WeTried Translations
Translator/Editor: Hydrogen B.
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Chapter 89: 089
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I stood there in a daze.
"You. Could you possibly...?!"
-Craaaack!
The Black Mage suddenly broke free from my Earth Manipulation restraints and crawled out.
In other words, he brute-forced his way out with sheer strength.
He smashed through the dirt and rocks!
"Stop, you insane strength mage!"
Strength mages really had no fundamentals!
Shocked, I immediately canceled the spell.
Then.
-Pssshhh...
The faint glow faded away.
The magnificent golden radiance dimmed.
Thud.
The Black Mage collapsed limply to the ground.
Unlike a moment ago, when he had broken through my Earth Manipulation restraints and crawled out, he now looked like an ordinary frail old man.
Yet his eyes held a strange delight.
"Ahh... I understand now. O Holy One."
"...?"
"The power of the seventh tier, a realm forbidden to humans. On top of that, you wield both white magic and black magic, and even divine power...!"
"No, I just reversed the black magic."
"You... are a prophet sent down from Heaven...!"
"A prophet?"
Thunk!
He slammed his forehead into the ground.
That startled me.
Why was he suddenly hurting himself by smashing his forehead into the ground?
The Black Mage continued.
"The old men in the church kept going on about it. I thought it was all lies...! But it wasn't. The great god of Heaven truly exists, and the words that an angel and prophet would someday descend to lead us... They were true!"
"Um."
"I repent, I repent! I shall repent of all my sins! Ahh! How many evil deeds have I committed all this time..."
"???"
The old man sat there and began bawling like a child.
This guy was a little messed up.
Why was he suddenly sitting on the floor and crying his eyes out?
What exactly had he mistaken me for?
Mages really were crazy bastards.
I was a mage too, but I should be careful not to go crazy like this.
Anyway.
'Did my magic just strengthen that guy?'
Glance.
I turned my gaze toward the debris behind the Black Mage, the remains of the Earth Manipulation restraints he had destroyed.
The remains of my Earth Manipulation had been completely wrecked.
Not just the soft, crumbly dirt.
He had shattered every hard rock and boulder too!
The Black Mage had barely possessed any physical strength before.
But after being wrapped in that brilliant light, he gained overwhelming physical ability and escaped my restraints.
My Holy-Divine-Reverse Black Magic seemed to be some sort of buff spell.
No. It didn't seem to be just a buff.
"You sobbing Black Mage. You seem fine now. You were wasting away under that Curse before."
"Of course. Thanks to the prophet's blessing, it feels as though my body has returned to its prime!"
"A blessing?"
"Yes. It's as though I have been reborn, and everything is vivid and clear. Thank you, Prophet! To bestow such an incredible blessing upon a worthless insect such as myself...!"
"Hmm."
So the Holy-Divine-Sacred-Reverse Black Magic I had just used had healing effects in addition to its buff!
How strange.
If I applied a reversal formula to black magic, it became a healing and buff spell...
I muttered quietly.
"I somehow awakened the Holy-Divine-Sacred-Blessed Extreme Lunatic Hell Healing Ability. Does this mean I've become a healer, a noble among nobles? It'll be easy to join raid teams from now on..."
"Jiho, what happened? Why is that Black Mage looking at you with such a desperate expression while crying? What's going on?"
"It seems he was moved by my sacred and reverent power."
"...?"
"As it turns out, I'm a sacred being. Hoo... An Extreme Lunatic Hell Holy-White Magic-Black Magic Hunter. My abilities are so versatile that it's starting to scare me."
"What even is that?"
I had accidentally learned not only black magic, but divine magic too!
Anyway, it was fascinating.
Was there anywhere I could use this?
Right then.
-Iing Iing!
Boing!
Cute little Iing Iing jumped up and cried out about something.
Hyeji explained.
"Jiho, Iing Iing says she wants you to cast that on her too."
"Iing Iing? Hmm... It seems dangerous. I did just reverse a Curse spell, after all. I think I need to test it more..."
-Iing Iinggg!
"Iing Iing says it's fine. She also says it feels compatible with fairies, so it can't be bad."
"Fairy-compatible? What the hell is that?"
I didn't know what that meant.
Still, Iing Iing seemed to want it, and it didn't look particularly dangerous.
Should I test it?
"Iing Iing! You have grown stronger! Charge!"
-Iing Iing!
Flash!
I cast Holy-Blessing on Iing Iing.
Golden aura soon wrapped around her body.
Then.
-Iing! Iing!
