Acquired the Scam Rune in the Academy

Rest and Organize (2)

[script async="" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6111286683831837" crossorigin="anonymous"][/script] [!-- Middle Chapter Content --] [ins data-ad-client="ca-pub-6111286683831837" data-ad-slot="7702787971"][iframe][iframe][/iframe][/iframe][/ins] [script] (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); [/script]

A head-on collision with the Ludenark School.

And the eradication of Hwang Seong-yeon, who was the worst criminal in the country.

After that, the domestic Holder community entered a lull.

The Academy, which had been temporarily closed due to student abductions and other issues, announced its reopening. Various clans and the Holder Association also stated that they would resume their normal activities.

Of course, the Ludenark School hasn’t been completely eradicated, and not all incidents have been neatly resolved, so the <Room of the Deserter> is still in progress.

However, the form has changed to sequential conquests by clan under the supervision of the Holder Association.

“…We’ve been running too fast.”

In fact, the domestic Holder community has been running non-stop until now.

Starting from the former <Villain> Clan’s attack on the Academy and the major sweep operation, the emergence of the <Room of the Transcendent> and the Ludenark School, the conquest of the Adapters’ dungeon <Wolfenser>, the Holder kidnapping incident and the <Room of the Deserter>….

When one incident occurs, another follows.

Just when it seems to be resolving well, something else happens.

Due to such massive incidents occurring one after another, the Holder Association, each clan, and even individual Holders and ordinary citizens in the country.

Everyone who received related news was in a state of accumulated fatigue.

“Finally, we can rest a bit.”

In that sense, the little rest given now was like rain in a drought.

I too felt that I was getting tired both physically and mentally, as I had been running without much rest.

Maybe that’s why.

-From today, our clan will rest for three days.

At yesterday’s temporary general meeting within the <Evil Hunter> clan.

There, I declared a ‘three-day unconditional rest’ to all clan members.

This was partly to give rest to the clan members who had been running since the establishment, but in fact, it was also because I just wanted to rest.

“For now…”

Although I declared a rest, there’s still a mountain of work to do.

I need to discuss future schedules for the <Room of the Deserter> with the Association President, and organize the results of conquering the <Abandoned Laboratory> and <Land Touched by Death>.

Also, I need to handle external schedules for our newly established clan, and personally, I had meeting schedules with world-famous figures like Liam Hendricks.

Above all, time with my lovers, which I had postponed due to being too busy.

I also wanted to pick a travel destination, go on a trip, and spend a leisurely vacation.

But am I perhaps born to be a Holder after all?

Among all those tasks, what I chose first was.

Of course, organizing the ‘Runes’.

[You have entered the dungeon.]

[The vast energy of the dungeon slightly reduces the Holder’s speed.]

I enter <Nest Covered by Clouds>, a dungeon with vast skies.

<Nest Covered by Clouds> is a field-type dungeon with a particularly wide environment among the dungeons I own.

Perhaps that’s why whenever I want to test new abilities or runes, I invariably come here.

“…Holder Do Jae-hyun, aren’t you tired?”

And beside me.

A woman looking at me with a face of exasperation.

It was Lee Ji-hye, who has now become quite a high-ranking employee at the Holder Association.

She was moving with me to coordinate my schedules related to the Association and to authorize the daily sole use of the dungeon.

“This is resting for me.”

Ji-hye’s face scrunches up even more at my smiling reply.

“I was hoping you wouldn’t say that…”

“Haha. Would you like to watch for a bit, Ji-hye? I’m about to do something interesting.”

“Ugh, no thanks. I’d rather go home and rest.”

She finished all her work and left the dungeon as if fleeing.

Perhaps it’s because of the memory of struggling with the C-grade Holder promotion exam at the <Hobgoblin Village> before?

Ji-hye trembles at the mere mention of exploring a dungeon together.

“Well then…”

Anyway, inside the dungeon left alone after she left.

I started organizing the abilities I had been postponing.

[You have won the duel! With the mysterious power of the Rune Hunter, you can copy one of your opponent’s runes. Please select a rune to copy.]

[1.Hero Slayer 2.Hoegni’s Agent 3.Belief of the Fallen Holy Knight 4.Absolute’s Enhancement Technique 5.Sword That Swallowed Darkness 6.Battlefield Stained with Blood 7.Magic Control … …]

“The problem starts with what to choose.”

The list of runes that became obtainable after defeating Hwang Seong-yeon.

An enormous list of runes appeared, but excluding duplicate runes and those of lower rank, only these 7 were worth using.

“First, the ones to exclude are…”

The [Magic Domination] rune is an advanced version of [Magic Control], but it’s not that difficult to obtain.

My current contractors, Tyrbon and As, already possess it, and it’s a rune that can be acquired by facing higher-level monsters in the future.

So, it’s the first to be excluded.

