The Anti-Intellectualism Demon King’s World Invasion - Chapter 105



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Episode 105

Bomi said, shivering.

“The atmosphere feels a bit creepy. It reminds me of that old flop movie I saw a long time ago, like ‘Got Ship’.”

“If it’s a ghost ship, then it must be a ghost ship. Was the ghost ship that appears there a cruise ship like this?”

In response to Nurse Jang’s question, Bomi briefly recalled her memories and then answered.

“Yes. I think it was a cruise like this. It was a wreck a long time ago, so it was a bit of a mess. But there was gold inside.”

“Gold. What good is that in a world flooded with water? It would be great if it came out with toilet paper, ramen, or sugar.”

Jinman said a word and then looked back at me.

“Brother. It seems like there’s no one here. Isn’t this a heavenly opportunity? Let’s hurry up and get on board and do some farming. It’s such a big ship, how could there be no toilet paper, ramen, or sugar?”

“Rather than just going up there, I think it’s not too late to find out more and then decide.”

Nurse Jang was cautious, perhaps because of the movie “Got Ship.”

Suddenly, I remembered the story Dr. Oh had told me about the ghost ship that was currently circling around Trash Island.

Hey, no way.

I shook my head.

Even though I have a job that involves seeing blood, I never liked horror movies.

That’s why I don’t necessarily want to look for ghosts, but in order to survive in a world submerged in water, I have to confirm and respond to the new reality.

The response is to go up to the cruise ship, even if it is a real ghost ship, and farm for useful items.

Aside from gold, you should get it with things like toilet paper and food, like Jinman said.

“It’ll be okay. Once you go up there, you’ll know what’s going on.”

“still…….”

Although Nurse Jang was still in the negative about whether she really believed in ghosts, she couldn’t completely reject my claim as the captain of the Hallasan ship.

“Nurse Jang, please hold the Hallasan Lake key and wait here.”

“Should I take Jungwoo oppa with me?”

Bomi asked.

“Oh. I heard that Jungwoo worked on this cruise’s sister ship. He must know the layout of the ship well.”

“Then I should follow too.”

Bomi packed her equipment, including her bow.

It would be great if Bomi, the leader in long-distance cover, would follow me.

In battle, he will be much more helpful than Jungwoo.

Compared to his size and height, Jungwoo’s fighting ability was somewhat lacking.

It doesn’t matter though.

What I want from Jungwoo is not unrivaled fighting power.

After putting on Jungwoo’s bulletproof vest, helmet, and protective gear, he climbed up the ladder.

I was the first to board the Royal Flower.

He held a shield in one hand and jumped onto the railing of the ship and landed.

Then he immediately took out his trident and looked around on guard.

Because of the size of the cruise ship, the deck was very wide, but the structure was not much different from that of other ships.

However, there were benches placed like in the hotel’s garden where you could enjoy sunbathing, and here and there were high-quality satin chairs and tables that made it seem like you would want to sit and drink tea.

As expected, not a single baby ant was seen.

But the hallways were spotless, as if they had been cleaned this morning, with beach towels spread out on the benches.

It felt like at any moment a passenger in a swimsuit would open the door, come out, sit on the bench and enjoy sunbathing.

Somehow, I felt like I was watching a well-decorated stage.

But I didn’t see anything that looked suspicious or dangerous.

“Sir! What happened? Can I come up?”

Bomi’s voice was heard from below.

I thought about it for a moment and then answered.

“Oh. Come up. There doesn’t seem to be any visible problems.”

At my words, Bomi and Jeongwoo came up to the deck.

I put on a golden shield on my waist and wrapped my trident in a cover and carried it on my back.

When encountering new forces, he deliberately hid his golden shield and trident to avoid misunderstandings.

As soon as they got up, the two of them perked up their ears and spoke.

“Huh? Is someone there? I can hear music.”

“Music? I can’t hear anything.”

I listened here and there.

“Can’t you hear this song? Ah~ Ah~ Love is taking me away.”

“Oh. That’s not that song.”

Jungwoo shook his head and said as he listened to the song that Bomi sang.

“Isn’t it ‘Love Takes Me’? What are you talking about? Don’t you know this song? It was an old ballad hit. Who was the singer?”

“I know that song. But it’s not the song that’s playing right now. Everyone, stand up! Run to the ends of the earth~ Ah~!”

When Jungwoo sang, I unconsciously raised my hand and covered my ears.

Jungwoo’s singing was, to put it nicely, death metal a cappella, or to put it differently, a natural tone-deaf person with a timbre that was off-key and scratchy on the ears.

I was thinking about whether I should keep my mouth shut, when suddenly I thought, what is this?

Can you hear the song?

And those two are hearing songs that are completely different from each other.

But what? I can’t hear anything.

I took my hands off my ears and listened carefully, but all I could hear was Jeong-woo’s singing, torturing my eardrums.

Bomi also muttered with a face that seemed to be out of her mind, as if in pain.

“Huh! What is this? Where is this mess?”

I stopped listening to Jeongwoo’s song when I saw Bomi, who seemed to be in another world.

