Packing Up and the Doppelganger Dungeon
I had finished eating and was doing the dishes with Yuna when Hana tugged on my sleeve and asked about the upcoming move while Beatrice watched them play.
"By the way, Beatrice, Yuna... I'm thinking of moving."
"Moving? All of a sudden?"
"Yeah. I feel like the house is a bit small since you've been living here with me and eating together. Once Hana gets much bigger, she'll need her own room."
*That actually makes sense.*
At my words, Yuna and Beatrice looked thoughtful, but Hana walked over and asked me directly.
"Dad, are we moving?"
"I'm considering it. Hana, what do you think?"
"If we move, will I have to sleep alone from Dad? If that's the case... I don't want that..."
When Hana expressed her reluctance to sleep apart, I lifted her into my arms and said,
"If you want to sleep with me, you can anytime. Don't worry."
"Really!? Dad is the best!"
*Smack*
She kissed my cheek with a loud *smack*, happy at my words.
"How about this side? What do you think, unnie? Once we go to the academy, the location won't be too far, and the house will be bigger."
*It's not bad, but what about this side? There are many rooms, and as Yuna said, it's close to the academy too.*
"Hiiik! This place is too expensive, isn't it? All three houses are gathered here?"
Yuna and Beatrice had already finished discussing and were choosing a house, and when Yuna showed a 40-pyeong apartment and asked how it was, Beatrice showed a two-story house with 60 pyeong on the first floor and said so. Yuna was shocked at the exorbitant price and exclaimed,
"Ah. Yuna, don't worry about the money. I have enough saved for the rest of my life."
"Eh. Cheon Seong, where did you get that money? Don't force yourself, and I have some saved too, so let's go to a suitable place."
"Really? Wait a moment... Look at this."
To the doubting Yuna, I showed her my phone's bank balance.
"How much is in there...?"
The balance on my phone was filled with countless zeros, and Yuna looked at my phone with trembling eyes and asked in disbelief,
"I... Is this real? No, how did you save up so much money...?"
"Normally, people would think this is fraud or that you stole it somewhere."
"You wouldn't do something like that."
"Well, that's true, but it just happened that way. One coin gave a massive return and that's how I ended up with this."
Even if it was Yuna, I couldn't tell her I was a regressor.
I was afraid of how she would think of me if I admitted it.
It was also probably because of my age from my previous life.
"Anyway, don't worry about the money. We don't have much stuff anyway, so it would be good to pick furniture."
"Hihi... Cheon Seong, this is like we're getting our new married couple's house."
"W-what are you talking about."
At the words "new married couple's house," Cheon Seong's face turned red.
*Smack*
Yuna kissed his reddened cheek and replied.
"Why? Do you hate this, husband?"
"Ugh... Don't joke around."
At the word "husband," Cheon Seong's face turned even redder, and Beatrice, watching, kissed the other cheek and replied.
*[Why is that? Is it that you don't like your beautiful wife giving affection to you, huh?]*
Their combined attack was too fierce.
No matter how much Yuna and Beatrice lived together, they never got used to this.
It was harder to get used to than the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
But... honestly... it wasn't bad at all.
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Six days had passed since I successfully teleported, and I finally managed to teleport my own body after nights of hard effort.
But it wasn't a true success.
"It still isn't familiar enough that I can only do it like this."
*[Still, where else would it be? If you mark the place in advance, you can use teleportation.]*
That's right.
I had a teleportation magic that required pre-marking the location, but it wasn't the real teleportation magic—I had created a separate one.
"Well, it should still help in battle, though... Sorry, but could you only take me as far as Seoraksan, Beatrice?"
*[That is no problem. Time is short now, so there's no choice.]*
Teaching teleportation magic and a similar magic in just thirteen days was impossible, and I didn't have the confidence to learn complete teleportation magic in one day, so I had no choice but to ask Beatrice to accompany me only to Seoraksan and return home.
To the newly moved house.
"Cheon Seong, you're back? You came home early today."
"I'm back, Yuna. I succeeded with the magic to some extent today. For now, I'll rest well and head out tomorrow."
"You still won't tell me where you're going?"
"You can't force what can't be told."
"Tsk... You're stingy... I've prepared dinner, so come eat."
*Tap tap tap tap*
I heard fast footsteps running towards me from the stairs.
"Dad!! You're back!!"
*Huff*
Hana leaped over the staircase railing and flew at me.
*Thud*
"
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"Hana. I told you that would be dangerous."
"Hihi. But if I fall, Dad will definitely catch me, right?"
"You can't be more stubborn than that..."
Of course I'd catch her, but when she first flew at me, I thought my internal organs would come out.
At that time, I was already exhausted from practicing teleportation, so I flew up and caught her.
And the meal was just as delicious as always.
