Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 127



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127

“……What? Where, where-.”

Jinseong looked back with his neck broken.

It was to look toward the waiting room for participants on the west side.

The sight of a man with a bushy beard and his head bowed was a recognizable piece of information.

This is because he is Jargal III, who declared his withdrawal, and he is an NPC that can be seen by regular users when participating in the Jin:Blue Dragon Tournament.

‘But Shizuki… … Shizuki is-.’

Jinseong swallowed dry saliva and looked around him.

And soon Jinseong’s eyes were fixed on one place.

Because I saw a woman standing among the numerous unmanned and martial arts competition staff on the west side to conduct/organize the event.

It was a woman wearing a dress similar to a china dress.

She wore a headband on her forehead, but it was not used to tie up or secure her long silver hair, which fell below her buttocks.

Even in her neat and tidy appearance, what particularly caught the eye was her fighting gloves, which did not have a single drop of blood or speck of dust on them.

What does it mean that the gloves themselves remain almost in their original white form, despite having only had one bye so far?

Jinseong recognized her tall face, proudly showing off her clean attire that proved her level of martial arts.

‘That’s really Shizuki.’

An NPC who can be considered to have already attained some sort of knowledge in fighting, martial arts, and combat.

The setting is that she is the younger sister and first disciple of Feng Jin, the master of the Feng Fist style and the mentor of all martial artists.

And as the referee said, while running her own namesake ‘Shizuki’s Dojo’…

“It’s an NPC exclusive to the arena….”

This is an NPC that can only be seen in the [Arena] of the game Dungeon & Fighter.

* * *

The silver lining was that Jinseong had a little bit of time.

Since the East side finished the semi-finals and the West side had a bye-win in the match order, it was only natural that Jinseong had to be given a break.

“Eww, what is this? What’s going on? Why?”

[Keep kek kek… … It’s been a while since I’ve seen a human worth seeing, so why are you so flustered, Jinseong.]

“Let’s put that aside for now! That’s not the problem!”

Heukgu laughed in a tone of anticipation, but it wasn’t something that Jinseong could easily think about.

Why is Shizuki here?

It’s confusing even if a regular NPC appears, so how much more so if an NPC that can only be seen in the arena appears here?

‘Contamination? Should this also be considered a type of pollution? No, but then again, if I were to think of it as just pollution… … .’

The fact that he could see Shizuki in the arena was also something that made sense to Jinseong.

The fact that the game Dungeon & Fighter is divided into two systems, [Dungeon] and [Arena], is not simply due to the game’s characteristics.

‘It’s not just about picking a skill for the arena separately… … There is some item and level adjustment, but even in that, you find a part that is even a little bit more effective and focus on developing that part. It’s not just a difference within the game.’

It’s not just the parts of the game that the user can control that are different.

What would you say is the most fundamental difference?

‘The servers are different. You could think of the arena as a completely separate channel, a separate server.’

Isn’t it because there are completely different systematic differences in the game’s composition?

Of course, since they belong to the same game Dungeon & Fighter, there are many similar parts, but since they operate different server systems and even the resolutions displayed on the screen are different, [Dungeons] and [Arenas] in the game Dungeon & Fighter are bound to be different.

‘There are YouTubers who are famous for raids… and there are YouTubers who are famous for arenas. Even though one type of expert is said to be above a certain level in the other, it’s a different story when you get to the ultimate, top tier.’

If you think about the ‘Duel Arena expert YouTubers’ of the game Dungeon & Fighter, who are evaluated in a completely different field than how good their equipment is, how efficiently and quickly they clear raids, or how well they understand the story.

“Then how can we interpret Shizuki’s arrival? It’s clear that in-game, we can only encounter her on ‘another server’….”

Could it be that we can refer to it as Plain: Arad?

Since she is an NPC that only exists on the Arena server, she cannot be seen on regular servers. Therefore, should we consider her a normal person who did not originally exist on Plain: Arad?

Is Shizuki’s appearance a contamination or not?

