Chapter 18
Chapter 18
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 18
Chapter Title: The Salseong
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[Are you sure you want to change to the Legendary Class, <Salseong>?]
[This class cannot be changed once chosen.]
[Please decide carefully.]
“…I'll do it.”
[You have changed to the Legendary Class, <Salseong>!]
[You are the 7th player on the server to obtain a Legendary Class.]
[This is a great achievement! You have acquired the title, 'The Seventh Legend'.]
The Seventh Legend
• All stats +3%.
A short but powerful effect!
It was a great title in many ways.
Anything that raises a character's base stats is always useful.
[You have acquired 5 skills.]
[You can now redistribute your stats.]
[The special stat, Fame, has been unlocked.]
[The special stat, Bloodlust, has been unlocked.]
‘Bloodlust?’
He knew Fame well, but Bloodlust was a stat he'd never heard of before.
Lee Shin opened his status window and read the description.
Bloodlust
• Bloodlust is a unique resource for the Salseong. You can generate Bloodlust by defeating enemies.
• You cannot allocate stat points to Bloodlust.
The description was very simple.
It was hard to know its exact effect from this alone.
‘Is it like a swordsman's Sword Ki?’
Intuitively, that's what it seemed like.
But since it was a stat he was seeing for the first time, he knew he'd have to use it himself to understand its true effect.
After checking the stats, Lee Shin moved on to the skills.
Critical Hit Stack - Explosion
• Damage increases with each consecutive critical hit.
• Upon reaching the maximum stack, you can detonate it at once for a powerful attack.
• Current Maximum Stacks: 10
• Maximum Damage: 100%
Throw
• Consume mana to throw a weapon. As the skill level increases, you gain a bonus to accuracy.
The first two skills were nothing special.
They were common skills for the rogue class, ones that anyone could learn.
But the next skill he checked was different.
Dignity of a Legend
A legend does not break easily.
• Greatly increases resistance to status effects. The effect increases with the number of nearby enemies.
Serial Murder
A Salseong does not hesitate to kill a second time.
• When you cause a serial murder in a short period, Attack Power, Movement Speed, and Evasion Rate increase by 100%.
• Activation Condition: Kill 10 or more enemies within 0.7 seconds.
• Duration: 4 seconds, refreshes upon participating in a kill.
‘Hmm?’
As his eyes scanned down the message, Lee Shin's gaze narrowed. He thought he'd just seen a rather incredible name.
‘Did I misread that?’
[Serial Murder]
[This is a class-exclusive skill.]
‘…’
But there was no mistaking it.
A skill name so brutal, as if to prove it belonged to a Salseong!
And fitting for such a sinister name, the skill's effect possessed immense destructive power.
It wasn't just a simple attack power boost; it was a skill that also greatly enhanced his supporting abilities.
Thanks to that, once activated, participating in the next kill seemed like it would be easy.
In other words, a skill specialized for large-scale brawls!
The activation condition seemed difficult, but it was understandable considering the skill's potential.
Once triggered, it had the power to destroy a battlefield single-handedly.
Lee Shin turned his attention to the next skill.
Salseong's First Secret Swordsmanship
A Salseong's sword must be silent.
• Consume mana to make your sword attacks leave no sound.
• As a basic passive effect, the damage of your sword attacks is increased.
“...!”
A soundless sword.
It was a pretty novel skill.
An active skill, but one that had to be used like a passive one, as it offered no assistance to his swordsmanship.
This made its difficulty of use extremely high.
To be precise, using it *well* was difficult.
The most crucial part—swinging the sword itself—had to be done by the player.
For a player with poor physical abilities or no talent with a sword, this skill would be useless.
Of course, that didn't apply to Lee Shin.
In fact, it wasn't bad at all.
High difficulty meant a high return, as long as one could overcome that difficulty.
If used well, it seemed capable of maximizing his ability to create unexpected variables.
And personally, these kinds of unique skills were to Lee Shin's taste.
