I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents

Night of the 3rd day in the Pandemonium 5th floor stairway waiting room.
Riiip
Something fell through a crack that appeared in the void.
It was a long container made of an unknown material.
I opened the container.
Inside was a sword.
I grabbed the handle and lifted the sword.
A heavy sensation flowed through both hands.
[Mundum Exstinguit]
Mundum Exstinguit
Classification – Weapon (Sword)
Attack Power: +80
Effects:
1 – Against Many: Increases critical hit chance when facing 2 or more enemies.
2 – Retrieval: Can remotely retrieve the weapon when dropped, but only for targets that have undergone ‘User Recognition.’ Can perform aggressive retrieval based on the user’s will.
3 – Manifestation: Can precisely draw out the form of aura.
Description: A sword made by Master Blacksmith Malenis.
A sword specialized for aura manipulation. Since premium-grade magic stone Lapidum Forma was mixed during forging, the sword is not easily damaged and can delicately adjust the form of aura.
No one except the recognized user can draw out the weapon’s effects.
Grade: Unique
[‘Would you like to perform User Recognition?’]
[ Y / N ]
Of course, it was the left option.
[‘User Recognition’ completed.]
[‘Mundum Exstinguit’ is bound to ‘Player – Han Yuseong’.]
Just looking at it, I could tell it was a very useful weapon.
The second effect, ‘Retrieval,’ seemed particularly good.
I also quite liked the fact that the effects wouldn’t activate if anyone other than me possessed it.
[‘Please designate an item to send to ‘Blacksmith Dark Elf Malenis’. Please say ‘Designate item for transmission’.]
[Designation time limit: 60 minutes]
[‘If you do not send an item within the time limit, a message saying ‘I will come to retrieve the sword’ will be attached with the item.’]
Well then.
I should promptly send something from my side too.
After she sent such a useful weapon.
Ding!
A small crack rippled in space.
What fell from it was a special container with pork cutlet inside.
It was the menu I chose for Malenis, who said she wanted something crunchy.
I lightly gripped the container with my right hand.
“Designate item for transmission.”
As soon as I finished speaking, a bright white light engulfed the container.
[Trade completed.]
Done.
I opened the gallery again.
Title: Is This Considered a Good Sword Pull?
Author: oo*

The name is a bit difficult to memorize though.
Attachment: 9080987813.jpg
(An image of the ‘Mundum Exstinguit’ item description window taken with the terminal)

