I Became a Porter for a Women-Only Party. 154

Chapter 154 – 154 – The World of Those Who Ran Away

“What about money?”

The doctor muttered, his mind turning white.

There was no answer. The question only echoed in the empty hospital room.

The warrior party’s wallet situation is fluid. Adventurers who ran away because they couldn’t pay the hospital room fee came out when they were bored.

However, none of the healers at the hospital affiliated with the Temple of St. Jankarov could have predicted this patient’s nighttime escape. Of course, the man who rented out this entire hospital room was a nobleman known for being generous with his money.

Vincenzio Don Alamo. The Parakho is one of the most wasteful creatures in the Armattam Empire. When he showed up with both broken arms and took over a luxurious, sunny hospital room for fifty times more, the hospital not only refused, but thought it was a windfall.

He had a clear and clean cause. Not only did he put the hero of the train explosion, ‘Porter Van Thai’, in the same hospital room, but he also paid the hospitalization expenses for all those who were injured while participating in the rescue operation.

The hospital, entranced by the cash exchange, completely believed the count’s words, ‘I will pay my share in arrears.’

And he ran away. Was he bluffing and bluffing until he realized he didn’t have much money to spare? Or did the family money he wasted finally run out, and did this hospital become the winner at the last moment of the bombshell?

What was even more absurd was that all 20 people in the hospital room disappeared without a sound. Even if he escaped through the window, it couldn’t be this quiet.

An emergency was immediately placed in the ward attached to the Temple of St. Jankarov.

“···Damn it, find it! Contact the party alliance and place a bounty!”

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Is it because I received high-quality treatment worth the high price paid? The leader, whose two broken arms soon recovered, said as he relaxed.

“Hospital expenses? I left a check from Armatam Longsword Bank on the bed.”

I looked at the leader with surprised eyes. The cult leader frowned.

“It is written in the name of ‘Vincenzio Don Alamo,’ another identity of mine that you know. Since it uses the name of a prominent Armatam family, it will be possible to cash out much faster than any other means. Thanks to that identity, you and Eshen Just like we were able to easily send a flying dragon to . So don’t worry about the hospital, just focus on our work-“

“Are you that scary bank that will send assassins even to the Emperor Armatam if you don’t repay your money? The bank that will pursue you all the way to hell if you steal an enchanted check?”

“It’s that bank. Is there a problem?”

“No, it’s just out of respect. I heard that they deal with really big names and banks like that.”

Well, it’s not surprising if he’s someone like the head of a new church.

Shin Kyo-ju received my look of respect emotionlessly, as if it was no big deal. Instead, Garam next to him made a proud expression.

“My dad is cool. Please praise him more.”

“Wait, everyone, stop. Why does that kid look like that?”

Garam, who was wagging his tail as if excited, opened his eyes when I turned his attention to something else. I’m sorry Garam, but I had more urgent matters to attend to.

Because the thoughtful Adamantone was watching us.

“···What have you done, you son of a bitch? Blow like you should.”

“Uh, that. Uh.”

Adamantone, who was fumbling around, took out a stiff piece of paper from his coat pocket.

The paper was tightly coated with stone powder and had longsword-shaped decorations and numbers representing large sums of money drawn on it. It’s getting blurry before my eyes.

“Why did you take that?”

“Woman, you say you don’t have enough money for travel expenses? There was a ridiculous amount of money lying on the bed, so I picked it up and tried to make money when the owner wasn’t there.”

“···Fuck you, I found a check with the issuer’s name written all over it, and you’re counting it as money? Are you an asshole?”

“···Ugh, if you take the lost check to the bank, they’ll take 10% off!”

Several Protestant agents groaned, putting their hands on their faces.

I think she felt the strong urge to kill Adamanton about fifteen hundred times in her life, but she barely resisted it this time.

“It’s a long way to go, but I still have to calculate it. Erinac, can we go back?”

Erinak Sophon tilted her head absentmindedly. And she smiled bitterly and said:

“Why? Are you already thinking that you came to the wrong place and are looking for an excuse?”

“···About half?”

Her bright red lightning strikes not far away. The abandoned city spits clouds into the sky, and the black soil under my feet is so dry that I can’t feel any life at all.

Gyoju Shin nodded while holding Garam’s hand, who was trying to act calmly.

“I changed my mind. Can I go back?”

“Well, I guess I’ll have to ask the friend who opened the door. It’s an artifact, it’s an artifact. Can you open the door to go back?”

Erinak, who was tapping an artifact that looked exactly like a crossbow without a bow, placed her cheek against the artifact as if listening to the echo of her conch conch.

