Chapter 86

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Translated by Jinmu

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“What is the meaning of this behavior?”

Goric, with a flabbergasted expression, asked Han-bit.

“Isn’t this what you need? Then we should make a trade.”

“…A trade?”

At the proposition brought up, his face furrowed sharply.

Goric, taking a step closer, raised his head and spoke.

“Considering I am taking back my own item, what trade is necessary?”

“How do we know if this is yours?”

“Are you so foolish as to not know even after seeing this appearance?”

“It might not be a token of royalty, right?”

“No, that is ours.”

There was not a sliver of change visible in the stubborn answer.

At the expected flow, Han-bit brought out the proposition he had prepared.

“Since you are speaking to that extent, let’s go visit your country once. There must be other royalty or citizens, right?”

“That is… impossible.”

“Impossible? Then handling it via trade would be the cleanest.”

“…….”

– Didn’t Goric’s country fall?

– Yeah Kingdom of Hedrick fell.

– That’s too far;

– Boo, trash.

At the firm rejection, Goric closed his mouth.

From the start, subduing the three adventurers with force was an impossible task.

However, his pride as royalty didn’t allow him to engage in a trade.

“Are you absolutely thinking of not handing it over meekly?”

“We can’t just do it for nothing. You have to tell us a detailed story at the very least.”

“…Then the conversation ends here.”

Goric, who was glaring at Han-bit, turned his back.

And without even looking back, he disappeared into the thicket.

– ?

– It ends like this?

– But couldn’t you just talk about Camon?

– Yeah seems it would work if you act a bit close.

– Seems like a side quest, let’s just ignore it and go.

– The main quest is definitely important.

As Goric left futilely, the viewers’ opinions split.

However, the alarm sound that followed quickly subdued the confusion.

Ding-

[Condition has been fulfilled due to ‘Achievement: One Who Walks the Path of Truth’.]

[A sub quest opens.]

[Sub Quest #1]

You encountered Goric, the prince of the ruined nation.

Although he left as you did not hand over the token, it didn’t seem he would give up easily.

He seems reluctant to reveal his circumstances himself, but what kind of back story could there be?

Objective: Figure out the situation in Ifrit before reuniting with Goric.

Reward: Opening of Sub Quest #2

– Uh?

– A sub quest here;

– Is the achievement required?

– Resetting is unconditionally necessary huh;

– But you can’t do it if you don’t have the token, right?

– How are newbies supposed to live feeling so slighted.

At the appearance of a sub quest premised on an achievement and a token, the viewers vented their grievances.

However, this was a natural flow.

“Not only the token, but Camon’s item is also one of the elements connecting to Goric. We are also planning to show it to Goric around the time our relationship progresses.”

Dwarf metallurgy aside, the character playing a vastly important role in the Ifrit episode was Goric.

If you bring the achievement and the keepsake, the episode can be progressed.

However, based on experience, if you don’t have the token, he doesn’t appear first like now.

“By the way, unlike us, you all will have to find him yourselves. Because Goric won’t even notice you all.”

– ?

– He won’t come to us first?

– Discriminating amongst players;

– Still, if we can meet him, it is OK.

– Yes, Black Dragon will give us a walkthrough.

[Hehe Sponsored 1,000 won.]

[Walkthrough… You’ll tell us, right?]

A sponsorship message flying in faintly.

In the chat window as well, there were many reactions wanting a walkthrough.

“I will think about it after finishing the episode. Please do your best until then.”

“No way…….”

Kim Jae-ha, who was listening to the story, couldn’t snap out of his shock.

Organizing his thoughts, he looked at Han-bit and asked.

“Is that Dwarf really the owner of this iron plate?”

“That’s right. You learn the Dwarf metallurgy from him.”

“But why is he here? What about the snowy mountain where the iron plate was discovered? No, rather than that, we should catch that person right now.”

Kim Jae-ha knew his own role.

Obtaining the hidden skill ‘Dwarf Metallurgy’.

Sub quest aside, if the owner of this token was that Dwarf, it was natural to chase after and catch him somehow.

“If we follow and catch him, it’ll backfire. Instead, trouble will just arise and the story afterwards will get twisted up.”

“Trouble is… I think I can understand.”

Kim Jae-ha, recalling Goric’s attitude, slowly nodded his head.

Since he was a person who’d kick off his seat and disappear even if the conversation went slightly awry.

“I understand a bit now.”

At that time, Avant-garde, who had been quiet, raised his voice.

He was still keeping his gaze fixed on the thicket where Goric had disappeared.

“That Dwarf must have been following us.”

“You noticed well.”

The figure mixed in the dim shadows beyond the thicket was very faintly visible.

Without anything else to guess, Goric was hiding his body from afar.

That strangely clumsy figure was exactly the same as in his memory.

“He followed us? Since when?”

“Since after we came out of that cave earlier. He probably sensed the token before we entered the private area.”

The royalty Goric can figure out the location of a token within a certain distance.

Ifrit, a place stopped by every single regression.

Thanks to that, he sees through exactly when and where Goric explores.

“Uh? Then what about me? Even though I continuously stayed in Ifrit after obtaining the token, Goric never came looking for me even once?”

– That’s right. Why didn’t he come?

– Wasn’t he just watching because it was fun?

– ???: Work your ass off. Lol.

– FR there were freaking so many people looking for him at the snowy mountain though.

– I abandoned it for about 1 week too.

