Shincon’s One Coin Clear

Episode 162. Defeat Plague (10)

“Hmm.”

An old man sitting in a huge chair brushed my beard.

Black Hood Drooping Beard Great Scythe.

It was Purkas, the 50th rank demon king.

Purkas, who took the form of an old man, looked at Malpas, the dimension he had to solve, with a hard face.

His eyes were full of dissatisfaction.

The Demon King can observe everything that happens on the stage.

Because it was their job to observe, process, and record.

There were no exceptions even in the ‘other dimension’, which was not originally the territory of the dimensional labyrinth.

The price that the owner of the floor has to bear is only slightly greater.

In other words, Purkas was watching the entire process of Taeyang and his party clearing the stage.

Therefore, it was not difficult for Purkas to predict the Sun’s intentions.

“… … You go way too far.”

His distinctive, raspy voice rang in his pupils.

As always, Taeyang and his party were clearing the stage very well in the direction they wanted.

Also, in the stage of ‘Eradication of the Plague’, the direction Taeyang and his party wanted was very different from the direction Purkas wanted.

Purkas brushed his beard again with a nervous hand.

‘Do I need to intervene more?’

It seemed that Dantalian knew something about the business of the demon lord and the authority.

When he thought of Dantalian, a vein of blood welled up on Purkas’s forehead.

“A child without a partner spirit.”

No matter how much the player likes it.

Dantalian casually crossed the implicit line that the demon kings had to protect.

“Kuhm.”

Purkas cleared his throat and looked down at the sun again.

It seemed that if I intervened now, I wouldn’t have to worry about losing my powers.

But there were reasons for not wanting to intervene.

because of sunk costs.

sunk cost.

It refers to expenses that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered.

A year lost by a student who failed the exam.

Or money invested in a restaurant that has already failed.

Not everyone is like that, but the retakers who blew away a year challenge the third number because of this sunk cost.

The same goes for restaurants that have already gone bankrupt.

It is a waste of investment money, so it is forced to maintain business.

Knowing that there are no maintenance costs.

It was the same with Purkas.

The influence he used to put Taeyang and his party on stage was a waste.

And I didn’t want to believe that my judgment was wrong.

If Purkas exerted influence from the beginning and drew out the authority, he would have paid half of the influence he is currently intervening in.

Realistically, it was the right thing to intervene now.

Although rationally knowing that it was the right decision, Purkas was worried.

How can there be no way

After much thought, there is only one way to come to mind.

A player entering the stage.

Deal with Yoon Taeyang.

“Damn it.”

Dantalian must have said something before Yoon Taeyang entered the stage.

And that story must be about making the same situation as you are now and making a deal with yourself based on that.

From the player’s point of view, there’s nothing sweeter than the reward given by the demon king.

Purkas was a demon king who calculated profit and loss quickly.

As the unique profit and loss calculation applied to himself, Purkas knew his weakness very well.

What’s even more upsetting is that Dantalian and Yoon Taeyang attacked that weakness so effectively and well.

The old man’s gnarled mouth twisted grimly.

“Dantalian. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a face, but it makes me smile and make it impossible to be hit.”

“Haha Purkas. You’re kidding too much. You’ve never laughed at me, have you?”

Dantalian appeared from behind him in the form of a thin man with gray hair.

Dantalian smiled his characteristic, inscrutable smile.

“Do you think you have a lot of worries?”

“Such a natural question after distorting the old man’s judgment. Your belly-twisting skills are still excellent.”

No good words came out.

Dantalian was also expected.

Dantalian and Purkas have not been on good terms since before.

Is it because they resemble each other?

The two resemble each other in that they are extremely sensitive to profit and loss.

There is only a difference between the degree to which the gain is pursued subtly or openly.

That’s why Dantalian appeared in front of the demon king he hated.

If given time to think, there was a high possibility that Purkas would get out of the sunk cost fallacy and intervene in the stage.

I had to get emotional.

The loss of Furkas was primarily due to Dantalian.

It was Dantalian’s goal to make them unwilling to admit it.

So, the next line should be hit hard.

“I can’t seem to change my habit of picking off bones that aren’t even lean. You still resemble a mongrel dog. Purkas.”

A wrinkle formed on Purkas’ forehead.

But instead of getting angry, Purkas muttered.

“… … none of your business It’s not like you’re breaking any rules.”

“I don’t know what will happen to you.”

Purkas’s eyebrows flashed.

“What are you decorating?”

Dantalian shrugged casually.

“That’s it, player Yoon Taeyang would know.”

“Kuhm, you mentioned mongrel dogs, and you are talking about dogs. Do you think there is a demon king who doesn’t know that Yoon Taeyang signed a contract with you?”

“It is not possible to know every move by signing a contract. And the contract between player Taeyang Yoon and me is not a vertical contract, but a horizontal one.”

Unlike normal demon lords.

Dantalian’s nerves watched Purkas’s reaction.

What words you respond to, what topics you pay attention to.

If possible, I wanted to solve it verbally.

It may give the impression that it will intervene by force if necessary, but that is not a good way.

If you intervene further, you may give other Demon Lords room to interfere.

While Dantalian continued his sharp conversation with Purkas, he glanced at the sun.

As long as there are no variables that intervene outside the stage, Yoon Taeyang can overcome.

A little uneasy, but Dantalian decided to believe.

