Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 137



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137

Even after Jinseong returned to his office, he couldn’t sit properly.

Because his mind was as complicated as his footsteps, which continued to go round and round in the same place.

‘Why did this happen? Contamination… … No, strictly speaking, this isn’t contamination. It can’t be contamination.’

If it was contamination, the card should have come out.

But the card didn’t come out.

Then, we must admit that it is clearly different from the explicit contamination that Jinseong has been dealing with up until now.

‘But shouldn’t we consider the one who did this as the ? Who could do something like that now, to make that much gold, literally a small hill, a hill as big as a small sledding hill for children, disappear in an instant?’

Incidents that have been judged to be contamination so far have been difficult to fully understand, but have been somewhat overlooked.

[Dimensional Rift] was polluted, [Skasa of the past, present, and future] was polluted, and when he met [Those who were lost in the dimensional twist], Jinseong was able to understand.

Regardless of the conceptual aspect, it was ultimately the work of the author called , and regardless of his intentions, the card that came out in that situation was also like a sign that Jinseong himself had safely corrected it.

From that perspective, how should we interpret this type of problem where cards don’t come out?

Jinseong sighed and thought of a similar situation that could be compared to it.

‘There have been two instances where someone has caused me problems so far. They have tried to block or force me to do something.’

One time I encountered Clippa.

Suddenly, Jinseong flew to the space of Epic Road: Dimensional Invasion and suffered there.

However, at the time, Jinseong had concluded that the person who had committed the crime was not the , but a [third party] who was trying to help Jinseong.

The second time was when I met [Those Lost in the Dimensional Twist].

A completely incomprehensible situation and phenomenon. The thing that made me face it and solve it, and the game Dungeon & Fighter and Plain: Arad had nothing to do with it.

That is, Jinseong thought that the act of ‘sending’ them contained some kind of intention and message.

And that was what the did.

‘That’s because the card came out then. In the Epic Road case, I was called there after getting the Skasa card, but anyway, in the case of those unidentified humans, I met them and the card came out.’

The third is the present, now.

This incident, in which only the gold from the Golden Cave was lost, had no particular effect on anyone else.

‘An incident that only dealt a great blow to me… … In the end, it can be seen that it was not caused by a [third party] who tried to help me, but by the .’

Jinseong shuddered and trembled.

Once directly to an unknown third party.

Indirectly once to the .

And now? I guess you could categorize it as having been ‘directly’ affected by the .

“Are you trying to kill me? Even if I had no money, my activities would be restricted, so you’re going to start by tightening your grip on me? Since you can’t contaminate my body right away, you’re going to start by eating away at my surroundings?”

Gulp.

It was an imagination that made me wander around the office where there was no one but me.

At that moment, when the concept was pressuring Jinseong to the point where he was even worried that something might pop out at any moment, a voice rang in Jinseong’s head.

[Kekekeke… … If I was restricted by a lack of gold, an ignorant guy like Cassias would have died a long time ago.]

It was a black ball.

Jinseong couldn’t understand for a moment why he suddenly brought up Casillas.

But he didn’t add any further explanation.

It seems like he has no intention of doing anything more than that.

‘… …Suddenly Casillas-… …Casillas.’

The Fourth Apostle, Cassius the Conqueror.

As a member of the Masked Clan, he ascended to the Demon World where he was settled, and he is a fighting ghost and swordsman who lives only to find, compete with, and win against strong people.

In addition to that, Jinseong ‘of course’ knows about the background setting of the game Dungeon & Fighter regarding Kashias, as well as his actual actions in the game.

So Jinseong was able to figure out Heukgu’s intentions.

It’s not like there’s no gold in the safe right now.

All you have to do is plan your finances more thoroughly going forward.

There is no need to think of another way to solve the problem with money.

From that perspective, does Jinseong have any limitations?

“……Phuhat, that’s right. If it was an apostle like Kashiyas……”

No, it is not.

Compared to apostles like Cassius, Jinseong himself can act much more freely.

Only after thinking that far did Jinseong let out a hollow laugh.

[If there’s something you don’t like, find it. And cut it. Sometimes the way that pit bull guy does it can be the most sure thing.]

Because he knew that the black goo was comforting and encouraging him.

Jinseong had to swipe his nose once to avoid being caught with his impressed expression.

Then I had to quickly change the mood.

“That’s true. But since they’re fighting dogs… then you and Heukgu would have fought well. Their personalities are also like dogs’, you know, even a fighting dog and a real dog-.”

[Shut up! You dare to insult me ​​after I’ve given you a story! Do you really have to tell me that even an ignorant guy like Casillas was afraid of me and avoided me, Jinseong!]

The black goose shouted.

Normally, I would have added that Casillas wasn’t actually avoiding Direzière out of fear, but now it was different.

Jinseong did not forget to be grateful to Heukgu, even though he was giggling.

“Kuhaha, just kidding, just kidding. Anyway, thanks. I guess I’ve come to think a little better now.”

did not inflict any physical damage immediately.

In the end, what if they are trying to get you to do it this way because they might feel uncomfortable interfering with you?

‘You can build up your strength in the meantime. Right now, you have time and money.’

You just have to prepare for it.

The voice of Heukgu rang again in Jinseong’s head as he made a new resolution.

[If you are grateful, pay it back.]

It may be obvious, but a request that is so shameless can actually feel annoying.

Jinseong chuckled as he listened to the black-haired man’s voice, then something occurred to him.

‘The Diregie I knew didn’t have this kind of personality. Well, that Diregie who had been shut away in the Demon World and even in Reshiphon, and the current Heukgu… . . . ‘

It is clearly the same self. The roots are the same.

But did the Black Disease Direzier really come forward and give advice to Jinseong himself first?

However, the reason why Heukgu gives advice to Jinseong himself is ultimately only one.

