A smiling face in the dark
Even if you invest in magic right away, it won’t increase much. Rather, it is right to buy Longsword 2 and Combat Skills (Skills), whose price has plummeted like crazy and dropped to double digits, and there is little change. And it would be more beneficial to quickly open Longsword 3 and Combat Skills (Master) to see the price and confirm the direction of growth.
Hyeon-Jun invested all his karma he had raised while killing bandits and kobolds to buy Longsword 2 and combat skills (skills). Hyeonjun, who was savoring it as he went down the dark mountain path, let out a sigh.
‘I know everything.’
Longsword 2 was to deviate from the basics, mix irregular movements, and change grips. Combat skills (proficiency) are about distance and movement.
They were all things he knew, and there were only minor things that Hyeon-joon missed.
And after checking the price of Long Sword 3 and Combat Skill (Master), Hyeonjun nodded. Longsword 3 can be bought for 2759 Karma, Combat Skill (Master) for 4371 Karma. Longsword 3 probably costs 3000 originally, and the combat skill (master) is 5000. In other words, Hyun-Jun learned the contents of the next step before he even bought the Longsword 2 and combat skills (skills).
‘You were doing well. thank god.’
Actually, it’s not something to be taken lightly. The reason why they are separated is because there is such a clear hierarchical difference. It’s a very terrible gap that usually can’t be crossed without someone else’s help, and it’s not something a guy who hasn’t fully mastered the swordsmanship of Longsword 2 can swing a sword alone and jump over it.
‘Now let’s invest in mana and magic for a while.’
Hyunjoon just didn’t think about it. As time passed, Bahanus’s words were misinterpreted as just saying not to be discouraged. It was because his father was the only person who praised him for his talent, who had lived without it all his life, and he could not accept that he had talent himself. When he found out that his talent for magic was destroyed, he became depressed and doubted his talent for swordsmanship.
Unlike when I first bought swordsmanship and treated it as if I had practiced it for a long time, magic was advancing very hard. It can be said that it has almost stopped. If you clarify the difference, you can guess the talent for swordsmanship, but the strange synergy between God’s protection and the shop, and living in a world without magic, covered it up with the idea that you couldn’t handle it well even if you bought it at a shop. If Bahanus had seen Hyeonjun’s thoughts, he would have been upset and about to explode.
‘I want to get into Taxis quickly.’
Hyeon-jun went down the mountain path, missing all the important things.
***
“Whoa… . How old is this city?”
“If anyone sees it, they will know that it has been stuck in the mountains for several years.”
“To me, the city is the same as the countryside. But what about the village?”
“You say you’re very royal?”
“Yes, you will be executed for impersonating royalty.”
“It sucks.”
Hyeonjun was so excited that he walked the streets of Taxis.
It is a city in one month. Compared to a modern city, it is insignificant, but compared to a village, it is still much better.
Of course, there are many shortcomings compared to Scanden. No matter how many cities it is, it cannot be compared to Scanden, which is a port city under royal rule.
“You are also in D-class now.”
“You are C-class.”
Hyeonjun answered Gunther’s words. The two met eyes and smiled. In fact, he had already exceeded the conditions for promotion by subduing bandits, but the adventurer’s guild was messing around with document review and all, so he was promoted now.
“hehehehe, the name Jun of the 50-person slash has already spread throughout Taxis.”
“do not do that.”
And during the past 10 days when Hyeon-Jun couldn’t enter Taxis, the adventurers who had been fighting together in the Red Forest Village came to Taxis and spread the story about Hyeon-Jun.
He rose to E rank in 15 days, defeated 50 adventurers alone, and killed hundreds of three-eyed gnolls. In addition to that, the story that he went up to D-class in a month will spread.
Among the adventurers of Taxis, there is no one who does not know Hyeon-Jun. Even if only half of the rumors are true, he is a super rookie, and of course it is a good topic to talk about. In addition, the adventurers from the Red Forest Village praised it so much that the prevailing opinion was that it would be true unless they took drugs and hallucinated as a group.
“I don’t know why you hate that nice nickname so much.”
“I don’t know why I like that embarrassing nickname.”
The two walked side by side to the inn. Gunther’s party members must have held the inn while the two completed the guild’s quest and checked their promotion. It’s always a good place to go, but you won’t know until you see it yourself.
“Leader.”
“Maxim, are you okay?”
“yes.”
