Episode 53
belt ring.
– Sleep mode has ended.
“..pa, brother!”
Huck, I opened my eyes with a gasp.
The first thing that caught my eye was not the ceiling of the gosiwon, but Ha-yeon’s face.
Oh right. I came home yesterday
“Did you have a nightmare?”
“huh?”
“I was screaming earlier. You sweat a lot.”
I?
I realized before I even asked. Her whole body was drenched in sweat, and her throat tingled as if she had swallowed sand.
‘Why is my body like this?’
The system I have doesn’t only apply when I’m awake. The sleep mode had the effect of getting a good night’s sleep and raising the condition to the best level at the same time.
A situation like this has never happened in Moorim or even after synchronization.
Besides, it’s a nightmare.
‘What was the dream about?’
However, only my head was pounding, and I couldn’t remember the contents of the dream.
Ha-yeon asked me in a worried voice.
“Is something bad happening these days?”
“Nothing like that.”
“Tell me if you have. Don’t suffer alone.”
“Yes, sister.”
“It’s no joke.”
A small fist hits the chest.
At Ha-yeon’s serious expression, I just scratched my chin, unable to say anything.
“Really not? Trouble or hard work.”
“Because there is none.”
It’s a lie. It was 7 years ago and will be 7 years from now. There were days I cried alone in my room, and there were days I forgot while drinking alcohol with Jinho hyung.
‘That’s enough.’
There are things I cannot say to my mother, who worked until her knee cartilage wore out while raising two young siblings, and her sister, who is now in her senior year of high school preparing for the college entrance exam.
To endure and overcome alone. got used to it now
I smiled and pretended nothing was wrong.
“Now there is only one thing left to do in life, so what are you worried about? Oh, there is one. How should I spend my money in the future?
What?”
“The bluff.”
The atmosphere lightened slightly. I deliberately crumpled my face.
“Bluff? Don’t you remember yesterday? Show me the bundle of money again?”
“I admit that. I have no luck, but I have nothing to say.”
“Now I have reached the top of my 27-year life graph. There’s nothing special, so you study hard.”
“My grade is 0.1 percent nationwide? Don’t worry, you’re doing well enough.”
Ha-yeon pouted and tried to leave the room, but stopped and turned around again.
“Brother, by the way.”
“huh?”
“Who is Qin Weiqing?”
“… … what?”
The name of a person who appeared at an unexpected timing.
The body stiffened.
crunchy
I took a bite of freshly made bachelor kimchi and asked. It was my mother’s food that I wanted to eat so much, but I could barely taste it.
It was because of the conversation I had with Ha-yeon just before.
‘Where did you hear that name?’
‘To my brother. He kept calling me that name while sleeping.’
And one last word.
‘Anybody you know? They must be close enough to appear in dreams.’
I couldn’t answer that question. This is because neither Moorim nor reality could find the answer. No, she had no reason to look any further. I’m back in reality, and Jinwijing is in Wulin.
‘But why did Qin Wei-gyeong suddenly dream… …
My head was complicated. Is it because of the aftereffects in Moorim? PTSD. The term post-traumatic stress disorder also came to mind.
‘driving me crazy.’
It seems that my expression has hardened without even realizing it. my mother asked indirectly.
“Have you no appetite? I made something you like.”
“Oh, no. When did you make kimchi? Soybean paste stew is also very good.”
I hurriedly made excuses and took the spoon.
After a long time, the family of three gathered at one table. We cannot spoil this precious moment.
‘It won’t be a big deal. It won’t be a big deal.’
slurp
Nevertheless, the savory soybean paste stew had a slight bitter taste.
A corner of my heart that was uncomfortable quickly returned to normal.
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Laughing and chatting with family all day long. After a good nap, it was evening. It’s time to go back.
“Wait a few more days. I was going to incubate tomorrow.”
“Our Ms. Kim is starting again. Do you know how to eat suyuk too?”
Ha-yeon muttered at her mother’s words, dripping with regret.
