Episode 53. < The king of virtue. (1) >
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-You are now watching an amazing video!
-The famous witch known as the Black Witch is leading the 11th floor strategy team. This is the latest video material we just obtained from our BBS. ah! Let’s zoom in on this part.
-Yes, this part! Let’s pause the video for a moment.
A quiet waiting room.
I was watching TV blankly.
-Viewers, can you see? A black witch is holding hands with another hunter. This hunter is presumed to be the Death King.
-If the video data was not manipulated, it appears that Death King killed the stage boss on the 11th floor with a single sword. Among hunters, it is commonly called one shot, one kill. However, no cases of defeating a boss monster with one shot have been found to date.
The caster and commentator scolded.
-So, you’re saying it’s the first?
-yes. That’s right. Of course, the Black Witch helped, but it appears that the only hunter who directly faced the boss monster was the Death King.
At the bottom of the screen, there was a breaking news subtitle called [Death King’s press conference this afternoon].
-Everyone, let’s watch the next video together.
-Death King, who has been shrouded in mystery. It finally appeared yesterday afternoon. He returned to Babylon as a transfer stone. As you can see, the Black Witch and the Sword Saint are accompanying each other.
-It looks like two people are guarding the Death King, right?
-yes. In order to convey the atmosphere of the scene to viewers, I will raise my voice for a moment.
A video that seemed to have been taken by someone with a cell phone was played.
In the middle of the screen, I was walking expressionlessly.
-Please take a moment to look here!
-Stop pushing me! Say something!
-Black Dragon Master, when can we hear the official announcement?
-What kind of relationship do you two have? .
Pick!
I couldn’t bear it any longer and pressed the remote control.
Bae Hu-ryeong, who was watching TV next to me, frowned.
-Oh, why did you turn it off? I was having fun watching it for a while.
I opened my mouth.
“I feel like I’m going to die of shame!”
This is the waiting room.
One night has already passed since I was recognized by the Sword Saint.
Today is the day a press conference will be held on the progress of conquering the tower.
Originally, it was a task that large guild leaders should take care of themselves, but this time I was invited as a special guest. A conference will be held shortly.
-What if you get some relief? Even if you die, you won’t die anyway.
“I still don’t like it!”
Since I had nothing to do until the conference opened, I thought I would just watch TV, but that was a mistake.
-Oh, Mr. okay. Then switch to another channel.
“Anyway, all the channels only talk about me!”
Regardless of whether it was a news channel or not, almost all broadcasts covered strategies for the 10th to 20th floors. Could it be just a television broadcast? Even when I turned on the internet, the situation was the same.
They say I woke up one night and found myself a celebrity.
That’s how I am now.
[The Guardian Goddess points out that your achievements are so unusual.]
The holy sword trembled at my waist.
[Fame tax is like a tax that heroes pay every day. You need to get used to the position of a hero, the Guardian Goddess advises!]
“…….”
I felt very burdened and looked down at the holy sword.
“I was so tired yesterday that I couldn’t talk much and fell asleep… . Are you there, goddess? “Aren’t you overestimating me?”
[You are the light!]
The holy sword vibrated more strongly.
I don’t know if it was my mood, but I felt like a fan devouring an idol.
[The guardian goddess whispers that she still remembers clearly. The Lion’s Roar that you exploded by yourself while standing on the imperial pavilion! The way you declared that from now on, ‘I will leave the empire to you’ is truly gallant… .]
“Aaaah!”
I covered my ears.
“stop! stop! “I said that when I was completely excited!”
But it was no use. The voice of the sword was transmitted directly to the head, not to the ears.
The Holy Sword constantly whispered about my dark history.
[The Guardian Goddess speaks. After all, a hero must love himself! The words of a hero without self-love are always miserable and make those around him unhappy. In that sense, your confidence is highly desirable! Very awesome!]
Yes.
The guardian goddess was none other than my biggest fan.
“stop… Please stop… … !”
Just as I had once served the Flame Emperor, the Holy Sword had served me.
At least it wouldn’t matter if I burned my fan spirit in a place where I couldn’t see. The voice this knife made was broadcast live to me 24 hours a day. [The Guardian Goddess confesses.]
[I am happy to have someone like you as my second master!]
oh my god.
Have you ever heard someone next to you sincerely praising you? Why do I even dismiss myself as a black person and constantly mutter and praise memories that I want to forget as quickly as possible?
I’d rather kill you.
[In particular, the moment when you took the Demon King of Autumn Rain as a subject and muttered, ‘A lord has a responsibility to protect his people,’ was truly a famous scene… .] This really doesn’t work.
I took out fish oil (御II oil) from my backpack. Adoyu is an oil used to clean knives. I lightly soaked a cloth in oil and glared at the holy sword.
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“You started first. This.”
