I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 198

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Episode 198
Ep. 198
Yuna turned with a light laugh, her voice as heavy as the plate armor she wore.
“Just kidding, just kidding~ But it’s amazing, isn’t it? Ilgyeok actually showed up.”
Though she claimed she hadn’t come to pick a fight, Duseok wasn’t entirely uninterested in Ihyeon either.
In fact, his interest was far more intense.
Unlike Yuna’s playful, sticky gaze, Duseok’s eyes carried a far more threatening gleam.
‘There were people like that in the military too.’
Quite a few soldiers practically lived in the fitness center all day.
Especially sergeants and officers of captain rank and above.
That aura emanating from someone who had unified experience and tremendous training—only those who had felt it could truly understand it.
Even in the same combat uniform, their shoulders and forearms looked distinctly different.
But Duseok’s interest was actually directed at Jia.
“You look quite impressive.”
Jia in armor honestly exuded an undeniable sense of pressure from every angle.
It wasn’t just the armor making her appear larger—despite her lean appearance, her frame was packed with muscle.
Yet compared to Duseok, she seemed almost delicate.
To exaggerate slightly, you’d need to be a Troll to look like you were in the same league as Duseok.
Fighting alongside him would be reassuring beyond measure, but facing him as an opponent would feel like hitting an impenetrable iron wall.
But Jia didn’t back down.
“Thank you. It’s an honor to meet you.”
“Good.”
Perhaps those of the same type could understand each other without lengthy conversation?
To Ihyeon’s ears, it was merely a polite greeting, yet both Jia and Duseok wore satisfied smiles.
‘…Sergeant Won used to make that same expression when he saw soldiers who’d been hitting the gym outside.’
Ihyeon shuddered as he recalled Sergeant Won, who had briefly been stationed with him before the incident, then transferred elsewhere.
Ihyeon didn’t think he disliked exercise, but that man—the moment he saw Ihyeon’s face, he’d grab his wrist and drag him to the fitness center. He was truly a demon.
Something about needing to build stamina when mana was lacking.
If his grip strength were merely weak, he could resist, but what kind of Orc sinew had that man been eating….
In any case, of the newly arrived rankers, only one remained.
It was Kim Juhyeon.
By chance, Ihyeon and Juhyeon’s eyes met.
Ihyeon tensed slightly.
‘The ranker whose appearance and ability are most mismatched….’
Of course, seeing Suyeon in person also provoked reactions like “This person is ranked number one?”, but Juhyeon took it even further.
Looking at his face alone, you’d wonder if this man could even properly swat a single fly.
And then.
“I-I-Ilgyeok, it’s nice to meet you….”
“…? Ah, yes. You’re ranker Kim Juhyeon, correct?”
“H-Huh! You even know my name!”
Even after having a conversation with him, that impression didn’t change much.
Juhyeon approached me with his face flushed red, looking bashful.
Yuna laughed at the sight and spoke.
“Look at this guy. He doesn’t act like this around his sister. Are you a Hanbangtang member too?”
“A Hanbangtang member, you say?”
“Yes, yes! I’m a member of that Hanbangtang café…!”
It seemed that nearly everyone I met was a member of the Hanbangtang café.
‘The world is coming to an end, truly the end!’
Even though it was my own fan café, I couldn’t help but lament.
These pillars of Korea’s future were so enthusiastically engaged in such meaningless café activities!
However, since I couldn’t voice my honest thoughts, I simply nodded along and accepted it.
“May I ask what your username is?”
“Huh? Oh, I….”
Juhyeon hadn’t expected me to ask for his username, and his face grew even redder as he hesitated.
Then he carefully revealed his username.
“Seonggwangdong Pibaraggi….”
“?!?!?!”
“What, what?! Seonggwangdong Pibaraggi!”
This shocked both me and Elsie.
Especially Elsie—she had been hiding behind me until just now, but her eyes widened as she sprang forward like a spring, bouncing out with a twang.
“You’re Seonggwangdong Pibaraggi?!”
“Y-yes…. Gasp, Elsie, are you also a member of the Hanbangtang café?”
Of course she was a member.
