Genius Regressor Makes Mythic Items

Chapter 49. Uninvited Guest (1)

TL: xLordFifth
ED/PR: The reader

A stone building with architectural style exuding devotion and antiquity. In the center, five thrones were placed forming a circle.

“Again?”

With a gravelly voice, a dark blue sphere rose from an empty throne. The dark blue sphere vibrated and then, a long, sharp line formed down its center.

“Vrtra, wasn’t the Arena Council supposed to be under your jurisdiction?”

An eyeball.

It turned into an eye characteristic of reptiles and glared at the empty throne across with an irritated voice.

Then,

“Oh my~ Unlike our foolish Dragon Emperor, at least you have brains enough to understand your responsibilities?”

An eye, pinkish-black in color that appeared on the empty throne, emitted a voice full of mischief.

“Are you joking now?”

“It’s not a joke, it’s a jest. Oh dear~ Your underlings must pity you. Serving a Dragon Emperor who can’t even tell the difference.”

“You…”

“Enough.”

A voice rang out calmly.

Along with it, another empty throne revealed hazel eyes.

“Calm yourself, Nidhogg.”

As the hazel eyes turned towards the dark blue ones,

Vrtra, the pinkish-black eyed one, narrowed its eyes.

“Right, right. Let’s calm down, dear youngest, just as our Third Dragon Emperor suggests.”

“How dare you call me the youngest!”

“You became a Dragon Emperor last, so what else should we call you?”

“You! You really wish to die, don’t you!”

“Oh ho ho! Do you even have the ability to make that happen?”

The tone of the conversation escalated quickly.

Krururur.

At the same moment, the entire building including the thrones shook.

“Stop fighting over such trivial matters. Vrtra, you better shut your mouth.”

The admonition from the hazel eyes made everything suddenly calm down.

Vrtra glanced at the mediator.

“Birds of a feather flock together, huh? Taking sides because it’s another male? Well, that’s oddly charming.”

“Tsk. Always so vulgar. Vrtra.”

“To be consistently the same towards a woman is a compliment, no?”

“No matter how carefree you pretend to be, it’s clear that you are painfully burning inside.”

“Huh. Since when did our Third Dragon Emperor Apophis become an expert on the matters of a woman’s heart, I wonder?”

Vrtra’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

Even among the self-proclaimed superior dragon race, her voice was so beautifully arresting it could snatch away their souls.

Yet, the Third Dragon Emperor, Apophis, with the hazel eyes, continued unfazed.

“You were just too simplistic to notice.”

“What?!”

“Don’t you already know? According to Nidhogg, the Arena Council is your responsibility. Yet, the line of destiny has changed twice under your watch, and you knew nothing.”

“That, that was! Unavoidable. The ones. I was in charge of were merely lower court members, and even the Arena Council didn’t see it coming!”

Vrtra’s voice took an edgy turn.

The dark blue eyed Fifth Dragon Emperor, Nidhogg, only sneered in response.

“What an incompetent remark. The one who boasted about enchanting the Constellations is complaining about mere lower members?”

“To reduce to cursing at a mere junior producing supplies! Do the affairs of the Arena Council seem so trivial?”

“Your outburst seems to confirm your embarrassment about your incompetence.”

“You damn scoundrel!”

The once flirtatious voice became as sharp as a blade.

“And what have you accomplished? You loudly proclaimed you would handle things in your own domain!”

“. ’d like to ask the same. Nidhogg, what happened then? Why did the line of destiny twist again?”

Adding to the interrogation, Nidhogg, instead of clashing directly with Vrtra’s words, chose to respond.

“Humph. I’ve already dispatched Defina.”

“Always looking for Defina. What would you have done without her, acting like a newborn hatchling every time?”

“Vrtra.”

Apophis quietly admonished her,

“I get it. So? You sent your trusted messenger, and yet, the line of destiny twisted once more?”

“Defina met with Sargas. The failure in handling the matter is Sargas’s fault.”

“Could it be… Sargas failed? The undefeated Sargas?”

At that, Vrtra’s gaze shifted to his amber eyes, towards Apophis.

“No, Sargas’s presence can still be felt distinctly. The guy’s alive.”

Apophis’s eyes calmly moved from side to side.

“What now. So, Sargas wasn’t the one who made the move?”

“It seems likely. It’s probably one of Sargas’s subordinates who failed.”

“Hmm, that’s fine then. He’s never made a mistake before, so he’ll probably take matters into his own hands next time.”

Sargas, a supporter of the third Dragon Emperor Apophis as well as a member of the Squama Circle.

Known by the epithet of undefeated, he was a dragonkin even the Dragon Emperors acknowledged.

“Nidhogg? Don’t you dare go picking a fight with Sargas for no reason.”

“Don’t order me around, Vrtra. I had no such plans anyway.”

After growling at Vrtra, Nidhogg continued with a dissatisfied look.

“Besides, it wasn’t just Sargas that made contact. Another operation was also put into motion.”

