063. Arena (1)
「The manager ‘Gourmet”s authority addition has been accepted.」
「’Steel Wings’ will be added to the ‘Category: Power’ in the Contractor Exclusive Shop.」 Looking at the
message that a new power has been added, I thought in my heart shed a laugh
‘I thought I’d get the power again…’
Of course, I entered the public area to interact with others… but
I never imagined that I would suddenly acquire the power like this.
It was clear that the ‘Steel Wings’ explained by the male challenger was an authority with quite good abilities.
That he could use magic to create wings made of steel with the ability to levitate on his back.
That is the ability of these ‘steel wings’, he said.
In other words, it would mean that it would be possible to move and fight in the air
.
Of course, I heard that it might not be able to use it properly due to the high consumption of mana, but…
that can be improved depending on the situation, so I finished the power trade without hesitation.
‘Are you satisfied?’
Should I say that I’ve just achieved half of my purpose for coming to the Commons Area?
Anyway, I couldn’t help but be satisfied as I got what I wanted.
When I went back to the waiting room, I wanted to examine this power right away.
However…
「The manager ‘Baekhakgeomseon(白鶴劍仙)’ tells you not to flirt with the challenger he has marked out
.
” The ‘iron-blooded lord’ is dissatisfied with those who roam around the contractor.」
「The manager, the ‘black devil’, is watching the fight between the three with excitement.」
Unlike me, the managers each start to have dissatisfaction. did.
Looking at the messages from the managers, I fell into thought for a moment.
‘Seeing that they sponsor and trade authority like this, the managers don’t seem to have anything to do with the challengers…’ Since there
is something to be gained, they must be sponsoring authority.
Even Baekhak Geomseon said that he was expecting something.
‘Then there’s something you want from me, no matter what.’
Wouldn’t it be possible to somehow get directly involved with the managers later?
I suddenly thought so, but there was no way for me to confirm.
‘Well, you can go and find out later…’
First of all, the important thing was this current situation.
“…Can I dispose of these corpses and items now?”
A male challenger cautiously asked if he had noticed that he had received the power.
“yes. You may do so.”
Upon hearing that, the male challenger approached the corpse, put his hand on it, and muttered briefly.
“Gourmet.”
In an instant, the corpses disappeared like dust, and a soft light flowed from the male challenger’s hand.
‘Is it authority?’
Since I just said ‘gluttony’, it must be the authority of the administrator ‘gluttonist’.
“With this, you won’t know that a fight took place here now.”
Of course, even if they were caught, it didn’t seem like it would be very difficult, but it means that the annoying situation was prevented.
“okay.”
“Oh, come to think of it, I haven’t even told you my name yet.”
“…?”
“My name is Seongjin Lee, a Class A Hunter.”
“Ah yes.”
I wondered if it was time to go our separate ways, but it was an unexpected introduction.
At that, I was about to give my name too, but I soon gave up.
“Then I have to go to the common area… Nice to meet you.”
Saying that, I began to back away.
It was to find out where the common area was and enter.
But…
“Please wait a minute…!”
“…?”
“I can introduce you if you are going to enter the common area.”
“Hasn’t everyone just entered the common area?”
“I know a lot about the common areas by using the questionnaire.”
“….”
“Please accompany me for a moment. It will definitely help.”
It sounded like he knew a lot about the common areas.
After hearing Lee Seong-jin’s words, I thought for a while about what to do.
‘Shall I accompany you?’
I thought it wouldn’t be bad if I went along, but…
To be honest, I didn’t mind moving with someone else when we first met.
It was the moment I decided to politely refuse.
“And I’ll tell you about the other world as a bonus.”
The moment I heard something I hadn’t thought of, a message came to my mind…
「The manager, ‘Gourmet’, is taken aback by the contractor’s outrageous behavior.] 「
The manager, the Iron-Blooded Lord, raises the corner of his mouth slightly.]
