Chapter 61 – Otherworlder

Lee Lee Se-min was flying through a tunnel of time and space.

His body was caught up in the dimensional torrent, falling and rising repeatedly.

Landscapes of the Earth passed by from all directions. The placenta was in ruins. The cities around the world that I had seen before when I passed through the gates of hell had now collapsed and become the land of demonic beasts.

Lee Lee Se-min tried not to be distracted by that sight.

He soon left Earth.

Scenes from another world that he could not understand surrounded him.

At one point in such time and space, Lee Lee Se-min kicked the air and pierced the boundary.

His body was thrown out of the tunnel.

Lee Lee Se-min floated in the dark for a while. Gradually my consciousness converged into darkness. I crossed a space so dark that I couldn’t tell if my eyes were open or closed.

Time passed like that.

Suddenly.

Lee Lee Se-min felt his cheeks were cold.

He was lying face down. The chill of the ground was cooling his body. I opened my eyes and stood up. Vegetation that was strangely different from that of Earth was spread out all around.

It was another world.

Lee Lee Se-min adjusted his backpack and climbed a tall tree to check the terrain.

“You’re in the right place.”

When Lee Lee Se-min first fell to the other world, it was the mountain where he survived for the first year. To get here, I deliberately jumped out of the way and created the same situation as before.

He immediately began marching towards the outside of the mountain.

Food was obtained by hunting small demonic beasts nearby or picking and eating berries. Homelessness in this world was familiar.

Unlike before, there was no one in the area who could stop him, so his movement accelerated.

A few days passed like that.

Lee Lee Se-min found the place he wanted.

“Whoa.”

As if the climate had suddenly changed, the plants in front of me looked completely different.

Tall trees resembling bamboo were lined up densely, and a faint fog blocked the view.

Lee Lee Se-min entered the forest.

His senses began to warn him that something was strange.

“Was it this much…?”

He became much stronger than before, and as he learned communication magic through mirrors, he gained a slight sense of magic. So I was able to clearly feel that there was a barrier in this forest.

Lee Lee Se-min headed towards the center of the forest.

Naturally, he couldn’t find his way and started wandering.

But Lee Lee Se-min didn’t care.

Because she will appear when the time was right.

Lee Lee Se-min started looking for demon beasts in the same situation as himself, hunting them, lighting a fire, and eating meat.

“This guy must have had a hard time.”

After living in the other world for a long time, Lee Lee Se-min had reached a level where he can discern the taste of all kinds of magical beasts. There was no shortage of things to call him a magic sommelier. According to his knowledge, this demonic beast suffered from a hard life and had little body fat and a lot of muscle, so the meat was tough.

The demonic beasts of the forest began to gather as if they had smelled the smell of burning meat.

Several demonic beasts were glaring at him from beyond the trees.

Lee Lee Se-min classified them as gold-level demon beasts in his head, and suddenly felt bitter. The era of systematically classifying and grading magical beasts as in the past had passed.

“Ugh.”

Lee Lee Se-min shook his ass and lifted Rufus.

“Come at me.”

When he waved his hand as if to come in, the demon beasts seemed to had understood his signal and charged.

Lee Lee Se-min raised his sword.

Just before they collided, Lee Lee Se-min opened the auror he had been storing. Then the horsemen panicked and applied the brakes.

But it was already too late.

Lee Lee Se-min easily cut them down and killed them.

It was an easy hunt for Lee Lee Se-min because they ran on their own and were very confused right before they hit.

After putting their bodies away, Lee Lee Se-min went back to eating.

As Lee Lee Se-min was putting the remaining bones next to him after eating all of the magic beast, someone’s feet suddenly came into view.

When I looked up, someone was standing there.

Lee Lee Se-min grinned.

A person from another world.

There she stood, telling him how to return to Earth with the necklace.

Lee Lee Se-min stood up.

“It’s been a while.”

She had her wild blonde hair, reminiscent of a wheat field, tied up in a cloth. As before, he was dressed in dark blue robes and holding a staff. Lee Lee Se-min realized that what was standing in front of her was not the real thing, but her avatar.

She looked at Lee Lee Se-min with her blue eyes and said something.

But I still couldn’t understand.

Lee Lee Se-min had to convey his intentions through hand and foot gestures to her, who could not communicate with her verbally. There was a necklace that I received just before leaving, so I will be able to talk to you now.

“Let’s talk about this.”

Lee Lee Se-min took out a necklace from his chest and pointed at it.

The woman stared at it, then suddenly turned around.

And then I started walking towards the forest.

Lee Lee Se-min packed his bags and followed her.

