Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 81

“Kuh-huh, sob sob…….”

The ‘education’ didn’t take long, as Seo-ah Yoo had been waiting nearby.

Moreover, Se-un didn’t just use simple hand gestures.

Grad Empire-style torture.

A thorough mental re-education employing even the torture techniques he had used on Estrossia in the deep sea to extract information.

Thanks to that, Park Jung-pil was sobbing on the floor, acutely aware of his mistakes.

“I see. The Demon God of Jealousy…….”

-The constellation, ‘The Bowing Crow,’ sneers, saying your lies seem to be getting better and better.

-The constellation, ‘The Serpent Surrounding Envy,’ accepts your lies as if they’re amusing.

-The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince,’ groans, complaining of hunger.

The explanation of his actions so far to Yoo Seo-ah was simple.

Just like Baal, the No. 1 ranked Demon King who watches over her constellation, the two Demon Gods watching Se-un revealed the existence of another Demon God.

Therefore, he dove into the deep sea to borrow the power of that Demon God.

Well, except for the fact that the source of the information was Se-un himself, not a Demon God, it wasn’t exactly a lie.

Since there were hardly any fabricated elements, Yoo Seo-ah nodded immediately without feeling any awkwardness.

Now it was Se-un’s turn to ask questions.

“How are you managing the clan right now?”

This wasn’t just asking about managing people.

The moment you enter the Tower, the system acknowledges the existence of the clan and provides various benefits.

Perhaps, that’s why they named the clan.

“I’m temporarily managing it. I left the clan leader position vacant to hand it over to you, Se-un.”

“Wouldn’t you be more suitable as the clan leader?”

“No. If it were just about leading, there wouldn’t be a problem, but I thought it would be better for you to be the clan leader for our clan to survive.”

“Hmm…….”

That’s true. Se-un is intimately familiar with most of the trials and information in the Tower.

To make the most of that information, it would be most efficient for him to act as the clan leader.

Also, to maximize the power of the ‘Battle Robe of Emperor Taejo’.

“In that case, fine.”

“Then, I’ll hand over the clan leader position right away.”

-The temporary clan leader of the Diablo Clan, ‘Yoo Seo-ah,’ has requested you to join as the clan leader. Will you accept?

As soon as he nodded, a red light swirled around Se-un’s body, and system messages related to the clan appeared.

-You have joined the Diablo Clan.

-You have acquired the position of clan leader of the Diablo Clan.

-You have acquired the authority to manage and operate the Diablo Clan.

The benefits of a clan in the Tower were not trivial.

Before his regression [time travel/rebirth], Se-un wandered around the Tower alone, so he didn’t know the details, but even with what he knew, there were many useful benefits for conquering the Tower.

For example.

-The Diablo Clan is influenced by the power of the clan leader.

-All stats of clan members increase by 5.

-Due to the ‘Legend of the Blood Wolf’ narrative, clan members gain resistance to fear.

Like this.

“Legend of the Blood Wolf?”

“……That’s my alias, Blood Wolf. Because of that bastard.”

“How cool is that, hyung-nim [term for older brother or respected male figure]! Legend of the Blood Wolf! Kuh-uh! I’m getting drunk on it!”

“Want to be educated again?”

“I’m sorry!”

“And, just asking out of courtesy. The clan name, did you come up with that too?”

“Pardon? No, I didn’t name it.”

“Then?”

“……I named it.”

While talking with Park Jung-pil, a heavy voice came from an unexpected place.

Kang Han-cheol.

His face was slightly red as he avoided Se-un’s gaze.

“You named it?”

“……Is it not good?”

“Don’t tell me, did you directly come up with the alias ‘Violence’ too?”

Kang Han-cheol coughed and nodded.

Of course, he thought Park Jung-pil had arbitrarily given him the alias with his unique naming sense…….

Now that he saw it, Kang Han-cheol’s naming sense was just as bad as Park Jung-pil’s.

Se-un sighed and looked at Yoo Seo-ah, but she was also avoiding Se-un’s gaze.

“I don’t think it’s that bad either…….”

Even Yoo Seo-ah was reacting like that.

Se-un momentarily wondered if he was the strange one.

“……No. The clan name isn’t that important. More importantly, what potential did you both receive? What about your stats?”

