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EP.106 She's Different on the Inside and Outside?
The next morning.
Maranotica activated again this time.
At least it wasn't far, which was good.
I was going to go together with Ivy since we were in the same group, but.
"Uwaaaaang!"
Narin was crying a lot today.
Who knows what made her so upset. She kept flailing her arms and wouldn't leave Ivy's arms.
Ivy looked troubled.
"Aiyoo, why is Narin acting like this today? Haah."
"She can whine. She's still a baby after all."
"I can't go right now, what should we do?"
"I'll help too."
I stroked Narin's head.
Her hair felt soft and delicate.
But Ivy shook her head.
"No, husband should go ahead first. We can't have problems because we couldn't go when we needed to."
"Still."
"You call me the goddess of victory! I'm also the always victorious mom!"
"Kukuk, alright. I'll be back. Our daughter, don't trouble your mom too much!"
I stroked Narin's nose then left. To think I have to go alone.
Aigo, how deflating.
'I'll do it alone.'
The coordinates changed again.
This time it was quite far away.
'Ah, it was near Junggye-dong before but this is Wolgye-dong?'
Wolgye-dong or above Junggye could be dangerous.
It would be like that since we're facing off against Itcan Company after all.
I sighed and ran lightly.
Even just running lightly was already a transcendent speed.
It was running power like flying through the sky. Even my mood felt refreshing.
'If I use the Hero badge on top of this it'll be the peak!'
I ran straight ahead.
Streets came into view, crosswalks came into view, hills came into view too.
I ran like crazy under the clear sky. Of course I also passed by corpses that appeared occasionally while running.
Corpses of monsters, corpses of players.
They were clear devices showing that the current situation is an apocalypse.
I arrived at the destination.
It was a public health center near the ice rink in Wolgye.
'I didn't know there was a place like this.'
As I was about to enter, I felt presences around.
"Hey, wait!"
"Hm?"
I turned my head wondering what it was.
Three players armed with expensive-looking equipment appeared.
None of them looked happy.
They seemed ready to kill me right away if I moved carelessly.
One of them asked gruffly.
"What business do you have here?"
"Maranotica."
"Too bad but this is our territory so get lost."
"It's not like I came to terrorize. Let me use it for a bit."
"If you don't like it then die, you fucker."
They're picking a fight outright.
The three approached and blocked the way.
Alright, let's give them one more chance.
"Fine, how much do you want?"
"5 billion."
At this point they're asking for a fight.
I sighed then nodded.
"Okay, I'll pay."
"On top of that, hand over your women too."
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah, you fucker. You think we're a joke? Get lost if you don't like it."
I laughed. Alright, thank you.
I nodded.
The guys shared smiles as if things were going their way.
I took out my club from my ring.
"Then die."
Huuk, paang!
I emitted a shockwave as soon as I took out my club.
One of the three threw his body. A huge shield appeared.
"It's over if I block! Hahaha!"
"Yeah, it's over if I kill you."
I transformed.
[Heroes signal: Lightning!]
"Cast off! Change stream!"
I moved at transcendent speed and passed right through.
I just passed by once.
But the aftermath, the shockwave alone sent the guys flying.
I deactivated the transformation.
Behind me, body fragments torn into dozens of pieces fell along with items.
Aigo, what a waste of items.
I yawned as if bored and entered the public health center.
A dungeon appeared as soon as I entered.
'Alright, is this it?'
[Desolate Nuclear Hospital]
-Composition: Maze, 1 floor
-Difficulty: ★5
-Objective: Secure the truth
-Reward: 15000DP
※Main composition: ?
The dungeon information popped up. It was out of place.
Surely not?
I entered the dungeon half in doubt.
As soon as I went inside, a familiar scenery immediately came into view.
It was the interior of the nuclear hospital I often saw in passing.
I had already entered the hospital.
But as if it had become an apocalypse, blood was splattered here and there, or unknown gray lumps were stuck to the floor.
I turned around just in case.
I looked outside the hospital and was shocked.
'What, that's the way to our house? Huh?'
I quickly looked around.
It can't be, but it really was there.
It was already clearly written on the nameplate attached to the wall.
'Nuclear Hospital located in Gonghe-dong, right?'
I felt dizzy.
First question. Why did a place that exists in reality come out as a dungeon?
The nuclear hospital in reality right now is a very safe place.
Second question.
It would be good if it was just a dungeon, but is there a need for it to be this similar?
For now I decided to look around and explore as far as I could go.
Since finding something is the purpose of this dungeon.
My feelings were very strange as I looked around. Should I say unpleasant?
It felt like I came to a familiar house but the layout changed slightly without me knowing.
And I don't know the reason for that.
'Is this blocked?'
Tung, tung!
It was clearly a passable place, but I got bounced back when I tried to go.
It was blocked like a barrier.
I took out my sword to remove it but stopped.
This is a maze-type dungeon.
I should only go on open paths.
Going only on open paths like that, I kept going down underground.
It felt ominous but I decided to watch.