My hand got closer to the blade.
The holy sword blinked white light.
[The Guardian Goddess feels her life is in danger.]
[The guardian goddess asks you to stop.]
[The guardian goddess… .]
10 minutes later.
[The Guardian Goddess apologizes for wronging you.]
sparkle-.
Thanks to my careful toweling, the holy sword became clean. The blade became transparent like a mirror and reflected my face. However, the Holy Sword was trembling in shame.
“Ugh. “It’s a little quiet now.”
I looked down at the Holy Sword, which had become much calmer.
“So why are you a sword when you are a constellation? “Have you been possessed by the sword from the beginning?”
From what I understand, the constellation was like a stage manager.
There may be cases like the anglerfish that started out as monsters and became constellations. I couldn’t imagine how the ‘sword’ could become a constellation.
When I told him my question, the holy sword gave off a soft white light.
[The Guardian Goddess shakes her head.]
[It is convenient to understand a constellation as ‘something that represents’ the world.]
Representative of the world.
[The Guardian Goddess speaks.]
[He was originally the Holy Spirit who was revered as a god. However, the founder of the empire, ‘Lefanta Aegim’, cut himself into five swords and sealed them.]
[I am the first holy sword among them, ‘Idol’.]
I blinked.
“Is the name of the sword Idol?”
[Positive.]
And the guardian goddess listed five swords.
[First sword, idol.]
[J-Gum, pity.]
[The third sword, prayer.]
[Sacrificial sword, sacrifice (樣姓).]
[Zeo Sword, Salvation.]
[This is the sword of the five sisters.]
[The Guardian Goddess boasts that if you collect all the sister swords, you will be able to regain strength comparable to your prime.]
“Hoo.”
In short, the sword sparkling before my eyes right now is a fragment of a real holy sword.
It was said that in order to bring out true power, the remaining four swords had to be found.
“It’s fun. So where are the sister swords?”
No answer came back.
An awkward silence settled in the waiting room.
“Hello? Goddess? “Where are your sisters?”
No answer.
My eyes narrowed.
“…Do you even know?”
After a while, a low voice flowed.
[The Guardian Goddess exercises her right to remain silent.]
“In the end, it means you don’t know.”
[The Guardian Goddess protests that you can feel its presence if you are close.]
I shrugged my shoulders.
“Well, it’s not urgent right now. Anyway, it must have at least 1/5 the power. Mr. Woo Sang-geom. “What can you do?”
[You can receive absolute support from the people of Aegim Empire.]
“I know that better than anyone else. “Anything else?”
Paaaaat!
The holy sword emitted light at maximum power as if it had been waiting.
“Ahh! My eyes!? My wildebeest!?”
I covered my eyes and rolled around on the floor.
I could hear the sound of the holy sword clanging in my head.
[The guardian goddess boasts that she is confident in emitting light.]
“Of course I know that because I’ve watched it so far!”
oh my god. It’s a shame that my eyes are momentarily protected by auras. I almost lost my eyesight!
“No, what else can I do except receive support from the people of the empire and shine!”
There was silence.
The holy sword glowed dimly. In human terms, it seemed like he was stuttering.
[I am confident in writing monsters.]
“…….”
[The guardian goddess hastily adds that she is also confident in using humans.]
smart. Knock.
While there was dumbfounded silence, someone knocked on the waiting room door. I quickly sheathed the holy sword. From another person’s point of view, me talking to the sword would be nothing but a crazy person.
“who are you?”
“it’s me.”
A witch’s voice was heard from outside the door.
“It was noisy earlier. “What’s going on?”
“are you okay. “Nothing happened!”
“okay… ?”
The witch seemed suspicious, but did not investigate further.
“The press conference starts in five minutes. Reporters will probably bombard you with questions. By the end of the press conference, the 21st floor will be open. We can answer the reporters appropriately and then head straight to the 21st floor. Do you understand?”
“yes!”
“The answer is really excellent… . “Be sure to come out on time.”
Footsteps were heard beyond the door. plod along. Only after confirming that the witch’s steps had completely moved away did I pull out the holy sword again.
And then I quietly looked at the blade.
“To sum it up, it’s completely useless other than shining.”
[The guardian goddess protests against unfair opinions… .]
“done. From now on, you are not a guardian goddess, but a sparkle. “The name Holy Sword is a waste!”
If you think about it, this constellation was truly pathetic!
Weren’t they unable to protect their world and were all eaten by the Demon King of Autumn Rain? In the end, I had to carry it and protect the world of this constellation. Like the hungry ghost, this constellation was in no position to raise its head towards me.
“And it’s too noisy. Even with just one Geomje nobleman, my head is already overloaded. I’m losing my mind because you keep talking about the guardian goddess, the guardian goddess! From now on, don’t talk to me unless you really need to.”
