The Artist Who Paints Dungeon-Chapter 80

Geo saw the mermaid princess who had grown strong and beautiful.

“.......”

The strangely colored hair like the deep sea, the eyes that resembled pearls like the legend, and even the dress that resembled waves symbolized the sea... but the white gown of the doctor with a large chest over it stood out.

Back then, we often played pranks like that. It was nothing special.

“.......”

“...Yes, I am human too.”

That’s why Giovanni was sure.

“Let’s talk.”

In the end, a human had to win in this situation.

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She was sure of that.

Aria didn’t resent Giovanni.

He was the only human Aria could think of. He was the most genuine human among all the humans, and at the same time, he was kind and affectionate like someone out of a fairy tale. Rare things deserve to be loved.

“I respect you, Giovanni.”

But too much time had passed.

“There was too much to cover up with the shallow word of respect.”

“For me, when I came to my senses, it was the young mermaids who caused trouble.”

“They’re not young anymore, unfortunately.”

Aria loved Giovanni, but she hated humans. She despised and despised them.

“I learned so much from you. Human emotions, human life, human judgment...”

“The human anatomy was also something I taught you.”

“That helped me a lot. Especially after you died.”

“Do you resent me?”

“It’s more like love and stubbornness. That’s a little different from resentment.”

“Mermaids are such creatures.”

“Aren’t they a foolish race that lives their whole lives with memories from the past?”

To such a mermaid, the existence of Giovanni was too cruel.

“Since your death, I have encountered countless humans. Some were sacrificial, some were selfish, some even drove their children into the abyss, and some gave their lives for others whose faces they did not even know.”

“Such diversity is what shows the potential of humanity.”

“I agree. That is why I could not give up this life. I have analyzed, researched, and studied countless humans, believing that it would end someday.”

“It must have been a very long time.”

“I have been hoping for this day to come for quite some time. I have continued to vent my anger without meaning, and have sunken the countless dimensions of the sun...”

“I understand.”

“And now, I think the ending has come to me.”

That was the ending of the name Giovanni.

“The fairy tale of the Little Mermaid on Earth ends with the mermaid turning into bubbles and disappearing. Is the ending you draw, Giovanni, like this?”

“It is up to every child to imagine. Even if the mermaid in the fairy tale turns to bubbles and is forgotten by everyone, there must be a child in his head who is enjoying a happy life with the prince.”

“I’m sorry, but there are no more children here. The only ones left here are the princess who has shed blood red to see the limits of humanity and her loyal subordinates.”

“Then what kind of ending does the mermaid princess want?”

“Human suffering. Human despair. Human annihilation. I didn’t know I would meet you on Earth, where I came to sink one more sun... but for now.”

“Did you eat humans, princess?”

“The seas of all dimensions have already eaten countless humans. Even at this moment, the seas are taking away the lives of greedy humans and are probably eating innocent humans as well.”

I could see Giovanni’s noble face. It was the face of a saint who was called the savior of humanity and the son of the one and only God.

“Isn’t the sea cruel to humans, as you said?”

“But it’s beautiful. Just like I, who can’t even swim, built a house by the sea and lived half my life there.”

“Do you still think the sea and mermaids are the same?”

“Do you want to hear that I’m beautiful?”

“I can’t say no. I wanted to show you how I’ve grown, my teacher.”

But this isn’t what you wanted.

“How do you feel when you see the mermaid you raised with your own hands growing up like this?”

“.......”

Her blue eyes were filled with sorrow.

“...It’s sad.”

“Yes.”

“I’m glad to see you again, and I feel sorry for you.”

“Why is that?”

“Because you’re a mermaid.”

Who was that sorrow directed at?

“I’m a human.”

“...Giovanni, you always talk about the differences and limitations between humans and mermaids.”

With a smile that seemed like he would sing only fairy tales his whole life, Giovanni always talked about the misery of reality.

“This is where the main story begins.”

Aria looked at the white-haired hunter sitting in his seat with a tense face, then looked at Giovanni, who was still smiling gently.

“I...”

