Episode 126
38. The Rift of the World (1)
“Uhhh~.”
With excitement, a hum came out of my heart. George looked at him and shook his head.
“What else is going on?”
“Today is the day the crossbow that was entrusted with remodeling will be completed.”
“Ah, the unique-class crossbow back then.”
After starting a relay transaction in the back alley, I went to Hamel separately.
Even if the contract was made through the information guild, there is no law that says anything will be done through the guild.
So let’s get to Crystal Forge.
Hamel doesn’t even know that I’m that client, and he’s starting to brag about Keter.
– Look at this! Beautiful!? This is the weapon I’m in charge of remodeling! Created by Drex, an ancient land fairy craftsman… … .
It’s very funny, so let me show you the documents I signed at the time.
– That was you!?!
The land fairy grandpa was so startled that he even fell to the floor.
– Let’s do it. Is there such a coincidence? What… … Since this has happened, there is nothing I can do about it.
– What can I do?
– I’ll give you some more options. It’s customized for you.
This was all thanks to the pre-established friendship with Aaron Nortonhale.
‘After all, life is all about networking.’
“Then will you go right away?”
“It should be. You?”
“I’m going to stay and do some training.”
Jjasik, I was like that from the beginning, but these days, somehow, I seem to be more enthusiastic.
I glanced at George and rubbed my nose with delight.
“Then I go.”
“Yes, practice carefully.”
After seeing George off, I grabbed my backpack and headed straight for Arslonga’s Crystal Forge.
“It’s hot today.”
You can feel the intense heat as soon as you enter the entrance.
The sound of a hammer smelting metal and the sound of bubbling molten iron can be heard from all directions.
I’ve been wandering around Crystal Forge and greeting the blacksmiths I’ve gotten to know about.
Arrived at Hamel’s personal workshop.
As the door swung open, Hamel, who was fiddling with something, jumped out.
“Yeah!!! Man!! How many times have I not told you to knock and come in!!”
“Even if you knock, you don’t hear me.”
“The polite thing to do is roll up a meal and eat it, eh!
But even as he said that, Hamel’s expression wasn’t particularly bad.
It wasn’t that I was really offended, it was just Hamel’s affectionate expression of bluntness.
“Still, you’ve come just fine. How much effort did I put in to keep the original shape? I couldn’t even find the original!”
Hamel smiled and pulled an object out of the display case.
It’s just about the length from my wrist to the middle of my arm.
The lining was leather, and a silver metal pattern and a special device were connected on it.
It’s more like an armband than a gauntlet.
“It contains the essence of hextech currently possessed by Crystal Forge.”
Hamel nodded with a satisfied smile. His beard wiggles to and fro.
“Can I cuddle?”
“Of course. It’s yours.”
I carefully lifted the armband and put it on my left arm. As I am right-handed, it was much more convenient to use my secondary weapon with my left hand.
“Five…….”
The first touch was very strange.
I thought it would be leather that was tanned like Arthur’s school uniform, but it was softer than I thought, and the surface did not rub against the skin.
It was also very light for a crossbow.
“The basic base is made of the leather of a flying dragon, which is famous for its light and high hardness. In addition, it is finished with beeswax to prevent sweat from permeating the inside.”
“I’m satisfied.”
“And what’s on the inside is runes. How much effort was put into taking off the engraving separately.”
I followed Hamel’s gaze and checked the inside of his arm. Runes engraved in red flash in response to my mana.
“Did you put it inside on purpose?”
“Occasionally, if you get hit directly by magic, the magic that makes up the runes might be broken.”
“Good. But what about the most important crossbow part?”
“You bastard, don’t rush it! I’ll tell you vaguely…!”
Hamel said so and took a small needle from his pocket.
“Give me your hand!”
I reached out my hand without thinking, and Hamel pricked my thumb with a needle.
“Ah! Takge!”
“The grown man is stingy. Now, bring your bloody finger to the crystal in front of you.”
Red blood dripping from the tip of your finger.
As Hamel said, the transparent crystal began to turn red.
It’s like dripping paint into water. The red color gradually spreads out, encroaching on the entire crystal.
“What is this?”
“It’s a lock. Now, this armband is only for you. It can’t be sold.”
Adding a lock would have been nice. Because I had no intention of selling it in the first place.
“Now that authentication is complete, try touching the crystal one more time.”
Let’s put our hands back on the crystal.
The convex wing pattern split to the side, and a small crossbow came out.
The tickle explosion itself.
Unable to hold back the boiling exclamation, I spit it out.
“Wow!! Crazy!!!”
“Ahh! I did a little bit of work, what! I put a lot of effort into it.”
Hamel puts her hand on her waist and shrugs proudly.
I asked, looking around the deployed bowgun.
“Then, can I put an arrow here and shoot?”
“Is it going to be fashionable? If you look behind it, there will be an 11-character part. Put this in there.”
What Hamel took out was a cube block made of metal.
“What is this?”
“It’s a magazine of 30 rounds. If you put it in there, it will automatically load.”
For a moment I thought I heard it wrong.
“Why are you making such a stupid expression, you bastard. If I can’t do this enough, Crystal Forge will be ruined a long time ago!”
Seeing my surprised expression, Hamel smiles, revealing her white teeth.
In a situation where no one can help but be moved, I bowed my head toward the blacksmith in front of me.
“Hamel! You are a god!!”
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“Anyway, treat it with respect!”
