I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents
Chapter 38
The 4th-ranked Leon rushes in, scattering brilliance.
Measuring the interval.
I stepped on Leon’s right foot approaching from the left side, stopping his movement.
The sword, Mundum Exstinguit, created by the master Dark Elf Malenis, was swung horizontally.
The sword technique derived from my movement was naturally the Dragon Slayer Sword.
A horizontal slash, 1st form, mana heart.
Along with the spear Leon thrust, I severed his neck.
[‘Black Storm’s Sword Ghost’ has a small doubt about your sword path.]
[‘The Saint Chasing the Light’ opens her eyes wide.]
[‘The Judge with a Thousand Eyes’ shivers and runs a hand over his neck.]
What could it be.
Does it mean they recognized the Dragon Slayer Sword? It still seemed like they only had doubts.
From their perspective, it would be absolutely unimaginable that I have a gallery where I can converse with the Light’s Sword senior and other transcendent seniors.
I killed two out of three, Wolf and Leon.
Only Nick remains now.
Perhaps because I killed two 4th-ranked individuals, Nick was standing still with both feet planted on the ground.
With the sword pointed at Nick’s neck, I asked,
“Why were you trying to kill that woman?”
Nick, with his noticeable brown mustache, let out a hollow laugh at my words.
“Heh, ha ha! I was just thinking about how such a strong fighter could be sent from the Everhart Viscounty, and now this is ridiculous. I thought you were just a madman charging in without knowing anything….”
Nick continued speaking,
“It seems true that the woman’s face is quite attractive. She bewitched that foolish young master and even drove a passing madman crazy… I understand you’re strong, but do you really think you can handle the people sent by the Raphaelo Viscounty by yourself?”
The situation is becoming clear.
The Raphaelo Viscounty is pursuing Carmine, the young lady of the Everhart Viscounty. That structure is now confirmed.
When I lowered my sword slightly, Nick seemed to mistake it for negligence and stretched out his right hand holding the sword.
SWOOSH!
I pulled out the blood-stained dagger from my waist with my left hand and stabbed Nick in the lungs.
“ACK, URGH….”
Nick’s body staggered backwards.
Soon, he tumbled to the ground.
I approached Carmine, who was standing where I told her to remain.
“I want to hear the detailed story.”
Carmine nodded big.
“Yes, yes….”
I took out the black robes of Wolf and Leon that were not stained with blood.
“Put this on.”
Judging by the circle drawn on the back, these were the robes worn by Umbra organization members.
Wearing this would at least prevent anyone from shooting arrows or trying to kill from a distance without hesitation.
I put one on too.
I looked around. For now, leaving the alley seemed safe.
My gaze moved to Carmine’s waist.
Sword.
“Are you a swordsman?”
Carmine nodded at my question.
“What rank?”
“…2nd rank.”
I felt words rise to the tip of my tongue about why she had remained still, but I did not speak them.
Looking at the state of the 4th-ranked individuals, it seems I was abnormal when I was at the 2nd rank.
“Since I’ve killed these guys, I can’t be free from this matter. Even if I look strange, I’m now on your side. Raphaelo? The guys sent from what viscounty?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Follow me.”
I’ve never done such an escape act before.
First, I moved to a street with more people.
“Tell me the information I need to know as quickly as possible.”
As I whispered, Carmine began to recite her situation as I instructed.
“I was engaged to marry Vitor, the eldest son of the Raphaelo Viscounty. I was planning to proceed with the marriage as scheduled, but I learned that Vitor has a character flaw.”
“What is it?”
“He killed the household maids playfully. Not just one or two, but several. So I wanted to say that I wanted to cancel the marriage, but after that… this happened.”
“You said you told him?”
“Yes, I sent a letter.”
“If you sent a letter and he sent assassins like these, it seems if you had spoken to him in person, he would have tried to kill you on the spot.”
Carmine let out a deep sigh.
“That’s probably right.”
I pointed to a place that looked like a tea shop with a chin gesture.
