Everyone is Young Except for Me - Chapter 168

Chapter 168
I was flustered for a moment. No, how did Mido come here? I didn’t know if I should be happy or not. Additionally, who were those guys following her? Next to me, Zhen Sulong was bewildered.

“Do you know someone?”

“My granddaughter.”

“Huh? Granddaughter?”

“Yes, my granddaughter is the one walking over there.”

Zhen Sulong looked over at where I pointed and nodded with an interested expression.

“You have a great granddaughter. I think she will do well if she trains.”

“Generally, shouldn’t you first think about whether she resembles me or not?”

“Ah, that’s right. Then you don’t resemble each other at all.”

I frowned at the words and clenched my right fist for a moment. If I could, I would’ve hit him.

However, we couldn’t fight right now...

“Wuhahaha! It turns out that you’re the one who withstood my attack before! It is nice to see you! I am Reinhardt!”

Reinhardt reached out from where he was standing like a gorilla. I grabbed his hand straight away. He was a big person with a big hand. It was twice as big compared to my little hand. If the real Mudur was born as a human then he would be like this. Just then, this guy hit my back without any notice! 

“I like strong men! The fact that you took my attack means you’re good! Seeing that you were able to withstand my attack without relying on luck, I knew you were the best out of the three! Hahaha!”

It was actually a fluke. This guy had misunderstood. He must have a keen eye to see how all the people survived in such a chaotic situation. Still, I hoped he could be a bit more gentle... My health had been reduced by 0.5% after his previous hit. Why was he so strong?

[Chwiik. How interesting. I want to show off.]

‘Endure it for a little bit. I will fight soon anyway.’

[Huhuhu. I’m looking forward to it.]

There seemed to only be fighting maniacs around me. There was Zhen Sulong and also Mudur. I didn’t know him but Reinhardt was probably the same. They were tiring people.

-Now, the contestants of Group 3, please come up. The rules are simple. Stay alive. The match will continue until there are four players left. To advance to the round of 16...

The host’s explanation followed. The stage had already been fully restored to its original state. The magicians that had previously appeared waved their staffs and it became as good as new. In the distance, Mido was nodding. I focused my senses by raising my super sensitivity.

The first thing I saw was naturally Mido’s face. We had met the other day but this time, I felt it was a bit different. Later, I would have to pretend not to know her but now I could just watch her like this. She looked pretty. Haha. Then the men next to Mido were seen. I glared fiercely at them. It was like a predator finding prey.

“...It is them.”

I remembered watching them on TV. I had recorded them in my kill list. I even wrote it in bold and underlined it. Now I needed to draw an asterisk next to their names.

“...I have to do it slowly. Haha.”

I smiled in a bloody manner and Zhen Sulong asked me, “Do you know anyone else?”

“Not really, but I want to get to know them slowly.”

"I see. It seems the match is starting now.”

I watched the stage.

-Let’s start the match!

* * *

Fortren at noon.

It was crowded with people. Since the words ‘trade city’ was written at the entrance, most of the people were doing business. There were many NPCs and users dressed in various costumes. Park Muyeol looked around and marveled. “It is like Busan.”

Park Seongchan was bewildered. “The buildings are completely Western? Still, the anchored ships and seagulls flying around does make it look similar.”

Park Muyeol heard the surging waves and saw the countless boats anchored at the beach and thought of the past. He had bad memories of Busan. It was probably the same for Chuntaek.

‘Dongbaek...’

Park Muyeol, Choi Chuntaek, and Kim Dongbaek were friends with each other. All three of them were orphans. They hadn’t grown up together but they were really in sync. He handled a wooden sword well and Chuntaek was good at kicking. Chuntaek seemed to be hiding something more but well, he was like that. Dongbaek’s specialty was fighting with his fists.

The three of them agreed to help the merchants of Busan. They established the first organization centered around Chuntaek, calling it ‘Legless Bird.’

“Grandfather, I’ll go sell my gear and leather for a bit.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Once Park Seongchan disappeared, Park Muyeol moved his gaze to the wide open sea. It was so wide that it reminded him of that day. It was the day when Dongbaek, who was the best one out of three of them, died.

“Hmmm...”

It was a pretty old story now but Park Muyeol couldn’t forget that day. Maybe he was still bound to the Dongbaek of that day. It was because his last will was to look after Chuntaek. After that, Chuntaek left the organization and lived an ordinary life. Park Muyeol acted like Dongbaek to fill the vacancy left by the two of them. He was originally timid but his personality changed. Perhaps it was due to Dongbaek that Park Muyeol was living like this now.

“That reminds me, his death anniversary is soon.”

Dongbaek had died on December 24th, the day before Christmas. It had snowed that day. Park Muyeol had a trauma regarding the snow because of it. Seongchan’s parents also died on a snowy day.

“I’m back, Grandfather. Let’s go to the Colosseum.”

Park Muyeol nodded silently. They headed to the Colosseum together. They arrived at the entrance and tried to get inside. Just then, he bumped his shoulders with someone who was running quickly. Park Muyeol frowned. The same was true for the man who he bumped shoulders with.

“What? Shit. W-Who...?”

