I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 235

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Episode 235
Ep. 235
Jia tried to reason with Elsie, but she was already trapped in her own frame of mind and wouldn’t even pretend to listen.
Well, it was the pattern for her to calm down quickly anyway, so I wasn’t particularly worried.
In any case, today’s fifth-floor conquest had definitely yielded results.
Actually, it was a result I’d obtained before reaching the fifth floor.
「Item, ‘Choi Ihyeon’s Maesek Gun’ leveled up.
Check your status window.」
「Item, ‘Ihyeon’s Sniper Gun’ reached level 40.
Choose a skill.」
Around the time the second run had ended, Ihyeon’s sniper gun had finally reached level 40.
Actually, since I’d already cleared the fifth floor yesterday, you could say it was a bit late in coming.
‘Retrying probably gives less experience than the first clear. Plus, it’s considerably lower than S+ rank.’
From Ihyeon’s perspective, it was almost automatic hunting anyway, so I had no complaints.
Since I’d gotten a new skill anyway, I thought it was good timing and called Suyeon.
“Suyeon, I got a new skill. Should we wrap up for today…”
I was trying to gently suggest we finish up and head back today.
“Oh, congratulations~ But we still need to finish everything we planned for today!”
“But I just leveled up…”
“Are you really thinking of leaving…?”
Seo Suyeon, a madwoman with clear eyes and a spirit obsessed with conquest, wouldn’t let Ihyeon off so easily.
With those crystal-clear eyes looking at Ihyeon so pitifully, I simply couldn’t coldly say, “Yeah, I’m leaving.”
“…Well, there’s no problem with the conquest, so I guess I’ll just fill out all five runs today…”
“You really thought that through!”
In any case, for that reason, even after reaching level 40, I had to complete all five runs before finally returning to Deokhun’s Warehouse.
Deokhun, who had been tending to his work in the warehouse, greeted the returning team members warmly.
“Oh? Boss, you came out a bit early today, didn’t you?”
*Screeeeeeeech———!!!*
And all the team members except Jia and Suyeon responded to Deokhun’s greeting with eyes that were far too affectionate.
Ilgyeok Choi Ihyeon of course, Elsie, and even the subordinate Ilgyeok Knights under her—they all shot such fierce gazes that Deokhun, despite being a Hunter, was of the non-combat type and practically wanted to dash to the bathroom.
“H-hey! Isn’t it good to come out early?”
Deokhun momentarily wondered if his teammates were trying to catch something other than a monster, and asked while backing up about five steps.
It had almost come to that, but fortunately, no bloodshed occurred.
Ihyeon let out a small sigh and spoke.
“I leveled up this time. Came back to get a new skill. Coming out early was purely because we hunted fast.”
“Ah, congratulations, boss. Then you should get that new skill right away.”
And so the team members gathered around a spacious table in the middle of the warehouse.
“We’d love to see what new skill our master obtains!”
“Yeah, you all worked hard today. Let’s give it our best again tomorrow.”
“Huh?”
Whoosh—
The noisy Knights would only agitate my mind, so I dismissed them with a reverse summon.
As the atmosphere grew somewhat calmer, I opened my selection menu, but Suyeon suddenly asked a question that had occurred to her.
“Brother, what’s your level anyway?”
“Mine?”
“Yeah. You’ve climbed fast, but we’re already on the 86th Floor… have you passed 100?”
Suyeon’s innocent expression.
I hesitated for a moment.
‘It’s 40.’
If I told her the truth, what if Suyeon shot an arrow at me?
This worry came naturally to mind.
…Of course, the kind-hearted Suyeon would never aim an arrow at someone, but there are always “what-ifs” in this world.
Since I couldn’t deceive Suyeon either, I told her honestly.
“40…”
“400? Wow, Ilgyeok really is different… how did you become level 400 in such a short time? That’s higher than mine!”
It seemed Suyeon had clearly misheard what I said.