Elsie had joined every community she enjoyed viewing the moment she activated her phone under her own name.
Moreover, there was a reason why I and Elsie were so shocked upon hearing Juhyeon’s username.
It was a few days ago….
– Master, look at this. The way this person writes is absolutely terrible, right?
– I told you not to use crude language, Elsie.
– No, seriously, just look at this post!
I clicked my tongue as I watched Elsie scurry over to me and thrust her phone into my hands.
She was becoming not a spirit of weapons, but a true ghost of the internet.
Still, I did take a look at the post she showed me.
[ Author: Seonggwangdong Pibaraggi
Title: LMAO The Legendary Sword is Literally Like an Elementary School Kid
I’ve been watching your writing for the past few days, and honestly, even a real elementary schooler wouldn’t be this childish. What? You’re saying you’re a legendary sword? Then I’m a one-hit kill. This isn’t even like when an elementary schooler says “My dream is to be a police car~” – kids these days don’t even do that lol.
└ Legendary Sword: Yo, are you calling me out right now? Did you lose all your manners, you elementary schooler?
└ Seonggwangdong Pibaraggi: Yeah, right? You got hit where it hurts and came running to find the callout post to reply all desperate-like?
└ Legend’s Sword: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Offended? Who? Who? Who? You write a snide post and act all high and mighty? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ Seonggwang-dong Pibarage: lol Seeing you hit so hard, you really got hit, right? Your top career aspiration is the legendary sword, second is a police car, third is a fire truck, right?
└ Legendary Sword: Ugh! What’s your future dream, are you in middle school?
“Sungwang-dong Pibarage: Oh, so you’re dodging the point because you’re at a loss for words~ That’s such an elementary school thing to do, right? Waaah Mom~ This person is targeting me~~ Boohoo ㅠㅠㅠ”
└ Legendary Sword: Hey you, where do you live! I’ll beat you from head to toe…. ]
– ….
Elsie had just finished an intense keyboard battle with one of the forum members.
When Ihyeon looked at her as if he had nothing to say, Elsie was still seething with anger and was about to stamp her feet and voice her grievances when—
[ Your posting and commenting privileges have been restricted for one month due to accumulated reports and violation of community guidelines. ]
– Oh, you got suspended, Elsiya.
– Ugh! If I reveal that I’m the Master’s item, won’t they lift the suspension? Huh?
– Say something that makes sense….
Ihyeon instantly realized in real-time that Elsie had been hit with a forum activity ban.
As it turned out, the very person Elsie had been battling with in the keyboard war was none other than Seonggwangdong Pibaraggi—who was ranked 3rd, Kim Juhyeon.
Snap—!
Like a character straight out of a manga, Elsie’s forehead bulged with veins forming a cross pattern as she immediately sprang into action.
“You bastard! What perfect timing!”
“Ugh, aaaah! Why are you doing this?!”
Elsie pulled out a massive claymore and swung it around wildly, looking ready to charge at Juhyeon at any moment!
Meanwhile, Juhyeon could only stumble backward without any real resistance, screaming in terror.
Then Ihyeon pressed down firmly on the back of Elsie’s head.
“What are you doing, Master!”
“Fighting means you’re both in the wrong. Apologize quickly.”
“What did I—!”
“Apologize.”
Elsie’s expression showed she was still furious just thinking about what happened, but ultimately she couldn’t ignore Ihyeon’s words and reluctantly apologized.
“Sorry.”
“Do it properly.”
“I’m sorry.”
Meanwhile, Juhyeon was still tilting his head in confusion, not understanding what was going on.
“Um… Why exactly…?”
“Ah, this is the Legendary Sword. I’m not sure if you’d remember, but…”
“…!”
Only then did Juhyeon look at Elsie with startled eyes, her chest heaving with indignation.
“I, I’m terribly sorry. I didn’t mean to do that.”
“Uh, uh… Huh? Why is he like that?”
When Juhyeon bowed deeply to apologize, Elsie seemed taken aback, not expecting him to respond that way.
“Hmph, so the little girl was the Legendary Sword?”
“The world is small indeed.”
Meanwhile, Yuna and Duseok seemed to have heard the story from Juhyeon before, as they wore playful expressions and found the situation amusing.
