Chapter 127

In the end, I couldn’t have a conversation with the mermaid.

But thanks to leaving one last word before leaving, it wasn’t a complete loss.

Based on that last word, I was able to form a hypothesis.

First, thinking about it one-dimensionally.

The identity of the giant eye I witnessed earlier was indeed the Mermaid Queen, and it’s speculated that the queen swallowed us whole.

And if this speculation is correct.

It means that the place I’m currently in is inside the Mermaid Queen’s body.

Of course, it doesn’t make sense for a forest and sky to exist inside a living creature’s body…

But I don’t think the possibility is entirely zero.

Yokai are bizarre beings that defy common sense. From the start, having an eye larger than an airplane already defies common sense.

I organized my thoughts and explained them to the viewers.

**[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]** — What the hell are you talking about? You wanna die?

**[Min Ji]** — Seems like you hit your head.

**[Cheerful Hyeon Ji]** — Se-hoon, sit down and rest for a bit.

**[Qkrnfl892]** — LOL, how can there be a jungle and sky inside a stomach?

**[Reverse Rape Mania]** — Se-hoon’s intelligence is similar to mine. Haha, I feel a sense of kinship!

**[Handsome Licker]** — If I heard that from Mania, I’d bite my tongue and die. *Lick*.

Some viewers dismissed it as nonsense, but quite a few supported my hypothesis.

**[Meng Yao]** — Isn’t it entirely possible? It’s not a human’s body but a yokai’s.

**[Jujijoa]** — The sudden darkness earlier might have been because we were swallowed by the Mermaid Queen yokai.

**[Yoho]** — Hmm. We’ve been searching with dozens of helicopters, but no island similar to this one has been found… It might really be inside the yokai’s stomach, as the Room Master said…

**[Big Girl]** — I think Se-hoon’s speculation is quite plausible. The mermaid did say, “The queen swallowed us,” before dying.

**[Balloon Gum Collector]** — Wow! There’s something like that inside a yokai’s stomach? Let’s cut open the maid’s stomach and check!

**[Maid]** — Warkyar?

**[Balloon Gum Collector]** — Wow, the maid ran away.

“Ah, just to clarify, I’m not certain this is the Mermaid Queen’s stomach. It’s just a hypothesis.”

It was exactly that.

It wasn’t a conclusion, just a speculation.

“Well, we’ll figure out where we are as we explore.”

**[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]** — LOL, stop with the delusional nonsense and look for the beach first.

**[Reverse Rape Mania]** — Right. In movies, when people are stranded, they write SOS on the beach sand and light fires.

Following Guburi’s advice, I decided to look for the beach first.

This place might just be a regular deserted island, not the Mermaid Queen’s stomach.

**[Cheerful Hyeon Ji]** — But the more I look, the more fascinating it is.

**[Min Ji]** — What? -_-

**[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]** — Don’t roll your eyes, you bitch.

**[Cheerful Hyeon Ji]** — The special broadcasting equipment. I thought Se-hoon was lying when he bragged about it in texts.

**[Min Ji]** — What do you want me to do? Stop bragging about texting each other. Wanna die?

**[Cheerful Hyeon Ji]** — Sorry.

**[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]** — If you’re sorry, smash your head in, you bitch.

**[Balloon Gum Collector]** — Wow! Min Ji’s discipline is strict!

**[Maid]** — Warkyar! Why is Cheerful Hyeon Ji so flustered by Min Ji?

Checking the augmented reality chat window occasionally.

I’ve been walking briskly for thirty minutes now.

No matter how much I walked, there was no sign of the beach, not even the smell of the sea.

“Guys… It doesn’t seem like the beach is coming up.”

**[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]** — Sex?

**[Reverse Rape Mania]** — Can the beach even think?

**[Handsome Licker]** — Mania, you really wanna get hit? *Lick*.

**[Cheerful Hyeon Ji]** — This is weird. We’ve been walking straight ahead.

**[Yoho]** — It’s been about 30 minutes, right? There’s no way helicopters wouldn’t have found such a big island…

**[Qkrnfl892]** — What is this? Is it not an island?

**[Meng Yao]** — Is it really inside the Mermaid Queen’s stomach?

**[Jujijoa]** — Yeah, seems like it.

**[Yoho]** — I think it’s inside the yokai’s stomach too.

**[Min Ji]** — Nah, no way.

**[Big Girl]** — Min Ji keeps denying it.

**[Min Ji]** — Being inside a yokai’s stomach doesn’t make sense, honestly.

**[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]** — Min Ji, your face doesn’t make sense either, you bitch. LOL

**[Min Ji]** — Thank you.

**[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]** — That’s not a compliment, dumbass.

“Let’s walk a bit more, and if the sea doesn’t appear, we’ll try another method…”

Stopping for a moment.

While communicating with the viewers.

*Rustle.*

I felt a presence nearby.

What’s that sound?

A wild animal?

Turning my head toward the sound, a creature covered in fur came into view.

*Ooh.*

“……”

The creature standing where I felt the presence was a gorilla, about five times my size.

A rather sudden appearance.

