The Player Hides His Past

Episode 590. Sounds Like a Promise (3)

When I think about it, I was puzzled.

I wondered why it was a Six Sight Brooch.

I wondered if it contained something that I couldn’t understand with my aesthetic sense. It was divided into exactly six pieces, so I thought it was just a six-pointed star. I was wondering if I got the numbers right.

But then I realized.

[Current Set Effect: 5/6]

[1. Increase all base stats by 2 points].
[2. When attacking boss monsters, all damage dealt is increased by 10%].
[3. When facing multiple enemies, damage taken is reduced by 10%].
[4. Gain the ‘Awakening’ effect when reaching 70 %, 50 %, 30 %, 10 %, and 1 % maximum health during combat].
[5. Enter the ‘Awakening’ state and the magic power consumption goes to 0 for a period of time].

As I watched the increasingly flashy set effects.

I couldn’t help but feel a little nervous.

Yes, the Six Sight Brooch contained powerful set effects that shouldn’t have been given to players, at least not yet.

Ulrich said.

“A ray of light, Lee Hoyeol, you know why.”

Not at Grandfell, but at me.

Toward Lee Hoyeol.

At first, I was dumbfounded.

How did you know?

‘Did you see something?’

Suddenly, I felt embarrassed, because I felt like I was being blamed for not stopping Grandfell’s snout. But I was relieved.

Now was not the time to show this emotion.

I replied.

“I don’t know.”

I wondered if I still had a conscience.

Grandfell just watched.

He hadn’t spoken since I questioned him.

He doesn’t even shut Ulrich up.

‘That’s why.’

I want to be loyal to Grandfell here, right?

‘At least I don’t want to hear it like this.’

Even a dog can recite a poem in three years at school.

I learned something from Grandfell.

Initiative is always key.

I said shamelessly.

“But I will not listen to you.”

As you can see, the quest objective has already been cleared and the next one has been updated. But wasn’t the process initiative? And didn’t me and Grandfell have an obligation?

Grandfell had said.

As if Ulrich knew something.

‘Actually, that makes me angry for some reason.’

So that’s what pisses me off.

I can’t believe how long I’ve been stuck with you.

How can you share secrets with him that I don’t know about?!

‘If you really want to be honest, this isn’t jealousy or anything like that.’

Even if I hear the truth about the Six Sight Brooch, I want to hear it from you, Granfell! Ulrich’s eyebrows twitched at my answer. Then he raised the corners of his mouth.

“Indeed, you have guessed, and perhaps you have already realized the Brooch’s power, so I can understand your desire to turn away from the truth.”

Huh?

Who’s looking away?

I want to know more than anyone.

‘I just want to hear it from Grandfell.’

Actually, if you want to say that much.

Isn’t there a reason to dissuade this side too?

If you listen to it from Ulrich and also from Granfell.

‘Because there will be cross-verification.’

This makes me wonder why scratching a bowl feels like this.

But I can’t help it.

You caused it first, Grandfell.

“Nevertheless, you should know. Especially you, Lord Lee Hoyeol.”

Silence is affirmation.

He understands my meaning.

Ullrich began to speak again.

“The Six Sight brooch, the proof of obedience.”

The words made my ears perk up.

“Greed, Envy, Lust, Gluttony, Wrath, and Sloth.”

For me.

To me, Lee Hoyeol, the Demon Hunter.

The names of the Seven Deadly Sins were all too familiar.

“This is proof that the six Seven Deadly Sins have obeyed the Claudi family.”

I am in my own world.

So, those days.

I recalled the setting scribbled in my notebook. But as far back as I could remember, it didn’t exist. In my setting, the only time the Claudi family made contact with the demon was the day they were exiled.

‘Because there was only one day when we were exterminated.’

I’m not denying the possibility.

As I said, 30%.

There was a part of Grandfell’s past I didn’t know about.

‘The brooch is a symbol of obedience given by the Seven Deadly Sins.’

I was certain of it because I knew Grandfell’s temper, yes, the kind of temper that would have sent any demon to hell.

‘That’s not possible, is it?’

The Grandfell I knew would have refused any symbol of obedience, but even that, if it came from a demon, would have considered it a deceitful bribe, and he wouldn’t have cared about it.

Ulrich turned to me.

….

“As expected, you guessed it, too.”

Guessed.

He spat that out like he was seeing right through me.

I honestly didn’t have a clue.

But.

In the back of my mind, I thought it could be.

Why?

If you ask me if I don’t know Grandfell’s temper.

I could have asked back.

‘Is that why you didn’t answer, Grandfell?’

The Six Sight Brooch.

I’ve been extremely wary of this item since I saw its set effect. It was powerful enough that I suspected it was either a defective item or a bug.

‘An effect that should be given to boss monsters, not players.’

It’s shameless to me.

How could this be between us?

If the reason he remained uncharacteristically silent despite the harsh words was because the Six Sight Brooch was a bribe from the demon that Grandfell hated.

‘It all makes sense.’

I thought and hoped so.

No matter how creepy.

No matter how shameful.

May Grandfell’s snout deny Ulrich’s words.

“Then let me ask you another question, Lord Lee Hoyeol.”

But this time Grandfell was silent.

I was quietly watching Ulrich continue talking to me.

Should I be honest?

‘What on earth is it?’

I, Lee Hoyeol, was confused by this situation.

30%.

The Grandfell I didn’t know seemed so different from the one I had known, and it wasn’t easy to suddenly accept the past he had hidden.

But I said.

“No.”

