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Chapter 117
Having not known Seonghyun for long,
Leonik had honestly been worried inside.
But seeing Seonghyun display such power so readily,
He was relieved and couldn't help but newly acknowledge Seonghyun's abilities.
In any case, since Leonik reacted that way,
The other ghosts couldn't help but create a commotion.
-Uwoooo! Please, take my memories too! My swordsmanship is also outstanding!
-Unlike that magnanimous swordsmanship, my swordsmanship is dazzlingly beautiful!
-My swordsmanship is one that bewitches the enemy!
-M-my swordsmanship is ever-changing!!!
The ghosts, now speaking in polite tones, urged him to take their swordsmanship next.
It was a testament to their desperation.
Their feelings were understandable.
Wouldn't they hope that their lost swordsmanship would once again be displayed on the ground?
In a way, it could be called a deep regret.
His heart wanted to absorb them all at once.
However.
'It is difficult.'
Contrary to his desire, he was feeling his limits.
He had felt it before, but…
There was a certain restriction to absorbing memories.
A large influx of memories at once was overwhelming.
Didn't he feel that when he absorbed the entire mercenary group last time?
It was the same now.
He had already absorbed Leonik's memories and then the burly elven ghost's memories.
So, the remaining number of times he could absorb today was…
'Roughly once?'
Based on his senses, exactly once.
He felt like he could absorb five more tomorrow.
But today, this would probably be the last time.
Since he would likely stay here for a long time and absorb all the memories,
The order shouldn't matter, but…
Wouldn't there be swordsmanship he personally wanted to acquire first?
Then, whose memories should he absorb first?
'Dominating, so magnanimous swordsmanship, and Dominating swordsmanship, I've also learned Fluid swordsmanship.'
The types of swordsmanship Seonghyun had learned so far through memories were roughly these three.
He wanted to learn other swordsmanship besides these.
Usually, even learning just one properly takes a lot of time and talent.
But Seonghyun was different.
An almost god-like talent to obtain another person's entire life as it was.
Into that vessel as vast as the sea, Seonghyun sought to pour new swordsmanship.
"This time, it's your turn."
Saying that, Seonghyun chose an elven ghost whose arms were noticeably longer than others.
The ghost sprang forward, genuinely delighted.
It was the elven ghost who had told Seonghyun earlier that his sword was ever-changing.
-Ooooooh! Noble one!!! You will not regret this!!!
-Tch! It seems like only the weird-looking guys are getting picked. I wish I looked weird too.
-You can say that again.
Some of the ghosts were jealous, but
Seonghyun didn't pay them any mind.
After all, he intended to learn all of their swordsmanship styles eventually.
As Seonghyun absorbed the memories and experiences of the long-armed elven ghost,
The usual message appeared.
[You have accomplished something impossible at your current level with 'Unknown Power'.]
[Strength +2, Agility +3, Vitality +5 have permanently increased.]
This swordsmanship was definitely ever-changing.
A style that would bend this way and that, completely changing its trajectory mid-attack to catch opponents off guard.
As he tried to extract and understand that memory,
"Ugh."
A headache washed over him.
Was it because he was trying to recall too many memories?
As he clutched his head in pain,
-My lord!!! Are you alright!?!
-Heeeh?!? L, Lord, are you, are you okayyyy!?
"Are you alright, Lord!?"
Seonghyun's subordinates were in an uproar.
Had he ever shown such a reaction before?
Since Seonghyun had always displayed a stoic and calm demeanor, all of his subordinates couldn't help but be shocked.
Of course, it wasn't just his subordinates who were surprised.
Just as all the ghosts had taken a liking to Seonghyun,
The spirits of the elven knights here were also startled and looked at Seonghyun with worried gazes, saying,
-A-are you alright!?
-N-noble one, w, what suddenly happened!?
-You bastard! Talimion! What did you do!!!
-B-but I didn't do anything!!!
-He's acting like that after reading your filthy memories, and you say you did nothing!?!
-Hic!? I-is it because I'm a pervert th-that he's like this!?
-It's you, as expected!!!
The ghosts yelled at the long-armed elven ghost, swinging their fists and swords, but
Naturally, they passed right through the long-armed elven ghost.
It was obvious since they couldn't exert physical force.
Seonghyun held up his hands towards his worried subordinates and the ghosts.
"Hoo, I'm alright, everyone calm down."
-Hoooooh, thank goodness, my lord.
-Heeheehee, I'm so glad. I'd have sobbed if Lord disappeared again.
"I'm relieved, Lord."
His subordinates also quickly calmed down.
-Ahem ahem, since you are alright, I shall forgive you, Talimion.
-Uwaaaah, I'm sorry, noble one!
-Yes, apologize more.
Watching the little drama unfold, Seonghyun chuckled and let go of his now-better head.
It wasn't a great pain, but…
He probably needed to rest a bit.
"It's not because of the memories, so don't blame yourself. It seems like I overused the power to read memories."
-Hoo. Please go in and rest, my lord.
"Lord Leonik is right. Although you have a mountain of tasks to attend to, please consider your well-being and take some rest, my lord."
-Heeh! Y-you're right. R-rest is also part of training, they sayyyy.
Touched by his subordinates' warm concern, Seonghyun nodded.
He opened the gate to the netherworld for them.
Seeing the ghosts also showing various concerns, he told them he would return and then logged out.
He wanted to do more to fulfill the trial conditions, but
He was actually tired, so it couldn't be helped.