Maxim is bald, the subject of a bad joke before. In fact, while working together, I felt that Maxim is taciturn, sensible, and a strong backbone of the party, like Gunter’s aide, and in fact, an indispensable mother-like figure who is in charge of most of the practical tasks within the party.
“It doesn’t look particularly good, does it?”
“hehehe, you’ll find out when you drink beer later.”
“Are you okay?”
“You know when you drink it.”
“Well, I got it.”
“I also reserved Jun’s room.”
“thanks.”
Maxim gives respect to Gunther and also to Jun. It’s rare among adventurers, but since he used to be a mercenary, it’s understandable that Hyun-joon is regarded as Gunther’s friend.
In fact, when Hyeon-joon first heard the word mercenary, he thought it was just a game or a novel, but the level of mercenaries here is practically no different from that of a regular soldier. Who would hire them if they were paid by aristocrats to defend their territories and fight wars depending on the situation?
“I’ll just unpack and go to the smithy.”
“hehehe, because of the sword that woman gave you?”
“It’s a woman, but it’s not the woman you think it is.”
“hehehe…”
“It’s really gross. Maxim, I need to take care of your captain.”
“sorry.”
“hey.”
Hyeon-jun unpacked his luggage in the room with Maxim’s guidance. Since he always occupies a room alone, Maxim has also reserved a single room. He made a lot of money with Tantares’ Nol, and also made a lot of money by defeating bandits and kobolds, so he didn’t have to worry about money. You might want to take this opportunity to buy some armor for your legs.
When Hyeon-joon came down with his long sword, wearing only simple armaments, Gunther’s party members sitting around on the first floor started yelling at him.
“Wheek! You’re finally repairing the sword she gave you!”
“Love is hot!”
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“If someone keeps their mouth shut when you sleep at night, know that it’s me.”
“Kill-kil-kil, I’m scared to death.”
“Are you going to kiss her as hot as you did? It’s scary.”
“You motherf*ckers!”
When Hyeon-jun splashed cold water on them, the party members screamed and ran away. However, it was not a mountain at night, but it was in the inn in broad daylight, so they gathered again and looked at Hyeon-jun with happy eyes with giggles. Only the innkeeper is surprised by Hyeon-jun’s magic and backs down.
“It’s not like that, so keep f*cking on!”
“Oh wow, it’s hot, it’s hot.”
“Everyone has times like that.”
In the end, Hyeon-jun shook his head, rushed in, fed him just enough chestnuts to shake his brain, and left the inn.
There were several people trembling on the floor behind him, but they didn’t even look at him.
“Oh, that’s scary.”
“Ah, but I can’t stand being teased.”
It is very fun to tease the strong and charismatic Hyun-Jun. Even if your brain is shaken and you can’t stand up, you can’t give up that opportunity. How could a man evolve like an idiot?
Hyeon-jun silently walked down the street and stood in front of a smithy. According to Maxim, the party’s mother, the party’s equipment is managed here. There is skill and there is trust. Let’s follow Maxim’s recommendation. You can’t trust Gunther, but you can trust Maxim.
As I entered the smithy, the heat hit me.
Hyeon-jun looked around and found a bell and rang it.
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“Wait a minute!”
A gruff voice was heard from inside the forge. Hyeon-jun looked at the weapons hanging on the wall, then pulled out a longsword and inspected the blade carefully. Then, turning the sword wide, he grasped its weight and balance, nodded, put it back in, and hung it on the wall again. It’s pretty good.
“I don’t think you’ve come to see the sword, but what are you here for?”
Just then, a middle-aged man with a good build came out and carefully spoke to Hyeon-jun. It can’t be helped, Hyun-joon has a sharp and intimidating atmosphere even if he takes off his armor and wears only Gambison. Thanks to that, it was difficult to talk casually to people who weren’t close to each other, like at Gunter’s party. On top of that, he was wearing a luxurious longsword around his waist, and at first glance, he looked like a free knight or nobleman walking around in light clothes.
“I heard from Maxim at Gunter Party, and he said that this place has good skills.”
Hyeon-jun did not bother to correct his misunderstanding and spoke calmly, holding out the sword Shosanna gave him as a gift.
“Can you fix it?”
“Um… .”
The blacksmith took the sword, drew it out, and examined the broken blade inside on the table.
“It can be remade into a longsword by adding iron to it. Shall we?”
“If you made a one-handed sword with only what you have, how long do you think it would be?”
“It depends on the width and thickness of the blade.”
