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Chapter 3
"Oh."
Seonghyun let out a calm exclamation as he looked at the steel sword emitting a brilliant light.
It certainly had a special effect.
At the same time, a message popped up.
[You have found the 『Steel Sword』 in the tutorial.]
[You have acquired the item, 『Steel Sword』.]
[You have found the 『Steel Sword』 with your excellent eye.]
[You have acquired the title, 『Discerning Eye』.]
Not only did he get the steel sword, but he also received a title.
He had heard about it, but the reward was quite generous.
'What are the effects?'
『Steel Sword』
→《Normal+》
→An iron sword made of steel.
→More durable and has higher attack power than a normal iron sword.
『Discerning Eye』
→《Rare》
→A title given to users who acquire the steel sword in the tutorial with a discerning eye.
→Increases critical hit rate by 10%.
Remarkable.
Especially the title that came with the steel sword; it was much better than the sword itself.
A 10% increase in critical hit rate.
Seonghyun nodded calmly as he looked at it.
"Crazy... It's really the steel sword!"
"How can he just pull out the steel sword like that...?"
As Seonghyun pulled out the steel sword, one user shouted, and another nearby user expressed his doubts.
He had clearly given up and didn't even bother to carefully choose, instead just striding over and pulling it out, and it turned out to be the steel sword.
It was no wonder they were surprised.
It wasn't just the users who were surprised.
Instructor Gruger also stared at Seonghyun with his eyes wide open.
He had clearly seemed ordinary in terms of talent.
Did that mean his eye was different?
'Amazing.'
To be able to choose it so quickly.
Even Gruger wouldn't be able to choose it that fast.
But the surprise ended there.
Having a good eye wasn't bad, but it had nothing to do with using a sword.
No matter how good one's eye was, it was a separate matter from using a sword.
And as far as Instructor Gruger could see, Seonghyun seemed completely ordinary in terms of talent.
And in reality, he was.
Since he was young, Seonghyun had never been particularly talented in sports.
He was just at an average level, neither better nor worse than others.
In this regard, Gruger's assessment was correct.
'Even if he got the steel sword, it'll still take him at least 10 hits.'
If he had talent, he would have cut down the scarecrow within two or three strikes, and if he were a genius, he could cut it down with a single blow.
But from Gruger's perspective, that was a far-fetched idea for Seonghyun.
Even if he couldn't tell about Seonghyun's eye for weapons, he was an expert when it came to the physical body.
With Seonghyun's talent, 10 times.
Perhaps even more than that.
While Gruger was thinking this, Seonghyun was having similar thoughts.
'I can't do this.'
He knew his own abilities better than anyone.
He wasn't particularly talented in physical activities, so even though he had obtained the steel sword, he wouldn't be able to cut down the scarecrow in one blow.
Still, since he had the steel sword, he would be able to defeat it faster than with an ordinary iron sword.
That's as far as he thought, and he grasped the steel sword.
-Ahem! Hey! You shouldn't hold it like that.
"....?"
-Holding the sword like that won't get you anywhere. Here, watch me and follow along.
The ghost, who claimed to be a former instructor, showed Seonghyun the proper posture, saying his grip was wrong.
But talent wasn't something you could gain just by being shown, was it?
Being able to follow along just by being shown was, in other words, proof of having talent.
So Seonghyun tried to ignore it.
If it weren't for the power flowing into him.
'Huh?'
He felt a strange power.
Strictly speaking, should he call it 'memory', or 'experience'?
A power he had never felt from the ghosts in reality.
It was the 'memory' or 'experience' of wielding a sword countless times.
The 'memory' and 'experience' of the former instructor were being transmitted to him.
As Seonghyun became like the ghost of the former instructor, and that 'memory' and 'experience' became clear, he could feel it.
'Was this how you do it?'
Based on the 'memory' and 'experience' of the former instructor ghost, he gripped the sword.
Then he felt it become much lighter and more familiar.
