Chapter 280

3.

After the broadcast spirit declared the winner.

The scene of the magic-infused weapons being collected was also broadcast.

Naturally, the viewers went into an uproar.

- Wow, did he take the magic weapons? Then what happens to the Forbiddens now???

- I heard that if you change jobs to a magic-user and then have your magic weapon taken away, you revert to your previous job???

- They were strong before because they were the Forbiddens, but they'll definitely get weaker, right?

- They'll have to lay low for a while, they have so many enemies, LOL.

- Serves them right!!!

There might have been some sympathy for the fact that they had their magic weapons taken away.

But as they say, you reap what you sow.

Everyone's reaction was one of satisfaction.

However, there were also quite a few worried chats.

- But is it okay to have magic-infused weapons?

- Right? The Forbiddens became Karma users when they used magic;;;

- Won't it be fine if he doesn't use them??? But I am a bit worried.

Chats filled with concern over the fact that Seonghyun now possessed the magic weapons.

However, a few well-informed users provided information.

- No, no, it's because the magic-infused weapons absorb Karma, so you become a Karma user when you use magic. In the first place, if you don't commit any Karma acts, it won't happen.

- Yeah, yeah, if you don't accumulate notoriety, it's fine to use magic weapons. And looking at it, it seems like his goal is to collect the magic weapons, not for a magic weapon-exclusive job?

- He might have a quest, yeah.

- Oh, that's a relief then.

- Oh man, if the Demon King was a Karma user, honestly, how would anyone handle him;;;

- fr, lol.

- No one would be able to catch him, xD.

The viewers chatted away, talking about the Forbiddens for a while.

And then.

They started talking about the next match.

The story of the two who were now confirmed to meet in the finals.

It was the story of Seonghyun and Gamu.

- Wow, but who do you really think will win?

- The Demon King is full of charisma, but…….

- He's overwhelming, that's for sure. But the performance Gamu showed was also amazing…….

- I really don't know who will win…….

- I'm betting on Gamu. Honestly, that's not a performance you'd expect from an NPC at that level;;;

- Agreed, Gamu looked super strong, right???

- Look at how the other users and NPCs are all forfeiting out of fear.

- Ah, but let's cheer for the Demon King! If you're Korean, you have to cheer for the Demon King!!!

They were predicting the winner with almost even odds, with no clear favorite.

That's how much, even if it was just once.

The performance Gamu had shown was truly overwhelming.

A light blow from him showed a power comparable to the explosion combo Seonghyun had shown against the Forbiddens.

But Seonghyun's own grandeur was also immense.

- Whoever wins, it's going to be a super fun match, haha.

- That's why I ordered chicken for the finals, Lmao.

- Ah, for real, I ordered pizza, lol.

- Ah, I'm so excited.

- It won't end anticlimactically after all this, right?

- Demnn, no way.

As they shared such stories, the viewers opened a field for heated discussion.

And since Gamu had shown so little of himself.

A proper discussion did not take place.

But the viewers were busy enjoying even this process, as if it were fun.

As time passed like that.

The semi-finals also ended quickly, and the 3rd and 4th place match that followed immediately also ended.

Only the final was left.

With the expectations of all the viewers.

The final was about to begin.

4.

Before the final was about to begin.

In the waiting room of the Featherwing Knight team, the other knights were just lying prostrate and trembling.

And the consciousness of Gamu, no, the Sword Saint, who was looking at such knights as if they were vermin, clicked his tongue.

“Every single one of them is like a vermin.”

At those words, the knights' bodies twitched, and their gazes trembled.

But the Sword Saint stopped there and did not open his mouth any further.

Even if those vermin were not there, he could take care of that impudent Overlord himself.

Certainly, the Forbiddens' match was quite impressive.

To think they could show such grandeur at that level.

Honestly, it was unexpected.

At first, he thought Amseong had played a trick to deceive him.

'Certainly, even as Amseong's disciple, he would have had no choice but to be defeated.'

Because it was Amseong who seemed to have conveyed that he was even stronger than he had thought.

His trust in Amseong rose slightly in his heart.

It was plausible that no one at the same level could stand against him.

However…

'It was a good thing I came by myself.'

If he hadn't come, he would have definitely missed the magic bow.

Especially.

'To think the Overlord also knows how to handle magic.'

Come to think of it, it wouldn't make sense otherwise.

To hold such power.

Didn't the previous Overlord also squeeze out the demon race?

Come to think of it, that's why he was a cunning man called the Demon King.

Recalling the stories passed down in the Rieskan Kingdom.

The Sword Saint, no, Rochein Delgarde Rieskan, in order to reclaim the honor that the hero Hindel had been deprived of long ago.

And to defeat the cunning Overlord and Over Palace.

He was obtaining magic-infused artifacts as they came.

Of course, the side effects of that were appearing in the Rieskan Kingdom.

But he didn't even care about such trivial matters.

'Everything is for our kingdom.'

Since he had come himself.

That mere fledgling was no match for him.

However, there was something that bothered him a little.

The will of the world, which always appeared whenever the transcendent beings moved, could not be felt.

Even if it was just his will and not his original body.

The will of the world, which had annoyed him with all sorts of restrictions, could not be felt this time.

Why?

But his thoughts were not long.

‘The world is helping me.’

He just thought of it simply.

That was all.

5.

The Eternal World system, and the administrators, had a lot to do.

The management of users with unique characteristics in the various rankings and the management of NPCs classified as transcendent beings were all handled by the administrators.

There was no way they had little to do.

