I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 133

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Episode 133
Ep. 133
Claude smiled gently at Jenny as he spoke.
“You haven’t met these newcomers before, right? Introduce yourselves—Minjeong and Roel, in order.”
“Ah, hello.”
“Nice to meet you….”
– Hello, my foot! I’ve already seen everything in the files! More importantly, why did you call me all the way from the opposite side of the world for this Ilgyeok countermeasure meeting?!
“Um, Claude, this person seems to be in quite a bad mood.”
Watching Jenny shriek loudly, Minjeong spoke carefully, unable to understand the words but fully grasping the sentiment behind them.
If I had to compare it, it was like that absurd situation where she kept being suspected of being Ilgyeok whenever she cleared a dungeon with him unwillingly.
Claude shook his head.
“It’s fine. Most people are like that.”
– Hey, you just insulted me! Didn’t you?!
“Jenny, of course I called you because you’re the second-in-command of the Frontier.”
– Hmph! Who do you think I am, falling for such sweet talk?!
“And you’re also my closest confidant.”
– Huh? …My closest confidant?
“Yeah. Once you finish that task, come visit Korea for a bit. It’s a really fun country.”
– Hmm. Well, I’ll think about it.
With that, it seemed Jenny was ready to participate in the meeting.
Claude explained the contact from Ilgyeok and the general cooperation plan.
“Basically, it’s like this. So for our counterparts, we’re thinking of Minjeong and Roel.”
– Yeah, that’s a win-win situation.
Jenny nodded at what seemed like a reasonable proposal.
Minjeong and Roel want to meet Ilgyeok, and Claude and the Frontier want to build a relationship with Ilgyeok.
As she said, it’s a win-win.
However, there was one problem with this arrangement.
“Ilgyeok… finally…!”
As always, but now even more so, Roel began emanating an ominous aura at the mention of meeting Ilgyeok.
Minjeong spoke with worried eyes.
“Um, it seems like Roel doesn’t have a good relationship with Ilgyeok. Roel, what did you say you were going to meet Ilgyeok for?”
Then Roel answered with a bitter laugh.
“Execution… it’s execution… Ilgyeok should be nipped in the bud as early as possible….”
Minjeong shrugged her shoulders.
“Look at this. I’m uneasy about having Ilgyeok meet someone like this.”
He was reluctant to elaborate on exactly how or why he intended to execute Ilgyeok, but it was clear that they were in an adversarial relationship.
Claude was well aware of such things.
Claude spoke with his usual gentle smile.
“Isn’t that the same for you, Minjeong?”
“Huh? Me? Why?”
“When you first met me, you spoke as though you would definitely have a confrontation with Ilgyeok, didn’t you?”
“Well….”
Minjeong retrieved the memory from her past.
In truth, there was hardly anything to retrieve—it had only been a few months ago.
Minjeong, entangled with him, had endured countless humiliations and indignities.
That’s why she had once burned with the desire for revenge, swearing that one day she would catch up to Ilgyeok and land a solid blow!
Of course, her determination to meet Ilgyeok hadn’t changed even now.
“Ah, forget it.”
But whether she still harbored that vengeful spirit—well, that was another matter entirely.
“Have you changed your mind?”
“Yes, honestly speaking, if that Death Highway or whatever it is took a Hero an hour and a half to clear, and someone passed it in ten minutes… what exactly could I possibly do against them?”
A true pragmatist through and through—Minjeong knew how to abandon what lay beyond her capabilities!
Before becoming a Hunter, her dream career had been a Grade 9 Civil Servant, after all.
Minjeong truly understood the value of a peaceful life without grand ambitions for promotion, simply drawing her salary faithfully until retirement.
…Perhaps the reason her heart harbored any lingering vengeance was because her life had become turbulent and chaotic ever since becoming entangled with Ilgyeok.
“…! Mingzhu, your desire for revenge against Ilgyeok…!”
Roel turned to look at Minjeong, feeling utterly betrayed.
Minjeong asked him with a cold expression.
“What is my ID?”
“Tarak Dwaeji Minjoo.”
“Argh! Why is my entire surroundings filled with people like this?!”
Whether it was her only Squad Leader or her only S+ grade item, they were all cut from the same cloth.
Minjeong wanted to throw a punch at their faces before she even got to meet Ilgyeok face-to-face.
Jenny, watching this farce unfold, furrowed her brow and spoke.
– I’m not sure what’s going on, but something seems problematic. We finally found Ilgyeok—we can’t end up fighting among ourselves, can we?
“That’s right, we can’t fight among ourselves.”
Claude nodded in agreement.
At his response, Jenny’s expression grew exasperated.
Why would he deliberately put them together if he understood the situation?
But Claude had his own confidence in the matter.
When Minjeong first brought Roel to him.
Having once observed the S+ grade item called Elsie, Claude skillfully posed the questions he had prepared beforehand.
Unlike then, Roel was now formally an item in Minjeong’s possession, so Claude had even more leeway.
Through him, Claude discovered that S+ grade items grow together with their owners, and that in Roel’s case, he gains 8 stat points per level.
Moreover, the knowledge and experience as a Dark Mage that couldn’t be expressed through stats alone were also tremendous advantages.
‘For an ordinary Hunter, it’s definitely a broken item.’
The item’s own abilities were already exceptional, and then a Spirit that assists in climbing the Tower was added on top of that?
And it grows alongside the owner’s level?
It was far too overpowered.
He could even resent why such fortune had never come his way earlier.
But what truly mattered was neither Claude’s nor Minjeong’s circumstances.
The real question was whether Ilgyeok would find these elements equally broken.
Claude’s thoughts had reached this point.
Naturally, contacting Ilgyeok directly would be pointless.
