The Artist Who Paints Dungeon-Chapter 83

The highest floor of the collection, Bisabal’s office.

“It’s a dangerous nature.”

“Tempered?”

“You could say that.”

Bisabal, who heard Yoo Seong-un’s report, asked while rubbing his chin.

“He took himself hostage and threatened the mermaids?”

“...That’s how it’ll be in short.”

“You’re hot.”

Bisabal’s smile as he murmured that seemed somewhat bitter.

“My collection is about to walk into the fires of hell on its own.”

“That fires of hell were the light of the sun. Please refrain from talking about friction with the Sun Cult.”

“That’s why you’re not talking in front of them. That’s enough.”

“I knew where the word would leak out. And it could be heard as blasphemy....”

“Anyway, the word ‘religiously crazy’ doesn’t make sense.”

“Isn’t that how it is for priests?”

“Our Mr. Giovanni shouldn’t have grown that much....”

“He’s grown up, that Mr. Giovanni. He’s so big that he’s dead.”

“Don’t kill my lovely artwork without permission, Curator Yoo Seong-un.”

The sullen Bisabal soon smiled slightly, as if he was quite pleased with this unusual conversation.

“You could say that he has no regrets about his own destruction and suffering. Even the gods are very sensitive to destruction, so it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that humans have lost their most traditional way to deal with disasters.”

“In the first place, we shouldn’t have created a situation where we could fight the ‘Portrait of Geo.’ If the situation worsens to the point where we have to find a way to subdue Geo, it won’t be a disaster that can be ended with a few sacrifices, like it is with evil gods.”

“If he was an ordinary god, it would have been a little easier to prepare for. Well, Geo is not a traditional god, but something with the characteristics of a god, so thinking like this won’t give you an answer.”

“That’s true, but Geo also has human characteristics. It’s also something to think about that he didn’t get swayed by emotions even though he clearly had a human personality. We need to keep thinking about how to subdue him.”

Bisabal asked him.

“Since he wasn’t killed or punished, wouldn’t it be okay to think of it as a treatment that took old feelings into consideration?”

“It’s a separate issue from what the result was. I observed Geo from the side, but my eyes weren’t buried in the past.”

Giovanni seemed to have made that choice because he thought it was a natural process and the right thing to do. He seemed to truly believe that tormenting him would be the greatest punishment for the mermaid.

“Geo seemed to have taken the most appropriate responsibility he could. He gave meaning to the mermaids who were dull because they were monsters by giving them Giovanni, and he made them suffer endlessly.”

“That’s punishment.”

“As long as Giovanni is by his side, the mermaids will have to take responsibility for everything they did. I think Geo himself wanted that and attempted to do that.”

Yoo Seong-woon said, recalling Giovanni at the time.

“He was very firm. If what he said is true, those mermaids must have been the ones Giovanni raised like his children when he was human. I wonder if he was angry or something....”

“.......”

“It was quite creepy how he kept smiling even when he was bleeding and had broken limbs. It was really no different from a portrait. Even when the mermaid named Aria cried and begged, he continued to do his work.”

“The story about the mermaid crying is quite interesting, but what about the threat?”

“That’s not to say that it was a way for Geo to suffer along with her, but yes, well, maybe. No matter how you say it indirectly, it’s hard to change the essence.”

It’s hard to say that it wasn’t a threat.

“But the unique thing is that he took himself hostage.”

“If that incident didn’t work out properly and Giovanni ended up dying, did it really seem like his personality would have died?”

“He said that himself. He said that Giovanni’s personality could die, and if not, he would die in front of her dozens or hundreds of times.”

“Either way, it’s creepy.”

“That mermaid certainly thought the same thing. Maybe it was because she said it with a gentle smile, but it sounded even scarier. Even to me, Giovanni’s words didn’t sound like mere bluff....”

“It must have been a decent punishment for the mermaids.”

Bisabal shrugged.

“That doesn’t mean they won’t harass humans anymore.”

“But as long as Geo is by their side, I guess nothing big will happen....”

“The only thing we should focus on is that there won’t be any ‘big things’.”

If it weren’t for the level of mass murder, Geo wouldn’t have said anything about the mermaids’ cruelty.

‘Portrait of Geo’ is a gentlemanly being of the origin who likes good and polite things, but he himself was not good.

“He is not a hero. He may have been a hero at one time, and he may have ‘Geo’ with such qualities, but at least ‘Portrait of Geo’ is nature and destiny.”

Bisabal continued with a smile.

“As the gardener, Yoo Seong-woon, would know better, it is one of the characteristics of beings close to the origin. Unless it is due to special malice, for Geo, life and death are not much different from the blooming and falling of flowers as a human being.”

The pitch-black portrait pretended not to be interested, and judged the death and suffering of myself, my surroundings, and the outside world as a state and information. It did not have any sympathy for things that were being ruined and collapsed outside of its hands.

Of course, ‘Geo’s Portrait’ loved humans equally, but saying that it loved everything was like saying that it loved nothing in the first place.