Her movements were strange. As I continued walking, I suddenly took a side step and even ducked under a low branch to pass by. It was similar to the method that Lee Lee Se-min had briefly learned from Noh Hak-jae in the past.

Soon we reached her residence.

A huge tree greeted them.

The tree itself was a house. It was as if the giant tree had become a house of its own, with doors and windows maintaining the grain of the tree. There were no traces of cutting or grinding at all. It was a scenery like something out of a fairy tale.

The door opened, and a woman who looked exactly like the woman who led Lee Lee Se-min came out.

The woman standing in front of Lee Lee Se-min gradually faded, turned into a leaf, and fell to the ground.

It was also an alter ego.

Lee Lee Se-min waved his hand.

“Hello!”

She was expressionless. He approached Lee Lee Se-min with light steps and said something. Lee Lee Se-min pointed to the necklace.

“Take this.”

She raised her hand.

Then a bluish light began to flow from the necklace.

The necklace’s interpretation function had been activated.

“Do you understand me?”

“…….”

She looked up at Lee Lee Se-min with her characteristic blue eyes and opened her mouth.

“Okay.”

Now I understand her language.

She turned and walked towards her house.

“Follow me.”

As she got closer, the door opened of its own accord.

As he entered the house, Lee Lee Se-min realized that his feelings were correct.

There was no sign of any chipping or cutting. All parts were made of gently curved surfaces, and things like chairs, tables, and beds were all connected to the floor.

It was as if the tree had changed into this shape on its own.

It’s an amazing skill.

Lee Lee Se-min soon sat across from her. She brought tea. A small leaf was floating on the surface of the water.

“You went to your dimension, why did you come back?”

Even when I couldn’t understand the language, I felt like the way they spoke was cold, but it really was that way once I understood the meaning.

Lee Lee Se-min answered honestly.

“Our world is ruined.”

Her eyelids fluttered once.

“Suddenly the gate burst open, and demonic beasts poured out.”

Lee Lee Se-min explained in detail. She sipped her tea and listened. When Lee Lee Se-min finished speaking, she nodded.

“I see.”

She seemed to had expected it.

“We ended up in the same situation.”

It was a remark with implications.

Lee Lee Se-min asked something he had been curious about for a long time.

“Then, wasn’t the demonic beast originally in your world?”

The demonic beast came from the other world to Earth through the gate. Therefore, the other world was considered the home of demonic beasts.

However, Lee Lee Se-min saw the process of the city of the other world collapsing through the subjugation war, and even witnessed his magic through the death of the goblin.

In that memory, the otherworldly people looked as if they were embarrassed by the sudden attack and were unable to respond.

They didn’t seem like people who knew a lot about demonic beasts.

she answered.

“No.”

“Then…”

“They are beings from another dimension. They have completely taken over this place, and have even invaded your dimension using our world as a base.”

“As expected.”

Lee Lee Se-min nodded.

This dimension was also a victim.

Badurbarok, this was probably done by that cursed being.

Lee Lee Se-min asked her.

“What is your name?”

They had not made a full statement yet.

She answered calmly.

“Killa.”

“I am Lee Lee Se-min. Call me Lee Lee Se-min.”

Kila took a sip of tea.

“Okay, Lee Lee Se-min. So why did you come back? Because your dimension collapsed?”

“Badurbarok.”

As Lee Lee Se-min spoke, Kila raised her eyebrows.

She put down the teacup she was holding and looked at Lee Lee Se-min.

A small ripple appeared in his emotionless blue eyes.

Killa also knew that name.

Lee Lee Se-min grinned.

“I’m going to kill him.”

“You don’t know anything about Badurbarok. That’s why you say that.”

“It’s true that you don’t know much. That’s why you came here.”

“It’s impossible.”

Killa shook her head.

“It is absurd to kill him when he could not even protect your dimension.”

“Are you that strong?”

She nodded.

“Again, absolutely impossible.”

“No, it is possible.”

“It’s impossible.”

“It’s possible.”

“Fire.”

“Go.”

The two glared at each other.

Lee Lee Se-min said.

“You told me then that you couldn’t run away.”

“…….”

“It’s just as you said. Even if I die, I will hit him. I have nowhere else to run.”

Before Lee Lee Se-min crossed the gate, she said to Lee Lee Se-min:

‘You can’t run away.’

Those words struck Lee Lee Se-min painfully.

As Lee Lee Se-min spoke with a serious face, Killa had a strange expression.

“Are you serious about that?”

“Okay.”

“I see.”

Killa nodded.

“It worked out better.”

“What?”

“No.”

Killa stood up.