“My strength increased by 40. They said my potential is strength.”

“My agility increased by 40. My potential was domination. Um, is it not good?”

“No, it’s on par with mine. Both are top-tier among aliases, so don’t worry.”

“Phew…….”

Unlike Se-un, whose stats increased by 10 evenly, the two had distinct specializations.

Among them, Kang Han-cheol’s specialization was the same as what Se-un had heard before his regression, an excellent potential known to be among the best of many potentials.

Strength.

Simple, but one of the most important concepts in the Tower.

Even with the same meaning, strength was a power that could exert diverse and powerful forces depending on how the owner of the potential used it.

On the other hand, Yoo Seo-ah.

‘It’s changed.’

It was a different ability from the potential he had heard before his regression.

Domination.

Well, her constellation was also related to the power of domination, and she had managed the clan excellently whenever Se-un was away.

In some ways, it was the most fitting potential for her.

He didn’t know how she would use the potential of domination, but it was clear that it was an excellent potential.

“Park Jung-pil. What about you?”

“I haven’t received it yet!”

“Really?”

Se-un tilted his head.

He was punishing him because he didn’t like what he was doing, but he felt that Park Jung-pil was qualified enough to receive an alias.

He must have accumulated enough narratives, but it seemed the system hadn’t come up with a suitable alias for him yet…….

“Hyung-nim was going to give me my alias directly!”

“……Huh?”

“I’ve been looking forward to that, so I haven’t even thought about my alias until now! Hehe!”

Come to think of it, that seemed to be the case.

When Park Jung-pil gave Se-un the alias ‘Blood Wolf,’ he said he would give him an alias directly to give him the same embarrassment.

“Hmm…….”

What would be good?

Se-un’s alias was Blood Wolf, Kang Han-cheol had Violence, Yoo Seo-ah had Gale, and Baek Hyun had Assassination.

An alias that would suit them.

After pondering for a moment, a smile appeared on Se-un’s face.

“How about ‘Rascal’?”

“Huh? Haha, hyung-nim. Are you talking about the rascal I know? Even so, there are so many cooler aliases than that…….”

Ding!

Park Jung-pil’s movements, who was waving his hand as if telling him not to joke around, stopped abruptly.

He didn’t need to hear it to know. The system must have nodded and confirmed his alias.

“Ah, no! Wait! I don’t like this! I said I don’t like it! Change it!”

It seemed like he was shouting at the system message, but it was no use.

The alias could be updated as narratives accumulated, but even so, it wouldn’t change much from the initial framework.

For example, it would change from Rascal to Great Rascal.

“No! Heuk, Rascal! And the narrative name is ‘Rascal’s Diary’! It’s not even a kid’s vacation homework, what is this!”

-The constellation, ‘The Donkey-Headed Snatcher,’ points a finger at the contractor, saying an alias couldn’t be more fitting.

“Uwaaaaa!”

Park Jung-pil sobbed even more miserably than when he was being educated by Se-un.

Seeing that, a sense of satisfaction welled up from the depths of his heart.

He was worried about what to do if he liked it, but seeing his reaction, he couldn’t feel more relieved.

“Ah, Se-un.”

Park Jung-pil stopped sobbing for a moment, and Yoo Seo-ah turned away from the sight and spoke to Se-un.

“Have you thought about your future plans?”

“Are you going to climb the Tower right away?”

Seeing Kang Han-cheol mention climbing, it seemed they had heard basic information about the Tower.

Players are also called ‘Climbers’.

They have different wishes, but most players have the goal of reaching the top of the Tower.

Se-un also had various plans.

However, Se-un’s plans were not to ‘climb the Tower as quickly as possible,’ but to ‘conquer all the hidden pieces of the Tower.’

“No.”

“……Then, are you thinking of staying here?”

“Yeah. I’m probably going to stay here for about a month.”

“Why?”

“An incident will happen here in a month.”

“Incident?”

Compared to the tutorial, the first floor seemed endlessly relaxed.

Players exhausted from the tutorial would give up everything and hope to settle down here.

The first floor had abundant resources, and any shortcomings could be resolved by using the contribution points shop.

However, the Tower doesn’t just sit back and watch the players’ peace.

“Didn’t you notice anything strange while looking at the first floor?”

