Chapter 1235 – 1235. Yggdrasil (8)
As soon as I left the inn with Namgung Yuha, I looked around and said.
“Let’s check inside the village first.”
“Yes.”
Namgung Yuha followed my words with an awkward smile.
If it were an unreasonable offer, I would have rejected it right away…
‘First of all, you might be wondering where this is.’
He himself was curious about the shape of this village, so he quietly followed my instructions.
So Namgung Yuha and I started looking around the village.
For reference, the name was similar to the tutorial village, Zephyrum Village, but it had a slightly different form.
‘The scale has decreased significantly.’
It had a similar atmosphere to the tutorial village on the 0th floor, but the scale was noticeably smaller.
However, it was not inconvenient just because the village became smaller.
The reason was simple.
‘There aren’t many people coming in, so there’s no need to make it big.’
Unlike the tutorial village where several hundred people had to be accommodated each time they were summoned, this place could only briefly accommodate a few dozen people at most.
‘It seemed like there were five or six general stores on the 0th floor, but there is only one here.’
It wasn’t just a general store.
All other facilities were also unified.
If only there were facilities identical to those on the 0th floor…
‘Kya… ‘It’s been a while since I stayed at that hotel.’
A long hotel that could accommodate several hundred people at once stood tall like a landmark.
Namgung Yuha also let out an exclamation of admiration as soon as he saw the hotel.
“Oh my god… There is a building this tall…”
You won’t be able to see the top of Namgung Yuha’s Balcheonboro.
Since you can’t see the top, it must feel more majestic.
“Let’s see how much it costs.”
“Ah… Yes.”
Namgung Yuha seemed to be discouraged by the building with no visible top, so he clung closer to me, looking at me.
As a result of that research…
‘1,500 points for a standard room, 10,000 points for a penthouse.’
It was the same cost as the Zephyrum Hotel on the 0th floor.
And as soon as I heard that, I…
“Here are 10,000 points.”
I paid for the penthouse accommodation.
“I… I don’t know what kind of place it is yet, but excessive luxury…”
Namgung Yuha was taken aback by my sudden decision and tried to stop me, but I went ahead with a bright smile.
“There is only one penthouse. In times like this, it’s better to own it quickly.”
“That makes sense, but…”
“Let’s go up first and check the inside.”
I forced Namgung Yuha up the stairs and showed him around the inside of the penthouse.
Namgung Yuha was surprised by my excessive spending, but…
“I… It’s really amazing.”
I couldn’t easily express my dissatisfaction while looking at the luxurious facilities.
Nevertheless, it seemed like the worry itself could not be completely erased.
That’s right, my colleague’s wastefulness only caused damage and will never help.
I spoke seriously to ease Namgung Yuha’s worries as much as possible.
“Thank you for agreeing to come with me. “I won’t make you regret accepting me as her colleague.”
“Ah… I really need to thank you…”
Fortunately, I was able to see that the disbelief was slightly washed away from Namgung Yuha’s face after hearing my serious words.
In that way, I was able to somewhat wash away Namgung Yuha’s disbelief…
“Now that we’ve seen the village… Now let’s take a look outside the village.”
“Ah… Yes.”
To completely wash away her slight distrust, he led her out of the village.
.
.
Washing away any remaining distrust was as simple as breathing.
“I… You are truly amazing. I thought it was pretty fast too, but… To kill monsters in such an instant…”
It was just a matter of catching a monster on sight.
I didn’t hide my skills in front of Namgung Yuha and grabbed Mr. Monster, ready to stop him.
In result…
“Get 70,000 points here.”
As a result of the settlement, 140,000 points were obtained.
‘I didn’t know I would earn that much…’
I also had no idea I would earn this much.
At most, the total was expected to be around 60,000 to 70,000.
However, perhaps because this place was not built tightly in the first place, the drop rate itself was mostly high.
Thanks to this, I was able to obtain expensive items without difficulty.
And the high drop rate means…
‘Even midsummer’s luck won’t be of much help here.’
It meant that one of the few advantages of midsummer was close to being useless.
