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Chapitre 37: Chapter 37

Nameless Divine Arts Three Talents Technique: Sage's Guidance.

The technique was representative of a sage showing you the way. Among Heaven, Earth, and Man, it represented Man.

'Most importantly, it's a technique focused on speed.'

It was the perfect technique for the situation he was in.

Fwoosh!

The Phoenix Arrow hadn't even left the bow yet, but the golden horse was already engulfed in flames.

The arrow had so much power behind it that it couldn't even be measured, and a curtain of fire obscured the arrow.

'I won't be able to break through this if I hesitate.'

He had to be faster and more precise than when he cut down the flesh golem.

He would only have a split second to react, after all.

'And to do that…'

He opened his upper elixir field and drew a straight trajectory with his sword as he aimed for the bow supporting the arrow.

If he wanted his strike to land, he had to clear the way first. He opened his middle elixir field, and a small clearing appeared within the raging fire for his sword to pass through.

Finally, he opened his lower elixir field and extended the sword, and Sage's Guidance flowed through him.

The Man technique of Heaven, Earth, and Man wasn't grandiose in movement. Those looking at it from the outside would just see his sword shake a bit, but…

The Sword Ki emitted from that one movement was beyond what an ordinary person could even imagine.

The Sword Ki shot from JiHan's sword in an instant and pierced through the center of the flames raging around the Phoenix Arrow.

Crack!

His strike crushed the huge bow and cleanly cut the string supporting the arrow in half.

[Hmm…!] The conqueror's statue exclaimed.

The extreme thrust Sung JiHan had shown him was an optimal attack to counter an archer with. You couldn't shoot an arrow without a bow, after all.

Swoosh-

The heat from the Phoenix Arrow died down, and the temperature started to decrease.

The statue looked at JiHan with a satisfied smile.

[Plunderer, what's your name?]

"Sung JiHan."

[Sung JiHan… Sung JiHan. Splendid. You're an impressive swordsman.]

Paf!

The arrow left his hands and stuck itself in the ground at JiHan's feet.

[Since you've shown me the highest form of respect, the Phoenix Arrow is yours to take.]

[You've been recognized by the Conqueror.]

[You've been exempted from the 7th floor's trial.]

JiHan's eyes narrowed. "Exempted?"

[You've already shown me the highest form of respect, so don't just show me the respect of a plunderer next time.]

After that, the statue began to scatter away.

[I look forward to meeting you on a better battlefield, not a place like this.]

"Yes…"

There were many battlefields on Battle Net, so if they were destined to see each other again, it was possible.

JiHan watched the statue disappear.

* * *

- Huh… what did he do?

- I saw it, but I don't know what he did… Isn't slow motion automatically applied to fast videos?

- The momentum was impressive… but it was so sudden!

The viewers couldn't tell what happened, which was understandable. Although it was a fast, linear attack, it was very secretive since it focused on a single point.

Even with Battle Net's viewer assistance features, it was impossible for the average person to comprehend.

On the other hand, JiHan made a satisfied smile after he said his farewells to the conqueror's statue.

'The power usage was much smoother this time.'

It was a significant improvement compared to the last time he used Nameless Divine Arts. Back then, Lightning Thunder Step had left lightning behind on the ground, and the Mount Tai Crush had extended into the earth.

He was able to use Sage's Guidance more smoothly.

'If I can handle the basic martial arts techniques, I could use the higher-difficulty ones.'

He finished thinking about martial arts and saw people going crazy in his chat window.

- Woah. If he can clear the dungeon like that, not even a suicide tactic will work.

- Take-chan~~ what will you do?

- Everyone… Take-chan's a poor salaryman. I wasn't the one who did it! (???????). Where would a salaryman get so much money…?

- Where have you been until now? Lol!

- He's already been found out.

- If I had three million dollars, I would live a lazy life. Why would I be going through all of these things? Please, believe me!!! (? ^ ? )

Takeda strongly denied being the one behind the suicide request. There wasn't definitive evidence, after all.

'There's no need to push Takeda away yet…'

He needed something to help develop his channel at the moment, but he would still need to get some solid evidence in preparation for the future.

'Ah, I just remembered something.'

JiHan picked up the Phoenix Arrow that was stuck in the ground before him.

Vroom- Vroom-

'It's quite heavy.'

Except for the fact that it was a bit heavy, it was a perfect spear.

He would probably be able to get used to it pretty quickly, so he didn't have to worry about finding a main weapon anymore.

'Should I try using it?' JiHan looked around.

Unlike the Archer, who'd already died from the arrow's flames, the Warrior was still alive.

Slide-

The Warrior's eyes filled with despair as JiHan aimed the arrow at him.

'Ah, no…!'