“It’s going to get dark soon. I’ll give you a room, so you can stay. I have a place to go tomorrow.”

“Where?”

“You will find out when you go.”

She said that and waved her wand in the air.

Then the closed wall slowly opened and the room was revealed.

“Well then, I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“There’s something more I’d like to ask….”

“Today is over.”

She went into her room. Then the space closed by itself. The wooden surfaces fit together seamlessly, as if they had been walls from the beginning.

Lee Lee Se-min called her, but there was no answer.

He scratched his head and looked around the inside of the house.

***

The next day, Kila woke Lee Lee Se-min up early in the morning.

When she said she wouldn’t go far, Lee Lee Se-min followed her with only Rufus on his back.

They left the forest and crossed the mountain range.

Killa moved using magic, and her appearance was mysterious. With each step she took, she moved forward in an instant.

Lee Lee Se-min had to raise his aurors and follow her. Killa explained that it was about folding space, but Lee Lee Se-min couldn’t understand it properly.

Killa soon stood on the ridge of the mountain.

“Come quickly.”

Lee Lee Se-min raised Taegeukhye and stood next to her.

And I opened my eyes wide.

A basin surrounded by numerous mountains.

There.

There was a huge city.

“That…”

Buildings were lined up in concentric circles around a huge temple, in the same form as the ruins he had seen.

The scale was several times, no, dozens of times larger than the ruins.

Countless people were busy moving about in the city.

Kila said.

“It is Sargasonia, our last city.”

Lee Lee Se-min looked at that for a while. The scenery of the city built in the middle of Mt. Cheopcheop was mysterious and beautiful. For some reason, my heart was pounding.

I had no idea that a place like this was hidden in this other world.

“Eggplant.”

Killa moved first.

She reached the entrance to the city in an instant.

As Kila stood at the entrance, guards equipped with weapons blocked them.

“Killa.”

They seemed to know Killa well.

Lee Lee Se-min stood behind Kila and watched them. The level of Aurors that seemed at first glance was not low at all. Their eyes turned to Lee Lee Se-min.

“Who is that?”

“This is.”

Kila stood next to them and looked at Lee Lee Se-min and said.

“It’s a slave.”

“Are you here to sell?”

“Okay.”

Lee Lee Se-min looked at them blankly and thought.

Was this a trick to infiltrate the city?

Should I quickly pretend to be a slave?

As I was thinking so, Killa stretched out her hand towards Lee Lee Se-min.

An unknown force enveloped him.

Lee Lee Se-min raised an auror and resisted its power.

But.

“Oops!”

The necklace he was wearing instantly wrapped itself around his neck and began to tighten it. Lee Lee Se-min tried to remove it, but it was no use.

His aura was being shattered by the necklace.

Lee Lee Se-min sat down.

Kila said.

“I think I was mistaken, but that’s not what I meant when I said you couldn’t run away.”

She still had an expressionless expression.

“It means you can’t run away from me as long as you wear that necklace.”

Lee Lee Se-min was dazed while being strangled.

No, that’s what you meant?

Lee Lee Se-min was grabbed by his hair and dragged. The gate was opened. The commotion of the city poured down on the people.

“I showed you mercy and sent you away, but you dare come back, you idiot.”

The necklace kept dispersing the aura.

“Do you think you can remove Killa’s magic? Just be quiet.”

The guard sitting behind the iron bars chuckled and said.

Lee Lee Se-min ignored those words and focused his mind again. The magic imprinted on the necklace was interfering with the cohesion of the Aurors. He tried to solve it by using Taijihye, but it was impossible for him.

After all, a wizard who made a huge tree his home, interprets otherworldly languages, and folds space to create land can’t be ordinary.

“Whoa….”

I let out a long sigh. He thought he had grown tremendously by killing goblins, but now a powerful wizard was tormenting him.

“Jailer.”

Lee Lee Se-min put on his most polite expression.

“What?”

“Is this person named Killa a great person?”

“Didn’t you know that? Killa is the best mage with no rival even in Sargasonia. He was the owner of the Magic Tower when the old empire was alive, so an idiot like you should consider it an honor to have been taken by him directly.”

I wasn’t sure, but I understood that he was a very powerful wizard recognized by people from other worlds.

Lee Lee Se-min held the necklace, shook it, and lamented. How foolish I was to keep wearing this, believing it was a precious gift. If you were naive, Kobe was the world. Lee Lee Se-min lay down on the floor.

“Why does such a great person capture slaves?”

“So, what a great person you are.”

“Capturing slaves? Ah, that seems like a great idea from the point of view of the boss, doesn’t it?”

Lee Lee Se-min sarcastically said.