And now, too, they had no choice but to be on alert.

‘How on earth… did it come to this?’

The tournament was held in Septem Arcana.

The event with the magic bow as a prize was planned, and up to this point, the event management team had already scheduled it.

But here, too many unexpected dark horses appeared.

First, Seonghyun's appearance.

That much could have been expected.

But the aftermath of the events that followed was enormous.

First, Will Baghdad's succession of the Necromancer Lord.

This was the original purpose of the event.

Seonghyun taking it?

He would get stronger, but they had given up on that a long time ago.

But the problem was the appearance of the Sword Saint.

‘Why is the Sword Saint appearing there…….’

He hadn't even noticed until before he dealt with the mages of Serul Magic Tower.

That's how secretive the Sword Saint's movements were.

The NPC management team said they had missed it too.

Now the problem was that the Sword Saint was targeting user Seonghyun.

Normally, this was a matter that had to be stopped somehow.

Although Seonghyun was strong, he was not strong enough to win against a knight who contained the will of the Sword Saint.

That's what transcendent beings were.

And if it wasn't just any transcendent being, but the Sword Saint who occupied one of the positions of the 9 Heroes, the story would be different.

A being that even a single ranker would find difficult to face.

Of course, since he was contained in the vessel of a knight named Gamu, he might be able to hold on to some extent.

But defeat was a foregone conclusion.

‘Tsk, I have to stop this somehow.’

No matter how much Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong disliked user Seonghyun, he had to stop this.

Because as soon as damage occurred, it was no different from a disaster.

Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong thought so and blankly surveyed the situation.

He thought he would be able to work a little more leisurely after Apophis.

But what on earth was this again?

Somehow, the fortune he had seen a few days ago said that something would keep getting twisted.

It seemed like a good fortune-telling house.

Anyway.

‘Hooo, I can't handle this at my level.’

Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong had already become busy due to other high-ranking users causing trouble.

And now, another incident.

Still, there was one silver lining.

'He told me to report it to the chairman, right?'

Due to the event's aftermath, Lee Wonsong would normally have to handle it.

But this time, he couldn't see any way he could do it himself.

However.

“Wow, senior, it really is the Sword Saint!?”

He closed his eyes tightly as he looked at his subordinate, Oh Jinhyuk, who looked like he would have been eating popcorn while watching if he had any.

He had to deal with the other rankers.

It was right to hand this over to the chairman, Park Won.

Of course, he wondered why he had to do it again.

But he had no choice because Lee Jae-kyung, the head of NPC Management Team 2, had asked for a favor.

And since it was a matter involving an NPC and user Seonghyun.

It wasn't strange for Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong to handle it.

As Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong reported it up the chain.

It wasn't long before a message came.

[Park Won- It's certainly a difficult situation.]

Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong was moved by the appearance of a savior.

He knew that Park Won had been incredibly busy since Apophis.

But to give an answer so quickly.

Looking at the time, it seemed he had read and answered the report as soon as he received it.

As Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong answered with such emotion.

“Yes, that's why I reported it.”

[Park Won- In this case, the manual usually says to block it unconditionally…….]

Park Won muttered as if he were deep in thought.

Could it be that he would force it through?

If user Seonghyun sued, the repercussions could be huge.

As he had that anxious thought.

Park Won spoke to Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong.

[Park Won- Then let's do it this way.]

“……How should we proceed?”

[Park Won- Let's ask user Seonghyun directly.]

“Yes? To user Seonghyun?”

Did that make any sense?

Seonghyun already recognized him as the Sword Saint.

If the situation unfolded where he lost the magic bow, if it were him, he wouldn't be able to sleep from the unfairness. Wouldn't he naturally ask for it to be withdrawn?

At the moment Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong thought that.

Park Won spoke.

[Park Won- Gamers tend to enjoy things more when they are difficult. Instead, if he chooses to face the Sword Saint directly, let's offer him other magic weapons and additional rewards and let him choose?]

“Yes? Th-that's…….”

[Park Won- That way, there won't be any trouble later, and it won't be a way of forcing a choice, would it?]

“Ah…….”

[Park Won- He might hesitate if he has to suffer a loss to fight the Sword Saint. So let's make up for that loss. If there's the original reward and additional rewards, both conditions are equal, so the user can choose the option he wants more.]

At Chairman Park Won's words, many thoughts flashed through Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong's mind.

Concerns and worries that even if the balance was already broken, they might be giving too much passed through his mind.

But at the same time, Chairman Park Won's thoughts about the game also flashed through his mind as if flowing into him.

A decision made solely for the convenience and choice of the gamer.

Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong also wanted to make games with the motivation of creating such a game.

That sentiment deeply resonated with him.

“I understand. I will send the compensation plan right away.”

[Park Won- I'll leave the additional rewards to you, Assistant Manager Lee. I trust you'll do a good job. Of course, I'll take responsibility even if you give away a lot, so don't worry. Well then.]

“Yes! Thank you.”

As Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong confirmed that the connection was cut.

Associate Oh Jinhyuk spoke from the side.

“Wow, as expected of the chairman…….”

“I know, right.”

Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong also briefly expressed his admiration and then said with a grin.

“Then I should send the compensation plan to user Seonghyun.”

What would be the most necessary thing for Seonghyun, having watched him all this time.

He knew very well.

Assistant Manager Lee Wonsong's hand, which was drafting the compensation plan, was unstoppable.

As he sent the decided compensation plan to Seonghyun.

Before the match began.

Seonghyun, who saw it, muttered.

“……They're giving…… this much???”