To think a sword could feel so familiar.
Feeling this sensation for the first time, the former instructor ghost exclaimed excitedly.
-Gahahaha! Yes! That's it!
'Oh.'
It was a truly unfamiliar feeling.
He hadn't known he had this kind of power.
He had thought he knew everything about ghosts, but he was mistaken.
As Seonghyun grasped the sword with the 'memory' and 'experience', Gruger's pupils vibrated intensely.
Seonghyun, who had clearly been utterly ordinary in terms of talent, was nowhere to be seen, and his aura had changed.
No, it wasn't just that.
"M-Master?"
Gruger's stern and fierce expression melted away as he looked at Seonghyun.
It was the posture of the master he respected and followed so much.
How could he, as a disciple, fail to recognize it?
Gruger seemed to see the soul of his deceased master in Seonghyun.
It was actually there, but of course, Gruger had no way of knowing that.
And at Gruger's reaction, all the users nearby focused their attention on Seonghyun.
As if they were possessed by something.
-And here! This is the weak point! Strike here!
The ghost pointed to the part where the scarecrow's neck connected to its body.
That's the weak spot, right?
If it were the original Seonghyun, he would have just hit somewhere near the spot.
But now it was different.
He swung the sword as the 'memory' and 'experience' dictated.
In the same trajectory that he had swung it thousands, tens of thousands of times.
Beautifully swung, the steel sword descended diagonally from the upper right to the lower left, drawing a silver trajectory toward the scarecrow.
Swish
The silver trajectory pierced through the scarecrow, and the steel sword vibrated slightly, spreading a clear sound.
And then.
Thud
Half of the scarecrow fell off on the spot.
The scarecrow rolling on the ground, and Seonghyun calmly sheathing his sword, it was truly the demeanor of a master.
The other users were stunned as they watched Seonghyun.
"Whoa, holy crap, he cut it down in one go?"
"What the? How!?"
"I-I'm scared."
"Oh my god, that person is insane..."
"Don't they say that everyone who cuts down the scarecrow in one hit becomes a ranker?"
"But he's just standing there so calmly?"
"Wow, if it were me, I'd be jumping for joy."
"That's why you're not him."
"What did you say!?"
Seonghyun, cutting down the scarecrow in one blow and just standing there calmly as if it were nothing.
But his inner thoughts were different from his outward appearance.
'Oh. It worked.'
Inwardly, he was more surprised than ever.
But to others, he was the very image of a master.
-Ohhhh! I knew you could do it! As expected, amazing! It was like seeing myself in my prime!
Even the ghost said so, making Seonghyun a little embarrassed.
So were the other users.
Among them, there was one person who was particularly surprised.
"This... can't be."
Gruger, in particular, was the most surprised.
He had thought Seonghyun wouldn't be able to do it, more than anyone else.
Yet, he had done it.
And not just done it, either.
'I-It was like seeing Master...'
It was a coincidence, but Gruger was shocked by the sight of Seonghyun wielding the sword exactly like his master.
How was this possible?
How could this newcomer from a distant world imitate his master's swordsmanship?
He couldn't understand it, but Gruger realized something.
A genius was not someone he could dare to judge.
Just like his master.
Instructor Gruger's master was not someone with exceptional talent.
Although he lacked talent, he filled that lack with countless experiences and eventually reached the same level as geniuses.
How could he not be called a genius?
Perhaps Seonghyun was one such person.
"Amazing, no, magnificent!"
"Hmm?"
"To think I would witness such a genius while working as an instructor here."
Instructor Gruger had seen quite a few newcomers who obtained the steel sword and defeated the scarecrow in one blow.
However, this was the first time a newcomer he had underestimated had produced such a surprising result.
"I shall bestow a medal upon you."
With Gruger's words, countless letters appeared before Seonghyun's eyes.
So many that his vision momentarily blurred.
[You have defeated the scarecrow with a single blow.]
[You have acquired the title, 『One Strike!』.]
