Episode 92
“Multi-person admission ticket?”
Huh. The tiger has a cigarette in its mouth.
He had a slightly tired expression. Even the regressor who had rolled around like a log was equally embarrassed.
“Is that… possible? I think the scope of influence of a saint is limited to its own incarnation. That’s the rule of Babel.”
Babel is a bridge between the stars and humans, and at the same time, a filter. For example, it is a control tower that filters the world server appropriately so that it does not go down.
The stars could only reveal their presence through the ‘covenant’ notarized by such Babel. No matter how great the star was, it was no exception.
But where there is light, there is also shadow.
In this world, there are balance destroyers who say things like, “It’s not my fault,” and turn a deaf ear to Mr. Baeknal, who says, “If you do this here, it’s difficult.”
[Your Covenant, the ‘Reader of Fate’, scoffs at the world’s rules, saying they are nothing more than a speck of dust before the transcendent and great love of this body.]
[Are you watching my baby? Cheers to your starry eyes, Seongyakseong raises his whiskey glass with a deep sigh.]
‘I’m so excited that this girl did something.’
“It works.”
“By what principle… … .”
“It just works.”
“… … .”
Listen, Kinggio says, “Where I walk, there is the road and the empire.
Look what? The star spoon has been executed.
A munchkin (messy) behavior that completely ignores the principles of the worldview.
Baek Do-hyeon was momentarily stunned by the majesty of the steep cliff that he could not adapt to no matter how much he looked at it. After that, the tiger started to spit out smoke.
“That’s how it is. Trying to understand the truth only gives me a headache, which is common sense.”
After ten years of babysitting, you’ll never find an answer. It was advice that showed the depth of experience.
Baek Do-hyeon looked back at him with a slightly new feeling.
A man rubbing his forehead in the pale blue smoke, practicing magic.
He is feeling suffocated and is unbuttoning one of his shirt buttons with the fingertips holding his cigarette.
‘Tiger, the ghost lord… … .’
He was a mysterious man until the very end.
After the death of Lion Eun Seok-won, as everyone expected, the Eun Sa Ja was inherited by the tiger.
As a prepared successor, the
‘Until that leader disappears… … .’
The end is unknown.
No one knows whether he is alive or dead.
One day, he suddenly disappeared and was nowhere to be found, and the guild that lost its leader eventually fell apart… … That is the truth known to the world.
The last time Baek Do-hyeon saw a tiger was at Eun Seok-won’s funeral.
It was a grand state funeral.
The crowd was like a cloud, and everyone who remembered the hero’s name was there in the square.
‘Joe’, except for one person whose face cannot be revealed.
Baek Do-hyeon remembers the back of the man standing blankly in the front row that day.
On either side were politicians and guild leaders of high rank according to the ceremonial order. The man standing tall among them looked like an island for some reason.
An island that exists alone and isolated.
“What are you looking at like that?”
“……no.”
‘It’s unfamiliar.’
Hair roughly combed back with pomade and a physique as solid as a statue.
He still has the intimidating appearance of someone from a long-standing mafia family… … .
Excuse me, did you just say the truth? Or did you not?
The sight of him cracking jokes at the rambunctious Geo, and the affection he showed in his eyes from time to time, was so unfamiliar.
I feel like something is a bit strange.
‘What is their relationship… … .’
Without realizing it, Baek Do-hyun touched the corner of his mouth. It was frozen.
“Anyway, keep it up. Stop acting up. Even you can’t do it.”
“Ha… … How can love change?”
“I know it’s common sense, but when you go to an unfamiliar place, you don’t know how I feel about taking you for a ride. And.”
The tiger lowered its head and tapped Geo on the bridge of his nose. It was a low whisper.
“Watch your mouth. You have a ‘guest’ here.”
‘……customer.’
A line drawn completely outside the circle of two people.
Baek Do-hyun smiled faintly. Now I know what this feeling is.
