not to make any rash moves. Uijae raised his hands in surrender and pointed to the nearby bookshelves.
âI just want to see if I can touch things here. Iâll stay where you can see me.â
Sayoung sighed and turned his gaze away, allowing Uijae to go ahead. Uijae pulled out one of the books. To his relief, he could touch it. But when he flipped it open, the pages were completely blank.
â...Nothing,â Uijae muttered under his breath. He pulled out another book and flipped through itâstill blank. After a few more tries, he was surrounded by a pile of empty books. *Itâs like a stationery shop filled with blank notebooks,* he thought.
Carrying a few of the blank books, Uijae returned to Sayoung and Nam Woojin, who were in the middle of a conversation.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
"...Thereâs far too much information about the system to cover it all in one night," Nam Woojin said. "You need to narrow down the scope."