In fact, as a result of monitoring Min Ha-yeon and her group, the drop rate was not much different from mine…
In addition, mine was far superior in terms of combat speed and efficiency.
‘I guess I earned roughly 40,000 to 50,000 points in midsummer, right? Then… Is it 10,000 points per person?’
It was an extremely low figure compared to us, who earned 70,000 points per person.
While I was thinking about Midsummer, I heard Namgung Yuha’s voice.
“Excuse me… Please deduct 10,000 points.”
I thought I knew why Namgung Yuha said that.
What bothered her was the fact that she had nagged me earlier about her lodging expenses.
But I handed over 70,000 points without exception and said.
“I told you earlier. Thank you for going with me… The cost of accommodation is proof of my gratitude.”
“Ah… Thank you. And… “I’m sorry for nagging you earlier.”
I could see that my image had improved again through Namgung Yuha’s bright smiling expression.
“For now, let’s rest today.”
“Yes.”
So I headed to the hotel with Namgung Yuha.
However, when we arrived at the hotel, instead of resting, we had to hear the sound of a scuffle.
“Do you really need to stay in the penthouse? You can just stay here.”
“No, that’s true, but…”
The group that is fighting is none other than…
“I know you have great abilities, but you need to break the habit of obsessing over strange things.”
“Ha… That’s not it, it was because the penthouse just looked good.”
It was Han Yeoreum and Min Ha-yeon’s group.
It wasn’t like they were fighting, it was just like nagging.
Since I didn’t know the context, I couldn’t figure out why they were yelling in the lobby like that.
However, please explain the situation to me in detail…
‘Aremon, why are you fighting?’
[… My name is Armonia.]
There was Armonia.
Armonia let out a shallow sigh and explained the context.
[Han Yeoreum insisted on staying in the penthouse and got into an argument with the hotel staff. And Min Ha-yeon sees that and is nagging her.]
‘Aha…’
As expected, my all-round captain.
I approached the Midsummer party with a grateful heart for Armonia’s existence.
Midsummer happened to be facing the back, so he didn’t notice my presence.
But unlike Midsummer, Min Ha-yeon and her group were facing me…
“Ah…”
As soon as he saw me, he let out a short sigh.
“Ha… I thought the penthouse would be nice…”
However, despite Min Ha-yeon’s group’s silence, Han Yeo-reum only expressed regret that she did not own the penthouse.
After getting closer to Midsummer…
“Do you want to stay in the penthouse?”
“Huh!?”
The soft voice made his ears twitch.
In the middle of summer, like a wild cat meeting its natural enemy, she was startled and turned her body to answer.
“Isn’t it rude to eavesdrop on people?”
There was strong anger on her face, as if she was about to swear, but polite words were coming out of her mouth calmly.
The reason why Midoreum was so polite was simple.
‘I see you are prepared too.’
It’s probably because I’m worried that I might get retaliated against after I leave.
It would be okay to make an excuse saying I had no memories, but I also seemed to know that I was a person who would not listen to that excuse…
I responded with a polite expression and voice, defying the courtesy of midsummer.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to listen. However, I thought you were in trouble…”
“There’s no need, so just pass by.”
Han Yeo-reum cut off my words and turned her head.
This time, it was clearly rude words and actions.
However, the person who responded to Midsummer’s rude words and actions was not me…
“You’ve been doing this too much since a while ago.”
Namgung stayed.
Namgung Yuha stood next to me with his eyes closed and began to criticize Midreum.
“It’s my first time meeting you, so I understand your suspicions. But is there a need to so blatantly embarrass those who offer to help?”
“Nice…”
Han Yeo-reum looked at Namgung Yu-ha, and she gritted her teeth and answered.
“Don’t you think the bigger problem is that you ignored what I said earlier?”
“Of course, you may have felt bad. But you can also say something nice.”
Suddenly, Namgung Yuha and Han Yeoreum started arguing.
I hurriedly calmed Namgung Yuha down to stop her fighting.
“Yuha, I’m fine, so don’t worry. “It was wrong for me to speak carelessly in the first place.”
“But…”
So, I calmed Namgung Yuha down and checked Min Ha-yeon’s group’s condition.
