Chapter 171 – It is Possible Because I am Here (2)

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Translated by Heavenly Cat

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It had been a while since a class quest.

I can feel once again that the Demon King Continental Clash is a large-scale event.

I checked the quest window anew.

[Class Quest: Gates of Hell]

The exterminated Arcana continent.

The new evil desires to seize the throne that fell into Hell.

However, they are overlooking your existence.

The last Demon Hunter.

Burn the arrogant demons with the flames of Hell.

─Train your weakened body. (Repeatable)

─Witness the throne that fell into Hell. (In Progress)

The moment I saw the contents, I could realize.

Why the demons flung open the gates of Hell which were of no benefit but a hundred harms to themselves.

It was so.

The demons, the Demon King who fell into Hell by the hands of a demon hunter.

In other words, they were aiming for the throne that fell into Hell along with them.

So what’s the throne?

If it were the me of the past, I would have burst out in resentment blaming the 10-year gap. But as I said, in order not to sink into pride. I was someone who didn’t stop struggling.

And this item is exactly the proof of that.

[Telescope of the Demonic Eye].

The vision of the Demonic Eye slowly shifted.

The soaring flames of Hell.

Towards the throne soaring up from within the flames.

Nam Tae-min, who was quietly watching, opened his mouth.

“……Is that a chair?”

That’s right.

“More accurately, it is the throne of demons.”

“Throne……!”

“So the Demon King Continental Clash was a fight to occupy that throne!”

Harkon’s situation judgment was accurate.

Hakuna made a worried expression.

“To try and occupy the throne even while risking the flames of Hell. The power contained in the throne must be massive. Naturally, since it’s the Great Evil that made even me bring out monster-like power…….”

Hakuna was possessed by the Seven Deadly Sins, Greed.

In the ancient Yusra Kingdom, there were no battles or fights.

It was natural for King Hakuna of Yusra to have zero combat ability. But wasn’t it the Seven Deadly Sins Greed that revealed the majestic appearance of a Great Evil even with such Hakuna’s body.

‘To express it in terms of the Arcana system.’

The demon that occupies that throne would ascend in rank to a boss monster.

Indeed, in these aspects, the players were quick-witted. Hisagi muttered low.

“This is not good.”

“What are you talking about, Hisagi?”

“The demon who borders on risking the flames of Hell to occupy the throne must definitely be a strong guy on its own. If such a guy even occupies the throne…….”

“……!!!”

That’s right.

Shall we bring up the conqueror of the Western Demon Realm, Roxyoros, one last time.

If that guy was perfectly alive and occupied the throne.

It means a level 1,000 named monster would transform into a boss monster.

“It is worth the risk for the demons as well.”

Marcelo made an objective judgment.

“Ah, so that’s why. Now I understand.”

Kichi, who had raised the doubt, also drew a circle with his finger.

Well, the doubt was resolved, but the atmosphere sank heavily.

Rightfully so.

“The core would be to prevent demons from occupying the throne, then.”

“The process won’t be smooth. The moment we intervene in the Clash, we will become the public enemy of all demons. To expect the nature of demons who habitually betray each other…….”

Harkon and Talim, who were familiar with war.

The two knights quickly grasped the crux. They must be even considering the possibility of taking strategic advantage among the demons fighting over the throne.

Of course, I threw cold water on it.

“It is something pride cannot tolerate.”

Of course it is, Granfel.

Rather than expecting something from demons.

It was Granfel’s pride to just rather sink.

But as I said, it wasn’t just grand words.

I am alive.

Because there was a way out since I was surviving.

Why did the Demon King Continental Clash start in earnest in the first place?

‘Because Akshan was exterminated.’

Yes, the Demon King Continental Clash was like a double-edged sword even for demons.

Opening the gates of Hell, which is no different from a dead zone, with their own hands.

That was the very reason the Demon King Continental Clash hadn’t begun for a long time.

‘While their natural enemy, the Demon Hunter, has their eyes wide open.’

It’s not like their livers popped out of their bellies (they have a lot of nerve).

Is there any way they could do such a thing?

However, Akshan was exterminated in the holy war.

On top of that, they judged that I, the last survivor of Akshan who sent the Seven Deadly Sins Greed and several Demon Kings to Hell, was also taken care of through the sacrifice of millions of demons.

They must have concluded that there were no obstacles to the Demon King Continental Clash.

