CHAPTER 22
"R-right."
"Let's put aside your first Raid, which you had to join as a tagalong. Imagine how your father will feel if the raid team that you put together goes through nineteen Raids with no one getting hurt." I said, coating my words with honey and pulling the bug.
Yoo Jinho's eyes shot open in understanding.
If… If they were able to pull that off, convincing his father would become that much easier!
He would be able to show that a mere D-ranker is able to lead a raiding party through 19 Raids without any casualties. It would be a testament to his ability to become the Guildmaster. This would be the greatest feat that he could bring before his father.
I read Yoo Jinho's expressions and became satisfied.
'Got him.'
The one holding all the cards right now was me. Even if Yoo Jinho could not be convinced, I could always ensure my growth through the Association's Raids or Instant Dungeons; it would just be a matter of time.
In the meantime, Yoo Jinho was deep in thought. Even if it was a little scary, if everything went according to my words, the benefit to him would be great. Thinking back on the unstoppable power that I displayed in the last Raid, he felt that it would just be possible. Plus he just saw me use magic which I didn't use in the whole dungeon incident.
Yoo Jinho made his decision.
"Okay, I'll agree to the condition. Now what is the next condition? Hyungnim?..
"Well, it's pretty simple. We would clear more than 20 dungeons and at least 10 of them should be A rank 15 should be no less than B+ rank.
"W-What? I don't think I heard right? c- can you repeat what you just said Hyungnim"
"You heard right. We would clear more than 20 dungeons and at least 10 of them should be A rank 15 should be no less than B+ rank."
"Bu? But? How are we going to do this?" He asked with a horrified face.
"I will be the one who would be doing it, you just had to watch and mine. And there is no" "But it's a deal now whether you want it or not."
I asked him in a firm voice that there was no place for arguments.
Now seeing it he had no option Yoo Jinho sighed as he rubbed his forehead which got wrinkles just after hearing about A rank monster of his head.
Ok, Hyungnim. I'll gather the team members."
"Good. And Don't worry we would only clear A-rank dungeons after we finished clearing others. So you will get the chance to judge if I could handle A-rank dungeons or not"
He nodded with a small smile as he got reassurance that he would see me in action at lower levels. The two men agreed. Yoo Jinho finally was able to sit up straight and put on a bright smile.
'I was able to get Hyungnim's help.'
The remaining Raids no longer worried him. He had gained a reliable ally in me, and per his condition, gathering the remaining members suddenly became a lot easier. He no longer needed other capable, low-ranking Hunters. Instead, anyone who answered the job boards would do.
'With this, I've taken a step towards becoming a Guildmaster.'
I was also smiling.
'I'll solo all the C-rank, B-rank, and A-rank Dungeons and quickly raise my levels. And I'm sure before I even enter into B or A rank dungeons I would have already unlocked my Job so mining won't be the problem'
Two of us left the cafe with satisfied faces.
After bidding farewell to Yoo Jinho, I quickly ran home. I didn't know when the Association would come calling. It had been 10 days since I was discharged from the hospital; it would not be strange for a Gate to appear in our vicinity soon. On average, the Association had gathered its Hunters two or three times throughout the month for a Raid. And I was part of one just two days ago but it wasn't in my area. The reason he had initially allotted 1 hour to Yoo Jinho was because I wanted to be back home as fast as possible.
As I knew next should be the man who had sneak skills the Assassin whose name I didn't bother to remember.
'Right now, even missing just one E-rank Dungeon would be regrettable. And we are talking about an A-rank skill.
I wanted to quickly raise my levels through magic beasts. I also had to visit the mountains to prepare for it. To think that not having a phone would be inconvenient... Thankfully, my new phone will be arriving in a few days.
I opened the door and headed inside.
"..."
The house was quiet. Since it was a weekday, my sister was in school. Which also reminds me that I should go shopping. I need some clothes and no girl in the world doesn't want some clothes and it could create some good memories and have some fun.
Confirming that no one else was in the house, I opened his daily quest window.
'Time to grab today's reward.'
I had already finished the daily quest before meeting with Yoo Jinho but did not receive the rewards yet. I wasn't about to show off the appearance of a gift box out of nowhere in the middle of the street.
Ding~
Do 100 Push-ups:
(Complete) (100/200)
Do 100 Sit-ups:
(Complete) (100/200)
Do 100 Squats:
(Complete) (100/200)
Run 10 kilometers:
(Complete) (10/20)
You've completed the 'Hidden Quest: The Preparation To Become Powerful'
The reward for completing the quest has arrived.
