Chapter 29

The Mountain of Mush

There weren’t many otherworlders who succeeded in spreading his or her name across the entire continent . It might not be hard for one area, but for Eria, it meant that the person was a huge genius and also did many things to spread their fame .

Baek Sogo fit both of those categories . Like her nickname said, she was a martial artist . He didn’t know where she came from, but she suddenly came out of nowhere and spread her name .

When he first heard of her, it was when he started as a mercenary . Therefore, in at least 2 years, she would be leaving the mountain .

‘But she dies . ’

He knew that . The death was there . That was definite .

In his past life, she died . To none other than the Small Pegasus .

In 8 years .

He looked at the Sogo that was walking in front of him . He had the penalty of heaviness . It wasn’t easy to even take a step .

What Sogo had as a speciality was quickness . It was the same as before . Like her nickname said, she was as fast as a flare . He knew in the three weeks just how fast Sogo was . Unlike Sungmin who couldn’t hunt because of his heaviness, she swiftly and easily caught them .

Sungmin couldn’t even locate her movements .

[You’re too slow . ]

Sogo stopped . And then she wrote down .

[Should I carry you?]

“ . . . Yes?”

[Don’t ask again when you already saw it . You’re too slow, so I’ll just carry you . ]

She wrote down again . He hesitated . Even if it was Sogo, it didn’t feel right to be carried by a girl . But this was no time for pride, so he finally nodded his head . She picked Sungmin up and carried her on her back . He held her shoulders tightly .

Kindness .

Nice person .

Those were funny words to say about herself, but to Sungmin, she was definitely a kind person . She did his hunting for him for 3 weeks . She gave him other plants to eat as well and told him where to get water .

And didn’t want anything in return . Sogo… was similar to Wijihoyun, but also different . To be honest, Wijihoyun gave Sungmin things because of the relationship that they were in- friends .

Then Sogo?

Were they friends?

‘I don’t know . ’

He didn’t think that friends just happened when one person just proclaimed that the other person was their friend . Honestly, Sungmin didn’t know what friends meant . He never had any before, so how would he know .

Friends, or not, he was happy for her kindness .

One month .

It was only a month, but it was the most terrible month of his entire previous 13 years of life . If it wasn’t for her, he wouldn’t have survived .

‘But she . . . dies . ’

And it wasn’t from a random person . Small Pegasus Wijihoyun . The first friend that he had ever had . That Wijihoyun would kill Sogo .

Why?

Just why?

Let’s think . Why would Sogo die . The person that killed Sogo was Wijihoyun . That was true .

It was because of her killing Sogo that Wijihoyun started to spread her name around .

‘No, it’s not just because of Sogo . ’

He remembered the incident . It wasn’t something that had anything to do with Sungmin, but the incident itself shook the entire Eria with its news .

Dungeon .

Those existed in places in Eria . There was magic inside of it . The monsters respawned after a time even if they were killed, and the monsters couldn’t be taken as spoils .

But, there were other prizes other than just monster spoils . Intelligence Potions, magic books, other potions, artifacts, there were many things that could be earned from dungeons .

And at the end, there was a huge prize . If the prize was taken, the dungeon disappeared with the magic lost .

In 8 years, a dungeon in Eria opens . Not just Sogo, but many other people went inside in the dungeon to get prizes .

But the only person who came out was Wijihoyun . He didn’t know what she got from the dungeon . She had never said anything about it . But she did open her mouth about something .

She killed everyone who went inside herself .

Sogo stopped . The heaviness that Sungmin felt was only felt by him and didn’t apply to Sogo .

Even though, Sogo’s steps never slowed down even after a while of running .

She slightly tapped Sungmin’s butt . Sungmin stopped thinking and got down on the ground . As he touched the ground, his knees slightly bent because of the pressure .

“What’s that?”

A sharp voice came closer .

“Ugh…!”

As the girl came out, a strong smell permeated through the air . Sungmin wreinkled his nose . Sogo also moved back a few steps .

“You rude people!”

The girl spat out . Her face and body was a complete mess . Her long hair was dirty and messy and filled with dirt and dust so the original color couldn’t be seen .

