Chapter 38

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[Proofreader – Kyros]

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Chapter 38

If it had been a normal day, he would have logged into New World as soon as he woke up, but today he couldn’t.

This is because it is his father’s death anniversary.

Since there are no relatives to visit, his mother prepares food herself every year.

Perhaps because of that, it became natural for Jeong-Hoon to help his mother cook.

“Thank you for your help this year too.”

“It’s something I should do.”

His mother picks the ingredients, and Jeong-Hoon puts the ingredients in the basket and carries them.

After shopping for two hours like this, he trims the ingredients according to his mother’s order.

After preparing the food, he placed it on the ancestral rites table.

‘Father.’

The image of his father remains vivid in Jeong-Hoon’s mind.

Until he died in a sudden car accident, his father was very healthy.

The father who always praised and supported him.

‘1st place in the whole school again? Ha… As expected of my son! I live because of you.’

His father, who was pleased with his son’s report card, bought him beef.

And in the accident that happened the next day, his father died on the spot.

Is it because he remembers everything?

Whenever his father’s memorial day came around, feelings of longing surged like crazy.

‘Father, this time I’ll make you proud.’

But now was not the time to be dominated by emotions.

Instead of saying he missed him, Jeong-Hoon expressed his determination.

Although he could not prevent his father from having an accident, he would definitely prevent the disaster that happened before he returned.

He said that he would do his best to be filial to his mother as much as his father who passed away.

* * *

World Com is on fire 24 hours a day.

The topic always changes, but depending on the impact, it can last for days.

Lee Hwa-Rang lasted exactly a few days.

A named user who caused a disturbance in a restaurant.

What a good topic to draw aggro.

However, contrary to expectations, Lee Hwa-Rang’s fever soon died down.

The reason was the strategy article posted in the morning.

[Hey! This strategy is real! I got an evolution stone with this lol]

-Infinite thanks for posting the strategy guide ㅠㅠ

└Ah lol I just got the pendant with that strategy too~

└Users who were stuck on map interpretation also got it after seeing the strategy guide!

└I’m on my way to Idenharc now;;

└Damn it, I want to get an evolution stone too!

The number of views of the strategy article has already exceeded 200,000.

The article is currently ranked 41st in the real-time ranking as a popular rising post.

An article that is less than 12 hours old is ranked 40th.

At this rate, it was an article that could aim for the top 10.

That’s because it’s a strategy guide where you can get evolution stones.

Thanks to this, Lee Hwa-Rang was able to be buried quickly.

“What is this…?”

Park Jin-Hyeok, who logged out for a short break, immediately went into World Com.

This was to see how hot World Com was due to the light happening at the restaurant.

But World Com was plastered with content related to the Idenharc Evolution Stone quest, not Lee Hwa-Rang’s story.

He understood why the users who had disappeared had returned in large numbers.

“Should I be thankful for this?”

He was glad that Lee Hwa-Rang was not being talked about, but the more painful thing was that it meant it was more difficult to find the user who acquired the Red Dragon Bone Bow.

Would the guys who gave up the quest once and left have found the Red Dragon Bone Bow?

“No, that can’t be.”

Park Jin-Hyeok shook his head.

Those guys who rely on strategy guides without that kind of patience are unlikely to have found such a rare weapon.

The prediction was correct.

“…Let’s go back.”

Lee Hwa-Rang said with a stiff face.

A whopping five days, exceeding two days.

He had been wandering Idenharc for five days, but the income was zero.

This is because although the influx of users was explosive, the owner of the bow did not show up.

‘Ahem, in that state, even comfort will be useless.’

Park Jin-Hyeok wisely shut his mouth.

He felt like he would get caught in the fire if he comforted him with that grim face.

So they left the field.

* * *

Jeong-Hoon’s Underworld King’s Fist Technique exploded.

“Kwak!”

The White Murkun, who was hit in the vital point, collapsed, foaming at the mouth.

He trembled a few times and then died.

[White Murkun’s Fang Acquired.]

[Level up!]

[All stats +1 increased.]

[Bonus stat +1 awarded.]

The level rose to 41 with the recent hunt.

In addition, all material collection was completed with the acquisition of the fang just now.

[List of materials]

-500 Will Tiger Fangs (Completed)

-500 Black Tiger Fangs (Completed)

-500 Murkun’s Fangs (Completed)

-500 White Murkun’s Fangs (Completed)

With this, all the advanced decomposition materials have been collected.

Jeong-Hoon wiped the sweat off his face and tried to return to the village.

‘Hmm? Who is that?’

He stopped walking at the face he hadn’t seen in a long time.

Bow Master Lee Hwa-Rang.

And Road Knight Park Jin-Hyeok.

They were younger than the faces in Jeong-Hoon’s head, but it was definitely the two of them.

‘I didn’t know I’d run into you here.’

This was the first time he had met Lee Hwa-Rang in person after returning.

This is because Jeong-Hoon had not yet encountered Lee Hwa-Rang even though he had been in Idenharc for quite some time.

And Lee Hwa-Rang also seemed to have found Jeong-Hoon, so he approached with shining eyes.

“Excuse me for a moment.”

“What is it?”

Jeong-Hoon asked, pretending not to know.

Anger welled up inside him, but he skillfully suppressed it.

He had to endure.

It wasn’t time yet.

‘You have a lot of confidence on your face? Even after seeing a named user like Hwa-Rang.’

Park Jin-Hyeok, who was watching from behind, admired Jeong-Hoon’s expression.

The reactions of the users he had met in Idenharc so far were varied.

But this was the first time he had seen a reaction like Jeong-Hoon’s.