Flash!
Iing Iing raised her fist high into the air.
Boing!
Trailing clouds of golden and rainbow-colored dust, she flew off.
-Boom! Boom boom! Bang! Bang!
She began wildly smashing the burning wreckage.
With that tiny body, she started demolishing buildings with her bare hands!
"Hyeji. Was Iing Iing always that strong?"
"No? She was very weak physically... Without telekinesis, Iing Iing couldn't even lift a one-liter bottle of water. But she has that much strength now... Jiho, that blessing of yours must be an incredibly good spell."
"Oh."
My blessing really was amazing.
It had turned Iing Iing into Ultra Iing Iing.
What an unexpected gain.
After she spent a while smashing buildings to pieces.
-Iing!
Plop.
Looking satisfied, Iing Iing floated back and landed on Hyeji's head.
She lifted her chin with a smug expression.
She must have liked becoming stronger.
She was cute, so I gently patted her head.
"Do you like it? I'll cast the blessing on you every now and then."
-Iing!
Maybe smashing buildings had been fun.
Iing Iing smiled brightly.
Well, breaking things was fun.
I understood how she felt.
Smashing anything and everything was perfect for relieving stress.
Anyway, a blessing spell...
'But even if I have this, it doesn't seem very useful. I handle all the fighting alone anyway. As for healing... I haven't even been scratched while climbing the Tower. Is this just emergency insurance?'
My Holy-Buff-Heal magic was definitely an amazing spell.
After all, it had made a shabby old Black Mage and the fairy Iing Iing that powerful.
But realistically speaking, was it all that useful to me...?
'I'm already fighting alone. What do I need a buff skill for?'
My own abilities were simply too outstanding.
Since I handled every fight by myself, a buff and healing skill like this didn't feel particularly useful.
Tsk.
It was nice to learn new magic, but it was a little disappointing.
It would've been nice if there were more useful divine magic.
Then, suddenly.
-Iing Iing!
I looked at Iing Iing, who stood proudly on Hyeji's head.
Iing Iing had always possessed a mysterious, dreamlike air.
She had a small, cute appearance and constantly shed rainbow-colored light.
But now, on top of that.
-Hummmmmm...!
Golden radiance wrapped around her, giving off a sacred, noble, reverent aura.
She looked just like an angel descended from Heaven.
Suddenly, I thought.
'But wouldn't I look pretty cool with that golden radiance wrapped around me?'
Come to think of it, my formal contract was tomorrow.
Tomorrow, my handsome face would be revealed to the entire nation through a nationwide TV broadcast!
If I made my first public appearance while surrounded by Holy-Divine effects like that, wouldn't that look really cool...?
I imagined it for a moment.
This body, the Extreme Lunatic Hell Wizard Hunter, appearing regally before the common rabble with sacred and noble golden radiance wrapped around my entire body!
Krrr!
That would be incredible.
"That's right. Until now, despite being the Extreme Lunatic Hell Wizard Hunter, my outward appearance has been somewhat ordinary. I lacked majesty. But...! With these Holy effects, I can have the majesty worthy of the Extreme Lunatic Hell Wizard Hunter...!"
"Jiho. You're not planning to cast that blessing or whatever on yourself and walk around like that, are you?"
"Yes."
"..."
Right.
A high-level player like me needed one or two Cosmetic Effects.
A mere Grade 2 coat couldn't properly express the majesty of the great and noble Extreme Lunatic Hell Wizard Hunter!
It was a change in perspective.
The blessing wasn't a buff.
It was a Cosmetic Effect exclusively for a high-level player like me!
"I'm looking forward to the citizens marveling at my holy appearance...! At this rate, a religion centered around me might be born."
"Jiho. You aren't thinking of creating some kind of cult, are you?"
"A cult? Why would I make something like that?"
"There really are religions like that in Japan. New religions that worship High Floor Hunters as gods..."
"What kind of nonsense is that?"
"Actually, Korea also used to have them during the Tower chaos period..."
And so, the conquest of Floor 35 ended.
[Baek Jiho (Republic of Korea: Floor 35)]
[You have completed Tower Floor 35.]
[You have defeated 5,953 Ghouls (100).]
[You have defeated 4 Black Mages (1,000).]
[Points are being calculated.]
[Tower Floor 36 has been unlocked.]
[Returning.]
I killed a lot of Ghouls, encountered Black Mages for the first time, and gained Curse magic and blessing magic too!
Floor 35 had been fruitful in many ways.
"But Jiho. Why didn't you kill that Black Mage?"
