Chapter 95 – Debut
“Jun.”
The guild’s underground sparring hall.
Carol approached through the crowd of people surrounding her.
I thought she would be angry, saying that she had done something for nothing, but her face was extremely calm as she looked at Jun.
Still, just in case, Jun bowed his head and apologized to her.
“Hello, Carol. “I’m sorry for waking up early in the morning.”
“Are you okay. “It was something I had already expected.”
“Yes? How?”
“It’s always like this when someone with stigmata comes.”
At those words, Jun looked at Tatsu, a self-proclaimed source of stigmata holders.
Then Tatsu nodded as if what she said was correct.
“So Jun, you don’t need to apologize. “Apologies should be made by the adventurers who quarrel with the stigmata holders and the merchant union that encouraged them.”
“Merchant Union?”
“They’re a group of mean-spirited bastards who have no choice but to get rid of adventurers at any cost. I don’t know why, but they are hostile to stigmata bearers like us. “All the people who have raised issues with stigmata holders, including Trichy, are sponsored by that group.”
“They are rude people who only pursue immediate profits without any consideration for the future of humanity. It can be said that Lemumuni’s high prices are largely due to them. “I would like to get rid of it all, but I can’t because there is no good reason and there are a lot of people lining up here and there.”
Tatsu and Carol showed blatant hostility toward the group called the Merchants’ Union.
Looking at them like that, Jun somehow remembered something from 5 years ago.
‘Jun.’
‘Do you care about Ford?’
‘Yes.’
It seems that he is not the only one who is reminded of events from five years ago.
As Fortuna recalled the same thing, her suspicions deepened.
‘Is it really related?’
Five years ago, when the family of the former chief of Primuni Village, who was fired for embezzling village public funds, moved to seek revenge on Jun, a merchant from Remumuni helped them.
As a result, Jun was almost killed by mercenaries hired by them, and he was lucky and vowed to become stronger so that he would not be easily defeated by those guys.
Anyway, five years later, Jun still couldn’t understand why the merchant attacked him, risking retaliation from the church.
Meanwhile, as I listened to the two people’s story, I thought that the Merchants’ Union might have encouraged the merchant.
After thinking deeply for a while, rather than worrying alone, Jun honestly shared his thoughts with the two people.
Not only was it a story that didn’t really matter if it was known, but he wasn’t the main character who shouldered all the problems alone.
So all I had to do was solve the problem with the people around me.
‘Isn’t it unfair to just worry about it alone?’
‘When things are difficult, you have to help.’
‘You are right.’
It was an awkward answer, but Fortuna and Dohwa smiled with satisfaction.
This is because they have lived for a long time and know very well what happens to heroes who try to solve all problems alone in the end.
“There is a possibility!”
“I think so. Jun, be careful. I don’t know anything else, but I am certain that their goal is to stop the invasion of the labyrinth. Therefore, they will definitely be actively targeting Jun, who will play a big role in conquering the labyrinth.”
“Are you okay. “Don’t worry.”
Carol’s sincere advice.
Jun smiled as if telling him not to worry. If I had listened to her advice at this time yesterday, she would have been anxious with worry, but not now.
Of course, to him,
‘Don’t worry, Jun. ‘Jun has us.’
A lucky angel who can prevent sudden attacks or fatal damage,
‘Sir, just confronting from the front is not the answer.’
Because Shinsoo is right by your side, who will open a refuge for you to escape from your enemies anytime, anywhere.
So there was no need for him to bow his head in fear or tremble and hide.
Rather,
“It’s them, not me, who need to be careful.”
Those who confront him will be afraid and will have to bow their heads, tremble, and hide.
Even if the enemy is too powerful to fight right now, he can definitely have it if he doesn’t stop imagining and keeps working hard.
The power to punish any enemy!
“Ah. “Jun, you’re so cool.”
“… Here is the item you requested.”
Seeing Jun’s confident appearance, Carol’s face turned bright red like a virgin in love for her first time.
Yuna, who had received the Firm Mus from Pir Bjorn at the right time, bowed her waist as if to show her respect and politely handed the Firm Mus to him.
“Hey… It’s a shame to say something like this at a time like this. Are you not worried about confrontation at all? Trichi, that guy may act like a third-rate idiot, but his skills are green level. No, why on earth am I saying this?”
