Chapter 549 – The Cursed Throne
“… Let’s get along well for the time being. Colleagues.”
And after grabbing Gaaz’s belongings, Seong-il smiles and greets his new colleague.
“Then…”
While I was trying to explain my future schedule, I heard someone from behind my back.
“Isn’t the honored guest finished looking at the goods yet?”
“Ah.”
At the reappearance of Ms. Yulina, the magic incantation merchant, Seong-il looks over Gaaz for a while and asks for his understanding.
“Come on.”
“Yap.”
When Gaaz shows no complaints, Seong-il quickly turns his back and approaches Ms. Yulina.
Then, Mrs. Bing smiled and handed her order book she had prepared to Seong-il.
“Oh…”
The details of the orders that make you feel good just by looking at them. Seong-il catches Seong-il’s eyes with powerful spells such as the 『Terrible Spell』 He is familiar with, as well as 『Guided Fireball』, 『Evil Spirit’s Cry』, And 『Personal Word: Stun』.
‘All of the 8 class spells are worthwhile. Shall we see Class 9…?’
However, what makes Seongil’s heart excited is, of course, the 9th class scroll. Seong-il shows great excitement at the appearance of the 9th class spellbook, enough to quickly pass the strongest attack spells such as 『Terrible Gossip』.
‘Oh!! 『Time stop』!!’
The appearance of a spell that makes Seongil cheer inwardly from the beginning. Seong-il is delighted with the appearance of the strongest spell that can be called the symbol of class 9 magic itself.
‘Ohhh… Everyone’s really good!?’
The details of the order without any loss.
Excluding the 9th class icon 『Time Stop』, 『Open the Gates of Hell』 That opens a dimensional gate and forcibly summons a mighty demon.
[Meteor Shower Summon], Which also opens the dimension and summons a meteorite from space to bombard the enemy.
[Absolute Physical Immunity] That completely ‘blocks’ a considerable number of physical attacks for 1 hour.
Up to 3 spells are activated in certain critical situations to protect the owner, including 『Na-Rajam’s Great Ward』.
Seong-il forgets that Ms. Yulia is looking at him and smiles brightly at the powerful order details.
“Whoops. Do you like the order form?”
“Of course!! I gathered only the best of the 9 classes of magic, so I can’t be happy!!”
“Hohoho!! It’s amazing that even though you’re a warrior, you know the value of the order. It’s a good feeling from the point of view of the seller.”
Ms. Yulina is truly delighted. Her Seong-il then asks her a question with a sorry expression.
“By any chance… Do you have a spell for 『Three Wishes』?”
“Ah…”
Ms. Yulina puts on a slightly apologetic expression at her Sungil’s question.
“I’m sorry. There are too many customers who covet [Three Wishes] Even if they are not mages.”
“Well…Three Wishes is a spellbook that will be of great help even if you use it only once.”
“That’s right.”
The spells I have now are great, but 『Three Wishes』, Along with 『Time Stop』, Are the strongest spells in class 9. Because of this, Seong-il, who was unable to obtain the spell, licked her lips and regretted it.
“…If, in the future, if you obtain the [Three Wishes] And [Polymorph] Spells, could you please contact me?”
“Umm… It won’t be easy…”
“Ah! I’m not asking you to save it. If you happen to come across a fate and get it. If the lady gets it, she’ll be sure to contact me.”
“Hmm…”
At Seong-il’s earnest words, Ms. Yulina puts on a weakly troubled expression. On her holy day, after taking out her jewelry pouch she had saved for summoning her alter ego from her bosom, she hands a handful of jewelry to Mrs. Yulina.
“Oh my goodness…!!”
The condition of the jewel is of high quality. When the man in front of her handed the treasure to her without hesitation, Ms. Yulina widened her eyes in surprise.
“This is an advance payment for the request! If you obtain the order book I requested, I will give you an additional reward!!”
“Um…”
“Other orders are fine too!! I assure you, I will never disappoint you.”
“…If that’s the case.”
Most likely, she would tell the customer to give up, but when the customer in front of her acted so hotly, Ms. Yulina could not bear to say no and agreed.
“Don’t be too burdened! Even if the lady doesn’t get the order, I have no intention of blaming her. Just think of her as being impressed with the quality of the order she got today and giving her a tip.”
“Oh my~”
Because she dressed like a savage, Ms. Yulina was slightly suspicious of her sacristy. However, when her seongil is too much to choose her own favorite words, she flashes her big smile and nods her head.
“Then… See you next time!”
“Whoops! That’s right.”
Ms. Yulina waves her hand at the sight of her holy day about to go down to the first floor.
“Oh…? Gaaz-sama?”
“I owe you a lot.”
Unexpectedly, Ms. Yulina makes a surprised expression when Gaaz follows her on the holy day.
“Why…?”
