The Artist Who Paints Dungeon - Chapter 86



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Episode 86

Although it was not intentional, the Cha family, who had somehow reunited, seemed surprisingly peaceful despite having been kidnapped by mermaids.

“If you get scared by things like that, you won’t be able to do your job as a hunter… ”

Since Chaara was an F-class, she thought people were scarier than monsters. Compared to the other mermaids she had met so far, the mermaids were extremely polite.

“I had fun too. Next time you see Eunha, can you call me? I want to be friends with the tall Eunha. We were supposed to be friends, but you gave me my partner and then took it away.”

The thick nerve cord of Chaisol is already a famous story.

“… Yeah, well, raising these kinds of guys… .”

Cha Eun-hyuk, who sees monsters that others cannot see, also had an unusual indifference.

If his younger siblings had suffered mental and physical damage from this incident, Cha Eun-hyuk wouldn’t have been this calm. However, since neither of them seemed to have any major problems, there was no need to bother him.

Yoo Seong-un accepted the Cha family’s reaction quite normally.

“Such indifference is also an important virtue of modern people.”

“… … .”

“The Cha family will live long. They have a strong will to survive.”

It seems that he has good survival skills rather than good vitality. Today, Geo was deeply terrified by the terrifying scene in his home country.

‘These days, it is considered a virtue for modern people not to be scared even when they are kidnapped.’

Even if there was no direct damage, isn’t it still a kidnapping case?

‘What on earth do hunters see and how do they live that they don’t panic when their beloved younger sibling is kidnapped? How do they live in the modern world that the victimized child keeps talking about being friends, and the guardians of the two just say it’s okay and let it go?’

31 years ago, there wouldn’t have been such a mess. I don’t know, but Geo’s collar would have been easily grabbed, and it would have been featured in the news.

But Geo’s collar was stiff, not to mention intact, and Yoo Seong-un said the news didn’t even come up.

‘It’s a really scary world.’

I feel like I want to feed them five or six meals a day to help them survive in this world, but I hope the Cha family is safe.

To be honest, I really wanted bulgogi, but I thought it was rude to barge into a cozy family meal without prior notice, so I went back to the portrait in good conscience. Geo praised his own uniqueness.

“… … .”

Warm.

“I think something was omitted.”

“Muuung.”

“It’s okay since Dana is cute.”

The possibility of omission was gained through the cute Danaro.

“Tsk tsk.”

“net.”

Geo sucked Dana’s belly. At first, Dana expressed her pure curiosity, saying, “Is this crazy?” but she gradually got used to Geo’s antics and seemed to have accepted, “My dad is crazy.”

Soon after, Dana was released from Geo and headed straight to the teddy bear.

“It seems like you two are still on good terms.”

“Kkuu… .”

“You feel like a granddaughter to me.”

“dream.”

“Yes, Father, indeed it is so.”

He became a member of a family with his own genealogy, including a grandfather, a father, and two sons and daughters.

“Hmm… .”

If you add two mermaid friends here, they’ll be perfect for the role of neighbors.

“… … .”

Even though I told them how to get there, the mermaids still had no intention of visiting Geo’s cabin.

‘We live next door, guys.’

When did you get excited and say you were happy to see the teacher? No, why don’t you come when you’re so close?

“If they’re your neighbors, shouldn’t you come over and visit them on the first day you move in with some rice cakes?”

The warehouse where Geo’s ‘Breathing Sea’, one of his paintings, was stored was quiet today as well. Geo looked at the wooden stairs that no one came down and looked back at the teddy bear.

“Do Aria and Isser still need time to think?”

“Kuk kuk kuk.”

“It seems like quite some time has passed, but I haven’t heard any plans to come visit our house. Since ‘Breathing Sea’ and ‘Deep Sea Kingdom’ are connected, it would definitely be convenient to visit….”

The system told me that the tutorial and all was over. It said that the ‘Breathing Sea’ that Geo had drawn and the mermaid dungeon ‘Deep Sea Kingdom’ were connected, and when I checked, Geo’s drawing was hanging in the temple.

Even during that time, I didn’t see any mermaids.

“When I see things like that, I wonder if they aren’t coming because they’re afraid of getting scolded.”

Geo’s perception of the mermaid siblings was that of a child who doesn’t come home because he doesn’t want to get scolded.

“You’ve become more and more mischievous since I last saw you.”

