I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 76

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Episode 76
Ep. 76
“Hey, bring me all the reports on Tarakdwaeji Minjeong.”
“I keep telling you, just call her by her ID.”
The Agent grumbled but faithfully carried out Claude’s request.
Claude rapidly scanned the reports, yet precisely identified what he needed and connected the circuits of logic.
‘Jia first appeared during the terror attack. That’s when she introduced herself as my proxy.’
Had Jia not appeared, Claude would likely still have shown little interest in Ilgyeok.
In fact, the reason Claude had come to Korea in the first place was because the Korean government had asked him about the connection between Ilgyeok and Frontier.
But why was this proxy’s appearance so sudden?
It was far too strange to assume she was an aide to any guild.
Someone of that caliber should have already had information registered with either Frontier or the Management Bureau.
And after the terror attack, she completely concealed her identity again, then suddenly appeared on the 40th Floor acting as Ilgyeok.
It was definitely strange.
As if she could reveal and conceal her existence entirely at her own discretion.
‘I never thought of it before, but now that I think about it, there’s another similar case.’
Claude’s narrowed eyes read a specific phrase from the report.
[ The red-haired girl possesses the name ‘Elsie’. Judged to be an aide to ‘Tarakdwaeji Minjeong’, who had previously evaded identification. She revealed herself at some point. ]
Ilgyeok’s proxy.
And Tarakdwaeji Minjeong’s aide.
Though they appeared entirely different, they shared several crucial characteristics.
First, they were new individuals who did not exist in the previous database.
Second, they could choose whether to reveal their identity.
Third, though not yet confirmed with certainty, they possessed strength far beyond what one would expect from someone lingering below the 40th Floor range.
Having connected these dots, Claude felt a thrill coursing through his entire body.
‘What if… these individuals are directly connected to Tower secrets like EX-grade?’
Tarakdwaeji Minjeong’s rapid growth — including the absurd class change from Dark Mage to Swordsman — began only after Ilgyeok surpassed the 30th Floor range.
And how many Hunters have passed the 45th Floor so far, yet why does only Ilgyeok bear such a special symbol as (???) or EX?
‘It’s strange.’
If the goal were simply to climb the Tower, there could be more room for leisure.
Tarakdwaeji Minjeong is human too, so how could she not leave the Tower and just repeat training and conquest day after day?
This must certainly be the will of Elsie, not Minjeong.
What if Elsie’s existence is pursuing Ilgyeok?
Whether it’s a grudge or some other motive, I don’t know.
The fog that had obscured Claude’s vision seemed to dissipate, bringing a rush of clarity.
Claude urgently shouted to his subordinate.
“Contact the Agent observing Elsie right now and tell them to make contact!”
“Pardon? But sir, if we do that, they’ll realize we’ve been watching them all this time.”
“Doesn’t matter! They already know!”
“That’s impossible!”
The Agent jumped up as if that were impossible.
I had assigned one of the more skilled Assassins among the Frontiers in Korea to tail them.
There was no way surveillance would be discovered on the mere 30th Floor range.
But then.
The door burst open—
“C-Claude!”
The hotel room door swung open and a Frontier Agent with a deathly pale face rushed in.
“What? What’s wrong?”
“Elsie—that is, Tarakdwaeji Minjoo’s side suddenly requested a meeting!”
….
Claude stared at the Agent as if to say, “Didn’t I just tell you that?”
Silence.
The Agent who had just entered hung his head low, his face flushed red in stark contrast to the pale Agent from before.
* * *
Kiiiiing—….
A Shock Hound, scattering shockwaves around with the thick organ attached to its neck.
The creature now lay on the ground with its prized neck severed cleanly in a single stroke.
Shing—
Minjeong finished the battle with an elegant sheathing stance upon confirming the sight.
‘I look pretty cool, don’t I?’
Even by my own assessment, I was captivated by myself.
Five Shock Hounds eliminated in just 5 minutes?
Why on earth was I using Dark Magic until now?
Without Elsie, I would still be summoning feeble Skeletons and waging tearful guerrilla warfare.
「5 Shock Hounds defeated.
36th Floor mission completed.
Rank: A」
A system that immediately rewards brilliant achievements with a rank!
“How was it, sister?”
Minjeong asked Elsie, who had been watching from behind with a triumphant expression.
“Well, you won’t die easily if you go anywhere else.”
“Your way of speaking….”
Minjeong pouted her lips at the blunt response.
But her lips twitched, and laughter was mixed within.
Still, for that picky red-haired spirit to say such things meant she was acknowledging my growth in her own way.
“Where will we train today, sister?”
“Well, today….”
Elsie was pondering, her index finger resting on her chin.
A notification window appeared before Minjeong’s eyes.
「45th Floor (???) has been cleared.
Location: Tower of South Korea
ID: Ilgyeok
Rank: EX」
Another clear notice from Ilgyeok, just like always.
Minjeong saw it and clicked her tongue in disapproval.
“Ilgyeok struck again today. Seriously, what’s this EX rank supposed to be?”
I mean, did he find some way to surpass S+ somewhere?
Now that I think about it, that ‘(???)’ attached after the 45th Floor was pretty suspicious too.
“W-what the heck is EX rank?!?!!!?!”
Only now fully processing the notice’s contents, Minjeong’s eyes widened as she jumped to her feet.
If this notice was real, then a completely new rank had just appeared.
