She opened the lid of a jar that was nearly circular and peered inside, retrieving something elongated from within.
Then, she froze in place, looking at me with her mouth moving but unable to articulate words.
“Let’s see— the options must be the same, right?”
I also placed my hand on the shimmering silver necklace to check the information.
“Forgotten ancient sorcerer Gus Pawl’s necklace
– Magic Power +100
– Magic Recovery Speed +10%”
Two unexpectedly simple lines of options for an artifact floated in my mind. Not everything labeled as an artifact packs an amazing performance, but even so, this necklace seemed quite modest.
In the eyes of high-ranking hunters, its performance would be disappointing, but for amateur chicks like us, it was something we’d bow down to.
And since there aren’t many artifacts that increase magic recovery speed, if put on the market, it would definitely fetch at least 5 billion.
“Ugh… what on earth is this…”
Yeon-hee was trembling as she held the necklace, unsure what to do. Fearing that we might waste more time, I carefully took the necklace from her hands and placed it around her neck.
“—!!”
“Since there’s only bone, it’s not easy to put even this simple ring on.” Luckily, the size of the ring was big; otherwise, it might have led to an embarrassing scene.
As I fastened the necklace around Yeon-hee’s neck, the length that ran from her chest to her waist perfectly aligned with her collarbone.
The artifact adjusted its size to fit the user’s body, creating a phenomenon where the softly shining silver chain and the shining green gem accentuated her appearance even more.
“Ah— th-th-this is…”
Seeing her face turn a deep crimson made it clear that wearing this artifact was quite bewildering for her.
“I could let her enjoy this as it is, but…”
If she went outside wearing this, hunters would swarm her and she’d be dead within a day.
I placed my hand on the necklace and gently closed my mental eyes. Yeon-hee seemed to realize I was about to do something and waited quietly.
“The hidden function of the Stealth skill: Concealment.”
This was an Easter egg I had painstakingly discovered in an attempt to utilize one of my abilities from my past life.
When this ability is used on an object, it becomes hard for others to perceive it, as if it were mere air, making it appear as though it doesn’t exist.
“Ah… you made it invisible to people?”
As I nodded vigorously and replied, Yeon-hee once again stared wide-eyed as she cautiously fiddled with the necklace.
“T-this would be worth a ton if sold…”
“Sure, I could just sell it right away and pay off my debt to Jo Gi-man. But if I do that…”
There was a high probability that I’d be targeted by Jo Gi-man.
“After all, the choice is yours.”
“Th-thank you, Il-wol… I really don’t understand what’s going on but…”
Swoosh—
As she hugged me tightly, she began to weep briefly before whispering into my ear.
“My treasure… I’ll cherish you for life…”
Crunch-crunch—
“I’m glad, but that’s putting a strain on my bones.”
“Clap, clap!!”
“Oh! Sorry. Hehe—”
And after parting from her, characters began to line up in my mind, looking strangely familiar. They soon transformed into Hangul.
– [Summoner’s Assistant] achievement has been achieved for the first time in this world!
– You will receive rewards each time you provide meaningful help to the summoner!
– Choose one of three rewards.
1. Trait Level Up
2. Skill Level Up
3. Enhancement Level Up (Either Trait or Skill Level will increase randomly.)
“What is this…?”
I was dumbfounded by the unexpected reward.
[Steadiness]
But soon, my mind cleared up, and I began to ponder which reward would be best out of the three.
“1 and 2 allow me to choose the abilities I want to raise, while 3 is like the time I was strengthened into a Skeleton Soldier; if it randomly selects the right ability, it could be better than 1 or 2.”
Traits: Steadiness, Protection, Thievery, 98 Lives, Adhesion
Skills: Slam, Stealth, Dagger Throwing, Acid Spray, Basic Transformation, Reckless Charge
I contemplated for a moment about the traits I had.
“If I choose 98 lives, will I get one life added? Hmm— if I think like that, it’s a remarkable reward.”
