There were quite a variety of types, but the use itself was all the same.
âMove the person who opened the book into the dungeon.â
There were times when the dungeon was a virtual space like a virtual reality game, and there were times when it was real dungeon, but in a big way, it was also the key to teleport.
Jude slowly opened his eyes.
The pure white light faded, and what came to sight was not the narrow and dark confession room, but a black sky and white floor â to be exact, a large space covered with pure white cloth.
âIâve come to the right place.â
The dungeon book with an unknown author and title, was hidden in the temple of the Varuna, the god of the mirror wall.
In Legend of Heroes 2, this was the key to the conquerable dungeon â no, Outboxer009 was the only one who got in and conquered it.
âThereâs a reason why I held on for more than 10 years.â
The world of Legend of Heroes 2 continues to grow.
What it meant was that even now, around 10 years after its release, Legend of Heroes 2 had not stopped its periodic update.
It was not only the story of the 2nd episodeâs main story for the single-player gameplay, but also the story between the second and third main stages of the multiplayer gameplay system.
Each characterâs story, the various quests that result from it, and the unthinkable relationships between NPCs, etc.
Moreover, the number of stories was never small. Rumor has it that the AI using big data continues to create stories, though I donât know if it was real, but a huge quantity of stories was created with each update.
Despite the fact that the game is full of rotten waters such as Outboxer009 and Yellow Storm, Legend of Heroes 2 has not been completely conquered yet.
âBecause there are still elements that I do not know.â
Of course, the fact that there is an realm of âmysteryâ here, where you donât know whether itâs in the Legend of Heroes 2 or the world like the Legend of Heroes 2, was not something to be happy about, as it was closer to a demerit than a merit.
What matters now, was the fact that Jude himself had entered the dungeon.
âWhat about Cordelia?â
âOww, I have a headache. Is this teleport motion sickness?â
Cordeliaâs voice came from behind his back, as if to answer.
When I turned around, I saw Cordelia holding her head with a painful expression.
âAre you okay, Cordelia?â
âUhhnnâŠitâs not okay. Are you all right?â
âOh, Iâm all right.â
âWhy are you okay?â
âWhy arenât you okay?â
âI know.â
Perhaps because of motion sickness, Cordelia, who responded like a fool, trembled.
âAnyway, hoooâŠ. This is the dungeon in the dungeon book. Looks like⊠a virtual dungeon type?â
The biggest difference between a virtual dungeon and a real dungeon was the presence or absence of death.
If itâs a virtual dungeon, even if you die inside the dungeon, you donât really die. Though you felt pain, you were deported from the book and no injuries were left.
Of course, there were penalties besides pain.
âRetry is impossible.â
Once kicked out, they cannot return to the virtual dungeon.
âItâs much better than dying though.â
There were two reasons why Jude originally chose Varunaâs Dungeon Book at this stage.
One was the reward was good, as I had told Cordelia, and the other was to experience actual battle without the risk of life.
âLegend of Heroes 2Â is a fighting game, after all.â
The journey to stop the Great Summons was also accompanied by battles.
âHaa.â
Once again, Jude, who had cleared his mind, looked toward Cordelia, and soon had a little smile on his face.
âWowâŠitâs really real.â
It was a place where I went in and out countless times in the game, but in this reality, this was my first time.
It was strangely interesting and mysterious, so I looked around with my eyes wide open.
âThatâs it anyway.â
Jude turned to his left hand and smiled again at Cordelia.
âBingo.â
As planned, he held a large bag in his left hand.
It was a bag he deliberately held just before opening the book.
Even in the game, the dungeon book also took inside all the items I was holding.
Jude smiled and opened the bag. As the size of the bag was large, there were quite a variety of items inside.
âI should have brought my bag too.â
Cordelia said, lifting her skirt slightly. It seems that she has been carrying many things in her skirt again.
âWhat did you bring?â
âJust the basic stuff.â
Cordelia, answering Judeâs question, looked around again and said, pouting her lips.
âDonât look back until I tell you.â
âShould I just turn my back and sit?â
âThatâs good, then.â
Cordelia, who had said so far, laughed, and Jude quickly turned around and then rummaged through the things in his bag again.
âBy the way.â
âYes.â
âWhat tech are you specializing on?â
âYou mean magic?â
âYes, magic.â
âFirst, elemental. Iâm going for the flame types.â
âWhat about buffs or debuffs?â
âI have to get it. But the base is elemental. Because Iâll need firepower.â
âWell, what a typical Yellow Storm answer.â
A life-risking battle maniac.
In response to Judeâs comments, Cordelia replied with a small smile.
âBecause thatâs me. You can turn around now.â
âThen without hesitation.â
Sitting around again, Judeâs eyes widened, and soon smiled again.
âItâs our Yellow Storm, as expected.â
Cordelia, who had just been wearing a wide skirt and a dress full of lace, was wearing her own combat uniform at this moment.
Body-fitting blouse and leather trousers, a dagger in the waist, and a short magic wand shaped like a baton in her hand.
Her shoes were not dress shoes but leather boots.
âDid you know you were coming here?â
âNo, but I thought something must have happened when you called me, so I brought it in my skirt.â
âCan you show me the inside of that skirt later? Iâm curious about the internal structure.â
âWhat is this crazy bastard saying?â
There was a stream of abuse, but Cordelia was smiling.
Jude also shrugged once, and then approached Cordelia with some of the things he took out of his bag.
âCome on, put this on, too.â
âHuh?â
âDonât hesitate.â
What Jude brought was a leather vest with chains, and hard gaiters and cuff guards made of oiled leather.