At that, Hyeonjun looked at the swords hanging on the wall and took down one handed sword. The length of the blade is just right, and the thickness is thick, so it looks sturdy. Hyeon-jun, who turned it around with one hand and wielded it lightly, grasping the center of gravity and balance, spoke to the blacksmith.
“I think this will be fine.”
“That would be enough. By the way, I need to cut off the handle a little, is that okay?”
“It’s okay. How long do you think it will take?”
“I think it will take about three days.”
Originally, there was something I was making, so I couldn’t do it so quickly, but I couldn’t postpone the order of Hyeon-jun, who seemed to be a noble or a noble’s private, so I said that.
“Good. How much will it be?”
“Just give me 50 fairy tales.”
It’s not a small amount of money considering that the re-royal cost is missing. The price of this sword, received as a gift from Shosanna, was 45 copper coins. However, it was possible to buy at that price because of the power of the Shosanna discount, which was only possible at the blacksmith’s in the village by the river. Hyeon-jun happily handed over 50 fairy tales to the blacksmith.
“Please take good care of me.”
“Don’t worry.”
When Hyeon-jun left the forge, the blacksmith relaxed and let out a deep sigh.
“What momentum… .”
The sword-like momentum must have been a knight, but since it was not entrusted to the family blacksmith, it must have been a sword that has fallen or cannot be seen by the family. Compared to Hyeon-jun’s level and the longsword he wore around his waist, it was a sword that fell far behind. What is the story? Is it a gift from a lover that could not be made due to the difference in social status? The blacksmith untied his shoulders and went inside. A request group that lights a fire in a man’s chest.
***
“Uh, did you leave your sword well?”
“okay. They said it would take three days.”
“what? He does it very quickly.”
“Am I like you?”
“A class D subject to a C class!”
“Then it can go down in the head.”
“Heh heh. I am afraid to death.”
Gunther raised his glass with a smile that showed no fear at all. Hyunjoon smiled and sat in front of him.
“Here’s a beer!”
“yes!”
The waitress quickly ran up and put down the beer mug. Hyeonjun gave him a fairy tale and raised his glass. And the moment I smelled it, I raised my eyebrows.
“The scent… Is it different?”
“hehehe, drink it.”
I toasted Gunther, who offered me a glass, and tipped my glass. He drank half of it at once and put the glass down.
“hahahaha! Awesome!”
“hahahaha! Aren’t you going to kill me?”
The beer at this inn had a slightly fruity scent, which counteracted the unpleasant smell of beer. And most importantly, the beer is cold!
“I never thought I’d get another cold beer.”
“What, have you tried it already?”
“Unlike a country boy like you, I ate and drank everything.”
“hehehe, that sucks.”
Hyeonjun emptied the remaining beer and ordered another glass.
“Whoa… . I’m going to rest a bit until I get the sword in three days.”
“We also plan to rest. I ran without resting too much.”
Hyeonjun fought for over 10 days in the Red Forest Village, subduing bandits and kobolds in succession. Gunther’s party also came to the Red Forest Village a little late, but they fought too many battles in a short time.
Hyunjun wasn’t particularly tired, but he wanted to rest, and Gunter’s party was going to be missed, so he wanted to rest.
“Well, let’s rest for a while.”
“okay. Oh, I’m going to play at night, do you have any ideas?”
Then Gunther made a vulgar gesture. Hyunjoon shook his head and said.
“I am done. I’m going to say hello to Behbine’s temple.”
“Isn’t this bastard really gay?”
“Don’t be mean. Don’t tease your back recklessly. Then you get sick.”
“hehehe, if that scares you, you should take it off.”
“Crazy.”
Hyeon-jun chatted with him and drank beer. As the glasses continued to pile up, the innkeeper also served Gunther a small snack as a service to Gunther, who had known his face for a long time.
“Hey, what kind of beer did you guys drink in Red Forest Village while drinking this?”
“You can’t always drink something like this while ordering.”
“I don’t think I can drink urine beer anymore.”
“ha ha ha! But I’ll have a drink if I go somewhere else!”
“Just thinking about it is terrifying.”
As everyone laughed and drank like that, we ended up drinking beer until the night. Gunther, who said he was going to have a night out, giggled and drank happily, but eventually got drunk, and Ga-in, the youngest, took him to his room while swearing. It’s a lot of trouble moving that big gunther. Well, you can go to the temple tomorrow.