Translator: Dreamscribe
In Arsilan Saga, there were not many opportunities for Heroes to fight each other freely. There were regular PVP tournants held at Valhalla in the northern village, but the matches were fought with the sa number of participants in fixed environnts, and since there were rules, it felt more like an event or a ga than an actual war or battle.
Because the arena was not spacious, large-scale battles could not be held, which reinforced that feeling.
Given the situation, there were quite a few Heroes who wanted to clash freely in the wild, and the anticipation for a Domain War was high. However, the prevailing prediction was that the Domain War update would not appear until near the end of Episode 3.
The Empire of Evil was simply too vast, and they had only just reached the desert’s border. With such an expanse of land remaining, there was no need to hold a Domain War, and fighting among Heroes when the enemy was right in front of them was foolish.
Still, Heroes were always curious.
If Valhalla fought against the Hunters, who would win? How strong was the Helby Lovers Group? Was the Romance Heroes really a strong team? These were topics that frequently sparked debates in Arsilan Worlds, and even the people involved subtly cared, fueling their competitive spirit.
Everyone had been left wanting, but this ti, that desire was satisfied through a new form of Domain War.
Title: Long live the Creator God!
He's listening to all our wishes!
You can get rewards and fight to your heart’s content.
Plus, there’s no real loss even if you lose, ㅋㅋ.
We’ll help the minor nobles and go for world domination.
Anonymous1 (KR): You don’t lose anything if you lose, but your pride gets hurt. You don’t get the rewards either.
└Dumpling Head (Author): Just thinking about being teased by rival guilds makes want to puke.
Anonymous2 (KR): The Marquis faction seems to treat people the best?
└Dumpling Head (Author): The Marquis looks kind of gross. Looks like a butthole.
└HohoGamMan: For Marquis… its not easy.
The Heroes had already been hired by various noble factions.
The Eastern Noble Union was largely split into two camps: the Duke faction and the Marquis faction. The Marquis faction, centered around Baron Burzirol, split further into several branches and entered into civil war.
Jinwoo and the FS Gas employees were watching the situation from the operations room, with a map of the Eastern Noble Union’s domain displayed.
“The largest factions are Baron Burzirol, Count Highrun, and Marquis Namas.”
“The other factions are growing too, so we’ll need to keep an eye on them.”
The Eastern Noble Union controlled the eastern part of the Empire.
In that eastern region, the Duke faction’s nobles were concentrated in the north, while the Marquis faction’s nobles gathered in the south. That Marquis faction had split into three major forces, and several ambitious nobles were rising to their feet.
‘Looks like the Duke faction decided to just watch.’
The Duke faction expected the number of Heroes to decrease through the civil war. They had no idea that Heroes could resurrect indefinitely. They had chosen the strategy of tidying things up when both sides were worn down from attrition and weakened.
And there was another reason the Duke faction could not intervene, one that even Jinwoo had not realized.
[The first Second Job Change Hero in Arsilan has been born!]
That notification window appeared in real ti in the FS Gas operations room and in front of all Heroes.
“Oh! Finally!”
“A Second Job Change Hero has appeared!”
“Who is it? Check what class it is!”
“Where did they take the test? Doesn’t seem like Solis.”
Most Second Job Change tests were conducted in Solis. The exception was hidden classes.
“Since it’s not showing up in the public info, it’s probably a hidden class.”
“The first Second Job Change is a hidden class?”
The employees were shocked and quickly began searching for information. Jinwoo was just as surprised.
Jinwoo had hidden several hidden classes, designed to only be discovered by achieving great feats or solving specific gimmicks. In particular, the conditions for the Second Job Change hidden classes were extrely difficult, so he thought it would take at least two years before one appeared.
“Found it! Should I put it on the screen?”
When Jinwoo nodded, the image of the Hero who had obtained the first Second Job Change appeared in the operations room.
Who could be the glorious first?
Jinwoo and the employees looked at the screen with anticipation.
“Uh…”
“Hmm.”
“Gasp!”
“This is…”
The employees, upon confirming the identity, could not continue their words.
On the screen, there was a Hero wearing a black robe.
He was wearing his hood pulled low and was walking toward the domain of a Duke faction noble.
Ding ding ding ding!
Those who spotted him were shocked and rang the ergency bell frantically.
“Mute it, quickly!”
“Yes!”
When Head Director Han Yong-seon gave the urgent order, the staff quickly pressed the mute button. It was an excellent choice. If they had not pressed the mute button, things could have beco rather unpleasant.
This was reality, and even though they were watching from outside the screen, the noise felt like extre auditory pollution, so they had to be on guard.
The Hero’s information appeared.
