134 – The Returner Deceives (1)

“Making a common enemy?”

Choi Ji-won’s pretty face instantly becomes expressionless, creating a cold atmosphere. I have PTSD from tutorials, so I can’t help but get scared when Jiwon makes an expression like that.

“Junho… “That’s what you’re trying to do.”

Choi Ji-won puts pressure on me with a cold voice.

“Yes.”

“Are you crazy?”

“No, that’s… “

I already had a fight with Choi Ji-won once because of a similar story.

She didn’t understand why I didn’t want to come to the forefront. There was no way the regression would be discovered simply by becoming famous, so I thought I was overreacting.

‘I don’t like it when what you do is mentioned as my accomplishment.’

‘Can’t you just become famous too?’

‘Whoa. Okay. If that’s what you mean… ‘

In the end, she also respected my wishes, so Choi Ji-won came to the front, and she barely convinced me that I would support her from behind… I guess it’s a different story if I take on the role of a villain.

“Are you the protagonist of misfortune? You usually take such care of your mentality, but why are you calling yourself a villain? Do you like being criticized? “Do you want me to swear at you?”

Choi Ji-won reflexively tries to punch me in the back, but barely manages to hold back. She probably would have gone back to being straight now if she had been hit on the back.

“Calm down, Jiwon. First of all, nothing will happen that you think about. I know. “What are you worried about?”

Of course, I know what Choi Ji-won is worried about. She doesn’t want my name spread negatively.

“Korea’s Kim Jun-ho will not be criticized. And later, let’s make sure that that bastard named Jang-roe is destroyed. “Why don’t you listen to what I have to say first?”

“…Okay.”

“Okay, my plan is simple.”

After I return, a mysterious munchkin psychopath killer will appear. It’s so scary that both dwarves and players are terrified.

“… Are you going to kill someone?”

“That can’t be possible.”

Of course, I have no intention of killing anyone. However, I want players to have the fear of ‘could die’ in their minds.

When I explained the whole plan, Choi Ji-won reluctantly nodded her head.

“That’s why your role as support is important.”

“… It certainly seems like it would work… “

In the end, the core of this plan is Choi Ji-won. It all depends on how well she makes her acting realistic.

“… Okay. Let’s do it.”

“Okay.”

Now that we have obtained her consent, all preparations are complete. All that remains is execution and trial and error.

“Okay, now it’s time to go back…” “

“Wait a minute. “Before I return, I have something to do.”

“… What?”

“Are you going to explain this all again after you return? Are you going to convince me again? “Come to first base.”

Choi Ji-won’s memories are limited to the episodes in which we both felt strong emotions. In fact, in the episode where we had an uneventful life, her memory was not maintained.

And then and now, one of the most intense emotions is…

“Do you love me?”

“Of course.”

It is love.

**

The result of repeating dozens of regressions and attempting that many experiments.

I was able to figure out the most efficient way to terrify the dwarves and players.

“Jiwon. How about this skull? “Don’t you feel a bit like a goblin shaman?”

“Are you okay?”

If this is…

I’m sure it will work.

[You have suffered damage.]

[Return to the moment you first entered the 11th floor.]

***

“Ha….”

“Why, again?”

“The woman is hungry… “

“Hey, f*ck. You’re locked up now, but are you thinking about women first?

“… “Dwarf women have beards.”

“Crazy bastard.”

No matter what his teammates criticized him for, French player Julien was hungry for women.

“Why did I come to the 11th floor? “Are you an asshole?”

The reason he climbed the tower was not noble or grandiose. Simply because the title of ‘popular player’ was very advantageous in seducing women.

You might say he risked his life for that reason, but for Julien, climbing the tower so far wasn’t that difficult. Except for the 4th floor, I never really felt any threat to my life.

In his opinion, there was only one difference between the top players and those who were not. Courage.

Do you have the courage to overcome the fear of death and challenge the next level? If you have that courage, this tower is a honey pot with far greater returns than risks.

“I’d just be satisfied with the 10th floor… “

Yes, that’s what I thought until I got stuck on the 11th floor.

I never thought I would be trapped on one floor like this for no reason. Even though I wanted to talk to the dwarves, I couldn’t find any answers as they just stared at me. All I can do is just save money and wait.

“Where does a pretty female player not appear?” “

“Okay, let’s go find that herb I saw before.”

“It’s a woman.”

“What?”

Julien jumps up from his lying down position. Whether his colleague was embarrassed or not, his eyes were fixed on the figure in the distance.

“…It’s a new face. I’m Asian. “It’s so pretty.”

“… Can you see that?”

“But it’s covered in blood. “It looks like you’re hurt a lot.”

There won’t be any strong monsters at the beginning of the forest. It seemed that a truly courageous female player had entered the 11th floor.

“Well, from my perspective, thank you.”

Julien wiped the soot from his face on the back of his arm and approached the bloody woman.

“Miss, what’s wrong with you? “Do you want me to help you?”

Julien was naturally trying to put his arm around the bloody woman with a sly smile.

“… “

Jerrit!

“Oh my… “

I was pushed backwards without realizing it by the strong force I felt from the woman. This was not the result of Julien being a huge dick, but the result of his guessing that the woman would be weak and letting his guard down.

“Well, she was a talented girl. Why do people like this exist like that? “Do you need a potion?”

