episode_0090

The ‘monkey train’ quickly increased its speed and ran furiously down the track.

[The next station is Dorenaegi, Goreonaegi station]

“No matter how many times you try, it’s no use.”

“Well? It’ll be a little different this time, right? Wouldn’t it be better to sign it before you regret it?”

She waved the ‘contract’ gently, but I just laughed at her.

Although there was a bit of bravado mixed in, the further developed [Cry of Despair, Pain, and Grief] was a performance so deceptive that one could feel confident.

And it may be surprising, but the skill linkage between [Cry of Despair, Pain, and Grief] and [Mystic Eyes of Condemnation] is no different from a special move.

If the opponent has either a soul or karma, it can be destroyed with one blow.

“Hmph, how long will that laughter last?”

She smiles leisurely with her legs crossed and her arms crossed.

I got a little anxious.

Damn, it would be more relaxing if I could at least use the summoning ability…

“…Rael.”

I called softly again, but as expected, she did not appear.

“Huh? What did you say?”

“No, nothing.”

[Arrived at Cutting Station]

“Kwiik!”

“Keee!”

As soon as the monkey train comes to a sudden stop, dozens of dwarves come rushing out through the blurry background.

In their hands, they held an instrument that looked like a spoon with a pointed end. It looked like it could be easily dug into flesh or eyes by inserting it in and turning the handle.

“Hehe. It wouldn’t be fun if the person being attacked didn’t react, right?”

Sigh!

The passengers suddenly come to their senses when the woman sitting next to them smiles mischievously and snaps her fingers.

“Huh!? W-what!? Another dream!?”

“Aaaah!? Monsters, monsters!”

“Damn it! How can I wake up from this dream!?”

“Go away! Go away!”

As the unfamiliar place, unfamiliar people, and loss of consciousness were added, the passengers became even more panicked than before and began to struggle and shout.

Wow, my teeth are grinding.

“Do it in moderation…! Do you think people are toys!?”

“Hehe… If you don’t want to see this anymore, just sign the contract, right? Then I’ll wake you up from this dream right away.”

The sight of the contract being gently waved made my fever soar.

If I feel like it, I want to at least slap him in the face.

Damn it! Damn it!

“Kkiek?”

“Kkiik?”

“huh?”

I was about to bring out numerous snouts and let out a scream, but was stopped by the strange behavior of the dwarfs.

“Squeak?”

“Kkiik?”

“Hey! Go away! Get out of here!”

They were tilting their heads, looking alternately at the middle-aged man sitting in the back seat and the man sitting in front of him.

“…I guess my intelligence is lower than I thought.”

It looks like they don’t know who to attack since people who should have already died at the previous station are alive.

It seems that there are rules of their own.

“Kwiik!?”

“Kwiik!”

“Keee!”

“Hwaaaah!? Don’t do it! Don’t do it!”

However, the hesitation was short-lived, and soon they seemed to have decided on their target and came rushing towards the man sitting in the second seat from behind.

“Kyaaa!!”

“Huh!?”

“Aaaahhh!”

It screamed mercilessly and destroyed the souls and karma of all small people.

Large or small numbers were of no use in the face of the directional screams of a swollen snout larger than the volume of my body.

“…As expected, you’re amazing. I don’t think it’s even a threat in a normal way.”

“Have you realized that now? Why don’t you take it in moderation and let it go slowly?”

“That’s not possible. You have no intention of releasing it until Han-gil signs the contract, right? So, from now on, we will seriously increase the difficulty level.”

“what?”

The next moment, the life in her eyes disappeared, she lowered her head and jumped up as if she had woken up from a nightmare.

“Uh, huh!? What is it? Who are you?”

“…Are you acting?”

Please say yes.

“Huh? What do you mean? No, where is this place? Train? Huh? What is it? What happened…”

I gritted my teeth without realizing it as the voice continued to spit out questions.

Why did I suddenly break the spell? For what?

“Whoa…”

Let’s calm down.

Nothing has changed.

What I have to do doesn’t change.

“…Um, over there…”

“What are you!?”

“huh?”

When I came to my senses, all the passengers were looking at me with a mixture of anxiety and fear.

“…First of all, everyone stay calm. You don’t have to worry. I will protect you. So cooperate as much as possible…”

“Hey! Do you know something!? I heard you whispering to the woman in front! What are you planning? How did you kidnap me! Do you know who my husband is!?”

