Capítulo 126: Episode 126: The One Who Laughs (2)
Cheongho did not respond to my provocation.
"Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe..." … ."
He just burst out in that annoying laugh again.
'You keep smiling.'
It's probably laughter regardless of his emotions.
"President. Still, isn't there such a thing? "If anything, you should have been possessed by someone who is a being from the abyss."
I had some guesses, but now it's clear what's at play. Shadows, prophecies, and non-contextual laughter that kept appearing.
'Now even trivial things are bothering me.'
[The one who laughs].
The Wicked One, the Laughing Skull, the Madman, the Shadow in the Dark, the Monster in the Mist, the Serpent's Son, the Wicked Prophet.
A crazy prophet who always predicts only an unhappy future, destruction, and despair.
I could name any number of great names associated with this child, but [The One Who Laughs] is not a being of the abyss.
It is of lower quality than that... … .
'Higher mental body'.
Or a unique entity. If I were to use a derogatory expression, it was just an old thing.
In the Cthulhu Mythology, which is the source material for [Cthulhu World], this distinction was not clear, but in [Cthulhu World], the classes are clearly divided, perhaps due to the game's balance.
In short, he is a candidate for the existence of the abyss.
"In that book... … Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk! Ugh… … That book contained truth. Good thing I previewed it before handing it to you, good job. Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk… … ."
"This is such a big deal. "Unlike the lies adults tell us when we are children, what is written in books is not always true."
This is especially true if it is a book that appears in Cthulhu World.
Moreover, what if it's an old book written in a foreign language? Rather than filtering out content, we must reject contact itself.
Cheongho read a book containing the power of [The One Who Laughs] and became his slave.
"It was originally a book hidden inside this bomb shelter… … . Kkkkk, kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk... … . "I said that the guy who took this place from me must never touch it."
Ah, it's okay if you don't go into such detailed settings… … . There is something more worrying than that.
'It's in such good condition?'
Of course, it is very far from normal, but considering the conditions that have occurred throughout this shelter, it is very good.
In any case, aren't you communicating your will relatively specifically and clearly?
'No, more than that.'
There is something about what Cheongho says that bothers me.
Cheongho's condition is strange.
'Rather than a person, it seems like an NPC that has met certain conditions.'
You're being needlessly cautious. Would you like to check further?
"President. "Is it the Chairman who sent me the message to take the book?"
"Ugh! Hehehehe! Hahahaha!!"
Cheongho laughed loudly again.
He's out of breath and laughing so hard that he looks like he's going to roll on the floor at any moment.
"okay! I sent a message at best, but foolish Kim Shin-hwa! "You went to the wrong place and wasted time."
"Thanks to you, I was able to protect the Chairman's family, and I was able to make quite a lot of money. By the way, how did you send the message without the other directors knowing?"
"I, I am the blue, blue tiger who rules the violence not only in Paju, but throughout this entire Republic of Korea. He is also one of the three heads of the Triad. "There are still hundreds of connections left that can be moved without the knowledge of those old people."
How are you?
Cheongho has now reached the point where he explains what kind of character he is.
It seems that if you ask him who his first love was at this point, he will tell you the honest love story of a real man who was blunt but lacked expressiveness, but had a warm heart.
'I don't think it would mean much to talk to this guy.'
That's just a scarecrow.
I took my eyes off Cheongho for a moment and looked around the room.
Where are the books? It can't be an ordinary book. It may be an object that functions as an artifact in itself, or an object that can be called an incarnation of [The One Who Laughs].
[Magic Detection]
[Transparent object detection]
[Curse Detection]
[Trap Detection]
[knowledge]
[Cheongyeon]
Kiiiiing… … .
'found.'
I caught an alien gaze among the unpleasant noises that filled the entire room, or rather this bomb shelter.
A sticky and evil gaze that is difficult to think of as a human gaze.
The position of gaze is... … .
'Damn, this mountain is getting bigger and bigger.'
