episode_0075

A strange feeling that makes your mind float.

It didn’t take long before I realized I was dreaming.

“Where are you… .”

In my dream, I was wandering alone in a deep mountain… .

Looking at the unfamiliar plants growing here and there, it seemed like it was not an ordinary mountain.

‘… Is it a gate?’

Aside from the plants, there were many factors that could lead us to guess that the background of the dream was a gate.

I’m just climbing a mountain, so it’s not often that I get to decorate myself with all kinds of items.

In my dream, I was wearing items that looked rare at first glance.

From earrings imbued with the protection of the wind, to blood-stained golden amulets, and the gloves of the god of battle.

All of them were S-rank items that appeared in the original novel.

‘Did you get all that?’

In my dream, dressed like a successful hunter, I continued to wander through the mountains.

Soon, he reached a certain place and stopped.

“found.”

A large waterfall falling between overgrown pine trees.

The pool created by the waterfall was so transparent that you could see the water clearly, and it was shallow enough to only go up to your ankles and at the same time very wide, so it had a mysterious feeling.

‘Why did you come here… ?’

In my dream, I stepped into the water without hesitation and approached the waterfall, as if I had just splashed around in the water.

And then… .

“Hmm… .”

He looked carefully beyond the falling waterfall, glanced at the top of the waterfall, and threw himself into the water.

Taaa-!

‘Huh?’

I thought I was going to crash into the cliff, but fortunately there was space so nothing I feared happened.

Tuk-tuk-

In my dream, I lightly shook off the water and slowly walked around the inside of the cave… .

When we finally reached the end of the cave, a strange structure greeted us.

‘What is that?’

The uneven, rough wall had a smooth rectangular depression in the middle, and it felt as if only that part had been ground on purpose.

“Let’s see… .”

In the dream, I seemed to know what the structure was, and lifted my finger and began to draw something on the smooth wall.

Hua Ah … …

Then, wherever he touched, a trace was left and it began to glow brightly.

After drawing an unidentifiable picture, I slowly removed my hand and took a step back.

‘Did you draw the sun…? ?’

The moment when I had doubts about an incomprehensible situation and looked closely at the picture on the wall.

Kugugugugugugung… …

A vibration echoed inside the cave,

Blah blah blah-

The smooth wall opened left and right like a coin locker, revealing a small space… .

‘… !’

When I checked the inside of that space, I was startled for a moment.

What was inside the wall was a pocket watch.

It was a golden pocket watch richly decorated with delicate craftsmanship.

‘This… .’

I knew what this pocket watch was.

No, I definitely knew, but I felt like I had completely forgotten.

“… All you need is this… .”

In my dream, I spoke meaningful words and obtained a golden pocket watch.

Flash-

“Hot… !”

When I suddenly woke up, I jumped up and slowly looked around.

No matter where I looked, it was the main room of my house.

*

“… Umm… .”

I went to the office a little earlier than usual and was looking through the cases to find the gate I had seen in my dream.

‘blue… . blue… .’

It is said that dreams are usually forgotten as time passes… .

Strangely, this dream remained very vivid,

I was searching through my memory for information to find the golden pocket watch I had seen in my dream.

The golden pocket watch is a mysterious item that did not appear in the original novel ‘The Strongest Master’.

So there’s a high possibility that it’s an item of little note, but for some reason, it kept getting on my mind.

“Phew… .”

However, finding a specific gate with fragmentary information was not easy.

The only information I remember are unfamiliar-looking grasses and waterfalls.

Among them, we are looking for the keyword ‘blue flower’, and the number of cases of blue flowers found among domestic gates has already exceeded four figures.

“It’s not easy… .”

How long has it been since I searched for information with such strange obsession?

“Uh, have you already gone to work?”

Gyu-ri Han appeared in the office.

“You came.”

“Well, are you busy with anything?”

“No. I’m not particularly busy… . There’s just something that bothers me.”

“Is it something that bothers you?”

Gyu-ri Han put down her luggage and came straight to my seat.

“What’s going on?”

After thinking about it for a while, I explained the situation to her with a feeling of desperation.

“I don’t know about monsters, but I’m a bit weak at plants, so it’s not easy to find the spirit.”

however.

