Chapter 50 (1/2)

Ttiring~

[The tomb of the sleeping Knights of the Wind has been discovered for the first time.]

[Your reputation has risen by 1,000.]

[The blessing of the wind has increased your movement speed by 5% throughout the day.]

“...The King of Wind.”

What did this mean? No, who did it mean? No matter how I thought about it, I didn’t know anything. Then the next moment, I learned something amazing.

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ says it is Aiolos.]

“Aiolos is the King of Wind?”

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ is nodding.]

I was dumbfounded for a moment. The first time I saw Aiolos, I thought the message of a ‘great being’ was unusual but I didn’t know there was such a story. I pulled out Aiolos’ Egg.

[Aiolos’ Egg]

[Rating: ?

Flora’s lover.

An egg that formed after Aiolos died and fell asleep.

His soul has left and a new soul is now sleeping here.]

...Maybe I had unknowingly obtained something tremendous.

[The first apostle, ‘Prometheus,’ says it is better to come back later.]

“Yes, the first thing is to climb this cliff.”

I had to go up quickly, tie the cobweb and go down again. That’s what I thought at first. Wait, it might be hard for Sujeong to climb up here even with the assistance of the cobweb? I climbed up easily but Sujeong was different. Cer was my pet and could be placed in my inventory, but it wasn’t that simple for Sujeong. I felt like I was hit with a hammer and became dizzy. I sent a whisper to her straight away.

-Jackson: Sujeong.

-Crystal: Yes, have you already gone up?

-Jackson: No, I’m resting in the middle to recover my magic power. However, I have a problem.

-Crystal: Problem?

-Jackson: Yes. I thought about climbing to the top, tying the cobwebs and coming down again. Then I realized that it would be hard for you to climb up.

-Crystal: Um, I already had the same thought. I don’t have the physique to do that.

-Jackson: Right? That’s why I was wondering. Does Windia sell the return scroll you talked about earlier?

-Crystal: It is rarely for sale so won’t it be hard to obtain? Why don’t you try asking a magician?

-Jackson: Um, that’s a good idea. Then please wait a while. I will contact you soon.

-Crystal: Yes, please be careful. Those people can attack again.

-Jackson: Yes. Then I’m going.

I closed the whisper and felt a sense of shame again. Shit. Why was I remembering this again? Now that I was older, I shouldn’t turn back.

“Sigh.”

I started climbing the cliff again. One hour later, I was finally able to climb to the top. The moment I got up, I saw the lush forest. The straight trees formed a dense forest and I looked back at the cliff.

...I didn’t want to fall down again. At this moment, I heard a sound.

“Damn, it isn’t here either. Where the hell did the items drop?”

“Brother, maybe they dropped down that cliff?”

“Um, it makes sense. Try looking for a way to go down.”

“Yes, Brother!”

I instantly hid behind a tree. Their identity was the Fire Dragons group that pushed me to the brink. Those damn guys had come up to here. It was a good thing that I chose not to tie the cobwebs to the tree. If I had done so, Sujeong would’ve been in danger. In any case, there was nothing they could do so I didn’t need to worry about them now. I hurried to Windia.

“Looking for a party member to go to the Kobold Mine!”

“Is anyone going on a slime king raid?”

“I’m going to hunt ogres in Behel Forest! Gather!”

It was bustling with people as always. I showed up in Windia’s square, which had the largest concentration of users. According to Sujeong, Arkstar was basically a game aimed at party hunting. Of course, I hunted alone but I thought I was strong. Then in the distance, a voice could be heard, “Broder~!”

Drain, who I had previously contacted, ran over.

“Miss Kim...?”

“She’s safe.”

“Phew, I’m glad. Godu jobu!” The thumb he raised was extraordinarily large. I saw the calluses that showed he did sewing very seriously.

“By the way, there’s a problem.”

“Problem? Did something happen to Miss Kim?”

Drain’s eyes wavered. I shook my head. “The problem is that she is too safe.”

“Huh???”

I told him about how Sujeong was trapped below the cliff. Then I carefully asked if he could lend me some money to buy a return scroll. Then...

“Oh mai god. I'm sorry, Broder. In fact...”

Drain started telling me about how he had been scammed. He was angry and tearful as he talked about his resentment. Damn. Everything had become twisted up. “Tsk. That’s why you should take a good look before buying.”

Drain’s shoulders slumped. Tsk, saying sorry and then getting huffy...

I told him, “Stay strong. I’ll definitely catch that guy.”

“Reolli?”

“Yes.”

Drain’s face was rosy.

I had to find another way. I decided to ask someone who looked like a magician. Drain went to the market, stating that he would somehow find a return scroll. Meanwhile, I spoke to a woman, “Excuse me, young lady.”

”Yes, grandfather. Are you going to hunt ogres?”

Her name was Christine and she was holding a large wooden staff in one hand. At first glance, she was obviously a magician.

“No, I want to ask you something.”

“Ah, yes. What do you want to know?”

She seemed like a friendly lady.

“I heard that magicians have something called portal magic. Can you use it?”

“Portal magic? That magic can only be used at level 200. I can’t use it yet. It is probably the same for all the magicians here? There shouldn’t be anyone over level 100 here.”

Oh, it was a failure.

“What’s going on? I’ll help you if it is possible.”

“Well, actually....”

I told her about the situation. As we talked, I learned that she was an American player and hadn’t been playing the game for long. Still, she knew more than I did. After all, young people were different.

“There are three ways. Die and return to the village, have a magician open a portal, or use a return scroll... that will probably be hard to find. I heard that some are being sold at the black market in the next town, Fortren. In addition, perhaps the lord here has it.”

The lord? Edward instantly passed through my mind. Yes, that little guy might have it.

She continued, “However, I’m sure your friend...”

“Thank you, young lady. See you again.”

I put a delicious roast spider leg in her hand and ran toward the lord’s residence.