A Monster Hunter Born of Capitalism

Whoo-hoo!

“I didn't know there was an elevator in Yggdrasil. ”

How could they have built an elevator like this in a tree? I don't know who made him, but he was a great and respectable man.

“How many times do I have to get on this thing? ”

“About twelve hours. ”

“Wow, that was crazy fast. Are you making a space jump? ”

If we compare Yooseong to the right height without rest for half a day, it was very fast.

“Huh? How did you know? ”

“Space Leap? ”

“I wouldn't climb this tall Yggdrasil without it. ”

What is the limit to magic? There seemed to be no end.

“I need to sleep.”

It will take 12 hours, but it will be enough to get up after a deep sleep.

Yooseong took out the golden fleece fur from the field to Zeus.

“Wow! What is that? What, what, what? ”

“Mop made of gold wool. ”

“Golden Fleece? I've heard that one! Aren't those used by the gods of Olympus? ”

“That's right, so I need you to shut up. ”

“So you're from Olympus? What's your name? Or a hero? Let me know!”

If you don't want to hear that noise from Latatosk, you should go to sleep.

Yooseong took out his phone and checked the battery level. The battery indicator was glowing green. The remaining battery is 83%. There was enough backup batteries.

Yooseong took out his earphones, plugged them into his phone, and lay on a golden fleece cloth. And I turned Mofo around. The golden fleece mofo was warm like a warm hot stone at the right temperature. I thought I could get a good night's sleep if I slept with this mofo on.

Yooseong searched for music players and played music for his favorite sleep. Calm music flowed from the earphones.

“Are you really sleeping? Is that what you're doing? ”

When he didn't answer the question, Latatosk raised his voice and began to talk.

‘Oh, shut up. ’

Ratatosk's voice was louder than the sound of music because it was a quiet song.

Beep, beep! Beep!

I pressed the button to turn up the volume, and then Latatosk's voice was buried in the music. I was able to sleep now.

* * *

“Human! Human! Get up! Come on! ”

Latatosc was shaking his body hard as he was sleeping. But latatosk is a small squirrel and meteor is a strong body young man. Even if the squirrel waved hard with both hands, he could not wake up the meteor that was drooling and falling asleep.

After shaking for a long time, he didn't wake up, Latatosk bit his hand with his hard front teeth. The effect was direct bread.

“Ah! Winning! ”

He woke up.

“Hey, Latatosk! What the hell are you doing? ”

The meteor that prevented sleep like honey gave Latatos a castle. Not as bad as when someone wakes up and wakes up.

“Look at that! That one!"

Latatosk points out the window.

“Huh? Was there such a thing? ”

The image of Yggdrasil elevators that Yooseong remembered was the structure that would have remained unconscious for those with fear of obstruction. Except for one lamp on the ceiling, it was dark enough to be invisible. But now the dark elevator was very bright.

“Was this a window? ”

The part that I thought was a wall without fail was actually a window. Looking out, the landscape was different from what I expected. I thought I would see clouds, but there were no clouds at all and a strange landscape just like looking at Photoshop gradients.

“What is this place? It's a gap in the dimension. ”

“Yes! A gap in the dimension! ”

“I got it, but I got it. ”

I said something vague, but it was the right answer.

“I just passed Asgard. We're almost there. If it's not too much trouble, they should be here in an hour. ”

I came up quite a lot while I was asleep. According to Latatosk, we should reach the summit within the next hour.

“We'll be there soon. ”

I did not think that Yooseong would soon reach the top. At that time, Yooseong should have listened carefully to the ‘big problem' that Latatos said. It was only a matter of time before another problem had come along that Latatosk mentioned.

* * *

Bang, bang! Bang, bang!

“What's that? ”

The bright window suddenly turned dark. I thought I'd gotten into a dark passageway, like a tunnel, but I didn't. If it were a tunnel, it would have been as dark as the first elevator ride, but now light is leaking from a gap that looks small.

I went close to the window and saw something that looked like reptile skin blocking the window. The reptiles were sure to see things that looked like snake scales sticking together.

“Looks like there's a king lizard on the loose somewhere. But do lizards live in Yggdrasil? ”

“I'm not a lizard, but I live with one. I used to live in the roots of Nidhog, but I'm up high today. ”

“… Needhog? ”

Needhog said that Yooseong carefully fell from the window. One of the two monsters Zeus told us to watch out for, Needhog and Hresbelg. Both monsters were said to be stronger than the deranged god Zeus. Suddenly, my heart started pounding.

‘I hope it's not Needhog who's stuck to the window...? ’

Bang, bang!