Yuna's cooking skills had improved day by day, and after we finished washing dishes together, we all sat in the new living room and spent time together.
And just like that, the day passed quickly, and the sun rose the next morning.
"Then I'll go, Yuna, Hana."
"You still won't tell me everything... Anyway, be careful and come back! Cheon Seong."
"Come back safely, Dad!"
"Okay. I'll be back in one piece. Then, Beatrice, let's go."
*[I understand.]*
The rest period ended, and it was time to begin hunting again.
"Then I'll go, Beatrice."
*[Be careful. Even you wouldn't escape a dungeon full of monsters at your level.]*
"I know that well."
I smiled at the worried Beatrice and set off for the Seoraksan Dungeon from my previous life, also known as the **[Doppelganger]**.
I had explained before why the Seoraksan Dungeon was called **[Doppelganger]**: among the entrants, the monsters grew in strength to match the strongest person inside, but there was another reason.
Their forms were made of black liquid that was hard to identify, like slime, and they could copy one of the entrants' techniques, so the dungeon's name was **[Doppelganger]** after the monster that mimicked the appearance of the original.
Of course, they didn't copy techniques completely, but they produced power almost as strong as the original.
12:21:40
Checking the time, the dungeon would open soon.
"Haa... Yuna and Hana will worry if I get hurt. Is that possible...?"
No matter how strong I became, the Doppelganger monsters had attacks and strength similar to mine, so I couldn't guarantee I wouldn't get hurt.
12:21:55
Lost in thought, only five seconds remained until the dungeon opened, and when those five seconds passed, the countless mana around my front began gathering into one point.
Scientists worldwide speculated that this was due to the space twisting and all surrounding mana converging to form the dungeon, but whether that was true had not been proven even before my regression.
But that was none of my concern.
The only thing I needed to think about right now was one thing.
"Don't get hurt."
The only thing was not to get hurt and return without injuring the three waiting at home.
*Gugugugung*
Rocks rose from the ground and formed the dungeon.
I stepped towards the flickering light in the air.
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*Ha... haaa... damn it, you stupid author... why... why does the dungeon always generate in Seoraksan... haa... haa I'm going to die! Damn it.*
On the other hand, Cheon Yu-seong was not the only one searching for Seoraksan.
Cheon Yu-seong, a handsome man with blonde hair and snow-white skin, was heading towards the Seoraksan Dungeon.
"Damn it, if it weren't for the dungeon clear reward..."
And whether by fate or coincidence, the only thing Cheon Yu-seong wished for from the underground prison was one thing.
"Why the hell do all the magic stones needed to make weapons come from the boss's magic stone of the Seoraksan Dungeon."
Cheon Yu-seong's Seoraksan Dungeon, the **[Doppelganger]** dungeon boss's magic stone.
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Another person with a face that didn't look particularly diligent was also heading towards the Seoraksan Dungeon.
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*Kuwaaa*
The moment I entered the dungeon, I was greeted by a massive clump of slime that looked like pitch-black oil.
There was no such thing as an internal organ check.
Checking internal organs here would only bring damage.
**Heavenly Demon Divine Art**
**First Form**
**White Night (White Night)**
A purifying light poured down, destroying everything and cleansing the filthy filth in front.
*Huff*
But the monsters were equally strong in total power, and some chanted Protection to block my White Night.
"How annoying."
It would have been better if they had copied an attack magic so I could surround myself with it somehow, but copying defensive magic made it annoying.
"Wherever you go, I'll break you all to pieces."
**Heavenly Demon Divine Art**
**First Form**
**White Night (White Night) · Strike**
A single-point breakthrough strike that completely pierced through everything blocking the front.
It was an attack that gathered and concentrated the still-incomplete White Night light into one point to fire.
*Kwajik—!*
*Boom!!!*
Cheon Seong's White Night Strike shattered the Doppelganger's Protection and pierced through the monsters blocking the front.
**Heavenly Demon Divine Art**
**Second Form**
**Black Night (Black Night)**
A devouring darkness descended upon the monsters that had been doing defense.
*Click?*
*Zzz!*
*Gueee!*
*Kek!*
*Krek!*
The darkness of Black Night echoed with a very disgusting sound, as if causing neuroses in the brain from the rough place.
*Bang! Bang! Bang!*
The heavy, bulky mass of black filth walked towards me.
A massive fusion body formed by combining every entity around before being swept by Black Night endured the Black Night and shot out tentacles at me.
*Swuaaaaa!*
*Fire*
*Whoosh*
*Kwaaaaaa*
The tentacles spread out like tree branches and fired the copied magic at me, delivering the appropriately ripened magic as if ripe fruit falling.
**Heavenly Demon Divine Art**
**First Form**
**White Night (White Night)**
Countless attribute magic clashed with Cheon Seong's White Night that unfolded once more.
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