Episode 211
[Notice: You have accessed the game.]
[Access date: November 29, 2020]
[Current location: Shantalia Ruins]
[Player: Damien]
[Notification: Welcome to Arcia.]
“Ugh. .”
Dig!
Damian opened his eyes with the sound of the dry system. While he was lost in thought, his consciousness was sucked in and his vision completely changed.
Familiar system windows, familiar landscapes and familiar sensations.
[Are you back now? It took quite a while.]
“...Ah?”
Then, Damian stretched out on the floor at the sound of a man’s profound voice that suddenly resonated in his ears, only turning his head and looking up into the air.
Akrasia Yu.
The hero of the Guardian Spirit, now clinging to Brunak, was looking down at him with his arms crossed.
[What on earth did you do in that dimension to be so late? huh? No matter how much it is, what am I supposed to do if I can’t see or say anything for several days?]
“Ah, that’s...”
[It seems like you need special training. Does it make sense for a person named the owner of Brünack to be stretched out just because he swung his spear a few times? In my time, staying up all night for days and days to master bruenak was a daily routine. Is that all? Brunak is the unity of mind, spirit, and body...]
Dada da da da!
Akrasia fired at him as if she had been waiting, and Damian put on a blank expression without saying anything.
It was because Akrasia’s words pouring out at him were reminiscent of rapid-fire cannons.
Unlike just a few minutes ago, when I was lying down in a capsule and thinking about it, I was worried about the hopeless anxiety that I might not wake up again.
It was because as I was still listening to the words Akrasia poured out, it seemed that the worries about reality that I had been worrying about so far were just flying away.
[Hey, my friend. Are you listening to me right now? The thing you’re holding right now isn’t that simple kind of thing...]
“Ah, I see what you mean. Are you saying that I got upset because I came late?”
[What? As a hero of Middle-earth and one of Rio Rexient’s allies, I was just pissed off at this! Are you saying you only thought of me that way!]
“This is the first time since the world of images, right? You come out and see the world.”
[Well... that’s true, but if you’re trying to change your mind right now...]
“I’ll show you. How has this world that Akrasia-sama saved changed?”
When Damian snapped his fingers and smiled at him, Akrasia Yu made a puzzled expression.
He was a man who had nothing to do with being clever.
Of course, the reason why I couldn’t add more nagging even though I knew the ulterior motive was because, as Damian said, I was curious about what the world was like outside the Shantalia ruins.
“Are not you curious? What are the young descendants doing these days, how the territory has changed now when Akrasia-sama was the Marquess, who is the country that holds the hegemony in the middle world and who is ruling it.”
[...hmm! Heh heh!]
And Akrasia Yu, trying to control the raised eyebrows at Damian’s continued words, looked over at a book suddenly popping out of the air.
< The Book of the Black Oath Calling the End >.
Even at a glance, it was a book that exuded unusual history.
“Return to town.”
Aaaaaaaaa!
Eventually, Damian’s model was engulfed in a handful of light and disappeared without a trace.
* * *
“Kyaa— good—!”
“This is awesome, master!”
As Damian exclaimed as he put down his beer mug, the group sitting on the table spread their wings wide.
– Shield: None
– Helmet: Wolf Totemic Mask
– Top: Wolf Totemic Tattoo
– Bottom: Wolf Totemic Pants
– Shoulder: Wolf Totemic Cape
– Gloves: Wolf Totemic Gloves
– Shoes: Wolf Totemic Boots
– Necklace: Deep Roots of Iskandar
– Ring 1: Tessa Ring
– Ring 2: Zodiac Ring
“Should I say that I am deeply moved after seeing this or that I have a special feeling...”
[What is so new?]
“Just. But I think you’ve been working as hard as everyone else.”
Damian replied to Akrasia, who was still busy eating. Due to the long, if long, expedition, his status window was about to undergo quite a few changes.
His level, which was only 72 until he came to the crescent moon cape to attack the fire and twisted portal, has reached 80 before he knew it, and his physical level (stats) has also grown by leaps and bounds.
Moreover, it goes without saying that he obtained countless by-products from defending the front yard of Akrasia Yu—it was a large-scale war stained with monster waves over eight rounds—and attacking the twisted portal.
It was a bonus that titles that had not been seen before were increasing.
Although it was the first thing he, even a 10-year-old man, had seen, such as Dark Star, Dark Star, and Heir to the Dead Star, the other two titles that had been added were titles that he was familiar with as well.
[Artist of Massacre]
A title given to those who kill a large number of enemies at once. Its hands are so neat that it is impossible to guess how many enemies there were on the battlefield. In front of the artist of massacre, arguing who went to the other world first is nothing but an old-fashioned pun about whether the chicken or the egg came first.
Effect:
– Each time an enemy is killed, attack power increases by 1% for 15 seconds, up to a maximum of 20%. The duration is reset each time the effect stacks.
[Dokgodai]
A title given to those who alone consumed 80% or more of the champion monster’s HP. This is not a big deal no matter who you go with. Rather, it might be better to go alone...?
Effects:
– All stats are increased by 5% and attack/movement/casting speed is increased by 5% when not in a party or expedition.
“Big. this is it Only then will the hard work be worth it.”
And while looking at the options for the titles < Artist of Massacre > and < Dokgodai > that popped up in front of his eyes, Damian could feel that the expedition in the south was not just exhausting.
Even though he spent a lot of time on the crescent cape and the twisting portal, as well as the legacy of forgotten heroes buried beneath the waters of Patreon, which amounted to days in real time.
If you consider that this is the section where the required experience for leveling up is relatively steep, it is at this point.
The fact that he had been leveling up more than one level a day was a pretty remarkable achievement, both objectively and subjectively.
‘Of course I didn’t pay much attention to the rest, but...’
‘The owner won’t eat this! Then the bundle is eaten!”
Damian was lost in thought, letting the mungchi’s words flow through one ear. As he clenched his chin, numerous AC community sites appeared before his eyes.
Although he has achieved a very good growth compared to others, it is true that Damian has put a lot of energy into digesting his schedule in the southern continent.
Even more so, the fact that he spent quite a bit of time wandering through the legacy of forgotten heroes and struggling to obtain the brilliance Brawnak was like saying that he didn’t have enough time to take care of the rest.
In other words, it was said that there was almost no time to care about anything else.
It’s been a long time since his personal broadcast and Otube channel were also replaced with footage such as daily vlogs, and I didn’t even notice how much AC changed with this update.
Of course, it was because the dungeon (?) called Legacy of Forgotten Heroes boasted a level of difficulty that was difficult to even imagine, and in the end, it was a shame because he obtained a legendary weapon called Brunak.
Now that AC’s many things are coming up as a hot topic every day, Damian’s lack of familiarity with various community sites was tantamount to half-blindness.
It was quite a loss for him.
“Are you going to become the husband of the Black Rose?”
“...?”
Before long, a stranger called Damian.