100 – 100. If only the original work had been done properly.
Having heard all the truths, Rockser continued to immerse himself in his thoughts.
“Rockser Sangdo, what’s bothering you?”
“Ah… I’m sorry. I have some things to attend to.”
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He was so preoccupied with his thoughts that he even got lost in contemplation in front of the leader of the Gyeongcheon’s Fall Guild, who had taken on the position of head of the rebels.
‘I must be going crazy, just cooperating on what seems like a trivial matter… I can’t even know what exactly happened with the elders, and what does it mean that the contract was sealed? Is it all over? Ugh…’
In a neat and stylish café, Rockser sipped on a chocolate-flavored drink that seemed to make his head ache before speaking.
“So, you’re willing to support me at the base. Does that mean you’re asking for my cooperation at some point?”
“Exactly.”
In response to Rockser’s words, the dagger-like gray eyes and veiled eyelashes of the woman blinked.
She slightly tensed, sensing how much Rockser had grown in the meantime.
‘…Facing a person who is willing to support me, to the extent of thinking differently…’
For some reason, the memory of when she was betrayed came to mind, leading her to act out of character.
“When serious matters can’t be resolved through worry or when you can’t grasp the situation, it’s best to focus on what you’re doing right now.”
“Really?”
“I, too, have experienced a headache like Rockser Sangdo. At such times, it’s best to take a moment to deal with other matters, giving your brain time to fully grasp the current situation. Unless it’s urgent, of course.”
The leader of the rebels tilted the cup containing espresso as she spoke.
“No matter how long it takes, what’s most important is to resolve it without fail.”
Rockser gazed earnestly at her sincere advice.
Whether it was during the duel with Jane at the Academy, the battles fought at the Double Helix Tower, or the training in the dungeon to coordinate with them.
‘Always taking advantage of others, I don’t know the full story behind it… Judging by the advice she gives, she still seems to be chasing something.’
Continuing to approach her to borrow her strength, Rockser couldn’t help but wonder what she was doing all this for.
Previously, he had only thought of catching and collecting bounties whenever names and prices went up, escaping, getting caught again, and collecting bounties again.
But now, facing a person directly, he wanted to know why they needed his strength.
Perhaps there was a connection between his troubles and hers.
“Thank you for your kind words.”
“You’re welcome. I, too, have been through such experiences because of the disciples I’ve raised.”
“If you need help, is it something related to opposing the disciples you’ve raised…?”
Quietly asking, Rockser could sense that the leader of the rebels had activated a strong blocking ability around them.
Based on Rockser’s actions so far, she seemed willing to accept any conditions if it meant fighting against a strong enemy.
In other words, if she were to ask for help in taking down her brother, who had risen to the rank of a betrayer by betraying the disciples of the Masin Cult, Rockser would help without hesitation.
However, this was highly confidential information.
“Chugyeong. You must take down one of the five Chugyeong without fail.”
At her words, Rockser recalled the distorted Chugyeong that Jegang had mentioned.
‘Ugh, these Masin Cult guys are causing all sorts of trouble.’
For some reason, he was bothered by the fact that both of them were victims of the Chugyeong of the Masin Cult.
Feeling like he had seen something similar in the original work, Rockser deeply contemplated and solved another puzzle.
‘I caught someone who looks similar to the head of the Chantals, right? Among the sorcerers, was it Jirak? Morak? It was a sorcerer of something similar. A sorcerer who constantly distorts space using abilities of a lineage that twist space unnecessarily…’
If you had played the original work properly, you should have realized it only yesterday.
‘The distorted sorcerer mentioned by Jegang, the head of the Chantals, and the sorcerer associated with the head of the Chantals were the same person!’
Recalling the summary of the story line of the original work that roughly connected everything, Roxer suddenly stood up from his seat.
‘And the power of the distorted sorcerer was the master of the power that made me so uneasy…!’
The things that had been quiet finally unraveled like gears meshing to reveal the truth.
The head of the Chantals, who was taken aback by the sight, looked up at him and asked what was going on.