In a way, it was cruel and indifferent. He let things flow unless they became interesting.

“As proof, the entrance to the ‘Deep Sea Kingdom’ is not closed yet. If the mermaids truly reflected on their past and wanted to respect humans, they would have closed the entrance and closed the dungeon so that no more humans would get hurt.”

However, even after a week, there was no sign of that. The mermaids, as monsters, could not put aside their hatred for humans, and Geo did not unconditionally support humans either.

“If either of the two had come true, the dungeon would have been closed.”

“The existence of the source is not something that humans can control. They are nature.”

“That’s why we ended up having to buy them. We didn’t know who else would die because of the mermaids’ anger.”

Bisabal smiled happily.

“Of course, there was also the concept of giving it to our Sergio Hunter!”

“...I think the media will take care of it, but is the spending okay...?”

“This collector Bisabal bought a dungeon, so it’s not a big deal.”

“In today’s capitalist society, you seem really trustworthy.”

“I used to be a trustworthy guild leader.”

“Oh, yes.”

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“It’s just that Geo can’t be said to be completely on the side of humans.”

Bisabal smiled at Yoo Seong-un.

“Just like gardeners like Yoo Seong-un.”

“.......”

Yoo Seong-woon shrugged his shoulders at the word ‘gardener’ that came up after a long time.

“The origin that has been revealed so far is closer to a system than a personality. He is fair to all personalities in the universe, such as humans, monsters, and the children of the origin. Then, the gardener who manages the pulse of the origin must also have a fair perspective.”

The sense of balance that does not take anyone’s side was the most important virtue of a gardener. They were the milestones that maintained the minimum balance and the bystanders who lived in the garden.

“In that sense, sometimes I feel like Geo is similar to a gardener.”

“What part did you feel that way about?”

“Cha Ara Hunter was the first human to visit the inside of ‘Geo’s Portrait’. The hut that he described seemed similar to the garden we manage.”

“Then Geo could possibly be a gardener who was eaten by the origin.”

“How could a gardener who was eaten by the origin maintain his ego....”

Yoo Seong-un made a tired expression while ruffling his pure white hair. His sky-blue eyes narrowed.

“That’s ridiculous.”

Even if a gardener is eaten by a garden, can he maintain his ego? That was impossible. A gardener who became the property of a garden could no longer be called an intelligent life form.

“But when I think about it this way, Geo certainly wouldn’t take sides between humans and monsters. Considering that, we can see that Geo doesn’t just want to punish the mermaids.”

He only solved the problem in front of him. He only took on the responsibility that Giovanni should have taken on, and he put the minimum amount of control on the mermaids who had the ability and thoughts to threaten humanity.

That was all. As Bisabal said, Geo wasn’t a passionate being who would do something uninteresting even at the risk of loss.

“Geo loves good and polite beings. That’s what makes the portrait interesting.”

“The mermaids probably weren’t particularly good. Even though Geo hates evil, he showed such mercy. It could be a kind of favoritism, as Yoo Seong-woon reported.”

“Saving people must have been something he did with a light heart. I can give you a rough estimate.”

Yoo Seong-woon looked into the air as if he was assessing something and swept his title.

“I like everything to proceed simply and peacefully. This is the basic attitude of ‘Portrait of Geo’ toward the world, with two exceptions.”

“The first is a past relationship, and the second is an object of interest.”

“The object of interest would be a good and polite being. ‘Portrait of Geo’ basically seems to follow these three directions as its rules, but....”

“It’s too early to tell. At most, it’s just the second ‘Geo’ that has appeared.”

“Yes, I guess I was lucky this time. In the case of ‘Giovanni’, he was a gentle and compassionate priest. ‘Gio’, who had a hostile orientation toward humanity, we should also consider the possibility of them coming out.”

“Since ‘Portrait of Geo’ values ​​peace and has a strong will to communicate, I don’t think there will be a big problem.”

“That’s why I’m saying that the being of origin shouldn’t be treated like a person. Anyway, what I want to say is, um... .”

He seemed to be clearing up the troublemaker who was encouraging overtime work, but then he opened his mouth.

“We need to find a way for us to coexist with mermaids in the future.”

“... ... .”

“Guild Master, I think you need to come up with a plan.”

This old guild master really hated doing things that weren’t related to his collection. Bisabal slumped in his chair and spoke bitterly.

“... What if we just close the dungeon entrance for life? No one will come in.”

“Would that work? What you bought, guild master, was the right to enter the dungeon, not the dungeon itself. Above all... .”

“There might be some resources inside, but if you don’t let anyone in, at least the Hunter Association won’t sit still.”

“Why would someone who knows so well do that?”

“Haa....”

Bisabal, who had been buried deep in his chair, raised his upper body up.

“...Even if there are no resources inside, no one will believe it, right?”

“There are already news stories going around that the Collector is trying to monopolize special resources in the ‘Deep Sea Country’, so even if you say something like that now, it will only seem like a deception.”