[Lv74] RomanticBard
Title: [A] Bringer of Death
Class: Ender
*Second Job Change Hidden Class
Race: Human
Affiliation: Romance Domain
Position: ???
[Possessed Traits]
*Rank of possessed trait has risen!
[B] Unyielding Dream -> [A] Eternal Dream (UP!)
‘I shall sing for all eternity.’
He once dread of being a star, but despair in reality made him put down the microphone. However, in Arsilan, he was able to fulfill that dream, and to give the best performance, he was putting in soul-grinding effort. When singing or playing music, his Health and Mana recover greatly, and all stats increase significantly.
[B] Funeral Song (NEW!)
Debuff effects increase greatly, and depending on the lyrics or lody, various disasters can be brought forth.
[Achievents]
*Destroyed 1/4 of Count Slont’s (Duke faction) forces.
*Paralyzed the comrce of Count Slont’s domain.
*Caused Count Slont to give up his hearing voluntarily.
*Caused all of Count Osron’s crops to wither. First large-scale famine occurred.
*Duke Mord designated RomanticBard as a “disaster”.
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Only soone who had inflicted horrific damage on the enemy alone could beco an Ender. It was designed so that they could learn the highest-level curse magic, but Jinwoo never imagined RomanticBard would change to that class.
‘Hyung…’
He had gone even further away from his original dream of being a singer!
One of the reasons the Duke faction could not act was RomanticBard. Having left the Romance Domain for training, he visited the domains of Duke faction nobles and sang songs.
RomanticBard was a man without prejudice.
He believed that, whether friend or foe, people could connect and beco close through songs. The nobles succeeded in killing him a few tis, but he never gave up and went back to sing for them again.
He sang without giving up until his sincerity got through!
From the perspective of the Duke faction nobles, he was nothing less than a walking disaster.
Even now, RomanticBard was singing on the beautiful land. Fruit trees withered, and crops dried up and shriveled. It looked as if a plague was spreading.
‘Still, the range is limited, and he can’t do anything other than sing…’
That, at least, was a small relief.
Jinwoo thought he knew RomanticBard’s goal.
Travel to et new people and sing for them. Continue the journey accompanied by cheers, becoming increasingly famous!
That was true romance.
It was not exactly the kind of fa RomanticBard wanted, but he had beco famous nonetheless.
The staff quietly switched to another screen.
“Oh! The Domain War has already begun!”
“This should be fun.”
“The news bureau is covering it live.”
A map of the Eastern Noble Union appeared, showing where the Domain War was occurring. It was also broadcast through the news bureau to Arsilan Worlds, and TV channel scheduling was arranged. Patriotic companies of Arsilan even invested in domains or rcenary forces.
‘It’s running smoothly.’
All noble factions that had hired Heroes as rcenaries had Arsilan people involved. Many of them, after watching Tia’s broadcasts, had provided support and been assigned to each noble camp. Tia and the Arsilan people stayed in contact, making the situation even more interesting.
Jinwoo left FS Gas and headed for the Research Lab.
His security team had grown even larger. Whenever Jinwoo moved, several security vehicles moved with him.
He passed by the Soul Shop, where students had gathered to watch the Domain War. They looked at the Heroes on the hologram screen with eyes full of envy.
“Hmm? They look like high school students…”
“They say they co to watch quite often. There are also a lot of students in the hologram theaters of ga rooms.”
Kim Han-soo answered with a smile.
Arsilan Saga was for adults only, so students could not log in. That was why they were only watching like that.
Kim Han-soo took out a tablet PC, searched for sothing, and then showed it to Jinwoo.
“I want to reincarnate soon!”
“Tomorrow is my birthday! I’m going to reincarnate first!”
“Can I reincarnate as soon as I get my ID card? Please answer !”
“You underage kids who still can’t reincarnate! I’m going first!”
It was SNS posts made by students.
Among them, becoming an adult who could access Soul Link was called “reincarnation”. At the Soul Shop, in line with this, the price of Soul Link Lite was discounted for those who had just beco adults.
“Do you know what the number one dream job among students is these days?”
“What is it?”
“A nad Hero.”
At the unexpected answer, Jinwoo looked at Kim Han-soo.
“If you beco a nad Hero and create a channel in Arsilan Worlds, you can gain both money and fa.”
The scale of Arsilan Worlds was steadily growing, and a great deal of money was pouring in. In fact, overseas research institutions had listed “Hero” as a promising future career.
“Director Kim, do you also play Arsilan Saga?”
“Yes? Ah… I play a little.”
“What’s your class?”
“…Production class.”
Kim Han-soo avoided his gaze.
It was well-known that personal information was strictly protected by the superintelligent AI. Even FS Gas employees could not access it carelessly.
‘Hmm.’
