Chapter 252

The Mansion of Might.
-Gold to Jungseok: Where are you?
After receiving the quest from the temple, Ming Hu returned to the mansion, where he was currently waiting for Min Hyung.
-Goldstone: We’re almost there.
At Minhyung’s comment that they were almost there, Myung-hoo opened the quest window to double-check the quests he had received from Elgav and the Temple.
<Demons and Demons of the Seven Realms Beyond the Gate
7 The gate from the Demon Realm to Middle-earth has been reopened. The gate is open, but the demon king Rakuza has no intention of descending. The problem is the demons and fiends of the Seven Realms. They have rebelled against the New Demon King, Rakuza, and are attempting to cross into Middle-earth through the open gate. Stop them and preserve the peace of Middle Earth!
[Maltario: 0 / 1].
[makusa den kurza: 0 / 1].
Difficulty Level: S
Quest Reward: Mark of Elgav
<Special Quest – 7 Demonic Gates Opened
The gate to the 7th Realm has been reopened. Find the Suppression Orb somewhere in the 7 Realms and reseal the open gate!
Difficulty Level: S
Quest Reward: Increased Friendship with the Temple that gave the quest, and 1 million contribution from the Temple that gave the quest.
After confirming the quest, Ming Hu closed the quest window and thought to himself.
"Where is it…
The specific location of the suppression orb was not mentioned. It only said that it was somewhere in the Demon Realm.
Sigh
Ming Hu turned to look at Rafid and the girl on the couch.
"We're taking Rafid with us, but what about him?
Rafid was going to take her with him. The problem was the girl. A dragon, even a Hetzling, would have some power because dragons are dragons, but that was it. The destination was the demon realm. A hunting ground for him, but a dangerous backcountry for her. Feeling Ming Hu's gaze, the girl looked at him for a moment before speaking.
"Are you sure… Are you going?"
It was clear he meant the Demon Realm. Ming Hu smiled slightly and nodded. Then he continued.
"Do you want to stay here?"
"…"
The girl said nothing at Ming Hu's words. Seeing the girl's troubled expression, Ming Hu turned to the side and looked at Rafid. Lafide smiled broadly, as if she had been waiting for Ming Hu to look at her.
"I'm outta here! Hehe."
I was going to take him with me even if he didn't.
"Yes."
In response to Lapid's words, Ming Hu turned his gaze back to the girl. The pondering girl seemed slightly startled by Lapid's shout, but she soon hid her surprise and looked at Ming Hu and said, "I'm sorry.
"The demons are coming. I can't help it. I'll go and destroy them."
Just a moment ago, the girl had been deliberating. When she heard Rafid's cry, she made a decision. It was clear that she would follow Rafid wherever he went.
"At least it's a dragon, and it won't kill you in one hit.
I was worried. But a dragon was a dragon, even if it was Hetzling. It probably wasn't going to kill me in one hit.
-Goldstone: You've arrived.
Shortly after hearing Rapid and the girl's answer, Minhyung whispered to me.
-To Goldsmith; I'll be right there.
Sigh
Ming Hu replied to Min Hyung and stood up, looking at Rapid and the girl.
"Let's go."
With that, Ming Hu walked out of the room and toward the mansion's front door.
"Hello!"
A short time later, Myung-Hoo emerged from the mansion and arrived at the front gate, where he was met by Min-Hyung. Minhyung briefly raised his hand in greeting before turning to look at Rafid.
"Hello. Uncle!"
Feeling Minhyung's gaze, Rafid exclaimed with a wide smile.
"…"
Minhyung was taken aback by the word "uncle," and for a moment he didn't speak at Rafid's words. But after a few moments, Minhyung regained her composure and smiled slightly.
"Uh, yeah. You're Rapid?"
"Yeah! Hehe."
At Lafydd's laughter, Minhyung smirked and glanced at the girl next to her, then back at Myung-hoo.
-Gold: Is this the Hetzling that Rafid brought you?
Myung-hoo nodded wordlessly at Min-hyung's words.
-Goldstone: Has the parent dragon shown up yet?
-GoldStephen: Yes, not yet.
He hasn't shown up yet, but he will," Ming Hu whispered to Min Hyung, then resumed walking.
"Let's go."
It was time to go and fulfill the quest. Ming Hu headed to the warp gate with Minhyung, Rapid, and the girl.
* * * * *
The underground space beneath the Black Moon Tower.
A man was standing just outside the gate to the Seven Realms. He was looking at the door, and his face was filled with excitement and anticipation.
"This is the gate of the demon world…"
The man at the door smiled slightly and muttered, "I'm sorry.
Jumbled
Then a woman came to the side of the man who had been waiting for it.
"I can't believe I was in this place."
Arriving at the man's side, the woman looked at the door and muttered something, then turned her head to look at the man and continued.
"Brother, are you coming right away?"
At the woman's words, Soma nodded.
