The dungeon was just as I remembered it.
Did I mention that it was hidden in an abandoned ruins near Cheongju after excavation?
Upon investigation, there was only one such site, so we were able to find it quickly.
Starting with the party’s warp gate cost, I decided to bear all other costs.
Everyone was against it, but when I mentioned that they had accompanied me at no cost because of my private request, everyone followed me without saying a word.
The party consisted of four people, as originally planned.
me.
Han Soo-young.
Hyunwoo Choi.
And finally, it was Yuuna.
“… … .”
Lee Yu-na pretended not to be, but continued to look into my eyes.
She used to call herself a porter in a meeting of four people, but since it was a dungeon that was originally planned for a day trip, there was nothing to call it a burden.
In the end, she became a part of the party with a more shriveled look and came to be together.
The reason I brought her was always because of Jin Ye-seul’s favor.
I know that Jin Ye-seul is a so-called gold spoon, but I know well that she is in a subtle position in her hometown.
However, on that day, she spent a huge amount of money to buy all of Lee Yu-na’s bonds.
And he told me to do it my way.
It was obvious without asking that she was quite unreasonable.
And considering Jin Ye-seul’s usual behavior, this was a very meaningful act.
If she wanted to sell grace to Yuuna, she would have done so earlier.
Judging from the words and actions she said there, it seemed that Yuuna and I wanted to avoid confrontation as much as possible.
In that case, she said that she first put her words to make Yoo Na keep apologizing to me.
It was said that the holders of the superficial bonds were set aside so that Yuuna did not notice that I had them.
He even secretly leaked stories about the contract to me.
If you’ve made it this far, you’d be an idiot who didn’t notice.
In one way or another, Jin Ye-seul was one of the people who contributed to me in many ways, both physically and mentally.
At least once, it was said that I needed to obey her.
In the end, with Jin Ye-seul’s arrangement, Lee Yu-na signed a contract with me.
The remuneration paid to her is differentially paid according to the act performed, and withholding tax is required to repay her debt.
This was the main content of the contract.
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Of course, since I had her bonds, I was able to obtain a useful manpower.
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Of course, he didn’t say anything to her other than about the contract.
I didn’t need to tell her, because I thought something annoying would happen if she knew for nothing.
While writing the contract, she said that her credit was almost low and that she could not get loans for academy students from banks or other places because of that, but as soon as I nodded her head, she immediately put it on. asked.
From the time we first met and until now, the confident appearance was that of a depressed mood all over the place.
I couldn’t help but feel compelled to see him.
Yeah, you’re still young, what’s wrong with you?
It’s my fault for not arranging traffic neatly.
With that in mind, I just treated her like a business person.
And up until now, she has only been quietly sitting there, looking at me from time to time, without saying anything.
Han Soo-young, noticing this subtle relationship between us, cautiously asked me.
“Hey there, Jihyuk.”
“yes?”
“Yuna, what happened to her?”
“What… … There was, but it’s no big deal. Because it has been resolved.”
“okay?”
She tilted her head and asked me again.
“But something seems to have changed these days.”
“I?”
“yes. Hyeonu did the same. something a bit… … I think the atmosphere has changed.”
He pondered her words a little and asked carefully.
“So, is it strange?”
“not really?”
Han Soo-young shook her head as if that was all she had.
“Sometimes I do too. Hyeonu pretends not to be him, but sometimes he becomes very sensitive or reticent… … So sometimes it comes and goes.”
Laughing playfully, she muttered.
“Anyway, you must have something to do with it. If you want to talk later, tell me then. … Like I said back then, I said that I could wait for you at any time or for some time.”
Saying so, she returned to her original position.
I forgot to wave my hand a little before I left.
The dungeon was so lax that it didn’t matter if he behaved in that way.
Most of the time, goblins or slimes appeared.
The strongest I’ve ever met were about three orcs that had been traveling together, so I don’t need to say any more.
It was a dungeon to the extent that it didn’t matter if I came alone, not with four people.
Maybe that’s why Choi Hyun-woo, who had been silently swinging his sword for a while, and opened the road, asked me.
“By the way, is this really a dungeon? It seems like there are just a few monsters settling down in a natural cave.”
“It’s a dungeon, so don’t worry.”
“If it were you, then it would be… … .”
Choi Hyun-woo said that, but he still looked suspicious.
But I could be sure that this was the very dungeon that appeared in the tutorial for the sequel.
“… … .”
The items that can be obtained as a reward here need to be obtained in several ways.
To be honest, it’s not very useful to me, but it’s a very annoying thing if it’s passed on to someone else.
“… It is a door.”
We kept moving forward.
Several monsters appeared along the way, but they were only weak enough to literally not even earn time.
