Creating Hidden Endings - Chapter 26

Han Chorok, who had been fighting with Lee Jehee for a moment, jumped up as if he was about to hit the ceiling. At the same time, the long sword changed its form. It was a huge battle ax that looked like a pointed spear at the back.

Bang! 

“Whoaaa!” 

“This.” 

With only one swing of the ax, the bed was split in two. As he screams, his black shiny eyes blazing red, and he turns his head in search of a target. Seeing that creepy look, I hugged Lee  Jehee by the neck and shouted.

“Do something! Use the imprinting skill!”

“…Stay still. If you make a sound, it will only attract attention.”

“No I mean, how can you just say it casually—Ack!” 

This time, a huge ax was drawn horizontally. The fear of death reached its peak, and I closed my eyes tightly and buried my face in Lee Jehee’s shoulder. In that state, Lee Jehee, who bent over, broke the door and ran out to the living room.

[The Imprinter of Party Member ‘Han Chorok’ has given an order.] 

[The Berserker, Berserker refuses the order.]

[The Imprinter of Party Member ‘Han Chorok’ has given an order.] 

[The Berserker, Berserker refuses the order.]

[The Imprinter of Party Member ‘Han Chorok’ has given an order.] 

[The Berserker, Berserker obeys the order.]

Lee Jehee and Han Chorok repeated orders and rejection while holding a battle. And after two rejections, a welcome status message popped up. Lee Jehee succeeded in giving an order to Han Chorok as his imprinter.

Among the awakening skills of the Berserker, there are ‘Berserk’ and ‘Appoint as an Imprinter’. And, of course, the imprinter of Han Chorok was Lee Jehee, the main character.

The Imprinter’s command is the only way to silence the madness of the Berserker.

“Uh, Ughhh, Urghh.” 

However, just the movement was blocked, and he knelt on his seat, still staring at Lee Jehee with his eyes gleaming and his enormous puffy gray skin twitching. 

“W, why is he still like that? Didn’t you stop the berserk?”

“The imprinting skill only makes him follow orders, it doesn’t prevent him from going mad. There’s no other way than to hold it until the rampage is over.”

Huh, there are all kinds of cases like this! I don’t think it was like that in the game!? 

“Then… Are you sure he can’t move?”

“Yes.”

Damn! Damn it! I’m doomed! I will pretend I didn’t know if I don’t feel sorry for Chorok. 

Every time I played the game, the guilt of throwing away the young Han Chorok was still etched in my heart.

I came down from his arms first by tapping Lee Jehee’s shoulder. And I spoke with earnest eyes. If anything happens, please save me. Even though I don’t know if Lee Jehee understood.

With anxiety, I approached Chorok with a careful step. The person sitting on his knees on the floor with his arms drooping as if he were tied to an invisible chain seemed really unable to move. The problem is that he still has an ax in his hand.

“C, Chorok, you’re a nice kid right?” 

“Ughh..” 

“Ack!” 

Chorok raised his head, which he had been bowing to, maybe stimulated by the voice, and revealed his teeth. Looking at it this way, there are no real beast cubs.

But luckily, he seemed unable to move, so I took one step and turned around behind him. And very slowly, I brought my hand to the back of the man. My fingertips trembled at the touch of the gray neck, where the muscles were firmly swollen.

“Grrrr! Urghhh!” 

“Wait, please stay still… Ugh.”

[Party member ‘Yeon Seonwoo’ is preparing the support skill ‘State Transition’. Please set the state to be transferred.]

[Status transition skill activated. Gives ‘Relaxing’ status according to the set value.] 

As soon as I activated my skill, I felt a familiar sense. Warm energy gathers into my hands and spreads through the back of Chorok.

However, Han Chorok, who became a Berserk due to his awakening characteristics, didn’t calm down. Nevertheless, the reason the skill wasn’t canceled is that at least the status message indicating that the skill failed didn’t appear as before. 

Time passed in anxiety. When Chorok, who was constantly making growling sounds, I moved to Lee Jehee to examine the condition together. 

How long has it been? The sound of the ringing in his neck gradually subsided, and Han Chorok bowed his head and didn’t move. From then on, the muscles that had been hugely inflated returned to their original size, and the grayish skin color gradually returned to its original color. 

“I, it’s done right?”

Looking at the condition of the man who returned to his familiar appearance, I asked Lee Jehee to confirm. I trusted Lee Jehee and cancelled my skills only after seeing him nod.

