episode_0098

Colosseum is a slang term referring to a secret fighting arena located somewhere underground in Kowloon City.

Although there are several places on the ground that are operated for similar purposes, the reason why that place is the only one operated in secret is simple.

The Colosseum is a kind of ‘test bed’ for testing new technologies that cannot be introduced on land for various reasons.

To put it bluntly, isn’t it possible to openly test on the ground something like a strengthening drug that has the side effect of turning the subject into a monster the moment it is injected into the human body?

No matter how much Kowloon City is said to be a free city governed by the logic of power, there are still lines that must be maintained.

However, it was impossible to stop trial and error for a better future, so several groups that played a decisive role in the creation of Guryong City joined forces to create the ‘Colosseum’.

And Park Chun-bae, who was sitting in front of me now, was in charge of one of the back alleys of Guryong City, so she was quite closely tied to that area.

Is that why it was like that?

Whenever I used all kinds of dialects and messed around like a gangster, Park Chun-bae looked at me with a cold expression and eyes.

At the same time, seeing as he twitches his right hand, I wonder if he is contemplating whether or not to order the snipers waiting in an unseen place to deal with me, like he did in the game.

I don’t know if it was because of the bitches who were probably looking at my face through the scope right now, but my face felt a little itchy.

The reason I spoke to our Park Chun-bae while keeping the muscles in my legs moderately tense so that I could move my body at any time was because I was concerned about that.

“Is it that important?”

“What?”

Park Chun-bae, who had a calm face, suddenly twitched his eyebrows, as if he had never expected to hear such words in such a tense situation.

“A player who will play at the Coliseum. Wasn’t it because you couldn’t get it because you didn’t have it?”

It’s hard to say with 100% certainty because this is based on the settings in the game, but things won’t be much different now that the game has become a reality. Even in the game, he uses all kinds of methods to find players to play in the Colosseum, and in the end, he even extends his power to the players.

Sure enough, as soon as I pointed out that part, the guy once again twitched his thick eyebrows like caterpillars.

“···Hmm.”

“You saw my skills earlier… Honestly, it wouldn’t be a bad story for you, right?”

If it were me, I’d still be one of the people who gets hit a bit in this world.

For our Mr. Chun-bae, who must have been eating a lot of kusari from his superiors knowingly or unknowingly, as he was only ‘supplied’ with unripe babies or middle-aged children kidnapped from places like Harlem, this would be quite an appetizing story.

Of course, if I were to have an accident there, the responsibility would have to go to Mr. Chunbae, the supplier who delivered the product, but… I don’t think that would matter either.

From this person’s point of view, who knows how many people die in the Colosseum every night, I would be seen as someone who is anxious because I can’t die if I try to crawl into that place on my own feet.

I don’t know if that’s why, but I asked Park Chun-bae, whose silence was getting longer than necessary.

“So what is the answer?”

“···If you want to go that far.”

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The passage leading to the Colosseum was located in a truly unexpected place.

Who would have imagined that such a huge underground passage would exist underneath a cheap pizza place?

‘In the game, it was clearly entered through the sewer.’

This may also be one of the things that changed as the game became a reality. If you think about it, it’s natural that the main customers of the Colosseum are the ‘high-ranking people’ who hang out in Kowloon City. Even if it is for entertainment, why would such people set foot in an unclean space like a sewer?

“Wow, I never thought I would have to wait four days. I thought you would take me right away that day.”

“···.”

“They say they are the best broker in Kowloon City, but isn’t the process too slow for something like that?”

I joked that if I had known it would take this long, I would have gone to another broker, but in reality, I already knew. This is why Park Chun-bae had to take four days to do something that could have been done right away.

I guess he spent those four days trying to find out what I was doing.

“···The guy who will die soon is bluffing.”

“It’s bluff, that’s something only people who have no confidence in themselves do.”

“If you regret it, say it honestly now, but you can still forgive it.”

That’s probably why they’re trying to subtly appease me.

At first, I probably thought he was just a suspicious guy who was anxious to die, but the more I found out about him, the more I realized that it would be too wasteful to just get rid of him like this.

