Episode 342 Comeback (1)

Hansoo Lee’s room feels familiar yet unfamiliar.

‘Something… It’s been a long time.’

I looked around for a while to see if anything had changed, and I quickly turned on the computer while sitting on the chair, moving only my toes.

Gee-!

Our goal in today’s community is simple.

As always, gathering information is our top priority.

The only difference would be that, unlike usual, 2 years and 6 months of content was accumulated.

‘Let’s look at the bulletin board first.’

The round table, which can be said to be the main dish of community activities, can be entered after three hours, so I checked various bulletin boards by manipulating the mouse.

It was quite cumbersome work.

To see the atmosphere of this place in chronological order, I had to flip through the list for a long time.

[Wow, has anyone been to Bjorn Jandel’s house?]

-I went with the people who had been helped by her on the first floor before, and seeing the flowers piled up, I felt strange.

– I feel like I’m really dead.

– Your co-workers are also in the atmosphere of a portrait house.

Well, since you see a lot of my talk, you can read it from here.

[tetyys: What fuss about a dead NPC?]

[Sogeking33: Hell, no one would care if one naughty bastard like you died, right?]

[SoDamnToxic: Candidate for the barbarian chieftain, a nobleman with an explorer title for the first time in 10 years, said that the royal family would also send knights to a funeral procession to commemorate the death of the hero… … . It’s only natural for cubs who explode with a sense of inferiority to stick together.]

[Ki11Humans77: It’s a bit disappointing. They made a new clan, so I was curious how they would grow.]

I clicked the back button after checking only a few comments on the post I clicked on for the first time. And, step by step, I went through the pages and checked the posts.

1 month, 2 months, 3 months… … .

As time passed, the bulletin board poured out articles focusing on the hottest topics at the time. Just looking at the bulletin boards full of stories about my death.

It’s only been a month, but the frequency of mentions has decreased so much that it has almost disappeared.

However, it started to be mentioned again from the following month.

Someone put new firewood in.

[Is the rumor that Bjorn Yandel a demon true?]

– Wherever I go these days, there’s only talk of it. I’m not going to do this just because there’s no talk at all.

[Three reasons why Bjorn Jandel is a demon]

-Uh, if you come, press recommend and go~

[Common sense, would he be a demon?]

-In rebuttal, a newbie who has never seen Bjorn Yandel.

-If yes, Su-in has a girlfriend.

[arolf5205: He’s right. It seems that all the kids that Bjorn Yandel is a demon are newbies.]

[1spring: Bjorn Jandel is not a demon. So, do you now have a girlfriend?]

[Bling0_0: Well, I think I’m somehow an evil spirit… … .]

Two months after Bjorn Yandel’s death (?).

The bulletin boards were covered with discussions about whether I was a demon or not.

So far, most of the atmosphere was regarded as a rumor.

Well, there was one comment that bothered me in the middle.

[teckmonkey: Maybe it’s a fact, not a rumor. There is a story that Bjorn Yandel was the most cherished colleague in the place where the suspicion first appeared.]

He only said that he was a colleague, but he erased his interest when he saw that he didn’t refer to anyone. When a topic arises, all kinds of aggressors stick around because I’m used to it.

Click, click.

Three months after her death, the topic became less popular and my name was hardly mentioned.

However… … .

6 months after death.

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My name, which was slowly forgotten, begins to be mentioned on the bulletin board explosively.

It was officially announced by the royal family.

Bjorn Jandel is a demon.

[Hey, is the official notice from the royal family real?]

[Is Bjorn Yandel an evil spirit?]

[I got the title of nobility as a candidate for chieftain, how can I be a demon? Isn’t something wrong?]

At first, everyone seemed confused, but gradually the evidence that I was a demon came up and flowed into an atmosphere of acknowledgment of the truth.

Assuming that I was a demon and thinking about it, there were only a couple of questions.

[It was strange when you think about it.]

– Does it make sense to grow like that in such a short period of time? It was just too weird for me to be a bastard.

[ㄴtunaboot: Fact 1, even if it’s an evil spirit, it doesn’t make sense.]

[BrutalizerX: Fact 2, Bjorn Yandel was living with three women.]

[ㄴWingPizza: Fact 3, Bjorn Yandel is known as a giant over 20cm tall. The kidneys, of course.]

Of course, the period my name became a hot topic was short-lived.

Apart from the shocking story, there was not enough firewood to keep burning.

Bjorn Jandel is a demon?

