These Lunatics are Obsessed With Me

‘Ugh…’

I carefully opened my eyes to see if the dazzling light had disappeared. I was disconcerted by the bright light that seemed to blind me for a moment, but when I opened my eyes, I felt even more confused.

‘What?'

I opened my eyes and realised I wasn't in my room. I stood outside and looked around with a surprised face.

Buildings were reduced to framework after being burned down, and unoccupied cars were dented and overturned on deserted streets. I gulped unconsciously as I stood in the middle of the road covered in black ash.

Kkii…

‘…!’

A small sign hanging in the air fell to the ground. Strangely, my voice couldn't come out and my body couldn't move, so I could only move my eyes to read the letters on the sign. The sign was crumpled and scorched, so I could only read one word from the letters.

[KS-09]

Since the gate crisis, countries have changed their regional names to alphabets and numbers, focusing on the locations where dungeons appear. KS-09 was near City Hall Station.

Why was City Hall Station so destroyed? Didn't they stop the dungeon break? The dungeon near City Hall Station is definitely…

‘Ugh…!'

The ground began to vibrate and shake. I ducked under the impact. Soon the ground began to sink.

"Gasp…!"

"Kkyauu!"

I opened my eyes again, finding myself back in the room. I pressed my hand to my racing heart. And I calmed Yong-sik who was walking back and forth restlessly.

"Yong-sik-ah, dad is okay."

"Kkyuuu…"

Yong-sik, looking somewhat downcast, pressed his front paw against my thigh.

I seemed to fall backwards unsightly when I saw the light he was emitting. I grabbed my throbbing head and raised myself up. Then a blue system window appeared in front of me.

[Chapter: Epilogue. Ragnarok.]

[You have read the last page.]

[The number of Yggdrasil’s Essences required for the next reading: 0/1]

"Hoo…”

The end of chapter? Ragnarok?

So, what I saw was the end of the world? Is this the end of the novel?

I felt the back of my head tingling and opened my mouth stupidly.

An apocalyptic ending? What do you mean, author!

I swung my hand in frustration, and the system window flashed and disappeared. I groaned in my seat and ruffled my hair.

Now that I think about it, there are many hints of a bad ending in this novel. The Norn Guild with its prophet, with unnecessary emphasis, saying that the final dungeon will appear soon, and it will give the main characters plenty of trials before the destruction.

Still, isn’t it a bit much to perish? Isn't the true ending to overcome trials and achieve a happy ending? Hm? Then why did they make the main characters level up and give them a lot of cheat skills? And then the destruction? Are you kidding me, really?

"Aargh!"

Why did I get transmigrated into a novel like this…!

No, wait.

Isn't it irrelevant to me if I do well? I'll go back to my original world if Sim Dante repairs the machine anyway. If it's the last chapter, it means the novel is finished, but it will take at least a year.

"Hmm…”

Nevertheless, I should probably prepare for the epilogue just in case. I can’t just trust that Sim Dante guy.

What I saw was probably the end of the novel. The ending of this novel I haven't read.

But why show me the last scene? Also, why did that pop up in the system window after showing me the last scene?

[The number of Yggdrasil’s Essences required for the next reading: 0/1]

"The next reading…"

Is this going to show me the parts of the novel I haven't read yet? Then, it can tell me how the destruction process was while I'm exploring around the dungeon?

"Hmm, okay."

It felt a bit unsettling, but for now, I had to collect Yggdrasil's essence by conquering dungeons. Then I'll know how this damn novel ended with such a crazy ending. I have to know first to be prepared for it.

"Haaa, I'm going crazy."

"Kkauu."

When I sighed, Yong-sik looked at me and shouted softly.

Anyway, what exactly is Yong-sik? There was something quite suspicious about him for a simply summoned beast.

"Yong-sik-ah, are you…”

"Kkyau?"

“…”

In Norse mythology, Nidhogg played a final role after the destruction of the world following Ragnarok. The prophet's last revelation was that Nidhogg was flying over the destroyed land.

I wondered if what I saw was Nidhogg's gaze, or perhaps Yong-sik's.

But if that's the case, that means Yong-sik has already experienced the end of the world once, and that doesn't make sense. Maybe there was a system error when Yong-sik became my summoned beast.

"Well, nothing. It's all right."