“Of course!! Thank you so much!”
I glanced alternately at Keter and Hamel mounted on my arm, expressing my gratitude over and over again.
“Okay, then go inside. Send the request through the backstreet merchant yangban. A contract is a contract.”
“Ah, I’ll take care of everything.”
To be honest, I’ve spread the service to this extent, but it’s not wise to delay it until the end.
‘I should put a few more gold coins as a token of appreciation.’
As the owner of Crystal Forge, I thought he would be a skilled blacksmith.
It was even said that working at the Dungeon Management Bureau’s appraisal center right now was purely a part of my hobby.
But it will create a masterpiece.
‘X is cool.’
【I admit it.】
A design and functionality that even Lions who live and die by Gao will appreciate.
However, the practicality is not inferior, and portability and speed have greatly improved compared to the existing Keter.
‘Now I can carry it with Aradwa.’
【right. From the beginning, you said that crossbows are only used as long-range support weapons. Giving up Aradwa for that was, after all, a main attraction.]
‘OK. Shall we go back to the back alley now?’
It is best to close the transaction at once.
Now that you have received the goods directly, all you have to do is pay the price.
And now it was necessary to gradually increase the contact with the back alleys.
I need help from the back alley for an event planned for the ‘Paradise Festival’ to be held in a few months.
Besides, I also sprinkled some rice cakes on Swallow and Karjo, the hostess of the hunting guild yesterday.
Originally, I had no intention of taking over the back alley.
It was done roughly, so I had no choice but to take it with me whether I like it or not.
‘At first, with Aidan’s personality, it seems that he wouldn’t even set foot in the back alley.’
If the main character leaves it alone, I don’t mind taking it.
No matter how much Aidan is, he can’t read Kiyeon.
‘There is still a little bit left until the conflict is ignited in earnest anyway. You can wait patiently.’
Thinking like that, I’m going to turn to the back alley entrance.
Not far away, two familiar faces appeared.
“What? Why are they there?”
A man and a woman dressed neatly in Arthur’s school uniform.
It was Camilla and George.
‘Oh right. Did you say you’re training for George today? It ended earlier than expected, so I guess I met Camila.’
Originally, the limited express class ended later than the advanced class in most cases.
On days when Helen didn’t have tutoring, I would often train at the training center and go back with Camilla.
“Hey guys!”
As I wave my hand, the eyes of George and Camilla turn to me.
“Ah, Sanwoo!”
The two come to me, waving hands frequently.
slowly coming closer
coming close?
“……? what.”
Suddenly, I felt a sense of dread.
A familiar but unpleasant intuition that runs through the nape of the neck.
Camila and George continued to walk, but the distance that the naked eye could see hardly narrowed.
The two were walking in the same spot as if they were doing a moonwalk.
As I looked around with a very clear sense of incongruity, I saw an uncle sweeping the floor in front of the mugu shop.
“excuse me……?”
I call carefully, but there is no answer.
It was only then that I could clearly realize that something was wrong.
Pigeons wandering in the air and feral cats that constantly lick their paws.
The streets that had been brimming with life just a moment ago were now in a state of creepy silence.
This was a bug.
A huge bug applied to the entire field as well.
‘Lionor, you were right.’
It’s only been a few days since the honey badger spoke those words.
It’s just that things are about to explode.
However, there is no sane voice to be heard.
“Lioner? Lioner!?”
No matter how hard I call, there is no answer.
So far, Lioner hasn’t been affected by the bug.
If the existence of the spirits who shared the secret with me was limited enough, it wasn’t even a normal bug.
then… … .
“Is it a sewing machine!”
Since Missingno had never had an impact on the world on this scale, it was even more confusing.
In the Spirit Forest, and in the Demon King’s Altar hidden in the Hisperif Dungeon.
So far, it’s only been on a ‘local’ scale, but the whole town hasn’t been engulfed in bugs.
“Whoa.”
I took a deep breath as it happened so suddenly.
‘Let’s cool down.’
As it’s not a situation I’ve ever been in once or twice, I decided to make my decision calmly.
First, check the console window.
Even though it was an obvious bug, the console window didn’t respond right away.
but
The bug patch window was also in a slightly different state from what it had seen before.
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[Paradise Patch ver.2.0]
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“You can’t read anything.”
Even the console window I believed in is dead.
It was a phenomenon that had never been experienced before in the process of fixing bugs and adding missing parts.
“X, X feet.”
The expression that my brain has become white is exactly right.
The console window has been absolute so far.
Although it may require administrator privileges to modify the status window, it was not displayed in this way.
“What is happening?”
A world that has completely stopped working.
I unconsciously turned around and looked towards the city.
The clear sky slowly rotates, and an ominous green ray of light begins to cover the sky.
A phenomenon that cannot be compared with any missing missing bugs or bugs that we have encountered so far.
It’s not just about breaking the laws of the world. It was a disaster of time and space that eroded the world itself.
At the overwhelming magnificence, my hands and legs trembled.
A transcendental phenomenon that no single human can handle.
“I can’t even use a console, so what should I do…!”
When I didn’t know what to do.
Another green light flashed from behind. I looked back to see what was going on.
“Fuck!!”
There was a scream that was even more incomprehensible to my ears.
“Aww… I fell.”
“What is it, you fell all of a sudden?”
At that place-
Camila, lost in the street, and George, who looked at him with a pathetic expression, stood there.