“Wow, I’m tired.Well, my artifact, ‘The One Who Connects the World’, used up all its power to open the quantum tunnel into the demon world. It’s a joke. As I said, this guy can make incoming doors, but he can’t make outgoing doors. Well, you can come in and out as long as you leave the door you came in as quickly as possible…”

We looked behind us. The circle whose border was made of flashes of light was getting smaller and smaller. It is a door that connects the two worlds.

A little while ago, it was big enough for an adult to step in and out of, but now it has shrunk to the size of a baby’s toe.

And then it shrunk even smaller than that, and then disappeared completely with a sound like a rush of air.

“···Then what should I do?”

“As I told you before you come in, we need to find a hole from our world into yours.”

“Ah, didn’t you say that there is a gap that is created every time the demon cave is drilled?”

“It hasn’t been a day or two since the Demon World sent a demon cave into your world to infest it, so it shouldn’t be difficult to find a door leading to the vicinity of Daelan. Let’s think about the long sword bank check later. Shouldn’t we live and see for now? ?”

A strange crying sound was heard from afar. Florica, who was holding the hero’s sword tightly, swallowed her saliva.

“What does that mean?”

“It is a creature that is very dissatisfied with our immediate purpose of living for now. However, if you move diligently, there will be no major problems. It is a creature that mainly targets those who are too weak to walk anymore.”

Erinak looked back at us happily, having overcome her fear. For some reason, I don’t like the look on the face of the gisaeng brother who has regained his courage.

“Of course, sometimes they actively bite off the shins of passers-by, making their prey too weak to walk. Luckily, it looks like it’s going to rain soon, so they won’t pounce on you. First, let’s find a place to avoid the acid rain that melts your flesh. Shall we find a place to hide from the acid rain that melts flesh? Half destroyed by the bombing. There are many military facilities that you can go in and out of, so it won’t be difficult.

“···Are you trying to scare me on purpose because it’s like this?”

Erinak, who discovered her intentions, lifted her chin even more shamelessly. And when she realized that I was caught up in the teasing, she quietly added another comment.

“What do you do if you eat it to scare it? Your Thena was scratching its head and yawning after eating.”

This bastard…

“With me.”

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“Tan hasn’t said a word all day. What are you going to do?”

“I didn’t know that a grown man could be so petty. I apologize. Is that okay?”

It seems like every moment is thrilling for Erinac. It looks very happy as it smiles and scratches.

However, we cannot carelessly attack the guide of this dangerous world. If he sulks like me and refuses to talk to us, our lives will be in danger.

So, after rescuing Thena first, I will definitely crush her snout. You don’t have to worry about being rejected because of your aptitude or background like other guys. Because it’s the same porter.

After following Erinak’s guidance and setting up a temporary camp at a military facility, as he said, bloody acid rain began to fall.

Shin Gyo-ju was speechless after peeking the warrior’s sword out of the roof. This was because the sound of metal shriveling was heard immediately and traces of corrosion were left on the surface.

Erinak has a protective suit made of corrosion-resistant material, so she can move if she needs to. As long as she’s two at a time.

But unlike when Erinac was hanging out with Thena… The more I think about it, the angrier I get.

Anyway, since our group was over 20, we decided to use our only two sets of protective clothing to scout the surrounding area.

And the rest have prepared a place to lie down in the ruins and are guarding the bonfire. Listening to the echoing roar of a horde of monsters called ‘Kargul’ that has made us anxious since we first set foot in the demon world.

“At best, it’s no more than a pack of wild dogs, Garam Taiga. Although it’s about three times as big.”

“It’s bloody. Actually, it would be faster to find something that isn’t bloody.”

“Only devils can live there, so it’s called the Demon World. Let’s see.”

While I was trying to revive the campfire with pieces of dead wood, Erinac brought something that could extinguish the fire of my anger.

I thought I heard a rattling sound, and then Erinak took out a metal container from what looked like a shiny iron box.

“For now, take this and relax. Although I am a resident of the demon world, I am not a devil, so it makes me feel sick to be in the same camp with someone who has a grudge against me.”

Garam was startled when sweet water spurted out with a fish-like sound. With wide eyes, I looked around with courage.

It’s a tin can. However, it is very light and the steel plate is also thin. It is difficult to guess how advanced metal processing technology has been.

“Tena had that same look on her face.”

“Oh, damn it. I told you to stop. Can’t you see that my burnt face is rotting?”

“Please think of this as a story to build consensus, not to make fun of. I can’t help but be excited, right? It’s not every day that I get a chance to show off the proud side of my hometown.”

Erinak sat for a long time by the fire and sighed.

“If it were a world before the Great War, I would have been able to show you more.”

“The Great War? Oh, are you trying to reveal the secrets of the Demon World that our world is so curious about?”

That’s a bit tempting. Erinac giggled as I listened quietly.

