Episode 75
Episode 75: Broker on the verge of explosion (1)
Requests regarding houses or real estate with psychic problems attached.
In the end, the request is to find a place that is commonly referred to as a haunted mansion or, to put it simply, a haunted house.
‘Hmm, it’s a place with a tradition of its own. It’s a horror game, so shouldn’t we stop by at least one haunted house during this time?’
Various forms of haunted mansions have previously appeared in creations related to the Cthulhu mythos.
[Cthulhu World], which is based on the Cthulhu mythology, also has a variety of haunted properties.
Of course, such real estate usually has subtitles such as haunted house or abandoned house. There are many places that are not in a condition where people can live. However, if you exclude the fact that there are ghosts, there are some houses that are quite nice.
If you invade such a house, drive out the ghosts, and defeat the boss, you will be given a house as a reward.
Of course, it’s not easy. As it is not a simple residence, you must overcome murderous difficulties.
‘That’s why preparation is necessary.’
Tudor doesn’t talk nonsense when it comes to work.
Since I said it would be ready tomorrow, I will find the request tomorrow.
Preparations must be completed by tomorrow.
That’s why I rode my skateboard and stopped at a pawn shop in Geumchon Market at high speed. Most things you need can be found here.
Is it because you came later than usual? Today’s pawn shop had a calmer and quieter atmosphere than usual. It may be because it is late, but there are other reasons.
“You don’t have a part-time job today?”
“I don’t work into pitch-black hours like this.”
“I guess so.”
In addition to a bundle of amulets, various materials related to shamanism, spiritualism, and necromancy were requested.
“Are you crazy? “Why are you buying something like this again?”
“Why on earth do you get upset every time I buy something?”
“Who said you were angry?”
“Oh, well.”
There are no special products to dispose of today. Since it was a simple purchase, there was no need to bargain, and a huge sum of 35 million won was spent in no time.
“Are you paying cash today without any special action?”
“When on earth did I start using tricks?”
“Oh, well.”
It is a bold purchase considering that it is not yet clear what kind of request will be received, but this amount of money is not a big problem anymore. If necessary, you can come back after a day, and even if you dispose of foreign objects accumulated in the house, you can collect them right away.
On the way back after getting ready, I met an unexpected person in an unexpected place.
A dark back alley in Geumchon-dong littered with flyers and other things.
It’s a deserted alley that I use often. It’s a place where you’ve never imagined meeting someone.
And the person I met in that dark and damp back alley… … .
“greatness. Huh. Long time no see.”
If expressed in a sentence, it is completely modern standard Korean, but the voice has an unfamiliar and awkward accent.
This is Park Gwang-rim, one of the brokers in Paju.
“It’s been a while, but how did it end up like that?”
“I had some trouble with a customer… … Big, big. “It ended up like this.”
Park Gwang-rim was wearing a similar anachronistic suit as the last time we met, and his condition was truly spectacular.
It is torn here and there, and there are even signs of burns here and there. Ash had settled all over my white shirt, making it almost pitch black. Now that I think about it, the fedora that seemed to be a favorite, must have been sold somewhere, and the long, scattered hair is still visible.
“Cough, loud. Huh.”
Moreover, the coughing that occurs intermittently. It’s annoying to my ears.
“It looks like the problem solver who took the money set the office on fire?”
“Hahaha-”
Park Gwang-rim laughed out loud as if he was happy.
“It’s not entirely wrong. “The client, not the problem solver, started the fire.”
“ah-”
It was only then that I realized what had happened to Park Gwang-rim.
No matter how crazy Paju is, there aren’t many clients crazy enough to set fire to a broker’s office. And the reason why you came to me like that.
“Don’t come any closer.”
“Big, big. “That’s too much.”
“You know why I’m doing this, right?”
Park Gwang-rim bowed with a bitter smile.
Exaggerated movements reminiscent of those of a magician preparing for a magic trick.
I’m not trying to say hello at 90 degrees. This is to reach for the leaflet that fell on the floor. Park Gwang-rim picked up one of the leaflets rolling on the floor with a slow hand… … .
[System: The ‘Enhanced Vigilance’ trait is activated.]
Grumble!
The flyer suddenly started burning.
Park Gwang-rim is a person with hypertrophied magical power. Even in these dark times, he possesses supernatural powers that allow him to travel comfortably through the back alleys of Paju.
But his ability is not that kind of ignition ability. A form of magical energy moving as the flame rose, and in fact a nasty lump hanging from his left shoulder from the beginning.
“My left hand is cursed with a living flame.”
It’s a huge declaration that could only be posted on an online community for middle school students.
A few jokes came to mind for a moment, but Park Gwang-rim’s expression was too serious when he said those words, so I decided to refrain from making awkward jokes.
“It looks like the descendants of Fomalhaut are very angry? “How much deposit did you receive to put yourself under such a severe curse?”
“It’s really, really, really troubling. “Can you please help me?”
Park Gwang-rim is a skilled broker, but he is also a great conman.
The descendants of Fomalhaut, a cult that serves the [Living Flame], hired Park Kwang-rim to chase me down. When it comes to finding people in Paju, there is no one who can match Park Gwang-rim.
However, even though Park Gwang-rim had identified me long ago, he did not hand me over to the descendants of Fomalhaut.
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But I should have looked at the place to lie down and stretched my legs. It seems that the impatient cultists ended up putting a curse on Park Gwang-rim.
