The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 61
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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 61
Episode 61: Isolated Move (1)
“I apologize for visiting so suddenly without any notice.”
Ursongbarsong said while pressing his white fedora to his chest.
As always, he was an orc who maintained strict courtesy.
“Ah, you don’t need to worry about people’s stares. I’m using perception distortion magic.”
At those words, Mincheol felt relieved. He had been secretly concerned about that point.
“Oh, but couldn’t you just appear directly inside the room? You moved freely in the Tower.”
“Using dimensional gates to enter someone else’s home wouldn’t be proper etiquette.”
Indeed, that was a reasonable point.
If that had really happened, he would have felt quite uncomfortable.
“May I come inside?”
“Yes, please come in.”
Mincheol stepped back.
Ursongbarsong bent his waist low to avoid hitting his head on the doorframe as he entered.
Mincheol set up a low table and brought out green tea bags.
Ursongbarsong sat on the floor and looked around.
“It’s cramped. This place doesn’t suit someone like an Awakened.”
“Oh, but it’s pretty decent. The rent is cheap too…”
Mincheol was rambling on when he suddenly came to his senses.
Wasn’t now the time for such talk?
“So what brings you here?”
“Haah.”
Ursongbarsong suddenly let out a sigh.
Somehow it felt like the deep regret and sorrow of an office worker.
“Memory Stones… I mean, I came because of Count Cardmos Dunwall.”
Mincheol’s eyes widened at the unexpected reason.
“Because of Memory Stones?”
“Yes, Count Dunwall keeps complaining to me.”
Ah.
Mincheol nodded.
It seemed his anger from the previous incident still hadn’t subsided.
It was fortunate he hadn’t rashly challenged the second Quest…
“The second Quest has opened, but he’s angry that you keep not challenging it.”
“…Really?”
“Yes, he said he can’t stand it because it feels like you’re ignoring him.”
“…He’s complaining to me through the Manager for that reason?”
Ursongbarsong nodded with a bitter smile.
“Do I have to listen to such pointless… I mean, trivial requests?”
“A big shot like Count Dunwall isn’t someone we can treat carelessly.”
“You have a lot of troubles.”
“Tell me about it. But why are you postponing the Memory Stone?”
Ursongbarsong asked with a curious expression.
Mincheol scratched his cheek and said.
“I wanted to prepare more before challenging it.”
“Why did you make that judgment?”
“During the first Quest, Count Dunwall was really angry. So I was worried about what would happen if Count Dunwall tried to kill me.”
“That’s a reasonable concern. However, let me tell you clearly. That’s impossible.”
Ursongbarsong answered firmly.
“As I showed you before, it’s systemically impossible for a Memory Stone’s soul to harm an Awakened without just cause.”
“Isn’t it possible indirectly? Like Count Cardmos manipulating the Memory Stone to create an impossible Quest?”
“Memory Stones are Count Dunwall’s domain. However, changing existing Quests requires the system’s permission.”
Ursongbarsong continued.
“And the system only grants permission when the difficulty of a new Quest is appropriate.”
At Ursongbarsong’s words, Mincheol made a strange expression.
Then was the Quest to find the secret manual of Meteor Spear Technique within 24 hours in a three-story underground library considered appropriate by the system’s standards?
‘The Tower really is a dangerous place.’
Whether he knew Mincheol’s inner thoughts or not, Ursongbarsong continued.
“So don’t worry and try challenging the Memory Stone. Your skills should be more than sufficient.”
“Will it really be sufficient?”
“Of course. Above all, isn’t it a waste? Opportunities to gain something from that brat aren’t common.”
Ursongbarsong often made disparaging remarks about Cardmos.
At the same time, he also often made acknowledging comments about Cardmos.
‘He said Cardmos Dunwall in his prime might be different, but now he’s not frightening.’
Conversely, that meant the living Cardmos was an existence that matched Ursongbarsong.
“Yes, I’ll give it a try.”
“You’ve made a good decision. Then I’ll be going now.”
As Ursongbarsong stood up, a dimensional gate opened in the air.
