Episode 18 Trauma penalty. (3)
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[The target is Hunter Kim Gongja. There is only 1 person.]
[Measuring clear reward…Measurement complete.]
[Reward will be given 24 hours later, upon entering the 11th floor.]
Clear the boss stage.
A feat no one has yet accomplished. I achieved it, not someone else. I am not registered in the rankings and I do not have a nickname yet.
If this fact were to become known, the world would be turned upside down.
“ha.”
But I didn’t feel comfortable. Would you say that your heart is filled with half joy and half sadness? Like a lonely poet, I wandered around the ruins that were nothing but ashes.
-hey. Why do you look like you chewed shit? I heard you cleared the hidden stage. I’ve conquered hidden stages a handful of times in my life. The compensation is probably good.
“A psychopath like you doesn’t know why I’m depressed. “Because there is no human heart.”
-hmm. Now I see that he is not chewing poop, but pooping.
“······.”
It was amazing. With Bae Hu-ryeong’s words just now, the gloom seemed to have disappeared. okay. It’s impossible for me to be sentimental while living with this idiot.
“···I just thought that the world was a bit of a mess.”
-huh?
“You just saw it on the boss stage. “It doesn’t really matter whether crazy things happen in our world or in another world.”
-but.
Bae Hu-ryeong nodded.
-I guess it’s like that wherever people live.
We stood in silence for a while. It was a silence that made time disappear. Bae Hu-ryeong looked at the remains of the mansion with me and said, “Ugh!” I trembled.
-done. it’s okay. Ugh. This is not right for me! More than that, Gongja Kim, you were amazing just now!
“yes?”
-Finding your own way to attack the boss. It was awesome. I’ll praise you!
I frowned. This may be an honest compliment to others, but it gave me goosebumps.
“…Why is it a compliment that makes people unfamiliar?”
-men and horses. If there is something that needs to be praised, praise it too. This time, you overcame the difficulties with your skills, not luck. My Confucius is my partner and we should be happy together when something happy happens. Isn’t that right?
I narrowed my eyebrows even further.
“It’s suspicious…?”
-no way. What is suspicious? Well done, Gongja Kim! Awesome, Gongja Kim! When the 11th floor opens like this, let’s run straight and eat it from 1st place in the rankings! What if other people criticize me for being a fraud? If they feel unfair, they use their fraud skills!
Bae Hu-ryeong smiled refreshingly. what? Why is this guy suddenly acting like this? Unless the sun rises in the west tomorrow or the tower falls, Bae Hu-ryeong can’t be like this.
It was that time.
[Notify everyone.]
[Today, the 10th floor stage was cleared.]
voice.
[Notify everyone again.]
It wasn’t just me who could hear it.
The voice echoed, filling the sky.
[Today.]
[The 10th floor stage has been cleared.]
A congratulatory gun announcing the opening of a new era.
[24 hours from now, the 11th floor stage will open.]
Piyuuuuung…!
Something exploded in the sky. It was a fireworks display. First, purple fireworks exploded, and soon dozens of colors, including red, blue, and yellow, and thousands of stems of fireworks bloomed brilliantly.
“ah···.”
I looked up at the sky blankly. The fireworks in the sky did not disappear even after they exploded. It moved on its own. Each flame twisted like an Imoogi, slowly taking shape.
[24:00:00]
It was in the shape of a clock.
[23:59:59]
And the clock in the sky started moving.
“······.”
I looked up at the sky alongside Bae Hu-ryeong.
Bae Hu-ryeong suddenly muttered.
-The main story has finally begun.
I nodded.
“Iknow, right.”
-I’ve seen the same fireworks show before.
“This is my second time seeing it. but.”
I clenched my fists.
“But, the old me was at the bar on the first floor at this time. I was a mere spectator. I was confused for a while because I didn’t know what was happening. In the end, I missed the opportunity and stayed as an F-level hunter for the rest of my life… shit. “Even thinking about it again, I was stupid.”
-Giggles.
Bae Hu-ryeong laughed.
-okay. How do you feel about being promoted from extra to main character?
I didn’t answer right away. Instead, I took out my smartphone.
The purpose was to see how the community related to the hunter industry was responding.
-what? What are fireworks?
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-There are fireworks going on on the first floor now. Is this only on the first floor?
-I’m in the hunting ground on the 3rd floor, and the fireworks show is in full swing here too.
just as expected.
The midday fireworks were setting the whole community on fire.
-The person whose voice I just heard.
-I heard that the 10th floor was cleared. Is this true?
-You cleared the 10th floor in the Black Dragon Guild?
-There was no notice. What’s going on?
Post.
-The next strategy announced by the management will be in two weeks.
-Definitely not a black dragon! All Black Dragon executives are now at the intersection cafe in front of Babylon Bank on the first floor. Evidence photo attached.
-Who cleared it?
Another post.
-[Breaking News] Clear the 10th floor!
-The guild that completed the clear has not been revealed yet.
-[Breaking News] Black Dragon, no clear declaration.
Dozens of posts poured in every second. It wasn’t just one place. It was no different in any hunter community, and this fire soon spread to other communities.
Media outlets operating in Babylon hastily released one-line breaking news, and the gossip became firewood and set the community on fire.
-If they’re not black dragons, what kind of people are they?