Jinwoo casually peeked into his soul.
[Lv.51] SoftNoodle
Title: Achieved 1st Place in Underwear Sales!
Race: Human
Class: Designer
[Special Notes]
At an underwear workshop in Solis, he developed and sold “Elephant Underwear”, “Transparent Underwear”, “Shaping Underwear”, “Sparkling Underwear”, “Ergency Escape Underwear”, “10-Stage Vibration Underwear”, and more. It was said that not only Heroes but also Arsilan people often bought them.
SoftNoodle had 1.23 million subscribers.
[Product Reviews]
Tiris: Tried it on the body my master would use, and it was excellent. (10/10)
Heina: I received it as a gift from Haebyul, but it doesn't feel like I'm wearing anything even when I wear it. (7/10)
WingGenius: Light and nice! (10/10)
Hans: My confidence went up. (10/10)
Hallon: This too must be a trial of light. (5/10)
Kunka: Strong and good. (10/10)
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[Heroes: Very Positive (Average 8.6 points)]
[Arsilan People: Generally Positive (Average 7.8 points)]
Jinwoo quietly closed the information.
Silence continued until they arrived at the Research Lab.
***
Jinwoo returned to Arsilan.
The nobles under Baron Burzirol and Count Highrun had entered into Domain War.
Baron Burzirol’s power had grown stronger than before. By absorbing the power of captured nobles, he was able to raise more troops. Although it was an act forbidden by the Lord of Greed, with no response from him now, there was no need to hold back.
Perhaps because word of his actions had spread, other nobles began doing the sa thing.
“Comfortable nim! Hello?”
“Oh! You’re here!”
When Jinwoo appeared, the Heroes greeted him.
The Heroes hired by Baron Burzirol now exceeded thirty thousand. By lowering the level restriction from 65 to 60, many Heroes had joined Baron Burzirol’s forces. This ford a rcenary army centered on the northern domain and the Romance Heroes.
During the Domain War period, Heroes could resurrect instantly at the Hero’s Flower. However, since they resurrected far away, dying was practically the sa as being eliminated.
“This is going to be fun.”
“Wow! To think we’d get to do a siege battle.”
“This is what a Domain War is!”
The Heroes were excited about the Domain War.
Personnel from the news bureau were scattered everywhere, capturing the scene on cara, and Kim Seok-jun was providing live comntary.
[Hello, viewers! I am currently in front of the domain of Baron Salon, a noble under Count Highrun. The Romance-North rcenary Alliance supporting Baron Burzirol has been capturing multiple domains in rapid succession and has reached here. I’m curious whether they can continue their winning streak this ti as well!]
The Heroes had set their devices to radio mode or had the news bureau’s broadcast screen open on the side. A map appeared on the news bureau screen.
[This is an important route leading into Count Highrun’s domain. Because of that, Baron Salon’s forces are fully prepared.]
The screen showed Baron Salon’s city. High walls could be seen, and at the city’s center stood a large castle. Heroes hired by Baron Salon were preparing for a defensive battle.
[The rcenary group in Baron Salon’s camp is “Three Fathers”!]
It was a rcenary group made up of sowhat famous Heroes.
Jinwoo joined the Romance Heroes side. Icons hovered above their heads, making it easy to distinguish between allies and enemies.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Heroes of Romance-North began beating drums. In response, the Heroes on the city wall banged their weapons together. The sound heated the battlefield.
As the rhythm gradually sped up, the hearts of the Heroes began to pound harder.
NorthernGrandDuke rode her horse forward.
“Is there any Hero who will face ?”
Her shout, amplified by magic, reached the city.
“Cowards!”
“Co out! Let’s fight!”
“How can a rcenary group be called ‘Three Fathers’?”
When the Heroes shouted taunts, a flag was raised from the city wall. NorthernGrandDuke nodded, and a Hero beside her handed her a flag symbolizing Romance-North.
Thud!
She planted the flag in the ground.
[The flag is waving! This is the signal to accept a Champion’s Duel! In accordance with this, before the Domain War begins in earnest, the Champion’s Duel will be held!]
-Wow! That’s aweso!
-Now that’s romance!
-Aaah! I’m hitting level 60 today!
As NorthernGrandDuke approached the city gates, they opened, and soone rode out on horseback.
[The leader of the Three Fathers rcenary group, DarlingBongseon nim, is coming out!]
DarlingBongseon rode a stone horse painted red. He wore a cockroach-like helt and carried a pole weapon resembling a halberd.
“I am DarlingBongseon! NorthernGrandDuke! Today I will kill you and beco the strongest!”
“That’s a strange na. Why did you choose it?”
“…My wife’s na is Bongseon.”
“Ah! I… I see. A very fine na.”
