## Chapter 895 – Otherworld Dungeon

Looking out at the great plains, I felt like I was home.

My origins were clearly in a concrete jungle built on a cramped piece of land, but for quite some time now, this otherworld’s land had become my home.

“Ah, right.”

Is that a traditional Mirkesha nomad’s mobile home? No cap, this is my first time seeing one. It feels similar to a Mongolian ger, but honestly, I’ve only ever seen those in pictures too.

Truly cultureculture.

“It reminds me of home.”

As far as I know, the Mirkesha nomads live a nomadic life, literally. They live a life of constant movement to feed their livestock, and they fight monsters they encounter with their lives on the line.

This is all because they live in an environment where they can’t farm.

It means it’s a shitty environment, and people who live in shitty places inevitably become shitty people.

That’s the Mirkesha nomads.

In other words, barbarians.

Ugh, saying barbarian reminds me of Copson.

“But I don’t really like my home… These damn barbarian bastards!!!!”

ㅡKieeeeeeeeeeeek!!

I spread my arms wide and roared.

As an intellectual and celeb, I hated nomadic life!! I hated the tribe’s barbaric traditions so much!! That’s why I abandoned my homeland and came down to Krasheim! It was hard to adapt at first, but eventually, I adapted by unleashing my barbaric power!!

“Huh? Katt, aren’t you a Mirkesha person too?”
“You hate being called a barbarian, so what are you talking about?”

Liz and Winia tilted their heads and asked at my roar.

“I can insult the Mirkesha barbarian bastards, but I can’t stand other bastards calling me a barbarian!!!!!!”

It’s similar to how Black people react to the N-word. If a Black person hates another Black person, that’s one thing, but if a white person hates a Black person, they become a racist!!!!!!!!!

Who dares to insult me as a barbarian!!!!

If there’s anyone who says that, I’ll chop them up alive!!!

“Well, he said he left because he hated his hometown. It’s not something I can’t understand.”

Karin nodded.

“Something like that. But more importantly.”

Anyway, after talking about that for a bit, I looked at the palace again.

It’s a damn huge palace, and it’s built in a very bizarre style. As far as I know, there are no buildings of that style on Earth or in this world. You can probably only see that kind of architecture in pictures or graphics. Or maybe in a themed amusement park.

It’s truly grotesque.

Looking like a very solid fortress, it was wide and tall. It was almost reminiscent of a giant baobab tree. First of all, the unrealistic wave patterns engraved on the walls are amazing.

What kind of race built something like that?
How wide is the inside?

Was there a reason why they had to build something like that?

If they built something like that because they had to fight with damn strong bastards, as Karin said… both the defenders and the attackers would be formidable. And one of them must be sucking air inside that palace.

ㅡOtherworld beings.

That’s who we’re dealing with this time.

“Indeed, the more I look at it, the more bizarre it feels. I can say it’s a palace from another world. I wonder what kind of race is waiting… If they are fiercer than demons, it would be troublesome, wouldn’t it?”
“Maybe.”

No one knew anything about the style.

“Anyway, let’s get closer.”

I immediately got back into the carriage and headed that way.

* * *

As we got closer, even the detailed parts came into view.

“This way!”
“Hey, stevedores! Sort the boxes by type and unload them!!”
“Unload them and issue the weapons!”

It was a bit noisy.

There were a lot of armed people, and even as we were doing this, groups wearing unified clothes were getting off the carriages and unloading their luggage.

In front of them, there were camps and tents, as well as fairly well-built wooden buildings. It’s been a while since the palace was discovered. It’s not strange to see things like that.

Of course, they were keeping some distance from the palace. A defensive wooden fence was being built around the palace. As much as they were here to seize an opportunity, they were paying attention to defense and unexpected situations.

They don’t know what will come out, so of course, they have to keep their distance.

ㅡFlutter.

Flags were erected everywhere, making it feel a bit chaotic.

I parked the carriage in a suitable place.

It was near a place where merchants’ carriages were lined up. It’s natural for merchants to come when people gather. And there were a lot of people selling or renting Mirkesha-style mobile homes.

A commercial district has already been formed.

The only unique thing is that there doesn’t seem to be any conflict, even though there are so many people. It seems that’s because the royal army is stationed here.

And near the lake, there were a few decent-looking buildings. Since it’s right in front of the lake, it’s not strange to see a small village.

But more than anything… I could see a huge mountain range beyond the great lake.

According to the map, that’s the easternmost end of the Elven Forest. It’s not good to get involved with elves, so let’s just move on.

“Sir! Just a moment!”

Anyway, I parked the carriage and was about to get off when a merchant-like man ran towards me.

“Sir?”
“You can’t just park here!”
“Is there a reason?”
“Of course, there is!”

The merchant answered loudly to my question.

“This place is under the jurisdiction of the Karga Kingdom, but the person who governs this area is none other than Count Rejas. This area is Count Rejas’ territory.”
“Is that so?”

Of course, it would be.

“I am a merchant from the Rejas Merchant Guild, and I am in charge of managing this parking lot. You have to pay to park your carriage there.”

Is the Rejas Merchant Guild owned by Count Rejas? He introduced himself that way and asked for parking fees.

“Look, the merchant guild’s carriages are lined up, aren’t they? There are our carriages, but there are also carriages from other merchants. Everyone is paying to use it. If you pay the parking fee, we will protect your carriage. Even so, there is a risk of theft in a place like this. We protect you from those things.”
“Hmm.”
“The daily parking fee is 1 silver. If you don’t want to pay the parking fee, I’m sorry, but please park somewhere else. We can operate this temporary parking lot because we are the Rejas Merchant Guild.”

I get it.

