Chapter 10

Water flows from the water purifier at my house 011

4. Even if I win the lottery, I'll still live in the attic (3)

"Let's move to the dead zone first. Once we get there, we can figure out the general location."

The branch manager and I crawled on the floor, moving cautiously.

"But what are you going to use the flashlight for?"

"I don't know yet. I might use it, or I might not."

"Isn't that too dangerous?"

"Once I get the flashlight, stay as far away from me as possible."

The thing hiding in the darkness hates light.

As soon as the light appeared, it would devour anyone there.

I don't know if the flashlight will deal effective damage to it.

It might even heal the person it shines on, like a cushion.

'Then I'm really screwed.'

It would swallow me whole the moment I turn on the flashlight.

'Let's test its ability first.'

That's the only thing I can think of.

After moving forward for a while, relying on the feel of my hand against the wall,

"I remember putting it here."

There's nothing to see here.

Creak—

The sound of a drawer opening was heard.

"I found it!"

"Where?"

He placed something in my hand.

I felt it to confirm its shape.

It was roughly the flashlight I knew.

After examining it, I found the button. Just as my hand was about to touch the button,

"There, there seems to be someone nearby."

"......"

I already know.

There are signs of someone at the 12, 9, and 3 o'clock positions from where we are.

Everyone except us is in the corners.

These must be the Grume who created this incident.

...It's not just one.

The branch manager, who guided me here, grabbed my arm tightly and said,

"What do we do?"

"It doesn't seem like they're planning to attack us."

At least not until the light is turned on.

They'll probably try to devour me the moment the flashlight is turned on.

"Let's go back first."

The man who was holding my hand hurriedly turned back.

'...What a sharp guy.'

I also moved cautiously to the corner.

As I moved, they followed me, maintaining their distance.

'Not stalkers, but still...'

I'll ignore them for now.

I need to test the ability of this item.

I focused on the flashlight.

Although I couldn't see anything, a message appeared in front of me.

I nodded.

-!@x@!$

-%@x$@

-%%@x!

Suddenly, the creatures nearby started making strange noises.

The only thing that changed was that I activated the flashlight's ability.

I could tell the creatures were wary of what I was holding, even without testing the flashlight's ability.

They must instinctively know it's dangerous.

"Thanks to you, I don't need to test it. You guys."

I placed my hand on the flashlight's switch and took a deep breath.

There was a line I always wanted to say in such a situation.

"Let there be light!"

* * *

As the light burst out of the building, the Twilight Guild's fighters entered.

The character known as 'Nun' among the paladins didn't move, as if stunned by the sudden situation.

"We'll handle it. Protect the people as soon as we enter!"

"Understood!"

Just then, the lights around the building turned on.

As the fighters turned on the flashlights on their helmets,

Light flooded the building.

"What, what is this?"

People were hugging each other in the corners.

The Grume, which we thought would be inside, were nowhere to be found.

Instead, a man was kneeling in the middle of the blackened ground, screaming.

"I found it!"

In his hand was a lottery ticket.

* * *

"Are you really okay?"

"Yes, I'm not hurt anywhere."

Jeong Hae-yeon looked at Lee Se-jin with a worried expression.

Lee Se-jin, thinking about why this person was here, was soon moved.

Indeed, the after-service of a large company is solid.

'I didn't expect them to come so quickly, though.'

This place is under the jurisdiction of the Holy Guild.

If the Twilight Guild's fighters came here, there could be unnecessary trouble.

Naturally, the Holy Guild's paladins were nearby.

They were surrounding something in a circular formation, as if protecting someone.

"By the way, how did you end up here?"

"Oh, that's..."

He was about to say he won the lottery but stopped.

He was told not to tell anyone he won the lottery.

This is also something he learned from the internet.

"Personal matters."

"Personal... Ah!"

Jeong Hae-yeon nodded in understanding.

What, did she figure it out?

Lee Se-jin gripped the lottery ticket in his hand tightly.

"So, you came here knowing a monster would appear..."

He muttered something to himself and then nodded.