I entered the tea shop with Carmine.
“Right next to the door.”
Carmine sat right next to the door as I said.
It was to be able to escape immediately if discovered.
“So, how are you going to survive? Should I take you back to your house, the Viscounty?”
“…My family will eventually not be able to withstand the pressure from Raphaelo. Even before I came out, they tried to persuade me. They said it would be better to just get married.”
It means that even taking her back to the Everhart Viscounty would not be a fundamental solution.
“Then how were you planning to overcome the situation by leaving your family?”
It was a question I threw without expecting a proper answer.
But the answer from Carmine contained a more specific picture than I expected.
“If I go to Ventura Academy and complete the entire enrollment procedure, the academy will protect me. The academy never abandons students who have set foot on their grounds. Once I am fully enrolled, even the Raphaelo Viscounty won’t be able to touch me.”
Immediately after Carmine’s explanation ended, notification windows began to cover my vision.
『Reached the truth of the narrative!』
『You must now make a choice.』
It was the same content as when I met the Cat Tribe boy Mike on the 3rd floor.
Something ominous.
Could it be, this time too.
『1. Take Carmine Everhart to the Everhart Viscounty.
Minimum Clearance Condition: Safe return of Carmine Everhart to the Everhart Viscounty.
Quest Difficulty – ★★★★』
『2. Take Carmine Everhart to Ventura Academy.
Minimum Clearance Condition: Complete enrollment of Carmine Everhart at Ventura Academy.
Quest Difficulty – ★★★★★★』
Six stars…!
What, wasn’t five the maximum?
『You must choose one of the two options. If you fail in the first attempt, subsequent attempts can only proceed with the opposite option.』
『Quest Failure Criteria: Falling short of minimum clearance conditions』
『No ‘experience points’ can be acquired in challenge attempts after the first failure.』
『Second attempt failure criteria: Player death』
『A higher quest difficulty will provide greater rewards upon success. Limited to the first attempt only.』
These bastards.
They’re doing their nasty tricks again.
Can’t things go smoothly?
[‘The Saint Chasing the Light’ opens her eyes wide at the quest difficulty, only now confirming that the difficulty here is ‘Pandemonium’. She is shocked!]
[‘Black Storm’s Sword Ghost’ clicks his tongue at the quest difficulty.]
[‘The Judge with a Thousand Eyes’ moves his eyes to confirm if the floor is indeed the 5th.]
[‘The Giant Who Swallowed the Moon’ advises making a rational judgment.]
[‘The Watcher Swimming in the Abyss’ looks at you.]
Below the countless rising constellation reaction notifications, ‘Constellation Block’ was visible.
I pressed it.
The rapidly rising reaction window abruptly stopped.
I took a screenshot of the quest window and uploaded it to the gallery.
Like all NPCs who have seen my terminal before, Carmine seemed unable to see the terminal.
Title: So there were six stars?
Author: Anonymous*
– Hmm, looks like another tough road ahead.
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(Quest option photo)
ㄴ Water King) HAHAHAHAHAHA There are indeed more than six stars. You have to pass the 25th floor to see them.
ㄴ Another Pandemonium HAHAHAHA.
ㄴ This looks like a signal to die nicely.
ㄴ HHH Cheer up. Having a drink, I suddenly thought my climbing dongsaeng will have a hard time~~~
ㄴ If you’re drunk, uncle, just sleep nicely
ㄴ LOLOLOLOL
ㄴ Anyway, our climber will choose the six-star option, right? Always enjoyed the pain.
Enjoying the pain.
ㄴ Light’s Sword) Never heard of the Everhart Viscounty.
ㄴ Archmage) Isn’t there someone harassing Carmine Everhart? That’s why the quest is like this. What’s their name?
ㄴ Anonymous*) Raphaelo Viscounty. Apparently, she canceled the marriage with their eldest son because he’s a bit strange and seems to want to kill her
ㄴ Noble children are usually extremely prideful.