-I was praying in the pantheon right now, and I saw the Inquisitor suddenly gathering priests. There was chaos. It seems like they are not the ones who cleared the pantheon.
-right! It’s a swordsman!
-Geomseong cleared it alone. One hundred percent.
-Ah, if you are a sword saint, you can do that.
The fires that spread in the community initially burned separately. In some places, the Pantheon Guild was pushed. In some other places, Geomseong was pointed out. Count, Serpent, Paladin, etc. The names of the hunters who reigned supreme in the rankings were all mentioned at least once.
but···.
-What are you talking about. Geomseong is drinking milk at the bar right now?
-It’s not a swordsman. I attach photo evidence.
-Doxa is teaching guild students at the dojo.
-What are you talking about?
-Works as a paladin in Babylon Square.
-I asked directly. Geomseong says he didn’t do it?
-wait for a sec. It doesn’t make sense in common sense.
-I am a commercial executive. I can’t reveal my real name or second name, but it’s not a joke.
-Why isn’t a single guild declaring clear?
-What is it?
The fires of the community, which had been burning separately, soon came together as one.
One big question.
-Then who is it?
-No one knows who cleared it now?
-Who is the hunter who conquered the 10th floor?
-whoever···.
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Take off.
I turned off the smartphone screen.
And I decided to answer the question Bae Hu-ryeong asked earlier.
“How are you feeling now?”
Suddenly.
The corners of my mouth were smiling.
“Honestly, it’s killing me.”
It was a feeling I had felt for the first time in my life. But even if I didn’t learn it from anyone, I knew what this feeling was. I was instinctively convinced.
I felt like I had just reached the top.
“It feels like I have the world.”
-right?
Bae Hu-ryeong grinned.
-Of course, it’s just an illusion now. Because you don’t have the whole world, at most you only conquered the 10th floor. However, it is not 100% an illusion. Gongja Kim. You are closer to the top than anyone else in your world right now.
“i know.”
I looked away.
“Now the only way left is to really reach the top.”
Stone stairs that must be passed to challenge the Inferno Mansion. I saw one person running up the stairs.
It was the manager who lied to me by saying I had an incurable disease.
“Ugh, huh…! Huh. Hunter, sir…!”
The manager was drenched in sweat. It seemed like she ran in quite a hurry. He stopped in front of me and gasped.
“Just… that. “Ho, did Hunter do it?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Si, clear the tenth floor!”
the manager shouted.
“I’m in charge today… The only person who attempted the 10th floor today was Hunter, so… Well, there’s a mess right now. The management bureau keeps calling me asking what happened…!”
“hmm.”
I glanced at the manager. Weeing. Weeeeing. Even while talking to me, the manager’s pants pockets were constantly shaking. Maybe it’s a phone call. As he revealed, it seemed like there was currently chaos in the tower.
I smiled.
“What if you really cleared it?”
“yes?”
“I asked what you would do if you were really a hunter who cleared the 10th floor.”
“Yeah, that’s it…”
The manager looked embarrassed.
“I wasn’t able to check Hunter’s ID, so check it now.”
“Hey. Manager. What you say is strange. It’s honestly not true that we didn’t inspect it. “I hope you get 100 gold from me.”
“Well, that’s…”
“You are having a really hard time working.”
Tuk.
I gently tapped the manager on the shoulder. The manager looked at me with a puzzled look on his face. I passed him and leisurely went down the stone steps.
A desperate cry came from behind me.
“Now, just wait a moment! Hunter! Even if it’s just tinnitus, it’s okay! Please let me know at least the name of the tinnitus and go! Otherwise, I will be beaten by the management bureau seniors!”
I answered without looking back.
“I don’t have tinnitus.”
“······.”
“Thank you for your hard work. Oh, don’t chase me. “That’s when you really run away.”
Fortunately, the manager did not chase me. Even if I was chased after just one time, there was no problem. That person was very tired from climbing the stairs, so I was able to easily defeat him.
-hey. His expression is a sight to behold. It’s like you’ve seen a ghost.
Bae Hu-ryeong looked back alone and chuckled.
-Anyway, good job. The original value of the name is raised that way. cancer. Hide who you are and let others find you. Even if you don’t teach me, I can figure it out…
“Geomje nobleman.”
-uh? why?
I stood in front of the transmission box installed at the entrance on the 10th floor.
“I realized.”
-What did you realize?
“I suddenly realized why you praised me.”
I said as I reserved a transfer to the first floor.
“bet.”
Bae Hu-ryeong paused.
“I remembered. You promised to call me [Confucius] if you beat the boss within 2 coins, right? Wow, what can I do with this? I actually broke through the 10th floor in just 2 coins. “Our Sword Emperor is in big trouble.”
-hey. Confucius… we are still partners… Isn’t that a bit much?
Bae Hu-ryeong cried and begged.
-lets think. A partner is a term that refers to a relationship of equals. You and me. equal relationship. Those who conquered the 99th floor and those who will challenge the 100th floor in the future. Hey partner! friend! How wonderful and beautiful!
I smiled brightly.
“That’s it. “When speaking to me from now on, please call me Confucius.”
-······.
“forever.”
It was the moment when Bae Hu-ryeong’s expression fell into despair.
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