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31.

Lee Seong-han thought about Mirginos.

“Has it already been about a month?”

It’s a new feeling, but my head feels tingly. My arms, my limbs, everything. I feel like I’m experiencing phantom pain for some reason.

“… … Your Majesty.”

Kang Mi-young asked with trembling eyes. Her gaze was directed at the arm. Like a startled rabbit looking at a cliff.

“I’m going crazy. I thought I would do something like that.”

Of course, I feel guilty. I wasted time by going through all kinds of troubles, so I guess I’ll remember the things that got cut off and blown up.

“I’m fine.”

“… … .”

“Major?”

“Oh, right.”

The silence didn’t last long. After all, there was no choice but to deal with it. Isn’t the matter the matter?

If that guy comes out into the real world, the current Republic of Korea will be undefendable.

There are S-class members, but one has been expelled. The rest are currently on a business trip to block the Japanese gate. Even the last remaining member is in a melancholic state of mind.

“I guess I’ll have to deal with it. How about contacting headquarters via private message? Through the system.”

“Hunter Bureau?”

“Yes.”

Hunter Bureau.

If we can just bring in the manpower there, we can tie it up in the workshop.

Because it is an organization established to prevent such disaster situations.

But it was the first time in my life that I saw the earthy color on Kang Mi-young’s face.

“Unfortunately.”

Kang Mi-young, who had lost her temper, bit her lower lip. A single stream of blood flowed from her lip and then stopped.

“There was a terrorist attack during the day.”

It’s the first time I’ve heard of it. I was fine until I came out this morning.

“Terrorism?”

When asked again, Kim Seo-jeong, who had been silent, added a comment.

“This is an awakened terror attack targeting civilians~”

“That too, simultaneously. I didn’t even know what was going on when we last contacted each other.”

No, what kind of terrorism is this?

Is this really the 21st century Republic of Korea?

Moreover, if it’s simultaneous, it’s said to be of a certain scale. It’s probably dolls.

There is a high possibility that Kang Jin-young, who sent the contact, will also be delayed.

It’s like eating a late meal and then going on strike.

I got caught off guard. Hong Seo-min, because of that clever bitch.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Nothing. I just thought of a familiar face.”

“Is it good?”

“… … .”

“Ah, aha hahaha.”

good night.

To summarize clearly.

1. Due to the occurrence of terrorism, it is difficult to increase manpower or dispatch additional hunters.

2. The three of us must attack the gates of each market and subdue Mirginos.

3. But one of them has the strongest physical abilities but suffers from PTSD, and the other one is a radical who thinks that superpowered people should do everything (assumed)?

How do I overcome this ridiculous situation?

The answer is set.

“Let’s go first.”

Because the arranged bets are always right.

* * *

Even though Kang Mi-young’s mental state was improving day by day, if she had met that guy and developed PTSD, it would have been the end.

After a bitter break in the square, we entered deep into the market.

[Welcome to the Gachang Market Extreme!]

“These buildings are all made of cardboard. And they’re made of magic.”

“Cardboard?”

Kang Mi-young tapped the exterior wall of the store. The wall momentarily buckled.

Is the quest concept a play? Oh, I’m secretly looking forward to it.

A bloody battle with dolls.

“Isn’t the atmosphere strangely bright? The monsters that appear have also changed. Puppet-like demon type.”

The pink streetlights stretched out in a long line.

Music could be heard here and there as if a festival was taking place.

“They’re all dolls.”

“That’s a wooden doll, too. It’s not hard to deal with, but… … .”

“There are many.”

Kim Seo-jeong, who had been walking ahead, stopped quietly.

“But, can I, an assassin, step forward? Yeah, I guess I should go back and take a position─”

“No.”

“No.”

At the same time, he interrupted.

This woman also stepped forward to take part in the battle, saying she would provide rear support.

But I was suspicious, so how could I live? Even though I knew the location of the quest. It was hard to believe, and I didn’t want to believe it.

Because I was following Hong Seo-min’s instructions.

All the puppets she manipulated were like that, even if they had egos.

That’s a ronin doll. That is, Cheong Jin-ho was the same.

‘Can you check if the quest is open? That guy.’

[Unable to verify.]

‘why?’

[It is a personal, systematic domain.]

[You can invade, but you will be penalized.]

‘Tch. To what extent?’

[I can’t reveal it, but it’s something that could have a big impact on survival.]

‘i get it.’

Lee Seong-han was inwardly anxious. So he decided to send Kim Seo-jeong far away.

“Did you say lyricism?”

“Yes, yes!”

“Please reconnoiter the front. So that we can make the geography as specific as possible.”

“Okay!”

Kim Seo-jeong disappeared like a shadow.

thank god.

Hahaha, I didn’t attack you even though you said you were caught.

Suddenly, he transformed into Hong Seo-min.

“You bastard, PTSD.”

The moment you cast it, Kang Mi-young is knocked out.

I’m a witch-hunting bitch who’s tied to a cross. This is the ultimate death knell.

Revolution or death.

That’s the problem.