“Ah… ! If that was the case, you should have told me.”

She spoke unexpectedly.

“Well, I majored in Gate plants.”

“… Yes?”

The story was that Han Gyu-ri’s college major was related to that.

“What exactly are you looking for?”

“Uh… . I don’t know the name, I just know that it’s a blue flower.”

“It’s a blue flower… . Do you know how many petals there are?”

“… I don’t really remember that.”

“Hmm… . Can I use the computer for a moment?”

“Ah, yes.”

Eventually, she took my place, opened an overseas website and skillfully asked for information, saying she had tried it a few times for assignments.

“First of all, you’re sure it’s blue, right?”

“Yes.”

“Do you remember what it looks like?”

“I drew something on my phone.”

She looked carefully at the picture I had drawn, and then moved the mouse as if she had gotten the hang of it.

And after a while.

“Isn’t this it?”

“!”

In an instant, I found the exact flower I had seen in my dream.

“This is a flower that is rarely seen in Korea… . Where did you see it?”

It turned out that the plant I was looking for was called ‘Heterogeneous Flower Giraffe’, a plant commonly found at overseas gates.

It was natural that it would be difficult to find in a country with little information.

‘Overseas… . Do I have to go abroad just for this?’

As things got bigger for no reason, I was racking my brain and thinking about an unplanned overseas business trip.

“Shall we find out if anything has been discovered in our country?”

“Is it possible?”

“Maybe if there is something found, we can find it.”

Gyu-ri Han found a case found in Korea,

“There are only three places?”

I was shocked when I checked the gate list on the monitor.

Jawoldo Island, Incheon.

Gyeongsan Reservoir.

and… .

Jiri Mountain.

… …

[Jirisan H-992]

… …

It was the gate where a ‘suspicious structure’ was discovered near the ‘waterfall’.

*

After Seol Joo-hee and Lim A-rin had a big fight.

Hong Yu-ra, who was caught in the middle, fell into deep worry.

The team members whom I had cared for so much fought for their lives.

Hong Yu-ra, who especially cared for her teammates and thought of them first, could not help but feel worried.

“… … .”

Of course, to be strictly speaking, Hong Yu-ra was also on Seol Joo-hee’s side.

Anyway, Lim A-rin broke her promise, and not only that, she even announced her marriage.

These were not very pleasant words for Hong Yu-ra, who was confused between the disgust caused by the suggestion and the love inherent in her.

But is it okay to blame Lim Ah-rin or Do Ji-hyuk?

That’s not it again.

The two men had a clear cause.

Whether it was marriage or pregnancy, there was a clear cause that no one could interfere with.

Hong Yu-ra felt helpless and repeated their relationship endlessly.

Finally, the bridle came to her too.

The more you struggle to get out, the deeper you sink into the shackles of emotions… .

‘… Why did it become like this… .’

However, Hong Yu-ra did not fall down easily.

Unlike Seol Joo-hee, I was familiar with dark emotions.

However, as I continued to search for the cause, I ended up in long trouble.

“… … .”

Then, suddenly, Hong Yu-ra had this thought.

The current situation is strangely heterogeneous.

From the moment Do Ji-hyuk left, the team started acting strangely.

This is a problem that arose due to the departure of Do Ji-hyuk, who was a key player.

To be precise, it was because there was a big problem with the team itself.

Hong Yu-ra was vaguely aware that something was going wrong.

As soon as Do Ji-hyuk leaves, the leadership changes the system as if they were waiting.

Manager Nook-il is acting strangely.

And there were even rumors about Do Ji-hyuk that were going around inside the guild.

All of them were extremely award-winning.

‘… Something’s strange… .’

Of course, it was a story that could be dismissed as a simple conspiracy theory.

If the leadership of the Cheonhwa Guild really ousted Do Ji-hyuk intentionally, then this whole situation was caused by someone’s will.

It was a story that would make anyone laugh if they heard it.

but… .

“… … .”

No matter how ridiculous it may be, she needed a little incentive.

An opportunity to escape from the shackles of terrible emotions that lead to nothing but despair.

‘… I need to find out… .’

Hong Yu-ra decided to resume the investigation of the Cheonhwa Guild that had been postponed for a while.

Covering up all of his emotions, he started working again.