episode_0027

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After the principal processed all the tests and organized the successful candidates, he headed to the principal’s office, his tired body dragged.

‘…golden.’

The principal, who entered the principal’s office, began to look through books related to crystal balls to find out about the golden color that had remained vividly in his memory.

I’m sure I’ve seen it before…

It was so long ago that I couldn’t remember it clearly.

After flipping through the books for a while, the principal was finally able to find an article about Sujeong-gu in an old history book.

[The correction ball shows the possibilities depending on the color.

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Starting from purple, the colors go up to show the scale of that person’s potential. However, in very few exceptions, other colors come out.

That’s right, it’s gold.

The golden case is the complete form. It means the complete form.

This perfect form, which only appears once in a while in a legend, means that possibilities are at their maximum, abilities are at their maximum, and everything is at its maximum.

In a word, it is a color with infinite talent.

However, since this color has only appeared once, during the time of the first emperor, everyone considers it a legend.

But the author thinks.

If, even after hundreds or thousands of years, someone appears again who can turn a crystal ball into gold, I wonder if he will create another legend, just like the first emperor who founded the country….]

‘Ah… the color of legend…’

Yeah, that was it.

It was so long ago that even the principal had forgotten the meaning of the colors.

…..If Professor Luken finds out about this, there’ll be another uproar?

I came back looking really depressed because I couldn’t find student Jodel.

We’ll meet at the upcoming entrance ceremony anyway, so why are you acting so impatient?

‘But now I understand a little bit…’

After reading this book, the principal also started to feel uneasy for no reason.

Talent like this was rare.

In the future, when they enter the academy, we need to create an environment where they can adapt well and use their abilities to their fullest.

I wondered what kind of legend he would create when he grew up.

The principal closed the book, hoping that he would still be alive by then.

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So, I, who had suddenly become a legend, was on a food tour outside the academy, completely unaware of what was going on at the academy.

‘This is delicious, and wow, that’s delicious too.’

It melts in your mouth. Melts.

Where should we go next?

Certainly, it was an empire, so it was on a different level from the Jack family’s territory.

There were so many desserts there that I had never seen before. But I couldn’t fill my stomach with just snacks forever.

There is no separate main dish.

I walked away, laughing hysterically.

If you come here, you must visit that place. It’s said to be the best duck restaurant in the empire.

“Please give me duck meat. And a cold beer too!”

As soon as I came in and ordered, I sat down.

As expected, the place was packed with people because it was a famous restaurant. Then, a female employee handed me a menu and said,

“…We sell alcohol to adults and up. I think you’re not old enough to drink alcohol. How old are you?”

I paused for a moment at the female employee’s words.

In the heat of the moment, I remembered my age, which I had forgotten.

The age of this body is….

“….I’m 15 years old. Sorry.”

“I’ll bring you some juice to drink with your duck meat.”

“….Yes. Thank you.”

I nodded obediently. Duck meat tastes best when eaten with a cold beer.

I can’t help it, you have to be an adult to drink cold beer….

As I was waiting for the food to arrive, leaving my regrets behind, the conversation of those who appeared to be mercenaries sitting next to me was too loud.

I frowned without realizing it at the loud voice.

Why are you talking so loudly about useless things? Did you rent this store?

Then I heard a word that stimulated my ears.

“…..Yeah. Ancient relic! It’s there!”

……Wait a minute, an ancient relic?

Why is that here?

I started listening to their conversation as if I had never been annoyed before.

“There’s a rumor going around that there’s an ancient relic in the recently discovered forest dungeon. I wanted to go into that dungeon too, but I heard it’s not easy. The palace sent knights, but they barely managed to escape with their lives?”

“…No, is the difficulty that high?”

“They say it’s the greatest… the greatest… People from all over are coming here to try it because they hear it’s an ancient relic… but it seems like no one has succeeded yet.”

“Then should I go?”

“Arthur, Arthur. Then go early. Mercenaries like us…. Just watch from afar to see what comes out later. Why go there to enjoy the riches and honors? You don’t even have two lives…”

Who would have guessed that time would be this time!

My eyes sparkled.

A dungeon containing ancient relics.

This happened in the past, before webtoons began in earnest.

But in the end, no one was able to get their hands on it and the dungeon simply disappeared.

It was a very unusual event for a dungeon to disappear on its own, so it was briefly mentioned in the webtoon when the Academy professor was explaining its history.

But does that dungeon actually exist? And it was only built recently?

Then you absolutely have to go.

I was extremely curious about the ancient relic.

Besides, if it’s an artifact that’s going to disappear anyway, it doesn’t matter if I keep it, right?

I was wondering what to do with the remaining time, so I thought I’d go on a dungeon tour.

“Duck meat is here.”

Wow, awesome…

While I was lost in thought, duck meat came out.

The golden-brown roasted duck meat looked delicious at first glance.

I started eating the meat in a hurry. The meat was melting in my mouth.

The mercenaries start talking again. The mercenaries’ voices had been noisy until just now, but now they were welcome.

Tell me more, tell me more information. I will put it to good use….

I was able to finish my meal deliciously while listening to the informative information they provided.

* * *

‘Hmm, I guess that’s it?’

I woke up early in the morning and headed to the forest.

Finding the dungeon wasn’t hard. You just had to find a place where people were swarming around.

As expected, despite it being early in the morning, the large cave that looked like a dungeon was full of people.

Looking at them wearing armor that looked luxurious at first glance, they seemed to be knights from the palace.

They all stood in front of the cave with their weapons in hand and their faces filled with determination. It seemed like they had failed once and were ready to try again.

That’s a good thing.

‘….If they go in, I should follow them secretly.’

They’ll take care of the annoying things up front, so you can just watch the show and eat some rice cakes.

I changed my appearance with a sinister smile.

I changed into a female assassin who had transformed several times and then adjusted my clothes.

I was planning to act like this today.

If it was revealed that I was the one who had taken possession of the dungeon’s relics, there would be chaos in the palace. They would try to catch me somehow and steal the ancient relics. So it was better to hide my true identity and continue my activities.

“Okay! Then let’s go!”

“Yes!”

The knights formed a line and began to enter, accompanied by a loud command from what appeared to be the commander of the knights.

I followed them, hiding my presence.

The first thing they encountered were cave traps.

“….It’s a trap! Everyone stop!”

However, as a capable knight commander, he took a step forward and saw a sword flying towards him, and easily dodged the flying sword.

He didn’t stop there, but quickly gave the order to the knights behind him to stop.

I watched the situation with interest.

The Knight Commander took the lead and dug up the traps.

‘You’re smart. You’re clever… and you’re capable.’

Now that I think about it, I’ve seen that Knight Commander’s face somewhere…

He is over 190 cm tall, has healthy, bronzed skin, and curly black hair that reaches down to his shoulders.

At first glance, you might think she was a man, but she was actually a woman with a voluptuous body that was both sexy and voluptuous.

‘…This person came in here too.’

I looked Knight Commander Aren up and down.

….I was right.

‘Are both your hands okay?’

In the webtoon, she appears with both hands amputated and unable to lift a sword ever again.

That means….

Perhaps, it was in this very cave that her hands were cut off. It may not have been, but I had a strong feeling that it was.

Now that I think about it, older characters in webtoons often say this.

If Aren’s hands had been intact, he might have grown to the point where he would have been in the top 3…

Aren, who has the potential to dye her crystal ball red.

I watched Aren.

“This way! That’s right!”

I’m not talking about her appearance in the withered webtoon, but rather her appearance that is more lively than ever.

So they moved forward smoothly under Aren’s instructions.

Into a cave where you don’t know what will happen even an inch ahead…