31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 27)
For what purpose did the wanderer come to Snowfall?.
For some reason, Kang Seol caught something in the other person’s voice, which seemed desperate. But he didn't necessarily say it out loud..
I quietly listened to the other person's story..
Since it was a quiet alley, the conversation between the two proceeded without interruption..
“help… Because I need it.”
“also.”
The only people who would wait for someone in the ranking without sleep would be desperate people..
If you're that desperate, you'll definitely want help..
“Why, to me?”
“Please listen to me for a moment.”
“What is your name?”
“About one person. You can let go.”
“We're not there yet. Let's hear the story somewhere else, not here..”
Kang Seol led a group of people into a quiet bar and inn..
After finding a place to stay, I sat down in a suitable spot on the first floor. Of course, have at least one person sit in front of you..
One person had something different from the others..
‘hand….’
His right hand had turned black, as if it had rotted away..
Ssyuk.
He must have felt Snow's gaze as he lowered the sleeve of his right hand..
“It's amazing?”
“Why are your hands like that??”
“Because I'm haunted by a ghost. Because I was cursed.”
“curse?”
That was often the case in the eternal world..
If you touch an ugly or cursed object, or if you are attacked by an evil spirit with a grudge, etc..
However, the hand of one person felt different from a curse..
At first, I misunderstood that it was a rotten hand, but upon closer inspection, it actually felt hard and smooth..
‘I don't think it's a curse….’
Kang Seol became increasingly curious about the story of one person..
Han Yeo-myeong told the story of the black hand..
“I have siblings.”
“younger sister?”
“Yes, with my younger sister... My sister. No, I should say she was?”
“what?”
“My sister is dead. in the second adventure.”
This was the story of one person..
Strangely enough, the brothers all met each other on their friendly five-brothers adventure and promised to live together and return home..
However, the adventure of the five friendly brothers was not that easy, and his older sister was in danger of falling off a cliff while fighting a troll..
tup-!
But barely, at least one person grabbed hold of one hand of his older sister, Han Sae-byeok..
My younger sister Han No-eul was also watching..
- brother! Don't let go, ever! sister! Just be patient!
- no… . If you keep doing this, you will fall, dawn.
“There were too many trolls. My sister tried hard….”
My hands are full of sweat.
Han Yeo-myeong was unable to support his older sister's weight with just one hand..
Ssyuk…
Sussssuk…
More than one body was gradually pulled closer to the cliff..
- Ughhh….
- no! brother!
The other personnel were of no help as they were all dealing with trolls..
Han Yeo-myeong trembled as she remembered that time..
“at that time… My sister's voice, the way she looked at me, her last words... I remember everything.”
- …Dawn. Let go of your hand.
- shut up! One dawn!
- Han Yeo-myeong, my sister loves you very much. … Noeul asks for a favor.
- Holy shit! Please don't let go!
- …I'll let it go.
Zech…
The horrifying sensation of your hand slipping out of your hand..
Feeling of despair and emptiness.
And even as he falls, Saebyeok's eyes worry about him..
“Every night, in my dreams, I feel like I'm going crazy... . My sister comes to visit every day.”
“come and say what?”
“Please save me... Please save me.”
“From then on, the hand?”
“Yes, I received a strange message..”
[An unexpected accident! Constitution: Gain possessed hands.]
“An unexpected accident... That's right.”
“yes?”
“no.”
an unexpected accident.
There are various systems in the eternal world..
Among them, there are systems that have a positive impact, but there are also systems that have a negative impact..
This situation mainly occurs when the spirit of an adventurer collapses after seeing a very terrible scene while on an adventure, or when the adventurer gets injured and suffers aftereffects..
‘These hands are possessed by a ghost... I have acquired a constitution that is hard to obtain..’
Unfortunately, there is no way to release the grudges of ghosts or through a purification ceremony by a high priest..
Those hands belong to a ghost.
But there are pros and cons to everything.
If you get that hand back from the ghost, the ghost's hand will be of great strength to one person..
That was the hand of the ghost that Kang Seol knew..
“Are your hands not moving??”
“yes. I'm right-handed, but I eat with my left hand..”
“It will be uncomfortable. By the way, what is your request? If you really want a way to return that hand to its original state….”