Although Tatsu was embarrassed, he brought up an important story, but unfortunately, no one in the group was as worried as he said.
Jun, who had been dealing with assassins tirelessly for 5 years, was confident that he would win the fight even if the opponent was someone of the same level of skill.
Carol and Yuna, who read the report on Jun that Kate submitted to the church, were confident that he would easily win this match.
Only Tatsu, who didn’t know about Jun’s hardships for five years, was worried about Jun like a child with a gun.
He really missed his younger sister, who was now a tackle expert.
“Hey! You’re not going to fight! Come up, you bastard!”
“I also have a very impatient personality.”
Are you anxious to give a gift?
Jun laughed and walked up to the sparring hall with Firmus on his shoulder.
“Fuha! You deserved my sword. What is it? That clunky sword that looks like it was just made.”
As soon as Jun entered the sparring arena, Trichy burst into laughter looking at Firmus.
Some of the adventurers gathered around laughed along with him, but Jun didn’t care at all.
It wasn’t a part-time job that the pathetic writers who were obsessed with appearances were talking about.
Did you not like that unwavering appearance?
Trichy pulled out the sword he was wearing at his waist, as if showing off.
“Shinpin, look carefully. “This is a sword.”
A long sword with a mysterious wave pattern that reminds me of the Damascus sword of my past life.
The rune words engraved in the center of the sword face further amplified the dreamy atmosphere of the sword.
Just looking at its appearance, it was definitely a sword worth bragging about.
Performance won’t be bad either. At first glance, it is a magic sword with magic built in.
Jun already has a great sword called Firmus, but since his fighting style involves using multiple weapons, it was inevitable that his eyes would become greedy when looking at the sword.
“Yeah, your eyes light up, right? Are you jealous? Then try to beat me. Well, even if there are two sides of the sky, it would be impossible. So, I will specifically teach you the name and abilities of this sword. Because I am kind.”
While saying that, Trichi raised his sword.
Hum! With the name of the sword, the body of the sword, which was blue as glass, turned an unpleasant green color. Is it simply a matter of mood? The name of the sword sounded like a scream.
“The name of this sword is Siliens! The ability!”
Whiiing!
A strong wind wrapped around Trichy’s sword.
Following the sword, the color of the pure white wind also turned green.
“It is the ability to control the wind!”
A sword that is swung while shouting.
The wind wrapped around the sword turned into a blade and was shot at Jun.
Sak!
Jun, who had already finished preparing for battle, dodged the wind blade in time.
However, the moment the blade of wind passes through Jun’s head,
“Pow.”
Trichy playfully made an explosion sound, and the blade of wind exploded in response.
A green wind enveloped Jun’s surroundings.
“Oh, no!”
“How does the new poison taste? Very exciting! I’m sure it will. Because it’s a special poison created with my superpowers. Don’t just sit there and tell me what you think! Kyahaha!”
“It’s over.”
“I knew it would be like this.”
“What do you do if you have a lot of cores? “I don’t know how to write properly.”
Tatsu freaks out, Trichy goes crazy, and adventurers click their tongues as if they wasted time.
Their reactions were different, but they all thought that the outcome of the duel had been decided.
It was inevitable that the special poison created by Trichy with his supernatural powers had a reputation for being terrible even among adventurers.
Since it was poisonous smoke of low purity, its power might be a bit low, but still, I had no choice but to suffer from the poison throughout the duel.
How many stacks of Trich’s poison can a rookie endure?
When people’s consciousness shifted to that direction,
Boom!
With a dull swinging sound, the poisonous smoke covering Jun scattered around.
“… Huh?”
“Facial color.”
“Are you okay?”
Because of the facial recognition blocking feature built into Jun’s mask, his face couldn’t be seen in detail, but even taking that into account, it didn’t look like he was poisoned at all.
As if to prove it, Jun waved his hand and provoked Tree Chi.
“How does it taste? It’s dull. It’s so plain that you don’t even know it’s poison. Is there anything else? “Bring out something decent.”
“This bastard. Oh, don’t regret it.”
Trichy immediately activated his supernatural powers and strengthened the concentration of poison given to the sword. The color of the sword changed to a dull black color.