Even though it is not a common case, should we recognize it as contamination, or should we say that it is one aspect of the situation that can be experienced as an Arad person?

What about pollution above all else?

‘How do I deal with this? Oh, shit.’

Should I win or should I lose?

No, can you win that easily just by trying to win?

‘When Shizuki was first updated, it was a mess. I’ve been familiar with the duel decoration skills for a long time, but… … There are still many users who can’t complete the quests Shizuki gives them while getting used to the arena. There are still a lot of users waiting for events to give them clear tickets and things like that.’

The AI ​​in the game Dungeon & Fighter Arena is by no means easy.

For unfamiliar users, there are many enemies that are so powerful that the AI ​​will literally strip your soul away.

And in terms of the setting, they can all be seen as being raised by ‘Shizuki’.

This means that he is different from the regular NPCs who participate in the Jin:Blue Dragon Tournament, which Jinseong himself has won so far.

“Well, you’ve waited a long time! Now, the final two! The one who came from outside, Jinseong who defeated the fighters from the east! And the striker of the wind-fist style representing Suju, Shizuki! The final between these two-.”

What on earth should we do with such a person?

There was no time to think any further.

“-shijaaaaaaaah, I’ll do it!”

Because now is the time.

Jinseong got up from his chair and headed towards the stage.

Shizuki, who he had to deal with, was already on stage.

“Now that it’s come to this…….”

Jinseong took a deep breath.

Whether it’s contamination or not is ultimately irrelevant at this point.

“We have no choice but to collide.”

We must consider the future that lies ahead.

Even if it’s just to make connections related to quests.

In the end, it was to form a relationship with Shonan Asuka, the king of the country of Suju, who had recommended and forcibly included Jinseong in the Blue Dragon Tournament.

Jinseong raised his weapon. Then he spoke in a low voice.

“Black Goo. Lend me your strength.”

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A black aura enveloped Jinseong’s body for a moment and then disappeared.

* * *

Kwaaaaang-!

The stone fighting arena caved in with the loud noise.

The debris flying everywhere was so loud that each audience member let out exclamations of both cheers and concern.

However, the person who was actually attacked had already left the place.

A silhouette running through the rising dust, and the noise of the machine following ‘behind’ that silhouette.

Wiiing, Jinseong raised his sword with a movement faster than the mechanical sound.

It was an unstoppable blow aimed at Shizuki, who had finished the downward strike while jumping.

If it had hit, it was clear that it would not end with just a minor injury, but neither the attacker nor the victim hesitated.

“I just took it out!”

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It wasn’t just the sound of the air being torn apart.

The fact that the steam that spread out behind Shizuki’s fist could be seen as evidence that her fist had transcended the speed of sound, even if only momentarily.

Even as he narrowly avoided such an attack, the corners of Jinseong’s mouth went up.

“Are you laughing? Are you laughing? I’ll make that smile disappear from my face!”

A 1-inch strong punch that follows Jinseong who narrowly avoided it!

Even looking at that sight, Jinseong couldn’t stop smiling.

Even though it was clearly not advantageous in terms of a simple battle situation, there was only one reason he could smile.

‘Dialect! That’s right, it’s different from the Shizuki I knew. She’s a duel arena NPC, but… … That’s not the Shizuki from the Korean server!’

How was NPC Shizuki created and how was it applied to the game Dungeon & Fighter?

She was first created on the Japanese server, but was later imported into the Korean server, where Jinseong enjoys playing.

Doesn’t Jinseong know very well that some users have expressed regret because of the NPC Shizuki, who was set to speak in a dialect when she was created on the Japanese server, but actually uses standard Korean in Korea, showing a kind of discrepancy?

‘After all, the Shizuki I have now isn’t the Shizuki from the ‘Korean server’. So it doesn’t matter, right!? Then I… … !’

I guess we can win!

It was then that Jinseong’s movements began to really pick up speed.

“What, what? Why is it like this all of a sudden?”