The guard laughed and kicked the bars.

“You are such an idiot. Where did you come from so you don’t know anything? Others are anxious to be like you.”

“You want to be a slave?”

“It’s okay. My mouth hurts talking about it.”

What was going on with Sargasonia?

Lee Lee Se-min decided to seek more information from the guard.

“Oh my, brother. Why are you like that? Brother, please teach me.”

“Why am I your older brother?”

“The first great person that an idiot like me saw when he came to Sargasonia was my brother, so I should call him that. Hahaha.”

“He’s a good guy.”

“Brother, what do you mean people want to be slaves?”

“You have to be a slave to enter Sargasonia, but the fortress doesn’t even accept slaves.”

“Why don’t you accept it?”

“It’s because it’s full. If you want to become a slave, you have to wait your turn. But Killa is an exception. He’s one of the few people who has the right to take out free slaves.”

According to his explanation, Sargasonia was a city of dreams for wandering refugees or people living hand-to-mouth in small villages.

They wanted to enter the city and be guaranteed a safe life, even if they had to become slaves.

However, Sargasonia was limiting its population due to overcrowding. Now, those who wanted to become slaves were waiting in line.

“If you serve ten years as a slave, or if you make a great contribution to Sargasonia, you can be liberated as a free person. Think carefully about what you can do for Sargasonia.”

“Were you a slave too?”

“That’s what my father said. He worked hard. I’m taking care of him now.”

“You are a dutiful son.”

Lee Lee Se-min sat down and sighed.

“Then what do I do?”

“It will be auctioned off or sold to a buyer designated by Killa. It doesn’t seem like it will be able to put in any effort, and Mana from a wealthy mansion might take it away. Uh-huh.”

Lee Lee Se-min was lost in thought.

Maybe it was a good thing.

When crossing over to the other world, Lee Lee Se-min was thinking of receiving help from the other world.

In the vision I saw in the ruins, the otherworldly people had excellent auras and powerful magic. The average skill far exceeded that of Earth’s radars.

Even that man, who was acting as a guard, would be recognized as a high-level raider on Earth.

If science had developed like Earth and a system to prepare for demonic beasts had been in place, the other world might not had collapsed.

So, I was wondering how I could meet people from another world, and even though I was a slave, I was able to enter the last city of this world.

I decided to treat the phone call as a blessing in disguise.

Lee Lee Se-min asked the guard.

“Do you know Badurbarok?”

“What?”

His face turned pale.

“This guy, you stupid bastard. Where do you get from saying that blasphemous name?”

“Can’t I tell you?”

“Ever since His Majesty passed away, we have not spoken his name. If anything, please do not speak his name again. It makes people sad and angry.”

I felt fear in him.

“I’m going to have a bad day today because of this stupid guy. I guess I should go to bed early at home.”

The guard was so angry that he didn’t open his mouth again.

Lee Lee Se-min sat in the corner and checked his body condition.

Except for the fact that the power flowing from the necklace kept interfering with the Aurors’ gathering, his physical condition was very good.

Fighting against goblins, he advanced to a new level of Taijihye. Natural energy was flowing throughout his body, and the amount or amount of internal energy was meaningless. The Transcendent Network, which he briefly visited before coming to this world, said he had reached the state of martial arts.

By Earth’s standards, it would be a unique mark, perhaps more.

But what good was that?

I can’t use my strength because of the necklace.

“Ah, this damn necklace.”

When Lee Lee Se-min ripped off the necklace, it began to strangle him. As he struggled for breath and became exhausted, the necklace let him go.

The guard burst out laughing.

“Don’t fuss.”

At that time, a sound came from the conch-shaped magic tool installed in the guard’s seat.

[To the auction house.]

The guard chuckled and stood up.

“It’s an auction. This should be fun. Wake up.”

“Auction?”

“Yes. Killa put you up for auction.”

When we got outside the prison, the guards took Lee Lee Se-min away.

The cityscape came into view.

The streets were clean, and people were dressed colorfully. Magical lights twinkled here and there. At first glance, it was reminiscent of the Middle Ages, but the aliens were building a unique and advanced civilization through their unique magic.

said the guard.

“Pray that you will find a good master.”

“Is there such a master?”

“You never know.”

Then the security guard standing nearby spoke.

“Why not just avoid Vaticaros?”

“Would you pick a guy who looks like he can’t even use his strength?”

“I don’t know. That guy is crazy.”

***

Lee Lee Se-min soon stood on an outdoor stage located in the middle of the city.

There was a crowd of otherworldly people. To them, the slave auction seemed like an event. Countless eyes were looking at him.

