All‑Master Who Regressed to Bronze - Chapter 128

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All Master Who Regressed to Bronze Episode 128

Time flowed as Shin Hyeok reigned as the calamity of Diamond tier and the father of death.

In the flowing time like running water, the entire world poured their national strength into the major event called the National Competition.

The national representatives played Dimension Arena meticulously, and in their remaining time, they were managed by the best trainers to fill their lacking stats.

Even that wasn’t enough as the prices of various elixirs and exercise supplements skyrocketed, and the price range of various equipment also rose incomparably to before.

[Sinwha Workshop! Happy screams never cease from orders flooding in from around the world!]

[Paracelsus, the world is going crazy for newly developed various high-end elixirs, exercise supplements, and boosters!]

The ones benefiting the most in this process were Sinwha Workshop and Paracelsus.

Since they were companies close to the world’s peak at this point, all demand flowing to them was a predetermined course.

Of course, other workshops and pharmaceutical industries also received sufficient benefits.

But the important thing was that all the benefits they received were secondary choices made by those who were pushed back from Sinwha Workshop and Paracelsus reservations.

In other words, Sinwha Workshop and Paracelsus, who received the most benefits, grew tremendously.

As the entire world released money and resources to accelerate the growth of their own country’s Players.

[The National Competition has begun!]

A global Earth announcement covered the entire world.

The National Competition.

It was the moment when the festival of all humanity began.

[Dimension Arena play is restricted while the National Competition is in progress.]

[The National Competition footage will be broadcast live.]

[Benefits will be provided to countries and affiliated Players who achieve outstanding results.]

Message windows that appeared in succession.

Looking at them, the national representatives gathered at Taereung Athletes’ Village who were scheduled to participate in the opening match and main tournament swallowed dry saliva.

“Phew, I’m nervous.”

“Tell me about it. Even though we’ve done this several times, I’m always nervous.”

“If the seniors feel that way, how nervous must we be since this is our first time.”

“Haha, we were like that back then too. But still, the current situation is much better than back then.”

“Why?”

“Well… because we have our monster junior?”

“Ah, I agree.”

But their tension melted away like snow the moment they saw Shin Hyeok sitting in one of the best spots in Taereung Athletes’ Village, joking around with Su-a.

“We know best how much stronger we’ve become thanks to that junior over the past two to three months.”

“Right. All-Mighty Gym membership that others can’t get even if they pay billions, priority purchase rights for elixirs from Paracelsus, and even priority purchase rights for Sinwha Workshop equipment. There are more than one or two conditions that national representatives from other countries would be crazy with envy over.”

“Right. Just the priority purchase rights alone, there were quite a few who wanted to buy them with money. Well, if they got caught, a Shinwha Legal Team interview was basic and all the support that was given would be cut off, so no one sold them.”

After Shin Hyeok said he would raise the national team, Shin Hyeok definitely kept that promise.

Growth is lacking?

Then I’ll help you grow- he said, handing over priority purchase rights for high-end elixirs produced by Paracelsus and getting All-Mighty Gym memberships.

Equipment is inadequate?

Then I’ll make equipment for you- he said, giving priority purchase rights at Sinwha Workshop.

Of course, neither Paracelsus nor Sinwha Workshop were ultra-high-end products.

But that was enough.

The skills of the craftsmen and alchemists currently being trained under Sejin and Hyo-rin had improved remarkably and were incomparable to ordinary craftsmen and alchemists.

However, what the national team truly welcomed was something else.

“Sparring… it really helped a lot.”

“…Can’t deny it. Honestly, every time I fought with that junior, the way I’ve been fighting all this time felt outdated.”

“Me too. Honestly, what we’ve been doing all this time wasn’t combat… it felt like we were just clicking game buttons.”

“Yeah, that’s why it was more helpful.”

It was sparring with Shin Hyeok.

The Players belonging to the national team were certainly powerful Players.

But they were no different from children holding nuclear bomb launch buttons.

If they pressed the buttons hard, nuclear bombs would launch, but that was all.

Such people changed through sparring with Shin Hyeok.

What’s needed in combat.

Honing breathing and senses.

Aiming for momentary gaps and engaging in fierce tactical battles.

Learning and relearning all these things, they realized that Players weren’t just beings who simply used skills and traits.

Even excluding all the growth during this period, it was a change that gave them confidence they could overwhelmingly defeat their past selves.

That’s why they could quietly wait for their turn.

Because they had confidence that the current them could show the world a different appearance from previous National Competitions.

As the national representatives who finished their thoughts quietly composed themselves and waited for the upcoming opening match.

“Huaaah, Shin Hyeok. I’m really nervous to death.”

“What are you worried about. At the opening match level, there aren’t many people who can face you.”

“Nooo… Ms. Ellis from America is also coming out in the opening match. Plus, many of the people who have fought with you so far are participating. Thinking about fighting such people makes me nervous to death…”

“Ah, those folks. They’re certainly strong.”

Su-a was sitting next to Shin Hyeok, whining.

It was hard to believe she was a rising sacred Player following Shin Hyeok, but Su-a was serious.

Especially in the opening match, many Players who had clashed with Shin Hyeok several times in the Integrated League were participating in large numbers.

