“What do you mean, asking me to make a statue?”
“That’s it… … .”
Acro explained the situation where the top of Arcane collapsed and the problems they had had to be dealt with at Full Gather.
“So, what I’m saying is that we need to urgently clean up the sh*t we made in Arcane from Pool Gather.”
“yes! That’s right! But there is no way to clean it up. A way to clean it up! ha… … .”
Acro grabbed his forehead and shook his head.
“Are you saying we should make a statue of the Pope?”
“yes.”
“What time?”
“Originally, production was already finished and we were supposed to send it to Seongguk, but I somehow bought time and delayed it for another month or so.”
“It’s been a month… … . “I don’t even know the former Pope’s face.”
“There are paintings and statues modeled after the Pope. It may not be large and may be slightly different from the real thing, so it may not be accurate. So, you can also go and create the statue yourself. If that happens, you don’t have to work on it from now on. “The carving of a statue of the Holy Father itself is like a big festival there.”
Acro’s eyes sparkle as he says those words. It looks like he really wants me to go and make it myself… … .
“If I go, can I see the Pope?”
“yes. If you go there, you can even work directly in front of the Pope. “You may not be here for long.”
‘You can see the Pope right in front of your eyes…’ … . ‘It’s a rather tempting offer, isn’t it?’
There are only a very small number of Koreans living in the Holy Kingdom who can see the Pope’s face up close. To begin with, the Pope rarely shows himself.
‘And I have to create a masterpiece, right?’
[Subquest – Gemma’s Sculpture II]
[In order to learn Gemma’s sculpting skills, you must be able to control energy and magic at the same time. Use your energy and magic to sculpt a masterpiece.]
[Reward – Yin-Yang Sculpting]
I don’t know what the standard for a masterpiece is, but wouldn’t it be easy for a statue modeled after the Pope of the Holy Kingdom to be ranked as a masterpiece?
Certainly, the statue that Gemma made of my face was nothing short of a masterpiece in my eyes, but seeing as the quest was not completed, it was clear that there were other conditions.
Conditions like I have to make it myself.
“All right. I’ll do it for you. “I have a relationship with Acro, that’s about it.”
“Oooh! Are you sure? thank you! really! “I will never forget this grace in Full Gather for the rest of my life.”
“The pay will be certain, right?”
“Of course! “We will definitely take care of it for you!”
A satisfied smile spread across my face. This is all about catching troublesome goblins and picking up the gold and silver treasures that the goblins have hidden.
“ah! And when I saw it on my way there, it suddenly seemed like there were a lot of people playing instruments I had never seen at Brilliant. Do you know why? “I heard there’s a great musician in Brilliant?”
A musical instrument I’ve never seen before, an amazing musician… … .
‘Are you sure you mean me?’
I took the instrument out of my pocket just in case. The name is ‘Recorder’. This is an instrument created by Bliss.
“oh! That’s it. Are you also trying to learn, Ren?”
Acro claps its hands! While playing, he pointed his finger at the recorder.
Hmm, it was this after all.
“Anyway, I think the musician is referring to me?”
“Who is that musician… , YESSSSS?”
If you can’t even close your eyes, you’ll end up flipping your head… … Oh, isn’t that right?
“Would you like to listen?”
“yes! yes! “I’d like to hear it!”
The answer is so hasty, like a dog just waiting for food, that it makes me laugh.
‘There’s no need to call Bliss.’
After acquiring the musician trait, my skills changed every time I picked up the instrument. I can feel myself improving day by day.
♩♪―.
I slowly recalled the score in my head and played the music composed by Bliss.
This song was created because they wanted music that could raise tension and make it feel like a real game while training. The title is ‘Battle’. A short but powerful melody. However, the more I played, the more I felt that there were limitations to just one instrument, the recorder.
“and… … .”
Contrary to my thoughts, exclamations of exclamation flowed out from the side.
This must be your first time hearing music like this. When I glance down, my fists are clenched so tightly that I can clearly see how much sweat is inside.
“It’s done.”
“ah… … .”
If there was elasticity a little while ago, this time it’s a sigh. Acro hesitated and continued speaking.
“Actually, given our circumstances, we were thinking of sending an excellent musician to congratulate the event to be held when the statue of the Holy Father is completed. So, by the way… … .”
Just by looking at Acro’s eyes, I could clearly guess what he was going to say next.
“That’s not possible.”
“yes? Ah, that’s right. We were too shameless to ask for this. sorry.”
“There is no need to apologize that much.”
No matter how good a relationship you maintain with Acro, you can’t do everything they ask for. The ransom is something you make yourself.
“no. I should have prepared more thoroughly. “If you’re a musician like Ren, you should put everything else aside and write a proper proposal.”
“I’ll think about it.”
“Then, we will prepare a more proper compensation for Ren and come back to you.”
“Of course.”
* * *
Inside the Black Castle, Marita Vanidi’s residence.
The inside of the cave is engulfed in darkness, luminous blue gems are embedded here and there on the walls, illuminating the interior, and a round dark green sphere is floating in the center of the cavity.
“sh*t! “You idiots!”
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Marita Vanidi, with messy green hair, sweeps the dishes off the table and dumps them on the floor.
The bottom quickly turned into mud. Nevertheless, the others inside look at the scene so calmly.
“Ren Argen, he was the seed of death!”
“Tsk, doesn’t the so-called prophet know that in advance?”
“shut up! “What does a guy with a head full of muscles know?”
Grant, who was leaning against the wall and glaring at her, shakes his head.
“Ren Argen, we have to kill him. He ruined everything in the North and the fall of Brilliant! This time, I even knocked down the top of the arcane. Do you think this makes sense? uh?”
“That’s right. Ah, that’s strange.”
