Chapter 39

[The constellation Secretive Plotter is curious about your scam . ]

[The constellations have sponsored you 200 coins . ]

The winner of the rock paper scissors was decided in an instant . Lee Gilyoung’s face was slightly flushed while Jung Heewon had a satisfied expression . Lee Jihye flopped to the ground with a devastated expression .

“…This is ridiculous!”

Unfortunately, I couldn’t read Lee Gilyoung’s mind so two ampoules went to him .

“You don’t have to give it to me…”

“Take it . ”

He was cute . I stroked Lee Gilyoung’s head .

In addition, Jung Heewon won two Physique Enhancement Ampoules . Jung Heewon received them with a smile .

“Thank you . It was tough so far with my physique . ”

It was only Lee Jihye who didn’t obtain any ampoules .

“How can you beat me 18 out of 20 times? Did you cheat?”

“I am originally good at rock paper scissors . ”

“Are you really going to do this? Can’t you give me just one…”

“You have Yoo Jonghyuk . ”

I ignored Lee Jihye’s whines and packed the ampoules .

Jung Heewon patted the shoulder of the grouchy Lee Jihye while staring at Lee Jihye’s shining sword .

“Little sister, the world has to be fair . ”

* * *

Dudududu . There was the sound of the helicopter’s propellers . Lee Gilyoung looked at the distant dinosaur island and asked, “Hyung, can’t I take it to the next floor?”

The big praying mantis was sitting in Lee Gilyoung’s lap and talking to Lee Gilyoung . The praying mantis rubbed its antenna against Lee Gilyoung’s jaw .

“Unfortunately, you can’t take it . ”

Lee Gilyoung’s hugged the praying mantis with a sad expression .

“…Take care Titano . ”

Kwiiik .

He had already given it a name . Unfortunately, monsters created in Theatre Dungeon couldn’t move to another floor .

However, items could be taken to other floors . For example, I had the ampoules that increased stats and the item I was now holding .

[Tyrant T-Rex’s DNA Ampoule]

The golden ampoule was the most decisive reason for choosing this movie . It was an item that increased all stats by 10 for 30 minutes after ingestion . Although it had the disadvantage that it could only be used in Theatre Dungeon, it was impossible to break through the last floor of this dungeon without this item .

Especially if Yoo Jonghyuk was in the worst situation as I thought .

The praying mantis that Lee Gilyoung released flew in the air and the dark sky started to collapse .

[The first ‘Ending Credit’ has been reached . ]

[Performers: Kim Dokja, Jung Heewon, Lee Jihye, Lee Gilyoung . ]

[You have obtained 500 coins as compensation . ]

I felt some dizziness and we appeared on the ground floor again . After we escaped, the movie posted on the wall was torn . It was evidence that we safely cleared it . Lee Jihye was complaining .

“Do you have to pass a few more floors like this?”

“Yoo Jonghyuk will have broken most of it so it will be faster than you think . ”

We headed straight to the second floor via the escalator . From the second floor, the remaining space was narrow because it was the full-fledged theatre . Jung Heewon asked .

“There’s no change?”

No matter how long we waited, the environment on the second floor didn’t change . The camera wasn’t seen and the screening didn’t start either . Looking closer, all the posters on the second floor were torn . Lee Jihye noticed something .

“Is it only the movies whose posters are intact?”

I checked the torn posters one by one .

Pacific Rim directed by Guillermo del Toro… a giant robots righting movie? Too bad . If this had been intact then I could’ve gotten the reward of Hardened Gloves .

Inception directed by Christopher Nolan… it was good that this one was torn .

“Wow, I wanted to watch this . ”

I saw the poster that Lee Jihye was looking at .

“Do you like superheroes?

“Yes . ”

“It is fortunate . Otherwise you would hate it after this . ”

“…I see . ”

On the torn poster, a green monster was roaring at us . We went straight up to the third floor .

“It is the same here . ”

All the posters on the third floor were torn as well . Yoo Jonghyuk had properly swept through it . It was fortunate since there were a lot of dangerous movies on the third floor .

Final Destination directed by James Wan… that bastard Yoo Jonghyuk, how did he break this? This was an annihilation movie .

“We are going up faster than I expected?”

Unlike Jung Heewon’s bright voice, I was nervous every time we climbed a floor . Clearing the Theatre Dungeon required some luck . Some of the posters on each floor weren’t covered in Ways of Survival . Yoo Jonghyuk didn’t clear all movies .

There was a system message when we entered the fourth floor .

