I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents Chapter 16

I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents

Chapter 16

While standing in a daze, another window covered the 2nd floor score window. [You will automatically move to the ‘3rd Floor Waiting Room’ after 3 minutes.] 3 minutes. I crouched down looking at the Orc Sorcerer 

, leaving behind the gazes of three people staring blankly at me. The only thought filling my head was that I needed to quickly grab something.

I tried to take the staff used by the Sorcerer

, but the description window that appeared in my view made me drop the staff. [Orc Sorcerer 

‘s Unique Staff] Cannot be used by non-Orc races.

…Is there anything else?

Among the accessories hanging abundantly around the neck, one necklace radiating a distinct presence caught my eye.

[Swift Azure Necklace] Classification – Accessory Effect: After wearing, pressing the center of the gem temporarily increases the player’s movement speed. Effect Activation Limit: 4 Usable Level: 10 or higher Grade: C+

It seemed somewhat useful, so I put it in my inventory.

After getting up, I looked back. The Lukerna Mercenary Captain Risellin who met my eyes pointed to the bottom of the mountain with her index finger and said,

“Seong, we just need to go down the mountain, right? It looks like the sun will rise soon.”

Mercenary Rohan was brushing off blood from his sword.

Wizard Yunez

 was constantly wiping blood and flesh from her leather clothes.

NPCs.

They look just like regular people no matter how you look at them.

According to the seniors at the Transcender Gallery, there was a high probability of meeting the Mercenary Captain Risellin again, if no one else.

Anyway, it would be awkward the next time we meet if I disappeared without a word. Still, I needed to at least say something.

“Um, see you next time.”

“What?”

All three of them had puzzled expressions on their faces as they looked at me. The 3 minutes felt both long and short. I felt a strange floating sensation as if my body was hovering in the air.

For a moment, everything went black.

[Welcome to the 3rd floor.]

And when it returned to normal, I saw a place with scenery not much different from the 2nd floor waiting room.

[You have been awarded 600 coins for clearing the 2nd floor.]

[An item has been given as a reward for clearing the 2nd floor of Pandemonium. Check your ‘Inventory’.]

The clock hanging on the central wall was also the same. February 23rd. Time remaining until the Tower Exchange Meeting: 2 days. Tower Exchange Meeting time: February 25th, 12:00

There was plenty of time left. But not enough time to consider challenging the 3rd floor stage.

Two days would pass in an instant if spent training.

Just as I was about to open my inventory to check the 2nd floor clearance reward item, a notification window appeared.

《 2nd Floor – Score Ranking 》

1st place – Union Leader: 784 points 2nd place – Tracking: 412 points 3rd place – Sinclair: 399 points 4th place – Argul: 382 points 5th place – Rosetta: 379 points ⋮ ⋮

[Han Yuseong: 1,532 points]

[Registering score.] [Please enter the name to register in the score ranking.]

[Name: ]

The blank next to “Name” was blinking. As if urging me to register my name quickly. There was no option to keep the ranking score private.

I didn’t mind it being publicly displayed. The probability of tower climbers knowing it was me was almost non-existent. “Pandemonium,” where perhaps only I alone was residing.

The chance of meeting other players except at the exchange meeting was almost zero.

‘Light’s Sword was hoping for it.’

Hitting the top of the score ranking. Creating anomalies and confusion for the current tower rankers that way. Light’s Sword wanted me to achieve such results.

Light’s Sword wrote so both on the gallery board and in the appendix of the Dragon-Slaying Sword he gave me.

The other transcender seniors in the post comments were the same. Still, I didn’t want to use my real name. What would be a good nickname? After some deliberation, I wrote briefly.

[Score registration complete.]

Hard difficulty 63rd floor. Hard difficulty tower numbering #35 The 63rd floor waiting room formed a vast landscape. That scenery was far from the what you would expect from a waiting room. It should be considered a city.

A man with blonde hair wearing silver armor seemed lost in thought, his head bowed.

“Union Leader.”

Union Leader. Someone called out to the person who was currently the most famous and highest authority in the climber’s gallery, the leader of the Strategy Union.

Union Leader Targon raised his head at the words of Raid Leader Bellasia.

“What is it, Bella.”

Bellasia spoke urgently.

“Open the ranking window. Something strange has happened.”

“Something strange?”

Targon’s brow furrowed. The opened floor ranking window was naturally arranged by the most recent floors.

“I don’t see anything unusual.”

From the 50th to the 62nd floor. In all of them, his nickname was marked at 1st place, and the names listed from 2nd to 5th place were also the nicknames of colleagues belonging to the Strategy Union.

Bellasia slowly shook her head.

“Not by the most recent floors. Try sorting by order.”

Targon’s hand moved. And he immediately understood why Bellasia was making such a fuss, unlike her usual self. The score tally for the 2nd floor stage, the very first floor where scores are compiled. That’s where the reason lay.

《 2nd Floor – Score Ranking 》

1st place – Private: 1,532 points NEW!

2nd place – Union Leader: 784 points 3rd place – Tracking: 412 points 4th place – Sinclair: 399 points 5th place – Argul: 382 points ⋮ ⋮

A new 1st place surrounded by a golden border. He thought he might have to give up 1st place someday. And the 2nd floor stage score didn’t matter much anyway.

But the problem was the score difference between them.

‘…1532?’

First of all, the unit was different. A unit of thousands. Almost twice his score.