Meanwhile, we found an artificial stone gate that tightly blocked the passage.
Choi Hyun-woo murmured admiringly when he saw it.
He added that he was a little real.
“Let’s see… … Does this sound like Latin?”
Han Soo-young, who approached the stone gate and looked carefully, nodded.
“What, Sooyoung, can you read things like that?”
Looking at Choi Hyun-woo, who seemed to be surprised, Han Soo-young started to spit out words that were difficult to understand with a somewhat triumphant expression.
Her fluent pronunciation surprised not only Choi Hyun-woo, but also Nana and Yu-na.
“Is that what is written on that door now?”
“no?”
Han Soo-young looked at Choi Hyun-woo as if he was saying something.
“Then what did you say?”
“I don’t speak Latin.”
“… … .”
“Great.”
Choi Hyun-woo, who asked the question, looked at Han Soo-young as if it was ridiculous.
Lee Yu-na burst into laughter without realizing it, then quickly covered her mouth and looked at this side.
I took one more step forward.
“I think it’s in the form of a riddle. Other than that, I don’t know. Do I have to interpret them one by one? … Latin is very complicated.”
Han Soo-young muttered in a fast voice as if making an excuse to me.
As she said, the way to open this door was to answer the riddle.
And I already knew the answer to that riddle.
The answer is the horizon and the clouds, respectively.
It was an event-based quiz that was taken from the name of the original, Clouds on the Horizon.
“Shall I break it with a hammer… ?”
Yoo Na asked quietly, but I beckoned her to stay still for a while.
Then he pretended to touch the door here and there, quietly saying the words horizon and cloud.
The question was written in Latin, so I don’t know why the answer should be in Korean, but anyway.
The huge stone wall immediately began to open with a loud noise.
“What, how did you do it?”
“I looked into it in case I didn’t know, but there were places where the device was a little loose. It must have been a little bit broken after a long time.”
When I answered Han Soo-young’s surprise, she nodded as if in a curious way.
Then he grimaced and muttered, as if he was reliving his memory for a moment.
“exactly… … I’ve learned something like that before. No matter how accurate and perfect a device engraved with magical power, it is bound to fail over time. That’s why I said that it was almost permanently engraved in places like iron or rock… … .”
“Anyway, let’s go inside.”
Saying that, Choi Hyun-woo naturally took the lead, unable to hide his anticipation.
Slowly it was time to prepare, and I followed him, placing my hand on the handle of the dagger.
We went a little further inside and soon reached a large square.
There was a stone statue in the middle of the square, and strangely, the faces of other people were carved on all four sides.
It looked like memory.
I couldn’t forget such a unique look.
And that unusual appearance was the reason why the four of us came here.
Because that boss monster was a guy that couldn’t be caught without exactly four people.
“… Jihyuk-ah.”
“Your prediction is correct. Everyone get ready.”
From the moment I reached the distance where I could identify it, Hyunwoo Choi stopped walking and looked at me.
I drew my dagger and continued my explanation in a calm tone, as if I had already investigated the group.
“It’s as recorded. It is a guardian stone statue. Seeing you… … 4 It looks like it was made based on the azimuth.”
“Is that a practical skill?”
“I guess it wasn’t like it used to be. I’m more fortunate than that. Can you fight a guy like that?”
Choi Hyun-woo muttered as if he was already itching.
I tapped his forearm as if to calm him down.
“Once we get to know the details, we’ll have to figure it out… … I’ve seen records before that any attack won’t work when the eyes are closed. And in the case of a statue of a guardian based on such a direction, it is said that if you do not see all the faces, you will never open your eyes.”
“It was fortunate that the four of us came.”
“right. Otherwise, I would have had to come all the way back here.”
In response, he fixed the dagger and held it.
“Let’s stick together for once. You’ve come all the way here, what are you doing? If it’s not what you expected, then we’ll just run away.”
“… Yes, the dungeon is also sloppy, and in terms of shape and storage condition, there are probably not very important items. Then, of course, the defense system would be relatively weak.”
“Okay then, shall I go first?”
As soon as the signal fell, Choi Hyun-woo quickly grabbed the sword so he could swing it at any time and jumped forward.
I, too, followed him, then turned to face one side of each face.
Immediately, Han Soo-young and Lee Yu-na looked at each other as if in charge of the remaining faces.
“―――――――!”
And the stone statue, which had been falling from the moment Choi Hyun-woo ran, suddenly screamed.
Black flames poured out of his wide open mouth, and he turned to avoid it.
“My eyes are closed!”
In response to Han Soo-young’s cry, Choi Hyeon-woo replied that this was also the case.
