Chapter 79
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 79
Chapter Title: If You're Sorry, You Should Die (4)
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Park Si-woo had definitely killed Yoo Chae-young. But very few people knew that.
Not only Yoo Se-yeon, but Seo Ji-hoon as well.
Park Si-woo didn't ask how Yoo Se-yeon had found out.
“I was hoping you’d at least deny it.”
“It’s true.”
“Right. I knew you’d say that.”
Se-yeon's shoulders slumped.
“She wouldn’t want us to fight.”
“Do you have any right to say that? What do you know? My sister was my everything!”
When she heard it from Seo Ji-hoon, she had hoped it was a lie.
Se-yeon's desire for him to deny it was by no means a lie.
The thought of Park Si-woo, who had acted so nonchalantly in front of her with the very hands that killed her sister, made her sick to her stomach.
“Who is the god that Seo Ji-hoon serves?”
“Veritas. Yes, the same god my sister used to serve.”
Park Si-woo killed Yoo Chae-young for breaking a Taboo.
There was always one thing he'd questioned.
To be precise, it was something that was resolved after he heard the explanation from Kang Han-gyeol.
Gods have Taboos as well.
‘The one who broke the Taboo wasn’t Yoo Chae-young, but the god Veritas.’
It was obvious that Seo Ji-hoon, who served Veritas, would have been corrupted.
“Hand over the summoning scroll and stay out of this. Just pretend you don’t know.”
Usually, boss raids are conducted in remote areas with few people.
Even a B-rank rift causes a state of emergency, so imagine what summoning a boss monster would do.
“That’s a 4-star ticket, right?”
“What are you planning to do?”
“I’m going to get revenge. On those who did this to my sister.”
Park Si-woo clicked his tongue.
Aside from how crazy it sounded, Yoo Se-yeon showed no intention of trying to persuade Park Si-woo.
Instead, to Park Si-woo's ears, it sounded like she was telling him to proceed with the boss raid as planned.
Si-woo stood up and looked down at Se-yeon.
He had no intention of asking for forgiveness.
He had never regretted that choice.
Even if it was for revenge, their actions had crossed a line.
“Revenge only begets more revenge.”
“Stop with the platitudes.”
“Are you saying you’ll face me?”
“God of Peace. I can’t agree with your methods.”
“You will die.”
“Let’s put an end to this.”
* * *
[Moving between 6 and 7.]
[Long time no see?]
“What do you mean, long time no see…? It’s only been two days.”
*To me, it really has been a long time.*
*In that time, huh? Do you have any idea how much I’ve struggled out there?*
*On top of that, the Transcendent Yoo Ji-han caused trouble as soon as he got out of the dungeon.*
Facing Yoo Ji-han in the midst of all that, I felt a spitefulness I didn't know I had.
[10,000 Contribution Points have been used to gift Elixir (Special) x3 to Yoo Ji-han.]
[Here, a present.]
“Whoa.”
[What do you mean, 'whoa'? Weren't you the one making a fuss about the potions tasting like beeswax?]
“Well, yeah, but I didn’t expect to get them so suddenly.”
Yoo Ji-han took the bottled elixirs out of his item window.
It was a red liquid in an ordinary glass bottle.
It was an elixir I'd specially requested from Park Si-woo.
[That stuff is expensive.]
“You’re a god. What do you care about cheap or expensive?”
[So you think I get this stuff for free?]
“What about my Contribution Points? Do you think 10,000 points grow on trees?”
[And a guy like that has 200,000 points?]
“Were you spying on me?”
[It's a legitimate exercise of my rights. What have you been doing to get 200,000 points?]
The 5th floor wasn't one that gave that many Contribution Points.
I checked the 5th-floor footage just in case, but nothing unusual happened.
He just killed all the attacking bandits, and killed some more... then got pissed off, left his post, and raided the bandits' stronghold. Then, to the lord's offer of a reward, he shamelessly said, 'I don't need money, just release one of the fourth-class citizens.' Other than that, nothing.