"Kkyau…"

Well, that's a good thing for me. I have to keep giving Yong-sik the Yggdrasil's Essence to grasp the contents of this novel, because no one knows what else might happen in the future. I smiled and patted Yong-sik's head.

Bang, bang!

"Hm?"

"Yi Jin-ah, Han Yi-jin!"

"What is it?"

Eden shouted my name as he banged on the door. Frowning, I got up and approached the door.

"Why?"

“Let’s go to the game room!”

“What kind of game is it in the morning?"

I looked at Eden with a dumbfounded expression on my face. He's been obsessed with VR games in the basement game room lately. He kept trying to drag me along, saying that playing alone was boring.

"Let's go eat then."

"Ugh, seriously… You're going to get addicted to games."

"Oh, come on."

"Hmm."

After some contemplation, I eventually nodded. Besides, I don't have anything to do in my room.

I'm starting to get bored with VR games, and it feels frustrating to be stuck in my room. But then I realised that the next dungeon might be decided soon. The next dungeon is probably…

"Yi Jin-ah, what's wrong?"

"Huh? It’s nothing."

It's probably even harder than the Sæ dungeon.

I sighed already. I had no choice but to follow Kang Yoo-hyun wherever he went.

I'd rather play VR games than go there.

"Hey, let's play VR and do Jim Forest in Kang Soo Hyun's room."

“…I don't want to go into that bastard’s room."

"Then don't go."

"What? Who says I will go?"

Eden followed me while shouting loudly. I chuckled at him.

[So, what do you guys usually do at the accommodation?]

[I mostly just sleep after returning from the dungeon. Eden is almost a VR addict. So, sometimes I join him.]

[Oh, there is VR in the accommodation?]

[Yes, there is Jim Forest too in Soo-hyun's room. We can use the big screen there, so we go there occasionally.]

[So, the four of you play VR and Jim Forest?]

[Well, Kang Yoo-hyun rarely joins us…]

The sound of women's laughter filled the room.

Raisu, who was watching YouTube on TV, stared at the screen.

“Hmmm, what's this? He look pretty"

The screen was filled with Han Yi-jin's constantly smiling face. Raisu looked at the man's attractive face with his protruding snaggletooth in amusement.

"I would have had him earlier if I had known he looked like this. I was completely unaware."

“…”

"Right? Si Hoo. Don't you think so too?"

Baek Si-hoo, who was standing next to him, looked puzzled. After remaining silent for a while, he opened his mouth with a calm expression.

"I think Han Yi-jin's skills will be useful."

“Hmph, you are no fun.”

Raisu, who was pouting, looked at the screen again. The more Raisu looked at Han Yi-jin, the more it reminded him of the brown-furred cheese cat he used to raise. Seeing Han Yi-jin with a delighted face, two white arms appeared from behind him.

"Who's so pretty, Papa?"

The blonde man smiled at Raisu. The man's hair and eyes were sparkling as if they were carved from yellow gems.

"Evan."

"Hmm, him? Is he prettier than me?"

The gaze of the man called Evan turned toward the screen. When he saw someone's smiling face, a sinister aura lurked in his gentle-looking eyes. Raisu reached out and touched Evan's cheek.

“Of course not prettier than you. You are my masterpiece.”

"Hehe."

Evan turned his head and smiled like a child as if asking what had happened. His god-like masterpiece face emitted a halo.

[Oh, so back then I…]

Click, and the screen went dark. Raisu, who was holding the TV remote, looked at the dark screen with a smile, then turned his head.

“The Odin Guild will soon support the Muspelheim dungeon raid. Unfortunately, Sang-hyun couldn’t clear it.”

Despite the highly confidential information, Raisu was able to figure it out just by his predictions, and his eyes gleamed sharply.

“It's frustrating, but there's nothing I can do about the portal within the Odin Guild.”

The Odin Guild headquarters itself was heavily guarded, but the portal inside the accommodation was even more fortified, and there was no way to get Han Yi-jin out of the innermost place.

"So you guys go to the dungeon and bring that cat here.”

The only way to get Han Yi-jin out of the accommodation was to steal him away amidst the chaos inside the dungeon.

"…Understood."

"Ah, I don't like that place. My skin gets tanned a lot."

In contrast to Baek Si-hoo who quietly lowered his head, Evan grumbled and muttered. Then, he asked Raisu with a twinkle in his eyes.

"But do we really have to bring him back alive?"