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Frog in the Well (8) ― World Hell Dungeon ‘World Special Mart’

“Look at that. There’s nothing, right?”

The Seongju guy shook his head and said, ‘Our religious leader has read too many novels.’

The castle lord sitting half-spread out and the two traitors surrounding him.

And in their center, a small bonfire that seemed to have been kindled by inspiration was crackling and sparking.

I sat down next to them, taking a glimpse of the vast city that I had been looking at every nook and cranny just moments ago.

“You have to say something that makes sense since it’s a hidden piece. It’s just that the system bastard is anxious to stab us in the back somehow.”

The guy is poking the air as if showing off.

A message is shining brightly in the air, welcoming us.

[Special mart shooting success!]

“Look at how the theme is already successful but doesn’t budge. Just stay blank for 24 hours.”

Certainly, at this point, I have no choice but to believe the words of Seongju.

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A dungeon that never ends even if you kill all the black babies and zombies in the supermarket-

Looking at it now, it is a vast city that can only be considered a waste of space.

In this city, the ‘Special Mart’, the main stage of the Hell Dungeon, was really just a small dot.

However, even though I searched the vast city like crazy, I couldn’t find any traces or clues.

The timer that notifies the 24 hours only decreases steadily.

“It’s definitely a little different from an ordeal, as you said, Seongju.”

“That’s right! I just want to talk about the system. ‘Hey you cult leader, what if you have a nuclear weapon? I’m not going to finish the game? ‘Isn’t it going to go up?’ Ordeal-”

As I sat across from Seongju, the mouth motor started running again and suddenly cut off.

“… … From what you are saying, it sounds like there was a hidden piece in the ordeal?”

“… … .”

Seongju, who was looking at me with a shocked expression, twisted his mouth and shrugged his shoulders.

Seongju’s mouth widens as he sees me not saying anything! I touched my forehead.

“Alas! No, where were you?! What about the content?! What is the reward?!”

Also, he ignored Seongju, who was starting to go crazy on his own, and went about organizing things on his own.

Clearly, the Hell Dungeon’s theme, the shooter, had already been cleared, whether from a message in the system or a clean look at the mart.

However, like the ‘World Botanical Garden’, there is no exit in sight, and the vast city that welcomes me outside the supermarket seems like a waste of space.

Moreover, it is a 24-hour timer that gradually decreases… … .

Is it really the system’s intention to double-fuck me?

“Ah― Just trust me, only me! All we have to do is peel the fish for the rest of the time and then leave, leader. Assuming that the leader has become the system, think carefully!”

Seeing me continuing to suffer, Seongju patted his chest in frustration and continued.

“Even if it is a hell dungeon, there will definitely be someone who can beat it. But here’s where the problem arises. Beating this ‘shooter’ theme means that you have dealt with all the waves waiting outside the supermarket and survived. So how do you determine the superiority or inferiority between parties? Well, whether or not I’m going to rehash this dungeon is out of the question-!”

thud-!

Seongju lightly hit the floor and confidently raised his voice.

“Is there anything simpler than this if we were to rank based on when the ‘Special Mart Successful’ message appeared above? Well, it looks like the contribution within the party will be calculated based on the number of zombies disposed of – but if you think like that, it’s a mess again.”

As I listened, Seongju, who had been saying something that made sense, narrowed his eyes and started to giggle.

I pointed to the sword placed next to the guy.

“The lord of the castle who said that also took out his well-worn sword in his inventory?”

“Ah― Still, I came to the Hell Dungeon, and although I feel relieved, I don’t let down my guard. When it’s time to play, do it, and when it’s time to play, play! What a good motto. Isn’t that right, everyone?!”

Instead of praising himself, Seongju looks around.

The two traitors, who had already gotten used to Seongju, forgot their canned food and did not answer his questions.

“… … Yes, yes. When it’s time to work, you should play, when you play, you should play, and when it’s time to eat, you should eat, right. By the way-”

Seongju, who was looking at the two traitors with a cold expression, looked back at me with a subtle look in his eyes.

“It’s a little surprising, leader. A person who can solve everything with just a wave of his hand is more diligent than you might think. I would never do that.”

“So, I am the head of the church and you are the lord of the castle.”

“Oh! You have a bone in your mouth. Are you sure you didn’t take into account what I’ve been secretly teasing you with?”

… … This bastard-

Gandaeng was really making fun of me.

When I laughed as if I was dumbfounded, the guy continued speaking quickly.

“Anyway, I’m suddenly curious. There are only two types of people who are that diligent – either they have been consistently diligent from the past to the present, or they have become industrious as a reaction to the past.”

“… … In addition to future consulting, do you now also provide psychological counseling?”

“A- Counseling. Who are the people who are curious about everything from what celebrities eat to what they wear? The past of a new celebrity of this era – it’s a topic that makes people drool.”

