The Artist Who Paints Dungeon - Chapter 84



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Episode 84

Before the incident occurred.

The Cha family in a rural area has finally found peace after experiencing a series of difficult incidents, such as terrorist attacks and kidnappings.

“Flower pig.”

Cha Eun-hyuk saw his younger sister, Cha A-ra, entering the kitchen.

“What meat?”

“Oh, this.”

“Why are there so many?”

There were various ingredients that I rarely saw on a regular basis, as if they were planning to cook. Thin pieces of meat that would never be caught by hunting, round, ripe pears in the middle of winter… .

“Crazy, there’s a kiwi too.”

“I’m going to make bulgogi with this.”

“Where did the money come from.”

“I got a reward from the collector.”

“… … .”

At Cha Ara’s words, Cha Eunhyuk looked at his younger sister with subtle eyes.

“… Was there anything you wanted to compensate for…? Wasn’t it a situation where we should have been giving them the money?”

“Hmm….”

“No matter how much I think about it, I can’t help but think that you saved my family from dying among monsters.”

“uh….”

“Is this what it means to ask for a bundle after saving someone from drowning? They even extort money from large corporations. Society has really taken a hit.”

“Oh, I didn’t open it, you just gave it to me.”

Cha Ara continued to speak hesitantly in response to her brother’s reasonable question.

“No, that, I didn’t quite understand it either… Anyway, the black cloak and the mermaid princess have a deep connection, and the black cloak is under the responsibility of the collector… So… I feel like there’s a connection there…”

“… … ?”

Cha Eun-hyuk’s face crumpled.

“What does that mean?”

“Anyway, you worked hard, so eat something delicious and rest. I’m sorry.”

“Is this a scam? Have you been scammed? I knew you would do this someday.”

“No, that’s not true. How can you be so great that you’re yelling at me?”

“I think I’m better than you.”

“Don’t talk nonsense, you little punk.”

“Do you think I’ll lose my sense of caution just because I get cursed at like that? No, my little brother, you’re so insensitive to safety.”

Eunhyuk Cha grabbed Ara Cha’s shoulders with both hands and spoke seriously.

“The people of the world only think about exploiting fools like us.”

“But I gave you money. Money is not a crime, and if you gave it to me, you should use it.”

“No, you should give it back. What are you going to do with this as an excuse? Why on earth did you give it to me?”

“Bounty…? No…?”

Eunhyuk Cha smiled kindly at his younger brother’s innocent words.

“Piglet, piglet. You became a hunter and got hit in the back of the head like that, and you still fall for the word reward?”

“Uh huh…?”

“I don’t know whoever decided to give us a reward at the collector’s office, but all the employees there are probably first or second class citizens, so why would they think that?”

“Oh my… .”

“No city’s people would show mercy to a third-class citizen without a reason. Let’s sort out the situation step by step. Who exactly gave that?”

“You, Hunter Yoo Seong-un… .”

“Meteor Cloud Hunter.”

Cha Eun-hyeok nodded.

“Then this is closer to condolence money than compensation.”

“Are we going to die? Did you spend too much? Maybe you shouldn’t have bought kiwis?”

“That’s not the problem.”

He seemed to know why Yoo Seong-un had given him money.

“We are one of the few people who know the true nature of the ‘Black Cloak’ that has been making the internet buzz these days. And how many people in this world would want to use and study the ‘Black Cloak’? So how valuable is this ‘Black Cloak’ related information?”

“Uh… Uh…”

“That value cannot be equaled even by stealing the organs of third-class citizens like us. The reason Mr. Yoo Seong-un gave me this money is more like a condolences for learning the truth about the terrifying ‘Black Cloak’.”

“So we die?”

“If you just keep your mouth shut, you might not die, or you might just die….”

Cha Ara’s face became sad.

“Then what should I do?”

“What should I do? I should enjoy the money I was given and keep my mouth shut.”

“Is it going to work out if we just ask?”

“If we’re unlucky, information might leak out from the Kang Seo Dam priest or the collector.”

“Then die?”

“Life can get very tiring.”

In the worst case scenario, he could have been dragged somewhere and forced to reveal information about the ‘Black Cloak’. Although he could have died in the process, Cha Eun-hyeok accepted the current situation quite calmly.

“Anyway, it doesn’t seem like the money that Meteor Hunter gave was given with bad intentions.”

“Really…? I’m starting to get anxious.”

“When I look at it, it seems like the money was given to me to encourage me, knowing that our future with the ‘Black Cloak’ would not be smooth, so I guess it’s okay for you to keep cooking like this.”

“Uh… no, but still… .”

“The kidnapping of Chaisol must have been included as compensation. It’s true that you and the youngest suffered, so just use what you received.”