“Another operation?”

“According to Defina’s report, they have located the dimension of a being that messed with the thread of fate.”

“Oh my! That’s so like Defina. Always thorough with her work. So, where is it?”

“It’s a place called Earth.”

“Earth? Earth, you say… Wait a moment.”

Vrtra’s gaze then shifted towards an empty throne.

“If it’s Earth, isn’t that where the First Dragon Emperor has been heavily invested lately?”

“That’s right. According to Defina’s report, the First Emperor made contact with a force that intervened there.”

“Hmm~ Even if you don’t know, Defina is a trustworthy child. With that much done, good news will soon follow.”

“Hmm.”

Both Vrtra and Apophis showed a satisfied expression.

Not just because of Defina.

But the fact that it involved a dimension the First Dragon Emperor was working on brought a considerable amount of confidence.

“But we cannot afford to have the Black Forge stop, Nidhogg.”

“Of course, Apophis. We’re already grinding down other primitive species. As long as they don’t go extinct, there won’t be any issues with supplies.”

“That should suffice then. Vrtra? You need to further expand the influence of the Arena Council.”

“I know. . I’ve been planning to start moving seriously anyway.”

“Good. Then let’s gather again once we get a report from Defina.”

With those words from the Third Dragon Emperor Apophis,

The three pairs of eyes that were floating in thrones vanished in an instant.

* * *

The familiar expanse of dark space unfolded.

Summoned to the waiting room, Shimun rested his chin in hand with a grave expression.

‘So that place wasn’t Marnel’s Arena?’

But didn’t the system window clearly state it as ‘Arena’s North Sewer Facility’?

How could Marnel claim it was not an arena then?

The puzzle didn’t last long.

‘I see. Was it converted into an arena just for me?’

The North Sewer Facility, related to the 100-man survival sewer map, and the reaction of the [Doria Mountain Mithril Ingot] in the inventory suggested that Galaxy Arena hastily turned it into a personal arena.

Indeed, the normally meticulous system did not even specify the event, merely mentioning it was an arena.

‘What this incident tells me is one thing.’

For some reason, the dragonkin have been consistently targeting the dwarves.

Moreover,

‘I see now why the dwarves have been attacking Earth together with the dragonkin.’

The outbreak and gates that occurred with the start of the regular arena, especially where the dragonkin and dwarves often moved together, now I’m beginning to grasp the reason.

‘Perhaps the dwarves have been absorbed as a lower class by the dragonkin.’

No, that must be it.

Reflecting on previous memories, the dwarves all acted like members of the dragonkin.

‘Then, could whatever I’ve done in the special arena and this incident lead to some change?’

Just then,

-What was that technique just now?

-Looked like the Half-Draconian knew. F*ck! It’s so frustrating not being able to hear their conversation.

Before Shimun could fully organize his thoughts upon returning to the waiting room,

-So annoying! If only I’d heard their conversation!

-Why is there a dragonkin in Silver? And what’s with the map transition before that?

-I’m more curious about what the dwarf girl said.

“Marnel-jjing! Tell me!”

A flood of messages obscured the view.

Returning to the waiting room, the chat window that had been closed automatically opened.

-“This person’s sense of combat is just nonsensical from the beginning to the end? The distribution of stamina and magic power is way too skilled.

-“For real, this isn’t the skill of someone who’s fought once or twice. Is this really silver level?

-“Not to mention, being able to cast that level of mental magic twice in a row is crucial.

-“Seriously, that’s the key point. Considering the condition they were in earlier, it seems like they could do it even three times in a row?

-“Yo, three times in a row? Wow.

-“Would the person above please stop breathing! I’m begging you!”

The audience, having to watch the entire conversation censored due to a special situation,

found it incredibly frustrating that they could hear all the explosions and screams but were specifically blocked from the conversation.

Numerous questions and suspicions flooded the chat, and Shimun calmly sorted through them.

“Everyone, calm down. I’m sorry, but it’s difficult to reveal the skills, and about the dwarf girl you saw in the last special arena…”

“… It’s because the system blocked the details of the arena, so. I can’t just talk about it willy-nilly. I’m even getting a warning right now not to mention it.”

Of course, the warning about the arena was a complete bluff.

But Shimun had been certain that a warning message would pop up if he tried to mention the arena’s details.

Without any hesitation, he kept silent about the content of the arena.

Following this,

[IAmGold has donated 500 AP.]

=Yeah. Let’s stop talking and just congratulate him! Bro, congrats on gold!

[Abyss’s Hope has donated 1,000 AP.]

=The hope of the deep sea! Shimun, sweep everything even when you’re in gold!

[Abyss Massacre has donated AP…]

The donations also contributed to shifting the public opinion, along with a stream of congratulations and support for the upcoming promotion battle.

“Ah! Thank you all for the donations!”

While Shimun was expressing his gratitude for the continuous donations,

a series of hefty donations appeared.

[Myth Guild has donated 50,000 AP.]

