yijay
To put the background of this world in one word, it could be said to be a typical introduction to another world.
Of course, in the details, there were unique characteristics of this world.
However, the main line of ‘People who lived in a peaceful world are taken to another world by transcendent beings and fight’ was exactly the same as the introduction to the other world, and Yuseong based on this fact, how did this quest flow? I was able to have time to think ahead of time about where to go and how to attack.
‘Constellations, missions, tower climbing… … . What else?’
All possibilities were reviewed, including the overall background, the condition of the client, the level of difficulty, the surrounding environment, and the presence or absence of hidden pieces.
And among those possibilities, there was also a regressor who appeared like licorice in a drugstore in another world.
regressor.
It’s a nonsensical existence in common sense, but it was nothing strange that there were regressors who returned to the past in the yard where there were users who freely crossed the other world.
“Somehow it was so easy.”
Yoosung let out a deep sigh.
Even the [Twisted World], which was a B- grade quest, went through all sorts of hardships throughout the process, and at the end the quest almost failed because of the difficulty of Oswald, but [No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think I’m the main character] is not suitable for a B+ grade. It was so easy not to.
Despite arriving on the 9th day, I had never experienced a crisis worthy of a crisis except for the wolf I encountered the moment I started the quest.
I thought something was strange, but I never imagined that something like this could happen in a place I didn’t know.
-Sashimi, a regressor? Are you sure?
“Did you see him fight? Do you think it is possible for a person who has lived on the 21st century earth, especially in a peaceful country called Korea, to become so strong after just a few days?”
– Could it be that he is a genius in swordsmanship or martial arts?
“It is different from that. That guy’s strength isn’t a flash of genius, it’s the strength that comes from accumulated time over many years.”
-I learned martial arts on Earth… … .
“Is there a place on your planet that teaches martial arts against monsters?”
-… … … .
Perhaps it is Yoosung’s Earth, but Kim Hyun-Jun’s Earth is a peaceful Earth with no monsters appearing.
Unless he was reincarnated on Earth after living in a world with monsters in his previous life, or he had been to another world where monsters existed before falling to this world, it was impossible to explain anything other than that he was a regressor.
‘Although I prepared plans for the regressor… … .’
The problem was that those plans were built with the assumption that they were in the beginning, such as cutting off the buds in advance or appealing for their usefulness and entering as a colleague.
Not a single plan was prepared that assumed a regressor who had finished growing up.
I had no idea how strong the regressor would become or what facts I knew, so there was no way I could come up with a plan for it.
‘My colleagues also seemed unusual. Well, the comrades chosen by the regressor can’t be ordinary. It’s clear that they have the potential to grow into great giants in the future.’
Yoosung bit his lip involuntarily.
The number of regressors and companions is five in total.
It was a very short fight, but the strength of the regressor was so strong that no one could compare it to anyone including himself, and his colleagues also had a strength that was comparable to those in the top 10 of the rankings.
It was an emergency.
The condition for clearing this quest is to be in the top 10 in the rankings by the end of the preliminary stage.
Money, hunting, items, skills, loot, etc. are said to reflect all factors, but unless you know which part accounts for how much weight, you might be pushed out of the top 10 in the rankings.
Yooseong, who was deep in thought, realized that he had come near the village and took off the equipment he was wearing and changed into new equipment taken out of the subspace.
“Looking for two tankers to go hunting in the southern sector! We’ll get to the middle!”
“I buy the hilt of a broken longsword! I’ve collected all the swords! I’m just buying the sword hilt!”
“We sell maps! This is a map that will lead you to a secret dungeon!”
The atmosphere in the village was very lively.
It is incomparable to the first day when there was only heavy silence as if a rat had died.
However, there was something wrong with that liveliness.
“You bastard! How dare you cheat on me? give me the money! Give me my money!”
“Oh, who would have known it was fake. And you said you knew and bought it even though I said I wasn’t sure. Why are you fucking here now? What? hit it? If you have a lot of money, try it.”
“I know you can’t play chi ramen!”
puck!
“Is this really true? look here When you light it on fire, a hidden pattern comes out. Did you see something like this among the fake maps?”
“okay? Then, can we go together to the place written there? Just check the entrance and I’ll give you the money right there.”
“My, I’m not good enough to go to the place written here… … .”
“Don’t worry, our party will protect you on the way.”
“… … How to come?”
“That will be decided after finding the entrance.”
Loud voices and swear words resonate, fist fights ensue, and a subtle war of nerves breaks out over an object.
