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Chapter 10
To think he could absorb the memories and experiences of ghosts.
Her first thought was, wasn't this dangerous?
Weren't there movies where people lost themselves because of something like this?
Seeing his sister's worried expression, Seonghyun reassured her,
"That won't happen, so don't worry."
"B-but what if..."
"No, it's completely and perfectly separate. It doesn't even come to mind if I'm not thinking about it, and I can only use it when I intend to. It feels like gaining the talent itself, separately."
"Like a skill?"
"Hmm, I don't know for sure since I only have the Butchering skill, but it's similar."
"Ah, is that so?"
If he said so, then it must be true.
Seonghyun had always been that kind of child.
The memories and experiences of ghosts.
It was more amazing than she had imagined.
"Seonghyun, do you know about the synchronization rate?"
"Synchronization rate?"
"Yes, ultimately, controlling a character's movements depends on the synchronization rate, which is the degree to which you perceive virtual reality."
"Ah, so the more you feel like it's your real body, the better you can move?"
"Correct!"
He was absolutely right.
The synchronization rate was a measure of how much you immersed yourself in virtual reality.
The higher it was, the more you became like a resident of that world.
It didn't necessarily mean that you could use your body well just because your synchronization rate was high, but it was advantageous.
But what would happen if you gained the memories and experiences of ghosts, who were residents of that world?
The answer was simple.
"I think the memories and experiences of ghosts will affect the synchronization rate."
"Ah. So it's not just gaining talent?"
"Yes, there's the concept of absorbing talent, but I think it could also increase the synchronization rate."
"Oh."
Indeed, her words made sense.
He sounded like an expert, making him seem a bit different.
As if sensing Seonghyun's gaze, Yoo Mina puffed up her chest proudly, her shoulders almost touching the sky.
Seeing his sister boasting her knowledge to him, Seonghyun shook his head in amusement.
Anyway, there was something else he wanted to ask.
"Then, sis, what do you think about the memories and experiences of a hero?"
"...Huh?"
Yoo Mina reacted as if she had forgotten about it.
And at Seonghyun's words, her eyes widened like lanterns, and her jaw dropped.
Her expression was as if she was wondering why she hadn't thought of that.
As Seonghyun waited, pleased with her reaction, his sister Yoo Mina said in a trembling voice,
"I-if you're talking about the memories and experiences of a hero... I think it might be possible to change class to a hero."
"Huh?"
He had heard something unexpected.
To be able to change class to a hero?
"You know about the ranks in Eternal World, right?"
"Yes, I know."
From Normal to Rare, Epic, Unique, Legendary, and finally, Almighty, which signified omnipotence.
It was also in the strategy guides he had read last night.
Ranks were the foundation of Eternal World.
From items and skills to titles and even classes.
Everything in Eternal World had a rank attached to it.
So it was impossible not to know.
Then how high was the rank of a hero?
Yoo Mina answered Seonghyun's question.
"Heroes are known to be at least Legendary rank."
"At least?"
If it was set, it was set, why "at least"?
"No one has acquired the hero class yet. It might even be Almighty rank."
"Wow."
"And you might be able to acquire it."
Yoo Mina's serious tone made it a bit more real.
The chance to acquire such an incredible class.
He was so excited that he could hear his heart pounding.
At least Legendary rank.
Perhaps even Almighty rank.
How could he possibly stay calm after hearing this?
He had to finish eating quickly and go back in.
His heart pounding, his chopsticks and spoon moved faster.
Seeing Seonghyun gobbling down his food, Yoo Mina chuckled.
"Eat slowly."
"I have to hurry back in and look for it."
Seeing Seonghyun speak after diligently chewing and swallowing his food, she thought he was really eager.
Well, everyone was like that in the beginning.
Yoo Mina herself was still absorbed in the game.
She understood.
But to try and search for it so recklessly.
He still had a long way to go.
"Where are you going to look for it? Are you going to search the entire village?"
"Ah."
"If you go to the north of the village, there's the Hero Hindel Memorial Hall. Look around there. It's where the hero Hindel and his companions are buried."
"Ah, thanks."
Seonghyun quickly finished his meal, got up, and was about to clear the dishes when,
"Just leave it. I'll clean up."
"Huh? Really?"
"Yes, you punk, you were treating your sister like a bad person. Is it weird that I'm being nice?"
"No, thank you! Then I'll go check it out!"
"Okay~"
Yoo Mina smiled contentedly as she watched Seonghyun rush back to his room.
She felt a sense of accomplishment as the person who bought him the capsule.
He had been indifferent at first.
It was a good thing she bought it for him.
She heard the capsule opening and then closing immediately, so it seemed he went straight in.
Recalling how she was the same way, she reminisced for a moment and then quickly finished eating and cleaned up.
She threw away the leftover side dishes and did the dishes.
Since she decided to do it, she had to do it properly.
After finishing cleaning up, Yoo Mina also went into her room and opened the capsule.
She logged in as naturally as ever.
A flag with an emblem on it fluttered in the wind in front of a massive fortress.
Flap! Flap! The flag flapped noisily, and below it, a natural fortress unfolded.
As Yoo Mina appeared in the grand fortress,
"Gasp!?"
"Cough."
"Huh!?"
The people around her, wearing armor with the same emblem as the one on the flag, fell silent as they saw Yoo Mina, no, Yuna.
Until just now, there had been quite a bit of chatter.
Contrary to her friendly demeanor at home with Seonghyun, she passed them with a cold, expressionless face and headed towards the largest door of the fortress.
As she arrived there,
"Yuna-nim, you've arrived."
"The Guild Master is currently present."
"Open the door."
At her single word, the two users guarding the massive door bowed their heads.
The giant door opened immediately.
