Esmeralda Listener can be said to be quite a monumental character.
This is also because he was the first villain to appear in ‘Clouds of the Horizon’, and he was also the villain who appeared and lit up his face if he had to forget it.
There, she was also a character who was the face of almost all playable characters.
It was said that he was such a different person in importance from Isabelle Gaudi, who died a few days ago.
Above all, it would not be an exaggeration to say that all incidents began with her appearance.
‘Is the reason you came here to steal artifacts delivered in the afternoon?’
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Of course, if it was her level of power, it could be taken away with simple force.
However, the criminal group to which she is now affiliated, the Red Case, would try to avoid getting any attention.
‘And there are two main characters who deliver the artifact.’
And now I had to piggyback on those two.
Sooner or later, the two of them will be here.
“I’ll be waiting here, if you need help, just let me know.”
“yes.”
Sitting roughly on a plastic chair in the recording room, I began to organize what was about to happen.
It was an important event, so I can remember it clearly, but even so, it was a story about a game I played almost ten years ago, so I couldn’t help but feel anxious.
‘When I go back today, I should record it in more detail.’
Although I put a rough story in my notebook, I couldn’t help but feel that it wasn’t enough no matter how much time I put into it.
I wrote down some big events and important information, but I had to leave the possibility open at any time that the story could be tangled because of the existence of the country.
‘certainly… … .’
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Originally, the artifact had to be delivered at least a month in advance.
However, the two main characters meet civilians exposed to the threat of monsters during the delivery, and are delayed due to helping them.
They also missed the exam period at the academy, and the two of them were in a situation where they would have to wait another year.
Meanwhile, after the delivery is over, at the favor of the director, who was a close friend of the teacher, the two stay at his house for a day.
And the next day, the artifact disappears, and conclusive evidence emerges that one of the two main characters is the culprit… … .
‘It was roughly like this.’
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Of course, the culprit was Esmeralda.
After stealing the artifacts, she manipulates an alibi to escape from the suspect, and frames one of the main characters.
‘Yes, alibi.’
In the original story, it was another staff member to guide her.
And after falling in love with Esmeralda in just one day, he offers false testimony for her.
If so, will she persuade me to give false testimony in order to set up an alibi?
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Otherwise… … .
‘Let’s be careful. Because they might put the blame on me.’
That was right after I made my decision.
“Hey, Jihyuk?”
“Yes?”
Esmeralda, no, Amelda, who was holding the copied materials in her arms, said to me.
“Can I go somewhere else?”
“That’s right. I will carry the burden.”
“Oh, thank you. Then only half… … .”
After sharing some of my luggage with Amelda, I immediately started guiding her to where she wanted to go.
“Can we go to the place where the comparative analysis data of the East and the West are gathered next?”
“It is probably because there are too many standards, so it would be better to decide which standard you want to use first.”
“Oh, then… … .”
The first was to guide her.
At least for a while, she wouldn’t be able to get out of her guide.
As we were walking side by side, she suddenly glanced at my face and said,
“But Jihyuk looks very young.”
“Amelda looks very young too.”
“Ahaha!”
In response to my reply, she smirked and patted my shoulder.
She must have been in her mid-twenties now.
It’s not that she’s not, she’s so young that she doesn’t feel any sense of incongruity even now, even though she’s dressed like a high school student.
“If it’s not rude, may I ask how old you are?”
“Seventeen.”
When I answered, she looked at me in surprise.
“Umm, what is it? You didn’t look young, you were really young, didn’t you?”
“Well, everyone has their own circumstances.”
I shrugged, and Amelda gave her a thoughtful expression for a moment.
“Then you are an academy student? Looking at it, it looks like he’s trained a bit.”
“yes. Once admission is confirmed.”
“Oh, congratulations!”
I smiled bitterly at her congratulations.
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Of course, I didn’t forget to give off an atmosphere like ‘it’s like a pile of worries’.
“thank you. But it’s because I’m not very good at it.”
“Hey, self-discipline is not good.”
“It’s objective.”
Saying so, I shrugged.
“I don’t have much time to spare, but I’m worried about whether I will be able to get a scholarship.”
“Aha.”
“I wondered if it was because of some greed that I started doing it… What is it?”
“Uh… … .”
At my words, she quietly nodded her head.
With that, the conversation was over.
And we spent some time roaming the archives, copying and transcribed.
That was when two hours had passed.
