by Park Saenal
‘Someone we can’t go against? Is he talking about Lady Irene? Anyway, money hasn’t been paid yet, so isn’t this shield mine? I am exercising ownership over my property, so why is he so angry?’
As I was feeling strange towards the administrator,
“Guards! Come and capture this person!”
The guards outside the administrator’s office were summoned. Four guards armed with armor and spears rushed into the office. Then hesitated when they saw I was the target, but eventually followed orders and seized me.
I was frustrated and offended. “What are you doing right now? Why are you capturing an innocent person? Isn’t this misconduct?”
The administrator held the shield tightly and exclaimed. “Shut up! I treated you well due to your accomplishments in the past, yet you dare to go beyond your means!”
“Excuse me? It is common sense. Who is the one in the wrong right now?”
But the administrator didn’t bother talking to me anymore. “Lock him in the castle’s dungeon right now!”
“What? Y-You crazy person!”
The moment that the administrator was about to leave the office with the Divine Shield…
“Wait there.”
Cassus blocked the administrator’s way. Then he drew a cross over the administrator’s head.
“Light of Purification.”
Chwaaaaak!
A brilliant light flashed through the office. The light wasn’t intense enough to hurt my eyes. Rather, the light gave off a restful feeling. Then the administrator looked around with surprise.
“Eh? What is this situation? What is everybody doing here? Grid, why are the guards capturing you? Eh? What is this shield? Why am I holding something like this?”
“…?”
Did the administrator already have dementia, despite only being middle-aged? The administrator was crying out with confusion. Then he suddenly staggered and fell down.
“A-Administrator?”
As the guards rushed to support him, Cassus approached me and said. “Indeed, the administrator was brainwashed by the Yatan Church.”
“Brainwashed?”
“Didn’t it say from the beginning? Only members of the Rebecca Church can handle the Divine Shield. There is no one in Winston who can use the Divine Shield. Even if the Divine Shield is owned, it is impossible for Winston to use it to defend against the Yatan Church. So why did the administrator ask you to create the Divine Shield?”
“Come to think of it…”
“I was suspicious from the time the administrator asked the Rebecca Church to send a priest to make the Divine Shield. If the administrator was really trying to defend Winston using the Divine Shield, he would’ve asked not just for help to make it, but the support of a paladin to use the shield.”
“I see. I made a small mistake. So I was suspected.”
One of the four guards supporting the fallen administrator muttered. Cassus’ gaze fell on the guard as a dark energy erupted from the guard’s body. Then after a while, the darkness was lifted and the young guard became an old man.
“Eh?”
I panicked and the rest of the guards were shocked.
“W-Who are you? Where did Roy go?”
Their companion suddenly turned into an old man. The old man waved his hand like the guards were annoying. Then black nails suddenly appeared in the air, killing the guards.
Cassus saw him.
“Dirty infidel, you dare to commit murder in front of a priest of Rebecca?”
The old man laughed at Cassus while picking up the Divine Shield that the administrator had dropped. “From my point of view, you are the dirty infidel.”
Peeng!
Before the old man finished talking! An explosion occurred and the wall of the office broke. A girl appeared from among the dust. ‘Isabel’ was written in green above her head, and she was a pretty girl in an embroidered blue dress, making her seem reminiscent of a heroine from a manhwa.
Then Cassus rebuked Isabel. “Why did you go through the wall when there is a door?”
Isabel gave a refreshing laugh. “Isn’t this cooler?”
“…”
What was going on now? What the hell was going on? I couldn’t understand the situation. Then Isabel raised a hand. A gold circle appeared in the air and a white spear emerged from it. The old man was shocked as he saw it.
“Lifael’s Spear…? D-Don’t tell me!”
“What does the Yatan Church want with the Divine Shield?”
Isabel smiled while holding the white spear.
“Unbelievable! Why is Rebecca’s Daughter here…?”
The old man was forced to run away from Isabel.
“Shall we play?”
Isabel licked the spear before chasing after the old man, with Cassus following her. I was left alone in the office.
“What is this? No, wait…”
Something flashed through my head.
“Hey, this crazy geezer! My shield!”
I belatedly realized that the old man took my Divine Shield and rushed out of the office.
Isabel and Cassus were at the end of the corridor. I thought I would be able to chase the old man if I followed them, but I couldn’t keep up. Their running speed was on a different level from the general public.
‘I am going to miss them!’
I squeezed out all my strength and ran. But in the end, I completely lost Isabel and Cassus.
“Pant… pant.. where? Which way did they go?”
Winston Castle was very large. There were hundreds of rooms. I came to a point where it was impossible to figure out which direction Isabel and Cassus went in.
“Ugh…! It would be good if there were witnesses!”
I wandered around the third floor of Winston Castle. As I walked down the corridors, I waited for a new notification window to appear. What notification window was I waiting for? Of course, it was the new quest notification window!
I invested huge amounts of materials into the le.gen.da.ry. shield, so there should be a quest to retrieve the shield from the old man! But…
“…”
Five minutes later,
“…”
10 minutes later,
“…”
30 minutes passed and a new quest information window didn’t pop up.
