Chapter 220 –
Senior, I’m a Fan (1)
After finishing all my schedules in Haenam, I returned to my home in Seoul.
I stayed at my parents’ house for about three more days.
I left a message for Park Ji-hwan, and spent more time with my parents whom I couldn’t meet for a while.
After conquering the <Chamber of the Transcendent>, it seems like I enjoyed myself without any worries for three days.
Since I visited my parents’ house for a short break…
I put aside the headache stories about runes, monsters, and training for a while and enjoyed traveling to the fullest.
Today, having returned to Seoul.
I organized the things I had postponed.
The first was the rewards for conquering the <Chamber of the Transcendent: Canales>.
[Amazing Achievement! You have endured and overcome the arduous trials of the Transcendent that no one else could withstand, that towering achievement. All your powers will grow rapidly and brilliantly due to this unbelievable feat.]
[You gain 4 points each for all general and special stats, and 2 points each for all resistance stats.]
[The level of all the runes you possess will increase by 1.]
There are common rewards you get when conquering the Chamber of the Transcendent.
One is the increase in stats, and the other is the increase in rune levels.
For the former, the degree of increase varies depending on the Holder’s abilities.
In fact, when I conquered Fluvius, all stats increased by 5 and resistance stats by 3, but this time they increased by 4 and 2 respectively.
It was a result that directly reflected that the higher the abilities, the harder it becomes to raise them further.
<Holder Information>
◎Name: Do Jae-hyun
…
◎General Stats: –
◎ [Strength: 90]
◎ [Magic: 95]
◎ [Speed: 92]
◎ [Recovery: 60]
◎ [Toughness: 65]
◎ [Willpower: 64]
◎Resistance: –
-Elemental
◎ [Fire: 21]
◎ [Water: 23]
◎ [Earth: 14]
◎ [Wind: 13]
◎ [Lightning: 14]
-Non-Elemental
◎ [Poison: 17]
◎Special Abilities: –
◎ [Leadership: 40]
…
…
Nevertheless, the ability rewards of the <Chamber of the Transcendent> are still sufficiently high.
Thanks to this reward, my main stats (strength, magic, speed) have finally surpassed 90, and all other stats have exceeded 60.
With these abilities, I would be in the upper-middle tier among A-grade Holders, and using pumping skills like [Amplification] or [Dragonification] would put me at the top tier.
Moreover, [all runes leveling up by 1] is a reward hard to find anywhere else, so it can be considered the highest level of reward obtainable from dungeon conquests.
“It doesn’t seem like there are any other rewards…”
When I conquered the <Chamber of the Transcendent: Fluvius>, there were additional rewards besides the above.
For example, [Wave Sword Technique] and [Water Sword Technique] were integrated into [Brave Eternal Waves], or my Bon evolved once to become Tyrbon…
However, now only the common ‘trial rewards’ are given.
It seems that additional rewards are given only when all conditions are met, such as the relevance between the Transcendent’s chamber and the challenger, and special circumstances related to the reward.
“But at least Juyeon received an additional reward.”
Although disappointing, I decided to focus on the fact that Kang Juyeon had become stronger.
Kang Juyeon is a Holder deeply connected to this dungeon.
She was granted the power of Canales, the Transcendent and owner of the chamber, and played a crucial role in the conquest.
Perhaps that satisfied the conditions in a chain reaction, as she received additional rewards like I did during Fluvius’ time.
Her existing runes were enhanced, and she gained new powers as well.
Kang Juyeon is my girlfriend and a reliable comrade who takes charge of our party’s magic attacks.
Her becoming stronger is…
No different from my own forces rising in the future.
“The rest room reward is…”
I fondled a single pauldron in my hand.
The colorful and red patterns and flame emblems all over it.
Despite its small size, the splendor stood out.
It was the reward I chose from the Transcendent’s ‘Rest Room Treasure box’.
<Item Information>
◎Name: Mystical Dragon Shoulder
◎Type: Pauldron
◎Grade: Legendary
◎Durability: Normal
◎Creator: –
◎Special Effects: –
: +5 Endurance, +5 Magic, +5 Fire Resistance
: When worn, the magic used becomes purer, increasing the power of magic attacks by 10%. If an attribute is added, it increases by an additional 10%.
: Magic recovery speed is 30% faster. This effect is maintained even in combat.
◎Details
: A pauldron that the Red Dragon Canales supposedly wore during his youth. With its mystical and auspicious energy imbued, it allows wielding amazing powers that cannot be used by ordinary pauldrons.
It seems to form a set with the [Mystical Dragon Boots] I chose during Fluvius’ time.
Befitting a legendary item, its effects are quite attractive.
It had an offensive special effect that increases the power of magic attacks and a supplementary effect that enhances magic recovery speed.
At a glance, these effects seem to have great synergy with my abilities such as the [Forgotten Dragon Knight’s Pride] special effect.
“…There are quite a lot.”
I muttered as I fondled the pauldron.
Since we’ve been conquering the Chambers of the Transcendent who are dragons, I already have two legendary items related to them.
If I get the chance to conquer more <Chambers of the Transcendent> in the future, I might end up with a full dragon knight equipment set from head to toe.