Would you like to verify? (Y/N)
The name of the quest did not change, but the quest type had turned to "hidden". When are there hidden quests only given when daily quests are done in excess
'...Verify.'
Ding~
You've received the below rewards.
Reward 1. Status Recovery
Reward 2. All stats +3
Reward 3. Select one:
1. Blessed Random Box (Select)
2. Cursed Random Box (Select)
Accept all?
'Three points to every attribute!'
As expected of a hidden quest, the rewards were always amazing. Even though I have been seeing this screen for the last 3 days. And always shocks me. Adding 3 points to every stat was the same thing as leveling up 3 times. No, in a way, it was even better. Gaining all these points without raising his levels would make leveling that much easier.
And it's the 4th day since I started to do Hidden Quest.
At the same time, I felt a twinge of sadness. Somewhere deep in me, there was hope that every daily quest going forward could be completed this way, but I knew that this was probably a deal of a few days.
And if it was a few times a deal, I would have to take great care with Reward 3.
Reward 3. Select one:
1. Blessed Random Box (Select)
2. Cursed Random Box (Select)
This was the fourth time I had to choose between different rewards. Selecting one would lose the other. I already had three great rewards that exceeded my limit.
'So I probably will never be able to see the other.'
"Accept Reward 3"
Ding~
You must choose between the two Random Boxes.
Blessed Random Box
Cursed Random Box
Will provide what the 'Player' needs.
Will provide what the 'Player' wants.
Which one will you choose?
The explanations were simple. That made the decision even harder. The last 3 rewards were great but now. Conchies were easy... I made a cold decision.
"Blessed Random Box."
A small box appeared at my feet.
I picked it up.
It's…?'
Even though I knew what could be inside my heart still began to race. I quickly unwrapped the box and opened it,
'It is!'
There was a golden key inside of the box. An Instant Dungeon key that the other key I had been wanting for a long time. The information box popped up on the key.
Ding~
The Demon Castle Key
Rarity: S+ -rank
Type: Key
Key to enter an Instant Dungeon.
Usable in Daesung Tower.
"S+ -rank?"
My voice was raised. Of course, there was no guarantee that the rarity of the key indicated the difficulty of the Dungeon, and the difficulty seems to be increased, but it would not be an unusual conclusion to have. After all, the Instant Dungeon I had entered with the E-rank key was as easy as an E-rank Gate's Dungeon.
What if this key's Dungeon was S+ -rank? It would be difficult to clear it even with a team composed of only S+ -rank Hunters in every class. The probability of success would be 50%.
Above the B-rank, the difficulty of a Gate increases at a geometric rate. In the past 10 years since Gates first started appearing, only a handful of S-rank Gates had opened across the world.
'And Jejudo was one of them…'
After South Korea's Hunters failed to clear the Dungeon on the island, the S-rank Gate underwent a Dungeon Break, and the island became uninhabitable and was now abandoned by the country.
I looked at the key in my hands. As I opened the inventory and took out another Key that I got just another from a cursed random box.
The key had a pure golden key.
Ding~
The Fallen Layer Key
Rarity: S- -rank
Type: Key
Angels who fell from the grace of God now reside in the fallen layer. They are imperfect creations of the supreme being laser than the rulers.
Key to enter an Instant Dungeon.
Usable in Daesung Tower.
Warning: One-time use.
It was a key that I just got yesterday. It was S- -rank difficulty but I didn't use it because it clearly says it's one-time use and if I enter now I would have two choices either clear the dungeon or exit it using heart stone.
And I don't think I'm capable of facing A-rank monsters so going now would be a waste of such an amazing key. As soon as I existed the key would disappear.
And by looking at descriptions that clearly say Angels who fell from the grace of God now residing in the fallen layer. This means it's similar to Demon Castle just this time it's angels.
I didn't know they existed in this universe but it makes sense if the supreme being created rulers which are the same as angels so the angels become prototypes for the rulers.
A new factor that never existed nor was mentioned in the story. And why and how they fall is also a mystery
One for an Angel and a Demon one.
I got Angel one from Cursed Random Box.
Blessed Random Box game Demons.
Such irony gave me the opposite of each name.
