I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 121

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Episode 121
Ep. 121
In any case, my suspicion about the Watchman’s test was straightforward.
Would anyone, no matter how incompetent they appeared, present such an easy target as a test?
Perhaps this person was more deeply entangled with this Tower than any being I had encountered thus far?
With that suspicion in mind, the target suddenly seemed distinctly out of place.
My suspicion had been accurate.
When I said nothing and converted my sniper rifle into a pistol before tucking it back behind my back, the Watchman acknowledged his defeat and shook his head with a wry smile.
“There’s a reason I took notice of you, after all. A match is a match. I’ll give you the reward I promised.”
Several notification windows appeared before my eyes.
「Watchman’s Test Complete.
You have cleared the 70th Floor(???).
Rank: EX」
‘As expected, EX rank.’
I nodded as if I had anticipated this.
EX rank—something I had achieved once before on the 45th Floor.
That likely meant I had conquered a special floor.
I didn’t know if only I had experienced such a thing, or if there were others.
But this time, there was no system-wide announcement like before.
Perhaps because the 70th Floor had already been cleared.
Then came a new notification window.
「Item, ‘Choi Ihyeon’s Sniper Rifle’ has leveled up.
Check your status window.」
「70th Floor(???) Reward.
You have acquired the exclusive skill, ‘Multi-Function Scope’.」
「EX Rank Clear Bonus.
New system function, ‘Auction House’ has been added.」
“A new function?”
The level-up and exclusive skill were one thing.
But I was startled by the last notification window.
I had never heard the term “new function” before.
Considering the name “Auction House,” this was probably…
“Are you saying a new function has been added to the system?”
I asked the Watchman.
He was indeed a being deeply connected to the system itself.
Even as a ‘former’ Watchman, if he could directly add new functions, there was no room for doubt.
But instead of answering my question, the Watchman let out a soft chuckle and spoke.
“You’ll figure that out slowly. My business here is done, so this is farewell.”
“Just like that?”
“What? A moment ago you suspected me of being a con artist, and now you’re reluctant to part ways?”
“Well….”
I still had a few more questions I wanted to ask the Watchman.
But the Watchman’s expulsion order was far more decisive than that.
「Would you like to exit from the 70th Floor(???)」
「Interference confirmed.
Exiting from the 70th Floor.」
With notification windows appearing in rapid succession, I was ejected from the Tower.
The Watchman, watching my form grow hazy, left one final message.
“I hope you can reach the very top of the Tower. And if possible, become a Watchman rather than a Ruler. Though it seems you’ll manage well enough on your own.”
‘That’s exactly what I wanted to ask about!’
That was precisely what I wanted to know.
If you’re going to ask someone to do something, shouldn’t you give them a proper explanation first?
What even is a Watchman? And what’s a Ruler?
Moreover, as my vision faded away, the Watchman’s face—which resembled mine so closely—changed in a peculiar manner.
It was definitely a face I’d seen before.
Yes, that was definitely….
‘The 55th Floor, Totem?’
But since I’d only glimpsed it, I couldn’t be certain.
The next moment, I was already.
“Oh? Master’s back.”
“Welcome back, Master.”
Back in my room where the Spirits had been waiting.
I’d exited the Tower directly without passing through the Public Floor.
Jia and Elsie were smiling brightly at me.
I awkwardly nodded my head.
“Yeah, well, I went and came back somehow.”
Up until I caught the Doppelganger on the ordinary 70th Floor, it had been difficult, but my mind was clear.
In fact, I felt a sense of accomplishment at having overcome myself.
But after meeting that Watchman, my spirit felt more exhausted than my body.
The Spirits, sensing the rough situation unfolding, could guess what kind of ordeal I’d experienced.
Jia bowed her head deeply to me in apology.
“I have committed a grave oversight.”
“An oversight?”
“I should have informed you that you would be summoned to another space this time as well. But I failed to do so.”
“Ah, that.”
Though I was confused at first, I didn’t mind it much.
The meeting with the Watchman wasn’t particularly dangerous.
“It’s fine. It was probably due to the Tower’s restrictions anyway.”
