The Player Hides His Past

Chapter 205: Lucky Day (1)

A majestic Arc de Triomphe was created with the aesthetic stat.

At the end of that path was the center of the dungeon.

There was the siren, the dungeons boss mob.

Up until that point, I was purely impressed.

It was not the additional effect of the [upper] level for nothing.

Is it a navigation service or something?

A hundred thousand caves.

This was only the first cave.

From the beginning, I had to drift in a sea of lava.

Amidst my despair and shame.

The stat was like a sweet rain amid a drought that arrived right when I was about to be hit by reality.

If I do this well, Ill be able to play solo in the future, right?

In the end, should I get help from Fabian or an explorer?

I was seriously considering it.

Although I had no particular reason to be reluctant to Fabian.

I didnt like the way Fabian called me.

From Sir Hoyeol to Commander-in-Chief Hoyeol.

As if Haiel, Diend, and the ethereal iron arent bad enough, now Fabian too?

If I listened to their chatter

I felt like I might collapse from dizziness before I could even clear it. Just as I took a lighter step, feeling grateful for the aesthetic stat.

[Quest: Lava siren]

A quest appeared. And now.

The clear voice of a siren echoed.

Diend finally closed his mouth.

Haiel quietly closed her eyes and spoke in admiration.

Its a song that makes everyone who listens to it happy.

Indeed, Haiel.

As expected of Grandfels alter ego, when it came to art, she didnt lack anything. Of course, even to myLee Hoyeolsears, which were averse to classical music, it sounded sweet.

By the way.

I secretly checked on my mana.

I had used up half of it in one go.

It was only natural.

In the first place, detailed control is difficult.

Freezing it blindly was not the solution.

My goal was to make the lava as cold as the sea.

Therefore, instead of Absolute Zero, I had to express ordinary freezing magic.

Anyway, it was difficult to listen to Grandfels stubbornness.

Dispose the lava sirens (Fail)

Make the lava sirens wish come true. (Successful)

Nonetheless, I felt like I made a good decision by choosing the lower option.

Even if I didnt know their circumstances. Even if I had known.

Killing the sirens wouldnt have felt right.

The level-800 dungeon boss monster.

Although this would be like wasting the experience points.

We had other monsters other than sirens.

But maybe because I had gained more experience points and was now more experienced.

It wasnt that difficult for me to figure out what was going on.

In the days when Arcana was just a game.

It was only natural that monsters existed in dungeons.

Naturally, they had backgrounds and settings.

But now that Arcana had become a reality.

Arcana was outside the realm of Cosmo, AAU.

As you could see from the information provided by AAU.

Just like how the concepts that were only concepts in the development stage had existed from the beginning.

The living beings on the Arcana Continent. They simply appeared in the reality through the ruptures.

Each person has their own background and settings.

Yeah. AAU.

That was the reason they officially announced it.

Arcana was no longer a game.

The sirens also have a story.

Instead of getting rid of those sirens.

I solved the quest related to that story.

Difficult. Its difficult.

I had felt it in Thefern.

Somehow, there was no easy way to know that story.

In the midst of the murmur, I heard a whimper.

Its a heart-wrenching song, Master.

Did those who had also experienced the bleak story feel sympathetic toward it?

Diend was wet like a dark cloud.

As expected of Grandfels alter ego.

Youve worked hard, too.

If not me, who else will comfort you?

But before that.

Lets check the quest rewards first.

[Dungeon: You have cleared Lava Siren.]

Although I didnt defeat the dungeon boss, the sirens.

The message appeared.

That meant.

The sirens and I were not hostile anymore. I didnt know about other players, but for me, sirens were not treated as monsters in the system.

Well, I didnt have to explain.

You could tell that much just by looking at them swimming through cold lava.

They didnt even pay attention to my gaze.

Moreover, messages kept coming one after another.

[Hidden location: Youve entered the sea of lava.]

Hidden location.

The name of the dungeon had changed.

Just like the regions Yusra, Frost, and Muon.

[Your relationship with the Lava Siren increases significantly.]

[Your influence in the Lava Sea increases.]

[Your relationship with the Lava Siren has reached its maximum.]

Messages kept appearing one after another.

At this moment, my guess became certain.

