I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents Chapter 7

I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents

Chapter 7

Floor 2 (3)

I photographed the box that fell to the ground with my terminal.

Title: Light’s Sword. What exactly is this?

Author: Anonymous*

– Looks like it might explode if touched?

ㄴ HAHAHAHAHAHA BOOM-! A bomb? Well, magic engineering items often have such designs

ㄴ Light’s Sword) Don’t worry. It’ll be painful, but it won’t explode like that.

ㄴ Anonymous*) How can it be painful if it doesn’t explode?

ㄴ Light’s Sword) Check that item later. First, examine the swordsmanship manual.

Oh, the swordsmanship manual.

The cover was simply inscribed with a name.

Dragon Slayer Sword Technique (龍殺檢).

…A sword for hunting dragons.

Do I really need to learn such a grand sword technique? Hmm?

The entry barrier seems too high from the start.

ㄴ Light’s Sword) If this were outside the tower, not a tower, I would have made you practice mana manipulation to death. But the tower isn’t structured to increase mana quantity just by learning mana manipulation methods.

ㄴ Yeah, some people complain about that. But for someone like me from a farming background, it was actually advantageous. I didn’t have the talent to develop through mana manipulation methods.

ㄴ Archmage ) You’ll need to reach level 20 before you can do somewhat proper mana manipulation as a swordsman or warrior. Like sword energy. Before that, you can only use the mana stat increase from leveling up. Of course, as a originally a wizard, my starting point was a bit different.

Indeed, it’s absurd.

21st-century Earth natives inevitably had a more absurd start compared to martial arts Earth or the medieval alternate Earth where Light’s Sword is from.

But the world has always been absurd.

ㄴ Light’s Sword) First, master the swordsmanship manual I wrote. I’ve written it in a way that’s easy for you to understand, so read it.

ㄴ Sewer Sword Sage) No matter how well it’s explained, it’ll be almost useless without building practical experience.

Sewer Sword Sage, who hadn’t been visible, appeared and interrupted Light’s Sword’s words.

But Light’s Sword didn’t seem particularly flustered and quickly posted a comment.

ㄴ Light’s Sword) Exactly. Even if you learn something mentally, if you don’t put it into action, the skill won’t fully remain in your mind and body and will quickly evaporate. That’s why I sent the sparring golem mk.2 along with it.

Sparring golem?

…Is it similar to a ‘training dummy’ from games?

ㄴ Light’s Sword) Press the activation button, and it will transform in front of you. Into a humanoid golem.

ㄴ Anonymous*) I have to fight that thing?

ㄴ Light’s Sword) Yes, it’s a golem implanted with sword paths from the introduction to the mid-section of the swordsmanship manual.

I started to get a rough idea of what I was about to experience.

A very ominous prediction.

ㄴ Anonymous*) What’s the strength level of that golem?

ㄴ Light’s Sword) Think of it as being at the level of my physical prowess when I was seventeen. It’s the one I used when training at that age. Long before entering the tower.

Is that weak?

But the opponent was a Hard difficulty tower finisher.

ㄴ Anonymous*) In terms of monsters?

ㄴ Light’s Sword) The time I killed the Ogre Great Chief and the Minotaur Attack Commander. I also killed Nephegos, the lowest-ranking demon among the Seven Calamities.

ㄴ …Did he really kill monsters that others couldn’t kill even until their death?

But if the golem is at that power level, won’t I die?

Honestly, I don’t know much about monsters. I can only guess their strength from their names.

And the reactions of others help in inference.

ㄴ Anonymous*) Are you sending this to kill me?

ㄴ Light’s Sword) You won’t die. The golem uses wooden swords.

ㄴ Won’t die. Will hurt like hell, but probably won’t die.

ㄴ Wow, Light’s Sword was really scary. To think of this in such a short time.

ㄴ Would the brain of a Hard difficulty finisher be normal? HAHAHAHAHAHA Everyone might look stupid, but they’re people who broke through hell and survived. Even as a Normal 8 finisher, my family said my emotional state was weird HAHAHAHA

ㄴ Pioneer) Watch your words about being stupid.

I was starting to get a sense of what was happening too.

What Light’s Sword had sent me.