âThereâs also a helmet and a shield.â
Again, it was made of leather.
Jude, who placed the helmet with old aviator googles over Cordeliaâs head, smiled contentedly, and Cordelia, looking around at the round leather shield she had somehow come to hold in her hand, squint her eyes wide open.
âOutboxer.â
âYes?â
âIf my eyes werenât wrong, isnât this the only armor set in the bag?â
âThatâs right.â
âBut why are you putting this on me?â
âThatâs because youâre the line.â
âFront row?â
âYes, front row.â
âThe battle line in front of you in battle?â
âThe battle line.â
âYouâre a warrior and Iâm a wizard?â
T/N: Warrior refers to âmuinâ or âmusaâ. In Korea, theyâre people trained in martial arts. If youâve seen a Korean historical battle drama, theyâre the ones fighting in the battles. Theyâre something like the Korean equivalent of Japanâs samurai warriors. So, if you see the word âwarriorâ in this series, like the escort Dahlia or Count Bayerâs warriors, theyâre referring to muin.
âHey, whatâs wrong with you? Iâm a man with Gueumjulmaek. How can I stand in the front lines now? Iâm standing behind the line.â
âYou got the Sunâs Necklace.â
âWill it be treated in 10 days? Thereâs something you overlook, even if it does.â
âThere is?â
âEven without Gueumjulmaek, Jude is still weak.â
The limbs were weak, and the body weight was light.
Perhaps the muscle mass is even less than Cordelia.
âHow conscientious it is, though. Theyâll dress you in your only armor to stand in front of you.â
Jude grinned, and Cordelia said with a bright smile, too.
âF*ck.â
âYes, yes. If my Gueumjulmaek is healed, Iâll give you a hug, hit you, cross the wall, and even stand in the front row.â
Jude smiled and raised his thumb again, while Cordelia stood still.
âHey. Yeah, Iâll be in the front line for now. Then what are you going to do in the back row?â
âIâm going to use this.â
Jude walked back to his bag and took out a bunch of papers he packed inside.
âMagic circle?â
âIâve made them available at our level.â
Originally, Jude had experimented with several magic circles first in order to find out how to start and use Bellastinâs magic circle.
âLet me see.â
âHere it is. Take your time.â
On the paper slightly larger than the size of a palm, drawings of quite complex patterns could be seen.
âCrazy ba-â
Cordelia, who looked at the magic circles, had no choice but to vent her admiring curses.
The number of magic circles that Jude gave out was thirty pages.
One-star magic circles were drawn, but the reason Cordelia cursed was simple.
âDid you memorize all of this?â
Bellastinâs magic circle was amazingly complex, but well, it was a very special magic circle.
However, the magic circles in front of them were not so great.
Of course, it wouldâve been easy to memorize because it was simple, but with these many, he memorized all these figures?
âThatâŠâ
âThat?â
âNo, itâs nothing.â
At that moment, Cordelia wanted to ask how many more things he memorized, but she decided to hold it in.
âIâll definitely memorize it all.â
And youâll tease me if I canât memorize it.
âCordelia?â
âWell, good. This should be good enough. There are many different kinds of magic circles.â
âYes, so please inject some mana on it.â
âEh?â
âNo, you have to inject mana into the magic circle to use it.â
âWhat about your mana?â
âHey, this again. I have GueumjulmaekâŠâ
âF*cking bastard, bad guy, son of a b*tch.â
âWoof woof.â
Of course, the last one who said that was Jude, and this time, Cordelia growled like a dog.
And an hour later.
Cordelia, who finished injecting mana into the magic circles by drinking the mana potions she had brought, was collapsed on the floor.
âHaaâŠhaaâŠâ
I havenât started yet, but I want to spread out on the floor.
But it wasnât the time to be spreading.
âThe speed of time is doubled by how much⊠huuuu, tell me?â
âIt was one is to 20 times in the game.â
Cordelia grumbled and asked, and Jude answered refreshingly as he packed up the magic circles.
20 times.
In other words, here â 20 minutes inside the dungeon book meant 1-minute outside.
âNo matter how long much confession weâre having, after half an hour, Maja and Dahlia will be worried. So, letâs finish it before that.â
âWait, half an hour? How long does it take to attack here?â
âHmm, I donât know. At our level now, roughly eight hours if you include the resting time?â
âCrazy. Whatâs in here?â
âAs I have already explained, B-rank mugong and magic skill books. Of course, weâre going to have to suffer first?â
At the snap of the answer, Cordelia thought she was rolling her eyes, but soon closed her eyes and gave up a sigh.
âYou just have to use those stinking magic circles.â
âNo way.â
Jude, who answered leisurely, sat in front of Cordelia and unfolded a large piece of paper.
It was a map of the dungeon drawn in advance based on his memories.
âI remember all the roads, but you should know them for now. We should also talk about the monsters that will come out insideâŠwhy?â
âNo, itâs nothing.â
What can a guy who can even memorize Bellastinâs magic circle not memorize?
Once again impressed, she and Jude began to talk in earnest about their dungeon strategy.
How long had it been since then?
After a rough discussion, Jude and Cordelia stood side by side in front of a large arched door.
If the place you are now in is a safe zone, beyond that was a dangerous place for monsters to appear.
Jude took a long breath, then looked at Cordelia, and she also looked back at him.
âShall we get started?â
âLetâs get started.â
Varunaâs Dungeon Book attack.
The two who stood side by side, took their first steps.