Chapter 8
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 8
“I need you to leave this party as of today. From now on, a mercenary named Max will take over the vanguard.”
“Are you out of your mind? You're going to kick me, a level 95? For that guy who doesn't even have taunt, damage reduction, crowd control, or pulling skills?”
“Actually, it would be hard to find a vanguard with a skill pool as good as yours.”
“Then why!!”
“Max didn't accidentally learn Slime's Body.”
The hero party vanguard nodded, logged off, and pressed the create character button.
(Image showing a LV.95 Vanguard Class with Slime's Body LV.1 learned.)
└ Lol retard
└ Burning a level 95 just to get on the concept gallery? You go up
└└ Fck I didn't learn it to get on the concept gallery
└└ Don't lie KimMebung! Where is the retard who would learn a retard skill that makes your character instant fried chicken even by mistake!
└└ For real;; There's no way such a guy exists unless he's a retard
(LV.1 Slime's Body)
Swordsman class, hit lvl 22 not long ago. Had the essence in inventory so used it quickly, how is it?
└ Instant Death Recommend
└ Instant Death Recommend
└ Instant Death Recommend
└ ?? Fck what is Instant Death Recommend.
└└ If you don't know Instant Death Recommend why are you on the gallery;;
└└ Instant Death Recommend
└└ If you don't know, study!
└└ Your body became retarded
└└ Fck I looked it up and came back
└ It's a lvl 1 skill so maybe we don't know yet??
└└ (Link) I'm the guy who collected 200 of the same essences and leveled it up.
└└ Fck why doesn't the level go up?
└└ Idk, you're fcked
“One million twenty-one... one million twenty-two...”
“Child, why do you always attach one million in front?”
“Huff... Huff... Just trying to feel like it...”
It's been a month since I started learning under Master. My status window...
Name: Jang Ryuo
Class: None
Title: None
Level: 8
HP: 400/400 MP: 250/250 Strength: 19 Agility: 10 Vitality: 11 Intelligence: 6 Luck: ¿? 9
Remaining Points: 1
Trait: BUG
It became like this!
When I realized stats rise through training too, I was so happy I hugged Master and jumped up and down.
[Uh? Uh-uh? Master! Maaaaster!]
[Hiyat! C-Child! Why are you doing this!]
I absolutely didn't hug her with ulterior motives, but purely because I was happy, I hugged her unknowingly.
As my concentration wavered, Master spoke playfully.
“Hmm? Seems you have leeway. I'll increase the weight a bit more.”
In an instant, I felt like another boulder was placed on my back.
“Ugh...”
“Focus and let's fill just 15 more!”
Currently, Master is riding on my back.
Push-ups with a person on top, classic but the effect was certain.
I don't know how she increases the weight. When I asked...
[It's too early to learn Thousand Pound Weight (Cheongeunchu)... Or is it? Could you do it?]
The conclusion was decided to focus on immediate training.
Ah, the training content was added a little more.
“Now, let's temper the joints. Get up.”
“Yep.”
Master piggybacked onto my back as I stood up.
This training is the hardest.
Since I'm carrying Master on my back, that... slightly embarrassing part is felt on my back, so that's why.
“Start.”
“Yep.”
Master started doing Breath Regulation separately, and I tempered my ankles and calves by raising and lowering my heels.
“Hup... Phoo... Hup...”
“Phew... Phew...”
Master's theory is ‘It’s a loss if you don't use these flexible and sturdy joints!’.
Arm wrestling, military press lifting Master, Horse Stance (Mabo) with Master on my head, etc. somehow many peculiar training methods were added to the training course.
It became like couple cheerleading so it was a bit embarrassing, but thanks to seeing my body improve in real-time, I just have to follow.
I don't know if it's thanks to the Slime's Body skill, but literally, muscles stuck on jjak jjak.
Training while recalling the diligent month, I finished the quota before I knew it.
“Master, I have completed it.”
“Hup... Haa... Phew...”
She is an amazing person. It must be shaking, but to have this level of concentration on Thousand Pound Weight while doing Breath Regulation...
I don't want to disturb her, but my legs feel like they are burning so I called Master carefully.
“Master?”
“Uh? Uh-uh right! Good work. Then now Breath Regulation...”
“Ah, I did it once before going to sleep yesterday and woke up early to do it in advance.”
I'm grateful just for her watching over me, so doing this much in advance is courtesy.
Contrary to the expected reaction, Master spoke in a low voice.
“What...?”
I was flustered by Master's tone of voice I heard for the first time.
“S-sorry Master. Since I can do Breath Regulation alone now, I thought I should do it in advance...”
I thought she would say I was admirable...
Master, who came down from my back, waved her hands in panic.
“No. Diligence deserves praise. However, I did that because I was worried your Dantian would cause problems... Relax your expression child, hm?”
Ah... It seems I didn't fathom Master's intent well.
My Dantian had no particular problems other than the small(?) feature of roaming around the body.
Since it was smooth except for that, I must have become complacent. I said to Master.
“Thank you for worrying, Master. From now on, I will do it in front of you as much as possible.”
“Right! Let's do that from now on, okay?”
“Yep!”
“You must be hungry child, let's go eat.”
“Yes Master.”
