CH 38

“Let’s go slowly! Short strides!”

I used my skills without even listening to what Kim Ki-won shouted.

[You used a skill. Skill: Condemned]

[Commencing judgment.]

As soon as I used the skill, something slammed into the fanatic’s head who had just popped out of nowhere. When the sound of a musical instrument rang, the fanatic’s body collapsed helplessly to the floor, and became dust without getting back up again.

After I stared alternately at the piano that had suddenly fallen from the air and my staff, I sighed.

‘Yeah, let’s think positively….’

Perhaps it was because it came out of the random box, its performance wasn’t too bad. When I use the skill, it starts with something as small as a basketball, up to the piano earlier, and falls over the target’s head. I should have known since the skill’s description was so short.

Fortunately, Kang Si-hoo and Kim Ki-won seemed to have no idea. They simply said that I had an unusual skill.

“Slowly, proceed! I said!”

“Isn’t Kim Ki-won a bit late?”

With Kang Si-hoo in the middle, I was up in the front, while Kim Ki-won was at the back, but Kim Ki-won was having a bit of a hard time. After all, only the estimated grade of this dungeon was A. It was completely unreasonable to expect Kim Ki-won, who was B-Class and lacked many skills, to defeat monsters easily.

Kim Ki-won’s face was drenched with sweat. Even his clothes were torn in several spots due to the attacks of the fanatics. That was the problem for the association. They dress to look like they only wear uncomfortable clothes. It felt like some kind of over-packaging over junk food.

After hearing my words, Kim Ki-Won’s face contorted, as he started shouting at Kang Si-Hoo.

“You aren’t helping, what are you doing!”

“S-s… I am sorry, but….”

“But what!”

“You said not to go next to you, so… I did what you asked…?”

Glaring at Kang Si-hoo with a terrifying look, Kim Ki-won kept his mouth shut. Kang Si-hoo got more frightened and hid behind me.

The progress of the exploration cannot be deducted, and this situation had been repeating for a while. Actually, I don’t even need to explore.

‘But I can’t just say that I already know this dungeon….’

If I said I knew how to attack this dungeon, everyone would get suspicious. Even if the words around it work because of the ability of the skill, what would happen after was the problem.

“It appeared again!”

“Ah, really!”

Kim Ki-won punched the fanatic, who suddenly jumped out. The fanatic, who was hit by his fist shrunk, takes a couple of steps backward then rushes in and kicks his head. I used the skill as it was towards the fanatics who were driven to the wall.

[You used a skill. Skill: Condemned]

[Commencing judgment.]

Then, I covered my eyes as I watched the sink fall, smashing the fanatic’s head.

[CH.#990O3/One Who Seeks To Avoid The Fall]: Isn’t there a problem with this thing?

[CH.#990O3/One Who Seeks To Avoid The Fall]: Why do they just fall down like this? Why doesn’t it do something cool?

[CH.#990O3/One Who Is More Dazzling Than The Sun]: Why are you asking me for that?

“G, Ga-hyun-ssi….”

Kang Si-hoo stuttered and said.

“You’re really strong, with what you do, yes….”

I wanted to refute that statement.

‘Why aren’t you being more arrogant when you’re stronger?’

Judging from the fact that he was disguising his name, it seems that he was also hiding his identity, and additionally, Kim Ki-won seemed to think that this man was a C-Class or lower hunter. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be treated like this.

Kang Si-hoo himself seemed to have no will to fight. No, rather than lacking the will to, it seemed that he didn’t feel the need to.

‘Because you have me?’

However, Kang Si-hoo was not someone who trusted others so easily. As the main character, even though he was warm-hearted, he was always calculative.

‘Did you decide to make friends with me?’

Do you think I’m gonna be your partner? I narrowed my eyes. However, if it was Kang Si-hoo, that is, if he had grown to this extent, he would know that I’m only depending on items.

‘Or you want to make connections with Baek Tae-beom….’

It was highly likely that Baek Tae-beom was involved. Until the mid-to-late half of <The Fall of Another World>, Kang Si-hoo tried to appease and persuade Baek Tae-beom somehow. He only changed his mind after the second half where he watched his colleagues die and the country go to ruin.

Either way, I was going to use Kang Si-hoo. But before that, you’ll have to take off that damn mask.

“Let’s go into this room, too.”

“Why do you keep going in and out of rooms?”

Kim Ki-won gasped for air as he spoke.

“Because the investigation comes first. You can’t just ignore it and pass by, can you?

When I opened the door, the same structure as before unfolded in front of my eyes. The dusty tables, chairs, vases, a dress with layers of gothic lace on the hem, and a partition covering the bed were lying on the floor.

Kim Ki-won sat down on the bed, full of concerns. As the dust rose, he stood up firmly, while coughing.

“Why are mobs that don’t even drop items popping out like this….”

“Then, there must be other items.”

“Ha?”

Kim Ki-won started laughing as if he was full of energy.

“Hunter Choi Ga-hyun seems to be more optimistic than I had thought?”

“Is there anything good about thinking negatively?”