In fact, if I chose option 3, I would get three stats to increase randomly by 1 each, but after a certain level of growth, I wouldn’t feel a significant difference in that third stat.
“I don’t know how often these kinds of rewards appear, so relying on luck doesn’t feel right. Ugh… this is tough.”
However, I didn’t deliberate for long and eventually chose option 1.
“Raising the most unique ability seems right. And increasing the chance to steal traits from monsters I don’t encounter often would be better.”
– The level of Trait [Thievery] has increased!
[Thievery Lv.3]
– Randomly steal skills on the first kill of a monster.
– Steal traits with a 12% chance when repeatedly defeating monsters.
Seeing the increase in the stealing chance by exactly 1%, I nodded and soon cast aside my lingering thoughts and looked at Yeon-hee.
She was playfully sticking out her tongue, scratching her head as if she thought of something, then clapped her hands. After glancing around, she started casting a spell.
“She’s thinking of summoning a spirit.”
Of course, since her magic had been amplified, she would want to test it out in the field at least once.
Soon, a flower bud blossomed, and a plump light brown plump sparrow popped out and greeted her.
“Oh! Master! Thank you so much for summoning me again!”
Buzz buzz—
It was so cute, bobbing its head while hovering in place. But ‘Ran’ continued speaking in a serious tone.
“However, you’re wearing something I haven’t seen before. I can hardly look directly at your beauty!”
“Talk about social skills maxed out…”
But I was more surprised that it immediately sensed my concealment ability, and I felt somewhat embarrassed. It felt like I had showcased my inexperienced abilities to Yeon-hee.
“Wow— Ran is so cute. Want to come to my arms?”
“How could I—”
Contrary to its words, the little guy suddenly dashed into Yeon-hee’s arms and even rubbed its head against her chest.
“That little guy… is it really a spirit?”
I felt a bit jealous, but it was more important to be on guard against the approaching herd of Big Boars.
Furthermore, my Agility had increased to 46 (+5).
It seemed I had received a buff from being within the passive trait range of Ran, and I felt my body become significantly lighter.
“Ran? I’d like to see your ability. Can you help?”
“Hehe… Of course, I can sense the filthy auras of the nearby packs.”
Looks like it really enjoyed being in Yeon-hee’s arms, as it struggled to lift itself off her belly before landing on my shoulder.
[Why is it coming to me?]
I naturally addressed Ran, and it responded promptly. Remembering how I used to communicate with Wang-wang, I decided to reach out, and indeed we could communicate.
“Let’s fight together! [Acceleration] can only be used by making contact with the target, so don’t worry about me.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to use it on Yeon-hee?”
“How dare you call my master by that name!! You rascal! You’ve clearly not been taught well!”
“What? Il-wol calls her by her name?”
“Uh… it feels like I’ve turned into a translator.”
“Master! Please don’t worry. This ‘Ran’ will teach the young bones of that Skeleton a lesson!”
“Wow—! Il-wol, you were really up to something!”
“Well, um…”
Seeing Ran’s complicated expression from mishearing its own words brought me joy, and I poked at its belly playfully.
[Not me, protect your master. I’m fine.]
“That skeleton is also your master. Anyway, this is my first time using [Acceleration] on another race, so you’ll be the first trial subject.”
[…. Damn it, that’s what it was? It’s so rookie level.]
“What! This ‘Ran’ graduated from the spirit academy with top scores and was once sought after by sorcerers from across all dimensions! And you call me a rookie?! You jerk!”
[Shut up! They’re coming. Two Big Boars… and their babies too. They’re almost adults but quite big.]
“Phew, let’s save the love quarrel for later and get ready, everyone.”
“Th-That’s not it… Understood, master! Let me show you my ability!”
The little sparrow flapped its short wings wide and began to flutter above my head. Then, a refreshing wind started to swirl around, enveloping me.
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