Chapter 230

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Translated by Jinmu
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“I didn’t expect such a day would come.”

Han-bit stood facing Asla, who had a remote look in his eyes.

Aerial had climbed onto the flower again and was looking this way with a joyful face.

“It seems you have met before.”

“Yes. It was an honor beyond my station.”

Asla, who had infiltrated the Forest of Illusions, fell into an touch-and-go situation upon encountering the elven army.

And just before a life-risking struggle broke out, a gust blew and he was sucked into the wind area.

“If Aerial-nim had not taken measures, I might have died there. The lives of innocent elves would also have disappeared together.”

「You were a truly sharp child then. You’ve gained leisure as time passed, haven’t you?」

“…The appearance of the days when I only chased power is still shameful.”

The past Asla was a person who used any means and methods to become strong.

To the point that he would specifically go around picking fights not only in Restricted Areas but also with all sorts of races.

But with the meeting with Aerial as a catalyst, a large change occurred in his state of mind.

The memory of having been active as her subordinate for a while was vivid even to Han-bit.

They were pieces of information obtained during the time he possessed Asla’s body.

“As time is tight, I will start right away.”

Huuuk—!

Asla, who drew his sword, created a fierce wind while taking a posture.

Han-bit, facing him, also drew his sword.

“There are two things to teach you. As sensation is the important part, try to feel them as well as possible.”

Ttiring—

[Hidden Quest]

Asla summoned to the Spirit Sanctuary.

You must learn the last two swordsmanship techniques that can be learned from him.

Objective: Let’s acquire the techniques before the wind area collapses.

Reward: 10,000,000 Gold, Asla’s Secret Manual, 50 Stat Points, 30,000,000 Experience

The content of the quest that popped up was simple.

The last swordsmanship from Asla.

They were techniques considerably important for the future journey.

“Feel the wind. And read it.”

Along with the voice, his sword was drawn diagonally.

Simultaneously, the fluttering form of the wind stretched out as if covering the vision.

Huuuk—!

The wind that felt as if it would sting the skin was like a large wave.

But to those who knew the sensation of that technique, it appeared as a completely different form.

Slig—

Han-bit, who lowered his posture, focused while letting the sword hang down.

Feeling the wind and reading it.

The fruit of that action appeared as a single small crack within the wind.

Tat—!

Han-bit’s steps, which kicked off, headed into the wind as if sliding.

There was no need to look at other things in the surroundings.

Shwiik—!

The sword thrusted out pierced the crack and passed through lightly.

In that moment.

Huuung—!

The wind that had been clustered like a wave scattered cleanly.

“…Only once?”

A learning ability that didn’t need things like trial and error.

It was a result that transcended the product of mere talent.

Originally, it was something possible only if one spent a full day, or several days at longest, only looking at the wind.

「Incredibly fast.」

Aerial, who was watching the two while resting her chin on her hand, also opened her eyes a bit wide.

As much as it was among the techniques handled by wind spirits, it belonged to the tricky axis.

‘The value is high, indeed.’

The name of the technique experienced just now was Wind Crack.

To put it simply, it was a technique to find the opponent’s weak point.

As it could be used for not only lifeforms but also breaking magic and traps, the versatility was significant.

Deudedeuk—

Then, a sound of something collapsing was heard from near the outskirts of the grassland.

It was a sign that the collapse of the area was beginning.

“I should hurry.”

Asla immediately moved on to the transmission of the last technique.

Huuung—!

Wind creating a spherical area while wrapping largely around the two people.

It was a rough feeling difficult to compare with just now.

It was dangerous to the point that the body would be torn to pieces if one tried to go outside forcibly.

“Watch closely.”

Asla focused with his best effort while closing his eyes.

The perfect drawing stance that made his age colorless did not feel even a bit of shaking.

Sssss—

Then, the wind that was inside the spherical area moved and created a form.

Simultaneously, Asla’s eyes opened.

Shwiik—!

The wind sword strike stretched along with the swung sword rushed into an empty space.

In that moment.

Huuuk—!

Eight wind blades were ejected from throughout the spherical area.

Kwagwagwagwa—!

The wind offensive concentrated on the place where Asla’s sword strike flew.

