Episode 79 A
refreshing morning.
Sumire rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand like a cat, then slowly opened her eyes while yawning. Blurred vision at first. As Sumire gradually came to her senses, the first thing she saw was Shin Yoo-seong’s face.
“…uh?”
Sumire spat out a death sentence.
“Uh uh…”
Sumire let go of Shin Yoo-seong’s arm, who was hurriedly hugging her. Hurry up – Shin Yoo-seong wakes up again at Sumire’s sudden action.
“…Ah, you woke up. Sumire.”
Shin Yuseong also yawned. Perhaps thanks to not being vigilant, the long-awaited sound sleep. Sumire ran a hand through her messy hair and smiled shyly.
“Ah ha ha… I’m sorry. Were you uncomfortable?”
Shin Yuseong shook his head at Sumire’s worried question.
“are you okay. Rather than that… Shall we prepare for the attack soon? As I said, this dungeon is level 5.”
Yooseong Shin said in a serious voice, tying her hair with a ribbon.
“It’s a different level from the 4th class I’ve dealt with so far.”
Level 5 is a dungeon that even the top hunters challenge. However, Shin Yoo-seong and Sumire, as representatives of Gaon, were recognized for their skills even though they were students, and were challenging the attack.
Wrong. Wrong.
Sumire tilted her head at the strange sound she heard from behind.
“Oishii….(Delicious…)”
Snacks made of rice that I didn’t know when I woke up. He was eating rice crackers with a crunch. Sugoro eats a lot with his cute little body. Sumire quietly picked up Sugoro and carried it outside the room.
“Then let’s get ready right away!?”
Sumire smiled as if nothing had happened. Shin Yooseong nodded.
* * *
The portal zone of Choten Academy.
Sakura looked at the giant portals lined up in a row and admired them.
“It’s our school, but we have a lot of money. Right~ Seiji?”
Sakura laughed when Seiji didn’t answer. Seiji said as if to listen.
“Isshin, he really didn’t even come to pick me up? I mean, there’s a darker side to it than it looks.”
“Haha, Isshin too… will have his own difficulties.”
“What would it be?”
Sakura looked around with a puzzled look on her face. The portal zone is a symbol of a well-equipped academy. Students could move to all kinds of dungeons at school thanks to the portals.
Thus, the tradition of Choten Academy was born. Choten’s first-year students lined up to greet Seiji and Sakura.
– 頂点になれ-! (Become the pinnacle-!)
Students shouting loudly under the guidance of each class president. Seiji walked to the front of the portal with a confident step.
Bubbly.
The sound of footsteps coming from the aisle across the street. Seiji smiled and looked at the source of the sound.
“Here!”
Sage waved vigorously.
Sakura whispered to Seiji as he watched Shin Yoosung and Sumire walking slowly.
“The ability to beat Adela. Will it work in dungeons too? Can I trust you in the 5th grade dungeon~? Both of them are F grade.”
After saying that, Sakura narrowed her eyes and smiled like a fox. Seiji replied with a smile as well.
“Doubts only eat each other. More than one party now. I have no choice but to believe.”
“Hey~ You’re really not funny.”
4 party members gathered like that.
Choten’s lead teacher, Yamada, gave a brief explanation in Korean while fiddling with her glasses.
“The destination is the 5th grade dungeon, the Castle of Dreams. Deal with the boss, the succubus, and hope everyone returns safely.”
Geeeeing!!
A portal that emits a tremendous sound and shimmers blue light. The newly formed 4-member Korean-Japanese party went into the portal.
* * *
Unknown structures. tower.
Gwonwang Yuwonhak was a hunter who had reached the highest level among existing humans. However, the place he is standing today is the first floor, which is just the starting point.
“It’s been a while.”
Yu Won-hak looked up at the endless tower. The huge tower clearly existed in front of their eyes, but the hunters who actually climbed it knew it. The appearance of the tower on the outside is just an illusion.
First floor.
5th floor.
10th floor.
20th floor.
In the tower, different worlds coexist on each floor. Therefore, a blinding swampy area could have spread and a gothic castle could have appeared.
What the hunters who attack the tower need. Overwhelming ability that even the unknown can’t get through.
“Ha ha ha! The president of the association came to meet him personally. Chan-ah, you are also loyal!”
Yoo Won-hak was delighted with a hearty laugh at Kang Yoo-chan. Kang Yu-chan nodded with a serious face.
“You are right. If you take away my loyalty to Kang Yoo-chan, there is nothing left. chuckle!”
Kang Yoo-chan smiled and narrowed his eyes as he looked at Yu Won-hak.
“What else did you think of than that? Are you coming to the tower yourself? No way to challenge the strategy…”
“I just came up with an idea. It is the place where Yooseong will rise soon.”
Let Yu Yuan-Hak scratch his head with his thick fingers and say. Kang Yoo-chan looked up at the tower soaring high into the sky beside Yu Won-hak.
“I never thought I’d see your emotional side. It’s a big deal. Isn’t it time to die?”
Yu Won-hak and Kang Yu-chan are Chinese swordsmen. And the party that attacked the tower with the English witch. The two were colleagues who shared life and death together.
“…I was just curious. How far up the tower will the disciple who taught me everything go?”