But did they say that a man just needs the strength to lift a spoon?

Not even the fatigue accumulated from sleeping in the open, his hungry stomach from not eating properly, and the strong energy he felt from the woman could not stop Julien.

“Um… I can give you a potion. But you know that if you sell this, it’s very expensive, right? If there is input, there must be output… ”

Although Julien did not give up and approached with a sly attitude.

“Hey, hey! “You idiot!”

“Why?”

“Look at your face!”

When his colleague who was climbing the tower with him was horrified and stopped him, Julien only then took a closer look at the woman’s face.

It’s pretty. By the way, she is definitely a face in her memory… Where did you see it?

“It’s Choi Ji-won! “You idiot!”

“… Ah?”

As soon as he heard the three letters of the name Choi Ji-won, numerous stories passed through his mind.

I fought head-on with the city’s master on the second floor and won.

He summoned an archangel and completely changed the second floor.

On the 4th floor, he performed an incredible feat and saved everyone.

“Uh, uh… “

Even if only half of the rumors about Choi Ji-won are true, she was one of humanity’s heroes.

“That, potion! You need it, right? Here it is!”

Julien immediately takes out a potion from his pocket and sprinkles it on Choi Ji-won.

It is not about giving in to power. Choi Ji-won may be much stronger than Julien, but Julien was also confident in his own skills.

What Julien is feeling right now… Respect.

It was an expression of respect for the hero who climbs the tower for the sake of all mankind.

“Whoa, thank you…” “

“… “What happened?”

Julien carefully asks Choi Ji-won, who is taking care of his wounds. He felt it earlier. This woman has the skills to live up to her reputation. She would never have the skills to get hurt at the beginning of the forest, right?

“There’s no way the same player did this… “

The players on the 11th floor roughly remember each other’s faces. I knew they were all famous players and had decent personalities. Perhaps a new monster has appeared?

“… No. People did that. “I don’t know if it’s okay to call that a ‘person.'”

However, Choi Ji-won shakes her head and directly denies Julien’s words.

“Can you explain in detail?”

“… “It seems like a crazy killer has entered the 11th floor.”

The body of Choi Ji-won, the hero of humanity, was trembling slightly.

“… Be careful.”

It’s as if just thinking about that scene gives me chills.

**

Choi Ji-won entered the 11th floor.

And she barely survived after being seriously injured by a crazy player.

These two surprising rumors quickly spread among players. Since everyone was trapped on the 11th floor, there was nothing to do, which was helpful.

Reactions to the rumor were largely divided into two types.

“… “Shouldn’t we prepare too?”

“That Choi Ji-won was harmed?”

First. People who feel a sense of crisis and want to prepare in their own way. Julien of France and Felix of Germany and his group belonged to this group.

However, the fact that it is doing well brings with it envy and jealousy.

“Isn’t Choi Ji-won just f*cking weak?”

“Does it seem like I’m being embarrassed by being attacked by a bear?”

The second group of people took advantage of this opportunity to belittle Choi Ji-won.

Of course, jealousy is an ugly law, but their argument is not completely unreasonable.

“If there was a player like that, I would have known about it a long time ago. “Of course, when Choi Ji-won came in, she also brought in a crazy killer?”

“You have to say something that makes sense.”

Because the timing was so elaborate. ‘Choi Ji-won is lying’ was a little more persuasive than ‘Choi Ji-won happened to come in with the killer.’

“Hey. “Why can’t you trust people?”

“Do you believe in the Internet?”

The players fiercely argued about whether Choi Ji-won’s words were true or not.

“Where did you come from? “I’m going.”

This whole argument seemed to end with one big man declaring that he would personally go to the place where Choi Ji-won was injured.

Geohan, known as a wrestler from Russia, was a man whose skills were somewhat lacking, but was recognized for his destructive power thanks to the fact that he did not focus on strength in his status window.

“When are you coming?”

“It’s going to take a while…” “

“Oh, here he comes.”

People who imagined the giant returning with a big smile.

However, what they encountered was a giant whose entire body was covered in blood.

“Hey, you idiot. “You said you were confident?”

“Ugh. “I knew that bastard would do that.”

The players laughed at the giant at first. However, the giant’s appearance was unusual.

“… “Skull, covered in skulls.”

The complexion of the confident man turned pale.

“Day, day… You completely fooled me… “

“What do you mean?”

“Not all attacks can reach by just one inch. Just, just… It’s like he knows how I fight in advance… “

Although the wound has already been healed with a potion, the man continues to scratch the injured area.

“And… That guy… You didn’t mean to kill me… I was just a toy… “

“… “

“It doesn’t cause fatal injuries… Very shallow… Just the skin… Like cutting it out… Hurt me… Creepy… “

There is no ‘swordsmanship that causes only shallow wounds’ in the world. Martial arts are about subduing your opponent.

In the end, it means that only shallow wounds were inflicted… It meant that there was a huge difference in skill and that the opponent was playing with them.

“I’m scared… It’s scary… “

“… “

The sight of the large giant clinking his teeth and shaking was enough to silence the players who had laughed at him at first.

And even after stepping forward with confidence, similar things happened several times… Only then did a sense of crisis slowly begin to spread among the players.

“Aren’t we all going to die if we keep doing this?”

A sense of crisis that if things continue like this, we could all die.