"Indeed... You're amazing."

'You figured it out.'

"Y-Yes? I was just lucky."

Since he won the lottery, he could say he was lucky.

Should he buy her a meal to keep her quiet?

Lee Se-jin was deep in thought.

"Bring a stretcher!"

The paladins and Twilight Guild fighters carried the people who had collapsed on the floor outside.

"Their condition is bad!"

"We need to get them to the hospital immediately!"

Seeing this, Lee Se-jin took a bottle of potion from his bag.

"Give this to those people."

"Excuse me? But..."

Thanks to the people there, he learned about the monster's characteristics.

Since it was just water to him, he didn't feel bad about it.

"Understood."

Jeong Hae-yeon handed the bottle to a fighter, who started giving it to the people.

The condition of the child and the man who had been crying in the darkness rapidly improved.

The child, who had been crying, opened his eyes and was embraced by his mother.

"Baby! Our baby!"

"Ugh..."

Lee Se-jin watched this scene and then turned around.

There were too many people watching.

It's too late to claim the prize today.

'I'll come back another time.'

"Are you leaving?"

"Yes, I have a lot to do."

"I see..."

She wanted to stop him, but she had to finish the situation here.

Jeong Hae-yeon went to find the Holy Guild leader and the paladins.

"It seems you're inside. Can I talk to you for a moment?"

The crime of the Twilight Guild entering without permission in their jurisdiction.

If they protest, it could escalate into a big issue.

"Come back another time."

"I can't leave this place."

But with the solid wall of paladins, Jeong Hae-yeon had to step back.

They're deliberately avoiding me and planning to file a formal complaint.

She thought this, but the reality was different.

The person inside didn't care about the Twilight Guild at all.

"Ah...!"

In the middle of the wall formed by the paladins,

The nun was trembling, her head bowed.

"I knew this day would come!"

The sunlight was shining on her.

It was intense, but compared to the brilliant light that had burst out of the building, it was pitiful.

"Finally, you've come!"

She had believed that one day, someone would appear.

A wielder of holy power.

A messenger of God.

"Someone will come to guide you with intense light."

This was a revelation.

She had prepared to welcome this being.

She formed a guild with people who shared her purpose.

She didn't care if others didn't understand.

The paladins and the nun believed.

And as if in response, the person in the revelation finally descended to this earth, driving away evil.

With her hands clasped, the nun, who had been blind, opened her eyes and muttered to the sky.

"Nun, Rubyert, I will dedicate my life to serving you."

Rubyert knelt on the floor and shed tears of joy for a long time.

* * *

Although he didn't claim the prize, the money was as good as in his pocket.

Now, all that was left was to envision a happy future.

The first thing that came to mind was this.

It's time to leave this cozy home.

The furniture inside can be moved.

But for a better living environment, I need to move.

"Such a cramped place."

The shabby attic.

It could be called my cozy suite.

But now it feels too small.

"Since I have money now..."

Now I understand why lottery winners move first.

After getting the money, the place I lived in felt so small I wanted to go crazy.

"But I've been a burden here, so maybe I'll have a small party for myself."

A celebration party in my small home.

I thought it was a good idea for a final farewell.

I'll be quite busy looking for a new place to live from tomorrow...

Should I do it today?

I arrived in front of the villa.

I climbed the stairs and took out my key.

Our home, which was freezing in winter and scorching in summer.

But now it's goodbye.

I'm sorry. Meet a better owner next time.

Click!

The sound of the key turning was heard.

Bang!

I opened the door forcefully.

Goodbye, my cozy suite.

"Goodbye... our... home?"

Three seconds after entering the house.

I opened the door and immediately went back outside.

I alternated between looking at the outside scenery and the inside of the entrance for a while.

I started to get confused.

"It's my home, right?"

No matter how many times I checked, it was my home.

A house of about 10 pyeong.

"...But why is it so spacious?"

After the commotion, I returned to my cozy home.

The cramped and shabby place was gone.

A spacious home, like a hotel suite, welcomed me.