「The manager, ‘White Crane Swordsman’ tilts his head.]
‘The manager ‘Black Devil’ laughs at the glutton’s contractor for being stupid.]
After reading the message, I had no choice but to revise what I was about to say at once.
“great. Let us accompany you.”
Either way, I didn’t have much to lose.
***
Lee Seong-jin’s one-sided explanation continued while walking on the road leading to the common area.
“It is said that the common areas are basically organized around a large plaza.”
I was able to hear various things about the public area from Seongjin Lee.
“The common area is largely divided into an arena, an auction hall, and a gambling hall.”
Of course, there are quite a few other buildings and there are many things available….
If you don’t want to rest in the common area, you said there was no other place to go.
It would be a pity to buy a hearthstone, so I could rest in the common area, but I didn’t want to.
‘After looking around the common area, you can go back to reality.’
In any case, there were things I wanted to ask Lee Ha-yeon, so I had to go back, so I didn’t feel the need to rest here.
「It’s a pity that the administrator ‘White Crane Swordsman’ couldn’t accept you as a contractor.』 「 The
administrator ‘Lord of Iron Blood’ asks you not to covet other people’s contractors.』 “The manager ‘Black Devil’
is
looking at this love triangle in an interesting way.”
Part of it was that it became tiresome to keep watching these conflicting messages all the time.
I felt like I wanted to go back to reality and rest a little, not in the desolate waiting room.
Well, I want to see how reality has changed with my own two eyes.
‘But seeing that they’re doing this, I guess managers need a challenger…’
I could even see that a strong challenger was needed.
However, I couldn’t think about him properly because I was curious and Lee Seong-jin’s explanation continued at the same time.
I immediately came to my senses and focused on Seongjin Lee’s explanation.
“The arena is a place where challengers can fight each other. If you win, you can get an item or skill that the opponent challenger has designated as being stolen. Conversely, in case of defeat, the things that were designated to be taken away are lost.”
In addition to that, if the level of things to lose in the arena is not the same, there
will be no match.
“Of course, a place like the arena will be favored by ‘strategy’ junction challengers who want to fight each other. For challengers in that line, the individual trials are all composed of competition. Well, since they’re like that, there’s going to be quite a bit of evil, so I don’t really recommend it.”
Then the explanation of the auction house began.
“A place where you literally auction something. Each item can be put out and bought, and all of them are traded for points. Well, most of the things you get from the tower are of good quality, so you can think of it as the VIP Hunter Market.”
And after the explanation of the auction house…
“And lastly, there is the gambling house… I heard that this is a vicious place. All kinds of skills and points can be converted into ‘coins’, and it is said that it is possible to earn points by simple gambling with it, as well as to strengthen skills and items.”
The casino was also briefly explained and moved on.
“Of course, gambling halls are not very efficient as they are ‘gambling’. Listening to what the manager said, it seemed like I could use all the points if I wasn’t careful.”
Most of it was expected, but after listening to it, it was quite helpful.
‘I don’t have to waste time searching for things needlessly.’
There was also something I was worried about what to do in the common area
.
After hearing all the explanations about the common area, another story began.
“The other world and the challengers belonging to that world can also be classified into three broad categories.”
That is the reason why I came to accompany Lee Seong-jin, the ‘other world’.
“As it turns out, the worlds that I entered into the hierarchy right away are the worlds of ‘Ares’, ‘Wurim’ and ‘Kalian’. When I asked the manager, he said that layer intrusions would not be made outside of those worlds. It is certain, so you can believe it.”
The manager ‘Gourmet’ soon responded as if he was not wrong. 「The manager
, “
Gourmet,” nods in disapproval
.」
Managers seem to only answer ‘asked questions’.
Even the range doesn’t seem that wide.
‘Are those things being controlled like observations of trials?’
It wasn’t like a transcendent god at all, so it seemed like there were a lot of restrictions on things.