It was a significant power to the point of largely breaking the ground.

“This is the Wild Dance of a Thousand Swords. It is a powerful swordsmanship that sends sword strikes along with the wind that created the area. The preparation time is not short and it is very difficult to target the object accurately but… you will be different from me.”

Asla’s gaze, who put away the sword, reached Han-bit.

Expectation for the disciple and a bit of envy.

Not jealousy, but because old emotions from chasing power overlapped.

「I want to try too!」

Then, Sylph who was in Han-bit’s bosom stretched out her hand.

Then the quiet surroundings began to turn into a wind area.

Huuuk—!

A sphere even denser and larger than the one Asla made.

It was because Aerial’s power dwelling in Sylph had mixed in.

Slig—

Han-bit, who grabbed the sword hilt, lowered his body and took a drawing stance.

And the moment he swung the sword toward the front.

Huuuk—!

More than 10 wind blades poured down from the upper air.

Kwagwagwagwa—!

“…Heh.”

Asla let out a sigh at the intense offensive that dug through the floor of the grassland.

The power surpassing himself even though the technique had not been properly transmitted yet.

No matter how much it was not the power of his prime, he had no choice but to be surprised.

Especially, it was by no means an ordinary thing that the spirit’s will was stronger than the human’s.

「How is it? How was it?」

Sylph, who returned to his side, asked while circling around his head.

Han-bit, who was as surprised as Asla, delivered a sincere compliment.

“You did so well.”

「Really? Wow!」

Sylph, circling around even faster while making a happy voice.

Then she suddenly stopped in mid-air and flew into his bosom.

「I’m dizzy…」

Han-bit, who supported Sylph with his hand, let out a chuckle.

Then, Asla approached close.

He handed over a book emitting a brilliant green light.

“Excellent. Now there will be nothing left for me to teach.”

Ttiring—

[Quest has been completed.]

[Obtained 10,000,000 Gold.]

[Obtained Asla’s Secret Manual.]

[50 Stat Points are given.]

[Experience points have increased by 30,000,000.]

[Level has increased by 1.]

[1 Stat Point is given.]

Han-bit received the green book.

As he turned the cover, a hologram window with a golden border popped up.

[Would you like to use it? (Yes/No)]

As he touched the ‘Yes’ button immediately, the hologram disappeared.

Pung—!

The book that disappeared into smoke.

Soon after, messages popped up.

[Hidden Spirit Skill Wind Crack (Rank 7/Legendary) is added.]

[Hidden Spirit Skill Wild Dance of a Thousand Swords (Rank 8/Epic) is added.]

‘…Reached Rank 8.’

Techniques reached a lot faster than the expected speed.

The completion of the body is a bit unsatisfactory, but there was no problem as Aerial’s power was added.

「It ended even faster than expected.」

Aerial, who fell from the petals, landed lightly on the floor.

Then she approached Han-bit.

「I’ll cut off the connection with other spirits for a moment. You’re not planning to hurt those children, are you?」

“Of course not.”

Aerial’s words were not sudden.

As long as a High Spirit was together in any form, the spirits of other attributes had no choice but to have their existence itself shaken.

Problems were certain to grow if they were forcibly accompanied now.

Slig—

Three spirits revealed themselves at their story.

They were the spirits of fire, water, and earth.

“Thanks for helping.”

Han-bit, who met everyone’s eyes, delivered a thank-you greeting.

Then the three spirits also expressed their hearts in their own ways.

When a bit of time passed, Aerial stretched out her hand.

「Now, you guys, let’s go back.」

Huuuk—

Wind softly wrapping around the three spirits.

Before long, their forms were gone.

「There’s a bit of leisure. There was another child loved by the wind, wasn’t there?」

Huuuk—

Dense wind that was created again was produced exactly the size of a person.

The one who appeared as it disappeared was the girl with sky-blue hair.

“Eh?”

Haneul, who was crouching, looked around.

The first face discovered was Han-bit.

“Black Dragon-nim!”

Quickly rising her body, she came close and stood.

Aerial, who was looking at that appearance, stretched out her hand.

Huuuk—!

“Wow, the spirit…!”

