141 – Unexpected Quick Encounter
“Damn… If only Yumi was alive…”
“Sounds useless!”
“Why are you angry! It’s true.”
“Who the f*ck seduced you…”
“What? What did you just say?”
“That’s right… Only someone benefited from it…”
“It’s good to have the title of guild manager again. What were we doing…?”
“It’s only been two days. You pitiful ones! Let’s see where we go… Ugh…”
Yeon-hee, who watched the bear-beast party where they gave each other back and forth and criticized each other for a long time, frowned as if she didn’t like it at all.
So, there was an advantage to getting rid of the woman who died in the wolf’s den, and those guys planned it in advance… What they got from doing that was the position of manager.
A guild with that level of title would be at least medium-large in size. The D-class Hunter was already the department head, so it was definitely a high-speed promotion.
But.
‘It’s as boring as a dull face.’
I was overheated for no reason and kicked the head of the bear beast.
Bah-!
– Heck!
“Kheuheugh…! Please help me!”
“Ugh… That’s it. You guys, give it to me.”
“Yes? What, what do you mean?”
“You guys know that, how do I know? Holy Pak!”
After all, Bae Joo-ah, it wasn’t a skill he had robbed once or twice. He had an excellent ability to understand what areas people were afraid of and how much profit they could get without a hitch.
In the end, I got four potions and five runes from them. Unfortunately, all five runes are of little use to me, but those are all money.
“Seriously, I don’t know if I’m going to become a saint like this.”
“What bullsh*t…”
“……”
Does Bae Joo-ah feel that she is too merciful for herself? It didn’t seem like it to us, but if you think so…
Squeeze-
The defeated bear-beast party disappeared at some point and we watched the battle between the four.
Perhaps they lost a lot of energy during the confrontation with the middle-aged party, and they engaged in a fierce battle for 10 minutes with the party that seemed to have no special features.
‘…Those bastards. I miss you so much Why are you hiding it so tightly?’
– All… Color it.
– Oh!! sh*t!
– So let’s just catch that skull from the beginning!
– Noisy! I’ll do it after I return!
The four of them spread their distance as far as they could and began to bleed their fingers and draw lines across their faces.
A geometric tattoo-like thing was engraved on his face along that line, and soon his magical power soared abnormally, and he overpowered his opponent with explosive fighting power.
‘…Is it comparable to Arin Baek’s lightning stride? There are still so many technologies I don’t know about.’
“······”
“Did the four of them win?”
“It’s true that they won. They don’t look like the faces of those who won at all.”
After the other side surrendered, they immediately sat down on the floor, staring blankly at us for a while. It seemed like he was missing something, and he seemed to be smiling a little.
“You guys! Let’s stick together properly next time! Even if it’s tomorrow, we’ll be fine!”
When the man in the shape of a boy among the four said that, Arin responded right away.
“Yes! See you again!”
“What?! That, yeah…”
The boy scratched his face in bewilderment, probably not expecting to hear such a clear answer.
Eventually, the gang of four also disappeared, and we were the only ones left in the quarantined space.
We definitely expected to meet them once, and we looked around the empty lot feeling a little embarrassed.
“That’s absurd. Why didn’t you use that technique from the beginning?”
“Just looking at it, it’s an ability that has a lot of aftermath. It must have been saved in case we fight. I understand their feelings.”
“If the other side dealt with the bear beast party… They might have met with us.”
“In the end, it’s the failure of the other party that we couldn’t figure out our capabilities.”
‘That’s right… If you simply look at the numbers, the party with the bears would have looked more tired. Anyway, where did this bastard go?’
The moment the four of them were space-shifted, the brown Mimic Tiny also disappeared.
“Huh? Mimic, where is it?”
“Ah! Could it be that this bastard jumped out?!”
“Then what have we been doing? Ha..”
The party members couldn’t hide their embarrassment when they realized that the Mimic had disappeared.
‘Hmm…? When did that come out again?’
However, at some point, a golden wooden box suddenly appeared where the mimic was. It even had the air of a real treasure chest without any movement.
“I, there… There it is.”
―!!
“Kyaaa! It’s a treasure chest!”
“Doggy, can you?”
After Joo-a scolded A-Rin, she thought about it while tearing her nails.
“Even if you think about it, is that Tania? Is it the boss of the brown Mimic or the boss?”
“Ah! Was that something?!”
“Go, should we go?”
Eventually, we cautiously approached the golden treasure chest.
As we approached, the mimic clearly lit up the shape of the treasure chest and emitted light. The treasure chest itself looks like it would make anyone’s mouth water.
“Where’s the modification? Everyone knows it’s not a treasure chest.”
“······”
As soon as he said that, the Mimic’s box burst open, and a golden orb rose from within. And soon, characters familiar to us were listed in front of our eyes.
– My name is Mimic Tania in gold.
