NOVEL NEXT chapter 23
23 – Reader’s first museum material recommendation: Death Sword
The pit was deeper than expected.
But don’t worry about landing.
[The effect of ‘Yellow Cat Shoes’ is activated!]
[Ignores fall damage!]
The effect of yellow cat shoes.
Thanks to that, I landed lightly on the floor.
‘Where did you fall than that?’
Consider the structure of the museum.
Maybe this is underground.
The map of the museum was only up to the first floor.
I never thought that a space like this would exist.
Then a message popped up in front of my eyes.
[I found a hidden space in the basement of the museum!]
[Discover the hidden dungeon and get 500 coins!]
[Defeat the boss of the hidden dungeon and escape!]
Museums, hidden dungeons, and dungeon bosses.
I wondered at first, but this is no way… … .
‘Is this a story from a web novel?’
The national rules of martial arts web novels.
If you fall off a cliff, there must be a chance under it!
The luck that only the main character is given.
It may have come to me this time.
“aaagh! My arm…my arm!”
As I was thinking about that, I heard a scream next to me.
Han So-young, who fell with me.
Of course, there was no such thing as an item that would be safe even if she fell.
‘Is it a light dislocation and fracture?’
Still, falling from that height and surviving.
Maybe I’m pretty lucky.
Han So-young, who had been crying, looked at me fiercely.
“Everything, even me because of you… … .”
-Ah!
Han So-young’s cheek.
I was beaten without mercy.
“Uh, uh…?”
Have you ever had any experience hitting someone?
You don’t seem to understand the situation.
Han So-young’s eyes widened.
Immediately, shock and anger spread across his face.
“Gee, you hit me now-”
Whoops!
“Even so, it’s okay…”
Whoops!
“Hey, talk to people for a second…”
Whoops!
“stop…”
Whoops!
“Okay, I was wrong! Forgiveness…”
Whoops!
“… … .”
Whoops!
how many times did you hit that
Han So-young fell to the floor and flinched.
Both cheeks were red and swollen.
The eyes lost their momentum and shook anxiously.
Swoop.
“Hee!”
Let’s raise our hands again.
Han So-young crouched down with a scream.
Now, it seems that you have understood the situation.
“I know why you pushed me, so I won’t ask.”
“… … .”
“But you can’t excuse yourself for trying to kill me, right?”
Han So-young trembled and looked at me.
The composure and prestige of the beginning had long since disappeared.
-Ah!
“answer.”
“Yes, yes! Now, I was wrong… … .”
“Then would it be self-defence if I killed you?”
I stood up holding a baseball bat.
Scared to do so, Han So-yeong grabbed my pants crotch.
“Aww! Help me! Please save my life! I’ll do anything! So please save me!”
Han So-young clings to her crying and crying.
Seeing that, I didn’t feel any sympathy.
‘Well, I don’t intend to kill yet.’
Han So-young has something to do.
I don’t know what will happen if I do.
I intend to keep it alive until then.
“Leave this.”
“Ugh… help me… please… I did it because I wanted to survive too… please… … .”
Of course, I have no intention of saying that.
If so, I think I’ll climb up until then.
“Why am I letting a human who tried to kill me live?”
“Hey, save me, please. I’ll beg you like this I did it because I was crazy for a while. I’ll do anything if you help me… … .”
Han So-young kneels down and prays.
I forcibly separated her and continued talking.
“Do you want to live somehow?”
At my words, Han So-yeong put on a dazed expression for a moment.
Soon, he nodded his head vigorously.
“If you do that again, then you will die right away.”
Nod!
“Now you know that no matter what you do, you’re no match for me, right?”
Nod!
“From now on, you must obey everything I say.”
“Oh okay. Shall I take off my clothes?”
What are you talking about, this crazy woman?
Do you think everyone in the world is like you?
If I died of sympathy, I would have died.
This kind of woman is a specification.
“Shut up and get up. Because I have to escape quickly.”
“Now, wait a minute!”
I walked straight down the dark basement.
I don’t know what could be here.
You’ll have to go upstairs first.
“Ugh, ugh…”
“It’s been noisy since before.”
“Hick! Sin, sorry.”
Han So-young was speechless.
Wandering around as if his injured arm was hurting.
Because her cheeks are red and swollen.
‘It’s ugly.’
An ugly figure that has lost even its only advantage, its beauty.
I wonder how her followers will react.
‘It’s fortunate that zombies didn’t appear.’
Maybe it’s because it’s in the basement of the museum.
I don’t know if it was such a dungeon in the first place.
Not a single monster appeared in the basement.
“Um, is that…?”
how long did it take
Suddenly, a skeleton appeared in front of my eyes.
not undead.
A really dead skeleton.
A skeleton lying unnaturally in a basement like this.
No matter how you look at it, it only looked like a quest NPC.