I definitely sensed something, but the location was a blank wall.
Also secret doors and secret rooms? No, there is no door itself?
What kind of structure is behind that wall? This magic pattern may be... … .
"Hehehehe… … That's a strange expression. Do you feel something? Hehehe… … ."
There's another guy who's making harsh facial expressions at me again. Can you see the face under the mask?
I looked at Cheongho again.
'Oh, this is really annoying. Should I just set it all on fire and get rid of it?'
No, it's still too early.
It is not appropriate to push forward with force when it is not clear what form the book that embodies the power of [The One Who Laughs] will take. If you hit it clumsily, it may run away, or something completely unexpected may happen.
'Tsk, I think it would be better to proceed with this event a little longer.'
"President-."
Even though I knew it was useless, I talked to Cheongho.
"Anyway, I guess you understand what I'm saying?"
"I understand, you understand? Hahaha! Ahahaha! "Ugh!"
"Well, if you can print out an answer like that, it's quite encouraging. "If you get treatment, you might get better."
"okay? Kkkkk, kkk, kkk, so?
I too think this is meaningless.
No matter how hard you try to persuade him, Cheongho cannot return.
Cheong-ho was already late.
"How about this? Rather than staying here, why don't you go back to the Triad, or even home?"
"Go? "What happens when I go back?"
"Well, I guess I can see my family's faces."
"Hehehe… … Family, subordinates, colleagues, organization, everything, everything, everything is meaningless and useless. "I realized the truth here, in this darkness, between empty death and meaningless laughter, just laughter scattered in vain!"
"Oh, the truth?"
I sighed and answered.
I didn't hide my sarcastic tone, but Cheongho continued to say whether he couldn't sense my tone or whether he was ignoring it.
"This world, this world, exists only for the great minds that exist up there, in the deepest depths of the abyss, beyond the distant galaxies that our minds cannot reach!"
"Wow, that's a great insight. Does it lead to typical apocalyptic stuff like destruction and whatnot?"
"Our world, this universe, was nothing more than a vain and meaningless prank, or rather a low-level joke that existed only for the brief play and entertainment of great minds. "It's the kind of boring game where you look at it for a moment to see what's going on, but then quickly lose interest and put it away!"
"what? "It doesn't lead to apocalypse or destruction, does it?"
"Why are you okay? You, you too, have looked into that deep, dark, dark, vain and vain abyss, right? How come you haven't gone crazy? "What's the difference between you and me?"
"Huh, what's the difference? It's the same-."
Why are you okay?
What are you talking about? I'm already crazy.
I can't go any crazier than I am now, so I'm just walking around pretending to be fine.
"-It's because the Chairman ended up not being completely crazy."
"what? what? what?"
"Either you should completely accept the madness and become a cult, or you should completely reject the knowledge you have received and become a madman. "Staying in this unstable spot will only prolong the suffering."
"no! I'm already late. But Kim Shin-hwa, my brother! You are completely different from us. I'm living a completely different life! You are different from us, the structure of your soul, your mind, and your body are completely different. I already had a hunch from the last time I encountered magical powers. "You are from a different world than us."
I'd like to push it hard enough to get it over with, but it's not the right time yet.
If you attack in a clumsy manner with poor timing, the guy hiding behind you and laughing unluckily will just run away.
Patience is needed now. Let's hold on just a little longer.
He will soon reveal his own weakness.
"no. The Chairman is suffering from delusions right now. "What the Chairman is thinking about is not the Chairman's thoughts, but just a delusion that someone forcibly instilled in him."
I know that what Cheongho said is not complete nonsense.
Nevertheless, I intentionally denied Cheongho's words.
[The One Who Laughs] speaks only the truth.
But there is only one reason why he tells the truth.
Because the truth can destroy the human spirit more surely than any magic or curse.
"You can escape this world. yes? But I lack knowledge, and I lack power! "I can make up for the knowledge you lack and the strength you lack!"