Haneul’s eyes opened wide along with the surging wind.

Apparently, she had taken measures on behalf of the disappeared Greater Spirit.

Aerial, who withdrew her hand, said while looking at Asla.

「After teaching even this child, you can come outside. Because I’ll have created a path of wind.」

“I shall follow your command.”

Asla, who immediately followed the order while showing courtesy.

Han-bit, who scanned the screens of his party members, asked Aerial.

“The other two people also seem to need some time.”

「One side is earth, the other side is… light. Since they are areas without problems, it’ll be fine.」

No-eul, who is meeting and sharing a conversation with a Greater Light Spirit.

And Ping-pong, from whom he hadn’t expected much, was also desperately persuading the earth spirit.

It was a sight like a musical, far exceeding the level of an appeal.

「Then let’s go out.」

Huuuk—!

Wind that surged along with Aerial’s voice.

Before he knew it, he had arrived at the Island of Thunderstorm.

「What kind of act is this again?」

As he raised his head at the voice heard, the form of the High Electric Spirit Tonatio was visible.

He was frowning as if dissatisfied.

「It’s been a long time. Has it been 100 years?」

「Don’t talk like a human. And we should have forbidden invading each other’s areas, shouldn’t we?」

「That’s disappointing. I came to tell you because it seemed you didn’t know that the Sanctuary was attacked.」

「…What?」

Tonatio, who opened his eyes wide at the unexpected news.

He seemed truly greatly shocked.

「I’ll explain for now.」

Aerial explained the situation that happened in the Sanctuary.

And not long after, golden sparks burst from Tonatio.

Pajik—!

「Humans dared to touch spirits?」

His anger originated from pride.

It was not because they touched the electric spirits of the same attribute.

A being from the beginning of time and an ordinary creature.

It was anger at the act of ignoring the difference in rank.

「The talk will become long. Since there are things to check anyway, you do what you need to do. Because I’ll call you when the time comes, around tomorrow.」

“…Understood.”

Han-bit, who nodded, left the Island of Thunderstorm.

It was a situation where not even half of the 24-hour time limit had been used yet.

Moving to a safe zone, he sat down at a suitable place and sent a message to Kim Jae-ha.

「Hyung, please craft according to the attached content. You can purchase additional materials through the attached gold and Yeon-woo.」

The 8 items obtained from the dungeons and the description recorded long.

As he wrote meticulously, it took quite a while.

With Kim Jae-ha’s skill, wouldn’t they be completed around tomorrow?

“So, isn’t it about time you go back?”

Han-bit asked while staring straight ahead.

There was someone who responded to the voice that rang in the air.

Slig—

A black-and-white crack produced before his eyes.

The one who revealed himself from there was the hooded Dusk.

“…”

Standing quietly, he didn’t say any words.

It was a face as if he received some shock.

When that silence continued a bit longer, Dusk finally opened his mouth.

“What are you?”

“An Investigation Team candidate and a Spirit Summoner. There’s nothing else to explain besides this.”

“Don’t make me laugh!”

Dusk raised his voice at the casually thrown out words.

An embarrassment as if seeing something unknown was buried in his expression.

“Spirits powerful to the point that they cannot even be explained! The power that attacked them! The story of the Goddess that came out of your mouth! The words that you know the future! Not a single one can be passed over easily, can it!”

“Since every single one is the truth, report it to the commander yourself.”

“Is that also the future you know? That I would act like that?”

Dusk asked while blocking the way.

Although it was a natural reaction, it was necessary to clear up the misunderstanding.

“It’s not that convenient. Because many things I don’t know have been arising recently.”

“What does that…”

“Think for yourself. Because I’m going to visit more dungeons.”

Han-bit, who moved his steps while passing him, headed for another island.

Dusk, who pondered while looking at his retreating back, finally followed.

「Cleared the dungeon.」

「Cleared the dungeon.」

「Cleared the dungeon.」

Han-bit, who cleared 3 more dungeons, ended the game.

It was after sending the twins and Ping-pong, who succeeded in contracting with spirits, first.

And the next day.

Han-bit, who connected to the game in line with the 24 hours, faced the message that popped up.

[Main Quest #7 has been completed.]