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    A moment of silence passes.

    After briefly organizing my thoughts I let out a small sigh as was my habit.

    Looking at me like that Ragna closed her eyes for a long time and then opened them.

    “You’re calmer than I thought. “I thought you wouldn’t believe me if I told you.”

    I sighed and thought that this could really happen.

    “Actually it might be better to just ignore it. Dimensional collapse is a disaster that cannot be predicted in advance and cannot be prevented even if known.”

    That is certainly true.

    Even in games dimensional collapse always occurred unexpectedly.

    Well there were more times throughout the game when it didn’t explode.

    ‘It was at a level where it might explode once in 100 rounds.’

    Of course once it exploded there was no disaster.

    Maybe it’s in the mid to late stages when you can handle it to some extent.

    In the beginning just pressing the ESC key and starting over is a way to save time.

    “So where does the information come from?”

    I calmly checked only what I needed to confirm.

    My intuition tells me that this is the cause of my anxiety but you never know.

    “I am a Tarutein school wizard named Shional Pergang. “I heard that you have been researching the phenomenon of dimensional collapse for a long time.”

    She gave him the name of a wizard and at the end she said she knew nothing more.

    “I see. I will find out from now on. Anyway thanks for the warning.”

    As soon as I turned my back and headed towards the door I heard a voice behind me.

    “Today… are you just leaving?”

    Well a new quest has appeared so shouldn’t we go do that first?

    ***

    A bar with loud noise as always.

    A silver-haired fairy sitting in a corner tapped the table with her index finger.

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    It was her habit to come out whenever she was worried.

    “ha….”

    Her pretty and kind younger sister Erwen.

    The child has changed since three months ago.

    Not only did she ask for help with the training she hated so much but she pushed herself to the limit as if even her sleeping time was a waste.

    And she got a little sharper.

    Her blood was inherited so she herself was at least better….

    Her tone of voice eyes and behavior when dealing with others were noticeably different from before.

    ‘Still it’s not a bad change but fortunately…’

    Excessive self-improvement and wariness toward others?

    As an explorer whose destiny is to enter her labyrinth this is a welcome trait.

    She was actually able to achieve a lot of growth thanks to her.

    Her younger brother who succeeded in making contracts with all four of her spirits succeeded in enlightening three of them and building autonomous will.

    Where is that?

    Her archery and martial arts skills as well as her close combat skills using daggers improved day by day.

    To be honest I wonder how such a talent could not blossom until now.

    However the cause of her sighing was the reason for her change.

    She said ‘How long will she be able to hide it?…’

    The death of a barbarian whom I called uncle and depended on emotionally.

    In fact it’s funny to even say it’s death.

    In fact the person involved will be alive and well.

    It even gained the reputation of being a small Balkan.

    ‘Should I tell you now?’

    My first emotion when I heard the news about him was surprise. Next was anxiety.

    I thought it was only a matter of time before I got caught.

    But what is this?

    Erwen who locked herself in her room every day and focused only on her training still did not know the news.

    “Did you guys hear that? “I heard that the Jet Black Sword might become a sword master’s disciple!”

    “Huh where did you hear this strange sound and then go around spreading it? “Do you think it would be reasonable for such a noble man to accept an explorer as his disciple?”

    Daria who sat alone in a corner of the bar found relief by eavesdropping on the conversations of the explorers around her.

    ‘The rumors have certainly died down…’

    Stories that were once heard everywhere in this city were buried by new stories that emerged.

    She exorcised evil spirits and killed the priest of Karui who escaped into the sewers.

    I was a little dizzy when the barbarian’s story was circulated again in the tavern…

    Even that has almost completely subsided now.

    ‘Okay let’s just leave it like this.”

    Soon Daria made up her mind.

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    Actually it wasn’t even a problem to worry about.

    As someone who has chosen to live as an explorer when will the moment when he can grow like this come again?

    “Hey fairy girl. “Have you come alone?”

    “Get out. “If you don’t want a hole in your forehead.”

