You Have Been Invited to the Auction House of the Gods - Chapter 71

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71

 

 

The schedule in Japan was wrapped up like that.

At least for me, it was.

 

Jin-woo and the Guild Members deployed for the reconstruction project were still remaining in Tokyo.

 

The scene was stabilizing, and Jin-woo was also scheduled to return home within this week.

 

The achievements gained this time were unexpectedly significant.

 

My ranking was updated, and I rose to 6th place, surpassing Hinata.

 

This wasn’t just a simple 6th place.

 

It had become a structure where Korea followed behind the United States and China, these two countries.

 

South Korea, having two S-Rank Hunters in this narrow piece of land was already surprising, but world 3rd place…

 

It was something I couldn’t even imagine.

 

Hinata didn’t seem to be particularly hung up on such rankings.

She even came out to see me off directly at the airport.

Rather, thanks to her indifferent attitude, I was able to get through it without any awkwardness.

 

In any case, along with my fame, Asin’s position also grew.

 

Even if not worldwide, Asin’s name was spreading throughout Asia.

 

Moreover, interest in the Porter system increased dramatically.

 

Well, Porters who were thought to only carry luggage provided supplies like a supply unit,

and even accomplished city reconstruction with swords like Beam Swords, so interest was bound to focus on them.

 

Above all, the biggest harvest was meeting Tsukuyomi.

 

‘To think she was Silver Arrow…’

 

I’m fortunate that she’s a deity friendly to me.

 

According to her words, not all deities are friendly to human vendors.

 

It was terrifying to think if I had encountered a deity hostile to me.

 

I had experienced firsthand how powerful each and every word she threw was.

 

A deity was a deity.

 

I couldn’t even dare to think of opposing one.

Not yet… that is.

 

I shifted my gaze to the translucent window that appeared before my eyes.

It was the Appraisal Certificate of the Evening Primrose I had registered with Golden Fragrance.

 

[White Flower That Greets the Bright Moon]

[Grade: B]

[Description: A flower blessed by the moon goddess.

The delicate goddess bestowed blessings on each and every petal.

 

「First Petal: Moonlight bestows blessings upon the afflicted.」

「Second Petal: Clouds cover the moon.」

「Third Petal: Locked.」

「Fourth Petal: Locked.」

– Can be unlocked through moonlight accumulation.

– This flower will not wither.]

 

The grade had risen by two levels from the beginning.

 

But that was all.

 

Half of the functions were locked, and even the unlocked half had vague descriptions.

 

‘Should I feed it to Galmu?’

 

The thought crossed my mind that if Galmu used Mimicry, perhaps it could use even the locked abilities, but I soon shook my head.

 

There were places to use the unlocked petals.

 

Moreover, I couldn’t use a B-grade item for simple experimentation.

 

First, I’ll use the first petal on Mother.

 

Although it couldn’t cure the disease,

if it could ease the pain even a little, that alone would have sufficient value.

 

And the second petal.

 

I’ll use that petal to hide traces of Golden Fragrance from my body, as Tsukuyomi warned and instructed.

 

‘I must not let the deities discover my identity yet.’

 

While organizing my thoughts like that, the airplane entered the airport.

 

After getting off the airplane, I headed to the hospital.

 

***

 

After visiting the hospital, I returned to the Guild Building.

 

“Haah…”

 

I sighed and threw myself onto the sofa.

 

There had been quite a commotion at the hospital.

 

When I used the first petal, Mother’s heartbeat stopped.

 

The machine blared with beeping sounds, and the medical staff rushed in frantically.

 

While the medical staff brushed past me, I couldn’t do anything.

 

The expression “frozen in place” was accurate.

 

Endless hypotheses and reasoning swirled through my mind.

 

Where did it go wrong?

Did Tsukuyomi deceive me?

But Golden Incense can’t be deceived…

Could it be that the ‘blessing bestowed upon patients’ means a peaceful death?

 

The doctor’s words pulled me out of my panic.

 

Her heart hadn’t stopped.

 

It had just slowed down like a bear entering hibernation.

 

Her breathing, blood flow, and all activities had been reduced to the minimum.

 

Mother had become a living frozen human.

 

Thanks to that, the progression of magic stone disease had almost completely stopped.

 

Only then did I exhale the breath I had been holding.

