54 – Good Crazy Guy

“Yeah, yeah. You too…! You also want the item…! So from the beginning, I planned to kill everyone…!!”

Jeobbuk.

Well, what did you say that the eyes can only see?

The will he left just before his death was just as vulgar as that of a plunderer.

“Oh, don’t come…! Do not come!! Oh, if it’s because you need an item, I’ll give it to you…! No, I can help you from now on! As you know, my ‘paralysis’ is quite useful-“

Jeobbuk.

“Hey, hey…! Stop! At there! “If you come any closer, I too…!!”

Park Seong-cheol lifted his longsword with trembling hands.

Kangwoo burst out laughing at that sight.

“Ha, hahahahaha!!”

Because of that trash bastard who can’t even hold a sword properly.

Jeobbuk.

A warrior who proudly fought against the orcs lost his life in vain.

“Hi! Oh, don’t come!!”

I wasn’t the type of person to die like that.

Because of that worthless bastard whose only belief is ‘paralysis’…!

“Lord, die!!”

Park Seong-cheol, unable to overcome his anxiety as the distance narrowed, lashed out with his sword as if in a fit.

The moment when the blade aimed at Kang-woo’s neck glowed eerily.

Kang-woo, who easily dodged Park Seong-cheol’s attack, swung the short sword with insensitive eyes.

Suddenly-

“….”

The sound of something falling down is heard a little later. And hot blood soaking his entire body.

Where everything has disappeared.

Only endless silence surrounds-

“Big, big….”

Kang-woo, who was staring at his bloody hands, came to his senses when he heard a groan in his ear.

“Seo, really?”

When I turned my gaze, I saw Jang Tae-han trembling slightly over a puddle of blood.

I don’t know if I can express this as a blessing.

Choi Tae-hyun, who experienced murder for the first time, stepped back without even thinking about pulling out the sword that was stuck in him, so he was still breathing even after the sword was stuck in his heart.

‘No, is it really lodged in the heart?’

After seeing the sword stuck in his left chest, I had no doubts about his death.

I was sure that at that angle, my heart would have been pierced.

But… Really what if.

What if you were lucky enough to miss the heart?

Kang Woo urgently searched for the dead body of Park Seong-cheol.

Uniquely, a glove worn only on his left hand.

When I found the glove and took it off, a low-level subspace ring revealed itself, as expected.

“Please… please…!”

Kang-woo roughly took out the ring, put on the subspace ring, and imbued it with his magical power.

These predators value their own bodies, so there is no way they wouldn’t take a preparedness potion.

Kang-woo knew based on his experience.

So please…! I hope there is a higher level potion.

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Kang-woo, infused with his magic power, conjured up a potion with earnestness.

Soon enough, the feeling of the potion special filled my hands.

“Please…!”

I hope it is a healing potion of advanced level or higher.

Kangwoo quickly checked the summoned potion and burst out laughing in disgust.

[Highest level healing potion]

Park Seong-cheol shook his head as he thought there was no way to save Jang Tae-han, who was dying after the battle with the orcs. His actions, from beginning to end, were all deception.

***

“Little brother, are you okay?”

Park Seong-cheol tried to kill everyone and plunder.

Paradoxically, Jang Tae-han survived thanks to Park Seong-cheol.

Both as Jang Tae-han, an awakened person, and as Jang Tae-han, an ordinary person.

“Yes, it’s okay. “Are you okay, brother?”

Jang Tae-han, who came to his senses after fainting for a moment, already knew all the circumstances.

During the moment when he was dying due to his colleague’s betrayal, he was vividly hearing the entire situation.

At that moment when he was out of breath, how great was the sense of betrayal he must have felt…

I was cautious because I couldn’t even imagine how he felt.

But.

“… I like to think I just stepped on sh*t. “There are bound to be one or two of those guys wherever you go.”

Jang Tae-han’s voice that followed was unbelievably calm.

How is that possible?

Myself and Jang Tae-han.

If I had to choose the person who would feel more betrayed among the two, it would definitely be Jang Tae-han.

The betrayal of Lee Jae-jun, whom he followed as his older brother, must have been particularly painful to him.

He tells people to think that they have stepped on sh*t, but instead offers comfort to himself.

I didn’t understand. How can you be so calm?

Jang Tae-han looked at the embarrassed Kang-woo and burst into laughter.

Jang Tae-han sat down in a corner of the vacant lot where the corpses of his former colleagues were strewn about, and began to talk, unable to hide his bitterness at the pungent smell of blood.

“When I went to the safe zone on the 30th floor, I had enough money to buy a great sword. “This was possible because we had a healer on our team, and we were able to save money to spend on potions.”

“….”

“I was happy until then. Because I finally have the great sword I wanted! I can’t wait to try swinging this! I took on the 31st floor trial with an overflowing heart, but what was this? “The team members I was with disappeared, and there were people I saw for the first time in my life.”

It was just before that I bought a great sword worth a whopping 16,000 points. But I have to carry such an expensive greatsword and clear the ordeal with people I don’t even know.

“I was anxious throughout the ordeal. “I didn’t know how things would change the moment they found out that this great sword was worth 16,000 points.”

But it was so futile that he had complained so much, nothing happened to Jang Tae-han until he cleared the ordeal.

The 32nd floor… 33Rd floor… The more you go through random trials. Jang Tae-han, who had been passive about everything for fear that someone would notice that his greatsword was worth 16,000 points, gradually changed his mind.