“I’m sending you lots of side dishes, so what are you so worried about? With that much, I can open a side dish shop.”
“… … That’s right.”
In front of the front door, the shopping bags mom had prepared were full of side dishes. This is also a point of agreement reached after barely persuading.
There’s nowhere to put it.’
If you put a refrigerator in a 3-pyeong gosiwon room, you would have no place to step. No, there is no place to put it.
Because I already have a capsule the size of a refrigerator
‘Should I move soon?’
It was the moment when I put the backpack I had packed last night on my shoulder.
«..T
What is so heavy? All I put in is at most the few clothes I bought yesterday.
When I put down my backpack out of curiosity, it was my family who became desperate.
“Son, are you busy from tomorrow? Hurry up, take a shower, and get some sleep.”
“… … You said you would wait a few more days before leaving?”
“Brother, it will be late for tea time.”
“Are you going to take a taxi?”
“Night surcharge. There is a surcharge for the night.”
I got a rough idea at this point.
“When did you put it in?”
“What, what?”
“money.”
The expression is the answer. I sighed.
“I told you. Keep it and use it when you need it.”
“I make a lot of money. I will continue to do so.”
A mix of facts and lies.
The average annual salary of a C-class hunter is 500 million won.
I met a generous employer named Choi and received an unexpectedly large amount as a bonus, but if the system disappears, everything will disappear.
So I wanted to give more to my family… … .
“It’s the money you risked your life to earn. write for you huh?
“mom.”
“son.”
The next moment, I was speechless at my mother’s quiet words.
“Don’t overdo it. don’t get hurt That’s all you need for your mother.”
what more do i have to say
After a while, I stepped out into the damp air of a summer night.
With a shopping bag full of side dishes and a backpack full of money.
Boo.
On the taxi ride back to the gosiwon, I thought of my mother’s last words and the warmth.
‘Survive, run away without looking back. That’s your job.’
Someone’s voice in the memory that is getting blurry.
Chow ah-
Blood welled up. Not the green blood of monsters, but the red blood of humans. Feeling the burning pain in his thigh, he thrust his spear into the Lizardman Chief’s chest.
“Kei… … belt ring.
– Killed [Lv.50 Lizardman Chief]!
–
You earned experience points!
gate clear. A magic field was created on top of the dead Lizardman chief’s corpse.
It was at that time that Team Leader Choi took his back from the tree.
“third time.”
“yes?”
“This is the number of times Jin Tae-kyung was injured today.”
Hard, long fingers pointed all over my body.
The nape and arm that had already been treated with the potion, and the thigh that was still bleeding.
“are you okay. It’s just a brush, so a low-level potion is enough… …
“It’s not okay.”
He cuts off his words in a firm tone.
Team leader Choi usually has a confused look on his face, but this time something was different.
What’s certain is that the emotion that comes out of that expression isn’t just worry.
“I haven’t had a single injury in the past week. We deal with the same gate and the same monster, but if this is the case, there is only one reason.”
His transparent eyes turned to me.
“Jin Tae-kyung. Any problem?”
One or two days, Saho
Time passed, but the situation did not improve. Eventually, on the fourth day, he was wounded in five places.
‘It’s not possible as it is now. Go to work.’
On the way to the gosiwon, leaving behind the words of team leader Choi, my head was complicated.
‘what is the problem?’
everything was going well The system hasn’t disappeared, and I have 300 million worth of money deposited in the bank in my account. Now, as a C-class hunter, there is only one thing left to do… … .
‘Damn it.’
It was from then. After my first night at home, I started having nightmares.
The scene in the nightmare became more and more clear, and when the dream ended, I woke up drenched in sweat. Even if you raise your body condition with luck, only mistakes increase because your mind is unstable.
‘It would be difficult at this rate.’
The body is in reality, but the mind is still caught in Moorim. I arrived at the kosiwon room wondering if I should take a psychiatric class.
Click.
“Oh, are you here?”