“Jungwoo! Stop it now!”

Only then did Bomi come to her senses and shout in her usual shrill voice.

“Oppa! Are your ears blocked? Can’t you hear? This song? Ah~ ah! Love is taking me away~”

When Bomi sang, Jungwoo also showed his rock spirit by making guitar-playing gestures.

“Jiji jjijiji! Can’t you hear this sacred guitar amp tune? Aaaah! Run! To the ends of the earth!”

“Stop it. Both of you stop it!”

I raised my hand and stopped their antics.

“You two are hearing that song right now?”

“Yes. I can still hear it.”

“Can’t you hear me, sir?”

The two nodded and answered.

Hmm, there’s something wrong with this.

I shook my head for a moment and then continued asking questions.

“Where is the song coming from?”

“Of course it’s broadcasting.”

“It comes from the speakers installed inside the cruise.”

I looked up and saw a speaker installed on a pillar in the hallway.

Is that where the song comes from?

I walked closer to the pillar, but still couldn’t hear anything.

But I can hear the children speaking normally and have no problem conversing with them.

There didn’t seem to be anything wrong with my ears.

Then why can’t I hear the singing?

Moreover, the songs the two heard were not only similar, but their genres were completely different.

He looked back at Jeong-woo and asked.

“Jungwoo. Do you know where the broadcasting room is?”

“Yes, probably next to the bridge.”

“Let’s go there and see who’s playing what song.”

“Okay. Let’s check to see if there’s anything wrong with Jungwoo’s ears.”

“What are you talking about? Bomi, you! Your ears are messed up because you pulled the bowstring too much.”

“Huh! It seems like you’re deaf to the sound of the ship’s whistle.”

The two growled as if they were going to fight.

It was the first time I had seen the two opposing each other like this.

Even when it seemed like they were going to fight, Jungwoo would give in, and Bomi also knew when to back off, so there was never any loud noise between them.

Coming on board the cruise, it was clear that something was off.

Come to think of it, did Bomi come to her senses because of Jungwoo’s head-splitting song?

It seemed clear that there was something song-related at work on this ship.

A few hypotheses came to mind, but since there was no information yet, nothing was certain.

First, let’s go to the broadcasting room.

If you go, you’ll get clues about why Cruise is like this and the strange circumstances.

If that doesn’t work, we’ll take over the broadcast room, cut off the sound, and take over the bridge next door, you know!

Usually, when you take control of a bridge, you end up eating the entire ship, just like a country whose capital has fallen.

We entered the main building, which was built like a building.

Jungwoo, who knew the internal structure well, took the lead.

We passed a plaza-like recreation hall, a small peak golf course, a jacuzzi and swimming pool, and a corridor leading to guest rooms.

I feel like it’s going back a bit.

But since Jungwoo will know better, I guess I can just follow him.

Jeongwoo moved forward without hesitation.

Then we passed through narrow cabins that seemed to be the sailors’ quarters.

At that moment, I noticed an evacuation route posted on the emergency exit.

Oh! To get to the bridge, you have to go the opposite way.

I stopped and checked the evacuation map above my head again.

No matter how I looked at it, we were going down the wrong path.

Bomi, who was walking ahead, looked back and shouted.

“Sir! Come quickly!”

“Oh. Wait a minute. If you go that way, you’ll go to the grand banquet hall.”

Jungwoo looked back and said.

“Yes, that’s right, Captain! We’re heading to the ballroom now. There’s an elevator that goes up to the bridge behind the ballroom stage.”

“Backstage? Why is there an elevator there? Isn’t the bridge access usually installed in a more hidden or secure location?”

Just as an airplane may have its cockpit isolated as a precaution against hijacking, the bridge tends to be restricted from unauthorized access, buying time from problems such as pirates or mutinies.

I faced Jeongwoo and looked into his eyes.

Jungwoo spoke without hesitation as if he was answering a quiz.

“Captain, that’s right. That’s how it’s usually designed. But the Royal Flower’s motto is ‘Dance with the passengers.’ They put a lot of effort into narrowing the distance between themselves and the passengers. As part of that, there’s a bridge tour event hosted by the captain. For this event, an elevator was installed in the main ballroom that goes straight up to the bridge.”

Jungwoo didn’t avoid my eyes.

There was no other black mark on Jeong-woo’s white pupils other than the pupils.

It is not known whether what Jungwoo said is true, but Jungwoo believed that what he said was true.

Moreover, it was not infected with black aquatic parasites.

But I’m suspicious that the song you sang was different from usual and that the atmosphere was different.

Bomi also seemed different than usual.

Bomi continued to hum the song she had heard in a low voice.

There’s nothing wrong with humming.

And there was no evidence or basis to say that there was no elevator in the banquet hall.

The detailed drawings of the banquet hall were not included in the evacuation plan.

But the path that seemed to lead deeper and deeper into the cave and the humming melody were jarring to my ears.

“Okay. Then. Let’s go to the banquet hall.”

I walked ahead.

There’s definitely something on this cruise ship.

If you just run away, you won’t know what that something is.

If you want to catch a tiger, you have to go into the tiger’s den.