The Return of the Legendary All-Master - Chapter 57

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Chapter 57

Autoban.

Befitting a village chosen by many Users, the plaza was bustling with Users and NPCs.

Even Primordial Village and Edenhark weren’t this crowded.

“I never thought I’d be able to see this place again.”

Isaac looked around Autoban’s plaza with a moved expression.

Who would have thought he’d be able to see this scenery again while alive.

Tears streamed down his face at the vividly felt landscape.

“….”

Jung Hoon quietly waited for him to calm his overwhelming emotions.

How much time had passed like that?

Isaac, having composed his emotions, scratched his cheek with an embarrassed face.

“Sorry for showing such an unseemly display….”

“It’s fine.”

“Ahem, then let’s hurry.”

Isaac, having returned to his hometown, skillfully guided the way.

Autoban was a territory belonging to the Empire, just like Edenhark.

It had prospered around the Lord’s Castle, and beyond that, the territory’s people lived together in village form.

And the place where Isaac lived was a small village where the poor gathered.

“It’s a wheat field?”

When they entered the village, the first thing that caught Jung Hoon’s eye was a wheat field.

The entire surrounding area was filled with wheat fields.

“That’s right. Our village lives off wheat farming.”

“I see.”

Even to Jung Hoon, who was clueless about farming, the wheat’s condition looked very good.

“…I’m worried. Looking at the wheat field, it doesn’t seem like that much time has passed.”

Isaac muttered with a face full of tension.

“How long do you think you were trapped in the Eerie Dark Street?”

“I don’t know. I was only focused on surviving in a situation where I couldn’t see anything….”

His vision was blocked, and there were even Dark Soldiers threatening his life around him.

The concept of time didn’t exist for Isaac.

Just enduring day by day was the best he could do.

“Is that so?”

Jung Hoon responded nonchalantly.

He was confident that Isaac would be able to reunite with his family.

The time axes of the Eerie Dark Street and New World were different from each other.

One hour in the Eerie Dark Street was only 20 seconds in New World.

So even if trapped for a day inside, it was only 480 seconds in New World.

Only 8 minutes would pass.

If Isaac had survived in the dungeon for a year, it would be just over two days in New World.

As evidence, there was almost no difference from the village Isaac had last seen.

“Isaac?!”

At that moment, a woman suddenly popped out from the wheat field.

Isaac’s eyes welled up with tears upon seeing her.

“Charlotte!”

Forgetting his dignity as a knight, he embraced her and wailed for a long time.

* * *

The time Isaac had spent was longer than expected.

A full 8 years.

He had spent 8 years in the dungeon.

By Autoban’s clock, it was time that had passed for over two weeks.

“Thank you so much for helping my husband. I don’t know how to repay this….”

Charlotte, having heard the whole story from Isaac, wailed for a long time before expressing her gratitude to Jung Hoon.

“It’s fine. Please don’t worry about it too much.”

Thinking of the help he had received from him before his regression, this much was nothing.

Also, he had successfully taken first place in the event, and Isaac had gone all out to help Jung Hoon until the end.

There was no reason for him to receive such gratitude for merely accompanying him once.

“It’s fine, you say? This matter can’t just be passed over.”

Above Charlotte’s head as she spoke was a red exclamation mark blinking.

The Quest condition had been fulfilled as Isaac reunited with his family.

[You have completed the Quest.]

She then took out a necklace and held it out.

“What’s this?”

Jung Hoon’s eyes widened greatly as he checked the necklace.

[Fragment of Ancient Warrior’s Emblem]

-Type : Materials

-Grade : Epic

-Fragment of Ancient Warrior’s Emblem.

-If you collect all the fragments, you’ll likely learn how to use it.

Fragment of Ancient Warrior’s Emblem.

I never dreamed I’d see this here.

“This is our family’s heirloom.”

“Charlotte…!”

Isaac’s face went blank when the emblem appeared.

Charlotte’s family had been a family of knights for generations.

Her father was also a knight, and her grandfather was also a knight.

Likewise, she too was a knight.

