Old People Don’t Hold Hands - Chapter 129



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Episode 129, The Frost Queen’s Crown (1)

What appeared when I broke the wall was… … .

It was a coffin-shaped door.

The Frost Queen’s Crown.

When I checked the item name in the game, it didn’t even have Chinese characters.

I only saw the Korean characters and thought it was a hat worn on the head… … .

Looking at this, I guess maybe not.

The coffin, which was large enough to accommodate the corpse, was beautifully crafted.

So much so that it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the Frost Queen is actually sleeping inside.

And the coffin was covered in pure white frost.

As I was just watching, Inogen looked at me, picking his ears as if asking what I was doing.

“… Mr. Dickinson?”

Diana also called me the same way.

“Oh, no.”

I just stared at the coffin for a moment.

But I put my hand there.

– Heh, heh heh heh!

Before I could even touch it, I heard a strange laughter in my head.

At that sound, I couldn’t help but stop for a moment.

“… … ?”

Diana tilted her head again in puzzlement at my actions.

When I heard the laughter, I had this feeling.

I have a strange feeling that once I open the door here, I won’t be able to get out easily.

“… …Dicklen? That’s not like you. Are you hesitating?”

“… … No. Let’s prepare for this first and then try it out.”

“Phu, puhahaha! You acted tough, but aren’t you just a coward?”

Inozen laughed and said this, thinking it was time, but there was no reaction.

The place where you can obtain the Frost Queen’s Coffin is a place that even I have never been to in EndWorld.

What this means is that you need to prepare thoroughly.

And here, in the Dragon’s Nest, there were still many things to prepare.

We left the Frost Queen’s coffin alone and began our search.

The purpose of the search was one.

Finding the treasures you planned to obtain.

The search itself wasn’t that difficult.

It would be nice if the reason was because Inogen, the owner of this place, was there… … .

“Haaah, do you think I would remember that?”

Looking at Inogen scratching his head as he said this… … .

Even if I told him the name of the treasure, he would probably ask me if I had it.

After that, he started searching after giving a simple order to Inogen.

When I told him to keep an eye on the Frost Queen’s coffin to see if anything was wrong, Inogen didn’t seem to like it.

What can I do?

They can’t attack us right now.

After saying that, we split into groups and started searching.

The group was the same group that had been searched before.

Because Diana, Viella, and Nowen decided to team up and go their separate ways.

After dividing the group, we didn’t leave right away, but explained in detail the treasure we had to find.

Inozen, who was listening to this, immediately asked this.

“… … But how do you know so much about the treasures I have?”

I guess he looks flustered because he knows so much about his own nest.

But, you know.

“Well, I guess I’ll know by hearing it from the god I serve.”

Even after saying this, Inogen tilted his head as if it was strange.

“Normally, you wouldn’t even be able to approach it, but how do you know so much in detail… … ?”

… … Well, that’s what I mean.

In my case, it was information I found out by chance.

As I continued playing EndWorld, one thing became clear to me.

That no god knows about the dragon’s nest except me.

Well, so I talked to Inogen a bit more.

We started searching the area.

Because of the four sides, the search difficulty itself was easy.

Besides, while Inogen was tied up, I was looking around here and there by myself.

There were also a few rooms that were excluded altogether.

Even so, because there were so many rooms, I ended up going to different places about ten times.

“Mr. Declen!”

Diana, who was looking around the corner, ran towards me.

In his hand he held a shining silver dagger.

“That thing, is this what you mean?”

“you’re right.”

Ahre’s night.

This oddly named object is said to be the dagger that a woman used to take her life for nine days.

There was also a detailed explanation that the sorrow of a woman who desperately tried to end her life could be expressed, and that the ill-fated relationship between the two people who shed blood together could be broken.

Here, ‘bad relationship’ refers to the penalty that exists between two parties.

I looked at the night of Ahre from Diana.

Blue jewels engraved here and there on the silver dagger were sparkling.

I looked at it for a moment, then accepted it and drew my palm.

“… … Mr. De, DeClen!”

Diana looked at me in surprise at my sudden action,

I looked at Diana silently and extended my good hand.

“Please give me your hand, Miss Diana.”

At my words, Diana cautiously extended her hand.

I held the sword in my wounded hand and lightly cut Diana’s palm.

“… … Ugh.”

Diana frowned slightly, but didn’t say anything despite the harm done.

It seemed like he had some idea of ​​how to use the object by watching my actions.

Just like that, I held Diana’s bleeding hands together.

When our hands touched like that.

Whaaaaaaaaaa!

Blue gem engraved on the dagger

A cold, blue light like stone enveloped us and then dispersed.

Other than that, there were no other changes.

But I knew what this effect meant.

If it was EndWorld, this message would have appeared.

[Use Ahre’s Night to find out the entangled evil relationships between the subjects.]

[I found the evil ‘death’.]

[Ahre’s Night breaks the entangled penalty between the two targets.]

