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Episode.27 Where all wisdom gathers

– Sigh!

“Oh… I’m dizzy.”

【okay? I didn’t feel anything…】

Aren’t ghosts affected by things like this?

“But weren’t you upset?”

【.. joy.】

– Tiring!

“quest”

『Light that calls those who are prepared』

『An unknown energy is calling to you from Defector’s Key. Go to the place where Defector’s Key guides you.』

『??? Enter. 1/1』

『Compensation: None』

Fortunately, I think I entered the right gate.

‘You can’t get out of the Black Gate in the middle, so if you choose wrong, you’ll be in trouble.’

Even if it’s Blue Gate, I won’t go out anyway.

I need to grow up.

– Tiring!

“quest”

『The One Who Couldn’t Sleep』

『Give rest to him who can never sleep.』

『Rest. 0/1』

『Compensation: None』

Immediately the next quest filled my vision.

I don’t know what kind of sentiment they really have in not giving compensation.

‘But… I can’t sleep forever…?’

I think there will probably be undead-type monsters.

Even though it is a field-type dungeon, the front is quite dark.

Is this why they were selling lanterns in stores?

【You… where do you keep putting your face?】

“Oh, sorry.”

It wasn’t that it was dark in front of him, but his face was in a strange place.

She always sits on my left shoulder, but today she sits on my right.

“Why are you on the right today? I was so used to the left that I never even dreamed of the right.”

【Is that the end of your excuses for sticking your nose in the butt?… I wanted to experience a bit of riding comfort on the right side.】

Yes.

This happened simply because of the ride comfort.

Anyway, the front here was dark yet bright.

Even though there were no visible light sources, the front was visible, creating a dark atmosphere.

So why on earth was the lantern added to the store?

I think it would be difficult to guess with the current information.

‘You should think of it as just for exploration.’

【… ha…】

“Why are you really upset? I don’t know the real reason.”

It’s not something you should say after entering a dungeon, but time passes slowly in Black Gate, so you won’t waste your time.

【.. You really don’t know?】

“Okay. If I knew, I would have done something.”

‘It’s not like I’m using any kind of mind reading… huh?’

Now that I think about it, I do have the ability to obtain information.

‘Shall we give it a try?’

【After muttering to myself like that again…】

I used my skills on Chaewon.

‘The King’s Insight activated.’

– Tiring!

[Check the soul information.]

[information]

Name: Han Chae-won (23)

Type: Virgin Ghost

Characteristics: A deeply resentful soul.

-Current Status-

If you relieve her resentment, you can achieve Buddhahood. / It is currently absorbed into the sword of the king who lost its owner, so even if the resentment is released, it cannot be transformed into Buddha.

She is very disappointed with her current owner.

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But do ghosts also age?

It seems like it was just a formality.

I am very disappointed.

This system is telling me that I am the owner of ‘Han Chae-won’.

How dare you get angry at your owner?

I wanted to say that, but this is not the Joseon Dynasty.

I also didn’t want that kind of master-slave relationship.

【You are a really bad guy.】

I don’t know what I did wrong.

“Sorry.”

【Is it okay if you don’t notice that much?】

“Sorry”

【Beep, beep…Should I tell you the reason why I was beeping?】

“Sorry.”

Chaewon spoke to me proudly like a queen.

“Sorry.”

【I haven’t said anything yet! Do you want to keep playing around?!】

“Ah.”

I got caught apologizing mechanically like a vending machine.

No, I don’t know what I did wrong, so how can I apologize sincerely?

【… you. He keeps mumbling something to himself and doesn’t even tell me a single thing…】

ah. Was it something like that?

When I used a skill, I recited the name of the skill in my head, and when I thought about it, he could read my thoughts without me having to say anything.

‘Then isn’t it just a matter of not reading my thoughts?’

【what?】

“Oh, no, I’m really sorry about this.”

It’s not easy to control my thoughts.

“But… it’s not a good idea to say that now.”

【What are you doing?】

“Can I tell you later? It’s my really important secret. I risked my whole life here.”

【.. okay? If that’s the case… I’ll forgive you just this once.】

Easy.

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We continued to wander around this field-type dungeon.

But everywhere there is a cemetery.

As for the quest content, it is a truly eerie place.

It looked like a zombie was going to pop out of nowhere.

【uh? Hey, look over there!】

“Where?”

【behind!】

I looked back at her words.

– Rattling.

“What is this.”

When I looked back, I saw a white creature walking a little closer but also far away.

– Rattling. – Rattling.

no. It wasn’t a living thing.

“Skeleton?”

【Ah.. what is it. I was surprised when I first saw it, but it’s just a weak-looking skeleton gourd, right?】

The skull had a small circular wooden shield in its left hand.

In his right hand was a short, crudely made dagger.

I immediately grabbed the sword on my back and ran towards the skeleton, swinging from top to bottom on the right.

This is my first time using this sword in battle, and it feels very good.

Although it looks very old on the outside.

– Suddenly!

The wooden shield the skeleton was holding was split in half.

This neat cutting power.

The sword is tightly wrapped in my hand.

– Clap!

【oh! A skeleton is attacking me!】

– Chang!

I deflected the skeleton’s sword coming from the right.

– Quick!

Without stopping, he picked up his sword again and swung downwards, splitting the skeleton’s head in two.

“I’m not even a good partner to practice with.”

The skull collapsed helplessly.

【Aren’t you in a place that’s too easy?】

“I guess so.. the gate rating didn’t come out.”

I felt I had grown a little.

The point is that he is no longer an incompetent D-class.

– Pow!

I was now going to go deeper into the dungeon.

