I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 79

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Episode 79
Ep. 79
The next day, 47th Floor.
Whoosh— whoooosh—!
Elsie was diligently swinging her sword even on the 47th Floor.
At that level, she could easily find another master and live a beloved life without needing Ihyeon.
Ihyeon understood this because he possessed Jia, an item of equal rank.
He knew just how absurdly broken S+ grade items truly were when evaluated objectively.
Even an ordinary swordsman would likely be able to reach floors several, or even dozens of levels higher than their actual ability if they fought alongside Elsie.
…Ihyeon never imagined that I would have done such a thing, bringing Minjeong—who had never even held a sword in her life—alongside Elsie.
48th Floor.
Whooooosh———!!
49th Floor.
Boom boom boom————
“Ugh, she’s back again.”
The Legendary Sword that refused to stay dead kept returning.
How diligently she hunted.
And each time, she made sure to appeal to me through chat without fail.
Looking closer, despite her flashy movements, she wasn’t actually capturing that many monsters.
Eventually, I sent a private message back.
「Ilgyeok: Despite all the flashiness, you don’t seem to be catching many monsters.
Elsie: Well, my master needs to be first place!」
It was a simple and straightforward reason.
I let out a quiet laugh.
At that level, calling her “Elsie-like” would be fair.
“Master, the next floor is the 50th.”
“Right, it is.”
“May I ask what your intentions are regarding Elsie?”
“Well….”
At Jia’s question, I exhaled deeply and pondered.
I hadn’t made a definitive decision yet.
However, I had reached some conclusions of my own.
“She simply doesn’t have the fundamentals of a sniper.”
An exemplary sniper, myself.
By any generous standard, Elsie’s reckless nature was disqualifying for a sniper role.
* * *
And the next day.
The internet was brimming with anticipation that had started last night, if not this morning.
[ Ilgyeok finally reaches the 50s… This pace is a Korean record
└ Korean record?
└ I heard there’s a Hunter in some country who cleared 50 floors in 50 days
└ That’s…. ]
It was precisely the day Ilgyeok’s challenge of the 50th Floor was scheduled.
Of course, since Ilgyeok rarely showed his face in public unless he was making progress through the 40s, nothing was definitively confirmed about him challenging today.
Still, given that he’d been clearing one floor per day recently at an insane pace, the prevailing forecast was that he’d likely push through the 50th Floor in one go while riding this momentum.
But then.
“Hmm… He’s not coming today?”
“Looks like it.”
“Well, the Floor Master probably needs some time to prepare, right?”
The early morning hours when Ilgyeok typically appeared had passed, and well past noon, the 40s remained quiet.
With time slipping away like this, achieving an S+ rating was practically impossible, so people’s anticipation gradually died down.
Then, a new breaking report set the internet ablaze.
[ (Breaking) Seo Suyeon clearing the 85th Floor. Management Bureau requests patience.]
And not long after, another announcement followed.
「The highest floor has been updated.
Location: Tower of South Korea
ID: Baekbalbaegjung
Grade: A」
Location: South Korea Tower
Bullseye
Grade: A
A system-level announcement that recently had only carried Ilgyeok’s ID.
Now it appeared with entirely different content.
[ (Urgent) Seo Suyeon successfully cleared the 85th Floor, Grade: A ]
South Korea’s internet immediately approached the brink of explosion.
[ └ Yes! This is it!
└ Shin Gung, I always believed in you!
└ Shin Gung above, Ilgyeok below—this is intoxicating! ]
I believed in you, Shin-goong noona!
“From above, the divine bow; from below, a single strike—I’ll take it all!”
Talk about clearing the 85th Floor had already begun trickling out.
Each floor grants 100 days.
If the floor isn’t cleared before then, the Main Tower’s doors open, causing a catastrophe.
But the miraculous Ilgyeok, who had appeared like a comet, had swallowed up all those issues, burying discussion of the 85th Floor in the process.
Experts quickly offered their take that it wasn’t particularly surprising.
While most information remained classified for national security reasons, Shin Gung’s abilities were world-class.
The consensus was that she was merely controlling her pace to maximize the 100 days’ efficiency, and the clearing itself wasn’t particularly difficult.
But coincidentally, since Ilgyeok hadn’t challenged the 50th Floor on the day Shin Gung advanced to a new floor, reactions exploded.
[ Author: Shattanaeryeo
Title: Everything Ilgyeok does has meaning.
Content: Why didn’t Ilgyeok challenge the 50th Floor today? Because he obtained intelligence that Shin Gung would be clearing the 85th Floor. With compassionate intent, he took a day off from clearing. Ilgyeok knows everything. Ilmen—
Title: Everything Ilgyeok does has meaning behind it.
Content: The reason Ilgyeok didn’t clear floor 50 today? It’s because he obtained intelligence that Singung would be clearing floor 85. He took a day off from clearing out of compassion. Ilgyeok knows everything. Ilmen—
└ Ilmen—
└ Ah, Ilgyeok, who exactly are you….]
Such theories of Ilgyeok’s omnipotence, and even far-fetched conspiracy theories that Ilgyeok was actually Shin Gung’s alt account.