He found that guy maddeningly annoying and he hated him.
* * *
“I think it would be better for the two of us to go alone. If someone of the guild leader level moves again, it will be noisy, and since the goal is the goal, speed is important.”
“hmm?”
“Ah. I don’t mean it maliciously. It’s probably because it’s been a while since you’ve played on the field… … .”
“It’s true that you can’t just run wild without thinking like a rookie.”
“If you have a lot of dependents, you tend to hesitate more about work.”
“I think I misspoke about responsibility.”
“Isn’t it a sense of responsibility to look straight at just one thing?”
“Your vision is narrower than your guts. The more upright you are, the easier it is to break… … Ah. Is that already the case?”
Baek Do-hyun’s expression is stiff.
The man who caught sight of him clicked his tongue briefly. His expression was like, “What are you doing childishly with a child?”
I know Geo because I see him often.
Let’s see how far he can go, Beom turned his head towards Geo, who had been watching, and smiled. This time, he looked slightly embarrassed.
He continued to say:
“Don’t worry. Even if it takes time at the top, I’ll make it okay. It’s all just an excuse, and that’s what I came here to say.”
Well, that was correct.
Gyeonji-oh woke up early in the morning.
The smell of the soup filled the whole house. Buk-eot-guk. It’s the representative hangover soup in Korea.
‘Tsk tsk, Mrs. Park. Last night you were gulping down soju like a Pacific sperm whale.’
It’s been over two weeks since the all-time coalition force entered the tower.
The media, which had been talking about setting a new record, quickly began to bring up the possibility of a crisis and failure.
The program that Mrs. Park watched late into the night yesterday was ‘100 Minute Debate’.
The topic was the repercussions that the two major guild leaders would have on the Korean hunter community if they did not return. They only talked about not returning, but it was no different from talking about their deaths.
Geo held the necklace as if it were a habit.
[The Three Commandments of the Holy One]
[━ Second User: Gyeonjirok]
[Location: Tower of Babel/Korea┃Status: Hungry]
‘I feel fine except for being hungry.’
I’ve figured out that by stripping the stars of their power, death and critical situations are displayed immediately without delay, so there’s still time.
“Hmm, the soup is incredibly salty. Is it the taste of Mrs. Park’s tears?”
“Oh my. Mom, I’m tired. Eat something.”
“I ate well.”
“Why, have another bowl. Is that okay? Who did that kid take after to have such a small appetite?”
“I’m a little late. Did you get my call?”
“Huh. Is this a special guild workshop? I heard that Professor H of University is coming too. Geo, you have to look good, and you can’t be rude either. Got it?”
“yes.”
It was when Geo, who had put on his sneakers and tapped the heels of his shoes, was leaving the front door.
Clank, clank. The sound of wind chimes rings out again from behind.
“Where are you going, Sister?”
She was the youngest, Geum-hee, wearing pajamas and bare feet, not even wearing slippers. She quietly closed the door and asked again.
“The workshop is a lie. Where are you going?”
Geo looked around the yard.
As it is a house where the three siblings lived for a long time, traces of the house are scattered throughout.
Since childhood, Kyeon Ji-rok was a guy with a strong competitive spirit.
If you play hide-and-seek, you’ll probably end up alone in some abandoned house, or climb up to the top of a tree and not come back until late.
So, every time, Kyeonjio would say, as he left the front door, looking back like he did now.
“I’ll bring our deer.”
This little Bambi was playing around again without even eating.
* * *
[Checking your entry qualifications. Loading… … .]
[Approval Complete ━ Awakened (S)]
[Confirmation ━ 1st place ‘Magician King’ Joe]
[You have entered the Tower of Libra, the Holy Land of Babel.]
《Welcome, Kyeonji-oh!》
《Kyenjio requests the use of a dedicated ticket (for multiple people)》
《The rightful owner of the rights. Mr. Kyeonjio and 1 other person, approval completed.》
《Please tell me the floor you want.》
“39th floor.”