*Yeah, nothing unusual at all.*
*Nothing unusual whatsoever.*
[I'm begging you, could you please not cause any trouble?]
“I didn’t.”
[But I know your sins?]
“So?”
[What?]
“Since I’ve already sinned once, what does it matter if I do it a second or third time?”
*My dear customer, I don't think that's the right expression for this situation.*
I don't know how much time had passed inside the Tower, but he was clearly more adapted than when we first met.
*Though it seems he's adapted in other ways, too.*
“Just let this slide. You weren’t like this before. Why have you become so picky?”
[Yes. Of course you'd say that.]
I couldn't bring myself to say whose fault it all was.
*Whose fault? It's the Transcendent Yoo Ji-han's, of course.*
Now, every time I saw his face, the Transcendent Yoo Ji-han came to mind.
“I met those guys.”
[Which guys?]
“The ones you told me to meet.”
*Ah, I did say that...*
*I think I did. I'd forgotten about it, though.*
[The Liberation Army?]
“That’s what they call themselves.”
[What are you going to do?]
“Nothing much. One of them was interested in me, so we just scheduled a meeting. More importantly.”
Yoo Ji-han skillfully opened his status window.
“200 healing potions, 100 mana potions, 100 painkillers, and all the shower bombs you have.”
[What?]
“Hand them over.”
Yoo Ji-han glanced in my direction and replied.
I noticed it every time he came in, but his senses were getting sharper.
*To think he'd just demand them like that.*
The amount of Contribution Points Yoo Ji-han brought in was substantial.
I hadn't met any other challengers, so I couldn't be sure, but it seemed unlikely anyone else could earn this much.
[2,400 Contribution Points have been used to gift Small Healing Potion x200.]
[3,000 Contribution Points have been used to gift Mana Potion x100.]
[500 Contribution Points have been used to gift Painkiller x100.]
[2,000 Contribution Points have been used to gift Shower Bomb 1k.]
“That’s a lot.”
[You asked for a lot, didn't you?]
Even a contrarian tree frog would be better than him.
Yoo Ji-han organized his item window.
He looked like he had more to say.
“Don’t you have anything else? Like a skill, or maybe a skill, something like that. It doesn’t have to be a skill, but a skill would be better. Ah, I’m not saying I need a skill, so I’m not forcing you to give me one, absolutely not. Ab.so.lute.ly. It doesn't have to be a skill, so don't feel pressured.”
I felt like fire was going to shoot out of my eyes from how many times he said 'skill'.
*Just say you want a skill!*
*You terrifying bastard.*
Even after gifting all those items, Yoo Ji-han still had plenty of Contribution Points left.
*If he just obediently offered them as a donation, it'd be killing two birds with one stone. How great would that be?*
*The meaning seems to have gotten twisted somewhere, but let's just go with it.*
[Gift]
- You can gift to the target.
- Giftable Target: Yoo Ji-han
- Giftable Skills: [Wind Fang (風牙)] [Moonlight Slash]
[I can give you the skills, but whether you can use them is up to you.]
“What do you mean?”
[Just because you acquire a skill doesn't mean you can use it perfectly.]
Yoo Ji-han tilted his head, not understanding.
[Knowing it in your head is different from a real fight. Just because you get a skill doesn't mean you can suddenly make meteors fall from the sky.]
“I wasn’t expecting that much… But what about the two I learned before?”
[You learned them, sure, but I was the one who taught you how to use them.]
*Line is the most basic skill I have, and it's not very difficult.*
*As for Mana Detection, he's just so talented he doesn't even realize it.*
[Just training for a bit between floors won't be enough.]
“Alright, I. Get. It. You nag too much. Are you my parent… no…”
At the thoughtlessly uttered words, Ji-han suddenly trailed off.
Staring blankly ahead, Yoo Ji-han's eyes suddenly reddened.
