Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 101



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101

Jinseong quickly looked over Berserker’s condition.

The first thing that appeared in his eyes was surprise.

“The Iceman… was there another one?”

It wasn’t Jinseong who didn’t know what that meant.

Jinseong himself was able to figure out Vivi’s job first because of her reaction and her ‘eyes’, but isn’t there a more certain clue than that?

Unlike regular users, possessed people do not have a visible ‘nickname’ above their heads.

The Berserker in front of him must have been startled as he looked over his own head.

“You’re lucky. How many of them have you met already? Is that also one of the conditions for being possessed… No, I guess it’s just because you’ve been stagnant for so long that you’ve been caught up by those who followed you.”

He muttered, smiling, “Put.”

Vivi immediately refuted in a somewhat angry voice.

“Now… Now it’s not like that, right? I’ve changed my weapon, and I’ve already finished the pursuit and annihilation battle. Didn’t I tell you last time? I’ll be able to use my abilities from the heavens too. Then it won’t be too late.”

I could tell just from the brief conversation between the two people I overheard.

How did they treat each other when they first met, and how did they part ways?

“Oh, so you tried what I told you? That’s good. Congratulations. I guess we’ll never meet again, but if we do, please help me out.”

More of a clear mockery than a compliment.

Berserker said that and looked at Jinseong for a moment.

“……. You probably got it from Vivi. The creature is praiseworthy, but that’s all.”

That muttering was all there was.

Could we call it loftiness? Could we call it a ridiculous ‘evaluation’?

Berserker just turned his back.

Jinseong could understand the meaning behind Vivi’s attitude of acting as if she had nothing to do with Jinseong.

Now Berserker has spoken to Jinseong himself.

[I won’t see you again anyway, and you have nothing to do with me. Just try hard.]

Said.

“Ahem.”

I didn’t have any particular intention of treating it emotionally.

Jinseong was rather curious about the person called Berserker.

Berserker’s actions as heard from Vivi.

Clearly, he had a considerable amount of knowledge about the game Dungeon & Fighter, and even within that, he was someone who had the adaptability and logic to be able to use skills/items outside the standard settings to his advantage.

Above all, he was possessed later than Jinseong himself.

It’s true that I wanted to have a meaningful conversation with him when we met.

I really wanted to find out what he had actually accomplished, how he had done it, what else he had done that was genuinely helpful to him, and if he had done anything that might be cause for concern.

“… It’s not a dropped item. Maybe you buy it at Remidia Basilica?”

But if the other person acts like that, isn’t it impossible for Jinseong to just approach them like a kind person?

Jinseong blurted out a word as he passed by.

Among the countless items in the game Dungeon & Fighter, this is one weapon with a particularly difficult name.

Was it because I called it by its exact name, or because I genuinely mentioned the method of purchase?

Berserker turned around again and his eyes were wide open.

But that was only for a moment.

He nodded and let out a hollow laugh.

“Most possessed people are probably people who have played Dungeon & Fighter before… and it’s only natural that there are perverts who can memorize items’ names and places to buy them. There’s nothing particularly surprising about it-.”

He wanted to say that he wasn’t surprised.

Until Jinseong opens his mouth again.

“The required material is Epic Souls. I don’t remember the exact number, but it’s probably a little over 70.”

“… … .”

Berserker didn’t answer, but the corners of his mouth twitched and his pupils dilated.

You could already tell from these two things alone.

Jinseong continued speaking in a loose voice while looking at the scene.

“Hehe, I wonder where and how the possessed person got so many Esso. The creature behind him is also terminal-level. Well, anyway, judging from the items he’s wearing and the fact that the person who went down to Arad has come back up, he must have come to take the sea train to the Slough Industrial Complex… … In that case, his level is 75?”

“That-… … Ahem.”

Berserker forced himself to cough, keeping his voice from escaping.

How should I respond to Jinseong’s words, which are not simply [character information] but seem to know everything about my actions and future plans?

Jinseong added one last word while looking at Berserker who couldn’t find the solution.

“When I heard it from Vivi, I was quite interested. But when I actually saw it in person… … . Hmm, is that it? It felt like something outside the standard or something~, but rather, it’s more within the standard than anyone else? Do you know what I mean?”

Now Berserker couldn’t stand it anymore.

It was natural. I couldn’t help but be surprised in front of Jinseong, who was reciting his current situation one after another as if he had checked it through a status window.

“What, what is it… Who are you?”

He asked.

Jinseong shrugged his shoulders.

“Before asking for my name, shouldn’t you introduce yourself first? Don’t start off by speaking informally to me.”

“You too, use informal language-.”

“It would be disappointing to be called informal just because I muttered something to myself once.”

Jinseong smiled. On the contrary, Berserker’s lips were hardening into a straight line.

The one who got caught in the middle of it all was, of course, Vivi.

“That’s right. And you were talking about chainsaws from the beginning, like you were ignoring people! Right, Mr. Jinsang?”

Vivi’s sudden rash calling out her name.

Jinseong wasn’t particularly surprised.

Rather, it was considered an opportunity that she called her own name ‘Jin-sang’.

‘It may sound like I’m bragging, but I wonder what kind of reaction I’ll get with just this level of clues.’

At least one thing, the fact that he obtained an Epic Soul and exchanged it to wear an item was not surprising to Jinseong.

So what’s left are the other things.

Information power, memory, and knowledge related to the game Dungeon & Fighter inside and outside.

What kind of person is Berserker?

“The truth? The truth. The truth…….”

He repeated the word truth and looked at Jinseong and Bibi alternately, and finally proved himself.

“Vivi, who suddenly gained confidence… Even if she had been able to utilize the techniques of the heavens, it wouldn’t have been to this extent. If that’s true, then it means that the mentor by her side wasn’t bad. As far as I know, there was a veteran who used to mentor beginners and put pressure on them.”