‘Your expression looks better than before.’
The eyes of Min Ha-yeon and her group who were looking at me earlier were filled with wariness.
But now his eyes were half wary and half curious.
It was not difficult to guess why their eyes changed.
‘Thanks to Yuha.’
This may be because Namgung Yuha, who had kept his distance from me until now, started acting like he trusted me.
‘I had to recruit him in advance because I didn’t have any dependents, but I was glad I chose Yuha.’
After confirming that it was the best choice, I calmed Namgung Yuha down…
“I apologize again. “I’m sorry for talking so unnecessarily.”
I apologized to Han Yeo-reum and Min Ha-yeon’s group.
While Midreum still looked disapproving at my apology…
“Hey, midsummer… Say you’re sorry too.”
“That’s right. No matter how bad the first impression is…”
Min Ha-yeon and her group seemed to feel a humane interest in my apology.
“Ugh…”
Midsummer let out an unpleasant groan once…
“… “I’m sorry for being rude.”
I squeezed the apple like I was squeezing a rag.
But that was the end of the apology.
“But I’ll say it again. “We already have plenty of points, so it’s okay if you don’t come to us to offer help.”
And as if joining Midsummer’s words, Midautumn and Midwinter came forward and spoke.
“I don’t know how much they earned…”
“We also earn a lot of points, so it’s okay if you don’t help us in that way.”
At least it seemed like it was on the side of midsummer.
Seeing Mid-Autumn and Mid-Winter like that, Mid-Yeoreum suddenly started twitching the corners of her mouth.
But those three people did not last that long.
“I’m rather relieved that I don’t need help.”
As Namgung Yuha finished speaking to the three people, he hinted at me.
“Is it okay if I pay for accommodation from now on? The points I earned today will be enough to pay for penthouse accommodation for a week.”
“!?”
It wasn’t just the three people who were surprised by Namgung Yuha’s words.
“And… If you pay for a week’s lodging…”
“You earned 70,000 points? “Two?”
Min Ha-yeon and Han Bom were also looking surprised.
However, Namgung Yuha did not stop there and even surprised the two people.
“Anyway, if I distribute it tomorrow, I will receive about 70,000, so please give it to me.”
“!?”
It seemed like there was no one here who did not understand Namgung Yuha’s words.
‘70,000 per person and 70,000 in total are completely different stories.’
After Namgung Yu-ha surprised Min Ha-yeon and Han Bom like that…
“You worked hard alone today, so I think it would be a good idea to go up quickly and get some rest. Starting tomorrow, I will try my best to be helpful.”
“Yes? Mr. Yuha has had enough… Huh?”
He grabbed my wrist and headed toward the penthouse as if dragging me.
I was dragged away by Namgung Yuha…
‘But I should hang it up before I go, right?’
I cast a subordination command to Midwinter, who was staring blankly from afar.
***
A woman’s voice was heard from one corner of the room.
“Are we sure we made the right choice?”
“Huh?”
And the three women in her room came to their senses and turned their heads to her.
The identity of the woman who was mumbling quietly…
“I thought it would have been better if we had just kept a reasonable distance…”
It was the middle of winter.
It was an unfamiliar statement, but the three women in the room understood it perfectly.
“I feel sad too, but…”
“When I see her talking so seriously…”
I could tell that the person Midwinter was talking about was the man I had met for the first time.
For reference, none of the four women know the man’s name.
However, I remembered the man’s face clearly, as if I had a picture stuck in my head.
Smiling brightly and speaking eloquently enough to attract one’s ears.
He was certainly an ordinary man seen on the side of the road, but he had a charm that strangely caught one’s attention.
But none of the four women showed such signs.
It was because at some point, being interested in a man felt like an embarrassing feeling.
The reason is none other than…
“If we meet in secret, that bastard will go crazy again, right?”
It was because of midsummer.
All the women here felt like they had an instinct to hate men because of Midsummer.
When Midsummer’s name came out of Midautumn’s mouth, Midwinter sighed.
“Ha… Well, your eyes may be correct again.”
Although I used the expression “Accurate,” It wasn’t actually a compliment.
