Sage Warrior

sage warrior

- Volume 4 Episode 10

"Come on, try this too!"

Jung Daesik meekly accepted the hookah offered by the small gang.

As I took a sip of it, a sudden burst of laughter rose.

"...Ha ha ha! ha ha ha ha ha! ah ha ha! ooh, laughter... ha ha ha ha!"

Jung Daesik laughed for no reason and thought he was crazy.

But that thought was only a fraction of reason, and in reality it felt like it was going to be okay.

"It's called a roaring cigarette."

"Ahaha... Haha! It's strange. I don't know what it is, but it's so funny!"

"Hahaha! In our opinion, you are the funnier! The higher the mana, the stronger the reaction. Usually, I laugh a few times, but I don't laugh to die like you!"

"Ahahaha! My stomach hurts! Wahahahaha!"

Soon, So Kang-doo and Yoo Tae-hoon started smoking the cigarette and laughing.

Mu-won Park refused, but Mi-rae Heo said that he was more hungry than cigarettes and drank several cups in a row.

Heo Mi-rae suddenly got up from her seat as if she was getting drunk.

She put her hands under her belly button and nodded her around her cheeks.

Then she cried out of nowhere.

"Heo Mirae~ Show! Show! Show!"

As soon as Heo Mi-rae cried out like that, a swarm of black butterflies rose from behind her.

Jung Daesik was surprised and said, "Wow!" Heo Mi-rae burst into laughter as she slumped behind her while screaming.

Then the butterfly, which was originally black, changed to a fully natural color.

"Heo Mi-rae, you're already drunk!"

Park Mu-won, her only sane person, forced her to sit.

But she kept getting up and running, trying to do the gnome's butterfly show.

Seeing that, Jung Daesik laughed nonstop.

He couldn't stop laughing at the fact that the laughter cigarettes were so well received.

Seeing that, So Kang-doo and Yoo Tae-hoon also smiled.

Anyway, it was a mess.

That was then.

“Ah, mic test, mic test.”

It was noisy outside, and the men clinged to the railings of the wide open windows.

The smile faded as if the effect of the laughter cigarette had barely faded, and Sogangdu pointed somewhere and said.

"It's the best event in Gapyeong. It's an amazing sight. Phantom lives here. It's not an exaggeration to say that he made this place."

The Phantom was an Awakener with a history of rescuing thousands of people with his amazing skill of creating illusions when Monster Break occurred.

He did not play an active part as a hunter, but he was a person who was often talked about among first-generation Awakened people.

While I was thinking that such a person was in a place like this, the announcement started.

「From now on, the highlight of Gapyeong Night! The Phantom Festival begins!”

wow!The sound of applause and shouts resounded, and the announcement continued.

“Now everything I see is welcome. It's just an amazing one-night dream created by the illusionist Phantom, so don't be afraid. But don't get too caught up in the illusion. It's just a mirage that will disappear after a while. Now, let’s begin!”

After the not-so-fresh introduction was over, the room suddenly became dark.

It felt as if the glowstone had lost its light at once and was blinded.

Jung Daesik floundered in embarrassment.

A few startled hunters like Jung Daesik could be heard chattering.

Jung Daesik looked around, waiting for his eyes to ripen in the dark, and saw the dark night sky.

He thought that when the luminous stone was bright, he was just dark, but it wasn't.

The stars were awesome.

"Wow."

Were the stars so bright here?

Jung Daesik, who was raising his head in admiration, soon felt the starlight begin to descend.

The starlight, which descended like snowflakes or like fireflies, soon began to dance.

Jung Daesik knew it was a fairy.

Fairies with beautiful appearances, as if they came out of a fairy tale when they were young, danced.

They spun around in groups and performed perfect solos.

Then, suddenly, it grew large.

"Aww!"

Jung Daesik was surprised to see a fairy that suddenly appeared before his eyes and threw his body back.

The fairy, who instantly became human-sized, was very beautiful.

The fairy hovered between Jung Daesik and his crew with a mysterious smile.

Suddenly, the fairy turned into a mermaid.

With its long, scaly tail wrapped around the crew once, she went out the window to meet the fairies who had also turned into mermaids.

Then a soft voice was heard.

Suddenly, the outside was transformed into a landscape in the sea.

Dolphins and tropical fish swam, mermaids rode large tortoises, bounced harps and sang songs.

Then, as darkness fell over my head, a huge whale appeared.

Whoa-!

The whale passed them by with a strange howl, and soon a bigger one appeared.

It was a creature that Jung Daesik had never seen before.

It was a sea dragon.

The sight of them swimming leisurely while moving their numerous fins like rowing was amazing.

It was a sight I had never felt before looking at other monsters.

He looked at it with his mouth wide open, and soon something suspicious of his eyes appeared.

"Kraken!"

