The dungeon smells like chicken

Episode 9

〈Look at the rules.

This letter was intended to be discovered only after the door was opened.

By now you must have learned about your birth.

The door will open once every two weeks. If you don’t want the door to open,

Put the ring in the box and send it back to the other world.

It is your choice to cross the door and go to the other side of the world or to stay here. However, if you have a small wish for your father,

I hope you decide after seeing the other side of the world for yourself.

Even though I abandoned it, it is my hometown.

Come and see with your own eyes how things have changed now.

If the person who opened the door was your aunt, you can give her my diary.

If it’s someone else, find out her whereabouts.

That is my last request.

“Please forgive my incompetent father.”

Sejun read the letter over and over again and then put it down.

“So your great-grandfather was from that world over there, and our relatives live there?”

Sena nodded silently.

Sejun jumped up from his seat and shouted, “Ah!” Sena frowned and covered her ears.

“Be quiet!”

“If I go over there, I won’t have to take the CSAT? Oh, I won’t have to go to the military either!”

Sena, who was looking at him with cold eyes, said.

“You don’t have to use your phone or the internet ever again.

If so, then so be it.”

Sejun, who had suddenly become quiet, sat down. He muttered with a shabby face.

“I wanted to be a wizard. I wanted to use teleportation. I wanted to fly a meteor.”

Sejun, who had been mumbling for a while, spoke while looking at Sena.

“But isn’t it okay to go there? Just to take a trip or just look around sometimes?”

“No, I’m curious. What was the world my great-grandfather lived in? And my relatives are there too? Don’t you want to see them, Sister?”

“You don’t even know what kind of place it is, and it could be dangerous. Even if they’re relatives, if they’re distant relatives, they’re practically strangers.”

Sena said with a face that didn’t even look like it could fit the tip of a needle. Sejun, who was in despair, started to cry again. Sena couldn’t stand to watch and sighed.

“You can go later when you’re all grown up.”

“When will I grow up?!”

“After I came back from the military.”

Sejun sniffled at the cold answer. After a while, he finally calmed down and spoke with his last hope.

“Then I want to learn magic from you, hyung. I’m half-and-half from another world, so shouldn’t I be able to use the same magic as hyung?”

Michael said it wasn’t magic, but Sejun didn’t see anything different. Just the thought of learning such a wonderful skill made his body tremble.

But Sena shook her head again this time.

“no.”

“Ah, why again!”

“… … Michael has to go back.”

Sejun felt his heart sink.

“I was here because I had no way back. If the door opens, I should send you back.”

“Ha, but… …

“If you count the days from when Michael came, the door will open again in seven days.”

Although her voice was calm, Sejun could feel that she was upset.

Whenever Sena was tired or in pain, she would cook like crazy. Like a mountain.

The accumulated pain was her agony.

“… … Even if you can’t say it, you probably want to go back. This is a strange world, and you’ll have a home and friends there. Don’t bother me and let me go.”

The last words sounded like a promise to himself. Sejun felt all the strength drain from his body.

‘Is my brother leaving?’

Even though we only spent a short time together, I was already very attached to him. The thought of Michael leaving made my nose tingle.

‘I hope things go well with you, sister.’

Sejun thought that the two of them were a good match. It seemed like Michael, who had nowhere to go, would live in this house just as his older sister wanted.

I’d rather marry a good man like you than marry that damn bastard.

Se-Jun, who thought he couldn’t just leave it like this, decided to become a magpie.

“Sister, should we follow you?”

Sena glared at him silently. Se Jun hurriedly made an excuse.

“You said it could be dangerous. Then,

“Shouldn’t Lee be the one to see him off? Just make sure he gets home safely and come back. If you know where he lives, you can come visit him later.”

Sena’s eyes shook slightly. Sensing that, Sejun spoke more passionately.

“If the door opens every two weeks, it’s not like we’re going to break up forever. There’s no need to break off the relationship, and we can just keep meeting in the future, right?”

“but……

Se Na, who had been hesitating for a while even after opening her mouth, asked softly.

“Isn’t it too weird to follow someone when they’re seeing you off? It seems clingy.”

“What’s strange? It’s stranger that you just let it go without any feelings.”

“… … Is that so?”

Sena was troubled. Sejun always made excuses to persuade her. After a long silence, she nodded.

“Then I will see Michael off.”

“Huh? Me?”

“You have to go to school.”

“Oh, no. Isn’t vacation starting in a few days?” “You have to go to school even during vacation.”

Sejun became a dumb person who had eaten honey. Of course, there were supplementary classes, but he could skip them if he had permission from his guardian.

He looked at Sena with pleading eyes, but Sena shook her head firmly.

“No. I have to study.”

“… … I want to go to my brother’s house too. I’m curious about other worlds and I want to see my relatives.”