Instead, Claude had his own sort of spy in Elsie.
「Cloud: Elsie, how have you been?
Elsie: Who?」
The only drawback was having to remind his spy who he was first.
Still, Elsie quickly remembered Claude and Minjeong.
「Cloud: We’ve also acquired an S+ grade item this time, and I had some questions I’d like to ask.
Elsie: Ah~ so it was you two. Yeah, my master and I got a new one too.」
Indeed, Ilgyeok was no mere Hunter who simply climbed the Tower well.
The schemes hidden within him might rival Claude himself, or exceed him even.
Claude continued his questions with admiration.
「Cloud: You receive stat increases per level as well, correct?
Elsie: Yeah.
Cloud: Forgive my rudeness, but how much do you receive?」
It was a question asked with the prior knowledge that Spirits were surprisingly willing to share such information.
And even if she had reservations, Elsie seemed like she’d simply tell him anyway.
Claude’s prediction proved accurate.
「Elsie: I get 15 per level.」
Shock.
Astonishment.
Terror!
15?
Even seeing it with his own eyes, Claude couldn’t believe her words.
In truth, Claude himself ranked among the superhuman class of Hunters.
12 stat points per level.
But he knew all too well how blessed it was to receive double-digit stat increases.
Within the Frontier, there wasn’t a single Hunter who received double-digit stats, let alone 12 like him.
When he learned that Roel received 8, he’d thought that was already the mark of a remarkable Hunter.
Yet she spoke of 15 so casually?
Honestly, Claude even suspected this might be some form of bluffing or psychological warfare initiated by Ilgyeok.
‘Or is this normal for Spirits? Their stats are much simpler than ordinary Hunters’… though I shouldn’t say anything bad about Roel.’
「Cloud: That’s truly impressive.
Elsie: What, it’s normal. Doesn’t everyone get around 15?」
But regardless of any bluffing mixed in, he had to assume that surpassing Roel’s 8 was at least true.
Even if it were Ilgyeok’s psychological warfare, doubling the actual figure would be too much.
‘Let me assume it’s around 12… or 13 for now.’
Even that would place her among the very highest tier of superhumans.
But is that normal?
Claude had to forcibly suppress the surge of emotion that threatened to overwhelm him.
Perhaps Claude’s disbelief in the number 15 stemmed from his unwillingness to accept that even S+ grade items could grant stat increases exceeding those of top-tier superhumans.
Yet the word “normal.”
Its meaning was actually simple enough to deduce.
‘The Black Knight, Ilgyeok’s proxy… I suppose it’s correct to think of him as an S+ item too. If both Elsie and the Black Knight receive 15 stat points per level?’
According to Roel, one point of an item’s stats didn’t necessarily correspond one-to-one with a Hunter’s stats, but it would be excessive arrogance to undervalue it too greatly.
Claude’s shock didn’t end there.
「Elsie: Yeah, and it’s more convenient since my master distributes them for me.
Cloud: Your master, you mean…?
Elsie: Ilgyeok.」
Ilgyeok himself distributed those 15 stat points as he saw fit!
Only then did Claude begin to grasp just how terrifying a person Ilgyeok truly was.
How was one supposed to deal with someone who possessed such items yet harbored no petty vanity or greed, meticulously concealing his true identity?
Moreover, if even the items themselves were at such a broken level, then what about Ilgyeok himself, whom these items served?
‘Ah, so Ilgyeok embodied the Frontier spirit… or rather, was the Frontier spirit itself born from Ilgyeok…?’
Only now did Claude truly comprehend what this “Ilgyeok Spirit” was—something frequently heard in Korea recently.
The Ilgyeok Spirit was overwhelmingly powerful justice!
A confident proclamation that weak justice was nothing but meddling!
…Well, even moved as Claude was by this realization, he never dreamed that Ihyeon received a full 20 stat points per level, which he could distribute himself.
Had he known, he might have abandoned all talk of the Ilgyeok Spirit and fled, cursing it as dirty and petty.
In any case, receiving contact from Ilgyeok at such a time was reason enough to be grateful.
And just to be safe, he’d even obtained confirmation.
「Cloud: In your opinion, Miss Elsie, do you think you could defeat Ilgyeok?
Elsie: Me? My master?
Cloud: Yes.
Elsie: What nonsense is that? How could I possibly defeat my master?」
‘Now that I think about it, for a Spirit, her manner of speech is rather…’
Though there was something that made him tilt his head, Claude was nonetheless certain after his conversation with Elsie.
‘Roel wants to subjugate Ilgyeok? Go ahead and try.’
Claude didn’t know Roel’s exact intentions or purposes.
But one thing was certain: even if Roel and Minjeong attacked simultaneously, they wouldn’t stand a chance against Ilgyeok.
So he harbored no worry about what might happen to Ilgyeok.
Roel’s character was also one of the reasons Claude felt reassured.
‘Once he realizes he can’t match Ilgyeok, he’ll probably tuck his tail between his legs like nothing happened.’
On the surface, he appeared deeply sinister and dangerous.
But in reality, he was a fool who cried watching dramas and couldn’t stand up to Minjeong.
He would have liked to accompany Ilgyeok to their meeting.
“Regardless, my belief that our counterparts are Miss Minjeong and Roel remains unchanged. When a joint conquest request comes later, those two will be prioritized.”
– Hmm… You seem to have something to rely on.
Jenny no longer objected to Claude’s decision.
If Claude held such conviction, then surely results would follow in kind.
This was the faith Jenny had carried since the earliest days of the Frontier, standing beside Claude through it all.
As the Frontier’s internal policies were being set in this manner.
Another message arrived from Ilgyeok.

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