Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 57



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057

Jinseong was trembling with all his might.

“Huhh …

“Gulp…!”

Taco, who was nearby, also flicked his tongue and put in effort as if trying to imitate his master.

The Dark Knight’s white face turned red, but Jinseong paid no attention and continued to apply force.

‘Open… … Open!’

But what Jinseong wanted did not come true.

Jinseong thought, his face trembling.

‘Is it because my level is low? But I was able to reach level 40 by going in and out of the dimensional rift.’

The first awakening quest requires level 50, so it seems like the results you want are not coming out.

But if you consider that the Dark Knight has no awakening.

‘Instead of awakening, you gain awareness… … The names of the first and second awakenings don’t really change. You gain passive skills during the first awakening, and active skills during the second awakening.’

The only noticeable change is [True: Dark Knight] through [True Awakening] after reaching level 100, so it is possible that Jinseong himself cannot obtain the results again until level 100.

In the temporary residence of the [Emergency Response Committee] of the Magician’s Guild, which also served as Jinseong’s office, only the sound of his sighs continued.

‘Or maybe it wasn’t possible from the beginning…? That thing that happened back then wasn’t due to my complete power, but some other power intervening-.’

It took a little longer for the seemingly meaningless actions in the office, which even had a small mattress in the corner, to end.

Knock, knock, knock.

It wasn’t until someone knocked on the door that Jinseong finally let out a sigh and stopped.

“Puhaaaa, who, huh, are you?”

-Mr. Jinseong? Are you coming in?

“Oh, yes! Come in.”

Sharan pretended to look surprised as she noticed Jinseong’s face, which was still red and had not yet regained its original color.

“Oh, did you exercise?”

“It’s not exercise, it’s just… Hehe, what’s up?”

Jinseong waved his hand with an awkward expression.

‘I was trying to see if I could open the ‘Time Gate’, the background setting of the Dark Knight, again, but I had no results. I didn’t need to say things like, ‘How on earth did I open it back then?’

Sharan shrugged and pulled a chair over to sit next to Jinseong.

“What has to happen between us for you to come here?”

“Hmm… The relationship between the guild leader and the vice-chairman is actually quite delicate. Since the vice-chairman is usually the one to stand up when the guild leader does something wrong, it wouldn’t be strange for them to be at odds with each other-.”

“Ooh, stop making unfunny jokes! Sit down.”

“yes.”

Jinseong quickly sat down across from Sharan.

Sharan stared at the truth. Then she burst out laughing.

“Anyway, I don’t know if he’s greedy or not… He’s a strange person.”

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

Jinseong tilted his head.

Seeing such sincerity, Sharan raised her voice in disbelief.

“Plague situation! Don’t you remember talking to me? I thought you would come to me first and tell me to do this, give me that, and I was spending my days tense.”

“Ah~ Promise? Of course I remember. I know the guild leader is busy with follow-up measures, so how could I do that again? Hehehe, that’s why I was waiting.”

Jinseong said with a soft smile.

Whether you actually remember it or have forgotten it, the current response would be more appropriate than ever.

“I really don’t know even if I know. Ahem, anyway… First, I would like to thank you on behalf of Queen Maya of the Kingdom of Pennes. I’m sure both the Queen and Elder Saffron aren’t aware of your existence, but… In addition to my personal thanks to you for saving my hometown and helping me prepare for it, I also wanted to greet you in the name of our hometown.”

Sharan bowed her head towards Jinseong.

Jinseong immediately got up from his chair and bowed his head to Sharan after receiving the greeting.

“Never mind. The peace of the Kingdom of Pennes and the establishment of friendly relations with the Duchy of Bel Myre are for the benefit of the entire continent of Arad.”

Sharan looked up at Jinseong for a moment and then turned her head.

Jinseong saw that the corners of her eyes were slightly moist.

“Well, somehow, it’s still sad to hear stories like this even at the age of 509.”

“Well, that’s enough of the thanks. How will our guild leader repay you? I thought he promised me unlimited support.”

