Episode 2. A black
dagger flew in front of Baek Woo-jin, who was dazed by the voice he heard for the first time.
“All daggers?”
-It’s not a dagger.
The deep voice I had just heard came from Dagger. It was true that the dagger was talking to him.
-My name is Darkness.
“Ah…”
I was dazed because I saw a sword floating in the air and talking.
I couldn’t figure out what was going on.
-And you are my new master.
“Suddenly master?”
-okay.
Baek Woo-jin’s eyes widened.
He returns to the past and is distracted, but the dagger he has never seen calls himself its master.
No one will be able to understand.
“Whew…”
Baek Woo-jin took a slow breath to come to his senses and looked at the dagger that claimed to be Darkness.
“Why am I your master?”
-Because you and I have a contract.
“contract? “I’ve never done anything like that.”
Although I remembered dying, I had no memory of signing a contract.
-Say it is a status window. Then you will find out.
“What kind of bullshit are you talking about?”
-Okay, just pretend I’m being deceived and say it just once. Then you will know.
Baek Woo-jin raised his hands in the air with an embarrassed expression.
“Sastatus Window.”
As soon as I whispered the status window, a hologram-like window popped up in front of my eyes.
[Status window]
< Basic information >
Name: Baek Woo-jin.
Age: 15 years old.
Title: Master of the Demon Sword.
Characteristics: None.
Grade: Other than grade.
Technology: None.
< Abilities >
Physical: 11/100 (lowest level)
Swordsmanship: 11/100 (lowest
level) Mana: 10/100 (lowest level)
Intelligence: 10/100 (lowest level)
Stamina: 12/100 (lowest level)
Mental Power: 54/100 (intermediate level) )
Points: None.
Baek Woo-jin stared blankly at the hologram window that appeared in front of him.
I don’t know the abilities listed below, but the name and age are correct.
-Do you believe it now? You and I are bound by a magic sword contract.
Wow!
Baek Woo-jin slapped himself on the cheek again.
“Ugh….”
-Are you going to slap me every time I check?
As expected, it hurt and I didn’t wake up from the dream.
It’s hard to believe, but the contract with the Demon Sword and the return to the past were all real.
-Your abilities are truly miserable. Everything except mental strength is at the lowest level.
“Hmm…”
If Baek Woo-jin was 15 years old, he would have been angry when he saw those abilities.
However, I had nothing to say because I was clearly aware from my past life that I had no talent.
“You would know if you saw it. “I don’t have any talent, so it would be better to find another master.”
-That’s why I like it more.
“what?”
-It’s not fun at all to meet a master who is already strong. It’s fun to raise something that has nothing to do with it, like you.
“It’s blank…”
Darkness doesn’t know that it doesn’t have a single drop of talent. You’ll probably regret it.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t have any fun raising you. “I have no talent at all.”
-Know.
The darkness came to Baek Woo-jin’s face with a flickering black aura.
-I know you don’t have as much talent as snot. But don’t worry. I have the power to develop your talents.
“The power to develop talent?”
-It would be easier to show it than to say it.
Ding!
[A new quest has arrived.]
< Stamina is the power of the nation >
An unprepared swordsman like you is not qualified to hold a sword yet. Build your stamina and body to hold the sword through training.
Condition: Raise your stamina and physical abilities to 15 without holding a sword.
Benefits of accepting the quest: During the quest period, the increase in stamina and physical ability experience increases significantly.
Reward: 300 point title.
A hologram appeared in front of Baek Woo-jin. This time it was not a status window but a quest window.
It feels like I’m playing a game.
-You can roughly understand it, right? I have the power to make you strong. It is the greatest ability to develop the owner’s talents.
“Growing your talent…”
-If you put in the right effort, even a dull person like you can be called a genius.
Baek Woo-jin looked at the quest window and swallowed dry saliva.
If this is true, you too can be rewarded for your efforts.
Rather than becoming a first-class prosecutor at the age of 25, you will be able to look to much higher places.
However, there was something that caught me off guard.
“You don’t mind?”
-What do you mean?
“Someone I don’t even know who made a contract with me, but do you care?
-It’s much better than being stuck in a corner of the room alone.
“Stuck?
-I have existed alone for over 200 years. It makes the soul and mind faint…
The voice of darkness quieted down.
It seemed like there was something wrong with him spending 200 years alone, but we weren’t in a relationship worth asking yet, so I diverted the conversation.
“I have one question.”
-what?
“The magic sword I know shows its power in the hands of its owner, but you don’t have that function?”
