11. First co-op (4)
Sensitivity is an intuitive ability to sense and use mana that cannot be discerned or confirmed on the outside.
Ian knew that Vivian’s mana sensitivity would be excellent.
I vaguely thought it would be like that from the beginning, but the only time I was sure was when the magic failed.
Usually, if the magic implementation fails, nothing happens at all.
Like Vivian, once the magic circle is created, there is no situation itself.
That is why Vivian’s magic failure is unusual.
I didn’t understand the magic, but the attempt to cast it was successful.
Therefore, when I learned about the talent of ‘no casting’, which is equivalent to the limit of intuition, in which one can use magic without a chant if one understands it properly, I had a vague idea.
He must be a person with excellent sensitivity.
‘However, I didn’t expect the artifact fit at all… .’
All artifacts should have different suitability, but in general, if one artifact has a high suitability, it is similar to other artifacts.
“Hey, Helena, try it too… .”
Unaware of how great her talent was, Vivian tried to offer Helena a ring.
Helena firmly shook her head.
“no! This is Vivian’s! I can’t even use magic!”
It was true.
“Well, then I… Is it okay if I use it?”
Ian intervened.
“Who else would use it besides Vivian?”
“… Hehe.”
Vivian suddenly burst into tears.
“Uh, no, why all of a sudden… .”
“I’m sorry… . Ah, I’m so happy, that’s what, I didn’t know… . I wonder if I can accept this… .”
Helena hugged the sobbing Vivian.
“Vivian definitely deserves it! Feel free to indulge yourself!”
“Hey, thank you… . hehe… .”
Ian finished his judgment while Helena soothed her.
In fact, there was no judgment whatsoever.
‘No casting is enough, but I thought there was something more innate… .’
It looked like the artifact Ian had heard had far surpassed the limits of its power.
If that’s enough, you can enter D-class right now.
Since that artifact is partially affected by the user’s skill, it may be possible to use a higher level dungeon depending on its future growth.
‘I made a big profit unexpectedly.’
Ian explained to Vivian the ring’s power in detail.
After hearing everything, Vivian sniffed and asked.
“Did Ian know that this was here?”
“… That’s not it. I just heard somewhere that these artifacts exist.”
If it becomes known that you know the location of the Hidden Peace, it will be very difficult.
I told the imperial family in advance that I knew because I was a prophet, but here there are too many ears to hear.
I don’t know if it’s just Vivian and Helena.
“Anyway, you worked hard. Next time, Helena will have something to help with.”
“Thank you for your words!”
Helena really showed no envy or regret.
He just congratulated Vivian on getting the artifact.
“Hmm… .”
Iris let out a pained sound.
“Why is that?”
“No, um. Are you shooting the stored magic without casting that artifact?”
“you’re right.”
“I was wondering how that is possible… . May I have a look?”
“What… As long as he doesn’t steal it, ask Vivian for details.”
“Ah, um… .”
Vivian hesitated, like a child in danger of having to hand over a precious toy, but then handed it over more obediently than expected.
“Here you go.”
After putting on the ring, Iris fired the lightning bolt that Vivian had saved.
She was much weaker than Vivian.
He also saved his other magic, Fire Ball, and then tried it.
was equally weak.
Of course, it is weaker than Vivian.
It was just average, which was what Ian expected.
After fiddling with it a few times, peeking at it, and looking at it with a magnifying glass-like tool I took out of my bag, he said as if he realized it.
“I don’t know!”
“… … .”
Iris gave the ring back and said.
“But I know one thing. This magic is affected by the wearer’s arithmetic ability.”
“Computational skills?”
“yes. Well, not to mention complicated… . Is Vivian quick to cast?”
Iris was so far away that she couldn’t hear whether Vivian was chanting the chant or not.
“yes? Oh yes… . It’s like that.”
Vivian never talked about her talent.
“It seems that Vivian’s computation is very fast. So the ring can allocate mana by focusing on the destructive power or accuracy of magic instead of calculation.”
It was an artifact that did not require casting, and at the same time, it was the most suitable artifact for Vivian, who was born with no casting.
As if gaining interesting knowledge, Iris nodded.
“Then now… .”
“Hey, wait!”
I was about to go back in a good mood, but Brian called out.
“We don’t even have a share… ?!”
Ian immediately realized the reason why he woke up after being silent.
Distribution of artifacts and magic stones.
‘Did you overhear what you just heard and realize the value of this object? It must be a much more valuable item than magic stones, so they must be asking if they can accept the magic stones themselves.’
It could be because of the urgent need for livelihood, or it could be pathetic pride.
