Since meeting Niaz, I continued to search for traces of Black Lily, but in the end, I had to return without finding her.
As long as Black Lily possesses the Demon Race’s Magic and abilities related to “space,” it’s tough to locate her under normal circumstances.
“I can’t just turn this place upside down.”
I could potentially find her by using enough power to collapse the continent, but it’s not worth going that far just to find her.
She did provide a reward in her own way, so I think it’s time to back off.
“I just want to hit her once…”
“Meow?”
“No, never mind.”
While Black Lily’s price for her service was somewhat rational, the threshold was oddly ambiguous.
I may have received a transcendent level from the Iron Soul Sword, but without the core, Iron Devourer, it doesn’t hold much significance.
The intimacy with Myeosin will take some time, but with a few more training sessions, it would be easily filled.
“Recovery afterwards is the same. Basically, I just saved some time.”
Did she expect me to be satisfied after reducing both time and effort significantly?
It’s not something I can’t understand, but taking the Iron Devourer felt a bit annoying.
If it weren’t for Karabus, who shares the same “defense” attribute, I might have searched more actively.
I vowed to strike her with a hammer the next time I meet Black Lily and turned to Yena.
“Miss Yena, thank you for your hard work. The reward arrived, right?”
“Meow… Ah, yes. It came. My level skyrocketed.”
“What level are you?”
“124.”
[Oh]
[124????]
[That’s insane, lol]
[How long has it been since you hit 121 to level up so fast?]
[Wow]
[Great job, Yena]
[Honestly, hitting 124 is nuts]
[Ranked 2nd, Yena, wow]
[Too bad about the Iron Devourer]
124 is a pretty high level.
Not long ago, I was struggling to reach level 121, the requirement to enter the multi-dimension, so seeing 124 is quite impressive.
The experience points required skyrocketed from level 121.
As for me, I’m still stuck at the not-so-high level of 132.
Yena nodded thoughtfully.
“Now my level isn’t going up, you know. Honestly, I expected more from this crazy training quest.”
“I barely leveled up too. My shame points are nearing 500 billion now.”
“…500 billion?”
“Yep.”
To reach level 133, the absurdly high requirement is 47.1 billion experience points.
Given the upward trend, I suspect 134 will comfortably exceed 500 billion.
Yena’s mouth hung open in disbelief as she let out a hollow laugh.
[Hahahahaha]
[That’s a crazy level]
[When are you hitting level 200?]
[No way, is it already 500 billion?]
[500 billion is crossing the line, Deoen;;;]
[You’ve lost it.]
[471 billion lolololol]
[I’m dizzy.]
[Wow lol]
“…Now that I think about it, Lady Lily had that thing she used before. That food that levels you up.”
“Oh, you mean tteokbokki?”
It was a consumable item that guaranteed a level up, no matter what level you were at.
At the time, I used that item to reach level 121 and due to an experience event, I received a whopping three times the experience, making it quite a good haul.
“Yes. It would have been better to save that.”
“Hmm. Is that so?”
“I was like, wow, getting about 2000 billion experience was awesome back then. But now that I’ve passed level 130, I’m easily surpassing that number by double.”
At the time, it was a significant gain, but looking back, it wasn’t really that beneficial.
Unless the threefold experience event had been ongoing until now, but that event only lasted until level 121.
I shook my head.
“If you put it that way, using it at 199 would have been much better than at 133. Well, there’s no law saying 200 is the limit, so using it after that would have been even better.”
“Meow…”
“We can’t keep saving it, so I had to use it eventually. Plus, I gained a lot from using it back then.”
I had just defeated the Kraken, and there weren’t many means to level up, so entering the multi-dimension for high experience and rewards was essential.
As a result, I easily surpassed 121 and was able to roam the multi-dimension, collecting lots of rewards and experience, so I guess I made the best choice.
Yena seemed regretful, meowing here and there, but eventually nodded and put the dagger back into her inventory.
“Whew… Speaking of which, I needed to go to the multi-dimension. I should head out soon.”
“Oh. Are you finally going?”
“Meow. I’ve already completed my fourth job advancement, secured the holy seal~ and finished all my training, so there’s nothing holding me back now. It’s time to start the broadcast properly.”
“What holy seals do you have?”
“I have Teshiniria and the Main Temple. I honestly have no idea where to find the others. Other fourth-job players said they couldn’t find a way outside of job advancement either.”
[Oh wow]
[Yena is finally going lolol]
[Is there another fourth-job player?]
[Shall we go to the multi-dimension?]
[Let Lily join too]
[Isn’t Teshiniria the place Lily went to before?]
[Didn’t Lily have something to do in Teshiniria?]
“Where are you thinking of going first?”
