Chapter 148
Episode 148: Strangers in Paju
Park Gwang-rim paused for a moment.
You seem to be thinking what I mean.
“This is a specialty, right? Fraud and information manipulation.”
– My specialty is finding people. And I’m a detective.
However, as a side job, he commits fraud and manipulates information, and uses troubleshooters to beat up people and collect the money on their behalf.
Just as the same broker, Tudor, runs a cafe called Vasilisa as a disguise, this Chinese broker also runs a business.
[Opposition Detective People Search Specialized Affair Investigation Evidence Investigation Fraud Investigation Errand Center].
“After all, it’s an errand center, right? What do you think, can you do it?”
– Do you want me to create several wizards named Shinhwa Kim?
“Make about six people from all over the country. And not as a wizard, but as a problem solver. “I will explain the unique abilities and characteristics separately.”
– Are you saying that you want the name Kim Shin-hwa to become famous? You were already doing that kind of work through Vasilisa, right?
It’s a bit annoying to say ‘anything’, but it doesn’t matter.
“I’ll just leave it at that.”
– It is not that difficult to spread a rumor that there is a person with certain abilities who is not an ordinary person.
“What I want is not rumor level. Create your own address, registration, and identification card to ensure that you actually reside in that area. “Childhood acquaintances and upbringing must be fully present.”
– That’s a difficult one.
“How much is it?”
– I guess I’ll have to give an estimate to find out? Moreover, as you said, we would need to buy a house each, and if we add up the extras for 6 people, we would need 100 people. Even if you exclude the fees, you will have to think about more than 6 billion won.
“Give me a good estimate.”
– Since you helped me last time, I’ll do it for you without a fee.
“No, take the fee. “Don’t betray yourself later just because you don’t have money.”
– I will not betray you.
Since we have a solid alliance now, I’m sure they won’t betray you.
– By the way, you are already doing it.
There is no way this scammer could end up like this.
“What?”
– How about becoming famous by adding foam haut as well?
“hmm.”
Last time, Park Gwang-rim was scolded for wasting time weighing between me and the descendants of Fomalhaut. He seems to want to shake that part off completely.
In other words, while spreading rumors, they will also spread rumors that a fixer named Kim Shin-hwa stole items from Fomalhaut’s descendants.
“Well, that doesn’t matter.”
– Fortunately, the. I can now sleep with my feet stretched out.
We concluded our discussion on specific requirements and hung up.
I continued my thoughts while maintaining my lying position on the bed.
If you chase, chase, chase the flow of events, you will eventually reach Shantak, the strange bird that wanders around Paju.
Where did this Shantak come from?
Who is the solver who lured Shantak down to Sejong City?
Who was the broker who brokered the request?
Sooner or later, the Foreigners’ Office will come to Vasilisa.
‘Tudor won’t talk about me, though.’
Even so, there are many loopholes, and hiding them has its limits anyway.
Anyway, as long as Kim Shin-hwa, the magician who lives in the starving mansion in Paju, is not traced, right?
In fact, the rumors already spread by Tudor are so exaggerated that one wonders if the actions of a guy named [Fixer Kim Shin-hwa] were really the work of one person.
So, I decided to slowly create a larger number of Kim Shin-hwa over a reasonable period of time.
‘I can’t say this is a perfect response either.’
Anyway, do what you can one day at a time.
It’s not that I’m impatient to become stronger more quickly, but there’s no need to rush. Rather, a sure method, even if it is slow, is better.
“Anyway, there’s not much way to become dramatically stronger now.”
If you deal with a guy who is probably pulling his teeth in the basement, you can become as strong as if you paid for it right now. But well?
The cost I have to pay is not cash, but my future.
‘[Perception] is a magic I really need in the future, so I traded it, but I don’t need anything else yet.’
That’s not the only way to get it.
The time I have left should not be disposed of cheaply.
Becoming stronger, making money, becoming famous, collecting grimoires, deceiving the guy beyond the message window, etc.
All of these are just means I have chosen.
I have a different goal to reach,
‘I survive anyway.’
As a drifter trapped in another world called [Cthulhu World], my primary goal is survival.
And what is the final goal?
“What can I do? “It’s an escape.”
Going back to where I used to live.
A flexible and soft world, a world where supernatural powers, magic, gods and demons are real, and the power and knowledge to achieve anything? You don’t need it all.
“Phew… … .”
I raised both hands and covered the mask covering my face.
In this world, power and knowledge are curses.
Getting stronger and smarter?
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It is true fear, madness, and falling into the abyss.
And the destruction I can reach is not simply death.
If it were death, I could rather accept it.
I could do something similar to what I did to others.
‘For example, something like suffering for 254,700,000,000,000,000,000,000 years?’
Horrible.
What I can do, other guys can do to me as easily as breathing.
“And I learned a lesson.”
You should never trust the beings of the abyss.
There are some people who help me, but that’s just a choice based on a moment’s whim. There can be no complete trust.
‘It was the Three-Eyed Man of Hwangnim Church who hit me by throwing a colleague’s head.’
Three-Eyed’s wonderful pitching form comes to mind again.
He was a lefty. There is a saying that a left-hander can be brought out of hell, but no, left-handers are not important right now.
It was a crazy situation, but that doesn’t mean I’m stupid enough to not know what to protect.
The belt holding the mask touches my fingertips.
[Carcosa’s Mask] is fastened to the head with three leather belts. Plus magical defenses to hold, secure and protect it.
‘Because it was all shattered in one blow.’
And the [Feast Offering] trait that was activated just before that.
Clearly, the being of the abyss lent its power to the three-eyed bastard.