At that time, the woman sitting in the 7th seat screamed, “Wow.”

“Calm down. Rather, I am also a victim. So first, let’s calmly explain the situation…”

“Just explaining the situation and all! Just by looking at you, you look like the criminal! Be prepared! Tell my husband as soon as you get out of here…”

“Kkkk!!”

“Huhhh!?”

When the monkey train lets out a scream so strong that it shakes, the woman who almost started the match opens her eyes as wide as a carp.

“Please be quiet. I understand that you feel embarrassed and scared, but I am in the same situation as you.”

“Heeik!?”

When the huge, grotesque, and disgusting snout was pointed at her, the white-faced woman narrowed her shoulders.

“First of all, you are dreaming right now. Do you know the ghost story called ‘The Monkey Train’?”

“Ah! I know.”

The young man sitting in sixth place looked at everyone’s eyes and spoke cautiously, but the others just looked confused.

“I have to explain since few of you know. To put it simply, we are caught up in a ghost story in a dream. The difference is that if you die here, it is not just a dream. If you die here, you will die in real life as well.”

Tatakakak!

The teeth of its bizarre snout clashed violently, making a loud sound.

“But don’t worry. I will protect you. So please remain calm and follow my instructions.”

“H-How can you believe that!? You could have put us in this situation in the first place…!”

“Then what will you do?”

“What, what?”

The lady looked dumbfounded at my words.

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t trust me. One way would be to somehow get past the safety bar and escape. However, in that case, I won’t take responsibility for your life. It’s too much for me just to protect someone who cooperates with me.”

I stopped talking once and looked at the passengers.

“Do you understand?”

“Ah, yes… I understand.”

“Hmm… I’ll do as you say.”

“Ma’am, please be quiet. My ears have been ringing since a while ago and I felt like I was going to die.”

“W-What!?”

“Hey, how do you do that?”

“yes?”

The young man who answered that he knew about ‘Monkey Train’ looked at my skills and his eyes sparkled.

“Is that possible because it’s in a dream? How did you do it? Can I do it too?”

“No. That would be impossible.”

“Yes? Why?”

“Uhm…let’s just say it’s because I’m an unusual person.”

“Hey, where is that?”

The young man looked dissatisfied, but did not add anything.

“Well, you said this was a dream. When will it end?”

A man in a suit sitting in front of the young man asked a question.

“…I don’t know about that. As I said before, I am also a victim.”

“that…”

“Oh my gosh, I have no idea what you’re talking about. In short, this is a dream, right? I’m dreaming all sorts of things. I’m so tired that I’m going to sleep.”

A middle-aged man wearing work clothes and safety shoes sighed and closed his eyes.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m brave or if I’m escaping from reality, but it’s easier for me to stay quiet like that.

[The next station is the chopping and chopping station.]

Meanwhile, the train started moving again.

***

“Wow, anyway, it’s really amazing that I actually had this dream.”

“Really? I still don’t know what it is.”

The train had no walls or ceiling, so the wind blew right in, but the passengers had difficulty opening their mouths and starting to talk to each other.

There was a faint expression of anxiety and fear on his face, but it seemed like those emotions were at least relieved through conversation.

“Uh, over there…”

“……”

“hey…?”

Poke.

“Yes? Oh, yes. What’s going on?”

When I felt a timid touch on my shoulder, I turned around to see the woman sitting in the first seat pursing her lips with an anxious expression.

“Well, I’m talking about that mouth…it keeps drooling in my direction…”

“Oh, my. I’m sorry.”

Just in case, the [cries of despair, pain, and grief] were kept on display.

As I quickly put the muzzle in, she looked at me curiously.

“So you could put that in and take it out at will?”

“Oh well, that’s right.”

“That’s interesting. Um, by any chance, what is your name?”

“What’s your name? They say it’s a rough road.”

“Oh…that’s a unique name. Ah! I’m not teasing or cursing! It’s just fun. My name is Seol Yu-ri.”

“That’s a pretty name.”

“Thank you. By the way, you look calm and collected, unlike other people, so you seem quite used to situations like this, don’t you?”

“Is that so? It’s not like that at all…”

“Wow, just looking at how you got rid of those little monsters, it was on a whole different level, right? It was really cool.”

“Ahaha…”

As I was scratching my head because the sudden compliment felt awkward, she gave me a slightly suspicious look.

“Isn’t it possible to do something like this in real life?”