After reading and copying numerous materials, she eventually headed towards a large archive.
Seeing that, I smiled a little.
‘finally.’
If she hadn’t stopped by, I would have looked for her, but luckily she stopped in front of where I was waiting.
“Can I look for this material this time?”
At her question, I nodded and looked at the sign.
[History Archives]
It’s a simple name, but the records in it are amazing in many ways.
It was because it was a place where all the records of heroes who were strong enough to count among numerous heroes or who made great achievements were gathered.
He even said that he even took scans of graffiti and drawings he wrote while he was a student and kept them.
And there was a reason why I had to endure all kinds of bad things for a week or so.
‘The relic of the Shadow Walker.’
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One of the hidden pieces of the original protagonist that can be obtained from the archives here.
Because it is hidden here.
Shadow Walker.
It is also the name of the profession that one of the playable characters awakens, and he was one of the strongest players in this world in the past.
Known as a legendary thief, he left behind several relics, among which the most intimidating and universally usable one was buried in this archive.
According to the original story, it was possible to obtain it only by infiltrating this archive and performing a quest that had to sneak away from the eyes of a nonsensical strongman named General Jang along with a strict security device, unlike its poor appearance.
[Approved.]
However, due to the authority granted by the director, I was able to easily bypass all the strict security measures.
Director Jang, who must have been the most difficult, went back to his office first, telling me to call him when it was over because he would buy me food later.
In other words, it was said that I could obtain the relic without any worries.
“It’s amazing… … .”
Looking at the huge amount of data, Amelda exclaimed with pure admiration.
And it was the same with me.
In the game, it was probably simplified, but in reality, the intimidation was no joke.
If I didn’t know any information about the material I needed to find, I would have stayed up all night for several days and days.
“This may take longer than you think.”
She nodded slightly in admiration rather than my admiration.
After looking at her for a moment, I asked her implicitly.
“Can I help?”
“Oh, really?”
“Yes. It seems like it will be difficult no matter how much time it takes by myself.”
Amelda told me to name some people and asked for their records.
Seeing that I couldn’t remember anything at all, I didn’t think they were important enough to remember.
“then… … .”
Having separated from Amelda for a while, I immediately moved on.
She was able to find any materials she requested, and at first she thought that there would be no problem even if she searched for the materials as they were not the purpose.
‘Is it this way?’
A place where Shadow Walker’s materials are gathered.
Perhaps thanks to the paradoxical title of a famous legendary thief, there were quite a lot of data about him.
Above all, it was enough to fill about three large bookshelves, so it would have been endless to search for them one by one.
“… we are here.”
I was able to find the material I was looking for in a place where such Shadow Walker materials were gathered.
‘The essence of cooking.’
It was a book he wrote while he was a cook among the statuses he used as a disguise.
I glanced at the contents, but it was a book with recipes that were really out of the ordinary.
And, inside, one of his relics was hidden.
“Let’s see… Ah, here it is.”
As I continued to read the book, I opened the pages that were all black.
If someone unfamiliar with it saw it, they thought there must have been an error during the print job, so it was just a part to skip.
And I put my finger on one part of the page.
“Suck.”
I pulled out the branches of the world tree and started using it like an awl to pierce through the book.
Even though the branch had been pulled out enough to pierce through the book earlier, there was no apparent change.
Like a swamp, the book constantly swallowed up the branches of the world tree.
‘It feels very strange.’
Then, as if caught in something, the branch of the World Tree could no longer penetrate into the book.
As I stood still in that state, something sticky black started riding up the branches of the World Tree and gradually toward my finger.
“eww… … .”
It was sticky and cold, like a slug riding on it, and I shuddered.
When I looked at it, the black thing that was going up on my finger went up for a while and stopped moving at the wrist.
Then he procrastinated and shrunk, drawing a small pattern on one of his wrists.
Waiting for it to stop, I carefully retrieved the branch of the World Tree that had penetrated the book.
After everything was finished, I noticed that the blackened part of the book had changed a little, and a small pattern was engraved on one of my wrists, as if it had been a mini-tattoo.
“… … .”
Unlike the branches of the World Tree, I did not feel anything.
So I took out the game console and checked the status, and there was definitely new information updated there.
Henir’s Shadow (bind / parasitic / growth / legend)
[situation]
― It belongs to the owner.
― Parasitic on the owner and cannot be forcibly removed.
― You have your own will, and there is room for growth.
