5. Third door
I could hear the sound of rain.
Raindrops could be seen outside the restaurant window.
A few students stood by the window and spoke in amazement.
“It’s raining here too.”
“I have no idea where this place is.”
“Yes. There is a garden, but the end is blocked off… … .”
In the case of the Demon Realm, it was a place that existed in a different dimension from this world, but this educational institution where we were staying clearly existed in this world.
Instead, they just twisted the exit a little to prevent us from escaping.
Because of this, I could see the sun rising and setting, and I could also feel the effects of the rain.
From my perspective, it would be better if this place were part of the Demon Realm… … .
“Clothes?”
Tou was tilting his head and looking at me.
Then he pointed to my face and started soliciting customers by tapping the menu.
It probably means something like, ‘Your face is a mess right now.’
When I looked at my face reflected in the window, I saw that the dark circles under my eyes had disappeared.
He looked half dead, but there was nothing he could do.
Since long ago, I’ve been living like a delivery man on rainy days.
They say that many elderly people complain of pain when it rains, but strangely enough, I have become half-dead whenever it rains since I was little.
It feels like there’s a ton of rock on my shoulders.
I feel like I can’t breathe and someone is dragging me to the floor.
[The energy of water is increasing in the surroundings.]
[The energy of water overcomes Seo Kang-rim’s fate.]
[Ability values are reduced by 10%.]
As you might expect, the natural enemy of fire is water.
However, my physical condition worsened especially on rainy days.
Even though it is a fire attribute… … .
There are so many people in the world with fire attributes other than mine, so I don’t know why I’m the only one like this.
“Clothes?”
“Okay. I’m not hungry.”
“Oh oh… … .”
“Just give me the dry food and recovery medicine.”
I just grabbed my groceries and left the restaurant.
I ran into a few people on my way to the lobby, but the atmosphere was a bit different than usual.
Usually, he would often approach me and ask me to join him for parties, but today, he just gave me a nod.
It must be because the first person to conquer the Hwatang Room appeared a few days ago.
“How on earth did Mr. Cheon Gu-nam break that?”
“That’s right. And that too in one go… … .”
People’s attention was now focused on Cheon Gu-nam, not me.
I quite liked it.
I hated being swayed by people one way or another.
I also like hunting alone.
When I went to the lobby, it was crowded with people again today.
People who had been burned were seen huddled together in front of the Bibo Jangseung.
Now, it seemed that most people had cleared Dosan’s room and moved on to Hwatang’s room.
A party that seemed to have already been to the Demon Realm was taking a break and chatting.
“When on earth will the third room open?”
“I don’t know. They said they’d give additional notice when it opens… … .”
In front of the third door, there was a line of gold and amulets like a police line.
It was the first time I had seen a door blocked like this.
However, I could vaguely understand why the Fate Protectorate had made this decision.
The second door was attacked too quickly.
It is not always a good idea to just attack quickly.
The important thing is to develop your abilities sufficiently.
The third door leads to the actual demon realm.
The Fate Protectorate seemed to be giving people time to prepare for it.
Rather than clumsily entering the third room and dying, it’s better to level up here by catching fire frogs.
“I guess I’ll have to do more frog work.”
“Me too. Some people have already conquered the Hwatang room… … .”
Since there are a few people starting to invade Hwatang’s room, the third door will probably open soon.
For now, I decided to stay in Hwatang’s room today.
It was raining here, so I thought it would be better to stay in a hot spring full of the energy of fire.
“Mr. Seo Kang-rim. Good morning.”
Then an unlucky voice was heard.
When I looked back, Cheon Gu-nam was standing there.
After clearing the Hwatang room, Cheon Gu-nam seemed to be in a very good mood.
Even though I didn’t answer, he had a cheerful smile on his face.
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“I want to go to the third room quickly, but I wonder when it will open… … Seo Kang-rim, you should go to the third room too, right? Oh, you’re still in Hwa-tang’s room!”
It actually looked pitiful to see him snickering while giving the medicine.
He said this, tapping my shoulder with a kind expression on his face.
“You still haven’t found the crystal ice? Should I tell you how to do it?”
“No, it’s okay.”
When I rejected him outright, Cheon Gu-nam’s face distorted slightly.
Then, soon, his face turned into a mocking one.
“Well, okay. I don’t know when you’ll be able to beat it without a strategy guide, but… … .”
After saying that, Cheon Gu-nam quickly turned around and approached the others.
They were party members he often went to.
“Hello! Did you clear it?”
“No, not yet… … .”
“It’s a shame. But it’ll come out soon! Fighting!”
He cheered on the people and then disappeared towards the restaurant.
Unlike Cheon Gu-nam who was smiling brightly, the people left behind had expressions full of discontent.
“Is the strategy that Mr. Cheon Gu-nam told you correct?”
“I don’t know how many fireflies I’ve killed so far… … .”
“You weren’t lying, were you?”
Cheon Gu-nam taught some people how to conquer Hwa-tang’s room.
Among the fire frogs, there is a demon that randomly has crystal ice.
Of course, no matter how many fire frogs you kill, crystal ice will not come out.
Rather, it is a situation where people who were not close to Cheon Gu-nam are making moves.
