Chapter 10
Chapter 10
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 9
Chapter Title: Legendary Class. Sword Saint.
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If I had just that... I'm not kidding, I could sweep through the orc warriors all by myself.
And I'd even level up! Equipment would drop too!
There'd be no need to lead the territory's people in a desperate flight.
"Woof! Woof!"
"Ugh, come on."
The man eating donburi across from me grimaced at the barking dog once again.
"You there, miss!"
"Ah, yes, sorry..."
"Take your phone call. It's been ringing nonstop, hasn't it?"
"...Yes? Pardon?"
"I said, take your call."
I turned at the commotion. The woman stammered in confusion.
"Ah, no, Ssuth is..."
"Woof! Woof woof!"
The toy poodle must have thought its owner was under threat, because it approached the man and barked at him. At the same time, the man's face darkened menacingly.
"What do you think you're doing? Sending this thing at me... Are you threatening me right now?"
Wooong!
Divine power gathered in the man's right hand.
I watched the scene, wondering if a fight was about to break out, then let out a wry smile.
'I see. No wonder. He's a priest of the [God of Justice].'
There are four gods on Earth.
The great and mighty Game Master, Gwandaeha.
And then the gods who oversee justice, truth, and honor respectively.
That man over there seemed to be a priest serving the God of Justice among them.
"I hereby impose a light penalty! [No phone use for 24 hours]!"
The divine power activated. I clicked my tongue.
'Priests of the God of Justice are all the same—stubborn old fogeys. What rotten luck.'
I'm not an ability user myself, but back when I was struggling to become one, I learned to recognize the types.
Divine Spell: Public Etiquette.
Just as the name implies, it's a spell that punishes those who violate public etiquette. It's not all that serious—just as the guy said, it prevents phone use for a day.
The problem is, that's not a phone. Or rather, it's not a smart pet.
'No way. It's a toy poodle. Doesn't he know smart pets need to be at least medium-sized dogs for the functions to work? Sure, it could just play the pet role, but then it wouldn't be a phone.'
I'd heard priests of the God of Justice were itching to cast spells at every opportunity, but this was ridiculous.
'Should I intervene?'
If a non-ability user gets caught in aggressive divine power without training, it can damage their mind. No physical wounds, and right now it'd just look a bit downcast, but there could be side effects.
But at that moment.
"My Ssuth!"
Bang!
"Urk!?"
"My Ssuth isn't a phone! It's a dog?!"
The divine spell canceled at the woman's shout. The priest groaned at the sudden turn of events.
I stared at her in astonishment.
'Canceling a divine spell with sheer willpower...?'
Impossible. Breaking a spell through will alone meant influencing the physical world with pure intent.
In martial arts terms, it was the realm of Will Manifestation. Peak expert level. In other words, swordmaster!
'No way, a completed master at that age?'
"Hmph! Come on, Ssuth. Let's go!"
"Woof!"
"Ah! I'm truly sorry for Ssuth making all that noise..."
She bowed repeatedly to the other patrons before leaving the restaurant.
I watched her go for a moment, then stood from my seat.
"Heh."
A laugh escaped me. Because seeing that young master didn't stir even a hint of the inferiority complex I'd felt my whole life.
Twenty years ago, witnessing a scene like this would have exploded my insecurities, leaving me a wreck for a week.
'You a master? I'm gonna snag a legendary class. Gonna be a badass Sword Saint!'
Grinning, I left the donburi joint. Cheda, perched silently on the table, followed me without a sound.
Click.
Back in my room.
[Level Up!]
Just then, the character on my PC, set to auto-hunt, leveled up.
The character's job was Archer (Common), with no special skills, but already level 29. Higher than my own character—and that made sense.
'Stuff it with arrows and potions, and it hunts 24/7...'
"I wish I could auto-hunt too."
Unfortunately, no such luck. Even if there was, it'd be a problem.
Fighting like an idiot—[you hit me, I hit you]—I'd die before taking down ten orcs.
"Anyway, auto-hunting isn't the priority right now!"
I patted Cheda and bought 1 million won worth of diamonds.
It should have been 10,000 diamonds normally, but first-time 100-diamond purchase, 500, 1,000, 5,000, plus annual 5x special, monthly 5x special, daily 5x special bonuses made it way more.
"Check first."
I logged into Ardania and tried pulling my Revenge character [Killians]'s Archer (Common) into Ardania.
Impossible!
Curious, I tried the discard button in Revenge.
[The job is already registered in your collection and cannot be discarded.]
"Ah."
Unlike item collections that require manual insertion, class collections apparently auto-register the moment you draw the card.
"Then I can't do it from PC. Log in!"
Back to Ardania.
Then I bolted full speed eastward.
No hiding my tracks. I ran hard, pounding the ground to taunt any pursuers.
"Huff! Huff! Huff huff huff!"
Even with boosted stamina and strength, twenty minutes of sprinting left me breathless.
I stopped, leaning against a massive boulder.
[Purchase?]
[YES]
Bought a card pack from Revenge's cash shop, then pulled it out whole in Ardania.
Ardania has a cash shop too, but...
"Unfortunately, no paid currency diamonds here. There's an auction house, but without diamonds, it's literally useless."
Auction fees are in gold, so you can list items, but no diamonds means you can't buy anything.
Shing!