“……What do you mean, no?”

“That’s the end of the question, Ulrich.”

‘No. This can be stopped.’

I told you.

Because this is really shocking.

I’m going to have to listen to this person!

From now on, Ulrich, you can’t interrupt.

“I will not say it twice.”

Cause it’s between me and Grandfell.

‘Big words.’

By the way, is it because we became like this? How can I speak like this even without snout? Anyone who sees it will surely think that Grandfell speaks as shamelessly as usual.

But.

“You will not speak to me twice. I understand the meaning of your words. It is a stern warning. But I will nevertheless.”

Ulrich, you are quite stubborn, aren’t you?

“I must tell you this much, Lord Hoyeol.”

Even though it was a threat that wasn’t a threat, he was still looking at me.

Of course, I am not like Grandfell.

I don’t speak twice because of the way I speak.

I ended up saying something that was close to a threat.

‘If you really need to say something, just say something.’

That one word cannot possibly express all 30% of Grandfell. Considering the level of questions asked to Ulrich in the future, I thought he might be able to listen leniently.

“Did you get the numbers right?”

But in his next words.

“I clearly said the Seven Deadly Sins, but I only recited the names of the six sins. As the last survivor of Akshan, you would know, right? Which sins were left out.”

I know.

Pride.

There was no Pride.

‘After Grandfell was chosen to be the head of the family.’

Leaving Claudi and making a pact with the demon.

Adopting the Pride of the Seven Deadly Sins.

Later, it was the intuition of a demon hunter that woke me up from thinking that Claudi was the path to destruction.

‘……No, that’s impossible.’

Make a pact with the demon.

The meaning of the word is simple.

It means giving everything to the demon.

‘Then Pride cannot remain Pride.’

But what about the Pride I’ve encountered?

The demonized version of Pride was Pride. The prodigal son of House Claudi, the brother of Grandfell who still spoke to Grandfell.

‘Wait, then.’

Where is the real ‘Pride’?

Suddenly.

Ulrich echoes the question that slapped me in the back of the head.

“Yes, Pride.”

It was the moment.

“Shut up.”

“……Grand, Grandfell-nim?”

“Test me no more, Ulrich.”

Grandfell opened his mouth again.

*

Kugugugung.

“You’re cheeky, Skal.”

Frostnax said to Skal, who was now quite dignified even on his back. Even while running across space, he didn’t lose his cool.
It’s a huge development.

“How unfortunate for you to live up to the name of Dragon Knight.”

The adventurers’ growth was remarkable even from the perspective of the King of All, the Dragon. From the dragon’s perspective, of course. Skal could barely contain the churning in his stomach.

The spinning status window.

[Status abnormality, ‘vertigo’ occurs.]

[A status abnormality, ‘dimensional depression’ occurs.]

[Status abnormality, ‘magic reflux’ occurs.].

“The space alone makes me feel so anxious.”

Uug.

“How did the Commander-in-Chief manage to shift dimensions……?! ”

Frostnax furrowed his brow.

“I take back what I said about becoming dignified.”

“ …… I’m sorry, Me? When did you say that?”

“Forget it. It’s a story that never happened.”

The ice dragon snorted coldly.

Skal could feel it in his gut.

He’d forgotten all the points he’d earned, all the favorability points he’d gained ……!

“Ah.”

Skal felt like he’d asked a stupid question.

He hadn’t forgotten why he’d flown all the way here.

Blinking Dragon Knight Class Quest Objective.

[Class Quest: World Tree, Primordial Evil, Dragon. And Claudi]

Dragon.

A dragon knight with a primordial existence.

It is time to witness the taboo of the Arcana continent.

-Explore the ancient ruins of House Claudi. (Ongoing)

Claudi.

I’m excited for the opportunity to learn more about the Grandfell Claudi Arpheus Romeo, a being who coexists with Hoyeol, but for some reason, Frostnax also seemed very nervous.

He was afraid he’d lose the rest of the points.

Maybe Frostnax’s going to polymorph back into a baby chick.

He couldn’t bring himself to ask why.

“I never thought you knew about this land.”

“ ……?”

Frostnax started talking first.

To summarize the story, it was bizarre.

Frostnax flapped his giant wings and looked out over the passing landscape.

“I can’t believe the day is coming when I will set foot in Golden Palace.”

The Gold Palace.

A place forbidden even to the King of All.

Forbidden even to the King of All, because of the Elder Dragon, Eunaxus.

And only Kudhanax, who lived in the same era as him, knew.

Not long ago, Eunaxus ended his long reign.

“Now it’s just Kudhanax.”

Kudhanax’s whereabouts remained a mystery.

So Frostnax felt a sense of responsibility.

Though he hadn’t quite shed his Hatchetling ways.

“I am one of the few kings of all things.”

Since he had undeservedly received the Dark Dragon’s mercy first, he felt he had to reveal the secret of the Golden Palace. So did Skal, who watched in silence.

‘The old home of House Claudi is forbidden to dragons.’

I made up my mind.

Even if it’s just to avoid losing points anymore.

To stay focused for the quest.

But their resolve was short-lived.

Soon.

It came into view.

“Is it a bone? Where in the world can you find such a huge bone?”

Frostnax said in a trembling voice.

“That’s ……. ”

The dragon’s forbidden area and the former home of House Claudi.

“These are the bodies of my brothers.”

There was a castle there, built of dragon white bones.

-Explore the ruins of House Claudi. (Success)
-Enter the curse related to Claudi and the Dragon. (Ongoing)