Then, the one who opened his eyes was Yuna’s side.
“Ugh!”
She created a large spear straight into the air.
It was faster, more accurate, and more powerful than when I first saw it.
Soon after, the stone statue that had been hit by the spear she had shot turned around as if in pain.
Then it started spinning around and vomiting flames, wind, rocks, etc.
After a while, the guy stopped moving.
It was Choi Hyun-woo’s side that opened his eyes this time.
We took turns in that way and calmly attacked the place where he opened his eyes.
He had a daunting appearance, but in the end it was the strength of the tutorial boss.
Not long after, the guy fell apart with cracks all over his body.
Choi Hyun-woo looked like he was lost in the ending, which was more empty than expected.
“… What, is it over already?”
“… I know.”
Han Soo-young also seemed to be leaking steam.
I put the dagger in and headed straight for the wreckage.
Then, Lee Yu-na also quickly ran to the place where the wreckage was, just like me, and started to search there.
Not long after, we found a small pendant.
It looked more shabby and outdated than I remembered.
“Can I give it a try?”
“okay.”
I politely handed the pendant to Han Soo-young.
She looked around for a moment as if to check, mumbled something and used magic, and then she made an ambiguous expression on her face.
“… Well, this looks just like an old pendant? I don’t feel any magic or anything like that.”
“I can’t help it. In the first place, it was vague to even call it a dungeon.”
“It should be just a souvenir.”
“That’s right.”
I replied that way and put it in my arms naturally.
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Of course, no one objected to me having it.
And don’t forget to use your emotions before putting them in your arms.
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Old Antique Pendant (Normal / ?)
―This pendant has been around for an immeasurable amount of time.
No magical action has been taken.
It’s just an old, shabby pendant.
Antique stores might give it a fair price.
In terms of description, it was just completely useless rubbish.
But I knew how meaningful this was.
This was a pendant that could be purified with enormous magical power or the power of existence.
Therefore, the main story was to recognize the existence of this pendant, fight against a series of groups trying to take it, and absorb and purify the remnants of the power of the Seven Evil Species that had already disappeared and caused another disaster at the time of the sequel.
I don’t know how useful this is, but it’s sure to be worthwhile as it was central to the story.
And that was the only thing about the sequel that I remember.
“Something is leaking.”
Choi Hyun-woo said so and put the sword back into the sheath.
Han Soo-young glanced at me and said, ‘Look, am I right? He seems to be a bit energetic today,’ he said silently.
Looking at her, I let out a small laugh.
“Then go back now… … .”
“There, who is it!”
Lee Yu-na, who suddenly created several weapons in the air, blocked my way and shouted with a fresh voice.
what.
With that in mind, it wasn’t long before we had passed by and robed guys appeared.
“Hey, I got it.”
“There must have been a sensing type over there.”
They were exactly four.
Despite the sudden situation, Choi Hyun-woo naturally stood next to Lee Yu-na with a calm expression and put his hand on the sheath.
“Who are you?”
“Do I really need to answer you, sweetheart?”
I knew who they were without telling me.
It is a thorn cross.
There was no reason to know.
Because the branches of the World Tree were reacting violently and letting me know.
Rather, why are they here?
With that question, I silently looked at them and started doing what I had to do.
“Wait, that face… ?”
“what’s the matter?”
“Yeah, these are the guys we were targeting! Both boys and girls!”
Among them, a young woman looked at me and Han Soo-young and shouted that.
Then the man with a particularly huge physique shed a small laugh.
“This is a very lucky day. Because of those kites, three of the 12 apostles are vacant?”
“Maybe we can get in there today.”
“Then let’s hurry. Before Big Watch bastards or other humans come to sniff it.”
The small man nodded and muttered, and a man who seemed to be leading them stepped forward.
Judging by the strength he felt, it was clear that he was also in a position of absurdity like the 12 apostles.
“It’s unfortunate. Hopefully on such a fine day… … .”
I didn’t mean to listen to him.
I walked out between Lee Yoo-na and Choi Hyeon-woo, who stood in my way, and faced him.
“I’m just asking by any chance, isn’t it a thorn cross?”
“… You know who we are, yet we act like that? Can’t you understand the situation?”
“Well, it’s an important story.”
The Thorns Cross Society was pointed out as one of the major groups that attacked the academy at the time of the guild invitation.
As a result, they were soon wanted as a first-degree criminal organization, and as a result, several branches were cleared by the association.
in short.
It was said that even if they killed them right now, they wouldn’t have to take any responsibility.
“Anyway, right?”
Then it doesn’t matter
Those words were a signal.
As soon as the words were finished, the branches of the World Tree that had been spread out ripped to pieces their whole bodies in an instant.