Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 37



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037

Sharan couldn’t hide her excitement.

“Oh my goodness, there’s such a technology? I thought it would be uncomfortable to have six eyes… but it turns out there’s actually a device inside the mask that makes it easier to see outside?! Well, those who seek the truth wouldn’t wear such uncomfortable masks, right, yeah?”

It was natural since I was checking the one handed over to Jinseong.

As the leader of the Magician’s Guild, it would be impossible to hide his interest and curiosity in things he sees for the first time, while being rational and practical.

“When I first heard that Mr. Jinseong was acting in our guild and in my name at will, I was actually skeptical……”

Even when Jinseong said that he could predict the future to some extent, Sharan believed him, but she did not tolerate Jinseong acting as he pleased.

What was it like when he was assigned an investigation mission as a member of the Magician’s Guild and got to hang out with the Iron Wolf Knights?

For such collaboration to take place, there must be a directive or request for cooperation from the Queen of the Duchy of Bel Myre.

In the end, Jinseong had forged several types of official documents without permission, so Sharan couldn’t help but feel half anxious and half dissatisfied.

“Ahem, Mr. Jinseong!”

“yes yes?”

“When people talk, there has to be some kind of reaction! Do you know what I’m going to say now?”

“What are you trying to say?”

“therefore!”

Sharan thumped her desk and leaned her upper body toward Jinseong.

Then he made a suggestion.

“Now, officially… I would like you to become a member of our Magician’s Guild. I would like to invite you as a direct subordinate of the Magician’s Guild Master.”

Her eyes were full of confidence.

It was a statement that showed what Sharan thought of Jinseong as the head of the magic guild and the head of the magic school.

“Invitation… then what’s good about it?”

“What, what do you want? Specifically, um, when Mr. Jinseong gets involved in any work in the future-. Mr. Jinseong, at your discretion, execute in advance and report afterwards! That’s all I need you to do. If Mr. Jinseong agrees, in addition to an official title, I’ll provide you with an office within the Magician’s Guild… and probably a dormitory, but in any case, I’ll give you a space! And I’ll also give you a seal in my name as the head of the Magician’s Guild. Just so that no one can suspect you. What do you think?”

It’s literally perfect trust.

Doesn’t that mean that at least you no longer have any doubts about Jinseong’s abilities?

The reason Jinseong’s eyes sparkled was because he knew how solid this was.

“great.”

Above all, Jinseong himself will be free from numerous restrictions regarding the things he must do in the future simply by being able to work as an official agent of the Magician’s Guild.

How great of a condition is it to trust Jinseong’s judgment and ask him to move first without prior approval and report back later?

As soon as Jinseong finished answering, Sharan stood up from her seat.

“Okay. Then shall we go up to Mr. Jinseong’s office?”

“Hehehe… So you’re saying that you already expected me to accept it?”

Jinseong had to laugh at the remark that he had prepared in advance as if it were a given.

And that was only natural.

Because the position of Master of the Magician’s Guild isn’t for just anyone.

“There’s no way someone like you could turn down such a great offer, right?”

Jinseong had to shake his head repeatedly as he followed behind Sharan.

And in the small room we arrived at, there was already a nameplate hanging.

Jinseong should have known this a long time ago. Sharan is definitely capable. She’s smart.

[Emergency Response Committee for Abnormal Phenomenon]

“What is it?”

But if you are too rational, is it necessarily true that you lack sense?

“Ah, I made up the name. The sites that Mr. Jinseong usually intervened in were all related to abnormal phenomena… So, I named him the Emergency Response Committee so that he could be active in all sectors without my prior approval.”

“That’s not what I asked! Your name is-.”

“Isn’t that good?”

Sharan asked back, her nose raised.

At that point, the thread of true reason was finally broken.

“Good! Isn’t it weird! What is this! Anomaly emergency, and it’s not like I’m rapping!”

“Rap? What is rap-.”

“And what about the overcapacity? What real estate? It’s a term used in places like redevelopment sites!”

“Wh, what are you talking about, now!? I worked so hard to build this! Now, from now on, Mr. Jinseong will be working as a member of the Abnormal Phenomenon Countermeasures Committee, and the seal has already been dug. Let’s go in.”

“Oh, no! Change my name!”

There was no way Jinseong could win the argument over the absurd name.

After a while, Jinseong and Sharan, who had finally become the big boss, had to sit face to face again in Jinseong’s small space.