“Oh no. There is no way around this because it is my guilt and regret. What I'm asking for is my younger brother..”
“Brother? Now that I think about it, what happened to her sister??”
“My younger sister joined the guild. She became estranged from me after that happened..”
I had a rough guess..
The younger sister pours out her hatred towards the older brother who left her. She will endure it no matter what.
“I think I let it go on purpose. Actually, I'm not sure anymore. Maybe I was trying to let go….”
“Is it dangerous because my younger brother joined the guild??”
“that is… Do you know about the Justice Guild??”
“I do not know. Because I'm not interested.”
“It's a guild formed in the early days, and it has the highest adventurer score... It's a guild that attracted people..”
“…….”
At first glance, it seemed like snowfall had occurred in the city. He didn't have much interest at the time, but.
“That's not true. They're lying.”
“Is that it??”
“no! That's not the end. It is said that since the guild's party composition is determined by the executives as they please, people who are hostile to the executives within the guild are used as swords..”
“and?”
“It is said that there are people who thoughtlessly left the group and suffered a tragedy in the village... . also! Recently, there has been talk of uniting with a guild with bad rumors.….”
“It's all rumours..”
“Well, that's not it.!”
“then?”
“My younger brother… My younger brother contacted me..”
“…….”
“My younger brother asked me to save him... i did it. The information I mentioned earlier is actually internal information confirmed by my younger brother. Noeul said she was in danger... I asked you to save me!”
Snowfall touched my forehead.
“Even if that's true, it's not a reason for me to help Yeo-myeong Han..”
“Why, why? why….”
“'Cause I'm not an apostle of justice.”
“…….”
“Everyone has their own circumstances, Mr. Han Yeo-myeong. I don't have time to look back on anything other than what I aimed for.”
It wasn't wrong..
The path to ascension is a path of suffering.
You must overcome the almost impossible adventure and become stronger again..
both body and mind.
The power he gained by fighting against irrationality was for ascending to heaven, not for pretending to be a hero..
Once he acts like he is on the side of justice, lambs will flock to him asking for salvation..
And there was no guarantee that the lambs were unconditionally good..
If that happens, it was obvious that Ascension would fail..
However, since he could not bring up such specific details, Kang Seol only talked about the conclusion. About one person objected to this..
“why! why! So strong... They say adventurer points don't fully represent the gap in power! The score is twice that of 2nd place... Then 10 times... No, it's dozens of times stronger.….”
“The reason I became stronger was not to help those who are hiding behind the strong and waiting for salvation. Save yourself, Mr. Han Yeo-myeong. The way to save my brother must come from you, not me. I can't save everyone around me.”
“what….”
“Oh, and those hands.”
“hand?”
“The black hand may not be a curse. If you want to resolve your younger brother's problem, you will have to let go of the guilt. Anyway, that's all for my story..”
Snowfall is out of place.
One person was sitting blankly in pain..
Kang Seol watched the scene for a while and then went up to the room..
‘'Cold-Blooded' sponsored Madness by 200.!
[Snowman is cold-blooded! Ah, were snowmen originally cold??]
- Why are you helping me with that? It's up to you..
- Do you have no brothers or sisters??
- That's because I can't sympathize anymore! Even now, he beat the dog for drinking his banana milk ㅡㅡ
- You were wrong lol Banana milk is a serious issue..
- Honestly, if it were me, I would have helped..
* * *
Snowfall remembers what happened last night..
But what I said to Han Yeo-myeong yesterday was also what I said to Kang Seol..
‘You can't be involved in everything.’
And, life in Pandea was as if it had just begun. It is natural for people who cannot adapt to new rules to be left behind..
‘You can't survive here with just my help..’
In this world, crisis comes at any time..
Every time, snowfall cannot help. The path of snowfall was fixed and the time available was also limited..
‘One person had the hands of a ghost. If you unlock the secret she holds, it won't be that difficult to get her sister back..’
When you unlock the secret contained in the ghost's hand, Han Yeo-myeong obtains a weapon that is different from others..
As the Ghost Hand is a very difficult ability to obtain, its ability was exceptional from the beginning..
‘And the ghost's hand is an ability that may be helpful to me in the future.….’