And the comment from Heavenly Demon below confirmed my hypothesis.

ㄴ (Heavenly Demon) You won’t die in the waiting room of the tower. Unless your head is completely severed by an ultra-fast sword technique. All wounds will be healed by the effects of the waiting room.

ㄴ (Heavenly Demon) …Certainly. This is a space where such sword techniques unfold. I can raise my real combat sense in an instant. By enduring pain, I can quickly raise the level of related skills.

ㄴ Translation: I can quickly raise the related skill level, yes

ㄴ (Heavenly Demon) Then, wouldn’t it be better to have a golem hold a real sword? That would provide a more certain help in raising skill levels.

ㄴ Translation: This guy is a bit more crazy, yes. What humanity?

A real sword? Such crazy talk.

ㄴ (Light’s Sword) I tried to ‘specify a trade’ while holding a real sword, but trading was impossible and it failed. I expected as much.

ㄴ (Judak) It means the waiting room recovery system can be moderately utilized, but don’t cross the line.

In other words, a space where you can fully recover even after receiving countless beatings from a golem.

That means this is a result created by combining the golem for training given to me by the Light’s Sword and the ‘tower floor waiting room’ effect.

ㄴ (Light’s Sword) The golem’s durability is not very high. After implanting the sword technique to handle the dragon-slaying sword technique up to the level I used to use, its durability became even lower.

ㄴ (Light’s Sword) 30 times. If you land 30 effective hits on that golem, it will break.

ㄴ 30 times HAHAHAHAHAHA With that skill gap, it would take half a year to land 30 hits. Is that even possible?

ㄴ Golem with 30 durability remaining, expected to survive for several more years.

ㄴ (Sewer Sword Sage) …It’s not entirely impossible, so I can’t say it will definitely break.

I want to cry.

ㄴ (Light’s Sword): This was the best I could prepare in a short time. You don’t need to be too grateful.

…Wow, I’m really grateful.

If the recipient wasn’t me, I would have applauded the Light’s Sword and praised how smart they are.

But I’m the recipient.

ㄴ (Anonymous*) Yeah… thanks for sending this.

From now on, I need to get my act together.

Just because these old-timers look human doesn’t mean I should think of them within the realm of ordinary common sense.

ㄴ (Light’s Sword) Won’t you try it now?

ㄴ (Judak) Hey, since you’ll be living in this sword prison you were given anyway, you should sleep properly. Get some sleep.

Indeed, Judak might be the only somewhat normal one.

ㄴ (Judak) Anyway, training in this state won’t even produce half the results of training in perfect condition. Rest is also training.

Was that a calculated reason? I correct myself. There is no normal here.

ㄴ (Judak) Oh, I keep forgetting to ask because every time you come back, accidents keep happening, so I can only ask now. What’s your name?

ㄴ (Anonymous*) Han Yuseong

ㄴ Han… Yuseong? What an unusual name indeed.

ㄴ (Judak) Nice to meet you, Han Yuseong. Don’t die.

ㄴ (Light’s Sword) I’ll remember your name as my disciple.

ㄴ (Heavenly Demon) What a resonant name.

ㄴ (Priestess) Hawa, now that I know your name, I’ll divine your fate soon.

ㄴ Looking at the gallery, 21st-century Earth people’s names are all unique.

ㄴ We have people with long names and short names, how interesting.

ㄴ There are many countries. But are there no ranks?

ㄴ (Archmage ) What were you doing in your original world?

ㄴ (Anonymous*) Umm… To explain in a way you’d understand, a store clerk?

ㄴ Wasn’t there anything before that?

What should I say about being a pitcher?

ㄴ (Anonymous*) Throwing balls. In ball game competitions, you need someone who can throw balls well.

ㄴ (Sewer Sword Sage) Throwing balls… in a world where that can be a profession?

A world of dreams, hope, and peace

ㄴ (Ice Queen) Frozen?

ㄴ (Archmage ) So you’re confident in throwing balls?

Well.

ㄴ (Anonymous*) Yeah, I’m somewhat confident in that.

What would be left of my life if I took that away?

Anyway, I dedicated my teenage years to it.

As Judak said, I’ll first sleep and then wake up.

