Chapter 34
Chapter 34 – My Death Is (1)
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Translator: HH
Yeah . I was back .
I now referred to being ‘back’ to this place .
[The Devil King of Fall Rain’s skills are being randomly copied . ]
My prison . An abyss of consciousness .
People called me a loser . I was . And this was the place that gave me a chance . When I was burning up by the fire of the Flame Emperor, I didn’t miss the last chance the Tower gave me .
Why?
[The skill cards are being created . ]
Why did the Tower give me such a skill?
It was the same question as ‘Why was it given to a psychopath like Yoo Soo-ha?’ Why? Why was it presented to a good-for-nothing person who surfed the Internet like me?
-I saw the skills .
Bae Hu-ryeong spoke .
-Do you want me to read them now?
‘Yes, please . ’
-Okay!
Listening to Bae Hu-ryeong speak, it occurred to me that the tower might’ve been regretful . Because they were disappointed in the attitude of the hunters .
[Hate Flows Like Rain]
Rank: S-
Effects: You don’t look . You can’t see . People consider what they can’t see as not there . ‘Blind fools . ’ Right . ‘Ignorant . ’
Then, show them .
Show them how many lives have been lost due to ignorance . As much as blood has been spilled in this world, the sky will pour down red rain .
※However, only the blood you have seen will become rain .
The Flame Emperor Yoo Soo-ha had definitely cleared through the 10th floor stage .
Not in a good way .
He had probably ignored the despair and hate of the dolls and just cleared through them .
Wouldn’t the tower have considered that a shame?
Wouldn’t it have been disappointed?
‘What’s the next skill?’
-This .
Bae Hu-ryeong spoke .
[The Heart Cries Echoing]
Rank:
Effects: Your emotions will strengthen your Aura . The stronger your emotions, the more your Aura will react . Revenge . Detestation . Sadness . It can be whatever emotion . The fire will burn regardless of the firewood .
※However, you slowly become addicted to that emotion .
‘······ . ’
Right . The tower definitely would’ve been disappointed .
‘All floors have a hidden quest . ’
Like there had been a quest to comfort the dolls in the hellfire residence .
Perhaps…there could be a hidden quest on the 12th floor as well .
I focused on Bae Hu-ryeong’s words .
[Hundred Ghosts Summon]
Rank: SS
Effects: What you killed will be summoned as monsters . The dead cannot use their abilities from when they were living . They can’t remember it either . They’ll be summoned as goblins, orcs, zombies, skeletons, etc .
※ However, you can only summon them once a week .
Other than this, there were a lot of skills .
But these three stood out to me the most .
‘…Nice . ’
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I nodded my head .
‘I decided . ’
What skill to use, and how to clear the 12th, no, the 20th floor .
‘I’ll go with this . ’
-Huh?
Was my choice unexpected?
Bae Hu-ryeong tilted his head .
-You’re going with that? Mm? I don’t know .
‘No . This will be the best, until the 20th floor at least,’
-I don’t know…well . Do whatever you want . I don’t know what you’re thinking . You’re probably just playing tricks again .
‘Look forward to it . ’
I paused while stretching out for the card .
‘Sword Emperor . You know well about the Sword Saint’s daily schedule, right?’
-Huh? I do . Grandpops Marcus’ schedule is already determined from when he wakes up at dawn and goes to sleep . He’s a total grandpa .
‘Tell me his evening schedule . I have somewhere to use it . ’
-Alright, I guess .
I grabbed the card .
A voice rang in the dark .
[Selection complete . The skill is being copied . ]
[You are regressing to 24 hours before . ]
And like that, I returned back to a day .
[Your current hunter class is D Class . ]
[There is a penalty from your skill . ]
[The trauma of the enemy who killed you is being reenacted . ]
Of course there was a penalty .
I ended up seeing the trauma of the Devil King of Fall Rain but…
I needed to solve the problem of the 12th floor right now .
[The extremity of the penalty is Mid-level . ]
[The penalty is Hungry Ghost Road . ]
Let’s talk about the penalty later .
2 .
Bae Hu-ryeong taught me the importance of a second .
That it was hard for most people to properly live out a second .
I deeply felt that this time .
“–Leaving already?”
In the cafe .
The Witch looked up at me from the chair .
It wasn’t just the Witch . All the ladders of the large clans looked up at me with various expressions .
Even the Count, who had died from the Devil King’s attack on the 12th floor, was faintly smiling at me .
I had returned to the cafe on the 1st floor, where I made a deal with the guild masters .
‘A day . ’
I realized how long 24 hours was .
It was vertiginous .