The room inside was not extravagant, but it wasn't humble either.
Those with a discerning eye could tell that each item in this room was extraordinary.
The door opened briefly, and as Yuna stepped inside, it closed immediately.
Among those extraordinary items, a woman with a graceful and elegant appearance was writing something at a large wooden desk, and Yuna waited.
Finally, when the woman's pen stopped,
"Guild Master, I have something to tell you."
"...Yuna, you do?"
"Yes."
"I wonder what Yuna-nim, the pride of our guild and a solo ranker, has to say."
At the voice filled with genuine curiosity rather than sarcasm, Yuna replied,
"There's a user I want to recommend soon."
"Oh? Tell me more."
In Eternal World, the fastest growing guild.
A commotion was occurring in Rapid, ranked 3rd in the guild rankings.
Yuna, the strongest force in the Rapid Guild and ranked 9th overall, was making her first user recommendation.
1.
He opened his eyes in the beginner village, Hindel.
It was the same place where he had logged out last time.
[Welcome to Eternal World, another world, an eternal world.]
As he logged in while looking at the starting message, it felt different again.
Even though he had just logged out and back in, it felt quite different.
Was it because he hadn't tried it before?
He felt much more excited now than before.
'My sister said it was in the north, right?'
A compass-like direction indicator was already displayed in his vision.
He decided to head north immediately and started running.
With a whooshing sound, he dashed forward, surprising everyone who saw him.
"Oh my? How can he be so fast?"
"H-he can't level up, so he must be level 1, but can a level 1 run like that?"
"D-did he get a title or something?"
"His items looked a bit different..."
"Can you even get those kinds of things in the beginner village?"
The users chattered amongst themselves after seeing his speed, but Seonghyun didn't even pay attention to their fading voices.
He might be able to meet the hero's ghost if he went north, so how could he care about other people right now?
He hurried north, trying to calm his lips that kept curving upwards into a smile.
He had been planning to search the entire village.
But to think there was a place where the hero Hindel was buried.
'Ghosts like to stay near their graves.'
If there was no body or tomb, they would wander freely, but it was different if there was one.
Was it because they liked to watch over the people who honored them?
Wasn't the former instructor also in the training ground where he had spent his entire life?
It felt a bit like a bound spirit.
Anyway, if that was the case, there was a high probability that the hero would also be near his tomb.
Moreover, this was the Hero Hindel Memorial Hall.
If the hero Hindel's spirit existed, it would definitely be here.
In other words,
'If it's not here, then the hero Hindel's spirit doesn't exist in this village.'
He thought calmly, hoping that it would be there.
The hero, at least a Legendary class.
Even if it wasn't, if he absorbed the hero's memories and experiences, he would gain the hero's talent.
He couldn't even imagine how powerful it would be.
With an excited heart, he ran to the place, which turned out to be a large cemetery.
And in the center of the cemetery stood a massive statue.
The statue of the hero Hindel, which he had also seen in the Hunter's Forest.
It was different from the statue he had seen before.
Back then, it was a statue of only the hero Hindel, but now, it was a statue with all of the hero's companions.
In the center stood the hero Hindel, not very tall, but with eyes that seemed to shine, and surrounding him were the Saint, the Sage, the Knight, and the Elf Archer.
Seonghyun gaped at the majestic and grand statue, letting out a breath of admiration.
"Wow."
Just like in the Hunter's Forest, he felt a sense of power emanating from the statue.
Was it because it was a statue of the hero Hindel?
Or was there some special treatment applied to the statue?
He didn't know, but the awe-inspiring statue was worthy of being called a masterpiece.
Seonghyun unconsciously bowed his head in silent tribute to the statue.
Some might scoff at him for doing so for just a game, but he felt compelled to.
As Seonghyun bowed his head in silent tribute,
A message popped up.
[In honor of the hero Hindel and his companions.]
To think they even included such an easter egg.
There was a reason why it was called a god-tier game.
'This is amazing, really.'
He was so impressed that he forgot he had come here to find the hero Hindel's spirit.
But that was over now.
He thought it was time to start searching and looked around.
As expected, there were quite a few ghosts.
'I have to find it among these, right?'
Most ghosts looked similar, so should he look for one that resembled the statue?
Maybe it was near the statue?
As Seonghyun thought this and looked around, he noticed something strange.
Whoosh
A ghost with a mystical aura.
Should he call it a pale turquoise aura?
It was a ghost that clearly felt different from the others.
Her long red hair flowed down neatly, and even from her back, he could sense that she possessed extraordinary beauty.
Seonghyun looked at the ghost, whose appearance was unlike anything he had seen in the smoky, translucent ghosts.
The woman's back, as she looked up at the statue of the hero Hindel, seemed somewhat lonely and melancholic.
Who could she be?
As Seonghyun wondered, she turned her head.
The spirit of the woman, her black eyes shining with a pale turquoise aura, opened her mouth.
-Hello? Nice to meet you!
"Greetings. My name is Seonghyun."
Seonghyun unconsciously replied to her cheerful greeting.
Her presence was overwhelming.
And at her appearance, the surrounding spirits trembled and shouted.
-The Demon King! The Demon King is moving!
-The Demon King! Has awakened!!!
-Uwaaaa! Everyone run away!!!
-After hundreds of years, she's finally moving!?
-Run away! If you're caught, it's over!!!
The ghosts chattered noisily, flying around, and Seonghyun gulped, feeling the tension.
Even Seonghyun, who was usually calm and composed, looked at her nervously, and she glared at the spirits flying around, seemingly displeased.
-Fools. I'm not going to catch you.
Then she turned her head back to Seonghyun.
-I'm Helena. As they said, I was called the Demon King.
Instead of the hero, he had encountered the Demon King.
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