Experience. Time. Sharing it all.

Jinseong asked, suppressing his emotions with a deliberate cough.

“Ahem, well, then where should I look… … How should I pay it back?”

I said thank you once, that’s enough.

I guess we can joke around now.

[Shouldn’t you think about that yourself? It’s as weird as saying what you want with my own mouth-.]

“That’s because there’s no dog gum. That’s something you’d like, but there’s no gum-.”

[You bastard! How dare you say something like that-.]

“Poohahahaha!”

But at least one thing was certain.

Jinseong himself knows what Heukgu likes and expects. He will continue to help him, who has not been able to leave a single corner of the demon world, see and hear more.

Jinseong opened his safe and checked the remaining gold while joking with Heukgu.

His expression turned serious for a moment.

And only after taking several deep breaths as if he had made up his mind about something did Jinseong’s voice ring out.

[megaphone]

(Ch. 1) Jinseong: Is there anyone from Sunsoo’s guild or a member of Sunsoo’s guild? Please check.

Through the megaphone, an item that outputs the user’s chat to all users currently connected to the game.

* * *

“Jinseong-nim haha ​​hehe”

Jinseong flinched for a moment as he watched the approaching character.

I’ve seen a lot of pure characters so far, but it’s rare to see a job or avatar that’s as intimidating as this one.

‘Is that an agent? Seeing the real thing with the awakening suppression applied, the atmosphere is really tense.’

This time, the character that Pureun connected with was ‘Agent’, a member of the General Inspector profession.

The aura emanating from the suits not only the coolness of a mature middle-aged man, but also the character concept that seems to belong to a secret organization.

Above all, is that piercing gaze that doesn’t match the smiling tone really because of the agent character, or is it because of the innocence that controls the character?

“Hello, Sunsoo. It’s been a while.”

Jinseong greeted them cautiously.

Pure answered.

As expected, it was a lively way of speaking that did not suit the middle-aged male character.

“It’s been a long time? Haha. It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long since I saw you in heaven.”

“Who was that person then? Was it Vivi?”

“Not connecting?”

It seemed as if Sun-soo was casually asking about Vivi’s well-being.

If I hadn’t seen the agent’s face, which was so stiff, I would have been fooled for a moment.

‘As expected… … Ever since we met in heaven, the way he treated me has changed.’

How do you perceive your true self?

But there was no time to think. Jinseong answered straight away.

“Haha, we just met briefly. But you’re online.”

“Huh? Aren’t you close with that person?”

“We’re more like acquaintances than close friends. Hehe.”

“Haha ah okay okay”

“But why did you call me today? Hahaha”

There are certainly smiling expressions like “ki-eun” and “hi-eun.”

Whenever the characters and users who were facing Jinseong himself used such expressions, their faces would all change accordingly.

But the purity now was literally not smiling at all.

‘Even back then, only his mouth was smiling, but his eyes weren’t smiling at all… … And that subtle way he moved on, saying “Oki-Oki”, was like that too.’

Jinseong, who had been lost in thought for a moment, had to shake his head to shake off his useless worries.

I had already prepared myself for this.

You can call other people, but you have to first achieve the purpose for which you had to call back Pure.

“I want to purchase a final level title and aura.”

Jinseong remembered.

Even if there are some fluctuations, the price of the so-called final level title and aura is not cheap.

‘Aura is around 100 million. The title is also around 60 million. It’s a purchasing agent worth about 160 million gold.’

Would anyone believe someone who says they will get money if they buy the item first and give it to him?

However, giving gold first also carries the risk of fraud.

If you could just pour in endless amounts of money from the gold mine, getting scammed for 160 million gold wouldn’t be a big deal, but things are different now.

In that case, Jinseong had only one card to choose: purity.

“ㄷㄷㄷㄷAre you already wearing it? You’re not even at max level yet? Looking at how slowly you’re leveling up, it won’t be too late to buy it after the ending changes. You don’t really need it right now.”

“No, I need it. Can you please do me a favor and buy it for me?”

Jinseong said.

Sun-soo answered right away.

“Okay, I get it. Anyway, I’ll just buy you the cheapest one among the final performance-grade ones. What about the title? What level should I buy it for? Since it’s a level 45 one?”

“Oh, please make it level 80.”

“80th level?? In terms of damage increase, 45th level would be the best?? All the rankers use that.”

“But I don’t have a custom epic ready yet, and even if I use a level 45 title right away, it’s more important to focus on how well I can inflict real-life damage than how much I can deal on private sites.”

“You know it well, right?”

“-So, use level 80… that’s what they say on the internet. Hehe.”

Jinseong forced the corners of his lips to stretch out and showed an awkward smile.

There was a brief moment of tension that I almost made a mistake that could have been a disaster, but in the end, I guess I should say I handled it safely.

‘hmm?’

Even in the midst of all that, I saw Jinseong.

The agent’s eyes were moving quickly from side to side.

Jinseong tilted his head for a moment as he watched Sunsoo rolling her eyes as if looking somewhere.

This is Hendonmire, in front of the West Coast Wizards’ Guild.

This is also the area where NPC Joan Ferrero, NPC Daphne related to the emblem, NPC Hills of the Avatar Market, and NPC Abelo, an enchantment specialist, are lined up.

Since it was a place where many users would naturally come and go, it was impossible to know its true nature.

Pure’s fingers moved quickly.

[Guild] Pure Agent: Did you see that? Did you see him change his words right away? Did you see him change his words right away because he was afraid of being caught by me? Did it all appear in the chat window??

In her monitor, there were not only the Dark Knight character Jinseong and her own agent character.

At a distance that was barely visible on the edge of the monitor, there were several other characters with the same guild name as hers.

Jinseong found her true self, but there was no way she would just quietly come alone.