We had begun a new age, cleared the 11th floor, and fought against the Devil King on the 12th floor in a day . But holy cow . It had all happened in less than a day .
“…yes . The 11th floor will open in a bit . ”
I was a bit choked up .
I lightly coughed, and spoke .
“I have to start preparing now if I don’t want to fall behind . ”
“How are you going to prepare when you don’t know what the 11th floor is like?”
“······ . ”
There wasn’t any problem on the 11th floor .
It started from the 12th floor, when the Devil King began to interfere .
There, you guys will split up .
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Someone will betray you, and someone will fall apart from that betrayal .
There’s even someone who dies .
“…Kim Gong-ja?”
The Witch furrowed her eyebrows .
“Are you alright? Your face turned strange . Are you feeling okay?”
“Mm . I’m alright . It was just a bit touching to be here with amazing people who lead guilds . ”
I casually answered her .
Bae Hu-ryeong silently watched me .
“Anyways, yes . You’re right . Everyone . I know what the 11th floor is like . Not only that, I know what the quest is . ”
“······!”
The look in their eyes changed .
Information was as important as someone’s life . I had basically said, ‘I know something about your life at stake . ’ It was understandable they would pale .
“I was given the information as a reward for clearing the 10th floor . ”
“…and the reason why I’m saying that now . ”
The Witch opened her mouth to speak .
“Can we take it that you’re going to share it with us?”
“Of course . ”
I lifted my forefinger .
“However, there’s a condition . ”
“Go ahead . We’ll gladly listen to it . ”
“Please do me a favor when I ask for it sometime . ”
I looked at each of the hunters sitting around the table . They all looked like they were deep in thought .
A favor . It was something easy, but also hard .
“What kind of favor is it?”
“I can’t tell you right now . ”
“······ . ”
“However, I can assure you that it won’t put your life in danger . It’s not about money either . I won’t ask for you to take someone’s life . If you think this is impossible, just refuse me then . ”
“Mm . ”
Heretic Questioner stroked his chin .
With the right hand that was cut off by the Sword Saint last time .
“Sounds fine to me . To be honest, I really like that condition! Ahaha . There is almost nothing that can take you by surprise is you have information about it beforehand . I agree!”
“Hm . If we can refuse…I also agree . ”
The Heretic Questioner and the Count approved .
When the other hunters all finished organizing their thoughts, they promised that they would accept my condition .
‘Nice . ’
1 thing done .
“Then I’ll say it now . From the 11th floor to the 20th floor, it takes place in a world called the Aegim Empire . It’s receiving the attack of the Devil King, and the 11th floor is…”
My voice quietly echoed in the cafe .
The guild masters all started to murmur after hearing what I said .
“…Hm . It was a tutorial up to the 10th floor . And we’ll be thrown into a large scale fight from the 11th floor . ”
“It’s priceless information, I see . ”
“Yup! The fight will also be different now!”
“I should give this information to our guild members . Whew . But our Sangryun kids aren’t talented at all in fighting and…”
The hunters shared their opinions .
I nodded my head .
‘The 11th floor will be clear more easily with this information now . ’
It was already changing . A lot of things had changed since the beginning of this regression .
But it still wasn’t enough .
“Then I’ll take my leave now…ah, Crusader . ”
“Mm?”
The Crusader turned her head . She was sipping her third Americano now with a straw .
“Why did you call for me?”
“You’re the Vice Guild Master of the Civil Militia . Would you like to walk with me? I have something to discuss with you . ”
“Hmm . ”
The Crusader looked around and shrugged her shoulders .
“Well . I was planning on getting up soon anyway . As long as it doesn’t take too long…”
“It won’t take that long . 30 minutes is enough . ”
“Then fine with me . ”
The Crusader put her coffee cup down .
“I’ll accept the date request . ”
3 .
In the city bustling with people, hunters talked about the 10th floor in benches next to the fountains, outdoor restaurants, and in markets .
“Seeing as how there hasn’t been any announcement, it was cleared by a nameless newbie!”
“No way . The higher guilds are controlling it . ”
“Seriously, who did it…”
“I want to clear a stage too . ”
To those who’s tomorrow was canceled, the subjugation of the 10th floor had just happened .
It felt like I alone was walking in deleted time .
-Hey, Zombie .
Well, to be exact, I wasn’t alone .
-He’s following us .
Since I had Bae Hu-ryeong .
‘Are you sure?’
-Definitely . And don’t look back .
To safely clear the 12th floor, two things were needed .
One was the alliance with the leaders of the large guilds .
And the other…was for Sword Saint to not be hostile towards me .