Kim Jae-ha was flustered.

The months of time he wandered with the token found in the snowy mountain.

Even after the project was scrapped, he struggled to find him alone, but to say nothing of Goric, he didn’t obtain even a small clue.

At that question, Han-bit brought up the message that had surfaced earlier.

[Condition has been fulfilled due to ‘Achievement: One Who Walks the Path of Truth’.]

[A sub quest opens.]

“This sub quest message, it didn’t pop up for you hyung, right? It probably popped up for Avant-garde-ssi.”

“Yes. It popped up for me.”

Avant-garde immediately nodded his head.

Kim Jae-ha standing next to him spoke with an expression still finding it hard to understand.

“The quest didn’t appear though……. Ultimately the thing I have to obtain is a skill. Isn’t it strange that it even relates to an episode from the past?”

Kim Jae-ha, who had cleared the Edlen episode with the walkthrough from the existing guidebook.

He knew that was the wrong direction, but it was somewhat strange that it affected skill acquisition.

However, Han-bit shook his head firmly.

“Both the Dwarf metallurgy and the Ifrit episode can only be progressed after changing Goric’s mind. That person’s role is quite huge.”

“Camon’s item makes that possible?”

“The two were closer than you think. Therefore, he shows more trust in a person who achieved Camon’s intent in the episode.”

“That… is true.”

Kim Jae-ha, who had been expressing doubt, nodded his head as if he understood.

If so, there is only one task to be done now.

“Hyung, please return to Edlen immediately and progress the episode anew.”

“Since it’s necessary, I will try to do it quickly somehow. But no matter how much I hurry, won’t it take longer than you?”

Kim Jae-ha, wanting to give help to Black Dragon, possessed the confidence to do anything.

What concerned him was the progress becoming sluggish because of himself.

Exactly just that alone.

“Ah, that’s fine.”

Han-bit, knowing well what kind of worries he harbored, opened a message window so it wouldn’t be broadcast on the stream.

And rapidly writing down something, he said to Kim Jae-ha.

“Please do it according to this method. Because it will end in two days.”

***

“I can see it over there.”

A short while of walking along the path.

A beautiful stone wall began to be seen beyond the front.

Surprisingly, the main material forming the wall was brightly colored glass.

Not some special material, but truly that glass prone to breaking.

“Black Dragon-nim, are you progressing Ifrit’s story entirely differently from what’s known too? I know that stopping the monster wave is supposed to be the main thing though…….”

Avant-garde, walking beside him, stealthily asked.

The main element of the second episode, Ifrit, is the monster wave.

It was like a defense game fending off the invasion of monsters multiplying nearby.

The problem was that a few figures within the eye of the storm were uncooperative.

To say nothing of a sense of crisis, it was at the level of being a hindrance.

“I do know. Looking just at the wall, it is pathetic.”

“Since it’s also called a wallpaper wall. Actually, players taking photos here are quite numerous.”

Like Avant-garde’s words, this wall is famous in many ways.

The transparent wall twinkled, shivering the sunlight and seeming to dye the surrounding scenery in rainbow colors.

A subtle radiance that made even dry land and plain trees beautiful.

As that scenery was on a scale of several kilometers, it was honestly a spectacle.

Judging by how it’s used like a tourist attraction even within this world, its aesthetics must be considered verified.

“Welcome.”

As they approached the gate, a soldier guarding the entrance gave a greeting.

It was tranquility itself lacking any wariness whatsoever.

“Hello. We are adventurers from Edlen.”

“Let me check.”

Handing out the adventurer card, the soldier examined the recorded info.

Then taking out a black bracelet from a box placed nearby, he handed it over.

“This is an item used for the purpose of identification, so we would appreciate it if you keep it equipped at all times inside the city.”

“Understood.”

Ifrit divides the grade of visitors by the color of the bracelet.

To be precise, should it be called a device for the personnel inside the city to distinguish the class of outsiders.

The known classifications were lower-class black, middle-class red, and upper-class gold.

The one received right now was a bracelet of the lowest grade.

“Then you may enter.”

“Yes, thank you.”

Passing the inspection like that, Han-bit entered the inside of the city gate.

When confronting the drastically changing scenery, a familiar sentiment floated in his mind.

‘It’s the same here too.’

He slowly examined the buildings spreading straight out into the city.

A city beautifully decorated down to the streets, let alone the commercial streets and civilian houses.

However, it was also a sight revealing Ifrit’s problem.

– Look at how bright the people are.

– Originally they won’t know till they get hit.

– It’s ruined from the state of the walls.

– FR useless.

The viewers knowing the situation to unfold in the future had already let out laments.

That much, the city full of insensitivity to safety presented a frustrating experience to everyone.

“Black Dragon-nim, have you thought of how to use the remaining time?”

Avant-garde, walking together, asked while looking around.

Episode progression decided to be paused until Kim Jae-ha returned.

The reason for not showing the letter of recommendation received in Edlen to the gatekeeper was because of that.

“I plan to prepare a bit. Including armor, there are items I need.”

‘Defense’ is an element important in many ways for Ifrit’s progression.

Because there was a lot of gold in his possession, he was also considering the method of purchasing finished products.

An opportunity of an abundant wallet different from previous regressions.

How to utilize this was a quite enjoyable dilemma.

“This is one proposition but.”

At that time, Avant-garde, thinking of something, brought it up.

Then he continued with unexpected words.

“How about taking this opportunity to try other content?”