Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 75

“Thanks for the guidance, Shax.”

“You’re welcome. I only regret that this is all we can do for someone who seeks to climb the Tower for our sake.”

‘For the sake of the merfolk…’

Se-un nodded silently.

From the merfolk’s perspective, it was an easy misunderstanding.

After all, Se-un had only asked Leviathan for the ‘Authority of Envy.’ He hadn’t requested any other treasures or support.

However, from Se-un’s point of view, it was simply one of the things he was doing to prepare for the Divine-Demonic War. To put it nicely, their interests overlapped.

“Go back. I’ll take it from here.”

“Then, I hope to see you inside the Tower.”

Splash!

Shax sharply raised his blue fins and plunged into the sea.

There was no wariness of Se-un in his expression.

Rather, it was closer to respect than wariness.

After Leviathan acknowledged Se-un and bestowed the Authority, that aspect became even clearer.

“Hoo… ha….”

Se-un stretched out his arms and took a deep breath.

As he emerged from the sea, the gills on his neck, as well as the fins and webbed feet all over his body, disappeared.

Breathing through gills wasn’t bad, but the clear air he inhaled on land was still the best.

Looking around, he saw only traces of the Tutorial, as expected. There were no players or monsters in sight.

“Shall we get going, then?”

The rewards for sweeping up all sorts of hidden pieces in the Tutorial until now. Finally, it was time to receive the reward for being ranked 1st in personal contribution.

* * *

It had already been quite some time since the Tutorial ended.

All the players who had successfully cleared the fifth floor received their respective rewards and ascended the Tower.

Se-un’s clan also waited overnight before ascending the Tower under Yoo Seo-ah’s command.

Rather than waiting aimlessly, it was better to follow his instructions, she said.

And so, in the place where all the players had disappeared.

“I’m bored!”

“Riel, aren’t you going in?”

“Aren’t you going in?”

“Who are you waiting for?”

A single elf sat leaning against a tree.

Hair of a subtle green color resembling leaves, and emerald eyes shining through it.

The elf who achieved 2nd place in personal contribution ranking in this Tutorial and contracted with the Constellation ‘Fifth Day’.

It was Riel Refrain.

“Remember? The human we met when we fought the Drake.”

“Of course!”

“I remember!”

“He was a human who smelled nice!”

“Bad dragon!”

“I’m waiting for that human.”

Jeong Se-un.

That name of three letters was clearly remembered, but she did not say Se-un’s name.

Because she didn’t want the spirits to find out that she was concerned about him.

Or perhaps, she herself didn’t want to admit it.

“I like him!”

“I like him too!”

“Riel, do you like that human?”

“I do not!”

“Riel, you’re angry!”

“You’re angry!”

“Cute!”

“Ugh, bad dragon!”

Fortunately, the spirits didn’t dislike Se-un either. No, rather, whenever humans appeared, they would hide behind Riel or show hostility, but this was the first time they had shown such favor.

It was a very ambiguous situation for her.

That’s because.

‘Before climbing the Tower, I’ll settle the score.’

The reason Riel was waiting for Se-un in this place was solely to cross swords with him.

Because it was Se-un who had taken the 1st place that she thought was hers.

Se-un disappeared into the sea as soon as the Tutorial ended, without even giving her a chance to talk.

Trampling on her goal of always maintaining the top spot with the power of her kin dwelling in the Seed of the World Tree.

Of course, she didn’t just wait at the entrance of the Tower doing nothing.

In the meantime, she had not only increased her spirit power by communicating with the spirits, but also continued to train her martial arts for the duel with Se-un.

The purity of her mana became even cleaner, and her spirit magic became even more dazzling.

Above all….

‘With this, there’s no way I can lose.’

The staff in her hand.

Thanks to the ‘Branch of Yggdrasil’ [a powerful artifact from Norse mythology], the reward she obtained for achieving 2nd place in the Tutorial, her combat power had become even stronger than before.

At first, she had a lot of trouble handling that power, but now she was completely accustomed to the power of Yggdrasil.

-The Constellation, ‘Fifth Day,’ soothes you, saying that there is no need to see him as an enemy.

“…Thank you, Goddess. But, I definitely want to check it out once. Whether he is really stronger than me. Whether he really deserves the 1st place.”

In fact, she already knew it rationally.

The figure Se-un showed when facing the boss monster of the fifth floor, the Sea Drake, Darakan, was already at a level impossible for a player in the Tutorial.

But she couldn’t admit it. No, she couldn’t admit it.

As the last survivor who crossed over from a destroyed world, carrying the expectations and hopes of her kin.

She couldn’t settle for 2nd place from the start.

Today, after finishing her training, she sat with her back against a tree trunk for a while, feeling the cool breeze.

“What, you still haven’t gone in?”

“…I was waiting.”

“For me?”

“Yes.”

Looking at Se-un, who appeared before her like a ghost, deceiving the elf’s sensitive ears.

Riel Refrain. She quietly picked up her staff and stood up.

* * *

‘She was waiting for me?’

Quite some time had passed, so I naturally assumed that there would be no players left in the Tutorial. But as soon as I arrived at the entrance of the Tower, I saw an elf resting under the shade of a tree.

Her light green hair fluttered in the breeze, creating a picturesque scene, but as soon as she saw Se-un, her attitude completely changed.

Just holding her staff, it was as if a knight was pointing a sword and asking for a duel.

‘Could it be that she’s upset about being in 2nd place?’

