City of Backstreet Nymphs

Chapter 174

174 – Nymphs and efforts do not betray # 1

“My father often said that this old lighthouse could be a beacon that illuminates this world and other worlds. “It is said that those who have lost their way follow the light of this lamp and come back from another world.”

There was a lighthouse in Achilles’ house.

It was a very large and old lighthouse, and it was so old-fashioned that a generator that looked like a bicycle pedal had to be turned by hand in order to turn on the light.

“He said it was thanks to this lighthouse that he met his mother. “My father always compared my mother to a goddess from another world or an angel who had lost her wings.”

Druk, Druk, Druk-.

When Achilles turned on the generator, the lamp glowed brightly.

Of course, since it was bright daylight at about 1 PM, I couldn’t see the light, but the fact that it was a lamp illuminating another world stimulated my emotions quite a bit.

A lonely lighthouse keeper.

A woman from another world.

It’s a story you only see in novels or movies.

“It seems like your father was a romantic person.”

“Everyone thought so. But now that I think about it, my father never told romantic stories or stories about catching floating clouds.”

Drurruk-.

Legion moved the light around as if adjusting the angle of an old lighthouse.

Then something strange happened.

A blurry structure began to shine like a mirage on the horizon where there was nothing.

How should I express it?

Island?

Floating house?

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I couldn’t see it well.

It was literally writhing like a haze or a mirage.

“I think there’s something over there. It looks like home. “The house is floating on the sea.”

“Mr. Ildo, you have a good sense. The first time I saw that building in the shape of a house was right before I moved to S-class. “Now, let’s go down.”

We went down to the lighthouse.

Achilles continued to talk as he walked up the winding stairs.

“The light of this lighthouse probably illuminates a hidden world that exists in the same space. “The only time the house on the sea appears is when this lantern shines on it.”

We headed to the marina, boarded Achilles’ yacht, and headed to the house on the sea.

It was literally a house on the sea, a structure similar to a wooden hut.

Squeak-. Creak, creak-.

As I climbed above the mirage house, I heard the old trees screaming.

It seemed like a house that existed by shining the light of a real lighthouse, not an illusion or illusion without substance.

The feeling of being in a fantasy house was quite amazing, and Ari looked around here and there as if he also felt strange.

“Is the person depicted in the picture your mother? She is a beauty. She has blue eyes like Mr. Achilles. “The facial features seem similar as well.”

Ari asked.

Where Ari pointed with her finger, there was a picture frame, but the contents inside looked like nothing more than white drawing paper.

Immediately, Achilles nodded his head, as if impressed.

“It seems like you can see the picture in that frame completely. She is a beauty…. To me, his facial features are blurred and he just looks like a faceless ghost….”

There seemed to be differences depending on the person, such as whether the structures or objects in this house were blurred or more visible.

Even Achilles seemed to be looking clearly at the expression and color of his eyes at the blurry picture in the frame.

Is it because of Ari’s talent for extrasensory perception?

“Oh, when I look at it again, it seems like I can’t see it….”

Ari took off his glasses and rolled his eyes as if his focus had changed.

At that time, Achilles picked up ‘something’ from this ghost hut.

I couldn’t clearly see what the object was, but as I saw it swinging and dangling, it was clear that it looked like a bell attached to a stick.

What will happen now?

While I was thinking that, I heard a sound like splitting a waterway.

As soon as I looked out the phantom-like window, a hazy fog seemed to have formed around the house we were staying in, and everything was so covered in fog that not even the beach or the lights of the lighthouse could be seen.

━Crumbling… !

At that time, the cat that was sleeping in my pocket puffed out its fur as if it was mad.

It seemed like he was wary of something, but Achilles said as if nothing had happened, “It’s not dangerous as long as you don’t attack him first.”

It’s not dangerous if you don’t attack?

What?

As I was thinking that, I felt a strange presence outside the window.

When we opened the door, we saw what looked like a long canoe coming toward us toward the underwater house.

━… ….

In the canoe was a man wearing a black robe.

No, can we call it male?

The body exposed outside the robe was pale and pale white bone!

“Monster… !? Seniors! Be careful! “It’s a monster!”

Ari moved his hand to his waist as if he was nervous.

He pulled out a scalpel and looked like he was ready to counterattack at any time.

Zek-.

Then Achilles spread his palms as if to stop his legs.

“It’s okay. Boatman Charon doesn’t harm people. He is just a boatman who was guided by the sound of the lantern and the sound of the bell. Now, let’s all get in.”

Achilles boarded the strange-looking boat.

I stretched out my feet towards the ship, feeling as if I was somehow possessed by this surreal situation.

Ari followed me onto the boat.

Lastly, Moralis, who seemed displeased with everything, said, “Hey… ! Don’t leave this Moralis in this strange haunted house… !” She said and got into the boat.

So, what happens now?

Zek-.

Achilles rummaged through his pockets and pulled out a jingling coin.

Then he handed it over to the boatman who looked like a skull.

“Achilles, that coin… ?”

“This is ‘Whispering Coin’. “I wonder where Boatman Charon will take us today.”

Giik-.

Chrrr-.

An old, shabby boat began to sail through the hazy fog.

# # #

I couldn’t see an inch ahead in the fog.

When I was on the sea for about 30 minutes based on the time displayed on my cell phone watch -.

Finally, the ship stopped and we were able to arrive at a strange jungle-like island.

