These Lunatics are Obsessed With Me-Chapter 162

“No…! I said no…!”

“Hurry up and put it on.”

Kang Yoo-hyun said whatever he wanted and held out the necklace. It was clear he wasn’t going to back down.

But no matter how good the item was, I didn’t want to wear something that looked like that!

And when I checked the item info, there was even an effect that made me uneasy. With trembling eyes, I stared at the system window that had popped up beside the item.

「Reassured from Afar (S)

Allows you to see the other person's location anytime, anywhere.

Can be traded once.

※ Cross-channel location tracking has a limited number of uses.」

It also had a stat-boosting effect, as expected from a defensive item, but that wasn’t all that important. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Kang Yoo-hyun and I were already registered as a pair, so we could more or less track each other’s location. But it wasn’t perfect—if one of us entered a dungeon, the other couldn’t see their location unless they were inside the same dungeon too.

Just by wearing this item, we’d be able to track each other’s location, regardless of the channel. If I ever tried to go off on my own again, he’d be able to find me no matter where I was.

Honestly, it felt a little restrictive. Who knew what might happen later? If I ended up in a situation I couldn’t explain to Kang Yoo-hyun or Park Yoon-sung, where I had no choice but to act alone again, this would make that impossible.

But if I were to be honest and refuse the item, they’d probably start suspecting me. Turning it down outright would basically make the promise I’d just made—to be honest and not hide anything anymore—feel like a lie.

What was I supposed to do? I glanced between the item and Kang Yoo-hyun with a troubled look, then reluctantly opened my mouth again.

“That… I just don’t like the design.”

“…”

“…”

When I blurted that out, Kang Yoo-hyun and Park Yoon-sung were left speechless. But I meant it. It really did look like a collar, and I genuinely didn’t like it. So technically, I wasn’t lying this time either.

“Just wear it. It’ll help you too.”

“I said no! How am I supposed to walk around with something that looks like a collar?!”

“You’re refusing it just because of that…”

“Then you wear it! We’re a pair, right? Only one of us needs to.”

“…”

Hah, so he doesn’t want to wear it either? If he doesn’t like it, why is he trying to make me wear it?

When I let out a snort, as if to say, "See what I mean?", Kang Yoo-hyun frowned slightly.

“Then I’ll find one with a different design.”

“…What?”

So that’s how he’s handling it. But are S-grade items really that easy to get? Was Sim Dante giving items to Kang Yoo-hyun too? I mean, that was a defensive item.

My thoughts tangled together, leaving my mind a mess. It was too late to say anything more. Kang Yoo-hyun had already put the item away without a word and stood up.

“W-Wait…!”

“I’ll let you know once I find one.”

“…”

And with that, he walked out of the meeting room. I was left speechless, staring at his back as he disappeared.

“Sigh…”

Even after returning to my room, I let out a deep sigh.

That damn Kang Yoo-hyun. Typical main character—he’s seriously persistent.

What if he actually shows up with the same item, just in a different design?

Honestly, he seems like the type who would. Before I knew it, I was sighing over and over again.

“Ughhh…”

“Ppii?”

“Oh, right.”

Yong-sun looked up at me, tilting her head in confusion as I stood still, holding a toy. She seemed puzzled—probably because I’d been playing with her and suddenly stopped. I started waving the toy in my hand again.

“Ppii! Ppiii!”

“Well done, well done.”

Fortunately, Yong-sun didn’t cause any trouble and waited quietly in the room. I’d been worried the dungeon run might take a long time, but I returned sooner than expected.

And Yong-sun had waited patiently, without a hint of anxiety, making all my worries feel pointless.

As for Yong-sik…

While playing with Yong-sun, I glanced elsewhere. On a soft pile of cushions that looked like a nest, something black was curled up—it was Yong-sik. He’d been sleeping since I got back. He seemed to be sleeping more than usual after pushing himself in the Muspelheim dungeon, but sleeping this long felt strange.

Maybe I should call Hae Song-ha and ask about it. I decided to wait a little longer, and if he still didn’t wake up, I’d ask for help. Having made up my mind, I lifted the toy once more. It was then—

Kiiing.

“Ugh…!”

A bright blue light radiated from Yong-sik’s body. It was similar to the glow that appeared when he consumed the Yggdrasil’s essence and showed me a vision.

“No way…”

Is he going to show me another vision? But what’s left?

Hadn’t the system already shown me all the parts of the story I hadn’t read? Was there still more?

As I swallowed hard and tensed up, something began to appear before my eyes.

‘This is…’

A familiar scene unfolded before me. Everything had burned down, leaving only ashes behind. It was the world after the end—the final scene from the novel, shown in my very first vision.

