079. Wish (2)
The moment when the brilliantly shining system message disappears.
“…”
A new message floated in front of my eyes as I felt a lump of lead on my heart.
「The authority ‘Sword of Iron Blood (A-)’ is imprinted on the soul.」
The Sword of Iron Blood (A-).
The power to freely summon a sword made of magical power came into hand.
The Sangvis sword I acquired was a power that determined the ability of the sword summoned by my swordsmanship and magic level.
As such, it was obvious that if I had tried to buy it at a shop exclusively for contractors, it would have taken quite a long time, but…
‘I’m not that happy about it.’
Even though I had a better ability than I thought, I was unexpectedly calm.
It was like this in the 10th floor ordeal, and it seemed like this because I obtained many rewards several times.
Should I say it’s a feeling that makes me feel good when I get a good card?
There was no further agitation anywhere.
Is it because of that?
“…Could it be that the worst authority came out?”
The iron-blooded lord, who had been sitting and watching me, opened his eyes and asked me that question.
Of course, it wasn’t as bad as she thought, so she shook her head.
“At this point, the authority I thought was necessary was selected.”
“…?”
“I got the iron-blooded sword.”
“That’s… awesome.”
The iron-blooded lord continued talking as if he was relieved.
“Sword of Iron Blood is an ability I enjoyed using when I was younger. The higher the level of swordsmanship skills and the higher the magic power, the stronger the sword becomes.”
The ability to grow stronger according to the caster’s growth is basic.
Other than that, there were a lot of pretty good options when I looked at them before.
“And the need to buy items related to the sword is also gone.”
“yes. You can pretend not to use the sword and then suddenly summon it and attack it.”
In fact, there would be no other ability as important as this for those who use the sword.
After talking like that, the iron-blooded lord grinned as if his mood had improved.
“It’s rewarding to give a gift while using the points I’ve accumulated so far.”
It was clear that she was expecting something from me, as she strangely emphasized that she had lost money by giving her power.
I immediately recognized what it was and opened my mouth.
“thank you. It will surely be a power that will be useful all the time.”
Only then did the iron-blooded lord twitch his lips and curl his eyes.
“Thank you…. Even if you don’t, you’re a valuable contractor, so I can give you this much.”
After saying that, the iron-blooded lord picked up a snack from the table and chewed it.
Following that, I also took a bite of the cookie and chewed it, and she immediately opened her mouth again.
“Now that I’ve given you the power I wanted to give you, let’s talk about something else.”
“…?”
“What I’m going to say from now on will have to consume your right to question, is that okay?”
“Why?”
“I don’t know about other information, but the tower will punish me if I tell you what I’m going to say without paying anything.”
“…”
Information important enough to be sanctioned by the Tower?
I’m sure it’s not a nonsense, so I nodded my head and answered.
“sure. I had no place to use it anyway, so I just kept it.”
That was the moment I answered.
「All question tickets held by challenger Han Seong-yoon will be consumed.」
“…!?”
I was taken aback by the message that all the questions I had were consumed in an instant.
‘…How important is this story?’
There have been very few cases in which questions have been written properly so far, so the number of questions is overflowing.
However, as soon as the right to ask questions was exhausted, I was able to notice that the story to be told from now on would not be ordinary.
“…”
As I looked at the Iron Blood Lord with a serious expression, she opened her mouth.
“Before, you must have killed a challenger from the other world on the ninth floor.”
“…it was. I had a hard time because it was the first Moorim challenger I encountered.”
I still vividly recalled the name of the challenger I encountered then.
Baekseon crane (白鮮鶴).
The old man who introduced himself as the Murimmaeng Daewonro was a challenger from the other world who appeared on the 9th floor.
“…But why are you saying that all of a sudden?”
“It seems that it was not the difference, but the position of the old tiger that was the problem.”
“…?”
“Because of your position as a member of the Murim League, there are people looking for you in the Moorim dimension.”
“What is that…”
“It must be the so-called revenge.”
He just died because he failed to infiltrate the hierarchy. Revenge?
I laughed out loud because I was dumbfounded by the words that were more out of the blue than I thought.
“Could it be that the Murim Meng is a disquieting group?”
It could have been if it consisted of people who were not sound like gangsters, yakuza, or mafia.
But…
“No, in Moorim, they’re rather moderate….” Soon
after, I spat out curses at the iron-blooded lord’s reply as if he were trembling.
“What kind of bastards…”
To think they came directly and pointed a knife at them, arguing to repay the favor.
They even said that it was a moderate group at the Moorim level that did such a thing.
All sorts of insults came to my mind for a moment, but I soon endured them and opened my mouth.
“…So the Murim Meng are saying they’re going to chase me down and kill me right now?”
In conclusion, since someone said they were searching for me, I thought it was Murim blind.
As much as he promised to repay the money, I thought he would send a pursuer to kill me.
But no.
“Not so.”
“…yes?”
“Rather, the Murim Meng is just messy and there are only busy movements to take the place because the powerful person has disappeared.”
“….”
“The Murimmaeng side will search for you and remember you, but they won’t move to remove you very much right now.”
In a word, it means that now, rather than killing me, I am more busy moving to occupy the vacant seat of the white crane.
After hearing that, I couldn’t figure out who was trying to kill me.