Jung Daesik exclaimed in astonishment.

A monster that almost sank the Japanese archipelago to the bottom of the sea appeared chasing the sea dragon.

Sea Dragon and Kraken fought fiercely in the air.

But the sight was not threatening.

Every time the sea dragon and the kraken collided, star candy poured in all directions.

The more they fought, the smaller they got.

Then it changed into another monster several times.

Eventually, the two became a giant dragon and a manticore.

The dragon spewed fire, and the fire burned the valley.

The manticore bit his throat, and poison poured out, extinguishing the flames.

As it went up and down, the fire grew bigger and bigger.

Before long, even the dragon and manticore were engulfed in the flames.

Everything was burning.

Jung Daesik looked down at his burning hands.

He looked at his companions and saw that they too were on fire.

But the heat was not felt at all.

Soon, a phoenix appeared from the fire.

The phoenix howled and flapped its wings.

Then he led all the flames and disappeared into the sky, far away.

When I woke up, it was dark again.

Soon the glowstone lit up and reality returned to its form.

“Wow, today was great!”

Jung Daesik, who was startled to see Mi-rae Heo enjoying himself clapping and applauding, came to his senses.

Tae-Hoon Yoo blew a whistle, and Kang-Doo Soh also sent cheers to Phantom, who was somewhere else.

Park Mu-won? He looked unimpressed.

Jung Daesik honestly admired it.

"It was great."

"Isn't it cool? This is not the end of tonight's event. There are a lot of fun events waiting for you, so look forward to it!"

Sogang Doo swore it would be the night he will remember for the rest of his life.

And it really did come true.

Jung Daesik laughed and chatted while drinking a cocktail called 'Dragon Trim' to his heart's content.

And he went to the wrestling board where the transformation magicians were fighting with his troop members and watched.

So Gang-doo participated in the competition and defeated quite a few people.

In the end, we lost to the giant Wear Bear, but the match itself was worth watching.

He went to another store to drink with the prize money he had received there, and joined with other hunters.

The second event started while everyone was talking loudly about the saga in the dungeon.

A talented person called Gardner made me sing the Gapyeong Forest.

The grass and trees that grew at an amazing rate blossomed and swayed in the wind, creating a marvelous sight.

When the second event was over, a 'strange auction market' was held.

It was an auction selling all kinds of weird, funny, and strange things that came out of the dungeon.

It wasn't really worth it, but people bid for fun.

The night was long and long.

Jung Daesik drank burp and smoked a roaring cigarette.

Surprisingly, however, at the same time he was acting, he was strangely smart.

No matter how much he drank or chatted, he never felt tired or sleepy, and his body and mind were full of vitality and joy like never before.

In the end, they were only able to dig up their seats when they saw the morning sun.

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"Druck! Druckle! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......"

Jung Daesik woke up to the sound of someone snoring loudly.

With a flash of light, he opened his eyes and jumped up from his seat to see Sogangdu lying on the floor.

He was biting his taste buds with only a pair of panties on.

Jung Daesik also didn't wear much.

He looked around him, scratching his head, which had become his new home.

'Where the hell is this...? Oh right. I slept at Yoo Tae-hoon's house yesterday.'

The place where Yoo Tae-hoon lived was not a private residence.

He had his own apartment.

It was Tower Palace in the middle of Gangnam where Jung Daesik sang like that.

'Ah, nice house.......'

Jung Daesik went out into the living room in admiration.

"Woke up?"

Yoo Tae-hoon was already waking up and drinking coffee.

Park Mu-won and Heo Mi-rae were not present.

When they parted at dawn, they returned to their respective homes.

Park Mu-won, like Yoo Tae-hoon, had his own house, and Huh Mi-rae was still living with his parents.

Only Jung Daesik and So Kang-doo, who live in the company house, came to Yoo Tae-hoon's house.

Jung Daesik sat down across from him, asking for a drink himself.

"You woke up early. Are you tired?"

"I can't be tired."

Jung Daesik suddenly realized what Yoo Tae-hoon said with a smile.

I drank like that yesterday and played like crazy, but I didn't have a hangover at all.

Rather, I slept only three hours, but my condition was very good as if I slept well.

Seeing Jung Daesik bewildered, Taehoon Yoo handed him coffee and explained.

"This is the reason why dragon trim is expensive. Not only does it not have a hangover, but it also refreshes the body. Some hunters carry it with them and drink it as a remedy for fatigue."

"That's right. That's really good!"

It was a drink without a hangover, which was the best.

The problem is the price.

Jung Daesik frowned when he remembered that the price of a cup of dragon trim was close to 300,000 won.

Yesterday, he almost paid all of his drinks, so he squandered nearly 10 million won in one night.

It wasn't even playing with a woman or drinking alcohol, but it was a considerable amount.

But it was fun.

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