“Hmm… I think this is enough.”
After organizing the info window and items I had postponed, I took out my phone.
It’s about 2 hours from Haenam to Seoul.
Using [Warp Gate], there were messages and calls I couldn’t check while moving around.
Not being able to hold back, dozens of texts and calls had piled up.
[Chae-eun] Jae-hyun, when are you coming back..? I got blisters while training with dad ㅠ.ㅠ
[Ga-eun] Uaaah- Japanese food is really not tasty at allll
“Phew-.”
Seeing the cute texts naturally made me smile.
They were exactly the kind of texts Kim Chae-eun and Moon Ga-eun would send.
Although they were a bit upset at first that only Kang Juyeon went on the family trip, it seemed they later communicated and understood each other.
I tried hard to hold back my rising smile and sent them a proper reply.
“Come to think of it, everyone’s been busy.”
Though I have a lot to do this vacation, my girlfriends also seem to have their own busy schedules.
Kim Chae-eun was training hard to solidify her newly acquired ability and learning sword skills from her dad to train her body…
Moon Ga-eun went to Japan under the pretext of a business trip and was being educated by Akiba Miyu, whom I had recommended.
It was the same for Kang Juyeon.
With the recent increase in work for <Judgment of Fire>, she, being a senior clan member, had a lot more to do as well.
After clearing the dungeon in Haenam, she went up to Seoul before I did.
Since we Holders are so busy with our own stuff, they seem to understand my boyfriend’s crammed schedule too.
“Hmm… What else…”
I scrolled down on my phone again.
Though it had been 2 hours, there were quite a few welcome names I hadn’t seen in a while.
[Lee Hyun-ho/Anti-Villain] Chairman. I’ve made an item that can restrain the remaining villains. I want to distribute this to the members, so can you spare some time for me?
[Lee Ji-hye/Holder Association] Holder, long time no see!! You’re doing well, right?! It’s not much, but your Grade A Holder Certificate has come out, so I contacted you to come pick it up! Come to the association when you have time!! I’ll buy you a meal then too. Oh and happy new year, sorry for the delay!!
“I should make some time soon.”
The circles, association, and other relationships…
There were many I couldn’t meet while focusing only on growth.
In particular, I hadn’t seen Choi Yoo-min, with whom I had an equipment contract with, for almost 3 months.
It seemed I needed to find some time to meet them as well.
[Professor Tak Won-ho/Master] Text me back when you see this.
There was also a text from a very familiar name.
“Still as hard as ever.”
The opposite texting style from my other master, Professor Kim Myeong-hyun.
With a smile at my master’s unchanging tone, I called him.
Perhaps he was waiting, as the call connected shortly after.
-This is Tak Won-ho.
“It’s me, Master. You answered without looking at the name again?”
-Yeah. Been a bit busy.
I heard his busy period had ended, but with the new student intake approaching, he seemed busy again.
The rough sound of flipping papers could be heard even through the phone.
-I called with a request.
“A request?”
-Yeah.
What could my master possibly want to request from me?
Just as I wondered, my master said something unexpected.
-Do Jae-hyun. I’m proud to have you as my student. When I first saw you, you were a lacking student, but in just a year you’ve become a Holder representing the academy.
“…?”
Is he buttering me up like this to make some request?
My master is absolutely not the type to say such embarrassing things.
-Being a student representing the academy means representing the senior students as well. And that also means…
“No, Master. What are you even saying?”
-…Ahem. You know tomorrow is the entrance exam for new students, right?
My master brought up the main point in an awkward tone.
The entrance exam for new students.
The exam where students who passed the ‘Seoul Holder Academy’ entrance measure their abilities and grades to be assigned to classes.
It was also the exam where I first met the protagonists of the original and won against Park Jin-woo to obtain [Effort of the Seeker].
‘Has time flown so fast already?’
I’ve been so focused on my own stuff lately that I hadn’t paid attention to such events.
I shook my head and answered.
“No. I just heard it from you, Master.”
-Well, it’s good you know now. I called because I wanted you, Jae-hyun, to give the ‘welcoming speech from seniors’ at tomorrow’s entrance exam.
“…Pardon?”
I asked back in surprise at the sudden suggestion.
The welcoming speech from seniors.
It’s a kind of freshman welcome speech where seniors greet the new students and give them some simple advice.
It’s considered the highlight of the entrance exam…
The speech given before the start of the ‘practical duels’.
But I tilted my head and asked. “Isn’t that usually done by the student council president?”
-This time, considering various circumstances and special factors, you’ll be doing it. The student council president agreed to it too, and you were the overwhelming choice in the survey of new students.
The speech that should originally be given by the academy’s student council president.
The news that I would be doing it instead.
It seemed to be a decision considering my rapidly rising recognition and position at the academy recently.
‘Hmm…’
Not bad.
More precisely, good.
Sounds fun.
It’s a chance to meet the characters who led new episodes in the original, and seeing them as a senior might give me a fresh perspective too.
However…
“It’s good and all, but telling me just a day before…”
-Ahem. Sorry about that. Got a bit busy… Slipped my mind.
Ah, so that’s why he buttered me up like that earlier.
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