“In your world, there is a theory about our world. It is the home of a mysterious ancient civilization that created demon caves and all kinds of artifacts. It is a mysterious land that is similar in style to the ruins left in your world. However, it is similar in that it has not been in the hands of humans for a long time. , A world filled with dark shadows.”

Erinak tilted the can as if toasting her harsh world. And I took a sip of the sweet-smelling drink.

“We called you the inhabitants of the shadow world. No, it would be better to say that we called you. The era of laughing at your world for being underdeveloped ended before my parents were even born.”

“···What happened?”

“You’re finally opening your mouth. Actually, there’s nothing special. Well, long ago, there was a time when people could run without the blessing of aptitude. Today, only those with aptitude for magic can use natural energy, fire, electric current, and flood, into concrete and metal. “It was a time of blessings where we were locked away and manipulated as we pleased.”

“It’s amazing. It’s hard to believe it.”

“When you think about how that era came to an end, it is truly ironic to say that it was an era of blessings. Because God went crazy and trampled the entire world. The residents of that era, who had to find a way to live, planned to escape to a new world. “I built it. I don’t know what they used, but it’s probably bigger than this.”

Erinak tapped her artifact, ‘He who Connects Worlds’, which she had used when she brought us in.

“Your civilization that was left behind would have retreated under the tyranny of demon gods, so it is not unreasonable to not believe it. However, that era existed. My hometown, built by descendants who preserved knowledge and fled to a world without demon gods, is proof of that… ·Well, it was a total disaster.”

I recalled the impression I had before entering this building. Overabundance.

This huge spherical steel object we had spread out in a corner of our tent was so huge that it was hard to tell what it was storing. Considering the size alone, it seemed like there would be plenty of space even if the Dragon Lord brought the triplets to lie down together.

Erinac even said this was a military facility. What kind of terrifying weapon was stored inside this steel tent?

And what happened to leave such a magnificent building half torn apart?

“What you say explains why our languages ​​resemble people from two countries with the same roots.

“An artifact from the ancients is used as a power source for the demons that come from your world, so it makes sense that we can read the manual enclosed within the shell of the artifact.”

“The ancient people of our world are the ancient people of your world. We took a completely different path. We arrived in a world that had not yet been created, and we grew our civilization amidst the surprised hospitality of the less mature gods. And because I wasn’t bad enough to ignore the residents of the world I left behind, I reached out to free you from the fear of the main god who had become a demon. I reopened the world’s doors and sent weapons and troops.”

Erinak spread her hands and pretended to shake hands. And with his other hand, he pulled out an invisible dagger and pretended to stab that hand.

“And that was when the divided Edin came rolling out.”

“Then···.”

“Well, this is how the world that the Demon King has touched for hundreds of years has become. Look carefully. Gods and kings are all dead. The monster that defeated and sealed the Demon God in a human body also ruined our world with its iron will. “What is it?”

“···I’m sorry, Erinac.”

“There is no need to feel sorry. Just keep this scene in mind. And don’t make the same mistake we did. Give up any hope that you can prevent destruction with half-hearted determination. And please, unite.”

“Cohesion?”

“The skin color is different. The appearance is different. The gods they serve are different. The ethnic groups are different. The surnames are different. The universities they graduated from are different. Even the pronunciation on the tip of the tongue or the shape of the little toe are different. People are very creative animals. People of all ages kill each other. “There are so many reasons to kill.”

Why does Gunther Waldenhardt suddenly come to mind?

“…Didn’t you say that you opened a portal and encountered fragments of Edin? But strangely enough, a war of death and death broke out among you all. Then, in that war, how many of the battles were instigated by the Demon King, Erinac? “

“Oh, I was just about to say that. Are you keen? How many? You can’t even count. You’ve been involved with a shard named Gunter Waldenhardt, so you probably know better. Your parents’ words about being nice to your neighbors are deafening to you. It’s like the writers who didn’t even listen are trembling with joy when they hear that heroes who are qualified to be treated should be treated specially. Maybe if we leave it alone, we’ll see something interesting. The brilliant legacy and technology created for people will not be left behind. “It’s a living hell where we aim at each other until we’re gone.”

Erinac sat on the edge of her ruins and looked out over the city. That back looked very lonely.

“The same goes for aptitude. It will not be a power given to separate people into nobility and lowly. It will not be a practical joke played by the gods to see humans become more arrogant or tremble in defeat. “It is a force created to help and rely on neighbors by putting the parts together like a puzzle.”

The rain gets heavier. When I followed Erinac outside, I saw that the two men who had gone out to scout were returning.

When Adamantone, who had been struggling in the rain, fell into the mud, Shingyoju trembled and grabbed its backside and lifted it up.

Adamantone walked with support as if he had broken his leg. He seemed very relieved. I guess he was worried that he might leave and throw the monsters to eat.

Erinac chuckled.

“In the end, people cannot live without leaning on other people’s shoulders.”