“The warrior in front of me knows what I want.”
“Hoo…”
Mrs. Yulina looked at Seongil and Gaaz alternately with a different look on his answer.
‘Ho, this lady also knew Gaaz’s true purpose?’
When another DLC vendor seems to already know why Azu came here, her holy days look interesting.
“Let’s go.”
“Oh, yes.”
Gaazu talks to such a saint and urges her steps.
***
“Hmm… Mr. Gaaz. Are you really leaving?”
“That’s it. Rubal.”
“I’m surprised. You’re already leaving when me and my colleagues haven’t gathered any information yet.”
“The warrior I met today has the information I want.”
“Is that so…?”
At Ga Az’s answer, Rubal looks at her holy day with a look of real surprise.
‘Ohh… There was an expression that Rubal was also doing an information award due to the setting… So Gaaz was settled here?’
Seong-il suddenly realized why Gaaz was in Rubal’s shop. When he was interested. Rubal replies to Gaaz with an expression of apologetic expression.
“I’m sorry. I wanted to use this opportunity to repay the debt I owed to Gaaz-sama in Taurus, but in the end it failed.”
“The debt will be considered paid. Thank you for your dedication.”
“No, it can’t be…”
Rubal is arguing about whether to pay off his debt to Gaaz or not. And Seong-il, who was watching them, makes a surprised expression when he hears their lines.
‘If it’s Taurus… Isn’t that the name of the city in 『Journey to Death』?! The main activity background of the game…!!’
The appearance of an interesting word. When the main stage of another game he played comes out of Rubal’s mouth, Seong-il looks really surprised.
‘Come to think of it… Isn’t there anything strange about it? Rubal is retired now, but he was once a great adventurer who enjoyed exploring the dimensions. If he’s like that, he’ll probably visit Taurus.’
Seong-il finally realizes perfectly why Gaaz appeared here. In addition, the setting of the game was only lacking in explanation, but it was quite solid once you dig into it.
‘…Thorus. A strange city at the center of the universe…’
Seong-il listens to the conversation between the two and falls into thoughts without realizing it.
‘A city as enchanting as heaven, but more dangerous than hell… If you go there, would you be able to see ‘him’…? Even if you don’t see ‘him’, maybe you can get his legacy…’
Seong-il, who recalls the legendary protagonist in “Journey for Death”. Then he shakes his head and organizes his thoughts.
‘Fuck. Let’s finish what we’re doing Don’t make more plates. 『Journey for Death』 Is a game in which monsters of different dimensions appear in abundance due to the setting, but with my skills, it is 『Journey for Death』 That will freeze me to death.’
Seong-il was lost in thought for a while. Gaaz pats Sungil on the shoulder with a slightly troubled expression.
“Hmm?”
“Couldn’t you join us again here tomorrow?”
“…Suddenly?”
“Didn’t you just hear the conversation?”
“Ah, I’ve been lost in my thoughts for a while…”
At the words of such a holy day, Gaaz sighs lightly and begins to explain the situation ahead.
“Ah, the mission you entrusted to Sir Rubal was canceled because of me, and Sir Rubal is sorry for that, so he wants to compensate you by giving you shop goods?”
“Exactly.”
“Well, if that’s the case, I’m fine. If your suitcase gets thicker, won’t it be of great help in defeating the red dragon?”
“…A red dragon?”
When the name of a terrifying monster pops out of Seong-il’s mouth, Rubal looks at Seong-il with an absurd expression.
“Ah, there’s something like that. Anyway. See you tomorrow. Can I just come over here?”
“Exactly.”
“…But what if I don’t come here tomorrow?”
Although he answered obediently, Seong-il asks him with a slightly embarrassed expression at Gaaz’s appearance of trusting himself too much.
“I don’t trust you.”
“…Then?”
“You believe in the ‘great being’ who sent you his will a moment ago.”
“…”
“You don’t look foolish enough to be hated by that ‘being’ for deceiving me.”
“…That’s right.”
Seong-il is at a loss for words at the sharp point. Laughing, he greets Gaaz and leaves the store.
***
“Hmm… How are you?”
“Hmm?”
As Seong-il leaves the store and enters an alley, a middle-aged man with impressive red hair appears in front of him.
‘…He’s a dangerous guy.’
Sensation that warns oneself madly. Because of this, Seong-il senses that the middle-aged in front of him is by no means an ordinary person.
“Who?”
“Ah, I am the Duke of Thadius Karune de Filinore. A worthy ruler of the Filinore region.”
‘Fuck… You bastard…’
As soon as he hears the opponent’s full name, Seong-il realizes who he is and takes a vigilant posture.
“Huh… Do you know me?”
“How could you not know? Casarak’tarun?”
“Like…”
As soon as he hears his self-introduction, Prince Filinore makes an interesting look at Seong-il reciting his true name.
