I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents
Chapter 36
Pandemonium 5th Floor Staircase Waiting Room, Night of Day 3.
CREEEEAK
Something fell through a crack that formed in the air.
It was a long container made of an unknown material.
I opened the container.
Inside was a sword.
Grabbing the handle, I lifted the sword.
A heavy sensation flowed through both hands.
[Mundum Exstinguit]
Mundum Exstinguit
Classification – Weapon (Sword)
Attack Power: +80
Effects:
1 – Confrontation: Increases critical hit probability when facing 2 or more enemies.
2 – Retrieval: Can remotely retrieve the weapon when it is separated, but only for targets that have been “User Recognized.” Aggressive retrieval is possible according to the user’s will.
3 – Manifestation: Can precisely draw out the form of Aura.
Description: A sword made by master craftsman Malenis.
A sword specialized for Aura operation. Since it was forged with the highest grade magic stone Lapidum Forma, the sword does not easily get damaged and can delicately modulate the form of Aura.
No one except the recognized user can draw out the weapon’s effects.
Grade: Unique
[“Would you like to perform ‘User Recognition’?”]
[Y / N]
Obviously I chose the left option.
[“‘User Recognition’ has been completed.”]
[“‘Mundum Exstinguit’ is now bound to ‘Player – Han Yuseong’.”]
Just looking at it, it seemed like a very useful weapon.
The second effect, ‘Retrieval,’ looked particularly good.
I also quite liked the fact that it wouldn’t activate its effects if possessed by someone other than me.
[“Please designate an item to send to ‘Blacksmith Dark Elf Malenis’. Please say ‘Designate Item for Transmission’.”]
[Designation Time Limit: 60 minutes]
[“The message ‘If no item is sent within the time limit, I will come to retrieve the sword’ has been attached with the item.”]
Well then.
I should promptly send something from my side too.
Since she sent me such a useful weapon.
DING!
There was a slight ripple in space.
What fell out was a special container with Schnitzel inside.
It was a menu I chose for Malenis, who said she wanted something crispy.
I lightly held the container with my right hand.
“Designate Item for Transmission.”
As soon as I finished speaking, a pure white light engulfed the container.
[“Transaction complete.”]
Done.
I opened the gallery again.
Title: Is this considered a good sword pull?
Author: Anonymous*
– The name is a bit difficult to memorize.
Attachment: 9080987813.jpg
(An image of the “Mundum Exstinguit” item description screen captured with a terminal)
ă„´ Nice to meet you, climber. Hello
ă„´ That’s a good pull. Yes yes yes
ă„´ For your information, that weapon’s name means “to annihilate the world.” It means to end the world.
I thought it had a powerful-sounding name, but I didn’t know it was this intense.
ă„´ That’s so grandiose LOLOLOLOL
ă„´ Seems like the Dark Elf lady named it to sound powerful somehow. No sense for naming though, yeah
ă„´ You have good people… no, elf luck, climber.
ă„´ As expected~~ A conscientious Dark Elf! Completely different dimension from the White pointy-ears
ă„´ Elf) If you continue to act out any further, I will consider you a loser who has been beaten by elves before.
The senior Elf started commenting with a slightly stronger attitude than three days ago.
ă„´ Wow, how did you know. I was working with an elf on a mission and got strongly hit on the back of my head at the end.
ă„´ He really got beaten DDDDD
ă„´ If there’s a reason for hatred, he’s a victim!
ă„´ Elf) .,!
That change in attitude didn’t seem to be very effective.
ㄴ Light’s Sword) All of these effects are good. A blacksmith of this caliber is worth remembering the name. It would be good to keep in touch and continue exchanges.
ă„´ Sewer Sword Sage) Really brilliant. Even with a master craftsman summon ticket, to meet someone who gives such a weapon on the 5th floor, you have quite good luck too, climber.