But suddenly, hands of other skeletons emerged from the grave, as well as from the plain floor where there was no grave.

【W-what… The weak ones are freaking out…】

But the problem is that the skeletons do not have 10 hands.

“Crazy…”

【ㄷ, I guess I should run away?..】

Even if you roughly count the number of skeletons that crawled up from the ground, the number is over 10,000.

If this were a game world, it would probably not be able to handle the enormous volume and would lag.

‘If you don’t run now, you’ll die!’

I ran forward with all my might.

Because front, back, both sides. Because it was all full of skeletons.

In that case, one way would be to find the location of the boss before you get surrounded and die.

– Crispy!

I cut down the skeletons blocking my path with my sword to break through.

The skeleton with broken ribs was quickly restored to its original state.

【Well, what is it? He’s different from that guy from before!】

That skeleton guy I caught first didn’t seem to come back to its original state because it had its skull, or head, broken.

Still, it saves time because it takes just a moment to play.

I use the side of the sword, not the blade.

– Boom!

The skeletons started falling like dominoes.

A possible strategy because when viewed individually, it is a weak entity.

They are strong when many people come together, but not in a one-on-one situation.

So, this strategy may not completely destroy the skull, but it can clear a path.

I ran like crazy, breaking through the skeletons and moving forward.

– Shock!

“Ugh!”

His leg was cut off by a dagger wielded by a certain skeleton.

I held on to my injured leg and steadily moved forward.

I need to correct what I said earlier.

10,000 skeletons?

That funny situation happened to me.

100,000 birds.

If I were to exaggerate, there were up to 1 million skeletons everywhere.

The white things are crowded.

I want to get out of this hellish place.

That’s what I thought.

How did such a number of skeletons come out?

【uh? Hey, on your left arm!…】

I listened to Chaewon and looked at my left arm.

There was a skeleton following along.

– Boom!

Without hesitation, I smashed his head with the handle of my sword.

Keep running.

I clenched my teeth and ignored the scars on my legs.

I’m getting more and more tired.

The thought of wanting to rest fills my mind.

Sleepy.

【Hey, there’s a building in front that looks like a strange church!】

It’s real.

I filled my head with what Chaewon said and came to my senses.

It’s not a church, but it’s a strange place that looks like a church.

However, like my sword, you should not think only about its appearance.

For now, I have no choice but to run away.

It’s getting worse.

I was attacked by a skeleton earlier.

My wounds were widening, causing cold sweat to fill my face.

Were the bandages in that store just for this moment?

No, that’s not it.

Because this is an attack that I made a mistake and allowed.

Maybe if it was someone else…

【I’m almost there, but why is the speed getting slower? Faster! I’ll catch up!】

Now I can’t see any skeletons in front of me.

Only strange buildings.

There is no choice if you want to live.

“Geun, why are you on a hill?”

We climbed the steep hill and finally arrived in front of the strange building.

The building had a door, and the door was made of black stone.

【No, in what era was the door made of stone? Who is in charge of this?】

– Bang, bang!

I didn’t even have time to take her jokes. As soon as I opened the door and entered, I slammed the door! and closed it.

It was so dangerous that at this moment when the door was closed, there were skeletons’ hands stuck in the crack of the door.

I was finally able to take a breather just in the nick of time.

“Gasp… Huh…….”

I was breathing as if I had oxygen deprivation.

I was breathing so hard that it would not be an exaggeration to say that I drank half of the oxygen in this room.

“Huh… Sigh…”

【are you okay?】

“….. Uh….”

I barely answered.

Then he got up from his seat and limped, leaning against the wall.

There is a line nearby that can be felt.

As soon as I instinctively pulled the string, this space became filled with light.

It illuminated this unknown space brightly.

Then what I see before my eyes is:

The place where all wisdom gathers.

“… Library?”

It was a library.

This library should be full of books, but somehow they get torn or burned.

There were only books that were all damaged.

Except for just two volumes.

Displayed in the deepest part.

Unlike other books, it was not a book shelved on a bookshelf.

It’s awesome. It was just placed on the table.

We approached the table.

【Wow… Now I see this library. It’s all made of silver, right?】

This library is entirely made of silver.

Not only the tabletop but also the bookshelf.

It was covered in silver, like you would see in a church, and I felt like it was becoming sacred without me even realizing it.

I picked up the book.

But I couldn’t read even a single letter.

Because the letters were all in Latin.

However, one book had some content, but the other book had no content at all.

If you just turn the cover, there is a line of sentences written in Latin.

“Chaewon, please read this.”

At first, I handed over a book that was richly written.

【Let me see… is it Latin?】

She took the book and began to read slowly.

“Just tell me the title. Read the rest when you have time.”

【okay? Then the title of this book is… ‘Vampire Diary’.】

‘Is it like a fantasy novel…’

So is this vampire the reason why this space was full of silver?

I don’t know who it was, but it seemed like a pure soul.

Well… I heard somewhere that vampires have a weakness for silver.

It is said that silver has been considered sacred since ancient times and that there were things like silver cutlery.

“Okay.. Then what about other books?”

【What does this say…】

I held my breath and waited for what she said.

【Apocalypse of the Traitor.】

“Why are there all those books? Please also read the one-line content in it.”

【Okay… just wait.】

【The true content of this book lies in the most terrible place in this space?】

“Ha…”

In the end, the most terrifying place would be the boss room.

At first glance, I sighed at the content that seemed to hint at a boss room.

“Since you don’t do anything, at least work as a porter. I’m holding both of those books.”

【Why am I not doing anything? I will kindly translate everything for you!】

This journey.

It has only just begun.