Chapter 257
After returning from the tenth floor of the Core, Do-Jun ate dinner, took a shower, and then went to the bedroom to start updating the Core strategy guide based on the information he had gathered from the tenth floor. It involved documenting the terrain, features, monster appearances, and types of trials. The key was to condense the critical points into an easily understandable format.
Do-Jun then checked Ivela’s Pouch. It was filled with Hidden Pieces he had collected while exploring each floor, as well as artifacts he had received from Imfelheim in exchange for kimbap. At this point, Ivela’s Pouch was practically a treasure trove.
Maybe I should get rid of some of this when I have time, Do-Jun thought while glancing out the window at the gloomy sky.
A heavy thunderstorm warning had been issued for that evening. Rain poured outside as if a hole had been punched in the sky. Suddenly, a bright flash of lightning burst from the dark, cloud-covered sky, followed by the loud crash of thunder.
From the bedroom, Do-Jun looked at the living room where the children were huddled together, chatting. Listening closely, it seemed they were planning to watch a horror movie followed by a game afterward.
Do-Jun remained seated at his desk, lit only by a small lamp, as he worked on his laptop and sipped coffee from a cup beside it.
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With all the lights off, Do-Jun joined the children in the living room to watch the horror movie.
⌜Ted, no! If you open that door, you’ll die! ⌟
The movie’s title, A Stormy Night, perfectly matched the weather outside. It was about a child left home alone while their parents were on a business trip, surviving encounters with various ghosts hiding in the house.
Thunder and lightning from the actual storm outside echoed through the house.
“Scawy!” Byeol, who was easily frightened, climbed onto Do-Jun’s lap, closing her eyes tightly.