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＜ 15. Come on, you fresh starter (2) ＞
Andrea realized that he had made one mistake. When confronted by Khalicis before, Andrea should have asked whether ‘Anna’ was her enemy or ally .
They had a common goal of defeating the ‘ Manager’, but Anna seemed to know Andrea’s real identity, judging by the words ‘see you in a long time’. Bagratura had the worst precedent, and that fact was enough to unsettle Andrea .
At least it didn’t hurt right away, so it seemed like we could have a conversation. Andrea speaks carefully .
“… are you trying to kill Arpan ?”
Anna shook her head .
“ Don’t you know better than anyone that you’re not going to die like this? It’s just that I’m locked up for a while because I’m afraid I’ll interfere with meeting you like this .”
“ You said you were trying to meet me …?”
“ Yes .”
“ Why ?”
“ Wait before that .”
Anna raised her hand and restrained Andrea .
“ Can I ask you one rude favor ?”
“… something ?”
Andrea desperately studied Anna’s complexion to read her thoughts. However, the cold, icy face did not show the slightest change. Just like that expression on her face, Anna quietly asked for a favor .
” Don’t ask me anything, could you hug me just once ?”
Silence fell. Andrea frowned involuntarily and opened her mouth wide. I had predicted that something out of the ordinary would come out of the rude request, but I never imagined that it would be such a strange request .
“… why ?”
“ I know it’s weird to say things like this in the first meeting. But… I’m sorry. Please don’t ask me anything about the reason .”
‘ What is it? Are you trying to use attack magic at the moment of hugging? ‘
Guessing what Andrea was thinking, Anna threw up her hand .
“ I swear to all the gods, I will do you no harm. And if you will do me a favor, I will answer any question you ask .”
My brain got even more complicated. In common sense, if he brought out such a suggestion, his hug should have benefited Anna in some way. However, Andrea had no clue what it was .
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No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t come up with an answer, so Andrea decided not to overcomplicate it. At least, as soon as you see it, how is it that it doesn’t freeze like Arpan ?
It would be difficult to resist with force anyway, so it was better to just get what I wanted and get a chance to ask questions. Anna might at least have knowledge that is better than, no, even surpasses, Bagratu .
“… there is no softness ?”
“ Of course .”
There was no hesitation as long as I made up my mind to act. Andrea approached Anna without hesitation and hugged her. A sweet scent wafted from somewhere .
‘ What kind of situation is this… ‘
To be honest, I didn’t feel bad… but I was afraid of misunderstandings if my colleagues came and saw me. For some reason, I had a strong hunch that Tricia shouldn’t see this scene …
“ Okay, stop now .”
Andrea hurriedly pushed Anna away. Shortly thereafter, he couldn’t help but be surprised again. Anna, who hesitated and did not fall easily, had a completely different expression from the first time I saw her .
Bitten lips, reddened eyes, eyes full of unknown longing. However, being conscious of Andrea’s gaze, he quickly returned to his expressionless face, as if he had to change his mask .
“ Excuse me. Then ask any questions you want .”
In my heart, I wanted to ask why he asked me to do this, but Andrea managed to suppress his curiosity. It was too precious an opportunity to blow away simply by solving curiosity .
After thinking about it for a long time, Andrea decided to ask the most fundamental and fundamental question about the situation she was in now .
“ Is it the work of the guy called ‘The Administrator’ who brought me into this world and made me ‘Andrea’ ?”
“ Yes .”
silence. Then it was over. Anna doesn’t open her mouth even if she waits longer .
Andrea asked in a dazed voice .
“ Uh… is that the end ?”
“ Yes .”
“ Any specific explanation ?”
“ I said I would answer the question, but I don’t remember saying I explained it in detail .”
It’s not wrong, but it was an answer that Andrea couldn’t help but feel like a dog. When I stared at him with a puzzled look on his face, Anna slowly averted her gaze .
A thorn sprouted from Andrea’s tone .
“ Yes, I understand that you are a sophistry, and I would like you to tell me what you have been waiting for me for .”
“… I learned from you to trick people like this… No, we were new to each other. It seems you didn’t like it that much. Okay. Let me take care of the matter .”
Anna replied in a sarcastic tone. I wondered for a moment how he had learned from me, but I guessed that Anna, like Bagratu, would have the ‘experience she played’ .
‘ Even when I was playing as Anna, I cheated quite a bit on the NPCs, but I didn’t expect that I would fall for it .’
While Andrea clicked her tongue, Anna approached. After glancing at the frozen Arpan, she surreptitiously passed an object behind her .
It was a gray key. You can tell at once that it is not an ordinary key by any means. Strange afterimages came and went around the key, and the textures shook endlessly and unsteadily .
It was a glitch phenomenon .
” What is this …?”
Andrea lifted the key with her index finger and thumb as if it were a cursed object. Anna hurriedly took the key again and put it in Andrea’s subspace pocket .
“ You must never let Arpan know that you have this item. Arpan won’t be conscious now, so it doesn’t matter, but even if he wakes up later, you’ll have to be careful .”
“ No, so what the hell is this…? Is n’t it a bug item ?”
“
You know what kind of boss you encounter on the 80th floor, when you clear it, a small door appears behind the portal, right? This key is the key that allows you to enter that door .”
