episode_0018

“Roselnia!… What’s wrong with your face?”

I hurried up to the deck with Rosellnia.

I could already see the hooded man and his crew fighting a group of counters.

In addition, people were seen wearing equipment,

I didn’t see any players like me among them.

“No… it’s not a big deal. First, we have to protect the ship. If the ship sinks here, we’ll all die.”

“I know..”

The man who saw Rosellnia’s flushed face thought it was strange.

When I changed the subject, I looked around and furrowed my eyebrows.

“They said it was safe to drive today. Why suddenly.”

“Safe? What does that mean?”

“Didn’t you know about Rosellnia? Before every trip, you check the routes of the counters in advance. The captain chose this route because he never comes on this route.. but why suddenly..”

“I’ll listen to the captain first. Ryu… No, you help Pine here.”

A man wearing a hood over me.

After leaving it to Pine, Rosellnia went to find the captain.

Finding the captain wasn’t that difficult.

I can see him swearing at the crew from where I am standing.

“Then what should I do?”

“Um.. what level are you? Is 15 okay?”

“..no.. it’s 10.”

“Really? Then…don’t step forward, just assist me from behind.”

I could see that Pine hated me.

I don’t know why.

Tuk.

I saw him pat me on the shoulder as he passed by.

It was clear that he hated me.

Ha… I miss Ray.

*

I couldn’t stand still here, so I was helping the crew and preparing for the hordes of counters.

Meanwhile.

Rosellnia coming towards me.

Her steps seemed to be angry and she approached quickly.

There was no need to think about how far you could escape if you tried to escape from the boat.

If you only think about the level difference between you and her, you will be caught the moment you try to run away.

In the game, her level only increased to 120.

Time has passed since then. It could have gone up even more.

There was a difference of at least 110 levels.

It was impossible to escape.

Instead of running away, let’s wait for her to come.

Rosellnia grabbed my collar.

“You! What is it?”

“Ugh… Let’s start with this…”

“Hurry up and say it! What is it! It doesn’t make sense since you’re a beginner! Why is something happening that hasn’t happened in 30 years?”

“That.. what.. say..”

“Now is the time to fool around!”

It’s not like I’m acting like a fool…

What is Rosellnia talking about?

I really don’t know.

“Look over there!”

My eyes moved towards the direction she was pointing at.

There, a group of counters could be seen coming quickly towards this ship.

How quickly it comes.

It was as if the character was teleporting by pressing the right arrow key on a laggy computer.

Of course, there is no lag in the counter group.

Every time I blinked, we steadily got closer.

“The counter is coming! Let’s stop it quickly!”

“It’s because of you!”

“Why is this!”

It’s because of me! The words couldn’t come out.

Because there were a few water droplets in Rosellnia’s eyes.

“What is your identity? Why is a quest started by a player who disappeared 30 years ago appearing?”

“Quest…”

I turned my eyes to the side and checked the quest.

[Surprising Quest: Escape from Crisis!]

Currently, you are on board and a large group of counters are coming towards the ship.

Join the fight and save the safety of your passengers and crew!

But you are still so weak and frail that you might die if you engage in direct combat. be careful!

Reward: Mystery Box 2.

In case of failure: Rosellnia’s relationship deteriorates.

What you need to see here.

It was a failure.

Rosellnia’s relationship deteriorates.

This was the same thing as saying that if you don’t want the relationship to worsen, you should go into battle yourself.

However, as stated in the explanation, I was weak and could have died.

Still… I didn’t want to be hated by the NPCs I raised.

Because she was also an NPC that I raised with affection.

“…I understand. Let go of this.”

“I know what to do! You can’t move a single step from here! Until you reveal your identity!”

“…Let go of this. Rosé.”

“…Ugh!”

I call her by her nickname.

Rosellnia trembled.

“You.. that name.. how..”

How do you know?

After I gave her the wrong name, I felt sorry and started calling her Rose, not Rosellnia. know.

As her grip began to lose strength little by little.

I hurry out. He moved towards the group of counters approaching the ship.

I don’t have any combat skills yet, and the only skill I have is removing fear.

‘Beginner’s power’ one.

I quickly opened the information window.

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[Name: Ryuk]

[Title: None]

[Occupation: Beginner]

[Level: 10]

[HP: 300] [MP: 300]

[Fatigue level 63]

Stats

STR: 10

DEX: 5

INT : 5

LUK : 5

Remaining stats: 66

skill

Beginner’s Power LV1.

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All remaining stats were recorded in STR.

[STR: 10 → 76]

These were the stats of a typical warrior.

I don’t regret it.

I was debating between DEX and INT.

Now there was no other way than to shoot STR.

Burning!

I felt a surge of strength throughout my body.

I wasn’t afraid of anything now.

I took out a sword from my inventory.

I’ve only used it for a week, but maybe that’s because it’s a tutorial sword.

The durability was pretty trash.

Durability on the verge of breaking at any moment.

