Chapter 226 –
Moon Ga-eun Riding a Fox (4)
[You have obtained a new rune ‘Valkyrie of the Battlefield’.]
[Due to the nature of the rune, you gain +3 to all basic abilities.]
[You have obtained a new rune ‘Valkyrie’s Horse.]
[Due to the nature of the rune, you gain +2 to magic power and +3 to Leadership.]
[Special abilities are activated in the Holder’s Information.]
[You have obtained a new rune ‘Spiritualism’.]
[Due to the nature of the rune, you gain +3 to divinity.]
<Rune Information>
◎Name: Valkyrie of the Battlefield
◎Grade: Legendary
◎Level: 1
◎Engraved Location: Chest
◎Special Effects
: The effect of ‘Armor of the Female Warrior’ is constantly applied. Even if you do not wear armor, helmets, shoes, or other protective gear on your body, just by possessing them, you can use the abilities and effects of those defensive gears.
: Your understanding of divine power increases dramatically. You can draw out an additional 20% performance from divine-level items, including items that the power of a god has touched even slightly. Additionally, the power of all runes related to divinity increases by 10%.
: The Valkyrie executes those who come close to death by the order of the ruler. When facing the undead or necromancers, all abilities increase by 20%.
◎Derived Skill
[Valkyrie’s Blessing]
: The Valkyrie shines brighter beside a hero. Set a hero you wish to protect, and when you participate in combat together with that hero, you can grant 20% of your own ‘Endurance’ and ‘Speed’ stats to the hero. There is no cooldown, and if you set a new hero, the previous hero can no longer receive the effect.
*Currently set hero: – (0/1)
◎Details
: The divine and valiant power of a female warrior who fought on the battlefield alongside gods in the ancient past. The source of this power is only revealed when you acquire the qualifications and meet special conditions. If you continue to track the power and memories of the Valkyrie, you may regain all the abilities of those brilliant ones who created ancient myths.
*A rune that only females can handle; it has no effect on males.
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In a luxurious room prepared inside the Atsuta Shrine.
We had already secured lodging in Nagoya, but since it was getting late and we had stayed at the shrine for a long time, it was more convenient to come to this room.
Thanks to the consideration of Akiba, the senior priestess of this place, there was no problem for us outsiders to be in this room.
And here, I said with a rather perplexed look, “Hey Ga-eun… You didn’t have to tell me all that.”
The one who made me perplexed was none other than Moon Ga-eun.
My girlfriend, sitting right in front of me, grinning and telling me the story.
Was it because of our long-awaited reunion?
Or was it because of her growth…?
She was excitedly telling me about the information of the new runes she had obtained, including [Valkyrie of the Battlefield].
Three runes in total, all of which showed overwhelming performance.
“Why~ Jae-hyun, these are the powers I gained because you told me about them, right?”
“How is that because I told you? You qualified and were lucky enough to get them.”
“Heh, is that so?”
Moon Ga-eun smiled again.
Seeing her like that, I couldn’t help but let out a wry laugh as well.
Recently, she had been looking unnecessarily dejected.
Despite possessing top-tier skills in the archer class, she felt her abilities were falling behind because of her rapidly improving friends, and she seemed to feel impatient about that…
But now that she had regained her confidence, I felt good too.
And I was amazed once again by her growth.
‘She really is amazing.’
Although I did give her a little push, I actually didn’t expect Moon Ga-eun to grow to this incredible extent.
[Valkyrie of the Battlefield].
Just hearing the rune information again made my head spin.
From ability stat adjustments related to divinity and additional item performance to increased abilities against the undead, and even the derived skill [Valkyrie’s Blessing] with special powers.
Befitting its title as a legendary rune, each effect was exceptional.
Moreover, the effect of ‘Armor of the Female Warrior’ boasted such a powerful ability that it almost felt like a scam.
If it weren’t for the condition that only females could handle it,
I would have probably tried to acquire it as a [Rune Hunter] no matter what.
‘…This legendary rune has exceptionally good performance among other legendary runes.’
The power of legendary or mythical runes varies depending on the strength of the legends they are based on.
[Valkyrie of the Battlefield], which Moon Ga-eun obtained this time, seemed to be based on a fairly famous and solid legend.
That’s probably why its performance seemed exceptionally good compared to other legendary runes.
“Heh, but I wanted to tell you since I have to let you know if I want to set you as the hero.”
Of course, Moon Ga-eun used [Valkyrie’s Blessing] on me.
Although she is a member of the <Royal> clan, at this point, she spends the most time going into battles with me, so it was more efficient for her to choose me.
Even if there were no such circumstances, she would have definitely insisted and urged me to “of course, flirt with your boyfriend!”