    Daria left the bar pushing away the approaching drunk.

    I visited this place in the evening in case the barbarian did something again and it would become a hot topic…

    He wasn’t going to come anymore.

    dripping.

    When she returned to her dorm she knocked on her sister’s door.

    No reply came from her.

    She put her keys in wondering if she might be lying on the floor sleeping.

    Clap-

    The door unlocks and squeaks open.

    Soon her younger brother can be seen through them.

    Her sister had her eyes closed as if meditating summoning all of her four great spirits.

    however….

    “Okay okay….”

    Her lips are moving slightly making it seem like she is muttering something.

    Daria held her breath and moved closer.

    Then I heard her muttering more clearly.

    “You have to be strong. You have to be strong. You have to be strong. That way you won’t lose anything. “You can have it all…”

    My younger brother repeats similar words as if brainwashing himself.

    “Erwen…?”

    Daria hurried to wake her brother.

    Surprisingly her sister’s expression was just calm.

    “Ah is your sister here?”

    “Are you… are you okay?”

    “What is it?”

    “She…she was muttering something to herself—”

    “yes? “She was just talking to spirits?”

    Just looking at the cancer it didn’t seem like a conversation to be had with spirits…

    Daria closed her mouth.

    This is because her order to celebrate guests was issued.

    “I’m currently training so can you come back later?”

    “okay….”

    Daria left her room helplessly.

    Then she returned to her room and thought over what had happened a little while ago. That’s because it was the kind of thing that couldn’t be dismissed as ‘enthusiasm’ or ‘venom’.

    She was almost obsessive-compulsive.

    It wasn’t like this even when the incident happened 10 years ago…

    ‘What’s the problem? That barbarian wouldn’t have been that important—’

    Daria stiffened in shock.

    It was because I was reminded of the biggest change that had recently occurred.

    ‘Oh is it because I ate that essence?’

    Daria took out a book from the bookshelf.

    It had been purchased at a fairly high price from a guild in the past.

    [Summary of Lesser Essences]

    A book containing information on all essences from grades 7 to 9.

    First I first checked the essence I had absorbed this time.

    ‘Where is Canivaro…?’

    It is a monster that only appears in the Witch’s Forest but I was lucky enough to obtain its essence while rescuing an explorer who was running away from the forest after being chased by it.

    ‘Ah I found it.’

    As she turned the pages of her book summoning her fire spirit she read out her words.

    [Canivaro] Grade 7.

    Agility (middle) darkness resistance (middle) endurance (middle) accuracy (middle) sixth sense (middle) hearing (middle) and obsession (middle).

    *Increased agility and senses when moving.

    *Magic Mine (Red)

    *Hound (blue)

    *Chasing arrow (green)

    As she carefully checked the contents she froze at one point.

    “Obsessedness… is a prize level?”

    Suddenly feeling a sense of deja vu she even checked the essence she had absorbed three months ago.

    [Steel Hill Chaser] Grade 8.

    Strength (low) Physical Resistance (low) Leg Strength (low) Jumping Power (middle) Earth Resistance (low) Cognitive Interference (low) Agility (middle) Obsession (middle)

    *In case of a successful surprise attack penetration increases.

    *Piercing arrow (red)

    *Terrain Eruption (Blue)

    *Detect weaknesses (yellow)

    ‘What on earth is this….’

    This time too there was an obsession.

    It also received a middle grade.

    ‘Could it be that too…?’

    As she was leaving she even looked at the essence that her younger brother had absorbed for the first time.

    Then sure enough it was different.

    [Goblin Archer] Grade 9.

    Flexibility (low) Sense of smell (low) Poison resistance (low) Perception (low) Cognitive interference (low) Accuracy (low) Vision (low) Agility (low) Obsession (low)

    *Inflicts paralysis poison when using a live weapon.

    *Thief walk

    Even here there was obsession.

    Only now did Daria picture the situation in her mind.

    The excessive obsession with power was all due to this ability.

    ‘Then what should I do?’

    Even money can’t erase the essence she has absorbed.