A man with dark eyes spoke in a woman’s tingly voice.
“Shall I find out?”
“You crazy bastard. Are you going to go and play with it again because you like it and then let it go? “What about my love?”
Marita looked scornfully and sarcastically.
“Unless it’s something really important, we shouldn’t step forward yet. “If his identity is revealed, it could ruin the cause.”
“Did that guy miss those two guys in the last arbitrari?”
“He was a high-level assassin. “His acting skills were so good that even I was fooled at first by thinking he was an ordinary knight.”
As Grant responded calmly, the crossdresser next to him slowly walked up to Grant, placed his finger on Grant’s chest, and slowly stroked it.
“Then, of course, our Grant couldn’t catch even one ordinary guy.”
“Be glad that your power is lust. If it weren’t for such disgusting abilities, I would have killed you and swallowed your abilities. Rust.”
Grant, who slapped Rust’s finger away, flashed a glow that was boiling with anger.
“No matter how much you do it, you can’t ignore insulting my master, right?”
Rust’s face, which had a playful expression just a moment ago, suddenly turned into that of a demon, and Marita stopped them.
“ah! If you’re going to fight, go out and fight! This is my territory. Do you want to be a b*tch?”
The atmosphere subsides as if it had never been like this before. Grant continued speaking calmly as if nothing had happened.
“It seems like he is the next dark emperor.”
“Honey, are you making excuses like that?”
“It’s not an excuse. ‘Corbet Raymond’ died not long ago.”
“what? Is that an old man with a lot of money? “Did the Dark Emperor really appear?”
“okay. Only a few people still know. The only person who would secretly kill Corbett like this is Dark Hwang. And Corbett took the ‘Necklace of Twisted Time’ at the last auction.”
Grant was almost certain, and the other two couldn’t help but think seriously about Corbett’s death.
“ha… … , Ren Argen, even that bastard gives me a headache, Dark Emperor? In addition, you also took the Dark Emperor’s relic, the Twisted Time Necklace? aaah!!!”
Her stress has risen to the top of her head, her eyes are blue and she is screaming.
“There are already a lot of annoying flies! “Even dung flies flock there!”
“I will kill the dark emperor.”
“After being treated like that, you are going to kill me?”
“If it’s you, I’ll take Ren Argen.”
“No, you… … , under. do it yourself. “If you do the same thing as last time, I will definitely twist your neck.”
“Well then, of course. hehehehe.”
Rust smiles with satisfaction. Still, after handing over the two cancerous lumps to them, Marita feels a little refreshed and checks the crystal ball.
“One more guy. I have to deal with the cardinal of the Holy Kingdom named Aston Cash. “He’s harassing us from all directions right now.”
“Send the gelman.”
“Gelman? Aston Cash may not be a master level, but he uses divine power. “You have to think about killing a master-level person.”
“This is a guy who can turn into a monster. Even a master level opponent can be dealt with. And aren’t you going to sell traps anyway?”
“hmm… … , good. Then let’s do it. “I need to sweep away the dung flies that keep buzzing around.”
* * *
[Use Soul Call II.]
[Calling the Soul – Edward]
Deep in the Kinish Bluff Mountains. A makeshift tomb made there. The spirit of explorer Edward was brought there.
Another hero called out last time with Bliss, Grace, and Gemma. We couldn’t even talk properly because we walked around the mountains together every day.
– Oh finally!
Edward smiles and scans the surrounding scenery.
“Let’s go.”
– good!
[Code – Edward]
Edward, who came into my body, climbed trees like a monkey, climbed rocks like a spider, and explored various places around Kinish Bluff.
It was quite a special experience for me too. The ability to observe and explore geographical features without any problems is truly amazing. Meanwhile, I discovered a volcanic area and went there.
“It seems like it’s been about 200 years since volcanic activity ended here.”
You can see the rough, dry land and many cracks here and there.
Edward, who was slowly walking on it and looking around, stopped in front of a large rock and pointed at it.
“The ground here is strange.”
He sweeps the floor a few times and sends energy down. Very natural operating ability. The art of spreading energy outward and extracting information is of a very high standard.
“Here it is.”
He kicked the rock with his foot like a thunderbolt and blew it away. Bang down! As he hit it, the thick ground cracked and the rainwater tree collapsed.
A huge cavity inside is revealed. The inside is unexpectedly neat and clean. It was a mess because of the rocks that had just fallen.
“Is it a research lab?”
-Why is there a research center in a place like this? … .
“Kuk, keuk. Crazy guys are always in unexpected places. And that’s where the treasure is hidden.”
I felt deep joy from Edward. Maybe it’s because I’m an explorer, but I feel like I’m well-versed in these things.
Coo goo goo.
At that time, the sound of something moving inside the dark cavity is heard.
“hmm?”
Patter.
The sound of stone dust falling down the wall was clear. With the sound of stones crashing together, red light pierces the darkness and flashes.
thud. thud. thud.
While the light coming down from the broken ceiling only brightly revealed the entrance to the cavity, something huge walking from inside slowly appeared.
It felt like the black stones were clumped together here and there, imitating the shape of a human being. At least not human. It’s not even a chimera.
“Hoo?”
Edward keeps making exclamations with an interesting face.
– Isn’t this dangerous?
A laboratory hidden at the bottom of a lava field. And something to protect it. Just looking at it gives off a dangerous smell.
By the way, is Edward good at fighting too?
Suddenly I was curious about that.
thud!
The guy pressed down hard on the floor and lowered his posture. It looks like it’s going to rush in at any moment. But even in the midst of this, if you look at Edward’s relaxed appearance, you will see that Edward is fighting too.
“You’re screwed.”
– yes?
The guy kicked the ground and slammed into Edward’s body.