Shizuki’s panicked voice echoed throughout the martial arts stadium.

* * *

And several people on the judges’ podium, whose feet were down, were looking at the scene with serious expressions.

“……Just now. The flow is mixed up again. Did you see that, huh?”

“Ah, no, I still… don’t know.”

The envoy bowed his head as if he had no face to cry.

Even the brilliant imperial envoy Wu, who had taught Shonan Asuka during her childhood, could not understand everything that was invisible to the eye.

Still, Asuka was not disappointed.

She turned her head to the other side and asked.

“So what do you think?”

“Uh, um…….”

A man who was even taller than Shonan Asuka and the Imperial Envoy U was scratching his chin.

Something burning flames were moving busily next to the ponytail, but the man didn’t even pay attention to that.

After thinking for a moment, he simply answered Shonan Asuka’s question.

“I don’t know much about the flow of Nen, but it’s clear that it’s not an energy close to that of a divine being.”

“Right? No matter how I look at it, it’s ominous-.”

“But I’m not sure… whether exorcism is necessary. Right, Joo-jak?”

Whoosh whoosh…!

Something red called Jujak suddenly flared up with intense flames.

The envoy was startled, but Shonan Asuka did not budge.

She asked again.

One who carries around a being called a trickster.

“Can we interpret this as the official opinion of one of the four ministers? Can we assume that the author’s aura is not harmful?”

He is one of the four high priests of the current continent of Arad.

It was a question directed at the kidney, an exorcist from the country of Suju.

Shinjang scratched his chin again, as if he was troubled by Shonan Asuka’s sharp question.

“It is true that the flow of various energies is mixed, but it is difficult to make a hasty judgment as to whether it will cause harm… As Your Majesty knows, the Four Sacred Beasts and the Four Evil Beasts have distinct characteristics. Even if you brought in other members of the Anti-Magic Corps, the answer would be the same.”

Suju Anti-Madness Corps.

An organization belonging to the Sujukuk State, which includes exorcists, prosecutors, and Vajras who deal with officially designated food spirits and death spirits, and an organization of the Sujukuk Diocese.

This was exactly what Shonan Asuka had been trying to confirm by bringing in Shinjang, who was a member of the Suju Anti-Magic Corps and one of the four great ministers of the Arad Continent.

“It doesn’t belong to the four evil spirits… The energy that accompanies that person… ”

Another Nen-Nei with Jinseong, to figure out its identity.

However, since the kidney was not officially classified as a dangerous beast, it was something that even the king of the Suju nation could not force.

The kidney said.

“Well, if it was Master Teida Veona or the heretic inquisitors of Remidia Capella, they might have conducted a more ‘thorough investigation’. However, if we consider it as a divine or evil beast, I am telling you that the energy surrounding the author is neither the energy of a divine beast nor the energy of an evil beast. Since it is not an evil beast, my conclusion is that there is no need to exorcise it.”

“But that means it’s dangerous, right?”

“……I don’t know if it’s okay yet since the author is controlling it well, but it’s also subtle. At least if it gets out of control, it will definitely be dangerous.”

The kidney said with a serious expression.

Shonan Asuka also nodded and tried to make her point.

“then-.”

“Haha, then your worries must be deep.”

“-Huh? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

But the kidney suddenly burst into laughter.

Shonan Asuka asked.

It was soon clear why he was laughing.

Kwaaaa …

Shizuki was thrown far away with a loud noise.

It was obvious that the first disciple of the Fengjinryu would not wake up.

“……Ji, Jin: The Blue Dragon Tournament…… The final winner-! Jiiiiiiiiin, seu …

The body of the victorious True Being flashed a golden light for a moment.

Shinjang watched the scene from afar, then quickly turned his head towards Shonan Asuka.

And then he said.

“Jin: Isn’t there a custom that the winner of the Blue Dragon Tournament can be specially recruited as a member of the royal guard? What will you do now, Your Majesty the King of Suju?”

That’s why he had to let out a subtle laugh.