‘The abyssal being served by Hwanglim Church is [King in Yellow Clothes].’
If so, you can identify the culprit with a simple syllogism.
[King in yellow clothes]. That guy attacked my mask.
The reason is?
‘… … ‘I don’t know.’
just because I got bored? It may be part of a larger plan that cannot be understood right now.
In the end, it means that they are also my enemies.
“Tsk, it’s a shame there’s nothing we can do about it right now.”
It cannot be reached in one go. So anyway, I do what I can, one by one.
The next scenario will soon emerge. I performed a talent show in front of so many cult members in Sejong City.
Clearly, a new abyssal entity that has never appeared before will begin to intervene in a completely new way.
That can be interpreted to mean that a new crisis is approaching, but it also means that the cards I can use will increase.
“good. “Then, shall we stop by Vasilisana today to see the atmosphere of Paju?”
And if I get a quest that allows me to get a decent artifact, I do some work.
“… … .”
But my back feels weak.
Let’s lie down a little longer.
No, I should sleep a little longer… … ?
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dark times. Geumchon-dong.
Geumchon-dong is an old city center located in the center of Paju.
It is also the neighborhood with the most similar atmosphere to Paju in reality.
It means that it is a nice, dirty, and underdeveloped neighborhood where the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and modern times are intertwined.
Of course, there are a lot of strange elements that only exist in games. For example, the large brass reclining Buddha at Haknyeongsan Forest Park.
A huge Buddha statue standing on top of a mountain overlooks Geumchon-dong.
I am moving through the alleys of Geumchon-dong on a skateboard.
Rumbling
Actually, it’s not a good neighborhood to ride around on a board. Sidewalk blocks that do not fit well, asphalt that is neglected despite being damaged, and signs that line the roadside and obstruct traffic.
‘What on earth is Paju City Hall doing?’
Jang Hyeon-deok says that there are many building owners who are just waiting for redevelopment, whether their buildings are in ruins or not. But city hall always remains silent.
Well, if you leave it alone, someday a monster or cultist will destroy it, so there’s no need to spend money to destroy it.
“Hey, wizard. “Would you like to give me a gift?”
A gloomy voice comes from the darkness of the alley.
“I do not need.”
Is something like that appearing soon? He is an old man whose entire body is wrapped in dirty clothes and rag-like cloth. At first glance, he looks like a mentally unstable homeless person… … .
When I slowly turn my head, I see insects like centipedes and earthworms pouring out from between his double and triple-wrapped collars.
“Hehehehehehe! Hiss-!”
This is a sound coming from another alley. It’s not a sound that someone with a sound mind and a healthy body would make. I don’t know who is making that noise, but it’s probably a foreign race or an alien.
I navigated the complex, twisted back alleys without slowing down the board.
“It’s already a shabby neighborhood.”
In the darkness of every alley, you can hear a tramp with a strange appearance and an alien language that should not be heard. From the looks of it, it’s not just one or two.
Now that I think about it, it’s a little different from the usual Geumchon-dong.
I whistled while looking at the surrounding scenery.
“Are aliens creeping in now?”
A six-armed medicine seller sells a liquid that emits an indescribable light to a five-jointed customer.
A drunk person is vomiting bodily fluids mixed with bugs in a corner alley.
Vagrants who have barely maintained their human form so far.
And a giant being beaten by a small-sized woman.
“Die, you bastard! “Die!”
Ugh, that has nothing to do with aliens. It’s a curtain call.
I don’t know what crime that big man committed, but he seems to be doing well, right?
I passed through all this chaos and madness, and reached the most mysterious place in the back alleys of Geumchon-dong.
A clean and bright building sandwiched between dirty and dark buildings.
Vasilisa.
It is a cafe run by a witch and is the base of the most influential broker in Geumchon-dong.
“Oh, there are so many today.”
Vasilisa is crowded with a huge number of solvers.
“Ahn, nyeong, Kim Shin-hwa?”
A handsome body with a well-trained inverted triangle upper body and a tight waistline, and a large monitor instead of a human head.
Vasilisa’s barista, Orb, greets me.
“Hello, Orb? “There are a lot of people today too.”
“Great boom, Izzy. “Tudor said he was in love with Kim Shin-hwa.”
LOVE was displayed along with a large heart on Orb’s monitor.
“love? “I don’t know what you’re talking about, but you seem to be in a good mood, right?”
Orb seemed to be thinking about what to answer, and raised his head, or rather the monitor, for a moment. “Um-” Before he could complete his answer, Tudor’s voice suddenly sounded.
“Oh, my love! “Are you here?”
Suddenly everything became quiet.
Dozens of problem solvers began to pay attention to me at once.
love? Who is that? Tudor loves you? What is that mask? Ah, I know who it is. You idiot, don’t you know? It’s Kim Shinhwa! Oh yeah. I saw it before too. Shinhwa Kim! Just the Kim Shin crater. Is that little guy that great? I don’t know? You’re the one who solved the devil’s violin case, right? Oh, that 3,000 to 1 Kim Shin-hwa? They say he and Cheongho are sworn brothers. Why, you know, the man-eater incident!
Wait, three thousand what?
“Honey, come here right now!”
“What’s my turn?!”
One of the waiting solvers protests.
“Oh, sorry, this is really urgent. “Can you understand?”
Tudor winks at the protesting fixer.
“Oh, well, of course.” The problem solver sits down and says something. Is it that good?
A witch of immortality with a charm stat of 20 and a transcendental appearance approaches me.
“Honey, come on in. “Let’s talk.”
fantasy,
