I'm the Only One With a Different Genre - Chapter 80

Chapter 80
Do You Want to Die, or Become a Dog?
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‘It wasn’t a plan, but… I did cause all of this, didn’t I?’

Judging by the looks on their faces, the people rolling on the floor seemed to swallow their breaths.

“T-this was all planned from the start?”

“N-no way. Have we been moving like pawns on his chessboard all along?”

“The entire Leviathan organization, taken down by one person…?”
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As I watched their clichéd lines spill out.

Creak –

An ominous sound echoed. I looked up to see the chandelier shaking. It looked like it could fall at any moment.
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‘Oh no! If we stay here, we might all die..!’

In a panic, I took a step further inside, and the people sitting on the floor flinched and backed away, trembling. They looked up at me with faces drenched in cold sweat.

‘I need to make them less wary… Yes, let’s smile.’

***
As soon as the Leviathan boss, Atan, saw the Slaughterer flash a charming smile, he felt a chill run down his spine, causing his whole body to tremble.

‘We’ve been playing in the palm of his hand…’

Since when? How much of this was his plan?

No matter how much he tried to fathom it, he couldn’t. The blood-red sword in his hand gleamed ominously, as if it was ready to soak in their blood at any moment.

The mountain of corpses behind him seemed to depict their future.

‘He’s not just a Hunting Dog.’

With his youthful face and slightly downward-turned eyes, he looked like an obedient child.

Perhaps they had been deceived by his appearance.

‘He’s a monster… The real owner of Nest must be him.’

A man who looked like he had swallowed a snake couldn’t possibly be a subordinate in a small organization like Nest. It made sense to see him as the real owner, with the current boss being just a figurehead.

Leviathan was fundamentally different in size compared to other organizations. It was natural for all the information in Cardishian to flow to Leviathan.

But no one knew such a monster existed in Nest.

How much power did he have to hide everything about himself? Atan’s eyes grew increasingly filled with terror.

‘Why did he do this? To destroy Leviathan?’

No, that’s not it. If he wanted to erase Leviathan, it would have already been done.

As Atan’s mind raced with thoughts, Lian spoke.

“You must be wondering why this happened. Well, to put it simply, it’s because Leviathan threatened me.”

“….!”
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The word ‘dare’ echoed in Atan’s mind. Lian hadn’t actually said it, but that’s how Atan heard it.

“The solution is simple. Just don’t threaten me.”

Lian meant it literally, to stop the authority from activating, but it sounded completely different to the others.

‘Is he telling us to bow our heads and submit?’

‘Gulp, was all of this prepared to swallow Leviathan whole?’

No one took Lian’s words at face value. ‘Don’t threaten me’ essentially meant ‘Become a non-threatening entity.’

In organizational conflicts, how do you become non-threatening? An alliance? A pact?

In a place rife with betrayal, those were meaningless. To completely eliminate a threat, you had to annihilate or absorb the opposing organization.

Thus, Lian’s words sounded like, “If you don’t want to die, shut up and become my loyal dogs.”

The thought of Lian absorbing the entire Leviathan organization turned the executives and boss into ice.

‘This chandelier really seems like it might fall…’

Lian glanced at the ceiling repeatedly and took another step inside. The people on the floor scrambled further back, crawling. To ease their wariness, Lian smiled even more gently. The executives and boss went pale.

“We don’t have time. It’s not a difficult task.”

Since their defeat was already decided, Lian was urging them to submit quickly. The executives and boss shook with fear.

Humiliation and terror filled their minds. While they struggled to find an answer.

Creak, screech…

The chandelier shook violently, as if it would fall any second. Lian looked up at the ceiling and spoke.

“…You can answer later, but for now, get out of there—”

Just as he was about to tell them to move out.

Crash!

The ceiling completely collapsed, and the chandelier began to fall. The executives and boss stared at it with eyes as wide as saucers.
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‘Ugh… that’s why I told you to hurry!’

Lian transformed his demonic sword into a long spear and threw it instantly.

Clang!

The spear’s blade passed through the chain hole holding the chandelier. The part connecting the blade and handle stuck out, catching the chain.