So, it was necessary to create this kind of atmosphere.

Sharan quickly rubbed her eyes and snorted.

“-It’s been a while since we set the mood! Oh, that’s enough. Okay, then let’s get to practical stuff! As the head of the Magic Guild, I promise to give full support to Mr. Jinseong, the [Abnormal Phenomenon Emergency Response Committee], without fail… But.”

“Just?”

“Rather, it’s up to Jinseong to suggest what he should help with. You don’t just want gold, right?”

The atmosphere between the two people became serious in an instant.

Meanwhile, the anticipation in Sharan’s eyes began to rise, which may mean that she wanted to see ‘how’ Jinseong would utilize these rewards.

Jinseong wasn’t even fazed by the counteroffer.

Instead, he simply opened the safe in the office next to where he was sitting.

Squeak… … .

“Th… What the heck!? What is it? What is it, what is it?”

Gold coins and gold nuggets taken from the dwarves’ gold mine.

Looking at them, piled up tightly and emitting a yellow light, Sharan was speechless for a moment.

“You’re right. Gold isn’t that urgent for me anymore.”

“How- Mr. Jinseong? Did you rob a safe or something? Where’s that gold?”

Sharan asked Jinseong with wide eyes.

Jinseong answered with a very relaxed smile.

“Ahem, well, don’t ask where it comes from. First of all, I’d like to ask the Master of the Magic Guild to appraise the value of all the gold here.”

“That’s not difficult… It’s a considerable amount, but where on earth did you get it-.”

“It’s too early to be surprised. Let’s see… ”

Gold isn’t the only thing you’ll get from clearing out the corruption in this main scenario quest.

It’s not just about reaching level 40 in the Dimensional Rift.

Another reward from the conversation Jinseong had with Diregie, the moment he realized that Diregie was unable to move and that he could force Jinseong to cooperate with him.

Jinseong took something out of [Inventory] one by one.

And the moment I put it down on my office desk.

“Gyaaaaak!? !”

Sharan screamed in horror.

At the same time, creating a shield to protect oneself is a quick reaction worthy of a guild leader.

“Huh? I expected you to be surprised, but I didn’t expect you to be this surprised-.”

“Are you crazy?! Mr. Jinseong! This is an act that no country can tolerate-.”

“No, no, ahem, it’s not as dangerous as it looks, is it?”

“It’s not dangerous! It’s not dangerous! It’s because of this that the entire continent of Arad almost shook!”

It made sense for Sharan to speak to Jinseong as if scolding him.

Five pieces of sheet metal equipment that Jinseong placed on the desk.

Top,

Bottoms,

Head and Shoulder,

Belt,

Shoes,

Because it was the set, equipment created using the energy of the 6th Apostle, the Black Disease Direji, who was being infinitely crushed and infinitely regenerated in the dimensional rift.

Jinseong spoke quickly to calm down the excited Sharan.

“Since the method of acquisition is somewhat roundabout. It’s different from what I know… Should I call it unsealing, or making it usable? Anyway, I wanted to do that task and appraisal, and have Sharan-sama take a look at it. And if this was dangerous, I would have been the first to become strange. Isn’t that right, Guild Master?”

It is true that the aura of the black disease is present, but it does not spread to the surroundings and cause any negative effects.

At least, shouldn’t we acknowledge that fact at the point when Jinseong took it out of [Inventory]?

“How to obtain this? Where on earth did you get this? It seems to contain the very energy of Direjia.”

“Yes, that’s what it feels like. Directly to the Apostle Diregie, should I say? Well, that’s how it is.”

“You’re not going to just muddle through like that, are you!? This- Oh my……”

Sharan, who is a rational thinker, understood it, so he was rather hesitating between emotion and reason.

-What’s going on, Guild Leader?

-Ms. Sharan? May I come in?

-I thought I heard a scream, are you okay?!

“Oh, okay, it’s okay! I’m fine, so go and do your business.”

Should we say that it was an incident that surprised the members of the Magic Guild by the leader of the Magic Guild screaming?