“Crunch?”

Honey briefly wondered if that was really just a tantrum, but soon gave up thinking about it as mealtime approached.

Honey poked Geo’s forehead painfully and appealed to her hunger.

“Kung kung kung… .”

“Are you hungry?”

“Kkuk.”

“Then you should eat it.”

Sergio, who inherited his grandmother’s hands and heart that were raised in the mountains of Gangwon-do, has never seen his baby starve.

“hmm.”

Geo, who had been thinking for a moment, looked back at the teddy bear.

“Father, do you like clams?”

“dream…?”

“Well, I guess you’ve never tried it.”

“dream.”

What kind of a bold priest would offer clams as a sacrifice, of all things? At that time, clams were not such a valuable food ingredient.

‘… There were shellfish that were sold as a famous specialty, but I don’t know if they were really valuable or rare enough to be offered on an altar… .’

Before he met Geo, the sun god had no appetite at all. Even if he ruled over a world where the sun and the sea were close, the probability of him ever tasting clams was zero.

“You didn’t even let me taste that delicious clam? Isn’t that blasphemy and heresy?”

“…Kuu… .”

“This son cannot tolerate such unfilial conduct. I should have offered you the delicacies of the sea long ago, and I regret it so much. Please wait a little while and I will treat you to grilled clams and tomato stew, the pride of the Edlan region.”

“dream.”

“Calm down, I wasn’t excited in the first place.”

Geo packed his bags one by one and headed to the ‘Breathing Sea’.

“I still remember vividly where the village of Edlan was. And even if I don’t go to that area, I’m sure the clams I’m looking for are everywhere. If you just wait a little bit, I’ll have them dug up for you right away.”

Honey followed Geo. Honey, the creature he created, always wished to be by her parents’ side, and also to remain in a form that suited his taste.

“Kururururuk.”

“Will you help me?”

“Cur.”

And Geo loved kindness and politeness. Honey could help her creator in any way she wanted. Anything that didn’t ruin that cute and lovely appearance.

That’s how the clam-finding expedition was formed.

* * *

A good pig knows how to eat anything with pleasure, but at the same time, he has to know how to enjoy gourmet food.

“In that sense, I can be called a real pig.”

“Kuruk.”

“Yes, you too. A pig without stubbornness is not a real pig.”

Geo managed to find the village of Edlan where he had lived in this ruined world. It was thanks to Honey, who had grown to a large size, that Geo was carried and flown away.

“Is this the mindset of hunters who conquer dungeons?”

It was a little different from that, but it was fun, so I liked it. I was very proud.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been here.”

“Huh?”

“Oh, no. Can’t I just say it’s been a while?”

“Cur….”

“Well, it doesn’t matter since we both are me.”

Geo’s hair had now turned platinum blonde.

“I said it’s a countryside with a lot of emotion.”

There was no sign of life.

The beach is long and shallow, and just a little way out, there is a green lawn. Inside, small houses are visible, with white bricks and orange roofs, in keeping with the old traditions of the village of Edlan.

“… … .”

On the corroded windows of the now-uninhabited house, which was submerged in water, seaweed grew and swayed.

“… It’s amazing that the village still exists despite the depths of the ocean. If this had happened on Earth, the houses and everything would have been destroyed and broken.”

“Gurrrrrr?”

“It feels strange that the space that was real to me has turned into a fairy tale. Now, instead of people living in this town, fish and jellyfish are living there.”

It was a terrifying and beautiful sight.

“The light is dim too.”

The teddy bear in Geo’s cabin was, strictly speaking, the soul of the sun god. The light of its empty body, or perhaps its remains, grew weaker and dimly illuminated the sea.

“Is it darker than before?”

“Kururuk.”

“It feels like night has come.”

“Cur.”

“The stars are floating.”

I looked up to see the sky, but in the deep sea, something sparkling and dotted around was floating.

“It’s like the Milky Way.”

It was a swarm of jellyfish that glowed on their own.

They had small, round bodies and moved very slowly, forming long lines like rivers.

Even in this dark depth of the ocean, I could see ahead thanks to the halo of light that seemed to pour down, something that can only be found in the middle of a desert where there is no light at all.

The ecstatic emptiness was truly beautiful.

“I couldn’t see them when the sea was bright because my father was there, but there were jellyfish like that. Now that it’s dark, I can see things like this… .”

“Gulp.”