Although he'd lost his chance at the million, he'd consoled himself with the idea of getting a free ride, but the man in front of him wouldn't let him profit at all.

"Go follow your partners."

Stab!

JiHan's new weapon, the Phoenix Arrow, pierced through the Warrior.

Back within the Battle Net Academy's cafeteria…

Flash!

JiHan reappeared after finishing the game, holding the huge Phoenix Arrow in his right hand.

The scouts' eyes widened.

"Ahh… th-that!"

"It's equipment?!"

Among the four Battle Net game types, you could acquire all sorts of useful equipment in dungeons, so it wasn't strange for JiHan to come out with something. Rather, the scouts were surprised by something else.

"You can get equipment in a Bronze dungeon? I've never heard of that before!"

"Isn't one or two gold bars calculated as GP all you can get from the Conqueror's Tomb?'

It was a dungeon everyone called 'cheap,' since it didn't even drop simple support items, but the Phoenix Arrow that JiHan managed to get from it…

"It's at least A-rank…!"

Just a glance was enough for anyone to realize that much.

The tip of the arrow, more of a spear, really, was shining with a gold and silver light, and its aura was strong enough to send shivers down the spines of the scouts who were watching from afar.

"Inventory."

JiHan put the Phoenix Arrow into his inventory and sat back down.

Clink- Clink-

He shook his plastic cup as if he were trying to show it to HaYeon. The game hadn't taken long, so the ice still retained its shape, though it was half-melted.

HaYeon looked at JiHan in disbelief.

"You really returned before the ice melted…"

"Yes. I Keep my promises."

Sip-

JiHan smiled at HaYeon after he took a sip of his coffee.

"I'm curious about you, though. Are you the type of person who keeps promises?"

So far, HaYeon only smiled brightly before JiHan.

"Oh my… what a coincidence… I'm also the same… I thoroughly keep… my promises."

Her smile that time was noticeably forced, and she summoned her status window with a stiff expression on her face.

"Status window."

'Ugh…'

She pressed the share button at the bottom corner of the window.

'Take a look!'

With an average stat value of 9.5, her talent was respectable.

"I'm saying this just in case there's a misunderstanding…" She said with a flushed face as she presented her status window to him, "I didn't lie. Having a Support Gift is pretty much the same as having no Gift at all."

[Gift - Nurture (Rank A)]

- A support Gift that helps other players grow quickly.

"…"

JiHan's gaze deepened, and his suspicions were confirmed.

'Lee HaYeon… so you really are Zero.'

Despite being an immigrant, she'd become the leader of America First's offshoot guild.

Smile-

"How horrible… How could you laugh right in my face like this?"

"You misunderstand. I'm smiling because I like it."

Swish-

JiHan took out his phone. "Ms. Lee, give me your phone number."

"Ah…" HaYeon looked at JiHan's smartphone.

Many people had asked for her phone number throughout her life, but it was the first time anyone had asked so boldly.

"Isn't it on the business card I gave you last time…?"

She tried to deflect him, but the answer she got in return was a shock.

"Ah, I lost that."

"Huh…"

That comment shattered HaYeon's solid poker face.

'He doesn't even know where my business card is. Why's he suddenly asking for my number?'

His attitude had completely changed after he saw her Gift. Had such a useless Gift somehow attracted JiHan's interest? HaYeon couldn't understand it.

'First… I should do what must be done.'

HaYeon grabbed JiHan's phone and entered her number.

[Director, Lee HaYeon ♡]

On top of that, she even saved it with a name that would cause other people to misunderstand; then she confirmed his number with a call.

'Whatever he might be thinking, I need to use this chance to get his number as well.'

JiHan had proved that he wasn't just a promising talent—he was a sure bet.

Since things had gotten to that point, she needed to score points, regardless of his intentions.

"Here's my number."

"Thanks."

HaYeon held her smartphone with a bright smile on her face.

"But… are you really not going to make a contract with Twin Star?"

"As promised, I'll do it if I lose 1st place." JiHan stood up. "I'll contact you from time to time. Oh yeah, Director, you need to go see that teacher."

"Ah, aah! You're right! How quickly time flies… See you soon!"

As soon as JiHan started to walk away, he changed [Director, Lee HaYeon ♡] to [Lee HaYeon = 0].

"Mr. Sung! Do you have some time?!"

"Just a moment. Could you talk with…!"

The scouts that were waiting for him tried to approach, but…

'I have no business here anymore.'

JiHan stomped on the ground and vanished as if he'd never been there.

The scouts were plunged into panic again, and HaYeon sighed in relief.

'I'm glad I got his number…'

At least she wasn't chasing after him like a dog chasing a chicken.

'Should I… contact him first?'

