episode_0023

Even though it was a dish made from the monster’s body, I didn’t want to let them drink alcohol if possible, but our group did not hesitate to drink bone liquor, finger liquor, and tongue liquor.

The sight of him just chewing the ‘ingredients’ so thoroughly made me almost feel nauseous.

I tried to stop him in my own way, but he got so angry and scolded me that I left him alone out of frustration.

They don’t even know what they’re thinking about.

“Wow, the drink is delicious!”

“The wild boar summoned by Mr. Han-gil is also really delicious, isn’t it? It’s not as good as the dishes made from the guests’ bodies!”

“That’s right. It may not have been aged yet, but it tastes quite good.”

“……”

I burst out laughing when I saw my companions enjoying the alcohol and meat on the table dirty with flesh and blood.

No, some people are feeling like their blood is dry right now, but they are just so excited.

“Ugh…”

“Oppa Han-gil! What’s wrong with you earlier? Let’s have some fun!”

“It’s a welcome party for Han-gil… don’t you like it?”

“I think the supernatural phenomenon was Han Gil’s illusion… Try the meat first. It’s really delicious, right?”

Heo Sae-ron, Eun No-eul, and Kwon Gyeong-gu each said a word in turn, but my heart only grew more anxious and anxious.

“Grrr!”

“Grrr…”

“Whoop! Whoop!”

The reason is that the eyes of the monsters watching as if watching were becoming sharper as time passed.

“…eat it quickly.”

“What kind of party is that!? I won’t even do a company dinner like that! Hey! Now that it’s like this, it’s a drinking game! After all, drinking games are the best in times like this!”

“no…”

As Heo Sae-ron jumps up and down and tries to lead the drinking party, a headache creeps in.

“It’s okay, just eat. Please.”

“No! I won’t have a bite before we play the drinking game!”

“Ha… I understand. Since I understand, let’s eat. OK?”

“Hehehe! It was good! Then add some alcohol…”

“That’s not allowed.”

Heo Sae-ron’s eyebrows go up as he firmly blocks it.

“What kind of drinking game can you play with just this much alcohol? Have you never even played a drinking game, Oppa!?”

“Nothing. I didn’t go to college.”

“Uh… well, I can still hang out with my friends at least once…”

“I don’t have any friends. I’m busy working. Oh, by the way, I don’t have any parents either.”

“……”

He patted Heo Sae-ron’s stiffened shoulder and spoke kindly.

“Let’s just eat?”

“Yes. I will eat it…”

I watched with delight as she became calm and munched on Manish meat like a rabbit.

“…But you know, Hangil oppa.”

“Yes why?”

“Why don’t you at least talk to Noeul and Gyeonggu? That’s something that should be done at a party like this.”

“Uhm… I guess so?”

“Ahaha. That’s good. Please take care of me from now on. Hangil.”

“Ah, yes. Hyung Gyeong. Please take care of me.”

“Hmm, then should I call you Hangil oppa?”

I just laughed at Eunno-eul’s words.

“My position is ambiguous. Since I am the boss…”

“I don’t care.”

“Really? Then can I talk?”

“Sure.”

“Then I’ll speak informally from now on, Noeul.”

“Yes. Hangil oppa.”

“……”

Write, is this correct?

The atmosphere seems to be getting a bit strange…hey, I don’t know.

“Ahahaha! It’s so awkward! What is going on? Are you two having a fling?”

“Saeron, don’t talk nonsense and eat.”

“Just eat quickly, Saeron.”

“Chi…it’s not fun…”

At the sunset and my bruises, she ate it as if she was inhaling meat.

Our drinking party continued for over an hour.

As we chatted about various things, I felt like the distance had become closer in many ways, but the location and situation were the problem.

If it had been just an ordinary welcome party, I would have enjoyed it with peace of mind… but it’s truly a shame.

“Whoa~ I’m full!”

“But I don’t have enough alcohol…”

“I can’t help it because Han-gil won’t let me eat. Actually, I still don’t know what the supernatural phenomenon is. Could it be related to alcohol?”

He stood up from his seat and slowly headed towards the entrance of the store, shielding his companions as if to protect them.

However, the monsters were also very wary and occupied the entrance in advance.

“Keep your promise, human.”

The representative of the monsters who spoke was a bipedal green monster about five meters long.

No matter where you look at it, it was an ogre, a monster that commonly appears in fantasy.

Although it was missing an arm and a leg and looked as if its internal organs had been removed, the intimidating feeling of its rock-like muscles did not disappear.

“I wish you would open the entrance first.”

“If you keep your promises, we will keep our promises.”

“Phew…good. Ten Manish and fifty Sahagin. Is this enough?”