[The penalty ‘Death’ is removed.]

[There is no longer any ‘death by proxy’.]

When the debt was completely gone, the wounded palms healed cleanly as if nothing had happened.

Diana, who was looking at my unblemished palm, asked me this.

“… … Is it okay now?”

“Yes. It must have been cut off.”

Well, there’s no way to confirm it since the penalty itself is so vicious.

… … Come to think of it, we had made a promise to cut off the penalty with Diana back in the winter forest.

Now that I think about it, it’s a new feeling.

Even before I felt the subtle surge of emotion immediately after cutting off the penalty.

“I found the car!”

… … From a spot not far away, Biella’s booming voice was heard.

As we went there, our eyes met with Biella’s, who was holding a mirror the size of her face with both hands.

And I knew right away what it was.

It was the ‘Mirror of the King of Net’ that he had set his sights on giving to Biella.

“Sir, sir! Is this the correct item?”

“Ah, ahem! I, I helped find it, Declen!”

Excited about discovering a treasure, the two tried to take credit for it.

Let’s ignore that for now… … .

“Mr. Biella.”

“Uh, yeah? Yes?”

“Please keep looking at Mr. Biella’s reflection in the mirror.”

“… …Why all of a sudden?”

“That’s how you use this thing.”

“Then, are you going to give this to me?”

I nodded to Biella’s question.

Then Biella smiled brightly, a smile she had never seen before.

“Oh, if it’s something that even the old man would acknowledge, then it must be some great treasure, even if I don’t know what it is. Well, I like it!”

… … When I look at it, it looks like even my mouth and ears are hooked.

After writing this, you may regret choosing this treasure.

After about five minutes of Biella staring at herself in the mirror.

[… … What is your name as you look at the luggage?]

Biella, who was looking at her in the mirror, spoke to her.

This was the identity of the Net King, trapped inside the mirror.

Biella was momentarily taken aback by the sudden voice.

He opened his mouth right away.

“Me, me? I’m Biella?”

[Biela… … .]

“Oh, sir, what is this… … ?”

[Then why are you looking at the luggage?]

The King of Net in the mirror looked like Biella and looked at Biella with some seriousness.

“……mister?”

Biella looked at me with a puzzled look.

He didn’t say anything special.

It didn’t matter what I said in response anyway.

The Net King will serve the one who awakens him in this way as his master until his death.

Let’s just watch like that.

Biella gave a simpler answer than expected.

“… … Because it’s expensive?”

[… … What?]

“I wrote it because it was an expensive treasure.”

… … and on top of that, he did it with a natural, innocent expression.

[It’s all about money, it’s no different this time.]

“What is that voice saying, something like inspiration?”

[… … Anyway, I will repay the favor to you for waking me up.]

After saying that, the mirror suddenly became smaller.

It disappeared as if it was absorbed into Biella’s body.

Seeing that sight, Biella started to feel around and started to cry.

“… … Huh, huh? Sir! Where did my, my treasure go?”

“It’s not that I went somewhere, it’s that I belonged.”

“… … Belonging? What is that?”

“The treasure was literally absorbed into Ms. Biella’s body.”

“… … Huh? So you can’t take it out? You can’t sell it?”

“If I wanted to, I could, but… … .”

“… … But?”

“It might be possible if Mr. Biella dies.”

As I said this, Biella became even more upset and started to tear at my body.

He said, swinging his arms and legs.

“Where the hell is this! Mirror! Get out again! Cancel, I want to cancel!”

Well, there’s literally no way to get a bound item back unless you die.

Knowing this would happen, he deliberately tried to give King Nett’s mirror to Biella.

Even if I gave him something else, I thought he would sell it and get a piece of cake because of his innate materialism.

… … So in cases like this, a bound item like the Mirror of the Net King is the most suitable.

After that, I also found things to give to Diana and Nowen easily.

After finding everything, let’s go back to where the Frost Queen’s coffin is.

“Ugh, ugh, uh, oh… … .”

There was Inogen, sleeping, leaning against the Frost Queen’s coffin.

… … That’s right.

In other words, a person who is not very attractive, or rather, a dragon.

Well, at least it seems like there’s no other intention.

“Ino―.”

First, let’s reach out to wake Inogen.

In that brief moment, Inogen transformed his arm and raised his claws.

The claw stopped just before it could tear my flesh.

“… … What, was it you?”

… … Well, it’s an amazing reaction speed.

Still, I guess it’s a good thing I fed it the pearl.

“Now that everything is ready, let’s go in.”

After lining up like that, I reached out to the Frost Queen’s coffin.

To be exact, I tried to put my hand on it.

The coffin lid opened and a mad blizzard began to blow in from beyond.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the storm was so strong that it virtually covered the entire place in snow.

… … Strangely enough, it wasn’t cold.

I walked into the coffin through the blustery wind.

Before long, I couldn’t help but lose consciousness in the sight that was covered in pure white.