chapter 5
5 – Eye of the Sky
Beasts’ specs increase rapidly from B rank and above, and the biggest difference can be said to be intelligence. As if to prove him, unlike the C-class monsters who charged ignorantly, he is hesitant to attack.
As befits a monster with the sky’s eye, it seems that he immediately noticed that it was unusual even though he hadn’t taken the sword out of the scabbard.
Ugh-
I immediately drew out my two swords and pointed at the demons in the sky.
He hesitated for a moment, probably frightened by the overflowing mana, so he called the chief.
“Please use any ranged magic!”
“Yes, yep.”
Puong!
One fireball flew in and exploded. However, her red shield was solid.
“That goddamn shield, I can’t even nod with my magic.”
“Stay away.”
The purpose of asking for magic in the first place was to confirm the difference from the original. Everything was done until the final check. It was the same as the Red Griffon in the sky, no different from the original.
“It’s a big deal. That guy, that guy, doesn’t seem to want to come down. It’s not that I don’t believe in you, hero, but I’m not good with them. How can I kill that monster in the sky with a knife, a melee weapon?”
As you said in the chapter, the magic academy’s worldview is designed to be too unfavorable for melee weapons. How did the original protagonist solve this problem? He only cheers, but even the last hit is taken away. Then he said that the sky’s eye passive skill was not suitable for him.
It was then. As if the griffon had judged that this sword would not reach the sky, it flapped its wings and slashed.
Shuuu!
[Luck has been activated.]
I rolled quickly and avoided the slash. Where is the sudden blow in your mind? I thought i was dying
“Hey, hero, are you okay?!”
“Yes.”
Fortunately, the chief has no interest. The slashing is only directed at me.
“Stay back. We will fight back now.”
“Yes… How?”
Shuuu!
I think it’s a good way to do it, so I’m going to have a good time. But rather, this is a handshake.
Chaeing!
[Parring has been activated.]
The slash flies very vigorously in the opposite direction and hits the shield. Soon, with the sound of breaking glass, the shield shattered and disappeared. It’s a parrying that I sent with my blade gust mana in addition to the slash. I can’t stand it.
“Oh my God… I see. You even learned reflection magic. I’ve only heard that the level of Delaon students is getting higher every year. I didn’t expect it to be this much.”
The head of the village looked dumbfounded and couldn’t continue his next words. However, it is not over yet.
This guy is also divided into Phases 1 and 2 like the Blade Gust Wolf, but if the shield is broken, it descends to the ground and Phase 2 begins.
“Even if you break the shield, the red griffon is still there. Stay there.”
“Okay!”
The Red Griffon came down to the ground at the top of the mountain as soon as the words were finished.
“Kleur…”
Are we finally entering phase 2? But there’s nothing to worry about. Even if it’s a grandiose 2-phase, the pattern is only about swinging wings, blowing black fireballs, and pecking with a beak. Since there is a paring, all you have to do is counter the black fireballs.
Isn’t there a boss that sometimes comes out that is harder than level 1 bosses? Red Griffon is just such a boss.
The only thing to be careful about is that there is a time limit, so you have to deal with it quickly. Otherwise, it flies back into the sky and spreads a shield. Let’s aim for the heart at once like last time.
“Quiyiyi!”
A black fireball flies right after the roar is over.
Ting-
[Parring has been activated.]
I hit it lightly, and my stamina was greatly reduced.
“Keee!”
Dude. I’m the one who took down a blade gust wolf that’s even tougher than you with a standard katana. Would you like to carry a weapon like this?
After receiving the fireball a few more times, it tried to peck at its beak while holding the flames in an outburst pattern, as if it had already run out of stamina. If left alone, it would die in flames, but that’s why it’s not cool.
Chae-ing!
He broke his stance by hitting the flame beak with parrying. The Witchbeast shakes his head as if he was stunned.
“Goodbye.”
I like my eyes, but I’ll use them.
I stabbed the two swords deeply enough to pierce my body. This time, it doesn’t matter if it’s a heart or not. Because the magic power of the weapon is high, it will just die.
[You have defeated the S-class Red Griffon.]
[You have acquired 1,000 SP.]
[You have acquired 1,000,000 gold.]
[New Passive Skill – Sky Eye Lv. 1 Obtained.]
[Eye of the Sky Lv. One]
[Master Level: 5]
[These are the eyes of a red griffon that can see even the smallest dust in the sky on a clear day. Permanently increases visual acuity, such as dynamic vision and static vision.]
It’s time to use the SP you’ve been saving for so long. I immediately leveled up my passive skill, Eyes of the Sky.
[Eyes of the Sky LV. It has risen to MAX!!!]
Once you get a skill, you should use it right away. As a first test, we checked leaves shaking in the wind. Upon careful observation, it indeed appeared to be moving very slowly.
“Hero! Are you okay?!”
A sound is heard from far away. After confirming that the demon had fallen, the village chief was running. Looking at this carefully, I felt like I was looking at several pictures at once.
“You really took down a red griffon, supposedly grade S. I can’t believe it… I’m not dreaming right now, am I?”
“Of course it’s real.”
Looking up at the sky, all the C-class eagle beasts were running away. Hey, since the boss has been defeated, he won’t appear in this town again.
“Thank you very much, hero!”
“Ah. That’s fine with that greeting. Would you like to swing your fist in the air? Several times.”