ㄴ Raphaelo has a long history of evil deeds.
ㄴ Ah! Raphaelo! Hate-phaelo!! I’ll ask about the name of that eldest son’s father.
ㄴ Father? How lowly!
ㄴ Archmage) If it’s Raphaelo, it’s indeed a family known for crazy acts.
ㄴ Flame Empress) Totally! I remember it too!
ㄴ Mudang) Hawa, by the way. How are the constellations reacting?
ㄴ Anonymous*) When I used the Dragon Slayer Sword technique, it seems like something is reacting. But they don’t seem to be fully convinced it’s the real Dragon Slayer Sword yet. And they definitely can’t imagine that I received the Dragon Slayer Sword technique directly from the Light’s Sword.
ㄴ Heavenly Demon) Hehe, quickly show them my Soft Elegant Public Result technique.
ㄴ Now we’re even looking at constellation reactions.
ㄴ Archmage) Oh, blocking the constellations and still doing gallery chat?
ㄴ Anonymous*) Yep, just killed some enemies to keep things interesting, so I turned it off. Reactions will probably come when I turn it back on.
Immediately after leaving a comment.
A notification window popped up.
『Constellation Quest Occurred! ‘Judge with a Thousand Eyes’ has registered a quest.
Quest: Choose the more difficult option 2 and clear it in the first round.
Additional Condition: Cannot use ‘Constellation Block’ during the quest progression
Reward: A-Grade Elixir – Gehenna』
The purpose of this quest was clearly visible.
This guy doesn’t want me to choose and clear option 2, but wants to see this situation when the constellation block is lifted.
I took a screenshot of the quest window and posted it to the gallery.
Title: This is a protest to lift the constellation block, right?
Author: Anonymous*
– Is the reward a good one?
ㄴ Yes, it’s an elixir that dramatically increases dark attribute attack resistance. It’s basic for magic and stats and such.
ㄴ Looking at the six-star rating, he thinks you absolutely can’t clear it and left a good item as bait. As you said, the more fundamental intention is “Open the door!!!”
ㄴ Hmm… I guess I’ll have to consume the reward?
ㄴ Archmage) Huh, this guy from the Thousand Eyes is covering the entire field with his vision but still looking at the situation near-sightedly. Even after becoming a constellation.
ㄴ Spear King) Ha, Thousand Eyes.
ㄴ Water King) Didn’t I tell you not to rely too much on the power of eyes…
ㄴ ? Do you all know him?
ㄴ Archmage) He’s a genius of the eye bloodline. The family itself has good eyes. If he puts murderous intent in his eyes, people with low mental strength can even die.
ㄴ Archmage) I’m the Red-Eyed King. From the gallery days.
ㄴ Oh! Is that the person who always ended his sentences with ‘meaningless’?
ㄴ Archmage) Yes.
ㄴ Anonymous*) Do others know who he is before becoming a constellation?
ㄴ Archmage) No, I used to call him Thousand Eyes back then. When he used this constellation name, I immediately recognized it. The rest you can probably guess by thinking about it.
ㄴ Archmage) I’ll tell you after doing some calculations. Focus on those who show interest in you first.
ㄴ Anonymous*) Okay.
ㄴ Ice Queen) Frozen! Are you breaking through head-on!
ㄴ Anonymous*) Of course.
ㄴ Light’s Sword) Go and come back.
Closed the gallery.
『Choose one of the two options!』
『Quest selected.』
『2. Take Carmine Everhart to Ventura Academy.』
Accepted the constellation quest.
Lifted the constellation block.
And right after that.
SQUEEEEEAK!
Crossbows and short spears flew in from the diagonal direction.
SWOOOOSH!
Expanded the size of the shield, the mirror of transformation.
Large enough to cover both me and Carmine’s body.
“Prepare to fight.”
It seems creating a smoke screen with a robe was of no use.
“We’re going to Ventura Academy.”
Carmine nodded big with wide eyes.
