Chapter 6: ss Quests (1)
Episode 6. ss Quests (1)
Arcanas stat system is simple.
All initial stats start with 1 point.
One point is awarded for each level up.
yers can allocate their points to the stats they want, ording to the characteristics of their ss.
I looked at the status window.
[Name: Grandfell ude Arpheus Romeo]
[ss: Demon Hunter]
[Level: 67]
[Stats]
Strength: 21 / Dexterity: 26 / Magic: 11 / Luck: 1
[Points held: 12]
Unsurprisingly, the Demon Hunter has no ss-specific stats.
Not to mention the oddly invested stats.
It had to be done.
At the time, Demon Hunters didnt have much of a build.
Performance aside, the absolute number of yers was also low.
As an obscure ss, they had no choice but to invest all of their stats in obscure ways.
Oh well, nothings really changed.
Its not because we dont know, its because we want to be open to possibilities.
Its okay to have that difference of thought.
I invested the points.
[Stats].
strength: 23 / agility: 28 / hp: 18 / luck: 1
[Points on hand: 1]
Two points each to Strength and Agility.
After investing 7 points in Horsepower, which was rtively low, I had 1 point left.
Originally, I had nned to invest the remaining 1 point in Horsepower.
But somehow.
A stroke of good fortune, a mere one point.
As the sole survivor of his family, Grandfell udius Arpheus Romeo, hereafter referred to as Grandfell, has taken up the path of a demon hunter in order to take revenge on the demon.
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I dont know why that setting popped into my head.
Its just a set-up I made up as I went along, but I dont have any luck.
Its such a bizarre life that I wonder if I suffered such adversity because I was lucky by only one point.
I dont feel guilty about it.
Its a strange thing to feel.
Its weird to feel that way, because it was me who was dealing with Grand Pell, his setup.
So it was more likepassion.
[Points retained: 0].
For me, who will suffer in the future.
Compassion for Grandpells life of hardship.
Thats a pretty big investment for pity, this.
The treatment of the Luck stat in Arcana has been less than favourable.
Luck was a stat that didnt have the same intuitive feel as other stats like Strength.
A good way to put it is that it doesnt give you much bang for your buck.
Only nonbatant sses, and even then only a very limited number of sses, cared about Luck.
Even then, I dont remember it being a core stat.
Luck: 2
It was only one point.
I thought to myself.
Think of it as doubling your luck.
Of course, doubling your luck doesnt seem like much, but.
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But the effect of the doubled luck was immediately apparent.
In in sight.
At dawn the next day.
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I opened my eyes to a system message.
[You have met the conditions].
[The quest will begin].
[The quest is ?
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Back when Arcana was a game.
Quests weremonce.
Oh, another job quest.
Just turn it down. Isnt the reward worth it?
Its not worth the intimacy. How did you get that intimacy?
If I were you, Id spend my time hunting instead, even if its just for a few bottles of potions. The loot alone will pay for the potions.
Id pick and choose, weighing rewards and difficulty.
But now that Arcana is a reality.
Quests became a privilege for high-level yers.
The reason was simple.
There werent enough NPCs in the real world to give you quests.
With the rise of the Mage Tower.
The mage NPCs that reside within it also appeared in the real world.
Just like that, NPCs from Arcana existed in the real world.
How the hell did this happen.
I never thought Id see something like this in my life.
This is the world of adventurers, and its beautiful, glowing in the dark.
Like us, the NPCs were adjusting to the cataclysm.
I guess we cant just sit back and watch forever.
The rift! Thats what caused this!
We cant disrupt your world any longer.
The yer was given a new quest for that environment.
However, only high-level yers could take on the new quests.
Hmm, from the looks of it, you dont seem to have much training.
Im afraid its too much for you, Adventurer.
That request has already been fulfilled by another adventurer.
Real-world quests reinforce the gap between top and bottom yers.
So it was only natural that yers would be sensitive to quests.
-Dude, I heard theres a rocket in the rift!
-Lol? Where is it? Iming right over.
-I cant believe Im actually running to a rocket!
-If I knew this was going to happen, I would have quit my job and just yed arcana. Ehyo Goreps are breaking linking quests, and rankers are starting to mess with main quests, but what are we?
Yes, thats the new normal.
I checked the quest window again.
[ss Quest: Prelude to a Counterattack].
ss Quest.
What is this?
A ss quest.
I had no information about it.
Just from looking at it, it looks like a quest rted to sses, demon hunters.
Exorcisms, training, meditation, etc.
Suddenly, I remembered the quests Id done in Akshan.
No, those were normal quests.
They didnt have any fancybels attached to them.
Naturally, I didnt think twice.
I immediately typed ss quests into the search bar.
-Guyver, the #1 ranked Pdin ss.
Start ss quest.
Will I be the first Pdin ss to reach the top 10?
Expectations are high.
