Chapter 113 (1/2)
[Minotaur’s Blazing Horns have been acquired.]
Perhaps my choice was too unexpected but Damian asked again, “Are you sure you’re okay with this?”
“That's right.”
“If you want something else then we can exchange it.”
“I’ll take this one since I interfered in your raid originally.”
The young people looked happy with my answer. The listening Reinhardt laughed. “Kuahaha! I like this friend even more now! Damian! Can I forcefully take this friend with me?”
“Reinhardt, calm down. You might be beaten if you continue like this.”
“Wuhahaha! Then it can’t be helped!”
Reinhardt struck his chest once again. It was just like the orcs.
[Chwiik. Is he an orc in the body of a human?]
‘Well, there is that possibility.’
[The appearance is completely different? In what way is it a possibility?]
‘He is as ignorant as you.’
[Chwiiik! Youuuu!]
‘Kekeke!’
I was inwardly smiling as the young people in front of me chose their favorite things. The Scorpion Star's Beloved I paid attention to earlier chose the blazing leather. It was a pity. Well, it was unavoidable.
-Crystal: Father! We’ll arrive in 5 minutes! Hold on a little longer.
-Jackson: No need.
-Crystal: Huh? What does that...
-Jackson: Come slowly. The calf has been handled.
-Crystal: Yes????
-Jackson: It will take too long to explain. In any case, you know so just come slowly.
At the same time, I turned off the whisper and opened the information window for the item I selected earlier.
[Minotaur’s Blazing Horns]
[Rating: Legend
+50% fire resistance when in your possession.
The son of the Bull Demon King, who is one of the pillars of the Demon World—these are the horns left behind by Minotaur, who has the title of ‘Scorching Heat.’
They are strong enough to be made into a weapon and due to the fire resistance, they can be sold at a high price.
-Skill: Big and Beautiful Horns! (Legend) (Active)
You can hear the language of all cows and become their idol. Cows with stats higher than the caster won’t follow you. The cows with stats lower than than you will succ.u.mb unconditionally to you.]
”Hrmm. First of all, my fire resistance is now 100%.”
In fact, there were more choices with the fire resistance option than just this. It was a basic option that was attached to even the heart, leather, and hammer. The difference was that there were more useful options attached to the other items. If there was one strange thing, it was the skill attached to my horns. It was a skill that seemed completely useless at first glance yet it had a legend rating.
Tsk. Perhaps after a period of time, Minotaur would’ve become a constellation or a demon king and this would’ve been a Star Piece. However, Minotaur had already died and disappeared. Those who weren’t a constellation went straight to the Underworld without reaching the cradle of the stars.
“By the way, it was true.”
He was really a demon king. If it was Aldebaran’s temperament then he might storm in right now. However, those in the Demon World were also affected by the taboo. A demon could only use 70% of their power in the Human World. Of course, it was the same when the gods and constellations went to the Demon World. The taboo meant that it was impossible for them to violate it or there would be another war like Ragnarok.
“Still, I have to go there someday.”
Just then, I heard the sound of footsteps. It was quite a large number. A little while later, voices were heard. My hearing had risen due to super sensitivity and I could vaguely hear their words. I listened closely and they seemed to be broadcasting officials. “Those damn reporters are chasing me every moment.”
I quietly pressed the log out button.
* * *
The monitoring room was filled with silence. Everyone there couldn’t keep their mouths shut about what had just happened. The most surprised one was Lee Seokjun next to Yoo Minseok. Lee Seokjun smoothed out his surprised expression.
“Hey, do you know who that person is?” Lee Seokjun pointed to the werewolf with short limbs on the monitor. Then an employee manipulated something and shook his head.
Lee Seokjun frowned. ‘Who is it? Who? How does he have that type of power?’
It was incomprehensible. Since the beginning of Arkstar’s launch, he had been following the moves of all the rankers. He purely enjoyed the users’ play and cheered for them in the world competition. There was no such ranker in his memories. No, he honestly wondered if it was even a user. Yes, it must be an NPC.
“Check to see if he is an NPC.”
The monitoring staff who shook his head earlier tapped hard on the keyboard. After a short time, the employee cried out, “It isn’t an NPC. He is a user.”
“......”
Once again, everyone was engulfed in silence. It had been a year since Arkstar opened. Then who was this man? He defeated Minotaur who even the best Zeus Guild found hard to raid.
‘If he is really a user then this world competition will be out of balance. This is a big problem...’
Last year’s world competition was hosted by his older brother, Lee Myeongjun. However, Lee Seokjun was in charge of this year’s world competition. He was planning on taking advantage of this opportunity to step up to take the position of the next chairman. He wanted to make himself known to his father, Lee Geonmyeong. Yet the user in front of him had become an unexpected variable.
‘It doesn’t matter who he is. If this person appears in the ‘Best League’ I am planning, all the rankers will be massacred. The crowd will be disappointed and sales will drop significantly. Everyone will swear that it is an unbalanced game.’
Spectators loved fierce fights. In tense situations, they either laughed or cried. They applauded the fierce competition and spent money to see it. Recently, the Eight Supernovas who gained the power of a Star Fruit had all expressed their desire to participate in the world competition, so it was simply a celebration of stars.
‘They can’t be disgraced in front of people all over the world. Damn, if only there was Dr Kang Jaeseong...’
Dr Kang Jaeseong was the only one who had the master key to control Gaia. If he hadn’t fallen into a coma then it would be easy to find out the identity of this person.
“It would be nice if we knew the whereabouts of the master key.”
Then Yoo Minseok opened his mouth, “Director-nim.”