Episode 113. Common Quests (3)
A green cave where you can get seriously hurt if you’re unlucky.
A red cave where you can come out alive only if you are lucky.
There was too much difference between the two.
And this was also information that was difficult to know easily unless someone told it.
“Charlie?!”
Some of those waiting at the base of the cliff hurriedly climbed the stairs.
“Charlie!”
thump thump-.
They knocked on the iron door, but the tightly closed door seemed unwilling to open.
Yuri’s eyes widened at what happened in the distance.
“Is that really dead? How long have you been in?”
“He must be dead.”
Thearesia’s face was emotionless.
She looked at the red cave and continued to speak calmly.
“It was too early. And stupid.”
Theresia could say that because she had seen many people who died just like the 50th class.
It was the same in the 49th class.
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Many of them challenged the green cave and gained confidence as they gradually adapted to it.
In the end, the thoughts they reached were all the same.
[This is enough… Would red be worth trying?]
But there was no delusion as stupid and stupid as that.
‘Idiot, if the quest difficulty differs from 2 to 7 stars, of course I should have thought there would be a reason.’
However, the overconfidence and sense of superiority disturbed judgment and made them evaluate their skills higher than usual.
None of those who challenged the Red Cave came back alive.
Like the 50th that died today.
As Thearesia looked at the tightly closed red cave, she heard Yuri’s cynical voice.
“Tsk, that’s right. What kind of confidence did that bastard go in there with? It’s stupid.”
At this, Thearesia looked back at Yuri with a slightly surprised look.
“… are you okay?”
“what?”
“Did someone die?”
“however?”
“Aren’t you surprised?”
“Are you surprised?”
“… … .”
Thearesia gazed intently at Yuri.
Obviously, even Yuri reacted in surprise at first.
However, it was surprisingly quick to adapt.
And his astonished reaction was, ‘Oh my God, the person is dead!’ It wasn’t a reaction like this, it was a reaction of ‘really dead?’
Yuri sighed at Thearesia’s gaze staring at him.
“Then should I make a fuss and be sad, saying, ‘Oh my God, a person is dead, what should I do?’”
“It’s not… … .”
“In the first place, one of the conditions for becoming an official jockey was writing a will. Doesn’t that mean that if anyone wants to eat what the cradle gives you, be prepared to die?”
So was Yuri.
He also prepared thoroughly and even risked his life, so he was able to defeat the tiger Greta and obtain the Hopi.
Even if Yuri’s preparation was a little lacking.
And even if his ability had decreased just a little bit, he wouldn’t have been able to live and breathe like this now.
‘I did… … .’
Yuri’s gaze reached the people pacing in front of the red cave.
“A guy who blindly challenged a seven-star rating without thinking about it. The bastards who cheered for that guy. Those are sick.”
“… … .”
“It’s obviously unfortunate that one life was shattered, but that doesn’t mean we’re sad about such a careless death… … .”
… He has already seen too many deaths.
Countless people who died in burned villages.
And even someone’s life taken with their own hands.
Yuri was directly or indirectly involved in the deaths of others in order to survive while wandering the continent.
That’s why Yuri couldn’t be easily saddened by his death.
But he didn’t bother to bring it out of his mouth.
“… … ?”
Thearesia tilted her head at the blurry ending, and Yuri blurted out.
“It’s nothing.”
“… … ?”
“Well, if Tessha senpai dies, I’ll be a little sad.”
“… Thank you very much for that.”
“Then stop worrying about that, where are we going now?”
At that question, Tessha pointed a finger at one side.
“excuse me.”
Where she pointed her finger was a small wooden makeshift building.
“Let’s go.”
Yuri took the lead and walked.
Thearesia, who had been staring at the figure behind her slightly, moved on as well.
Yuri, who arrived first, could clearly see what the kiosk was doing.
‘I guess this is why Thearesia said that it was ranked first.’
In the little building, a man was dozing, leaning against a chair with his arms crossed.
Behind such a man, small pieces of wood were tightly hung on the wall of the building.