ㄴ Welcome climber, hello
ㄴ That’s a good pull ㅇㅇㅇ
ㄴ By the way, that weapon name means “to extinguish the world.” It means to end the world.
I thought it had a powerful-sounding name, but I didn’t know it was this intense.
ㄴ That’s so grandiose ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ The dark elf lady must have named it to make it sound powerful somehow. No sense for naming ㅇㅇ
ㄴ You have good people… no, good pointy-ears luck, climber.
ㄴ As expected~~ A conscientious dark elf! On a completely different level from the white pointy-ears
ㄴ I’mAnElf) If you continue to talk nonsense, I’ll consider you a loser who’s been beaten up by an elf before.
Elf senior started commenting with a slightly stronger attitude than three days ago.
ㄴ Wow, how did you know? I was doing a mission-type with an elf, and at the end, I got hit hard from behind.
ㄴ He really got beaten up ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ
ㄴ With a reason for hatred, he’s a victim!
ㄴ I’mAnElf) .,!
That change in attitude didn’t seem to be very effective.
ㄴ LightSword) All the effects are good. A blacksmith of this caliber is definitely worth remembering the name. It would be good to remember and continue interacting with her.
ㄴ SewerSwordSaint) For real, it’s splendid. Even for a Master summoning scroll, to meet someone who gives such a weapon on the 5th floor, you’ve got pretty good luck too, climber.
ㄴ Talking about luck to someone who fell into Pandemonium lol ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ Ah, that kind of luck and this kind of luck are separate ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ oo*) But after only seeing grades C and B, suddenly ‘Unique’ appeared. What is this?
ㄴ Sage) Regardless of grade, weapons or armor that are bound only to the user, pilgrim, are mostly registered as ‘Unique.’ In terms of grade, it would be somewhere between A and S grade.
ㄴ oo*) Is there something above Unique, then?
ㄴ ㅇㅇ There’s ‘Legendary.’ Weapons derived from mythology are mostly Legendary weapons.
ㄴ ArchMage) Depending on the type, there are many cases where Unique weapons are superior to Legendary weapons. It’s not fixed which is better.
ㄴ AbsoluteMonarch) That’s correct.
ㄴ IceQueen) Frozen!! Are you going to the 5th floor stage now!
ㄴ oo*) Hmm, I’m thinking of going after one more day.
ㄴ IceQueen) Frozen! Fighting!
ㄴ Guys, it seems the Normal highest floor guild master’s Vertex Guild and the Hard difficulty’s main Strategy Alliance are really fighting. Looking at the posts coming up, the results are as expected.
What’s this about now?
ㄴ oo*) What’s this story?
ㄴ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ The insane Normal difficulty 89th floor picked a fight with the Hard difficulty guild master who’s climbing the 65th floor. So they’re fighting it out now.
ㄴ The reason Normal challenged Hard is because of you, climber ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ Pioneer) Union Leader was the previous #1 on the ranking board for this batch. He’s the guild master of the Strategy Alliance Guild. Since he kept getting beaten by you, climber, he probably looked weak to Helion from the Normal highest floor.
ㄴ They probably thought they could handle it ㅇㅇ since Union Leader kept getting crushed by the climber with twice the score difference.
ㄴ Pioneer) The Strategy Alliance will win the guild battle. Obviously.
ㄴ Pioneer) The biggest problem awaiting those guys isn’t something like a guild battle, but the 66th floor.
ㄴ SewerSwordSaint) That’s right.
Hard difficulty 66th floor.
ㄴ oo*) How difficult is the 66th floor?
ㄴ ArchMage) Roughly speaking, 70% of Hard climbers die on the 66th floor.
A moment later, ArchMage senior added another comment.
ㄴ ArchMage) And today’s Hard climbers are much weaker than those from our batch.
ㄴ SewerSwordSaint) They will die. Many of them.

“……”
Helion, the 89th floor climber of Normal difficulty and guild master of the ‘Vertex’ Guild, barely held his staggering gaze.
The reason he declared a ‘guild battle’ was, as others knew, after seeing ‘Union Leader’ stripped of all his 1st place rankings from the 2nd to 4th floors.
But the ultimate reason was his confidence in himself for reaching the 89th floor, even on Normal difficulty.
However, that confidence was crumbling.
To the man who single-handedly subdued all 33 elite members of Vertex.
A man with blonde hair and silver armor.
Union Leader, Targon.
Targon extended his right arm with an expressionless face.
The bodies of Vertex guild members in the path of Targon’s straight sword were torn apart in all directions.
“AAAAARGH!”
“UAAAAGH!”
The blood and flesh of Vertex guild members soaked the walls of the colosseum.
Since this was a ‘standard guild battle’ where one wouldn’t lose their actual life by dying in this field, it was closer to defeat than death.
Crash!
Helion’s body was thrown backward by Targon’s upward shield bash.
Swoosh!
Targon closed the distance instantly, making his armor seem meaningless.
Boom!
He struck his sword down next to the fallen Helion’s head.
“Consider yourself fortunate that you didn’t bet your life.”
Targon’s clear eyes coldly looked down at Helion, the red-haired man.
“We are. The Strategy Alliance is different from you. We are looking at what lies beyond, something you wouldn’t be able to see even if you died and came back.”
Targon’s baritone voice continued.
“So, don’t unnecessarily disrupt the great work and quietly conquer the Tower and graduate. That suits your capacity as a Normal difficulty climber.”
Helion’s brow furrowed intensely.
“…What a noble warrior we have here.”
Targon silently nodded at Helion’s sarcasm.
“That’s right. We, the Strategy Alliance, are noble. That’s why the great constellations cheer for our climb. Those who don’t even glance at the likes of you.”
Targon pulled out his sword that he had thrust down and swung it toward Helion’s neck.
“Take this death as a lesson.”
Slash!
Helion’s head rolled away.
A ‘standard guild battle’ where lives weren’t at stake.
Helion would wake up in the Tower of Normal difficulty that he was climbing.
Targon smiled at the notification windows covering his vision.
[‘The Judge with a Thousand Eyes’ confirms your words are correct.]
[‘The Stargazing Guide’ smiles toward you.]
[‘The Crimson Burning Star Creator’ cheers for your ascent to the 66th floor.]
[‘The Emperor with Immortal Glory’ supports you.]
[‘The Watcher Swimming in the Abyss’ gazes at you.]
[‘The Saint Chasing Light’ bestows blessings upon you.]
Many constellations were cheering for him and the Strategy Alliance.
Targon struck his shield down hard.
Boom!!
“The Strategy Alliance knows no defeat.”
Thunderous cheers erupted from the mouths of the 50 elite members standing behind him.