‘It’s most likely the latter, but.’
Either way, it wasn’t something Ian would consider.
A brief look of contempt crossed Vivian and Helena’s faces.
Iris looked at them with a puzzled face and asked Ian.
“In this case, how do you distribute the rewards for the dungeon?”
“It is always a winner-takes-all. Unless the victor is generous.”
“Is this a common unwritten rule only for warriors?”
“You can do that. Because it is not organized by law.”
“Ha, but… .”
Eileen muttered something regretful, but shut her mouth when she saw Iris’s innocent eyes.
Why are you being pushy?
It was an incomprehensible gaze filled with pure curiosity.
“I told you not to do this… .”
The manager belatedly stepped in and stopped them.
Ian looked into the faces of the four.
Brian, Dominic, Eileen and Claudia.
The same four who tried to humiliate Vivian on the street.
“Vivian, Helena.”
“yes?”
“Yes!”
“I’m going out first with Iris. I think my friends and I should have a separate talk.”
The two looked at Ian and the four, then nodded.
“I’ll be with Mercy and Kati.”
“I will go out first!”
The three slipped out, Ian and Brian Patty four, and their manager.
There are six left.
Brian snorted at Ian.
“Who did you talk to? It’s ridiculous.”
The manager looked back and forth between Ian and the four with a look of uneasiness.
“Let’s go out. Even without those artifacts… .”
– Knock!
A stone landed in front of Brian’s feet as he turned.
“Conversation would be good.”
Ian said in a calm tone.
Everyone turned to look at him, and he was holding a stone in his hand.
that was weird
There are no stones around here.
Their gaze moved to the bumpy wall right next to Ian.
A part of it had been torn off.
Like the shape of the stone Ian is holding right now.
“If you don’t, I’ll just kill you.”
Ian threw a pebble into the air and caught it repeatedly.
“I give you a choice. Talk and save your life. Ignore me and die here together.”
The man tearing off the rock on the wall with his bare hands gave me a choice.
*
Brian and his party couldn’t take a step.
It’s not just because of the brute force close to that eccentricity of ripping off a rock.
The moment I saw that look in the eyes that matched that dirty face, the soles of my feet didn’t move as if they were stuck to the ground.
An incomprehensible fear engulfs the body.
‘This… .’
Brian recently experienced a similar situation.
The day they quarreled with Vivian, the silver-haired maid stopped them.
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Just looking at her made my hamstrings tingle and urinate.
“What would you choose?”
The resolution is different, but it is still the same.
When I saw that maid, I felt like my throat kept dropping.
Now, as if someone had tied up his limbs and opened his flesh, a disgusting, ghastly feeling rushed in.
Everyone except Brian is feeling the same way.
Only then do they realize
Whose hero did they touch, and who did they ignore?
Ian, who has only been rumored, imagines what kind of person he is.
“… … .”
No one fell out of their mouth.
When I opened my mouth, I felt as if my tongue would be cut off.
A different kind of killing than Kati suppresses body control.
Their manager, who had no idea what was going on, was confused and looked back and forth between them and Ian.
Ian looked around at them and nodded.
“Looking at the quiet people, it seems they don’t want to die. great.”
– Knock!
He tore off a handful of rocks.
Literally, I grabbed a part of the rock with my hand and pulled it, and the rock was really ripped off.
“… … .”
Onlookers stared blankly at what was close to a feat.
To what extent does the body need to be strengthened to produce such strength?
Ian carved something line by line on the side of the stone he was holding with the sharp shard he had just ripped off.
“Sah, save me… Help me… .”
Eileen knelt down and begged.
“I remember that he said he would spare me if I answered the conversation. Because I am not a liar.”
Ian continued, scratching the face of the stone.
“I know roughly who you are. I heard about what he did to Vivian on the street the other day, although not in detail.”
Ian was no stranger to such cases.
There were often those who disputed even hearing their notoriety.
Even when the 1st warrior party was growing, it got caught up in quite a few disputes.
In the case of Kylie and Beatrice, this was especially true because there were so many bad karma they committed before becoming a hero.
In other words, I was very used to dealing with things like this.
“Are you the manager of these guys?”
“Yes… . This is Daniel.”
Even though he wasn’t being threatened, his complexion turned blue.
“I know what you’re worried about, but you can rest assured. I won’t kill you because you agreed to the conversation.”
After Ian said that, he threw a stone engraved with something in front of Brian.
Four eyes fell on it.
It was a dice made crudely of stones.
It was not even a cube, but a number was engraved on its bumpy face one stroke at a time.