“Hmm… I’m in deep thought. Teshiniria has some info since Lady Lily visited first. The Main Temple hasn’t been visited by anyone yet.”
Since I had already entered Teshiniria and claimed various rewards and titles, much of the ‘first come, first served’ aspect had faded.
It disappeared.
The reason Yena was trying to level up quickly was to snag an advantage like ‘first reward’ before other competitors.
However, since I was active while broadcasting, the ‘information’ situation was more than sufficient.
Teshiniria has quite a few sects, so even if we only use information from one or two, we could achieve significant results.
On the other hand, the Main Temple is a place that other users have yet to explore, making it utterly devoid of information.
It’s shrouded in mystery, so it might be tough without any data, but if things go well, we could claim an astonishing reward for ourselves.
Yena suddenly looked at me and exclaimed after some deep thought.
“…Come to think of it, thank goodness it’s not Blodia. That could have been a disaster.”
“That’s true.”
Blodia has essentially been ‘fully cleared’ by Lasty and me.
While there might still be some rewards left, it was clear that they wouldn’t be anything substantial.
‘Ertarn realistically isn’t promising much either…’
The land of Golden Sky, which belongs to the Administrators, is a place I hesitate to enter, so there are practically only two places users would venture to.
After much deliberation, Yena made her decision.
“I’ll go…”
“So where exactly are you going?”
Myeosin, having set down a light pink teacup, looked at me and asked.
The next day, Yena set off to the Multi-Dimension.
She asked if I wanted to go with her, but I said I had things to do and let her go first.
Since in the early stages, I had to clear the sect’s own episodes, it was impossible to join her unless she came to the Extreme Blunt Faction I was part of.
‘The Earth episode is basically complete anyway.’
Using my closeness with Myeosin, I naturally entered her dimension.
I also enjoyed the tea she served while replying.
“They’re both going.”
“Both… really?”
“Yes.”
Teshiniria and the Main Temple.
Both are attractive options, so it would be a shame for Yena to give up either.
In the end, her choice was to visit both worlds.
“That’s so like you, Miss Yena. There’s no reason to give up one for the other.”
“Well… still, it’s better to focus on one.”
“Either way, when you progress through the episodes, you’ll need to wait for additional ones. Spending spare time in another place isn’t a bad idea either.”
For the time being, I informed her we would tackle one or two episodes in Teshiniria first before skipping over to the Main Temple.
The basic episode in Teshiniria is to become an upper-ranked disciple of a sect.
This episode is about becoming an upper-ranked disciple in a sect.
Although the episodes may differ, considering the characteristics of Teshiniria and the entrance restriction system related to the sect, it’s highly likely that Yena is undergoing a similar episode.
“Anyway, that’s that, but the reason I came today is to confirm something… Iron Devourer. Remember?”
“Iron Devourer…”
Myeosin had forgotten the memory of Iron Devourer, a key element of the training quest.
Just like Yena seemed to have a mental seal placed on her, Myeosin was subjected to a similar seal, but since the training quest had completely ended, they should have regained their memory.
Meow.
Myeosin nodded while petting the cat that had climbed onto their lap.
“Of course. I remember. The mental seal was placed a long time ago. The raccoon mentioned it when we made our contract, saying he would seal away memories necessary for ‘progress’.”
“Ah, I see.”
“Hehe. How has Iron Devourer been? They were a bit of a quiet friend.”
“Iron Devourer was taken by Black Lily.”
“…What?”
I explained to Myeosin what had happened during the training.
During the training, the involvement of Black Lily had sharply increased the difficulty, and after everything ended, Iron Devourer had vanished.
Myeosin’s expression turned a bit serious after hearing the story.
“I see. My sister Black has taken Iron Devourer…”
“I came to ask how far she intervened in this matter. I was wondering if she might have reached out to you as well.”
“I haven’t seen sister Black. According to what she told me, she wouldn’t be strong enough to place a seal on me.”
The administrator contracted with Myeosin was an extremely powerful being.
No matter how much potential I have, it would be impossible to reach out and interfere with such a being.
“She didn’t intervene… Alright, got it. Then it could be a bit faster.”
“…Faster, you say?”
“Referring to the day I will bring Myeosin here. If there are no variables, I think I can take action soon.”
“Oh, when will that be?”
Myeosin perked up her ears, looking a bit excited.
Considering the power I currently possess…
“…Around 140? Maybe?”
“140?”
“Yes.”
Once I achieve level 140, I will regain appropriate titles and powers, and if I give it my all, I might be able to barely reach the ‘upper’ realm.
It might be a very slight chance, but I should be able to take action against Myeosin, given that our intimacy has rapidly increased.
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