The Artist Who Paints Dungeon-Chapter 134

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Name: Ahn Joo-hyun

Age: 36

Status: Panic

He wanted to help the world to prevent a repeat of the tragedy he experienced, but all his hard work and affection were betrayed and he became isolated. He knew it was not an easy goal, but he was faced with more than enough misfortune. He is alone.

Ahn Joo-hyun is wary and suspicious of you, but he is never aggressive. He is polite and clever. He will obey even if he harbors hostility, and he will be in awe if you harbor favor. As a civilian, he is weaker than an F-class Hunter. He cannot disobey you.

You can either drop him into the clutches of Sankalut and gain awareness as an evil spirit, or you can watch him care for the poor man and move towards his goal again. You can choose or not. An Ju-hyun can have impure thoughts, but he can’t do any harm.

He is a safe person for you.

The reason Geo immediately spoke to Ju-hyun was because he had confirmed the above history.

“He seems like a good ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ person.”

“Kururur.”

“He said he’s safe for me.”

He was the best.

“The way the system says things is quite unlucky, but I know that this person called An Ju-hyun is a good person. And nothing is more important than that.”

There are not many harmless people in this world who can have a normal conversation with the ‘Black Cloak’. That was a huge problem for Geo, who only knows how to eat and sleep.

“I can finally make a pen pal.”

“Arrrrrrrrr....”

“Danaya, Dad needs friends too, right? And I’m human too.”

Geo picked up Dana, who seemed to be about to smash the door where Joohyun was sleeping. As she grew bigger, Dana actively expressed her aversion to humans. Her body flashed.

“I heard from Yoo Seong-woon that most anti-cats are just busy avoiding things, but why does my child have such confidence? It’s really interesting.”

She clearly took after her father.

“Father.”

“Kuu?”

“I think I need to coax Dana a little.”

“Kuk kuk kuk....”

“Can you let me know when the guest wakes up?”

“Kuu.”

“Thank you.”

Geo thought she might wake up, so he carried the tray of food he had brought back down. Dana, who had grown considerably, moved her body from her father’s arms to his shoulders. His shoulders were warm and heavy.

“A cool ball of jewel fur....”

Isn't it a cute cool mat? I thought I'd take Dana instead of Honey when summer came to Earth.

"Honey, let's go."

"Kurur."

"You can eat this."

"Kururururur."

"I should eat it too."

It was porridge made by boiling rice grains until they were all intact, and adding various vegetables and a little minced meat. I also added the baiba mnil and pickled goby fruit that I had made before, which gave off a delicious aroma.

And Honey ate it all by herself.

"......."

"Kkung."

"Pig."

"Kungkungkungkungkungkungkung...!!"

"You're cute."

I didn't know she'd eat all that by herself, but anyway, it was a bonus point that I didn't have to throw away the food that the guests didn't eat.

Geo pulled Dana, who was lying on his shoulder, and sat her on his thigh.

“How can our Dana be so confident?”

“A child?”

“Does she think the world revolves around her?”

“?”

“I see, that’s the kind of confidence our child has.”

Still, it would be awkward if she bit the heads off of everyone she met.

“Honey used to do that too.”

“Huh?”

“Did you learn it from watching your brother?”

“?”

“I don’t think so, but then it must be instinct.”

“Gyarrrrr.”

“So cute.”

Geo gently stroked Dana’s belly, which was turning over and acting cute. Unlike other cats who are sensitive to having their bellies touched, Dana just lay there as if she was happy. Since she was a long-haired cat, it felt like there was a heavy carpet lying on her.

“Your brother used to bite people at will at first. It was only once, but when he found out, Dad’s heart sank.”

“For the sake of this Dad, I hope you don’t bite or hurt other people at will. If I were to talk about the damage from your perspective as a monster, every time you cause something like that, I have to go far away to clean up or pay money.”

“......!”

“Dad can draw gems and gold, but it seems that bartering isn’t that popular in South Korea yet. In short, he’s a beggar, and I could be branded a debtor and get harassed, so I wish Dana would think of Dad a little.”

“Ah?”

“You’re pretty, you’re pretty.”

Dana apologized after learning about Dad’s poor financial situation. Building trust with the sturdy daughter who promised not to cause any trouble, Geo sat Honey, who was poking the empty tray, on his hand.

“Honey, come here.”

“Gulp.”

“The tray will be worn out soon.”

I don’t know who he resembled to grow into such a wonderful pig. Of course, he knew very well that he resembled Geo himself.

“The guest must have been quite tired, considering he slept for almost five days.”

Geo really liked this guest.

He was a 36-year-old adult male, older than Geo, and he didn’t get scared or rush at the black cloak when he encountered it. He was even a polite and harmless human recognized by the system.

“And he’s skinny.”

He had to gain weight right away.

It had been a long time since he had seen someone who seemed worth gaining weight for. An Ju-hyun was truly qualified to be Geo’s friend.

“I prepared lamb skewers to eat together....”

“Gulp.”

“Yeah, if you don’t wake up, let’s eat together in the evening.”

“Ah?”

“If you wake up, we can all eat together.”

If we eat, we become Anne of Green Gables and her friend Diana.

In this harsh world, Geo finished preparing to hunt to make new friends.

Joo-hyun woke up early in the morning.

“.......”

He got up from his soft bed in a daze.

The dawn of a world where spring had fully descended was cool, and a gentle breeze carrying the scent of flowers and the forest was blowing gently.

Joo-hyun turned his head toward where it was touching his cheek. He could see the world sparkling with dew beyond the wide-open terrace.

“...Wow....”

It’s beautiful.

And it was peaceful.

“...here, now....”