“As expected, the ungradable class is different no matter what, huh~ Do you think you’d be fine even if you fall into a fire pit?”

I let out a sigh. The frequency of quarrels seemed to be increasing. I had nothing to hold on to, so I wanted to hit him at the end of each sentence he let out.

‘Let’s be patient. Tae-beom learns from me.’

“Thank you for the compliment.”

Ignoring Kim Ki-won’s words, I opened the drawer cabinet. As soon as I opened the first, second, and third drawers, I could see something sparkling.

Kang Si-hoo, who was watching me beside me, widened his eyes.

“A key?”

“Key is a key.”

“Half of it is gone.”

“That’s right.”

It was a big key that’s broken in half.

“Maybe the other half is on the other way. Let’s go back and join the others.”

“What’s that?”

“A key.”

Kim Ki-won belatedly rose from the dusty bed and snooped. I roughly answered him and tried to leave through the door after placing the key in the inventory.

“It’s almost time. Shall we go back?”

“Hey, hunter Choi Ga-hyun.”

“Why do you keep calling me?”

“Do you think I look easy?”

What’s this again?

When I frowned reflexively, Kim Ki-won stamped his feet with a more intense expression. Such threatening behavior only furrowed my eyebrows. For nearly two hours, Kim Ki-won was acting as if he didn’t like everything about me. Like a man who was determined to pick a fight.

“I asked you if I looked easy.”

“No.”

“Then, why are you ignoring me?”

I responded as calmly as possible.

“I never ignored you. Didn’t you ignore me?”

“Me? I did?”

Kim Ki-won exhaled and kicked over the table next to him. When there was a loud bang, Kang Si-hoo crouched down and hid behind me.

“Damn it, Kang Cheol-su! Won’t you come behind me?”

“B-but….”

“But whatever, I didn’t like the way this damn young guy was telling me what to do. I should take this opportunity to fix your habit.”

Revealing this intention, Kim Ki-won spat out abusive language.

“You think you’re something just because you’re next to Baek Tae-beom, right? You thought you were so good because you don’t have anything to grade, and now you’re giving orders to adults?”

“Kim Ki-won-ssi.”

“What’s with the ‘ssi’, you bastard? Now you’re starting to use honorifics?”

Kim Ki-won tapped my forehead with his finger as he muttered. I could feel Kang Si-hoo at a loss at what to do through the mask.

Something was strange. No matter how stupid you are, to do this in the middle of a dungeon…

[Skill: Eye of the Dead]

[You used a skill. Skill: Eye of the Dead]

[Activating Eye of the Dead. The blessing of the constellation is transmitted.]

[Kim Ki-won in Waiting]

[Title: Waiting

Class: B

Status: Madness

Contracted Constellation: None

Coins possessed: Unable to Verify.

Skills possessed: [Iron Wall] [Tenacious]

An Awakened with no contracted constellation. Their state is in a status abnormality. Recovery is required.]

An abnormality? But you haven’t been attacked?

Things were going much worse than I thought.

“…Honorifics?”

“Yeah, call me sunbae-nim. If you don’t want to be squeezed and explode.”

[The constellation, ‘One Who Is More Dazzling Than The Sun’ slowly rises its body.]

[The constellation, ‘One Who Guides The Dead’ stares at him with golden eyes.]

I asked as calmly as possible.

“Do you want to be treated like a sunbae? What’s the point in all of that?”

“Look at this guy. Are you just going to keep it up like this until the very end? No way. You should taste my fist first. That’s how you come to your senses, right?”

Kim Ki-won said confidently.

“There is no Baek Tae-beom here, and you are alone. Are you going to protect yourself with that kind of staff?”

I’m sorry, but I’ve never thought of trying to protect myself with such a bizarre staff. The moment I kept my mouth shut, not knowing how to respond to his words, Kim Ki-won, who was clenching his fists with trembling cheeks, swung his arm towards me.

It was such a sudden action that I couldn’t react in time. By the time I felt the punch on my cheek hurt, I rolled over and fell to the floor.

‘I am now….’

I blinked, rubbing my aching cheeks. Kim Ki-won was looking down at me with a smug look.

‘…getting slapped around?’

“Insignificant bastard.”

After watching Kim Ki-won spit, I calmly called Baek Tae-beom.

[The constellation, ‘One Who Seeks To Avoid The Fall’ shouts at Baek Tae-beom to save him.]

[The constellation, ‘One Who Seeks To Avoid The Fall’ shouts to Baek Tae-beom that he is dying.]

Was it no good?

I looked up at him with a smile of astonishment.

[The constellation, ‘One Who Seeks To Avoid The Fall’ leans on Baek Tae-beom and weeps.]

You’re late.

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(And if you still don’t understand, yes. Baek Tae-beom did show up. Albeit a bit late.)

And teasers for the next chapter:

[Lee Myung-won grabbed my chin and examined my face.

“Does it hurt a lot?”

“It hurts a lot less than from when I was stabbed, but….”

Kim Ki-won’s scream grew louder as I blurted out the end of my words. Lee Myung-won sighed.]

Someone got a royal beating~~~~~