Chapter 110

Chapter 110 – Not Fond Of My Nickname

I sometimes thought.

If there was a turning point in my life.

‘When did it start?’

Was it when I admired the pro gamer, Han Seojin?

Or when I wanted to become a pro gamer like him, but was frustrated by my mediocre talent?

Then, when I started a game.

Getting hooked on it and holding onto it for seven years, doing nothing else.

Was it when I entered the world of that game?

It seems like my life started going off course from that moment.

I sighed.

The person who suddenly appeared, claiming to be the Sword Saint’s cousin.

It was because of her.

“So, what do you want?”

“I heard you handle the sword quite well. This big sister here is going to give you some guidance.”

“...Who are you calling big sister?”

I frowned and looked at the woman who introduced herself as my big sister.

Brown hair and green eyes.

She was looking at me with a confident expression.

“Isn’t it obvious I’m your big sister?”

“Well, let’s just say that’s true.”

Honestly, there was a part that pricked my conscience as well.

My mental age was very high.

‘In the 40s, I’d say it’s manageable.’

I sincerely thought that way.

However, if there was a problem...

‘This person’s mental age is a bit...’

It seems much younger.

Not in her 40s, but she could be mistaken for early 20s, or even late teens.

However, there were a few things I could guess.

Usually, those at a high level were mostly insane.

Or...

‘Could it be dementia?’

That might be it.

Those at the supreme realm were all crazy in some way.

“So, what are you doing now, little brother?”

“Researching about flames.”

The Divine Flame of Eternity.

Since obtaining it, my body had changed.

‘When I killed the head of the Iron-Blood Sword Clan, I grew stronger.’

I was not talking about physical strength.

As my body got stronger, my realm naturally increased due to the realizations I gained in my previous life.

‘However, increasing my realm blindly isn’t necessarily good.’

As the realm increased, how high could one go?

This was important.

So, one built a foundation called the body and stacked their own knowledge on top of it.

This was how heroes raised their levels.

No matter how good I was, it was hard to surpass this immediately.

‘Well, even if it’s immediately, it won’t be long before I surpass it.’

It has been half a year since I came here.

I had already reached the state called High Realm here.

The class was divided into the beginning and the mature state, and I had completely embodied the realm.

‘I could move on to the highest class, though.’

The current method of advancing to the highest level was not very good.

Although it was easy to ascend, I wanted to do so in an ideal state, intact.

‘I want to learn more about the traits.’

Eternal God.

As soon as I obtained its divine name, an alien power flowed into my soul.

It strengthened my magic formula.

It strengthened the Ice of Destruction, Glacial Heavenly Moon.

‘So, the harmony of the Brilliant Blazing Fire was broken.’

I temporarily couldn’t use the power of the Divine Thunderbolt.

Yet, even in that state, my overall strength doubled.

‘So I need to strengthen the Brilliant Blazing Fire.’

This was quite a headache.

Glacial Heavenly Moon with the added attribute of ‘Eternity.’

In that case, I needed to attach something of equal rank, or at least a step lower, to the Brilliant Blazing Fire.

‘If Eternity is ice, should I go with the spatial side?’

Abilities related to the spatial side were extremely tricky.

For me, it was just the ability called Severance.

But Severance was an offensive space-related ability.

It didn’t match with Brilliant Blazing Fire.

“No, I don’t.”

“It’s simple. There’s someone I want to protect.”

“Someone you want to protect?”

“Yes, have you heard of the Vampire Princess?”

“No, I haven’t.”

However, there was something that could be inferred.

When Abel first showed me the blood realm.

‘Was it the being that was hiding back then?’

There was a distinct ominous temperament.

Like the Abel visible before my eyes now.

“If it’s the Vampire Princess, I know.”

“So what about her?”

“Younger brother, are you ignoring me now? The Vampire Princess is...”

“One of those who inherit the blood of the Progenitor.”

“But isn’t it better to kill all vampires? They seem a bit dangerous.”

“That’s right, the one currently aiming to unify the vampires. The one I serve desires peace and rest. In fact, they are forging friendly relations with humans. That’s why I work under Principal Kwon Sora.”

“Is that so?”

I think I understood.

There’s someone who wanted war, and they aimed to drag the Vampire Princess, whom Abel wanted to protect, into it.

“And you want to take that Vampire Princess away from there.”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

“Hmm...”

I pondered for a moment.

Vampires.

Some of them were endlessly malicious.

In my second life, among those who opposed the empire, there were those who were called the Empire of Evil.

Their territory was no more than a kingdom, but their power was enough to be called an empire.

Vampires.

Those guys could absorb other people’s unique temperaments through blood and use some of them.

‘It’s similar to Unique Traits here.’

If I had awakened the status window in the second round, it would have classified my Unique Trait as ‘Heavenly Eyes.’

The Heavenly Eyes was such an excellent vision trait that it could be called the source of my power in the second round.

Anyway, the ones who called themselves the Empire of Evil didn’t care much even within the Empire.

They lived in remote, barren lands, so there was no particular concern.

But they started to cross the line.

They took imperial citizens and made them slaves for bloodsucking.

‘I wiped them out.’

They were so vile that they started calling me the Duke of Destruction because I destroyed everything in my path.

‘People like me were called by such terrifying nicknames.’

Suddenly, I felt bad.

“The reason we need to save the Vampire Princess is...”

“She will be of help.”

“No definitive reward?”

“My everything.”

Abel knelt before me.

“I will give you my everything.”

Putting others before oneself.

After hearing up to that point, Nam Daram was on the verge of tears.

“Romantic, pass!”

“What?”

“Brother, when someone with such a heartbreaking story begs so earnestly, let’s help!”

“...Well, if he’s even kneeling, that makes sense.”

There was something bothering me.

The Insect Dragon King.

That guy, I mean.

Why did I attack the Iron-Blood Sword Clan?

It was because the Dragon King was scheming some plot for his resurrection.

So I tried to stop his resurrection, found the Iron-Blood Sword Clan suspicious, talked to him, and struck him when my doubts turned into certainty.

‘Originally, I should go help Abel.’

But in a situation where you never know when the Dragon King might resurrect, it’s hard to just go help Abel blindly.

“Let’s find out a bit more first.”

However, seeing Abel come out like that, my heart naturally softened.

Maybe it’s because Abel is struggling like a grad student.

‘I have to think as positively as possible.’

Even among vampires, there existed a hierarchy.

More precisely, those who inherited the bloodline of the primordial vampire, known as the Progenitor.

They inherited the Unique Traits of the Progenitor.

And they used their traits to establish their own families.

And now, from one of these prestigious families, a loud explosion erupted.

“Everyone, run!! Han Seojin, the master collector of family heads, has appeared!!”

“...”

Why did my nickname turn out like this?