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Chapter 186

Chapter 186 – Tutorial 35th Floor (5)



I stepped out of the spring and squeezed my clothes dry .
[Round 24, Day 2 . 6h 25m]
The clear was easier than I thought .
I made it to the 4th floor stage’s Spring of Recovery in just 25 minutes .
Regardless of the difficulty, it was much faster compared to the stages with long pathways .
In front of the Boss Room, the giant stone doors opened, and revealed a new world .
It was the mid-slope of a mountain .

Thankfully, I knew the road .
If you follow the road, a goblin fortress appears .
As I looked up from the beaten path, I could see the stars filling the night sky .
This is one of the places where stars are bright .
Just like the last time I was here, I couldn’t help but admire the view .
I admired the night sky as I slowly walked .
There was no reason to rush .
It’s going to be hard to get to the city with the goblin king in time anyway .
And even harder to kill the goblin king who will be in the center of the city within four hours .
Furthermore .
No message appeared .
There was no message telling me to take care of the goblin king or do something .
They’ve just put me in this world and let me be .
I expected this after clearing to the end of the 3rd floor boss room and nothing happened .
This 35th floor doesn’t give separate missions for each floor .
Then what do I need to do .
In the time remaining .
I eventually reached the castle walls .
From up close, the castle walls were quite high

Last time, I got up easily using the Blink Authority, but that isn’t an option now .
I could jump using a chunk of mana, but it’ll also cause a catastrophic sound .
And the goblin soldiers will notice .
Do I need to climb up the wall?
As I was pondering about this, I heard a shout from the top of the wall .
“Hey! Human!”
[Acquired Akemin Continent Language Lv . 10 . ]
Huh?
“What are you looking for in this late hour!”
Did he just yell at me?
Puzzled, I looked up at the goblin soldier atop the castle walls .
The soldier was looking directly at me .
I thought I was far enough from him to avoid his sight .
That was a mistake .
The goblins have good night vision .
Unlike humans, they can see this far without a problem .
And when I was here before, I had covert skills and the like

So, I just assumed it would be like the last time I was here and wasn’t noticed, and I didn’t think to hide my body .
[Acquired Covertness Lv . 17]
As I thought about hiding my body, I acquired the Covertness skill, though rather late .
But the goblin atop the castle walls had already found me .
I pondered for a moment, then answered the goblin atop the castle walls .
“I lost my way!”


I shouted proudly!
It wasn’t a lie .
It was… an ambiguous expression .
The goblin soldier shook his head a few times and disappeared from the walls .
I was more concerned with other things than the soldier disappearing .
I acquired the Akaine Continent language .
It means I already knew the Akaine continent language .
It was probably because of the Knowledge Before the Time of Babel skill .
I thought the Knowledge Before the Time of Babel Babel skill was a magical skill that would translate foreign
languages .
So, when I could hear, say, and use the languages I didn’t know, I assumed I didn’t know the languages .
But when I heard the goblin’s words just now, I understood as soon as I heard it .
The system judged that I already knew the language and added it as a skill .
If the Knowledge Before the Time of Babel skill isn’t just a simple translating skill, and is instead one that imbeds
the language into my head, it’s possible .
If it’s a language stuck in one’s head, it’s possible to recognize it as soon as one hears it .
Is that really how it is?
I’ll need to ask Kiri Kiri .
A small side door next to the giant stone doors opened .
The goblin soldier said to me from behind the open door .
“Come in . ”
I listened to the soldier’s words and walked into through the castle walls .
It was quiet inside the walls .
It felt weird as the memory in my mind clashed with the situation now .
“It’s quiet . ”
“Of course . It’s late . ”
And it felt weird hearing the goblin say that to me as it were a natural thing .
“How did you lose your way in the mountains this late?”“I dunno . ”
“What’s your destination?”
The goblin soldier asked me as though he were talking to a friend rather than conducting an interrogation .
I thought he would ask about me or request identification, but the goblin didn’t request anything .
I couldn’t feel any apprehension from the goblin that guided me through the fortress after closing the small side
door .
Destination .
What was the name of the goblin city past the fortress?
I don’t remember .
“City . ”
“I assumed so . For what? Probably trade right?”
“I have something I need to find out . ”
The goblin didn’t ask me what it is that I wanted to know .
He probably thought I was a merchant sent for market research .
Instead, he asked something else .
“When do you need to be there by? There’s a carriage going to the city tomorrow afternoon . If you want, I can let you on .

