Creating Hidden Endings - Chapter 33

Translated by Tam

“What do you mean it’s over! I haven’t been able to go out for a month! All right, let’s talk about it since we’re talking about it. You, you can use your hand to make it silence right? But why does it still come out when we turn on the news?”

When an enraged Sora shouted, Baek Taera stepped back, his face irritated by the loudness. It was very natural, as if this had never happened once or twice.

Hana, who was approaching while holding Chorok, stopped and moved aside as if she didn’t want to join.

What? What is this situation that breaks the common sense I knew? Didn’t you two like each other? Lee Jehee and Sora had good chemistry, so it was easy to raise likes unless something happened.

However, the relationship between the two seemed quite different from what I knew.

I feel it as my life here is getting longer, but there were subtly different parts of the real world and the setting in the game I played.

And now, this situation seemed to be one of those ‘subtly different’ parts.

“I’ve already done that, so it will be resolved soon. If you are going to use that excuse to talk nonsense to someone else’s guild member, then you should stop.”

“Huh, do you think Yeon Seonwoo-ssi is yours just because he join your guild for a while?”

“Of course it’s mine. If he signed the contract and stamped it, wouldn’t it be mine?”

Wait, what kind of nonsense is that? When did I sign the contract and stamp it? Surely you’re not talking about the forced exclusive contract?

Even if that’s the case, why would you say that I’m yours? We only shared the ring, which was a contract item, but we had no relationship.

And above all, the way of speaking was very annoying. That still seems to have not broken the habit of fluttering to anyone. It was the moment when I was surprised to overcome the Melancholy condition and tried to step forward.

[How dare you… cheeky human bastard!]

The voices filled with resentment echoed in the huge space, and the party members around me looked around with wary eyes.

Even Lee Jehee and Shin Sora, who were fighting, swallowed dry saliva with tension as they were on alert. The bottom of the cave was shaking as if it were an earthquake.

[WARNING: A powerful hidden entity is revealed in rage.]

[Keymaster (temporary) appears.]

Keymaster?! Is the Keymaster really showing up here? But— what is that ‘temporary’ mean?

A red warning status message has informed the appearance of the Keymaster.

However, the appearance of the key master, who was said to be a powerful being, was nowhere to be seen. The vibration that shook the floor stopped soon after, and the cave was quiet.

“What, really? Did the Keymaster really reappear?”

“Everyone, be on guard!”

“But what is that ‘temporary’?”

Sora raised her shield and shouted in a bewildered voice. Hana, who was holding Chorok, shouted to be alert and looked around with sharp eyes, and Baek Taera, who seemed to be ready to summon the shield at any time, got confused at what was meant by ‘temporary’.

However, nothing appeared in the cave that became quiet after the sound. No, I thought there wasn’t. If it weren’t for the feeling of suddenly pulling the end of the sleeve, I wouldn’t have known.

“A, arrogant human… H, how dare, y, you kill m,my subordinate Nightmare…B, bad guys…”

“….”

…What is this? 

An unknown thing appeared behind me, trying not to cry, forcing me to pretend to be serious and make up a voice. It had a doll-like appearance that was ugly enough to make a sound immediately if given to a child as a gift. A doll about the size of my shin—.

“Yeon Seonwoo, don’t move.”

The problem is that it was stuck behind me and only stuck its head out. Even wiping away the sad tears on my collar once in a while.

…is this the real Keymaster? No, did it say temporary Keymaster?

Lee Jehee, who warned me not to move with a rough scratching voice, picked up the sword again. His eyes, as bright as a sword held in both hands, narrowed narrowly as they touched an unknown black thing. Despite the appearance of an opponent who was not at all intimidating, he was showing a sharp reaction.

“If you don’t want to die right now, get out of there.”

“Kiiik!”

Due to Lee Jehee’s poor accusation, a scenario that was not intended happened. Rather, it hides behind me and clings to my back.

I hardened myself with an unfamiliar touch on my back. I don’t know, but it was clear that my face would also turn blue. Whatever it is, that’s also a monster, because it was too close to me.

“H, how dare you t, threatened me… t, the descendant of Typhoon…! D, do you think I’ll be afraid of that?”

