"..."
[You have endured the night in Chungmuro without a 'Green Zone'.]
[You have completed the achievement 'Endless Dawn' in Chungmuro for the second time!]
[You have been sponsored 1000 Coins as an achievement reward.]
One night passed.
Staying up all night maintaining the Limitless technique made me feel quite tired... but this level seemed to pose no major problem.
"You look terrible."
I walked through the squashed piles of gore, grabbed Kim Dokja who had collapsed, and climbed onto the platform.
The group members who suffered quite a bit overnight all survived.
Among them, the one who suffered the most was undoubtedly...
"Kugh!"
"Looks like you're awake."
It would be Kim Dokja.
As Kim Dokja opened his eyes, it felt as if a storm had finally passed.
"What happened to the scenario..."
"It's over. As you can see, everyone is safe."
I patted Gilyoung and brought him in front of Dokja.
"This kid. Even though Yoo Joonghyuk tried to tempt him, he said he wouldn't go. Why don't you praise him a little?"
"Is that so..."
Kim Dokja looked at Gilyoung with tired eyes and patted him.
"It would have been a chance for faster growth."
"Still, it has to be Dokja Hyung."
"...Thank, you."
Kim Dokja expressed his gratitude and fell asleep right then and there.
It must be the aftereffect of being a ghost species and wandering the Phantom Prison all day.
Amidst that, he probably met the real prophet, Anna Croft.
"Let him sleep. He must be tired."
Kim Dokja opened his eyes only after several hours had passed.
He seemed quite surprised that he woke up on Lee Hyunsung's lap, but after grasping the situation, he told us his plan.
And...
"I'm glad Lee Hyunsung-ssi is here. It feels reassuring having Hyunsung-ssi blocking in front. Like someone is protecting me."
"I like Hyunsung-ssi because he's consistent! Like a sturdy pine tree."
"I don't think I've seen anyone as righteous as Hyunsung-ssi often."
"Hyun. Sung. Hyung. Muscles. The. Best."
Everyone's praise relay for Lee Hyunsung began.
I know the reason.
The opportunity for Lee Hyunsung's attribute evolution, which Kim Dokja knew of, was taken by Jung Heewon, and Kim Dokja must think his attribute evolution should happen now.
Watching everyone's actions, I approached Hyunsung and put my hand on his shoulder.
"Seems you're going the right way? Trust yourself sometimes."
"...Thank you for the advice. Gang-hoon-ssi."
This should be enough.
"Dokja-ssi. Let's go to B1 for a bit."
"...?"
"Did you forget what you asked for? Lee Jihye's location."
"Ah, understood."
I took Kim Dokja and started climbing toward B1.
"Haha, look who it is. Isn't it the illegal tenants?"
"..."
"To climb up so shamelessly after causing such trouble. heard you survived without a room yesterday... is it true? Yoo Joonghyuk must have helped you, right?"
We ignored them and kept walking.
Thinking we were scared or something, they kept hovering around us, sneering.
"Living as Yoo Joonghyuk's lackey, isn't it hard? Join our Alliance. Pildu-ssi said he'd consider it."
Are these the guys who didn't see me wreaking havoc in Gong Pildu's armed zone? Very annoying.
"Of course, on the premise that you bring all those women too."
Why are these middle-aged men so obsessed with women?
"Hey, ignoring us?"
"Tell them let's talk later."
Kim Dokja, also finding them annoying, gave a rough answer to shake them off and moved forward.
The place we arrived at was the escalator heading to B1.
As we were walking up that escalator, a sharp blade appeared from behind, threatening our necks.
Though it wasn't really threatening.
"Disappointing. Ajussis."
"Dangerous."
I grabbed the blade with my hand, pushed it aside, turned my body, and looked back.
As expected. Its identity was Lee Jihye.
It was the high school girl who followed Kim Dokja.
"Do I look like an Ajussi?"
"...You look young, though."
"Unfortunately, considering your age, you probably are an Ajussi?"
"Then why tackle me?"
I smirked.
"Even if I am an Ajussi, I don't want to act like one?"
"This Ajussi is a weird person."
Being a weird person is better than nothing.
If I were a bad person, it would have been big trouble.
"Anyway, you know what will happen to those women if you trade with those bastards, right?"
"Of course I know."
"Then why act like that? You should have just killed them yesterday."
"They were being annoying so I just brushed them off."
