I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 195

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Episode 195
Ep. 195
“Hmm.”
It didn’t seem particularly polite, but the tension between the Spirits had been consistent since our first meeting, so I didn’t say anything more about it.
Besides, Roel hadn’t been particularly friendly toward us either.
Jia offered me a supplementary explanation.
“The core of a Golem belongs to Mages. Especially since the Dark Mage handles Golems skillfully, Roel must surely know something about it.”
At that, Roel opened his mouth with a sinister smile.
“Do you truly believe I would tell you everything I know so readily? If that’s the case, then I, Roel Agriatus de Flobang….”
The rest was Roel’s full name, so no one paid attention to it.
Minjeong immediately glared at Roel with a sharp look and scolded him.
“Roel, if you know something, just say it. Don’t be annoying and beat around the bush.”
“Cough… but Master, you may not know, but the relationship between an Overlord and a Watchman is not so simple….”
“So, are you going to tell us or not!”
“Filthy followers of the Watchman, be silent…!”
It didn’t seem like he would open his mouth easily.
Elsie, as if frustrated, tapped her chest rhythmically and spoke to me.
“Master, it seems like you need to show something too?”
“Hmm.”
I nodded and opened my inventory again.
Roel let out a contemptuous laugh.
“No matter what bribes you offer, I, Roel Agriatus… will not yield.”
Boom—!
“???”
However, contrary to Roel’s expectations, what I pulled out was neither a bribe nor a gift.
It was my sniper rifle….
And with a bright smile, I persuaded Roel.
“If there’s anything you desire, please tell me.”
“Th, that’s not the attitude of someone making a request, is it….”
A situation where he couldn’t possibly predict what he’d receive if he didn’t speak willingly!
Eventually, Roel fell silent for a moment, then muttered as if to himself.
“Friend….”
“I beg your pardon?”
“Why won’t you add me as a friend….”
In truth, Roel had been bothered by the fact that everyone around him had registered as my friend, yet he alone was left out!
Eventually, Elsie couldn’t hold back and drew her Claymore.
“This damn bastard…!”
“Ah, no, Elsie! You shouldn’t say such bad words!”
With anyone else it might be different, but not with Elsie.
* * *
I couldn’t quite grasp how everything was unfolding, but after completing the friend request with Roel as well.
Roel began to explain what he knew about the core of a complete Golem.
“A complete Golem core is literally a seed… pure possibility itself. I’m not sure what method was used, but the reason the description doesn’t change even if your name, Ilgyeok, is inscribed in it is because of that. It hasn’t decided what it will become yet, has it?”
“So that’s how it was.”
In other words, the maximum and minimum potential would increase, but that wouldn’t bring about any meaningful change to the description.
There was nothing explicitly different about it.
“Also, the grade of a complete core is very important to the final result… Master, what grade was this core?”
The one who answered wasn’t Ihyeon, but Minjeong.
“It was S-grade?”
“Yes, normally when a complete core appears, it’s F-grade. But there’s no need to be disappointed… even an F-grade Golem core is a tremendous treasure.”
“No, it’s not F-grade, it’s S-grade.”
“Yes, I didn’t say F-grade… What did you say?”
Roel opened his mouth with an irritated tone, as if asking why he had to repeat himself, but immediately questioned what he’d heard.
The expression of ‘Did I mishear the grade just now?’ was clearly visible even on his hooded face.
Now it was Minjeong who spoke with an exasperated voice.
“S-grade! S! Not F, but S above A!”
“Then you should have said that from the start!!!!!”
“Eek! You startled me!”
Roel vented his frustration at Minjeong.
It wasn’t just a shout—it was nearly a shriek from the Dark Mage, saturated with dark magical power.
“Why are you taking it out on me? Ilgyeok brought it! And I just told you?”
“Master, how dare a Dark Mage whose head still reeks of dark magic…!”
Boom—!
“Stop, stop. We already did all that, so doing it again would be redundant.”
“Ah… I see.”
“I’m, I’m sorry, sister.”
As expected, it was Elsie’s job to settle the chaotic atmosphere.
Roel stroked both sides of his chin with his index and thumb, lost in thought.
“S… it really is S-grade, isn’t it….”
Then, looking at Ihyeon, he spoke with a regretful expression.
