episode_0176

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​5. If there is excessive noise between floors, contact the apartment security office.

– It would not be wise to go directly upstairs and ask questions.

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There is something called an escape ladder.

It is installed in some high-rise buildings for the purpose of quick evacuation or rescue operations in crisis situations such as fire.

Of course, even in this ’10th floor’ apartment, if you look down at the corner of the balcony, you can see an escape ladder that allows you to go down to the lower floor.

A square lid with the words ‘Top-down escape hatch’ written on it.

Equipment for the safety of residents.

… … Of course, this story is of no use to Eunha.

Even if you go downstairs to avoid a crisis, another crisis awaits you downstairs.

The rule itself has been around for a long time, but there is a reason why I have never paid attention to it until now.

Is there any need to write it?

thud. thud. thud. thud.

Eunha inadvertently looked at the veranda as she heard noise coming from upstairs.

An eerie sound that does not match the cloudless weather flows down the ceiling like rain.

Who on earth lives upstairs and is causing noise between floors in the building owner’s house?

I didn’t know yet.

Drud… thud.

thud. thud…

I heard the upstairs balcony door open.

Immediately, urgent footsteps rushed out onto the veranda, followed by the sound of pounding on the escape ladder in the corner.

thud. Kuungㅡ. Kuungㅡ. thud.

Are you trying to come down to room 904?

Eunha focused on the sounds upstairs as she prepared to lock the balcony glass door.

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9. The ‘escape ladder’ installed on the balcony cannot be used.

– Due to frequent breakdowns and fall accidents, all ‘escape ladders’ in the apartment are currently welded.

– If you find an ‘escape ladder’ that is not welded, do not approach it as close as possible and report it to the security office.

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Fortunately or unfortunately, the escape ladder connected to the upper floor had been welded tightly by someone and did not seem to move.

Rattling, rattling… Soon, the person living upstairs seemed to have given up, and after a few rattling, the loud noise stopped.

The ceiling suddenly became quiet.

Eunha looked up at the welded escape ladder on the upper floor and scratched the back of her head.

“… … What was it in the end?”

It’s a pretty strange monster.

In the end, isn’t making noise everything?

The thought of what if the ladder wasn’t welded gave me chills, but

Compared to the [Red Woman], who confidently comes to homes and slaughters people, I think she is a very moderate person.

‘Well… let’s not worry about it. ‘You just have to report the noise between floors to the security guard.’

Grumbling…

Eunha carefully came out onto the veranda and looked around.

There are no strange objects or strange creatures.

There is no ‘something’ poking its head out from the railing.

After completing the checks, Eunha sighed in relief.

She looked down at the escape ladder provided on the veranda of her house.

This is a ladder leading to the lower floor, [Room 804].

When I gently reach out and touch the square lid, the lid lifts with a heavy feeling.

Not welded. You can go down.

Eunha put down the lid before anything serious could happen and calmly withdrew her hand and stepped back.

‘… … The person downstairs always seems to have a hard time climbing up the railing… Should I put down the ladder?’

There is no proper way to use it.

As I was thinking about how to use this escape ladder, only useless thoughts started sprouting up like weeds.

She slowly lowered her head and looked down at her body.

A ‘slightly’ well-developed body that is hidden by large breasts, and you can’t even see your navel, let alone your feet.

… … Can this body go down that escape ladder over there?

‘… No, of course you can go down. It’s a product made for people to use, so why not?’

Useless worries.

Eunha smiled languidly and shook away her distracting thoughts.

… … .

I thought it was good.

It will come in handy someday.

There is no reason to run downstairs right now, and there is no need to.

Since it is not an item that becomes unusable over time… it would be okay to just remember that you have something like this at home and put it away.

Isn’t it a good item that was initially prepared for emergencies and should not be used?

Is there really anything to write about?

Grumbling…

The noise upstairs has ended.

Emergency exits from the veranda were also checked.

Job done.

Now it’s time to think about how to spend the rest of the holiday.

‘I wasted so much time… Shall we go play fly?’

Like that, Eunha burst out laughing,

To return to the living room, I slowly got up with my weak legs.