There was one potential silver lining. Compared to the first key, which "moved" me into the Dungeon, this key stated that I could "enter" the Dungeon. I concluded that the difference in the wording meant that I could move in and out of the Dungeon. I would not be imprisoned by an invisible wall again.
So Demon's castle key is something I need which is level at my current need and if I try too far in the future cute for now my new mother.
And Angel layer is something that I want and I want most is power than women. And I am sure a dungeon won't give me women. So power is what this dungeon gives me. But how so as if I count levels then it's power.
As I placed my hand on my chin and thought about what it could give me.
So what would it give me that would be better than leveling up? Maybe some truly strong spells rather than the basic spells that I created.
Or maybe some skills like Regeneration which would make sense since angels are related to healing or some other skill that I need but I didn't realized yet. Or something similar.
Well there is no point in racking my mind over it, there are too many possibilities for me to just think it over, it won't do any good as I am sure there are many things that I need and I have no idea of what I need. So I won't do anything out of overthinking.
But let's confirm the Instant Dungeon with my own eyes.
*-Lets Had Over To The Demon Castle-*
I stood in front of the Daesung Tower. With exactly a hundred floors, the building reached high towards the sky. Fitting of a skyscraper, even looking up at it from the ground gave a sense of vertigo.
It was currently night, and there was practically no one in the area. The absence of humans created a gloomy atmosphere and anxiety with fear of the unknown. Of course, I didn't feel any of it.
'But just in case…'
I looked around and lowered the hood over my head tightly. If someone saw a man disappear into thin air without a Gate in sight, it would surely cause a disturbance. In the case that he gets caught on the surveillance cameras here and there, a little anonymity would be useful.
*POV SWITCH*
As a matter of fact, there was someone who was watching him.
'What's he up to?'
The security guard that was posted in the lobby of the building looked at the shady, hooded man who was loitering in front of the building. The guard rose from his seat and walked over to take a closer look, then was caught off guard in shock.
"W-what?!"
The hooded man that was walking towards the building suddenly disappeared without a trace. No matter how long the guard stared at the spot, not even an insect could be found.
"Er… Must've been seeing things…"
The man turned to go back inside but then saw something in the corner of his eye. He screamed and fell to the ground.
"Ah! What the hell?!"
The hand that was floating in the air disappeared again.
Jinwoo retracted the hand that he was holding out.
'It's connected to the outside.'
Unlike last time, there was no invisible wall blocking his exit. The key also did not disappear but remained in his pockets. Jinwoo confirmed that he would be able to exit and come back whenever.
*Jin-Woo Pov*
'Alright, the path to retreat is secured… No matter what I don't want to get stuck in an S+ rank dungeon'
And it's very good that the key could be used as many times as I want, giving me the flexibility to switch between in and out.
Unlike Angel's Layer which could only be used one time. But it's also understandable after all there should always be a limit. And the system already gave me two keys so it's clear it would limit something.
Or maybe it's the nature of both gates where a Demon could be opened any time an angel could open only one time because of some kind of limitations that I am unaware of.
After all, Demons teleported to this tower just for the sake of the instant dungeon. Maybe angels are far from the reach of the system.
So only one time. And in a way, I was never supposed to have this key which again proves that I am creating ripple effects.
Plus mythology vise makes sense, after all, you can call upon the power of demons as many times as you want with just some "Satanic rituals" but on the other hand calling angels summoning them or even using their power isn't as easy as "Demons".
As I did know the rarity of the key corresponded to the difficulty, at least after gates open but still I don't want to ignore these ripples.
Plus I am aware that the difficulty of the quest has increased by a big plus+ which is a big thing. As climbing starting ranks is easy but the higher you are the tougher it gets. So even a + is a big thing on an S-rank dungeon'
I was being a lot more careful than usual. I took off my hood and turned around.
"…"
It was a scenery that invited despair.
.......
So I plan to have two small world travel for the Mc.
First is when he is approximately level 90
The Second is around monarch wars.
And the world is
Akame Ga Kill!
High School DXD,
I think the best choices are
Grayfia Lucifuge
Yasaka, Kyuubi no Kitsune
Ophis
and
Esdeath
Even though I still haven't decided what the First World should be I think it should be Akame Ga Kill! as he could end the story and take Esdeath with him.
The travel won't be for a long time It would be a five to ten-day of visit in the middle of the great war. and Akame Ga Kill! start of the story.
So now I am open to suggestions for what the first world should be either one of them would work.
And write some comments, please
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