“You were from an orphanage… Where did you learn martial arts?”

“From Jo-in.”

“···What?”

“What, you’re Korean and haven’t read the Map of the Three Kingdoms? There’s Jo in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.”

“I am an idiot for asking this question seriously.”

No, I was telling you the truth because I thought of the kindness that helped me prepare my food for four days, so why didn’t you believe me?

As I clicked my tongue and shook my head, the freight elevator carrying us down stopped with a clattering sound. At the same time, what appeared before my eyes was a passage that seemed to have been slightly modified from the underground cave that originally existed in this location.

It’s not easy~

The light bulb hanging on the wall flickered and made a dangerous sound.

“Hmm, didn’t you say that it is a place that high-ranking people in Kowloon City frequent? For that matter, the facilities are poor…”

“Of course, this is a passageway made for transporting athletes and cargo, not for VIPs.”

Park Chun-bae must have been in a bad mood when he made a suggestion with a lot of intention, but was kicked out so loudly that he turned to me and added, If I were to die in the Colosseum, my body would also be transported outside through here.

“Well, in most cases, the game is so intense that not even a body is left behind.”

If you said that, did you think I would be scared? I said this to our Chunbae, who was probably hoping for that.

“Then this will be the last time I use this passage.”

“···?”

“Next time, you will become the champion of the Colosseum and enter and exit the VIP passageway.”

“···Crazy guy.”

As we walked around exchanging small talk like that, what appeared before our eyes was an ‘army’ armed with black and yellow power suits.

“Is it just the one person in the back this time?”

“···Yes, that’s right.”

“Hmm… I don’t care how many there are, but I’m sure the people above will be disappointed. Everyone is already full of anticipation because Sacheon Pharmaceutical and New Meta Arms announced that they will be showcasing new technology tonight.”

If it were just one person, wouldn’t this long-awaited event end up being too dull?

Park Chun-bae’s face remained calm despite the comments of a man who seemed to be a middle manager who openly gave criticism. As if he was someone he had faith in.

“You can put those worries aside for a moment.”

“Hmm?”

“That’s because this guy is a martial artist. Probably at least level 4.”

“···What? Are you sure?”

“Yes, I saw with my own eyes that he pulled out the sword energy from the sword and cut the opponent with a single sword.”

“If that’s true… I guess I can put it on the main event today.”

While the guys were happily playing catch-up with each other, I was observing the soldiers who had already left their seats and were standing behind the manager. To be more precise, should we say that it is the equipment they wear on their bodies?

Among them, what particularly caught my attention was the power suit, which can be said to be basic armament.

“Hmm, how long do you want to do something like this…”

After all, it must be very expensive, right?

However, just looking at it, it seems expensive…

I knocked on the suit as if to check how solid it was, and to my surprise, the soldier who had suddenly become the object of my observation started shaking his shoulders and shaking in embarrassment, as if he didn’t know that I would not just look at him but even touch him. showed a reaction.

‘···wait for a sec.’

Could this reaction be a woman?

There was no way to check his face because he was wearing a helmet, commonly called a visor, pressed down, but I thought it was because he was strangely small compared to the other soldiers standing next to him and his shoulder line was slightly rounded…

“How long does the battery last on a single charge?”

“···.”

I thought it would become clearer if I listened to the voice, so I asked a question about something I was curious about, but I didn’t get an answer.

“Hey?”

“···.”

“Teacher? Oh, do I have to speak English to understand? Hey!”

“What are you doing? Stop being weird and follow me. I’ll guide you to the waiting room.”

I tried to talk to her because I smelled like she was a beautiful woman, but I never thought she would grit her teeth and ignore me like this.

Is this because he’s going to be killed soon anyway?

I clicked my tongue and introduced myself as I walked along behind the man who was the matchmaker of the Colosseum, and what unfolded before my eyes was…

“Ah, you can’t go there…♡”

“Ugh, ah, ah…♡.”

“Kill! Kill me!”

“No! Instead of killing her, how about turning her into a woman?! With this female body-enhancing drug developed by our company!”

It was truly a Sodom and Gomorrah-like landscape.