Episode 121.

Hello, how about a nice, cold drink before you fight the Dungeon Boss?

Jung Si-woo remembered seeing the figure who appeared as a burst of a grey cloud out of thin air before.

Merchant FairyLuta?

Its an honor for you to remember me, son-nim! I got to see you sooner than I thought!

The fairy fluttered its colorful wings similar to that of a tiger butterfly. The constantly shining silver hair and the strange eyes where the black and white of its eyeball repeated indefinitely were impressive. It was all the same as hed seen before. But looking at it now, her wings

Its like the players.

Yes, because Im involved in the Sky Castle and Ant Cave! But I dont think you know much about it yet, given the fact that youre confirming it through me, do you?

I dont really like riddles.

Jung Si-woo made a face like, beyond not liking a riddle, he was going to smash her to pieces if Luta kept acting like a wise guy. Merchant Fairy Luta smiled vaguely and slipped back.

Im not trying to tease you, son-nim. Were always mutually helpful! A happy world where we help each other!

Sigh.

Something didnt feel right when he was looking at her. Like a sickly feeling that it was a memory that he couldnt recall even if it were in his head. But Luta didnt seem to want to say anything more, and unless she had hostile intention against him, he couldnt do anything wrong to her.

We were supposed to communicate with you regularly and give you information, son-nim, but in the meantime, youve cleared the dungeons with great strength compared to the dungeons, so I didnt have a chance to show up

Do I have to be at a disadvantage for you to show up?

Thats classified!

Classified, my ass. Youre spilling everything about it. While watching Jung Si-woo pouting, Luta continued with a fidgety expression, making it wonder what got her so happy.

But fortunately, thanks to your activation of the Ant Caves new function, essential information that I had to give you was created, so I was able to reappear like this again. Although I didnt know, Id show up in a dungeon like this!

New function? You mean this integrated dungeon?

Uh, no.

Luta chuckled.

Theres nothing you can get out of here. I was talking about the residence area, son-nim!

Ah, ah, ah.

Indeed, Jung Si-woo thought that he roughly had an idea.

You, could it be that you want to enter the residence area?

Bingo! The residential areas opening has enabled us, Merchant Fairies, to escape from a situation where we wait anxiously for the customers in dungeons and instead visit the customers ourselves! We handle all kinds of materials needed to tend and expand the residence area, like Magic Engineering ingredients that cant be obtained from ordinary dungeons!

And where do those come from?

Thats classified!

Jung Si-woo vowed to crush the fairy.

But its really a secret, so I cant help it! Spare me!

Oppa, there may be some restrictions that we dont know about. Even the Sky Castle and the Ant Cave are full of things we dont know.

Ngh.

He sighed and turned to Luta.

Its the same for me for wanting to do something about the residential area. So? What should I do for you?

Please grant me the permission to move in!

Luta answered quickly. At that moment, a familiar message window came up in front of Jung Si-woos eyes.

[Merchant Fairy Luta wishes to move into the residence area. If you accept her, you will be able to reliably trade all the supplies you need in your area and consumables and artifacts you need to proceed with the dungeon through the Merchant Fairies that trade with her.

Not entering but moving in?

Well, it would be better for one individual living in the residential area to support the customers more perfectly! Even if I move in, since Im a Merchant Fairy, its possible to get supplies through other Merchant Fairies!

Where are the other Merchant Fairiesalright, you dont have to tell me.

It must be confidential. Jung Si-woo nodded, realizing that there were still many things about the Ant Cave and Sky Castle that he didnt know.

Okay, Ill grant your request.

Thank you, son-nim! Now I should call you Lord!

I dont need it.

As if Luta was happy to be granted permission to move in, she spun in place and played cute tricks. Jung Si-woo ignored it neatly.

Then move along now.

Before that, I must thank you for allowing me to move in! Here, have a cool drink!

A drinking cup appeared in the thin air. Jung Si-woo checked it while holding it in his hand. It was the same as the Recovery Potion he received from her before. It was the potion that perfectly restored Strength and Stamina. Jung Si-woo only drank half of it and handed the rest over to Yong Se-ha.

Hyu-hyung-nimthank you.

Ah, aaaah.

Soo Ah-rin glared at Yong Se-ha with envious eyes. Jung Si-woo smiled bitterly and pulled out some beads, handing them out to Luta.

Give me another Recovery Potion.

Thank you always, son-nim! Oh, but the bead is of high quality, so Ill only take one!

Oh, uh, thats not what I wantedI mean, Id drink it if you would

[Master, I want it too.]

You two can share it.

Although it wasnt intended initially, as Caina was reborn as a magical creature and not undead, she was no different from ordinary creatures except for magic power and physiology. Consuming food as possible as well.

Theres something wrong with this

[Dont grumble, human.]