“This really stinks.”
Random quests were always foisted on me, so why didn’t the desired quest appear in this situation?
“Shit! Shit! Is this a lie? Eh?”
Was it so easy to lose a legendary item that I made? Wouldn’t it sell for hundreds of millions of won?
“No way…”
I was robbed of a legendary item! Uncontrollable anger bubbled up.
“Uwaaaaaah! Gimme my shield, you @ ~ # $! I could pay off half my debt if I sold that, you #$!~^ jerks!”
My shout contained all my heartbreak. But my cry only echoed in the void.
Chapter 84
Chapter 84
A fortnight passed since the war between the Alliance and the Yatan Church began. In the process, the Giant Guild had gained many achievements, so they were celebrating today.
“Congratulations on the master’s inauguration as a lord! Cheers!”
“Cheers!”
The Giant Guild was one of the best guilds since Satisfy launched. Their guild master, Chris, was a top ranked player who was third on the unified rankings. Chris, who was appointed as Lord of Pedro for his achievements on the battlefield, proclaimed towards his 530 guild members.
“Now is the time for stabilization! For the next fortnight, we will stop going to battle! We will focus on Pedro’s defense and strengthening our power! And!”
Chris stopped talking and pulled out a leather armor. He once again checked the information of the armor.
[Unexpectedly Comfortable Rat Leather Armor]
Rating: Epic
Durability: 24/24 Defense: 22 Movement Speed: +3%
An armor made of rat leather
by a craftsman with great skills and potential, but lacks experience and reputation.
It is designed and created so that the wearer won’t be inconvenienced when moving. The wearer can move a little faster.
The fact that this type of armor was made with meager materials is amazing.
User Restriction: Level 13 or higher. Beginner Leather Armor Mastery.
The unknown craftsman who created the first epic rated arrows and caused a hot topic for a while! How to find him? He desperately searched for a while, but couldn’t even gain the slightest clue. However, not long ago, he accidentally found a clue while reading a post on a community site.
‘Please make it in time…!’ Chris once again eagerly prayed.
“Have half of the guild form a search team! Go to Winston! The goal is the unknown craftsman! Find him and invite him to the guild! No matter what conditions he presents, accept it unconditionally!”
In order for the guild to become stronger quickly, they needed a number of high level combat classes. But in order for the guild to become more robust and complete, it needed skillful support classes.
Chris failed to invite Panmir and Steng, who were first and second ranked on the blacksmith rankings. He succeeded in inviting the fourth and fifth ranked blacksmiths, but it was still lacking.
Therefore, he wanted to invite the unknown craftsman. Chris wanted to establish the supremacy of the Giant Guild with him.
***
“We are lacking in people.”
The Tzedakah Guild were too busy to worry about their mental conditions. They searched for Euphemina and completed quests against the Yatan Church to increase the reputation of the guild. They were also still looking for the unknown craftsman.
First of all, the Tzedakah Guild only had 17 members. The guild members might all be rankers, but they were lacking the numbers to do various things at once.
In the end, the guild members didn’t think it was possible to maintain this and presented their opinion to Jishuka. Thus, a meeting was held.
“Let’s postpone Euphemina’s death. The reason we want to kill her is to get revenge for our members and the dignity of the guild, but there is no immediate benefit. On the other hand, the Yatan related quests and the unknown craftsman all directly benefit the guild. I think it is better to postpone the revenge and focus on the quests and finding the unknown craftsman.”
“I agree. It isn’t easy to catch a girl who hides like a rat.”
“7 votes for. 7 votes against. 3 people have abstained from voting.”
“I think we should go ahead and proceed like we have been. If we quit along the way, rumors will increase. I’d rather take off the quests related to the Yatan Church. To be honest, we are skilled and can always improve our guild reputation without having to rely on these miscellaneous quests.”
“That’s right. Getting revenge is a matter of our pride. It shouldn’t be delayed. Has everybody forgotten about the Tzedakah Guild’s pride?”
“7 votes for. 5 votes against. 5 people have abstained from voting.”
Regas, who had been watching the meeting progress silently, finally spoke up. “What about looking for the unknown craftsman?”
Jishuka asked Regas. “Do you think we should postpone it?”
Regas instantly replied. “No, to be honest, don’t you think it should have the highest priority? What about you?”
“I agree.” Jishuka concluded. “We will stop the Yatan related quests. Concentrate our power on finding Euphemina and the unknown craftsman.”
“Okay!”
After the meeting, the guild members scattered.
Winston.
The Tzedakah Guild was staying in this city. Due to many circumstances, it was likely that the unknown craftsman was staying here.
“Hrmm, the meeting was boring. Huh?”
After the meeting. Regas discovered an Asian person while he was going to his inn. Then a bright smile crossed his face.
“Hey! Gladiator of the body!”
“…Eh?”
Grid, who had been walking with his head down, looked up with frustration when his path was blocked and someone called out to him. He recognized Regas straight away.
“Regas?”
“Haha! You know me? I thought you wouldn’t remember.” Regas rejoiced.
