EP.5 There are no bad dogs in the world.
The Great Prison Tantalus is a place where he confines and isolates heinous criminals who cannot even be spoken of, or powerful beings who cannot be confined by ordinary facilities. It is a place that is considered to be a de facto tomb where people are constantly entering but no one is said to have come out.
Since no one survived there, word of Tantalus passed from mouth to mouth, and the body was warmed up like a snowball.
The military is conducting human experiments on prisoners and making the final weapon.
Like monsters from mythology roaming the ground.
It’s an educational site, but in fact, it’s just a place where you’re pushed to die.
I was able to confirm the authenticity while walking around Tantalus alone today. This place, Tantalus, was a great place, not to be disregarded by rumors.
bottomless pit. A bottomless hole cursed by the Earth Mother. An abyss built beneath it, from which it is impossible to escape by one’s own strength.
In it, mythical and historical transcendental beings such as the king of dogs, the ancestor of vampires, and the regressor reside.
According to the Golem, an escape event had occurred, but that was also a question. What on earth can I do to get out of this abyss of contradiction?
Still, as if it were true that there was an uproar, most of the facilities in the prison were in ugly disrepair. The iron bars were bent like candy, and the stone bulkheads were broken here and there, revealing the ugly steel frame of the building. There were clear signs of large-scale violence.
However, there was not a single drop of blood on it, and the reason could be easily guessed.
The founder of vampires, Tirkanjaka.
The oldest vampire that slumbers beneath Tantalus has dominion over blood. Even if bloodshed occurred, she would have collected all the blood that flowed from it. Even without being conscious of it, the blood must have flowed to her on its own. As naturally as an apple being pulled by gravity.
Only a situation remained in the prison where the blood was gone.
Thinking that far, I muttered blankly.
“…Maybe the ones left here are more frightening?”
that’s a bit scary If this was an ordinary prison, I would have snorted at the idiots who didn’t even have the courage to escape.
The founder, Tyrkanjaka, is a historical monster that fought against the powerful Seonghwangcheong, and the dog king is an existence that competes for supremacy among the kings of beasts.
At least, both of them had no hostility toward humans, which is a shame. Otherwise, they would have been killed the moment they set foot.
To be honest, I don’t know how long that will go in this situation…
“There’s only one thing to do anyway.”
Because he had no hostility towards humans, he neither escaped nor killed me.
If so, what should I do?
You have to build up their liking.
Even if something bad happens later on, even if something happens that puts me in danger… Take my side.
Having made up my mind, I started moving in a certain direction.
The three prisoners remaining on Tantalus.
Dog King Puppy.
The founder of vampires, Tirkanjaka.
Regressor Shay.
Which of these three is the safest and easiest to gain favor with?
Not to mention. Of course, Aji is the king of dogs.
The period before history, from the beginning of time. From that time on, dogs and humans were friends.
A dog loyal to humans from birth. Aji, the representative of their race, are loyal to all living humans. It must have been thanks to that that the free king of beasts was able to be imprisoned in Tantalus. Aji is a child who will calmly wait with his breath even in cages if humans ask him to.
If it had been another king of beasts… a king of wolves or a king of lions, we would have been torn to pieces. It’s not because they’re stronger than Aji. Unlike Aji, because he has a wild nature, he cannot accept such restrictions.
I don’t know why the military government imprisoned Aji unless I read the thoughts of the leadership. But the rough predictions go.
The dog king is loyal to all humans.
Both on the side of the military and against the enemy of the military.
The military has many enemies. He must have thought that it would be in trouble if it fell into the hands of the internal enemy resistance or the neighboring federation. That’s why I locked it in Tantalus, which I could take out and use at any time.
“Kuk-kuk. Fools.”
I can’t stop lamenting. It’s like leaving it in the depths of a warehouse for fear of being used by the enemy.
let me tell you
A weapon that can be used by everyone is not something to keep hidden away.
I grabbed the lamp and kicked the warehouse door. Thick dust flew like snow, and the inside smelled old and musty. After properly clearing out the few remaining white bones, I took a few poles and a pile of iron nets and came out.
When I came out, the wire on the rim of the net was broken, as if it had failed in catching some huge beast. There was something like a sharpened hook on the back, and pieces of flesh and fur were sticking to it. I wonder how it got broken while using it. Let’s pretend we don’t know
The wooden pole was a special product with a sharp hook hanging from the end. What on earth did you do here, such a heinous weapon as if it were natural?
Anyway, I packed my equipment and went out to the yard. He wiped off bits of flesh and fur with an oiled cloth, balanced them with hooks, and set them like grilling irons on a pyre. After getting ready, he held the lamp at an angle to the pyre and snapped his fingers, pointing at the wick.
“volt.”
The military ritual magic, created only for practicality, ignited the flames. Electricity bounced from his fingers, and the lamp, which was saturated with mana, began to burn fiercely.
I cracked canned food as I watched the flames move to the pyre. When I opened the lid, I could see that the black mass had solidified. When he took it out and dipped it in water, the water seeped through the chunks and soon turned into a large chunk of meat that could have been ten times its original volume. Even if cotton absorbs water, it won’t be as dramatic as this.