Soo Ah-rin looked very dissatisfied with the ending that was different from what she had expected. Still, she drank exactly half of her potion anyway. While Caina was drinking the rest of the potion, Jung Si-woo faced Luta, who still seemed to have something to say.

If its that you want to sell Mana Potions, Im fine. Now I dont have to replenish my Mana with consumables anymore.

I am aware of that, too. Your awakening is so fast that its surprising, son-nim! But what Im trying to sell isnt just something like a Mana potion. It is one piece of information and an additional good that follows that information!

Information and goods? What a truly suspicious combination. Jung Si-woo hadnt even taken the bait yet, and Luta explained additionally as she was excited.

Its supposedly a rule that I cant appear unless you, son-nim, is in danger, but I got to appear in connection with moving in the residential area! Thanks to that, I got to sell information and items that could help you, son-nim! Well, you can thank me!

Thinking that it could be that she was diagnosed with a disease that killed her if she didnt use an exclamation mark in a sentence, Jung Si-woo asked reluctantly.

So, how much is the information fee?

Ill only receive 3,500 beads from imitation monsters below Lv. 200 and 500 beads from Chimera above Lv. 200!

Had he roamed around other dungeons, he would have pulled out the hammer the moment he heard the trade conditions. Still, Jung Si-woo at the moment had dozens of times as many beads as Luta had just proposed, as he had been crushing the huge dungeon for three weeks.

Alright, take it.

Thank you, son-nim! Then Ill give you the information. Im sure itll be a very important piece of advice for your future direction!

Just talk already.

Luta coughed, ahem, and opened her mouth.

So far, son-nim, you have obtained fragments of the god of lightning and the god of undead. Right?

Jung Si-woo had already assumed that Luta would know that. When he nodded quietly, she spoke even more excitedly.

And in the process, son-nim, you have instinctively taken a very wise step. You sucked in the power of the thunder god with the object left with the traces of the thunder god and sucked in the god of undeads power with the essence of the undead. Oh, did you upgrade your skills before that?

Whats with that?

You should continue to do so.

Are those your last words?

Jung Si-woo lifted the hammer without hesitation. Luta panicked and quickly continued to explain.

I actually know, too, that you can digest the power that gods fragment into your flesh, son-nim!

Yes, but why did you say that?

But the only thing that grows, as a result, is son-nims level and Mana! Your power, son-nim, is so overwhelming that it only digests all that power into yours!

That was the gist of the Takeover ability. Jung Si-woo had never thought it was bad.

But level and Mana can be increased just by catching monsters as well. Its a waste to discard the characteristics of the gods power, the Unique Ability!

Hmm?

Lutas words that resonated then beat Jung Si-woo from two directions.

So, I wanted to tell you to focus on artifacts and skills that can make the most of the distinctive characteristics when you steal the gods power as youve done until now.

No, wait a minute. Did you just mention the Unique Ability?

Yes! Every god holds its Unique Ability! The thunder god is lightning, the god of the undead is death and soul! Each has its Unique Ability that enhanced its characteristics!

Jung Si-woo retracted the hammer again. His gaze lingered in order from the tattoo, which was born from the Soul Force, Caina, the magical creature born as a result of characteristics of a gods power remaining and loss of control, to the Rage Rifle, which was created by stealing the thunder gods power as it is. And naturally, he was convinced.

So that was the result of the Unique Ability, huh.

He didnt think that Unique Ability would be a power that every player had, but it wasnt expected to be connected to a god. It mustnt be that the power he holds is of the same as the god, but it was quite baffling.

But that wasnt what mattered now. It was Lutas advice.

Lets sort it out. If I absorb the power of a god myself, it loses its characteristics and turns to my magic power. So does it mean that once I take ownership of it, I am to save it separately in artifacts or skills and not in my body? Like I did to Caina, and to the Rage Rifle?

Bingo!

Jung Si-woo was shocked after sorting out the situation. This was indeed a piece of advice that was life-changing!

Lastly, you wanted to tell me not to absorb the power of Metimoa myself, that would be at the end of this dungeon, but to store it in something else!

That is right! But you dont have to limit the subject of applying gods power to objects. The place called dungeon holds infinite possibilities; there is also a way to manipulate the gods power using the power that the dungeons hold!

Dont beat around the bush. Just draw to the conclusion.

Ill do that, son-nim!

Luta took a rolled-up piece of paper out of her arms. The object, which contained an unusual Mana, somehow felt very familiar even though it was the first time he had seen it.

Son-nim, are you aware of the existence of the altar, which appears in fairly low probability after clearing a dungeon?

The altar? Wait, no way.

Jung Si-woos eyes grew a little bigger. Luta grinned and stuck the paper out to him. The moment his fingertips touched the paper, the name of the consumable was revealed.

[Altar of Reward Transformation Scroll Altar of Synthesis]

**Translators note: Son-nim refers to the honorifics directly meaning Customer.