While continuing to listen to Moon Ga-eun’s explanation of her runes, I asked about the amazing sight I had seen earlier.
“So that giant fox…”
“Yes! Thanks to the Valkyrie’s Horse rune, I was able to contract it.”
The rune Moon Ga-eun obtained wasn’t the end of [Valkyrie of the Battlefield].
[Valkyrie’s Horse].
A rune that allows contracting beasts handled by Valkyries.
It’s said to be a superior rune to [Taming Contract], with the unique trait of only being able to contract beast-type monsters.
From her possession of the [Riding] rune and closeness with Tyrbon, I had already guessed this, but it seems Moon Ga-eun really did have talent in the [Taming Contract] area.
When we arrived at the Atsuta Shrine earlier.
I was so surprised when I saw her riding the fox for the first time.
“My Leadership is lacking, but I was able to form a limited contract by meeting the special conditions.”
“Ahh…”
This part was similar to my [Promise Bound by the Dragon].
I’m able to form limited contracts only with monsters of the ‘Sub-dragon’ special trait, while Moon Ga-eun can form limited contracts with monsters of the ‘Divine Beast’ lineage.
The giant fox, the nine-tailed fox, that Moon Ga-eun contracted with this time is a Japanese divine beast.
It was an ‘Aftermath Monster’ existing in the [Shadowy Ghost Lair] dungeon, a special monster periodically managed by the shrine maidens of Atsuta Shrine.
That’s why we couldn’t see it at all during the previous dungeon raid.
Akiba was also reportedly shocked by the sight of Moon Ga-eun instantly making such an outrageous monster her contractor.
“But actually, I heard the true value of the rune comes out when contracting with a wolf.”
“A wolf?”
I asked back at Moon Ga-eun’s sudden remark.
“Yes. It seems the Valkyrie’s horse originally referred to wolves. So if you contract with a wolf-type divine beast, the rune’s performance and the contractor’s power are supposed to increase greatly.”
As soon as I heard that, the <City of the Estranged Wolves> came to mind.
The dungeon I’m personally planning to raid towards the end of this break.
A top-tier dungeon infested with A and S-grade monsters, where monsters that can communicate with humans first appear, marking the beginning of an upheaval to come.
I had already planned to bring Moon Ga-eun along, but after hearing this, I’m more convinced.
Plus, we’ll need to utilize the [Valkyrie’s Blessing] skill too.
‘…But do regular wolves even appear there?’
The <City of the Estranged Wolves> is a dungeon featuring werewolves.
It has various werewolf tribes referred to as werewolves or lycanthropes.
But I couldn’t recall if regular wolves in non-human form appeared there.
The last point of the original work I saw was during the raid of that dungeon.
‘Well, if not, I can just contract Fenrir.’
If there are no wolves, I just need to find one elsewhere.
At any rate, contracting a high-level wolf divine beast seemed like it would be the key to further excessively developing Moon Ga-eun’s rune.
“But Akiba was really amazing too. What I did this time was practically pillaging a shrine treasure… yet she handled it without a hitch.”
At those words, I slowly nodded my head.
The catalyst that enabled Moon Ga-eun’s reawakening, the [Ring of Freya].
Even if it was just a shiny trinket at first, it was ultimately an asset held by Atsuta Shrine.
To instantly turn such a ring into scrap, it was an issue that could have caused problems.
But it seems Akiba took the initiative and handled that part well.
“She’s an influential figure within the shrine. She said she had been active as a combat shrine maiden for a long time.”
“She really respected you?”
“…She seems to think so, generously. But well, we just owe each other favors.”
While Akiba thinks I resolved her wish, without her, things wouldn’t have been easy for me in Japan either.
Akiba Miyu could be considered my biggest gain among the connections I made during my deployment to Japan.
“That’s… really all?”
“What are you imagining?”
Moving closer from her seat, Moon Ga-eun made a petulant expression for no reason.
Her jealous look was cute.
It was hard to hide my smile.
Unable to suppress my laughter, I hugged her tightly as she approached.
“There’s nothing between us. And you’re prettier.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
“Heh-.”
Moon Ga-eun immediately burst into laughter, as if she had never been sulking.
Then, as if suddenly remembering something…
She whispered in my ear.
“Jae-hyun.”
“Yes?”
“That… Shrine maiden outfit, did you order it?”
“…Ah.”
…Akiba, I told you to keep it a secret.
But she figured it out anyway.
I was momentarily flustered but soon nodded.
It was true that I wanted to see Moon Ga-eun in a shrine maiden outfit.
But then, I heard something unexpected from her.
“Want me to… Show you me wearing it now?”
At that moment.
For the first time in my life, I felt Moon Ga-eun’s voice is seductive.
It seemed her growth…
Was not just limited to her abilities as a Holder.
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