[You have achieved an achievement in the tutorial.]
[You have acquired an achievement reward.]
[Tutorial rewards have been enhanced.]
[You have been recognized by Tutorial Instructor Gruger.]
[You have acquired the title, 『Instructor's Medal』.]
[You have received the tutorial rewards.]
[Existing rewards have been enhanced.]
[You have acquired 10 Silver, 『Training Completion Certificate』, and 『Gruger's Recommendation Letter』.]
While the messages were cluttering his vision, Gruger handed something to Seonghyun.
"And take this."
It seemed to be the money, the training completion certificate, and the recommendation letter.
Seonghyun quickly dismissed all the messages and received the rewards from Gruger.
"Thank you."
"No, I am more grateful. You have broadened my narrow perspective."
"Excuse me?"
"Hahahaha! Never mind! Oh, and the recommendation letter allows you to go directly to the village chief, so keep that in mind."
"Oh."
Seonghyun was visibly pleased at those words.
To leave this beginner village, he had to go to the village chief, and it was said that he had to clear various miscellaneous quests in the process.
They were quests that everyone hated, with no nutritional value and really just close to chores.
But a recommendation letter that allowed him to skip those and go directly to the village chief?
It was a truly useful reward.
Seonghyun hadn't imagined he would get this far.
It was all thanks to the ghost.
He knew about the titles 『One Strike!』 and 『Instructor's Medal』, but he had given up on obtaining them, thinking it would be impossible. Yet, with this power he felt for the first time, he had come this far.
Just as he was about to express his gratitude, something unexpected happened again.
['Unknown power' has allowed you to exhibit abilities beyond your current stats.]
[Strength +3, Agility +2 permanently increased.]
'What's this again?'
A message saying he had acquired stats due to an unknown power.
Seonghyun couldn't help but be bewildered as he saw it.
'This is the first time I've heard of such a hidden piece.'
0.
Immortal, the artificial intelligence of Eternal World, was managing and observing everything in Eternal World.
It was monitoring the events unfolding and transmitting important occurrences to E-World, the company that serviced and created Eternal World.
Then, it discovered an incomprehensible phenomenon.
A user had appeared who obtained the titles 『One Strike!』 and 『Instructor's Medal』.
A user was born who acquired the steel sword and defeated the scarecrow with a single blow.
It wasn't a small feat, but a considerable number of users had accomplished it.
Not common, but certainly a user worthy of observation.
However, that wasn't all.
Judging by the user's physical vitals and other indicators, it should have been impossible.
Numbers didn't lie.
But for a moment, the numbers soared sharply, and all the values changed.
Especially the strength and agility values.
[This is an incomprehensible phenomenon.]
Immortal couldn't understand it at all.
There were occasional cases where a user's physical stats increased when they were highly focused.
But this was the first time the fluctuation in values was this significant.
And the synchronization rate of the user called 『Seonghyun』 wasn't high either.
But even the synchronization rate changed.
The synchronization rate, which measured how much a user was synchronized with their virtual body, was a value that determined how much talent a user had in virtual reality.
And although the values fluctuated occasionally, the limit was 1% to 2% at most.
But the user called 『Seonghyun』, for a moment, had his synchronization rate soar to 100%, as if he were an NPC.
It was impossible.
Even the highest synchronization rate was in the low 90% range.
But to reach 100%?
It was an incomprehensible phenomenon.
However, there was an explanation for such cases, provided by Park Won, the developer of Immortal and the genius who created Eternal World.
[Define it as an 'unknown power'.]
He wanted to make it possible for even supernatural abilities to manifest.
With those words, the artificial intelligence Immortal defined this situation as an 'unknown power'.
Eternal World had achievements set for all user actions, and Immortal measured the reward according to this 'unknown power' it had defined.
[Granting reward.]
That's how Seonghyun gained strength and agility.
Immortal's actions were relayed to E-World's User Management Team, and naturally, chaos ensued.
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