#38
Episode 38
SS (4)
It’s not a mistake.
Her finger was pointing precisely at the king of all diseases.
Jeongdo reflexively used observation on her. It wasn’t something I did with any particular thought, but rather an instinctive defensive action.
And to some extent, I was able to see phrases I had never seen before after using observation.
Tiring!
<Observation has detected the <Hideer’s Ring>. I see right through it!>
<Observation has detected <Bracelet of Information Security>. I see right through it!>
<Observation is the magic of detecting <fake information>!>
‘what’s this!’
Stealth? security? fake?
How thorough are you in self-management? No, it went beyond the level of thoroughness and even felt like obsession.
however.
<Observation successful!>
<Observation> broke through all of that and provided information to Jeong Do.
Tiring!
Name: Ellie Mcdowell
Level: 87
Mana available: 137
Strength: 77 Stamina: 54 Reflexes: 80 Mana Sensitivity: 139
Talent: <Emotion-lv.2>, <Invention-lv.2>, <Mana Manipulation-lv.2>, <Implementation-lv.2>, <Science-lv.2>, <Engineering-lv.2>, <Security-lv.2>, <Understanding-lv.2>, <Game-lv.1> … and 8 others.
Possessed skills: <Production>, <Structure Analysis>, <Mana Implementation>… and 6 others
‘It’s huge.’
In fact, if you look at the status alone, it might not even reach S rank. Although most SS-classes were incomparably stronger than S-classes, there were exceptions, like Ellie in front of us.
SS level.
Unlike up to S level, grades are not given based on individual force. In the first place, it would be correct to say that it is not a grade but a title.
The standard is how much great achievements the user has made in modern society.
Ellie McDowell.
17 talents.
The overwhelming number of talents surpasses even Kang Hae-joon’s record, the highest record in Korea, with ease.
She is a genius who established a user system in modern society with her natural talent.
Even setting aside all other achievements, Awaker’s development alone was enough to make her worthy of winning the SS-class title. With the development of Awaker, the number of users around the Earth has increased explosively, and as a result, Earth has been able to easily clear dungeons and escape the danger of breaks.
The extent to which I checked her information made me realize her accomplishments once again.
of course.
“Hey, if someone asks, give an answer. “What are you blanking on?”
Unfortunately, there was no guarantee that the achievements and personality would be proportional. Jeongdo was in a bad mood because of her inconsiderate tone of voice.
If she had treated Jeongdo a little more normally, Jeongdo would have built up a reputation. He would have shown respect for her considering her contributions to society. But at this rate, whose mouth will good words come out of her mouth? Jeongdo took a deep breath, tried to calm her mind, and answered.
“I know you are a great person. However, no matter how great a person is, there are etiquette that must be observed between people. If there is an answer that Ellie wants to hear from me, wouldn’t it be right to show the manners first?”
“uh… .”
Ellie’s eyes widened as she was so surprised by Jeongdo’s answer.
‘ha… .’
Jeongdo sighed inwardly, anticipating the next picture. How many truths did he encounter while working in sales? Soon she will blush and scream. Because people like A are usually like that.
however.
“that… yes. You’re right.”
“hmm?”
This time, Do-do’s eyes widened at her answer. But she didn’t care that Jeongdo was surprised and continued speaking.
“no. Still, this is an important question. It would be a lie to say that I don’t have personal curiosity, but… “But it’s still very important.”
After saying that, she started talking to herself absent-mindedly. Jeong Do felt that things were going unexpectedly and closed her mouth.
“damn! As expected, I’m not good at explaining this. wait a minute! “Hae-joon will call me now!”
“yes?”
She didn’t even respond to Jeongdo’s question and ran towards the direction where Haejun had disappeared earlier.
“What the hell… .”
If this is going to be the case, why did you kick Haejun out earlier? If you had just told me when I was next to you, I wouldn’t have to pick you up…
“uh? no way.”
Were you considerate? Because I couldn’t ask for personal information in front of other people.
‘I don’t know.’
Looking at his previous attitude, I don’t think he would be that considerate, but… Looking at his behavior just now, he may not have an authoritarian personality.
