episode_0103

The business in Honam.

It was a bustling city, being the center of Honam, but even in such a vibrant place, there was a secluded spot.

That place was none other than Mt. Museok (무석산) located on the eastern outskirts.

True to its name, Mt. Museok was a mountain with nothing but rocks, so even herb gatherers didn’t come near.

In the middle of Mt. Museok.

A man stood.

A man wearing a mask with a snake drawn on it, looking peculiar.

There was nothing around the man with the snake mask.

Why was he standing alone in such a place?

That question was soon answered.

Another peculiar group wearing masks appeared there.

It was two men.

“Yongmu.”

The man with the snake mask spoke in a cold voice.

“Um… Is this the place where the arena is held?”

The man on the left hesitated before speaking.

“….”

The man with the snake mask did not respond.

Seemingly not feeling the need to answer.

“What are you asking for? Just by looking at the mask, it’s obvious.”

The man on the right scolded.

“I want to go in. Please let me in.”

“Qualification.”

The man with the snake mask spoke briefly once again.

“Qualification?”

“Qualification?”

The men looked at each other, seeming a bit puzzled.

Then, they whispered to each other.

“Maybe he’s asking for an entrance fee?”

“Yeah, it must be money. Ugh, wherever you go, it’s always about money.”

The man on the right finished talking and held out a pouch of silver coins.

“Here, take it.”

Confirming that the pouch contained silver coins instead of gold, the man with the snake mask suddenly threw the pouch on the ground.

Thud!

“Oh, what? Is there someone who doesn’t know basic manners like this!”

“Hey, what the hell are you doing?”

The men seemed to be getting angry at the rude behavior.

However, the man with the snake mask did not even blink.

“Qualification.”

“No, this guy?”

“Ugh, what is this punk doing? Hey! Tell your owner to come out!”

The men were furious.

But.

“Qualification.”

“No, but this guy keeps…”

“Three.”

“What the hell are you doing?”

“Two.”

“Hey, tell your owner to come out!”

“One.”

When the man with the snake mask exactly counted to one.

Suddenly, masked figures appeared out of nowhere where no one seemed to exist.

“What, what, what?!”

“Shit, what a surprise!”

The men were shocked.

And then.

“Clean up.”

The man with the snake mask spoke briefly.

Crack!

Snap!

The men’s necks twisted grotesquely.

Two full rotations.

Their necks had been broken for a long time.

The men died instantly, unable to even scream.

Whoosh. Swoosh.

The masked figures immediately took away the bodies of the men.

The place was quickly cleaned up as if nothing had happened.

The man with the snake mask stood alone as before.

He was inwardly sneering at the brutal irony.

There were people like scavengers who dared to intrude into places where they shouldn’t be, not even knowing the purpose.

The solution was simple.

Clean them up.

To prevent them from muddying the waters here or babbling nonsense from outside.

He had already cleaned up nearly ten times today.

But watching such cleaning scenes didn’t feel bad at all.

It felt like the world was being purified by evaporating the scavengers who polluted it.

That’s why he couldn’t stop his role as the gatekeeper.

It felt rewarding.

The man with the snake mask sneered inwardly once again.

Just then.

A strange sound was heard.

“Ow! Ow!”

An animal-like cry.

The expression of the man with the snake mask became strange in an instant.

It was inevitable.

There were no animals in this Mt. Museok.

Which meant.

‘This crazy, what kind of lunatic brought a pet here?’

The man with the snake mask’s face trembled.

A hint of boiling anger barely contained.

As much as he wanted to kill them as soon as he saw them, the problem was that such a rule did not exist.

There were no rules regarding the entry of pets.

No one could have imagined that some crazy person would bring a pet to the arena, so it was natural.

The man wearing a golden dragon mask.

And the man wearing a black bear mask.

Finally.

“What, what is this?!”

A startled voice escaped from the man wearing the snake mask.

It was inevitable.

The beast he thought was a pet turned out to be a human.

The swaying curves and white breasts clearly indicated that she was a human.

A woman wearing a white fox mask.

Anyone could see that she was a woman.

Yet she was crawling on all fours like an animal.

Her neck was adorned with a black collar.

And.

“Crazy!”

A white tail with distinct white fur was attached to the back.

The tail was inserted into her body.

It was clear from the location that it was inserted into her anus.

The tail and the black collar.

There was nothing else on her.

The exposed breasts and even her private parts were clearly visible.