It was a smile she had tried to create all her life but could not. It was a smile that her younger brother had imitated but had stopped at just an imitation. It was a smile that she had tried to have once again but could not even try to create... .

So it was a smile that she had eventually given up on.

“...For thousands of years, I have studied humans endlessly and tried to figure out their limitations. However, I confess my lack of ability, I could not define it as a clear goal. I just wandered around not knowing what to do.”

Giovanni said.

“And it is your role to show me which way to go.”

“Giovanni, I am at a crossroads. You must help me.”

What will you choose?

“This foolish stubborn mermaid can spend the rest of her immortal life simply hating, despising, and loathing humans, or... yes, she can disappear like a fairy tale here on Earth, becoming a bubble.”

The death of a human or the death of a mermaid.

“Well, sir.”

“.......”

“What should I do?”

Aria respected the human named Giovanni. She loved his name.

She felt a sense of mystery in the fact that he was human, and she worshipped his endless wisdom and gushing affection. If there was a human who could bring sunlight to the sea, it was Giovanni.

“You wanted the land and the sea to become one, didn’t you, sir?”

Aria placed the sea in the sky and devoured the sun.

“Even if our choices were the same, the results would have been different, right?”

Giovanni would have created a warm fairy tale that smelled of sunshine, not a cold and bloody reality like this.

However, Giovanni was betrayed by humans and eaten by a mermaid. Aria saw that kind face full of warmth.

“.......”

“Now give me the end.”

You became the sun for that.

Yoo Seong-un tried to hold his breath as he watched the situation unfold.

‘... It’s going a little strangely.’

When Chae So-ri was first kidnapped and this number of people came to the ‘Deep Sea Country,’ he thought there would be a big battle. Of course, it was natural for a battle to break out when a hunter entered a dungeon.

However, this mermaid named Aria really seemed to want to talk. This place was created solely for the sake of a war of words.

‘That too... ‘He’s forcing Geo to choose between being a human and a mermaid.’

He felt sincerity.

‘What is Geo planning to do if he chooses a human...? Is he going to torment humans because he finds them annoying? Or is he really going to die?’

Depending on what ‘path’ Geo would show her from now on, Aria would either torment humans for the rest of her life or die here.

‘That’s how all monsters are...’

Aria’s hatred for humans also seemed incredibly strong.

‘It seems like she’s going to end her previous life of studying and researching humans. Of course, it’s been thousands of years, so it’s time to make a decision, but does it make sense to hand that choice over to Geo? It’s not something else, it’s deciding the fate of humans and mermaids.’

What a selfish symbol.

“.......”

Yoo Seong-woon looked back at Geo.

“.......”

“.......”

He was still smiling, looking at the mermaid named Aria.

‘... I wonder what choice he will make.’

First of all, it is true that the existence called ‘Portrait of Geo’ is extremely friendly to humans.

However, just as I had worried when I first came to the ‘Temple of the Deep Sea,’ Giovanni, who had a deep connection with these mermaids, could have chosen them.

‘Even now, he can’t be called human. Even if he chooses a mermaid who has become a monster instead of a human, since monsters can be defined as being on the same side... I don’t know what Geo will choose.’

Besides, that was more reasonable. Objectively, it was much less damaging.

‘If he chooses a human, Aria, the mermaid he was close with, will die immediately, but if he chooses a mermaid, he can’t suddenly kill all the humans in all dimensions. If Geo chooses mermaids right away, it would be objectively more beneficial to spend time with them, defending humans a little.’

Aria clearly said, ‘You are human after all,’ and acted as if she would eat Geo if she got offended... but Geo had his own class, so he wouldn’t be easily defeated.

If we were to be that picky, the few humans in this dungeon would die, but wouldn’t the many humans and the mermaids he loved live? Knowing that Giovanni was not always kind and had a shameless side, he was more worried.

“.......”

Yoo Seong-woon kept his mouth shut because it wasn’t a place he could step forward.

‘... In [N O V E L I G H T] the end, it’s Geo’s choice.’

It was after waiting for some time.