Level 400 would be no joke—even if I had lived in the Tower 24 hours a day until now, it would be an impossible number to achieve.
No matter how fast my clear speed was or how much more experience I received than others, some things just couldn’t be done.
“40.”
“40?”
“Yeah.”
“…”
And then came flowing silence.
An awkward glance was exchanged between me and Suyeon.
“Huh? What’s wrong with 40? If a Hunter is strong, it’s natural they climb higher.”
“That is correct, Master.”
Meanwhile, the two Spirits who didn’t understand the awkward atmosphere exchanged words as if asking why.
“W-w-wait, hyung, 40?!?!?! Whoa?!”
“What’s ‘whoa’?”
“Ah, my apologies. I attempted to express my startled feelings through onomatopoeia.”
A more dramatic reaction came from Deokhuun.
Surprisingly, Suyeon looked at me with a gaze that was remarkably cold for her and opened her mouth.
“Wa… wa… wa…”
‘Wait, that’s…’
I recognized the familiar reaction and wondered where I’d seen it before.
The thought didn’t last long.
‘Her eyes aren’t cold—she’s not breathing, so her face has gone pale!’
Wasn’t it very similar to that reaction when I first saw my Dothan?
The Spirits, who grasped the situation almost simultaneously with me, began urgently attending to Suyeon.
“B-breathe! Breathe! Inhale! Exhale!”
“A… con artist… Huff, huff, huff….”
“It seems Miss Suyeon needs to practice expressing her true feelings more honestly.”
“That’s right, well done. Keep breathing. My master is indeed a con artist, but it would be a shame if you died because of that.”
The spirits patted Suyeon’s back, guiding her breathing.
Ihyeon watched the scene and furrowed his brow slightly.
‘I understand that I deserve to be called a con artist, but making such a fuss about it somehow….’
There was still a legendary variety show circulating online.
In it, they had once said that if you could just say “fool,” it would be better, but saying “not quite bright, but kind…” at length only made you feel worse.
That was exactly how Ihyeon felt right now!
If they had just said outright, “This con artist!” then Ihyeon could have laughed it off with “Haha, I suppose I am a bit like that,” and moved on.
But anyway, that was already in the past and didn’t matter.
Ihyeon asked Suyeon, who had barely calmed down.
“Suyeon, what’s your level…?”
A somewhat cautious question.
Like most information about single-digit rankers, information about Suyeon was strictly confidential.
Stats per level, and of course the level itself.
But now that they were a team, there was little point in hiding it.
Suyeon took a deep breath and revealed her level.
“I’m… 362.”
“I, I’m sorry.”
Ihyeon apologized without even realizing it.
The world had set the standard of S-rank at 500 levels.
And there were hunters who had achieved 500 levels.
But even the most renowned superhumans only achieved this level when their retirement age came around, and in reality, even if they did achieve it, the floors they could actually clear often became lower.
It felt practically like an honorary position.
So the fact that Suyeon, who was actually younger than Ihyeon, had achieved a level in the mid-300s showed how hard she had worked all this time.
At least compared to Ihyeon, who only cleared one floor per day.
‘By level alone, I’m barely E-rank.’
Since he had already learned her level, Ihyeon asked one more thing.
“Then… what’s your stat per level?”
“12.”
Suyeon answered without hesitation, but she couldn’t help but gauge Ihyeon’s reaction.
At this point, even she couldn’t help but catch on.
Ihyeon had only needed 40 levels to reach the 86th floor.
What could the reason be?
Overwhelming stats to bridge the level gap, of course.
“What about you, oppa…?”
Ihyeon worried whether it would be safe to answer, but ultimately, he couldn’t hide it forever.
“Originally it was 15… ”
“Was?”
“Right now, it’s 20.”
“Ah~”
“?”
Yet contrary to my expectations, Suyeon remained remarkably composed upon hearing the number twenty.
