Chapter 10. They Are Called Magicians (1)
Chapter 10. They Are Called Magicians (1)
['GR_Eclipse'-nim has donated 100,000 won!]
Wow. I watched the match well. All our team members gathered and watched!
"Huh?"
Crazy, it's Eclipse himself;;
Eclipse of the Bullshit Team? Wow, he's real.
"Oh! You're Cheon Hae-mun-nim, right? Ah. The match was fun. I'd like to actually fight once..."
[GR_Eclipse: How about we try it sometime if we get a chance...?]
[GR_Eclipse: Ah, the coach told me not to start anything; sorry.]
"Ah, that's a shame. The game you play is 'COL', right? I'll do it as content later. I look forward to meeting you then."
Sura naturally hints that he'll rise to pro gamer rank;
Crazy, Sura is going to do COL? Wow, already looking forward to it
COL would really be fun. Curious how Sura will be in online games.
[GR_Eclipse: The coach asks if he can refer to the swordsmanship you showed during the broadcast?]
"I gave a little advice because I saw some shortcomings. If you study that, it'll get better, right? Ah! I'll accept a small token of appreciation."
Sura made a circle with his thumb and index finger.
"I also have dependents now."
[Soohan-ssi: Yeah. Can't teach for free.]
LOL yeah, gotta take something
Let's see how much the bullshit team spends?
['GR_GROUND_REVOLUTION'-nim has donated 3,000,000 won!]
I'm Coach Kang Hyeon-seok. Thank you. Thanks to you, I've seen the path to swordsmanship development.
"Uh... uh? You gave too much..."
It was too much. Really.
Huh? Why'd he give so much?
Three hundred? Wow;;
[GR_GROUND_REVOLUTION: No. The improvement plan you suggested was a topic we were also considering.]
[GR_GROUND_REVOLUTION: Thanks to you, we saved research costs, so it's not too much.]
[GR_GROUND_REVOLUTION: Since we were giving anyway, we gave generously. Thank you very much.]
Eclipse. Cheon Hae-mun also added.
[GR_Eclipse: I egged on the coach a bit! Please accept it! It's good because we can develop our techniques more too! Thank you.]
[GR_Saint: Hello. I'm Seon Ui-hyeon. I watched your broadcast with Hae-mun well. It was fun.]
Wow Saint. Even Seon Ui-hyeon shows up.
The team members were watching, so maybe all the first-team members were watching.
Professional gamers also watch Sura's channel? Wow, is that really the small Sura broadcast?
For real lol first broadcast had 100 viewers lol
100 viewers for a first broadcast isn't small...?
"Wow. Thank you. I'll use the money wisely."
[Soohan-ssi: Wow... I'll work our editor hard to churn out a video soon.]
[GR_Eclipse: Then we'll go practice. Take care!]
Cheon Hae-mun then left the broadcast.
Sura marveled at the accumulated donation amount.
About 3.7 million won. An amount earned in a single day.
Meanwhile, another person visited Sura's broadcast.
['Black Knight'-nim has donated '100,000' won!]
I came after seeing the donation. Are you perhaps interested in playing Souls? I want to fight you properly once.
"Huh...? Black Knight? Are you perhaps the Sword King-nim of Souls?"
Wow crazy, the Sword King is entering now?
The Tyrant descends Woah
[Black Knight: Ahaha... That's right. I'm embarrassed to be called the Tyrant Sword King. Are you perhaps interested in Souls...?]
"Hmm. I'm not sure. I'm currently playing the Ancient Booklet. After this, I've decided to play War with God."
[Black Knight: Can't it be after that? Please. I saw the video donation during the broadcast and felt competitive.]
[Black Knight: You couldn't properly fight the AI of Weapon Booster, could you?]
[Black Knight: I want to learn a move from you.]
"Want to learn" = want to fight
For real lol the Sword King seems quiet but he's aggressive like this
He's not called the Tyrant for nothing lol
"Oh."
Sura also felt a competitive spirit from such an invitation.
Wouldn't it be fun? The Sword King in Weapon Booster was a bit disappointing in the middle.
"Then. After War with God, Souls... You said 'Souls in the Abyss', right? I'll definitely try it."
Kya! Even Souls! The content list is solid.
The content list is truly solid. Like a hearty pork soup special?
For real lol innkeeper, the soup is solid lol
[Black Knight: I look forward to seeing you in the world of Abyss. The World's Best-nim.]
"Haha. Likewise, please take care of me. The World's Best of Abyss-nim."