The greeting is so natural that it’s to the point of confusion.
I asked with a puzzled face.
“What are you doing?”
Jinho hyung answered.
“Disassembly and assembly.”
The sight of him sitting in front of a capsule holding a screwdriver makes his eyes turn yellow.
Could this human be… … .
“it’s crazy? Move!”
“Hey, hey. You have to listen to Korean until the end.”
Jinho hyung hurriedly waved his hand.
“We haven’t even started yet.”
“what?”
“It’s true that I just came in.”
Looking at her expression, it doesn’t look like she’s lying. I let out a sigh of relief when I checked the intact capsule.
“Whoa.”
At my reaction, Jinho-hyung asked with a puzzled face.
“Why are you making such a fuss over a junk capsule that doesn’t even work? When do you throw it away like baggage?”
“It was then.”
There is no way that Jinho hyung knows anything about synchronization. What meaning does that unknown object, which to him look like an old capsule, mean to me?
“Anyway, don’t touch me. Okay?”
“It’s very tempting to beat me to death.”
“I will tear you to death.”
Ignoring Jinho hyung’s absurd face, I lay down on the bed.
It feels like all the energy in my body has been drained from a brief happening.
“What’s wrong?”
Ripe Mousse”
“The complaints are not a joke because of you these days.
Today, I managed to appease the man in the next room who was making a fuss and sent it off.”
I can guess why.
Jinho hyung continued to talk while taking care of the tools he had spread out on the floor.
“They say I’m going crazy because I’ve been moaning all night. Oh, and who is Qin Weiqing?”
came out again that name.
I buried my face in the pillow.
“Just call her girlfriend.”
In an instant, I could see his hand holding the monkey wrench trembling.
“Do you have a girlfriend? Such a traitor bastard.”
“Pretty? how old? Show me the picture.”
That man is thirty I can’t help but lament.
“But the name is a bit exotic. Are you Korean? Or Chinese?”
“… … chinese.”
It’s not wrong, what.
“This bastard is already playing globally because he has become a c-class hunter. Anyway, let me introduce you to the girls. i like china Nihaoma.
Woah, what else was there?”
“Nissi Palom.”
“Sick. The tone and pronunciation were all wrong.
So will you fill 100 days? Try it. Don’t be your pickpocketer.”
“Nissi Palom.”
“again. Don’t be your pickpocketer.”
“Nissi Palom.”
“… … Isn’t this kid?”
I pointed to the door, ignoring Jin-ho, who was furious at this new realization.
“get out.”
Please let’s have some alone time.
In the quiet room, I got up from the bed, approached the capsule, and tapped on the old, dirty surface of the capsule.
“What are you doing?”
Naturally, no answer came back.
I was looking forward to it, but it’s a pity.
‘The system is also a yard synchronized with reality, but the machine can speak.’
In fact, it is questionable whether it is a real machine.
It’s been a long time since reality became fantasy, but isn’t this a new genre?
If I were to write my current situation as a novel, how should I choose the genre?
fantasy? game novel? or neither.
Dimension shift?’
Puch. A whistle of wind flowed out. Dimensional shift, I’m getting crazy. There’s no way that would be possible.
Could it be… … .
I woke up as if I had been covered with ice water.
‘… … It’s possible.’
Dimensional shifting existed in the past and remains in the present.
The invasion of the demon king Asmodeus and the gate are proof of that.
We only come and go from reality through the gate, but decades ago, an army of monsters came over to Earth from another dimension through it.
‘Devil World.’
land of evil. home of monsters. Demon King’s estate.
An unknown dimension that no human being has ever set foot on, and which cannot be glimpsed.
Humanity has defined it that way.
But if this capsule in front of you is a kind of gate to another dimension, if Moorim is another unknown dimension… … .
‘Moorim is another reality.’
everything I saw and experienced there.
water, soil and wind. and even people.
‘It wasn’t an NPC.’
I looked at my bewildered face reflected on the faded surface of the capsule.
for a long time after that.