That’s an amazing story.

but so? How long are you going to tell the story of the dead child?

It almost felt like this.

Well, some speculated that there must be some great secret behind the rumors about the sudden death, and the fact that the royal family has now come to confirm the rumors… … .

Unfortunately, that was all.

Because such a secret circumstance cannot be posted on the community bulletin board.

Click, click.

After that, I continued to read the posts, but a topic that could warm up the entire bulletin board did not come out for several months.

It was just an ordinary atmosphere where you could say what you want to say with Junggu heating.

However… … .

1 year after death.

There was one incident that set the community on fire.

[Guys, did you hear about the Nartel Clan?]

Nartell Clan.

The clan headed by the explorer Melter Pend, who had a close relationship with me in the battle of Noark the other day.

90% of the clan died in the labyrinth.

The cause was already well known.

[godFLEXyou: Uh, I heard that only a few people came back alive after being attacked by the Noarks?]

Noarks, known to have gone outside the walls, were found in the labyrinth.

As a result, all sorts of speculations circulated in the community.

There are portals outside the fortress walls.

Rather than that, it may have been that the portal was newly created in some way. Some said that it was likely that they were from Noark, who remained in the city and hid their identity.

and… … .

1 year and 1 month after death.

One of the medium clan was wiped out in the labyrinth.

It was a clan that was active in the dark continent where the Nartell clan suffered catastrophe.

There were no survivors, so the cause of the annihilation is unknown.

1 year and 3 months.

The number of clans disappearing without a trace on the 7th floor increased rapidly, and there were several eyewitness accounts of seeing people from Noark.

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Most of the sighting sites were on the 7th floor.

1 year and 4 months.

The royal family recognized the seriousness of Noark’s case and began to distribute identity plaques again.

Knights also put in the labyrinth and patrolled the lower floors.

However, nothing improved.

As soon as the labyrinth was opened, there were no people from Noark even though they checked those who entered on the first floor.

1 year and 6 months.

The royal family, noticing that the Noark forces only appeared on the 7th floor, collaborated with several large clans to form an expedition.

And he came back with a lot of damage.

Still, there was a harvest.

[Breaking News] Noark latest news]

– This is reliable information obtained by interrogating a prisoner caught during the expedition.

-The cubs of Noark opened a portal outside the wall, and they said it was the 7th floor if you rode it.

-Oh, of course, neither the prisoners of war nor the royal family know how that was possible.

New information has been identified.

Time passed like that, and it’s been 1 year and 8 months.

The royal family, who banned normal explorers from entering the Dark Continent, formed the 2nd Expeditionary Force, and after tying up countless forces, won a single battle with only scars.

and… … .

[Now this is a real war.]

On the 7th floor, a full-fledged battle of strength began.

It was decided that if the Noarks build up their power by staying on the 7th floor, it will lead to a big problem in the future.

Countless explorers participated in the war for the huge rewards offered by the royal family, and heroes who gained fame in the war were born every day.

A typical example was Chilgang.

Seven young heroes who had not had much fame before, but made a name for themselves by playing a major role in this war.

[But looking at it now, it seems that the talent pool at the Bjorn Yandel Party was insane. How do two of the Seven Rivers come out of one party?]

I went back in time and finished checking the posts 10 minutes before the last registration, and I let go of the mouse.

Even if I just skimmed through the cancer, more than two hours had already passed by the time I tried to check the amount of 2 years and 6 months.

‘Should I take a break and clean up… … .’

I got out of the chair and lay on the bed.

Once I looked around the community, I learned very little.

That’s normal.

Because I spent more than ten days at home and heard various stories from Erwen. The major events in each timeline had already been identified.

Of course, there was also something about Noark.

‘Still, looking around, it was nice to know the atmosphere at that time… … .’

In addition, there were quite a few small pieces of information in the posts that Erwen did not tell them.

For example, it is said that all explorers who had previously been brain-dead by a pillar of fire were healed.

‘Anyway, shall we check the exchange side this time?’

After taking a short break, I sat in front of the computer again and started checking the delayed posts one by one.

And time goes by… … .

[03:09]

It is time to enter the round table.

***

profit.

The goblin mask, who opened the door and entered, waved a bright greeting.

“Oh, Mr. Fox! Long time no see?”

“hello.”

“Does it seem like the two of us came first today?”

At the goblin’s question, Versil Gowland, a woman in a fox mask, laughed awkwardly.

