Survival Records of 3650 Days in the Otherworld

Chapter 6: Entering the other world

"Sir, do you still have that trap in your storage?"

"What? Trap? Why do you want that?"

Old man Kim looked confused. He didn't expect him to specifically ask for that.

"Why would you want that rotten piece of junk?"

Kim wasn't convinced that his possession was worthwhile. It was an old, rusty piece that was too heavy and difficult to use.

"I need to use it."

"Why not use a new one? That thing needs a lot of work for it to be ready. Even if you did, it'll still be bad. It's too heavy! There are plenty of lighter and stronger traps available."

Joonbum shook his head at the suggestion.

"No, I need that specific trap."

"For what? Misusing it will cause trouble, and you can drag me into that trouble also."

Kim was not willing to let him take it, but Joonbum was persistent.

"Please. Don't worry, I'm not going to try to use it for dangerous purposes. It's only for a video. Nothing serious."

Kim eyed Joonbum, unconvinced.

"Well, you're not the lying type so I guess I can trust you. Follow me."

Kim spoke as he turned around to walk to his storage. Although irritated, Joonbum followed him.

'Damn old man!'

Kim was good at making fun of people with words. He did not mean to be offensive as it was supposed to be a pun, but many people were annoyed by it and he still did it anyway.

When the door to the storage room creaked open and Kim turned the light on, Joonbum was able to easily locate the pile of old traps stacked up like trash.

"I've used'em to catch some rabbits, wild birds, small deer, or boars when food was scarce... but there's food everywhere these days and with all these nature protecting or something groups, you don't use these anymore. Don't you ever use it to hunt for anything. If anyone comes across and gets caught in one of these things, you're going to jail. Hell, you'll get fined for just using it now. When you're done shooting, make sure you clean'em up, you hear?"

"Yes, yes!"

Kim mumbled a lot of things while Joonbum observed the pile. With some searching, Joonbum was able to find what he needed.

'This is it. This should do!'

It was an iron trap with an iron chain designed to seize the unsuspecting prey's ankle, durable enough to capture a variety of predators ranging from boars to bears. Blacksmiths created these on a case-by-case basis, not some mass-produced stuff. Even with all the rust, it still looked heavy and durable.

"Well, it does hold well compared to the newer ones... it's durable, easy to repair..."

'Oh boy, here it goes again.'

Joonbum raised his eyebrows as Kim started mumbling again. Kim was trying to put some value into it by saying how good it was just so that he can sell it for more.

"So how for it all, sir?"

"You want all of these?"

"Yeah, I will if the price is right."

"Hmm, how about three hundred thousand?"

"I can do a hundred thousand."

"What? I can sell it for more at a junkyard!"