[Eternal World will be waiting for you.]
As he looked at the logout message and returned to reality,
His headache vanished as if it had been washed away.
Perhaps it was because he wasn't recalling memories anymore.
He had to log out soon anyway since it was already late.
He had wanted to try using the long-armed elf's swordsmanship.
"It's a shame."
He was quite disappointed.
Then, suddenly,
'Could it work in reality too?'
The memories were still there.
It seemed like it could.
Didn't he have a track record of avoiding Noona's breath using Apic's memories last time?
'I think it might work?'
With that thought, Seonghyun grabbed a long ruler in his room.
And naturally, he recalled the memories of the long-armed elf.
Perhaps it had stabilized somewhat.
His head started to ache a little, but
He didn't feel the same headache as before.
Recalling the long-armed elf's swordsmanship, he swung the ruler.
Initially swung horizontally, the ruler soon fell from above, displaying a fluid yet forceful swordsmanship.
Swish! Whoosh! Swish swish!
Powerful sword strikes like in the game didn't unfold, but
The form was definitely there.
Swordsmanship where the ruler wriggled as if it were a living snake.
Watching the ever-changing ruler, Seonghyun's eyes widened.
'This actually works?'
Since it wasn't his trained body from the game,
His arm started to feel a little sore, but
It was more fun than he expected.
Was it because he was using muscles he didn't usually use?
His arm was gradually getting numb, but
He didn't stop, even incorporating footwork as he moved.
With the addition of footwork,
The ruler moved in increasingly unpredictable trajectories, occupying all directions.
As if there were no blind spots anywhere.
Ever-changing swordsmanship that moved in completely unexpected ways.
Just as Seonghyun was excitedly about to swing more,
"Oh my? Seonghyun-ah? Isn't playing with a ru...ler a bit past your a...ge?"
His mother, Lee Nakyeong, whose presence he hadn't registered, was looking at him with slightly worried eyes.
Even the usually calm and stoic Seonghyun
was at a loss in this situation.
"Ah!? Yes?! Aah!?"
Seonghyun's face flushed red, seemingly embarrassed.
Seeing Seonghyun like that, his mother, Lee Nakyeong, glanced around quickly and said,
"It seems like only Mom saw it. Be careful next time. Oh, and dinner's ready, so come out and eat."
"……Y-yes."
Even after his mother, Lee Nakyeong, left, Seonghyun remained with a flushed face for quite a while.
His older sister, Yoo Mina, saw him and asked curiously,
"What's wrong with you?"
"N-nothing."
"???"
She hadn't even teased him yet about being number one in the event.
Yoo Mina was filled with questions, seeing Seonghyun already looking dejected.
5.
The headquarters of E-World, the company servicing Eternal World, had countless brightly lit areas even at night.
A testament to the many people working overtime.
Especially this time, there were people working overtime because of Seonghyun.
Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong and Associate Oh Jinhyeok?
Well, they were a given, and so were the members of the skill management team.
The error phenomenon related to Transcendent Death that Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong had discovered.
It was an error where Transcendent Death would activate even when Add More wasn't using a Death Legion Commander.
Of course, it wasn't Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong's or Seonghyun's fault.
Strictly speaking, it was the mistake of Park Won, the founder and so-called genius developer who created the Overlord class.
But who among the skill management team personnel would dare say that?
However, the victim was clear.
Assistant Manager Jo Eunjo was that victim.
"Hoo-oooooh."
She sighed deeply, as if the ground would cave in, while trying to understand the skill's structure.
There was definitely an error in an unexpected part.
Originally, Add More should only activate on skills below Legendary rank.
Transcendent Death was Almighty rank.
Normally, it shouldn't activate.
However, the Overlord was the most unpredictable class among the Almighty rank classes.
So, this minor issue had occurred.
Originally, it should have been fixed along with the errors of other Almighty rank classes.
But because Park Won had made the Overlord so special, it was an exception.
A report had already been submitted to the founder, Park Won, and an order to fix it had been issued.
And.
'Since it's an Almighty rank error, they have to give a corresponding reward.'
Seonghyun was bound to grow even stronger.
Well, that wasn't Assistant Manager Jo Eunjo's concern.
After all, the user management team was the one suffering because of it.
Assistant Manager Jo Eunjo reviewed the compensation plan while fixing the skill.
Since Park Won had already thought of the compensation plan and issued the order,
She only needed to look at that and examine it.
It turned out to be a random skill book.
The rank was Legendary.
However, the quantity was unusual.
"Three of them!?"
She wondered if giving three was alright, but
She quickly realized that it was much better than giving an Almighty rank skill book.
So, she couldn't help but agree.
Since it was a random skill book,
It would be a different story if a sword-related skill useless to a mage came out or something like that.
She had heard that Seonghyun had the Tome of Despair?
If he changed it to a black magic skill, he might become stronger, but
As she said earlier,
'It's none of my business.'
She just needed to see what skill Seonghyun would get with that and if there would be any errors.
Assistant Manager Jo Eunjo prayed inwardly that nothing like that would happen this time.
Having roughly written the report, she sent it to Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong, who was still at his desk.
Now that she had finished her work,
'I should go home.'
Assistant Manager Jo Eunjo left work.
Of course, she thought she heard screams coming from the user management team as she left, but
Maybe it was just her imagination?
She dismissed it as nothing important.
Meanwhile, in the E-World headquarters,
"Three is too muchaaaaaaa!!!"
A cry of despairing wails echoed.
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