She first met Isaac at a knight’s investiture ceremony, and that connection led to their marriage vows.

However, she was currently retired due to aftereffects from an injury.

On top of that, with Isaac missing, I couldn’t even dare to imagine how difficult it must have been for her.

“This is the most precious thing I can give you. And please accept these gold coins as well.”

Two additional gold coins were placed on the table.

Isaac was trying to repay double the 1 gold that Jung Hoon spent on using the portal.

“….”

Isaac, who confirmed the gold, hung his head low.

Tears were dripping down, showing how deeply moved he was.

However, Jung Hoon didn’t accept the gold.

“The gold is fine. And I won’t accept this heirloom either.”

When Jung Hoon refused all rewards, Charlotte’s eyes widened.

“You won’t accept it…?”

“Yes. I only did what was naturally right.”

The Warrior’s Emblem is used as a material to craft items together with the Completed Beginner’s Mark obtained from the tutorial.

Therefore, he absolutely had to receive that reward, but Jung Hoon had a record of collecting all emblems except the Completed Beginner’s Mark.

And he had obtained the Fragment of Ancient Warrior’s Emblem from another village, not Autoban, and he also knew how to restore it.

There was no reason to claim the reward here.

‘Since they call it a family heirloom.’

A family heirloom passed down through generations.

They offered such a heirloom as payment for Isaac’s life.

If it weren’t for what happened before his regression, he would have accepted it without hesitation, but now he absolutely couldn’t accept it.

It would be better to move according to plan and restore the emblem.

[NPC Isaac’s trust level increases significantly.]

[NPC Charlotte’s trust level increases significantly.]

When he refused the reward, Isaac and Charlotte’s trust levels rose significantly.

Then Isaac embraced Jung Hoon and wailed.

“…Thank you for saying that. Thank you so much!”

Even Charlotte, who had been calm, teared up.

“Still, I can’t just let this pass.”

However, she had no intention of backing down.

[Keep the heirloom safe and pass it to a worthy person when they appear.]

This was because there was an ancestor’s dying wish.

Her husband Isaac was everything to her.

Therefore, she tried to give the heirloom to the benefactor who saved his life.

But Jung Hoon refused the heirloom.

‘I only did what was natural as a knight.’

He didn’t say the word knight.

But that’s how it sounded to Charlotte.

‘Ah, a true knight.’

The way he didn’t seek compensation for saving people.

The mindset that could readily open his own purse for those asking for help.

Wasn’t that the true spirit of chivalry?

“So please accept it.”

That’s why this heirloom should go to that benefactor even more.

Charlotte’s gaze was resolute.

‘I have no choice but to accept it.’

Refusing further wouldn’t be polite either.

In the end, Jung Hoon accepted the emblem.

“Then I’ll gratefully accept it.”

[You have obtained Fragment of Ancient Warrior’s Emblem.]

[You have gained the qualification to collect the Complete Warrior’s Emblem.]

Hm?

Jung Hoon’s eyes changed as he checked the new notification.

Complete Warrior’s Emblem?

‘Strange? What I restored was the Warrior’s Emblem, wasn’t it?’

Emblems that exist for each profession.

Jung Hoon had obtained all emblems except for the Beginner’s Mark.

And ultimately failed to create the Overlord Titan because he couldn’t obtain the Completed Beginner’s Mark.

That’s why he thought he would obtain the Completed Beginner’s Mark that he couldn’t get before regression and succeed in crafting the Overlord Titan with 100% certainty.

‘Could it be different from what I thought?’

Warrior’s Emblem, Archer’s Emblem, Rogue’s Emblem.

These were emblems he could collect because he was an All Master.

But now a new possibility was added that he might not be able to create a proper Titan with just regular emblems.

‘I had to make all the emblems complete.’

There was a reason why the Quest offering emblems as rewards was Hidden grade.

‘I would have been in big trouble if I hadn’t received it.’

A fact he would never have known if he hadn’t received the emblem.

He would have regretted it once again for ultimately failing to create a complete Titan.

