Convenience Store 24: The Tower of the End 1st - Chapter 100
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Episode 100 ?? Floor, Dragonia (1)
“Gasp, gasp… … .”
lineage.
An identity that is imprinted on one’s body from birth.
“There it is! Chase it!”
“That dirty little bastard crawled into the 4th tier area without even knowing the topic?!”
An eternal bondage that can never be changed, no matter how hard you try or howl.
This bondage will not be broken until the day I die.
“Gasp, gasp… … .”
Mog ran down the street with his mouth shut.
The 4th tier Yong-in tribe is more cruel than the 3rd tier.
Perhaps it is because there is more mongrel blood mixed in than dragon blood.
‘I can’t catch it.’
If you are caught, you will most likely be thrown out of the land of death.
‘I absolutely hate that!’
Mog ran through the alleys with all his might.
“That damn kid… … ! He’s so fucking fast.”
“You dirty fifth-tier bastards, what are you looking at! Do you want to die?!”
The voices of the 4th rank guards gradually grew distant.
Mog ran and ran endlessly.
“Phew… … .”
Finally, we reached the end of the alley where the smell of sewage was strong.
Mog could only lean against the wall and let out a ragged breath.
He took something out from inside his chest.
“Wow… … .”
Mog’s eyes sparkled when he saw the small, square bread.
I can’t even remember how long it’s been since I’ve had proper food.
“It looks delicious… … .”
“Found it, you mongrel.”
Pfft …
The bread he was holding flew into the air.
Mog rolled around on the floor several times before he could finally raise his head.
‘iced coffee…….’
A man with very pale red hair and a woman with blue hair were looking down at him.
These are the 4th rank guards.
“Uh, how… … .”
“How did you find it?”
The red-haired man struck him in the stomach with his clenched fist.
“Keuk… … .”
“How can you not notice the strong smell of a hybrid?”
“Ouch, it stinks.”
The woman covered her nose and looked down at Mog with contempt.
“5th rank! Like a 5th rank! In a corner! Stay there!”
At the end of every word the red-haired man spoke.
Red blood spurted into the air.
“Ouch! Stop the blood from splashing! It’s the blood of a mudblood!”
“Oh, sorry.”
The man smiled awkwardly.
He grabbed Mog’s collar, which was covered with thin scales, with all his might.
“My wife stinks!”
Then he picked up Mog and threw him with all his might.
Love liquid, kwaaaaang-
Mog’s new form, stuck in a translucent wall, slides down.
Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, tinkle-
A strange tone rang in my ears without mercy.
Mog strained his legs to somehow get up.
“Euuuuuuu… … .”
But contrary to his mind, his legs had no intention of moving.
“Haha, look at that. Even the way it’s struggling is disgusting.”
At that moment, the man and woman were looking down at Mog, who was trying to get up, and laughing at him.
Daughter-
Someone walks out from inside what I thought was a translucent wall.
‘That’s… … .’
A being whose face is covered by a strange object.
However, there were no scales around the nape of his neck.
It was so white and clean that you would believe it was a mongrel among mongrels.
‘iced coffee…….’
It is clear that the 5th tier is the Yong-in tribe.
And those innocent Yong-in people will also be killed by them.
Mog opened his mouth with difficulty, bleeding.
“Run away… … … .”
“… … .”
But for some reason, he just stood there blankly, looking at the fourth-tier dragon tribe.
“Hey, what’s that on your face? It looks interesting. Bring it to me right now.”
For the fifth-tier Yong-in tribe, the word of the fourth-tier was like law.
however.
“You want this?”
For some reason, the corners of his mouth seemed to rise strangely as he asked.
“Ha, today there are so many crazy people out there.”
Red flames rise up around the body of the Yong-in tribe.
Could it be that I was infected by that intense heat?
The houses surrounding the alley burst into flames in an instant.
“Get out!”
A blaze of flames that seemed like it would engulf everything around it flew towards Mog and the fifth-tier dragon tribe in an instant.
At the critical moment, Mog listened clearly.
“Oh, what’s the matter with the Jangsa Market?”
I’m talking about the irritated mutterings of the fifth-tier Yong-in tribe.
‘……truth?’