“I don’t think I ever acted like a celebrity?”

“Uh-huh- Whenever my mother appears on TV, everyone says she’s a celebrity! Are you ignoring my mother?!”

really-

There is no such thing as a crazy person.

Seongju continued to whisper to me with a coy expression, as if he knew that I was looking at him with a tired expression.

“It’s the latter, right? Well, as soon as I saw the leader, my compatriot detection radar, which had not responded to Mr. Kang San and the old man, sent a signal quickly.”

I laughed out loud when I saw the guy with both fingers raised above his head as if he were representing an antenna.

It was even more absurd because the person who said that looked quite like a gisaeng brother.

“Ah- We need to go back to the past and show our religious leader to those who said that people won’t change even if the world falls apart! Look—! When the world falls, people change! Heroes are born in difficult times! Yu-bi was a mat seller and Bang Bang was a neighborhood gangster, blah blah blah―”

“… … okay. Try it until the end.”

“… … uh? Uh, it’s not really this time! I’m just saying that I respect the religious leader very much! To put it bluntly, not everyone can be a hero―!”

After the fluttering was over, Seongju, who was desperately waving his hand at me who was trying to show me a proper telekinesis show, pointed at himself.

“Even if I go back to the past instead of now, I won’t be like the leader, right? Maybe I could use the land left behind by my deceased grandfather as collateral to buy Bitcoin or full coins.”

“… … Bitcoin is the rule of the country.”

“Haha― Right?! Everyone thinks about it at least once. To Bitcoin – To Earth – To Stocks – ”

“… … The leader.”

A new whisper was heard from Seongju, who was folding his fingers with a happy face, and me, who was just laughing.

Kang San, who was looking at us while we were talking, looked at me with motionless eyes and asked.

“What will you do first when you die?”

He shrugged his shoulders proudly as he looked at the guy who had already emptied all the canned food.

“I don’t even want to go back?”

Am I going crazy and going back to the past?

match-! match-! match-!

Seeing me like that, Seongju shook his head and clapped as if he was impressed.

The guy continued to applaud loudly and spat.

“This is the main character! This is a hero! Real people don’t even think about going back to the past! In that sense, if I were to go back in time, what would Bitcoin be? Not even a thought! That Hyeseong Lee—! Let’s go behind our religious leader’s back as a loyalist, huh!”

“I didn’t even say I would accept it?”

“Hey – why are you doing that again! In that sense, if you really go back, what will be the address of our religious leader’s birthplace so that you can refer to it like a lottery number?”

Really, you’re a bully.

I eventually laughed and shook my head at the laughter that came out.

“So, Seongju, where did you work before coming to Seoul?”

“I am from Daejeon! Well – the story is very long even before I came to Seoul – I was in the middle of a raid when I fainted, right? But then he hit his head on the desk and fainted! What did I think when I woke up? Ah, it has finally arrived! Staying up all night playing games ended up ruining my body! So I decided to go to the hospital-”

“Ah— The city where the famous bakery is located.”

As he nodded his head as if he understood, Seongju’s mouth, which had been chattering happily, stopped.

I smiled at him and tilted my head.

“Ah~ Is that Daegu? I was mistaken.”

“… … Huh.”

“Uh, looking at your expression, I guess it’s Daejeon. Are you really talking about Daejeon, that boring city?”

“No- If a city has everything for people to live in, it’s a city, what else do you need?! yes?! Isn’t that right, Mr. Kang San?!”

“… … .”

Seongju, who suddenly started to glow, was excited as he saw Kangsan remaining silent again.

“No, you have to answer this! Mr. Kang San, why are you just watching this just because you live in a great city?! where are you?! Where is it?!”

“… … This is Incheon.”

“No, what’s the difference between Incheon and Daejeon?! Is there something special about Incheon?!”

Kang San, who was designated as the target of anger in my place, quietly opened his mouth.

“… … It is famous for the Incheon landing operation, Songdo International City, Yeongjong Bridge, Incheon International Airport, and the Asian Games were also held once.”

“… … It’s also close to Seoul.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

Seongju rolled his eyes as he watched the old man quietly helping Gangsan.

“What city characteristics make sense that it is close to Seoul?! Then our air is clearer than Seoul! Is the air clean in Incheon?! And is there a famous bakery in Incheon?! Yes?!”

“Oh… … In the end, it turns out to be a bakery.”

“… … Billion!”

Seongju, holding the back of my neck with a red face, pointed a finger at me with an aggrieved expression.

“Can the icon of peace be like this?! Now this is causing regional conflict! Come to think of it, the leader is also from Incheon, right?! This is the Incheon cartel killing good citizens of Daejeon-”

“If you felt that way, I am very sorry. Still, all you need is a famous bakery in the city, right?”

“You really put it all together. Are you saying this because I made fun of a few things with the spoken language course?! But you have to resort to such cowardly methods-”