=Congratulations on getting to gold. I’d like to meet with you, Shimun. Would you accept a friend request, perhaps.

[White Tiger Guild has donated 30,000 AP.]

=We were deeply impressed by this arena! We have a good proposal, would you be able to spare some precious time?

[Buffalo Guild has donated…]

Considering the dollar to AP exchange rate is one to one, these were donations starting in the tens of millions of Won.

Even though they contained mere requests for a meeting, the amounts were quite large.

It was to be expected.

-“Wow…! Legend indeed.

-“Look at the amounts, lol.

-“It’s about time for guild scouting. This guy is now gold.

-“Only the large or mid-tier guilds are stepping in. Wow.

-“Shimun is naturally at that level. I see him as a future ranker.

-“Agree.

-“Ranker, though… it’s not like it’s a dog’s name or something lol;”

The names of the guilds making donations were all recognizable at least once.

‘Myth, White Tiger, Buffalo are American guilds, huh? Well, my rank has moved up to gold, so it’s about time they reached out.’

The participation of mid-tier American guilds was quite surprising.

Given that it was well known this arena was a promotion battle, Shimun had internally anticipated a flood of scouting offers from guilds.

Of course,

‘I didn’t expect the amounts.’

Who would have thought they’d burn tens of millions of Won just for setting up a meeting?

The intention behind such hefty donations wasn’t hard to catch.

‘They’re really flaunting their money.’

Our guild is. ‘capable of burning this much money even for a meeting with a gold!’

It seemed like a childish competition of pride, but it couldn’t help but bring a smile.

“Thank you for the donations, and. I will contact you separately regarding the meeting.”

Shimun finished the broadcast with his laughter hidden.

“Then, everyone, thank you for watching, and see you next broadcast.”

-Bye~.

-Congratulations on the promotion!

-It was frustrating not to hear the conversation, but today’s broadcast was fulfilling!

-Good work~.* * *

“Phew!”

Shimun took off his goggles and let out a deep breath as he returned to his studio apartment. It was the first time he had participated in two arenas with a single entry, and the fatigue was catching up to him. However, he didn’t immediately throw himself onto his bed. The most important thing was still waiting for him.

“Let’s see what the rewards are.”

Shimun opened the reward screen that he had been putting off.

[You have cleared the. ‘Sewer’ arena in 1st place.]

[Your clear rewards will be increased based on your achievements.]

[A certain amount of experience points have been distributed to the. ‘Philosopher’s Stone’ trait you own]

[Your level has increased by 4.]

[The level of your Philosopher’s Stone has risen by 4.]

“The rewards are stingy as expected.”

Was it because it was a promotion match?

Even the experience points were stingy, not to mention no item rewards.

Of course, considering that the Philosopher’s Stone also shared the experience points, a four-level increase was quite significant.

Most likely, recording the top spot with an overwhelming number of kills had a big impact.

‘Well, it doesn’t matter.’

Shimun shrugged his shoulders. It was widely known that promotion matches offered lesser rewards.

‘After all, the goal was to become a gold player.’

[Player Kim Shimun has been ranked Gold.]

[You have achieved the ‘Gold Rank Player’ achievement.]

[You have earned 1,000 achievement points as a reward.]

[Usage of the achievement store is now available.]

‘The achievement store, huh… I can even use the World Tree’s seed there.’

That in itself was a great achievement.

Not to mention there was one more reward to receive.

Shimun immediately accessed the next reward.

[You have perfectly cleared the. ‘North Sewage Facility’ arena.]

[Your clear rewards will be increased based on your achievements.]

[A certain amount of experience points have been distributed to the. ‘Philosopher’s Stone’ attribute you own.]

[Your level has increased by 8.]

[The level of your Philosopher’s Stone has risen by 7.]

[A. ‘Mutated Serum’ has been awarded as a reward.]

“Ha! This is the real deal.”

A massive level-up, with himself reaching level 8 and the Philosopher’s Stone reaching level 7.

In addition,

[The constellation Odin has been registered under the title. ‘Chosen by the Constellations’.]

[The conditions for the title ‘Chosen by the Constellations’ have been updated.]

Similar to the previous constellations, Odin was registered under the title. ‘Chosen by the Constellations’ probably because he had cleared Odin’s mission.

“This means all stats +4, right?”

Shimun was about to immediately open his status screen, buoyed by his rising anticipation.

Tick-tock.

“Huh?”

It was then when a peculiar ticking sound reached his ears.

Shimun’s gaze naturally moved towards the source of the ticking sound. Finely folded paper cranes.

And that wasn’t all.

Paper figures of various shapes, from rabbits to turtles to dogs, were neatly arranged around the work table.

Tick-tock.

Strangely enough, all of them were making ticking sounds.

“This, this is!”

Tick.

Out of nowhere, among the paper animals and the ticking sound, Shimun’s eyes widened in surprise.

Then,

Kwaang!

A powerful explosion engulfed the studio apartment.