[Party member ‘Yeon Seonwoo’ cancels the support skill ‘Status Transition—Relaxing’.]

[Party member ‘Han Chorok’ cancels the awakening attribute.]

The awakening attribute was eventually removed. I asked, my voice trembling, as I threw an anxious glance at Chorok, who was still sitting on the floor, knees bent and head lowered.

“H, Han Chorok?”

“…What?”

As if he had just woken up, the man who finished his answer in a terribly subdued voice slowly raises his head. After making sure his eyes turned white, I swept my chest. 

It was a success. Bringing Han Chorok back from his dream and calming his rage.

At that time, Chorok, who was sitting still, made an exhausted sound and fell down.

“…Huh?”

I was surprised to see the guy who had been running wild like a beast until a while ago collapsed to the floor helplessly as if he was a weak and pitiful main character. I couldn’t hold him in my arms, so I poked him in the cheek with my finger, and Lee Jehee, who had been watching him, said calmly in his usual tone. 

“It’s normal when the Berserker state is over. It’s the power to bring his physical abilities to the limit. He didn’t keep it for a long time this time, so he’ll wake up soon.” 

“Then we should take him back to bed and lay him down—”

While talking to Lee Jehee, who stood calmly with his arms folded, I turned my head after following his gaze. The broken bed, which had collapsed to the floor, was visible through the open holes, with only traces of the door remaining.

“….”

I was looking at the ruined room with a blank face, and Lee Jehee approached me. Even when he saw his damaged house, he was smiling peacefully. I turned my head to the sound of laughter and looked up at him. For some reason, Lee Jehee was looking down at me with eyes full of emotions. 

“You’re more useful than I thought.”

What are you saying?

Even though it wasn’t a big deal, for some reason, I looked at him in a slightly unpleasant tone, sighing and shaking my head. It was because I had no energy to scold him. 

This day… It’s too long.

Han Chorok woke up not long after, as Lee Jehee said. As soon as he opened his eyes, he ran to Lee Jehee and bowed his head, saying he was sorry.

I stood crookedly watching the scene, waiting for my turn to return. Because it was me who suffered the most, not Lee Jehee.

However, the damn Chorok, who passed me by and glanced at me, didn’t say thank you until the end.

This bastard didn’t even know how to say thank you. Just see if I’m going to help you again. 

I looked at them and I followed them to sit on the sofa. Before I knew it, Lee Jehee and Chorok were having a serious conversation to clear the dungeon.

“Where are the others? Are they okay?”

“As you can see, I and Yeon Seonwoo are safe. The other two will be fine, too.”

“Are they fine—”

“Hana-ssi and Taera decided to stay so that the dungeon wouldn’t reset. They’re waiting there.” 

As the conversation continued, the Chorok’s complexion darkened. Lee Jehee looked at the face of guilt and said nothing. There was no blame for the reason or consolation that it was okay, and there was a silence waiting for him to organize his mind on his own.

Next to him, I lay on the sofa with an exhausted face and blinked my eyes.  

I was too tired to join that heavy conversation. It was understandable because I was summoned by Lee Jehee around lunchtime and dragged to the dungeon, and then used my skills to Han Chorok throughout the dawn. 

Of course, thanks to the mana potion that Lee Jehee took care of, the mana that had been temporarily lost was restored, but still—. 

Hold on. How long did I use the ‘Dreamer’ skill?

I raised my weak body and checked the watch on my wrist.

5 a.m. It was time for dawn. In a time that exceeded my expectations, my mind went straight into the calculations. 

Even if I remove the time that Chorok became a berserker and when I calmed him down and cleaned up the messed up house, the calculation of using the ‘Dreamer’ skill from 2.am for around 2 hours is difficult. 

…But, I think it’s impossible? 

“I understand. Then I’ll go back.”

“Yeah, see you in front of the dungeon.”

“Yes.”

In front of the dungeon? While thinking about something else for a while, I was wondering how the conversation progressed and looked at Chorok as he passed through the living room toward the front door. Looking at the back that looks fine now with a stupid face, I hurriedly asked Lee Jehee. 

“Where is he going?”

“…What did you do when you didn’t listen to our conversation?”

He frowned and hung down on the sofa as if he was bothered after he hesitated for a moment. I also frowned because of his rude attitude.