And a little while later, Ellie came into the living room, pulling Haejun by the arm. Hae-joon said he was tired.
“ha. Ellie, you said earlier that you should leave, but now you are saying the opposite again. “What the hell is going on?”
“It’s a very important story. Just sit down. Calm down and you too.”
At Ellie’s words, three people sat down around the table in the living room.
And then Ellie dropped a bombshell.
“This guy. I guess I went in and out of the treasure dungeon. “I cleared that too.”
“Cough.”
“… Is that really true?”
Jeong-do coughed in surprise at Ellie’s words, and Hae-joon’s expression became even more serious. Hae-joon asked Ellie.
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“Were you two there to check that? “If that were the case, I would have been there too.”
“… “If not, it would be like only his personal information was revealed.”
‘You were really considerate.’
She was confident in her guess, but she told Hae-joon to leave just in case she was wrong.
“From now on, you explain. “I’m not good at this.”
“… All right.”
Hae-jun nodded, looked at Jeong-do and said.
“I should first explain the situation. There is a reason why I am convinced that Ellie entered the treasure dungeon after seeing Mr. Jeong Do. “It’s hard to give details, but she can analyze the structure or materials of any object through her skills.”
“ah… .”
Does this mean that while he was exploring her through observation, she was also examining the King of All Diseases through skill? However, Hae-joon’s next words were a little different from her thoughts.
“But not everything can be figured out. We can’t figure out very special things. for example… .”
“British Excalibur. “It’s like the Chinese Blue Dragon and Moon Blade.”
Ellie received Hae-joon’s words.
“As you know, the weapons I just mentioned are from the treasure dungeon. I actually saw it too, but I couldn’t analyze it. And today I came across one more thing that I couldn’t analyze.”
“… okay.”
There was no use in denying it. She is an SS-level production user. It is said that the items she could not identify were at least treasure level. She did not analyze the panacea, but because she could not analyze it, she recognized it as a treasure. Hae-jun spoke again.
“after… What I say from now on is top secret. I will tell you everything in order to gain your trust. And then I would like to ask you a favor. “If you don’t like it, you can refuse.”
After saying that, Haejun paused for a moment and then got to the point.
“Mr. Jeongdo, since you went into the treasure dungeon, you probably know… “This race is real.”
The seven dwarves who created the king of all diseases. Jeongdo was reminded of them by Haejun’s words.
“We asked the person who entered the treasure dungeon for information about this race. “I thought that people of this race might know the cause of the dungeon phenomenon currently occurring on Earth.”
“indeed… .”
Ask a different race why monsters from another world appear. It was a reasonable idea. Jeongdo nodded and asked.
“So did you find out the cause?”
“yes. “I couldn’t know for sure because these races were subject to restrictions called Geass, but I was able to guess based on several pieces of information.”
gulp.
I was nervous to the extent that I sensed that something important was going to be said.
“It is said that someone on Earth made a request to another world for a price. “I want you to erase humanity from the face of the earth.”
“… yes?”
There were more than one thing to tackle. How on earth was the request made, and what method was used to summon beings from another world? and
“whoever? “For what reason?”
“I haven’t figured that out yet.”
“Do you know that? If you look at movies like that, humans are nothing but harm to the Earth! “Sometimes there are people who think they deserve to die.”
Ellie giggled as if it was a funny joke, but Jeong Do and Hae Joon didn’t laugh. At that sight, Ellie said in a crawling voice, ‘Korean men need to develop a sense of humor…’ ‘, she said, but she paid neither of them any attention. Do-do asked Hae-joon.
“Are you by any chance the leader of Karma?”
“hmm… “That won’t be it.”
I wonder if such a crazy person exists other than Karma. Jeongdo shook his head.
“The dungeon occurring on Earth now is nothing more than a reconnaissance unit from another world. You may have recently heard that the intelligence of monsters appearing in dungeons has increased. In the future, more and more powerful and intelligent monsters will appear. And if it goes any further… You can also see other races in the dungeon.”
“Are they different from the other races in the treasure dungeon?”
Haejun nodded in response to the question.