How could such a score come from the 2nd floor?

Bellasia’s low voice flowed into his ears.

“Could it be an error?”

Targon immediately responded.

“It won’t be.”

Targon’s words were full of certainty.

“Don’t you know that the tower doesn’t cause errors like this?”

Bellasia wiped away the sweat that had formed on her forehead and purple hair from running.

“That’s true, but… is it possible? Such a score?”

Bellasia thought deeply.

“Surely, it can’t be a Pandemonium player…?”

Targon disagreed with Bellasia’s words again.

“If it were Pandemonium, they would be struggling just to complete the mission. I suspect such a figure comes from either clearing the floor in a very short time or killing a lot of monsters. Pandemonium makes both difficult.”

Targon guessed that ‘Private’ was an Easy or Normal difficulty player. Whether it was a quick clearance or killing many monsters, he was certain it was Easy or Normal.

He thought Hard would be impossible since he couldn’t do it himself. And he considered Pandemonium to have absolutely no possibility. After organizing his thoughts, Targon spoke.

“When March 1st comes, send mail to floors below the 30th floor. Tell them to report if there’s anyone who might be this Private player.”

“Yes, understood.”

After answering, Bellasia hurried away.

Mail. Mailboxes exist from the 5th floor, one for each floor of the tower. Once a month, on the 1st day of each month. A mailbox that works only once. Players considered this a device that provided minimal information for survival before reaching the 30th floor and obtaining the Climber’s Gallery.

Bellasia, now far from Union Leader Targon, opened the <Climber’s Gallery>.

As expected, the Climber’s Gallery was also in chaos. About the same topic she and Targon had discussed.

Title: What’s with the 2nd floor ranking score? Author: SaveMe – Has everyone seen this?? 1st place – Private: 1,532 points What is this?

ㄴ LOLOLOLOLOLOL seriously what is this. ㄴ What kind of monster is climbing up from the 2nd floor??

ㄴ What monster would be on the 2nd floor? It’s probably just a bunch of goblins that luckily appeared in Easy mode. ㄴ BS no matter what. Even if you killed all those goblins, would you see a four-digit number? There must be something else.

ㄴ It’s just the 2nd floor anyway. The newbie probably doesn’t even know this post exists while we’re discussing in the gallery. Why are we bothering about this? ㄴ That’s because the score is too overwhelming compared to Union Leader in 2nd place. Almost double? ㄴ They’ll climb up soon. If it’s not luck but real potential. ㄴ Everyone forgets their own scores and keeps putting down the 2nd floor LOLOLOLOL It is truly amazing though.

Bellasia closed the Climber’s Gallery with an expressionless face. It was too strange to just ignore. But still, it was just the 2nd floor. That thought didn’t leave her mind.

Hard difficulty 63rd floor. Having reached this far, she had experienced all kinds of people. She had seen countless people who were brave at first, but now had lost their edge.

‘…That point is interesting though.’

If someone was currently on the 2nd floor, there was a high possibility they were from 21st century Earth. Yet they were showing such prominence.

‘They were all weak, with no magic or martial arts.’

After thinking more deeply, Bellasia shook her head from side to side to clear her thoughts.

After confirming that I occupied the top of the 2nd floor score ranking, I opened the <Transcender Gallery>. I clicked on the post with the most comments among the latest posts.

Title: LOLOLOLOLOL hey, how do you get a four-digit number LOLOLOL Author: Pioneer – But why did you choose that nickname? What’s with “Private” LOLOLOLOL Anyway, it feels kind of satisfying. Let’s hit 1st place on the 3rd floor too

ㄴ 1,532 I doubt my eyes I doubt my eyes. ㄴ 2nd place 784, overwhelming gap LOLOLOLOLOL Insane

ㄴ Why are you feeling proud?? If we’re looking for someone here who deserves to feel proud, is there anyone besides Light’s Sword? ㄴ Well, everyone threw in their tips and did their part. I feel somewhat proud too.

ㄴ Of course it’s prideful, you unsympathetic bastard. It’s a successful ‘intervention.’ After just lurking on the Climber Gallery, our climber hit 1st place, so it feels like I’ve shown my presence somehow.

ㄴ Heavenly Demon) Ahem, for the next interdimensional trade, I’d like to give my martial arts manual. 

ㄴ Priestess) I’ve completed the talisman. 15322222

ㄴ Ice Queen) Freeze freeze freeze!! Please come out! Climber! ㄴ YY*) YY is out

After a moment of silence, comments poured in.

ㄴ Ice Queen) Ice, tag-! ㄴ Kyaaaaaaa you’re here, King of the 2nd Floor ㄴ Overlord of the 2nd Floor OMG

King of the 2nd Floor sounds kind of embarrassing.

ㄴ Absolute Monarch) Impressive. Reminds me of when I hit 1st place. ㄴ ??? When did Monarch ever hit 1st place?

ㄴ Archmage) Good job. 2 days left until the exchange meeting. ㄴ Light’s Sword) Well done. Though it’s a bit disappointing you went with ‘Private’. ㄴ Yeah, kid. You should have properly written your name, Han Yuseong. ㄴ Light’s Sword) For instance, something like ‘Heir of the Dragon-Slaying Sword’.

ㄴ Hmm, that’s a bit much. ㄴ Go on, prodigy of the Transcender Gallery ㄴ Archmage) Too tacky

I thought it was a good decision to go with ‘Private’ after all.