**[Yoho]** — ?

**[Min Ji]** — ???

**[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]** — Why the hell did a gorilla suddenly show up?

**[Reverse Rape Mania]** — Is that a gorilla? It’s huge.

**[Jujijoa]** — It’s not a gorilla, it’s a yokai.

**[Balloon Gum Collector]** — Wow! A furry one appeared!

**[Maid]** — Wow! An ugly female!

“I’ve never seen such a big gorilla before.”

I spoke as quietly as possible.

If the gorilla notices me, it could be troublesome.

**[Big Girl]** — It doesn’t seem like a normal gorilla.

**[Qkrnfl892]** — Damn, that’s clearly a yokai.

**[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]** — Why do I never see yokai, but Gye Se-hoon runs into them like it’s nothing?

**[Reverse Rape Mania]** — Right. So jealous.

**[Yoho]** — Not really jealous though…

**[Cheerful Hyeon Ji]** — Wait, why are you so calm? Shouldn’t we run?

**[Jujijoa]** — We’ll win anyway.

**[Cheerful Hyeon Ji]** — I know Se-hoon is strong and good at fighting, but fighting a monster like that is too much!

**[Min Ji]** — Hyeon Ji, shut up. Don’t act like you’re not a regular viewer. -_-

**[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]** — Too much? LOL

**[Handsome Licker]** — Too much! Or not?! *Lick*!

**[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]** — What are you talking about, you dumb bitch?

I held my breath and slowly stepped back.

I planned to leave before the gorilla noticed me.

I didn’t think I’d lose in a fight.

But there was no need for unnecessary battles.

Just as I was about to quietly leave.

*Ahh!*

A small scream.

I felt a squishy sensation under my heel.

Looking down, a snake with a human face was crushed under my foot, making a blissful expression.

*Step on me more…*

“What the hell… What is this?”

**[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]** — Damn, that’s creepy.

**[Jujijoa]** — That’s probably a yokai too.

**[Big Girl]** — It’s a yokai world everywhere…

**[Maid]** — Wow! A yokai that talks like Min Ji!

**[Min Ji]** — It’s not the same. -_-

*Quickly! Step on me more!*

**[Qkrnfl892]** — Damn, that’s disgusting. Why does it keep asking to be stepped on?

**[Balloon Gum Collector]** — Wow, a perverted yokai.

“Get lost, you crazy snake.”

*Whack!*

I swung my foot and kicked the snake’s face.

*This is good too!!!*

**[Min Ji]** — So gross, seriously.

The snake yokai flew away, making obscene noises.

A disgusting yokai I never want to see again.

“…There are all kinds of crazy yokai here.”

Earlier, I spoke quietly.

But now, I spoke in my normal loud voice.

The gorilla had already noticed me anyway.

Thanks to that snake bastard.

*Ooh?*

**[Jujijoa]** — Kill that gorilla too.

**[Balloon Gum Collector]** — Wow! Two kills, let’s go!

**[Cheerful Hyeon Ji]** — Se-hoon! Run!!!

**[Min Ji]** — Hyeon Ji, shut up already. -_-

The gorilla stared at me curiously, tilting its head.

Then it stuck out its tongue, licked its lips, and…

*Ooh ooh!*

It started pounding its chest with its fists and swaying its hips wildly.

**[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]** — Damn, that thing’s disgusting too.

**[Min Ji]** — Ugh.

**[Yoho]** — Ugh… Animals are so vulgar.

**[Qkrnfl892]** — Crazy gorilla bitch. I feel like throwing up.

*Male!*

**[Reverse Rape Mania]** — What? Can gorillas talk?

**[Jujijoa]** — Can they? It’s a yokai.

*Breed!*

**[Meng Yao]** — Breed? Is it trying to rape you now?

**[Balloon Gum Collector]** — Is this yokai crazy? I haven’t even done it with Se-hoon yet, wanna die?

**[Maid]** — Warkyar!

Placing its long arms on the ground.

The gorilla yokai slowly approached me on all fours.

Was it in heat or something?

A sticky liquid was dripping from its lower body.

“That one’s no good.”

Originally, I had no intention of fighting.

I didn’t even want to kill unless necessary.

But seeing it dripping disgusting fluid changed my mind.

“It doesn’t seem like we can talk, so I’ll just kill it.”

**[Min Ji]** — Kill it! Bam bam bam!

**[Cheerful Hyeon Ji]** — Isn’t that dangerous? T_T

I prepared to counterattack.

Just as I was waiting for it to charge…

*Ooh?!*

The perverted gorilla suddenly looked panicked and stopped, starting to guard against me.

…Wait.

Looking closer, it wasn’t guarding against me.

The gorilla’s gaze was fixed not on me, but behind me.

I turned around following the gorilla’s gaze.

*Growl…!*

**[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]** — Huh?

**[Big Girl]** — ?

**[Handsome Licker]** — Seriously, what the hell.

**[Reverse Rape Mania]** — It’s a dragon.

A bipedal reptile with abnormally short arms.

A giant lizard reminiscent of a T-Rex was drooling and glaring at me fiercely.