Chapter 113

I looked around and discovered what this place was . Then I felt despair .

Damn, there was no doubt . This place was…

“You don’t have to be so nervous . I won’t bite if you get closer . ” Kim Namwoon told me and I sighed .

I was certain . It was Tartarus, the famous prison of the Underworld . I glanced at the three-headed monster guarding the entrance of the prison . It was a cerberus, a mythical monster dog . Two of its heads were dozing off while one head was acting as lookout .

“That son of a bitch . It should be a 4th grade monster . There are even stronger ones downstairs . ” Kim Namwoon spoke like he was a guide to hell .

He was right . This was how it was described in Ways of Survival . The strongest prisoners were trapped in the lower floors of Tartarus, meaning the size of the cerberus became bigger with each floor you descended .

Kim Namwoon chuckled and asked, “What do you think of hell?”

I watched his attitude and opened my mouth . It was natural to be nervous when this psychopath had changed . “I have something to ask . ”

“What is it?”

“Is there anyone else beside you?”

“There is Ahjussi . ”

“I’m not talking about me . ”

I closely watched the faces of the ghosts passing by . There were no faces that I recognized . For example, the Disaster of Questions or people like Song Minwoo .

Kim Namwoon told me, “I don’t know . I was the only one from the subway who came here . ”

Hades’ Underworld was just one of the myriad worlds . The dead incarnations probably went to different Underworlds according to their beliefs or random characteristics . It was the same for Myung Ilsang and Song Minwoo .

I kept an eye on Kim Namwoon’s expression as I asked, “Has a young woman come here recently?”

“Young woman?”

“She has white hair in an um… ponytail . She is really pretty . ”

Kim Namwoon frowned for a moment before suddenly giggling . “Aha, now I understand . ”

I listened in case he had seen Shin Yoosung .

“Ahjussi, you died trying to save a woman?”

“…”

“This is the problem with people like you . Dying because of love… when did you write this story?”

“Did you see her? Just answer that . ”

“Of course I haven’t see her . How can I see your dear girlfriend?”

As expected, Shin Yoosung’s soul hadn’t come here . Perhaps she still hasn’t crossed the Acheron River . She was a soul that came from another world . She would stay here for a while before being deported out of the world . All I had to do was get to her soul before then .

“What are you doing here?” I asked .

“I was making something . Now Ahjussi is going to make it with me . ” Kim Namwoon shook the ashes off his hand and pointed to something . “It is that thing . Doesn’t it look like a Gundam?”

I stared at it . The appearance resembled the figure of a giant . The huge weapon was finished off with a black, glossy metal and it breathed slowly like a living creature . It was a weapon prepared for the most terrible war in the myths .

The Giant Soldier . Hades was already preparing for Gigantomachia . It was different from the 12 gods of Olympus who played around, ate and fought using the excuse of preparing for Gigantomachia . Come to think of it, Hades was a constellation of the Greek myths but he wasn’t part of the Olympus nebula .

Then a loud noise was heard from outside the entrance . Kim Namwoon grabbed my shoulder . “Come on . Come with me . ”

“Why?”

“Can’t you see the manager coming? There is a place where I am working . Go there and pretend to hammer . You have to move quickly if you are a newcomer . Understood?”

I knew this much . If this place where really Tartarus’s slave smithy then I knew something about it . That’s why I wasn’t surprised by Tartarus .

Kim Namwoon bit his lips . “Why are you looking at me like that?”

I tried not to say it but I couldn’t help myself . “Don’t you have any thoughts about me?”

“What thoughts?” Kim Namwoon thought about it for a moment before an eerie smile appeared on his face . “Aha, are you afraid of me?”

“…”

“You think I will get revenge . Right?”

It would be abnormal if I wasn’t scared . I killed the person who was a psychopath in the original novel, even more than Yoo Jonghyuk . Now he suddenly acted friendly with me . I was strange if I wasn’t scared .

“Haha, don’t be afraid . Is it necessary to be wary when we have both already died? I also changed a lot after coming here . I had a lot of time to reflect . ”

I was speechless . The Delusional Demon Kim Namwoon reflecting was as impossible as Yoo Jonghyuk becoming a girl . I knew it was a lie but I still activated Lie Detection as a last courtesy for him . In any case, it was a skill that I acquired to use .

[You have confirmed that the statement is true . ]

…What? I was taken aback and stared at him . Kim Namwoon cried out, “I’m telling the truth Why don’t you trust what I am saying? Aren’t I living in atonement? I am even thankful that you killed me . ”

“Why?”

“A meal is served when it is time to eat . I can sleep when it is time to sleep . I don’t have to go to school and won’t be nagged at by my parents… It is a bit hot but this place is the best . ”

He was talking about Tartarus in hell . “Besides, I can assemble the Gundam if I get bored . Isn’t this good?” He saw the Giant Soldier as a gundam . “It is thanks to you . I’m serious . Really thank you . ”

This guy was really crazy .

[The character ‘Kim Namwoon’ has a favourable impression of you . ]

Damn, I couldn’t not believe it when these system messages came up .