“I am merely grateful for your generous understanding.”
I nodded leisurely to display the magnanimous demeanor befitting someone who possessed two S+ tier items.
It would be convenient if the Spirits told me everything, but the world doesn’t work so simply.
Then Elsie opened her eyes wide and spoke.
“No, it wasn’t because of the restriction? We just forgot.”
“….”
At that, Ihyeon and Jia simultaneously glared at Elsie with menacing eyes.
“Ah, no, why? It’s the truth, isn’t it? Hey, armored fox, you’re lying to your master right now…!”
Elsie, feeling quite wronged, tried to refute by looking back and forth between Ihyeon and Jia, but ultimately failed to make her point.
She couldn’t even estimate how many days her ice cream would be confiscated if she pushed further.
If it were just Ihyeon, she could manage to charm her way past Minjeong and Donghoo and sneak a piece here and there, but once Jia turned against her, there was simply no way out.
Instead, Elsie nodded with feigned innocence and offered this excuse.
“Y-yes. The Tower’s restrictions are quite mysterious, after all. Even if we tried to tell you, our subconscious might have subtly prevented us from speaking, yes? Hmm, now that I think about it, that seems to be the case.”
Only then did Ihyeon and Jia’s expressions soften slightly.
‘Tch, the armored fox is one thing, but why is my master like that?’
Elsie grumbled inwardly, but no clever solution came to mind.
Meanwhile, Ihyeon pondered for a moment before asking the two Spirits.
“But what exactly is this Watchman?”
“Ah, so you’ve met the Watchman.”
Ihyeon gave a brief explanation of what she knew about the Watchman from Earth.
An old rumor that circulated when the Tower first appeared on Earth.
That one could become a Watchman upon reaching the end of the Tower….
The Spirits nodded after hearing the entire story.
“To explain briefly, that’s correct.”
“Really?”
“Yes, the Watchman is one of the Tower’s masters.”
“But that person said they were ‘a former’ Watchman.”
“Well, the Tower’s master can change, after all.”
At Elsie’s casual response, Ihyeon simply accepted it.
‘…Is the Tower a kind of real estate?’
Well, probably not.
As I climbed higher, I would come to understand more about Watchmen and rulers.
Perhaps when I reached the very top floor, the way the Tower’s master changed would become clear.
The request to take good care of my items also made some sense when considered in that context.
Though I didn’t bother explaining that much to the Spirits.
“So you two also serve the Watchman as your master?”
“Yes, ‘we’ do.”
“But you also serve me as your master, don’t you?”
At Ihyeon’s question, Jia and Elsie furrowed their brows slightly.
It seemed the explanation was somewhat difficult to convey.
“That’s a different matter, sir. Of course, you are our master… but the Watchman and the Ruler are the Tower’s masters.”
“Hmm… so I’m a temporary master, then.”
“I just hope it’s not temporary.”
Ihyeon nodded.
By now, Gia and Elsie must have encountered quite a few masters.
Masters who merely possessed ownership of items.
But the Watchman and the Ruler were beings of a higher order.
‘For instance, they might even possess the authority to create S+ tier items.’
They were those who could arbitrarily insert an entire floor into the Tower.
Creating a Spirit for an item might actually be easier than that.
Though there would certainly be conditions involved.
Having organized my thoughts somewhat, I shifted the conversation.
“Anyway, I should open up what I brought back from the Tower now.”
The skill I obtained from capturing the Doppelganger, the item selection right.
The new scope-exclusive skill from the Watchman and even an auction house.
As a bonus, I’d probably have around 60 stat points to distribute.
‘Let me check what’s confirmed first?’
I decided to examine the exclusive skill first.
「Exclusive Skill: Multi-Function Scope
Various types of information are displayed on the scope.
Predicted trajectories of various bullets are displayed.
Always active.」
“Wow…!”
I was amazed seeing a description that, while technically an exclusive skill, wouldn’t be strange even if it were rated A-tier or higher.
Multiple types of information displayed on the scope?
And predicted bullet trajectories appear too?