Crash!

When the spear was embedded in the ceiling, the chandelier halted mid-fall. It dangled precariously in front of the executives and boss’s faces.

“Aaah!”

“Ugh…!”

The executives, who had finally regained their senses, scrambled away from under the chandelier. Some of them even wet their pants.
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Though it wasn’t a situation terrifying enough to make them wet themselves, their bodies overreacted due to the gag filter. Lian, noticing this, looked at them sympathetically and said.

“That’s why I told you to say you won’t threaten me.”

Those swallowed by fear trembled as they looked at Lian.

“If you don’t decide quickly, things like this will keep happening.”

His words, although filled with concern, were only chilling threats.

“I’m not a fool either. If you continue to threaten me, well…”

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Lian lightly shook his head and reached for the ceiling. The spear smoothly returned to his hand.

Crash! Clang!

When the spear was pulled out, the chandelier fell to the floor. Glass and metal shards scattered everywhere. Amidst the beautiful glimmers, the executives and boss felt a vast sense of dread.

“Um, if you want to live, just decide to stop threatening me at any time. Got it?”

Since he couldn’t stay there forever, Lian told them the solution and left without hesitation.

“Huff, huff…”

“Ugh…”

Only after Lian left did the fearful groans start to echo around the room. Atan, with a pale face, staggered to his feet.

‘Damn it, damn it!’

Atan couldn’t hide his anger at having been played by such a kid. No, he had to be angry. Otherwise, he felt like he would be consumed by fear.

‘We need to inform everyone. That there’s a giant conspiracy behind Nest.’

And thus, the nickname ‘Nest’s Hunting Dog’ evolved into ‘Nest’s Mastermind!’

It was an unjust development for Lian, who had tried to help those who threatened him, but he wouldn’t learn about it until much later.

***
After escaping the chaotic land of Leviathan, we headed west towards Nest’s territory.

Along the way, we didn’t forget to loot the abandoned shops of black magicians and slave traders. Having done similar work in the arena before, it wasn’t difficult to gather various items.

With bulging pockets, we finally reached the west…

‘Hmm… where could Noah be?’

I knew it was in the northwest, but I had no idea where exactly. After some thought, I decided to just ask around.

“Excuse me, do you know where the Nest organization is?”

“W-what? Why are you asking me that!”

When I pulled out a silver coin and handed it over, they suddenly became very friendly.

“If you keep going that way and turn right, you’ll see a restaurant called Nest. It’s run by the Nest organization, so you should head there.”

“Thank you.”
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Indeed, there’s nothing money can’t solve.

***
“Mmm, it smells delicious…”

As we approached the building labeled Nest Restaurant, a delicious aroma wafted over. Jess’s eyes widened as she kept swallowing her saliva. Her tail wagged so much that her robe fluttered.
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‘Shall we eat something before meeting her?’

Thinking that, we headed inside the restaurant.

“Welcome!”

The shop clerk was younger than I expected. About 12? 13 years old? It made sense in this cruel world where even young children were valuable laborers… but even the cooks seemed to be young children.

‘Um… is this okay?’

While I was blinking in confusion, we were guided to an empty table. The smell was amazing, and the place was packed with customers.

“One more bowl of braised meat here!”

“Over here too!”

“When are we getting our beer?!”

The place was noisy like a market, filled with rough-looking people. Seeing some pretty dangerous individuals eating made me worried.

‘Isn’t this too dangerous?’

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Even in a regular restaurant, I’d be concerned, but seeing young children serving in such a rough environment made my worry spike.

My concerns weren’t unfounded, as someone started shouting obscenities.

“How many times do I have to ask when my food is coming?!”

“Hey, you haven’t even waited a minute after ordering! There are many tables ahead of yours, so shut up and wait!”

“What?!”

As the tension rose, appearing like they might draw their weapons at any moment, everyone’s eyes turned to them.

‘Ugh… should I intervene?’

Just as I was thinking that and starting to get up, something flew from the kitchen.

“Huh..!”

A familiar book shape unfolded.

[Which bastard dares to cause trouble?]

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Noah’s master, Julianna, appeared.

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