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Episode 46
Geo returns to the cabin.
“… … .”
He was now checking the reward he had received from the system after realizing the level of danger of the young man he had encountered at Gyeongbokgung Palace.
“I was busy.”
Reward: Seal
“I was busy eating.”
I know the system has no ego, but I made excuses for nothing.
“So I was wondering what a seal was….”
Geo looked at the stamp, which seemed to be carved out of marble.
“… … .”
Geo placed the stamp on his softly shining back. It was beautiful, shining brightly like sunlight shining through a thin blanket.
It was similar to marble, but the quality of the light was different. Geo muttered as he looked down at the small pillar that seemed to be alive and breathing, and he could hear a faint beating.
“Where have I seen this?”
“Kururuk?”
“Don’t look at it with greedy eyes, honey. Even if you love gems, this is too much. If you really want marble, go to the spring where there are trees that grow from similar stone.”
“Kung kung kung… .”
“You can’t pretend to be cute.”
This is a system that has evolved Sergio, who was an extremely ordinary person, into a portrait whose personality can change in an instant. There is no way that the seal given by such a guy would be ordinary, so I couldn’t let Honey eat it.
“hmm….”
After looking around, Geo came up with an answer.
“Was it a sealing wax seal?”
Sealing wax, a sentimental item used to seal letter paper. It looked like a seal used to melt the wax, like candle wax, and press it to create a pretty and cool design. It was a type of seal.
In the era that Geo lived in, it was an item that chose sensibility over practicality, but that aside…
“I don’t have wax.”
“Huh?”
“There is no one to whom I can send a letter I have put so much care into.”
“… Kuru… .”
“Tears are clouding my vision.”
I am a dung beetle.
“I don’t have any friends.”
“… … .”
“…I wonder if it meant that I should try making a pen pal.”
I don’t know why he gave me this seal, but since he didn’t know anything, Geo interpreted it the way he wanted.
This was definitely a consideration from the system to encourage Geo, who had no friends, to make new connections.
“Then let’s try sending a letter to Mr. Yoo Seong-un.”
The easiest opponent, Yoo Seong-un.
Today, Yoo Seong-un, a modern man who is so tired and exhausted, suffered misfortune again without any problems.
* * *
“… … .”
When Yoo Seong-woon returned home from work, his heart almost stopped.
“… What, a letter…”
There is a letter on the living room table that I have never seen before.
“… … .”
He looked around and muttered.
“There is no sign of intrusion.”
With the help of the leader of the Bisabal Guild, who was concerned about the safety of his employees, the security of the residence where Yoo Seong-un was staying was so tight that only S-class hunters could enter. It was surprising that a strange letter was left openly in such a house.
Yoo Seong-un sighed for a moment, then calmly collected his emotions and sat down on the table sofa.
“Let’s go and take a look.”
Rustle.
The letter sounded like dried grass.
“… … .”
It’s dried grass.
“… Geo?”
For some reason, I felt like I knew who the sender of the letter was.
‘I’m not sure, but I have a feeling that’s the case.’
The envelope felt similar to Korean paper, but it was much drier. Much softer. Yoo Seong-woon’s gaze, which was staring at the envelope that was as black as Geo’s eyes, soon fell on the wax sealing the letter.
A texture like a sparkling jewel.
“oh….”
It’s definitely Geo’s.
‘… It looks like the crystal structure of the gem was melted like candle wax and stamped with a seal. I don’t know how such an extraordinary feat could have happened, but it is dreamlike and beautiful, like something out of a fairy tale.’
This strange sense of presence was particularly felt by Geo. I guess you could say he had a strangely emotional side to him.
“It’s a seal….”
It was a pattern I was seeing for the first time.
“… The portrait… looks a little bit like it.”
The plants spread out around the rectangular frame, and the pattern inside the frame that looked like a star. It was a seal that somehow reminded me of the ‘Portrait of Geo’ hanging in the gallery of the Visabal.
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“You really have a strong taste.”
The way he acted was like that, and Geo had a strong feeling of being a fantasy medieval noble.
‘Should I say it has a fairy tale-like feel?’
I think he said that he lived in a hut, so I thought he was a very peaceful guy.
“Then let’s look at the contents.”
He carefully tore off the seal that he felt was worth studying, taking care not to damage it, and saw the pure white letter paper inside. Yoo Seong-woon took out the letter paper and read the pitch-black writing carefully.
“… … .”
And then he let out a deep sigh.
“… I don’t understand… .”
If you’re going to send a letter, shouldn’t you write it in Earth’s language?
‘… I thought you knew a lot about Korean culture, so I expected you to write the letter in Korean, but I guess that’s too much to hope for. Geo isn’t really Korean, either.’
I read it again, wondering if I could interpret it, but it was still a language I had never seen before. It didn’t even feel like there was any regularity to it, so Yoo Seong-un felt troubled.