“That’s right.”

Bisabal smiled lightly.

“Then what can I do? I’ll just leave them to find a place to die.”

“Oh, would you do that?”

“I plan to set the toll soon. I will respect the brave people who crawl inside in search of the special resources that the Collector has found. It won’t be my fault if they die inside, right?”

“Then I’ll make sure to keep that in mind.”

Since there was a fight with Geo, the mermaids in the ‘Deep Sea Nation’ wouldn’t necessarily go outside the dungeon to do anything, but they wouldn’t leave the humans who came inside the dungeon alone either.

“I don’t think Geo will be able to help that easily anymore. The reason Geo had been frequenting the Deep Sea Nation was to talk to the mermaids, but since he’s already achieved his goal... he won’t go that far to help the hunters anymore.”

“The ‘Portrait of Geo’ we saw wasn’t that selfless and devoted, was it?”

“That’s right, it’s just that he’s considerably more friendly and gentlemanly than other beings of the same origin.”

There are probably fools who crawl into S-class dungeons just because they believe in the existence of the ‘Black Cloak,’ but it’s time for them to get a taste of the spicy flavor.

“This is the right direction.”

Yoo Seong-un nodded.

“The current Hunters treat ‘Black Cloak’ like a convenient vending machine. Hunters who feel sorry for them didn’t really get any help from Geo in the first place....”

“Anyway, there’s no way that such an easy image would help Geo.”

“Yes, so it’s time for them to realize that ‘Black Cloak’ is a natural disaster that they can’t control. If they die in the ‘Deep Sea Country’ without even seeing ‘Black Cloak’, they’ll realize reality.”

There were still many fools in the world who thought they could compromise with monsters, or in other words, the existence of the source, and use them. They were clearly not resources, but disasters.

“I’ll tell Geo about this. Maybe Geo, who enjoys drawing and rescuing humans, will step forward to save more Hunters, but since he’s not an active portrait, I think the odds are low.”

Bisabal said to him.

“I can talk too.”

“No matter how well you talk, Geo himself refuses, so what are you going to do?”

“If this keeps up, you might end up laying down in front of the portrait.”

“Then Geo will get angry....”

“Tsk.”

Bisabal clicked his tongue and quickly changed the subject.

“By the way, how is the prospective priest who was kidnapped back then?”

“You’re only asking now. I heard he’s finally moving into the dormitory next Monday.”

“The Sun Church wouldn’t have been in such chaos. If things had gone as planned, we would have been accepting and raising students a long time ago, but we ended up being preyed on by mermaids and our schedule was ruined.”

“It seems like Priest Kang Seodam is really stressed out because of that. You know? It was on the news this time....”

“But now that things will go according to schedule, the Sun Church’s situation will get a little better.”

Yoo Seong-woon nodded.

“The prospective priest you mentioned, Chae-sol, didn’t seem to have any major psychological problems.”

“Is that ripe fruit-like cynicism the talent of a collector that I haven’t brought yet?”

“He’s already a priest of the Sun Church, so why would he join a private guild that isn’t a church? Above all, he’s far from the kind of cynicism you’re thinking of. Just a little bit...”

“A little bit?”

“He’s really nervous.”

He knew he was kidnapped, but he calmly observed the mermaid’s ecology.

“It doesn’t seem like he didn’t know because of his childish innocence, he’s just quick-witted but has a strong spirit that doesn’t get easily hurt.”

“Does he have the qualities of a fool? Or is he a trait of a tyrant? Either way, I don’t /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ like it. I heard that Geo likes him.”

“I’ve already made generous compensation for the damages. Even if you act normal, the victim is still the victim.”

And then it happened.

“Oh.”

“Did you get a text?”

“Yes, it’s... Cha Eun-hyeok.”

“He’s the older brother of the prospective priest we were talking about earlier, right?”

“Yes.”

Yoo Seong-woon was speechless for a moment after checking the text.

“... ... .”

“Is there a problem?”

“... Geo is there.”

“... Where?”

Yoo Seong-woon answered Bisabul’s question with difficulty.

“Cha I-sol’s house.”

“... ... .”

Originally, he had thought he would miss work, but Yoo Seong-woon felt the familiar scent of working overtime.

Why are you there again?

“T, this is... .”

Cha Ara asked hesitantly.

“What happened?”

“You have to trust me.”

“What is it?”

“There’s that, big sister.”

Chae Sol answered honestly to her big sister’s reaction of not being able to believe even after seeing the reality.

“I drew a picture and Geo hyung appeared....”

“What are you talking about?”

“Really, I drew a picture and Geo hyung appeared?”

“No, what....”

Cha Ara, who didn’t know what to do with the absurdity, soon turned to the black cloak with a subtle expression.

“.......”

“Nice to meet you.”

“...Ah, yes....”

Is today the day I die?

Although he didn’t seem hostile, he was a dirty and scary black cloak anyway.

A painter who draws dungeons