The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

When the meal was almost over and dessert was about to be served.

Sung JiHan seriously considered the gift 'Exploration' as a gift.

"There is currently no way to make Christoph mine."

Even though Lee Ha-yeon had potential for growth and had some contact, and Sung JiHan could persuade him by using Zero's characteristics to teach him a betting method that would guarantee winnings.

There was nothing Sung JiHan could offer to Christoph, who is currently active as a top commentator in the United States.

"However, that doesn't mean I need to secure Christoph."

That was the conclusion Sung JiHan reached while contemplating how to persuade Christoph.

Lee Ha-yeon's growth was a necessary ability for Sung JiHan's rapid growth as an individual.

But Christoph's exploration was a gift that was needed on a national level to eliminate dungeons.

"Of course, if I monopolize the information and make him mine, there will be benefits... but spreading this information widely is more valuable."

Therefore, Sung JiHan decided to reveal all the information about exploration at once.

If he provided information to other countries and received compensation, he could face backlash.

And recently, he had made a lot of money here and there, so he was no longer financially lacking.

In addition, there was another important reason.

Ending the dungeon phenomenon that had plunged the world into crisis and raising the level of players worldwide was more important.

"And to convey this information, Arielle will be needed."

Arielle, a shadow elf who had the ability to explain that there was a function to find dungeon cores in exploration, was perfect for the role.

"I need to use the restroom."

Just as Yoon Se-ah was about to leave her seat, Sung JiHan summoned Arielle.

"Come with me, Arielle."

"Why...?"

"It could be dangerous."

"No, what's dangerous about the restroom in the restaurant?"

"Yeah. The owner. They treat me too casually."

"Just go and come back. Arielle said she'll tell an interesting story."

"...What? Me? What story?"

Sung JiHan forcefully sent Arielle, who didn't understand English, away.

"Until October, I'll definitely be in overprotective mode."

Seeing that, Sofia, who was watching from the side, looked envious and glanced at Yoon Se-ah.

"Se-ah, you're really lucky."

"Why?"

"You're getting all of JiHan's attention."

"Because I'm his niece."

"I also have a niece who is the only family left, and she's cute, but it's not to that extent."

"If it's the only remaining family, your thoughts would change."

Preparing for the worst-case scenario is the best way to achieve the best results.

"Because there's always a chance."

That's why Sung JiHan had to be even more thorough.

"That's it! I want to receive that kind of attention from JiHan!"

"I do pay quite a bit of attention... but..."

"Is it not enough?!"

Even with Sung JiHan's explanation, Sofia was not satisfied.

"JiHan, what if I officially join the standby guild?"

"It's fine. You're paying rent as an AF member."

"Why, why! Don't you need a supporter? I'm capable!"

Of course, Sung JiHan knew better than anyone that Sofia was an exceptional ability among exceptional abilities.

Due to its simple yet powerful effect of tripling buffs, Sung JiHan was able to surpass all other supporters and become the world's top supporter in his previous life.

If it were a regular guild, he would have been someone they would have begged to join.

"But we're a growth-oriented guild, so we don't really need a supporter... We don't have any plans to grow the guild either."

Sung JiHan sighed.

The answer that they didn't have plans to grow the guild was for external reasons.

In reality, the United States wouldn't allow it.

The United States is the country that takes care of Battle.net players the most sensitively.

If Sung JiHan's waiting guild were to move to the United States, it would be fine, but they would never allow Sophia to go to Korea before that.

"What were you talking about?"

At that moment, Yoon SaeA returned to her seat.

"SaeA... I was rejected by JiHan for guild membership."

"Huh? Uncle! Why did you reject Sophia?"

"There are reasons for adults."

"I'm an adult too, you know? My birthday has passed."

As Yoon SaeA sat down with a pouty expression, Arielle, who was following behind her, spoke as if bored.

"There was nothing special."

"Yeah, Uncle. What could be special here?"

"Master. So, what interesting story do you have to tell?"

In response to the question from the person who should be telling the interesting story, Sung JiHan lightly replied.

"It's about the Exploration Gift."

"Exploration? Why?"

"Well, I'm planning to reveal it on BattleTube."

"What's so special about that?"

Arielle tilted her head, but Sophia, who was listening to their conversation, shouted in surprise.

"Ji... JiHan! You're not going to reveal that my brother has the Exploration Gift, are you?"

"No. That secret should be kept, of course."

"Uh, okay...? Is there something special about the Exploration Gift?"

When Sophia made a confused expression, Sung JiHan glanced at her discreetly.

If Sophia were to appear, it would attract more attention.

"If you're curious, do you want to film it together? On BattleTube."

* * *

In one corner of the waiting guild office.

In a studio with lighting, cameras, and other broadcasting settings, Sung JiHan conducted a live broadcast.

"Hello, everyone. Today, I'm planning to have a guest on the show."

Sung JiHan's channel had already grown into a massive channel with 3 million subscribers.

Moreover, due to the recent success in the TOP 100 matches, there was a lot of interest, so even with a sudden broadcast, viewers flocked in like a flood.

-Even though it's a surprise live, what's the viewer count?

-JiHan's channel has really grown. Is it still the same as the old Hako channel? lol

-It's been a while since it was Hako's channel lol I haven't seen such rapid growth in just two months.

-And his form has been even more amazing lately. He's rising every day.

-But why a sudden guest?

In response to the viewers' questions, Sung JiHan gestured towards one side.

Then.

"Hello~!"

-Oh. It's Sophia?