Yuri carefully examined the finger-sized piece of wood and the letters written on it.
‘Is it rank, jockey, name, and score?’
All rankings up to 100th.
And not long after the quest was created, the current rankings were all lower than the 35th.
Yuri skimmed through the names of the rankings.
Then, a soft groan escaped from his mouth.
“oh? Tessha-senpai, did you do something?”
Thearesia’s name occupied the second place out of a total of 100 name tags.
【2nd place / 49th class / Thearesia Winchester / 198 points]
Yuri’s gaze, which had been so admiring, went straight up.
【1st place / 48th period / Gwonteo… … .】
At that point, Yuri tilted her head.
“Gwonteo?”
Suddenly, an honest boy with a similar name came to mind.
However, when I saw the surname attached to the name, that thought disappeared far away.
【1st place / 48th class / Gunter Rider / 199 points]
“… rider? Could it be that rider?!”
Yuri blinked her eyes at the familiar, but unusual castle.
At this, Thearesia’s voice came from behind Yuri.
“that’s right.”
“… Is that right?”
“The rider you think is right.”
Somewhere in the world, there might be a person with the surname Rider, or a family.
However, when anyone in the world sees the last name Rider, they will think of one person first.
‘Sword master, Luke Rider.’
At this, Yuri looked back at Thearesia and widened her eyes.
“really? is that the rider? Swordism? So, is that No. 1 the grandson of the sword master?”
At those words, Thearesia laughed lightly.
“Half right, half wrong.”
“What are you talking about?”
“It’s true that that rider is the rider of the sword master, but he’s not the grandson.”
“ok?”
“A son.”
“… … ?!”
Yuri narrowed her eyes, wondering if she hadn’t heard.
“son… say? How old are you?”
“Two years older than me, I know you as eighteen this year.”
“You’re 18, your son?”
Yuri recalled the sword master’s face.
‘Now wait… How old is the Sword Master this year?’
I don’t know the details, but I think I heard that I’m over 90 and looking forward to 100 years old.
And yet, he has no grandchildren, but an 18-year-old son.
‘No, grandpa… standing?’
After all, the sword master was not a sword master for nothing.
On the other hand, when Yuri is once again admiring the sword master’s ability.
Thearesia’s voice continued.
“Gunter Rider, he is the youngest son who is considered to have inherited the strongest blood from the sword master… You are the leader of the Black Dragon.”
Hearing the black dragon rout, Yuri didn’t know that Gwon-teo’s name would leave her eyes.
Yuri couldn’t help but be amazed at the first time he saw the Black Dragons, excluding himself.
And on the other hand, it was completely understandable that the Gaunter Rider was the leader of the Black Dragon.
‘He inherited the strongest blood from the sword master… … .’
In other words, it was said that the sword master’s monstrous talent was also inherited.
If such a person does not receive the Black Dragon Plaque, then who on earth can receive the Black Dragon Plaque?
Yuri asked Thearesia.
“That score… Do you have a perfect score of 200?”
“that’s right.”
“hmm.”
That’s 199 points out of 200 points.
And even Thearesia, who was right in front of her, had 198 points.
As soon as he realized that fact, Yuri’s eyes were filled with a strong sense of selfishness.
“Is there a separate procedure to register for a quest here?”
“No, there is nothing like that.”
“How many challenges?”
“Unlimited for green caves.”
“Then, can I try it right away?”
“as you please.”
Thearesia shrugged slightly.
He still had more information to tell him, but the look in Yuri’s eyes showed that he didn’t really need to do that right now.
No, even if he explained it to Yuri, it seemed that he would not be able to hear it.
As if proving this, Yuri strode quickly towards the cliff.
Jerk-jerk-.
Yuri stood in front of the green cave.
he looked around
‘That’s a watch that measures records.’
At the entrance of the cave, above it, hung a strange clock with 120 ticks.
‘One needle has 120 graduations… Does it represent 1 square per second, a total of 120 seconds?’
The scale of the clock was so easily guessed.