Lee Lee Se-min did not get discouraged and grinned at them.

Soon the host appeared.

He was holding a magic tool, and it looked exactly like Mike.

“Hello! It’s been a while since a fresh slave has appeared!”

His voice resonated throughout the square.

People cheered.

The host waited until their cheering died down and then spoke again.

“As for this slave…”

Then he approached Lee Lee Se-min and asked in a low voice.

“Slave. What is your name?”

“Lee Lee Se-min.”

“That’s a strange name.”

The host nodded and raised his voice again.

“Lee Lee Se-min! His name is Lee Lee Se-min! That’s strange! A strange name and strange clothes! Just looking at him, he looks like he can’t even use his strength! What use can this guy possibly have?”

People booed.

“But!”

he shouted.

“The one who brought this guy here is none other than Grand Mage Killa!”

Then the atmosphere changed. The cheers grew so loud that they shook the square. Lee Lee Se-min covered his ears.

“As you all know, all of the slaves that Killa sold were not ordinary. They all had unique abilities. The most recently brought in, Gorgola, became the best singer in Sargasonia. So what use can this slave, Lee Lee Se-min, have?”

The host handed him a magic microphone.

“Now, tell me! What is your talent!”

People followed his last words.

“What!”

It felt like you were at an event.

Lee Lee Se-min thought deeply and brought his mouth close to the magic microphone.

“Yes. My talent is….”

Enjoying the gaze of thousands of people, Lee Lee Se-min proudly declared.

“It looks great.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere became cold.

The host cracked Lee Lee Se-min’s shin and began to take action.

“Hahahaha! This slave is amazing! He knows how to increase his own value! Well, he doesn’t look bad, but that’s not all! This is just an introduction! Now! Tell me your real talent! You slave!”

Lee Lee Se-min, who was jumping around holding his shins, looked at the magic microphone thrust at him again and thought.

Host, this bastard must be killed.

Lee Lee Se-min limped to his feet and thought for a moment.

Well, he only had one talent.

Lee Lee Se-min spoke confidently.

“I am strong.”

The atmosphere, which had become cold due to his challenging remarks, heated up again. A man standing near the stage shouted.

“How strong!”

Lee Lee Se-min roared.

“Very strong!”

The crowd responded with cheers to his energetic shouts.

“Wow!”

The host’s face brightened.

The emcee, who was in the mood, raised his voice and asked Lee Lee Se-min.

“Yes! Lee Lee Se-min! Strong slave! Very strong slave! Appeal more specifically! To your future masters! Let them know you! What can you do!”

The host suddenly came forward and danced around, then cast a wave and placed the magic microphone over Lee Lee Se-min’s mouth. It was stage control that reached its peak.

Lee Lee Se-min caught the flow and immediately screamed.

“I am!”

“Oooooh!”

“It’s strong enough to kill Badurbarok!”

“……!”

Then silence.

“…….”

It suddenly became quiet.

There were no cheers or boos.

Even the host froze, unable to touch his shin.

“…….”

Without hesitation, Lee Lee Se-min opened his chest and proudly showed himself off.

He came to this world for that purpose.

I will kill Badurbarok.

However, everyone was silent with shocked expressions, as if they had heard something they should not had heard. A large crowd had gathered, but there was not even a sound of swallowing.

At the end of the silence, laughter rang out.

“Hahahahahahaha!”

Someone in the back row was laughing out loud.

He was a huge man with a thick beard, like a bandit. His clothes were colorful and flashy, showing that he was wealthy. He raised his hands and shouted.

“What a fun guy. Host! Let’s cut the noise and start the auction!”

The mood never recovered.

The host said hesitantly.

“Yes. Well, then let’s start the auction.”

The auction ended smoothly.

To be precise, Lee Lee Se-min was sold as soon as the auction started.

No one bid except one person.

The successful bidder was the bandit-like man who burst into laughter.

“I am Vatikaros. I have no bad taste in calling you master, so just call me Master Vatikaros. If you are polite, you will never use this.”

He said, holding out what looked like a small wand as if threatening. It was a control tool that could control the necklace around Lee Lee Se-min’s neck at will. It was no different from a whip used to control slaves.

“I need a crazy person like you.”

Vaticaros seemed in good spirits.

The carriage carrying them was heading towards Vatikaros’ mansion.

Lee Lee Se-min asked cautiously.

“What do I get to do?”

“Didn’t you know that? Well, maybe I don’t know. I mean.”

Vatikaros pointed out the carriage window.

“He is a person who raises gladiators.”

Where his finger pointed, a huge building resembling the Colosseum stood tall.