Some adventures required special constitutions..
The rewards of such adventures were usually far superior to those of other ordinary adventures..
The more I organized my thoughts, the clearer it became that I had to watch over one person..
If he can solve it on his own, it's perfectly fine, but if it's too much for him, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to help him out..
‘Yes, at least helping. If you change yourself instead of being consumed by helplessness..’
So Kang Seol did not hastily help him and planned to watch him..
That was why Snowfall visited the information guild hidden in Kongori..
Perhaps the transferees did not even know that the information guild existed. It's a place set up in a secret space of a fairly old tavern..
“There is quite a bit of information about the Justice Guild. If you have any information you want….”
“only negative information.”
“You must give me 150 gold coins..”
“here.”
Sasak.
The information received was exactly as one person said..
Rather, it seems as if there were even contents reduced or omitted, and the ugly aspects of the Justice Guild were more serious than expected..
While reading the information, Kang Seol came across a name that was quite familiar..
“predator guild?”
- also! Recently, there has been talk of uniting with a guild with bad rumors.….
I never would have guessed that the guild that was rumored to be bad by more than one person was a predator guild..
Kang Seol tapped his lips and wrote down all the information..
“Is information from the Predator Guild also available??”
“Is it only negative information??”
“yes.”
“It's 100 gold coins..”
Snowfall received information about the Predator Guild..
“hmm… It's severe.”
A paper filled with details about the evil deeds of the Predator Guild..
Grumbling…
Kang Seol burned the paper in the candle flame and asked.
“Why are you letting go at this point??”
“10It's a coin.”
jingle.
“I don't know. So far, the only time I have intervened in an incident involving transferees is when a citizen is killed by the transferees..”
“You know, but you condone it..”
“They should have their own rules. This answer is my personal opinion and I will not be paid for the information..”
“It's their own rules... All right.”
Kang Seol was about to leave but spoke to the informant again..
“Oh, and I'd like you to follow me for about a week..”
“Is there only one target??”
“yes.”
“How does it compare to you??”
“much weaker.”
Snowfall delivered information to about one person..
“Then it's 20 gold coins. From now on, even the moment you sleep, the following will continue..”
Wow!.
Snowfall paid an additional 20 gold coins and got out..
The next place he headed to was 'Seers of Darkness'. It was to utilize the newly acquired ability points..
“You're here again.”
The manager recognized the snowfall and spoke to me..
[This is a place to study black magic. A person who appears to be the manager of this place asks you about your business. what would you do?]
1. [Required: Ability Points] I want to learn a new ability.
2. [Required: Ability Points] I want to strengthen my existing abilities.
3. I want to test my skills.
4. Do you have anything to entrust to me??
5. [Required: Shadow Summoner, Wall of Enlightenment] I heard there is a Shadow Summoner here.
……
Kang Seol tried to say that he had come to strengthen his abilities, just like before, but he stopped because the options were somehow different..
‘5The light on option number 3 turned on.?’
The option that was gray and unselectable last time was written in the same dark color as the other options this time..
‘if… Has any information been released??’
Snowfall asked without hesitation.
“I heard there's a shadow summoner here.”
“Oh my... The news is late. I think you're probably referring to Summoner Chao..”
“Chao? yes. Probably right.”
“We lost contact with him after he went to Novira. I'm worried because Nobira is a place with very evil people. It's already been a month. As for Mr. Chao, I'm not too worried about the gangsters there, but there's nothing absolute about people's work..”
Kangseol rested his chin and worried..
This question was actually connected to the enlightenment episode that would appear after 6 more adventures..
There was no need to rush right away, but if you put it off, you might not be able to clear the enlightenment episode on time..
A choice came to mind.
[Chao, the shadow summoner who could teach you, has been missing since he went to Novira. The manager here seems worried about this. How would you answer?]
1. That's too bad.
2. It has nothing to do with me. Okay then, that's it..
3. Are there any other shadow summoners??
4. [Required: Enlightenment in a specific field] I might be able to take on Chao's role..
5. Would you like to find out about Chao for you??
“Would you like to find out about Chao for you??”
“Is that true?”
“yes.”
“Well then, please!”
[The hidden adventure ‘The Vanishing Summoner’ begins.]
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