Grid sat down at the fountain and replied. “A good loan guarantor… No, you were the only one who defended me against the accusations, so how could I forget you?”
Several months ago, when he was at leve -3, Grid tried to participate in the Guardian of the Forest raid party. But when he applied, he became the subject of criticism by the other raid party members.
At that time, the only one who believed and supported Grid was Regas. However, Grid felt reluctance rather than appreciation towards Regas. The pure and good nature was the opposite of Grid, and he also disliked the fact that he was handsome.
But after a conversation, Regas seemed more naive than Grid thought and was someone who would act as a guarantor for a debt. So he finished the relationship with Regas as neatly as possible.
Now they met again! It was time to eat the rice that had been laid at that time.
Regas was worried. “Why is your expression so dark? Did something happen?”
Grid made the saddest possible expression and explained. “An old man stole my item.”
Regas jolted with surprise.
“Such a wicked…! There is such a bad person in this world!?”
“Hah…it seems like it. People who take the livelihood of others should die.”
Grid expressed his resentment. Regas nodded. “People like that should pay the price.”
Grid started preparing to eat. “Hah…how good would it be if someone helped me… Well… there is no chance. In this harsh world, there is no one who would help others for free. Right?”
Regas jumped up. “This world is harsh, what are you saying? This world is warm and beautiful!”
“Is that right? Huh…but the world that I’ve experienced is harsh and poisonous. Having my item stolen…”
“What is that item? It is that important?”
“Yes…really important… It was my life… But I lost it… I think I will commit suicide…”
Regas’ face paled from fear. “S-Suicide! You can’t commit such a sin! Aren’t you sorry towards your parents? Filial duty! Have you forgotten the spirit of Taekwondo?”
“Hah, I’m sorry. I’m so physically and mentally tired that I had a bad idea.”
In the end, Regas bit the bait. “This can’t continue! I will help you! I can’t forgive anyone who would deal such a big injury to others!”
‘Yes! I got you!’
The moment Grid was cheering with delight…
Peeok!
Jishuka incidentally heard the conversation between the two people and hit Regas on the back of the head. Then she pulled at Regas’ earlobe. “You’re going to help someone? Haven’t you forgotten a lot of things?”
Grid’s eyes were shining as he looked at her. Tanned skin! Red and plump lips. Long and curved eyes! A big chest! Jishuka was the ideal girl that Grid had dreamed of.
“T-This?”
Despite his earlobe still being pulled, Regas explained to the questioning Grid. “She’s my guild master. Ah! Ack! I-It hurts!”
“Does it hurt, you pathetic bastard?”
“Aaaagh!”
Jishuka pulled Regas’ earlobe more strongly and turned towards Grid. She sighed as she saw Grid look up and down her body with explicit eyes. She was used to attention from men, but it was still unpleasant. Even if this was virtual reality, not reality.
“Hey you.”
“Huh? Yes!”
Grid came to attention as Jishuka called out to him. Grid was generally strong in front of women, but it was different when the woman was his ideal type. He couldn’t help being nervous when standing in front of his dreams.
Jishuka glanced at him and sniffed. “Newbie. Regas is busy
right now, so you should take care of your own matters. Now then, we’re going.”
Jishuka kept holding Regas’ earlobe and pulled him away.
Newbie. Newbie. Newbie. Newbie…
Grid looked at Jishuka’s departing back while the word echoed in his mind. Then…
“She looked at me like I was a dog.”
An ideal type was just an ideal type. Grid recovered his spirit and caught up with Jishuka.
“Hey.”
“…?”
Jishuka was surprised when Grid, who couldn’t even meet her eyes a short time ago, blocked her way. But it was only for a second. Jishuka gave him a relaxed smile and crossed her arms, emphasizing her chest.
“Why are you calling me?”
“Keok!”
Grid’s gaze focused on Jishuka’s chest. But he quickly cleared his mind.
“Can you give me Regas? He said he would help me. What right do you have to interfere?”
“I have a natural right. I’m his guild master. So he must follow my commands. Do you understand? Don’t be offended and go away.”
“Just because you’re his guild master, doesn’t give you the right.”
“Then? Does a third party have the right?”
Jishuka naturally had the advantage. Rather than fight with her, Grid chose to bow.
“…Please. I am really desperate right now.”
“We are desperate as well. We can’t spare any people.”
“I’m more desperate!”
“We are more desperate!”
“I am more desperate!”
“We are!”
“Me!”
Whisper.
A large number of people gathered as an adult man and woman began a childish argument. In particular, it caused a big wave because Jishuka was famous.
Chapter 85
Chapter 85
“Isn’t that Jishuka?”
“Wow, that proud woman?”
“Why is the guild master of the Tzedakah Guild squabbling like a child?”
Jishuka grit her teeth as she heard those criticizing words. She felt like claiming damage compensation for her ruined image and reputation.
Meanwhile, Grid was unaware of what was happening around him, simply because he was really desperate. It was natural since hundreds of millions of won were stolen right in front of him. Now Grid’s head was filled with reclaiming the Divine Shield.