âWhy? Donât you believe me? 10 people is right. This is what I heard when I first met Lebron.â
Hyeonuâs words were true. The first time Hyeonu and Lebron met was due to the gold coin received from Khan, the warrior instructor at the class tower in Aslan. Thanks to it, he met Lebron, gained skills, became a disciple, and got a rare class. In the process, Lebron said that Hyeonu was the 10th player to come with the gold coin.
âThis jerk, you donât know this? You are becoming hard of hearing... you arenât even a kid in water. I canât sleep due to your worries.â
Hyeonu made fun of Yeongchan. Words poured in an instant like he was rapping.
âHow can I know this? Iâm not the only one who doesnât know. Even the viewers who have watched your livestreams from beginning to end donât know this, you jerk.â
Yeongchan had a crumpled expression as he angrily refuted Hyeonu. Yeongchan felt it was very unfair. He didnât know why he should be teased by Hyeonu. To be honest, he even doubted if the number mentioned by Hyeonu was correct.
âThe viewers might not know but you canât be like that.â
Hyeonu attacked Yeongchan with logic that had no basis.
âWhat nonsense are you saying?!â
As Yeongchan and Hyeonu were bickering, they arrived at the training ground where Lebron was located.
âTeacher, Iâm here. Your one and only disciple has arrived!â
Hyeonu entered the training ground and screamed so loudly that it resounded through one side of the mansion. He blatantly showed off his presence.
âBe quiet and come in.â
Lebron opened his eyes from where he was sitting in the middle of the training ground and looked at Hyeonu.
âThe one here who seems to be lacking is my friend. I brought him because he wanted to see you once.â
Hyeonu took Yeongchan with him and stood in front of Lebron. Yeongchan suddenly became a friend who was lacking but he couldnât refute it because he was in front of Lebron. He just bowed and greeted Lebron. âHello, Duke Lebron. I am Argon.â
Lebron received Yeongchanâs greeting, rose from his seat, and approached Yeongchan.
âIt must be a lot of trouble going around with this little guy.â
âHuh? No. Hyeonu is a good friend, even if he is lacking.â
Yeongchan and Lebron reached out to each other and shook hands.
âWhat am I lacking? Where can you find someone like me?â Hyeonu muttered to Lebron with a frown.
"Yes, where else can there be someone like you? It is terrible just imagining it.â
Yeongchan poured oil on Hyeonuâs heart, which was already on fire. Hyeonu silently extended both hands at Yeongchanâs provocation. Yeongchan backed away at Hyeonuâs sudden behavior, but it was just Yeongchanâs illusion. Yeongchanâs two legs didnât move from the ground like glue had been applied to the soles of his feet. Hyeonu grabbed the face of Yeongchan, who was standing still.
Then he shook it from side to side. He pushed Yeongchanâs cheek like he was bouncing a ball at a slight distance. As Hyeonuâs palm pushed, Yeongchanâs body shook from side to side.
âWhy are you here today?â
Yeongchanâs suffering continued until Lebron opened his mouth. To be exact, it was until Hyeonu heard Lebronâs words that he stopped.
âMore foundation is required.â
Hyeonu turned his head and made eye contact with Lebron.
âFoundation? What foundation?â
Hyeonu turned his head and made eye contact with Lebron.
âPlease teach me more, Teacher.â
This was extortion, not a request. Lebron felt it and his eyes widened.
âYou are talking like you left it to me.â
Hyeonu ignored Lebronâs change in expression and continued his words without blinking.
"What bothers you about giving it to your one and only disciple?â
Lebron stared hard at Hyeonu. It was from head to toe. He looked again and again.
âIt is troublesome. You are talking nonsense. I was just judging if you had lied to me.â
Lebron admitted it. Hyeonu deserved to learn other things. The feeling he was giving off proved it.
âEven so, the procedures must always be followed. Just wait a moment.â
Lebron left these words behind and disappeared from the training ground.
Some time later, Lebron returned with an old sword in his hand.
âWhat is that, Teacher?â Hyeonu asked while pointing at the old sword in Lebronâs hand.
âIt is a tool to check your eligibility. I can only teach you other skills once you are able to pull out the sword. It was something you didnât have to do in the first place, but... that person taught you something in advance. It canât be helped.â
âDoes that make sense? Why donât you just take it easy?â Hyeonu asked back as if he was arguing. However, Lebron shook his head and expressed his rejection.
âWhy me?â
Of course, what he was doing now was a formality. It didnât matter what skill he taught as long as Hyeonu had the ability to learn. However, Lebron had no desire to do so. It was fun to see Hyeonu go through a bit of failure.
âDonât say anything and pull it out. If you donât like it, then you donât have to do it.â
Lebron pulled back the old sword he had held out.
âWho said I wonât do it?â
Hyeonu quickly reached out and held the old sword. Then a quest window appeared in front of Hyeonuâs eyes.
[A quest has been created.]
[Draw the Old Sword]
[Draw the sword called the âSword of Examinationâ that canât be drawn if you lack the ability.
Rating: S
Conditions: Draw the Sword of Examination 0/1
Rewards: Experience, can change to âCommander of the Knights of Keon (True).]