“Then come this way quickly . There is no time . ”

I was led by Kim Namwoon towards his workshop . His tools were placed along the workbench and I could see the metal that the gundam was made out of . It was a metal of the Underworld . I felt that this was a setting for this person’s chuuni disease .

Kim Namwoon said, “They’re coming . Listen . ”

The cerberus started barking .

Grrrr…

My bones seemed frozen when I heard the sound . The administrator holding a whip and bat passed by the cerberus and entered Tartarus . It was a subordinate of Hades wearing a black cloak . He didn’t look as strong as the judges but it wouldn’t be good if I was caught .

I stood and pretended to be hammering . Kim Namwoon was giggling next to me . The administrator went to a platform at the entrance and cried out in a scratchy voice .

-Tell all the slaves on the 1st floor . There will be an unannounced inspection .

Kim Namwoon frowned and grumbled, “These jerks are always the same . If they have nothing to do then an inspection…”

However, the administrator’s next words shut Kim Namwoon up .

-There is an illegal intruder in the Underworld . It is said that the soul of a living person crossed Acheron River .

The ghosts had confused expressions . The administrator’s words continued .

-If the Great Death finds out about this, terrible things will happen to you as well . This inspection is to find the impure intruder . It isn’t a formal one so don’t be nervous . Everyone stand in place .

Dammit, the progress was faster than I expected . In this case…

Kim Namwoon’s complaints could be heard . “This is really stupid . Even if a living person came here, why would they hide in Tartarus? When someone comes in, they can’t go out . Right?”

“…”

“Ahjussi?”

“Uh, yes . ” I replied one beat late .

Kim Namwoon watched me and muttered in a dumbfounded voice . “I just want to ask you . Perhaps they are talking about Ahjussi…”

“Right . ”

“Shit . ” Kim Namwoon threw the hammer and laughed . “Wow, it is amazing that you are a living person . I have been talking to someone alive?”

It was an expression where he didn’t know to be angry or amused . I sighed and asked, “Is there anywhere to hide here?”

“Shit, you want to hide in a prison? If you can’t find anywhere then hide in the gundam over there!”

I looked at the Giant Soldier . I really could hide in there . The problem was that it was already close to a ‘living creature’ . I was likely to be digested if I went inside .

“Has that been completed?”

“Not yet . There is something wrong with the core . Are you really going to hide in there?”

“No . ”

“Good thinking . Ahjussi will disappear if you go inside there . ”

“…I thought you wanted to live comfortably?”

“I’m only good to people who are also dead . I’m sorry that we met when you are a living person . Ahjussi, you should die soon and come back again . ”

Kim Namwoon spoke like I was in a terrible position . As we were talking, the administrator had neared this area . If the Giant Soldier had been completed then I could’ve beaten the cerberus and going straight to Hades’ palace . Now that was impossible .

[Due to the effect of your exclusive attribute, the memories from the books you have read will increase . ]

I desperately searched through the contents of Ways of Survival . Yoo Jonghyuk had visited the Underworld in the mid to late regressions . What had he done at the time?

「 “Tell this to the king . I will take the Great Soldier . ” 」

「 “If you don’t want to die then tell everyone to get lost . ” 」

…Dammit . He was a crazy bastard . I liked it when I read it but it didn’t help my situation at all .

Facing Hades’ judges head on . This thing was possible for the regressor Yoo Jonghyuk . He had that type of power and opportunity . Yet I…

No, wait a minute . Why couldn’t I do it like him? The direction of my thoughts suddenly changed . Of course, I couldn’t really act like Yoo Jonghyuk .

However, there were many courageous ways that I could use . Why couldn’t I be caught by the judges? Would I fail the hidden scenario and become a resident of the Underworld? No, perhaps the judges would see Hades’ behaviour and try to destroy me?

I was a fool . There was no need to worry if I solved one issue . The administrator finally came to our workshop . I faced him .

Then the administrator asked, “Who are you?”

“The one you are looking for . ”

At this moment, a light shone in the administrator’s eyes . The sharp sound of metal was heard from somewhere . I felt my body gradually freeze and my back was cold . If I looked back now then Hades’ judges would grab me by the neck .

I resisted the freezing cold and opened my mouth . “You should think carefully before killing me . ” I didn’t have Yoo Jonghyuk’s strength but I had something he didn’t . “If you kill me now, you will surely be defeated during Gigantomachia . ”

The administrator’s eyes shook and the chill subsided for a moment . I didn’t miss this moment and looked up at the Giant Soldier .

“Tell the Father of the Rich Night . I know how to finish the Giant Soldier . ”

A fearsome silence descended . The area around my neck was slowly freezing but I didn’t resist .

This was a test . The ice came down from my neck to my shoulders and chest . I didn’t panic . A little bit more . Just a bit more . Finally, the cold reached the edges of my heart . Suddenly, it stopped like magic .

Then a message appeared in my head .

[The hidden scenario has been updated . ]

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After a while, I was guided by the judge towards Hades’ palace . I looked back as I moved away and saw Kim Namwoon behind the cerberus . I waved my hand towards Kim Namwoon, who stared blankly at me .

Stay well in hell, Namwoon .