To put it another way, my relationship with the region had reached its maximum.

This meant that my authority function was activated in that region.

Wait.

With this, I wasnt wasting the experience points.

Hadnt I made it to Zero Mountain?

Of course, if I wanted to conquer the Hundred Thousand Caves.

In order to reach the top of the mountain range.

I had to set up an outpost.

Everything begins with the first step.

Your posturing is acceptable this time, Grandfel.

Lets think about the distant future.

The reward for this option seemed much better than the experience points.

Now my empty talks Even the demons seemed unable to understand the situation because it was covered in so many empty words.

At least in the Holy War.

Humanity and the Arcana Continent remained inferior.

In such a situation, it could be called the third force.

The monsters were to be recruited as an ally.

Of course, the sirens may be a special case.

There were many monsters that had a bad relationship with humans.

But I didnt have to worry about misjudging them.

Yeah, because I had [aesthetic].

When the path was open.

When the quest appeared.

I just had to follow along, right?

But as I said, it was not an easy path.

No, even the sirens.

Even if I learned of their story, it was virtually impossible to make it happen. This wouldnt have been possible without the buff called [Blessing of the First World Tree].

In any case, it was bound to fail.

In that regard, I might have accomplished something great?

Sometimes the scenery on an unfamiliar road isnt bad.

However, the proud Grandpel never showed off his struggle to other people. The only thing that recognized the injustice done to me was the system.

[The sirens song blesses you.]

[Your luck increases significantly.]

[Time left: 23:59]

!

I thought the tune was very sweet even to my ears which didnt know music very well, but it turned out to be a buff.

It was also a [Luck] stat increase buff that I had never seen before.

It increases significantly?!

In the days when Arcana was just a game.

The role of [luck] stat was not specific.

It was literally just about being lucky.

At the very least, it dealt critical hits and allowed you to avoid them.

Generally speaking, it allowed you to successfully strengthen your equipment.

At best, that was all it could do.

But I also knew from experience.

Well, for one point each.

Every time I invested in [luck], something happened!

And what about when I dismissed [luck] as superstition?

The demons suddenly poured in.

Anyway, it was a mess.

In that regard, this.

It was a message that I shouldnt ignore.

The buffs duration was only one day today.

Now I had reason to make full use of the rest of my day.

I opened my mouth.

Haiel, I leave this place to you.

Telepathy was more effective between us than a hundred words.

This place turned from a dungeon to a region. It would need a base to call it a region.

Right now, my priority was to make a space to step on.

I, Haiel, will obey Masters will.

It was something similar to the Aquariu oak tree, which grew by using a lot of water as a nutrient, but this one was the opposite. It was a Bloodia ornamental tree that grew using heat as a nutrient.

Goo

Haiel immediately manifested her {nature} abilities.

Then in the the sea of lava.

Bloodia ornamental trees rose from the bottom.

It was gorgeous, as expected of an ornamental tree.

Could a cat just pass by a fish shop?

Grandfel spoke.

Its a pure display worthy of a pure land.

To interpret his words, the trunk of the tree was transparent.

That was why the tree had a name related to blood. The sight of lava spreading throughout the roots, stems, and leaves was like blood flowing through the veins.

?

Suddenly, the song stopped.

A siren peeked out half of her face out of the lava, examining the growing ornamental tree. It was a surprising sight. The growth was so quick that you could see it growing thicker in real-time.

Well, it was a familiar sight to me.

Its like the blessing that grows a bi-herb into an elixir.

Like the Bloodia ornamental tree.

It was only natural to let it grow quickly.

The tree branches, which suddenly become thicker, could serve as footholds.

Then, I dont have to worry.

Now, it was time to properly use the effect of the greatly increased luck.

The first thing that I thought of was, of course, hunting.

As I said, I shouldnt dwell on the level.

I was not in a situation where I had to raise my level.

Flap The jacket fluttered as I turned around.

Even leaving aside the level restriction I have left.

At least I should check the effectiveness of [Tenacity].

I had to raise my level and earn stat points.

So I immediately manifested the portal.

The target coordinate was the Zero Mountain.

From now on.

I would let monsters who had no stories tremble in fear.

Follow me, Diend.

*

Another Space.

Another Space station was orbiting above the Earth.

