Episode 91
Episode 91 Summary
[The moment when a mask imitating the face of a dead person is put on.]
A message window appeared.
[The whispers of the dead person trapped in the mask begin to echo.]
[The penalty function of the Class A accessory ‘Dead Man’s Mask’, ‘Pure Silver Madness’, is activated.
// Pure Silver Madness: Random madness occurs, and you become possessed by the soul trapped in the mask.]
A strange noise began to be heard.
‘Come down, come into the darkness.’
‘Come down deep underground.’
‘Come join us. Take off that uncomfortable skin and walk deep underground with us.’
‘Down, down, down the infinitely descending spiral staircase.’
An unpleasant and unpleasant voice is endlessly whispering into my soul.
[Those strange whispers can change your soul and body into a form more suited to the darkness.]
[Attempt to resist the ‘Curse of the Dead’ created by the mask using your mental strength stat. Judgment of reason… … failure.]
If he fails to do this, he will be possessed by Heo Joo’s father, who is trapped in a mask, and will become a cultist who worships the being of the abyss.
But it has nothing to do with me.
“I can’t hear, I can’t hear, I can’t hear…” … .”
I scratched my collarbone and waited for the trait to activate.
[System: The exclusive attribute ‘Abyss Madness’ is activated. Changes the result of the sanity check to success.]
“Okay, good job.”
The message window disappeared without any additional message.
I see myself wearing a mask in the old mirror hanging in one corner of the living room.
This is the image of a crazy wizard who lost his own face and borrowed the face of a dead person.
I activated another ability contained within the mask.
[The unique function of the Class A accessory ‘Dead Man’s Mask’, ‘Dead Man’s Gift’, is activated.
// Gift of the Dead: Magic power and knowledge can be stored or retrieved inside the mask.]
With tinnitus that makes your head dizzy, the magic power of the evil sonic dimension begins to flow from the dead man’s mask.
Jjiiiiiiing… … .
‘It’s a complete hodgepodge of low purity magic power.’
There is a lot of magical energy that the previous owner, Heo Ju, had collected from various places.
Although it is plentiful, it is low-grade magic power that has not been well refined and has low purity.
Unlike other magical powers that were previously absorbed, if you absorb this magical power into your body, you may suffer internal injuries or, in martial arts terms, fall into something like a coin attack.
‘Well, it doesn’t matter because I’m not going to eat it.’
I pulled the magic line extending from the spirit golems and transferred it to the mask.
It rattled.
The command golems all stop moving when the path of magical power changes.
And reboot after reset.
Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!
Now, the spirit golem does not take magical power directly from me, but receives magical energy through this dead man’s mask.
Then, after floating up a few magic circles, he slowly took off his mask.
The mask of the dead floats in the air at a slow speed.
Now that mask has become a kind of auxiliary battery.
Since the magical power contained there is not unlimited, it will eventually be depleted, but since the soul sealed in the mask forms a kind of mana core, it will be recharged to some extent on its own.
‘Even if a moment arises where natural charging cannot handle it, you can somehow fill it with resonance stone.’
“Phew… … .”
I lifted my hand for a moment and touched my bare face.
The feel of my face touched by my fingertips was indescribably eerie and unsettling.
The unpleasant texture of human flesh.
The fact that I am showing my bare face feels so terrible.
I’m probably going to go crazy like this, right?
I can’t even remember what my face looks like.
I sighed again and put on the [Cargosa Mask] I was originally wearing.
Feeling extremely comfortable.
Now the mirror shows the face of a monster with four eyes.
“Okay, then shall we go out?”
Now all that was left was to move my important belongings from the studio apartment where I had been renting, and after much deliberation, I decided to enlist the help of Jang Hyeon-deok.
This is one of only two NPCs in Paju that has formed a firm alliance.
Please note that although Tudor is a highly reliable broker, it is not a firm ally.
And if I ask Cheong-ho, who has recently become a firm ally, to do this, too many mouths will know my information.
Jang Hyeon-deok grumbled for a moment, but drove to the mansion without making a fuss.
“Wizard, do you know how much my fare is?”
“Is it about 500?”
“No, I don’t charge that much for simple transportation… … .”
Jang Hyeon-deok, who had taken 5 million won from me the last time he dragged me to Tanhyeon, is stinging and frowning.
Of course, Tanhyeon is one of the most dangerous areas in Paju, so it is impossible to simply compare the fares now and then.
“By the way, I’m going to ride that one too, is that okay?”
“That… … ? What is that… … Yoaaaaaa!!”
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Clatter, clatter, clatter, clatter!
Doldori rushes towards Jang Hyeon-deok.
It is a stone box that is no different from a huge rock itself.
I know that it doesn’t matter to me, but for Jang Hyeon-deok, who is seeing Doldori for the first time, it is a violent rush, no different from a mountain rushing towards him.
Jang Hyeon-deok really almost fell to his death from surprise. I really would have fallen if there wasn’t a call van parked behind me.
If that were the case, I would have lost one of my only two steadfast allies today. Wooden Amitabha Buddha.
“this! What’s this!!”
“It’s a stone stone.”
“Dooldoliyooooo!? Argh! “Stop, don’t come any closer!”
Clunk, rattle, boom!
What a mess.
“It’s definitely a bit big to fit in this car.”
I raised my magic power for a moment and stretched out my hand toward the stone. A gorgeous magic circle unfolds around Doldori’s massive body.