“yes. The different races that invade Earth upon request and the other races in the treasure dungeon are separate factions. To put it simply, you can think of them as keeping each other in check. “At this point, the different races in the treasure dungeon can be considered allies.”
‘Because it is the present… .’
Does that mean there is a possibility that they may become enemies someday? Anyway, the current urgent fire was in the direction of the dungeon invading Earth.
“But what does what you just said have to do with karma?”
“… It’s okay now thanks to Ellie, but there were a lot of breaks in the early days of Cataclysm. At that time, the number of users was small, so when the break broke, each country’s military power was mobilized to stop it. Of course, the damage was beyond imagination.”
Jeongdo also recalled that time. The news reported dungeon breaks every day, and wars with monsters were a daily occurrence.
“But have we really dealt with all the monsters caused by the break? “All without missing a single one?”
“… uh?”
It was a problem I had never thought about before. It was common sense that monsters without intelligence were unconditionally hostile to humans. It never occurred to me that I could run away from a human being right in front of me.
“If there is an intelligent monster in the dungeon where the break occurs. Or what if there were different races? And if that entity survives, what do you think it will do to destroy humans?”
“… no way.”
At least I knew what Haejun was going to say. Seeing the surprised expression, Hae-joon nodded.
“According to our conclusion, he is the master of the Karma Guild. He is most likely a half-breed who survived the early break. Of course, there is no evidence, it is just speculation.”
“… … .”
It was an unexpected fact. I thought it was just a group of fanatics, but I never thought they would have such a secret. After thinking about it for a while, Jeong Do spoke to Hae Joon.
“I understand what you are saying. “But I don’t know why you’re telling me this.”
“I’m asking for help!”
Eli, who had been quietly listening until now, pointed to the king of all diseases and spoke.
“The treasures of the treasure dungeon are weapons beyond imagination. Having that means you are the owner of a talent that has been recognized even by other races. Jinjeongdo, you will definitely be reborn as a strong person.”
Haejun also agreed with Ellie’s words and went forward.
“you’re right. If given time, Mr. Jeong would be SS level like other treasure owners… Maybe he can reach a higher level than that. “He told me the facts so far in order to get that person’s help.”
“Help… which?”
Haejun smiled and answered the question.
“actually… There isn’t really anything right now. It’s still possible to stop it. Mr. Jeongdo just needs to grow steadily. And if powerful monsters or other races invade in the future, I ask you to lend a hand at that time.”
“that’s right! If you need anything in the meantime, let me know. “I will fully support you.”
Ellie said with a smile. She was showing favor to Do-do, as if her rude words and actions up until now were a lie. Hae-joon seemed to have noticed that level of attention and said with a bitter smile.
“Ellie… In fact, I was trapped. Since I am stuck in a workshop making things, I am not very good at things in the world, conversation with people, or etiquette. You must have felt bad because the expression was so direct… “There is no malice, so I hope you can understand.”
“ah… .”
Jeongdo nodded. She was trapped somewhere… There must have been some dark circumstances. I was somewhat curious, but I didn’t ask. Because it wasn’t polite. Jeongdo smiled and held out her hand to Ellie.
“I’ll ask you to take care of me in the future. Mr. McDowell.”
“Call me Ellie! Please take care of me too. degree.”
Ellie smiled and held Do-do’s hand.
So, Jung-do left Hae-joon’s house with the expectations of the two SS-ranks.
* * * * * *
11 o’clock that night.
Jeongdo was taking a walk in the park.
In the afternoon, I cleared the D-class dungeon with my team and raised my level one more. As Hae-joon and Ellie expected, he was growing steadily. And even if you don’t fight, it’s a very special case where you can grow with luck. For now, I went to the park to grow in a way that only I can do.
“good!”
Your current total mana is 54.
Draw gold three times after the dungeon break. Kobold leader’s battle gloves. As Diamond Jeong Yak-yong was selected and leveled up a lot, mana increased explosively.
It was mana that could be used for a whopping 5 times of <Destiny Draw>.
A lot of time has passed since I acquired the drawing skill, but this moment always made me nervous. After taking a deep breath, Jeongdo started playing <Drawing Relationships>.