Andrea’s eyes widened. It was because he knew at once which door Anna was referring to .
After poking through the dungeon for over
5,000 hours, Jung-hyeon explored almost every hidden space. However, I couldn’t enter just one space, the space behind the locked door that appears after clearing the 80th floor .
It was a very small door hidden behind a large portal. When he first found the door, Jung-hyeon was very excited about finding an Easter egg. I made a door, so I thought there would be a way to enter, and I was excited to find a way to enter .
In conclusion, he failed. There was no key to open the door to the room anywhere. When the direct method didn’t work, I tried rubbing it against the wall and using Bagratu’s skill to pierce the space, but all of them failed .
Jeong-hyeon was always the one who created the strategy, not the strategy. However, there is no business in the face of unresolved frustration. Jung Hyun eventually entered the community and asked if anyone knew how to enter the hidden door on the 80th floor .
Unfortunately, most users were not even aware that there was a door, let alone a way to enter. Even the few users who knew about the door’s existence didn’t know how to enter it .
After all this process and further investigation, Chung Hyeon had no choice but to come to one conclusion .
’ That room is just a bunch of door textures, with no hidden spaces. In common sense, if it was hidden like this, there would have been an achievement given when you opened something, but there is no such achievement in the achievement column .’
It was a reasoning that seemed reasonable, but in fact, it was closer to thinking that way for mental health. As proof of that, the key appeared in front of Andrea like this .
“ How the hell did you get this key? No, more than that, what the hell is behind that door ?”
“ I can only tell you to go and check it out for yourself. But… when you get there, most of your questions will be answered .”
“… can you even meet the ‘administrator’ ?”
Making a familiar face, Anna shook her head slowly .
“ No. He… is not someone who can kindly answer your questions .”
sh*t .
At that moment, a large crack opened in the ice that confined Arpan. It seemed that the magic’s effective time was running out. Anna glanced back and let out a short sigh .
“ Now that my business is over, I must leave. It was a short meeting, but it was nice .”
“ Wait. What is it? Do I have to go, saying it’s right when I first handed this to you and said go? You should at least explain it properly .”
” I know you’ve always wanted to enter that room .”
“ No, but . . .”
‘ Is the game the same as reality ?’
Andrea managed to swallow the words that had risen in her throat. Considering Bagratu’s precedent, these words might provoke Anna. There was no need to risk it by saying useless words .
“… I knew what the danger would be .”
However, Anna smiled bitterly as if she had listened to something that hadn’t even been said .
“ I don’t know if you’ve heard, Callices, but anyway, I have the same goal as you. If you reject the first person’s favor as suspicious, you won’t be able to get help from anyone in this dungeon. Even the colleagues behind you right now have already received my help .”
Saying that, Anna put the hood back on. When I turned my head, I saw a group of people slowly walking down the aisle. Andrea had been without a message for too long, and had come in on her own .
As soon as Tricia and Emilia saw Anna, they screamed in shock .
“ What? you ?”
“ What? Then that . . .”
However, they couldn’t finish what they were saying. It was because when I swung the dragon head staff into the air, a blue haze appeared, and Anna’s figure disappeared completely .
Andrea looked back at her colleagues and asked .
“ Tricia, have you ever gotten help from him ?”
“ The person who previously warned me that I would die if I didn’t raise the ordeal to level 25, that person must be that person. I don’t know the voice, but the clothes were definitely the same .”
“ Did Priest Emilia get help by any chance…?”
“ Yes, after leaving the 25th floor and before joining Andrea-sama’s group, I once fell into a trap in a trap room, but I survived with his help .”
Andrea stared blankly into the void where Anna had disappeared. Then I looked at the key in the subspace pocket. At least it seemed to be true that Anna had no hostility .
‘… Now that it’s like this, I’ll have no choice but to go up to the 80th floor and enter the hidden room .’
Andrea clenched her fists. It was full of uncertainties, but he only got a clue to approach the truth of what had happened to him. That alone was enough to gain the strength to go through this harsh dungeon .
Damn it. Quarre –
The ice surrounding Arpan was completely shattered. Andrea took a step forward to ask Arpan to open the door to the next floor .
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I thought it would be fine. Because the appearance is just a shell. If the inner side is different, even if it’s the same look, I’m sure I’ll be able to keep my cool .
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Not at all. The moment I saw his face, I saw a large rockfall falling on the calm surface of the water. Anna lost her composure and acted like an idiot .
‘I want a hug… What kind of stupid request …’
I blamed myself, but it was already too late. I stared at the ceiling with empty eyes. The passage of the dark dungeon was unusually quiet. Is it an illusion that the warmth still remains in your arms ?
In the inevitable delusion, Anna was painting her first meeting with him without realizing it, even if she tried not to recall it .
‘ What’s your name ?’
‘ Anna… What’s your name ?’
‘ Well… I’ve used too many names, so I don’t think it’s meaningless to tell them .’
While staring at the floor solemnly, those eyes that will never be forgotten look toward you with a look full of remorse .
‘ People usually call me ‘the thief who stole the country’ .’
＜ 15. Come on, you fresh fledgling (2) ＞ End