“The tea was good.”
After bowing his head slightly, Ursongbarsong disappeared through the dimensional gate.
Left alone, Mincheol took out the Memory Stone from his inventory.
【Will you perform the second Quest of ‘Cardmos Dunwall, the Count’s Secret Memory Stone’?】
【If you accept, you will enter Cardmos Dunwall’s memories and proceed with the Quest.】
※Warning: If you fail the Quest, you will die.
Seeing the word ‘death’ written there made him hesitate when he was about to challenge it.
But while he might not trust Cardmos, he could trust Ursongbarsong’s words.
‘It’s also true that it would be too wasteful to give up like this.’
Not only the legendary-grade Meteor Spear Technique, but Cardmos’s knowledge was also extremely useful.
It wasn’t just once or twice that he had overcome crises thanks to absorbing Cardmos’s knowledge.
‘Hmm. Hmmm.’
After pondering for a long time, Mincheol steeled his resolve.
“I’ll challenge the Memory Stone.”
Intense light enveloped Mincheol’s body.
* * *
When he opened his eyes, Mincheol was standing outdoors.
Around him were young boys standing everywhere.
They were all wearing clothes that looked comfortable for activity.
‘Where is this place now?’
Mincheol examined his own body.
His arms and legs were scrawny, and he was shorter than the boys around him.
Just like the first Quest, he had possessed the childhood Cardmos.
‘Huh? What’s this.’
Suddenly, Mincheol realized he was holding a long staff.
‘All the other kids are holding wooden swords. Why am I the only one holding a staff?’
Mincheol was examining the staff with a puzzled expression.
“Wow, look at this. Who do we have here?”
“Oh my, he really came out.”
Voices came from behind.
When he turned around, he saw familiar faces.
They were Cardmos’s siblings.
‘What were their names again? William and Louise?’
Mincheol was searching his memory.
“When brother said this morning that he’d participate in training, I thought it was a lie. But he really came out?”
“Brother, have you really lost your mind? You don’t look sane.”
The two openly mocked Mincheol.
It was quite annoying, but Mincheol didn’t care at all.
‘Well, they’re mocking Cardmos, not me.’
He even felt somewhat pleased.
He didn’t think very highly of Cardmos anyway.
“And what’s that? Surely it’s not a spear?”
“A member of the Dunwell family would use a spear instead of a sword?”
Ah.
Only then did Mincheol realize why the boys standing around were holding wooden swords.
‘The Dunwell family is famous as a sword family.’
On the other hand, Cardmos had made a name for himself as a spearman.
He didn’t know the details, but it was probably because of the Meteor Spear Technique he found in the underground library.
“Brother, I’ve told you countless times. Please stop acting like an idiot.”
“Today is the one day each month when father oversees our training. Do you have to act like a moron even on a day like this?”
“How about just quietly disappearing? That would be better for our and father’s mental health.”
But gradually their words became more harsh.
‘These disrespectful bastards.’
Mincheol glared at the two with unfriendly eyes.
‘Since this is just a Quest anyway, should I teach them a lesson?’
Mincheol was seriously considering it.
“His Excellency has arrived!”
A loud shout came from outside.
The trainees all turned to look at the entrance at once.
William and Louise did the same.
Clank, clank.
The Dunwell Marquis appeared along with knights in armor.
The Dunwell Marquis passed through the entrance and came up to the training ground.
Mincheol, who had been standing still, made eye contact with the marquis. The marquis’s expression immediately crumpled.
The father was not hiding his disgust for his child.
‘Wow, that’s really too much.’
At this moment, he couldn’t help but sympathize with Cardmos.
“My gems, it’s good to see you.”
The Dunwell Marquis spoke.
Though he seemed to speak quietly, it was heard as vividly as if he were speaking right next to them.
As the master of a renowned sword family, the marquis seemed to possess extraordinary skills.
“Today I will check how much you have honed your skills. Those who worked hard will receive rewards, and those who were lazy will receive punishment.”
Tension appeared on the trainees’ faces at the marquis’s words.
“Father really likes to scare people.”