 

Faced with a situation I’d never experienced before, I couldn’t do anything.

 

Even though I possessed the Staff of Rest that could postpone death.

 

I closed my eyes and opened them again, reflecting on today’s events.

 

I thought I had come quite far…

 

‘I still have a long way to go.’

 

That thought eventually led to training.

 

I looked at the message window saying that a book that had been locked for a long time had opened.

 

[The Training Manual update has been completed.]

 

***

 

The appearance of the Training Manual hadn’t changed.

 

Well, that was natural since it had Permanent Preservation Magic cast on it.

 

However, I had two complaints.

 

First, I didn’t know that the Training Manual was updated regularly.

 

And a long-term update that completely shut down the server at that.

 

If I had known that, I wouldn’t have even thought about trying to bargain with Golden Incense.

 

And second.

 

This was probably a characteristic of the gods, not Golden Incense.

 

You could tell from the Evening Primrose that Tsukuyomi gave me – they’re unfriendly.

 

I could understand explaining effects in a roundabout way.

 

Looking at the gods recorded in Earth’s mythology, they seem to like metaphorical expressions.

 

But at least if they’re going to update, they should provide simple patch notes.

 

I need to know what changed to train or whatever.

 

But there was nothing I could do about it.

 

No, maybe I should be grateful to the Blurred Arrow for continuing quality management on an item I’d already sold.

 

Eventually, my hands were already opening the Training Manual.

 

“It’s not the Mental World… is it?”

 

I tensely opened the book to check what had changed, but there was no feeling of being sucked into the book like before.

 

Instead, like opening a grimoire, vast light poured out.

 

Then a magic circle was carved into the office floor.

 

The building shook lightly, and a small cave entrance appeared above the magic circle.

 

“…”

 

I was momentarily speechless at the absurd scene that had unfolded in an instant.

 

‘Is this right?’

 

Even if things change, they should change reasonably.

 

If the Guild Building hadn’t had Magitech Earthquake-Resistant Design, it would have collapsed.

 

At the same time, my gaze went to the characters carved at the entrance of the cave.

 

“Training Cave…?”

 

It gave off a strong feeling like a secluded training place from a martial arts novel.

 

‘If I go in this time, it seems like it’ll take quite a while…’

 

I quickly reviewed the current situation.

 

‘First, I’ve set up all the safety measures…’

 

Ashin was also receiving global attention, so the Cult wouldn’t be able to move easily either.

 

Still, just in case, I sent a simple text to Jin-woo before stepping into the cave.

 

***

 

The path of the Training Cave wasn’t much different from an ordinary cave.

 

Except for the loading screen-like messages that kept appearing.

 

[Analyzing the Trainee’s condition.]

[3…]

[2…]

[1… Analysis complete.]

[Searching for a curriculum suitable for the Trainee.]

[3…]

[2…]

[1… Search complete.]

[Creating curriculum.]

…

 

‘It’s longer than when I first entered the Training Manual.’

 

I recalled the time when I had entered the manual because my Mind-Ki-Body had become unbalanced from purchasing stats.

 

That was already several months ago.

 

Still, that time was relatively humane training.

 

It was a thousand Downward Strikes with the same beginning and end.

 

Of course, that training was also an impossible task, but compared to the training that followed, it was mild.

 

Like those crossbows shooting from all directions.

 

While I was lost in such useless sentiments, the loading completed.

 

…

[Curriculum creation complete.]

[Training Cave is now open.]

 

With that final message, an arched entrance appeared at the end of the path.

 

Passing through the entrance where light leaked out, what appeared was a massive cavern.

 

Light shone down in the center, and on one side flowed a stream that could be used for drinking water.

 

Beside it were brown Elixir Pills piled high in sacks.

 

‘This really is a typical secluded training place that would appear in a martial arts novel.’

 

However, there were some peculiar features.

 

On the left was a huge cauldron, and beside it was a sturdy-looking Sparring Platform.

 

In any case, these were facilities that didn’t quite fit with this place.

 

In front of them was a small table covered with Purple Cloth, with two books placed on it.

 

‘Is that the curriculum?’

 

When I checked the titles of the books up close, I could understand why there was a cauldron and Sparring Platform.

 

‘Fire Eyes and Heavenly Demon Sovereign Steps…’

 

Somehow I had a feeling this secluded training would take quite a while.

 

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