Just one day.

Who would have thought my life would change like this in just one day.

Tomorrow is scary. The future is even scarier.

But I must endure. To break through this tower.

***

I clearly felt the sensation of the baseball in my right hand.

The entire world is quiet.

My gaze was fixed on the catcher’s mitt.

I slightly lifted my left foot and rotated.

KWAK!

I stretched out my right arm, which had been bent back while extending my leg forward.

The ball cut through the air and flew.

The ball was sucked into the mitt like it was home.

STRIKE!

The referee’s heavy cry burst out.

Everyone ran over cheering.

My fingertips tingled.

I grabbed my right arm and laughed bitterly.

It’s not about winning. Yuseong, why did you swing your arm so roughly when you’re evaluated as a Big 3 player? Are you going to continue baseball? Heal quickly.

It was the coach’s voice.

First, it was the coach who demanded more than usual. The human body breaks down so easily.

“Get a divorce. I didn’t like you from the moment you made Yuseong play baseball.”

It was my mother’s voice.

Families break down so easily. The screen flowed quickly.

Returned to the mound. The spikes of the baseball shoes were strangely different that day.

CLING!

Neither my mindset nor the trajectory of the pitch had changed.

The ball hit by the batter was soaring in the sky. Pain rose in my shoulder again.

My eyes were bloodshot. I tore up the innocent ground.

The future that seemed confirmed was so easily shaken.

I grabbed the collar of the junior who asked if I was okay.

I screamed at the top of my lungs.

I couldn’t hear what was being said at all.

Like being underwater.

My breath was blocked.

“…”

My eyes opened.

It wasn’t a particularly pleasant dream. I drank the water I had bought with coins yesterday.

The dream was dirty, but my body felt refreshed.

I looked at the clock.

7:32 AM.

The perfect time to start the day.

Title: Waking up

Writer: Anonymous*

– As expected, I feel great after sleeping and waking up.

Comments were quickly added.

I mostly conversed with the Light’s Sword. He explained again about the sword manual and the sword’s prison. I closed the Transcender gallery and began reading the sword manual given by the Light’s Sword.

Dragon-Slaying Sword.

I couldn’t easily understand what it meant.

But I set that aside for now.

– Light’s Sword) Just grasp what you don’t know and move on.

– Light’s Sword) The golem will show you anyway.

Following the Light’s Sword’s words, I quickly read through the first part and held a small square box.

A gray square box.

He told me to take out the red piece in the center and press the button.

CLICK-

Inside the part that fell off like a cube piece was a black button.

Press this button to activate, and press the white button on the red cube piece to stop. 

BEEP-

I pressed the black button to activate the golem and set the box down on the floor.

The surface of the box trembled, and mechanical arms suddenly popped out on both sides.

Tiny gears could be seen moving.

A blue light glowed, and the square boxes below transformed into legs for bipedal walking.

As soon as the golem recognized my existence, it stepped forward with full awareness.

─SWOOSH!

Without even a chance to react.

A wooden sword was stabbed into my shoulder.

CRACK-

The sound of bones crushing rang out.

“Ah.”

The wooden sword was terribly painful.

Even with ‘pain suppression’ activating when the sword strike directly hit my body, pain was still pain.

And soon, I was healed by the waiting room’s effect.

[Concentration Enhancement Lv.1 – Activating skill.]

The jewel embedded in the golem’s center looked like a single red eye.

I was hit three more times.

[The skill ‘Pain Suppression’ level increases. Lv.3]

Only then did I realize.

These strikes that have cut my body multiple times are the first technique of Dragon-Slaying Sword, Giant’s strike.

– Light’s Sword) It will hurt a bit.

– Light’s Sword) It’s a wooden sword, but it’s specially made from a famously sturdy set of wood.

The Light’s Sword’s comments before I closed the gallery.

– Light’s Sword) Whether you’re frustrated, annoyed, or dislike it, you have no choice. Just do it.

I know.

I want to cry because the old-timer’s progression is too fast.

But I was hit, so I can see.

How to swing. If I’m wrong, I’ll get hit a few more times.

He said it’ll break after 30 hits.

Fine.

I’ll definitely break you.