It wasnt hard to find information about it.
ss Quest.
Out of all the yers of the same ss.
It was a quest given to only one person.
The content of the quest varied and was unknown.
I could understand it.
I understood why the big quest hade to me.
I guess Im really the only one left.
[ss Quest: Prelude to a Counterattack].
Last of the Demon Hunters.
Let the demons know that the time hase to strike back.
Defeat the demons. (Sess)
Yes, I was the only Demon Hunter left.
The great ss quest hade to me.
The quest was triggered by my defeating a demon and an imp, as shown in the quest window.
Just looking at this makes me want to do it.
Ive only skimmed the article.
The rewards for ss quests seemed to be pretty good.
The rewards of the ss quest seemed great on paper, with articles about how you can get into the top 10 just by starting it.
But the desire never came.
Isnt that the way it should be?
It was all so natural to him.
He had in a demon.
To be the hero of a ss quest.
And the reward that woulde frompleting it.
Grandfell.
No, I was taking it all for granted.
My heart wasnt pounding with excitement.
My heart was beating just as it always did.
I shake my head slightly.
My very civilised values are being turned upside down.
As if I were the heir to a truly great family.
But I have no choice but to ept it.
The setting of Grandfell was essential to my survival as a yer, and even more so as a demon hunter.
But lets keep this in mind.
Im too young to dwell on the past.
The fact that the Grand Prix is just my ck history.
Yes, ck history is something to be ovee, not immersed in.
With that resolve, the quest window shed in my vision.
!
A new quest objective popped up.
Train your weakened body.
Memories of the Akshan base shed through my mind.
Wait, this quest?
Isnt this the vicious, painful quest that caused so many Demon Hunter yers to delete their ounts?!!
I bemoaned.
I must have run out of luck.
But I didnt show it outwardly either.
I shouldve spent a few more 1 points.
Poor you, Lee Ho-yeol.
Once again, Im the only one who suffers because of the damn settings.
*Note
Akshan Base.
A garrison of demon hunters.
When you put it like that, it sounds pretty cool to a stranger.
I was one of those people who fell for it and chose the Demon Hunter ss.
But when I got there, the reality was shocking.
Poor facilities!
Ex-quests that felt like no-game quests!
NPCs that didnt do anything to motivate me, but instead yelled at me!
Of course, theres a good reason for this.
Demons thrive on human greed. Thats why demon hunters must always have integrity.
With a strong bodyes a strong mind. Do you want to be a demon hunter? If so, build a strong body first!
It is not umon for a demon hunter to lose his life unexpectedly. Demons also prey on the loss of those they leave behind, so for demon hunters, too much bonding is poison. Do not try to befriend me.
In retrospect, it was a ridiculous setup.
He wasnt popr for nothing, was he?
But in the past, I was more attracted to the Demon Hunter ss because of the setting.
He had endured all sorts of absurdities and had finally achieved the Demon Hunter ss.
It was a very serious stage 2 disease.
Im having a hard time thinking about it.
Whoa-
I continued to do push-ups.
My forearms felt like they were going numb.
[ss Quest: Prelude to a Counterattack].
Last of the Demon Hunters.
Let the demons know that the time hase to strike back.
Defeat the demons. (Sess)
Train your weakened body. (Ongoing)
Shouldnt something be changed?!
Its a ss quest.
Its a quest that only one person can do.
How could it be any different from the quests in Akshan Base to begin with!
Besides, this wasnt virtual reality, this was real life.
It was up to me to deal with the after-effects of my training.
Train your weakened body. (ongoing)
Run 20 kilometres (sessful)
1,000 push-ups (ongoing)
500 pull-ups (sessful)
300 burpee tests (sessful)
As of today, its been a week.
That quest goal was updated every day.
I hadnt missed a day of training in a week.
No wonder my sore muscles didnt want to go away!
But my grumblings only stayed in my head and faded away.
It was as if I had been waiting for this quest.
I was diligent in achieving my goal.
Grampels great pride did note from his family background; it was innate, unchanging in the face of all trials, a nature literally sent from heaven.
So I had no choice but to be sincere.
I dont recall attaching any sincerity or hard work to Grampel.
It would be strange if a person with a terminal illness was sincere and hardworking.
Everything is just to protect his pride.
Parrr
Its a clear, windless day.
My forearms are shaking with pain.
Its windy today.
Its a brazen thing to say.
But one things for sure, if it werent for my pride.
I never would have done it, would I?
I wouldnt havested a day.
Id probably have given up running long ago.
This is it.
Long or short, me.
Youve been faithful to your Nogada quest today.
An uncharacteristic message popped up.
[Youve met the requirements].
[Your reward will be paid].
With those words, I opened the system window.
My inventory was. as it was.
Instead, a status window was shing.
I checked the status.
!
My level was still the same, but my stats had changed.
ss quests, whats the fuss?