‘Please… just hold on this one time. ‘I’ll go to the village and change my weapon right away.’

I asked the sword and looked at the group of counters that had now reached the corner.

“Crraaaa!”

One of the leading counters stuck his head above the deck.

[Swimming Fish LV11]

Although his level was higher than mine.

Thanks to the daily quests, my stats have far exceeded level 11.

The result of 1,000 sword swings every day.

-Huung.

Let’s swing the sword.

The body of the swimming fish split into two and fell.

Although red blood was sprinkled around.

I didn’t pay any attention and continued to swing my sword at the counters who were putting their faces on the deck.

Nothing was difficult.

All you have to do is attack the face of the counter that protrudes above the deck.

Occasionally, more than one counter would come up on deck.

At that time, the monks nearby or those who can fight attack.

It was being handled steadily.

The number of counters continued to decrease and the number of corpses on the counters on the deck gradually increased.

‘It won’t decrease…’

There was no end in sight.

Counters who smell the blood of swimming fish that have flowed into the sea are gathering here.

The number gathered was increasing more than the number dispatched.

[Fatigue 80]

The fatigue level, which was 63, has now risen to 80.

After age 90, the body becomes heavy and movement becomes restricted.

There was not much time left.

“Be careful!”

While I was thinking about something else.

A fish swimming next to me jumped towards my face.

“Ugh!”

I fell onto the deck.

A fish swimming past my head was unable to control its body and slipped on the deck, where it was dealt with by the crew.

‘Fuck! ‘I would have suffered if I hadn’t told you!’

Knowing that I had just almost died, a drop of cold sweat broke out on my back, and I quickly stood up and grabbed my sword.

Because it’s not over yet.

“Damn it!”

Their numbers have not decreased at all and are still increasing.

If things continue like this, the ship will sink.

What do we do..

I wanted to bite my nails slightly.

This was impossible due to the swimming fish that kept flocking around.

To think, you had to keep swinging your sword.

[Fatigue 86]

Just by bending down, my fatigue level went up right away.

It was that dangerous.

Huh-!

I swung my sword.

[Fatigue 87]

Huh-!

[Fatigue 88]

The more you attack, the more fish swim.

At the same time, my fatigue also rose steeply.

[Fatigue 89]

It’s almost reached 90 now.

Is it over now?…

‘Not yet! ‘I can’t die here!!’

I couldn’t give up.

I just had my first experience. I couldn’t die here.

There are still many things I want to try!

Let’s strike down the sword with anger.

The body of the swimming fish split.

[Your level has increased.]

At that moment, a notification of leveling up appears before your eyes.

‘Great!’

While leveling up.

Reduced stamina and magical power. And all the fatigue was recovered.

I quickly added my free stats to DEX.

SRT stands for stamina and strength. Although it rises to the center of power.

DEX is agility and. Precision has increased.

The speed of the swimming fish was faster than me.

I didn’t know because I only played against slow guys on the field.

DEX was essential to attack fast guys.

So far, I’ve only dealt with guys jumping on the surface of the water or fluttering around on the deck.

Although I can handle it. Not anymore.

Using my fully recovered fatigue, I swung my sword at the fast-moving, swimming fish.

So much so that it can be said to be a one-shot, one-kill.

It was swept away all at once.

Except for me, the crew and people participating in the battle also rose in level.

I chased them away with my brisk body.

Not long after that.

It succeeded in driving away all swimming fish.

At this time, my level was 15.

After this one battle, my level rose by a whopping 5 levels.

“How about it.. Now I can admit that it’s not my fault.”

“….”

I spoke to Rosellnia.

She didn’t answer, just took a breath.

If she had participated in the battle from the beginning, the battle would have ended long ago.

Due to the captain’s request, she only supported from behind.

There is a significant difference in level, so the amount of experience gained will be almost non-existent.

If a dangerous situation arose, she would have entered the battlefield.

That it wasn’t like that.

“Okay.. my doubts have been resolved.”

This means there is no need to step forward.

“Whoa.. It’s hard..”

Hearing that her doubts had disappeared.

I rested my body halfway on the railing.

My entire body was so weak that I couldn’t move even though I knew it was dangerous.

“But. I haven’t heard why they called me Rosé yet. Where did you hear that name?”

“…I thought I forgot.”

“Because I didn’t receive training so weak that I had to pay attention to something else during the battle.”

I don’t know who told me.

I received good training.

“The name Rosé… Where did you hear about it? I didn’t listen. That’s…”

It was then.

I have no choice but to tell the truth.

bang-!

Something hit hard on the other side of the ship.

The ship lurched greatly, and the crew members who were cleaning the deck fell one by one.

It was the same for me too.

“Uh….?”

Because I was hanging on the railing.

I was thrown overboard by the strong collision.

I tried reaching for my stomach.

Everyone is falling and it’s crazy. No one found me.

Except for one person.

-with a plop!

I just fell into the sea.