It wasn’t just the hair . Her face was filled with mud . The clothes she wore seemed like a robe, but it felt like rags .

‘Why is she so dirty…?’

“Baek Sogo . You b*tch . What is this kid?”

Every Time the girl said anything, a strong smell came up . It felt like she would be a beautiful woman if she was clean and wore nice clothes, but with odors coming out from her entire body now, there was no beauty to be found .

[That is…]

[Sogo took out a branch . ]

[I’ll have to introduce you . First, that dirty girl’s name is Scarlet . She’s a magician . The kid’s name is Lee Sungmin . ]

“Sungmin? Is he a martial artist?”

[Probably . ]

Sogo answered . A magician . He thought the trainees would be martial artists, but to think that there was also a magician .

“ . . . I’m called Lee Sungmin . ”

“Scarlet . I’m warning you now, but my penalty is not washing . I can’t bathe or even clean my teeth . So I’m like this . ”

Scarlet spit out . She rubbed her eyes .

“I’ve also gotten a ‘Don’t change clothes . ’ as well . So, you know? I can’t help that I smell terrible . ”

“Ah… OK . ”

Sungmin nodded as she shot out . He wanted to say something else, but he was afraid of the stench coming from her .

“So, you mute b*tch . Why are you here?”

[This kid wanted to know the other trainees . ]

“Ha! Wondering about strange things . Why? You’re wondering what penalties other people got . ?”

Scarlet turned around to look at Sungmin . Everytime she turned her head, the sky snowed . It was the dandruff from her hair .

“No… that’s not it . I just, we’re in the same position, so I wanted to…”

“Same position? Look at this kid say . Hey! I’ve been here for half a year already? What do you mean same position?”

Scarlet made a fist and brought it down on Sungmin’s head . It didn’t hurt, but it felt dirty that such a dirty hand was making contact with his head .

[Don’t say that . It’s only been a month since this kid came, but he’s already had 2 penalties . ]

Sogo said . To that, Scarlet made a surprised face .

“ . . . Two? Isn’t this a mad b*tch? Why did you do such a crazy thing?”

“Ah . . . I thought that would helpful to me . ”

“Helpful . You crazy b*tch!”

Scarlet screamed with laughter .

“Kid . There are only 4 people including me and her that have been living here for over half a year . And the only one who started off with 2 penalties is that idiot b*tch over there . ”

“ . . . Yes?”

Sungmin made a surprised face and looked at Sogo . She made a nonchalant face and wrote down .

[Voice, and telepathy . Those are the two penalties . ]

No wonder . It felt weird that she wasn’t using telepathy even though she was a master already .

“But there’s another crazy b*tch that’s here . I don’t know how long you’re last . ”

Scarlet said and turned around . She looked like she had nothing else to say .

“What is Scarlet training for?”

[What did you come here for?]

To Sungmin’s question, she answered back .

“ . . . to fulfill my martial arts limit . ”

[That’s right . The people here are waiting to get something after hardships and suffering . I also want to increase my martial arts and Scarlet wants to increase her magic . ]

She carried Sungmin again . While they were moving, Sungmin tried to think of the name Scarlet .

‘Ah . ’

He remembered .

Scarlet Resir . She was still living until he died in his previous and she was the great magician that created the Resir School branch .

‘What is this?’

Sogo and Scarlet .

The people who stayed here for over half a year were people who spread their names around in Eria .

“Baek Sogo . it’s you . ”

The person after Scarlet was an old man . He was turned around, standing near a huge cliff .

“It seems like there’s another person with you . Who is that kid, is it someone who can’t talk as well?”

The old man turned around . Sungmin’s mouth widened . His face was scratched and bruised . Not just his face . All his skin was filled with injuries .

[His penalty is sight . ]

A person that can’t see . He walked carefully towards them . He couldn’t see, but he walked easily towards Sungmin and Sogo .

[So you have to tell him what I’m saying . Ah . That person’s name is Dok Bejun . ]

Dok Bejun .

Dok Bejun?

‘Ghost Blade!’

Sungmin swallowed his scream .

It was the entrance of another magnate .