Because they had no way of knowing about the [The Last Adventurer] effect!

“The foolish species is overlooking something.”

That was the very reason I chattered shamelessly.

“The existence of me.”

……No, wait a minute.

It’s not wrong, but did I have to say it so grandiosely!!

Making my inner screams pointless.

“!!!”

At those words, everyone’s gaze focused on me.

I should’ve dug a mouse hole while digging holes to survive.

……Truly, I am living this exhaustingly.

*

Another bomb dropped on AAU.

From the new AAU branch.

Because of the cooperation official document that came from the AAU Yusra branch.

“Demon King Continental Clash?! What is that?!”

Tadadadak!

Typing sounds unceasing from all over.

Sung Hyun-joon and Yoon Soo-gyeom hurriedly scoured the database.

Sung Hyun-joon urgently shouted.

“No, Senior. Even if there’s information about the Demon Realm, would there be information about Hell? Couldn’t it be some kind of misunderstanding? Y’know, Demon Realm and Hell. They sound similar!”

“Don’t say something sounding like Hell and just look for it as much as you can.”

“……Senior, your pronunciation just now? You didn’t curse, did you?”

[Hell].

Searching for that word in the database only popped out outdated information or settings. Giving a few examples……. Sung Hyun-joon opened his mouth.

“Epic Item Setting, Hellfire Torch. An item set up to commemorate the Romantic Explorer, Lorentzque, discovering the entrance to Hell. The specific storyline is under development.”

It’d be strange if there were specific settings.

Since the Romantic Explorer, Lorentzque, was an unreleased NPC who only had a few simple settings established.

“And there’s one more. Demons hunted by Demon Hunters fall into Hell and can never resurrect again. No matter what kind of demon it is.”

The rest of the information wasn’t much different from that either.

Hell you say, unlike the Demon Realm which at least had basic settings existing, Hell was truly at the level of just being mentioned.

Sung Hyun-joon bit his lip.

“Would this kind of useless information be helpful?”

Tap!

Yoon Soo-gyeom took his hands off the keyboard and turned his chair around.

“The one to judge is not us but the player Lee Ho-yeol…….”

No, right, from now on the title must be proper.

“The Chief Director of the AAU Yusra branch, right.”

AAU Yusra branch.

Since it was a special branch, there was no branch manager.

Only the Chief Director who takes responsibility existed.

Even just the expectations the world placed on Ho-yeol were amply heavy.

Ho-yeol had taken on yet another burden.

“Wow, that position looks incredibly weighty.”

Now even AAU had ended up leaning on Ho-yeol.

There wouldn’t be much he could do as a mere employee.

Even so, Sung Hyun-joon and Yoon Soo-gyeom wanted to be helpful even a little.

“It would, right? Then we should scrape it all up cleanly and hand it over.”

Of course.

“Huhu”

The AAU South Korea Branch Manager.

Park Min-jae’s feelings weren’t much different either.

Park Min-jae took out a bundle of documents from a drawer.

Dusty documents.

“I didn’t expect to take this out to see again.”

Seuk

As he wiped off the dust, the identity of the document was revealed.

[Raymond Sean, Dialogue Record].

“It’s really been a while.”

Back when Arcana was merely a game, and he was working as an ordinary Cosmo employee. Park Min-jae formally raised an objection to the sky-high CEO Raymond Sean.

His colleagues’ reaction back then?

“It was an uproar asking what kind of bullshit I was doing.”

High salary.

Low labor intensity.

Leaving exactly on time.

Cosmo was called the workplace of gods for developers.

There was nothing more to wish for right then, so they seemed to imply not to make scratching sores for no reason. But would this rebellious temperament stay still?

“Because back then I had a personality that especially couldn’t stand being curious.”

The biggest question was the same then as it is now.

Why didn’t Raymond disclose the roadmap of the Arcana Continent Chronicle to the employees and even the executives? More accurately, he didn’t even present the grand framework of the play’s purpose and story.

Thinking about it again now, I wasn’t in my right mind either, huh?

“Because I thought of biting the master who only shook the carrot saying I hated it.”

Well, that’s what makes me rebellious though.

Park Min-jae bombarded Raymond Sean with direct emails.

Pouring his sincerity into packaging his questions.

As a result, Park Min-jae had a private one-on-one interview with Raymond Sean.

The conversation of that interview was written in the document.

“Ptoo. I put it in a drawer, what’s with all this dust.”