‘Not a bad set.’
A skill composition that could be utilized in hunting, PvP, and even boss raids!
Overall, it was not bad.
He had been worried since most of the previous Salseong's secret skills had been lost, but this was a better outcome than he'd expected.
Having finished checking his skills, Lee Shin stood up.
His fatigue had already fully recovered.
Kilgeo asked.
“What will you do now?”
“Hmm...”
He definitely had to leave this place. Lee Shin thought for a moment before answering.
“First, I should probably run as far away as possible, right?”
“How far?”
“I'm thinking of going to another kingdom.”
Now that he'd changed his class, he had no desire to stay in the Eteun Kingdom, where he had already made several enemies.
It would be one thing if they were insignificant foes, but a knight over level 200 was a different story.
‘He must have figured it out by now, right?’
Gillaim was a righteous knight.
And he had intentionally deceived him and fled...
If they ran into each other, he was dead!
Of course, that might not be the case, but there was no reason to bet his life testing the knight's patience.
So, the best course of action was to avoid him as much as possible until he was strong enough to face him.
However, Kilgeo looked puzzled at Lee Shin's words and asked back.
“Another kingdom?”
“Aren't there several nearby?”
“There are. But can you get there?”
“Pardon?”
“In your current state, you won't even be allowed entry.”
“...!”
Come to think of it, that was true.
Normally, for the sake of game convenience, players were generously allowed to travel between kingdoms.
But there was a limit to that.
There was no way they would let someone with over a million infamy points pass!
No, it wasn't just the border; he had to worry about entering a city right now.
He had to pass through the checkpoint up ahead, guarded by soldiers.
‘Can I even get in?’
He couldn't use them often, but there were a few ways to get through even with high infamy.
But this was the first time his infamy had ever gotten this high, so even Lee Shin, a specialist in this area, wasn't sure what would happen.
“Let's just go and see.”
“Hmm.”
Lee Shin hesitated for a moment before speaking.
Standing around wasn't going to change anything.
And he had a slight hope that 'maybe they'll let me in if I slip them some gold.'
Normally, it would be impossible, but this was the thoroughly corrupt Eteun Kingdom.
In fact, the soldiers hadn't even pursued him when a murder occurred in the city.
Lost in these thoughts, Lee Shin arrived at the checkpoint.
“Halt! Show your identification... hmm?”
[Your infamy is extremely high.]
[The soldiers are reacting.]
[The city's security is very low. The soldiers... ]
‘Will it work?’
Lee Shin hoped.
But.
[...are reacting violently!]
[The soldiers are attempting to arrest you and interrogate you for your crimes.]
[Be careful!]
Hope was just hope.
Not a chance.
“A suspicious person! Arrest him first!”
“...!!!”
“We'll ask about his crimes in prison!”
The soldiers tried to arrest him first, no questions asked!
There was no due process.
His infamy was so high that they figured they would surely find something if they just caught and interrogated him.
‘Run!’
Realizing the situation was hopeless, Lee Shin quickly shook off the soldiers' hands.
Then, he and Kilgeo fled the scene as fast as they could.
* * *
[The soldiers have stopped their pursuit.]
[You have successfully escaped.]
“Phew.”
Lee Shin had succeeded in shaking off the soldiers.
But that didn't mean the situation had improved.
He couldn't just say he was lucky not to be caught, because the problem of entering a city was still unresolved.
He needed to get into a city to repair his equipment and buy and sell consumables.
With no other viable options, Lee Shin wandered around cities with low security, trying to bribe the soldiers.
But even just starting a conversation before the bribe proved to be a challenge.
‘Excuse me, some gold...’
‘That one's suspicious! Get him!’
‘Here, some gold...’
‘Get him!’
‘Gol—’
‘Get him!’
‘...’
The result: rejected all seven times!
He couldn't even finish a sentence.
At this point, Lee Shin was getting tired.
‘...I need a break.’
In the end, Lee Shin logged out earlier than usual.