I hadn’t clashed with her much before the regression, so I didn’t know much about the player named Riel.

I had only heard rumors that she was climbing the Tower to find the ‘Eternal Flower Garden.’

Unfortunately, she never found the Eternal Flower Garden before Se-un’s regression. Along with ominous rumors, she simply disappeared at some point.

However, considering her personality when fighting Darakan, there was only one reason she would be waiting for Se-un.

Not getting 1st place.

Whether it was competitiveness or jealousy, it must be for that reason.

-The Constellation, ‘Serpent Surrounding Envy,’ shakes its head, saying that her eyes are too clear to be jealousy.

The Serpent Surrounding Envy.

The Demon God of Envy, ‘Leviathan,’ the Constellation he contracted with in the deep sea.

Originally, it was impossible to receive help from the system in the deep sea, so it was impossible to share vision or send messages like this.

But thanks to the orb imbued with Leviathan’s power, it became possible to share vision and communicate in a limited way.

‘So, it’s competitiveness.’

I was trying to go see the clan members who were worried about me as soon as possible, but an unexpected obstacle had arisen.

I thought about trying to talk her out of it somehow, but judging from her attitude, she didn’t seem like she would back down easily.

Above all, she had been waiting here ever since the Tutorial ended to wait for me.

“I roughly know the situation, but I still have to ask the reason, right?”

Se-un asked, taking out an ordinary-looking sword from his waist.

Thanks to consuming weapons in several battles, there weren’t many weapons left.

On the other hand, the weapon she was holding looked like it had tremendous power.

It was impossible to get such a staff in the Tutorial. Moreover, I had never seen that staff on her when fighting Darakan.

That means.

‘It’s the reward for 2nd place.’

She had already obtained the reward from the Tutorial.

Well, it’s been quite some time, so it’s only natural. In addition to simply acquiring the weapon, she must be familiar with how to use it.

“Prove to me that you deserve the 1st place.”

“Why should I?”

“Because you used me to attack the boss monster.”

“It’s more like cooperation than using. You also received a share of the contribution points, right?”

“If I had caught it alone, I would have achieved 1st place, not you.”

“Really? In the first place, do you think you could have caught it alone?”

“That’s….”

Riel was speechless.

Even if she didn’t answer, Se-un knew.

Before the regression, it was true that she defeated Darakan and achieved 1st place, but at that time, she was able to strike Darakan by using the fortress walls as shields and cooperating with numerous players.

If she was alone, no matter how good she was, it would have been impossible for her to hunt Darakan.

“Well, whatever.”

I knew she was being stubborn.

But, when I thought about it, there was no reason to refuse the duel. Se-un also had a power he wanted to experiment with before entering the Tower.

“I’ll accept the duel.”

“Sylph.”

“Yes!”

A white wind swirled around her legs.

Se-un was also familiar with the sight. It was the spirit possession he had seen when fighting Darakan.

Thud!

With that, she quickly jumped forward.

I didn’t expect her, a spiritist, to rush in first, but I had no intention of backing down.

Se-un also confidently stepped forward and blocked her staff with his sword.

Bang!

“I’m sorry!”

“Let’s play! Let’s play!”

“It’s been a while!”

However, her attack was not simply swinging her staff.

She covered Se-un by bursting the flames dwelling in the staff, and at the same time, the ground collapsed due to the earth spirit.

If I had been even a little late in taking my feet off the ground, I would have fallen into the hole without being able to do anything.

“This is more than I expected.”

She wasn’t this strong when we fought Darakan.

I knew her potential through my knowledge from before the regression, but this wasn’t the power she should be able to exert at this point.

Whoosh!

Spray of water swirled around Se-un, hindering his movement and vision. In the meantime, rocks in the shape of sharp awls were fired from all directions.

It wasn’t just fired, but it was incredibly fast, as if it had borrowed the power of the fire spirit’s explosion.

Clang, clang!

Se-un skillfully bent his sword to block her attacks, but the problem was separate.

That is, the weapon.

Se-un’s weapon was in poor condition to block the rocks imbued with the power of the spirits.

I didn’t open Mammon’s vault though.

The goal now is not to blow her away with a single blow using treasures, but to experiment with new powers.

“You won’t be able to block this!”

Rumble!

I raised my head because of the shadow that suddenly hung around me, and a huge rock that filled my vision came into view.

It seems that all the attacks so far were a trick to prepare for that attack.

As I tried to get out of the attack range, sharp rocks were still flying around.

If I knocked out the rocks and escaped the spray of water, her staff would surely fly in, bursting with flames.

The moment a huge rock fell on Se-un without any room to do anything.

Crack-

“This is too dangerous.”

The huge rock split into two, boasting a sharp cross-section.

Se-un, who leisurely emerged from the dust, was holding a sword with a golden hilt in his hand.

-The Constellation, ‘Crow Lowering Its Head,’ cannot hide its disappointed expression.

The sword that split the rock, Durendal [a legendary sword in French epic poetry].

Mammon, who had finally finished the work, had returned Durendal to Se-un.

“That sword is….”

“You wouldn’t say it’s cheating, would you? You’re using such a weapon too.”

Saying that, Se-un stretched out his opposite hand towards Riel.

Then, the orb in his arms vibrated, and blue energy gathered in Se-un’s grasp.

-The Eyes of Envy begin to stare at ‘Riel Refrain.’

The Authority of the Demon God of Envy, Leviathan.

From now on, the real battle begins.