One of the seven greatest inventions of the military is compressed canned food for military use. State-of-the-art compressed food that completely removes moisture and increases food storage by more than 20 times. It is processed by preservation magic, and when you pour water, it returns to its original volume in an instant, and the taste and aroma remain as they were! is claiming
Of course, as with all hype, the texture and aroma are inferior to real raw meat, but it is still full of dog food. I put the chunk of meat back to its original size on the grill.
It takes a long time to cook such thick meat, but it didn’t matter because I wasn’t going to eat it. And the person who eats it probably doesn’t care too much. The important thing is the smell when baking.
With the meat on the grill, I took out the bell I had brought and shook it.
daughter and daughter.
After ringing the bell vigorously once, he put it back in and raised the fire to roast the meat. The red meat began to cook dully as if it were losing its color to a flame that burned even more red. The oozing juices dripped onto the firewood and flew upward as smoke and soot. The smell of roasting meat spread all over the place.
it’s slowly time He picked up the bell again and shook it. Soon after, a sound was heard in the distance.
“Smells delicious! It’s rice! rice!”
He was clearly speaking, but the position where each syllable was heard was different. Its running speed was comparable to the speed of sound. After calculating the time it would take for Aji to arrive, I read his thoughts roughly and pulled the net at the right timing.
Shortly thereafter, the pyre exploded. In the midst of ashes, smoke, and pieces of unburnt wood that had not been burned, the heat that had not yet withered inhaled the air and burned at once. Flames spread, engulfing the wreckage. Aji, who jumped onto the firewood for the meat, struggled in the flames.
“bruise! hot! hot!”
Without a word, he raised his cloak and struck Aji. After blowing away all the sparks, Aji with tanned hair stood up with tears in his eyes. However, the pain was short-lived, and my eyes lit up when I saw the piece of meat in my hand.
There’s no way. He held out his palm and shouted.
“wait!”
flinch.
Aji looked at my palm and lowered his body. The tail moved hurriedly and the pupils continued to roll even while stopped. He flinched as if he wanted to run towards the meat right away, but the moment Aji tried to give him strength, he held out his palm at the right timing. After reading her breath, Aji couldn’t rush out and whimpered while looking at my palm.
“wait? how much?”
Without answering, he took out the bell and slowly moved it from side to side so that it would not make a sound. When the strange-looking object moved, Aji forgot the meat and looked at my hand. Slowly, I just slowly rocked it left and right until Aji lost interest, and the moment Aji’s attention returned to the meat, he rang the bell.
daughter and daughter.
When Aji perfectly recognized the sound of the bell, I took aim at that moment and tossed a piece of undercooked meat into it. Even in the midst of surprise, Aji caught the fish flying into his mouth. Even as she chewed the meat in her mouth, Aji’s gaze did not leave my species.
Through stimulus control, Aji firmly imprinted the existence of the species. Now all you have to do is give them a reward.
“good! well waited! good job! also!”
Aji’s eyes widened in wonder at the sudden compliment. Either that or not. I started praising Aji in an excited voice.
“You are such an amazing puppy! Distinguish the sound of a bell! I hear you say wait! You are so amazing!”
“uh? Did I do well?”
“okay! You are the best dog ever! i love it! Lovely!”
He continued to praise without content, only with emotion. If it were a normal person, he would have been cautious first, but Aji, who had an infinitely low threshold of heart, started getting more and more excited every time I praised him. At one point, Aji gulped down the meat and ran around shaking her head.
“bruise! bruise!”
“Okay, Aji! Shall we play ball?”
“Awww!”
At this moment, the dog king seemed happier than any other dog in the world.
I let out a mean laugh inside and clapped fervently at Aji.
see army.
Tools that everyone can use aren’t hidden away.
You just need to be able to write ‘better’ than others.
I put the bell in my pocket. It’s still not enough. Today, a single serving of canned meat never reaches it.
But a day goes by, a week goes by, a month goes by.
In the meantime, if you calmly listen to the sound of the bell and associate the sound of the bell with a good sense.
This bell becomes a controller that can control the dog king.
Cheek. wait. You guys locked me up, but at the same time, you gave me time.
Time to train the dog king!
“Ha ha ha ha!”
“Wooong! Wooo! Wooo!”
Aji, oblivious to the ominous lurking in my laughter, was just delighted and circled around me, barking furiously. He looked sweet as if he was looking forward to the upcoming ball game.
OK. don’t play ball If you use my shoulder a little to increase your intimacy with the dog king, it will be a source of strength for you!
That was the time when I was about to move to a slightly wider vacant lot with the dog king.
‘What did you do from the first day, did you stay with Aji? I can’t quite understand this man’s intentions.’
Oh, what a surprise.
A sudden thought occurred to me, and the regressor was following closely behind me. When I turn my head to say hello.
‘It just went well. Hide yourself with stealth and follow them secretly to observe them. If you’re trying to corrupt Aji, I can cut you right away.’
I turned around and there was no one there. There was no sign of anyone.
But the thoughts came through clearly. The thought of a cross-dressing woman carefully following me with her arms folded at a distance of about 3m to my right.
He scanned the air as if he hadn’t seen it, then slowly turned his head back to look ahead.
uh so
You say you’re practicing stealth.
I’ll have to pretend I didn’t see it…
