Chapter 609

Arcane Sniper [Matan’s Shooter] Chapter 609

With a laugh, the speaker said, “Ah, yes. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to visit and now here I am finally greeting you. Have you been well?”

“Of course! I’ve been fine—no, this isn’t the time for that, let’s go inside to talk. You should keep on practicing.”

Browless gently patted the shoulder of the newcomer, a gesture that even the onlookers, including Leeha, found surprisingly warm. Such friendly actions were almost foreign to them.

‘Did the headmaster take a liking to them? Or is it just that the academy is doing quite well these days?’

Leeha observed Browless treating the novice player with warmth. And the player was a Miyaw, of all races!

Choosing a Musketeer class, no less, when most of their kind leaned towards close-range heavy damage roles!

‘It’s an unusual combination, indeed. Playing the game must be incredibly challenging for them.’

Leeha silently wished the newcomer luck when suddenly, Browless wrapped an arm around his shoulder.

“What are you looking at? Let’s go.” “Yes, ah, okay.”

Arm in arm!?

As Leeha panicked internally, Blaugrunn, following him, laughed quietly.

Blaugrunn: You really can’t say no to the master, can you?

Leeha: It’s not that! It just feels awkward, awkward because Headmaster Browless isn’t usually like this, you know?

What could possibly be so amusing?

Leeha was nearly dragged into the academy headmaster’s office by Browless.

Only when they arrived did Browless notice Blaugrunn.

After a moment of surprise, Browless doffed his hat in a polite greeting.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a dragon. I apologize for not greeting you earlier.”

“Oh, as expected... indeed, as expected. No need, I’m here today merely as Leeha’s partner, so don’t worry about it.”

The once brash and arrogant young Blaugrunn now exhibited a much softer demeanor. Though to Leeha, seeing Blaugrunn gesturing for Browless to sit while speaking politely still seemed a far reach.

Browless, smiling, prepared three cups of tea.

Blaugrunn, now seemingly done exploring, sat a little away, sipping his tea.

“So, what brings you here?”

“There were things I hadn’t yet said... and things I was curious about.”

“I’ve heard about Brown and Elizabeth.”

“Yes. Yes?! Ah- well, perhaps-”

“Mm. Kidd comes by quite often.” Despite always appearing brusque and speaking oddly, Kidd seemed to genuinely care for his original mentor.

Leeha found the thought amusing.

Nevertheless, there were recent developments Browless was yet unaware of, and so Leeha shared them. Skipping over what Browless already knew about the wave in Toin, Leeha quickly relayed how he had gathered souls and somewhat successfully used them for Gibrid’s restoration.

“So, it has come to that. Gibrid has...”

“If only I had aimed a bit more clearly... I could have taken care of it all.”

Browless’s expression darkened again.

Leeha felt the same pang of regret.

Other players could excuse their failure by their lack of awareness of the wave’s true nature.

But what about Leeha?

Even Biyemi and Petyr, who had somewhat understood the secrets of the jar, lacked the ability to prevent Gibrid’s revival.

But Leeha?

‘I could have... done something!’

Of the five jars containing 50,000 souls, Leeha had managed to break only three.

“Moreover, though you lament, your level has improved unimaginably. You know this yourself, don’t you?”

Level.

Smiling weakly at the NPCs’ term for discussing concepts of level, Leeha showed a resigned smile.It was certainly incomparable to the last time he had visited Browless. Moreover, wasn’t there a reward for the Third Wave?

“Ah, right. Character window!”

Name: Leeha / Race: Human

Profession: Musketeer / Level: 225 (97.8%)

Title: Shadow Assassin / Achievements: 135

HP: 7,970 (5,579)

MP: 2,325

Stats: Strength 609(+524)

Agility 3,579(+1,292)

Intelligence 366(+275)

Constitution 291(+198)

Mind 125(+115)

Remaining stat points: 35

“Right, I haven’t distributed my stats while dealing with the Chiyou and such. Sigh, I should at least invest in intelligence. Now intelligence will be over 400.” Leeha, while looking at his character window and deciding on stats, wondered how his actions appeared to Browless.

Looking at Leeha, who was blankly staring into space, Browless wore a worried expression. “Ease up, don’t try to shoulder all the burdens of Middle Earth by yourself. It might do you good to look around and delegate some responsibilities.”

“Yes, I understand.” Leeha nodded, taking in Browless’ advice.

Possibly due to his intelligence surpassing 400 and the ‘Object Recognition’ effect becoming clearer, Browless couldn’t help but smile warmly at the sparkle in Leeha’s eyes. “I believe you can overcome it. I will—”

Of course, reassuring words and a smile weren’t the only things that put Leeha at ease.

Browless stood up, not forgetting to add another word of encouragement to lift Leeha’s spirits further. “-be there for sure next time.”

The assault to prevent Ghibrid’s resurrection!

Browless’s determination to join the fight was indeed communicated to Leeha. “By the way, why did the Lotzak prevent headmaster from coming?”

“There wasn’t any particular reason last time either. I think I have a rough idea of what that man is up to... But this time, he won’t be able to stop us. I plan to send a letter to His Majesty the King immediately.”

A light bulb went off in Leeha’s head as he listened to Browless. Lotzak must obey the King’s orders. The best way to go about it!

“Give me a moment—I will quickly make a trip to the Papacy.”

“Hm? What happened?”

“Ha, haha, I’m not quite sure myself. I just tend to think clearly in these situations.”

If it were up to Lotzak, he could crumple Browless’s letter. But if it’s a direct request from the Papacy!?

“See, you can do anything if you put your mind to it.”

“Moreover, thanks to the advice from the headmaster, I got another idea. ‘Look around you.’ Truly a great piece of advice.”

Browless may not have known what Leeha was thinking, but decided to trust his disciple.

Filled with anticipation, Leeha looked towards Blaugrunn. “Hehe, Blaugrunn-ssi? You do have polymorph magic, right?”

“Could it be... Leeha-ssi.”

Just like that!

Realizing what Leeha meant, Blaugrunn couldn’t help but express his awkwardness.

After rushing to the Papacy to request the dispatching of Admiral Browless to the New World without fail, Leeha immediately proceeded with Blaugrunn to an empty lot near the City of Gazia.

“Ah, really! Why must you do this!”

“Because it can’t be anyone but you, Blaugrunn-ssi! Besides, it’s not a Black Ves either! Would you die from a musket shot or two?”

“Die? Barri... My barrier wouldn’t last a few shots, and a direct hit could be fatal!”

“You won’t die, you won’t die. There’s no need to worry at all since we don’t have any bullets made from dragon hearts.” Despite their squabbling, Leeha had already loaded his Kentucky musket.