At that moment, a yellow eye popped out of the window.

“That's right. Shit. ”

“Wow! Needhog! Long time no see!”

Ratatosk looked very excited, as opposed to being stone-hardened all over.

“Where are you going now? Going to Hresbelg? ”

Later, Latatosk looks out the window and talks excitedly.

“Yes."

It was the voice of the heavy bass.

“Needhog! Needhog! You know what? ”

“What do you mean? ”

“The other day, Hresbelg said, Why Nidhog lives in Yggdrasil Roots. ”

“What did the bird head say? ”

“Needhog is a loser, so he eats the roots! He eats the fruit of Yggdrasil because he's a winner. Is that true? Needhog?”

This squirrel? ’

Anyone who heard it was asking indignantly what to be angry about.

‘So Latatosk is separating Niedhawk from Hresbelg. ’

According to the myth, Latatosk keeps Nidhog and Hresbelg at odds. It is said that Nidhog devours the roots of Yggdrasil, preventing the tree from collapsing and doing this to prevent Hresbelg's wingspan from dropping all the fruit and leaves of Yggdrasil. Seeing Latatosk's smiling face, he just seemed to enjoy it.

“What? Hresbelg said that? That chicken-headed bastard! I'll kill you!”

I don't know if his personality is that simple, but Nidhog believed Latatosk. Needhog, furious, flaps his wings and flies to the top of Yggdrasil.

“Khh, Needhog's always the same. ”

After Nidhog's disappearance, Latatosk starts giggling.

“Did the bird named Hresbelgra really say that? ”

“No, Hresbelg is not one to gossip because he has a good personality. He was a little stuffy, but he's still a good guy. ”

“But can I lie like that? ”

“Yes! It's fun! ”

“If you get caught later, you won't die well. ”

“Hresbelg and Nidhog won't be able to catch me if they turn on the lights and try to find me. ”

“You got caught by me for bread. ”

“I'm not worried about Niedhawk and Hresbelg not doing that for food. And I'm doing this for Yggdrasil! If it wasn't for me, Yggdrasil would be a mess. It's an important tree that maintains nine dimensions of Yggdrasil, so you have to take good care of it. ”

There was a reasonable excuse for Latatosk.

“You'll have to be careful at the summit. Maybe by the time we get to the summit, Niedhawk and Hresbelg will have had a big fight. ”

“If you were, you could have fought me when I left. ”

“I didn't think of that! And you have to protect yourself. ”

Latatosk was defeated. Nidhog and Hresbelg fought to the bitter end, but they were always able to take care of themselves.

‘Oh, I want to punch you. ’

But I couldn't hit him. Only Latatosk knew how to operate the elevator.

“Oh, right. It reminds me of Hresbelg. Was it a hundred years ago? At that time, Hresbelg told me.... ”

Latatosk starts the car. Yooseong pulled out his earphone and put it in his ear. I prayed that this time would pass quickly.

* * *

“This is the summit of Yggdrasil.... ”

An Yggdrasil that boasts a sheer height that penetrates nine dimensions. Yooseong has finally reached the top.

"Where are the fruits?" ’

He quickly turned his head and began to look for Fruit of Yggdrasil.

Found it!

The fruit was quickly found. It was the only red at the top of a green Yggdrasil. The only thing that matters is that Heresbelle and Nidhog are fighting like crazy right next to the fruit.

“Die! You damn bird head! ”

“This mad lizard must be out of his mind again! ”

Every time Hresbelg flaps his wings, a violent gust of poison spreads around him as Needhog moves.

Hresbelg's tempest was strong enough to make even the body of the meteor fly away, but there was no guarantee that Yggdrasil's fruit would remain intact in the storm. All the leaves around Hresbelg have faded away in the aftermath of the nearby storm.

Needhog had another drink. Needhog's poison is causing all the leaves around him to rot. If Needhog even moves next to the Fruit of Yggdrasil, it's over. The fruit will rot in Nidhog's poison.

Do you have any other fruit? ’

The first fruits seemed impossible to pick because of the struggle between the two monsters. I could have jumped in there and died for nothing. He searched hard to find other fruits. But I didn't see any fruit.

“Why is there only one fruit in this big tree! ”

He shouted loudly.

“I ate all the fruit because I was hungry. Maybe that's it. ”

Latatosk said with a straight face.

“If you don't win that soon, it'll rot away. Oh, Needhog's on the move. ”

“Aah! No! ”

When the fruit rots, Yooseong's body starts to move as fast as a bullet, thinking he's finished too.