“......”

The two people made eye contact. Park Muyeol was a bit surprised. “Salamander?”

“O-Old man?”

Park Muyeol had never expected to see this person here. Haha. It was a bad relationship.

“Why are you here?”

“T-T-That is what I want to say. No, why is this old man here?”

“Tsk tsk. The way you talk is still the same. Do you want to die?”

“Kuek...”

This guy was probably afraid to mess with Park Muyeol. If he killed Park Muyeol here, Legless Bird wouldn’t let him go. In any case, that Seokdu guy was right. It seemed that something was being planned here...

“Shit. I’ll see you next time, old man. I’m busy now and I’m just passing by. You know? Hah?”

Supreme Fire Dragon raised his middle finger while moving away. He was shouting but Park Muyeol didn’t know what he was saying. In any case, he was pretty cute. Park Muyeol should’ve hit him...

“Do you know that person?”

His grandson frowned as his hand gripped the hilt of his sword. Perhaps he was angry due to that guy’s rude swearing. Park Muyeol laughed. “I’ll take care of him myself. Let’s go in.”

“...Yes.”

Park Seongchan glared at Supreme Fire Dragon’s back before stepping inside. Looking around, it was easy to find the place where they could apply to participate in the Colosseum battle. A male NPC was standing at the place. “Would you like to participate in the Colosseum battle?”

“Yes.”

“Um, let me measure your level.” The man in front of them scanned them from the top of their heads to the tip of their toes. After a moment, he spoke, “Your level doesn’t match this place. You can’t enter.”

* * *

Around this time, I was watching the match of Group 3 closely. The biggest concern was Mido. I couldn’t help watching anxiously in case Mido got hurt. Still, it seemed to be better than I thought. These men were protecting the beauty well.

“Mido, buff!”

“Understood!”

The person who had been punching from the beginning suddenly rose in the air. His name seemed to be Park Taehyeon. Mido gave him a buff accordingly. It was the Body Painting skill she used the other day. The buffed Park Taehyeon punched the ground. It wasn’t as strong as Reinhardt but he could still make some cracks and cause people to lose their balance.

The Colosseum battle participants shook as they lost balance and the man in the rear fired arrows of light. His name seemed to be Eun Jeonghyeok.

“Waterfall of Light!” Eun Jeonghyeok quickly fired arrows of light into the sky. It was a new feeling to see a skill I saw on TV in front of my eyes. The arrows of light fell to the ground and hit enemies within a certain range. The finishing blow came from the man attacking from the front.

I remembered that his name was Kim Hyeonu. Was he in the top 100 in South Korea? This was what Mido said. He was wearing white armor and holding a sword and shield. Kim Hyeonu jumped toward the sky and slammed his sword into the middle of the enemies. “Grand Cross.”

White flames in the image of a cross appeared and spread toward the enemies who had just been shot by the arrows. Suddenly, a white pillar of fire soared from the ground. The enemies disappeared in an instant. It was a true cooperative play. It had been a while since I saw such good cooperation. I couldn’t help feeling jealous.

“Tsk.”

Just then, the situation changed. All of a sudden, a clown jumped into the air with five daggers floating around him and shot the daggers toward Mido. The group was flustered by the sudden situation. 

“Mido, avoid it!” Eun Jeonghyeok, who had been shooting the bow, pushed Mido out of the way and was hit by the five daggers in her stead. His brow furrowed and the situation didn’t seem good.

“Keuk... This has poison on it. Be careful!”

“O-Oppa, are you okay?”

Mido supported the fallen Eun Jeonghyeok. The damned clown magically made the daggers again and started to attack Mido at a rapid pace. For a moment, I felt choked up. This fucker dared to attack my granddaughter?

“...That bastard is dead.”

I shot a cobweb at the damn clown but I was too far away. The cobweb fell to the ground without touching him. It felt like I had a cramp in my back. I had a nauseous feeling.

“Kikikik. Die!”

The situation was the worst. The clown was still aiming at Mido and Park Taehyeon and Kim Hyeonu were busy hitting the daggers away. However, it looked difficult. Their movements were slow while the clown’s movements were fast and irregular. He strangely seemed accustomed to fighting.

“Hooo.”

For now, I needed to be calm. I took a deep breath and regained my composure. The cogs in my head turned as I wondered if there was a way to help.

“Brother.”

“...?”

I turned my head at Zhen Sulong’s call.

“Can’t you make the cobweb bigger and stronger?”

“Bigger and stronger?”

I had never thought about it before. In fact, it hadn’t been necessary. However, the current situation was different. Yes, I had no choice but to try anything.

“I will give it a try.”

I focused my mind on creating a cobweb. I thought about firing a cobweb in my head. The cobwebs gathered one by one. At first, it was a small ball but it soon became an apple-sized cobweb. The cobweb that emerged from my wrist had a strange stickiness.

[The heroic skill ‘High Elasticity Cobwebs’ has been strengthened.]

[The new sub-ability ‘Spider Bomb’ is available.]

I aimed my wrist straight at the clown.

“Take this, you rotten guy.” 

There was a small sound as a cobweb bomb flew forward.