Excessively friendly .
That kindness was enough to make my stomach ache .
Naturally, I thought of the deeds I had done while I was progressing through the 4th floor .
Back then, I lit the four fortresses on fire and massacred the goblin soldiers .
And once I cut their numbers, I infiltrated the city .
[The God of Remorse is watching you . ]
Well . Is this what that god wanted?
What terrible taste .


“Sorry, but your words are more than enough . Instead, could you tell me the way to the city?”
“Now?”
I nodded .
“I’m in a bit of a rush . ”
The goblin looked at me with a terrified look .
And murmured with a cackling sound .
“Damn . You were wandering the woods and have to go right away . Human trade guilds are too strict . ”


[Acquired the Kipain Area’s Native Goblin Language Lv . 10]
Turns out the language me and the goblin were using was a foreign language .
I learned the goblin’s local dialect through hearing him murmur .
“Ok but go up there and wait a bit . ”
The goblin had gestured at the watchtower .
A watchtower looking out toward the city .
“The view is pretty good . Since the stars are bright tonight, you can probably see the city a bit . It’s quite the
spectacle, so go see the sights for a bit . ”
With those words, the goblin vanished to somewhere .
Is he bringing me a map or something,
Because I don’t need one .
Once at the top of the watchtower, I could see the moonlight falling on the city from a distance, just like the goblin
told me .
The goal I had set not too long ago was wavering .
Kiri Kiri had told me to not overdo it .
That the 35th floor stage wasn’t made to be completed through combat alone .
Is this what she meant .

Once the clear goals that were given to me were gone, I couldn’t figure out what to do this time .
The first thing that came to my mind was in the end, combat .
As I climb higher, there will be numerous enemies just waiting for a piece of me .
And I can’t deal with those enemies can’t be dealt easily in this weakened body .
It’s better to become stronger while I have the chance .
And the goblins below the watchtower over there will be the perfect opponents for a faster leveling .
But should I attack those that were sympathetic towards me just because of that?
I asked myself the same question I had before .
My answer was . No .
The reason was simple .
I’m stronger .
I have the right to choose how to become stronger .
Is it the same now?
In just a few hours, a few days, I’ll be plopped onto extremely dangerous floors .
The time given to me is limited .
Because I’m running against time, I don’t have the luxury of choosing .
But still, I’m the stronger one here .
I wasn’t sure what the God of Remorse wanted to say .
But I was sure of one thing

My strength is no longer tied to the tutorial .
While the tutorial did provide the opportunity and means to evolve myself, I have already completely absorbed the
ways .
Even if I was immediately returned to my state two years prior when I was watching tv and doing nothing with my
life, I can return myself to this state without a problem .
Obviously, it’ll be harder outside of the tutorial .
But it wouldn’t be impossible in 5 or 10 years .
The 35th floor stage made me certain .
It was a doubt that I had always harbored .
No matter how much I scream and shout about how well off I am, they were abilities and power given to me by the
gods .
I was afraid that I would become nothing if and when my powers were taken away from me .
But now, those fears are gone .
My power isn’t something that is seen through the status window display of Authorities or skills or even the high
stats and levels .
And because of that I could proudly say .
I’m strong .
No matter where I am .
Even when I’m faced with opponents much stronger than me, I will always be the stronger one .
[The God of Remorse is watching you . ]