ă„´ Saying someone who fell into Pandemonium has luck LOLOLOLOLOL
ă„´ Ah, that kind of luck and this kind of luck are different LOLOL
ă„´ Anonymous*) But after only seeing grades C and B, suddenly “Unique” appeared. What is this?
ă„´ Sage) Regardless of grade, weapons or armor that are bound only to the pilgrim user, yourself, will mostly be registered as ‘Unique’. In terms of grade, it would be somewhere between A grade and S grade.
ă„´ Anonymous*) Is there anything above Unique, then?
ă„´ Yes, there’s ‘Legendary’. Weapons originating from myths are mostly Legendary weapons.
ă„´ Archmage) Depending on the type, there are many cases where Unique weapons are superior to Legendary weapons. One cannot definitively say which is superior.
ă„´ Absolute Monarch) That is correct.
ă„´ Ice Queen) Freeze! Are you going to the 5th floor stage now?
ă„´ Anonymous*) Hmm, I’m thinking of staying one more day before going.
ă„´ Ice Queen) Freeze! Good luck!
ă„´ Guys, it seems like the Vertex Guild, whose Guild Master is at the top floor of Normal difficulty, is actually fighting with the Strategy Union that leads the Hard difficulty. Looking at the posts, the results are as expected.
What is this about now?
ă„´ Anonymous*) What are you talking about?
ă„´ LOLOLOLOL A crazy Normal difficulty 89th floor picked a fight with a Hard difficulty Guild Master who’s climbing the 65th floor. So they’re in the middle of fighting.
ă„´ The reason the Normal nobody crashed into Hard is because of you, climber LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
ă„´ Pioneer) The Union Leader who was previously ranked 1st in this term’s ranking. He’s the Guild Master of the Strategy Union. He kept getting beaten by you, climber, so I think the Normal top floor Helion looked down on him.
ă„´ They probably thought they could handle it. Yeah, since the Union Leader kept getting thrashed by the climber with double the score difference.
ă„´ Pioneer) The Strategy Union will win the guild battle. Obviously.
ă„´ Pioneer) The biggest problem waiting for those guys isn’t something like a guild battle, it’s the 66th floor.
ă„´ Sewer Sword Sage) That’s right.
Hard difficulty 66th floor.
ă„´ Anonymous*) How difficult is the 66th floor?
ă„´ Archmage) Roughly speaking, statistically, 70% of Hard climbers die on the 66th floor.
After a moment, the senior Archmage added another comment.
ă„´ Archmage) And the current Hard climbers are much weaker than those from our term.
ă„´ Sewer Sword Sage) They will die. Many of them.
***
“……”
Helion, the Normal difficulty 89th floor climber and Guild Master of ‘Vertex’ Guild, barely managed to steady his swaying vision.
The occasion for declaring a ‘Guild Battle’ was, as others knew, after seeing the state of ‘Union Leader’ who had been stripped of all his 1st place rankings from floors 2 through 4.
But the ultimate reason was his confidence in himself for reaching the 89th floor, even if it was on Normal difficulty.
However, that confidence was crumbling.
Against the man who had single-handedly subdued all 33 of Vertex’s elite members.
A man with blonde hair wearing silver armor.
Union Leader, Targon.
Targon expressionlessly stretched out his right arm.
The bodies of Vertex guild members in the path of Targon’s straight sword were torn apart in all directions.
“ARGGGHH!”
“AAAAHH!”
Blood and flesh from the Vertex guild members soaked the walls of the Colosseum.
Since this was a ‘Regular Guild Battle’ where dying in this field wouldn’t cost actual lives, it was closer to defeat than death,
CRASH!
Helion’s body was slammed backward by Targon’s upward shield bash.
SLASH!
Targon closed the distance instantly, rendering the armor meaningless.
BOOM!
He struck his sword down next to the fallen Helion’s head.
“Consider yourself fortunate that your life isn’t at stake.”
Targon’s blue eyes coldly looked down at the red-haired man, Helion.
“We are different. The Strategy Union is different from you all. We see beyond what you cannot see even if you die and wake up again.”