Paaaaat!
Hundreds of millions of business cards were spread out above my head.
“please!”
Jeong Do held the amulet and necklace around his neck and prayed.
The results of the first draw are:
It was a normal business card. He was a man who worked as a miner in medieval Europe.
“… Well, it can’t be good from the beginning. Let’s go next time!”
God of lottery!
Jeong-do searched for God deep in his heart, but the god of lottery gave him the normal horse this time.
“… “Well, it’s a common thing.”
I couldn’t shake Jeongdo’s mentality with just two normal words. Because he was already a veteran in the world of lottery.
“let’s go! third.”
normal.
“… … .”
Jeongdo lowered his head and looked at the necklace Winry gave him. Is she defective? I think she said it would bring good luck…
“Yeah, that’s what luck is all about.”
Jeongdo played the fourth draw with an expressionless expression.
“… uh?”
The falling business cards were bright gold.
‘come!’
Winry. I’m sorry for doubting you. What kind of person is this? My heart was pounding with anticipation.
Faaah!
<Nice to meet you. My name is Shanth, the court wizard of the Shristen Kingdom.>
“hello.”
He was a wizard from another world. Unfortunately, he was much higher level than he should be, so he couldn’t load the album and use it to his full potential. Jeongdo heard a lot of information about this world from Shans and was able to increase his abilities.
<You have succeeded in loading a high-ranking target. Some of the target’s abilities reside in the user’s body.>
<Mana increased by 2, strength increased by 1, stamina increased by 1, reflexes increased by 1, and mana sensitivity increased by 2.>
“good.”
Mana increased by a whopping 2. Jeong Do used this momentum to conduct the final draw.
And the business card that fell down.
“uh?”
Shiny gold business card!
As expected, I won gold twice in a row!
“really?”
No really? Jeong Do held onto his necklace tightly without realizing it. Is there such a thing as this?
Paaaat!
The gold business card was absorbed into my forehead.
<Oh my. hello. Her name is Florence Nightingale.>
“omg.”
An angel in white came down.
Plus, she was low level. A level that can be called from an album with enough mana. As her skill was that of a nurse, she specialized in assisting and recovering allies. She will be a great help to the team in times of emergency. She was very satisfied. And this time, of course, the ability level increased.
“after… .”
Now that I didn’t have the mana to use <Bonding Draw>, all the remaining mana was for information draw, but I was worried about the degree.
‘Scream?’
I was thinking about the quality! Just a week later, the payment limit was lifted. The degree was carefully considered.
‘Gold for the second time in a row, this is definitely a trend!’
It was a typical thought of people who got ruined by gambling, but it was serious to a degree.
‘Okay, let’s just do one thing. The ability level I raised today is 9, so I can use at least 1.’
After a while.
The strength decreased by 1 to the extent of completing the happiness circuit.
<You have obtained one ticket for the Dating Lottery.>
And with a serious expression, I loaded the album from the wire.
<… Confucius. The expression on your face is scary.>
“I believe it. I believe it. “I believe it.”
Jeongdo used the ticket without hesitation.
and.
It floated.
<Prince Liu Zen will be strengthened by +3!>
A landline appeared.
“… … .”
<Confucius? Why are you disappointed? Isn’t it good?>
“Oh. That’s right, indeed.”
As reinforcement progresses, not only Yuseon’s abilities but also her own abilities increase. Since I strengthened the wire by using ability level 1, it was an unconditional benefit. Jeongdo shook his head, unable to understand his momentary disappointment.
‘Let’s stop here.’
Gold twice and even reinforcement. Feeling somewhat satisfied and finishing the rest of the day, I played the free <Information Gacha> once a day.
“… Damn it.”
Blood capsule.
It was the emergence of crisis information.
The good feeling disappeared and tension enveloped my body. Jeongdo took her mind and glared at his capsule.
The blood-red capsule broke and information appeared. And he ended up swearing in his voice. The information written in the notification window is:
<3 hours from now. Seo Sang-hee, a user belonging to the association, is in danger of death. Save her her. The exact location is… >
The moment Jeongdo confirmed the information, he was already running with all his might.
