Every time they wielded the sword, they poured their whole heart into it, making it close to the concept of breaking the target . Due to this, the orbit was simple, and when the attack failed, it inevitably revealed a gap .
Yoshimura had a lot of experience and was aware of this fact . How could an archer with high agility struggle against a paladin? It was like that until now . For Yoshimura, paladins were merely solid targets . They wouldn’t easily fall down, but they weren’t a threat .
Damian was the exception .
Seokeok!
“Kuak!”
Every time Damian wielded his sword, Yoshimura’s body became covered in wounds . Yoshimura couldn’t avoid his attacks .
“You . . ! How can a paladin use such splendid swordsmanship? Is it because you’re a hidden class and not a paladin anymore?”
It was an incorrect guess . As Goddess’ Agent, Damian was still a paladin . However, it was a unique class . He was able to learn a higher Sword Mastery skill than general paladins, and that was the key to his high quality swordsmanship . Furthermore, Damian…
“I’m a paladin . A paladin with the strongest master . ”
That’s right .
Damian was a person taught by Piaro . He grew by leaps and bounds when he was farming under Piaro . It was thanks to a clear enlightenment, as well as the quest reward for ‘★ Hidden Quest★ Fun and Exciting Training!’
“Supreme Swordsmanship might be slower than other swordsmanship techniques and less varied, but it is the most excellent one . ”
“Why?”
“A good sword might be controlled with strength, while an excellent sword is controlled by the mind and heart . It can accelerate according to the speed of the mind, while making many changes like the heart . ”
“…”
As a paladin, Damian couldn’t understand it . If this was reality, Damian wouldn’t have felt anything from Piaro’s teachings . But a game was different from reality .
[You have received the teachings of the sword by Piaro and awakened!]
[Accuracy is increased by 30% when wearing sword type weapons . This effect is applied separately from the Sword Mastery skill . ]
In other words, it was an additional reward for the hidden quest . Damian was well behaved and built up a great deal of favor during the hidden quest, and was able to gain great strength thanks to it .
“The strongest teacher? What are you saying?”
“There’s no need for you to know . ”
Puok!
“Kuaaack!”
“Master!”
Yoshimura was deeply stabbed in the side and eventually sat down . Orochi saw this and ran over aggressively .
“How dare you do this to Master!?”
The strongest person in the Sakura Guild, Orochi . He was the master of twin swordsmanship . He was particularly strong in PvP as a high ranking player, capable of dazzling the target with his swordsmanship .
But he wasn’t Damian’s opponent . Damian scoffed as he easily defended against Orochi’s sword with a shield .
“Even Reidan’s farmer who likes potatoes will yawn against you . ”
Reidan’s farmer who likes potatoes?
‘Who is that?’
Did he mean the legendary farmer who caused an uproar in the world by smashing Hurent and 2,000 troops in a short amount of time? Orochi felt doubts .
Chaaeng!
Damian pushed at Orochi using his shield and then stabbed his chest .
“You aren’t my opponent . You should at least be a temporary farmer in order to deal with me . Oh, I am still lacking compared to him . ”
Temporary farmer?
“Who is that?”
“I also don’t know . ”
“…?”
From then on, a one-sided massacre took place . The Sakura Guild lacked a third advancement class, so they were totally overwhelmed by Damian, who was over level 300 . Damian’s basic defense was high and his healing was fraudulent, so it was difficult to kill him .
It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that Damian’s endurance in battle was the best . The Rebecca’s Daughters candidates were also a problem . The Sakura Guild’s hands and feet were tied up because they thoroughly assisted Damian .
“Shit! Shitt!”
Once their colleagues started dying, the Sakura Guild members became angry .
Yoshimura cried out, “Why? Why are you helping a Korean person!?” (TL: Once again, a Japanese word meaning Korean person that has negative connotations)
“Korean person? What an old-fashioned and racist remark . You should apologize . ”
“What? You… Keook…!”
Damian no longer continued the conversation . He knew that the opponents weren’t worth talking with, so he just silently killed the Sakura Guild members .
On this day .
The Sakura Guild suffered big damage . All the guild members died and lost experience and some items . It was a huge loss, making them unable to do anything big for a while .
***
Grid became certain of one thing after the spar with Kraugel . His goal of becoming the best wasn’t a fanciful dream .
‘Geniuses… No, it’s true that my talent is poo compared to the general public . ’
He didn’t deny it, since it was a reality he’d realized since his childhood .
‘But . ’
Grid had a weapon that no one else had . It was the power of items . It wasn’t the usual items, but the items which had collapsed the sky above the sky .
‘First, polish the weapons . ’
In order to regular users to obtain items, they had to devote themselves to raids or hunting . However, Grid was different . As a legendary blacksmith, he was able to produce ideal items directly .
‘But it isn’t easy . ’
There was a limit on the performance of items . It was virtually impossible to make a 10 billion damage weapon that could kill a target unconditionally, or to be invincible by making a 10 billion defense armor .
‘It’s about creating ideal items within the limits . ’
It couldn’t be done by staying in the smithy . Grid knew from experience . Then what did he have to do?
“…”
Reidan’s smithy .
Grid was locked in thought for a while .