Adjust this, rearrange this, and then… … .
[reduction]
Geek!!!
This is a magic that became usable when the 3rd level was unlocked.
As soon as the magic was activated, the size of the stone decreased. Now the size of the stone has become a small stone box of approximately 50cm.
The effect is as intuitive as the simple magic name.
However, the calculation of the operating range and pressure is a bit complicated. Anyway, it is a magic that ignores the law of conservation of mass.
Jang Hyeon-deok looked surprised at the effect of the magic that was activated in front of him.
It seems like there is a little bit of admiration and awe mixed in.
“Wizard, can I learn something like magic?”
“Umm… … “You can’t do it?”
“Oh, why?”
“Because I’m dull.”
“I’m not dull! How fast am I… … .”
“No, I’m dull-headed.”
Jang Hyeon-deok did not stop whining after that.
Anyway, after putting Doldori in the back of the car, I sat in the passenger seat of Jang Hyeon-deok’s call van.
“You haven’t fixed the car yet?”
“Oh, that’s because I don’t have time.”
Last time, Jang Hyeon-deok’s car got damaged while he was helping me. There are still traces of dents, scratches, and tears here and there.
“Fix it quickly and charge me the repair fee.”
“Oh, I will fix it. But I was a big help, right? “Isn’t that right?”
I looked at Jang Hyeon-deok with a smug look on his face for a moment. Jang Hyeon-deok looks at me with that expression for a moment. Why don’t you start and do that? ah… … .
“… … that’s right. It was a great help. thank you.”
“Ugh, you don’t have to say that… … ha ha ha!”
Ugh… … .
“Now, let’s go!”
* * *
Tidying up Geumchon’s studio wasn’t a difficult task.
If you tell Doldori to swallow all the items in the studio, that’s the end.
Oh, there was a problem in the middle where the refrigerator, which was provided as an option for a studio apartment, was swallowed whole.
“hey! Spit it out, man! “Why are you swallowing that?”
Grumbling, crunching.
This sound is made when Doldol gets angry when the refrigerator is forcibly taken out.
Should we call that gluttony?
Or a desire to store it?
Fortunately, even if you don’t have a passion for the refrigerator, there are plenty of items in your studio that your child may be interested in.
Doldol was so happy that he trembled as he swallowed the cursed gold objects that came out of the golden dancer’s body.
I’m not sure what the difference is, but it seems like everyone has their own tastes.
“Okay then, stay out of the way for a moment and turn around.”
As Doldori stepped back, I unleashed my magic power.
[Memory erasure]
Paaaa!!
It is a magic that removes magical fingerprints, traces, and even memories of objects remaining in space.
I’ve never done anything to deserve that level of tracking, but even if a psychic with psychometric abilities or a druid who can read the memories of the earth come, they won’t be able to find my traces.
In addition, I was only able to escape from this studio after spraying a magical smoke screen to prepare for any unforeseen circumstances.
“Are you really just empty-handed?”
“As I said before, all the luggage is in the box.”
“wow… … .”
Jang Hyeon-deok looks curious.
“Where else can I get something like this?”
“You too, try your best to rob a haunted house somewhere.”
“Ugh, I guess I can’t do it alone.”
“If you’re going to take the lead, I’ll help you.”
Jang Hyeon-deok answered with a disgusted expression.
“No, I’m just going to give up.”
This cramped studio apartment that I lived in for a few months is now over.
Although there are still paperwork to go through, eviction is something that can be done by making a phone call on the way.
“Then can we go back to the theme park right away?”
“No, I’m sorry, but let’s stop by the market for a moment.”
“The mayor? “Will you see the old man?”
“Isn’t it still a secret place?”
“Ah, wizard, you ignore me so much. “I’ve been eating this badak jjambap for 6 years, but I don’t understand why fixers stop by Geumchon Market?”
Well, that’s right.
Because that’s the only place in Geumchon-dong where you can pick up useful artifacts. It’s probably information picked up from the problem solvers.
The market wasn’t far, so we arrived right near the pawn shop.
It’s time for the day to get dark.
It was a quiet time when merchants were getting ready to close their stalls, but today quite a lot of people gathered and the atmosphere was quite lively.
“What, there are so many people?”
“Ah, the night market started yesterday. “Everyone will stay open until 10 o’clock.”
“Night market?”
“yes. Oh, you might not know? “There’s something that happens every year around this time.”
“Hmm… … Right. But there are so many people that there won’t be a place to park, right?”
“I’ll be in the alley over there, so take care of your business and then call me.”
Certainly, Geumchon Market had a more colorful atmosphere than usual.
Temporary stalls selling unusual food that you can’t normally see have been set up in the market, and there are colorful lights and attractive banners posted here and there.
‘the problem is… … .’
Why do night markets exist?
I know that there is a night market in Paju around this time, that is, at Geumchon Market.
But that is the schedule in the reality where I originally lived.
In [Cthulhu World], such trivial events do not exist.
Of course, not everything that exists here is exactly the same as in the game, so it may be so, but it feels strange for some reason.
It’s such an everyday scene that it’s hard to believe that just last night I had a run-in with a 150-year-old bone.
It feels like I’ve really returned to my original world, not a crazy, different world where there are fixers and monsters.
Of course I can’t blend in here right away.
After applying several layers of magic to reduce my presence, I walked through the peaceful Geumchon Market.
fantasy,
