Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint

Chapter 27

Episode 7 – Landlord (1)

We followed Lee Jihye and entered Chungmuro. Yoo Sangah saw the shattered screen door of the platform and said.

"...It is a chaotic atmosphere."

As they climbed up from the tracks of railway line 3, they saw some people sitting down.

[You have entered Chungmuro.]

[The third scenario is currently in progress.]

[#GIR-8761 channel is active.]

[#BIR-3642 channel is active.]

From Chungmuro onwards, the size of the scenario grew and the dokkaebi channels increased. From now on, that naive Bihyung would have a hard time.

Some middle-aged people saw us and waved their hands.

"Oh, little samurai. You brought new people?"

"Yes."

A samurai. I guess Lee Jihye could be called that if the sponsor behind her wasn't known. Sooner or later, they would be punished. Lee Jihye frowned at the middle-aged people.

"Are you drunk again?"

"Hahahat! What is there to do other than drink when the world has become like this?"

The middle-aged people seemed relaxed, unlike those who were experiencing a disaster. It was natural since they were wearing the uniform of soldiers. It was definitely different from Gumho Station.

Now was the true beginning.

"But did your friends come through the tunnel? How great...won't they have a lot of coins?'

Then one of the middle-aged men turned to Yoo Sangah.

"Young lady over there, what is your name? Would you like to rent a room for cheap?"

"...Room?"

"Haha, you don't know the system here yet? This place―"

Lee Jihye cut off the middle-aged man's words.

"Ajusshis. Don't try to trick the newcomers."

"Uhuh, they must know anyway. This is what everyone is doing to live..."

"If you don't want to be injured then get lost."

The middle-aged man paled at Lee Jihye's words.

"This...young children have already learned something bad to eat."

"Hey, Kang-ssi. Stop it."

The middle-aged people turned away. They disappeared into transit line 4 and Lee Jihye put away her sword.

"I brought you here so take care from now on. I'm not a babysitter."

This child was speaking so indifferently.

I looked around. Chungmuro. This was the stage of the third scenario, where completely different rules were in play.

"S-Shit! I'll kill you if you come close..."

A man was in the middle of the platform for subway line 3, waving a knife around and threatening people.

At this feet was a tile that was 1 pyeong (3.306 m2) in size, emitting a green light that stretched into the air. Yoo Sangah asked, "...Why is he doing that?"

"I don't know."

I could guess but there was no need to scare her just now. There were many people sitting down with a knife on subway line 3. Unlike the previous middle-aged men, their faces were filled with despair. I glanced at them and asked Lee Jihye.