[The Guardian Goddess is… .]
“Uh huh. I think I’ll give it back to the Aegim Empire. Do you understand, twinkle?”
There was silence for a while.
After a moment, the holy sword trembled.
[Twinkle answers, “Yes, warrior.”]
It was the moment when I obtained the constellation.
2.
The press conference was held in the square.
Not only the central square but also the alleys were crowded. The crowd could easily exceed tens of thousands. As we walked out onto the stage set up in the middle of the square, camera flashes went off everywhere.
Witch, Sword Saint, me.
The three of us sat side by side at the prepared table.
“-Thank you for welcoming us.”
The person holding the microphone was a witch. As the witch’s grave voice flowed, cheers rose up from one corner of the square.
“Black Dragon Lord!”
“Kyaaaah!”
“Please look here, Black Dragon Lord! “Just once!”
A group of people waved placards. One person even brought a photo of a magazine cover with a witch as the model.
‘That’s amazing.’
Is this because it was still before the appearance of saints? As a female hunter, the Black Dragon Master enjoyed unrivaled popularity.
The witch bowed her head in greeting and then began the interview in earnest.
“As you all know, we targeted the 10th to 20th floors. It is a great achievement, as highlighted by various media outlets, broadcasters, and small media outlets. We wondered how we could announce this happy event… You guys promoted it without even having to worry about it. yes. “We are deeply grateful to you all for saving us our promotional costs.”
There was a little laughter from the press corps occupying the front row of the stage.
“However, there is another fact that we are most proud of this time.”
The square gradually became quiet.
“It is not true that the 10th floor attack that everyone has been longing for for the past several years has finally been achieved. It’s not even the fact that we reached the 20th floor at a speed that no one expected. Zero victims. The fact that there was not a single death… “I am most happy than anything.”
After a little humor, the sincerity is revealed.
Even to me, who is unfamiliar with public speaking, the Black Dragon Witch led the interview skillfully from the beginning.
‘After all, does one have to be at this level to become the head of the highest guild?’
I wondered if it was really the same person who acted like a loser yesterday while trying various clothes on me.
“everyone. “Please look down for a moment.”
said the witch.
“Look at the floor of Babylon’s square that you are stepping on. You will see names engraved on each stone. The names of those who have sacrificed their lives so far. “These are the names of our seniors who sacrificed their lives to conquer the tower.”
Weeeing-.
The reporters’ cameras all focused on the floor.
“When the second floor was conquered and the third floor was conquered, countless names were engraved on the floor. We are where we are today because of their sacrifices. In front of these people… “It is my sincere pleasure to be able to make this declaration.”
The witch’s voice flowed through the square.
“Today, we don’t engrave anyone’s name on the square.”
click! click!
Reporters took turns taking pictures of the square tiles and the witch. This decided which photos would be published in the newspaper, and also decided the tone of today’s press conference. The crowd cheered and shouted the witch’s name.
‘There is no need for the timing for me to step forward.’
I kept a blank expression and watched the interview.
For no reason, I felt happy.
‘Of course, people have to line up well!’
I glanced up at the sky with a relaxed mind.
[01:22:10]
It was the same as when the 11th floor opened. Even now, a clock of light was drawn in the sky. The moment the number points to 0:00:00:00, the 21st floor will be opened.
‘I want to finish the interview quickly and go to the 21st floor… .’
The press conference was going smoothly.
The reporters’ questions and the witch’s answers were going back and forth.
“This is reporter John Evans of the Babylon Daily News!”
A reporter suddenly stood up.
“I have a question for Death King, who is newly ranked 3rd.”
‘huh? me?’
I looked at the reporter.
Naturally, the eyes of the people gathered in the square were focused on me.
“There is a lot of talk about Death King’s sudden increase in ranking this time. In particular, the speculation that he is [a large rookie who has been secretly cultivated by large guilds for a very long time] is gaining ground!”
“uh… .”
“If this is true, it means that Death King is a hero intentionally created by large guilds. What do you think about these allegations!”
Murmur.
The square became a bit noisy.
“There are considerable concerns that large guilds may unite and monopolize the 10th to 20th floors. In particular, I heard that Death King has exclusive rights to the 20th floor! Is it true!”
The air became even more turbulent.
Tsk.
The witch sitting next to me had an expressionless expression, but clicked her tongue so quietly that only I could hear it. she muttered, turning off her microphone.
“Aggro. Don’t answer. “I’ll take care of it.”
“no.”
I shook my head.
“People like that will continue to appear anyway. “I need to clearly state my position at least once.”
“but… .”
“it’s okay.”
I held out my hand to the witch.
“Please hand me the microphone.”
“…….”
My will was firm.
Aggro like that will definitely be nipped in the bud before we climb to the 21st floor.
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