Just one question… … .
‘What is that?’
On the left side of the cave, next to the button that activates the record-keeping clock, a grotesque groove robbed Yuri’s gaze.
A thin rectangular hole the length of two fingers and a wide support installed underneath it.
It was difficult to guess its purpose.
‘Well, you’ll understand when you experience it.’
Feeling that way, Yuri pressed the button to activate the watch without hesitation.
click-.
The moment he heard a small mechanical sound, Yuri ran straight into the cave.
And the thing that greeted Yuri horribly as she entered the entrance was a fork in the two roads.
However, the left side is blocked by an iron gate.
‘This is intentionally blocked so that no one can see it go to the right.’
Having made that decision, Yuri went straight into the passage on the right.
The moment I took two steps like that.
Skunk-.
The glass stepped over and the floor caved in.
and.
Coo-G-Gung-!
The entrance to the glass passage was completely blocked by an iron door that suddenly came down.
At the same time, the ceiling of the aisle cracked slightly to the left and right, and a small glowstone appeared from within.
As if to follow this light.
Originally, Yuri would have admired that expensive luminous stone was embedded in a place like this.
But he couldn’t afford it.
Even at this moment, time will still be flowing.
Yuri quickly ran along the path indicated by the glowstone.
Along with that, things that hindered Yuri’s running were revealed one after another.
Hung-.
An iron ball with a string that flies at the head.
drooling-.
A wooden barrel that rolls rapidly toward your ankles.
Fusuk-.
Dozens of arrows flying from behind.
Skunk-!
Sharp spear blades protruding from all over the aisle.
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Moment by moment, all sorts of traps were triggered all over the aisle, aiming for glass.
Every time that happens, Yuri hits the trap and cleanly avoids it.
It was so fast that it seemed like he knew in advance where the trap would come from.
Pirik-!
After avoiding the iron ball that fell from above, Yuri gave a puzzled look.
‘Is this more difficult than I thought? Is a 2-star normal quest usually at this level?’
The traps that were activated moment by moment were quite elaborate and difficult enough to be considered that way.
Although the lethality wasn’t that high, if you’re not careful, you’ll get serious injuries, and you’ll think you could die if you’re really unlucky.
Of course, all of that had nothing to do with Yuri.
Hung-.
Kang-!
Yuri, who lightly knocked down the pendulum aimed at the stomach, arrived at the turning point in the shape of a V before he knew it.
‘It’s 25m from here.’
Yuri quickly reached the turning point and ran forward without slowing down.
A trap was also triggered on the way back, but Yuri managed to escape.
end of the aisle.
‘It’s open.’
The doorway to the left, which had been closed when entering, was now open.
Yuri passed through the entrance without hesitation and came straight out of the cave.
zuggeuk-.
Yuri, who slipped and jumped out at the same speed as he was running, stretched out his arm and pressed the button to stop the clock.
widely!
‘How many seconds!’
Yuri raised her head and looked at her watch.
The watch’s only hand spanned the 19th division.
And it wasn’t just Yuri who saw it.
“… 19 seconds?”
A slightly flustered voice.
When Yuri turned her gaze to the place where the sound came from, Thearesia was standing there with a dazed face.
Yuri crept to her side and asked.
“By the way, Tessha-senpai, if you’ve done this, how will you be graded?”
Thearesia finally came to her senses at that question.
“Ah, the score, after a while here… … .”
She pointed to the small rectangular hole where the pedestal was installed.
It was the hole Yuri was curious about.
And the moment Thearesia pointed out the hole.
Sreuk-dalgrak-.
Suddenly, a folded piece of paper jumped out of the hole and landed on the pedestal.
Thearesia, who picked it up, answered.
“… It comes out like this.”
Thearesia opened the paper like that.
When she saw the number written there, her body twitched and froze for a moment.
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Meanwhile, Yuri learns the identity of the hole he was curious about.
“Oh ho? That’s what it was for. So what score am I?”
He pressed his face closer to Thearesia and checked the score written on the paper.