“Oh, yumbing. Has the oracle been leaked outside already? The priests and the paladins have to be so soft-spoken…”
When he thinks that the oracle handed down to the Temple of Justice and the Anvil of the Hammer has reached the ears of the target, Seong-il spits curse words out of his mouth with an annoyed expression.
‘No, fuck… What if that bastard prepares for an attack or runs away…’
Looking at Seongil with an angry expression, Kasarak’Tarun replies with a funny face.
“Leakage? Do not insult the paladins and priests. Great apostle.”
“Hmm?”
“They didn’t leak the oracle.”
“Then how do you know that?”
In response to Seongil’s question, the ‘self-proclaimed’ Prince Filinore smiles charmingly and shows the ring on his hand.
‘…Divine power?’
And the evil but clear power of God felt in that ring.
“I am a warrior, a mage, but also a priest who believes in the God of Strife. Therefore, I too receive revelations from time to time.”
‘If it’s a god of struggle… It’s a demon with chaotic evil, isn’t it?’
Again, the first setup I’ve ever heard of. I know that Kasarak’Tarun uses a full recovery spell during battle, but apart from that, he never talks about his faith in the game, so Seong-il listens intently to him with a look of interest.
“Strife says. One of the items I carry is ‘unacceptable’, so the gods will send their agents to come to me to retrieve this item.”
“Ohh… So what?”
“I’m not an idiot. Why would I want to keep that ‘shard’ because I’m crazy when the gods of good and evil, who are diametrically opposed, warn me with one voice?”
“Hmm…”
Reasonable Kasarak’Tarun’s words. He was practically saying that he would hand over the ‘sculpture’ to Seongil.
“That’s why I came here…”
“Would you like to hand over the pieces?”
“Yes.”
Seong-il sighs in silence at the milder reaction than he thought.
‘It would be nice if we could get the pieces without fighting… But…’
As Seong-il is in trouble, Prince Filinore spits out an additional condition of his own as if he had waited.
“But. 『Holy Relic』 Is a different story. That is not my duty to cooperate with you.
‘Ah, is that why this Yonggary bastard was holding the holy sword?!’
While playing 『The Throne of the Cursed』, Seong-il suddenly wondered why the red dragon had the strongest holy sword that he couldn’t even use.
However, even when I played the game, the reason why he had the holy sword didn’t appear at all, so users thought it was just a cliche that the ‘strongest enemy’ had the ‘strongest item’…? I was just guessing.
‘The truth is… The god of justice and the god of struggle, the enemy of Cheolcheon, instigated his followers. Fuck… Somehow…’
Seong-il feels the puzzles being completed one by one in his head. Having organized his thoughts like that, he answers him with a cold expression.
“Sounds without hesitation. The Great One told me the ‘Holy Sword’ and his ‘Holy Relic’ as a reward for this mission. Are you telling me to give it up? Are you kidding me?”
“Couldn’t you spare your life instead? Do you really think I’d be willing to die to you?”
Prince Filinore speaks confidently and loftily while glaring at Seongil. For the first time, he erases his friendly expression and reveals the tyrannical spirit unique to the red dragon without hesitation.
“You’d better stop threatening me by using the sculpture and your god as hostages. Sado man. I intend to protect my property by stepping on and killing all the prawns that enter my nest. After that, I will offer the fragment to the battle to get rid of the evil. There is a way.”
Filinore Ball. No, the red dragon Kasarak’Tarun threatens the holy day with a murderous voice.
‘You bastard… It must be worth a try?’
However, despite the malevolent spirit emanating from Seong-il, the emotion whispers to him that if he adds the newly acquired item and the power of his comrades, he can kill him.
Because of this, Seong-il speaks to him with a dignified expression, even though there is a powerful being in front of him who would have lowered his head and escaped if it had been Seong-il in the past.
“Sounds like fun. Then let’s have a fight. I still need some red lizard skin. It would be perfect if I peeled you at this point.”
“Puhuhh… It’s been a long time since I’ve heard something like this from a human like a bug.”
“Yes, yes. Don’t run away.”
Seong-il briefly sarcastically responds to the bewildered red dragon, then holds out a hand with a kitty pattern on it.
“Huh-huh… I’ve made it clear to the ‘owner’ of the pattern. Regardless of the outcome, I’m going to dedicate the ‘piece’. And you’re the one who rejected my ‘moderate’ offer. Apostle.”
‘This bastard. Aren’t you here to negotiate with me? I’m here to negotiate with Space Cosmic Nyanko.’
At the last words of Kasarak’Tarun, Seong-il realizes why he had to come to her and talk for a long time.
“See you at Goseong. Let’s have fun.”
“Cuck-cuck-cuck… Expect it, mortal.”
With that said, Kasarak ‘Tarun lightly gestured and moved his cloak, and he vanished like a ghost at the same time.