"Yeah, I think I'm prepared enough, but I'm going to go check the levels just in case. Do you want to come with me?"
The destination was the Underworld. He thought he had prepared well enough, but maybe not well enough. Soma was going to enter the Demon Realm right now to see if his preparations were sufficient or insufficient.
Soma's words made Margaret think for a moment before she shook her head.
"No… I don't think I can go right now. There's no one in control."
There was no one to control this place. If only she had someone to control it for her, Margaret would have entered the demonic realm immediately.
"Uh… okay, I'll go ahead and get it then."
At Margaret's words, Soma nodded in understanding.
"Yeah, whisper it, I'll go back upstairs."
Jab, jab, jab!
In response to Soma's words, Margaret ascended back to the tower through the warp magic circle.
Sigh
As Margaret went upstairs, Soma turned her attention back to the door.
'I wonder where…'
On the other side of the gate is the demon world. She couldn't wait to see what it would be like. Soma reached out and tugged on the doorknob, her face filled with anticipation.
[The door opens].
Profit
The door opened and a message appeared. Soma glanced at the message and then at the space that opened up. The room was filled with inky blackness.
'Oh my God. You're kidding.'
Soma smiled at the blackness of space, unable to see an inch. He opened his inventory one last time, checking his potions, scrolls, and other items.
"Let's go.
Soma swallowed hard as he finished inspecting the item and stepped into the inky blackness.
Siaak
[You have entered the Seventh Demon Realm].
"Oh."
The moment I stepped in, the dark black background disappeared and a new one appeared, along with a message.
"This is the demon world."
Soma looked around.
"It looks the same except for the sky."
The skies of the Demon Realm were gray, unlike the skies of Middle-earth, but that was all. Other than the sky, nothing else was different from Middle-earth.
"You didn't debuff anything, did you?"
No message appeared, but just in case, Soma opened the Character window.
Nationality : Helioca [Empire]
Age: 26 Profession: Examination of pyoderma
Reputation: 70250 Merit: 75020
Title: Heir to the Black Flame (Effect: +10% Class Skill Damage)
Level: 341
Life: 362850
Mana: 2884400
Strength: 4021(+500) Dexterity: 5430(+400) Health: 7257(+700)
Constitution : 140250 [14025(+3700)] Wisdom : 3970(+400)
"I don't think there are any debugs."
Checking the character window, Soma muttered something about how glad he was that he didn't have any shaved stats, and closed the character window.
Sigh
Then he looked around once more.
"Where should I go…"
She didn't have a map, and she was at a loss for where to go. But then Soma realized what she was here for and smiled.
"I'm here to find out the level anyway."
It wasn't that he had to do something here. The reason Soma had come here was to find out the level of the Demon Realm. It didn't matter where he went.
"First. Let's get a sense of the terrain around here."
Soma glanced around to see what the terrain was like around the doorway and started walking.
-grunt…
But as Soma scanned the terrain, he stopped in his tracks at a sound that caught his ear, and turned his head toward the source.
-grunt…
-croak…
Two skeletal puppies with no flesh attached to them were growling as they approached Soma. Soma's skin began to turn red as he stared at the skeletal puppies. At the same time, Soma swung his sword.
Whiz! Bang!
With a swing of the sword, a pillar of black fire rose up from beneath the skeletal puppies' feet. The black pillar of fire exploded with a loud bang right after it enveloped the skeleton puppies. Soma stared at the skeleton puppies with a slightly nervous expression.
"…what."
But soon the dust from the explosion settled and Soma was stunned by what he saw.
"One shot?"
The skeleton puppies were lying on the ground, motionless. They weren't pretending to be dead, judging by the items lying next to them.
Jumbled
Looking at the skeleton puppy with nervous eyes, Soma approached it with an expression of disbelief and picked up the dropped item.
-You have acquired the Small Skull Dogbone.
-You've acquired a little marble with a scam in it.
"It's a junk item."
He didn't expect much from an item dropped by a dead monster, but it was a bit bittersweet that the first item he'd gotten since entering the Demon Realm was a miscellaneous item. With a bitter smile, Soma placed the bones and marbles in his inventory and started walking again. No, she was going to move them.
Jumbled
"…!"
Just as he was about to take a step, Soma heard footsteps and quickly turned his head to the side. The bushes didn't allow him to see what was approaching. Soma crept forward, ducked behind a rock, and began to look toward the bush where the footsteps were coming from.
Squeak
Soon, footsteps were heard through the bushes.
"…huh?
After identifying the source of the footsteps, Soma couldn't help but be puzzled. The source of the footsteps was a human man who looked to be in his early twenties. Emerging from the bushes, he muttered to himself as he stared at the door with a slightly tired look in his eyes.
"I think I'll sign out now…"
"…user!
Soma couldn't help but be surprised when he heard the muttering. It wasn't an NPC, judging by the use of the word logout. It was a user.