… … .

… … … Huh!

Immediately after,

The moment Eunha woke up.

A person fell from beyond the veranda.

… … .

『… … .』

“… … .”

‘Something’ was making noise between floors, came out onto the veranda, and was banging on the evacuation ladder.

It threw itself over the railing.

The appearance of something falling downward in [Room 1004].

‘That’, falling headfirst, makes eye contact with Eunha, who was just about to return to the living room.

『… … .』

An expression obsessed with the fear of falling, a body bleeding from being stabbed with a blade as if it had been attacked,

Eyes bloodshot with approaching death,

Like a play,

It becomes slow motion and is engraved in the pupil of the galaxy.

Cheolpuk!

Soon after, ‘something’ fell down and crashed to the ground with the sound of rotten fruit breaking.

A strangely clear noise taints my ears.

“… … .”

Eunha blinked her eyes with a blank face.

She held on to her pounding heart and hurried to the living room.

I didn’t look down at the floor where ‘that’ fell.

Because I felt like it had to be that way. The moment I looked down over the veranda out of curiosity about the state of ‘that thing’, I felt like something big was going to happen.

Drur… She entered the living room, locked the balcony door, leaned back on the soft sofa, and looked up at the quiet ceiling.

‘That thing’ fell from upstairs.

Knocking on the floor, trying to escape to the veranda’s escape ladder, and ultimately ending up throwing himself outside.

Someone in need of help fell upstairs.

A strange noise approached Eunha, as if listening to a play.

“… … Now it’s a mental attack? Who is telling us the process of death through noise between floors?”

It’s worse than you think.

The upside-down face of ‘that thing’ that fell headfirst from upstairs is still vivid.

Falling from the 10th floor, how much did it hurt?

Eunha clutched the back of her head, which was throbbing as if she had been traumatized, and took deep breaths repeatedly.

Okay. That’s because I’m a little surprised.

It will get better in a little while.

‘It comes out this way, right? ‘Did I expect you to stay still?’

thud! thud!

Eunha took out a titanium bat from the suitcase left at the entrance, returned to the living room, and knocked on the ceiling.

If you use ‘Body Strengthening’ and hit it with all your might, it makes a pretty good sound.

I don’t know what kind of grudge the monster upstairs has, but he spoke to me first, so I guess I should say hello.

‘But… I think I remember seeing something similar once before… when was it?’

In the past, when a gunman disguised as a [Blue Dragon Energy] employee entered the apartment under the pretext of checking for gas,

It looks like someone fell from the apartment.

Is it the same monster as back then?

Or is it a reenactment of the scene from that time?

“… … Even if you tolerate everything else, it’s not the noise between floors.”

I saw something strange during lunch time.

Eunha calmed down her nausea and left the house.

… … .

… … .

“It’s really sad and nice to see her wearing a dress at home. Anyway, do you know who lives next door?”

『Is that what you mean by coming to Yeo’s house all of a sudden? It’s nice to see that you seem to be out of your mind today as well.』

The time when the shadows become shorter in the sunlight shining from the blue sky.

After leaving the house, Eunha went straight up to the 10th floor and knocked on the door of [Room 1003].

Eunha, who exchanged harsh compliments with [Bug Princess], who covered her eyes with a black veil, pointed to [Room 1004] next door and asked a question.

“I came up because there was a lot of noise between floors. But I thought I would get sick if I went that way without thinking, so I came next door.”

『I’m thinking about it, but it’s really vague. “Isn’t it enough to just follow the rules in the guide?”

“You know what? I never followed the [Blood Donation Bus] rules, but I got a letter.”

『I’m proud.』

Ta-ga-da-gak!

At the sound of Eunha’s voice coming from the front door, ‘Fly’ runs from the living room and hugs Eunha’s thigh.

Eunha patted the back of the bumble bee mite with a familiar hand and looked at [Bug Princess] and waited for her answer.

『How do you know who lives next door? I hope that just because I helped you once or twice, you don’t have to come to me every time something happens.』

“[Bug Princess], is there any noise between floors? I think it will be noisy because there are a lot of people.”