Sura curled his lips.
"I will become the World's Best there."
[Black Knight: My god. I'm already looking forward to it.]
The warm exchange of words with the Sword King ended.
He was quite pleased that there was someone he could compete with in martial arts.
Sura checked the time for a moment.
"It's around 5. Hmm... I'll take a break and eat. Everyone, please have your meals too."
Can you do a mukbang?
One of the Tusu suggested a mukbang.
"Muk...bang?"
Yeah do a mukbang
No cam?
"The cam..."
[Soohan-ssi: I have a cam I prepared just in case. Also have a mic. Want to do a mukbang?]
"He says there is! Then shall we do a simple one?"
Sura got out of the capsule and went outside the room to find food.
'Hmm. Might as well buy lighting and a decent cam and mic too.'
Meanwhile, Soohan was taking notes on his phone, thinking about what to prepare in the future.
'Even though we can do communication broadcasts on Life, we'll also broadcast outside sometimes. A laptop won't cut it long-term. I need a streaming PC. Should buy one.'
While Soohan was jotting notes and connecting the cam and mic to the laptop, Sura came back with food.
It was a simple pork stir-fry rice bowl.
Keu, Sura knows what's up. For a man, it's pork stir-fry.
Sura ordered a hearty soup
No, you have to order pork stir-fry;;
In terms of "hearty," it's the same.
"Alright then. I'll eat."
Sura ate while running the broadcast. Beside him, Soohan also ate.
Two-shot is so nice
For real lol both are good-looking, nice to see
Mom, why am I not like that?
???: Because you did cell division wrong.
Sura took a clean bite of the rice bowl. He had no habit of smacking, and only talked after finishing the meal.
Sura's table manners are really good
For real. Table manners are something that secretly matters.
After drinking water, Sura answered the chat.
"I learned when eating at Soohan's parents' house. They said if you don't mind such things, people will think badly of you."
"My parents do care about that."
Oh
Soohan hyung's parents learned too, daebak
Seems everyone doesn't know. What does Soohan's father do?
What is it
Rumor has it he's the chairman of some conglomerate....
Ooh....
"Ah, that's right. Soohan's family is quite wealthy."
Soohan has never revealed on his Nutube channel that he's the third son of Hansung Group. He didn't want weird people to flock after hearing rumors.
"Shh. Just know we're well-off."
When watching Soohan's place or content, everyone knows he's rich, so they just say that.
OK
Kya, Soohan hyung's looks are worth it.
After finishing the meal and chatting for a bit, Sura turned on the Ancient Booklet game.
After Lunance returned and he saved and logged off, as soon as he logged in, Sura had to listen to Vahan Mashas.
"You. Are you alright?"
Vahan Mashas had already dispelled his eagle form and was putting on his armor and sword that he had taken off.
"Ah. Your Majesty. I'm fine."
"...Ahem! I was more surprised by something than by Lunance-nim being female."
"Yes?"
"Lunance-nim seems to care for you a great deal?"
"...Ah."
"Eigh! That's fine! I don't want to meddle!...So how did that happen?"
Is Vahan Mashas a Tusu?
His Majesty is suspiciously interested in relationships....
"Umm... if I say it wrong, I might get divine punishment. Besides, Lunance-nim is listening right now."
"Gulp!"
Only then did Vahan Mashas stop prying.
Actually, it seemed Lunance was asleep since she hadn't spoken for a while.
Vahan Mashas changed the subject appropriately.
"Phew. The capital seems to have suffered heavy damage. I'll have to look into the details..."
"...Your Majesty. Um..."
"What is it?"
"Shouldn't we deal with Gabras first?"
"That's right! I forgot about that!"
The two immediately ran to where Gabras had crashed.
The place where Gabras Abisius fell was not far from the battlefield where they fought Mar Svius.
Gabras Abisius was lying with his massive body sprawled from the central plaza across nearby buildings.
As Sura and Vahan Mashas approached, Gabras slowly lifted his head and looked at them.
[Ha. Champion of Runans Abervich. It seems you have defeated Mar Svius.]
"That's right. Gabras Abisius. Mar Svius has returned. Only you remain."
[Heh heh heh. I see. Since you didn't kill me, you must want to ask me for information. But it's impossible. Thanks to the ring containing the oath with Mar Svius.]
[Is this Gabras Abisius's plight not quite pitiful?]
Gabras sneered like that.
Meanwhile, at those words, Sura thought for a moment and then opened his mouth.
"Are you perhaps referring to the ring Mar Svius wore on his left hand before the fight?"