Yoon Taeyang has sufficiently proved it.

‘How long has it been since I trusted anyone?’

Demon kings are superior in all abilities compared to humans.

Memory is no exception.

However, Dantalian could not immediately find the answer to his thoughts.

***

I read the short journals right away, but not the long ones.

Aris’s diary, which excludes stories related to Antarius, is really long.

In response, Urf copied the journal into four parts and distributed them to the sun, Ran Salomon, and Messiah respectively.

Of course, I read the original.

Reading was truly painful for Taeyang, who had been looking at books all his life like a cow and a chicken.

“Ugh.”

Despite the sun’s behavior like a sick chicken, the chat window was still actively going down.

– Can I fall asleep while watching the screen?

-It’s good that Yoon Taeyang didn’t give up, but this is enough hahaha.

-John. I. B. B. B. B. B. B. H.

-Are you going to the monster raid? come up then

Of course, the journal recorded most of the work done in the bio-weapons section.

A story about a monster sea dragon.

“found.”

The sun jumped up at the voice of Ran who was reading the journal on the other side.

“I found it! good job!”

The sun jumped with joy and ran in front of Ran.

– Oh, that’s good.

Hyeon-hye gave Tae-yang a face with a voice that sounded pathetic.

Of course, Taeyang, who was excited at the thought of not having to read the diary anymore, smiled and didn’t care.

“Look here. An incredibly powerful monster appeared in the sea. It is different from any other creature listed in the Biological Encyclopedia. The only similar being is a dragon that existed in ancient times. I decided to call him ‘Sea Dragon’.”

“It must be a sea dragon because it came from the sea.”

“Write it down. Because that’s not important.”

Ran, who gave me a light face, unfolded the back of the journal.

… … .

We asked Kanter to borrow an energy wave meter and conduct our own research at the laboratory level.

As a result of the investigation, it was clear that the sea dragon had potential energy to destroy the fortress.

And was trying to destroy it.

Even in a gradual and systematic way, not like an animal.

The first earthquake three years ago was the work of the sea dragon.

The fact that an earthquake occurred in the fortress itself made no sense in the first place.

… … .

Urf looked at the journal and nodded.

“you’re right. Fortresses were built to anticipate situations ranging from natural disasters to disasters such as monster wars. It is a bastion built after at least 10 years of consideration by top experts in each field.”

The same goes for earthquakes.

The fortress was built in a place where earthquakes of a certain intensity cannot occur through careful geological structure analysis.

“I had heard at first glance that my sister was researching this field… … .”

The earthquake, which had been overlooked, was the beginning of this plague.

It was a picture that even Urf had never expected.

-and. The earthquake happened when I brought the journal earlier.

-That’s right.

– So, are you still active?

-DD

-By the way, what was Urf doing all this time? As I kept looking at this, it turned out to be a barley sack that had been sewn.

– ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ Nothing to do.

-Is Urf a scarecrow?

Afterwards, the contents of the diary were as expected by Taeyang and his party.

I don’t know why Aris, the bio-weapons engineering section, investigated the origin of the earthquake, but Aris investigated independently.

As long as the research results are not shared, Urf cannot freely reveal the results of Aris’ research.

It is natural to not know if there is no communication.

And Aris figured out the existence of sea dragons in the course of her research.

All of this started when Aris, who felt the danger to the survival of mankind, started developing undead soldiers.

Ran, who was reading the journal, frowned.

“I don’t understand.”

“what.”

“You felt the danger to the survival of mankind, so why did you try to solve it by yourself without telling everyone?”

The sea dragon apparently picked up the movement to destroy the fort.

And without a fortress, humanity’s reconstruction is impossible.

“Of course, shouldn’t all of humanity work together to stop it?”

“ha.”

Urf sighed.

Because it was like knowing.

“article… … It must be because of it.”

“article?”

“yes. Now, most of them have died in the war with the hosts, but at the time, they were the only force residing in the fortress.”

Knights were an elite armed force that guarded the end of mankind.

Their goal is to protect the researchers who preserve humanity’s technology.

He resided in the fort but had no right to speak.

However, researchers looked down on the article.

To be precise, he did not look down on people, but on the force itself.

Water tends to rot when it stagnates, and the primordial military force always tries to cross the line and seize power if there is a chance.

And the end is always red.

It was a fact proven by repeated history.

Salomon, who had experience in group operation, took out a cigarette and muttered.

“Even if it is not, it is a powerful armed group, but there is a place to use it. This means that you will soon seize power.”

“you’re right.”

“Researchers were afraid of a knight taking power in the fortress.”

Ran, who was reading the journal, intervened.

“It is also written here.”

… … .

Even if it is not, strong force. When there is a place to use it, it rises and seizes power.

Then repeat again.

Develop weapons, go to war, and return to the apocalypse.

Let’s not forget when our department went from the bioengineering section to the bio ‘weapons’ engineering section.

under.

… … .

The back part was then torn.

It must have been related to Antarius.

The following is a record of the development of the undead soldier, a bionic weapon, and the first expedition.

Aris meticulously wrote down her diary before she was alive, which was a great help.

This is because he was able to know the root of the attack as the first host and the external characteristics of the sea dragon.

Hyun-hye checked the journal and muttered.

– This should be enough.

“what?”

– Each strategy is captured.