These Lunatics are Obsessed With Me-Chapter 143

The collapse of the Association building, as expected, sparked a huge controversy.

On top of that, since hunters from the Alliance—who had come to clear the final dungeon—were caught up in it, countries around the world sent harsh protests to the Association.

But just as expected, the Association remained steadfast despite all the criticism. In a way, it was kind of impressive.

Nothing major happened to me in this dungeon, aside from pushing my auxiliary skill to the limit, so I was physically fine. I was a bit worn out and low on energy since my mana hadn’t fully recovered even with potions, but other than that, I was okay and went straight back to the accommodation.

“Kkyaau!”

“Ppiik!”

As soon as I returned to the accommodation, Yong-sik and Yong-sun came running to greet me. Deeply moved, I looked at them with teary eyes.

“Yong-sik-a! Yong-sun-a!”

“Kkyau! Kkyaa!”

“Ppik! Ppiiik!”

Yong-sik, who had been sleeping like the dead, was finally awake, and Yong-sun looked perfectly fine too. She was even riding on Yong-sik’s back, squeaking happily. Seeing them like that, I quickly pulled out my phone.

“You-you two! Stay just like that for a second!”

“Kkyau?”

“Ppik?”

“Gasp—don’t move!”

“Kkyaau…”

Yong-sik, who had been moving his front paws like he was about to spring at me, froze in place. I quickly grabbed my phone and started taking pictures. Click, click—I snapped shot after shot in rapid succession.

Clinging to Yong-sik’s back, Yong-sun tilted her head in confusion. It was an incredible sight. The moment I saw them, my heart pounded. Watching them get along even better than I’d expected brought tears to my eyes.

"Looks like you two are getting along well, huh?"

“Kkyau!”

“Ppiik!”

Yong-sik and Yong-sun let out loud cries at the same time. Their voices sounded different, yet somehow, they had a similar feel. Yong-sik had the appearance of a winged dragon, while Yong-sun looked more like a wingless lizard—but together like this, they looked strangely alike.

After taking more than enough photos, I smiled happily at Yong-sik and Yong-sun, who truly looked like real siblings. Honestly, it was a bit unexpected. I had thought that once Yong-sik woke up and saw Yong-sun, he might get defensive or pick a fight, so I had planned to be there for their first meeting.

But things didn’t go as planned—I ended up spending the whole day in the dungeon, and by the time I got back, Yong-sik was fully awake, and the two had already spent plenty of time together.

“This is honestly surprising…”

I’d heard that dragons fight over territory—even with their own kin, whether parent and child or siblings. They’re only lenient with their young during the hatchling stage, before they reach adulthood. Maybe they’re still too young to be territorial. But I clearly saw them in their adult forms back in the dungeon.

“Hmm…”

After we got separated, Yong-sik suddenly went berserk in the Sæ Dungeon and transformed into his adult form. Yong-sun also absorbed the flames of an unknown monster in the Muspelheim Dungeon and evolved—almost like a PokeX-monster—into her adult form.

But I still wasn’t sure if those were their true, fully matured forms or just temporary transformations caused by the system. If they had really become adults, would they bother changing their appearance to look young again? With that thought, I quietly nodded to myself and gently patted Yong-sik and Yong-sun on the head.

“Ah, you two must be hungry. Want something to eat?”

“Kkyauu!”

“Ppiii!”

The moment they heard the word ‘eat,' the two let out long cries—they must have been starving. I quickly took out some magic stones from my inventory. He was right—the god I met in the dungeon had really rewarded me generously. After clearing it, my inventory was packed with all kinds of items.

“Eat up, you two.”

I crushed the magic stone into small pieces and sprinkled them over a branch of Yggdrasil for Yong-sik. Yong-sun didn’t mind larger pieces and ate them right up. Watching them eat, I smiled in satisfaction.

“Now, let’s take a look…”

I had glanced over the dropped items in the dungeon but only checked the high-grade ones. Now, I went through my inventory again. And just like before, Yggdrasil’s Essence was there.

"Hmm."

I let out a small groan and frowned. This dungeon had brought me to an unexpected encounter. Even if only for a moment, I had come into contact with the real Han Yi-jin—and one of the gods from Asgard who watches over this world. It was an incredible experience. Based on what Han Yi-jin and the god said, here’s what I’ve figured out.