“Ilgyeok, what a pity. An S-grade Golem core would surely be a treasure never seen in this world… but the conditions for it to germinate properly are far too demanding….”
“What would be necessary?”
Ihyeon asked in a tone suggesting he might as well hear it out.
Roel answered as if he didn’t expect much.
“First, excellent materials… I assume you wouldn’t want a crude Golem made only of rocks and elements that appear naturally in nature, would you?”
“I’ll retrieve them first.”
Ihyeon asked Claude for help and moved to a wider space in the mansion.
A large underground chamber that normally served as a training ground for the Agents.
Thinking this would suffice, Ihyeon began pulling out what he had prepared in his inventory.
Crash—!!
“First, there’s Pulisto’s hide. Ah, if you’re wondering what Pulisto is…”
“W-wait! You mean the Mountain King’s hide!”
“Who is the Mountain King, Roel?”
Honk—!
“How ignorant! The king of giants who grew by consuming lava, the Mountain King Pulisto, and you don’t know of him!”
“Ugh, you could’ve just explained it normally…… What’s with the attitude, you pompous thing……”
“What was that?”
“I-I said ten ducks. 10 duck……”
Gulp—
“And here are armor fragments from the Twin Durahan.”
“Gasp! The armor of those vicious twin demons!”
“There’s also the carapace of Amogratl.”
“Amogratl! The moving island of the sea!”
“From the 50th floor, bones of a Demi Lich.”
“Mmm……! A wretched soul unable to be controlled by dark magic……”
“Scales from a Mountain Drake.”
“Gasp! The heir of the snowy peaks, here of all places!”
“And this one too……”
Each time an item was introduced, Roel gasped in astonishment.
Of course, since Ihyeon had reached the 80s floors, these were items he could obtain, but seeing them all gathered together, their value was truly staggering.
“Oh? Now that I think about it, I have this as well. A rather special bone from Pulisto.”
“Cough! Even a bone infused with the essence of the Mountain King Pulisto! This is truly absurd!”
Normally I should have used it to craft bone bullets, but I’d completely forgotten about it anyway, and strengthening the golem seemed far more useful than bone bullets.
“Hmm, this is quite the reaction buffet.”
Elsie nodded contentedly, finally satisfied.
“Will this suffice?”
Ihyeon, who had brought these preparations somewhat casually, asked Roel with a proud expression.
The byproducts Ihyeon had brought out this time were no ordinary byproducts.
Like the claws of Lava Lava that he’d shown Seongnyun before, most of them had been reborn through the Branding skill.
Even if they were turned into items right now, they would be of a caliber to shake the world.
Though he hadn’t examined each one individually, the atmosphere emanating from the accumulated items was so extraordinary that even Roel nodded seriously.
“It’s sufficient, but…… there’s still one crucial key remaining…… No, without it, I’d say an S-rank complete core loses its luster.”
“What would that be? Ah, the Spirits did mention they need magic stones.”
“Correct. However…… it needs to be an A-rank magic stone to fulfill its purpose.”
His voice carried genuine regret.
Claude and Minjeong, who had been watching, also reacted with disappointment.
“Isn’t it the case that we haven’t even confirmed whether A-rank magic stones still exist?”
“I’ve heard the same thing. Where on earth would you even find something like that……”
The highest grade magic stone humanity has discovered so far is B-rank.
Since even those barely appear from the 80s floors, in severe cases, there were nations that didn’t possess even a single one.
But the moment they heard it was an A-grade mana stone, both of them naturally fell into despair.
However.
*Click*—
“You should have mentioned it sooner. It’s an A-grade mana stone.”
“?!?!?!?!”
Ihyeon casually produced an A-grade mana stone.
Roel, as well as Claude and Minjeong, their eyes widened to the size of saucers.
An A-grade mana stone that sparkled transparently like a jewel.
“W-where on earth did you get something like this!”
“I obtained it from the tower.”
“Well, that’s obvious!”
The three of them growled aggressively at Ihyeon, who spoke so casually as if he were simply producing a C-grade mana stone.
Ihyeon asked as if confused.
“You said you needed it, so I brought it. Is there a problem?”
When even he thought something was odd, the strategy was to push forward shamelessly!
That had been Ihyeon’s approach all along.
This time too, the strategy worked perfectly, leaving the three of them at a loss for words.
“W-well, that’s not quite it….”