Shin Soo-ah also succeeded in conquering, and Dokgo Jun was slower than in his previous life.
I was a bit curious to see how Dokgo Jun would react when he found out he was tricked.
In the meantime, a message arrived from Annabi.
[Annabi’s call has come in. Please gather alone by 6pm today.]
Finally, Annabi’s message arrived.
It seemed like the third door was opening today.
There were still four or five hours left until the meeting time.
There is enough time to conquer Hwatang’s room.
I took a moment to relax and opened the second door.
* * *
The sky outside the window was getting darker as the rain fell steadily.
It’s almost 6 o’clock already.
It was around that time that Seo Kang-rim came out after conquering Hwa-tang’s room.
When I came out to the lobby, I saw that people were already gathered there, waiting for Annabi’s announcement.
“Why did you call me again?”
“Will the third door open… …?”
People didn’t care whether Seo Kang-rim appeared or not.
If everyone knew that Seo Kang-rim had conquered the world in the shortest amount of time, they would all react differently.
A moment later, the grandfather clock in the lobby struck six o’clock.
Dang- dang- dang-
Before I knew it, Annabi had walked into the lobby without making a sound and stood in the center of the hall.
The people who had been wandering around on the first day were now looking at Annabi quite calmly.
Annabi bowed her head slightly in greeting and opened her mouth.
“Hello, I have called you here to make an announcement regarding the third door. First of all, from this time onwards, you will be permitted to enter the third door.”
As Annabi gestured, the golden rope burst into flames and soon turned to ash.
A voice continued from beyond the escape.
“And before we go in, I’ll show you the third room. The first and second rooms were a kind of training ground that the Fate Protection Bureau built for educational purposes.”
Annabi paused for a moment, then spoke in a stiff tone.
“However, from the third time onwards, you will enter the actual Demon Realm, not the training ground. It is a much more dangerous and harsh place, so be careful.”
I could feel people getting a little shaken by those words.
The training grounds were already tough enough, but the actual demon realm was even harder.
Annabi quietly added her explanation.
“But there is also a benefit. From the third door onwards, if you catch the devil, you can find a spirit jade in your mouth.”
Annabi took out a small jade from her pocket and showed it to me.
There were jade stones of various colors, such as green, red, and purple.
“When you first obtain this spirit jade, a shop window will open, and you can purchase items through the shop.”
Compared to Seo Kang-rim listening to the explanation indifferently, the people looked quite surprised.
Here and there, I could hear them whispering among themselves.
“Then can I buy a stronger weapon?”
“That’s usually the case in games… … .”
As the people murmured, Annabi clapped her hands lightly.
In an instant, the surroundings became quiet.
She coughed briefly and continued her explanation.
“Because we are connected by a real-life demonic realm, everyone will be operating in the same area. And the gods will be observing you.”
“Huh? Are you God?”
People looked puzzled by the somewhat difficult to understand words.
Annabi’s voice was calm, as if nothing had happened.
“If you hear the voice of God, do not respond first, but check the manual provided.”
“A manual?”
“Yes. It has instructions on how to deal with it. I recommend checking it out in advance.”
After saying something that seemed somewhat suspicious, Annabi bowed her head slightly.
“That’s all I can give you. Please don’t die.”
After she finished speaking, she took questions from a few people and then left.
People were quite perplexed by the advice to ‘not die’.
“A real demonic realm? Is a stronger demon coming out than the one we have now?”
“If there is no limit to the number of people, it would be better to gather as many people as possible and go… … .”
While there was murmuring here and there, one person stepped forward.
It was Dokgo Jun.
He opened the third door without hesitation and went in.
‘He’s still the same.’
In his past life, Dokgo Jun was always going his own way regardless of other people’s reactions.
Seo Kang-rim didn’t want to get involved with Dokgo Jun.
‘There’s a lot to do in the third room, so you definitely shouldn’t get involved with Dokgo Jun.’
Seo Kang-rim looked around and approached one person.
She was a woman of about twenty years old, with a somewhat childish look.
Since the last time we went hunting together in Dosan’s room, we’ve been talking to each other often.
As Seo Kang-rim approached, the other person smiled brightly and said.
“Oh, hello! Brother Kangrim!”
“Yeah. Um, so… …you were in winter?”
“Oh, no. I’m spring, and he’s winter.”
Yoon Bom said, pointing to the person standing behind her.
There stood a man who looked exactly like Yun Bom.
He had a small build and slender features, making him look like a woman.
Yoon Bom and Yoon Gyul are twin siblings.
Even though they are twins, it is easy for their appearances to differ because they are of different sexes, but the two of them were so different that they couldn’t tell the difference.
They had the same appearance and the same birthday, but their fortunes were different.
Iranian twins are of different sexes, so they are considered to have different fortunes.
In the case of identical twins, it is believed that they are born with the same horoscope, but even that is often interpreted differently depending on several methods.
The eldest child and younger sibling’s fortunes are interpreted by applying the opposite fortune, or the younger sibling’s birthday is interpreted by delaying the birth time by one year.
Even if you are born on the same day and at the same time, your fortune and fate can be different like this.
In the third room, Yoon Bom lives, and Yoon Gyul-woo seems to have died.