“If it’s something like a curse letter, it’s going to be a headache.”
It’s unlikely that Geo would send something bad out of the blue, but the beings of the source weren’t the kind of people who could be guessed at in that way. If it was an item that would cause a curse if not properly interpreted, it would be quite difficult.
“… … .”
The meteor cloud subsided a little, as it no longer felt that ominous.
“… Since I was planning to go see it tomorrow anyway, I might as well ask about this too.”
It wouldn’t have mattered much as long as it wasn’t a bomb about to explode.
Yoo Seong-un carefully sealed the entrance again so as not to crumple the letter. The blue gem seal, which had no adhesive at all, was cold and smooth, but perhaps because it had some weight, it did not float away and held the entrance in place.
“Anyway, I can’t figure out its identity.”
Should this also be considered a ‘fragment of a work of art’?
“They say you have a knack for making people lose their minds….”
I don’t know when we’ll be able to find out Geo’s true identity.
That point was a little bit distant.
* * *
“Geo.”
The next morning, Yoo Seong-un found Geo.
“Is this the letter you sent?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“You were right.”
“… … .”
The portrait still had an expressionless face, but it asked something as if it was curious.
“I wrote my name on the letter, but you didn’t check it?”
“Oh, that… .”
Yoo Seong-un took out the letter with an embarrassed face.
“I feel sorry for you who took the time to send me a letter, but how can I read a letter written in a language I don’t know? If it’s not the language of Earth, I can’t verify it.”
“…okay.”
Geo paused for a moment and then continued speaking.
“But if I remember correctly, I sent you a letter in Korean.”
“Huh? Really?”
“Yes. I think there must have been some unexpected problem in the delivery of the letter. Just as you feel that the resolution of this portrait is off.”
“Oh… um, that’s… definitely…”
That could have been possible.
‘The language of the letter also didn’t seem to have any regularity at all.’
Geo’s letters were written as if they had been typed on a broken typewriter; the outward appearance of the letters was neat and tidy, but the detailed language and rules were utterly confusing.
This part could certainly be what Geo said.
‘If you’re talking about resolution, it’s probably about the level of Geo we talked about before… .’
Just like the great sense of oppression and fear felt from Geo outside the portrait.
‘Looking at that, it certainly seems like the frame containing this portrait is acting as some kind of filter… Could it be a filter to contain Geo, a being that humans cannot handle?’
If the language was mixed and distorted in the process of going through the filter, then the current content is understandable. Geo’s level is also a frame that is being distorted, so wouldn’t language be distorted even more?
“It’s a bit of a shame for the person sending the letter.”
“I’m sorry if this made you feel embarrassed.”
“I guess it’s okay, but why did you send the letter?”
“It was just a simple thank you and greeting, nothing special.”
“… But didn’t you have your own rules?”
In response to the sudden doubt, Yoo Seong-un asked a light question.
“If you want to take something out of a painting, someone has to pay the price. But I don’t remember paying the price.”
“I thought about that too, but I think the seal helped me avoid being tied down by the rules.”
“A seal?”
“It’s a seal I obtained by chance. If I mark it with it and deliver it, it seems like I don’t need to charge anything in return.”
“Hmm, really?”
As expected, the 1:1 rule wasn’t something Geo wanted.
‘Because they figure out ways to get around the rules like that.’
If we look at it that way, Geo’s rules are probably a kind of defensive line to prevent the huge scale from overflowing and destroying reality. As I thought before, I think it might be the result of the ‘frame’ acting as a filter.
‘But if you think of a way to avoid that suppression, like a seal or something…’
It’s a bit creepy from the perspective of a weak Earthling.
‘… Even if Geo isn’t the type of person who enjoys harassing others, someone of that caliber can unintentionally bring people down. If the rules given to this guy exist to protect Earthlings, then we should be careful of his tendency to casually ignore the rules.’
Anyway, I felt a little relieved. I had been losing sleep after receiving that strangely creepy letter, but as expected, it didn’t seem to be a bomb scary enough to harm Yoo Seong-un.
“I was surprised. When I got home from work, there was a letter I didn’t know there….”
“I’m sorry. I didn’t expect the letter to be moved like that.”
“I guess you don’t usually send letters?”
“Yes, but….”
Geo rarely trailed off.
“I wanted to try making new friends.”
“… … .”
Yoo Seong-un took a deep breath and asked in his usual tone.
“… New friend?”
“It’s embarrassing to say, but I only talk to Yoo Seong-un. Before we start a new relationship, I sent a letter to Yoo Seong-un first.”
“That’s… very good.”
Although Yoo Seong-un is a being of origin and has a calm and calm side, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t know how dangerous Geo is.