Park Min-jae wiped his mouth and opened the document.

Looking through it, the records from back then came back fresh.

Suddenly, a passage caught his eye.

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Sean: That seems to be the main point.

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“His quick-wittedness was really amazing. That guy.”

Why aren’t you sharing the purpose and framework of Arcana with us?

I thought I asked somewhat subtly in my own way.

He was looking right through my inner thoughts, that bastard.

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Sean: Because there is no need to.

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Really, it’s unlucky to look at it again.

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Sean: It means there is no need to interfere with what is already completed.

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Back then I didn’t know what kind of bullshit he was talking about.

Simply thinking I got rolled by the sly snake Raymond Sean and couldn’t even get my money’s worth.

Even just when rewinding the recorder and secretly writing down the dialogue record, I was boiling with rage.

But as time passed, I naturally came to understand.

Is it because I aged and my head grew bigger?

No, the Cataclysm exploded.

“……There is no need to interfere with what is already completed.”

From after the Cataclysm until now.

Looking at those words again after a little more time had passed.

It feels like I might finally grasp the meaning of those words. How, seeing the monsters or NPCs that only existed as one-line settings in the Cosmo database playing an active role.

“So you were saying it didn’t matter whether we developed it or not.”

Park Min-jae shrugged his shoulders.

“Well, what use is getting heated up about it now.”

Raymond Sean has long been missing.

An interview like back then is impossible anyway.

But at this level, wouldn’t I be able to feed him a small screw-you.

“You know, there’s a saying that you only see as much as you know, right?”

Just like how there are new things to see from looking at the dialogue record again.

If it’s Lee Ho-yeol, who sometimes even gives off the illusion that he’s observing the Arcana continent in real-time. Won’t he be able to grasp Raymond Sean’s true intention from this dialogue record?

Park Min-jae raised the corners of his mouth.

“Isn’t that right, the high and mighty CEO Raymond Sean?”

*

The office in the Yusra Kingdom.

Currently, the Demon King Continental Clash has broken out on the Arcana continent.

I was on standby to be able to respond swiftly at any time.

Click

Of course, for this lofty pride to omit teatime just because of demons is unacceptable. Even so, I reached an agreement with Granfel’s taste.

Instead of immediately quitting the green tea bags I basically lived on with my mouth, I would drink tea brewed from secret herbs for a while.

“Indeed, numbers are merely numbers.”

……Don’t say in a roundabout way that a 300 won green tea bag is better than secret herbs worth hundreds of thousands of won, Granfel. A short complaint passed briefly, and I checked the documents that arrived from AAU.

The amount of documents piled up on the desk is quite something, this.

‘Chul-min-ssi must have worked hard.’

Nam Tae-min’s brother, Nam Chul-min.

I entrusted the heavy responsibility of the AAU Yusra branch to Nam Chul-min.

Since I’m just a figurehead boss, well.

Why did I volunteer to be a figurehead boss?

Because my body really wouldn’t survive if I cared about the AAU as well.

Even just the current daily routine is a schedule from hell that would’ve sent me packing long ago if not for the Blessing of the World Tree.

On top of that, if I had to attend AAU meetings every day as the AAU Yusra branch manager?

I’m genuinely terrified……!

So I even demanded the new position of Chief Director. Me.

‘Still, I’m glad there is someone to entrust it to.’

Nam Chul-min was practically the brain of Gaon, now the Giant Alliance.

There would be no need to doubt his capability.

Whatever it is, he’ll be better than me in many ways.

Let’s imagine Granfel pouring out nagging at the Branch Managers’ meeting.

I’m getting tired already…….

Anyway.

I examined the materials delivered by the AAU.

Honestly, I didn’t have high expectations.

Because I already knew the AAU’s bottom line well from seeing it all this time.

“AAU, those who explore the fragments of creation.”

So please don’t package it so grandiosely, Granfel.

If you think about it, it’s not entirely wrong.

Since the AAU were the developers of Arcana in the past.

But, wasn’t there basically no remaining information to speak of from the beginning……?

‘……Wait a minute.’

From what I heard, it definitely should be like that.

What is this, I was seeing it in my eyes.

『Arcana Continent』.

[Arcana Continent Chronicle].

To me who has experienced both worlds.

How to utilize the seemingly useless information.

“Your exploration has led to a [『Marvel』].”

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The new World Event, ‘Demon King Continental Clash’ is beginning.

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