I looked at Kim Dokja.
Dokja always draws a line distinguishing people he uses honorifics with and those he speaks informally to.
"Put the sword away since we came to talk. That sword won't reach anyway as long as this man is here."
Lee Jihye glanced at Kim Dokja and then at me.
Yoo Joonghyuk probably told her roughly about me, so Lee Jihye wouldn't do anything foolish to me either.
"What's the talk about."
Lee Jihye immediately sheathed her sword and moved to the passage leading to the ticket gate on B1.
Her fast pace is impressive.
Is this also a skill?
"Why are you guarding there?"
"Master told me to."
"Guard?"
"Even you Ajussis can't pass."
At Lee Jihye's words, Kim Dokja thought through numerous routes in his head.
Then the answer he came up with... Hidden Dungeon Route.
In short, it means that guy is watching a movie right now.
"Well, we didn't come to cross there. If we did, we wouldn't be solving this through conversation right now."
"True, don't know about you Ajussi, but the white-haired Ajussi seemed quite strong."
"I am a bit strong."
"Enough, state your business."
Kim Dokja took a step forward to approach Lee Jihye.
"We came because we need your help."
"My help?"
Another step.
He climbed the entire escalator and placed his gaze at the same height as Lee Jihye.
"Today, we're going to crush Gong Pildu's group."
"...Seriously?"
Lee Jihye smirked at us.
She probably thinks it won't work.
"I was told not to do it if I was going to rely on this Ajussi's help to resolve the situation."
"Your Master said that?"
"Unfortunately, in this guy's plan. I'm not the center. Whether I'm here or not won't matter."
At our words, Lee Jihye tilted her head and looked at us.
"Then it's even more impossible. If you subtract this Ajussi's power from your combat power, it's impossible."
"There is a way. A way we can execute if you help."
"Master told me to guard this place."
"If you don't help, people here will die."
"They're people who will die anyway."
At Lee Jihye's unmoving attitude, Kim Dokja sighed.
"Did Yoo Joonghyuk say that?"
At that single remark, Lee Jihye's eyes trembled greatly.
"The boy who was talking to us yesterday died. You know that, right?"
"...I know."
"Maybe he could have lived. He could have been alive and well, running to us to tell Yoo Joonghyuk's heroic tales."
"That is..."
"Yoo Joonghyuk made that kid die. He killed him even though he could have saved him."
I glanced at Kim Dokja.
Because he must have had mixed feelings even while saying it.
He must be feeling that he is no different from him.
So he can say more as a hypocrite.
Because he knows well that he is a hypocrite.
"Our start was in the subway."
"What does that..."
"We were shown the tragedy of a girls' high school, and you were at the center of it."
Lee Jihye's shoulders shook at those words.
It was the most agitated she had been among all the appearances she showed so far.
"It was a video where you, who killed your classmate, survived until the end."
"...Stop."
"Actually, you probably didn't want to do that."
"What do you know, Ajussi...!"
"What would I know. Of course I don't know. I'm just babbling whatever I want."
To Lee Jihye who was grinding her teeth, Kim Dokja said one last thing and turned around.
"But, if you turn away today, you will regret it for the rest of your life."
Kim Dokja walking away.
Leaving Kim Dokja behind, I sat next to Lee Jihye.
"...Why aren't you going."
"My role is with you."
Actually, it might be a role just to keep me occupied appropriately.
Because I shouldn't be present on the stage for Lee Hyunsung's attribute evolution.
"Don't mind it. Even if a handsome face is next to you, you must feel frustrated inside, right? Mm. Mm. Let it out."
[The Constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' nods at your words.]
What are you nodding at?
That I'm handsome? Or that she needs to let it out?
"...Ha, seriously."
Lee Jihye let out a laugh in disbelief.
"Ajussi, you're a really weird person. Even your consolation is weird."
[Lee Jihye's Sponsor feels favorable towards you.]
[You have been sponsored 100 Coins.]
My my, feeling favorable just for consoling once.
God of War at Sea... truly a good great man.
"Your Master is a weirder person, so it's fine."
"What's wrong with our Master."
Lee Jihye sighed and got up from her spot.
"Ajussi. What do I have to do?"
Time is 19:00 sharp. Just good timing.
"Follow me."
"Explain what it is..."
"I'll explain on the way. It probably won't be a mission you dislike?"
You'll definitely like it.
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