What on earth should I say? This situation is one that would be enough to confuse even the greatest wizard guild leader in the world.

“Can you do it?”

“……It’s a promise, so I should keep it. Hmm, actually, after hearing Jinseong’s story, I’m a little curious. Since it’s equipment imbued with Direji’s energy…… I’ll make it so that I can use it…… I’d like to take a closer look at it first. And how it reacts to magic.”

The corners of Sharan’s mouth rose at Jinseong’s question.

The leader of the wizard’s guild isn’t just about skill.

Shouldn’t we naturally have curiosity about the unknown?

“Hehe, I thought so too. Oh, you can take your time with this work, but you have to do the gold appraisal quickly. And you also have to put me in a position somewhere.”

Above all, it wasn’t particularly urgent for Jinseong.

The required level for the equipment set is 71.

Even if the required level is reduced thanks to , it can only be worn when level 61 is reached, so Jinseong’s urgent task was to calculate the exact value of the gold and then get to the place where the gold would be used.

“Admission? Where?”

“Next door.”

“If it’s next door……”

“I’ll pay for the gold. Hehe, just let me in. I don’t think I can go in by myself.”

* * *

Jinseong received something from Sharan and left the magician’s guild.

No lengthy explanation was needed.

One of the places Jinseong wanted to go the most after getting the gold from the Golden Cave.

However, there are areas that you cannot enter because you are not a ‘user’ and must use a ‘special teleport’.

“You want to come into my boutique? It’s normally off-limits to the general public.”

The person in front of the area looked Jinseong up and down and said.

Jinseong smiled and handed over what he had received from Sharan.

“This is a letter of guarantee from the head of the Magician’s Guild. As a member of the Magician’s Guild’s Emergency Response Committee, I would like to request permission to use the Avatar Market, Hills.”

The place Jinseong found was [Avatar Market].

It was a space that only users could enter, and NPCs could not enter at all.

* * *

‘I thought so. It’s impossible to use the in-game system with shortcuts or something! But I thought it might be possible to do something through an NPC!’

It is impossible to use Serashop by pressing F5 on the keyboard.

You cannot use the auction house by pressing the shortcut key B.

But [Avatar Market] is different.

A place like a special area entered by NPC Hills.

Jinseong had been going back and forth near the Magic Guild, keeping an eye on Hills from time to time, and this time, he had been able to gain some kind of confidence after going to the dimensional rift!

However, it was clear that they would not allow anyone to enter without permission. Since they had seen that not only the NPCs displayed in the game, but also the ordinary citizens living in Arad, and those who actually lived here, were not allowed to enter, Jinseong demanded compensation from Sharan.

“Kuuuuuu.”

Finally, the plan was working.

Jinseong couldn’t hold back his laughter.

But it didn’t matter.

In a way, the Avatar Market was the space where the most users gathered in the game Dungeon & Fighter.

“I buy urgent avatars at a high price. I accept up to 90% of the market price.”

“-Market No. 1- All types of avatars sssssss”

“****24 Hour Standby**** Buy Avatar at the Best Price!”

“☆Buy the best price☆ First, let’s go for it”

It is no exaggeration to say that the entire map is covered with the words of merchant users who do not care about Jinseong’s own monologue.

‘Strictly speaking, it’s not the users who are saying it, but the creature ‘Bobo’ is saying it instead, but whatever.’

It would not be an exaggeration to say that it is a space comprised entirely of users. For Jinseong, it was a unique experience to have so many users in one space for the first time.

An NPC wearing a blindfold in the center of the market shouted at Jinseong.

“We have a lot of new products! Okay, I’ll take you this way!”

Her name is NPC Dalby, a maid who serves NPC Hills as her master.

Jinseong naturally approached Dalbi and spoke.

There are numerous avatars in the game Dungeon & Fighter, and you can customize your character’s appearance by combining them.

But what Jinseong needed right now wasn’t an avatar like that.

“I want to see Cleopatra.”

What he needed was the ‘ultimate performance king’, the .