“Want to be mine? There’s a spare seat for you! If you come, I’ll treat you well.”

“No. I pursue premarital chastity and self-sufficiency, and such sexist and illegal suggestions to men are clearly criminal acts─”

Hong Seo-min crossed his legs proudly.

I was playing around with the torch I was holding, debating whether or not to throw it at the firewood.

“Are you going to do it or not?”

“… … If the coup succeeds, will you discharge me?”

“Yeah.”

“I will serve you with all my heart, Nunna.”

“Yeah, that’s how it should be. ”

If she said that, she would have burned Kang Mi-young with the torch she was holding.

What if the revolution succeeds?

It must be completely turned around.

“What did you say?”

“I would like to apply for military service.”

Shut-

Grabbing the limbs and crushing them.

“You don’t listen.”

“You said you’d discharge me!!”

“You want to lose? How dare you talk back to a woman as beautiful as the sky! Shit, this won’t do. Lie down.”

And lying down like that.

“No, I’m scared, sister.”

“You caught S-class, reformed the South Korean military, achieved unification through the North, and you always come to me to flatter and seduce me, and you even prevented assassinations. What? You’re trying to run away all of a sudden?”

It was clear that Lee Seong-han, who chose Sapa over the level, would be used as a living baby seed stick.

Lee Seong-han could be sure.

“By the way, isn’t it strange?”

“What are you talking about?”

“How do you summon a being that belongs to the tower? And even revive a dead one! The difficulty is also strange, isn’t it?”

I paused for a moment.

I thought I should keep quiet in front of Kim Seo-jeong. She might hear me from far away. And this was the guy’s territory.

But Kang Mi-young didn’t bother to stop him.

He just gestured as if to tell me to speak more. That made Lee Seong-han continue speaking, using his tongue.

“At first it was hatchlings, but from the next floor onwards, slimes suddenly appeared. I told you this isn’t normal.”

Mirginos.

A body as big as a house.

Bright yellow gold leaf upper.

An intense murderous intent from the look in his eyes.

You will be the hatchling, or dragon offspring, that we met on the first floor.

In human terms, it’s roughly equivalent to a teenager.

To Lee Seong-han, this level of power balance was just arranged to make people look like X.

2nd floor king slime.

3rd floor Goblin King.

4th floor orc captain.

Up to the 5th floor lizard girl.

It is a monster belonging to the Daesurim series and is quite dangerous.

“Would you like to hear my personal opinion?”

“Yes.”

Kang Mi-young swallowed hard as if choosing her words for a moment.

“She must have made a deal with the tower. The system, to be exact.”

“Yes?”

That’s crazy.

You’re making a deal with a murderer who’s trying to kill you? There’s no way that could happen… … It could happen.

Lee Seong-han swept his forehead.

There’s a cliché, right?

It’s a cliché.

A traitor to humanity who made a deal with the devil? A classic villain narrative.

What is the justification?

What happens to us after we do that?

There was no time to think.

“What a huge theater.”

“I don’t think it’s something that can be used even in the year of the twins. I saw it in a drama.”

A large cardboard theater. It was a design that looked exactly like something out of the 1950s or 1960s. Paper trees and flowers.

Kim Seo-jeong hasn’t returned yet due to reconnaissance. Or she may have escaped first. She may be waiting to attack from behind.

[Would you like to enter the center of ‘Gate: Each Command Market’?]

‘okay.’

Tsupat!

The inside of the theater was quiet. The doors were locked and the lights were completely turned off.

Unlike the outside situation, it seemed to reflect reality, with some places collapsing and dust piling up, and I found myself coughing every time I breathed.

It looked like it hadn’t been taken care of for a long time.

“The flashlight… ….”

I rummaged through my backpack. There were only torn clothes inside.

“There is no more battery.”

“Do you know how to use magic?”

“I can do light things, but not for long.”

Lee Seong-han turned his steps carefully.

“Light.”

He cast a spell. The mana in his blood vessels drained out and a light source appeared in the air.

Only when the surroundings become bright can you see something.

Dolls.

There were dolls of all kinds. All of them had broken strings. They were all of different ages and genders. They all had a beauty that was hard to find in reality.

Did you use this place as your hideout?

But the dolls were in bad shape. Their chests were ripped open, as if their hearts had been removed.

“Your Majesty. Over there.”

“Are you human?”

“I will step forward.”

“Let me weave the light for you.”

A silhouette was visible from a distance.

It’s Kim Seo-jeong. Strangely enough, she wasn’t actually visible. Kang Mi-young approached cautiously, drawing her sword.

“Is this the body that makes up the doll?”

“I think so. It’s the same as what I saw.”

“Touching a civilian.”

“If you were to summon something at the risk of your life, it might be something like this.”

“Is that so.”

A spider tethered its prey like this. It was indeed a fake. Well, just being guided like this did its job.

Lee Seonghan unclenched his clenched fists. Thin threads were crisscrossing across his palms.

“If this is it.”

[Detect the source of the thread.]

[Activates ‘Auto Battle’.]