When we finished cleaning up the remaining dungeons in Korea, it was 11 A.M. Not a single Event Raid occurred. According to Hwaya, the chance of an Event Raid happening wasn’t that high. It was best for everyone’s safety that they didn’t appear, but I would have liked one so we could clearly show our skills to the masses.

We were currently in Hwaya’s private plane. Although it would have been overwhelmingly faster to travel on Lotte, we all needed rest after clearing 4 S and S+ ranked Event Dungeons. Right when I was about to get some sleep, a thought crossed my mind.

“Let’s go over the rewards.”

We promised to sell monster remains we got from the A ranked or below dungeons to Korea for a cheap price. It was the same for monsters from S ranked or above dungeons, though we would only selectively sell a portion of them. I had little interest in the corpses that were taking up most of my inventory space. I did, however, have a vested interest in the rewards from the two S ranked dungeons and S+ ranked dungeons.

The first was the Deathblood Ring. The stats it gave weren't bad, but its effects were even more important. It had a 2% chance to steal 10% of the enemy’s mana, and a 1% chance to use 5% of my HP to put the blood contamination status effect on the enemy. While I was clearing the other three dungeons, I felt elated every time the mana steal effect activated, but unfortunately, the blood contamination effect never did. I was curious what it would do.

The second reward was a Half Elixir I got from an S rank dungeon. I considered choosing a weapon to feed to Gluttony Spear, but since its growth was at 99.9%, I decided to just go with the consumable. Even if I was on the brink of death, the Half Elixir would restore 50% of my HP and MP and cure all status effects. I already had a few emergency life ropes, but it wasn’t bad to have another one.

The third reward was a battle sword I got from the second S rank dungeon. There was no need to describe it; it was food for my spear.

Since none of us obtained much from the S rank dungeon, we cleared the S+ rank dungeon angrily. That dungeon was amazing. Humanoid monsters appeared in this dungeon, and its boss was actually a group of ten hunters. They each used different weapons as well. In other words, the rewards had a big variety! As it was an S+ rank dungeon, they were also extremely valuable.

The reward I got was…

[Perfect Hunter (Epic)

Durability – 360/360

Equipment Requirement – Strength +150, Dexterity +150, Magic +150, Mid-rank Crossbow Marksmanship

Options – Strength +15, Dexterity +15, Magic +15, Adds wind attribute to attacks using bolts, Attack Speed +20%, Automatic Reloading, Can create Mana Bolts with 10 MP

Skill – Invisible Shooter: Your bolts become invisible, and their sound and presence disappear. A 30% bonus to speed and attack power has been added.]

It was a crossbow that drew the jealousy of all party members as it was the only Epic-grade item that dropped from this dungeon. Though it was an Epic item, it wasn’t showy. It was made out of some kind of black metal and looked rather coarse, but it still could not hide its luxurious aura.

After learning about sub-weapons from Hwaya, I realized that this crossbow was also being treated as one. It raised my stats just by hanging on my waist. My precious strength, dexterity, and magic stats had all gone up by 15. I really wanted to give this crossbow a kiss.

“I’m done with going over the items, so what should I do now…?”

I feel like I was forgetting something… What was it? I tilted my head and looked around. It was rather quiet as everyone was resting in their own way. I then caught sight of Walker.

He had just woken up from sleep and was busy cutting and rearranging the rag he obtained from the Forest of Rage. I blinked and looked at Walker, trying to figure out why he had caught my attention. Then, I remembered.

“Walker, what about Yua?” I asked.

“Today’s a school vacation.”

Walker looked somewhat happy.

“I got a phone call saying that I didn’t need to guard her today.”

“…Phone call?” I growled.

He hurriedly explained, “From your mother! Don’t point your spear towards my neck!”

“Sorry. The expression on your face was too easy to misinterpret, so I overreacted, haha.”

“Just how much do you like your sister…!” he grumbled.

“What are you talking about, all oppas love their younger sisters,” I puffed out my chest and declared proudly. Walker glared at me with the expression of a dead frog that had just been hit by BB gun pellets.

He then said, “I should show you an example. Go see how Brightman treats his younger sister…”

That was a surprising fact. “He has a younger sister? I’d rather not meet her.”

“I know what you’re worried about, but she’s different than what you think,” Walker said.

“No, I understand. Unlike her oppa, she’s extremely kind, right? That’s how it usually is in novels. Unfortunately…”

Walker snorted and said, “Sorry, but you’re completely wrong. What I meant was, she isn’t as childish as Brightman.”