Was that what it was like to be in the non-dominant position? How had things ended up like that?

HaYeon smiled bitterly at GaYeong. "GaYeong, let's go home."

"What about greeting your teacher…?"

"There's no way I'd do that."

* * *

Ring-

HaYeon was dragging her tired body toward the parking lot when she felt her phone vibrating.

The person messaging her was…

"Sung JiHan?!"

The content of the message was shocking.

[You said you were my subscriber, right?]

[I'll give you a match prediction.]

[August 15, Korea - Japan match result:]

[Match 1: Korea wins / MVP Lee Jin-Wook]

[Matches 2, 3, 4: Japan wins / MVP Ito Ryuhei]

[Enjoy.]

"What's this…?"

The first text JiHan sent her was a match prediction of the Korea-Japan match that would be held the next week.


Chapitre 38: Chapter 38

In Korea, August 15th was known as Independence Day, a day to commemorate the end of the war.

The 2020 date in particular held a special significance for the two historically intertwined nations because that's when the Battle Net match between the two countries was scheduled.

When the Sword King was still in Korea, everyone there always eagerly awaited the day.

After all, Korea's national team had been doing quite well from 2019 to early 2020, which was why most people didn't doubt their victory.

'Well, the situation has changed now...'

HaYeon read the message JiHan had sent her.

[August 15, Korea - Japan match result:]

[Match 1: Korea wins / MVP Lee Jin-Wook]

[Matches 2, 3, 4: Japan wins / MVP Ito Ryuhei]

'Japan winning can already be expected...'

The Sword King had betrayed his home country, after all.

Most people on the internet also agreed with that prediction.

'But the 1:3 score and predicting the MVP... This doesn't make sense.'

The lineup of the national teams had already been disclosed, and the Sword King would be participating in every round.

JiHan was saying they would beat him once?

'It's impossible.'

Had the lineup not been made public, she might have believed it, but since the Sword King was set to participate in every match, the result would most likely be 0:3.

'And the MVP is going to be Lee Jin-wook?'

He was a player HaYeon knew well.

He was a Diamond League player for the Twin Star Guild and a national team representative, but he was a Support, a role that rarely ever became MVP.

On top of that, it was even harder for them to get MVP in disadvantageous matches like the ones coming up.

"I don't want to waste my money on such an obvious bet..."

HaYeon gave the message a dissatisfied look.

'Ugh! Fine. I'll just blow five thousand dollars.'

She decided to think of it as an investment in JiHan and bet on his prediction.

"Huh... the dividends are in the double digits."

She thought that they should have been higher. After all, she'd specified a score of 1:3 and even placed a bet on the MVP.

It was a bit odd, but she brushed it off.

'Whatever. It isn't like I'm going to win any money anyway.'

She was prepared to lose that money. No, it was a rational expenditure so that she would have an excuse to interact with JiHan.

"Now that that's done..."

Having placed the bets, she continued to think as she looked at her smartphone.

'It's time for my real bet!'

She quickly poured a lot of money into a 0:3 victory for Japan.

She was certain that JiHan was talking nonsense.

Within Hee-soo's car…

"Woah~! Sae-ah, your uncle is really amazing~!"

They were heading back after finishing the student council work.

"So you can clear the Conqueror's Tomb like that!" Hee-soo exclaimed in surprise after watching the stream with Sae-ah.

"I know, right? He's amazing."

"I can't believe he's a Bronze..."

Hee-soo looked at JiHan's video in awe.

"Your uncle seems like a completely different person from before. He's much cooler."

"Hehe... is that so?"

"Yes. He used to reek of alcohol and had messy hair."

"If he reeked of alcohol, he must have either won or lost money from his Battle Net predictions."

"What's the difference...?"

"If he made money, he drank out of joy. If he lost, he drank out of frustration."

Either way, it ended with alcohol.

Hee-soo laughed and then turned her gaze to her phone.

'Out of all the talented people I've seen, he seems to be the most exceptional...'

Sung Ji-ah's younger brother, Sung JiHan...

She'd thought he had no particular skills, but to think he had been hiding so much talent.

'He has a good chance of becoming a star player.'

Hee-soo's eyes sparkled as she continued to look at JiHan's image with extreme interest.

"Huh..."

"Woah, uncle. What was that?"

JiHan, who'd been dragging his party members around, became stronger after encountering the conqueror's statue.

On top of that, there was the last part of the video as well. When the bow was destroyed with one slash, Hee-soo couldn't help but be surprised.

"Is that... possible?"

"I'm not sure... I knew that he was strong, but that's just..."

As the video concluded with JiHan getting the Phoenix Arrow, Hee-soo gave Sae-ah an envious look.

"Sae-ah, you're lucky."