Roxer, who had missed his words while organizing a plethora of information, slumped back into his seat.
Due to the privacy protection measures in place near the entrance of the cafe, people didn’t pay attention to him.
‘Could it possibly be nearby?’
Roxer, remembering the sorcerers in the original work wandering around a regular field and suddenly being attacked by events, remained vigilant of his surroundings.
‘Even if it doesn’t appear as a blue filament, given that nothing has happened so far, it might not matter. After chasing them and contacting the head of the Chantals, and hearing Jegang’s words, who knows what will happen next.’
If they possessed power comparable to the Pope and almost dealt with divine power, there was hardly anything they couldn’t do.
Initially, even the guild’s former heads and elders of the Swordsmen Guild were kept in the dark, making it impossible to relax.
However, focusing too much on something that couldn’t be resolved immediately, as the head of the Chantals had said, was not a good idea.
But then again, it wasn’t something urgent.
‘In that case… let’s try implementing detection abilities using spider silk and blue filaments.’
Roxer sought permission from the head of the Chantals and concentrated for a moment.
Like a spider casting its web to catch prey, others struck invisible spider silk.
But this meant they couldn’t move elsewhere.
‘In addition to the blue filaments, let’s create a framework to detect time distortions and changes in time due to power.’
Creating fractal structures in a hexagonal pattern around with blue filaments crisscrossing between hues of crimson and scarlet.
Roxer vibrated multiple forms like this.
By forcibly overlapping them in a vibrational state, he formed his own detection radius.
It would require more effort to maintain, but synchronizing it with his heartbeat and vibrating multiple times didn’t strain him much.
In fact, thanks to the vibrations, he could generate waves in spacetime and read his surroundings more closely through the returning waves.
‘…In the meantime, he has grown as well.’
Although he didn’t know what had happened, the head, who seemed to sense something unusual or hear something, marveled.
She had also been called a genius since she was young, but Roxer seemed to be on a different level.
“Oh, thank you for waiting. Where did we leave off?”
With a relieved expression, Roxer sipped his chocolate drink.
“I think you mentioned that we must deal with one of the sorcerers.”
Thus, Roxer conversed with her about various matters.
“Fortunately, our interests align.”
“That’s correct.”
With a solid alliance formed, Roxer promptly made a request to her.
It was none other than…
“So, what did you bring back?”
“Authorization to access the living night of Opats.”
It was the authority to enter a very special dungeon that could only be accessed through the other world.
Erin, upon hearing the response, tilted her head and asked, “Were you planning to build up your reputation by completing requests incognito before approaching the thieves’ guild to gain their trust?”
“Yeah, that’s right. This was also a request in a way.” Loxer pulled out a black card, engraved with what seemed like a pass to the underworld.
Meanwhile, Jane roamed around Loxer, gazing curiously as if sensing something peculiar around him. “Jane, you’re being restless. Stay still,” Rica said, poking Jane’s side with her finger.
Loxer handed them the engravings, asking them to try it on, then went into the room, instructing them to wait. He took out his special notebook, which he hadn’t had time to use lately. “Before entering, I gathered items from the underworld to access secret spaces that require them,” he thought.
Using consumable items and the notebook from his inventory, Loxer downloaded something from the dark web to upgrade the engravings. It was transferring the highest ranking from the dark web’s original to the engravings.
In other words, he elevated the engravings to the highest rank. “Here. What will happen if you don’t accept it?” Loxer handed the engravings to them with a triumphant expression.
Though there seemed to be no visible change, there was a subtle difference in sensation. “Huh!? It feels like the internal pattern has subtly changed?” Erin, sensitive to such things, was the first to notice the change, her eyes sparkling.
“Well done, as expected, you’re sharp in this area,” Loxer praised, patting Erin’s head as he ruffled her hair.
Upon hearing this, Jane and Rica focused on inspecting the engravings internally using their respective abilities. “Loxer, where on earth do you know about this stuff?” they asked in different tones of amazement.
“…I’m tired of being surprised now,” Loxer responded with different reactions.