We went to the kitchen and started cooking.
“Master, I will take some salt.”
“Okay, here it is. Ah! Bring a gourd of water too.”
“Yes.”
Preparing every meal together like this, before we knew it, we worked in perfect harmony.
Seeing the cooking proceeding smoothly, Master laughed quietly.
“Fufu...”
“Did something good happen?”
“Hm? Ah, no. Just laughter came out.”
? I don't know what it is, but seeing her laugh, laughter came out for me too so I laughed along.
“Haha...”
“Heheh...”
It's a fulfilling life... I never felt this kind of warmth in my past life.
As days went by, only gratitude grew.
Is there no way to repay her?
“Now, it's all done so let's eat quickly.”
“Yes.”
While eating like that, Master asked.
“Do you want to go outside?”
Outside... Of course, I plan to challenge the labyrinth if I have Master's permission.
Someday I will go out, but right now, well...?
“I am curious but I am so grateful for and enjoy my current life too.”
Hearing my words, Master's tail started swaying gently.
“R... Really? Right... Like this for a lifetime...”
“Master?”
Master trembled her eyes then shouted.
“No! No. Ahem! Disciple, I will send you on a simple errand, so will you go?”
Master's request... Of course, it's an acceptance.
“Of course. Just entrust it to me and I will accomplish it.”
Master smiled and told me the contents of the errand.
“Right, you should go out at least once... It's simple. If you walk straight down here...”
The content itself was simple like a baby's first errand.
Go to a place called ‘Chwihyangru’, give the letter to the owner there, receive an item, and that's it.
It seems Master gave it to me so I could see how the world turns.
“Child, don't follow if a stranger tells you to follow, don't eat things suspicious people give you carelessly...”
Master is teaching me 'No, I don't like it, Don't do it' as if I were a real child...
“Master, you don't have to worry. I am an adult...”
Master squeezed her eyes shut and nodded.
“Right, of course... Phew, have a safe trip.”
“Yes. I'll be back.”
I crossed the main gate and headed outside.
Why is this making me so excited...
My steps were light on my first proper outing.
Can the air be this different just by crossing a threshold?
Of course, it's probably just my mood, but I felt that mood was incredibly important.
On the way, I looked at the letter Master wrote once again.
I don't know why I can read it, but on the envelope, ‘Chwihyangru’ is written in large letters so I can recognize it.
Looking at the envelope full of consideration, I saw the entrance to downtown not too far away.
“Welcome! Delicious skewers for 5 copper coins!”
“Mom! I want that! Thaaaat!”
“I bought it for you last time! No!”
“Manuals are here~ Read it and everyone becomes a master!”
Downtown full of vitality, oriental-style buildings spread out, people walking around wearing clothes similar to mine.
I roughly noticed it seeing Master's house, but this is...
‘Isn't this a Wuxia (Martial Arts) genre?’
[The place where we live is located in the east of the Labyrinth City. People who crossed over from the East Continent cultivated and tended it, so the East Continent's culture developed a lot.]
Did they settle in the east of the Labyrinth City because they came from the east... I wondered if I would understand if I had been transported after playing the game.
Since they said various NPCs exist, I assumed the game company put in oriental culture.
It was very different from the Labyrinth City I thought of, but seeing various people, my heart which had cooled down started to get excited again.
‘Wow... Master isn't the only one with ears.’
I don't know the exact appearance of animal ears well, but occasionally I saw people with animal ears, and there were even people with horns.
Since staring intently isn't polite, while I was walking downtown glancing around...
“Whew- Hey there young man!”
—Crunch!
When I looked back, I saw street vendors frozen with their mouths open and people avoiding my eyes.
‘What is it...? Did they not call me?’
It seems I'm being self-conscious. With so many people here...
To hide my embarrassment, I headed to Chwihyangru with quick steps.
As the whispering voices grew distant, my embarrassment gradually decreased too.
‘They definitely avoided my eyes... Self-consciousness, it's self-consciousness.’
A building I arrived at before I knew it.
A tall and fancy oriental-style building, people coming in and out wearing fancy clothes; since it's stuck right in the center, everyone coming and going ends up looking at the large letters written on the signboard.
“Chwihyangru...”
A slight rejection rose at the fact that I could read the text, but I shook it off quickly and headed inside the building.
“Welco...ome...”
The deflated sound of the employee who was trying to greet energetically. The inside of the building became quiet.
“Excuse me... I came to meet the owner of Chwihyangru. If you look at this letter...”
“Yes... Owner... You must meet. Follow me...”
“?”
I followed the employee going upstairs as if possessed.
—Did you see?
—Uh...
—Crazy... Don't tell me he's going to work here?
—Don't even look if you have no money.
Listening to the fading whispers, we arrived at the 4th floor of the building.
The employee who walked with his mouth open stood in front of the door and knocked.
“Owner-nim... A noble guest has come...”
—What? What bullshit is that? Are you slacking off again?
A voice full of irritation rang out from inside the room.
The employee opened the door, ignoring it as if it wasn't the first or second time.
—Rattle
“Oh? Your head has gotten big now huh... Paaaaaaaass!!!!!!”
“…? Yes?”
I froze at the shout of the black-haired beauty.