Five and A Half Months (1)

Five and a half months flew by in the blink of an eye, as time tends to do when one is focused and fully immersed in their goals.

In the first month, Shye successfully met his goal of acquiring new twin greatswords along with the gemstones he wanted for their enchantment: a peak-grade Shade Onyx.

The gemstone would enable his greatswords to absorb and store dark elemental energy for combat, as long as he didn't place them in the system's inventory during his travels, which meant that from now on, he had to carry them on his back with the specialized sword straps he commissioned from Meido.

In addition, Darky and Murky now amplify the effectiveness of [Dark]-type skills by thirty percent—a significant boost, especially considering Shye's attributes were nearly on par with (S) ranked monsters.

However, acquiring two pieces of Shade Onyx was no easy feat.