Drew the cards, and for a split second, a playful goddess statue appeared before ten cards shot into the sky, transforming into weapons and clattering down before me.
Swordsman (Common), Warrior (Common), Swordsman (Common), Assassin (Common)...
Flash!
High Cleric (Rare)!
"Hmm."
Disappointing results creased my brow, but I steadied myself.
"90% common, 9% rare, 0.9% epic, 0.1% legendary. Pulling something good right away would be the weird part."
Warlock (Common), Cleric (Common), Archer (Common), Hunter (Common)...
Flash!
Shadow Warlock (Rare)!
"Again!"
"Again!"
Draw after draw.
And the result?
Warlock (Common), Cleric (Common), Archer (Common), Hunter (Common)...
"No way, all commons!"
A million won gone without a single epic.
"What kind of game is this... Pouring in a million won and..."
If this were just a game, I'd have spat and uninstalled by now. But I couldn't.
Silver lining: I wasn't empty-handed.
Collection Complete!
Melee Warrior (Swordsman, Warrior, Shieldbearer) Strength +1
Agile (Assassin, Archer, Hunter) Agility +1
Wise (Wizard, Cleric, Warlock) Mana +1
Beginning of Adventure (Swordsman, Warrior, Shieldbearer, Assassin, Archer, Hunter, Wizard, Cleric, Warlock) Vitality +5
...and 3 more.
Collections.
Individually minor, but they apply to any job, so stacking them should yield serious effects.
"Need more investment. Log out."
Back to Earth.
Then boldly dropped 10 million won.
"Yeah... yeah, it's a steal. Where else can you buy supernatural powers this cheap? Plus first-time 50,000 diamond purchase! Log in!"
Straight back to card grinding.
Shieldbearer (Common), Assassin (Common), Archer (Common), Wizard (Common)... Flash! Iron Shieldbearer (Rare)!
Hunter (Common), Archer (Common), Wizard (Common), Cleric (Common)... Flash! High Shieldbearer (Rare)!
Flash!
One card soaring skyward suddenly glowed blue.
"Oh? Ooooh?"
Sensing something ominous, I yanked my sword from the ground.
"Sword Ghost!"
No.
It was Barbarian (Epic).
"Ah..."
Words failed me.
"That's my first epic?! How is this possible? 0.9%! Should be one in a hundred! I've drawn over a thousand already! Rigged?"
Unbelievable. Statistically impossible!
Rage trembled through me, but at 43, with the maturity of years—unchanged appearance in Ardania notwithstanding—it cooled my fury.
"Yeah... it's probability. Try enough times, and it'll follow the odds eventually."
Shing!
Shieldbearer (Common), Assassin (Common), Archer (Common), Hunter (Common)... Flash! Iron Shieldbearer (Rare)!
Assassin (Common), Wizard (Common), Assassin (Common), Cleric (Common)...
Shing!
Assassin (Common), Assassin (Common), Archer (Common), Assassin (Common)... Flash! High Archer (Rare)!
Hunter (Common), Hunter (Common), Hunter (Common), Cleric (Common)... Flash! Shadow Archer (Rare)!
"No... damn it! This make any sense?!"
That's when it happened.
Flash!
The goddess statue, always flashing by with a playful smile, now looked startled, smile vanishing.
And...
Rumble...!
The sword stuck in the ground glowed golden.
"Oh..."
I reached out and pulled it free...
[-Pledge loyalty to the Empire and offer your life as its shield!-]
A pompous message appeared. I checked the job immediately.
[Imperial Knight (Heroic)]
Strength +80, Agility +40, Stamina +80, Vitality +160, Mana +40
[Damage Taken Reduced by 50%]
[Indomitable]
"Ahh..."
Tank.
I'd hoped since it was a sword, but tank it was. Of course, heroic was good, but...
Regretfully, I kept it. Tank or not, main weapon sword—should be usable.
Once the dam broke, heroes started popping as I kept drawing.
Gladiator (Epic), Sword Dancer (Epic), Templar (Epic), Sniper (Epic), Silver Ranger (Epic)...
Epics and heroes emerging.
[-In the Dark Forest of the Variant Mountains, rumors persist of rangers who eliminate federation foes without ever showing their faces.-]
[Variant Ranger (Heroic)]
[-After countless experiments, Grand Alchemist Hellaine perfected gunpowder, creating the mighty musket weapon. He named its elite wielders Musketeers.-]
[Musketeer (Heroic)]
Collection Complete!
In the Name of the Knight (Doppelzöller, Duelist, Guardian, Sentinel, Lance Knight) Strength +2
Chosen by the Shadows (Shadow Hunter, Shadow Knight, Shadow Archer, Variant Ranger) Stealth Bonus +10%
Path of the Sword (Swordsman, Sword Ghost, High Warrior, Highlander, Duelist) Melee Attack Power +1%
...and 35 more.
Draw. Draw. Draw again. Thousands of class summon tickets hurled skyward.
Each at 100 diamonds—10,000 won—so 11 million should yield 1,100, but first-time buys, specials, events piled on extras.
And the results?
2 heroic classes, 24 epics, 340 rares, rest commons.
"Not... great odds, but way better than the first thousand. Pull enough, and probability kicks in."
Of course, this wasn't the end. No way these thousands were just trash.
Especially since legendaries don't drop from common pulls!
What I had to do was obvious.
"Class synthesis... Here we go!"