-Of course there is. I have greater power than any other magic sword. However… it is an ability that is not currently available to you.
The darkness flashed its blade and approached Baek Woo-jin. It seemed like it meant not to ignore yourself.
-The way I look now is because you are weak.
“What does that mean?”
-Because you, the owner, are such an idiot, even I am acting like this.
“Ah…”
Listening to the darkness’s words, it seems that because its own abilities are weak, even the contracted darkness takes the shape of a small dagger.
“This quest says to raise your stamina and physical abilities to 15, but is it possible to increase your abilities without points?”
-Ability points can be increased not only through points but also through training. Since all of your abilities are at the lowest level, you can level them up more easily. Plus, aren’t there quest benefits?
As the darkness said, the quest had special benefits. A very good benefit is that your stamina and body experience accumulates faster during the period of receiving the quest.
“You’ll know once you try it.”
Baek Woo-jin nodded.
To find out if this quest or status window is real, you have to experience it at least once. This is the perfect quest to find out.
-Are you going to do it?
“Of course I should.”
-good night.
[You have accepted the quest ‘Physical strength is the power of the nation.’]
**
Jo Woo-hyun, who manages the small training camp, tilted his head when he saw Baek Woo-jin running on the training ground early in the morning.
“What kind of wind is blowing?”
Baek Woo-jin never puts down his sword when training.
I have always trained while holding a sword, but today I was just running around the training ground like a hamster running on a wheel.
I thought I was lightly relaxing, but I was sprinting as if I was being chased by someone.
“But was your posture that good?”
Baek Woo-jin’s running posture was close to perfect. The position of the neck, the swing of the arms, the angle of the legs, and the length of the stride were all the textbooks of running.
“Does that person also have the blood of the Baek family?”
Jo Woo-hyun was impressed by Baek Woo-jin’s posture and started organizing the training hall.
“Huh….”
-There is still a long way to go.
“know! Huh….”
– I brace my butt and take the time to answer.
“Turn off ….”
When the darkness asked me to run in the area, Baek Woo -jin applauded.
I was worried that they would make me do ridiculous training, but I thought that running would be a piece of cake.
But that thought changed before even 30 minutes had passed.
-Bend your knees more there. The octagonal angle is wrong.
“Profit….”
Darkness clung to Baek Woo-jin and constantly nagged him.
I couldn’t help but listen to his nagging since he told me that my abilities would increase only if I ran in the same manner as he said.
-The speed is slow!
“Hmph!”
Running has always been a sprint. If you slowed down even a little, you could hear a dark roar.
“I’m starting to feel suffocated…”
-Not yet. Run more.
“Aaaah!”
The gymnasium ran and screamed at them to leave.
Before I knew it, my training uniform was covered in sweat.
“Whoop!”
25-year-old Baek Woo-jin might not know, but it was a difficult training for 15-year-old Baek Woo-jin, but the darkness did not tell him to stop.
-One more lap!
“shit!”
An error arose. I don’t know anything else, but I am confident in persistence and patience. I decided to give it a try and see who would win.
“Aaaah!”
Baek Woo-jin continued to increase his speed, wondering if the nagging voice of darkness would die or if he himself would die.
-Pay attention to your right ankle! Don’t bend your neck!
Only after Baek Woo-jin had run for another 30 minutes did a sound come from the mouth of darkness telling him to stop.
-good. stop!
“Ugh….”
Baek Woo-jin lost strength in his legs and rolled forward. He put his head against the ground and took a deep breath.
-That’s the limit of your physical strength. If you run less than this, your efficiency will decrease, and if you run more, you run the risk of injury.
“Can you… know the state of my body?”
-Of course. I know better than you.
Thanks to the soul connection with Baek Woo-jin, the darkness was able to fully understand the state of his body.
‘This guy…’
Heukam pretended like nothing happened, but inside he was quite surprised. In fact, Baek Woo-jin’s running training had already exceeded his limit a long time ago.
Since it was our first time, we increased the intensity to the highest level to maintain discipline, but Baek Woo-jin followed until the end.
‘Not bad.’
Baek Woo-jin said he had no talent, but that wasn’t true. The new owner had good talents such as persistence and persistence.
“Darkness. “How much stamina and physical experience have I accumulated?”
-Let’s see…
Ding!
Before the darkness spoke, a clear sound rang in Baek Woo-jin’s ears. A new holographic window appeared before his eyes.
[Training beyond the limit increases physical strength by 1.]
[Training beyond the limit increases physical strength by 1.] This
was the first time Baek Woo-jin was rewarded for his efforts.