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Meanwhile, in the basement of the Mathew Association, Ian was dreaming of being so happy.

Boom, boom.

Giiiing-!

Ian's errand (?) was suffering in a very urgent situation.

‘Ugh, if I had known this was happening... I would have cut it off beforehand...' ’

Drum-thum-thum-thump!

A deep, dark lake of ice filled with cold air.

Jonathan, who dived deep into it, was moving, wriggling something made of black metal.

‘A little more, a little more...! ’

What Jonathan was doing was not difficult on the surface.

All you had to do was insert the Magic Reduction Device that Ian received into the depths of Shaia's Ice Lake.

For Jonathan, the Supreme Assassin ranker, it wasn't that hard to trick the eyes of the Dark Legion and infiltrate the peaks, and it was very easy to operate the Magic Blocker.

It was a quest that looked like nothing would be difficult on the outside.

But what Jonathan had overlooked was in a very unexpected part.

‘I can't believe the Magic Restoration Device is so deep inside the lake...' ’

That's the fact that he can't swim very well.

Slipper-.

"Ahhhh!"

Jonathan was almost exhausted during the process of holding his breath underwater and installing the breaker.

‘Please, please...! We have to succeed this time! ’

Jonathan's stress index rises dramatically as his hands slip because of mosses lodged all over the Magic Reduction Device.

If the reducer had been on the bottom of the lake, it would have been able to work quickly on its feet, but the spherical reducer was floating round in the middle of the lake.

As Jonathan, who can't swim, it is painful to put a heavy breaker in.

‘Ugh... ’

I can't breathe. I've been in and out of the water ten times already!

Moreover, if we wait any longer, the forces of darkness were more likely to notice his infiltration, and Jonathan began to become increasingly nervous.

‘We have to do it this time. ’

So Jonathan managed to hold on to the confused spirit.

- Tyring!

In the short term, as I was playing Kailan, I saw a message of a kind I had never seen before.

- We need oxygen.

- The abnormality persists and your health starts to decrease.

-From now on, HP is reduced by 2% per second.

…… Snapshot……

"Shit, was drowning a possible game? ’

Jonathan speeds up the footwear, using his bare hands.

You have to somehow push this last part of the breaker into the reducer, because the quest is complete.

- He's down half his life span.

- If you don't get out of the water, you could die!

Jonathan moves the breaker with a mind to end it somehow, despite constant warning messages!

- HP has dropped below 20%.

-As a result of a status condition, all stats are reduced by 30%.

Despite feeling numb all over, Jonathan pushed a lump of iron with his bare hands.

As a result, it was possible to install a breaker.

- You have successfully installed the 'Magical Stop'!

- The Magic Power Supply of the 'Magic Reducer' will be interrupted.

- Qualified!

- Shaia peak's natural magic begins to recover!

…… Snapshot……

From Jonathan's perspective, you've finally succeeded in completing a Hell-like quest that felt more difficult than an assassination quest for the Dark Master.

That's it!

However, the termination of the breaker installation did not mean that the situation was over.

- HP has dropped below 10%.

-As a result of a status condition, all stats are reduced by 50%!

With the breakers up and running, Jonathan's life force had almost fallen to the ground.

At this rate, you would see a gray screen in less than 5 seconds.

Jonathan's ability to swim out of the lake in five seconds was almost impossible.

Damn it!

But fortunately, Jonathan wasn't this unprepared.

‘I never thought I'd use this in a place like this.... ’

In case you haven't noticed, there was an instant return scroll left in your inventory.

Of course, it was an expensive general goods item for Jonathan, a ranker, but tore the scroll several times better than the death penalty.

Jonathan quickly pulled out the scroll and tore it apart, avoiding the worst penalty of death.

- You used the 'Scroll of the Transcensor's Return’ item.

-Automated return to last saved position.

Whoo-hoo!

Jonathan shakes his head at the thought of someone floating in his head as he exits out of the lake, swamped by a swarm of blue light.

Then tightly clench two fists (?).

‘This is it. This is it. Now look at something else with Ian. ’

Of course, we had to see if Jonathan could keep that promise.

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As ever today, the peaceful, neutral, middle-aged region of Krunian resistance.

But in one corner of this peaceful Neutral Zone, a little strange (?) There was a disturbance.

“I want to take you as a teacher, Ian...! ”

“No, I mean... ”

“I want to study ancient softness with Ian! Take it!”

“Oh, so it's …… too sudden…… and my ability to do so……. ”

“You've created an ancient mythical grade of magic at once, but you don't have enough abilities! I don't think that's fair. ”

“Anyway, I can't right now.... ”

Thanks to Ian, Eldon, who had succeeded in crafting the ancient horses, did not send him as a teacher.