His voice had become slightly higher as he continued, “Sophie doesn’t try to act cool like Brightman. She understands her position extremely well and is quite reasonable for her age. Plus, her entrepreneurial talent is much higher than her older brother’s. Most everyone in the Brightman conglomerate agrees that Sophie should be the one leading the group, not Joshua.”

“…Oh?”

Why was I so quick-witted about these things? I grinned and asked, “You like her, right?”

“…Don’t joke. I already told you, I grew up with Brightman. She naturally became a younger sister to me. Unlike Brightman, she didn’t consider me a servant…No, maybe she knew but didn’t treat me that way on purpose. After all, she hates the way Brightman orders people around.”

Walker still had a serene expression on his face. Was I wrong? I became uncertain, but it seemed Walker didn’t want to tell me the answer as he turned away and went back to working on his rag. I felt like there was something more, but since he wouldn’t tell me, I reluctantly gave up.

After becoming bored again, I opened my inventory to put Gluttony Spear awa…wait. I had forgotten about evolving my spear!

My mana was completely full, and we would arrive in Japan in twenty minutes. Since it would take time to fly to the Event Dungeons, I should have enough time to restore my mana!

Good. I put Gluttony Spear down on the plane’s aisle. Because of its length, people might get hurt if I didn’t.

“Let’s go.”

I roused my mana and injected it into Gluttony Spear. Soon, it began to give off a crimson glow, which grew brighter as I injected more mana into it. Eventually, when most of my mana was inserted, it gave off a similar brilliance as it did in the Forest of Rage!

“W-What’s happening!?”

“Wow…”

I closed my eyes, then opened them back up. My spear had changed its appearance. The shaft had become…slightly thicker? The spear blade was longer and sharper. It was completely red from the tip of the spear blade to the edge of the spear shaft, while strange engravings had been inscribed onto it.

[Crimson Gluttony Spear has evolved to Crimson Chaotic Spear. A weapon that wasn’t completely absorbed earlier has been added as growth. Crimson Chaotic Spear’s growth: 47%]

[Crimson Chaotic Spear (Legend)

Durability – 450/450

Attack – 7,000

Equipment Requirement – Strength +150, Dexterity +150, High-rank Spear Technique

Options – All stats + 10, Strength +25%. Adds ‘Chaos Flame’ attribute to basic attacks. Evolves by absorbing weapons. By injecting mana and chanting ‘Transform,’ it can be changed to its choker form. To transform it back into a spear, you can inject mana and pull it back.]

Legendary. I see, so that’s the grade that came after Epic. Plus, its growth was already at 47% since it was unable to completely absorb a weapon before. Apparently, the Holysword was more amazing than I thought. Not to mention, it could still evolve even with these crazy stats.

I tensed and grabbed the spear. Instantly, my body was overflowing with strength. All my stats increased, and my strength increased by 25%. It felt like the first time I obtained Zeus’ true name. I murmured, trying to quell the sense of omnipotence, “Do people on the higher floors all have weapons like this?”

No, probably not all of them. I could tell instinctively that this wasn’t a weapon people could get just by climbing the dungeon for a long time. Even so, explorers on the highest floors should have Legendary weapons and maybe even Legendary equipment.

Without a weapon like this, it must be impossible to break through the levels of the dungeon they were in.

This was all in order to beat their world’s enemy. However, that goal might still be impossible, even with such equipment.

“Good. I’m calm now…” I muttered to myself.

I planned on picking up my spear, but I changed my mind. It would be more convenient if I put it back in my inventory, but I would lose the strength I temporarily gained. Although there wouldn’t be a huge problem since it wasn’t too different from when it was Gluttony Spear, I couldn’t handle a weapon that would change my physical ability in such a way.

I had to carry it around as much as possible to get used to it. I looked at Chaotic Spear’s option again. Transform…I already had a translator choker, so I hoped people wouldn't think I had a strange hobby after seeing me wear another…

I injected my mana into the spear and quietly murmured, “Transform.” The spear immediately morphed into a reddish-black choker, which I promptly equipped. As it was still treated as being equipped, my strength was the same. Looking in the mirror, I found that the two chokers didn’t look so bad together.

Suddenly, Hwaya peeked her head out into the aisle, and asked, “Shin, what’s that choker?”

“Something more important than my entire fortune.”

“…What?”

Hwaya’s face was full of question marks. However, she didn’t ask anything else. An in-flight announcement was just playing through the speakers.

[We will soon arrive at Japan’s Kansai Airport. Please make sure your seat belts are fastened.]

Once we landed, I would be able to show Hwaya what it did. With a grin, I sat back down on my seat. After being emptied, my mana was slowly filling back up. I could feel that my body was itching for a fight.

What kind of dungeons would Japan have? I sipped a mana potion as I thought about the dungeons waiting for us.