He frowned, his mind hazy.

He felt around with his raised upper body, and his hands were caught in a soft blanket that seemed to contain only feathers.

The feeling of the sun-dried cloth rustling and fluttering brought back the feeling of touching moss as a child.

Joo-hyun was speechless for a moment at that feeling, and then he looked at the world beyond the terrace again. It was an instinctive gaze.

“...Was it inside the black cloak’s frame?”

It was a world more like a fairy tale than he had imagined.

‘The sun is just rising.’

The dark dawn clouds were a navy blue that reminded him of the cold spring weather, but the warmth and starlight that lingered next to the rising sun were gentle colors like forsythia or cherry blossoms.

When he took a bite of it, it was as sweet as honey given by flowers.

“.......”

Thump.

Joohyun went out to the terrace without realizing it.

“...It’s a star.”

There were stars in the sky, there was a moon, and with them the sun.

Even in the bright and soft light, the stars that did not fade showed a clearness that seemed as if they would fall down at any moment. They were still twinkling.

“The Milky Way....”

Suddenly, the tips of her fingers tingled at the dreamy sight, and her tightly closed lungs throbbed. Although it was a sight she had never seen before, Joohyun felt a heavy air along with an inexplicable longing.

“.......”

In the place where the shadows of dawn still remained, an endless forest and a sparkling lake were visible. Joohyun’s eyes were momentarily captivated by the lake. She felt a deep richness from the enchanting golden light.

It was cold and warm.

“...It feels strange.”

Joohyun muttered to herself and stepped back.

“...This is, um, yes. Yes....”

He tried to come to his senses.

“Is this some kind of dungeon?”

It didn’t go well.

He had been like this all along. He thought rationally that he could recover by doing this and that, but he didn’t have the motivation to actually do it. It was as if his brain had frozen and refused to work.

But a cool breeze blew from the terrace, cooling his forehead.

“.......”

Joo-hyun let out a slow sigh, laughing at himself for thinking that, at the gentleness that seemed to tell him not to be impatient.

“...Haaah....”

Crunch.

He sat down on the bed.

“...Let’s calm down.”

It was okay.

It wasn’t okay, but it could be okay. Just like always, he could overcome it this time too.

‘I feel a little more rational since I woke up.’

The terrible listlessness that had been tormenting Joo-hyun recently had disappeared.

Yes, he was listless. An impulse he had never felt in his life shook Joo-hyun violently, and his head, which had always coolly produced results for his own benefit and goals, had become rigid.

‘But now... it’s not like that.’

He felt like he was breathing.

“.......”

“Gulp?”

“...Huh?”

“Knock, kkung.”

“Bird?”

When he came to his senses, he saw a golden bird sitting on the terrace railing.

“No, water?”

Joo-hyun soon realized that it was living water in the shape of a bird.

It looked similar to the already extinct squint-eyed scorpion, had a much longer tail, and held a jewel that stood out as if it were a treasure chest.

“Why here....”

As he froze, not knowing how to react, the bird flew over and landed on Joo-hyun’s thigh. It was almost weightless, and although it was water, it felt warm like a living creature.

“Kur.”

“...Hello?”

“Kuk-kur-rur.”

The water bird let out a long cry as if responding to the greeting and flew up again, flapping its wings. It soon bit the sleeve of Joo-hyun’s white pajamas with its beak and held on tightly.

He dragged it.

“...Let’s go out?”

“Gulp.”

“...That’s strange, isn’t the vocal organ attached to the mouth....”

Perhaps because he was still half asleep, he was more curious about the fact that the bird, made entirely of water, had his sleeve in its mouth but its cry didn’t distort.

Joo-hyun followed the bird down in a strange sense of unreality. There was a pitch-black man there.

“Honey.”

At his call, the honey-colored bird landed on the man’s hand. It was a soft landing.

The man gave the bird a short compliment, saying it was good, and lifted it onto his shoulder. At his feet was a large cat shining with a cold light. Joo-hyun realized that it looked quite similar to the Anticat.

Joo-hyun hesitated, not knowing what to do, and soon the man spoke to him. freewebnøvel.com

“Good morning.”

“Oh, yes. Good morning.”

“I was worried because you didn’t wake up for a long time.”

“You didn’t wake up...?”

“You slept for 8 days.”

“.......”

Juhyun’s dark skin turned pale as he chewed on those words.

“...8 days?”

“A total of 3 days have passed in reality.”

“Ah, ah. Ah... I see. I understand.”

Juhyun let out a sigh of relief. After being startled once, he felt like he had come to his senses. Juhyun looked at the pitch-black man in front of him with a clearer mind than before and thought to himself.

‘... Is this the true form of the black cloak?’

There were no witnesses who had seen the inside of the black cloak, to the point where there were almost theories that the cloak or suit itself was the main body. And the main body of the black cloak that Juhyun confirmed was a man who was more handsome than he had imagined.

‘I think I saw it before I fell asleep, but his impression is completely different now... What exactly is different?’

While pondering the differences in the black cloak’s transformation, the other person asked politely with calm, sunken eyes.

“Would you like to eat?”

“.......”

“Are you hungry?”

Oh, that expression.

‘... A person changes completely with just one expression.’

When the black cloak asked ‘Are you hungry?’ just a moment ago, its color hadn’t changed, but it looked extremely gentle and affectionate. My gaze was unknowingly drawn to the natural, softly curved eyes and lips.

After a beat, Joo-hyun was able to answer.

“...Yes, I’m hungry.”

Look at this terrible peace.

‘There’s no way this kind of peace could exist in the world.’

From that unrealistic comfort, he realized that he was in a painting.