“Throw it once, cripple the arms of the one with the lowest number.”
Ian said it plainly, as if it were a very simple corporal punishment.
“Throw it.”
Ian leaned his back against the wall, pulled out a sugar stick, and watched.
No one disobeyed him.
The result of throwing dice once with trembling hands like a broken machine.
Brian drew the lowest 1.
“I-I’m sorry, I’m sorry… . Ha, just once… . I am a swordsman… ! If you can’t use your arms, you won’t be able to earn a living right away… ! Please, I’ll pay you back with something else… . I would love to be your dog!”
At those words, Ian was stunned.
“… You’re my dog, imagining it makes me feel terribly dirty.”
“I-I don’t mean that… .”
“I don’t need one to be as selfish and weak as you.”
Ian looked back at the other three and ordered.
“Break it. You can either cut the tendons, or pull them out altogether.”
“Yes… ?”
“… I’ll have to give you a choice again. Should I sacrifice just that one guy, or should we all look bad together? Decide for yourself.”
The answer was fixed.
“Brian… .”
“You guys, are you serious… ?”
“It can’t be helped.”
“Yeah, I’d rather have you alone than the three of us… .”
“These bastards… .”
Brian drew his sword and fought back.
“Do you think I’m just being bullied?!”
It shouted harshly, but it wasn’t threatening at all.
It was nothing more than an outburst in the face of death.
The three each took out their weapons without showing any sign of apologetics.
Instead, there was a calm expression of relief and excitement on his face.
Sacrificing just one Brian could save the lives of the three.
It was extremely simple arithmetic.
While the four fought on their own, Ian called Daniel.
“I feel a little sorry for that. But it’s something I just can’t get past.”
“Yes, I know what you mean… .”
The four fought to the death of each other.
Ian looked at them with a sad face and chewed on a sugar cane.
Their results are now out of the question.
what to do next
that was the trouble
Helena’s talent was confirmed today.
He knew that Vivian’s talent was also much better than he thought.
This party will quickly become famous.
Even if it’s not just because of the past bad relationship like Vivian, the probability of being caught up in a small quarrel in the future increases.
‘To make a name for myself or not… .’
Up until now, she had withdrawn for the time being, fearing that Vivian would be burdened with all eyes on her.
However, judging from their growth, it seems that the time to worry about that has passed.
Wasn’t it known more than necessary because of Amos in the first place?
Most of all, I kept quiet, but now even bugs like Brian are watching.
‘It’s better to spread it in advance before getting into a fight.’
The decision was made quickly.
Through Amos, he announces that he is Vivian and Helena’s manager.
The situation of the first party was not an issue for Ian to worry about right now.
In addition to that, recruiting the next member was also a concern.
‘Vivian’s firepower is too overpowered… . If you have an archer, it can be rather inconvenient to release firepower recklessly. Excluding archers, should I take only warriors who are specialized in close combat and roll them with three people… .’
A group of 4 is the default, but Vivian’s firepower is already more than enough for 2 people.
Considering the synergy with the artifact I got today, I could go around the dungeon by myself right now.
‘For now, the archers are put on hold. The next recruitment target should be a warrior.’
By the time I finished thinking, the melee was over.
Brian passed out with his arms cut off.
It was a bonus that one leg was burned.
In the process, Eileen was deeply cut and Dominic was stabbed in the abdomen.
Claudia, who was at least unscathed, was healing them both.
Even if it wasn’t because of Ian’s style, the scenery was nothing special.
To take away the magic stone that someone else got.
Or, like today, to steal valuable artifacts or holy relics.
Or to eliminate another party in the first place.
It is not uncommon to see blood while fighting among warriors in a dungeon.
In particular, the higher the rank, the harder it is for guilds or public authorities to intervene.
Of course, it was very new to Ian to argue with the power gap as obvious as today.
Ian patted Daniel on the shoulder and left the joint.
Kati sent a telepathic message to him exiting the dungeon.
[master.]
‘Yes, I’m going now.’
[It is said that an E-class acute dungeon has appeared nearby.]
‘… uh?’
[A soldier just urgently informed me that there is a farmhouse nearby. What would you like to do?]
There was no reason to ponder for a long time.
‘Tell them to prepare for departure.’
Ian hurriedly escaped the dungeon and used memory correction.
While I was quickly checking to see if I had any memories of the dungeon.
Ian involuntarily stopped running.
‘… Wait, this holy relic is coming from here?’
Shortly surprised, then ran faster.
I have something for Helena.
At the same time, it was the optimal structure for Vivian, who obtained the artifact, to play an active role in the dungeon.