“Then who the hell is going to kill me?”
Without hesitation, I asked the question right away, but what came back was an answer I could never have imagined.
“Namgoongse.”
“…?”
“The sword dragon of the Namgung family is looking for you.”
“…”
Someone I had never met before was looking for me.
***
How much time has passed?
After the iron-blooded lord gave some explanations, I understood the situation.
“…So, to sum it up, it means that the family, like the pillars of the Murim League, recognizes me and runs rampant to kill me.”
“To be precise, the only family that does that is the Namgung family, and even within that family, only Namgung Hyuk, the owner of a small family, is aiming for you.”
“I’m dumbfounded.”
I was really dumbfounded.
A guy who has never properly made a wish, looking for me to kill me while the
Murim Meng is still…
At this point, I’m getting goosebumps.
I was on the verge of dying because of Baekseonhak’s preemptive attack, but I survived with a death penalty.
Still, in Moorim, it was surprising that there were plenty of justifications for killing me.
However, the iron-blooded lord said it as if it were natural.
“I don’t know why I’m looking for you…. In the case of searching for people in Moorim, the ending didn’t come out very well.”
In those words, the experience of having heard of numerous incidents was melted.
“Then I’m saying that, like those numerous precedents, there won’t be a good ending.”
“I guess so. I think we should at least be prepared for a life-or-death decision.”
“…”
“The fortunate thing is that I know something about the one who is looking for you.”
“Are you even familiar with the Namgung family’s Sogaju, who is looking for me?”
“Could that be? So Ga-joo of the Namgung family is only 20 years old.”
The iron-blooded lord snorted and continued, brushing his wavy hair back.
“I’ve been a manager for several decades and my life is different.”
“Then how do you know about Sogaju of the Namgung family?”
“There is a way to know everything. Well, it’s not important, so let’s move on…”
The iron-blooded lord suddenly blurted out his words, narrowing his eyes.
“The Namgung family’s Sogaju is probably several times stronger than you.”
“…”
“In the Tower of Trials, he must be a fairly high level challenger who has reached the 20th floor.”
“The 20th floor? Wouldn’t that be enough to deal with?”
“Not like that.”
When I tilted my head at the confident denial, she immediately replied.
“A challenger at the Moorim level is of a completely different class when it comes to the strength of a single person. It is a world where only those who have been crazy about martial arts have lived for eons of time. As it is a world where there are many people who have become like gods by polishing their arms, no other world can ignore the effectiveness of military power enhancement.”
Hearing that, I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut.
A world dedicated to martial arts for eons of time.
How strong are people who grew up in such a world?
‘Even just by looking at the White Crane, he overwhelms me with his limited physical abilities and skills.’
Even then, it was after defeating the black knight he met on the 5th floor.
I was well prepared and had the confidence that I would not be beaten like before.
But I couldn’t help but marvel at the inaction that I couldn’t believe for an old man.
He increased all speed, impeding my movement, and tried to bring death to me until the very end.
On the other hand, I was almost defeated even though I had a weapon that was not suitable for the number of floors with abilities specialized for growth.
The difference was huge, and I soon calmly accepted the difference.
“Then you’re on a completely different level from me.”
“It will be difficult to survive if you encounter it directly on the hierarchy.”
It took a while to smile bitterly at the death sentence he hadn’t heard in a long time.
“However, it is not impossible at all, so I will tell you the information I know.”
As soon as the story of the Sogaju of the Namgung family came out of her mouth, I started to concentrate.
The words that followed were quite incomprehensible.
Changcheon Sword Dragon.
The one who uses the grandiose nickname of the sword dragon that rules the blue sky is the one who uses the sword.
At the same time, even the fact that he is the next head of the family who will inherit the Namgung family, which is called the famous family in Moorim.
Also, his real name is Namgung-hyeok, and to the Moorim challengers, there is no one who would not know his name.
In terms of skill level, swordsmanship would surpass A level, and so on.
It was only after they devised a law against each other that the heat of the conversation cooled down, and soon the Iron Blood Lord issued a congratulatory order.
“…I think I told you everything I need to tell you, so you can go now.”
I nodded my head at the voice that seemed to have achieved all of the goals I had hoped for.
Originally, I was in the middle of checking the reward in the waiting room, so I didn’t have time to stay longer.
“All right. Then next time we meet, I’ll see you in the waiting room on the 12th floor.”
To those short words, the iron-blooded lord responded as if he was satisfied…
“I’ll look forward to your next move.”
“Go to the waiting room on the 11th floor.”
Then a message popped up in my field of vision and the location changed in an instant.
Not a medieval-style cabin full of loneliness, but a desolate waiting room.
“….”
Of course, I silently adapted to him and tried to do what I had to do, but…
Tring! T-ring! T-ring!
「The manager ‘Baekhak Geomseon(白鶴劍仙)’ invites you to the manager area.」 「The
manager ‘Baekhak Geomseon(白鶴劍仙)’ invites you to the manager area…」
「The manager ‘Baekhak Geomseon(白鶴劍仙) (白鶴劍仙)’ invites you to the manager’s realm…」
I had no choice but to stop what I was about to do at the invitation message that popped up in an instant.
Administrator Baek Hak Geomseon sent me an invitation.
Not just once, but countless times.