Since it was a meteor shower, it passed without a hitch, but if it was a normal person, they would have been shocked and fallen down upon seeing the strangely arousing letter. Especially if they were a civilian and not a hunter.
“I think it would be good if you paid a little more attention to that part because other people might be surprised.”
“I will be more careful next time.”
“I would appreciate it if you could do that.”
Yoo Seong-un, who was wearing a scarf around his neck, asked next.
“But how do you find that ‘new relationship’?”
How is Geo, who always appears in portraits, going to make ‘new friends’?
If he were a normal person, he would move around and make friends through the Internet, but none of this was the case for Geo.
“Will that letter be delivered randomly to a random person?”
“No, the recipient must be correct so that what I am sending is delivered as intended.”
“That must have been my case.”
“I think I need to think a little more about how to make new friends.”
“Hmm… .”
Is this the perfect timing?
Yoo Seong-un recalled the conversation he had with the leader of the Visabal Guild and asked Geo.
“Geo, is it possible to move to another dungeon?”
“Is it a dungeon, not just a simple portrait?”
“huh.”
“… … .”
Geo blinked twice as if he was thinking for a moment and then answered.
“In the case of the world I drew… .”
“huh?”
The world drawn?
“The world you just drew… .”
“Yes, in the world I’ve drawn, moving around is not difficult.”
“uh?”
“But the dungeon that Mr. Yoo Seong-un is talking about doesn’t seem to be the space I drew. Are you talking about a dungeon that already has an entrance on Earth and that Earthlings can visit?”
“…uh….”
Although he was a little confused, Yoo Seong-un answered as calmly as possible.
“Yes. I’m talking about a dungeon that already has an entrance on Earth that even a hunter like me can visit.”
Yoo Seong-un continued, thinking that he should increase Geo’s risk level.
“You created portraits here and there and used them to travel around the company, right? Then I wondered if I could find your portrait in other dungeons. That means you can visit those dungeons too.”
“I haven’t tried that part yet.”
Geo, who had said so, added shortly.
“But it sounds like it would be fun.”
Geo showed interest.
‘I’m glad I had that in mind.’
It is a portrait of Geo, who surprisingly pursues a life centered on interest.
If I asked this question, I had anticipated that Geo would be very interested and might try it right away.
‘It’s a bit difficult to figure out its behavioral patterns, perhaps because it has human-level or higher intelligence, but since it’s shown this much interest… If possible, it would be better to make suggestions within a manageable range.’
As Bisabal said, some humans like Yoo Seong-un cannot control Geo’s actions. This was true even without selfish intentions.
There is no objective way to stop Geo, who considers himself human, from going out into society. He can go anywhere and create anything just by drawing pictures.
‘Then it would be better to at least give them a direction. Even if I can’t stop them from moving, I can at least recommend a place to go.’
Yoo Seong-un took out a piece of paper from his briefcase.
“Then what about places like these?”
“What is this?”
“I’ve picked out some dungeons that you can visit without causing any trouble.”
If possible, we chose a location with the least amount of casualties.
“The dungeons have low rewards and low recognition, so hunters don’t visit them often, and they’re not scary enough to put you in danger… .”
“… … .”
“If you want to experience an environment outside of the portrait, I thought you might want to try something like this. If you move around like this, you might meet other hunters when you visit the dungeon. Then, you’ll have a higher chance of making new friends.”
Geo nodded, wondering if Yoo Seong-un’s suggestion didn’t sound unpleasant.
“thank you.”
“I hope this helps.”
“Yes, I have something to give you as a token of my appreciation.”
“Is this a gift?”
“The jerky I made earlier dried well.”
“…okay….”
I never knew you could even make beef jerky.
‘This isn’t ordinary jerky.’
I started to think that if I continued living like this, I wouldn’t be able to live up to my name in another sense.
‘I don’t think I’ll become so healthy that I’ll live a long life or even become immortal…’
It was a meteor cloud that suddenly became eerie.
* * *
Geo, who successfully delivered the jerky to Yoo Seong-un, was troubled as he looked at the list of dungeons he had given him.
“Honey, let’s take a picture.”
“Kururuk.”
“Go to the dungeon where the jewel you spat out stopped.”
“Kukkurururuk.”
“I thought you’d like it too.”
The list of dungeons that Yoo Seong-un handed over also included photos of the interior. It seemed like the dungeons had already been investigated by people called Hunters.
Soon, Honey spat out the jewel.
“… … .”
“… … .”
“Here it is.”
vein of jewels
“… … .”
jewel?
“A jewel?”
“Kururu.”
“…okay.”
“Kururururururururururu.”
“Okay, then stop….”
“Kururururururur… .”
“stop.”
If it’s shiny, I can’t stand it.
‘Does this kid know Korean?’
I began to have strong suspicions that it might not have been said intentionally.