This wasn’t the world from the original novel—it had already gone through a reset. In the previous timeline, the main characters had failed to clear the final dungeon.

And the reason? One of the foreign guilds that had joined the Alliance to support them had betrayed them.

Since the fall of the human world would also mean the collapse of the gods’ realm, the gods of Asgard had been keeping a close watch on the main characters—even going so far as to help them grow.

After I ended up in Han Yi-jin’s body and gained an S-rank auxiliary skill, some gods wanted to support my growth, just as they had with the main characters, while others showed clear aversion to the idea.

Even if I cleared the final dungeon, the gods who favored the main characters might still try to eliminate me. But that wasn’t my main concern right now. If this world ended like in the original story, I’d die too. I could deal with the gods after I survived.

“Looks like… I’ll have to use the Yggdrasil’s Essence.”

I took Yggdrasil’s Essence out of my inventory. Holding the brilliantly shining essence in my hand, I looked at Yong-sik.

"Kkya!"

After eating his fill of magic stones, Yong-sik let out a short, contented cry. But the moment he saw the essence, his ears perked up, as if he knew exactly what to do. First, I needed to find the guild that would betray the main characters.

There was probably a clue in the parts of the original story I hadn’t read yet. The vision from the essence might help me uncover the traitorous guild.

With that in mind, I made my decision and fed the essence to Yong-sik. He gulped it down, and in an instant, his body shone with a blinding light.

My blurred vision gradually became clearer. By now, I was quite used to seeing these visions.

‘Hmm…?’

Darkness surrounded me. I blinked, feeling a strange sense of familiarity that left me slightly confused. Not long ago, I had been exploring a dark cave. I still couldn’t see well, but this place felt oddly similar. The only difference was that the walls weren’t solid rock—they were solid earth instead.

Was I… inside a dungeon? The visions usually showed important scenes, so that was likely the case. And sure enough, just as I suspected, the main characters soon came into view.

"Is that really true?"

Kang Yoo-hyun asked in a low voice, his gaze fixed on someone. I looked at his face in surprise—his complexion was terrible, like he hadn’t slept in a week. Even his voice sounded unusually weak. I was startled by his condition. Had he really tried to clear the final dungeon like this?

‘…’

Now that I thought about it, in the original story, Kang Yoo-hyun had been scammed and failed to obtain the Sweet Sleep item. Consulting one of the heroines, Director Oh Seo-hyun, might have helped him feel a bit more stable, but without sleep, he could never fully recover from exhaustion.

"Yes, it's true. I would never lie!"

‘…?’

In front of Kang Yoo-hyun, someone lay flat on the ground. I stared at them, puzzled.

‘A person…?’

I looked closer and noticed something was off. My eyes widened as I recognized the creature.

‘A monster…?’

The man's ears were oddly pointed, and his skin was black and warty. He was short—barely reaching Kang Yoo-hyun's waist—so he didn’t seem threatening, but there was something suspicious about him. It seemed the others thought so too.

"There's no need to listen to what the monster says. Let's deal with it right away."

Someone stepped forward and spoke, his expression displeased. He wasn’t a stranger—I had seen him before when Na Ye-rim introduced the Alliance guilds at the banquet, though I hadn’t spoken to him directly.

Joshua Lehmann, the guildmaster of Ur Guild—one of Europe's prominent large guilds. He was German, with dark blonde hair, almost brown, stylishly slicked back. He stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his light blue eyes coldly staring down at the trembling monster on the ground.

"I feel the same, Hyung. Something just doesn't feel right."

Following suit, Kang Soo-hyun spoke up hesitantly. Even I found it hard to trust the words of a man who looked like a monster, no matter what he said.

“…Is that so?"

"…!"

Kang Yoo-hyun spoke slowly. Seeing the group’s and his signs of distrust, the nameless monster shuddered and then screamed in terror.

"Please, I’m telling the truth! I know where legendary-grade weapons are. If you spare my life, I’ll find them all and give them to you!"

‘…!’

A legendary-grade weapon?

At those words, I looked at the monster in surprise.