The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 100

"..."

"..."

The red-haired human and the black-haired orc stared intently at each other, observing, and a silent standoff was naturally created.

-By the way, why are orcs speaking Korean?

'...That's right.'

In that standoff, the first to come to his senses was Irhegue, and then Lee Shin.

He was so surprised by the appearance of the orc that he was late to realize it, but what the orc had just said was clearly Korean.

'No. The word 'human' could be used as a greeting or a curse by those guys...'

To be sure, Lee Shin looked at the orc and asked.

"Hey, orc. Can you understand what I'm saying right now?"

At Lee Shin's words, one emotion appeared in the orc's eyes.

Eyes full of disbelief.

The orc was looking at Lee Shin with those eyes as if he were looking at something pitiful.

"Human, are you asking an orc if he can understand you while speaking in orcish?"

'...To think the day would come when I'd be looked down on for my intelligence by an orc.'

Lee Shin seriously considered whether to swing his spear for a moment, but he decided to just let it go for now.

Because there was something more concerning.

'I thought it might be, but as expected, it was thanks to the system's correction.'

Otherwise, the current situation could not be explained.

Another possibility would be that King Sejong had been reincarnated into another world, took pity on the orcs, and taught them Hangul, which then became the orcish language.

'By the way, what should I do with this guy?'

-Just because I'm a great dragon doesn't mean I have any brilliant ideas.

Lee Shin was flustered by the unexpected situation and tapped the spear shaft with his finger.

He had thought there might be something inside when the dungeon was swirling green instead of white, but no matter how much he thought about it, this was far beyond his expectations.

He had come in to hunt monsters, but an orc, which had only existed as data in Pantheon, had appeared out of the blue.

'Come to think of it, according to the settings in Pantheon, these guys weren't monsters but demi-humans, and they had their own civilization.'

"Then for now..."

"Hmm?"

"Shall we try hitting him a little?"

Lee Shin had not forgotten the look the orc had given him.

Well, there were various things he wanted to ask, but if you beat someone up until their body becomes tender, their mouth tends to become tender too.

"We can talk after I've completely subdued him."

"...With your words just now, I have a perfect understanding of what you're thinking."

Krrk- Krrk-

The orc took the giant sword he was carrying on his back and looked at Lee Shin.

"Not bad. I'm also better at moving my hands than my mouth."

Thus, the human and the orc, holding their respective weapons, a spear and a sword, looked at each other and smiled.

***

Lee Shin stared intently at the orc, who was lying on the floor with his eyes burning fiercely, with his chin propped up.

-What's wrong?

'No... I think I've made him into a state where it's good to ask something, but come to think of it, there's nothing to ask.'

He hadn't come in with any particular goal, and he had just happened to come in by chance, so there was nothing much to say.

'Seeing his eyes that say, 'don't humiliate me and ask whatever you want quickly,' I feel like I should ask something...'

If Lee Shin had been a scholar who researched dungeons, he might have poured out various questions.

Things like the secrets of the dungeon, their knowledge, whether their memories so far were intact, and so on.

Because the appearance of a race that could converse in a dungeon had that much of a huge ripple effect.

But Lee Shin had no particular questions that came to mind.

Lee Shin was enjoying this world where dungeons and monsters appeared, and that was enough.

Was it because he was frustrated with Lee Shin, who was just staring without saying anything?

"Human, how did you get in here?"

The orc, who was lying on the floor, asked Lee Shin while leaning against a tree.

As a bonus, in the orc's hand was the sword he had been swinging like crazy at Lee Shin until a moment ago.

Vigilance and threat.

Even though he read that, Lee Shin was relaxed.

Because he had checked his skills once and felt that he wouldn't lose at that level.

'Well, I guess I'll respond to the conversation for now. I don't have much to say anyway.'

-That would be good.

"I just walked in here normally through the entrance of the dungeon."

Lee Shin said, sitting on a flat rock nearby.

"Hmm? A dungeon?"

"What, you don't know? Seeing as we can communicate, it's unlikely you didn't understand what I said."

"I don't know what you mean by a dungeon."

"I'm talking about a door that looks like a whirlwind of light particles."

"I don't know such a thing."

"Hmm..."

At the orc's firm words, Lee Shin thought for a moment before getting up.

"Hey, you, follow me for a bit. Let's talk while we walk."

Lee Shin said, and turned his steps without even listening to the orc's answer.

The orc wondered if he should stop Lee Shin, who had suddenly turned his back on him and was walking away, but he decided to just watch for now.

Because if he really told him the door to get out of here, the orc had no reason to refuse.

"Now, I don't have much to ask, but it seems you have a lot, so if you have something you want to ask, go ahead."

"...If you were going to do this, why did we fight?"

"Well, think of it lightly. I was in a good mood, and I was also looking for a fresh feeling. I'm willing to answer your questions for fun. Well, only for the things I know."

To the orc, Lee Shin's tone was very unpleasant, but he decided to play along with him for now.

Because he had to get some information.

"How did you get in here? Can you get out?"

"Hmm, first, I came in through the dungeon door I just mentioned."

Lee Shin, suspecting that the orc might be testing him, glanced at him, but the orc really seemed to know nothing.

"And if you're asking if I can get out, I'm not sure yet either. It's usually possible without any problems, but this seems to be a strange dungeon. But I'll probably be able to get out."