It was a somewhat unsatisfying end, but he had to sleep early anyway.
Today was March 1st.
The new semester started the very next day.
* * *
Lee Shin woke up at 6 AM, a full eleven hours earlier than usual.
Bzzz— Thump!
“...”
With surprising reflexes, he got up and turned off the alarm the moment it rang.
Half-asleep, he washed up and went down to the brightly lit first floor.
“Hm-hm-hmm~ Hm?”
There, he saw Lee Si-eun standing in front of the mirror, fixing her hair.
Sensing his presence, she glanced at him sideways and spoke bluntly.
“Long time no see, huh?”
“What do you mean?”
“You've been cooped up in your room playing games all day.”
Lee Shin yawned and replied.
“You just didn't see me.”
“I didn't?”
“I came out often at night. ...To eat.”
“...Of course I didn't see you if you only come out at night!”
Lee Si-eun clicked her tongue and said.
“If you keep that up, you'll suffer when you're older, you know? It might be fine now since you're young, but...”
The nagging started out of nowhere!
Since there was a large age gap between them, this was a common occurrence he was used to.
Letting the lecture go in one ear and out the other, Lee Shin looked at Lee Si-eun's outfit.
Red lipstick and a black suit.
Her hair was tied up neatly.
Lee Shin asked while peeling a banana.
“Going to work now?”
Lee Si-eun nodded.
“Yeah. I have to leave soon.”
“Then let's go together.”
“Huh?”
“Just drop me off at the station.”
Lee Si-eun whipped her head around.
‘What's gotten into him all of a sudden?’
Come to think of it, the kid who always wore baggy sweatpants was actually dressed properly today.
She didn't think her brother would, but...
“Are you going to meet someone?”
Lee Si-eun asked, just in case.
But contrary to her expectations, Lee Shin nodded while munching on his banana.
“Yeah.”
“Really?!”
Lee Si-eun asked in surprise.
“Who?”
“A professor.”
“...Huh?”
“A Yeonhui University professor. The semester starts today.”
“Oh, ah...”
At his words, Lee Si-eun muttered to herself, wondering if it was already that time.
She checked the time and readily nodded.
“Alright, sure. I'll give you a ride. When are you leaving?”
“Now.”
“Come on out, then.”
Lee Shin finished his banana and followed Lee Si-eun out.
It was still chilly outside.
“It's cold.”
“Really? It's gotten much warmer lately.”
“I wouldn't know, I haven't been out.”
“...That's nothing to brag about, you punk. Come on, the car's outside.”
Lee Si-eun led Lee Shin out of the apartment building.
Just then, Lee Shin lowered his gaze and grabbed Lee Si-eun's arm.
Lee Si-eun, her arm grabbed, turned her head.
“Why?”
“It's too bright. I can't open my eyes.”
Lee Si-eun shook her head.
She supported him and said.
“You need to get some sun.”
“Now I have to see it whether I like it or not.”
“...I'm telling you to get some normally!”
The way they were stuck together looked strange, but they somehow managed to get into the car.
After checking the time, Lee Si-eun turned to Lee Shin, who had deliberately sat in the back seat, and asked.
“Shin.”
“What.”
“I have some time to spare. Want me to just drop you off at the school entrance?”
Since she had plenty of time anyway, it was a gesture of kindness on Lee Si-eun's part.
Riding in a car would be more comfortable than taking a packed subway.
But Lee Shin shook his head.
“Don't.”
“Why?”
“It's embarrassing.”
“...Am *I* embarrassing?!”
Lee Si-eun's lips twitched.
“Maybe I should just stop the car right here.”
Of course, even though she said that, they weren't actually on bad terms.
It wasn't that she had any ill will; he just understood that was how she normally talked.
And even before understanding, he was already used to it.
In the first place, they couldn't have lived together if he got hurt by every little thing like this.
“Take care.”
Lee Si-eun dropped Lee Shin off at the station.