“Brother, this time I’ll catch father’s eye.”
“Says who? I’ll win this time too.”
Meanwhile, William and Louise were giggling and laughing.
They didn’t seem nervous at all.
“The method is the same as before. Come up here one by one and face challengers. If you win, you stay. If you lose, you go down.”
In other words, it was consecutive victory sparring.
“To whoever achieves eight victories first, I will bestow this ring.”
The marquis showed the back of his hand. A ring with lapis lazuli was on his index finger.
“Wooooah!”
“Waaaah!”
At that moment, the trainees let out thunderous cheers.
‘Is that such an amazing ring?’
Only Mincheol remained still. He didn’t know what kind of ring it was.
【Quest Generated!】
【Pass the Dunwell Marquis’s test and obtain the ‘Blue Moon Ring’!】
【However, if you lose even once, you will fail the Quest.】
【If the Quest fails, the Awakened will ‘die’.】
Mincheol clicked his tongue at the terrifying message that appeared again.
‘As expected, I die if I fail this time too.’
His sympathy for Cardmos completely disappeared.
“Then let the first challenger come up to the training platform!”
The moment the marquis shouted.
Suddenly the world turned gray.
The marquis, the trainees, even the sky and ground all turned colorless.
“Huh?”
Mincheol looked around at the frozen people in bewilderment.
-Kahahaha! You finally entered!
An unwelcome laugh was heard.
Cardmos was floating in the sky.
“Oh, hello?”
-Hello? You said hello? Do you think I’d be fine if I were you!
Cardmos shouted angrily.
-I haven’t forgotten your evil deeds for even a moment! To think you’d brazenly pass through the trial I painstakingly devised to identify a suitable successor with your unique skill!
Cardmos’s fists trembled.
Soon he raised the corners of his mouth in a sinister smile. It was a very ominous smile.
-This time, luck like last time won’t work!
“Um, I can’t use my unique skill?”
-Ha! I wanted to do that, but the system wouldn’t allow it! It said it couldn’t give a Quest targeting just one person!
Mincheol was dumbfounded.
So he tried to create a dedicated Quest to kill just me but failed?
‘How can a person be so petty and mean?’
Is this really the person who was called the strongest on the Rooftop Continent?
-So I decided to change methods! Your unique skill has unconscionably overpowered performance beyond specifications, but it can’t be without weaknesses!
“No, just taking items, how is that unconscionable…”
-Shut up and listen, you thief!
Cardmos shouted angrily.
-There’s nothing absolute under heaven! The items your unique skill can bring must have limits too!
“Well, that’s true.”
-I saw the answer in the battle between the Knight and the Sorcerer!
Sorcerer?
Intrigued by the interesting words, Mincheol focused on Cardmos’s explanation.
-A sorcerer’s curse doesn’t work well on knights! The reason is the mana constantly flowing through a knight’s body!
“Is that so?”
-Different types of mana don’t mix! They even repel each other! That’s why ordinary curses can’t affect knights!
“What does that have to do with my unique skill?”
-You stupid fool! Mana repels each other! In other words, if something has mana flowing through it, you won’t be able to take it with your unique skill!
Mincheol’s eyes widened in surprise.
‘So that’s why I needed mana when taking equipment with options?’
To think he could see through a fact that even Mincheol, the owner of the unique skill, didn’t know.
In a way, it was truly the insight befitting the continent’s strongest.
-Uhahahaha! It seems I’ve hit the mark!
Cardmos laughed heartily, seemingly pleased with Mincheol’s reaction.
-You’re cornered, aren’t you? There’s no hole to escape through? It’s time to pay the price for foolishly toying with your body without knowing your place…
【All ‘Blue Moon Rings’ within a 900m radius will be acquired.】
【Mana detected from target. Consuming mana to steal ownership.】
【800 mana consumed by Auto Looting.】
【1 ‘Blue Moon Ring’ stored in inventory.】
The ring that had been on the duke’s index finger disappeared.
Mincheol took the ring out of his inventory and held it out.
“Here you go.”
Cardmos looked as if the world had come to an end.
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