Episode 177
“Look at this guy? “You’re going to endure this?”
Furbo looked slightly embarrassed.
On my own, I probably used too much force with the intention of crushing my shoulder, but I’m sorry, but I can’t even catch a single kobold with this level of strength.
“Try more strength.”
“You son of a bitch! “Because I want to lose!”
When I gently stimulated it, there was an immediate response.
The furry grips my shoulders even stronger.
The power that comes from its grasp. It’s not just about physical performance alone.
‘It’s similar to Mana, but slightly different.’
I feel some strange energy.
And this was a very strange thing.
Although I have experienced many worlds since coming to the tower, this is my first time feeling energy other than mana.
The power called Naegong in martial arts was essentially no different from the mana used in the tower, with only a different name.
The world in the novel was like that, and the common power that penetrated all dimensions, including the magical continent of Calia and the 27th floor ruled by the monarch, was ‘mana’.
But it seems like there is some other force there.
“Try to squeeze in some more strength. “Can I get the money I stole from you like this?”
“Youoooo! “I’ll kill you!”
Unknown energy pours out from the furry fingertips.
It’s been a while, but I think I can figure it out for sure.
‘This is not mana.’
Feels like Mana’s backwards compatibility.
I gently placed my hand on the back of the hairy boy’s hand and breathed mana into it.
The furry hand, which was the size of a pot lid, fell off my shoulder too easily.
– this… … what’s this!!
A cry of bewilderment echoes from the furry boy’s heart.
What this means is mana.
But this ignorant furry guy still didn’t understand the situation and started talking nonsense.
“You bastard! “It looks like you’re putting in some effort, but you could make some money if you sell it to a mercenary group!”
“Are you going to sell me?”
“okay! “They said you would pay off old man Dupont’s debt!”
What kind of logic is this?
But judging by the atmosphere, it wasn’t just a joke.
This furry bastard was planning to somehow tie me up with Dupont and sell me off.
There is literally no such thing as a lawless area with these guys running around in broad daylight, even in the downtown area of the village.
“The world view here is just five minutes old.”
“What bullshit is that!”
The world of the 28th floor. I can get a rough idea of what style this place called Dera Continent is like.
The debt of 140,000 SP that Dupont has to repay cannot be a legitimate debt.
“How much principal did old Dupont borrow?”
“50 SP.”
The hairy guy answered with a shameless expression.
An absurd calculation method that turns only 50 SP into 140,000 SP. I knew it would be like this.
“50 is bullshit! Hiccup! What I borrowed from the gambling house a month ago was 40 SP! Hiccup!”
Dupont, who was hiding under the table, shouted as if it were unfair.
From alcoholism to gambling.
This person is definitely not normal either.
“Hey old man! Whether you’re 50 or 40, wasting money is the same. If you use someone else’s money, you have to make up for it with your own body. “Am I wrong?”
Due to the hairy man’s threat, Dupont cowered under the table.
And then, right away, a fist as big as a furry pot lid flies in.
The direction of the fist’s trajectory is exactly where I am standing.
It was a surprise attack.
He must have known that I was not normal from the power struggle just now, so I guess he thought this was the best.
‘hmm… … .’
The guy’s fist was coming through the air, but compared to the hunters on the 27th floor, it was much slower.
So much so that it appears to be in slow motion.
The power felt was also poor.
My body passed right through his fist and immediately grabbed his wrist as he swung it. And then.
Bingle-
The hairy cat’s huge body made it spin around in the air.
Kwaaaaang-
Just like that, the furball was thrown to the floor without any help.
“Jeron!”
Jeron seemed to be the name of a hairy boy.
The two big men who came with the hairy boy immediately drew their swords.
It was that moment.
Bingle-
One of the furry companions spins once in the air.
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The axis of rotation is Shin Joo-ah’s delicate hands.
Kwaaaaang-
“I tried it once.”
“… … uh.”
In an instant, two people were lying on the floor, and the inside of the bar became chaos.
People suddenly flocked in and cheered at this wonderful spectacle.
The sound of vulgar laughter and whistling mixed together fills the bar.
It feels like an arena.
“You f*cking bitches!!”
The last guy’s adrenaline exploded, probably because he was intoxicated by the atmosphere.
He raised a long knife, screamed, and slashed my head with the force of splitting it in two.
Hwiik-
It’s also slow.
I lightly snuggled into his arms. And then.
Bingle-
An amusement park opened in a pub.
* * *
The quest to save Dupont is easily completed.
As a result, Shin Joo-ah and I ended up at Dupont’s house.
The problem was that Dupont fell asleep as soon as he arrived home.
Just a moment ago, he was in a situation where he was threatened by debt collectors, but he was a very comfortable old man.
It wasn’t a reliable style, but since the quest was created anyway, it was clear that there was room for something to progress.
“Shinju. What are you doing?”
In the kitchen, a pot begins to boil and a pungent smell begins to waft.
“I was boiling hangover soup.”
“Hangover soup? Could it be because of that old man?”
It was obviously a different ingredient from Earth’s, but the smell it gave off was plausible.
It feels nostalgic.
“I thought of my father. “It’s amazing to see him so festered like that.”
“father?”
As someone who grew up as an orphan, it was a name I had never heard before.
I don’t have any family to miss so much, even in this f*cking apocalypse.