âWhat is this?â
Hyeonuâs expression slightly distorted when he saw the quest window. The class name was worse than he thought.
âWhat is the difference between Preliminary Commander of the Knights of Keon and Commander of the Knights of Keon (True)?â
He didnât think anything would change much. Still, he was looking forward to it. This was the fifth class advancement, not anything else. These expectations were completely crushed.
âItâs fine. What did I expect?â
Hyeonu felt resigned and checked the information of the old sword. It was because he had to change his class.
âItem information.â
[Sword of Examination]
[A sword to test the abilities of the descendants of the Knights of Keon. You canât draw the sword if you lack the ability.
Rating: Epic
Restrictions: Weapon Mastery skill with a proficiency of S or higher, Magic power-related skill proficiency of âS-â or higher, magic power of 3,000 or higher. Less than 10 losses in the last 200 PvP battles.
Durability: 777/777
Attack Power: 1
Effect: The title âOne Who is Qualifiedâ is created.]
âWhat is this ridiculous wearer restriction?â
The wearer restrictions of the old sword were extremely tricky. Weapon Mastery was a skill received at the same time as the first class advancement, but it was a very demanding condition to have S- ranked proficiency in a magic power-related skill.
The first magic power-related skill gained by players was Magic Power Control. Basically, it was a skill given when advancing to the second class and it could be obtained before that if there was money. Even so, very few people had proficiency in Magic Power Control that was above S-. It was very few. The fact that only the few who had it were above the master level of the arena proved it.
âYou literally need great control to increase the proficiency quickly.â
In order for the proficiency of Magic Power Control to reach the S- level, magic power needed to be used continuously in both hunting and PvP. The only people who had such free control and could level up at the same time were the arena rankers.
âHow many S- ranked skills do I have?â
Hyeonu quickly skimmed through his skills window. Based on what he remembered, there were only a few whose skill proficiency exceeded the S- level.
âIâm glad. It will work.â
Fortunately, he was able to draw the Sword of Examination.
[Magic Power Control (S)]
[Magic Power Compression (S-)]
[Magic Power Cohesion (S-)]
Magic Power Compression was learned from Raccoon, Magic Power Control was acquired at an early level, and Magic Power Cohesion was obtained during the second class advancement. The proficiency of all three skills were at S- rank or higher.
âI donât have to look at Weapon Mastery to know it is the S rank.â
He hadnât been mindful of Weapon Mastery since the beginning. Out of all the skills, the one that rose the best was Weapon Mastery. It went without saying that the proficiency would improve just by swinging a fist.
It happened at this momentâ¦
âWhy arenât you drawing it? You... canât you draw it? You canât draw it, right? Then you canât do the fifth class advancement... Ah, are you joking right now?â Yeongchan spoke to Hyeonu, who was standing still and staring at the old sword.
The slight shaking of his eyes and twitching of the corners of his mouth were the precursor to ridicule.
âI was just looking at it because I was a bit amazed. This is easy to draw. Who do you think I am? I am Gang Hyeonu, Gang Hyeonu.â
Hyeonu completely smashed Yeongchanâs expectations. He pulled the old sword from its sheath at once.
âUh? What? You pulled it?â
Yeongchanâs eyes widened. It was due to Hyeonuâs unexpected behavior.
âHow did you draw it?â
âTry it yourself.â
Hyeonu put the old sword back into the sheath and presented it to Yeongchan. At the same time, he turned his head toward Lebron. He was asking with his eyes, âCan I hand this to Yeongchan?â
Lebron nodded. The old sword was a treasure, but it wasnât to the point where a brief touch wasnât acceptable. Moreover, Yeongchan didnât have the ability to do anything with this sword.
Hyeonu handed Yeongchan the old sword and checked the message window that popped up in front of him.
[Draw the Sword of Examination 1/1]
[Draw the Sword of Examination has been cleared.]
[Experience has been acquired.]
[You can change your class to âCommander of the Knights of Keon (True).]
One of the message windows was to announce the completion of the quest. It was natural since the Sword of Examination was drawn.
[The title âOne Who is Qualifiedâ has been created.]
[One Who is Qualified]
[A title given to the player who succeeds in drawing the Sword of Examination, one of the conditions for becoming the commander of the Knights of Keon.
Effect: Attack power is increased by 15%.]
âThe effect is beautiful.â
A deep smile appeared on Hyeonuâs face. It was an unexpected harvest. He was simply thinking about the fifth class advancement, but a title was created. It was a title with a very good effect.
âHe hasnât even touched it yet?â
Hyeonu checked all the message windows and looked at Yeongchan. Yeongchan was staring at the Sword of Examination.
âWhy are you just staring like that? Canât you draw it? Itâs not that you canât draw it, right? Right? Are you just looking at the sword because it looks good?
Yeongchan was receiving the price for his previous provocations. No, it was the state of receiving back his words. Hyeonu was able to draw the Sword of Examination, so Yeongchanâs provocation had no effect, but Yeongchan could not draw it.
âGive it to me, you jerk.â
Hyeonu lightly patted Yeongchanâs cheek and took the Sword of Examination from Yeongchanâs hand. Then he handed the sword back to Lebron.
âThen hurry up and teach me, Teacher.â