“Um, Elsie! Do you know what EX rank is?”
Minjeong hurriedly searched for Elsie.
But Elsie was already—
Whoosh—!
“????”
—dashing off somewhere.
Minjeong quickly chased after her.
In the past, she wouldn’t have stood a chance, but thanks to her recent training, her stamina had improved enough to barely keep up.
The distance wasn’t that far anyway.
Elsie burst into the brush and suddenly shouted.
“Hey, come on out!”
‘Has she lost her mind?’
Why was she suddenly yelling into an empty forest?
She said she was 2,000 years old, so had she finally…
“You there, with the white circle on your chest—come out now!”
“Sister, there’s nobody there…”
Pop— Pop—
“I’ve lost it!”
There was definitely nobody there, but now there were people?
And just as Elsie had said, they had small white circles drawn on their left chests.
Minjeong didn’t know it yet, but these were Agents from the Frontier that Claude had marked.
They emerged with deeply troubled expressions.
“H-how did you know?”
“How I knew isn’t your concern. Just bring me your commander right now.”
“Pardon?”
“I said I want to meet your leader! I have something to tell you! Isn’t that why you’ve been following me anyway?”
Blank stare—
Having observed them for the past several days, they knew that the cute little girl named Elsie had a rough way of speaking.
But the Frontier Agents could only stare blankly at each other.
‘Can I take them with me?’
Sling—
“Headmaster.”
“Y-yes, I shall obey!”
I had to take them along. What else could I do?
Claude would also choose to meet with them rather than see the Agents’ heads roll off.
…Claude was truly that kind of person.
And so, Elsie and Minjeong finally made contact with Frontier.
“We apologize for the inconvenience over these past few days. We were merely following orders. We are Agents of Frontier.”
“Y-you’ve been tailing us for several days? Wait, Frontier?!?!!?! Are you scamming us?!”
Minjeong immediately suspected that the other party might be a criminal impersonating Frontier.
Why would an organization like Frontier tail her?
After all, there were plenty of scammers who exploited Frontier’s name.
However, Elsie waved her hand dismissively at Minjeong’s concerns.
“That doesn’t matter. It seems like they were trying not to bother us too much anyway. They’re not scammers.”
“You just don’t know how the world works, sister….”
“We shall meet at the Road Hotel, outside the Tower.”
“Sure, I’ll go with her.”
“Of course.”
“???”
“What are you doing? Road Hotel.”
“Sister?”
“Road Hotel.”
“???”
Minjeong silently guided Elsie to the Road Hotel, overwhelmed by her commanding presence that looked ready to strike her down with a sword at any moment — which had actually happened several times already.
There, the Frontier Agents they had met inside the Tower were already waiting.
When they went upstairs, Claude had just finished preparing to receive them.
“Welcome. I am Claude, the leader of the small organization called Frontier.”
“Yeah, nice to meet you. I’m Elsie, a spirit.”
“???”
Their greeting concluded so naturally that one might think they already knew each other.
Moreover, Claude showed no surprise whatsoever upon hearing that Elsie was a spirit.
For Minjeong, it was nothing but shock upon shock.
Frontier was an organization Minjeong knew well.
Not only had she seen the face of its leader directly, but he was here in Korea?
Why on earth?
Claude also greeted Minjeong, who stood dazed behind Elsie.
“So you must be Tarakdwaeji Minjoo.”
“Kyaaaah! How do you know my ID?! You really are a scammer!”
Claude couldn’t bring himself to explain the details.
It wasn’t information I particularly wanted to know anyway.
In any case, following Claude’s guidance, two people and one spirit sat gathered on the hotel sofa.
Elsie stated her business the moment she sat down.
“We need to go up to the 40th Floor range. Right now.”
“…Is this perhaps because of Ilgyeok’s announcement just now?”
“Why are you asking when you already know?”
True to form for a sword spirit, Elsie cut through the pretense without hesitation.
Claude nodded readily, as if he’d already considered this much.
“Understood. My agents will escort you wherever you wish to go.”
“Good, you’re easy to talk to.”
Elsie smiled with satisfaction, showing her favor toward Claude.
And then there was one person who had naturally been left out of this conversation.
“…Wait, hold on a second, Elsie!”
“What?”
It was Minjeong.
Minjeong had been mulling over the details when she suddenly startled and called out to Elsie.
“What about me?”
“You?”
“If you go, then I…!”
Who was it that reclassed a perfectly fine Dark Mage into a Swordsman?
It was Elsie, who had pushed through with absurd S+ grade items.
From what I gathered, Elsie now intended to ascend to the 40th Floor range with Frontier.
‘Then I’m just being abandoned on the 30th Floor!’
That was a devastating blow to Minjeong.
—
Elsie placed her fern-like hand on Minjeong’s shoulder and spoke seriously.
“Listen.”
“Yes, yes, Elsie.”
“You’ve grown a lot during this time. You’re more than capable of climbing to the 40th Floor range on your own now without me.”
In Elsie’s eyes as she spoke were full of trust and confidence in Minjeong.
“Elsie….”
“That’s right, Minjeong.”
Minjeong called out to Elsie quietly.
“Just yesterday you said ‘You’re the first hopeless case I’ve ever seen’, ‘If you keep doing that, you’ll get bitten by a Shadow Tiger and no one will even know’, ‘If you’re going to do it like that, go play with skeletons instead of me’.”
“….”

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