Ihyeon shared similar thoughts, so what could they do.
Besides, Ihyeon had decided not to question anymore why Juhyeon’s appearance and his combat form were so different.
‘Who would have known that the 3rd-ranked player was a keyboard warrior.’
It was a well-known fact that trolls and spreaders of misinformation often appeared vastly different in person compared to their online personas.
But who could have imagined they would be this different?
“I got suspended for a month back then too. I had no idea it was actually you, Elsie… But your username is the Legendary Sword, right? In reality…?”
“That’s right, you fool! I’m really Elsie, the Legendary Sword!”
As if the world had finally begun turning correctly, Elsie puffed out her chest and revealed her true form to Juhyeon.
It was a longsword, completely different from the rapier Juhyeon used, but he didn’t mind at all and his eyes sparkled with admiration.
“This is really the best…!”
“Puhaha! Now do you believe me? What, kid? How dare you doubt me…!”
In any case, while my somewhat (?) unexpected conversation with Juhyeon was being wrapped up.
There was one person who had been completely forgotten by everyone.
“I, I say… gentlemen, ladies, how can you all just ignore me like this?”
It was Jo Hanryeol, ranked 10th in Korea, universally acknowledged as Korea’s greatest Assassin, the next executive of the Aegis Guild, and the Dragon’s Blade.
As if by agreement, Hanryeol watched them completely ignore him and converse only among themselves, and called out to Yuna, Duseok, and Juhyeon with a deeply wounded expression.
But his suffering didn’t end there.
“Huh? Why did you come?”
“Ugh, Lady Yuna…”
“…A useless fellow has joined us.”
“Duseok!”
“I asked the Guild Master to keep this confidential.”
“Even you, Young Master Juhyeon!”
At this pitiful scene, I couldn’t help but furrow my brow.
‘It would have been better not to speak to them at all.’
And from Hanryeol’s perspective, that was truly the case.
He could have simply been ignored, but instead he’d gained cold indifference on top of it.
…Well, they say silence is more terrifying than criticism, so in that sense it might have been a blessing in disguise.
In any case, the three of them openly showed their annoyance when looking at Hanryeol.
That would have been manageable, but Yuna said this to me:
“Why does someone of Ilgyeok’s caliber associate with someone like that?”
“What are you saying!”
“I didn’t intend to, but he was waiting on the 81st floor.”
“Ah~ That must be difficult for you too. Hehe, if you need anything in the future, tell us instead of him.”
Though I hadn’t heard the details, I could roughly piece together what had happened among the rankers.
Hanryeol must be quite an annoying character.
And since Hunters were accustomed to constantly forming and dissolving alliances as needed to clear dungeons, it was possible that right now they were trying to check Hanryeol and the Aegis Guild.
Duseok and Juhyeon expressed intentions not much different from Yuna’s.
The story that Ilgyeok had already met the Aegis Guild had become an open secret.
Moreover, though Seongnyun had kept things as confidential as possible, those who knew understood that the unexplained Code Red from the administration was also related to Ilgyeok.
So the three of them hadn’t been particularly surprised when they first saw me entering.
They had sensed that they would all meet soon anyway.
Naturally, the large Korean guilds they belonged to had also planned to create communication channels with Ilgyeok through their strongest cards.
‘Perhaps… the meeting of these three Hunters this time could also be part of such an intention.’
I didn’t view the world with naive purity.
My unconditional enthusiasm for the person called Ilgyeok—I suspected there might be people orchestrating the atmosphere behind the scenes.
After expressing my gratitude to the three of them, I leaned close to Hanryeol’s ear and whispered.
“It seems I didn’t necessarily need an introduction from you, Hunter Hanryeol.”
“Cough… Even you, Young Master Ilgyeok, why must you be this way? Really…”
Hanryeol’s eyes glistened with tears, his reputation as the merciless assassin of the dragon completely at odds with how sorrowful he appeared.
At minimum, it seemed Hanryeol was someone who maintained distance from the affairs of these guilds.
Whether he had chosen that distance himself or the guild had simply let him go, I couldn’t say.

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