1st Place In The Ranking Is A Villager

1st place in the ranking is the villager

- Volume 3 Episode 4

4. Stolen Second Sword (1)

"What should I do with this..."

"your Majesty......."

Jeffrino Ruzeros.

Although the wave of monsters coming towards Izbaront was blocked with a small amount of damage from the wall and the sacrifice of a few soldiers, his face was not so bright.

Izbaront borrowed the power of adventurers and succeeded in protecting it.

However, the underground royal tombs, where the remains of our ancestors were enshrined, could not be protected.

He could not protect the remains of Adora Ruzeros, who was the fourth king of Ruzeros and was called the second sword of his time.

Even his sword, which was enshrined with his remains, disappeared.

It was something that should never be known, and something I didn't want to tell.

Then a voice was heard in front of his room.

"Your Majesty, two of the three adventurers who have made the greatest contribution to the protection of Izbaront have yet to be rewarded."

"...Yeah, I'm going down to the audience room right now, so please bring me back in a little while."

"Yes."

First of all, I had to erase the worries from my face in order not to let the outside know about it.

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Hoya saw the system message that the quest 'disturbing movement' had been completed, and immediately returned to Izbaron by using the warp scroll to sanctify the system message to go to collect the reward.

When he used the warp scroll, there was a doban at the place he arrived.

"Dovan, what are you doing here?"

"I've been waiting for you."

"Ah... Thank you."

Hoya smiled softly at Doban's words.

When they arrived in front of the royal castle, the soldiers guarding the gate stopped the two and asked what they were doing.

When I delivered the business, it didn't take long before a person to guide the two of them came out and led them into the fortress.

"You two, please follow me."

Following the guide, we walked through the castle's corridors through the spacious and clean garden.

The hallway was wide enough for dozens of people to walk side by side, and large paintings hung on the walls one by one.

Paintings that have historical value even if you pretend they are, portraits of people wearing the same crown and cloaks.

As colorful paintings hung in the hallway with modest colors, I naturally drew my attention.

“You are the kings of the past.”

As Hoya looked at the paintings, the guide hinted.

Hoya's gaze, looking at the paintings, stopped at one figure painting.

Unlike other figure paintings in which only one king is painted alone, this is the only painting depicting two people.

A man in a crown and cloak sat in an ornately decorated chair with a silver sword in one hand on the floor.

And after that....

"Klaus?"

"Do you know Krauss-sama?"

Hoya was a small utterance, but it echoed loudly in the quiet hallway.The guide who heard Hoya said with a bright smile continued.

"Unlike other adventurers, you seem to be very interested in history. There are only a few documents that document Krauss-sama's appearance... It's amazing."

"Oh, no. Not really......"

"No. You were really amazing."

The guide did not spare praise for Hoya.

Hoya couldn't help but feel awkward about the situation.

He had never read a book at Initium, except when he was taking a class from Moan.

That doesn't mean he can't say 'I've seen Krauss himself,' so he just stood there.

"The person in front of Kraus-sama is Adora Ruzeros, the 4th King's Majesty. He is the only disciple of Krauss-sama, who was called the second sword at the time. Because the first sword was Krauss-sama."

Now, the title of his 'only disciple' has been stripped away, but Hoya stayed still.

However, although he had heard several times that Krauss had a disciple, he never imagined that the disciple would be a king.

Hoya and Doban soon arrived at the door of the large audience.

When the guide spoke to the soldier standing by the door, the soldier loudly announced that Hoya and Doban had arrived.

When the door opens, what you see is a red carpet spread across the center.

On either side of the red carpet stood a number of people dressed in high-quality and splendid clothes that looked like nobility.

On a splendid throne above the low steps at the end of the red carpet sat a man in a crown and cloak painted in a figure hanging in the hallway.

It was the current King of the Ruzeros Kingdom, Geoffrino Ruzeros.

"Welcome to the adventurers who fought to protect Izbaront."

According to the words of the guide, the current king, Geoffrino, is not very picky about the manners of adventurers.

The two bowed their heads slightly because it was enough to bow their heads slightly to show their respect.

Geoffrino smiled at him and told them to be at peace.

"I'm really sorry that the public award ceremony has already ended. If you want the public glory, please reschedule it later."

Except for Hoya and Doban, another player who achieved a high level of contribution and received a direct reward from the king was Eriman.

It is said that he received his reward by publicizing his achievements in the presence of many people watching.

Jeffrey Noh was asking the two of them if he wanted to publicize his achievements directly.

Their answer to that was 'NO'.

Both Hoya and Doban had no intention of delaying the reward on purpose.

"I will. Then I will give them the right to take any item they want from the royal warehouse. Thank you both for working hard for us."

[Jeffrino's favorability has slightly increased.]

The two were immediately led to the royal warehouse.

"I will enter one by one. Who will enter first?"

At the words of the doorkeeper of the warehouse, Doban looked at Hoya.

"......"

"Hoya?"

