EP.20 Resentnt, Growing Suspicion
The intimidating blaze that had been burning fiercely had now dimd. The adventurer who had beco a sacrifice disappeared, leaving only ashes behind. Celia watched this solemnly.
Denver, who had quietly approached her, was now standing beside Celia. He had fallen under Celia’s charm and, ever since he had beco a ghoul, always stayed close to her.
Celia turned her head towards Denver as she watched the sacrifice.
“It’s a sha, Denver.”
“Cooer?”
What could be a sha?
Denver tilted his head slightly.
“If you hadn’t beco a ghoul, you could have been in that glorious position as well.”
Celia gave a mischievous smile.
“Cooeree.”
Once her words were finished, Denver made a noise and started moving in a different direction.
Turning her gaze away from Denver, Celia looked back at the altar.
“At last, we’ve offered a sacrifice worthy of our master.”
The adventurer sacrificed this ti had so capabilities. Originally, she wanted to offer all the intruders in the dungeon, but all but one had already perished.
It was a sacred altar.
The ones who had been struck by lightning and had their hearts pierced by arrows couldn’t be offered as sacrifices to their master.
Their corpses were thrown to the goblins, who needed to consu at anyway. It was an excellent way to dispose of the bodies.
“By the way, it seems my assumption was correct.”
Celia opened her mouth after gazing at the altar for a while. Sacrificing a victim had confird her previous speculations.
“The restrictions have been lifted.”
Their master had taken her to the dungeon for so reason. However, for whatever reason, she couldn’t leave the dungeon. Now that the restrictions had been removed, she could go beyond the dungeon’s borders. It wasn’t far, but it was still a significant improvent.
“Now I can finally show so results that will satisfy our master.”
Celia was feeling that herself. Their master couldn’t interfere fully in this world for so reason. And, by offering sacrifices, they had found that their master’s power grew stronger. Today, by offering a sacrifice, her speculations had been confird, and she could decide on her course of action for the future.
With this new developnt, various options opened up.
If necessary, she didn’t have to stay inside the dungeon anymore. She could go outside.
“Soday, we’ll be able to witness the noble appearance of our master, right?”
Celia turned her head with excitent.
Standing there were Death Knights and Goblin Lords.
“We need more sacrifices. Until our noble master regains his strength, we must pave the way.”
Since it was a mission as their master’s Administrators.
“Let’s welco the day when our master descends.”
Celia was excited. On the day their master descended, this continent would find salvation. But until then, they would likely have a lot of work to do. The first plan was now set in motion.
“Search the area carefully in shifts,” Celia commanded.
They needed to reduce variables as much as possible right away.
“Start cleaning up the nearby dungeons. Spread our master’s will.”
At Celia’s command, Death Knights and Goblin Lords moved simultaneously.
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“Kang-hyun, is sothing good happening today? You’ve been smiling all day.”
Have I been too obvious about my happiness? One of the workers who was working with struck up a conversation.
“Oh, it’s nothing special. Haha.”
“You seem rather evasive.”
Awkwardly smiling in response, he left.
I was left alone, still wearing a smile.
Drawing Whiskey Street
The reason I’m smiling? Naturally, I have every reason to.
When I woke up in the morning, I had developed a new trait. Having a status screen was already a big deal, but this ti it was a skill, and it was even an A-rank skill.
“Magic Sensitivity.”
It was a skill that significantly increased my affinity with mana. With high Magic Sensitivity, I could feel and read mana better than anyone else.
“So, this is what it feels like to sense mana.”
When I first woke up in the morning, I felt sothing strange. At first, I thought I was just tired, but I realized it was because of the mana present in the air.
I used to be called a half-baked Hunter because I didn’t have a status screen, and I had graduated from the Hunter Academy at the bottom of my class, earning the scorn of my peers. Now, I was a Hunter with an A-rank skill.
Of course, having an A-rank skill didn’t an I had succeeded yet. It was all about sensing mana, and using it was a different matter.
Nevertheless, it was undeniable that I had a different starting point than others.
‘Although, I’m still way behind to say I’m early.’