《39th Floor. Main Scenario – 〈Chapter 3 Lovers of the Salt Bridge〉》
《This is a scenario in progress. Would you like to enter midway?》
《Confirmed. Exceptional entry is permitted for Mr. Kyeonji-oh and one other person.》
《Holy Wisdom – Some of the powers of the ‘Fate Reader’ are released.》
《Failed to adjust the variable value. This is a special stage where the main scenario is in progress. The authority of the constellation is partially restricted.》
【You should at least loosen up your voice.】
[Babel Network, confirming the request.]
[Approved. Accepted.]
【You’re a good person.】
The feeling of floating on empty air and the sound of things moving away. And when I opened my eyes again… … , a vast white snowfield.
It was a snowy country.
* * *
Wheeeeeeee-.
‘Something is wrong.’
Baek Do-hyeon (2nd time/25 years old/male/a dragon born in a stream/previous life, class F/strong candidate for butler) thought.
It is true that the top is very fickle.
There were cases where the structure was different or the strategy changed even though it was the same floor and scenario.
But that’s a story for another level.
This was the 9th section, the ‘main scenario’ stage, the spine of the tower.
Not only is external interference blocked, but sudden changes are also impossible.
however…….
Wheeing-.
In the snowstorm, Baek Do-hyeon opened his collar.
‘… … The mission field on the 39th floor last time was definitely a school.’
He didn’t go in, but he remembers it clearly. At that time, all the hunters who came out of the tower were wearing school uniforms, so it became a big topic of conversation.
The scene where Kyeon Ji-rok, wearing a school uniform, nervously pushes the camera away was also famous. It was plastered on the portal main page for several days, so it is unforgettable.
[ … … Rock Hunter! Rock Hunter! Congratulations on clearing the 39th floor! Ho, is this uniform! A surprise event for the citizens who have been eagerly waiting! ]
[ What are you talking about, you idiot? Get out of here! ]
‘But what is this?’
Baek Do-hyeon blankly stared at the snow-covered mountain in front of him.
A frighteningly distant white. A blizzard swirling around to make matters worse.
‘… … It’s cold. And it’s really cold!’
Okay, let’s get moving for now.
‘We need to find Joe quickly.’
The scenario positions are individual. Even though they came in together, the times and places were different for each person.
She must have been quite flustered too after hearing Baek Do-hyun say that the stage would be a school.
We have to find it quickly!
Baek Do-hyeon hurriedly took his steps.
Phew, phew.
‘… … .’
The feet were lifted.
That’s because it’s not fast enough.
Deep enough to sink up to his knees. Baek Do-hyun swam through the snow without giving in. With only one thought in mind: to find Geo.
About thirty minutes like that.
Kuuuuuuu!
Snowstorm, rugged snowy mountains… … It’s a cliché. It’s a predictable plot.
‘The field monster is a bear… …!’
Baek Do-hyeon, taking a deep breath that reached his chin, summoned a sword from his inventory.
The distance is close.
It’s because the visibility is so poor due to the snowstorm, but at this level, it’s probably 3m, right around the corner… … !
“… … .”
Kuuuuuu!
‘Mo, Mowgli?’
“… … Hey, what are you doing there?”
Wheeeeeeing-
“Huh, what the! That wasn’t the butler’s voice just now! Hey! Stop it!”
“Oh my! Kuoo!”
“No, ha… … It’s not dangerous! Then just let go of your arms, you stupid bear!”
An animal-like monster that appears to be dozens of times larger than a normal brown bear.
The creature that had been held preciously in the arms of the giant grizzly bear poked its head out. Seriously, it was peeking out.
He looked over here and there, then shouted with eyes filled with emotion.
Like a jungle girl who has been trapped in the wild for a long time and is meeting her own kind for the first time… … .
“P, person! No, ship, butler!”
“Mr. Geo… … .”
Why are you being carried around by a bear… … .
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