I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 112

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Episode 112
Ep. 112
“It seems like quite a remarkable item, but is there some problem with it?”
Jia asked, noticing Ihyeon’s furrowed brow.
Ihyeon nodded.
“There is a problem.”
“A problem?”
Both Jia and Elsie tilted their heads simultaneously.
Could there be some cost required when passing through the mirror?
That wasn’t it.
Ihyeon spoke with a deeply regretful expression.
“I wish I’d obtained an item like this when I was younger…”
Think about it.
Placing one in a school classroom and the other in your own room—what a miraculous arrangement!
Wouldn’t that be the dream of every student, instant teleportation right to the classroom?
Or at the very least, they could have given it to me during my military service!
The Bachelor’s Quarters weren’t far from the Military Camp, but there were plenty of times when even that short distance felt too bothersome to traverse.
And the fact that I can retrieve it without having to physically collect it—it’s absolutely perfect.
“….”
Of course, the Spirits’ reaction to Ihyeon’s words wasn’t particularly favorable.
At least it was better than when he’d said last time that the increased stats wouldn’t be retroactively applied.
Ihyeon turned his head to smooth over the awkward atmosphere.
“Would you two like to try using it as well? I need to understand how it works, after all.”
“Understood.”
“Great!”
Fortunately, both Jia and Elsie seemed curious about the mirror too, and they quickly got up and approached it.
After that, we conducted various experiments with the mirror for a while.
The Spirits could use the mirror just as I could.
Whether this was possible because the mirror was an item bound to me, or whether there were no usage restrictions to begin with, I’d need to test it again later through Minjeong and Donghoo.
*Slip—Thunk—*
“Oh, the item passes through?”
“Right. This could be quite useful.”
Seeing that the monster bone I pulled from my inventory could pass through, it seemed there weren’t any particular restrictions.
However, simultaneous entry from both sides was impossible.
Whichever side touched first would pass through to the other side, while the opposite mirror would become a solid, ordinary mirror during that time.
Ihyeon nodded, feeling he’d grasped the basics.
“It seems quite good.”
“Seems?”
“There is one major problem, though.”
“A problem?”
Elsie tilted her head in confusion.
Ihyeon glanced at Jia and asked her a question.
“Jia, do you understand what I’m saying?”
“Recovery is possible, but to use it appropriately, we need to position the mirrors in advance.”
“Exactly right. You’re something else, Jia.”
As Ihyeon nodded, Jia seemed delighted and bowed her head slightly.
“I, I knew that much too!”
“Then why didn’t you say anything?”
“Isn’t it enough for me to move the mirror for my master?! That scheming fox couldn’t do something like that!”
Meanwhile, Elsie bounced around indignantly, embarrassed that she hadn’t grasped such a simple fact.
Ihyeon patted Elsie’s head and spoke.
“That’s right, that’s right. You’re the best, Elsie.”
“Ehehehehe.”
Her mood lifted instantly by a single word, Elsie shot a look at Jia as if to say ‘see?’
Of course, Jia didn’t seem to take Ihyeon’s words at face value either, calmly meeting that gaze.
‘Using Elsie or Dummy is certainly one method, but it’s still quite a restrictive condition.’
It seemed I would need to lay down the mirrors in advance to use them properly.
Which meant they would be severely limited in the Tower, where I had to enter a new floor each time.
I would need to think more about this going forward.
Still, since it had some use, I figured it was worth having as an item.
“Well then, next.”
“Next!”
And there was still the highlight left before getting too absorbed in the mirror’s applications!
Ihyeon sat back down on the floor with the spirits and opened the next notification window.
An item had appeared in the regular rewards, which had delayed things, but I still had the S+ grade reward left.
‘And it’s not just anything—it’s a mid-boss reward….’
The S+ privilege given every 5 floors had never disappointed me.
「S+ Grade Clear Bonus.
You have obtained the item ‘Reinforcement Stone’.
Check your inventory.」
“It came….”
“It came, airplane~”
“Where did you even hear that?”
“It was on the educational broadcast channel. Jia played it for me.”
She’s doing quite well.
Ihyeon nodded with satisfaction.
Educational broadcasts really were better than Hunter Now for teaching children.
In any case, it had been a long time since I’d seen a Reinforcement Stone after obtaining the healing mode last time.
Ihyeon immediately took out the Reinforcement Stone from his inventory.
Gulp—
Elsie’s throat bobbed as she gazed upon the radiant gleam of the Enhancement Stone.
Watching her reaction, I suddenly became curious about something.
“Can you two use Enhancement Stones as well?”
At that, Jia nodded.
“Of course. We are items, after all.”
“Hmm….”
So that’s why Elsie had that expression on her face.
I nodded in understanding.
Given that these Spirits demonstrated such exceptional abilities, the prospect of using Enhancement Stones on Jia and Elsie was genuinely exciting.
Since the sniper rifle’s stat efficiency changed despite maintaining the same numerical values, I could likely expect similar effects from them.
‘Could it be that new modes unlock just like with the sniper rifle?’
For instance, Jia acquiring an “Iron Wall” mode.
Or Elsie gaining a “Demon Swordmaster” mode.
Weren’t those possibilities equally enticing?
But as if the two Spirits had sensed my deliberation, they spoke in unison as though bound by agreement.
“However, we believe it would be most appropriate to use them on your gun, Master.”