“Everyone else has relatives, but I don’t. I want to go to my relative’s house too.”

Sejun glanced at her and whined. Sena, who had been giving him a cold look, let out a long sigh.

“Okay. If Michael says it’s okay.”

“Really!? Yay!”

“If you say no, then just give up. Okay?”

Sejun nodded vigorously. He believed that Michael would never say no.

“Absolutely not!”

Michael, who heard Sejun’s words, vehemently opposed it. He ran over with a face that looked like it was dying from a hangover and said,

“The labyrinth is a dangerous place. It’s not a place you should go, young lady.”

Sena flinched inwardly. Michael probably didn’t mean it that way, but she felt like she was being scolded for being immature.

To be honest, I was so excited to see him off that I half-forgot about the labyrinth.

“Okay, I see. Is that better? Your complexion doesn’t look so good.”

Michael’s face was pale, almost gray. He, who couldn’t lie, hesitated and couldn’t answer right away.

Sena poured me some cool honey water.

“Do you have a headache? Makgeolli is good, but it gives me a bad hangover.”

Sena was strong against alcohol and never got a hangover. However, she had seen many friends suffer from hangovers. Among them, Michael seemed to be particularly weak against alcohol.

“thank you.”

Michael, who had received the honey water and drank it, made a face that seemed to be getting better. Seeing him rubbing his forehead, I felt quite sick.

It seemed like it was Lin.

Sena almost caressed his back without realizing it. Luckily, she was able to stop herself before her hand touched him.

“Brother! I’m not finished talking yet!”

Sejun, who had come running with a loud noise, got between them. Sena knew that her younger brother was very angry.

“If it’s such a dangerous place, how can I send my brother there? He might die if he goes there.”

«..week w

“Just keep living here. Don’t you think so, sister?”

“I have responsibilities there.”

Michael spoke urgently. It seemed as if he was trying to stop Sena from speaking. As if he couldn’t help but follow her once she opened her mouth.

“I have no family, but I have to go back so I can let people know that I’m alive.”

“But… … r

“Sejun, stop it.”

Sena intervened at the opportune moment. Sejun gave her a resentful look. But she shook her head firmly.

“You promised.”

Sejun groaned in pain. Sena also felt uneasy. However, she couldn’t force anything on them after building up a relationship that had only lasted a month.

She looked at Michael and asked, “Do I really have to go?”

“……yes.”

Michael hesitated and answered. Sena sensed that he was also upset. That gave her a little comfort.

“Then I have a favor to ask.”

“Please speak.”

Michael answered politely. Sena

I gave up the desire to see him off. In this situation, it was abnormal to force myself to follow him.

Instead, I made a request that might not sound strange.

“My great-grandfather is from the other world. I don’t know how he came here, but he left a message saying he wanted to pass on his legacy to the other world. Could you pass it on to my relatives on my behalf?”

Michael nodded, surprised by the sudden revelation.

“Yes, I will do my best.”

Sena took the notebook and the arm that were in the box.

I brought the skewer.

“Actually, I don’t know where my relatives are. The only clues are their belongings, but I can’t read the writing inside.”

Michael took it carefully. Sena added hurriedly.

“If there are no clues or if the place is too far away, give up. I don’t think this notebook has anything worth looking into.”

“Can I take a look inside?”

“Yes, please.”

Michael nodded with a serious face. Sena didn’t need to be so serious.

I was about to say that I didn’t have it, but I stopped myself. Instead, I folded up my remaining attachment into a small bundle.

‘I have to make sure you eat well for the rest of your time.’

When I heard about Michael’s past, I wanted to make him a lot of delicious things. Now there is less than a week left.

Sena swallowed a sigh and started to boil the buckwheat noodle soup.

[Whew.. I didn’t know you were this kind of woman. Now I feel like I’ve been scammed.] 2:33 AM

[If you say something like this, you should understand

I thought you were nice, unlike other women these days] 2:33 AM

[I don’t get it either. You’re admitting that you did something wrong.] 2:37 AM

[I’ll show you how scary I am, you’ll regret it] 2:38 AM

Sena erased the message that came at dawn with a blank expression.

My ex-boyfriend, who had been quiet for a while, started to get angry again. It seemed like he was really upset about what Michael had done to him.

Sena’s friends call her once every three days to report her ex-boyfriend’s shameful behavior.

did. Most of the stories were about her being embarrassed after swearing at him.

There was also a friend who bragged about giving her a free lunch. Every time that happened, Sena would weakly thank him.

-Thank you. You’ve helped me so many times. This is nothing!

Her friend’s words made Sena even more depressed.

I felt stupid for always being good at other people’s business but being passive when it came to my own. What I hated the most was myself, knowing what was wrong but not being able to fix it.