* * *

“Haaah…….”

Sharan’s eyebrows flinched as Jinseong sighed.

“You don’t like the name that much? Even sighing-.”

“Oh, no, it’s not because of the name. It’s just that I’m thinking about what I have to do next.”

Of course, it wasn’t because of the name of the secret weapon, which wasn’t all that important.

Sharan narrowed her eyes for a moment, but that was it.

“Hmm, as for what to do next… have you already thought about it?”

As she said, since she put him in the ’emergency response committee’ position, she will truly believe in Jinseong.

At her question, Jinseong thought about it for a moment.

‘Behemoth isn’t the end. Lotus isn’t the only apostle that Hilda has transferred.’

While everyone’s eyes were on Behemoth, Hilda made another move.

It is another apostle who is transferred to Arad.

The 6th Apostle, the Direzier of the Black Disease.

The problem was that the transfer to Direzière had deepened tensions between nations.

‘A plague is spreading through the kingdom of Fennes, the kingdom of the dark elves… … The dark elves, mistaking it for a human scheme, are preparing for war with the Duchy of Bel Myre. In reality, it was caused by Diregie-. No, it was caused by Diregie’s ‘illusion’.’

A hotbed of disease and germs that spread contagious diseases and cause harm simply by existing.

An apostle with enough influence to turn the Kingdom of Pennes upside down with just his ‘welcome’.

And that’s not all.

‘There’s also Spirazzi.’

An entity sealed deep within Mount Alfraira, located in the Kingdom of Pennes.

The Four-legged Serpent Spirazzi has finally broken his seal and awakened.

Corpses are resurrected and chaos ensues due to the immortal dragon that transcends death.

‘In the end, the direction in which I need to prepare is clear. So… … .’

I know what to do next.

However, the reason Jinseong couldn’t exert himself was not because of the ‘things that were right in front of him’, but because he was worried about the ‘things ahead’ that were literally further away.

The fact that he killed the Apostle Lotus with his own hands.

“Hoooooo……”

Sharan said, looking at Jinseong who sighed without answering.

“Hmm, Behemoth is safe again-. Seeing Ophelia running around here and there to rebuild the GBL Church, I thought things were finally stable. But why doesn’t Jinseong look happy at all- Oh, I’m sorry. It couldn’t have been all happy.”

Sharan suddenly apologized as she tried to guess Jinseong’s thoughts.

Could it be because she, who had already heard all the news, also knew about Lenny’s death?

Jinseong nodded slightly towards Sharan, as if everything was okay.

Did he think that the reason Jinseong died might be because of Lenny’s death?

Sharan patted Jinseong on the shoulder and comforted him.

“Still, cheer up. Your revenge was successful, right? Even though the Apostle Lotus was strong, the adventurers, Ban, and Aganjo-nim dealt with it properly-.”

And at those words, Jinseong’s expression began to change.

He asked.

“What did you say?”

“-Huh? Yes? What, what is it?”

“What did you just say, Sharan?”

“What did I… say?”

Sharan’s large eyes wandered around, lost.

Jinseong thought in front of her, who was cautious, wondering if he might have said something wrong.

‘… … Yeah, now that I think about it-. I was definitely the one who dealt the ‘final blow’ to Lotus.’

It was out of concern that the Apostle Lotus had been dealt with by Jinseong himself.

The fact that Jinseong himself may have become a rather than a .

The point is that rather than just being a helper possessed by this world, he has literally become an adventurer who is the main character.

‘I thought so and thought that I killed Lotus. But if I think about it carefully-.’

But now, Jinseong realized something from Sharan’s words.

It is true that Jinseong himself clearly cut off Lotus’s breath.

But can we say that this alone ‘killed’ Lotus?

‘I only hit the last blow!? Well, then you can’t say that I killed him! Even in the Bacal raid, when choosing [Battlefield Ace], you don’t choose the last blow as the standard. In Dungeon & Fighter, what’s important is-.’

Who has caused the most cumulative damage, right?!

‘Right! What about Ban and Aganzo in the first place?! The user didn’t kill them alone! As soon as the Lotus Quest starts, Aganzo will probably use his skills and cause chaos!’

Not just half or half.

There are numerous trials that users go through to grow as adventurers, and numerous NPCs that help adventurers at each time.

If only it was recognized as just one of them!