“…I think you’re already scared?”

The strange thing on my back kept trembling. When I added a small word to that, the collar around my back was pulled as if why did I do that too. When I was strangled by the wind and frowned, Lee Jehee came one step closer.

But why is Lee Jehee, who is approaching, scarier than the one behind my back?

As if to stop Lee Jehee, who had hardened his face, I raised my hand and signaled not to come all the way. Fortunately, the guy who recognized it stopped in place. Just by looking at the posture of standing with crooked legs crossed, he revealed his dissatisfaction with this situation.

But there was no way I was willing to be like this. 

Once I checked that he wasn’t approaching, I turned my head slightly. A short, blunt arm was above the black hand holding the collar. There were sharp claws between the short fingers, but they were not threatening because they were too short.

Isn’t it too…easy to deal with? 

Perhaps my fear disappeared because of his outward appearance, and he took him apart and turned around. Suddenly, I held his armpits in both hands and lifted them to eye level. I felt him very embarrassed. 

“H, Hiiik! D, don’t do it! L, let me go! A, arrogant human!”

“What are you? Are you a real Keymaster?”

It was heavier than I thought. However, no matter how much I looked, there was no threat anywhere.

That was the case with short limbs, and so was the chubby belly without knowing where the waist was. The only threatening aspect is that there are white fangs on both sides, but it was so small and blunt that it didn’t seem to hurt even if I got bitten.

What the hell is this? 

As I followed a piece of cloth wrapped around the neck, I noticed a round bundle of cloth wrapped around the back. It’s the size of an adult’s fist.

“T, that’s right! I, I’m the descendant of the great Typhoon! I, I came here with a call to this dimension, hiik, destruction, make it, hiik, to take care of it!”

“…Is that so?”

The brat who started crying at all couldn’t even speak properly. Everyone’s expressions are rotten when I barely understand the stuttering content and look at the parties. Only Lee Je-hee, the only one who still looks cool, was asking me to put it down with a blink.

Yeah, the master told me to put it down.

I put down what I was holding(?) on the floor, looking at him. Then the man who said he was the descendant of a coupon raised his head with a tearful face. At the same time, Lee Jehee reached out his gloved hand, perhaps thinking of keeping it away from me. (T/n : Yeah, Seonwoo really call it coupon instead of typhoon xD) 

However, the descendants of coupons were more agile than expected. The guy who saw Lee Jehee reaching out to catch him was terrified and let out this shrill scream. Then he quickly rushed to my chest. 

“Ugh.”

I swallowed my breath for a while in the shock of heavy weight. Only after a little pain went away did I frown and remove the guy, but the grip didn’t fall off so well.

“Sa, save me! I, If you kill me, don’t you think you’ll regret it? I’m serious! I… I don’t want to die! 

“….”

I looked down at the brat named Keymaster who started crying and looked back at the party with an awkward face. But they also seemed to be at a loss. Only Lee Jehee was staring at what was in my arms with an annoying face.

I wanted to check again by calling the status window to see if this was really the keymaster. But I let a long sigh in a hopeless mind.

*****

Our group, who completed the quest, left the dungeon. Because of the dungeon’s appearance, the park was quiet, which was closed to the public.

In a place where there was no sign of movement other than us, I glanced at what was in Lee Jehee’s hand. The leg of the temporary Keymaster who came with it trembled.

Lee Jehee, who grabbed the bundle on his back and lifted it, looked at him with a sharp gaze. He quietly caught his eye after leaving the dungeon to see if the guy who was trying to escape with his arms and legs struggling all the way out was noticing.

“Are you really a Keymaster?”

“T, that’s right, human! I, I’m the descendant of the great typhoon and I’m here to destroy this dimension—!”

“So why don’t we just kill him before he destroys everything?”

“Hiiik! Don’t do that! I’m scared!”

The Keymaster, who seemed to be frightened by the ruthless answer, began to struggle again. Lee Jehee looked at the guy with an expressionless face as he vigorously stirred up to his short arm and raised his hand to strike it. 

However, none of the party stopped Lee Jehee like that. Maybe it was because he had an experience of being brutally beaten by another Keymaster the other day. Seeing that tensions only flowed through the easy-going aspects of some things.