“Okay. That’s enough for all of us to get away with it.”

“Okay. Then, I’ll summon Sahagin first.”

“i get it.”

As the monsters finished preparing to kill Sahagin, I chanted softly.

“Sahain, Sahain, Sahain, Sahain…”

Quad deuk! Absolutely! Knock knock!

“Keeek!?”

“Kkigiik!”

The Sahagins were repeatedly attacked the moment they were summoned and died.

A monster with a pig’s head, a monster with a bird’s head, a monster with tentacles, a fish monster, a monster that resembles a reptile… Seeing all kinds of monsters killing Sahagin as if it was ridiculous makes me drool.

I was really lucky.

If there had been monsters like that on that deserted island, they wouldn’t have been able to last even a week, let alone a month.

When fifty Sahagi corpses were piled up, this time Manish was summoned.

“Kuweeh!?”

“Kwiiik!”

Although Manish took a little longer than Sahain, he was still killed in less than a few seconds by attacks coming from all directions.

When Manish’s ten corpses finally piled up, the ogre grinned and raised the corners of his mouth.

“Good. This is enough. But…”

A greedy gaze lands on Hyung Gyeong.

“I cannot be satisfied with the limbs of a Sahagin. So I would like to have the powerful limbs of that human.”

“…Is my promise wrong?”

Damn it! Whoops!

I threatened him by making a snout all over his body, but he only snorted.

“No matter how loudly I bark, someone like you can kill me in an instant.”

“Do it if you can, you green lump.”

To keep from losing momentum, I growl and glare, and the guy shows his pointed teeth.

“Don’t be cocky and hand over the human’s limbs. Then, I will let you go safely.”

Taaaang!

I summoned a gun and shot the guy in the eye.

“…What are you doing now?”

“Monster bastard.”

The guy deflected the bullet by simply closing his eyes.

It couldn’t even pierce the thin skin of the eyelids.

“I asked what you were doing.”

“You can’t even see it?”

Ta-ta-tang! Taang!

As he fires repeatedly, the bullets bounce all over the guy’s big face.

“Don’t you know? You stupid, dull green lump.”

“This bastard…!”

“If you’re confident, go for it.”

“Kkigii…!”

“Kkiii…!”

As the teeth-baring snouts purred as if they were about to scream, the ogre stopped and its eyes bloodshot.

Taaaang!

“Ugh…!?”

“Oh, sorry. Your eyes were so big I thought you were a target.”

He raised the corners of his mouth and sneered sarcastically.

“But why are you standing still? Weren’t you trying to attack me? Couldn’t you kill someone like me in an instant?”

Taang! Ta-ta-tang! Taang!

“Hey, bastard, in moderation…!”

“Kwaaah! Insolent! Human!”

At that time, a pig-headed monster, an orc, jumped out and suddenly punched me.

I could have avoided it because I read the attack in advance, but I hit it on purpose.

Quaaaang!

And I immediately regretted it.

“Kahah…!”

To be honest, it is true that I underestimated it to some extent because there was an ogre in front of me.

I thought one shot would be okay.

However, looking at it objectively, the Orc was also a monster over 2 meters tall and full of muscle.

My skull was literally cracking and my brain was shaking, so much so that my vision became blurry for a moment.

A feeling of darkness coming before pain.

“Mi, chin…”

I really almost died.

No, if you think about it carefully, you won’t die.

I wonder how my body ended up like this… But, in the current situation, it’s actually better.

“Krrr…!”

“Weak human…”

“Do you not even know your own strength?”

As I staggered and managed to get up, the monsters laughed at me and showed their wild nature.

The sight of it sharpening its teeth and claws is extremely brutal.

“…so?”

Fuwaaa!

An ominous light exploded from the Mirror of Resentment.

Maybe I’m the only one who can see this light…but still, it’s incredibly reassuring to see this.

“Is it my turn now?”

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!

“Kuheook!?”

“Khaaaa!”

“Kyahaaak!”

“Go!”

With a sound like hitting a hammer, the heads of all the monsters in the store start to spin.

The Mirror of Resentment is a spell that returns the ‘damage’ rather than returning the ‘attack’ that I received.

I don’t know how that is possible, but they also feel the same pain and sensation that I just felt.

Simply put, it is a defense-piercing reflex.

Considering that the power must have been amplified several times, it is hard to imagine the shock they received.

It’s a magic trick I got by chance, but it’s truly a fraud.

Wasn’t it even possible to ‘target’ this?

If you are willing to sacrifice yourself, it won’t be that difficult to bring all the monsters in the store to your side.