Strictly speaking, I was much further behind.
But not anymore.
Now I had the potential to catch up. I had the ability to surpass those who had been ahead of .
“Alright, today’s work ends here. Those who want to work overti, gather here. Quickly!”
When I was lost in thought, one of the supervisors called out to the remaining workers.
‘It’s overti, huh?’
I planned to settle my life as a porter soon. For now, I had so thoughts related to that, and I planned to stop by a nearby cafe.
‘Let’s go.’
I turned towards the exit.
“Huh?”
At the exit, I saw a bulletin board with wanted posters. They were called villains, which referred to Hunters with various criminal activities. Among the villains, one person in particular caught my eye.
“Kim Minjun…?”
I had heard that na sowhere before.
For a mont, I rummaged through my mory.
“Oh!”
It was a ga. He was a player who had intruded into my dungeon in the ga. I rembered it because in a ga with a setting based on the El Dorad continent, a Korean na like Kim Minjun stood out.
“I never thought they would include a setting for being summoned…”
It was a ga that paid attention to historical accuracy, with characters not only from the El Dorad continent but even Earthlings.
“Co to think of it, he ntioned being offered as a sacrifice in the ga.”
In the ga’s alert, Kim Minjun had ntioned being offered as a sacrifice.
Of course, the ga was just a ga, and the Kim Minjun on the bulletin board was just a villain.
“By the way, this villain also has the Magic Sensitivity skill.”
The bulletin board ntioned that the villain Kim Minjun also possessed Magic Sensitivity, just like .
“Such coincidences do happen.”
At that mont, I felt sothing strange and couldn’t explain it.
“Huh?”
It was like… a feeling of unease?
My heart started pounding, and the surrounding mana trembled.
“Why is this suddenly happening?”
I felt strange, but decided to ignore it for now.
I turned and continued towards the nearby cafe.
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Arriving at the cafe, I ordered a coffee and started thinking about a few things.
Why did these abilities suddenly appear in ?
The status screen was sowhat understandable, it could have appeared late. However, the skills were completely out of the blue, especially the A-rank skill.
A-rank skills were usually only obtained congenitally when awakening, and if not, they could be acquired through skill books.
This applied to skills and traits of all ranks. This aspect drove up the prices of skill books, and traits were so scarce that even if you paid a high price, you couldn’t obtain them.
“I can’t figure it out no matter how much I think about it.”
In fact, I hadn’t acquired any skill books yet.
“Well, no matter. As long as I have the traits.”
I pondered for a mont and then dismissed the thought. It was a problem that wouldn’t have a conclusion no matter how much I thought about it.
Then I reflexively started the ga. I had noticed that things had been going well for since I started playing this ga.
“But what was this exactly?”
I checked the alarm that had rung in the early morning.
– Absorbed the ability of the offering ‘Kim Minjun’. –
The alarm ended there. Just like the last ti I absorbed soone’s ability, there was no apparent change this ti either.
“Why on earth was this system created?”
Absorbing abilities didn’t seem to affect anything in the ga.
Was there sothing I didn’t know?
I clicked on the screen several tis, but nothing new appeared.
“…”
– Thump. –
My heart raced again. The strange feeling I had earlier had returned.
“What should I call this feeling?”
Ah, yes. It was like… a strange feeling that I didn’t really own the Magic Sensitivity skill yet. Maybe it was just because it didn’t feel familiar yet.
“…”
Then, suddenly, I had a thought about one possibility.
“Could it be…?”
No, it couldn’t be. I shook my head imdiately. It might have been a small and uninvited thought that had crossed my mind subconsciously.
“Why think about it on such a joyful day? Let’s play the ga.”
Today was the day when I obtained a new trait. Moreover, it was an A-rank trait. It was the kind of trait any Hunter would want to have.
It was sothing to be happy about. It wasn’t right to be lost in other thoughts on such a happy day.
To shake off my unnecessary worries, I focused on the ga.
I touched the screen and suddenly saw a new content.
[Dungeon Support & Dispatch]
It was about providing materials to other dungeons or dispatching monsters to help.