Rational reasoning that allows you to quickly arrive at the correct answer with very few clues.

Berserker said while looking at Jinseong.

“Baek Jinseong’s alleyway engineering unit. Jinseong. The one who was possessed right before me… Is that Jinseong?”

This time it was Jinseong’s turn to panic.

Not because he recognized himself, but because of what followed.

* * *

Jinseong swallowed dry saliva.

‘He was possessed right before me? How did that person- How did he even mention my name… … .’

Thanks to Vivi, I already knew that Berserker was possessed later than Jinseong himself.

Vivi met Berserker first, and Jinseong himself found out about this later when he met Vivi and talked about the timeline of the possession and reality.

But what about Berserker himself?

When Berserker and Vivi first encountered each other, they were unaware of the true nature of the being.

In the first place, it is hard to imagine that Berserker would have shared the information he had with Vivi and Dorandoran, but even leaving that aside, it would have been logically impossible for him to have mentioned it himself.

Then how did you know?

Jinseong wanted to ask.

There was a question rising in his throat, but he did not spit it out carelessly.

Because at this point, if I asked that question, I felt like the barely even balance would be completely tilted.

“I see. Certainly… Hmm… It’s different. It can’t be helped, but is this what it felt like?”

And that’s not the end of it.

How should we interpret this monologue that seems to know everything?

‘Different? Are you saying that I am ‘different’ from the adventurer I was possessed by?’

Berserker is the one who should become the .

The same goes for Vivi.

But the truth is different. It is all about oneself.

A pair of tongs that must be used to prevent factors that might break the blade, such as improper intervention rather than fair trials, and to straighten the blade so that it does not go wrong.

Does Berserker know about that?

Jinseong thought for a moment.

Only after choosing and choosing could I say a word.

“Nemer would never have said something like that.”

How do you know?

About yourself, Jinseong.

As soon as he asked the question that wasn’t really a question, Jinseong looked at Berserker.

The corner of his eye twitched. It was only for a split second and the movement was very small, but Jinseong could clearly see that he had reacted.

“You don’t need to know. After all… if I do what I have to do anyway, we won’t get involved.”

Berserker turned away as if he didn’t want to talk any more.

In fact, if he starts the main scenario quest of the 7th Apostle, Fire-Eater Anton, it is unknown when we will meet him again.

Jinseong said.

“I don’t know how you got those items up until now… but don’t think that method will work forever. The moment the Time Lords intervene, it’ll be over.”

Don’t ask him directly.

But it was also enough of a statement to provoke him.

Even in Jinseong’s eyes, the items and creatures held by the Berserker in front of him are by no means cheap.

‘It’s not impossible. Just do as I did, like I did. I don’t know if that human touched the gold mine or did something while going back and forth between quests.’

Just as Jinseong himself acquired several items by disposing of gold from the Golden Cave, it is not impossible to secure items classified as objects and then dispose of them at a high price if you can find just one good user who will act as your agent in the [Auction House] system.

But that too can have clear limits and risks.

There’s no way this will work forever.

That’s what Jinseong was trying to say.

In fact, Berserker stopped and looked at Jinseong.

However, what Jinseong did not expect was his expression.

“The Time Lords are intervening? To me?”

Berserker was laughing at Jinseong.

As if something like that would never happen.

Jinseong snorted and asked back.

“Are you a GM or something?

“You talk like you know everything because you took care of some newbies. Are the Time Lords your friends?”

Berserker responded with a little more force.

His words, almost so certain, were now so true that Jinseong was dumbfounded.

“Haha, this guy, really. What the hell is he talking about.”

The reason why Vivi was so impressed, and even to Jinseong himself, he seemed like a fairly skilled DnF veteran, could he do this because he was literally ‘cowardly’?

‘No, that’s not it… … . I guess I have no choice but to go with that feeling for now.’

Nevertheless, Jinseong acted even more coquettishly, ignoring him even more.

Until Berserker got angry and started getting even more aggressive towards him.

“So you’re saying you even saw it?”

Only when he got there did Jinseong catch his breath.

Fighting over information from each other ultimately means holding onto something that the other doesn’t know.

Now that he has taken the bait, Berserker will not be able to escape easily.

then?

“Before that, let’s introduce ourselves. Who are you? Well, other than the name here, what did you do in DnF?”

Of course, it is Jinseong’s job to first figure out the other person’s identity.

Who was he originally?

What was this person famous for in the game Dungeon & Fighter?

It is no exaggeration to say that Jinseong has been with the history of gaming, so if you just understand his identity, you will be able to roughly understand his play style, personality, and tendencies.

Berserker also seemed to be aware of it and mumbled for a moment.

He thought about it for a moment.

“Huh, if you don’t want to talk, then let’s not talk. And there’s no reason to tell me your name. Since we’re both ‘doing different things’ anyway, just work hard. I’ll do my best-”

In the end, I decided not to do business with Jinseong at all.

However, he could not gain an information advantage over Jinseong.

“It’s Ahang-nim. You told me last time, so why are you hiding something from me now? I’m sure Jinsang-nim knows too. I don’t know the name Ahang, but there was that guy who floated the ‘+18 Boost Gunma-gal’ during the Shinwha season back in the day. He said that after the season reset, he would spend +19 and explode, then grumble and quit. There must have been a small article in a game-related internet newspaper. Do you remember?”

Because Vivi is an unpredictable person, not only to Jinseong but also to him.

The Berserker known as ‘Ah-haeng’ looked speechless, his eyes wide open.

There was only one thing Jinseong could say.

“……Ms. Vivi is truly amazing.”

And then I thought.

He may never be able to answer whether Vivi’s presence is helpful or harmful to him.