“But… That bastard might have recognized his own people.”
It meant that Midreum seemed to recognize and loathe people of the same type as herself.
Everyone started giggling and laughing at Midwinter’s words.
But the laughter didn’t last long.
“Ha… “I’ll go out for a moment.”
Midwinter said and put on her thin coat, and the three women started to stop with surprised eyes.
“Winter, it’s night now.”
“Yeah, and he told me not to go out.”
For your information, what Hanbom was talking about was Midsummer.
“Even if you don’t listen to him, if you wander around places like this…”
And the guy that mid-autumn was talking about also meant mid-summer.
Instead of agreeing, Midwinter just trembled and complained.
“It’s because it’s cold. I saw it earlier, a training room in the basement of the hotel? There is a place like that. “I’ll come back and sweat a little.”
“If you really want to warm up, you can do it here…”
As Hanbom said, there was no problem with her exercising in her room.
The room the four women are currently staying in is a group room, so it is large enough to accommodate light exercise.
But…
“That’s because I want to use the job skills I received today.”
“You can just use your skills here…”
“No. “The ability I have is to summon a folktale spirit, so this space is not enough.”
Midwinter did not give up and continued her words.
For your information, all four women in this room have never used a skill.
It was all because of midsummer.
If Midwinter steps forward to fight directly…
(Hey, don’t come forward. I’ll take care of everything.)
Midsummer blocked it all and was quickly dealt with.
That’s why midwinter…
“I’m getting chills because of that spirit, and it says that if I don’t release it, I’ll die.”
As the debuff accumulated, I felt a stronger cold than usual.
The three women looked at Midwinter’s answer…
“Well, if that’s the case…”
“I can’t help it…”
“Then I will…”
We stood up to take care of each other during the winter.
But Midwinter was shocked and shook her head.
“No. I’ll go alone. As everyone knows, although it is dangerous outside this village, it is safe inside the village.”
“Well, that’s true, but…”
“And…”
Midwinter smiled and looked towards the wall.
“My brother could suddenly come in. If there’s only one person in sight, it’s okay to lie and say they’re sleeping, but if there’s more than one person, it’s obvious that there’ll be trouble again.”
“Aha…”
The three women nodded in understanding at Midwinter’s words.
And Hanbom, who had the greatest decision-making authority, nodded her head and gave permission.
“Good. Instead, you must return within three hours? “If you don’t come back, I’ll wake you up in the middle of summer and go look for you.”
Haha, okay!”
Midwinter received formal permission from Hanbom and left her room.
‘You said it was underground, right?’
Even in the middle of winter, I didn’t know exactly what the training room was like.
She just remembered what the staff explained when she stayed at the hotel.
(There is a training room in the basement. She recommends checking there to see exactly what your abilities are.)
Midwinter remembered her memories and headed to her training room.
‘Hear, hear…’ .’
When she arrived at the training room…
‘Huh?’
An unexpected person had already taken his place.
He is…
“Hello.”
“Uh…”
He was a man who raised midsummer hysteria.
Midwinter sighed in frustration as he looked at the unknown man.
‘Ha… Should I go back?’
The reason I was worried about returning to midwinter was simple.
‘I think my brother would be really upset if I got caught while training here…’
It was because of midsummer.
If I got caught while training alone, I thought I would just get scolded and that would be the end of it.
However, if I was caught training in this man’s presence, I didn’t think he would end up getting scolded.
‘Ha… Shall we go? Or should I just ignore it and train?’
That’s why midwinter was conflicted.
But her conflict…
“… Hello.”
It wasn’t deep.
Midwinter was surprised by her own actions as she put a greeting in her mouth.
‘Madam… Is it because I’m not an ordinary person? I’m a little nervous…’
When Midwinter trembled and said hello, the man smiled and accepted the greeting.
“Hello. But what is happening here… Ah, the question is strange. “I guess you’re here for training?”
“Yes…”
Although she was screaming in her heart that she shouldn’t answer, Midwinter blurted out her inner thoughts as if a key had been thrust into her heart.
After such a simple question and answer…
“My name is Seong Su-ho. “What is your name?”