“It seems like retribution, doesn’t it?”
“What do you mean by cause and effect? Didn’t this happen while protecting Kim Shin-hwa? “Keuheuk, keung, keungheum!”
That’s because the longer it takes, the bigger the bill is, right? I know roughly what Park Gwang-rim does to his dishonest clients. Due to the nature of the detective industry, where compensation increases as time passes, it is a loss to solve the case quickly.
Moreover, he must have been planning to take advantage of the fact that the descendants of Fomalhaut are after me and demand various things from me.
“Cluck, clack. “Wow!”
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!
The dark alley suddenly brightened and then became dark again.
“wow! Hahaha! Holy shit! “Have you seen it?”
Of course I saw it.
Fire suddenly spewed out from his mouth.
Ugh, no joke. It seems that the curse is spreading not only to my hands but also to various parts of my body.
“Oh, it’s really serious.”
“Hehe… … . Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk… … . Oh, it’s really serious. Please help me. Cough, cluck.”
Slowly, an abnormal smile begins to appear on Park Gwang-rim’s lips. No matter how strong you are, it won’t be easy to stay sane if symptoms like that appear. By now, your brain is probably soaking with dopamine and adrenaline.
“Mr. Gwanglim, I’ll say it again, I don’t know. Even if I sell it, my Fomalhaut friends will be disappointed. I would feel unfair too. Besides, Tudor, who has been so excited these days to use me to do various things, would be heartbroken if something happened to me, right?”
In Park Gwang-lim’s worldview, the most dangerous thing would be the disappointed Tudor.
“Oh, I know. So, aren’t you asking me a favor?”
Now he began to creep closer with a desperate look on his face. The level of the curse is very serious.
At that level, it’s not a curse that can just be cast. A level that would require at least one person to be offered as a living sacrifice to the [Living Flame].
What should I do to resolve this? It’s easy to destroy, burn, and explode, but lifting a curse is not my specialty.
It could have been easily resolved if I had a ticket to the Thousand Geumdang Hall, but I’m not at that level yet.
In addition, you can borrow the power of [Living Flame] through [Ring of Corrupted Flame], but the situation is a bit different from before.
It is a curse requested by officially ordained cultists, even offering living sacrifices. Would you like to lend your strength to the work to unlock it?
I sighed openly and activated my magic.
[knowledge]
[Curse detection]
[Magic power detection]
[Trap detection]
[Life Detection]
“There are no watchers around. “It’s natural that a pursuer would have caught up with you, but do you think you were able to beat him well?”
“Well, I’m not that boring.”
“Well, I guess that’s why they put such a harsh curse on me.”
“Cluck, clack, clack!”
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Flames spouted out once again along with a cough. It’s getting more and more dangerous. From the looks of it, Park Gwang-lim can talk like that for less than 48 hours.
There are a total of three things I can choose from now.
First of all, since it’s annoying, I’ll probably just throw it away. No matter how you think about it, this is not a good decision. If I leave it alone, it might die on its own, but before that happens, it will run to the cultists and sell me out.
If you want to stop such a loud-mouthed frog from talking, it might be better to make it so that it can no longer speak at all. The dead can’t speak.
But, well? Is it okay to waste a high-level NPC like Park Gwang-rim like that?
Although Park Gwang-rim is a vulgar conman, he is unrivaled in a few limited areas.
In the end, it is best to choose the third option. If you show them favor, they will repay you somehow later.
I spoke to Park Gwang-rim while scratching my head.
“I know you’re really lucky. “If it weren’t for today, I wouldn’t have been able to help even if I wanted to.”
“iced coffee! Is there a way? As expected, Paju’s best new solver, a genius wizard of unknown origin, Vasilisa’s dark horse who is gaining fame at a faster rate than anyone else, and the secret weapon of the Triad.”
“What are those ridiculous nicknames?”
Besides, what about the Triad?
“Big, big. Hehehe! This is a story that is actually going around these days. There are rumors that it is a biological weapon created from Helistic, and there are also stories that it is an incarnation of a god summoned by someone by mistake.”
“It’s going to spin, really.”
Tudor said he would make me famous, right? It looks like you are working hard.
Anyway, I may not know at other times, but there is a way now. If it wasn’t right after I went shopping for a haunted house, why would I be wandering around the back alleys of Geumchon-dong with a bunch of exorcism-related items in hand?
“So how much can you pay?”
“… … “How much is it?”
“You can tell me the amount you can pay for your life.”
“… … .”
“No, I have no hobby of holding people’s lives hostage and bargaining. First, multiply the material cost by about ten. “The cost of materials will be roughly 3,500, so 305,000.”
These are items I bought at a pawn shop today. I don’t know how it happened, but the items purchased there will be used as materials.
“Big, big. Sigh… … . thank you.”
Looking at Park Gwang-rim’s expression, it seems like he sang it cheaper than he thought. Even if it looks like that, it’s a broker from the back world. For about two to three hundred million, you will be able to be flexible like breathing.
“good. Then accept the request.”
[Quest accepted!
Cultists who worship the ‘Living Flame’ placed a fatal curse on Park Gwang-rim. Remove the curse placed on him.
! Time limit: Park Gwang-rim dies after (29) hours. !
Reward: 150,000 XP + Park Gwang-rim’s trust + 350 million won]
In case of failure: Bang! Park Gwang-rim explodes.]
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