“Ugh… it’s frustrating, but I agree. Master.”
“Huh? Why?”
Of course, my primary weapon remained the sniper rifle, but their reaction suggested it held tremendous value to them as well.
“Your gun would be far more helpful than strengthening us….”
“Elsie speaks the truth.”
“Hmm.”
I pondered for a moment.
But the deliberation didn’t last long.
“Alright. Still, if I ever find myself with surplus stones later, I’ll definitely share them with you two.”
Precious Enhancement Stones were difficult to obtain in abundance, yet I wanted to take the best care of my Spirits.
After all, they were both my loyal subordinates without question.
The Spirits nodded gratefully at even those words alone.
All that remained was to use the Enhancement Stone.
Just as before, I absorbed the Enhancement Stone into the sniper rifle, and the familiar notification window appeared.
「Please select a modification path for the item ‘Choi Ihyeon’s Sniper Rifle’.
After modification, you may freely switch between the original form and the new form.」
“Let’s see what we have….”
I then examined the three paths that appeared.
「1. Close Combat
A greatsword is mounted beneath the barrel.
Firepower increases.
Range, precision, and stability decrease significantly.
2. Frost Lock
Frost attribute is added to mana rounds.
It probabilistically freezes the target upon impact.
The stronger the target, the lower the probability.
Firepower decreases.
Rate of fire decreases significantly.”
‘Well, this much is acceptable.’
Ihyeon nodded.
While it would be an attractive option in close combat, it held little significance for me.
Unless I was unfamiliar with using sniper rifles, it seemed wasteful to squander an opportunity to use an enhancement stone.
Even considering that crises like the Specter or Avatar Troll that attacked me on the 30th Floor might occur frequently, the conclusion remained the same.
‘My firepower is already incredibly strong—if it increased further, just how devastating would the bayonet become?’
While not entirely without curiosity, I felt no particular desire to select and verify it.
Freezing was questionable in the current situation as well.
When all enemies die in a single shot anyway, was there any real need to freeze them?
It might prove useful when facing Villains, though.
And the final third option was.
“???”
This actually appeared?
Ihyeon’s eyes widened at the unexpected name.
「3. Handgun
The sniper rifle transforms into the shape of a handgun.
Concealment increases significantly.
Rate of fire increases slightly.
Firepower decreases significantly.”
An extremely straightforward description.
And clear advantages and penalties.
Finally.
「3. You have selected the Handgun path.
Modification is proceeding.”
An irresistibly attractive option for me.
Unlike the first two choices I’d wavered over, the moment I saw the name “handgun” for the final option, I selected it as if entranced.
‘A handgun means I could hide it on my body without drawing attention from people, right?’
I was already deeply grateful for the sniper rifle’s power—grateful enough to shed tears.
How could such a treasure have possibly come to me?
But separately from that, I couldn’t openly carry it around inside the Tower.
Even now in the maze, didn’t I always make sure to confirm whether there were people nearby before using it?
But with a handgun?
‘Of course I’d still need to be careful, but it would be far better than carrying around such a massive sniper rifle.’
I’d need to test fire it after the modification was complete to know the details, but at the very least, the mere change in form gave me absolute confidence I wouldn’t regret this choice.
As always, the modification was instantaneous.
The sniper rifle surrounded by light.
This time, contrary to the anti-materiel sniper rifle, the weapon began to rapidly shrink in size.
“Oh, oh no?! Master, we have a problem! The gun fox is disappearing!”
The transformation was so dramatic that Elsie was startled enough to call out to Ihyeon.
Of course, as Elsie said, the gun wasn’t actually disappearing.
Whoosh—
“…So it was just shrinking?”
Elsie scratched the back of her head sheepishly as she spoke.
As the light faded, a sniper rifle in the form of a handgun revealed itself anew.
Of course, it looked quite different from an actual handgun.
‘Well, obviously there’s no magazine. But there is a mana injection port.’
The basic principle was similar to a sniper rifle.
However, from what I understood, the original Maesek Gun was the crystallization of all current technological capabilities.
I’d heard it couldn’t be made any smaller than that, so was the system’s intervention really that different?
‘Then again, the fact that a Maesek Gun has this kind of power in the first place doesn’t make sense.’
While I was thinking such thoughts, Jia and Elsie also curiously peered around the shrunken sniper rifle as if fascinated by it.
“It’s truly remarkable. Something this small….”
“Can we actually take down Orcs properly with this? I’m still the best, right Master? So how about just one ice cream….”
Pure admiration mixed with impure flattery that carried ulterior motives.
I chuckled and spoke.
“If you’re really curious, let’s test it.”
Testing it wasn’t particularly difficult anyway.
I headed into the Makeshift Shooting Range with the spirits.
No matter how much the firepower had been reduced, as Elsie said, it was overkill for dealing with Orcs.
“Would Trolls be manageable?”
“T, Trolls?! With something this small?”
“It could be dangerous.”
“Don’t worry. You won’t get hurt here.”
Jia and Elsie expressed their concerns at my words.
No matter how powerful the sniper rifle was, they were skeptical about whether such a small weapon could actually take down a Troll.
Well, from their perspective where spears, swords, magic, and bows made up most weapons, they probably didn’t understand what a handgun really was.
The spirits also held the belief that larger weapons meant greater power.
‘But guns are a bit different.’

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