I don’t know if this is good or bad.
“Actually, it’s more for me than for Dupont. “While making hangover soup like this, you can feel like you were together in the past.”
“Suddenly you feel like a person.”
“What does it mean?”
“If you look at the way he speaks, he just looks like an artificial intelligence bot.”
“What are you saying?”
“Okay, let me ask you one thing. Speaking of the power the hairy group used earlier, was there anything strange about it?”
“It didn’t seem like mana.”
“You felt it too.”
Shin Joo-ah’s feelings are trustworthy.
Does the power called Mana really not exist in this world, or is it a place where many different powers coexist?
I think we need to check this part.
“By the way, I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be disturbed right now. As I said… … .”
“uh. sorry. “I was oblivious.”
In short, it meant to turn off.
So that you can feel the atmosphere of the past alone while cooking.
So the place I moved to was Dupont’s study.
It bothers me that I came in without the owner’s permission, but since I am Dupont’s benefactor, I can be rude to him like this.
The wafting smell of books.
One wall was filled with all kinds of books.
The idea that someone who is an alcoholic and a gambler has a hobby of collecting books was a bit odd, but what was even more surprising was that all the books were organized quite neatly.
Dupont even seems to have classified books by category.
There were books on various myths, numerous history books, and even books that studied ancient characters.
‘That drunkard reads these books?’
It was then.
[The strategy book has been sent.]
[Find Dupont’s diary on the bookshelf.]
‘Are you asking me to find it and read it?’
The strategy book does everything.
Stealing someone else’s diary, what on earth is written there?
At that moment, Shin Joo-ah hurriedly approached me.
“I just received a revelation!”
It’s probably the same content as the strategy book I received.
The two of us quickly started looking through the bookshelf.
Finding the diary wasn’t that difficult.
The bookshelf was so neatly organized that it didn’t look out of place.
“here!”
I took out a notebook from the bookshelf.
“As expected, you found it first.”
“Because I’m lucky.”
We started going through the diaries.
Since the strategy book did not give specific instructions, we had no choice but to look closely.
In the end, it was only on the last page that we were able to find something meaningful.
“Today I think I came to a surprising conclusion.
Numerous questions surrounding the continent of Dera that remained unresolved throughout my life. I think I finally know the reason.
People may treat me like a drunk and a crazy person, but there is no other way to explain it other than this conclusion.
“This world is fake!”
The vast continent of Dera, the desolate sea surrounding the continent, the long history spanning thousands of years, all the people who have ever existed, and even me who is asking this question, may all be fake.”
This was Dupont’s most recent diary.
If it weren’t for the strategy book, I would have passed it off as bullshit.
This world is fake.
I looked through the first part of the diary again, but I couldn’t find the reason why Dupont had this thought.
“Shinju, what do you think?”
“I think it makes no sense, but this is a diary I found through revelation.”
She also thinks the same as me.
In the end, we have no choice but to wait until Dupont wakes up.
“Shinju, by the way.”
“yes.”
“The hangover soup is overflowing.”
“yes?”
As soon as I finish speaking, a hissing sound comes from the kitchen.
Shin Joo-ah ran away in a huff.
She was always calm even in the face of monsters, and I think this is my first time seeing her like this.
* * *
“oh my god!”
This was Dupont’s reaction when he tasted hangover soup for the first time in his life.
“Are you sure it doesn’t suit you?”
“That’s not right! It fits perfectly!”
Dupont started to scoop up the soup with a spoon.
Shin Joo-ah was the one who cooked, but it was me who looked happy.
They say you become a patriot when you go abroad, and it felt oddly good to see people from another dimension fascinated by Earth’s food.
Shin Joo-ah and I watched Dupont greedily devouring hangover soup for a moment.
“I feel like my hangover-stricken stomach is relieved right away! “I can have another drink right away!”
I thought it was a joke, but it was real.
“Before that, I have something to ask you.”
I immediately stopped Dupont who was trying to reach for the liquor bottle.
I came to this old man’s house because there was a story I needed to hear.
“Can’t we just have a drink and talk?”
“It’s not possible.”
I tightened my eyes and continued speaking.
“First, let’s ask the most important thing. “You claim there is a dragon. Where can I go to see it?”
“I thought you were just saying this, but do you really believe in the existence of dragons?”
“Isn’t it because you believe in it that you saved me to ask you that?”
“I guess that’s how the story goes. But if you hear my answer, I think you’ll think I’m crazy. “Kkkkkk.”
“I’ll make the decision, so just tell me the story first.”
“You can see dragons when you go to the continent of Dera. maybe.”
“Isn’t this the continent of Terah?”
“What I am talking about is the [real] continent of Terah. You have no idea what I’m talking about. “Kkkkkkk.”
These words may be in the same context as what Dupont wrote in his diary.
“So, this land we are stepping on is a fake Terah Continent?”
“I think so. For your information, I am completely fine right now. “After eating what that woman cooked, my head felt refreshed.”
“This is a fake world. “Let’s just believe it.”
“cancer. You have to believe it. what? “I thought you just said you believed it. Are you crazy?”
“Let’s talk about something even crazier than the already crazy one. Honestly, I was thinking that I might be a fake myself.”
Dupont’s eyes widen at my words.
He had a very interesting expression.
-Continued in Episode 178-
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