[Effect] [Inactive]
― The overall physical ability increases.
― Steps and actions become more stealthy and sound is reduced.
― If you hide yourself in the dark, your popularity will be significantly reduced.
― If the owner is in danger, Henir’s Shadow can take a separate action at his own discretion.
[Effect][Active]
― You can cast Henir’s shadow at will. However, the current power is weak and difficult to control, and in the case of an illegal command, Henir’s Shadow may reject it.
― The shadow of Henir can be wrapped around a part of the body and used as armor.
— ???
— ???
— ???
After checking the information, I smiled a little.
Before entering the academy, the two hidden pieces that he wanted to get were only now in his hands.
I put the book back in its original place and looked down.
And although the shadow changed its shape at will, I couldn’t erase the feeling that it was slow to react and moved slowly.
‘It must take a lot of practice.’
I tried to wrap it around my body and use it as a piece of armor, but at least one arm was wrapped around it.
However, unlike Henir’s shadow, he possessed a tremendous amount of protection, so he had obtained a useful tool.
“great.”
I put the shadow in and moved on.
Now thinking that I am saying goodbye to this place as well.
“Hey, Jihyuk? Could you please help me? I can’t find it!”
But before that, I have to finish what I need to do first.
* * *
So Amelda and I got out of the Chronicle of Records after completing our respective tasks.
Each of them held the materials they had found, and Amelda had a very tired expression on her face.
“Ugh… … .”
Then she stretched out and stretched out as if Amelda was tired.
And the hem of her robe was lifted quite deliberately.
‘Ulsi.’
I looked away as naturally as possible.
Amelda licked her lips slightly and said to me.
“Thanks to Ji-hyuk, I was very comfortable. Thank you for your help.”
“Yes. I’m glad it was helpful.”
As she looked at me and smiled, I smiled a little too.
she told me right away.
“I want to see the director for a while, but wouldn’t it be a bother if I go now?”
“I heard you have an important appointment in the afternoon.”
“Oh, right.”
She clapped and clapped as if she had forgotten.
Then, he immediately made an urgent expression.
“What? It’s really important. Even talking about it… … .”
I was silent for a moment with a look of contemplation.
“If that’s the case, how about waiting in front of the director’s office?”
“may I?”
“First of all, Amelda is a guest. It’s also a guest who came down to the official door from above, so I think it’ll be okay.”
“It would be nice if that was the case.”
Me and her went straight to the director’s office.
And in front of the director’s office, there was someone who came before us.
“Oh, Jihyuk.”
“Chief.”
Jang was the chief.
He had several file folders in his arms, and he looked at me and Amelda in turn and asked me.
“What’s going on? Aren’t you in charge of guiding Miss Amelda?”
“Yes. That’s true, but Amelda said she had an urgent need to see the director.”
“Is that right?”
General Jang looked at Amelda.
Then he asked in a slightly blunt voice.
“Is it urgent?”
“yes.”
When Amelda answered with a small smile, Director Jang spoke in a slightly softened voice.
“Right now, the manager is talking to the guests. If you are in a hurry, I will deliver it for you.”
“Oh, that’s it. It’s a bit personal.”
“Personal things.”
General Jang nodded his head for a moment while muttering like that.
Then he glanced at Amelda and said.
“Wait a minute.”
Director Jang said so and went into the director’s room with Knock.
Indeed, after a while, General Jang, with only his head poked out, said to Amelda.
“Come in.”
“Oh, thank you!”
Amelda nodded and bowed her head inside.
As I stared blankly at it, Director Jang shook his head as if to bruise me.
“What are you doing?”
“Me too?”
“Then why don’t you just wait outside? Come on in.”
I thought I was happy with his words, so I pretended not to win and went into the director’s room.
And seeing the two men and women who came first in the director’s office, I felt an indescribable emotion.
‘ah.’
A pearl artificial in ‘Clouds of the Horizon’.
two heroes.
“hello. My name is Hyunwoo Choi.”
“My name is Han Soo-young. Take good care of me.”
Hyun-Woo Choi and Soo-Young Han.
The real protagonists of this world, each with their swords and the talents of a great mage.
Seeing them both, I hesitated for a moment, feeling emotions beyond my imagination.
and… .
“Take good care of me.”
It wasn’t until a moment later that I realized that the game console in my arms was flashing.
“My name is Yoo Ji-hyuk.”
[Quest has been created!]