But something felt different. Back then, the place looked like it had just burned. Now, it felt like more time had passed. The buildings had crumbled so completely you could no longer tell what they once were, and everything was covered in ash.

In my first vision, there had at least been a sign, so I knew it was somewhere near City Hall Station. But now, even that was gone. I stared blankly at the gray landscape, where everything was calm and quiet.

‘…?’

But not far away, something strange caught my eye. Amid the gray ashes, something black was sticking out. I narrowed my eyes and stared at it.

Could that be… a person? From a distance, it looked like someone wrapped in black cloth.

So, there were people who survived after the destruction. Well, in Norse mythology, a few people did survive the apocalypse and went on to rebuild the world. It seemed this novel was using that setting too.

So, is this some kind of epilogue? Like there’s still hope even after everything’s been destroyed?

But honestly, if this were the epilogue, readers would probably hate it. After all, the dead main characters don’t return.

I clicked my tongue inwardly and approached the figure. I was curious about who had actually survived. Could it be a character from the novel? If so, that’d be amazing.

‘Huh?’

But just as I was excitedly moving forward, I suddenly stopped—it wasn’t under my control. In an instant, tension gripped me, and my whole body stiffened.

What’s going on?

It felt like I had lost control of my body, and a bad feeling came over me.

I couldn’t move at all, like I was trapped in sleep paralysis. In that state, I managed to turn my head and look at the figure standing not far away. Judging by the height and broad build, it was clearly a man. Slowly, the man turned his head.

‘…!’

“…”

The man stared at me without saying a word. The light was behind him, making it impossible to see his face. But an inexplicable sense of pressure made my body stiffen even more.

“So, you’ve come. The final dragon who heralds the end.”

‘…?’

Dragon? The man had definitely said that to me. I looked down at my body.

‘What is this…!’

My body wasn’t human right now. It was massive, covered in black scales—the body of a dragon. Come to think of it, the man and I had been at different eye levels from the very beginning.

Had I been seeing these visions in this body all along? This dragon form felt oddly familiar. It was the same body Yong-sik had when he transformed into an adult in the Sæ Dungeon.

‘So, all this time, I’ve been seeing visions through Yong-sik’s eyes.’

The visions the system showed were what Yong-sik had seen before the reset. After all, in the original story, Yong-sik was the summoned beast of the main character, Kang Yoo-hyun. So he must have been by Kang Yoo-hyun’s side the entire time.

“Nidhogg… Once again, all you could do was watch.”

‘…’

The man’s voice echoed around me. He sounded tired, yet oddly cheerful—his tone didn’t quite match the atmosphere. I pushed aside my thoughts and looked at him again.

“We’ll all be given another chance—and this time, I’ll help you make a different choice.”

‘A different choice?’

The man raised his hand, and a bright blue energy poured out from him, enveloping my body.

‘Ugh…!’

I flinched and took a step back. Expecting pain, I shut my eyes tight—but surprisingly, I felt nothing. Then, everything began to fade to black again.

“With this, maybe you’ll be able to live more freely this time.”

‘What does that mean…?’

I had so many questions I wanted to ask the man, but there was no time. Besides, I was only seeing all this through Yong-sik’s body—there was no way I could actually talk to him. I just shut my eyes.

“Gasp…!”

When I opened my eyes again, I was back in my room. The vision had ended.

“Phew…”

This vision was different from the others. For one thing, no system window appeared. As I came to my senses, I realized Yong-sik’s body was still glowing blue.

“Yong-sik-ah, Yong-sik-ah?”

“Kyuu…”

Yong-sik let out a faint groan, his eyes still closed. I looked down at him anxiously. Normally, after a vision ended, his body would be fine. Could it be that I’d seen all the visions I was meant to?

Just then, I suddenly remembered the essence. Originally, Yong-sik had consumed the Yggdrasil’s essence to show me the visions. I quickly took the item out of my inventory.

“Ugh.”

For some reason, the Yggdrasil’s essence was also radiating a vivid blue light. The light was so dazzling I instinctively closed my eyes for a moment. Then, I gently fed the essence to Yong-sik.

“Ugh…!”

A blinding light suddenly filled the room. I covered my eyes with both arms and stepped back as the system’s voice echoed in my ears.

[Summoned beast ‘Yong-sik's' stats have increased significantly.]

[All conditions have been met.]

[Updating summoned beast data…]

[Update complete.]

Fwoooosh!

A powerful gust of wind surged from around Yong-sik. I crouched down and waited for it to pass. Was it over? As the wind died down, I slowly opened my eyes and looked toward where Yong-sik had been.

“Yong-sik-ah…?”

“…”

Something felt off. Someone a bit too big to be Yong-sik was sitting in the messy room. My eyes widened.

“Huh?”

“…”

A child I’d never seen before, with black hair and purple eyes, was staring up at me.