Rather, she nodded her head gently with an air of “well, that’s nothing much.”
‘Was the shock too severe?’
Ihyeon watched Suyeon’s condition with concern.
If someone experienced too great a surprise, they could suddenly collapse.
“I thought you’d be getting around 100 or so, so I’m relieved it’s not that.”
“Haha, 100 would be way too much.”
Fortunately, Suyeon seemed to have accepted my stat gains per level quite cleanly.
Well, 40 and 362.
By simple arithmetic, a difference of nine to ten times would be necessary to bridge that gap.
“Hahaha, that’s right, oppa.”
“Hahaha, yes, thank you for understanding, Suyeon.”
It felt like a dramatic negotiation had concluded—a warm atmosphere!
Ihyeon and Suyeon exchanged bright smiles with each other, nodding in harmony.
“But why am I suddenly feeling so dizzy? Wait a moment.”
Thump—!
“????”
Then Suyeon suddenly clutched her forehead and fell backward!
“Sh-she fainted!”
Elsie cried out in surprise, checking Suyeon’s pulse.
‘…She certainly has quite the unpredictable reactions.’
It seemed she hadn’t accepted it cleanly at all—she’d simply been too shocked.
Fortunately, there was no danger to her life, so she’d wake up after resting a bit.
“But why is Deokhuun so quiet?”
Only then did I realize that Deokhuun, who should have been making a fuss and shouting by now, was oddly silent, and I turned my head.
Jia spoke respectfully to me.
“Deokhuun has been unconscious since earlier.”
“…I see.”
I felt sorry for Deokhuun for no particular reason.
Still, as I’d expected, Suyeon and Deokhuun quickly regained consciousness and stood up again.
“You fraud of an oppa!”
“You fraud of a hyung!”
…They’d regained far too much energy, if anything.
Having discovered my true nature(?), Suyeon and Deokhuun united to brand me a fraud.
“Yeah yeah, fraudulent master!”
“….”
What made me even sadder was that the spirits themselves had taken their side and were disparaging me.
In Jia’s case, she didn’t actively step forward, but given her nature, her silence was tantamount to agreement.
However, Ihyeon had something to say as well!
“It’s not like I wanted to do this, is it?”
“W-well, that’s true….”
“You make a fair point….”
As Ihyeon brazenly pressed forward, Suyeon and Deokhuun quietly retreated a step.
Though countless thoughts swirled in their minds, blaming Ihyeon wouldn’t change anything in the end.
Besides, weren’t they on the same team as Ihyeon? Wasn’t that a good thing?
With that mindset, they simply had to accept it—there was no other way.
Still, after the spirits explained the value of a single stat point from the sidelines, things improved considerably.
The difference between 12 and 11 was already stark, but the gap between 12 and 20 was truly staggering.
The level difference between Ihyeon and Suyeon was something that could be easily overcome.
“So, can I really get a new skill now?”
“U-uh, yes.”
“Indeed….”
Subtly enjoying the expressions on Suyeon and Deokhuun’s faces—that uncertain “should we really believe this? or not?”—Ihyeon opened the skill selection he had been waiting for.
「1. Field Map (C)
Generates a map displaying the surrounding terrain and monsters.
The range of terrain marking is affected by distance.
The accuracy of terrain marking is affected by precision.
The accuracy of monster marking is affected by stealth.
2. High Explosive Round (B)
Consumes 5 mana to fire a high explosive round that causes a powerful explosion upon impact.
Firepower increases while precision and stealth decrease slightly.
Can be used in combination with bone rounds.
3. Thermal Scope (C)
Thermal detection functionality is added to the scope.
You can detect the interior of targets using thermal imaging.
Firepower and precision decrease slightly.」
“Hmm.”
“Got something good, Master?”
As always, three choices appeared, and everyone’s gaze focused on Ihyeon.
Without explaining first, Ihyeon selected the skill immediately.
「You have acquired High Explosive Round (B).」

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