– Your eligibility has been verified.
– ? Challengers have been confirmed in my range.
– Have a representative of ? Challengers toss a coin.
– It will be decided whether all the challengers will take on the challenge or just one random challenger.
The voice, as if several people were talking at once, was very sweet, but the content itself shook us.
“Huh? What are you talking about again? Didn’t you hear that from the brown-haired Mercy earlier?”
“Challenger…”
“No, we’re not all going in?!”
“I guess that’s what happens when you’re unlucky.”
“No, that’s… Me, I’m alone…”
“Oh really, what a great gift you’re trying to give me.”
‘Oh, that was it. What he said.’
Stories told by those who experienced mimics in my memory.
There was no talk about the brown mimic, but a coin was thrown to decide whether all party members would enter or only one randomly designated person would enter the subspace and engage in a duel. It fits perfectly with the current situation.
‘Is the brown mimic an option that is used when there are a lot of people… Sometimes there is and sometimes not.’
“Sup- ha… I’ll try.”
Bae Joo-ah’s eyes widened as if she was surprised by the unexpected situation, but instead, Yeon-hee nodded her head as if she wasn’t surprised no matter what situation unfolded, and took a step forward.
Every time I see Yeon-hee, who sometimes shows a bold side, I feel complicated.
Along with the message, a fist-sized gold coin floated in the air. Yeon-hee grabbed the coin that was slowly floating in the air with both hands and tossed it into the sky.
Then, as if the coin had been fast-forwarded, it quickly went up and down in the sky, then stopped at a certain distance from the ground.
The coin was embossed with a figure wearing a deeply pressed robe, the side facing the sky.
“A robe? What is it?”
When I was curious about what that pattern meant, Ran exclaimed as if she had found something.
(Aww!! Master! Aren’t these coins the same on the front and back!! This is a scam!)
“What?! Hey, hey! The coin is the same on the front and back! If this is the case, why did you ask to toss the coin?”
Yeonhee tilted her head down to check the reverse side of the coin, and then got angry as if she had been scammed.
– …… The moment a coin is tossed, the result is decided. The front and back sides are just figures.
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“Heng- You’re laughing. You’re trying to fix things by evasive because you’re getting caught for no reason?”
“That’s right. Let me make it right again.”
– ······ The coin has already been tossed.
– I’m a golden Mimic Tania. Only one being can enter my subspace this time. From now on, I will toss another coin to designate one of the beings eligible for the challenge.
――!!!
“No, that’s ridiculous! That’s too much!”
Yeonhee protested in a rare strong tone, but it was impossible.
‘Isn’t it that only one person can enter this place in the first place? Coins are just entertainment.’
It seemed that a mimic with an arbitrary disposition could do that. Because when the coin was tossed, the sensation of staring at our faces was transmitted.
Anyway, only one person can take on the challenge. Then, thinking forward, who would be the most ideal?
‘It’s dangerous… But I hope it takes Yeon-hee.’
Our party protested against Mimic for a moment, but soon gave up and waited for Mimic to toss the coin, clasping his hands together as if praying.
The mimic floated in the air for a while, then moved in an instant towards Arin and Eunyoung, who were slowly backing away.
―!!
The two were pulled into the air by the mysterious power of the mimic, struggled for a moment, but were soon carried towards us.
“hehehe… No way…”
Ah-Rin sniffled as if she would burst into tears any moment, and Eun-Young shoved her last remaining pill into her mouth.
Apart from Eunyoung, why is Arin afraid to take on a challenge? She is confident in her powerlessness.
“I can’t… I have a younger brother… No… Please… Alone I will fail!”
“Uhhh…”
‘Did you have a younger brother…’
Then it was understandable to some extent.
– Now all beings within my range are gathered in one place. The coin tossed earlier will be tossed again. As you can see, the coins are on the same front and back, and one will be chosen at random.
“Again I…”
Yeonhee seemed a little bit regretful about her step forward. A situation that became the subject of a coin toss that will determine our fate one after another.
“Sup- hoo…”
Teeing-!
Yeonhee let out a big sigh and tossed the coin up.
Yeonhee, Jua, Arin, Eunyoung.
Which of the four will take on the challenge?
All eyes were on the coin that fell to the ground.
The image of a man wearing a robe on the coin had disappeared before he knew it.
And in that place, some other embossed shape was engraved.
―――?!
‘Skull…? It’s strange, but this.’
It was a skull with cracks in it.
‘Ummm…’
“Huh? What is it? What is it? What is it! Tell me Mimic!”
“Skull… Is it really bad? Are we all going to die?! No!! Please save me!! I barely won!!”
“Ughhh…!”
“Uh… I can’t believe this is…”
Except for Yeon-hee, the three of them threw their arms around and panicked, but Yeon-hee hurriedly turned her head toward me as if she was greatly surprised in a different way.