I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 103

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Episode 103
Ep. 103
[ Ilgyeok, Countdown to the 60s! ]
[ The Worst Floor, Is Ilgyeok Really Going In? ]
As Ilgyeok’s challenge to the 60th floor approached.
The internet, as always, overflowed with talk of Ilgyeok.
Most were speculative reports about the dangers of the 60s and Ilgyeok’s identity, which remained shrouded in mystery.
Though he had shown himself quite frequently in the 40s, those were events that occurred within the Tower where records couldn’t be kept.
And nothing had been precisely confirmed to date.
However, those who knew more details about the Tower were having a different discussion.
Claude, the leader of Frontier.
He sat in a hotel room, conversing with an organization member.
“…Claude, aren’t you staying in Korea longer than expected?”
“Look at this—it’s an app called Delivery’s Pride. Apparently, if you just download it, restaurants deliver right to your door?”
“That’s standard in most countries now. It’s just because the leader is in the African wilderness. And didn’t I tell you not to use delivery apps? It could be dangerous.”
…Unlike people’s vague expectations of Frontier, it wasn’t particularly substantive conversation.
There wasn’t much new information about Ilgyeok anyway—he simply wanted to relax a bit.
Claude continued speaking with childlike enthusiasm as he manipulated his phone.
“This too, and this. The internet is really fast. It takes less than 10 seconds to download a movie.”
“Ugh, that’s standard everywhere these days! Anyway, Jenny called just a moment ago.”
When the topic of Jenny, who always nagged him, came up, Claude shifted the conversation with a serious expression.
“Speaking of which, about Ilgyeok…”
“Claude, it’s so obvious. Don’t change the subject.”
But Claude continued regardless.
“We’re at the 60s now.”
“…That’s true.”
“What do you think?”
“About what?”
“Can he keep going S+ rank?”
The organization member shrugged in response.
“Well, maybe once or twice… but an S+ all the way to the 60th floor? That seems difficult. The villains’ interference won’t be light either. In any country, the 60s have plenty of crazed people, Ilgyeok or not.”
“That’s true.”
“And if he gets lost in the maze for a bit, Ilgyeok will come to his senses. It’d be nice if he contacted us while he’s at it.”
The organization member seemed quite confident in his assessment.
But Claude shook his head.
“I think differently.”
“Really?”
“I believe he can clear all of them with S+ rank.”
“That’s just because you like Ilgyeok too much, Claude.”
“You know I’m serious about these things, don’t you?”
The Organization Member fell silent upon meeting Claude’s gaze.
His words were not wrong.
Claude spoke with a faint smile, broaching the subject carefully.
“You should know the secret strategy for the 60s floors.”
“A secret strategy? That… surely you don’t mean…?!”
The Organization Member’s eyes widened in surprise without his realizing it.
And for good reason.
“That’s a method the Leader barely discovered! And the Leader came down from the 80s floors back then!”
At some point, Claude and Frontier had been operating in a nation where the political situation was extremely chaotic.
Naturally, cleaning up the 60s floors—a hotbed of Villains—was part of their activities.
During that time, Claude accidentally discovered one of the 60s floors’ secrets while using power that clearly exceeded that floor’s level.
The Organization Member grasped what Claude meant, but for that very reason, he found it harder to believe.
“Is that really possible…? Even for Ilgyeok?”
To the Organization Member’s skeptical question, Claude shrugged this time.
“Of course, I don’t know either.”
“Claude!”
“But listen…”
Claude’s gaze deepened.
“If someone is the only one witnessing an S+ that no one has ever achieved, shouldn’t they be capable of that much?”
“…”
The Organization Member had no answer to those words.
* * *
The next day, before entering the Tower.
Ihyeon, returning home after stopping by the supermarket to run an errand for Minjeong, noticed a strange scene.
“…What is that?”
Even for Ihyeon, who had lived in this neighborhood since childhood, it was quite peculiar.
Gaecheon-dong, quiet for Seoul.