There was only one case where you couldn't get out of a dungeon.

Only when you entered the boss room.

In other words, even if a situation where he couldn't get out of the dungeon occurred, Lee Shin's judgment was that he could probably get out if he killed all the orcs in here.

"Th-then I'd appreciate it if you could tell me how! I will pay the price!"

At the orc's intense reaction, Lee Shin's eyes narrowed.

'Hmm, I had a feeling it would be like this, seeing as he's asking me, but these guys...'

"You guys are trapped in here and can't get out, can you?"

"...That's right."

The orc hesitated for a moment whether to answer or not, but he readily admitted it.

It wasn't a problem that could be hidden just by hiding it, and anyway, looking at Lee Shin's eyes, it seemed like he had thrown the question with the conviction that it was so.

'To get out of this strange place, this human's help is essential.'

The orc just honestly confessed his inner thoughts as if he were complaining.

"We were living well, having established our own territory amidst repeated disputes. But from a certain point on, it became impossible for us to go beyond a certain point centered on our residence."

"Hmm? Really?"

Repeated disputes, residence.

Lee Shin put the new information into his head and gestured with his hand as if to say, 'tell me more'.

The orc was momentarily enraged, but he composed himself.

In this strange situation, the one holding the initiative was clearly Lee Shin.

"So we were in a difficult situation in many ways, and then you came like this. If you help us get out of here, we will reward you."

"Hmm, well. Okay."

Lee Shin thought to himself, 'If these guys get out, won't the players immediately gather and subjugate them?', but he didn't bother to say it out loud.

Because it was none of his business whether the orc died and became pig's feet or bossam.

As they were talking like that, they arrived at the entrance of the dungeon before they knew it.

Lee Shin pointed at the place where the green light was swirling and asked.

"What do you see?"

"...I don't see anything."

But the orc just shook his head with a sunken expression.

At the orc's words, Lee Shin nodded as if he had expected it.

'I thought it would be like this, but as expected, it seems so. Well, if the guys inside the dungeon could see this, they would have just gathered around here. Then there's only one experiment left...'

Lee Shin stretched his foot towards the place where the light was swirling without hesitation.

Swoosh-

Then, Lee Shin came out of the dungeon as usual.

Lee Shin looked around to see if anything had changed, then simply operated his smartphone and went back into the dungeon.

Jjeok-

As he entered the dungeon, the orc looked at Lee Shin with eyes wide with surprise as if they would tear.

At that, Lee Shin patted the orc's shoulder as if to calm him down.

"It seems you can't see it, but there's definitely a door here that leads outside. You can believe it since you saw it yourself, right?"

"...Yes, I have no choice but to believe it."

The orc scratched his head roughly as if he were annoyed, and fell deep in thought.

Lee Shin, curious about what this guy would ask next, leaned against a nearby tree and waited for the orc.

"I'm sorry, but could you stop by our tribe's village for a moment?"

And what came out of the orc's mouth was not a bad suggestion for Lee Shin either.

A village of another race.

Honestly, it wasn't that he wasn't curious.

"I don't want to."

But he decided to play hard to get once.

He had shown his value enough by guiding him this far, and that was crowned by him having gone out of the dungeon and come back.

Then it was time for the orc to prove his value.

"...You don't want to?"

The orc, who hadn't expected Lee Shin to refuse, his pupils widened in surprise and his voice trembled slightly.

He was showing his surprise so much that Lee Shin didn't even feel like clicking his tongue.

-That guy seems to be a bit of a fool.

'That's true... but well, a guy like this is better than a picky one.'

Grin-

Lee Shin slightly raised his head and looked at the orc with arrogant eyes.

"Is there any reason I should follow you?"

"...No."

"I did guide you this far, but that wasn't a particularly difficult task for me, and I did it because your situation seemed a little pitiful, but this is a different story."

As the conversation progressed that far, the orc also understood Lee Shin's words.

"If you really want to invite me to your village, tell me what's in your village. If I think it's worth going after hearing it, I'll go."

"...I understand."

The orc, imagining a future where the orcs here would slowly wither and die like a tree with its roots cut, desperately racked his brain.

"The orcs in our residence will give you a friendly welcome..."

"Next."

"We will treat you to the famous and delicious Kkuru fruit..."

"Next."

"The female orc next door..."

"I'll kill you."

"Our blacksmith is good at making weapons..."

"Next."

Lee Shin repeatedly refused with a sullen expression.

Pajik-

At this point, the orc, who was getting annoyed, started to say everything he could think of.

"The orcs of our village are strong!"

"Next."

"Our village has many outstanding warriors among the orc villages."

"Next."

"And our chieftain is stronger and wiser than other chieftains!"

"Next."

Lee Shin continued to repeat the same words and gently coaxed the orc.

At that, this simple fellow, without even realizing that his information was being stolen, just continued to boast about his village.

Lee Shin, who had obtained general information about the orc village in this way, shook his head and said as if he couldn't help it.

"Hoo, well, alright. I'll go, seeing your sincerity."

"Thank you!"

The orc, feeling a sense of accomplishment that he had won, guided Lee Shin to his village.

And Lee Shin followed behind the orc with a smile.

Thinking that he was a very convenient fellow, providing information and even guiding the way.

(End of Chapter)