A brief silence fell.
-He’s really committed to the bit.
-What’s amazing is that he’s strong.
-Apparently, his wife’s real na is Bongseon, but when she found out about this, she smacked him on the back ㅋㅋ
-Bongseon! You’ve beco a star!
NorthernGrandDuke and DarlingBongseon both cleared their throats once and looked at each other.
“Haaah!”
“Hyah!”
They spurred their horses toward each other at high speed. NorthernGrandDuke swung her two-handed axe, and DarlingBongseon barely managed to block it. Passing each other, they began to clash repeatedly.
“Oh, ooh!”
Baron Burzirol clenched his fist and cheered for NorthernGrandDuke. Baron Salon, anwhile, swallowed nervously as he watched the two fight from atop the city wall.
“Urgh!”
Unable to withstand NorthernGrandDuke’s strength, DarlingBongseon fell from his horse. NorthernGrandDuke dismounted and faced him. When DarlingBongseon removed his helt and raised his weapon, she took off her outer coat and glared at him.
DarlingBongseon swung his weapon desperately, pressing NorthernGrandDuke. The weapon’s length seed to give him the advantage, but that was only an illusion.
From NorthernGrandDuke’s two-handed axe, a red aura began to shimr.
Kwaaaah!
It flew straight at him.
“Gah!”
When the red aura sliced across his chest, he dropped to his knees. NorthernGrandDuke approached and swung her two-handed axe, severing his head.
“I have slain the enemy commander!”
Raising her two-handed axe high, she shouted, and a huge cheer erupted from the Romance-North camp.
“He was no match!”
“Lasting that long was impressive enough.”
Jinwoo agreed with that sentint.
He had fought quite well against NorthernGrandDuke.
[Yes! It is NorthernGrandDuke’s victory! Now the Domain War begins in earnest!]
With the Champion’s Duel over, the full-scale Domain War began.
In the Romance-North camp, howitzers and catapults had been set up. They fired toward the castle walls, but the shots were either shot down by magic or blocked by protective barriers.
“Comfortable nim! Let’s go in!”
Jinwoo followed Haebyul into a large container. Inside, it was filled with nad Heroes, including NorthernGrandDuke. There was a large window inside that allowed them to look outside, and it was equipped for various responses. The Heroes looked at each other, smirked, and crouched down. Their faces were full of anticipation and excitent.
“Haaaah!”
The voice of Baron Burzirol shouting his battle cry could be heard.
Krrrrrr!
A Giant soldier burst up through the ground, then hoisted the container holding Jinwoo and the Heroes onto his shoulder.
“Ohhh!”
“Let’s go!”
“Charge forward!”
-Wow! The siege tower is on the move!
-And it’s on our side!
-This is insane!
The Giant soldier began running toward the castle wall.
“Damn it! Stop them! Don’t let them reach the wall!”
“Fire!”
The Heroes on the wall fired cannons at the charging Giant carrying the container, but it was useless. The Heroes inside the container had cast protective magic.
When Jinwoo cast buffs, the Giant soldier’s movents beca even faster.
“We’re almost there!”
“Just a little more!”
Kwoooom!
The Giant soldier smashed through the castle wall and shoved the container inside.
Clang!
The door at the front of the container opened.
“Kill them all!”
“For Romance-North!”
“Charge!”
Nad Heroes poured out over the castle walls, and the Heroes of the Three Fathers rcenary group were thrown into disarray.
“N-NorthernGrandDuke!”
“Comfortable nim is here too!”
“Shit!”
“Ah! It’s Haebyul nim! Gah!”
The morale of the Three Fathers rcenary group plumted sharply.
***
Baron Salon trembled as he watched the massacre unfolding atop the castle walls.
“H-how can they do such a thing!”
Barbarians were slaughtering other barbarians.
They were rcilessly killing their own kin while smiling.
Barbarians mad for treasure.
If it was for treasure, they would cut down even their own kind like chunks of at.
Not caring for their own lives, they would do any crazy thing if it ant killing the enemy, grappling them and self-destructing, or grabbing them and leaping off the castle wall together.
They could only act like that if they truly considered each other mortal enemies.
But in reality, it was nothing like what Baron Salon thought. At the Hero’s Flower located far away, resurrected Heroes looked at each other. Floating above their heads were rcenary icons of different colors.
“Oh! You’re the one who self-destructed earlier, right?”
“Yes!”
“Wow, I died in one hit?”
“I put all my stat points into Magic Power.”
“Ah, I see!”
They had fought as if they were mortal enemies, but now they politely spoke as though nothing had happened.
“I’ve got beer. Want so?”
“Oh! I’ll prepare so snacks.”
And together, they watched the Domain War through the screen.
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