[That's right.]
"...That should still be around, right?"
[...What?]
"Wait a moment."
Then Sura ran off somewhere, even using the Heavenly Evasion Footwork.
In his hand upon return was a dark-colored ring.
"Is this it?"
[How did you get that?]
"I obtained it from the severed left arm of Mar Svius."
[What? You drove Mar Svius that far?]
"That's right."
Gabras looked at Sura with an interested expression.
[Interesting. I know well the power of that demon.]
[You possess greater potential than I thought.]
"Thanks for the compliment."
[Would you give that to me for a moment? I wish to be free from the oath quickly.]
Gabras extended his head in front of Sura, subtly indicating he should hand it over.
"...With just words?"
But Sura was no pushover.
At his words, Gabras flinched, then burst into loud laughter.
[Krawrara! Correct words. I swear. I will help you in the future.]
[I swear as this foolish being who cannot see an inch ahead.]
A title unbefitting the name Sage. But Gabras liked such self-deprecating words even in Ancient Booklet 7.
It was his belief that humility was the greatest pride.
"If you stake your existence, I'll trust you. Here."
The ring in Sura's hand rose on its own and approached Gabras's eyes.
The ring slowly vibrated, emitted a bit of black energy, and then shattered into pieces.
[Hmm. As expected, since the oath was made under my tolerance, the oath itself is not strong.]
[With this, I am now free.]
Whether because Gabras's mood improved, his two wings fluttered slightly.
Sura, feeling the wind, asked Gabras.
"Hey. Can you make yourself smaller first? That size is a nuisance to the capital's people."
[I overlooked that. Wait a moment.]
As Gabras muttered something, an unknown energy enveloped his body.
His body slowly began to shrink, and after a while, it reduced to 3 meters.
[Is this enough?]
"Yeah. Then let me ask a few things."
Just then, two people came running from afar.
"Suraaaa!"
"...Roland! Is that Roland?"
A blond handsome man and a masked man ran towards Sura.
It was Roland and Darhan.
"Boo hoo. I'm glad, Sura. You're alive."
Roland clung to Sura and started crying, while Darhan stood nearby, blankly looking between Gabras and Sura.
"Hey hey hey. Roland. Your tears are getting on me. Let go so we can talk."
"Sniff. Sorry, Sura."
Sura patted Roland's shoulder to calm him down and then looked at Darhan.
"Darhan. What are the damages?"
"Ah, yes. The damage is considerable. Since the capital is so vast, even our Dear Friends' manpower was insufficient. Moreover, Mar Svius's minions were scattered and active, making it even harder."
"So Mar Svius was right when he said he got enough sacrifices. Is that true?"
Vahan Mashas, who was beside them, interjected and asked Darhan.
"Yes, that's correct."
"...Hoo... This will be hard to clean up."
Vahan Mashas held his head and sighed.
Meanwhile, Gabras stared blankly at Roland and then opened his mouth.
[Why are you here...?]
"...Me? Are you talking about me?"
"Gabras. Are you talking about Roland?"
[...You did that before too.... I understand. I'll keep it for you. Ignore it. It's nothing.]
Sura looked between Roland and Gabras.
Roland couldn't meet his eyes and was whistling a tune he couldn't even whistle properly, while Gabras just looked at Sura with his mouth shut tight.
Wait. Does Gabras know his identity...?
What exactly is Roland's identity....
As the Tusu grew more curious about Roland's identity, Gabras opened his mouth.
[What do you wish to know, Champion of Lunance.]
"Call me Sura. Anyway. What I'm curious about is why a being like you served as a subordinate under an oath to Mar Svius."
[It will be a long story.]
Gabras Abisius adjusted his posture and lay down.
[I shall tell you. The story of me and my friends. Above all, what happened to Talian.]
Ancient Booklet 7. Chronicle of God ends the main quest with the protagonist Talian going through various trials and adventures, making friends, defeating enemies, and finally reaching the demigod realm.
After that, there is about a 30-year gap until Ancient Booklet 8. The Return of the Legend, and during this period, an incident occurred involving Talian.
[It was betrayal.]
The betrayer was none other than Siores Gaius. An elven mage of the highest realm.
[He was threatened. But there were too many questionable points about that threat.]
[As if he deliberately gave in.]
The elven settlements of the Median Continent were surrounded by the minions of the Lord of Destruction, Garuan Mafras, and Siores Gaius, who was respected in elven society, had to succumb to this threat from Garuan Mafras.