No, what was more surprising was that the fifth-tier Yong-in tribe looked so peaceful.
Mog, who was watching him, felt a moment of peace.
“You disgusting bastards! Die!”
At that moment, the man flew away as one giant firestorm.
Talk-
The fifth-ranked Yong-in tribe flicked the index finger that was placed on top of the thumb forward.
At that moment, the storm died down in an instant.
“Eww!”
Kwajak, kwajak, kwajajajak-
Even the man doesn’t fly far away, breaking through walls?
‘What, what is this… … .’
Mog was flustered and hurriedly scanned the body of the fifth-tier dragon tribe.
There is not a single small scale visible on the nape of the neck or wrists exposed above the clothes.
No matter how I look at it, it seems like a mongrel among mongrels without even a single drop of dragon’s blood.
‘How can I do all four levels at once… … .’
While Mog was opening his mouth in embarrassment.
He looks at the woman and asks.
“Are you that colleague from earlier?”
“I, I… … .”
“All right.”
Tung-
“AAAAAHHHH!”
Even the woman followed the man, breaking down the wall and flying away somewhere.
“Whew, this is a dud from the start.”
He shook his hands and looked down at her with a grin.
“Are you okay, sir?”
“… … .”
Mog couldn’t answer.
But why is that?
[Mog, you know? The first ancestors could turn into humans? And they didn’t even have scales. Isn’t it amazing that the ancestors can turn into hybrids?]
Suddenly, the words he had heard from the residents of District 5 in the past came to Mog’s mind.
‘But I heard that our ancestors became extinct a long time ago… … .’
Still, Mog couldn’t hide his excitement.
If this man is really the ancestor who is said to have gone extinct.
It made sense that they sent all four ranks at once.
“Just in case.”
Mog asks in a trembling voice.
“Are you your ancestor?”
* * *
‘……ancestor?’
I looked down at the boy, dumbfounded.
He looked shabby and had not eaten well, with a pale face.
Even though I didn’t know, his hair was white, and he seemed to have suffered a lot.
‘You must have gotten a little crazy because you got hit so many times by those guys earlier, right?’
I decided to step forward because the situation seemed urgent.
I still haven’t gathered any information about where this place is or what floor it is on.
I glanced at the boy.
‘There are scales on your skin.’
It didn’t have scales all over its skin like the Lizardman.
There were some very faint green scales scattered here and there on the exposed arms.
‘It looks like a humanoid. Wait a minute, there’s a layer of humanoids with scales… … Huh?’
There is a hidden layer of human-like beings.
Even the wizards of the White Tower were such beings.
But no matter how much I try to recall, I don’t remember seeing any pseudo-humans with scales on their bodies or who can cast magical spells in any YouTube videos.
‘This strange back alley… … hmm, I don’t know.’
Because I have secretly seen such poor conditions inside the tower.
‘But I really don’t remember seeing a human like that.’
Well then, here’s one thing to think about.
Just like when I visited the 53rd floor, the Dimensional Corridor, I might have come to a floor that hasn’t been opened yet.
“Excuse me, over there?”
At the boy’s question, I gave up my thoughts and smiled awkwardly.
“Haha, I think there’s a bit of a misunderstanding. Come inside for now. I’ll treat you to a quick meal and treat you to some tea.”
‘Let’s gather some information by talking to this kid.’
I treated the boy’s wounds and asked him a few questions about the environment here along with a brief introduction.
And thanks to that, we were able to obtain some pretty meaningful information.
??Floor, Dragonia.
This is a place where dragons and mixed races of various races live.
It is said that the lower the rank, the thicker the dragon’s blood remains.
That is why Dragonia is divided into five districts and managed like a tree’s frame.
That’s what the boy said to me.
‘Yongin tribe… … how strange.’
I opened my mouth as I looked at the boy drinking coffee with sparkling eyes.
“But Mog, I have a question. If the 5th tier is being persecuted by other tiers, then running away would be a solution. Is there a reason why they don’t run away?”
The reason why the 5th rank remains in Dragonia despite being treated so contemptuously.
I was curious as to why.
“… …There is nowhere to run.”
“yes?”
“If you leave Dragonia, you die.”
Dying?
‘Are the other classes of the Tolerant people chasing after them like they are catching a runaway slave?’