Jung Hoon let out a sigh of relief inwardly.

“Please take the Gold too.”

Charlotte pointed to the 2 Gold beside her.

“No. I received such a precious heirloom, how could I take Gold as well. This is enough.”

“I understand. Then since you’re here, please have a meal before you go.”

This time Charlotte took a step back.

“A meal…”

Isaac’s eyes reddened once again.

How much had he longed for the meals Charlotte made while eating weeds?

“How can a man who calls himself a knight have so many tears?”

A gentle smile hung on Charlotte’s lips as she lightly scolded him.

* * *

After finishing the meal, Jung Hoon entered an empty room on the second floor of the mansion at the suggestion to stay the night.

Though it was a room no one used, it was clean as it was occasionally used by guests, so it was well-maintained.

Jung Hoon sat on the bed and immediately took out the Skill Book.

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[Skill Book: Fusion (One-time)]

-Type: Skill Book

-Grade: Epic

-Using this Skill Book allows you to learn ‘Fusion (One-time)’.

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Skill Book Fusion.

He had used Fusion quite a lot.

For skills, there was Strong Will.

And the Fusion Potion from the Achievement shop that he used for combining items.

However, this Skill Book makes possible combinations that those couldn’t handle.

[You have learned the one-time skill ‘Fusion’.]

[Fusion will disappear once the skill is used.]

A skill that could only be used once.

When he used the skill, a new window appeared in front of Jung Hoon.

[Please register the skills you want to fuse.]

[Only currently possessed skills can be registered.]

Currently possessed skills.

Jung Hoon selected skills related to Archery.

-Critical Arrow (Epic)

-Calm Breathing (Epic)

-Eagle Eye (Epic)

All skills he had acquired through Strong Will.

And skills that couldn’t be fused because Strong Will didn’t react to them.

Now it was time to acquire that skill.

However, Jung Hoon didn’t stop there and added one more new skill.

‘Let’s add one more.’

It was Soul Arrow, which he had acquired in the Eerie Dark Street this time.

Before regression, it was a method he couldn’t attempt because he couldn’t obtain Divine Power that conflicted with Mana.

Even so, Jung Hoon didn’t think it would fail.

‘If Divine Power had been added, an even more amazing skill would have been born.’

The skill he was about to fuse was one of the skills Jung Hoon had created through countless trials and errors.

Because it was quite difficult to raise skill grades, he had to forcibly increase skill power through fusion.

That’s why he knew better than anyone what was lacking.

Having registered all the skills like this, Jung Hoon activated Fusion.

[Starting Fusion.]

The registered window shone for a moment, then a new skill appeared with brilliant light.

[Fusion successful!]

[You have acquired ‘Extreme Archer: Soul’.]

It worked!

He had acquired the skill he had planned for.

‘It’s been upgraded even further.’

Before his regression, the skill Jung Hoon had obtained through fusion was ‘Extreme Archer’.

But this time’s result had ‘Soul’ attached to the end.

Obviously, an option based on Divine Power had been added.

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[Extreme Archer: Soul]

-Type: Passive

-Level: 1

-Grade: Epic

-Bow damage permanently increased by 20%. (Critical Arrow always activated)

-Physical/Magic evasion rate permanently increased by 10%.

-When holding a bow, breathing remains steady and body trembling is minimized.

-When holding a bow, vision is secured up to 500m.

-Enemies hit by arrows fall into incapacitation for 3 seconds. (Cannot stack)

-Enemies hit by arrows have their abilities sealed for 7 seconds. (Cannot stack)

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It truly was an incredible skill.

Damage permanently increased by 20% with Critical Arrow always activated.

Even without holding a bow, the increased evasion rate against physical/magic attacks would show excellent performance in close combat.

Finally, it had options that were superior to Soul Arrow, plus an overpowered option that paralyzed and immobilized anyone hit by arrows.

‘Perfect.’

To think an Epic grade was only this much.

He was already looking forward to how powerful it would become when upgraded to Legendary or beyond.

The Return of the Greatest All Master (Serial)

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