However, this incident was too strange.
Even if Garuan Mafras's minions surrounded the elven settlements to pressure them, the elves' military power was not low, and even with sacrifices, they could have broken through the encirclement.
But Siores Gaius readily accepted the threat and complied with Garuan Mafras's demands.
[Garuan Mafras did not look favorably on Talian, who had reached the demigod realm. He was destruction itself, and Talian championed a sword that protects everyone.]
[Their natures were like oil and water. So Garuan Mafras trapped Talian. Through the trusted comrade Siores Gaius, that is.]
Talian, who trusted Siores Gaius, fell into his trap and was sealed, falling into Garuan Mafras's hands.
"Gabras. In that situation, wouldn't your breaking the oath actually threaten Talian's safety?"
At Sura's question, Gabras laughed.
[It will put pressure on him. But Garuan Mafras also has a reason to keep Talian alive.]
[Above all. If I hadn't broken the oath in this situation, my safety would have been at risk. Isn't that right?]
Gabras curled his lips, belying his massive body.
Sura understood Gabras's words.
He was saying that if he had rampaged without breaking the oath, he would have died.
At his own hands. By Sura.
Gabras continued.
[Siores Gaius. His betrayal is certain. But... there are some questionable points. Even I don't know the reason for his betrayal....]
Sura nodded.
This is never fully revealed.
But this really isn't certain. Only Gabras is suspicious like this.
But even Gabras couldn't figure it out, so it ends unsatisfactorily.
Is it revealed in Hard Mode? I'm looking forward to it.
I can't grasp it with the current hard mode snowball. What will happen?
"Currently, which of Talian's friends are following Garuan Mafras?"
[Excluding me now, there are four.]
[The previously mentioned 'Mobile Fortress'. Siores Gaius. 'Saint of Navidra' Admona. 'Gold Diamond' Hantel Barhan. 'Swordmaster' Jarguin Cardus. All formidable beings.]
There it is. Swordmaster.
I'm really trembling now. I thought I was going crazy wanting to say this.
Swordmaster vs The World's Best, kiya!
The Elderbook Specters who had held back spoilers until now became noisy.
'...Swordmaster?'
Sura, who had enjoyed Ancient Booklet 7, also knew them.
Talents who gathered, impressed by the protagonist Talian.
Admona is the saint of Navidra, one of the Eight Thrones, a master who has seen the peak of divine magic. Hantel Barhan is a typical tank using a one-handed sword and shield, but his defense is matchless in the world. Finally, the Swordmaster Jarguin Cardus. Anyone who played Ancient Booklet 7 knows him as the best swordsman.
Especially Jarguin Cardus, his record was also brilliant.
The Grand Battle Colosseum in a region famous for gladiators on the Median Continent. Also known as the Trophaeum. One of the historic champions of that Trophaeum, a glorious Trophaeum gladiator who boasted undefeated records until the protagonist Talian arrived.
Besides that, his history of brilliant victories in various wars and slaughtering monsters and fanatics of Demon Dukes was famous.
Even Talian learned swordsmanship from him in-game, so his swordsmanship could be said to have reached a peak.
As Sura recalled this record, a competitive spirit stirred in his heart.
If Sura looks excited, thumbs up lol
It's a historic match, for real
Seriously, if he gets matched with Jarguin Cardus, viewer count will break the ceiling
Gabras, sensing Sura's feelings, curled his lips again.
[Ha! Your competitive spirit is more visible than concern for the world crisis.]
[Champion of Lunance. You are rightly consumed by madness.]
At his words, some Tusu burst into laughter.
Isn't that an indirect insult calling him crazy?
lolololol I think so lolol
As expected of an educated dragon. Good at backhanded compliments lol
"Ahem."
Sura coughed awkwardly.
[I will cooperate with you too. Even with my dull mind, there should be something I can help with.]
After those words, Gabras's body began to shrink further from 3m. Shrinking and shrinking, eventually Gabras turned into a body slightly smaller than a small dog and sat on Sura's shoulder.
[Please take care of me.]
"...Uh... Please take care of me?"
What? There was no event like this.
Give me a mini Gabras too
Gabras's reduced body was cute at a glance.
"...Sura."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Meanwhile, after the conversation with Gabras ended, Vahan Mashas approached.
"Would you like to talk alone for a moment? Ah. Lady Gabras may stay."
Thus the two, or rather two plus one dragon, talked a little away.
"Actually, I have a favor. The Magician Association. Would you go to the 'Song of the Sage'?"