“Expand my insights . ”
Would it be possible to build up his current skills if he was alone like Kraugel, even if he was a genius? It wasn’t possible . Through repeated adventures, meeting new people and enemies, and learning and growing through them .
‘I should do that . ’
There was a place that Grid decided to go .
‘Behen Archipelago . ’
It was made up of 66 islands . Even Kraugel had only managed to reach the 30th island . By challenging it and experiencing new things, he could overcome his shortcomings and design more ideal items .
The determined Grid moved to the castle .
***
“Abu! Abuuuu!”
“Welcome back . ”
Irene and Lord welcomed Grid . Irene’s affectionate gaze and Lord’s envious gaze were directed towards Grid .
‘I want to make them happy for the rest of my life . ’
Satisfy was different from reality . Enemies were everywhere and his precious people could be in danger at any time . In order to completely protect them, Grid wanted to become stronger . Grid summoned Lauel .
“Did you call?”
Lauel, who was buried in a pile of papers in his office, came running wildly . Grid was thankful for his diligence, despite always being tired .
“I’m incompetent, so you’re experiencing a lot of hardships by taking on everything . ”
“I wanted to do it . You don’t have to worry . Continue to rely on me . ”
“Yes, I will believe in you and leave for a while . ”
“…Huh?”
“I’m planning to go to a place called the Behen Archipelago . Please look after Reidan and my family while I’m not here . Ah, can I also take some of the potions produced by the alchemy facility?’
“Huh? Ah yes, of course . ”
Lauel was confused, but he didn’t ponder over Grid’s choices and actions . Grid had become more cautious since the spar with Kraugel, so Lauel thoroughly trusted him . After that, Grid made love to Irene, said goodbye to Lord, and left for the Media Kingdom .
“Aba! Abubu! Abu!”
Lord held the ‘Baby’s Wooden Sword’ in his hands and cried out as he looked at his father’s distant back . But there was no one who could understand the baby’s words . People thought that Lord was just saying goodbye to his father .
However, the truth was different .
A few days later . After some suffering, the pope procession succeeded in crossing the desert and finally arrived in Reidan . Damian’s heart was overflowing with joy . He was happy because he could see Grid and Piaro, who had helped him a lot without blaming him for being an otaku .
But the touching reunion didn’t occur easily .
“A murderer like you can’t enter the city!”
The soldiers guarding Reidan’s gates blocked Damian’s way . It was unavoidable . Damian’s name was bright red from killing the Sakura Guild .
“No, I’m the pope . ”
“Nonsense!”
“Why would the pope commit such butchery?”
“A murderer is trying to lie! Disgraceful person! Get out now!”
“…”
After a while, Damian was able to enter Reidan due to Lauel . However, Grid wasn’t there anymore .
***
There were countless players hoping to cross to the East Continent .
There were those who wanted to get ahead of everyone else, those who aimed for a reversal in a new land, etc . All types of people tried to reach the East Continent . The wealthy even invested an astronomical amount of money .
However, most of them failed to reach the East Continent . They became stuck at the Dead Sea . Only a very small number of people succeeded . Out of two billion users, less than 1,000 succeeded in figuring out how to get to the East Continent .
They were the people who grasped the existence of Sage Sticks by clearing a lot of linked quests . However, fewer than 10 people managed to cross to the Eastern Continent .
Behen Archipelago . It was a difficult task to break through the 66 islands, which were like an instant dungeon .
“Sigh . ”
After a long journey, Grid arrived at the Behen Archipelago and took a deep breath to calm himself down . Was he nervous because he remembered Kraugel saying that even famous high rankers had been eliminated at the first island?
No . Grid was actually filled with confidence . The reason for his deep breathing was to stop himself from becoming angry .
“Now, shall I get started?”
Grid readied himself and started to cross the bridge between the mainland and the first island . A notification window appeared at the end of the bridge .
[Do you want to enter the instant dungeon ‘Behen Archipelago’?]
“Yes . ”
[The ‘Behen Archipelago’ is limited to one person and the escape method is unknown . Death is highly likely . Do you still want to enter?]
“Go . ”
At the same time . Grid’s body was sucked into the gate .
***
“It’s been a long time since there was a challenger . ”
The hidden sage, Sticks . He gazed into his magic ball and saw a man with black hair . Sticks examined him closely and didn’t feel inspired .
“Anyway, he will be eliminated . ”
The first island dropped the challenger’s stamina to the limit . Faced with the terrible limit, they would cause their own self-destruction . Over the past few decades, most challengers lost their lives at the first island .
Sticks was sure that the same thing would happened to this black-haired man . However, the result was different from what he expected .
“Heok! N-No, how…?”
Sticks was shocked . He looked like he saw a ghost . It was natural . The first island . The goal was to take advantage of the island terrain to hold out against the monsters that appeared ‘infinitely’ for 20 minutes .
They should reduce the area that the monsters could attack from by moving to the highlands or into narrow places . It was a common strategy, but most people didn’t survive for 20 minutes even if they knew the strategy . There was a limit to their stamina .
However, the man with black hair used an unconventional method . He cleared the first island easily without using a strategy . After summoning four golden hands that each held a weapon, he waited for the monsters to appear and killed them . It was a method that destroyed common sense, making even the sage Sticks embarrassed .
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