After the Cataclysm.

It was an AAU spacecraft that rose to respond to the rupture.  Another Space was able to locate the ruptures in real time.

No anomalies detected

A middle-aged man looked into the dashboard.

He sighed for the first time in a while.

It finally felt real now.

There really arent any regular updates.

You have a lot of doubts.

Doubt? If youre floating in the dark space and looking at the Earth, youre bound to have doubts that you didnt know you had before, right? I still have doubts sometimes.

Zero Mountain was clearly visible from space.

Was it because he could see it clearly?

The peak of the mountain rose so high that it looked close to space.

So, of course, the thing that existed at the top.

It was clearly photographed through Another Spaces observation lens.

I wonder if this might be a hidden camera. I mean, I wonder if what we are seeing through the lens is actually a photoshopped image. Look, do you think that makes sense? There are fogs in space.

Fog in space.

The phenomenon that couldnt be explained scientifically was a bonus.

It was impossible without magic.

The man playfully raged on.

Gosh! If I hadnt seen it with my own eyes, I would never have acknowledged it. Damn it, I saw it. A scientist who believes in magic.

The woman shrugged his lament.

Still, its nice to see you looking more energetic after a long time. Well, Raymond Sean may be a bastard, but he hasnt lied all this time.

If there was no update history, that meant there really wasnt any.

The ruptures that didnt appear in the update history were not a problem.

At best, their recommended level would be below 200.

They were cleared quickly by the players who were passionate about leveling up.

So lets not worry too much on such a good day.

Ugh. What is this?

A hot pack.

Why are you covering your face with this hot thing?

Ill take over. Close your eyes for a while.

The man grumbled but eventually let out a groan.

He was definitely getting tired.

Just ike that

Just as the man unconsciously fell into a short sleep.

S-Sunbae?

Hm?

T-There!

!

Pop

His eyes reflexively widened.

A hot pack fell on the floor.

He could feel the urgency in her voice.

Something erupted.

At that moment, one possibility came to his mind.

Urgent update.

The resulting rupture.

Even if Another Space only had a small role.

Their purpose was to quickly detect and notify the Earth of the location of the rupture.

Damn magic.

However, it was impossible for Another Space, which floated in space based on science, to completely understand the concept of Arcana. Therefore, they couldnt have a fully automated system.

Reality and the Arcana Continent.

In order to overcome the gap between the two worlds.

Even though he was a scientist, he had to change his mindset after witnessing magic.

Where is it?

He asked.

Then the man opened his eyes wide.

The mans gaze turned to the dashboard.

However.

What?

Still no anomalies were detected

The man thought.

Is it really a hidden camera?

But at her next words, he realized.

Its not there, over here!

Her finger pointed to Earth.

Indeed.

The top of Zero Mountain was distorting.

Black hole?!

It was so intense that he couldnt help but think.

This was clearly different from the rupture.

This was like a scene where the space was being forcibly torn up.

!!

Yeah.

Those two had witnessed something similar before.

In the emergence of [Cracked Dimension Gap] rupture.

Its ridiculous.

But things were different from back then.

The space was distorted like a black hole.

A huge figure was flying toward space.

The man radioed to Earth in a trembling voice.

This is AAU Another Space. Anomalies detected at the top of the Zero Mountain. The dragon tore the space No, it tore through the dimension and started flying!!

.

.

.

[Evil Eyes Telescope].

The landscape of the Arcana continent was reflected by the telescope.

I was overcome with a sense of betrayal.

No, wasnt my luck supposed to be rising dramatically?

Dragons, elves, transcendents, and even demon kings.

This wasnt just luck.

This was a chain letter^[1]A chain letter is a message that attempts to convince the recipient to make a number of copies and pass them on to a certain number of recipients. (Source: Wiki). For example: Send this to 10 people or you will die. It was originally supposed to bring luck to the recipients but around 1935, the content changed into a letter of misfortune. .

Whats with this sudden mess!

• 1. A chain letter is a message that attempts to convince the recipient to make a number of copies and pass them on to a certain number of recipients. (Source: Wiki). For example: Send this to 10 people or you will die. It was originally supposed to bring luck to the recipients but around 1935, the content changed into a letter of misfortune.