Of course, I couldn’t argue with such a thing, and it was foolish to argue, so I focused more on Lee Seong-jin’s words.
“…Ares’ challengers are mostly composed of those who value chivalry, and seem to be instructed by a fairly large unified nation. Moorim’s challengers are also similar, but they have quite a lot of power and have different ideologies.”
As soon as I heard that explanation, two challengers came to mind. ‘
Are
the Black Knight and the White Crane from Ares and Murim?’
“Although Qalian has not been revealed yet… I heard that they are made up of elves, fairies, and beasts. I’ve never met him so I don’t know, but he said yes. They heard that the nation revolves around tribes.”
This was something I didn’t even know about.
‘Callian…?’
I was quite interested in the fact that there was such a thing as a beastman…
but even so, they were just people in the world who had no choice but to become enemies.
As there was nothing to be particularly interested in, the thought was soon pushed to a corner of my head.
“Among these worlds, the toughest is the challenger of Moorim. They are made up of three groups that are divided into Jeongsama (正邪魔)…. I heard that they are composed of the Murimmaeng Dark Society and the Heavenly Demon Singul in order. They are also said to have outstanding individual capabilities.”
Murim Meng.
‘This is where Baek Seon-hak said he was in the position of Daewon-ro.’
I don’t know if that’s true, but it doesn’t feel very good.
After pondering for a moment, I sneakily asked Seongjin Lee.
“Have you ever met a Moorim challenger?”
If they had met, I was going to ask about the characteristics of the Murim world challengers…
“No, I haven’t met any other challengers from the other world except for meeting Ares’s knight once.”
What came back was just a rather disappointing answer.
It was a moment when I wanted to ask Lee Seong-jin some more questions.
“You have entered the common area.”
“All status ailments are healed, and fighting between challengers becomes impossible.”
As soon as such a message came to mind, I woke up from my thoughts…
“Ah, finally we have arrived at the common area.”
I could see a large plaza behind the gate and people walking around it.
People of different races and nationalities were all busy walking around.
They even talk to each other and walk around with a smile on their face.
Looking at the scene, it seemed like a lie that I had just fought against Chinese challengers.
Somehow, everyone was laughing rather than fighting madly, so I felt awkward.
‘Well, the challengers were all human and modern people…’
I just haven’t felt it because I’ve met evil hunters along with the harshness of the ordeal.
“…Then, it seems that the guide has ended here. How was it?”
Soon, I turned my head and opened my mouth to answer Seongjin Lee’s question.
“It was pretty good. It seems to have helped a lot.”
“Haha, I’m glad you’re satisfied with that.” Lee Seong
-jin rummaged
through his arms while smiling .
After receiving the personal business card he gave me, I narrowed my eyes.
“You were the leader of the Hunter Association’s challenger management team.”
“Haha, I’m ashamed, but that’s my job.”
“I’m sorry if you’re trying to capture me, but…”
“No, no. It’s not like that.”
“…?”
“Our team is also collecting some sort of information about the tower.”
“Ah yes.”
“If you have any questions, you can always contact me.”
This means that if you have any questions, we will solve them.
“All right. Of course it can’t be free, and what’s the price?”
“Money or anything would be nice, but… the tower’s stories would be good for us.”
“So you knew about other worlds too?”
“Well, that should be it. I had to report it to the association.”
“For now, I’ll see you later if there’s something we’ll be in touch with.”
“Thank you for your positive thoughts.”
Seongjin Lee smiled and opened his mouth again.
“Now I’m thinking of going to the auction house soon…”
“Oh, that’s right. I just thought of a place to go.”
It was time to fulfill the purpose of coming to the Commons.
“That’s great. By the way, where do you plan to go?”
In response to Lee Seong-jin’s question, I told the place I had been thinking of coming here.
“It is an arena.”
As much as you can fight other challengers and get rewards.
I was also going to fight quite a bit with the other challengers here.