Representatively, there was the Berserker, Ellis Veronia.

Recalling their faces, Shin Hyeok didn’t deny Su-a’s words.

‘Certainly their growth speed was faster than before regression. It must be because of me?’

Ellis was obvious, and other Players who experienced the Integrated League together became much stronger much faster than before regression.

They awakened the talents inherent within them and grew rapidly based on what was given to them.

Certainly their talents were remarkable, but to Shin Hyeok who knew well what level they were at this point, their growth was at a remarkable level.

But one thing was clear.

“You’ll win.”

“…Is it okay to answer so definitively?”

“Yeah, of course. Your talent is amazing.”

“Ugh, so embarrassing really…”

“Not as much as mine though.”

“…Want to die?”

“I just stated facts. There’s no lie in what I just said. You’ll win, your talent is outstanding, and your talent is lacking compared to mine.”

“It would have been so nice if you left out just the last part, Shin Hyeok.”

Su-a will win in the opening match.

That one thing will never change.

The current Su-a was one of the beings Shin Hyeok put effort into next to his own growth.

As such, Shin Hyeok had confidence in Su-a.

Of course-

“Ah, I don’t know about the other guys, but be careful with Ellis. She’s on a different level from the other guys. You’re more advantageous in terms of compatibility, but there’s nothing good about being careless.”

“Hmm…”

He didn’t ignore all the Players participating in the opening match.

Ellis Veronia.

A rookie called the Berserker who was raising the highest stock prices in America.

Considering her strength, talent, and growth speed, if he had to pick the being most likely to threaten Su-a in the opening match, there was no one other than her.

At such advice from Shin Hyeok, Su-a fell silent and then looked at Shin Hyeok with drowsy eyes.

“But Ellis? You two seem pretty close?”

“…Huh?”

“Hmm, I see. Ellis… Ellis… I understand now. I just need to beat her up, right?”

“No, I never said anything like that-“

“Just wait. I’ll be the one to defeat that Ellis person. And then I’ll whisper in her ear that I, Su-a Han, am Shin Hyeok’s one and only friend.”

“….”

Su-a, who didn’t like how Shin Hyeok called Ellis by her first name, spoke with a coldly sunken expression.

At that chilliness, Shin Hyeok dropped his playful demeanor for the first time and tried to stop Su-a, but she only quietly declared.

That she would beat up Ellis and declare in her ear that she was Shin Hyeok’s one true friend.

Shin Hyeok stared blankly at Su-a for a moment at this absurd reality.

[The opening match will begin shortly.]

[Players participating in the opening match, please connect to Dimension Arena.]

“I’ll be back.”

“…Fighting.”

At the system message announcing the opening match, Su-a smiled lightly and got up from her seat.

Only after Su-a walked out with her light armor clanking, holding her holy scripture and holy sword as she connected to Dimension Arena and disappeared, did Shin Hyeok let out the breath he’d been holding and shake his head.

“Why does she seem scarier than when I met Wushen and Cheonma….”

As Shin Hyeok trembled, unable to understand why she was reacting like that, someone naturally took the empty seat beside him and spoke.

“It’s best not to try understanding the world of women and just nod your head.”

“…Geom-wang senior.”

“That’s right.”

“I appreciate the advice, but… well, you should handle your own affairs first… How did things go with Mujeonggeum?”

“Cough cough cough!!!”

Geom-wang, who had tried to show the wisdom of a married elder, was shot down by Shin Hyeok’s single comment.

But from his words, Shin Hyeok also realized what he needed to do.

“When Su-a comes back victorious, I should praise her for doing well.”

“That’s not bad either. Ah, if you give her some sweet snacks too, she’ll be happy. Like Dubai chewy cookies? That’s popular these days, so that wouldn’t be bad either.”

“…No, how do you know about that, Namgung hyung… I mean, Geom-wang senior?”

“You have to make an effort not to fall behind the times. I’m both Geom-wang, the pinnacle of Korea’s Player world, and the sole heir to Oseong Group.”

Praise and sweet snacks.

That should be enough to calm down Su-a, whose behavior he couldn’t understand.

Shin Hyeok was surprised for a moment by Geom-wang’s unexpected knowledge of youth culture.

“To call yourself the pinnacle of the Player world when you lost to uncle last time-“

“The opening match is about to start. Your friend is appearing too, aren’t you going to watch?”

“Your evasion skills are truly worthy of Geom-wang. Yes, yes, let’s watch.”

When Shin Hyeok pointed out his fight with Yeom-wang and Choi Inho over their sparring match, Geom-wang naturally changed the subject and moved toward the large screen.

Just as he said, the screen was showing Su-a among the other players participating in the opening match, so Shin Hyeok chuckled and leaned back into the plush sofa, focusing on the screen.

“But do you know why that Yeom-wang bastard is glaring at me?”

“You don’t need to worry about losers from the past era.”

“…Yeom-wang and I are from the same era though?”

“There’s your answer in those words. And there’s an answer right in front of your eyes too.”

“….”

Though Yeom-wang was glaring at him from afar and even Geom-wang in front of him was looking at him with a sour expression, Shin Hyeok shamelessly just opened the bag of popcorn in front of him.

And so the opening match of the National Competition began.

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