Episode 25
Chapter 5 – The present that protects the future
That smile, that face.
Everything was the same as my older brother, except the hair color was different.
Shock spread across my face.
A feeling of disbelief was revealed.
Ha Il-seong.
The first son and greatest heir of the Ha family.
An elite among the elite, he was a man who was always at the top with overwhelming talent.
And while that older brother was an idol to me, he was also a very distant person.
Because I had such an outstanding older brother, I was always treated as a faded gem.
“See you again. “River Castle.”
The reason brothers call each other by their last names is probably because they are treated as distant beings by their older brothers.
“… … “Brother, have you entered Yasin?”
Rather than the joy of meeting such an older brother, a look of caution began to appear in my eyes.
This is because I cleared the 23rd floor for the first time and realized that the person who deliberately appeared in front of me at the beginning of the 24th floor was my brother.
Ha Il-seong.
Above all, he was the person Yasin chose to stop me.
‘Who does this consider to be a pushover?’
Did you ever think that I would even feel the affection of family?
I’m sorry, but I don’t feel any family affection towards you.
Rather, if it was an enemy, it was an enemy.
As I remembered what happened on Earth for the first time in a long time, I got feverish and quickly gritted my teeth and glared at my brother.
“Brother, I didn’t know you didn’t want to go back to Earth.”
“I didn’t know that you, Ha Cheon-seong, would want to return to Earth.”
Contrary words were exchanged.
“Of course I want to go back. Isn’t our family really big? “I want to live a happy life as the youngest, but more than anything, I’m tired of losing everything I’ve built over the past five years every day.”
“Even on Earth, you would have lost everything.”
And angry words flowed from his mouth.
As my face gradually frowned, a smile appeared along with fine wrinkles at the corners of my brother’s mouth.
“Come to your senses. River castle. You are the same person there and here. “That won’t change anything.”
“That damn temperamental attitude is still the same.”
I aimed the Star Heaven Sword at Ha Il-seong.
It seems like they won’t listen if I say any more.
“Tell Yasin. “Even when I chose the street number, I chose the wrong number.”
“You have such a soft personality that is the problem.”
At that moment, Ha Il-seong’s sword swung.
Naturally, I believed that I would easily avoid his sword.
Until the world suddenly turned upside down.
“uh?”
An auror with all attributes like me.
The sword containing that power pierced my aura and body and cut off my neck.
My neck rolled on the floor.
And Ha Il-seong’s eyes were looking at me calmly.
bye.
Only the shape of Ha Il-seong’s mouth was vaguely visible to my eyes.
【congratulations. You have cleared the 24th floor for the second time.】
【’Master of the 24th Floor’ and ‘Afterimage of You in Action’ will congratulate you on clearing it and give you a reward.】
The moment I opened my eyes, my surroundings had changed.
I stood blankly in front of the stairs leading to the upper floor in a secluded space.
What have I done now?
‘Sore throat.’
A feeling I experienced for the first time.
When I put my hand on the neck, it trembled.
That power, that ability.
Ha Il-seong had a level of power similar to mine.
“how?!”
A strong question arose.
In an instant, my mentality collapsed.
You have the same powers as me?
with me?
with me?!
Shock rang out in my heart.
“Wait a minute. And clear?”
At the same time, another question came to me.
I cleared the quest even though my head was cut off.
I don’t understand.
【’Master of the 24th Floor’ ‘Afterimage of you in action’ announces that you have fulfilled your duties as a boss monster.】
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I frowned when I saw those words.
The condition for conquering the dungeon is to defeat the dungeon manager, i.e. me, the final boss.
‘So, the conditions for clearing Ha Il-seong are.’
Probably a member of the Hablia family, attacking a dungeon created by another participant.
The way Cynthia and I met and the way Havlia Chen came to visit us was a path led by the Constellation from beginning to end.
“Cynthia is the afterimage of you in action.”
【’Master of the 24th floor’ ‘Afterimage of you in action’ informs you that the time on this floor has been reset.】
reset.
It means that everything I achieved on this floor is gone.
It was something I had experienced countless times, but I got up from my seat, feeling an irritating sense of despondency that came over me again.
This must be the soft side of me that Ha Il-seong was talking about.
“Hailseong.”
I mumbled his name and looked up the stairs.
Ha Il-seong has a similar level of power to me.
I don’t know how he obtained such a thing, but the reason why Yashin said that Hailseong was the one who would stop me was probably because of that ability.
‘Then I will become stronger.’
My desire, which had been paused for a while, was rekindled.
Because I had no intention of forgiving those who blocked my path from now on.
“wait.”
Saying that, I followed Ha Il-seong, who had climbed up before me, up the stairs.
* * *
Become stronger.
What you need to acquire is the basic skills of the sword, and acquire the class you have been neglecting.
After the illusion that I believed I was currently the strongest was shattered, I slowly began to strengthen myself.
I decided to stop climbing the floors in quick succession.
First, I thought about how Ha Il-seong became stronger and wondered why I lost.
‘Inattentiveness and lack of class.’
Overwhelming stats.
Because of that, all I did was say two words: let down my guard.
If the condition for clearing the 24th floor wasn’t my death.
What happened to me?
He died in vain.
death.
During the 5th episode, I experienced a death that I had never experienced before.
‘There’s nothing we can do about the class right now.’