Doban called for Hoya, but he didn't answer.

After Geoffrino talked about Eriman, Hoya's reaction was strange.

I feel like I've been distracted by something else.

"Hoya?"

"Yes? What did you just say?"

"...I just called your name."

The gatekeeper, thinking that Hoya had not heard him, said again that he had to go in alone.

Hoya yielded to Dovan first.

"no."

Doban yields to Hoya again.

And again, Hoya yields to Doban.

As the cycle repeated, the gatekeeper who was watching the scene pointed out Doban and let him in first.

After a while, Doban came out with a shield and Hoya entered the warehouse.

[You have entered the 'Royal Warehouse of Ruzeros'.]

[Currently, there is 1 item that can be acquired. (0/1)]

On the wall were bookshelves as large as Arya's room.

Various equipments are neatly arranged on the shelves.

Hoya first took out the books on the bookshelf.

[Basic Magic Enhancement Skill Book]

When used, it is possible to learn 'Basic Magic Enhancement'.

Usage Restrictions: Magician with more than 250 magical power

[Flame's Skill Book]

When used, it is possible to acquire 'Flame'.

Restrictions on use: Wizard with more than 120 magic power

[Iron Body Skill Book]

When used, it is possible to acquire 'Iron Body'.

Restrictions on use: Health 170 or higher, Strength 70 or higher Warrior or fighter

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The books on the bookshelf were all skill books.

Every time you take out the skill book, you will be asked 'Are you sure you want to acquire this item?' A system message appeared, but Hoya chose 'no' to all of them.

Villagers can ignore the occupation restrictions of equipment, but cannot ignore the job restrictions of the skill book.

It wasn't a skill book that Hoya could use.

Although it is said that there are skill books with no job restrictions, the amount that has been released among players so far is enough to count on one hand.

That said, it's hard to find.

I wanted to learn a skill that would be a constant source of strength rather than replacement equipment someday, but I thought I should check the equipment again.

But before that, Hoya thought to check all the skill books in case he didn't know, so he removed all the books from the bookshelf and put them back in repeatedly.

There were one or two skill books that had no job restrictions, but they were all skills that Hoya didn't really need.

There is a 'thorn tree' that Krauss told me about, but it was a waste to learn the 'two-step stab'.

Now the bookshelf had only one last row left.

'Should I also look at the equipment.......'

Hoya continued to check the skill book while thinking that checking the skill book was a waste of time.

But in the end he couldn't find a skill book like this.

Hoya turned his attention to the display case where the equipment was displayed.

He wanted to finish the check quickly because he had already spent a lot of time.

Once the weapon was removed.

After hunting the tainted monsters, Hoya's level exceeded 250, and the Gigant Red Bear Bone Sword's attack power became 1,500.

It is known that only the top rankers, such as Doban, have weapons that barely exceed 1,200 attack power.The weapon you are currently using will be usable until your level exceeds 300.

And when that time comes, it would be much better to take good materials and entrust the quest to Dantals rather than the equipment here.

So, don't think about the future and find the one that needs replacement right now.

Hoya thought so, and mainly checked the armor.

Then he found a pair of black boots.

[Steps of a light shadow]

Class: Unique

Defense: 295

Durability: 120/120

*Increases movement speed by 20%.

*It becomes easier to hide your presence than when moving at night or in a dark place.

*No footsteps at all in dark places.

There are rumors that it was made by weaving a thread to shape the shadow, but the reality is not accurate.

Boots specialized in stealth.

Wear Restrictions: Assassin with 390 Dexterity or higher

Hoya was satisfied with this for once.

A 20% increase in movement speed was by no means low.

In addition, when the effect of the title 'Sylphid's Benefactor' is combined, Hoya's movement speed is 1.6 times faster than other players.

Of course, this is based on players who do not have items that increase movement speed.

However, he thought that there would be Legend Lee items because it was the royal warehouse, but none of the Legend Lee items were found and there were few unique items.

That was a little sad.

Hoya responded positively to the system message asking if he would like to acquire it, and changed his boots.

Hoya, who had changed her boots, came out and saw Doban still standing in front of the door.

"Uh, Mr. Dovan, aren't you going yet?"

"I've been waiting."

It must have been quite some time...

Why did you wait so long?

Hoya naturally asked him on the way out of the castle.

The answer that came back was unexpected.

"That... I don't know what happened to a person named Eriman, but don't worry too much about it. I hope your life with him doesn't get ruined."

"Hey, what's that all of a sudden..."

Dovan was worried about him and was waiting for him.

Hoya was surprised to hear the long sentence, which he had never received only as a whisper, in his voice, and was surprised once again by the content.

Dovan told Hoya what he felt.

Hoya was trying to act casually, but apparently he wasn't.

"...Thanks for your concern. But she had nothing to do with a man named Eriman."

"......really?"

"Yes, really."

Hoya raised the corners of his lips under the mask.

Yeah, nothing really happened with Eriman.

With Eriman.

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