“hmm.”

Giovanni thought.

“I think it would sell well if it were turned into a tourism industry.”

Yes, this priest has not been emotional for a long time. Even after seeing his destroyed hometown, all he can say is business items.

“Mr. Yoo Seong-un said that he bought all the tickets to the ‘Deep Sea Country’ from the collectors. If only the monster problem could be solved, wouldn’t it be a good tourist attraction? Isn’t the idea of ​​breathing inside the sea amazing?”

“Kung… .”

“I’ll try adjusting the brightness. If I can change the themes for day and night, there’ll be more to see, and since I inherited my father’s license as the sun god, I think I can adjust it to that extent… Isn’t it a really good business idea?”

Geo’s hair had turned black again.

“Let’s think about all this when we’re full.”

“Gurrrrrrrrrrrr.”

Honey agreed vehemently.

“Gurg? Gulp?”

“Where are the clams here?”

Geo looked around.

“I’m sure it’s all under the sea now, so I wonder if it’s still intact, but seeing as the beach and the village are still in their original form, it seems like it’s going to be fine there too.”

“Huh?”

“There’s another place where you can dig for clams. It’s an underground cave on the eastern side of the village. I don’t know exactly how it works, but… there’s mud there.”

There were a lot of clams there.

“Clams can live in a variety of places. Some live on sandy beaches, some live in mud, and some even live in fresh water. Depending on where they live, the types can vary considerably….”

Geo walked towards the underground cave he remembered.

“For your information, there are no clams on the beach in Edelland Village. It may be because the beach is not that wide. So the people of Edelland usually catch fish in the sea area and dig up clams in Donggong to sell.”

The pupils were not that far away.

“This is the entrance.”

As I lightly brushed away the seaweed that had grown like a bush, a rugged rock staircase appeared, seemingly carved out of solid rock. The entrance was dark, but there was no need for a separate light thanks to the warm glow of the honey.

“Let’s go down.”

“Gulp.”

“however….”

Geo saw Honey.

“If you want to go down, you should reduce your body size.”

“Huh?”

“It’s gotten too big.”

Because she brought Geo here and because she was soaking up all the seawater, Honey had swollen up bigger than Geo.

“It’s cute as is, but it’ll be difficult to dig clams together. As you can see, the entrance to the pupil isn’t that wide, so you’d better adjust it, son.”

“Gurrrr… .”

Honey was convinced and shrank. Geo, who couldn’t swim, almost floated away because of the pressure of the water draining out. Honey’s father was relatively light even in the water.

The path leading down to the basement was neither too wide nor too narrow. It was long enough for an adult male to pass through with some room to spare.

“See those holes in the wall? They used to put lights in there to light the way. Oh, I see it. Who knew the remnants of the lights were still there.”

“Kuruk, guruk.”

“… Is a piece of mossy glass also a prop that suits your taste? Well, over time, the sharp edges have become blunt, so a round piece of glass like this shouldn’t be dangerous.”

Geo, who was watching Honey stealthily pick up a piece of glass and put it in his pocket, had already arrived at the underground cavern.

“… … .”

An endlessly high ceiling, and sea water rising to the very tip.

“… That’s not it.”

I stuck my tongue out.

“Well, it’s not salty.”

“Kung-kung?”

“Freshwater.”

Geo nodded.

“Because it was close to a spring with fresh water flowing out.”

People living along the coast have always had difficulty obtaining water, but this was not the case in the village of Edlan, thanks to the endless supply of fresh water from this vast cavity.

“Perhaps the seawater was purified by some means and became drinkable water, and it filled the crater. It was clean water without any limestone, and was the pride of this village.”

Geo stepped onto the floor of the pupil.

“This is mud.”

The fresh water of this cave, which had high and low tides, came and went like sea water, creating this pure white mud. The clams hidden between the mud and the mud are delicious and of good quality, making them a specialty of the village of Edlan.

“And often I bring mermaids here too… .”

“… … .”

“…we enjoyed a lively clam hunt together.”

Geo, who still had black hair, took in the sight of a child sitting in the center of his pupil.

“aria.”

“long time no see.”

“okay.”

It was still Sergio’s form, but soon Giovanni’s smile appeared faintly on his face and then disappeared.

“It’s been a while.”

A mermaid in the shape of a child.

It was a long time ago, a time Giovanni remembered.

The painter who draws dungeons