Ha Il-seong, I don’t know what class he obtained, but he gained strength equal to mine.
And that blow that cut off my neck on the first shot, that sword strike that I could not repel even with my enormous abilities, was clearly a class effect.
That’s also a class effect of class A or higher.
But I can’t get an A class right now.
The S class I got in the past was only obtainable on the 50th floor or higher.
And now that all the constellations have changed, a class of that level might appear somewhere.
Therefore, I decided to train my sword first.
The dizzying feeling of death quenched me.
Be strong.
Become stronger.
For the first time in a long time, the desire to rise took root in my heart.
The eyes sparkled.
The quietly swung blade touched the air.
Hablia Chen.
He was weaker than me, but his swordsmanship was excellent.
Ha Il-seong.
He was strong enough to be equal to me.
The sword once again causes an echo to echo in the air.
Breathing stops.
The sword moves slowly through the air.
As if risking everything with one swing.
The movement of the sword without aura continued naturally like a wave.
In fact, the stats have already reached the highest level.
Unlike the previous session, I started training again, which was lacking.
Beads of sweat formed on my face.
I can feel the slight tremors of my pores.
The shallow breathing even makes the heart beat slower.
‘Become stronger.’
Confidence burns.
The color of the eyes that stare into space becomes darker.
Surrounding sounds disappear.
Breathing stops.
All sound disappeared.
slowly.
slow.
The sword is swung.
widely.
The sound of the sword returning to its sheath rang out as if to wake up the surroundings.
My body was drenched in sweat, and my breathing was heavy as the period of apnea ended.
Thick drops of sweat came in between my open eyes.
I felt a salty taste in my mouth.
I had only swung once in three hours.
And that too without Aurors.
“f*ck, feet.”
Everything in just one swing.
With that mindset, I put everything I had into this swordsmanship.
As a result, all parts of my body creaked.
But it’s not enough.
My swordsmanship can be further developed than this.
In the previous episode, I saw a strong man named Havlia Chen who stood at the end of the realm of the Sword of Mind.
Although my stats were lower than now, I remember my body being stronger than this.
That’s why I know how to become stronger.
“Once again.”
I started swinging my sword.
Three hours and three more hours pass.
A total of three swings.
I felt like I was going to be exhausted, but somehow the look in my eyes changed.
I closed my eyes, recalled the three sword strikes, and this time swung the sword at the fastest speed I could.
A sword without an aura cuts through the air.
Can not be done.
slow.
If I couldn’t even get rid of the sound, my sword wouldn’t be able to reach anyone.
The sword is swung countless times.
To achieve the fastest speed.
I invest three hours and three more hours.
Half a day passes like that.
And then a new sun rose again and set again.
My knees slowly bent and I fell asleep on the floor in the practice area prepared on the 24.5th floor.
And when I opened my eyes again, it was the same as the first time.
Two days, four days, a week, a month.
【The tower is impressed by the endless swing.】
【Class B [Way of the Sword] will be provided. Would you like to receive it? YES/NO】
“It’s finally arrived.”
The moment the class window appeared in front of me, I exhaled evenly.
“YES.”
The moment I gave a short answer, the class came into my body.
I let out a deep breath and immediately opened the class window to check.
[Way of the Sword (B Class) – Growth Type]
Type: passive (active)
How amazing! Your opponent’s attack line is starting to become visible to you! With this, you too have the ability to be like a prophet!
This class is a growth class.
The more you think about the sword, the more it will elevate it to a higher level.
A class that has taken responsibility for my life and death countless times in the past.
The moment I saw ‘The Path of the Sword’, I stumbled and fell into my seat.
I felt a slight sense of joy at taking a class after such a long time, but the fatigue accumulated in my body was extreme.
A growth class, the path of the sword.
Although in the past I could only advance in the sword path to Class A, it is different for me now.
I believe I can grow it to S rank, no, beyond that.
‘Can I somehow avoid Hailseong’s attack with this?’
I do not know.
Xia Tiancheng’s first blow was clearly class-related.
It was difficult to give a clear answer until we found out what class it was.
But I had the intention of doing everything I could.
Using my sword as a cane, I managed to get out.
“River Castle?”
At that moment, a woman’s voice rang out.
There were several people standing there together, and one of them, a woman, was looking at me in surprise.
When I looked at the woman’s face again with my blurred eyes, I realized that she was the Sword King.
It seems that enough time has already passed for the people downstairs to reach here.
‘Then Ha Il-seong.’
How far have we gone by now?
He is on Yashin’s side.
Ha Il-seong will think he killed me.
In that case, I would have been certain of my death at least until the rest of the Yashin guys cleared the 24th floor.
Until then, I trained desperately.
I sharpened my sword.
I’m sure you’ve figured out by now that I’m not dead.
wait.
Coming soon. Ha Il-seong.
‘first of all.’
I need to rest.
I just fell down.
* * *
“Shit.”
As soon as I opened my eyes, I cursed and covered my face.
No matter how much I knew the Sword King, I saw him faint in the middle of the street.
It’s crazy and jumping around.
If there had been a bastard nearby, his head would have been blown off.
“Are you letting your guard down again when you let your guard down?”
I sighed and turned to Mana to check my physical condition.
I wonder if someone had used a recovery class, and my physical condition was quite comfortable.
fantasy,