-Really here lol

- Wow... True Beauty ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

- I heard there are a lot of beautiful women on Sung JiHan's channel.

- Yeah, Sizuru was the best.

- We should exclude her. She used her charm.

- Then let's exclude Sizuru and do a popularity vote later!

"What kind of vote is that? We don't do that kind of thing."

Sung JiHan quickly dismissed the viewers' suggestion and had a casual conversation with Sophia.

"Sophia, what brought you to Korea?"

"Of course, I came to see JiHan! Korean food was delicious!"

"I'm glad you liked it."

"But I couldn't taste the dessert. It was sold out!"

-Haha, Sophia got sold out...

-Wait, you came today and confessed today and got sold out today? Haha, why so fast?

-It's good that it got sold out, haha.

"What did you sell out? You're making fun of people."

"You told me not to join the guild. So, I sold out."

"If you say that, won't the viewers misunderstand?"

"Well, can I just tell you directly that I like you?"

After saying that, Sophia looked up at Sung JiHan.

Somehow, she seemed more aggressive than her previous life.

"...No, it's okay."

"Look at this!"

When Sung JiHan rejected her outright, Sophia looked at the camera and appealed as if she felt wronged.

-Ha... I've never disliked the Battle.net real-time translation system like this before...

-Spear... I want a spear!!!!!!!

-Did you turn on the broadcast to shout "Yumjang"?

-Christophe, are you watching?

-I'm watching. Even though Sophia is an adult, she'll handle her own life.. I don't know why she's like that on the broadcast... :-(

-?? Is this really Christophe?

-Oh, it seems like the real Christophe, wow.

'If I keep talking to Sophia like this, the pace will dry up.'

Before the broadcast was distorted, Sung JiHan made up his mind to get to the point.

"Well, well. This is not important. What I'm going to talk about today is... Do you know my summon?"

When Sung JiHan gestured, Arielle, who had been waiting, approached him.

"She said the Golden Gift of the tutorial has been unlocked and told me an interesting story."

"Is the exploration gift such an interesting story?"

"It becomes interesting if the exploration can eliminate dungeon anomalies."

"What? Can exploration eliminate dungeons?"

Sophia, who didn't know the true ability of the exploration gift until before the broadcast, was surprised.

-Exploration? Is there such a gift?

-What does that have to do with dungeons?

-How do you eliminate dungeons? Once they appear, aren't they there forever?

The viewers were confused when Sung JiHan suddenly dropped a bombshell. In response, Arielle calmly explained.

"Players can find dungeon cores inside dungeons through the supporting gift 'Exploration'. The required level of exploration varies depending on the difficulty of the dungeon... Yes, if it's a low-level dungeon, you can find the dungeon core with exploration grade C or higher."

"So, if you do that, the dungeon really disappears?"

"Sure. Even if the league ranking is low, it will eventually come back, but it takes some time."

"No. Is it really gone? Through exploration? The dungeon?"

-Wow. So the dungeon could be eliminated? Even if all the monsters inside were wiped out, the portal didn't disappear.

-If there was such a method, North Korea wouldn't have been destroyed either...

-So is reunification through northward advance possible now?

-Well, there are too many dungeon portals there, so it might not work.

-We really need to verify this. But have you ever seen someone with the exploration gift?

-I have a friend who received the exploration gift and became a private detective. I heard they're C-rank.

Let's tell Arielli that she can find dungeons through exploration, and the chat window quickly turned into chaos.

Dungeon portals that appear in countries in the bottom 10 percent.

Many countries have been ruined because of them.

There was North Korea right nearby, and several places in the African continent became uninhabitable due to dungeon portals.

Now it's only the bottom 10 percent.

I couldn't predict what would happen to the world if it goes up to 20 or 30 percent later.

-If this is true, isn't it incredible information?

-People who received the exploration gift won the lottery.

-This information could have been sold separately...

-Really, why are you just giving this away? You should sell it at a high price!

"It's not even information that has been thoroughly cross-validated. It's a problem that humanity needs to collectively address regarding dungeons. I didn't intend to demand a separate fee for the information."

Sung JiHan added with a smile that was good for people.

"So I hope the World Battle Net Federation can verify this information. Any other good information, Arielle?"

"Well...."

Arielle pretended to think deeply.

"Then, what about this? ---------."

She said something, but all that could be heard was a beep.

Upon hearing that, Sung JiHan said with a disappointed tone.

"Ah... Looks like I got caught in the restriction again."

"Oh. Really? That's a shame!"

Perhaps it was because Arielle's voice filtering was so exquisite.

Everyone thought it was a system limitation and didn't think that the Shadow Elf was playing tricks.

"For now, let's just release this much."

There was no need to reveal too much knowledge yet.

While making excuses about the system, he had to control the information appropriately.

After that, Sung JiHan had a casual conversation with Sophia and ended the broadcast.

"Oh. Is it already over?"

"It's not good to make it too long. Well then, I'll take you back. We booked the hotel we stayed at earlier, right?"

"Yes. Let's have fun tomorrow!"

"Tomorrow is the award ceremony, so it might be tiring."

"Tsk..."

Sung JiHan lightly brushed off Sophia's suggestion and said to Yoon Sae-ah.

"Sae-ah, let's go together."

"Okay, Uncle."

So, as the group took Sophia to the hotel right next to Sword Palace and on their way back.

[Master. Although I didn't mention it earlier because I wasn't sure, the woman I saw in the restaurant restroom earlier...]

Arielle, who was back on Sung JiHan's arm, said.

[She's secretly following us from a distance.]

She informed him that they were being followed.