"Ah, I forgot. He was lying there so quietly that I... forgot about him."
"..."
"Ah, shit. I missed out on 1,000 Points. Is that guy really a ninja? How could he keep lying there with so little presence? What a strange guy."
For the record, I didn't kill the Black Mage who had been lying there crying.
I was originally going to kill him after the experiment, but I got too distracted by my new toy, blessing magic.
What an incredible guy.
He stayed so still that I couldn't even hear the faintest sound of his breathing...
His presence had been so faint that I completely forgot about him.
What impressive stealth.
Maybe he, not I, was the real ninja?
Anyway, that was how the conquest of Floor 35 ended.
* * *
Right after returning to reality, I opened my status window as usual.
[Baek Jiho (Republic of Korea: Floor 36)]
[599,300 Points]
Then I saw that it was still in the 590,000s.
It was definitely an incredible amount of Points income...
But I was angry.
"I couldn't reach 600,000 over a difference of only 700 Points!!!"
"Wasn't the Black Mage you missed worth 1,000 Points? If you'd killed just that one, you would've reached 600,000... That's unfortunate."
"You despicable Blood Cult bastard...! So you used the Art of Hidden Form to conceal your presence! A wicked and despicable Blood Cultist, yet still an expert? I can't underestimate him...!"
"It wasn't the Art of Hidden Form. You were just distracted and didn't notice him. Well, I got distracted too and only noticed late..."
The Black Mage I had let go of, or rather, forgotten about.
Because I couldn't kill him, I fell 1,000 Points short and barely failed to reach 600,000 Points!
What a shame.
I could've seen that first digit turn into a six!
"Kugh...! To make sure I never repeat such a critical mistake, I should properly record it..."
"You're going to write a post on Hunter Gallery, right?"
"Yes."
Once a day's climb ended, of course I had to open Hunter Gallery!
-Click!
I took pictures of the loot, then quickly wrote a post.
[Post Title: Newbie Hunter... went to Floor 35 today...]
[Author: Blue Dot]
(Pictures of Medium Magic Stones and potions)
Newbie Hunter...
Went to Floor 35.
Just like I heard, there were lots of Ghouls in the burning city.
The Ghouls were wandering around looking for food, and they were so filthy, you know?
So I killed all the Ghouls T_T
Then I ran into the Black Mages who were Ghoul moms and taught them a lesson too!
Ghoul moms are the problem!
They're always feeding their Ghouls and burning cities.
If they like Ghouls so much, they should raise them in their own homes!
I scolded them a little roughly by putting holes in their foreheads.
They won't act like Ghoul moms anymore, right?
Oh, right. Come to think of it.
I awakened into a new class this time.
I became a Holy-Divine-Sacred-Spiritual-Blessed Extreme Lunatic Hell Heaven Hunter.
I'm worried because there's more and more stuff I can do.
I think I'm too versatile.
It's a little annoying being excessively talented...
Why do lucky opportunities keep falling into my hands?
Anyway, I got a lot from this climb.
I experienced Martial Arts 2.0.
I awakened as a Holy Hunter.
And I realized my identity as a Copy Ninja.
I gained a lot and had a good climb where I could reflect on myself.
Anyway, today's earnings!
I killed 5,953 Ghouls and four Black Mages for 599,300 Points!
23 Medium Magic Stones.
A total of... 6.683 billion won...!
I got some potions too, but I don't know their market value.
Ah, shit, what a shame.
I forgot one Black Mage and let it get away.
If I'd caught that guy, I could've reached 600,000 Points.
Ah, daaaamn!!!
Anyway, since I became a Holy Hunter today, I'll eat bread and grape juice before bed.
I'm supposed to drink wine, but I hate alcohol, so I'll just drink grape juice.
Have a holy day, everyone.
└What even is this Holy whatever;;
└Big Dot was quiet for a while, and now the gimmick is starting up again... What's the concept this time?
└What's Martial Arts 2.0, what's a Copy Ninja, and what's a Holy Hunter?
└I don't know, just accept it lol. If you read Blue Dot's posts seriously, your brain turns to mush, so just go "I see" and move on.
└Lmao Blue Dot has total toddler taste buds. Can't drink alcohol? If I had as much money as you, and I was a wine lover like me, I'd live off insanely expensive wine every day... Like top-tier Romanée-Conti that costs 10,000 times more than ordinary wine. I tried it once, and it was fucking delicious.
└└Blue Dot: Is wine that costs 10,000 times more, 10,000 times tastier?