“Okay. If it’s a meteor… you wouldn’t know? They might really attack the tower…”
“Ha ha ha! That’s a nice story to hear. Of course, the first step is to clear the dungeon you handed over.”
Kang Yu-chan shook his head at Yu Won-hak’s words.
“You look like a tiger. What you do is like a snake.”
“But… a level 5 dungeon for an expedition. You’ve done quite a bit too.”
Yu Won-hak was right.
It was none other than Kang Yoo-chan who allowed only 4 students to clear the 5th grade dungeon.
“okay. I did a bunch of things like you said. Level 5 is a dungeon with a high level of difficulty that even active hunters fail to clear…. It must be a difficult attack for students.”
However, it is the life of the president of the association that has been spent so far. No, Kang Yoo-chan could tell through Hunter’s intuition.
“But Yooseong hates to admit it, but he had the same eyes as you.”
Kang Yu-chan’s smile contained his trust in Yoo Won-hak.
“You don’t know how to give up…. The more you encounter strong adversity. Eyes that grow stronger.”
Yoo Won-hak nodded his head without answering. The 5th grade dungeon was notorious for its wicked difficulty, but he believed that his disciple, Shin Yoo-seong, would surely succeed.
‘And when the attack is over. You and your colleagues must have become much stronger.’
It was a stairway he had to cross in order to compete.
* * *
Medieval castle in gothic style.
Even during the day, purple clouds floated in the dark sky. A castle with a dreamy landscape, just like its name. Sakura, the shooter, gave mana to her eyes and scanned the surroundings.
“Confirmed~ There are no enemies outside like the information written on the map.”
Seiji was troubled with his arms crossed. But even for a while, Seiji looked at Shin Yoo-seong and said confidently.
“We’ll go through the back door and into the passage on the right!”
Shin Yoo-seong nodded instead of answering. Finding the boss mob, the succubus, in such a huge castle was not an easy task.
The path to the succubus’ room is tightly hidden with traps and contraptions. In the end, it is a situation where there is no choice but to find a way to disperse. Sumire looked at Shin Yuseong with a serious expression.
“Yoo Yoo-seong. Then I… follow the plan, take the left aisle?”
“okay. Go through the passage and keep increasing the number of undead. And Sumire, if you are in danger, you can contact me right away through Pocket.”
“yes! All right!”
Let Sumire answer vigorously. Shin Yuseong looked at the aisle to the right of the main gate. I thought about it as I leaned against the wall.
‘…Something’s strange here.’
Shin Yoo-seong, who has a sensitive sense, could tell. The thick mana unique to the Castle of Dreams was evenly spread throughout all places, including objects.
‘…A place like this is only maintained by a 5th level boss?’
Shin Yuseong had heard from King Kwon. Most of the dungeons assimilated with reality represent the boss’s rank.
4th grade. 5th grade. 6th grade. 7th grade.
Bosses appeared in appropriate dungeons in proportion to their strength.
There was something strange about the dreamy castle Shin Yuseong saw. Even just looking at the concentration of mana in the air, it was absolutely not at the 5th level.
‘Since the association has investigated. It is an obvious fact that the boss guarding the Castle of Dreams is a succubus… Then how…’
But no matter how much I thought about it, the question remained unanswered. This was a step that required investigation.
* * *
The first room he arrived in was not a monster. Placed in a beautiful, well-decorated room was a stone tablet with an unknown language written on it.
“…uh?”
Sumire’s right hand emits purple light as if it were reacting to a slate. Sumire stopped walking and looked at the slate.
“It’s okay?”
Something was definitely wrong.
The mana emitted by the slate was very similar to the power of Sumire’s attributes.
uh- uh!
“This one? I can’t stand it…”
Jeebeok.
The closer Sumire got, the stronger the mana of the slate resonated. A lower probability than the probability of obtaining an artifact. Sumire had heard it at first glance.
‘It’s nonsense…’
But all the signs pointed to only one possibility.
“Just tap!”
Shin Yuseong’s skeleton pointed at the slate next to Sumire. He seemed to be cheering me on, asking me to approach the stone slab.
Whoop-!
The sound the slate made grew louder, and Sumire’s hands trembled at the resonance of Mana.
‘Something is strange…’
Sumire’s power is black magic.
This boss, the succubus, was nothing more than a familiar summoned by black magic. In other words, wielding this kind of power is the realm of witches who serve succubuses.
There was something strange about Sumire’s different powers reacting in the castle of dreams.
‘But… I can’t stop!’
But Sumire seemed possessed. Sumire’s hand was drawn to the slate as if it were fate.
widely.
And when Sumire put her hand on the slate, everything became clear.
saaaa!!
Purple light emitted from the stone slab and Sumire’s hand. Sumire closed her eyes to the bright light. Then slowly opened my eyes.
[Interpretation of the language using the information stored in the pocket.]
[Interpretation finished.]
[The object is (Witch’s Fragment – Laplace’s Slate).]
What I see in front of me is a hologram coming out of the pocket.
gulp.
Nervous, Sumire swallowed.
[The power contained in the witch’s fragment is recognizing the ability of the awakened person.]
[Calculating the assimilation rate…]
‘…I did it.’
Unexpected development.
Sumire wiggled her fingers and broke out in a cold sweat.