“Oh, I’m in the middle of winter.”
“And… “It’s a nice name.”
“Haha…”
She smiled like an idiot and exchanged compliments.
Midwinter came to his senses at the sight of her smiling self and shook her head.
“Hmm… I think he also came here to train… I won’t disturb you. Then…”
Midwinter said that and began to separate from Seongsuho.
However, Seong Su-ho stopped the midwinter that was about to leave with his voice.
“Oh, if it’s okay, can I ask you to spar?”
“Yes… ?”
Midwinter pricked up her ears at the word “Couple” And she immediately turned around.
“Couple?”
“Yes, I was with Yuha earlier…”
A man named Seong Su-ho began explaining the sparring system in this training room to Hangyeoul.
The sparring system is simply…
“You never die during a sparring match, and when it’s over, all your wounds heal?”
“Yes, but they say that fatigue does not recover.”
Midwinter, who had pricked up his ears before hearing the explanation…
‘And… Is it perfect?’
After hearing the entire explanation, my heart started beating like crazy as if I was excited.
Although Midwinter was not a fighting fanatic, it was true that she had an extraordinary competitive spirit.
A man who, at first glance, seems to have great skills.
I decided that this sparring was worth it just because I had infinite opportunities to fight such a man.
‘Looking at that woman’s attitude earlier… I think this guy is better than his brother…’
Midwinter didn’t want to miss this opportunity…
‘You can raise your level with points, but actual practice is just as important. And… I think it would be much better in Dalian to reduce the chill.’
He had no intention of missing out.
But ironically, Midwinter did not nod his head.
“I’m sorry, but… “I can’t because my brother will be angry if he finds out.”
It wasn’t a lie.
But it wasn’t even sincere.
‘First, refuse… Let’s measure the angle while watching them train together.’
It was decided to make a promise for the future, taking note of Midsummer.
But the promise of midwinter…
“Then how about 30,000 points for sparring for a day?”
“… Yes?”
It was absurdly brought forward due to Seong Su-ho’s absurd conditions.
***
“… 30,000 points?”
Midwinter’s face showed not only displeasure but also embarrassment.
If I had only called out about 10,000 points here, I would have gotten a really unpleasant look.
But the condition I put forward is 30,000.
That was also presented as the cost of sparring for one day.
‘He probably knows how important points are.’
Even Namgung Yuha, who was unfamiliar with this system, realized how important points were in just one day.
I thought there was no way Midwinter didn’t know that fact.
And you could tell by her expression that she realized the importance of the point.
I gave an accurate explanation to Midwinter.
“Yes, you said you had to keep an eye on your brother, right?”
“It’s not that we care about each other, we just want to avoid making things uncomfortable for each other.”
“Haha, I often make mistakes with my words today.”
I avoided the situation with an awkward smile and continued the story.
“Even if your brother finds out about the sparring, wouldn’t he be less angry if I told him that it was conducted on the condition of receiving points?”
“…”
Midwinter, twitching his eyebrows as if running a simulation in his head.
I thought about midwinter for a while…
“What… I’m sure she won’t care much if you tell her that the points are on the line…”
Nodding her head, she judged her midsummer emotions as she pleased.
I almost burst out laughing at Midwinter’s words.
‘I don’t care… Wouldn’t it make you even angrier?’
The Han Yeo-reum I know is the kind of person who would be even more angry if she found out that she sparred for points.
But what was important now was not midsummer.
“Or you can say you won and took it.”
“Haha…”
When Midwinter heard what I said, she laughed helplessly…
“What… If I say that, my brother won’t say anything either. No… Do you want to like it more?”
He nodded as if he had been persuaded.
So the confrontation between me and midwinter…
“How do you compete?”
“It starts with a crystal ball over there. Let’s go.”
It was a success from the first day.
I watched midwinter follow me awkwardly at a distance…
‘Winter… I’ll finish it before I go up to the first floor, just wait.’
I wrote the midwinter castle wall that I had been putting off for a while.
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*Midwinter (subordinate level 2)*
Castle Wall: Whenever you are defeated by a subordinate master, your sexual desire toward the subordinate master explodes.
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