Cha Ara crumpled her face.

“Are you telling me to calm down or not?”

“I’ll take care of the worries, so just keep cooking without thinking about anything.”

As long as Cha Eun-hyeok, who was not without wisdom in life, was alive, it was okay for his two younger brothers to be a little stupid. This money was not malicious either, so there was no need to be overly anxious right now.

Based on the personality of the meteor hunter that we learned through conversation and the actions of the large corporation collectors, there was probably a separate escort team assigned to them.

Since he had a history of being kidnapped once, it may have been for protection, but it might be more accurate to say that he was a surveillance force for information control.

Anyway, it doesn’t matter.

“You like cooking.”

“That… that’s true, but… .”

“If you finally get some money, it’s okay to spend this much, right?”

Of course, I could have saved up this money to fix up the house or pay for the youngest’s dormitory. I could have helped Cha Eun-hyeok with his bungeoppang business, and I could have bought equipment to keep Cha A-ra from dying.

But if you only spend money on things you absolutely need, is that really how you live?

“We were already earning the money we needed on our own anyway. Plus, we were lucky enough to have some spare cash, but we can’t ask them to use that for essential purposes.”

“Ugh… .”

“If I don’t relieve my stress like this, when will I ever be able to?”

People need to have these big and small pleasures in life. Cha Eun-hyeok knew that if he just lived by eating, he would eventually consume his physical health and mind and die.

“So how much compensation did you receive?”

“Oh, right.”

“Oh, right? Piglet, are you still alive and kicking?”

“I, I just got back from Seoul so I was out of my mind….”

Cha Ara spread out her fingers.

“cloth.”

“… A thousand? A thousand without any negotiation, that’s pretty strong?”

“It’s been a while since I’ve done some grocery shopping in Seoul, so.”

“Dinner tonight will be bountiful.”

“Hehehe, right.”

“Please show your skills.”

Cha Eun-hyuk looked at one side of the room where a cold wind was coming in.

“I’ll go and see the youngest.”

“Not doing it together?”

“I don’t really like cooking, and what if the youngest gets kidnapped?”

“…Sir, could it be like that again?”

“When I look at it, our youngest’s life is not ordinary.”

This was an intuition that could be felt because Cha Eun-hyuk saw strange monsters differently from others.

“I feel like they’re going to have a much harder life than we did. I’m anxious. My heart is pounding.”

“No shit, what the hell are you cursing? He’s going to be a second-class citizen soon, and if he ends up having a harder life than us third-class natives, then that’s not a problem.”

“No matter how much I think about it, it’s not going to be an ordinary life. That bastard Chaisol keeps getting involved in strange things… and his personality is like that too.”

It seemed like the fact that he was so fearless also played a part. He was a uselessly cheerful and sociable child.

“If you’re a fool and have no fear, then what’s the big deal? You’re twisting your own fate.”

“Oh, is that okay? Did we raise the child wrong?”

“What can I do? It’s already that big. But if I join the Solar Church, I’ll learn a lot of things and receive some protection. I’ll be careful because I have to save face for the church.”

“Hi… .”

Cha Ara waved her hand.

“Hearing that makes me feel even more uneasy. I was going to feed him something delicious before he went into the dormitory, but you should go next to the youngest and talk to him about this and that.”

“What are you doing?”

“Don’t live like a fool… .”

“Will it work? We started it first.”

While saying that, Cha Eun-hyuk went straight to the youngest, Cha Sol. He was very anxious about leaving the youngest alone because of the kidnapping he had had last time.

“Youngest.”

“Hyung, what are you doing, big sister?”

“They said they were making bulgogi.”

“Wow, bulgogi! Isn’t that expensive?”

“It’s expensive. The ingredients are crazy. Just hope your sister doesn’t ruin dinner.”

“Should we pray to the sun god first?”

“No, we’re not that close yet, so what…?”

“Is that so?”

Cha Eun-hyuk sat down next to the youngest, who was holding a pencil and looking happy. He had no idea what he was drawing. Cha Eun-hyuk loved his younger brother, but he couldn’t love his drawing skills.

“When you go into the dorms, you’ll eat a lot more delicious food than this.”

“Should I bring it out?? Do you want to eat it together??”

“They say that you won’t be able to come out well until you officially become a priest.”

“I’ll come out secretly.”

“… After you finish your studies, buy me a meal. I’ll wait.”

If it was Chae Sol, he could really sneak out of the dorm and walk all the way to this remote countryside, so Eunhyuk Cha postponed his promise to the future. Eunhyuk Cha’s gaze, which had been stroking his younger brother’s head, turned a little lower.

“Were you drawing?”

“huh.”

“What were you doing?”

Something black and spotted on the back of the paper caught my eye.