In fact, its quiet and modest nature could be said to be the neighborhood’s greatest charm.
“If you see Ilgyeok, please contact us immediately!”
“We are desperately searching!”
A group of people were handing out flyers at a busy intersection while shouting such slogans.
Moreover, they didn’t seem to be ordinary people.
“Master, I’ve seen people like that on TV. They called them gangsters, right?”
“You shouldn’t judge people by their appearance alone, Elsie.”
Elsie laughed brightly while observing the appearance of those distributing flyers.
Ihyeon scolded her for educational purposes, but honestly, he couldn’t deny it.
Menacing expressions, bulky frames where it was hard to distinguish muscle from fat.
Tattoos covering exposed skin and suspicious-looking leather clutch bags.
They were naturally members of Seongcheol’s crew, Bullet’s gang.
And unfortunately, Ihyeon had to pass through that intersection as well.
‘Well, there’s no way we’d fall into their trap.’
Whether they were street thugs, organized criminals, or villains didn’t frighten me.
Elsie was right beside me, and she possessed the skill to break through any crisis the moment I found myself in danger.
I walked forward confidently, prepared to ignore any trouble that might come my way.
But then.
“Welcome!”
“…?”
The demeanor of these burly men was oddly strange.
They bowed at ninety-degree angles to greet not just me, but every passerby who walked by.
They were incredibly kind.
They even helped an elderly woman with slow steps cross the street, and carried heavy bags for women struggling with their loads!
Judging by their actions alone, one might mistake them for members of a volunteer organization.
‘…Are they actually here doing volunteer work?’
There were many reasons people did volunteer work, after all.
I approached them uncertainly.
“Handsome sir! Please take a look at this flyer, and if you spot Ilgyeok, please contact us right away!”
“Honestly, aren’t you curious about Ilgyeok’s true identity too? Let’s find her together!”
The Bullet members handed over flyers while their eyes sparkled with surprising intensity beneath their friendly appearance.
‘Are they good people?’
For a moment, I too fell for this misunderstanding.
“Wow, Ilgyeok! I love Ilgyeok!”
When Elsie bounced excitedly beside me and shouted, the burly men chuckled and spoke as if she were adorable.
“That’s right, little one. Why don’t we find Ilgyeok with your uncles?”
“She’s not my sister.”
“Huh? Then what is she?”
Elsie looked up at me with a mischievous expression.
Gooooo——
Flinch—!
Then, seeing me looking down at her with an expression like a beast, she hastily made an excuse.
“S-she’s my aunt.”
“Hahaha!”
“Age truly is a rank, isn’t it~”
Fortunately, the members accepted Elsie’s words as a joke without any suspicion.
Elsie let out a sigh of relief as if she’d narrowly escaped death, and I took her hand and led her forward.
“Well then.”
“Yes, have a good day, handsome sir!”
“Take care, cute little one!”
“Hehe, bye~.”
The Bullet members waved their hands until we were out of sight.
“Man, they really were cute, weren’t they?”
“That’s true. When I get married later, I want to have a daughter like that too.”
“Think about your own face. Are you planning to date a Miss Korea?”
“Hehehehe, if we just step into the light like you said, wouldn’t it be possible?”
“Our faces don’t change just because we step into the light….”
As they laughed while harboring such ambitious dreams, Elsie’s impression was gradually fading from their minds.
Meanwhile, Ihyeon, who had been shaking his head as if the world were coming to an end,
‘Judging by their behavior, they seem like Hunters… I hope they don’t cause trouble even in the Tower.’
was thinking such thoughts.
The flyer they had distributed was crude, but it depicted Jia’s characteristics, which were fairly well-known in the 40s floors, quite accurately.
As Ihyeon stared at that drawing, an idea struck him.
“Ah?”
“What is it, Master?”
Jia’s emotionless question.
Ihyeon turned to look at Jia and smiled slightly.
“Jia, I’m going to need you to work a bit harder.”
“As you command.”