    But her heart is heavy to leave her like this.

    ‘When I consume a replacement essence… let’s erase it then.’

    After much deliberation she came to her conclusion.

    However after a quick wash and lying down on the bed she was faced with a new question.

    ‘Oh wait a minute.’

    If she finds out the barbarian is alive before then…

    Where will the direction of this ability change?

    ***

    Ten days have passed since I heard the news of the dimensional collapse.

    However is this an unfounded rumor a fact or is it just the illusion of the person who thinks it is true?

    Even though she was quite busy looking around she didn’t get any significant results.

    “Chenal Pergang?”

    Raven who always helped me when I visited her with questions didn’t help me this time.

    “No so even if you ask me to meet you it’s the first time I’ve heard your name. “To begin with the Tarutein School has no particular exchanges with us.”

    “…I see.”

    “Anyway when you come next week leave a whole day aside. “The winner came out through a lottery.”

    “Winner…?”

    “Did you forget? “You agreed to help my seniors with their research in return for learning about paper right?”

    No I remember that.

    I didn’t know you could draw that in a lottery.

    ‘For no reason I feel more anxious….’

    You must have been lucky enough to win a lottery in your life.

    Anyway after that I made various attempts to meet the wizard named Seanl Pergang but they all failed.

    Meanwhile rumors slowly began to circulate.

    “Bjorn! Did you hear that?! “I think there might be a dimensional collapse soon!!”

    She said she was going to meet her old colleague for the first time in a while but Misha came back and started complaining about her.

    If he knows it’s probably already spread.

    She actually went to a bar one evening and she saw that everyone was talking about dimensional collapse.

    But the problem is…

    ‘I don’t even know where it came from.’

    Whose mouth did this come from?

    Also what is the basis?

    Without any such talk everyone is raising anxiety and inflating rumors.

    ‘This… is a bit strange…’

    I felt an unknown sense of discomfort.

    Normally for something to become this widely known there has to be at least some plausible basis right?

    Nowadays many false rumors have been added as evidence by magistrates but in the beginning there were no such things.

    ‘Could it be that someone is deliberately spreading rumors?’

    Having watched the situation closely from the beginning I came to that conclusion.

    Of course it’s just a guess but…

    Even considering the cancer the current situation was a bit strange.

    ‘Hey I think there’s really something to this.’

    It’s stuffy.

    I want to know information that is being exchanged silently in more private places rather than coming and going in bars.

    But the wall of reality was high.

    How would a barbarian from scratch who built his reputation solely on battle come across such information?

    ‘If it weren’t for Ragnar in the first place I wouldn’t have even known the name Seanl Pergang.’

    Eventually I made a decision.

    In her hand she held a letter from the Ghostbusters and the accompanying pills.

    For reasons of strict anonymity I originally planned to wait at least 3 months before taking the pill but…

    ‘We could move it forward by about a month.’

    Soon I put the pill down my throat and swallowed it.

    “The character has taken GB-027.”

    I was not immediately taken to the spiritual world.

    Well according to the information confirmed in the secret library opened by Raven and Ragna the meeting was held at midnight on the 15th of every month.

    ‘I guess I just have to wait three days.’

    Time passed quickly.

    And then the moment I had been waiting for came.

    A feeling as if the mind is moving away from the body.

    “The character’s soul resonates and is drawn to a specific world.”

    When I opened my eyes there was a computer in front of me.

    ***

    A pure white space reminiscent of the universe.

    It was probably difficult to even recognize which was up and which was down.

    If it weren’t for that computer over there.

    ‘What is this again?’

    It was a completely different start than expected but I slowly walked forward towards where the computer was.

    It was a feeling I had never felt before.

    It felt like I was riding a robot and controlling it to walk.

    I finally arrived in front of the computer after waddling and checked the monitor that was turned on.

    [Please enter your password.]

    A short sentence on a black DOS screen.

    I entered my password without much hesitation.

    [Rafdonia’s king Mother fucker]

    I wasn’t talking about PS.

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