"Why?"

"All of your family members have received good Gifts. Have they not? I'm sure you're going to get a good one as well."

Sae-ah's father's Gift was SSS-rank. Her mother, the Saintess, had an SS-rank Gift.

Judging by the incredible power JiHan had just shown, he also had a high-ranking Gift.

Sae-ah was considered a gem among gems in the Battle Net industry thanks to her family history.

"Gifts and genetics aren't related."

"Come on. Three people in your family have received great Gifts."

"Hmm... Hehe. Maybe?"

Even if she was trying hard to temper her hopes, given her family's lineage, she couldn't help but have certain expectations.

"Speaking of which, your birthday is on the 22nd, right? It's not far off now."

"Yes. I wonder what kinds of gifts I'll get... I'm a bit nervous."

"Fufu. You don't have anything to be nervous about! I'm going to give you something huge for your birthday gift!"

"Come on~ You don't have to." Sae-ah waved her hands.

"No. Please, accept." Hee-soo smiled.

* * *

[You finished 1st in a dungeon game.]

[As a bonus for finishing 1st, experience and GP gained will be increased by 50%.]

[Your level has increased by 1.]

[You've earned 5,000 GP.]

[You've earned 1,000 achievement points.]

JiHan began sorting through his rewards.

'It seems like I got additional achievement points since it's my first time clearing the dungeon game type.'

[You've finished 1st as the sole surviving member of your party, so you'll be awarded all of the gold bars stored in the Conqueror's Tomb.]

[You've earned 40,000 GP.]

[You've cleared the hidden achievement 'Solo Dungeon Clear'.]

[You've earned 3,000 achievement points.]

The Conqueror's Tomb was known for having sparse rewards, but he was able to monopolize all of the gold bars that would usually be split four ways. He received a substantial amount of GP thanks to that.

He'd also cleared a hidden achievement, which led to a rapid accumulation of achievement points.

[You've cleared the hidden quest 'Pay True Respect to the conqueror statue'.]

[You've earned 5,000 achievement points.]

[You've obtained the Conqueror's Arrow, the 'Phoenix Arrow'.]

Including the reward from the hidden quest, he'd managed to get 10,000 achievement points.

'It's day and night compared to the reward from yesterday's survival map.'

He made a satisfied smile. Although his level had increased only once, he'd received 45,000 GP, 10,000 achievement points, and the Phoenix Arrow.

Considering he'd only played one game, he'd reaped a lot of rewards.

'Let's check the Phoenix Arrow's description.'

[Phoenix Arrow]

- Rank: A

- The Conqueror's Arrow made with the feather of a phoenix.

- Emits a huge amount of power when shot and returns to its owner's hand.

- The phoenix's flame is sealed within it. It will disappear after being shot five times.

'I thought it was going to be an S-rank.'

Despite the power it demonstrated through the conqueror's statue, its rank was only A. It was probably ranked that way due to its condition of vanishing after being shot five times.

Still, considering it was an item from a Bronze dungeon, you could say it was overpowered.

'I'll use it as a spear for a while.'

He could keep using it as a weapon as long as he didn't throw it.

'As for the GP... Let's bet it all on the Korea vs. Japan match.'

He already knew the results of the match thanks to his memories from before he regressed.

It would be Sae-jin's first appearance as Japan's representative, and it would send Korea into a downward spiral.

The flow of the match would go far differently than what people were predicting.

'No one expected Korea to win the first match...'

JiHan logged in to Battle Net through his smartphone and placed a bet just as HaYeon did. The only difference was that, while HaYeon had only bet 5,000 USD, JiHan poured all of his assets into it.

'One to 37?'

The dividend was lower than expected when you considered he was predicting both the match's outcome and the MVP.

Seeing that, JiHan became sure of something.

'Sae-jin, so you also bet this way.'

There was a reason behind the low dividend. Either there were a lot of people who bet on it, or there was someone like JiHan who'd placed a large sum on it.

It was probably Sae-jin's doing.

JiHan remembered the game he'd seen in his previous life. During the starting match, Sae-jin deliberately lost to Support Lee Jin-wook.

He'd removed all of his armor and damaged himself, only allowing Jin-wook to make the final blow.

'That's how Jin-wook became the MVP.'

In his post-match interview, he said he'd done it on purpose due to a conflict with the other Japanese team members, but JiHan always suspected that there was match-fixing involved.

When he saw the low dividend, JiHan was sure of it.

'Still, I'll avoid using Sae-ah's share, just in case.'

The 50 million Sae-ah had received had to be protected at all costs. He didn't need to use it to begin with.

'Instead, I should place everything I earn into this bet.'

A week passed like that, and the dawn of the match arrived. August 15th, Independence Day.


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