‘Ha, why is this guy so persistent? ’

And Ian knew very well why Eldon wanted to make himself a teacher.

There was a priestly system at the Sorcery Society, which provided a lot of information and support to NPCs when they became teachers.

This is what Ian knew when he first joined the association.

‘Damn, I can't... ’

It was perfectly natural that Ian would be troubled.

Ian, the user, couldn't help but notice Eldon's demands.

What happened the moment I realized there was no NPC called 'Ian' (?) that might happen.

‘Oh, how do I get rid of this fringe head...?' ’

So Ian quickly began to rotate his head.

He wanted to quickly return to the Guild Node for at least a second and analyze the new recipe for Ancient Explosion.

Because Eldon was being drained of his time like blood.

‘Urrgh, I need you to promote me to the Mythical Rank quickly...!' ’

So Ian desperately rolled his head,) I was able to think.

It may be an open book, but we have come up with a reasonable way to keep Eldon out of it.

“Eldon. ”

“Yep?”

“Are you…… sure you want to be my disciple? ”

“Yes, of course! ”

“If so……. ”

Ian is fortunate enough to give Eldon a glimpse into his inventory.

Then I took out a piece of paper I had made a long time ago and handed it to Eldon.

“Isn't this…… a supple recipe? ”

“That's right.”

“But why is this to me……. ”

What Ian gave to Eldon was a recipe for magic softness.

A recipe containing the secret of magic softness that Ian learned while helping Kanoel with his quest.

‘It will take Eldon at least a week to find out the secrets contained in this elixir...' ’

Ian's eyes meet Eldon and slowly opens his mouth again.

“If you have succeeded in crafting this recipe, please come back to me. ”

“Isn't this just a hero grade magic softener recipe? ”

Towards Eldon, who looks curious, Ian shakes his head and opens his mouth again.

“No way, did you tell Eldon how to make an ordinary heroic recipe? ”

“Then…? ”

“A recipe containing the secret of my special softness, which I studied in the past. ”

“ ……? ”

“If you are successful in your craftsmanship, you will naturally know the secret. ”

A class called choreography is never a class that can grow without inquisition and curiosity.

In order to do extreme softness, questions and obsessions about new softness must be supported.

That's why the recipe Ian gave me was a fascinating lure that Eldon couldn't resist.

“All you have to do... is succeed the craftsmanship in this recipe, right?" ”

“Of course.”

“Once we've achieved solidarity, can we go back to the Association? ”

And decisively, Ian has a package called "Eldon.").

Ian shakes his head and opens his mouth again to Eldon.

“You don't have to come see me, Eldon. ”

“What is that…? ”

“Return to the Association, and find the Serbian." ”

“Serbian………. ”

“You're my teacher, and you're like the godfather of masculinity. ”

“ ……! ”

“If you are his disciple, you have no reason to learn from me... … How about that? ”

In order for Ian to succeed in his recipe, he needs to have a complete understanding of the mathematical stat distribution and weight of the magic object that succeeded in softness.

It's a recipe for soft ingredients with a magic word "carrot" in the base water.

If agility can't save a carrot that's higher than intelligence, then it's a must fail elixir recipe.

Normally, the magic word "carrot" was a low-agility, highly intelligent type of magic, and in order to obtain a carrot with higher agility, it was necessary to create a variant carrot using a different crafting method.

The fact that the distribution of the stats of the softened water according to the stat ratio of the base water has not yet been officially known.

Ian will turn Eldon's attention elsewhere and repay his debt to him.

It was an interesting research project.

And there was no reason for Eldon to refuse Ian's offer.

‘Obviously, the Serbian Association was also an elderly working-class NPC……. ’

If Ian was a teacher, he would have known about ancient magic craftsmanship. (?) He must be a better practitioner than that, so there is no reason to insist on being Ian's disciple.

“Well, if you say so……. ”

So Eldon, who received the recipe from Ian, accepted his offer, and Ian was saved.) I was able to leave the Association of Mathew Softeners.

‘Phew, a leech…. ’

Of course, using other means such as the return scroll (?), but then it turned out to be a user.

We've managed to get Eldon's attention back in a natural way.

“Phew, let's go back to the Node now...? ”

Ian, who split up with Eldon, comes out into the corner of Cronia Square and opens the scroll for his return.

Whoo-hoo!

And the look on his face that tore the scroll was very clear.

"Uh-huh."

I was already excited to go back to the Node and create a Mythical Rank of Destruction.

Oops!

However, the moment I returned to the Node on a scroll, Ian's plan was suddenly revised.

“Huh…? Jonathan...? ”

As he arrived at the front gate of the Node and was about to move his feet, a familiar face entered his eyes.