Novel Will Be Taken Down on 17 May or Earlier Chapter 25 - Parachute

『For Grandfel, the feeling of humility doesn’t exist. If he’s underestimated, he can prove himself to them. Because he’s the one who ends up making the overestimation a reality.』

 

It was an unchanging nature.

 

Knowing that fact.

 

Without hesitation, I added to the list of the parchment.

 

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1. Mana regeneration tools

 

2. Beginner magic books

 

3. Books related to intermediate magic…

 

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Shamelessly.

 

Do I feel bad for asking so much?

 

Unfortunately, I can’t take it like this.

 

As I said, I have to repay him for this excessive hospitality.

 

So in the end, I’m the one who suffers.

 

Well, let’s think of it as an advance payment.

 

I handed Marcelo the parchment filled with requirements.

 

“I’ll prepare it right away.”

 

…Really? Is that all?

 

Even if I’d decided so brazenly.

 

After seeing Marcelo’s indifferent reaction, I felt relieved.

 

He thanked me once again.

 

“Thank you for your cooperation. Adventurer Lee Hoyeol-nim.”

 

Then he added frankly.

 

“But we can’t do proper research right now. Because, as you pointed out, there is a superfluousness in my quest.”

 

Marcelo smiled bitterly.

 

Perhaps because that face had no facial fat.

 

The pathetic expression on his face brought out my sympathy.

 

Of course, even so, there was nothing I could do to help.

 

‘How can I just explain what I see.’

 

A natural gift.

 

This wasn’t going to work with effort alone.

 

Of course, I didn’t have the kind of personality to spit out my inner feelings. So, I didn’t.

 

“I’ll wait. Until you overcome the gap.”

 

The words were grandiose.

 

In fact, it was a simple statement.

 

It just meant I’d wait.

 

Until the next quest appeared.

 

Marcelo said with a slightly brighter face.

 

“Thank you for your understanding. During the research, you can freely use this laboratory and everything you need for research upon requesting it. Then…”

 

Tak–

 

Marcelo left the lab.

 

I was left alone in the lab and thought.

 

…No matter how you think about it, it works out well!

 

Disappointingly, I resented this mouth that was rapidly advancing.

 

I thought to myself.

 

‘…No way, is this also due to luck?’

 

[Name: Grandfel Claudie Arpheus Romeo]

 

[Class: Demon hunter]

 

[Level: 134]

 

[Stat]

 

Strength: 27 / Agility: 33 / Mana: 84 / Luck: 3

 

[Point: 0]

 

34 level-ups.

 

33 points for mana.

 

I invested the other one in luck.

 

‘Actually, I didn’t wish for more luck, really.’

 

Well, even if it was a class quest.

 

Didn’t I already get enough return on luck investment?

 

But, again, the human heart was like that.

 

‘But there is no rule stating that this is the effect of luck.’

 

Don’t things seem to go well every time I invest points in luck?

 

Anyway, let’s think of it as a good jinx.

 

When I organized my thoughts, the scenery of the lab caught my eye.

 

‘It’s incredibly luxurious for a research lab.’

 

A study desk, a bookshelf, and even a feather pen.

 

Nothing about it displeased me.

 

Grandfel’s aesthetic sense was flawless.

 

It must be at a great standard.

 

‘All the players’ money is here.’

 

In the past, the Mage Tower viciously sucked up gold.

 

Now, they didn’t charge money for the portal.

 

It was really notorious back when it was still a game.

 

‘In short.’

 

It was a laboratory built with players’ blood and sweat.

 

I spat out my impression.

 

“It’s a pity there is no green tea.”

 

Yeah, I should’ve written green tea bags on the requirements…

 

‘No, that’s not it.’

 

I’m getting shameless day by day, a guy like me…!

 

This is the Magic Tower, you know, the Magic Tower.

 

It was one of the best forces in Arcana.

 

Now, thanks to the Chief Mage, I had a laboratory built in the Mage Tower.

 

In other words, my position was no different from a parachute.

 

‘It’s not like I’m in a good situation.’

 

Well, even parachutes should also have standards.

 

At least, parachutes should be able to function.

 

They should be able to stay on clouds for a long time without plunging to the ground.

 

So what I was going to do from now on was simple.

 

Well, it wasn’t much different from before.