“There’s no problem….”
In any case, the ‘materials’ needed to create the golem were now secured.
Now it was Ihyeon’s turn to ask.
“Roel, can you create the golem now?”
With everything necessary gathered, they would move on to the creation phase.
To fully utilize an S-grade core, the caster’s skill would be extremely important as well.
Roel pondered for a moment, then let out a groan.
“Ugh….”
He’d suspected as much, but to think he’d been hiding all these treasures away.
Having made such bold proclamations, Roel found himself in quite an awkward position to now say, ‘I’m afraid I can’t do it.’
Besides, if he did that, his master Minjeong or that sword-wielding brat Elsie would surely try to cut off his head….
‘And yet, to hastily create it would ultimately benefit the Watchman’s followers, wouldn’t it….’
Roel was in quite a predicament.
As Roel deliberated, he studied Ihyeon carefully.
…He was absolutely not looking at the terrifying sniper rifle held in his hands.
The soul hidden beneath Ihyeon’s handsome exterior.
Even so, Roel was himself an exceptional Spirit.
Since becoming a Spirit, he had served many legendary Dark Mages, and his own accomplishments in dark magic were sufficient to be called a master of the craft.
Therefore, he had confidence in discerning the true nature of people.
Roel gauged it.
The ancient conflict surrounding the tower, the many humans currently climbing it earnestly—they knew nothing of his true master and Ihyeon’s existence….
Since arriving in this world, Roel too had learned of Ihyeon’s movements through numerous sources.
No, rather, because they are Spirits, Ilgyeok tends to connect things that others wouldn’t normally associate with him directly.
Therefore, Roel was certain.
‘The Watchman’s successor—yes, I’d say that’s definite.’
About the changes Ihyeon had already brought to the Tower, and the far greater transformations that would unfold ahead.
Perhaps Roel himself was merely a insignificant speck caught in those turbulent currents.
The complete Golem core that Ihyeon had brought as well….
Roel let out a soft chuckle as his thoughts reached that point.
“You’re laughing? How irritating.”
Elsie immediately frowned and showed her displeasure, but Roel paid her no mind and spoke.
“I’ll create it for you… A Golem.”
“Truly?”
Ihyeon asked as if taken aback.
Roel stood at the opposite end from what would likely be the Overlord’s faction.
And their loyalty appeared quite formidable at that.
If he had refused outright, Ihyeon had been prepared to ask Claude for just the method as a fallback plan.
It would have been fortunate if persuasion through a gift worked, but if not….
In any case, even with such resolve, it was fortunate that he agreed so readily.
Roel spoke with a faint smile.
“I should repay the value of the scripture and staff I received last time….”
The Lich’s Dark Scripture and the Cursed Dark Thorn Staff obtained after capturing the Lich before.
Particularly the staff—Roel absorbed it before Claude could even stop him, and there were rumors that Claude wept for days afterward.
“It was given without any particular intention.”
For Ihyeon, who had passed on items that were useless to him anyway to the Frontier without hesitation, it was an unexpected stroke of fortune.
Roel’s smile deepened upon hearing those words.
That he would give such treasures without expecting anything in return was something Roel found difficult to comprehend.
But perhaps it was precisely for that reason that Ihyeon had been chosen.
Roel turned to look at Minjeong and spoke.
“I cannot do this alone. Your master’s abilities are still too lacking, you see.”
“What did you just say?!”
Minjeong, suddenly struck by those words, flared up in anger.
Even if I’m like this, I’m Tarakdwaeji Minjeong who cleared the 62nd floor!
The 62nd floor was more than sufficient—she could receive executive-level treatment at any guild, so her indignation was understandable.
However, Roel was firm.
“You’re still far from being able to handle an S-rank complete core!”
“Eek… Y-you should have said so from the start….”
Minjeong, completely unlike her usual self, lowered her tail slightly.
That didn’t mean Roel was abandoning the creation, however.
“Claude will need to participate as well… Then I can guarantee success.”
“Even me?”
“It will certainly be helpful… That’s simply how Golem creation works.”
“Good grief.”
Claude chuckled softly, shrugging his shoulders as if admitting defeat.
He was ordinarily gloomy and irritable, spouting incomprehensible remarks, and misfortune seemed to follow wherever he went.
‘Ah, perhaps I was too harsh in saying all that.’

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