“Anything strange?”

“Um, there was one thing. I heard that the tutorial is held every year, and new players come in every year. But I only saw new players here.”

“That’s right.”

Yoo Seo-ah pointed out the key.

If this place was as peaceful as it seemed, the previous players who had passed the tutorial would have settled down.

However, there were only new players here.

In the village that existed when the players came in, only ordinary people who were not players were settled.

“Could it be that the month is a grace period on the first floor?”

“That’s right. Those who don’t challenge the trials after a month will disappear from here.”

“That can’t be…….”

“Oh? Hyung-nim, but I heard that there are people called previous players?”

While they were talking, Park Jung-pil, who had been sobbing on the floor, had come to his senses and joined the conversation.

“Did you hear their location too?”

“I heard they’re hiding outside the village, and they’re not in their right minds. Among us, they’re just called crazy X [derogatory term].”

“Oh, is that real?”

“Why would I lie to hyung-nim! ……In that sense, can’t I change this alias again?”

“No, you can’t.”

“Heuk…….”

Previous players.

It was the person Se-un was going to look for first as soon as he finished explaining the plan.

From the description, it seemed to be the person Se-un was looking for.

He always said he was hanging out at the bar, but it wasn’t all in vain.

“But knowing that, why are you thinking of waiting a month? Wouldn’t it be better to quickly pass the trials and climb the Tower…….”

“There’s no use in climbing quickly anyway.”

“Pardon?”

“The Tower hasn’t been conquered anyway. Rather than climbing quickly, you have to accumulate as much power as possible and enjoy all the advantages while climbing.”

“Otherwise…….”

“Otherwise, you’ll just end up trapped on a floor that suits your level. And it’s even more difficult to stay in one place and build strength.”

“……I see.”

Kang Han-cheol was originally like that, but even Yoo Seo-ah didn’t ask Se-un how he knew these facts.

It seemed they were used to Se-un’s actions.

He just didn’t say it, but it wasn’t the first time Se-un had taken these actions.

Perhaps, they both noticed something.

“Do you know what will happen in a month?”

“No.”

Even Se-un doesn’t know everything.

Around the time this information was revealed as the month was coming to an end, Se-un also immediately challenged the trials and moved on to the next floor.

There were no players who witnessed the ‘incident’ on the first floor without challenging the trials while climbing the Tower.

Only one person.

The previous player Park Jung-pil mentioned was the only hint.

The reason why he was bothering to find out about the ‘incident’ without even having proper information was because of the unique skill Se-un had before his regression.

‘Clearly, the Journey’s Compass reacted.’

Just before the end of the month, Se-un participated in the trials last among the players.

And at that moment, before entering the trials, the Journey’s Compass briefly pointed to something.

He couldn’t confirm what it was, but the Journey’s Compass was the only unique skill that had given Se-un numerous hidden pieces before his regression.

Therefore, he could be sure. At that time, that was also the biggest hidden piece hidden on the first floor.

“So I’m going to go around looking for information. And then I’ll have to start preparing right away.”

“I understand. Then we’ll start preparing right away too.”

“Thank you. Well, you can rest a bit until I find the information. Everyone has worked hard.”

“If you put it that way, Se-un should rest first. You haven’t rested and you’ve just entered the Tower?”

“I’m fine…….”

Thud!

As Se-un was about to shake his head, the door behind him opened roughly.

Along with it, the cool night air and the artificially warmed warm air rushed in at the same time.

What came in on the wind was…….

-The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince,’ drools like a waterfall and wails loudly.

“Barbecue is ready! Blood Wolf oppa [term for older brother or respected male figure used by females], come out quickly!”

“Quickly, quickly! Tonight is a party!”

“Party?”

He turned his head, wondering what they were talking about, and Yoo Seo-ah was smiling as if she already knew.

“I asked them. Just for today, Se-un should rest well too.”

“Come out quickly!”

“Everyone is waiting!”

The twin sisters grabbed Se-un’s arms.

As he was dragged out the door, the clan members, who had been quiet for some reason, had finished preparing the barbecue and were waiting for Se-un.

‘……Well, sometimes this is okay too.’

A sweet fragrance overflowed, and the Diablo Clan’s welcoming ceremony began.