 

If it was in order to not sink.

 

To not fall off this time.

 

I would have to struggle, again.

 

In that sense, this beginning was not bad.

 

Sksksk–

 

“!”

 

Suddenly, letters began to be engraved on the parchment paper on the desk.

 

….Is it, like, a messenger of the tower mages?

 

As expected of mages.

 

For a moment, I was startled.

 

– The magic tool you requested has been prepared in Garnet Hall.

 

What I asked for is…

 

‘Item related to mana regeneration.’

 

From hundreds of millions to hundreds of billions.

 

Considering the level of the Mage Tower, there might be items that cost more than that.

 

I requested such an item for research purposes.

 

It was obtained by renting the right to use it.

 

What should I say.

 

Is it okay to give something like that to a parachute?

 

Normal people would have felt pressured.

 

I confidently picked up a feather pen and scribbled.

 

– I look forward to Mage Tower’s discernment.

 

*

 

The top floor of the Mage Tower.

 

The backlight was cast by the luminous elements embroidered on the ceiling.

 

Marcelo faced five shadows.

 

They were the elder mages of the Mage Tower.

 

“I will respect your judgment. Chief Mage Marcelo.”

 

Marcelo said nothing.

 

The summon from the elders was to be expected.

 

‘Because I proposed a joint research to the adventurers.’

 

What kind of research is it?

 

It was research that might be a clue.

 

It might be able to resolve the current situation.

 

Therefore.

 

Marcelo did something that never existed in the history of the Mage Tower.

 

‘That knowledge, that talent, is absolutely necessary.’

 

Just by looking, that man immediately copied the magic and manifested it?

 

That alone was a great thing.

 

But the magic was manifested according to normal magic?

 

Marcelo was convinced.

 

‘Besides, he knows about the gap.’

 

He spoke exactly as if he had overcome the gap.

 

It was a strange thing.

 

‘How could the adventurer understand the concept of magic?’

 

Even Marcelo was struggling with the concept of science.

 

But what was certain was that he would be of great help in this study.

 

The shadows added to Marcelo who kept quiet, 

 

“But you should definitely take responsibility for that judgment.”

 

Responsibility?

 

Marcelo swallowed the laughter that was about to burst out.

 

‘Do they have the right to mention responsibility?’

 

Idiots who were lost in ideals and turned a blind eye to reality.

 

Marcelo hated the elder mages.

 

In his mind, he wanted to ask right away.

 

About the many contradictions of this Mage Tower.

 

But he couldn’t.

 

“Behold, Chief Mage Marcelo.”

 

Soon, the shadows turned around.

 

Behind them, a huge sphere of mana was visible.

 

There was a shape of a person floating in that magic sphere.

 

“Wouldn’t any more disturbance get in the way?”

 

At that question, Marcelo lowered his head.

 

Grit–

 

He gritted his teeth.

 

‘How long are you going to be silent? Tower Lord…’

 

*

 

Garnet Hall.

 

In a space red like a pomegranate.

 

There was a mage wearing a robe.

 

“These are the mana tools you requested.”

 

…Anyway, why so many?

 

But since this was the Mage Tower we were talking about.

 

I looked forward to it.

 

However, the quantity alone was better than expected.

 

I looked at the tools and items one by one.

 

[Frozen Knowledge]

 

[Grade: Unique]

 

[Restriction: Lv.550]

 

[Effect: Recovers 50% of consumed mana when using ice barrier magic.]

 

[Description: A keepsake of the great Ice Barrier Mage. The magical knowledge he achieved during his lifetime is frozen and preserved in his necklace.]

 

…Wait, it’s already crazy from the beginning.

 

It was a unique item with a level-550 restriction.

 

It was an item that players couldn’t even look at.

 

Moreover, the effect was no joke.

 

Even though it was limited to ice barrier magic, it returned 50% of the consumed mana.

 

‘…The higher the level, the more efficient it is.’

 

Well, high-ranking magic consumed a lot of mana.

 

It was really worth the price.

 

I thought so.

 

Of course, it was unattainable for me.

 

‘Level 550. I am not even level 400.’

 

Even in little things.

 

I could feel that I was a parachute.

 

But, of course, I didn’t do such things as revealing my inner feelings.

 

“Excellent.”