[You have entered the fourth floor . ]

The spotlight poured down without giving me time to look at the posters . Jung Heewon gathered both hands together and prayed .

“Please don’t be a ghost movie…”

I glanced at Jung Heewon and she gave me an excuse .

“Ghosts can’t be killed with a sword . ”

…This was the reason .

[The screening has started!]

The background changed and when we opened our eyes, a sea breeze blew on the prow of a ship .

“This…?”

Salt was felt in my mouth and the open horizon spread out before me . I was enraptured by the scenery of the sea . I had been working every day and it had been a few years since I’ve travelled anywhere .

“What is this movie?”

Next to me, Jung Heewon was wearing a full length dress .

A violin sound was heard from the inside of the cruise ship and there was the sound of excited people . It was an incredibly romantic atmosphere from a movie…

Oh, I know what this movie is .

Then Lee Jihye’s voice was heard . “Oh, accelerating all of a sudden…”

I looked back and saw that Lee Jihye was vomiting . Jung Heewon rushed over and patted her back . After vomiting for a long time, Lee Jihye said .

“Uh, I get seasick . ”

“It is okay, just vomit . ”

…I had wondered this since a while ago . Why did the Duke of Loyalty and Warfare choose Lee Jihye? No, I read the novel but I just didn’t want to know .

“But Unni… is this the movie? The boat that sinks . ”

“It seems so . ”

“Then… perhaps Unni is ‘Kate Winslet?'”

Lee Jihye looked at Jung Heewon’s dress like she was envious, then she looked at me .

“Then Ahjussi is… DiCaprio? Uweeeek!”

I felt somehow grumpy when I saw her vomiting after saying that . At this time, Lee Gilyoung emerged from behind me .

“Hyung!”

Lee Gilyoung was dressed in formal clothing . This clothing was somewhat familiar…

Anyway, everyone was gathered .

“There is no time . ”

The ship was now sinking . Unfortunately, the solution to this movie didn’t appear in Ways of Survival .

How could we beat the Titanic? Was it a fight with the sea?

Lee Jihye was the first to comment .

“The ship is sinking anyway . Do we just have to sink with it?”

“That is a little…”

It was frustrating . It would’ve been better if the movie had a clear enemy to crush .

“Let’s look for the villain Hyung . ”

This was Lee Gilyoung’s opinion . I didn’t know if there was an obvious villain this movie . , But since I couldn’t think of anything else, I decided to follow it .

“Then let’s handle the villain . ”

We started moving . By the way, who was this movie’s villain? The last time I watched the Titanic…

But I didn’t need to worry . The villain came to find us . A man in a clean suit was staring over here .

“Jack Dawson!”

Wait, Jack Dawson… the role that DiCaprio played? But the man wasn’t looking at me .

“…Me?”

…He was DiCaprio? I sighed as I looked at Lee Gilyoung .

* * *

After a while, we kidnapped a person we thought was the villain of the movie . But the theater master didn’t respond . It wasn’t enough to kidnap him…

I hesitated for a moment before opening my mouth .

“Then…”

“Let’s kill him . ”

Lee Jihye pulled out her sword and pointed it . It was at a man struggling while his body was tied up .

“The theater master is a psychopath? Then isn’t the answer to kill him quickly?”

I thought so as well . No, I was sure of it .

It was the answer to another movie like this in Ways of Survival . But Jung Heewon gazed at the man in horror and unexpected said,

“But…he looks like a real person . ”

“…Huh?”

“This is a movie but he is just like a real person . ”

It was surprising that Jung Heewon said this when she had been neatly subjugating the weak a few days ago . Then again, Jung Heewon had said something like this: ‘I might be a killer but I don’t want to become a monster . ‘

Lee Ji-hye asked, “Unni, what are you saying this type of sentimental thing now? You don’t want to kill him?”

“No, that isn’t it…”

“It is good to save people . But if this person doesn’t die, we will die . We are definitely alive but this guy is just a character!”

Characters…

I felt bemused at Lee Jihye’s words .

Jung Heewon looked at me . “…Do you think so?”

“Even if this guy is a ‘real’ person, he is still a bad guy! Why is killing him bad?”

Lee Jihye’s words might be right . This guy was definitely a villain of the scenario and would do bad things . So it was okay to kill him . Funnily enough, it was the logic that Yoo Jonghyuk often spoke about in Ways of Survival .

The moment I opened my mouth, Lee Jihye hurriedly drew her sword .

“Sigh, what is this? Master could be dying right now!”