“Is it a jungle…? .”

When Achilles got off the boat, we followed him.

━Kaaat-!

━Shaaat-!

Soon, lizards crawling on the ground on four legs emerged from the thick jungle bushes.

It was a lizard with lumpy scales like a pineapple, and its size was similar to that of a crocodile, making it extremely threatening.

I knew the names of these lizards.

“Fruit lizard?”

It was a lizard whose blood was said to be as sweet as fruit juice.

It is said to be sold at a fairly high price to wealthy people.

I had never tried drinking lizard blood because I was reluctant for some reason, but I had heard that these lizards were A-rank monsters and difficult to deal with.

“Please step back.”

Achilles placed his hand on the sheath of the sword at his waist.

Sreung, flash! Qarring-!

Immediately, a sound like lightning was heard, and in the blink of an eye, all of the five “Fruit lizards” Fell down and convulsed.

1 Second.

No, what happened in less than a second?

I heard that Achilles was able to move so fast that it was close to the speed of sound, so he had his own stationary world – (The World) – and it seems to have been true.

“It’s a shame. “It seems like a disaster.”

Zek-.

Achilles got back into the boat and handed the coin to the boatman, whom he called Charon.

After that, we visited islands such as desert islands and lava islands, and every time we did so, many monsters fell down with a kick like Achilles’ lightning.

“So, when Mr. Achilles wants to explore the crack, he can do so at will. “You can use that lighthouse to illuminate the floating house, and you can take a boat out of the floating house.”

When the lighthouse light went out, we returned to Achilles’ luxurious mansion.

I felt like I knew why Achilles was so strong.

Achilles was the main character of a story that felt like “I’m the only one exploring infinite cracks”!

You can freely explore the rift whenever you want.

This was almost like a foul.

“It’s not something you can explore at will. Boatman Charon won’t let you on the boat unless you have the “Whispering Coin”. And, it doesn’t take me where I want to go.”

I see.

Anyway, it was a day where we could see how Achilles’ powerful skills were formed.

“Actually, what I’m looking for is an island in the snow mountains. “I was thinking that if I asked the boatman Charon, he might take me there.”

Five years ago, Achilles was said to have saved people who had fallen into the crack at the T-class crack “Snow Mountain” That opened on the island of Hyos and fought against all kinds of powerful monsters.

“It was a place teeming with A-class monsters and S-class monsters.”

Then, Achilles met a man in the crack and mistook him for the crack owner, a magician, and excitedly attacked him, but was completely defeated.

“He was a man who worked with dog squirrels and honey ants. Mr. Ildo, have you ever heard of a man who plays with dog squirrels and honey ants? “I remember there was a burn on the back of his left hand.”

A man with burns on the back of his hand who chases honey ants and dog squirrels.

A man who defeated Achilles of the S class who was on a roll.

This was a first for me.

At that time, Ari, who was listening to the story, stepped forward.

“So you’re saying I can’t meet that guy right now. He called my senior to Greece to meet a man who I don’t know if it was a made-up story or a fake… !”

Achilles scratched his forehead sheepishly at Ari’s words, which seemed to be protesting.

Scratching, scratching-.

“Well, I was wondering if Karon would take me to that snowy mountain if Mr. Ildo was with me. But it seems my expectations were wrong.”

I see.

As a result, I was unable to meet the man who defeated Achilles.

Is the only thing that Achilles clearly told me is how to use the “Whispering Coin”?

“Mr. Ildo, it looks like I made you walk a long way in vain.”

Achilles apologized to me.

If you ask me if my trip to Greece was in vain, it wasn’t the case.

The nymphs liked it, and Kungkungyi also acquired a skill called “Squirrel Storage”, And Typhoon Cloud Yingying also safely grew into a rare species called “Rainbow Ring.”

It was a good experience for me too.

“I will give this to Mr. Ildo as compensation and commemoration.”

Zek-.

Achilles handed me an old book.

There was something written on it, and Moralis recognized it first.

“Ah! This is the “Hero’s Path”… ! It’s that commercial area… ! It is clear that it is authentic as it also has the handwritten signature of the hero educator “Chiron”… ! It’s amazing… !”

Seeing Moralis making a fuss, I thought that all nymphs like to make a fuss.

Soon Ari covered his lips with his palm as if he was very surprised.

“… I think this would be a good item to donate to a museum! Although it may not be considered a novel or national treasure, it seems worthy of being an A-rank treasure… ! “Does this look like a ‘magic book’?”

A-rank treasure.

I heard that if you sell it to wealthy people, you can feed about 3 generations.

You’re giving me something like that?

“Achilles, are you okay? Aren’t “Magic books” Extremely rare? During my life as an awakened person, the only thing I saw in real life was one book.”

“I think Mr. Il needs it more than me now. I guarantee you it will definitely help. “If you drop a drop of blood on a book, the contents will change in various ways to suit your needs.”

A training book that helped Achilles until he became called the strongest of the S class.

A magical book whose contents change for each person!

Although I acted calm on the outside, I was in a very good mood!

I can’t wait to unfold it!

What is written here?

Grumbling-.

I cut my finger with a sharpening dagger and dropped a drop of blood on the cover of an old book.

Ugh-.

An old book starting to shine.

It was clear that it would now be a customized book-type training book for me, “Haildo.”

Because this is such a magical book!

Do 100 squats, 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, and run 10 km every day—isn’t it written like that?