‘It’ll be too late to do it on the 12th floor . ’
I had felt it this time .
‘Is has to be solved before climbing the tower . ’
The relationship between Sword Saint and the guild masters was horrible . If betrayal was added on top of this? We would be taking the shortcut to destruction .
-Dang, I can hardly tell . Look at his stalking skills . You probably won’t be able to tell even if you turned back . He has a skill related to this .
‘I got it, so please just check if it’s following us . ’
I was baiting the Sword Saint right now .
I had heard about the Sword Saint’s schedule from Bae Hu-ryeong already, and purposely got noticed by him . After he saw me walk by the outdoor restaurant where he normally ate, he began to follow me .
Of course .
“Kim Gong-ja . Where are we going?”
The Crusader next to me wouldn’t now .
“There’s only dark and creepy neighborhoods if we go this way…”
“There’s a shop I want to recommend to you . ”
“Shop?”
“Yes . It’s a shop that a nameless pharmacist runs . It’s amazing . If her name was known, it would get famous right now . But it’s not working out . If you think it’s good, please help with their sales . ”
“Mmmmm…”
The Crusader looked at my face .
I knew what she was doing .
‘She activated her Lie Detection skill . ’
The Crusader opened her mouth .
“Is what you said true?”
“Yes . Of course . Why would I lie to you?”
I really was going to introduce her to the store so it wasn’t a lie .
“Are you planning something suspicious?”
“I’m trying to receive help from you . Even if something happens, my life will be in danger, not yours . Trust me . ”
“Hm . ”
She slowly nodded her head .
It was all probably registered as the truth .
“Sorry . ”
She smiled .
“I hear that I’m really doubtful of things quite a lot . Let’s continue . ”
Nice . Pass .
We passed the street and arrived at the pharmacist’s store . She was moving something that seemed quite heavy . At first, she tilted her head looking at us approach her, then she smiled brightly when she saw my face .
“Ah! Sir!”
“Are you open now, Store owner-nim?”
“Ahaha . It’s closed, but always open for you! You’re my first regular . Hup!”
She put down what she was carrying .
She had looked pretty dirty just a few days ago, but she was completely neat now . She gave off the impression of a store owner now .
“Whew . Ah, sorry . This is…?”
“She’s the hunter that’s working as the Vice Guild Master of the Civil Militia . You’ve heard of her, right? Her name is Crusader . ”
“…pardon?”
Her eyes shook beyond her glasses .
“T, the Vice Guild Master of the Civil Militia?!”
“Yup . ”
“She’s so high up!”
This was the normal reaction for hunters .
“W, why is such a person at this lowly ship…gasp!? Drugs?! Is this to crack down on drugs? I, I didn’t make any! I’m working in a place like this, but I didn’t touch drugs at the very least, no, I didn’t make even a gram of anything bad!”
“······ . ”
“I lived conscientiously! And I’ll continue to do so! So please don’t investigate!”
She bent over flat on the ground .
This wasn’t a normal reaction .
“Mm…”
The Crusader had an awkward face . Since the Lie Detection had probably said that it was all true . She seemed to be considering whether she should think of the pharmacist in front of her as a psycho or a conscious business woman .
“Here, here . Store owner-nim . Don’t worry . ”
Tap tap .
I patted her shoulder .
“I didn’t come here to tattle to the Crusader . You’re such a nice person . ”
“Then…?”
“Sales aren’t equal to the quality of your work . So I wanted to introduce it to the Vice Guild Master here . ”
The pharmacist lifted her head and dropped her mouth open .
“I, Introduce…?”
“Exactly what it means . Try giving the Crusader different potions to test out . Who knows? She might make a contract with you if she likes it . ”
“······ . ”
“Wouldn’t it be easier for you if the Civil Militia uses your potions?”
The pharmacist blinked .
It seemed to take her a while to understand .
A moment later, she grabbed my hand .
“A, Angel-nim…!”
I wasn’t an angel-nim but Gong-jnim .
“You helped me when my store was almost sold away, ordered a huge stock, and uh . Uh . Now you’re even helping my sales . You’re an angel…How can I repay this…?”
And when the future Lord of Alchemy Castle’s eyes were shining .
Someone stepped into the quiet street . The footsteps were pretty heavy, so the three of us all turned our heads to look .
“-there . ”
The owner of the footsteps was wearing black formal attire .
“Could everyone else except for that guy step aside?”
And he glared at me coldly .
Sword Saint .
He was the old man of this regression that didn’t believe me yet .
His low voice rang in the alley .
“I want to speak with that person alone . ”
Fine by me .
It was time to clear the second condition .