“It’s dead outside. So if we go outside, we’ll die too.”
‘Huh? Did something happen that was destroyed?’
To be honest, it sounded absurd.
Looking at Mog’s shabby appearance, I thought that it could really be true.
“Mog, could you please guide me outside?”
“Of course!”
Is it because I already have a crush on the cream bun?
Mog jumped up from his chair, not caring about the wounds on his body.
“Follow me!”
I followed Mog outside of Dragonia.
Getting out wasn’t too difficult, thanks to a hole in the wall underneath.
‘oh…….’
Gooooo-
However, unlike Dragonia, which comes in a variety of colors.
The ground outside was black and dark, like rotten sewage.
You can’t even find a single common weed or nameless flower.
It feels like I’m just looking at a black piece of paper.
“… … Has it been like this from the beginning?”
“I don’t know for sure, but I’ve heard that the world became like this because of a fight between our ancestors.”
“aha…….”
Why did they have to live together?
I kind of understand the situation.
“But Mog, do you know what happens if you enter that land of death?”
“I don’t know for sure because I haven’t been there, but I heard that it doesn’t take long for someone to fall down and die.”
‘… …Am I really going to die?’
Let me walk briskly towards the land of death.
“Hey, hey hey hey hey?! Up, danger… … .”
Mog reached out his hand towards me in a hurry.
Tiring-
[You have entered the land of death.]
[The original sin of destruction engulfs your body. If you do not leave within 30 seconds, you will die.]
[Bundle invincibility is in effect. Destroying the original sin of destruction.]
[Bundle invincibility is in effect. Destroying the original sin of destruction.]
.
.
.
The messages that were updated every second were enough to erase any doubts I had.
I burst out laughing in disbelief.
‘Seriously, I don’t know which floor it is, but this place is crazy.’
If you exceed 30 seconds, you will die.
Even the land of death doesn’t seem narrow.
Doesn’t that mean there’s practically no place to operate except Dragonia?
‘Is this… … okay?’
What if there were stairs on this floor?
What if the space where the stairs were built was a land of death?
‘Isn’t it possible that I won’t be able to come up?’
Of course, there may be a solution that I don’t know about.
It was also true that no method came to mind right away.
Let me return from the land of death with a frown on my face.
“Oh, are you okay? Are you sure you’re okay?”
Mog looked at my body with a fuss.
“Haha, it’s okay, don’t worry.”
“It’s strange… … . I’m sure the adults said they’d die if they went in… … .”
Mog casually throws something oddly shaped like bread towards the Land of Death.
Thud, thud, thud –
As time passed, the surface of the bread, which was clearly fine, began to turn black.
Kwajak-
It soon turned into black coal.
“… … .”
Mog slowly raises his head and looks at me suspiciously.
“Really… … aren’t you my ancestors?”
“Hahaha… … .”
I went back to the convenience store, explaining to Mog about the raider and the tower.
And then, just as I was about to hear a more detailed explanation about Dragonia.
Daughter-
A group of dragons with more scales on their bodies than the ones we saw earlier enter the convenience store.
Among them, there was a man with particularly thick scales.
It definitely felt different.
‘Oh, the ones before only had scales on their bodies, but this one has them all over its face too.’
“Uh, uh, why is the 3rd tier here… … .”
Mog’s face turned pale when he saw them.
I greeted him with a bright smile.
“Welcome. Welcome to the fantasy shop… … .”
“Take it.”
As the Yong-in people began to pack their things into sacks without any particular concern.
A man with a prominent red beard says with a hearty laugh.
“Jess and Depp were right. I didn’t know there were things like this in District 5.”
Let’s store things in the Yongin people’s living room like it’s our own home.
The man shouts.
“Once you’ve filled it all up, get out!”
Just as they were naturally trying to leave the convenience store.
Empty-
“Hmm?”
“What, what is this?”
They were unable to leave the door as if they were blocked by a translucent wall.
“Hey, you there! The guy with the weird hair! Yes, that’s you over there!”
A red-bearded man points at me and mumbles.
“Do you understand what is happening now?”
‘… … What’s the situation?’
I looked at them and slowly raised the corners of my mouth.
“You have to pay before you go.”