Let's find out what on earth they're trying to show.
The strange thing is it wasn't dark.
When I went all the way down, a place with an iron door closed appeared.
Ah, I already miss Ivy. It hasn't been long since we parted. Focus, focus.
I took out my club and lightly touched it with the end. There was no change.
I shrugged and grabbed the doorknob to open it.
Kkigeuk, kkihiik.
The door opened with a bizarre sound.
I stepped boldly inside.
As soon as I entered, I came into a pitch black space filled with total darkness.
It was too heterogeneous. I even felt a presence amid this.
'What is it?'
I waited for my eyes to get used to the darkness for a moment. But, a man's voice cracked with age was heard.
"What? If you're going to come in then come in? Are you the shy type?"
"Who are you? The boss?"
"Boss? I'm not familiar with the words you nose-bridge guys use. Ah, gabe, no. Coffee, I'm familiar with coffee!"
I wondered what this was about.
I went completely inside.
The door closed behind me.
Now all I could hear was the breathing of the person on the opposite side.
No, is it really a person?
'What kind of trick is this?'
Is it a trap by Celestial Horse Demon?
But what reason would that bastard have for doing this?
"Did you come looking for something? Will you help or interfere?"
"Huhu, why would I interfere? Well, when you're trying to do something important and get unexpected interference. It really feels shitty! I was like that too."
Is it a player?
Is it a scheme prepared by Celestial Horse Demon?
It was still unclear.
I decided to stay still on purpose. Hoping he would reveal information himself.
"Don't feel too unfamiliar. I don't know what you're looking for, but I have one thing to show you."
"One thing?"
Suddenly a white light burst out from the dark place.
I squinted as my vision brightened.
That light changed into various shapes like cubes and octahedrons, then solidified into a perfect sphere.
It spun round and round in the air like that. It was amazing.
Then it projected some scene like a hologram.
A huge being came to a planet like Earth and colored over it with crayons.
Then wrote something with a pencil, then took out a fork to stab and cut it up.
Then poured it into its big mouth.
What could it mean? Why are they showing this?
Soon the man's voice was heard.
"Are you confused? It's obviously Celestial Horse Demon."
"Is this Mara Power Yasu?"
"Ah, there's a name like that too."
"What are you in the first place? Why are you showing this? Are you Celestial Horse Demon's lackey or something?"
I asked provocatively on purpose.
The man was calm.
"Lackey? Takari? I don't know what that is but I'm not a minion. Rather the opposite."
He's saying he's not one himself.
I asked.
"Then?"
"Well, I'm a bit reluctant to reveal my name. I tried to kill the king I served."
"King? You mean Celestial Horse Demon?"
"No, it's a problem from before that. That king was just an incompetent king who liked coffee and had desires beyond his abilities. He was the king of a ruined country."
It seemed like something was about to come to mind.
There was such a person in Korean history. He was a laughingstock to the end.
But the man's next words cut off my imagination.
"I did something called a game by Celestial Horse Demon, and won in the end."
"...Wait, you're the winner? Then you must have made a wish?"
"A wish? Right, I had the qualification to make one."
His words are strange.
He had the qualification?
"What, why are you talking like you didn't make one?"
"I actually couldn't make one. I was betrayed before that."
The atmosphere seemed to sink.
I asked as if drawn in.
"What exactly do you mean?"
"After I won, Celestial Horse Demon asked if I would come under him. I refused of course."
"Why?"
"The world was shitty enough, let alone the state of the country. I was originally going to die. I won by chance."
I laughed hollowly. To think such a guy was the winner. No, actually anyone can win, in fact.
"You're crazy."
"Yeah, you have to be crazy to live in these times. But to come under some unknown bastard? It's torture."
"Did you refuse?"
"Yeah. And that bastard put me in a state of being dead but not dead. In that state, I was buried in an endless underground until I met you."
It was hard to understand what he meant.
I'm not that stupid. What is this guy talking about now.
And is that the truth?
Suddenly, I felt like I understood but my head seemed to reject it.
It was really strange.
"What, is this dungeon the world you lived in?"
"Do you have a problem with that? Stranger, this is Gyeongseong."
"Crazy. It really was another world or parallel world?"
But there wouldn't be a nuclear hospital at the point when Seoul was called Gyeongseong?
No. I thought wrong.
Only that guy calls Seoul Gyeongseong.
Only that guy was buried here with time stopped.
The world would have developed after that. For some unknown reason.
They must have implemented just that place torn off as a dungeon.
Then it makes sense.
The man inhaled after pondering.
"Remember this. Celestial Horse Demon keeps promises. But he fulfills those promises in distorted ways."
"Like a monkey's paw?"
"There are two choices. Overthrow, or submit. Please don't end up like me."
"Oh, wait, hey!"
[Objective cleared!]
[Exiting!]
I cleared the dungeon.
I returned to the entrance of the public health center.
What did I just see?
'One thing is certain. Celestial Horse Demon, she's completely different on the inside and outside?'
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