As soon as he thought about it, Jinseong’s eyes began to glow again.

This level of intervention can lead to the conclusion that direct intervention to a certain extent is okay, not only now but also in the future.

“Sharan!”

“Ouch, that’s a surprise. Why are you making a noise-.”

Sharan, who was watching Jinseong’s expression, flinched in surprise.

Before she could say anything, Jinseong was already smiling and pointing to the mask of the GBL high priest she was holding.

“Do you like that mask? As a member of the Grand Council, I request that you pay a higher price for it in exchange for acquiring it from the Magician’s Guild.”

“…You’re talking about money all of a sudden?”

Although it was extremely embarrassing, Sharan could not refuse the condition.

It’s not just about being interested in the item.

“Hehe, but I always give you information. Oh, by the way, have you heard anything about the epidemic?”

“Oh, me. You want information in addition to money? Are you trying to rip off our guild as soon as you become the vice-chairman?”

Sharan was laughing, but Jinseong was confident.

He said with a shrug.

“Rather than that, it’s because curing an infectious disease requires not only alchemy but also magical powers. I can’t take all the credit from Professor Rotun.”

“Why is Mr. Roton suddenly-……. No, wait. No way.”

Sharan’s eyes suddenly became serious.

The same was true for Jinseongdo.

“It would be best to start researching infectious diseases right away. For Sharan’s sake, at least.”

Jinseong said, the playful atmosphere from a moment ago completely gone.

Sharan’s turquoise eyes moved quickly.

At that point, Jinseong could also be sure.

“Where did the outbreak start? No, if you said it was for my sake… The Kingdom of Pennes. My hometown.”

How helpful it is to have the Master of the Magic Guild as an assistant to survive in Arad.

Sharan, who had reached the correct answer in an instant with her rational reasoning, quickly reached out her hand towards the safe in Jinseong’s office.

“I’ll tell you how to change your password later. I was going to give you this gold later, but I’ll give it to you right now.”

“I would appreciate it if you would do that. I have something else to prepare as well.”

The money she took out of the safe and gave to Jinseong was a whopping one hundred thousand gold.

For Jinseong, this alone is a relatively useful amount of money right now.

“Okay. And if you can complete this task without a hitch… then I promise you unlimited support, not just in terms of authority but also in terms of material.”

Sharan didn’t even make a promise after that!

As someone from the Kingdom of Fennes, the land of the dark elves, it is only natural that he would be interested in predicting a crisis in his homeland and minimizing and preventing the damage.

Jinseong reached out his hand towards her.

“Yes. I will do my best.”

After making an appointment with the head of the magic guild and the headmaster of the magic school, Jinseong left the place and took out a teleportation potion.

Then, as he was about to move as planned, he suddenly looked back at Sharan and asked.

“Oh, Sharan?”

“yes?”

What are the limits of the unlimited and indiscriminate support of the Magician’s Guild?

Jinseong asked.

“If it’s unlimited support… does that include Mr. Danjin next to you?”

“……yes?”

“Now that I think about it, it’s a shame. If it were in the past, I could have even laid out the jar.”

Before Sharan could even shake her head in confusion, Jinseong asked again.

“Ah! Or maybe you can buy an ‘avatar’ from Mr. Hills next door?”

Danjin and Hills. Perhaps the NPCs that leave the strongest impression on the ‘users’ of the game Dungeon & Fighter.

Sharan was flustered as if she had read Jinseong’s intentions.

“That, that, if it’s Mr. Hills, I know that, but there’s a strange shop there that sells belts for two or three million gold.”

“Hehehe, that’s what I’m saying. Then I’ll look forward to it!”

“-Mr. Jinseong! Listen to the story until the end-.”

─────────────!

Jinseong drank the teleportation potion.

When a faint light flashed for a moment, his figure had already disappeared from the Magician’s Guild.

“……Who is the guild leader, I wonder……”

Sharan muttered.

* * *

After a while, Jinseong appeared somewhere in a forest covered with green leaves.

A place where the sound of a hammer rings out regularly.

“Linus!”

The person Jinseong found was Linus, a blacksmith NPC from the Elven Guard.

The reason I sought him out was simple.

‘Currently, I have 100,000 gold in my possession, but first, I need to increase this by at least ten times through Linus.’

The support of the Magic Guild was good, but in order to survive in the reality of Plain: Arad, Jinseong had to first stockpile up a lot of gold.