Because this is Count Rejas’ territory, only the Rejas Merchant Guild has the right to create a temporary parking lot and collect money. It’s not a strange story.

“I understand. If that’s the reason, it’s better to pay and park. I came to explore that palace.”

If they protect the carriage from theft for 1 silver a day, that’s great. When we go into the palace, the carriage, Ilryong, and Iryong will become empty houses.

“But I need to determine if you are really from the Rejas Merchant Guild, or if you are a scammer who goes around saying that and runs away with the money.”
“Excuse me?”

Still, since I’m spending my precious 1 silver, it’s better to see the face of the person in charge.

“I’ll pay the money, so can you take me to the person in charge?”

At my words, he replied.

“Ah, yes. You’re talking about the person in charge. Please wait a moment. I’ll call them.”

He answered and turned to go that way.

Well, is there even a need to call them?
I can just go and pay.

“What are you trying to call? I’ll go with you.”
“Yes? That’s…”

It was the moment I was about to get off the driver’s seat.

ㅡPaaat!

The guy just ran away.

“What? No? Is that guy?”

What?
Was he really a scammer?

ㅡKwaang!

In an instant, anger surged, and I shot out my body as is, grabbed the head of the scammer bastard who was running away with his back to me, and lifted him up.

ㅡKkwak!

“Hey, you bastard. Were you trying to scam me just now?”
“A, aaaack!!! N, no! Wait a minute! It’s a misunderstanding!”
“What misunderstanding, you fucking bastard! Why are you running away!!”
“Kkeuaaaaaaack!!”

Even though there are a lot of people, it seems scammers are already appearing. I almost got screwed if I just gave him 1 silver. If I left it to him with peace of mind, he would have looked around and tried to steal the carriage itself.

“There!! By order of the king, conflict is prohibited in this area!!! Stop the violence immediately!!”

As I was doing that, a soldier in a formal armor ran over from that side.

“Huh? You are!!!”
“Yes?”
“P, Paladin! Dancing Paladin!”

The soldier recognized me.

“Kuak!”

I immediately slammed the scammer to the ground, stepped on his back, and greeted him.

“Nice to meet you, soldier. As you recognized, I am the Dancing Paladin.”
“T, to meet you in a place like this!! It’s an honor!! I enjoyed the martial arts tournament!”
“Hehehe, this is embarrassing.”
“But what’s going on? Even if you cause a conflict here, you will be punished by order of the king…”
“Although conflict is prohibited by the king’s order, that doesn’t mean it’s okay to condone criminal acts. This bastard was trying to scam me. I caught him running away.”
“T, this fucking bastard dared to scam the Paladin!!!!”

ㅡPpeoeok!

“Kahaaaack!!!”

The excited soldier ran over and kicked the scammer in the head.

“Die! Die, you fucking bastard! How dare you try to scam the Paladin!!!”
“Uaaaaaack!!!!”

As soon as I let go, the excited soldier started stomping on the scammer and making a mess of him. I also helped with the work from the middle, and together with the soldier, I took off all the scammer’s clothes, stole his money and jewelry, and divided it in half.

“Go to hell, you scammer!”
“Kkeueueue…”

It was quite a pleasant time.

“Ah, but Paladin. What happened?”
“It was a parking problem.”
“Parking?”

I simply told the soldier the situation, and he nodded.

“Ah, if that’s the reason. Please follow me. We have a parking lot that we use over there. We have a paid parking lot right next to it. If you park there, there won’t be any problems.”
“Oh! Thank you!”

Anyway, I was able to park the carriage with his guidance. It seems that the royal army was also running a parking business on the spot to earn pocket money. Other merchants besides me were also paying to leave their carriages.

Certainly, if it’s the royal army, I can trust them to park.

It’s worth the money.

“Ugh… Blackie, what happened again?”
“I met a scammer and beat him up. I also found a parking lot.”
“Good job.”

I had her get off the carriage again. Now that I’ve parked the carriage, let’s go to that palace with peace of mind.

ㅡPapapat!

As I was about to move, the soldier from earlier ran over and called me.

“Paladin! Just a moment!!”
“What’s wrong?”
“That’s… Our commander wants to meet the Paladin!”
“Commander?”

It seems the soldier reported that he met me. It seems that it went straight to the commander’s ears. Could it be that the commander is also my fan?

“Katt. Go and come back. They might give you information.”
“I’ll be waiting here for a while!”
“Ah, okay. Sorry. I’ll be right back.”

It’s not something I can’t see.

“I understand. Let’s go.”
“Thank you!”

I immediately followed the soldier to the royal army commander’s camp.

The commander’s camp was quite well built. Following the guide, I went inside, and as soon as I went in, I could meet the commander.

“Really… You are the Paladin. Thank you so much for coming.”

ㅡDeureuk.

He got up from his seat and offered me a handshake.

“Nice to meet you. As you know, I’m the Paladin.”
“I’m Commander Naster.”

I shook his hand and sat down.

“But is there a reason why you called me?”
“Did you just arrive?”
“That’s right.”
“Then you probably don’t have any information.”
“That’s right.”

At my answer, he took out some paper from the drawer and handed it to me.

ㅡSeureuk.

There was a drawing on the paper.
…It was a sketch of very grotesque-looking monsters.

Twisted and protruding. It was a different form from any monster I had ever seen. Is this an otherworld monster?

“Currently, the entrance to the palace has been broken through under the leadership of our royal army and the royal knight order. Many people have followed us, and they are currently fighting the monsters they have encountered inside.”

He suddenly started giving me information I didn’t even ask for.

“Oh?”
“But we haven’t gone in very deep yet. We are only investigating the rooms found in the early part separately… First of all, some of those monsters are strong.”