└└Not exactly, but it's satisfying in its own way. That's what luxury is.
└└Blue Dot: Even if it tastes good, it's only 11 to 13 times better, and the joy is only 14 to 15 times greater.
└└Luxury isn't about value for money. Blue Dot, you came from a working-class semi-basement household and probably never indulged in luxury in your life, so you can only judge it by your own standards.
└└Blue Dot: What value can fermented grape water possibly have that makes it worth 10,000 times more than ordinary wine?
└└Blue Dot doesn't know shit about wine, lmao. This is why concept freaks are like this. Everyone is sucking up to you, so go enjoy some culture and develop some class too. Pathetic.
└└Blue Dot: Call the director.
└└Wine guy, what Blue Dot said was just a line from a comic, so don't get so worked up...
└└Blue Dot made a Vicky reference as a joke, so why is this guy taking it seriously and getting triggered? Lmao.
└Blue Dot, what's Martial Arts 2.0, what's a Holy Hunter, and what's a Copy Ninja?
└└Blue Dot: Martial Arts 2.0 means martial arts that had previously been deployed in flat forms can finally be handled in three-dimensional forms as well. Holy Hunter is a new possibility I discovered while researching Martial Arts 2.0, it literally means I can handle sacred power. And Copy Ninja means I awakened to the fact that I have the Sharingan and realized my true identity...
└└??? Anyway, that's good, right? Congratulations?
└└I understand even less after reading that.
└└I support Blue Dot for saying he'll save our country. But "what the fuck are you talking about, you nerd?" keeps circling around in my head. I'm not weird for that, right?
└└That's normal, yeah;; I feel the same.
└Admin: Hello, Blue Dot. This is a Gallery Inside administrator. Thanks to Blue Dot, the power supply situation has improved and we can now provide stable service. On behalf of the entire management team, we would like to express our gratitude! ^^
└└Blue Dot: Good.
└└What, is that a real admin?
└└Lmao, even the admin is giving Blue Dot a shoutout.
└└Didn't the first phase of that Extreme Lunatic Hell Power Plan thing finish recently? The blackouts are gone. They were about to go out of business because they couldn't run their servers, so it makes sense they'd be grateful.
└└Blue Dot, I'm grateful too. Thanks to you, my fridge works normally again, so my ice cream doesn't melt anymore. Yay.
└└The commenter above is such a bourgeois bastard. You can afford ice cream with prices like these? I can't even imagine how much money you have.
...
Comments kept pouring in.
I grinned.
"It seems the Extreme Lunatic Hell Power Plan has finally entered its proper phase. Hunter Gallery is safe now!"
"After stabilizing the country's power supply, is the first thing you say really just that Hunter Gallery is safe?"
"That's me."
Judging by the comments, the government seemed to have been steadily advancing the Extreme Lunatic Hell Power Plan while I hadn't been paying attention.
The power supply had stabilized!
Come to think of it, Hunter Gallery had been faster lately.
There was no buffering or loading on posts.
GIFs and pictures appeared right away too.
It had regained the server speed from the old days when King Awesome Korea had been an IT powerhouse.
Hunter Gallery wouldn't go bankrupt now!
At least I no longer had to worry about losing one of my sources of dopamine.
Good thing I picked up so many Magic Stone Reactors.
As I looked through the comments.
└Blue Dot's formal contract is tomorrow.
└Lmao, I'm looking forward to seeing what this guy looks like.
└No, Blue Dot is definitely some gloomy internet shut-in.
└└This bastard is slandering Blue Dot. Lord Blue Dot must obviously be so damn handsome that he could put Won Bin to shame, got it?
└└Stop glazing. Just from the posts, Blue Dot is obviously an internet attention seeker.
└└Blue Dot's a Hunter, so maybe Blue Dot is insanely muscular. A gym bro I know is a total mountain of muscle, but online that guy is always talking like "hawawa"...
└└Time to inspect Blue Dot's face. Boom clap clap, boom clap clap.
└└Internet shut-in loser VS ridiculously handsome guy. Place your bets.
The comments were full of speculation about my formal contract tomorrow.
Since my identity would be revealed tomorrow, they were looking forward to seeing the real me.
I casually left a comment.
└Blue Dot: I have a holy and sacred appearance. You'll see tomorrow.
└└What does sacred even mean? Are you wearing a halo or something?
└└Blue Dot: Noted.
└└?
After looking over the confused Hunter Gallery users' comments, I closed Hunter Gallery.
Tomorrow was my formal contract.
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