Yet these claims were perfect for capturing people’s interest, so the conspiracy theories circulated quite widely throughout the community, belying their label.
Of course, Ilgyeok’s fan cafe was included among such communities.
– You worked so hard today! Thanks to you, we can all stay safe once again.
“Please, it’s only natural… and besides, I had plenty of time to prepare.”
Suyeon had been breaking into a cold sweat ever since Huiju’s call came through the moment she emerged from the Tower.
Huiju, the contact person at the Management Bureau, was herself an ardent fan of Suyeon’s, so she had always been proactive in reaching out—but it was especially intense after clearing a new floor.
“Huiju, I’m home now.”
– Ah, yes! You must be exhausted, so please rest! You don’t need to submit regular reports for about a week~
Fortunately, even as Huiju grew excited at the news that Suyeon had arrived home, she tactfully ended the call.
“A whole week without regular reports, huh.”
Despite the overwhelming fatigue washing over me, I smiled warmly, recalling Huiju’s final words.
Suyeon rarely had days off.
Most of the time, I was either leveling in the 70s and 80s floors, or preparing in advance to clear the 85th floor.
Only after conquering a new floor like this did such precious rest finally arrive.
Of course, the Management Bureau always urged me not to overexert myself and to rest.
But the truth was, I simply wouldn’t let go of my work.
Rank 1 in South Korea.
In other words, the highest position among all Korean Hunters.
I understood the weight that title carried.
No—I bore it even more heavily than that.
I threw myself onto the plush sofa and stretched dramatically.
“Ugh…! What should I do now?”
I rolled onto my side with a soft thud, muttering to myself.
Though I was at an age perfect for playing and enjoying myself, I couldn’t even remember when I’d last spent time like my peers did.
As a result, I’d nearly forgotten how to have fun in the first place.
Meanwhile, between the government’s base salary and countless allowances and special support funds, my bank account had swelled to an astronomical sum—yet I had no use for it, so it simply accumulated.
“Hmm… By the way, it seems Ilgyeok didn’t attempt a clear today.”
I scrolled through my phone, tilting my head in confusion.
When I’d emerged from my own clear, I couldn’t find any mention of Ilgyeok clearing the 50th floor, which struck me as odd.
After checking the fan cafe, it seemed he really hadn’t visited the Tower today.
The cafe was predictably filled with speculation posts suggesting it was because he’d learned of my clearing schedule in advance.
I let out a small laugh.
‘How could he possibly know my schedule when I don’t even know who he is?’
It made no sense.
Ilgyeok was someone even the Management Bureau had given up searching for.
For him to know my clearing plans, he’d need to maintain close ties with the Management Bureau—something they’d eagerly welcome if it were possible.
At this point, I was genuinely curious about what Ilgyeok actually looked like.
Lying on my side, I turned to face the ceiling and murmured.
“Maybe I should go to the mall soon?”
The mall.
There were certainly shopping malls near my neighborhood, but there was one place I’d been wanting to visit.
‘Was that Gaecheon-dong?’
Gaecheon-dong had gradually become something of a sacred site among Ilgyeok’s fans.
Since Ilgyeok’s first real-world appearance was at the Gaecheon Intersection Gate, fans still frequented the area to take photographs.
Suyeon wasn’t particularly a fan of Ilgyeok, so she had no intention of visiting the intersection.
She’d joined fan clubs and participated actively enough, but that was merely to pass the time.
In any case, she’d seen a post on a web forum mentioning a fairly large shopping mall in that vicinity.
It wouldn’t be bad to explore such places during this break, befitting a young person like herself.
‘Alright, let’s go!’
Suyeon’s fist clenched tightly—a gesture somewhat small for someone ranked first in Korea.
* * *
The day after Suyeon cleared the 85th Floor.
Ihyeon had finished his preparations to enter the Tower and tackle the long-awaited 50th Floor.
‘There’s the Elsie situation, and I was planning to rest for just a day, but I never expected something like this to happen.’
The fact that Korea’s Tower’s highest cleared floor had been updated on his rest day was truly a coincidence.
Ihyeon had seen all manner of speculation circulating online because of it, but there was no other way to describe such an occurrence.
‘…Could it be that the nation is already tracking my every move without my knowledge?’
Ihyeon, lost in thought, suddenly flinched.
How else could such a coincidence occur?
Perhaps it was a warning—we are watching your every action.
“What troubles you so, Master?”
“Hm? Oh, it’s nothing.”
Ihyeon shook his head at Jia’s question.
Besides, if they truly knew his identity, they would have raided his home already. They wouldn’t leave him alone like this.
The one fortunate thing was that recent online sentiment seemed to be leaning toward “give Ilgyeok a military exemption.”
Even if the Ministry of Defense tried to conscript Ihyeon again, they would have to tread carefully under such circumstances.
…In truth, neither the Ministry of Defense nor any other government agency had any intention of conscripting Ihyeon again.
Regardless, Ihyeon’s expression hardened with resolve once more.
Now was the time to properly begin the 50th Floor conquest.

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