Not only did I realize that among the many items in the store, it was extremely rare to meet someone who knew about the barbarian greatsword. This is because he deeply felt that if he was passive, the team would be harmed.

Therefore, when he took on the 34th floor ordeal, Taehan Jang’s alertness was very low.

I never even thought that I would blame myself for such complacency.

“I stood at the forefront and smashed the giant tree monster, oh my god. “Just before I struck the final blow, I looked back out of curiosity and saw a knife pass by my eye.”

Betrayal from a teammate you thought was a good person. If he hadn’t accidentally turned his head at the strange feeling at that time, he would have definitely not escaped death.

“When I grabbed the damn guy first and looked around, everyone was already dead. What that bastard said is still vivid in my mind. Did you say, ‘They all died because of you’?”

“…Hah? “What is that!”

“Yeah, I thought it was bullsh*t too. So I cut his head in half.”

But when the silence came after killing that damn bastard. The first emotion I felt was not anger, relief, or the exhilaration of revenge, but guilt.

A person who knew the value of the barbarian’s greatsword. Because the fact that he killed all the remaining innocent people to take away this great sword was an undeniable truth.

“So I had a lot of worries. How can we distinguish those damn marauders? Wouldn’t it be better to store the great sword in the storage room until the random trials are over?”

Jang Tae-han, who had been worrying endlessly, suddenly realized something. He decided to just go ahead and be himself.

“It’s been since then. To people, this is a 16,000 point great sword!! “I started bragging.”

Break through head on. Jang Tae-han, who advanced like that, went into battle without hesitation, and did not let go of caution if there was anyone who was looking at his great sword.

So from the 35th floor to the 38th floor.

Jang Tae-han encountered one more looter, but his teammate did not die.

He, who never let his guard down, split the pot before the looter tried to kill the innocent team members.

“Then I realized. Ah, meeting those guys is just like stepping on sh*t! If you face harm and are people you will encounter even if you do not avoid them. “I’d rather not avoid him and just split his head when we meet him!”

Kangwoo smiled at that refreshing conclusion.

“That’s typical of my brother’s personality.”

“Well… I didn’t know that I would meet predators like this one after another. hahahahaha!”

Even though it was nothing to laugh about, Kang-woo started laughing along with Jang Tae-han without even realizing it.

The right hand that cut off the looter’s life has not yet stopped trembling, and neither the anger toward them nor the distrust toward people have been resolved.

As I was listening to Jang Tae-han’s story, it felt like the heaviness was going away a little.

Hearing the refreshing sound of laughter that did not match the strong smell of blood, Kangwoo thought.

I’m glad that brazen person didn’t die.

***

The orcs kept their promise.

Until the moment Jang Tae-han and Kang-woo arrived at the portal at the bottom of the mountain, there were no attacks against them.

So, in front of the portal they arrived at, Kang-woo touched Park Seong-cheol’s ‘lower-level subspace ring’, which contained all the looters’ items, and asked Jang Tae-han.

“Are you really not going to take any of it?”

Expensive items looted from looters. Kang-Woo restricted Jang Tae-Han from sharing the looted items throughout the journey down the mountain, but Jang Tae-Han’s answer was consistent.

Like right now.

“Little brother, are you planning to make me a shameless person? Just the fact that a top-quality healing potion was used to save me means there is no way I can repay this favor! “How much more debt are you going to make me throw at my brother?”

He claims that he has already received more than enough grace just by using the highest quality healing potion that he could have had on himself instead of saving his life.

When I first heard those words.

Kang-woo asked what that meant and answered that it was natural, but Jang Tae-han’s words, which were followed by a low expression, forced him to keep his mouth shut.

Do you really think that this is something that everyone would do for granted?

If you answered yes, it was a lie.

A top-quality healing potion worth 10,000 points to gulp down and a dying person you’ve met less than a day ago.

How many people would choose the latter without hesitation?

“My decision remains the same, so stop asking me questions now, little brother!” “If you ask me one more time, would you like a protein shake?”

But on the contrary.

How many people would so firmly refuse an offer of an expensive item, claiming that the favor they have already received is greater?

– The one I bought rides like crazy! This ordeal will be no problem, yes! Mhahahahaha-!!

Kangwoo recalled his first meeting with Jang Taehan and a smile appeared on his face.

At the time, I thought he was just a crazy person, but it turned out that he was such a good person.

“I understand. “Are you sure you can’t say anything else later?”

Kangwoo joked in a playful tone. As I compare the past and present, I draw a happy smile…

“…?”

Jang Tae-han, standing tall, suddenly started searching through his backpack.

“Why are you doing this?”

At the time I was casting a questioning look at him.

Jang Tae-han, with a bright smile, seemed to have found what he was looking for before long and took out a tumbler from his backpack.

“Come here, little brother.”

“Well, is that…?”

“I saved it to eat alone. I never imagined I would hand this to someone else! “It’s a special, nutritious protein shake.”

“….”

Seeing Tae-han Jang’s bright smile, Kang-woo also smiled brightly.

Let’s exchange looks like that for a moment.

“… Wow!!”

“Little brother? “Where are you going, little brother!!”

Fleeing at the highest speed he had never used even when being chased by orc warriors, Kang-woo corrected the conclusion he had drawn earlier.

That person is not a ‘good person’, he is just a ‘good crazy guy’.

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