“Yes?”
In spite of the unexpected request, he clenched his fists and punched the air. When I looked at it with care, it changed very slowly, at a speed enough to count the number of times.
“You swung a total of 6 times, right?”
“Yes… Hero?”
He muttered as if he knew something.
“I hear it from time to time. Wizards awakening new skills while fighting monsters. Maybe even the hero…”
You’re talking about awakening new skills here.
“I guess that’s how it feels.”
“Heh heh! Then can you guess what I’m thinking?”
“No. It’s not like that. I feel like my eyesight has improved.”
Not a little bit. It’s almost like having a high-speed camera attached to your eyes. At my answer, the chief scratched his head awkwardly.
“I’m sorry. I’m so happy that I fell, stop…”
“Never mind.”
Red Griffon Spoils Beaks, wing feathers, etc. Will be useful later, so I put them in my inventory. If you don’t need it, you’ll get a hefty price just by selling it.
“Beast booty, can I take it?”
“Of course. It’s late at night, so let’s continue talking in a safe place!”
The chief handed over a return letter.
[You have used the Town Hall Return Scroll.]
***
Inside the town hall.
The chief shouted as he raised the staff he was holding.
“The hero defeated the beast of the sky!!”
Ah, that’s a surprise. I thought it was deafening.
“Yes? Really? I’m not lying!”
The villagers are staring at me with half expectation and half disbelief.
“Could you show me the loot, hero?”
“That’s right. I can’t pour cold water on this atmosphere. Here it is. It’s his beak.”
Everyone showed their different class with admiration.
“Oh my God… That looks so sharp.”
“One of its beaks looks much bigger than a man’s head.”
I wonder if everyone was convinced now, they came up to me and said thank you one by one. Among the crabs, there were several residents who held my hand and greeted me with tears in their eyes.
[Achievement achieved! Save a village]
[Acquiring a new passive skill! – Leadership Lv. One]
Acquisition of leadership with the eye of the sky as the purpose. All worked. That the plan is proceeding smoothly.
Leadership skill, if you polish this, you will be able to win the class president. However, since I mastered the Eye of the Sky earlier, I don’t have any more skill points.
This weekend has already been spent catching Griffin, and the class president election is next Friday. Is there any way to earn skill points there?
Come to think of it, there was a monster subjugation class on Monday. Did you go to Salamander Meadow?
The teacher explains that it is a safe area, at least a place where B-class monsters appear, but there is a place where A-class monsters appear out of nowhere. I’ll have to use that
***
Current time, 7pm Sunday night.
Over the weekend, the village was completely rejuvenated after overcoming the monster invasion, and laughter began to be heard constantly.
And since I finished the ball field, I decided to go back to the dormitory in time for the 11 o’clock commute.
I talked with the people involved in the encyclopedia that had arrived at the scene before.
“It’s amazing… To take down a red griffon by yourself.”
“After all, the chief was next to me.”
Then the chief shook his head very quickly.
“No. What did I do? I, the hero of our village, Kim of Magic Academy, also did it.”
“Can I use Kim Yi-do as my name?”
I was worried for a while here. If I use my name as it is, I will become famous one way or another. If so, it may lead to a situation that can not be handled because it is very different from the original work.
“Can I register under a pseudonym?”
“But the president of the Beasts Association and some officials will find out.”
“That much doesn’t matter.”
It just doesn’t have to spread to Delaon Academy. Let’s see, what kind of nickname would be good? Since I use two swords, sword, sword…
“I will register as SS.”
I greeted the people in charge of the Beasts Association and the encyclopedia, and finally I exchanged greetings with the head of the village. He held my hand and continued his speech.
“Thank you very much. My village, from now on, we will rebuild it. We will send it to you later when we harvest the crops.”
But even if you can’t farm and harvest, wouldn’t it take a year? Ah. This isn’t normal farming, it’s different because it’s magic farming.
“I don’t like cucumbers, so please take out the cucumbers.”
“Heh heh. You can’t be picky.”
The magic taxi that I called ahead of time arrived. Now that the flight restrictions have been lifted, taxis can enter the village.
“Then let’s go.”
The villagers kept waving and shouting thanks until they climbed into the taxi and looked like dots.
If there is a bond, we will meet again. I smiled heartily at the gold piled up in my inventory.
The payment for subjugation requested earlier.
Should I throw away my dog-like katana and buy a new sword?
***
That night, after finishing her training, Choi Yu-eun sat down in front of her desk in her dormitory single room and began perusing the Beast Encyclopedia.
As always, there is a world of difference between dealing with an enemy knowingly and not knowing it. It’s too late for her to open her encyclopedia after facing the Witchbeast.
With that in mind, she memorizes the Demonic Beast Encyclopedia whenever she has free time.
Every Sunday is the day when the encyclopedia is updated. I carefully pick it up with my finger and read it so as not to miss anything.
Red Griffon?
I immediately touched the first word I heard with my finger.
[Red Griffon]
[First occurrence area: Chugok Village]
[The name was given thanks to the bright red shield and the shape resembling a griffon, but there is a clear difference from the griffon.]
[View details (touch)]
You defeated the unknown demon in Chugok Village? Even when famous wizards with an estimated grade of S rank went, they failed one after another.
[Registrant SS.]
“SS?”
All information is marked private. Who is this? I’ll have to ask the butler to find out.