“It’s best not to choose runes related to demon swords.”

[Hero Slayer], [Hoegni’s Agent], [Believe of the Fallen Holy Knight].

Combining existing information with the names of these three runes, they are likely optimized for the demon sword [Dine slaif] or related to evil-aligned gods.

They’re at least legendary-grade runes, or possibly mythical-grade depending on the circumstances.

Normally, I would have chosen them without hesitation, but now there was something that made me hesitate.

“Because I have a divine sword.”

That’s because I’m the ‘owner of a divine sword’.

Not just an owner, but a fully optimized user who has even acquired related mythical-grade runes.

For someone like me to choose runes optimized for demon swords or related to darkness?

The probability of not only being unable to use them properly but also negatively affecting the divine sword-related runes I’m currently handling was high.

They would probably be blocked from the usage conditions, like the [Ludenark Spell] I acquired last time.

Although the performance of these runes would be incredible right now, I had no choice but to give them up with a heavy heart.

“…Then there are three left.”

[Absolute’s Enhancement Technique], [Sword That Swallowed Darkness], [Battlefield Stained with Blood].

The first one is obviously a support rune.

Although it has the modifier ‘Absolute One’, it’s still a support rune similar to the [Warriors’ Reinforcement Technique] I possess in terms of being a reinforcement technique.

So if I acquire this, it’s likely to be incorporated as a lower rune or become a duplicate rune.

Then the choice narrows down to two again.

[Sword That Swallowed Darkness] and [Battlefield Stained with Blood].

After racking my brains…

I decided to choose [Sword That Swallowed Darkness] between these two.

[‘Sword That Swallowed Darkness’ has been selected. As it is a level 20 legendary rune, its level will decrease and be registered as level 10.]

[Due to the rune’s nature, you gain 5 points each in strength, magic, and speed.]

[This rune is an evolved form of ‘Sword Veiled in Darkness’. Therefore, the ‘Sword Veiled in Darkness’ rune you possess will be deleted, and its proficiency will be adjusted to register ‘Sword That Swallowed Darkness’ as a level 14 rune.]

Perhaps choosing [Battlefield Stained with Blood] might have been a better choice.

After all, for me who owns a divine sword, the keyword ‘darkness’ could be a negative influence, and for someone who already has many attack-related runes, a rune that supports combat might be more effective.

However, I judged this rune to be Hwang Seong-yeon’s unique sword technique-related rune, unrelated to the demon sword [Dine slaif].

He clearly showed his excellent sword skills beyond the demon sword during the battle, and this must have been recorded as a rune in some form.

“…Moreover, the ultimate skill.”

There was the most important reason above all.

The last battle in <The Maze Touched by Death>.

‘That ultimate skill’ that pushed me to the brink of death.

I really wanted to have that skill.

Although I couldn’t know exactly which rune it was registered to, if I had to choose between [Sword That Swallowed Darkness] and [Battlefield Stained with Blood], I thought the former had a higher probability.

Therefore, this choice was also a kind of small gamble for that.

And.

<Rune Information>

◎Name: Sword That Swallowed Darkness

◎Grade: Legendary

◎Level: 14

◎Engraved Part: Back of the hand (duplicate)

◎Special Effects: –

*Usage Condition: Can only be used by those who possess an Epic grade or higher ‘sword technique’ related rune.

1) Allows the use of the sword technique completed by the Absolute One, Eldrain. This sword technique exerts its greatest power at the boundary between death and darkness.

2) The ‘Sword Master’ effect is constantly applied. The power of all runes related to ‘swords’ increases by 10%, and the proficiency of related runes rises 20% faster.

3) The ‘Dark Glory’ effect is constantly applied, increasing rune performance by 10% in areas covered in darkness. Additionally, if the opponent uses dark attribute attacks during battle, 30% of the magic power from that attack is stolen.

◎Ultimate Skill

◎ [Boundary Binding]

: Draws the target into the boundary where death and darkness meet. First, magic power is consumed to pull the back of the target and press them against the ground, then 17 magic swords are summoned and thrust into the target. This attack becomes more powerful in proportion to the magic power, and the bound target stands only on the boundary, never reaching death.

(*Incantation: Enter the land touched by death)

◎Detailed Information: –

: A new sword technique completed by Eldrain, the human who conquered the world with a single sword, at the boundary between death and darkness. It exerts its greatest power in places covered in darkness, but conversely, it can also swallow that darkness. Therefore, it is a special form of martial art whose nature greatly diverges depending on the purpose of the one wielding the sword technique.

“…Bingo.”

That gamble was a splendid success.

---

Access to all month’s chapter + 10/20 chapters ahead for 18$/32$ via Buymeacoffee

Schedule: 4 ch per wk @ [mon, wed, fri, sun]

Anyway… Happy Reading!!!

Rate this series here.

https://ko-fi.com/ippostranslations