Another day passed.
It was time to go to the stage.
Creeeeak-
I opened the door to the 5th floor stage.
The scenery that spread before my eyes was a vast prairie.
『Pandemonium difficulty 5th floor is a quest-type.』
And the sentences that appeared next were ones I had never seen before.
[Multiple constellations (星座) recognize your existence.]
[‘The Judge with a Thousand Eyes’]
[‘The Stargazing Guide’]
[‘The Sword Ghost of the Black Typhoon’]
[‘The Crimson Burning Star Creator’]
[‘The Saint Chasing Light’]
[‘The Emperor with Immortal Glory’]
[‘The Giant who Swallowed the Moon’]
[‘The Watcher Swimming in the Abyss’]
[‘The Warrior Carrying Rage’]
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Han Yuseong, just before entering the 5th floor stage board.
Title: Ah, When You Enter the 5th Floor Stage, Beings Called Constellations Will Start Watching You.
Author: ArchMage

They’ll throw around impressive-sounding words and try to act all important, but you don’t need to pay attention. Just think of them as flies buzzing around.

Occasionally they’ll give quests saying they’re testing you, but you just need to do well and get the rewards.
Sometimes they’ll exude their presence or glance at you, but there’s no need to be intimidated by that either.
ㄴ oo*) ??? Why? Aren’t constellations something impressive? They can give quests too.
ㄴ Even Easy and Normal clearers were surprised when they heard about the constellations’ identity from Hard difficulty clearers.
ㄴ For real ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ We didn’t know they were that kind of beings.
ㄴ oo*) What are they?
ㄴ LightSword) They’re losers who gave up on climbing from the 99th floor to the 100th floor of Hard difficulty and are trapped in the Tower.
ㄴ AbsoluteMonarch) In our time. That is, the constellations from the previous batch are those who gave up climbing the 100th floor from the batch before us.
ㄴ SpearKing) In other words, this batch’s constellations are those who gave up climbing the 100th floor in the previous batch’s Hard difficulty.
ㄴ Priestess) Hawawa, they’re the ones who gave up while climbing with us.
ㄴ IceQueen) Frozen! They succumbed to the Tower. How pathetic.
ㄴ HeavenlyDemon) Mere trash who crumbled at the fear of death.
ㄴ I’mAnElf) They’re far from being objects of worship.
ㄴ SewerSwordSaint) Those who surrendered to the Tower despite seeing the blood and death of many comrades.
ㄴ ArchMage) They’re vermin.
ㄴ ArchMage) Truly pathetic.