“Is that possible? Um, that is. Do you know of a lucid dream?”

“Yes, I know.”

I quickly thought of an excuse and came up with an excuse.

“I did it a lot, and I was able to freely apply my imagination even in my dreams. This is also an effect of that. Of course, that doesn’t mean that everything works.”

“Oh, really? That’s really interesting… Can I touch it?”

Contrary to appearances, he is a person with strong curiosity and adaptability.

“Yes. It’s okay.”

“Then just a little…”

Staring at the bizarre and disgusting snout, she tapped her teeth a few times and then stroked it with her palm.

“Aaaah!? Strange texture! What on earth is this!? Ugh, it gives me goosebumps!”

“I don’t know either.”

Seeing her stroking her hands and making a fuss made me chuckle.

[Arrived at Dajigi Station]

Good!

“Wow!?”

“Ahh!”

“Kyaaaah!”

The passengers were shaken violently and screamed due to the sudden stop.

Damn it! Damn it!

Immediately, I brought out numerous snouts and various colored eyes and raised my voice.

“Everyone, calm down! Just trust me and it will be okay! I will definitely protect you!”

“Yes, yes! I understand!”

“I’ll believe you! Cheer up!”

After giving a quick smile to Seol Yuri, who was cheering me on, I took a deep breath and waited for the small people to arrive.

Clunk, clank, clank!

“…huh?”

However, the presence I felt was different from before.

Not the light, fast footsteps typical of small people, but the heavy, hard footsteps typical of metal.

Things have changed? Come now?

“…that damn bastard.”

It was clear that the guy who disappeared after being possessed had done something.

“─annihilation.”

At that time, a clear but noisy mechanical sound was heard.

…I think I heard that somewhere?

“uh?”

When I saw the monster that soon appeared, I felt the blood draining from my face.

“Humanity, annihilation.”

A robot whose head, shoulders, and body all look like a square toy.

The humanity-exterminating robots that we saw at the Pandora branch of Salvation appeared not just one, but several at a time.

Why are you out there?

“Humanity, annihilation.”

Crunch! Whoa!

They all took out hammers from their arms and bodies.

It was a hammer with dense protrusions for chopping meat.

“Tsk…!”

Crack! Pop!

When the [cry of despair, pain, and grief] is raised to its maximum, the bulging and turbulent snout quickly expands.

From sizes that can swallow the head in one bite to sizes that can swallow the entire body in one bite.

“Ugh…!”

The weight of the limbs, body, and snout growing from the head is considerable.

“Kkkk!!”

“Kigrraaa!!”

“Kuuu!!”

“Kyaaa!!”

The screams of the snouts, which had grown large and heavy enough to crush my body, were so powerful that they threatened to tilt the entire monkey train and throw the humanity-exterminating robot far away.

“Humanity, annihilation.”

“Exterminate, humanity.”

However, the reality was at best a sound.

The destructive power is too insufficient to destroy a robot covered in hard metal.

…If you see that it is slightly cracked or dented, it may seem like you can break it by hitting it several times in succession, but damage will definitely occur in the process.

I can be confident because I know how strong that robot is.

A robot whose sole purpose is to kill humans, taking out more powerful weapons depending on the opponent’s strength.

Among them, there was definitely something like a ray gun.

If I shoot it, can I block it with a scream?

To put it bluntly, it is absolutely impossible.

“Tsk…!”

“Kkkk!”

“Kkkk!!”

“Turn it off!”

He continued to bounce off the approaching robots with a scream and desperately rotated his head.

How on earth is there a human-annihilating robot in my dream?

Is it really possible to freely create anything just because it is a dream?

…No, that won’t be it.

If such a thing were possible, there would be no need for robots to destroy humanity.

In order to break their fighting spirit, dozens or even hundreds of more terrible, bizarre, and powerful monsters would have been sent at random.

In other words, it is highly likely that they will not be able to control this dream at will.

So, did you directly send in a real-life robot?

Letel said that dreams are also a type of space, so it may not be impossible.

Then, there must be some kind of means to connect reality and dreams…

“Wait, it’s connected to reality?”

He was blank for a moment and then quietly muttered.

“Rael.”

-Hangil…!? Ugh!? What is that!?

Kwaaang!

As soon as I arrived, I was shocked and saw the beautiful maid using telekinesis, and the corners of my mouth turned up with a smirk.

Because if you could use the summoning ability, there was really nothing to be afraid of.