Naturally, it was all because of Meteor that people became like this.
Starting with the first NPC impersonation, Yooseong carried out numerous plans to cause disputes and discord among people.
After breaking an ordinary sword, he sold it at a high price, saying it was a fragment of a legendary sword, exchanged a roughly drawn map that said the location of a secret dungeon was written on it with a high-end item, and after attracting people saying that he had obtained an item that increased money, he ran away with a lump sum of money.
Of course, people are not fools, so there was no way they would continue to be fooled by these scams.
Unfortunately for people, however, Meteor wasn’t completely swindling.
“A lie with some truth is more effective than an outright lie.”
Yooseong reinvested some of the money he saved to make the lie he told the truth.
They sold genuinely unique items bought in stores in pieces, and brought money and items to cleverly hidden places, allowing some people to earn more than the original amount.
The real hidden pieces that appear from time to time are a bonus.
The result was this.
People who are blinded by quick fortune and are wasting valuable money and time.
This confusion will continue until the final day of the preliminary stage.
“Hey, stop there for a second.”
Yuseong, who was about to go up the stairs after receiving the key from the innkeeper, stopped at the sound of a voice behind him.
“… … Me?”
“Then who else is here besides you? do you know me Give it to me when I speak.”
A group that looks bad at a glance.
Yoosung didn’t say anything and took out a pouch containing gold from his pocket and held it out to the blonde bully.
“… … 47, 48, 49, 50. That’s right. Go see.”
Beating them up was easier than flipping the palm of your hand, but there was nothing good about attracting people’s attention, so I quietly went into my room.
People who seem to know nothing, but surprisingly know a lot.
Who has what level of skill, who did you party with yesterday, what monsters you dealt with and how much money you earned.
Even if I’m not sure, I know everything to some extent.
Seeing as many as 1,000 people gathered in a small village, I had no choice but to know it naturally, even if I didn’t want to know that much.
‘Wait a minute.’
A question popped up in Meteor’s mind, which had become complicated by the appearance of the regressor.
“How did they go unnoticed until now?”
It was absurd that no one knew about those who had enough strength to catch the boss monster.
This world is smaller than you think.
Wouldn’t it be a case of skipping all the intermediate stages like yourself and entering an unknown area that no one has ever entered?
Ordinary people have to step up step by step, so they inevitably have to face other people, and no matter how hard they try to hide it, their approximate skills are inevitably revealed.
This is because it is known where and when they hunted, such as near the village on the 1st day, in the forest on the 2nd day, near the four major areas on the 3rd day, and outside the four major areas on the 4th day.
The ranking that Yooseong gave to people was also made based on this data.
People who took the lead by catching goblins when others were catching wolves, and catching orcs when catching goblins.
‘Even those people had to be known because they watched each other, each other. But out of five people, including the regressor, not a single one is known?’
It is impossible.
It may be possible if there is only one regressor.
Considering his skill, the regressor could have been more than four or five steps ahead when others were one or two steps ahead.
Then, of course, no one knows about the regressor.
But his colleagues are different.
No matter how talented you are and how regressors help you, you are just an ordinary person right now, so you have to take steps step by step, and of course the whole process is bound to be witnessed by people.
Nevertheless, their existence was not known… … .
“Did you develop your skills in a place like a secret dungeon?”
In this world, in addition to the fake hidden peace that he sowed, there is a real hidden peace.
A secret dungeon that is not officially known is one of them.
However, what is important to Yoosung now is not how they developed their skills.
“It is not known to anyone.”
At first glance, this doesn’t seem like much information.
Even if people find out about this fact, they will only be surprised or curious for a moment, but will not show any reaction other than that.
He was busy taking care of himself right now, but he had no reason to care whether others secretly developed his skills or not.
However, Yooseong thought differently.
Sigh.
Yuseong left the inn and started looking around the village.
People’s atmosphere, small conversations, hot topics, etc. Little things that I usually don’t pay attention to.
After half a day wandering around the village collecting information, Yuseong returned to his room and muttered a thought that had popped into his head inadvertently.
“I wonder if I can use this if I’m good at it?”
– What do you mean?
“The fact that the returners and their allies secretly developed their skills.”
-… … how do i use it?
Kim Hyun-jun asked in a stupid voice.
I’m sure I saw the same thing and heard the same thing, but I couldn’t guess what the hell Yooseong was thinking.
Yoosung explained his idea in just one word.
“Jijay.”
A cruel smile spread across Yoosung’s face.
this is not a game