The World of Masks

Bang!

A heavy wooden cup is placed on an old table filled with yellow sticks. Due to the impact, the brown-looking beverage in the cup overflowed out of the cup. "If you are a drunk, drink like my blood!" We will run, "he said," but at least there was no such man here.

You find yourself surrounded by whistling noises. Inside the shabby old tavern, people and mercenaries who had finished their day's work were mixing their liquor with each other in disguise. If I listened quietly to the opinions of hard work, bad workplace supervisors, future opacity, and family problems, it was something that might have happened in reality. People raised their elongated voices as if they were going to live a hard day and release that stress. It looked awkward, dull, and weak, but this time it had a bright smile on their faces.

"Kahahaha!! So you know what he said back then?"

· · · · · · · · And now Jack's face was filled with only a smile. I couldn't understand what was so amusing about it. Brills slammed the table while stealing a pottery with his drunken face. Jack listens to the bluff, exaggeration, or 1% of the truth and takes the wooden cup in front of him with one ear. Even though it was annoying to drink the mask slightly, it was also a familiar act.

'· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Write.'

Jack looks down at the drink in the tall cup. Now, I could drink Korean beer that tasted like the finest beer from Germany. What kind of ingredients and what kind of alcohol was made through the process didn't fit Jack's taste buds very well. It's stubborn, sour and has a really bad combination of peppermint, and it bothers the bottom of its tongue. It seemed like I'd rather have a lager. Fortunately, it's not poisonous. But the brills keep pouring in this strange, tasteless drink.

"What is it, Jack? You said you can't use men with alcohol. Why would you put all your effort into that?"

Drink and use your strength! Besides, it doesn't have to taste like shit! "I wanted to yell, but how can I say that to someone who buys alcohol?" Jack forcefully laughs and thinks of a good excuse.

"Haha. It's a bit different from the booze of our world. What is this made of?"

"Oh! Is this the first time Jack's had one? It is made by fermenting a grain called MUTA, called KERGMARY. It's cheap and tasty. It's popular with bottom-feeders like us. Does it taste good?"

"Well, it's worth it."

No, I have to take care of my face. I opened my mouth as if it was really okay, keeping my jaw as far as I could. Gastrointestinal "Fool's Brain!" Scream, "he said," and the brain says, "It is not my command!" I have to keep my face from screaming in pairs, "he said," so I really wasn't the only one who suffered.

"But I've never had a drink before. Nothing like this in a novice village. Do you have any beer?"

"Beer? What is it? Is that booze, too?"

Brills tilts his head.

"Yes? Don't you know beer? It's the first drink I've ever had in this world."

It was a drink that helped to exterminate a village. The beer at that time was not tasty, but it was decent to eat. If the beer tasted like it does now, maybe Jack would have given up his plan to wipe out the village.

"Beer, beer. I like to drink a lot myself, but I've never heard of it."

He strokes his chin and pounds the table as if the bear had realized.

"Isn't that the liquor of your world? Besides, you said you tried it in a place called Beginner's Town."

To Brills, who seems to have realized something, Jack nods.

"That's what I heard, too. Travelers say they traveled through a village built by the gods before they came to this world. Maybe that's the novice village you were talking about. It is said to be a village not belonging to this world, but made temporarily by the gods to adapt the travellers before sending them to this world. That's why there are so many objects and creatures in the traveler's world. Maybe that's where they only sell beer."

"I see."

It was definitely weird. In the beginner's village, there were several things that could be seen in the real world, such as beer or a boar. However, when I entered the game, the objects and animals that I had seen in real life were really gone.

'Then, is the beginner's village during the adaptation period?'

Jack takes a gulp of his unparalleled drink and thinks: Perhaps the goal is to have a minimal adaptation and preparation work to do before players fully enjoy the game. At that time, there was a question that came to Jack's mind.

'Is it really necessary to make it completely different from this reality?'

In a way, it was the first time Jack questioned the game. The complete difference between reality and the game. And the existence of a novice village that makes the difference minimally adaptable. But he soon erased the question from his mind. It was also likely that developers required complete differentiation to pursue the integrity of the game. Jack has to keep Brills in tune as he empties his drink in front of him again.

"Woof!"

Coolly exhales gases generated from the stomach screaming for satiety. Drunkenly soaking wet, Bridgit did not regret the downturn of all human functions. No, I rather felt the joyful hangover with a pleasant haunting. It was the most unbearable climb in ten days. Even though Bryce is a mercenary on his way out, he still has some judgment not to drink during the quest. But that's also the end. I had enough money and time to play while drinking for a while.

After shaking it with Jack, I still felt the sensation of the heavy money pocket. After completing the quest, I drank a drink and drank it with a friend who saved his life there, and the joy became satisfied. Today's drink was very satisfying for the Brills.

Brills, who drank as much as he wanted with Jack, came deeper into the distance after he broke up with Jack. It's been a long time since I've had a drink, money, and thought of a woman desperately. Brills strides hard, thinking of enjoying the company of a beautiful whore.

The movement of Brills, who was stumbling and stumbling around in the middle of the night while walking in the middle of nowhere, pauses. Brills grimaces and grimaces at the presence of urine. Soon after, he noticed that there was a nearby alleyway. Brills enters the alley without hesitation.

A dark and foul-smelling mercenary has been poking his nose, but since then, Brills has been a pretty rough roller. I didn't feel this bad or scared. Rather, I went deep into the alley and lowered my pants.

A golden liquid drenches the front wall of the Brills, shivering with coolness. Brills, who was either drunk or emitted more than usual, loosened his trousers.

Jubbuck.

That's when I heard the strange footsteps behind Brills. Bryce pauses, pulling his sword and turning away. He was a skilled mercenary who could not be trusted to be drunk. A sudden appearance appears in the eyes of Bryce, who was cautious of a sudden appearance. You might be surprised by the white mask that appeared in the dark, but if you look at the armor, clothes, weapons, etc. you can see that Brills knew him well. Brills, who was surprised for a moment, soon smiled brightly.

"Phew. What are you doing here? Ah, you want to hug a girl, too? Shit. That's what you said before. All right, I'm definitely gonna shoot up to number two."

Screaming.

A silver flash flickers through his neck before he finishes speaking. Brills chokes on the burning pain of the drink. It hurts. It's like burning pharynx is being wiped from the inside of your neck. I wanted to scream, but I couldn't strangely scream. All that comes out is the sound of the wind coming out of your throat and the red blood coming out of your mouth.

Fluffy.

Brills kneels helplessly. I did not judge the situation. Why I feel this pain, why my whole body is not empowered, and why the man in front of my eyes is waving his dagger at me.

'Why?'

Brills gives a questionable look to the man with his helpless eyes. Why did he attack himself? Is that what it is? Can you not forgive me for what I've done? Was everything that seemed to be forgiven a lie?

I wonder if he's figured out what's wrong with Brills. Man, Jack spills a bloody smile. Then he knelt on one knee and spoke kindly to Bryce.

"It's not that I haven't forgiven you. No, I actually took the rest of the money out of the drink. I don't blame you."

'· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Then why?'

Brills asks for a final question as he breathes his last hurtful breath. Looking at his slowly loosening eyes, Jack smiles once more.

"I suppose you're wondering why I killed you. Well, there's nothing to hide, so I'll let you know."

Jack puts his mouth to the ears of Brills. And he said, very slowly, very slowly, but certainly in his ears.

"Because you look like Sergeant Iman Shik."

Artwork Reviews

No hard feelings because Brills apologized and Jin-seok forgave him?

Then why did you kill him? 'Cause Brills looks just like that asshole.

(.;)