Seeing is better than a hundred explanations, so I immediately examined the scope.
The exterior had changed somewhat first.
Unlike before, a rubber-like component had been added where it touched the eye.
A device that prevented the outside from being visible when the eye was brought close, allowing complete focus on the scope’s interior.
‘The scope area seems to have gotten a bit larger too?’
If additional information was being displayed, it couldn’t be helped.
As I brought my eye close, I intuitively confirmed what the exclusive skill’s description meant.
Originally, it had a fixed reticle with only magnification changing according to my will.
Now various numbers and letters had been added.
「Distance: 1m
Wind Direction: None
Wind Speed: None
Temperature: 23°C」
Various factors I originally had to sense by intuition were now properly displayed on the scope.
With the area expanded further, there seemed to be no problem confirming targets.
Moreover, there was now a red dot overlapping the reticle.
Whoosh— whoosh—
As I rotated the gun barrel lightly back and forth, the red dot moved along the crosshairs with each adjustment.
‘This must be the predicted trajectory.’
After confirming that much, I spoke to the Spirits.
“What are you doing?”
“?”
The Spirits tilted their heads in confusion, not understanding what I meant.
But surely there was a place we should go in a situation like this.
“Let’s head to the Makeshift Shooting Range.”
“Ah, that’s what you meant?”
The Spirits and I immediately moved to the Makeshift Shooting Range.
The scope I examined in that wide, open space pushed me even deeper into a state of awe.
So this is what equipment superiority really means!
Could sniping—could the world really flow this easily?
After testing the new scope several times, I could only marvel.
Depending on the sniper rifle’s mode and ammunition type, the red predicted trajectory would expand or contract.
The various information displayed additionally at the scope’s corner could be removed according to my will.
What?
US military equipment being the finest in the world?
I was certain of it.
Even that vaunted Tier 1 US Special Forces Sniper would bow three times and shed tears before this scope.
…Of course, since this scope wasn’t standard-issue Korean military equipment, that would never happen.
And above all else, that red predicted trajectory.
「The predicted trajectory is a materialization of the user’s calculations.」
After running several experiments, this additional explanation pleased me even more.
If the system were doing the calculations for me instead, I wouldn’t have used it at all.
In sniping, the only thing I trusted was my own instinct.
But if it merely materialized my calculations, that was fine.
The scope perfectly understood my own instincts that I myself wasn’t even aware of, and drew the trajectory for me.
“Master really looks excited.”
“Right, Elsie.”
The Spirits standing blankly behind me couldn’t understand why I was acting like an excited child.
Only then did I realize the two of them felt left out, so I explained the scope to them.
“Come on, you two take a look through here.”
As I held out the sniper rifle, the Spirits carefully took it and peered through the scope in turn.
But even after looking directly, the Spirits wore expressions that seemed to ask ‘what’s so great about this?’
My chest felt as stuffy as if I’d swallowed three hundred sweet potatoes.
“No, really look properly, would you?”
“Yes, Master. It’s quite fascinating. Things far away appear as if they’re right in front of us.”
“Right. So that’s how Master hits things from so far away?”
That’s not what I meant!
Unable to contain himself any longer, Ihyeon thumped his chest enthusiastically and began explaining the magnificence of this scope to the Spirits.
“Listen up, all of you. When it comes to sniping, temperature is absolutely critical—every single degree of change affects the bullet trajectory….”
“….”
Ihyeon’s impassioned monologue, once started, showed no signs of ending as time passed.
His knowledge was so elaborate it practically began with the very history of sniping itself!
Of course, from Ihyeon’s perspective, he had already condensed and summarized everything as much as possible, but the Spirits, who had absolutely no interest in such matters to begin with, could only find it tedious.
After listening for quite some time, Elsie finally couldn’t contain her exasperation and pointed it out.
“Master, I understand already.”
“Really! You finally grasp my passion?”
“So what you’re saying is, with something like that, it becomes easier for you to hit monsters, right?”
“Exactly! And let me tell you how much easier it becomes….”
“But weren’t you already hitting everything perfectly before?”
“….”

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