Targon’s baritone voice continued.
“So, don’t cause unnecessary confusion to our great work and quietly conquer the tower and graduate. That suits your capacity as a Normal difficulty.”
Helion’s brows furrowed intensely.
“…What a noble warrior has graced us with his presence.”
Targon silently nodded at Helion’s sarcasm.
“That’s right. Our Strategy Union is noble. That’s why the great Constellations cheer for our climb. Those who won’t even glance at you all.”
Targon pulled out the sword he had struck down and swung it toward Helion’s neck.
“Take this death as a lesson.”
SLASH!
Helion’s head rolled away.
A ‘Regular Guild Battle’ where lives aren’t at stake.
Helion will wake up in the Normal difficulty tower he’s climbing.
Targon smiled as he looked at the notification windows covering his vision.
[‘The Judge with a Thousand Eyes’ conveys that your words are correct.]
[‘The Star-Following Guide’ smiles at you.]
[‘The Crimson Burning Star Creator’ cheers for your climb to the 66th floor.]
[‘The Emperor with Immortal Glory’ supports you.]
[‘The Watcher Swimming in the Abyss’ gazes at you.]
[‘The Light-Chasing Saint’ bestows a blessing upon you.]
Numerous Constellations were cheering for him and the Strategy Union.
Targon slammed his shield down forcefully.
BOOM!!
“There is no defeat for the Strategy Union.”
Thunderous cheers erupted from the mouths of the 50 elite members standing behind him.
***
Another day passed.
It was time to go to the stage.
CREEAK-
I opened the door to the 5th floor stage.
The scenery that unfolded before my eyes was a vast meadow.
『Pandemonium difficulty 5th floor is a quest type.』
And the sentences that appeared next were ones I’d never seen before.
[Multiple Constellations recognize your existence.]
[‘The Judge with a Thousand Eyes’]
[‘The Star-Following Guide’]
[‘The Sword Ghost of Black Typhoon’]
[‘The Crimson Burning Star Creator’]
[‘The Light-Chasing Saint’]
[‘The Emperor with Immortal Glory’]
[‘The Giant who Swallowed the Moon’]
[‘The Watcher Swimming in the Abyss’]
[‘The Warrior Riding Fury’]
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***
Han Yuseong, just before entering the 5th floor stage <Transcender Gallery> bulletin board.
Title: Ah, when you enter the 5th floor stage, beings called Constellations will start watching you.
Author: Archmage
– They’ll drop impressive-sounding words and try to act all important. No need to pay attention. Just think of them as flies buzzing around.
Occasionally they’ll give you quests as if testing you, but just do well and extract the rewards.
Sometimes they’ll exude their presence or glance at you, but no need to be scared of that either.
ă„´ Anonymous*) ??? Why? Aren’t Constellations something great? They can even give quests.
ă„´ Easy, even Normal completers were surprised when they heard about Constellations’ identities from Hard difficulty completers.
ă„´ For real LOLOLOL I didn’t know they were such beings.
ă„´ Anonymous*) What are they?
ㄴ Light’s Sword) They are losers trapped in the tower who gave up on climbing from the 99th floor to the 100th floor in Hard difficulty.
ă„´ Absolute Monarch) In our time, that is, the previous term’s Constellations are those who gave up climbing the 100th floor in the term before us.
ă„´ Spear King) This means that this term’s Constellations are those who gave up climbing the 100th floor in Hard difficulty during the previous term.
ă„´ Priestess) Hawawa, they’re the ones who were climbing with us but gave up.
ă„´ Ice Queen) Freeze! They surrendered to the tower. How pathetic.
ă„´ Heavenly Demon) Mere creatures who crumbled at the fear of death.
ă„´ Elf) They’re far from being objects of worship.
ă„´ Sewer Sword Sage) Those who submitted to the tower despite seeing the blood and death of many comrades.
ă„´ Archmage) They’re worms.
ă„´ Archmage) Utterly pathetic.