『Do you know what lives in the house below you? Don’t worry, I’m living like a dead rat.』

[Bug Princess] closed her mouth after saying those words and tapped Eunha’s chest as if to vent her anger.

The house below the [Bug Princess]… Is it the house of the [Beast]?

The numerous hands reaching out from behind my back come to mind, forming a complex face.

『It is done. Instead of telling such trivial stories, let’s talk about ourselves… You said you took the people of Lu on a tour outside this time?』

Just like that, Eunha asked about the person next door, but was caught by [Bug Princess] and ‘Fly’ and entered [Room 1003].

She sat down on the bug-eating wooden sofa, patted the fly that had come into her box tee, and chatted about trivial matters.

This is what happened when I used the flute to save Kang Nari.

Then [Bug Princess], sitting next to Eunha, twisted her lips seductively.

『So… did you play our music… was Yeo’s note helpful?』

“You mean look up at the apartment? Thanks to you, I saved one person’s life. It hurt so bad, but it was useful.”

‘Fly’, who holds Eunha’s big breasts in her arms, her soft snort like cotton candy tickling her skin,

Conversation with neighbors here while avoiding the noise between floors.

『So what are you going to do? It doesn’t seem like he’s planning on barging into the next door and begging for silence…』

“Ah, no way. We will resolve it peacefully. These days, monsters come here too often.”

『… … okay. Do whatever you want.』

So, after taking a short break at [Bug Princess]’s house, Eunha stroked the back of her throbbing head while ruminating on the pounding sound coming from the ceiling.

… … .

… … .

Thump thump. Thump thump.

Time passed.

After breaking up with ‘Fly’ and returning home, about an hour or two had passed.

Eunha frowned at the noise coming from the ceiling again.

Thump thump. Thump thump.

This time, it was different from before, the sound of someone being laid down on the floor and struck with a heavy blunt object.

Eunha’s skin gets goosebumps from the vibrations coming down from the ceiling.

A terrible scene comes to mind… Maybe it’s a monster reenacting a murder or something like that upstairs.

If you keep hearing things like that, your mind will become exhausted without you knowing it.

“Let’s see who wins.”

Eunha smiled languidly and picked up the titanium bat she had placed next to her suitcase.

What I want are more comfortable days.

It’s no different these days, the frequency of visits by monsters is increasing.

Even now, the monster upstairs is making noise twice a day.

Those who only have resentment left behind.

If we just keep quiet, it will cause noise pollution all the time.

‘I won’t do it properly until the guy upstairs does it properly… Will I make noise between floors to the building owner?’

I started looking into it when the noise between floors continued even though I told the security guard.

It looks like the building owner is having fun running around upstairs.

thud! thud! thud!

I heard a noise.

Eunha climbed onto the chair and even used her ‘body enhancement’ to start greeting people by hitting the ceiling with a titanium bat.

I thought it was easy.

Most conflicts are resolved faster the more you annoy the other person.

Thump, thump.

thud! thud! thud!

Fortunately, thanks to [Self-Healing], you won’t get tired except for the mana consumption of ‘Body Strengthening’.

Eunha probably has the tenacity to take the exam even after failing it 30 times.

Thump… thump.

The sound of footsteps upstairs headed toward the veranda.

Eunha followed the noise and stabbed the ceiling with a titanium bat.

The noise bothers you until it goes away.

Come visit at least once every few days.

Anyway, except for cafe work, all my time is free… so let’s say hello until we get tired of it.

The building’s owner, Eunha, knocked on the ceiling in time with the pounding upstairs.

… … .

… … .

Thump thump.

thud! thud!

… … .

thud! thud! thud!

I kept knocking.

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​5. If there is excessive noise between floors, contact the apartment security office.

– It would not be wise to go directly upstairs and ask questions.

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“That… lady. A call was received from [Room 1004] to the security office. He said he would do it in moderation so please stop.”

“I’ll do a little more and then stop.”

[Crack Field] Three more days until the next holiday for exploration.

The galaxy didn’t stop.