Ihyeon had been somewhat troubled about how to navigate the 60s floors, but thanks to this unexpected encounter with Bullet, he had obtained a clue.
* * *
The 60s floors.
I had finally reached the 60s floors.
A region universally acknowledged as high floors by everyone.
As always, I ascended to the common floor of the 60s floors with Jia and Elsie, and I surveyed my surroundings.
“I’ve heard about it, but….”
It was a landscape so unfamiliar that no similar cases could be found on Earth.
The concept of the 60s floors was connected to the 60th floor that came just before it.
Massive castles and buildings made of mirrors that reflected light beneath the night sky.
As the light from the illumination that Hunters provided was reflected, the scattered light dazzled and captivated the human eye.
If it weren’t inside the Tower, one could believe it was the most magnificent space of a theme park built with enormous expense.
But I couldn’t let myself be distracted by such beautiful appearances.
“You need to be careful here. This is a floor where rumors say people are more frightening than monsters.”
“I will keep that in mind, Master.”
“Is it always like this here? Everyone seems to think the same way.”
Thorns bearing hidden poison within.
Just as a pufferfish accumulates toxins in its body by consuming poisoned food, the 60s floors too had made the Hunters operating within it become danger itself.
The name “the worst floor” wasn’t given without reason.
Villains who had accumulated sufficient power were lurking everywhere, intertwined with the characteristics of the 60s floors.
‘In the 60s floors, I need to be more careful of people than monsters. And my own identity… I need to be prepared for it to be exposed to some degree.’
I had already steeled myself before coming here.
Indeed, by the 60th floor, it was becoming difficult not to have my identity exposed.
Fewer people appear, and in turn, it becomes easier to stand out.
But I’ll hold on for as long as I can.
“Alright then, shall we head out?”
“Yes, Master.”
With that, Ihyeon left the area with his two spirits.
“??”
“???”
Ihyeon and Elsie tilted their heads in confusion at the unexpected atmosphere outside.
“Master, isn’t this the 60s floors?”
“…That’s right.”
Usually, when one thought of the well-known atmosphere of the 60s floors, the image of a desolate Mirror Castle came to mind.
Because it had such a notorious reputation as a place where villains ran rampant, everyone typically finished their business quickly and left, creating a vicious cycle that attracted even more villains.
But the landscape unfolding before their eyes now was completely different.
‘Why are there so many people here?’
It wasn’t just that there were many people.
At a glance, groups wearing unified outfits that clearly came from some organization stood out.
What was immediately distinguishable were the Oversight Bureau Vigilantes and other major guild members.
In particular, famous hunters whom I’d occasionally seen on broadcasts were scattered throughout.
They formed teams to patrol, and when they spotted anyone acting suspiciously, they even conducted surprise inspections.
The hunters being inspected were the type known in the 60s floors to have their own flair, so it could easily have been unpleasant.
“Wow, thanks to Ilgyeok, I can actually feel this safe in the 60s floors.”
“Thank you so much~ See you next time~”
Because the 60s floors had such a notorious reputation, nearly all hunters were actually responding cheerfully to these security activities.
The voices of the vigilantes and guild members rushing about reached Ihyeon’s ears as well.
“Request cooperation from anyone suspicious!”
“We don’t know when Ilgyeok will arrive, so prepare thoroughly!”
“W-what if we actually find Ilgyeok?”
“That would be even better.”
It was obvious to anyone that this commotion was caused by Ihyeon—or rather, Ilgyeok.
Elsie chuckled mischievously and tapped Ihyeon’s arm.
“Master, my instincts were right, weren’t they? You’re the kind of person who can change the Tower.”
“Say something that makes sense.”
Ihyeon shook his head and moved forward.
Well, the atmosphere was quite different from what I’d expected, but it wasn’t necessarily bad.
Who would complain when someone was trying to make things safer?
“Excuse me, could we ask for your cooperation….”
“Ah, ah, I’ve been caught!”
“???”
Except for those suspicious people wearing robes who got caught by the vigilantes and hastily fled the Tower.

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