It was because I knew that it wasn’t a fact-checking question, but a chance for a private conversation.

She didn’t really have anything to share with the goblin.

“… … Haha, you seem to have something to think about today as well, right? I will be quiet.”

“thanks.”

As time passed, the antlers and the crescent moon arrived at about the same time.

I checked the time and it was 3:05.

There were 5 minutes left to enter.

“Isn’t the two of them here yet?”

“… He will be here soon.”

In answer to the antler’s question, she smiled bitterly. The members who have not yet participated in the rally are the clown and the queen.

Perhaps they will participate today.

Well, after checking the members, I’ll just turn my back and disappear this time.

As always in the last year or so.

“Still, now that the four of us have gathered, we can hold the meeting properly today.”

“… … Last time, the deer antlers fell out and you couldn’t even start? Why didn’t you come then?”

“Goblin, do I even have to tell you why?”

“that… No. Yes. I was just curious, so I asked.”

Before the meeting started, we were having a meaningless chat and the door opened again.

This time it was a woman.

“Oh my, it’s been a while, huh?”

Queen.

Although it cannot be compared to the presence of a monk, a woman who has fully proved her worth at this gathering by crushing the clown with her intelligence.

“Are you going to wait this time and just leave?”

The queen smiled awkwardly at the polite question of the crescent moon. If that was the case, the answer was enough.

It’s her idea, because everyone knows.

‘It would be meaningless to participate in a rally without that man.’

Even after the investigator’s visits were cut off, she participated in the rally and shared information.

However, at some point, she also checked only the members and left before the rally started.

And the same goes for clowns.

“Fisit, are you all together again this time?”

“clown… … .”

Two minutes left before the meeting begins.

When the clown arrived, people’s eyes gathered.

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Most were unfavorable.

That’s because I’ve had a lot of encounters with Noark lately.

Even if it wasn’t as much as the crescent moon, he couldn’t be favorable to him as a character in the Noark camp.

“Are you going to kill someone looking like that?”

The clown chose an empty seat and sat down as if he liked that kind of gaze. Then, staring at the clock hanging on the wall, he waited for one person.

It was a very familiar scene now.

“Whew… He doesn’t seem to be coming today.”

“… … Attempts to crawl out of Noark to the 6th floor are being witnessed these days. What is the reason?”

“Yes? The meeting hasn’t even started yet, so why am I telling you that?”

“that… Because you don’t attend the meeting… … .”

“Mr. deer antlers are so… Then you should have brought something fun earlier, right? It’s not fun at all, so I come and go every time, don’t I?”

“… … Does that make you look like a detective?”

“Fisit, I didn’t mean to do that.”

As soon as the clown rose from his seat with a scornful smile, the queen stood up as if waiting.

“Anyway, you don’t seem to be coming today, so I’ll just leave.”

“Then I will… … .”

The fox looked at their backs and sighed quietly. As much as they regret their absence, the need for one person is felt again.

‘Who, the replacement investigator, where did that person disappear?’

At first, the clown and the queen also came together, pouring out all sorts of speculations about his disappearance.

I’m not going to lose interest.

GM kicked him out of the community and so on.

There were many other hypotheses, but the most memorable one was the goblin guess.

Bjorn Jandel and he might be the same person?

If he died, the reason was that the timing was very clever.

However… … .

[Fisit, why don’t you goblin-san, get rid of things like paladins and become a writer?]

The goblin had to spit out the speculation and laugh at him.

He didn’t say anything sarcastic, but the other members felt the same way that he didn’t take it seriously.

That’s because Bjorn Jandel was an explorer less than a year old when the investigator first appeared at the round table.

At the most, it is impossible for a person who was active on the 3rd or 4th floor to show such an image.

But… … .

‘Maybe, the speculation was true…’ … .’

Fox thought that the hypothesis might be true.

There are many inconsistencies, but if it really is, then at least it explains why the investigator hasn’t appeared for two years and six months—

cut profit.

That was the moment that the accident led to it.

The tightly closed door slowly opened and everyone flinched.

It was indeed a simple reason.

Because the clown who was about to leave his seat had not yet arrived at the door.

“… … ?”

no one will come any more

No, it shouldn’t be.

Except for one person.

tuk.

Soon, a man appeared through the open door.

and… … .

“… … !”

“… … !”

Said the man who made everyone freeze just by appearing.

It was as if he was bored along the way and decided to stop by.

“Long time no see.”

The investigator is back.