I hadn’t paid much attention to it last ti because I didn’t have many monsters, but now it was different.
In the dungeon, I had at least two monsters of 5 stars or higher, even if I excluded one. I clicked on [Dungeon Support & Dispatch].
Once I clicked, a map of the El Dorad continent appeared, and a list of dungeons requesting assistance started appearing in red letters.
“Should I take a look at this one first?”
I clicked on the dungeon at the very top, as it was at the top and had the biggest reward. However…
“??”
When I clicked on the dungeon, I saw a na that seed familiar.
‘Baalzerith…??’
5 stars and a vampire. It was an unforgettable combination and na.
“Oh, that guy!”
It was when I first started the ga and was setting up my Administrator. I was happy when I got a 5-star character from the Administrator draw, but that guy rejected . Thanks to her, I didn’t start with a 5-star, but with a 3-star character.
– Do you want to support this dungeon? –
Are you crazy? I imdiately pressed ‘No.’ No matter how good my mood was today, I couldn’t help you.
After rejecting it, I started looking for another dungeon. This ti, I selected a nearby area with at least so rewards from my dungeon.
“Goblin Dungeon?”
Is this place okay?
I checked the details about the dungeon owner, who was a goblin shaman. Since the owner was a 2-star monster, it shouldn’t be too difficult.
– Do you want to support this dungeon? –
This ti, I pressed ‘Yes.’
“Maybe it’s better to send troops than resources.”
The dungeon owner was 2-star, so sending resources wouldn’t be very useful. Who should I send?
After so consideration, I turned my gaze to one side.
“Since they are both goblins, I should send this guy.”
I chose Goblin Lord.
But suddenly, a warning alert appeared.
– Goblin Lord has a penalty when performing solo. –
– If Goblin Lord doesn’t have a group to lead, a 3-rank drop penalty will be applied. –
The alert was about penalties for Goblin Lord.
‘What? drop 3 stars?’
Goblin Lord’s current rank was 5 stars. But if I deducted 3 stars, it would be almost the sa as a 2-star monster.
“Sigh…”
Goblin Lord, you little…
Why did this setting exist? It had lower performance than I thought.
“Removing the surrounding goblins was Goblin Lord’s weakness.”
I blurted out my thoughts in disbelief. In practice, if the group disappeared, Goblin Lord was a worthless existence.
I had no choice but to put Goblin Lord back.
“Hmm.”
After a brief mont of contemplation…
Yes, I have no one else to trust but you. I selected Celia.
Celia was a Administrator, but she was a 6-star monster. I was a bit concerned about her leaving the dungeon empty, but there shouldn’t be a major problem.
“If anything happens, Death Knight and Goblin Lord will take care of it.”
I dispatched Celia to the dungeon that requested support.
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Celia was working in the Administrators’ room, thinking about her future plans. Then, she suddenly felt sothing strange. Her body felt as if it were floating in thin air, and at the sa ti, the surrounding space distorted.
“This is….”
It was spatial teleportation magic.
“You always manage to surprise .”
Celia had felt this power when she was sealed underground in the organization’s base. Therefore, she entrusted her body to the space.
A mont ago, it had been the room for Administrators, but it had instantly transford into a different dungeon from her owner’s dungeon. At the sa ti, she knew what she had to do.
“I will carry out my master’s command,” her master ordered her. The command was to support this dungeon.
Celia slowly looked around. In the center of the dungeon, she saw a goblin sitting there. This goblin was different from the others; he held a wooden staff with a skull attached to it. It was clear that he was the owner of the dungeon.
The goblin, the owner of the dungeon, noticed Celia as well. “Kekem, you’ve co to help us, kekem. I am the goblin shaman, the owner of this dungeon… huh?”
The goblin shaman stopped speaking. Sothing was amiss. “Rum?”
This couldn’t be. The goblin shaman had clearly requested reinforcents through the demon realm. Since they had limited funds, he had assud cheap undead like skeletons would be sent.
He had definitely thought that way, but… “An incredible presence has arrived! Kekem.”
The goblin shaman was thrown into confusion.
Translator Note: I changed the Celia title from Servant to Administrator
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