“Whew....”

Geo laughed.

“To be honest, I thought it was a little funny.”

“...What?”

“They say families resemble each other, so I guess that’s how we are.”

Unlike the blunt, dark-haired Geo, Giovanni with his bright colors naturally matched even his light smile that felt a bit playful.

The mermaid named Aria had a cold expressionless face, but her eyes seemed to be captivated by that smile.

“.......”

As if she couldn’t help but think of a time she really missed... .

Geo curled his lips as if he was embarrassed, as if he was troubled, and yet as if he found it funny.

“I was worried too. There was a way to get to the ‘Deep Sea Country’ without taking a submarine, but no matter how much I wandered around and waited, I couldn’t find even a single strand of Iserna’s hair. There was no.”

This portrait must have visited the ‘Deep Sea Country’ to meet the mermaids.

“Maybe he was avoiding me?”

“I can’t say no, I was so scared that I would be punished by the new sun god.”

“The sun god... .”

“You wouldn’t have intended to hide it, would you? With such a passionate divinity.”

“I embraced it by accident, but honestly, I don’t know what I should do.”

“Isn’t it to kill me? It’s amazing that there are things you don’t know.”

“I’m human, too.”

“... ... .”

“We always reach our limits.”

Geo smiled his signature straight smile.

“So just like you kidnapped Brother Chaisol and called me in, I also tried to find a way to call our dear mermaid friends together. I wanted them to talk to me without running away.”

“So what method did you come up with?”

“Compared to what you’ve prepared, it’s a very simple plan. Should I say it’s rough? I’m embarrassed that I can’t show you something great, Master....”

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“Now.”

With a ferocious roar that didn’t match the brilliant light that hurt your eyes, a spear of light appeared.

He spread both hands.

“.......”

“Look.”

There were more than ten of them in total.

The blades of the spears, embracing the heat of the sun, were pointed at Geo.

“This is how humans communicate.”

“.......”

Before long, the seawater in the temple had dried up, and only the terrible heat filled the desert.

“...Human communication, what do you mean?”

“The good cannot always be rewarded.”

“...I know that.”

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“Then I should have known better.”

Geo continued to speak as if he was teaching.

“There is no guarantee that kindness will be returned in return for doing it, and notorious villains cannot always be punished and melt the wounded hearts of their victims. The world is not a fairy tale, and reality is created by overlapping moments.”

“.......”

“Because humans are always changing. They can grow and deteriorate. It is foolish to expect all the endings of these capricious creatures who cannot stay still for even a moment to always be the same. If you are smart, you must know this well.”

The banquet hall was engulfed in a suffocating heat.

“But that is why humans created countless rules. They learn how to face each other and how to talk.”

“.......”

“And they decided that a terrifying murderer who has killed an incalculable number of people can be punished.”

“...You are going to punish me now? You are not even human, but you are talking about human rules....”

“Aria.”

Her face, like the sunlight, is warm.

“Humans are diverse. They have no limits, and so are you. They say that humans are those who can never stay still and change.”

“.......”

“You weren’t like that? You haven’t changed at all? We’ve grown and degenerated, so we’ve only deluded ourselves into thinking that we were the same as thousands of years ago....”

“...I.”

“We can talk.”

The voice was firm.

“If you receive the punishment you deserve.”

Like a teacher teaching a young student.

“...What kind of punishment is this? I don’t understand.”

“We use pretty deadly methods to get what we want. This time, I’ll ask.”

“I don’t know. I don’t understand.”

“As if I have no reason to stop your hatred toward humans, Aria.”

The teacher who was leading the students asked.

“Is there a reason why I shouldn’t take ‘Giovanni’ away from you?”

“.......”

Geo chose humans.

And if what he said is true, humans and mermaids are no different, so he didn’t give up anything and chose nothing.

The mermaid’s face crumbled at the greedy adult’s fatal declaration.

“Will you choose humans, including me and you?”

“...Ah....”

“Whether you choose the mermaid’s anger is up to you.”

Then what was revealed was not the sea, but the less mature student.

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