“How kind . ”
“You’re welcome . ”
The goblin came back .
With a large satchel .
“You don’t need a map right? Just follow the highway leading down straight . It’ll take about half a day if you’re on
a horse . And these are some fruits, bread, and drinks . Snack on it during your trip . ”
I asked the kind goblin .
“Why are you being so nice to me?”
The goblin was a bit taken aback at my words .
“Just . Well . It’s amusing . I also felt bad when you said you had to leave right away when you were lost in the woods
until just now . ”
“Amusing?”
“Seeing a human . It’s been a while . Usually, human merchants take the fortress doors over there . ”
He was interested as though he were seeing a foreigner .
He acted as though he saw humans every day on the way to work, but he

I took the satchel from the goblin .
“Thanks . ”
“No problem . ”
I got him to repeat the directions .
The goblin opened the small side door toward the city, and I started off towards the road .
As I’ve walked out, I felt the goblin’s gaze on my back disappear .
I stopped for a moment and stretched .
Originally, I hadn’t planned on going to the city .
There was quite a distance to the city, and there was no reason to if I thought about the time I had left .
Especially when I had no reason to take care of the goblin king .
But now, I had a reason to go and see the goblin king .
I had something I wanted to ask .
I haven’t tried to exert my mana to its maximum capacity since start of the 35th floor .
There was a bit of mana I needed to save to further increase my mana capacity .
Above all, it was dangerous .
I say this again, but it’s dangerous .
But now, I had a reason to give it my all

I mustered up as much mana as I could .
And instead of focusing it onto my limbs or back muscles, I spread it out in my body, and activated the circuit .
What I need right now isn’t to strengthen or lighten my body, or even protection through mana .
But to awaken my body .
Pang!
As I kicked off, my body shot out like an arrow .
The cold dawn winds brushed my face, but I ran on .
Towards the goblin city .
“Phuek . Hooooo . ”
When I took my breath, it sounded like a dog panting .
I wanted to breath as quietly as possible, but it wasn’t under my control .
I checked again to make sure the goblins by my feet wouldn’t come to .
Thankfully, both were dozing off in the dreamland .
Huaaa .
It was hard .
I ran through the plains between the fortress and the city, and snuck in by climbing the castle walls .
I did the same for the inner castle walls

And the same to get to the goblin king’s bedroom .
Since I had already infiltrated into the goblin king’s bedroom once before, I could find it without any trouble .
I didn’t need to worry about being caught by the goblin soldiers .
If they could see through Level 17 Covertness, they wouldn’t have appeared on the 4th floor .
Anything over level 15 goes beyond just quietly hiding and moving; it was enough to not be noticed while using up
mana at the max potential right in front of someone’s eyes .
[Round 24, Day 2 . 7h 15m]
It only took 50 minutes to dash through the plains on horseback, and sneak past the city’s outer and inner walls to
this center spot .
I used everything I had .
In the aftermath of the violent workout, white steam emanated from my body .
I thought about using the rest of the mana to calm it down quickly, but I decided to let my body cool off by itself .
I quietly opened the door and entered the bedroom .
The bedroom was a bit humid and hot .
It smelled a bit .
It was a large enough room to where I couldn’t immediately locate the goblin king .
Instead of using my eyes, I focused on my hearing .
If I can locate his breathing, I can easily find where he is .
Once my hearing is strengthened by mana, it can locate any minute noise .
Through my ears ready to hear any small noise in the room, I heard breathing .

There was a problem .
There were three .
Three including me .
There were two goblins breathing heavily on the bed .
That’s when I realized some of my questions could be answered .
Why there were so few guards near the bedroom .
Why the room was so humid and hot .
And why it smelled .
I knew .
The goblin king was performing nighttime labor .
I remembered the goblin king’s children .
And the sight of an old goblin king .
He had a white beard down to his chest, but he’s quite vigorous for his age .
I covered my face with my two hands, dumbfounded at the unanticipated situation .
Unable to do anything and agonizing over what to do, I coughed .
“Khm . ”
< Tutorial 35th floor (5) > End
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