Originally, I adjusted the concentration of the poison to a level that would make me sick for a few days with the intention of dampening my spirits, but that doesn’t happen anymore.
‘Fuck, I don’t know if I live or die. When I die, I go to Kamppang for a few days.’
Whiing! Whiing! Whiing!
Blades of black wind flying one after another.
Every time Jun narrowly avoided those blades, the blade exploded without fail, scattering poisonous smoke.
Before we knew it, Dalian was completely covered in black poisonous smoke.
Just when Trichy was about to feel satisfied, fulfilled, and reassured by that fact,
Pajik!
Bright blue electricity flashed in the pitch-black smoke.
Burning something.
“Crazy!”
Puzzle!
As Trichy realized what was going on, he swore and at the same time, a bright blue electric current spread through the poisonous smoke around him.
The brilliantly shining blue dragon opens its mouth wide and mercilessly chews and swallows the pitch-black darkness.
The darkness cleared away in an instant, and only the acrid smell of burnt coal hinted at the fact that there was darkness.
“What the hell…”
“It’s sloppy.”
“… What?”
“It’s shabby. Have you been bragging about your skills like that all this time? Know the numbers.”
Jun, who appeared in the same state as when the duel began, criticized Trich in an emotionless voice.
Crack!
Overflowing with shame and humiliation, Trichi gritted his teeth as if they were going to break them.
I wanted to punish the guy who insulted me right away.
However,
Cheeing! Pajik! Puzzle!
I couldn’t bear to look at the extremely cold blue eyes that seemed to contain lightning and the electric current rushing as if it were alive.
“Hey, you idiot. Were you scared? “Don’t stand still. Come on.”
“Fuck you!”
At the ensuing insults, Trichi gave in to anger instead of fear.
It was possible because I had my own beliefs.
‘I’ll cut you with my sword!’
The cutting power of the Siliens was the highest among silver-grade weapons, and when the wind was applied to the blade, it was not inferior to the cutting power of a gold-grade weapon.
So, as long as you put your swords together, you will be able to cut him down with that clunky sword.
Chang!
“… Huh?”
I thought so.
But reality did not come true as he hoped. The guy’s clunky sword blocked Siliens with ease.
No. Rather,
Crack! Crack!
‘Oh, why!’
Siliens began to make an ominous sound, as if it was about to break.
“Then don’t do it. Now it’s the sword I have to use.”
Pajik! Puzzle!
“Ugh!”
The electric current that flowed from Jun traveled through Firmus and Siliens to Trich’s hand.
With the pain burning through his body, Trichi let go of Siliens without even realizing it.
“Write some in advance.”
Without missing the opportunity, Jun’s hand grabbed Siliens as quickly as a beam of light.
“Give it to me!”
“Don’t do that, let’s just have a taste.”
Jun kicked away the tree that was foaming at the mouth and raised it high, giving it an aura.
Hum! Whiiing!!!
With a cheering shout, the blackened sword body regained its clear blue color.
After that, a strong wind like a typhoon, incomparable to the one heard by Trichy, wrapped around the sword.
Pajik! Puzzle!
A bright blue current was added on top of it.
The lightning storm created in this way,
“Crazy!”
“Run!”
“Hey! That’s not it!”
It was reminiscent of the dragon’s breath that only appears in stories, and brought primal fear to all who were watching the duel.
There was no need to mention the fear Trichy felt as he faced such a thing.
“Hey, you idiot. Get ready.”
“Buy, save”
“Don’t die!”
“Save me!”
“Yes!”
Trichi kneels down on the ground and begs for his life.
Jun looked down at the guy and listened to his begging.
If he were to land a blow like this, he would be bound for the underworld without a move.
That doesn’t really matter, but the after-processing was a hassle.
Kugu Goong!
“Aaaaah!”
“Be careful!”
“Wizard! Strengthen the barrier!”
The lightning storm wrapped around the sword lost its balance and shattered.
Even though the fragments only touched the mana barrier surrounding the sparring hall, it shook dangerously as if it would break.
“Black!”
“Are you crying?”
“Well, so…”
“That’s it.”
Good!
“Hi!”
Jun said as he planted the Siliens in front of Trichy’s tearful face.
“Your sword is hot.”