“Black Cloak!”

“… … .”

Cha Eun-hyuk remained silent.

“…what?”

“Huh? Black Cloak!”

“You… what… do you know what that is?”

“Aren’t you a good ghost who gives gifts to good people?”

“What is that, um, uh?”

“I was embarrassed to pray to the sun god, so I drew a black cloak first!”

“What does that have to do with anything? After all, Black Cloak is a monster… .”

“Isn’t that it?”

“no.”

Cha Eun-hyuk is broken.

“Who told me about the black cloak?”

“Inseoga.”

“Inseo… the village chief’s daughter?”

“Everyone in our neighborhood knows Black Cloak.”

“Why on earth…?”

“It’s cool.”

“… … .”

Eunhyuk Cha, who knew the true identity of the black cloak, took a deep breath for a moment.

“… I don’t know much about this, but is the black cloak really popular these days?”

“Huh? Yeah, that’s right.”

“What exactly is a black cloak? Do you know?”

“Actually, I don’t know either… .”

Chae Sol continued speaking, drawing a black lump with a blunt pencil.

“Maybe something like Santa?”

“… that old man who gives presents to children who don’t cry?”

“He said he likes good people and that he really likes it when you talk to him. He said that if you are polite, Black Cloak will give you a gift.”

“oh….”

Eunhyuk Cha was thinking about how to answer this.

“… … .”

“…uh?”

The two men’s gaze fell on the ‘black cloak’ in the paper.

“… Didn’t it just move?”

It was a wriggling black mass drawn with the clumsy skills of a child.

“… … .”

Cha Eun-hyuk broke out in a cold sweat.

A secret portrait whose identity has not yet been identified even by the great guild known as the Collectors’ Guild.

And sometimes, such unrealistic and dreamy beings, including the gods called Fates who have a will, have their own summoning rituals.

‘… No way… .’

Didn’t Chaisol, who had awakened as a priest, draw a black cloak instead of the sun god? Chaisol smiled brightly, not knowing that his brother was burning up with fear.

“Wow, it looks like the black cloak is here!”

“Wait, wait, Isul-ah. Please wait… This isn’t right.”

“Be my friend!”

“please!”

Cha Eun-hyeok held onto his younger brother and begged, but it was already too late.

“and!”

In the picture.

The clumsy drawing moved and took shape.

“Black Cloak…!”

“… … .”

“… Black… net… ??”

He was wearing a pitch-black cloak.

The deep shadows, hidden by the deeply pulled-down hood that made it impossible to see the face at all, were so dark that they seemed strangely dark.

The black shirt and suit visible under the cloak did not allow any light to be felt, but the long, well-proportioned body was recognizable.

“… Is this Geo hyung?”

That was the ‘Sergio’ that Chaisol knew.

“Brother Geo?”

“Yes, my name is Sergio.”

“Oh, it really is Geo hyung.”

The tone was blunt, as if it had been translated by a machine, and the air was strangely heavy. It was no different from Sergio Hunter, the God of the Sun, who had eaten with Chaisol.

“Why are you here?”

“Didn’t you ask me to be your friend?”

“I didn’t do that to you, hyung.”

“I’m sad. Don’t you want to be my friend?”

“You’re my brother, aren’t you…?”

Eunhyuk Cha, who was watching the situation, touched his forehead.

“… … .”

“Nice to meet you, Eunhyuk Cha.”

“… Yes, it’s really nice to meet you. It’s nice to meet you, but… .”

Eunhyuk Cha, who had been hesitating, asked.

“Is this how you are usually called?”

“Student Chaisol called me.”

“… … .”

Cha Eun-hyeok suddenly remembered the compensation that Cha A-ra had received.

‘… Was this what you were planning for?’

Cha Eun-hyeok, who had learned the Black Cloak summoning method without even intending to, naturally took out his cell phone.

This information was too dangerous to keep to themselves. His fingers were naturally searching for the direct number of the meteor hunter.

‘Please save me.’

Perhaps Yoo Seong-un also gave money to do this.

“Excuse me, I’m going to go out for a moment.”

“You may do whatever you wish.”

“… In the meantime… my younger sister, Cha Ara, will take care of you. It’ll only take a little while.”

“I apologize for the sudden visit. Please make yourself at home.”

“Yes, thank you.”

That’s how Cha Eun-hyeok came to ask Yoo Seong-woon for rescue.

Not long after, Yoo Seong-un arrived at the Cha family’s house.

“Where is Geo?”

“You are talking to the youngest.”

“Who didn’t die?”

“Why on earth… are you… asking that question…?”

“Oh, just in case.”

“… That, yes… .”

It was a fucking tiring day.

The painter who draws dungeons