Now that I think about it, at some point, the laughter disappeared from Cheongho's words.
Instead, expressions, voices, and gestures filled with bizarre longing, pathological joy, and abnormal confidence filled the place.
Ah, have I finally met some condition? It will start slowly.
"Come this way! Follow me this way! Still, this space is still too tight! We need to break it more! Come on! We can change this world more! my god! "I will show you the language of truth, the voice of revelation that has given me true wisdom!"
"President. "There's nothing there."
"Foolish Kim Shin-hwa! My brother! Open your eyes! I saw the truth! This world is never fixed, it is so fragile! "What you see is not the truth!"
Cheongho ran towards the wall covered in thick darkness.
This is definitely the place where I sensed something earlier.
'Yes, this is usually the pattern.'
I was waiting.
This is why I forced myself to continue this terrible conversation.
'There was originally nothing beyond that wall.'
This is definitely a place where a wall should be.
Even if it is beyond the wall, it is a space where there should be a large amount of soil and rocks.
However, as Cheong-ho said, the physical laws and causality of this world are very fragile and unstable.
'You do all kinds of things.'
The structure and setting of space changes. It's like, 'Although it wasn't visible because of the darkness, let's assume there was actually a space here.'
The moment the wall opens and the truth inside is revealed... … .
[After a long, long journey, you met the Cheongho you were desperately looking for. But surprisingly, it wasn't Cheongho waiting for you at the place where Cheongho was supposed to be. That thing just stole Cheongho's appearance and is the manifestation of a surreal being reaching into the abyss. But with your amazing intuition, you sensed that fact in advance. You intentionally hid your true feelings and talked to that alien being in order to bring out the being behind it. Amazing patience. And your perseverance paid off. In the end, that alien being who called himself Cheongho decided to reveal himself.]
I was quiet the whole time and then suddenly what is this? Move!
The message window that suddenly popped out blocked my view with a huge amount of messages.
No, wait. Why are you covering my eyes at this timing?
I tried to expand my detection ability, but the noise became stronger. cannot be detected
Cheongho's voice comes from beyond the message window.
"Hey! Ahhh!! Look at this! Shinhwa Kim! Look at this! Although he came in the form of a book, this is my God! The One who is watching everything! The one who laughs at all the nothingness that exists in this world! A wise man indeed! "A great prophet!"
[The wall covered in darkness transformed into a large space covered in deep darkness without a moment's hesitation. What awaits inside is a large book made from the bones of creatures, darkness, and horribly vain laughter. The book is a great being that has existed in this universe for hundreds of millions of years, even before mankind invented the concept of writing. You thought of him as falling short of the abyss, but that's not the case. 'The One Who Laughs', 'The Great Prophet', and 'The Book of Greed and Destruction' certainly have the potential to one day rise to the ranks of the great old beings... … .]
"Get out of the way!"
It's a joke!!
It generated electricity and attacked the message window that obstructed vision.
It is unknown whether the attack worked, but the message window disappeared as if blown away by a spark.
What is barely visible is... … .
'A book?'
Not like that.
Contrary to the description in the message window, what appeared in the darkness was a bizarre ghost with a humanoid silhouette.
A huge skeleton covered in a black cloak, a bizarre being made up of hundreds of bones.
An old, old evil spirit that has existed since before humans invented the concept of writing.
"Oh oh… … All right! I understand what you mean now! Shinhwa Kim, I needed a dinner for my brother! All right! I understand your will to prepare me for this day! feast! I will be the banquet for Kim Shin-hwa, for Kim Shin-hwa! It's me! I am! I am! I am! Come through my flesh! Please nourish the supper through me! "I will gladly offer it!"
Cheong Hao suddenly raised his large hand and grabbed his head.
Awkward hand movements.
Wood clatter.
The noise of bones crunching.
Cheongho is now… … He's ripping off his own skull!
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