The blade descended and pierced the man’s chest . Blood poured out . It was incredibly realistic . Then a system message was heard .

[The theater owner is satisfied with the changed ending of the movie . ]

[The stern of the ship will lead to the next floor . ]

“Look, I did it properly . Right?”

Lee Jihye shouted triumphantly .

The answer obviously wasn’t wrong . The theater master acknowledged this and the constellations would give coins for our actions . We would survive with these coins .

It was a way of living that destroyed this world .

[The second ‘Ending Credit’ has been reached . ]

[Performers: Kim Dokja, Jung Heewon, Lee Jihye, Lee Gilyoung . ]

[You have obtained 500 coins as compensation . ]

We weren’t able to get a reward item from Titanic . Thus, we went straight to the next floor and followed the guidance of the system message .

[You have entered the fifth floor, the rewards room . ]

Once we climbed the escalator, the rewards room finally showed up .

“Rewards room? It isn’t a scary movie?”

“This is an exhibition hall . It was a place they used to show original movie props . ”

In fact, I knew this but I once again acted ignorant .

Various movie props appeared in glass tubes . Equipment and costumes used by the main characters of various movies, stage accessories…

The funny thing was that they were no longer props .

Jung Heewon approached a glass tube and shouted .

“Oh my god, look at this!”

[Mikazuki Munechika – Replica] A grade sword .

Jung Heewon’s eyes sparkled as she looked at the glass tube and I nodded .

“You’ve finally obtained a proper sword, Heewon-ssi . ”

“Whoa…”

It was obviously a great sword at first glance . The originally groll horn knife wasn’t comparable and it wasn’t lacking when compared to Lee Jihye’s blade .

Jung Heewon started to swing the sword in his hand .

“Isn’t this amazing? It is light and moves properly!”

I had never seen Jung Heewon like this .

[The character ‘Jung Heewon’ is deeply grateful to you . ]

It was nothing .

The main purpose of targeting the Theatre Dungeon was the ‘compensation’ of the fifth floor . The Theatre Dungeon was a good place to farm for items early on . In particular, Jung Heewon would become stronger with this weapon .

[The reward items are limited to two per person . ]

It wasn’t a genuine ‘star relic’ person it was a movie prop, but the replica version had characteristics of the original item . A-grade items were close to a scam in the early stages .

By the way, Yoo Jonghyuk had already passed through here . Two items were already gone .

“Pick your items . Each one can only obtain two so choose carefully . ”

I told Jung Heewon to pick an item Yoo Sangah could use while I found one for Lee Hyunsung . This one seemed useable .

[Hercules’ Shield- Replica] A grade shield .

Good… It was an item that couldn’t be compared with the Old Iron Shield . I thought of how Lee Hyunsung’s eyes would shine with loyalty towards me and already felt warm .

Lee Jihye, who claimed to be a fan of superheroes, was trying to pull an item from the corner .

“Ah, why can’t I hold this?”

I came closer . This was it .

[Mjolnir – Replica] A grade blunt weapon .

The hammer of the god of lightning, Thor . It would’ve been an enormous item if it was a genuine star relic… still, the quality of the original was so great that the performance of the replica was significant .

I watched Lee Jihye groaning as she grabbed the hammer that couldn’t be moved .

“Isn’t this an item that only someone special can use?”

“Damn, I’m not special?”

At this time, Lee Gilyoung came up behind her and reached out to Mjolnir .

“Hey Kid! This is mine…”

Mjolnir was lightly lifted by Lee Gilyoung’s hands . Lee Gilyoung swung the hammer around before looking at me .

“Hyung, can I have it?”

“Yes, it looks good . ”

Lee Jihye once again looked stunned .

“Only I am unhappy… just me…”

I ignored her and searched the remaining items . Let’s see what was left .

[External Reinforced Suit – Replica] A grade protective clothing .

I didn’t know what would happen in the future but it would be nice to supplement my defense . Once I wore the suit, it wrapped around my arms and legs .

[Damage from external attacks is reduced by 10% . ]

[The ability to detect enemies is improved . ]

[You can move more agilely than before . ]

It was a bit frustrating but it was still better than not wearing it . In particular, I thought about the fight waiting at the end of this .

Now the preparations were finished .

Since there were no significant changes in the dungeon, it was clear that Yoo Jonghyuk was alive . If we moved quickly through the sixth floor, we might be able to meet on the seventh floor . In the worst case scenario, if he was fighting the boss on the eighth floor… at least he was still alive .

Now, let’s go and get our damn regressor back .