“Cruck, croak…”

“……”

Some of the monsters seemed to be truly dead, lying down and not moving.

“Ugh, off…!”

He straightened his back with difficulty as he looked at the suffering ogre.

My ears were still ringing and my vision was dizzy, but I looked at him without even blinking.

“Are you going to continue?”

“…No, I’ll just let you go.”

“Let me go? No, I’m going out on my own. You insolent bastard.”

Taaaang!

“Ugh…!”

I shot him again, aiming for his eyes.

This time, blood flows down from the eyes of the guy who was unable to lower his eyelids.

“Kruk, kruk…!”

“Ok, did I provoke you too much?”

I left behind the ogre that looked like it was about to explode and pushed Heo Sae-ron, Eun No-eul, and Kwon Gyeong-gu with all my might.

“Uh huh? Why are you like this? Oppa! It’s about to get fun!”

“That’s right. Events like this are really rare?”

“Hangil. Can’t we just look at it a little more?”

“Oh, please! If you have to go, go faster!”

When I shouted in anger, they opened the entrance to the store and walked out while grumbling.

It was easy to pass by because the monsters guarding the door had all spread out.

I was worried that an intangible force might stop us, but fortunately that didn’t happen.

The moment I left the store and climbed the stairs.

Cheesy!

“Ugh!?”

“Ugh…!”

Another unidentified noise passed through the group.

“…uh?”

“hmm?”

“Eh…”

The group members came to their senses and looked around as if they had no idea what was going on.

My legs kept moving and I was climbing the stairs, so I was able to get out of the commercial building in no time.

“……”

“……”

“……”

“…Everyone seems to have come to their senses.”

I sighed in relief when I saw their pale complexions in heavy silence, while laughing awkwardly.

“First of all, I’m really glad you’re safe. But what should I do in a situation like this? Since I discovered a supernatural entity, should I report it to the management bureau first? Or…”

“Uweeek!”

“Weeek!”

“Whoops! Whoops!”

“……”

I understood how they felt as they started vomiting all at once, so I just looked up at the sky and slowly patted their backs.

***

Once we returned to the administration, we sat around in the response team office and just looked at each other’s faces for a while.

The faces of the three people excluding me were extremely haggard.

“…I was lucky. I was really lucky.”

Eun No-eul was the first to open her mouth.

“No, no. It wasn’t just that I was lucky. If Han-gil wasn’t there, I wouldn’t have gotten out safely like this.”

I still can’t get used to her calling me brother.

It felt awkward, but the corner of my mouth started to raise, but suppressing it was harder than I thought, so I had to whine.

Meanwhile, Eun No-eul declared.

“This is Pandora’s attack of salvation.”

My and other people’s eyes widen at the unexpected words.

“Is that true? Sister.”

“Yes, I’m sure. The rules of the old restaurant were not explained, the perception was changed, and the number of customers was too high… There were more than one strange thing. Maybe even the ‘rules’ of the restaurant were twisted to their own will. There is a possibility that it was created.”

“Uhm…”

That is certainly true.

I also thought it was strange that there were so many customers despite the rules, and it seemed like we were the only ones affected by ‘perception change’ or something like that.

“In other words, we were led there.”

“…I’m sorry. I…”

“No, it’s not Gyeong-kyung’s fault. He was probably guided in some way.”

Something flashed through her words.

“Oh, now that I think about it, I felt a little strange when I saw the website of the rescue restaurant…”

“What is it? Tell me.”

When I told Eun No-eul about the strange agreement on the website, she frowned.

“I’m sure. It’s an invitation of some kind. It must have been done by some supernatural entity.”

“invitation?”

“By agreeing to it, it is to prevent you from using some abilities with conditions. It is a commonly used tactic.”

“…ah.”

Only then did I remember that [Cry of Despair, Pain, and Grief] had not been activated even though I had undergone a change in perception.

I see Maybe it wasn’t activated because I agreed to it… I’ll have to be careful in the future.

“…Sigh, but I don’t know what you’re thinking when you attack so suddenly.”

When Hyeong-gyeong expressed his doubts, she shook her head and stared at me.

“It wasn’t all of a sudden. The reason must have been…”

As she stared at me, her shoulders slumped and she sighed.

“Anyway, I really don’t care about Han-gil oppa this time. If it wasn’t for oppa, we all would have died.”

“Huh, I don’t think it was that bad? Looking at it, the other people’s abilities are also amazing…”

“It wasn’t a trap that could be escaped with simple ability. The rescue restaurant.”

“…That’s right.”

I nodded silently, remembering the rules that seemed to contain malice.

The more I thought about it, the more it was a terrible supernatural entity that could only be explained as luck that it came out unharmed.