 

I spoke calmly and looked at the next item.

 

…But what?

 

[Restriction: Lv.500]

 

[Restriction: Lv.600]

 

[Restriction: Lv.450]

 

The level restriction was too high.

 

I couldn’t help but feel furious.

 

‘What do you think my level is…!’

 

This overestimation was too much.

 

Show me another magic tool.

 

Hadn’t I delivered a message on the parchment?

 

I wanted to change my words right away.

 

‘I shouldn’t expect anything from the Mage Tower’s discernment!’

 

Really, the saying ‘having a big mouth’ didn’t come out for no reason.

 

Suddenly, a particularly small item caught my eye.

 

It’s not a necklace or a ring…

 

No way, is it a brooch?

 

Perhaps noticing my interest, the mage said.

 

“It’s an incomplete magic tool, but I prepared it just in case.”

 

An incomplete magic tool.

 

Let’s check it for now.

 

…What?

 

First of all, the level restriction was acceptable.

 

[Hexagram Brooch 1/6]

 

[Grade: Unique]

 

[Restriction: Lv.100]

 

[Effect: Restores 10% of the mana you consume.

 

[Description: It is part of a brooch where six come together to become one. The effect has been significantly reduced because it is only a small part.]

 

Maybe because I’d only looked at great items so far.

 

The effect seemed dull.

 

But in hindsight, it wasn’t like that at all.

 

‘The ice barrier and the flame barrier all have restrictions.’

 

Even if it returned 50 percent to 40 percent of the mana you used up.

 

It added a tricky condition.

 

However, the brooch clearly had no such conditions.

 

‘And when considering my fighting style…’

 

Even though I called it my fighting style, well.

 

It wasn’t anything great.

 

Whether it was magic or science.

 

There was just nothing to it.

 

Because it was my way to drag everything and fight desperately.

 

In that sense, it could be said that this suited me better than any other items here.

 

“Rent this.”

 

Above all, it passed Grandfel’s strict sense of aesthetics.

 

The mage looked surprised at my choice.

 

“Don’t you need another magic tool?”

 

I can’t use it even if I need it…!

 

Since I couldn’t say that even if I had to die.

 

I answered.

 

“This is enough for me.”

 

“I see! I understand.”

 

What’s with that admiring look.

 

It seemed he misunderstood my meaning

 

I had nothing more to see.

 

Yeah, what would you do if you look at a tree that you can’t immediately climb?

 

At that time.

 

You should develop the strength to climb any giant tree.

 

So it’s time to struggle again.

 

I walked right out of Garnet Hall.

 

My destination was.

 

Just like the players looking under their feet.

 

Yusra Islands…

 

Not that, just a normal rupture.

 

‘I have to figure out the subject.’

 

Treasure Island, Yusra Islands.

 

Even though the nickname was attractive to me.

 

The minimum recommended level was 350.

 

Level 430.

 

I had knocked down Count Ascura, who was stronger than that level.

 

If you ask me what I’m afraid of.

 

‘There are no demons…!’

 

It’s because there are no demon-type monsters in the Yusra Islands.

 

The reason why I was able to play an active part in Count Ascura’s Estate was due to the great effect of [Natural Enemy Relationship].

 

Although I had highly efficient 『magic』.

 

I wouldn’t have been able to manifest that magic several times if it hadn’t been for the improved mana.

 

‘Unfortunately, I can’t do anything about it.’

 

Well, I had made a promise.

 

Above all, I was laying the groundwork.

 

I got Mage Tower’s support.

 

That was suitable for that groundwork.

 

‘There is no need to be impatient.’

 

Therefore, Yusra Islands are far away from me…

 

“!”

 

At that moment.

 

The silent class quest window flickered.

 

[Class quest: Fetal Movement]

 

The curtain rises and a beacon flares up.

 

The last demon hunter.

 

Light up the world covered in evil.

 

– Train your weakened body. (Repeat)

 

– Investigate the great evils of the Yusra Islands. (In progress)

 

…Wait a minute, I have no choice but to go back on my words, don’t I?

 

Without delay.

 

I immediately put the brooch on the suit lapel.

 

Even going to the battlefield.

 

The battle preparation was very noble.

 

But I spoke with utmost seriousness.

 

“There is no training as efficient as practice.”