“How can such a crazy woman…?”

The man wearing the snake mask felt like he had fallen into a world where common sense was twisted.

No woman, no matter how lowly, would engage in such behavior.

Crawling on all fours like an animal with a tail inserted into her body.

And completely naked.

Could such a thing be possible without completely losing one’s sense of humanity?

It was a sight that left him speechless.

“Ah!”

The woman let out a fox-like cry.

Even her crying sounded convincing, sending shivers down his spine.

And.

“Her hair color and eyes…?”

The mysterious red eyes visible between the clean silver hair and the mask.

A very rare color.

No, not just rare, but there was only one woman that came to mind with such features.

The Red-Eyed Fox.

But there was absolutely no possibility that this crazy woman could be her.

She was the most popular entertainer and the owner of the Red Flower Pavilion, she wouldn’t suddenly go crazy and engage in such behavior.

No, even if she did go crazy, she wouldn’t do that.

That means.

“…Those are really some seriously crazy bastards.”

The silver fur and red eyes were the characteristics of the mythical mountain fox.

It was undoubtedly recreated faithfully.

Even using dyes and drugs.

How could such crazy people exist in the world…?

It was so shocking that words couldn’t even come out.

He had been a gatekeeper for over ten years, but these shocking visitors were a first.

“Hey, stop staring at other people’s pets and do your job, will you?”

The man wearing the golden dragon mask, holding the leash, said as he walked with the human pet.

“Qualifications.”

His voice trembled with embarrassment.

Except for when he was a rookie gatekeeper, this had never happened before.

It was all due to the shock he had received earlier.

With a sigh of annoyance, the man wearing the snake mask spoke again.

“Qualifications.”

“This should be more than enough.”

The man in the golden dragon mask tossed a money pouch.

A pouch full of gold coins.

At a glance, it looked like hundreds of gold coins.

“Damn, was he a rich kid?”

The man wearing the snake mask clicked his tongue inwardly as he counted the money.

The man in the black bear mask also threw a money pouch.

The man in the snake mask quickly counted the money.

Exactly fifty gold coins.

This side also passed.

The man in the snake mask returned the money bag.

And spoke again.

“Qualifications.”

This time, a question about the password.

“In Dolsan, there is only stone.”

The man in the golden dragon mask answered immediately.

It was undeniably accurate.

Normally, he should have accepted him as a guest now.

But there was a serious problem.

The man in the snake mask pointed out the problem.

“One is missing.”

“What? What do you mean something is missing?”

“We need one more person.”

The man in the snake mask pointed to the woman in the fox mask with his finger.

Regardless of the appearance, it was necessary to apply the same rules as humans to humans.

“Why are you babbling nonsense? I showed you the pet’s thing earlier, didn’t I?”

The man in the golden dragon mask raised his voice in disbelief.

Huh, showing hundreds of gold coins earlier was considered a pet’s thing?

Look at this ridiculous bastard.

“Showing one’s own thing is the rule. There are no exceptions.”

“No, do you see this cute pet as a human? Are you blind?”

“Ah-woo-woo!”

The woman in the fox mask made fox cries as if to accompany.

Tsk.

Who the hell do these bastards think they are insulting!

“Three.”

The man in the snake mask counted.

It was a sentence calling for death.

“Why are you counting? What the hell?”

“Two.”

“Hey, call someone else other than that blind bastard! Right now!”

“One.”

As the man counted one, the masked figures emerged in fear.

Cleaning staff.

A smile appeared on the man in the snake mask’s lips.

Those crazy bastards are soon going to clean up… huh?!

Puh-ah-ack!

Thud!

“Kuh-ack!”

The huge fist of the man in the bear mask struck the chest of the cleaning staff.

The creepy sound of bones breaking sounded like multiple ribs were shattered.

“Er-er-er!”

The fox-masked woman made a sound of hostility.

Crack! Thud! Crack! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

With claws… no, hands, she fiercely slapped the cheek of the cleaning staff.

Her mask shattered into pieces, and her face swelled up multiple times, causing the cleaning staff to collapse unconscious.

“Huh, huh…?!”

The man in the snake mask looked shocked.

Is this a dream?

Am I dreaming right now?

A bear is beating a human.

A fox is beating a human.

Is this reality…?!

Snap!

“Crack…!”

The man in the snake mask, frozen in shock, was grabbed tightly by the man in the golden dragon mask.

“I won’t say it again. Bring me someone who can communicate quickly.”