I haven't seen season 3!! If the order of events is wrong, I apologize!

Cho Hyun-ju silently watched you eat, the tension in the room making the atmosphere darker. Gi-hun, player 456 had just killed himself and taken several players with him, leaving only you, player 021, Jun-hee's baby, who is the new player 222, and Hyun-ju, player 120 alive. You two don't know why he did it, he had a knife and could have killed all three of you, but he chose that the end should be yours.

Now dinner was finally served before the last and sixth game, which you still don't know what it is, but from what Gi-hun said before he died, it involved killing each other. You and Hyun-ju didn't intend to kill each other, much less the baby. You were friends and Hyun-ju had already developed a platonic or even maternal love for Jun-hee's baby. Plus, ever since the second game, when you joined her team, Hyun-ju felt something more for you. A feeling that could perhaps be love or just attraction.

Whatever. Hyun-ju was already planning how to get out of that place with you and the baby together. "Clause three of the consent", or something like that. Since it was just you, Hyun-ju, and the baby left, you could vote to stay or leave. Hyun-ju knew you wanted out of that game and would vote to leave, as would she. The baby's vote would be nullified and that was it! You'd be free from that hellish game and would split the money. Of course there's the issue of custody of 222's baby who didn't even have a name yet, but Hyun-ju and you would find a way.

As you ate, seemingly lost in thought, Hyun-ju's eyes were fixed on you. She admired every detail, from your eyes to your mouth. Plus, you looked stunning in the tuxedo the guards gave you and her to wear, since finalists are required to wear it as a symbol of wealth. Rich people wear texudo. Of course, Hyun-ju prefers to wear dresses, but only at home, as she doesn't yet feel comfortable being "feminine" on the streets because she hasn't fully completed her transition. Either way, she looks elegant and attractive wearing the texudo, especially with her hair tied up.

But let's face it, she looks beautiful with or without her hair tied up (and in the texudo).

Hyun-ju only reacted when she saw a guard "○" arrive and breastfeed Jun-hee's baby with a bottle, while the baby was in a small bed, although it was not a crib. Hyun-ju sighed in relief and finally decided to touch the food, as she had promised herself that she wouldn't eat until the baby was breastfed; whose birth she helped and protected the mother. In fact, she was the second person besides Geum-ja to pick up the baby and immediately felt that she had to protect that pure being from the evil of these games, from the people in them. And Hyun-ju did. She kept her promise.

She moved her fork through the dinner, which was made up of fancy and delicious food, as it was a feast, even though it was for the two of you. She looked at you again, taking in your features and how tense you looked. To tell the truth, Hyun-ju was a little hesitant too, but she was sure her plan would work.

“Don’t be so thoughtful or so tense.” – Hyun-ju said as she separated the chicken using the fork and knife, taking you out of your thoughts. – “I have a tactic for the next game. The three of us will get out of here alive. I promise!” – She says in a confident, protective and comforting tone, putting down the knife to place a hand over yours on the table. – “Do you trust me, angel?”

Because darling, she was your only way out.