Chapter 37 - Temple of Twilight (1)
"…"
After reading the ssage, Hyun fell into thought.
‘Hm… I see. So Ain isn't going to be here for a couple of days.‘
It was rare for her to rest from the ga.
Ain’s absence was huge for him since he was a Support.
After reading that she wouldn't log in, he felt his heart drop for a mont, but he soon cald down.
"It's good that there aren't many things to do yet…"
It was a good thing that she had chosen right then to be absent.
Once the main story began, they had to be the ones at the forefront.
Hyun was horrified at what would happen if she wasn't there.
'I should take this opportunity to finish the mundane tasks I haven't done yet.'
Hyun was thinking about what he had to do alone when he rembered sothing…
There was sothing he had pushed back.
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- Your soul has been reborn anew!
- You have a special job. If you go to the 'Twilight Temple' you might be able to learn new things about it!
In Asrian, there were quests designed to help people with either a new job or special skills.
Basically, it was a level 50 tutorial.
It was a quest that didn't give you any rewards, so nothing changed whether he did it or not.
Many users didn't do it at all since—according to them—it was a waste of ti.
'I don't think that I need a tutorial.'
After reaching first place in Asra, he had never done a tutorial.
That was because he thought his way of doing things was the best.
He hadn't given up on the quest because his job wasn't a normal one.
'Maybe the tutorial quest of a hidden class is different.'
He thought so because of the last paragraph.
The quest asked him to go to the 'Twilight Temple.'
Usually, tutorial quests didn't ask you to go to a determined place.
Hyun didn't even miss a little clue.
'Well, I don't have anything else to do… So it should be okay to burn so free ti.'
Hyun teleported to a city located on the periphery.
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The Twilight Temple.
Even Hyun wasn't familiar with the place.
The fact Hyun didn't rember anything about it ant that it wasn't an important place in the ga's story—it was basically just another temple of the many that existed in the ga.
'Is it this way?'
The Twilight Temple was located in a forest that wasn't frequented by many people.
He followed a long, straight road.
The road to the temple had an oriental atmosphere.
Was there a temple at the end of the road? Or maybe a shrine?
With Hyun's knowledge, it was impossible to tell the difference between the two.
Small decorative columns were placed in rows on both sides of the road.
A thin rope connected the pillars. And on each rope, there hung a lamp.
Hyun turned around.
The sa scene was repeated in front and behind him.
It was as if he was trapped in an endless straight line.
Since the scenery around didn't change, Hyun felt as if he was trapped in a maze.
'What a weird place.'
While walking, he felt like he was stepping into another world.
He kept walking.
The scenery began changing after he had walked for approximately 10 minutes.
There was a small shrine on top of a small hill in front of him.
—That place was the Twilight Temple.
"Oh… A guest?"
A person leaning against the temple entrance noticed Hyun and looked at him with her eyes wide-opened.
"Oh, you're a user! Welco!"
The person that greeted Hyun was a weird-looking priestess.
Her aura and clothes didn't seem to belong to a priestess.
The female priest was wearing a tight and revealing uniform.
How she laughed, more than feeling holy, felt naughty.
The customs of temples varied a little bit from country and region, but did one that had such an outfit exist in Asrian?
But that didn't seem to be the case after seeing the other priests wearing white robes.
Ting-
[You've reached the Twilight Temple!]
[If you go and see a priest at an interdiate level or above, he will appraise the job engraved in your soul!]
[We hope today's eting will help you find your true self!]
As he entered the temple, the quest ended.
Just as he had expected, there wasn't any reward, but he wasn't disappointed.
Hyun was more imrsed in the Twilight Temple's unique atmosphere than he was in the quest.
He watched it slowly as if he was a tourist.
'What a unique place.'
The Twilight Temple had a different atmosphere than the other temples present in Asrian.
Even though it was built like a Roman temple, charms and lanterns were everywhere.
There was a sculpture of an angel and a dragon intertwined.
The sight of the western and Asian cultures mixed was sothing rare to see.
Of course, the weirdest thing was the female priest he had first t.
"Are you in a high position?"
"Yes?"
As Hyun couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked her, the female priest tilted her head.
"Uhm… It's because you're wearing a different uniform than the other people."
"Oh, you don't need to worry about that. I modified this uniform."
"Modified…?"
"It looks cuter this way, right?"
"…?"
They hadn't exchanged many words, but it was enough to know that the priestess was weird.
She seed like a charlatan priest.
"You ca here after completing your awakening quest, right?"
Hyun was surprised by what she said.
She had guessed his intentions for going there as if she were a psychic.
As Hyun nodded, she laughed.
"I'm going to take a look at your soul."
"Right now…?"
"Yes, it's not like I have anything else to do."
Hyun, who was being dragged at the pace of the priestess, nodded.
He had no reason to refuse since that was why he was at that place to begin with.
They soon reached a place located in one of the corners of the temple.
They were alone in that dark room.
Hyun just let her do as she wished.
Even if she was a charlatan, she was still a priestess, so he thought that he should probably be safe.
Whoosh- The priestess’s wand began to shine.
A sphere of light pushed through the darkness and wrapped around Hyun's body.
[The Twilight Temple's Priestess 'Rutia' wants to see through your soul!]
[She has promised not to reveal your information to other people!]
[Warning! So parts of your status window will be revealed. Do you agree? Y/N]
Hyun didn't have any second guesses.
Whap-! The light flashed for a mont and slowly started to fade away.
With the light, Hyun's information was revealed.
"Oh…! Support…?"
After examining the soul, the priestess exclaid in amazent.
'Hmm? Is there sothing…?'
Hyun's expectations began to grow after seeing the priestess's eyes widen.
The main objective of the level 50 tutorial was to get more information about your job.
Now that he thought about it, his item was the most expensive-looking sword in the job selecting room.
He still didn't understand what that item had to do with a Support, but maybe he would be able to learn the connection right then.
At Hyun's expecting words, Rutia just smiled awkwardly.
"Hmm… It's my first ti hearing about it. Hahaha, I'm not sure about it. It's a unique job."
Hyun frowned.
Translator - Daniel Shin
Proofreader - ilafy
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It was his mistake trusting in soone that seed unreliable from the beginning.
He thought it would be better to stop getting involved with this suspicious priestess.
He tried to sneak away but failed.
Suddenly the priestess grabbed Hyun's clothes.
"Where are you going? There are still things we need to talk about!"
"Isn't it over already?"
"No, it isn't!"
He tried to free himself from her but failed.
Cold sweat dripped from Hyun's forehead.
Had he gotten caught by a strange woman?
‘It would be for the best if I escaped as soon as possible.’
He was about to push her away by force when she spoke.
"Empathy! I was trying to explain that to you…"
Hyun stopped resisting once a certain word ca out of the priestess's mouth.
Empathy, the statl Hyun had obtained after getting the Support job.
Up until that mont, he had thought that it was that job's dedicated stat.
Was there sothing else hidden behind Empathy?
The priestess smiled mischievously.
"Fufu, do you know what Empathy is?"
"It's the Support's dedicated stat."
"No, it isn't!"
The priestess was thinking about how she should explain to him what she knew.
After a while, she clapped.
"Do you want to learn how to pray?"
Ting!
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