Yoo Ji-han glanced around before burying his face in the desk.
It seemed like he was hiding because he wasn't sure where I was.
It looked like the word he'd spat out without thinking had stirred up his emotions.
‘Well, yeah…’
I kept seeing him overlapping with the Transcendent Yoo Ji-han, which was a bit weird, but even if they looked the same, this one was a completely different person mentally.
‘That one looked like he’d been through hell and back.’
If you put the me from ten years ago and the me from ten years in the future side by side, could you call them the same person?
Sure, they'd look similar. It's the same person, after all.
What I mean is, the time they've lived, their experiences, their thoughts—they're all different.
Aren't there worries unique to a certain age, things only those who have experienced them can understand?
In that sense, the fact that he hadn't thought about his family even once until now was actually the abnormal part.
[100k Contribution Points have been used to gift [Wind Fang (風牙)] and [Moonlight Slash] to Guardian Yoo Ji-han.]
“My 100,000 points!!”
[Losing 100,000 points in an instant seems to have snapped you out of it, huh?]
Yoo Ji-han, who had been face down, shot up.
*Though the corners of his eyes look a little red.*
[Are you done crying?]
“*Hic,* I wasn’t crying. I told you, I wasn’t. I wasn’t crying!”
[Just say it once. I'm not deaf.]
“I wasn’t crying, who’s crying? Why would I cry? What kind of crazy bastard would be crying like a…”
[Stop it, you crazy bastard! You weren't crying!]
“I wasn’t crying.”
[Yeah, yeah.]
“It’s true.”
*Wipe your tears before you talk.*
Maybe it was because of the Transcendent Yoo Ji-han, who looked like he wouldn't bleed a single drop even if stabbed, but seeing the Yoo Ji-han in front of me cry felt incredibly awkward.
If I had to pick the hardest thing in the world, I'd say without hesitation that it's comforting someone who's crying.
[Are you finished?]
“I wasn’t cry— *Haa*, forget it.”
[If you're going to cry, just do it here. It's not like anyone's watching besides me.]
Ji-han, who had been pouting, nodded silently.
Once Ji-han had calmed down, we finished our discussion about the 6th floor and the skills.
* * *
[Moving between 7 and 8.]
[See you again?]
“What are you talking about? It’s been a week.”
[Moving between 8 and 9.]
[Oh, long time no see?]
“We saw each other yesterday!”
[Moving between 10 and 11.]
[Hello?]
“Hello my ass! What the hell is wrong with your sense of time! Just hand over the items!”
…Sigh. It's the end of days.
[Exiting the Tower of Trials.]
“Ugh, my head.”
Waking up in the hotel bed, I pressed my fingers against my throbbing forehead.
After clearing the Cockatrice dungeon, I got some time off from Park Si-woo.
Considering how hectic things were about to get, now was the only time I'd have to climb the Tower.
I rolled around on the bed, which seemed big enough for four grown men to lie on.
I went to the community's free-for-all board.
I had posted a new thread after the one Eun-young noona had messed with, post number 01.
[02. Eun-young noona!! 4 days ago]
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“Huh…? Uhhh?”
Eun-young noona had contacted me.
Seeing her surprised comment, it seemed she was physically okay.
After leaving a reply asking about her situation, I called Choi Soo-hyun.
─ Song Eun-young left a comment?
─ Yes, 21 hours ago.
─ Hey! What am I supposed to do if you're only checking a comment from 21 hours ago now!
─ Ah, hahaha. Something came up.
Sitting in the middle of the bed, I scratched my messy hair.
─ So, what are you doing today?
─ I don't have any particular plans.
If Eun-young noona hadn't replied, I was planning to enter the Tower after eating.
─ Then get yourself over to the Association.
─ The Association?
*Why all of a sudden? Did something happen to Eun-young noona?*
Before I could even ask, Choi Soo-hyun spoke first.
─ Come get your aptitude test.