Usually, beginners who are not over level 100 can only look up to named users, but Jeong-Hoon couldn’t find that feeling.

“Maybe… Hoon, have you found a bow recently?”

There was not even a glimmer of hope on Lee Hwa-Rang’s face as he asked.

The user before him was now a level 41 low-level martial artist.

He didn’t think such a martial artist would have eaten the Red Dragon Bone Bow.

But Jeong-Hoon’s answer exceeded their expectations.

“Yes. I found one while hunting.”

“Is that true?!”

Lee Hwa-Rang’s eyes widened.

“Yes.”

“Can you show me for a moment?”

He hurriedly requested a trade with Jeong-Hoon.

But the deal was rejected.

“Well… that’s a bit of a problem. It’s an item I don’t have any intention of selling right now. Then I’ll be on my way.”

Jeong-Hoon tried to leave the field with a light greeting.

Then Lee Hwa-Rang hurriedly grabbed his shoulder.

“If you show it to me, I’ll buy it right away! Whatever it is, 10 times the current market price! I’ll buy it 10 times!”

How desperate was he to make such an offer without even checking?

Jeong-Hoon laughed inwardly at his blurred judgment.

And he asked with wide eyes.

“Ten times… you say?”

“Yes!”

“Well… well, it must be an item you need.”

Lee Hwa-Rang felt a sense of urgency in saying he needed the item.

He wanted to check the item right away and felt like he was going crazy.

“Then please accept the trade.”

“…Are you really going to give me 10 times?”

“Yes.”

He was prepared with money.

If he wanted, he was thinking of paying with items worth more than that.

Lee Hwa-Rang requested a trade again, and Jeong-Hoon finally accepted.

‘Red Dragon Bone Bow. If you got a bow, it must be that.’

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Even that gives you a weapon that fits your class, so if you’re a martial artist, you have no choice but to receive knuckles.

And since he said he ate it by hunting, isn’t there a possibility that it’s the Red Dragon Bone Bow?

However, the weapon that came up was not the Red Dragon Bone Bow.

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[Lisiv Bow]

-Type: Bow

-Grade: Rare

-Attack Power: 53

-Critical Hit Rate: 0.7 ~ 0.75%

-Remaining Durability: 100%

-Special Ability (1): Arrow damage increased by 3%.

-Special Ability (2): Proficiency is increased by 1%.

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When a rare bow appeared, Lee Hwa-Rang blinked his eyes with a bewildered face.

“What is this?”

“It’s a weapon I got from hunting. I’m a martial artist, so I don’t need it… Wouldn’t it be an item you need?”

“Ha…”

Lee Hwa-Rang gave a hollow laugh.

“You’re not going to sell it, are you? You said you’d buy it for 10 times the price if I showed it to you?”

Jeong-Hoon tilted his head.

This bow is really a bow obtained by hunting monsters.

The probability of field monsters dropping weapons is very low, so most of them get weapons by accident while hunting for other purposes.

Jeong-Hoon also belonged to this category.

“No, that is…”

Lee Hwa-Rang stuttered again.

How embarrassed he must be that he made a ridiculous mistake because he was preoccupied with the word that he ate a bow.

“Normally, a Rare grade item like this would cost around 30 gold.”

According to what he said, he had to pay a huge sum of 300 gold to take this bow.

“…All right. A promise is a promise.”

Lee Hwa-Rang put his hand on his forehead as if he had a headache and registered 300 gold to exchange for the weapon.

“Thank you for the good deal.”

Jeong-Hoon left the field with a satisfied face.

* * *

‘I gave him a good screw.’

He automatically laughed when he thought of the dumbfounded expression.

For now, he was satisfied with this much.

In the first place, Jeong-Hoon’s revenge was not to beat them to death.

It was to take away what they were supposed to have and end the game they hated so much.

It was the ultimate revenge method he had been thinking about since he returned.

Of course, it will take quite some time to get to that point.

‘Anyway, 300 gold has come in, so let’s put it to good use.’

Before that, disassembly.

Jeong-Hoon immediately visited Heyrn’s mansion.

“Oh, have you collected it all already?”

Heyrn asked with a surprised face.

An exclamation point appeared above his head.

“Yes.”

When Jeong-Hoon completed the quest, the ingredients popped out of the inventory and were set on the table.

[Quest completed.]

[The NPC will perform advanced disassembly. The resulting product goes to ‘Hoon’.]

“Oh! That’s all right. With this, I can start advanced disassembly!”

Heyrn retrieved the extraction equipment from a bag in the corner.

The equipment was the size of a fist, but when he poured mana into it, it grew large enough to fill the table.

“Then I’ll start, so would you mind stepping out for a moment? There might be an unpleasant smell during the disassembly process.”

“All right. I’ll wait outside.”

In the previous regression, he had seen it directly, but in the process, he had inhaled the acrid smoke properly.

It had a very bad smell.

This time, it wasn’t a smell he wanted to smell, so he decided to wait outside.

“Yes! Then please wait a moment.”

Heyrn said so and locked the door tightly.

Jeong-Hoon sat on a nearby chair and waited for his work.

It wasn’t long before the closed door opened and Heyrn came out.

“Are you done?”

“Yes. Would you like to come in and see?”

“What about the smell?”

“I wiped it all off with an air purifier, so you don’t have to worry.”

“All right.”

As Heyrn said, the room was clean without any smell.

And on the table, the extract that Jeong-Hoon wanted so much was classified.

‘This is it.’

Fragments of soul stones.

The fragments were revealed.

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[Translator – Kiteretsu]

[Proofreader – Kyros]

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