[I found a fallen skeleton in the basement of the museum.]
Even the message window that pops up at the same time.
It seems certain that there are clues to something.
‘It’s an event that’s completely like giving away the main character.’
Well, as long as the writer has a conscience.
I dropped it in a place like this, so I’ll give you something.
Otherwise, the readers who see it will go crazy, right?
I looked at the skull with anticipation.
‘Are these just plain clothes?’
I looked at the gag he was wearing.
There was no significant change.
If it was a relic or item, something would appear.
It was a plain cloth with no effect.
But what was in the skeleton’s hand was different.
“This… … .”
＜Item information＞
▶Name: Rusty Sign Disaster Sword
▶Type: Sword
▶Rating: S-
▶Effect: ???
▶Description: A ceremonial sword that is said to contain the spirit of a tiger. Its power as a simple sword is inferior, but it exerts a very powerful effect in defeating demons. Only those who have been recognized as the owner can use it. It is in poor condition because it has been neglected for a long time.
‘crazy!’
I opened my mouth wide as I looked at the sword in my hand.
If you are the main character of a web novel in which artifacts appear.
The sword that I would like to hold in my hands at least once!
Among the weapons that exist in Korea, I think it is the most major.
The very sword came into my hand.
‘Besides, the grade has an S attached.’
The fraudulent sword used by the main character, Yuri, is S-class.
How great is this sword?
‘It’s a death knell sword.’
I can’t believe this kind of weapon was in the basement of the museum.
It was good to be the first to come and see it by browsing comments.
‘The unfortunate thing is that there are many flaws here and there.’
First of all, ‘rusty’ is attached from the name.
Maybe because of that, the grade is not just S, but S-.
The effect part was also filled with ‘???’ rather than an explanation.
exactly how to write
Not sure what effect it has.
‘I’m sure it’ll be a good item. It won’t mean much if you don’t know the exact performance.’
In the first place, the signature sword was not for combat.
sacrifice. Or a gift bestowed by the king.
Because it is made in person year, person month, person day, person hour.
It only has a special symbolism with the tiger’s energy.
It wasn’t a sword originally made for fighting.
‘Perhaps the exorcism power is strong, but the killing power itself is mediocre.’
Even in the item description, it is said that it is specialized in killing demons.
In some cases, a baseball bet may be better.
Of course, it’s definitely a good item even with that included.
‘I’ll have to figure out how to get rid of the rust once I get out of here.’
Anyway, I smiled and took the signature sword.
It’s an S-class item.
Thinking back, it’s great.
‘By the way, what is this skeleton that has such an item?’
I checked the skeleton more just in case.
Then something unexpected popped out.
“uh?”
[You have obtained the hatter’s letter!]
[Please note that if the quest party opens it arbitrarily, it will be considered a quest failure!]
…….why is this here?
I searched all over the museum to find this.
‘No, maybe even the hat seller didn’t know the exact location.’
I checked the envelope just in case.
happy or not.
The envelope was tightly sealed, so there seemed to be no fear of accidentally taking it out.
An item requested by a merchant NPC for 10,000 coins.
What the hell is it written for?
‘Hmm, honestly, I want to ignore the quest and just open it.’
Unfortunately, opening this will count as a quest failure.
It was a quest with an item worth 10,000 coins.
＜Quest＞
Name: Find Hatter’s Letter
Type: Special
Difficulty: D
Contents
-Bring the old letter from the museum to the Hatter.
reward
-Class A Life Essence
penalty
-If you open the letter without permission, it will be considered as a quest failure.
I’m in the position that it doesn’t matter if I fail.
I wasn’t the one who won this quest.
‘What will Yuri say if the quest fails due to my mistake… … .’
Although we became very close.
Yuri’s personality remains the same.
If you make me angry, it will be difficult to deal with it.
‘Of course, there is no way… … .’
I sneakily looked at Han So-young, who was standing blankly beside me.
“?”
Apparently, the quest condition said ‘failure when the person in question opens it arbitrarily’.
In other words, it doesn’t matter if it’s not us who received the quest.
For example, when a third party opens a letter.
‘If I ask Han So-yeong now, I might be able to open this letter.’
It was when I was thinking for a while.
“Hey, is that the letter you were talking about right now?”
Han So-young spoke cautiously.
I nodded quietly.
“Gwa, if it’s okay, can I check the contents of the letter too?”
…….Hmm, what will happen in this case?
After thinking about it for a while, I handed over the letter to Han So-young.
“uh? uh? Is it really okay to look at it?”
Han So-yeong had an expression that she did not know that she would allow it even after she said it.
I smiled and nodded.
“It doesn’t matter what you show. There are conditions.”
“Joe, conditions?”
“Don’t show me the letter, read it out loud.”
behave well
If things go well, I’ll change it from beheading to hanging.