lpffa Chapter 199
Chapter 199
Sung JiHan frowned as he looked at the name of the dead star's seat.
"How did he know and find me when I'm in hiding?"
"Wasn't Earth off-limits?" Sung JiHan asked.
They had met during the Space League promotion match before.
But this time, he was on Earth. How did he manage to bypass the system's blockade and enter?
In any case, it was a meticulous attention to detail.
"Even though he's a troublesome guy to deal with... there might be information about the Void," Sung JiHan thought.
Even without information, the Void was too empty.
To obtain clues about this side, is it necessary to make contact even if it's called the "seat of the dead star"?
But when he recalled the seat saying, "Hey, you!" again...
"It won't work."
Sung JiHan didn't readily accept the sponsorship offer.
"Let's find out about the Void through a different method."
Although the seat slots were empty, Sung JiHan firmly rejected the sponsorship offer.
Then...
["If the 'seat of the dead star' asks you to accept sponsorship just once, it presents an alternative."]
["At any time, the player can withdraw the sponsorship. There will be no penalties for the player upon withdrawal."]
The conditions presented by the seat became even better.
Sponsorship from the seat was almost impossible for the player to terminate once accepted.
Even to the point of relinquishing its compelling force, the seat of the dead star tried to become a seat by any means necessary.
"I can just get information from this guy and cancel the sponsorship," Sung JiHan thought.
Then the story would be different.
When Sung JiHan pressed 'yes'...
["The 'seat of the dead star' becomes the sponsor of player Sung JiHan."]
["As the sponsor seat, the efficiency of dark attribute skills and abilities greatly increases."]
Sss...
Black smoke rose from the air and quickly transformed into the shape of a skull.
"Hey! Have you finally... finally made up your mind to accept me?!"
Thud. Thud.
The black skull clashed its teeth and shook its head.
Yoon Sae-ah, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV, was startled and looked at it.
"...What, what is that? Uncle. Something strange popped out!"
"Oh, this guy has some potential too, huh? Not as much as us, but still! Ah, but... didn't the headquarters already claim him? Ah, go away!"
Whoosh. Whoosh.
Kalein exaggeratedly moved his chin and gestured for it to go away.
Yoon Sae-ah looked at him with a bewildered expression.
"Why are you like that?"
"The headquarters claimed him... what does that mean?"
"Ah~ This guy, I can smell the scent of a witch from him. Since witches belong to the headquarters."
"If it's a witch... are you talking about the Witch of the Void?"
"Yeah. Right? Aren't we smart?"
When Sung JiHan mentioned the Witch of the Void, the black skull nodded on its own.
The seat of the dead star seemed to know something for sure.
Sung JiHan immediately asked him a question.
"What exactly is the Void?"
"The Void? Um... to explain it in a way you guys would understand, it's like the place that oversees the cleaning in the BattleNet!"
"Cleaning... is that what you call summoning dungeon portals?"
"Yes. We can't just leave the 'race' that has been disqualified by Battle.net, can we?"
Sung JiHan.
The bones at the corners of his skull tore apart, creating a grotesque smile.
"Cleaning up those kinds of people is the job of the Void side."
"Hmm... What about you? You were referred to as the headquarters of the Void, so what are you?"
"Me? I have a cooperative relationship with them. In your terms... yes. Subcontractor, subcontractor."
To think that a being that could be considered the throne of a dead star was a subcontractor.
"The power of the Void must be tremendous."
"Of course, I'm in charge of cleaning. But! The head. If you and I combine... we might be able to take that position!"
"Is the King of Kill the Void?"
"No, it's not that. You'll find out automatically if we merge about the King!"
"Alright then."
"Uncle, why does that skull keep wanting to merge? It's annoying."
Yoon Sae-ah, who was listening to the conversation about the Void, looked at the black skull with wary eyes as the sound of merging kept coming.
"What about me! Why!"
"Because it's a skull."
"Hey! You'll look the same if you peel off your face skin! This is how you look!"
"Haha, it hasn't been peeled off yet?"
To think that the throne of a dead star would engage in a verbal fight with his nephew.
Sung JiHan looked at their exchange with cold, sunken eyes.
"I should cancel the sponsorship quickly."
The information about the Void was still lacking.
Since the throne of a dead star said that he was a subcontractor over there, it was difficult to ask too many questions.
Although it didn't seem like they had a good relationship with the Void side, the information could always go the other way around.
"Now then. Alright. Let's end the contract."
"What, what? Head! This isn't it! The farewell is too fast!"
"No, this is just right."
"Wait a minute...! You were curious about the Void, right? Yes! I'll give you Void stats!"
Kalein hurriedly teased him, afraid that the sponsorship contract would be canceled.
Originally, Sung JiHan was planning to cancel the contract no matter what Kalein proposed.
"...Void stats?"
When he said he would give him Void abilities, his thoughts changed.
Void abilities that he couldn't handle unless he was a Void-related class like Yoon Sae-ah.
If he could obtain this through that throne, it would be a great advantage even if he had to endure the sound of merging in his head.
"Really? Give it to me then."
"Alright, then. If we merge just once..."
"If you're going to make the sound of merging, go."
"Tsk... Alright, fine. I'll give you a quest."
['Throne of the Dead Star' grants the player the Throne Quest.]
[Throne Quest]
- Use the power of the Reaper to achieve first place in the League Promotion Match.
Reward - 'Void' stat
Kalein's quest seemed simple and easy.
As January came to an end, in the upcoming Promotion Match.
Just like always, it was to grab first place.
But...
"...Power of the Reaper?"
The premise condition was peculiar.
"Yeah. Hey, Muriya. I understand why you feel reluctant to join forces with me. As a life form whose attribute is death, it's only natural for you to instinctively resist, right?"
"No, I just don't want to do it."
"So, who would want to join forces with a skeleton?"
"Anyway! Experience the power of death for once! You'll see how amazing it is when you use it!"
[Sung JiHan temporarily awakens the power of death through the 'Throne of the Dead Star'.]
[The class 'Reaper' is granted for a limited period of one week.]
[The stat 'Death' is granted for a limited period of one week.]
[The skill 'Death Sentence' is granted for a limited period of one week.]
So, is this a quest to make me use my abilities?
Quite an impressive obsession.
"But still, this will be helpful for my spiritual growth."
Even in the chaos of the battlefield, Muhon had grown by absorbing the memories of different species. By dealing with a completely different energy than usual, his perspective could broaden.
When Sung JiHan somewhat positively accepted the new stat.
"No... why is it only for a week? It feels like it should be for a year!"
Kalein was grinding his teeth in confusion.
[The BattleNet system has detected a forbidden target.]
[The system no longer allows further intervention.]
[The 'Throne of the Dead Star' is forcibly expelled by the system.]
"Well, what... I've entered the game, so you can close your eyes now!"
But his protest was in vain.
Sss...
The black skull turned into smoke in an instant and disappeared.
[The 'Throne of the Dead Star' sends a message. It is a message from the expelled opponent. Would you like to read it?]
[The 'Throne of the Dead Star' sends a message. It is a message from the expelled opponent. Would you like to read it?]
Then, messages started popping up in Sung JiHan's system window.
In an instant, he surpassed 50 lines with just those messages, and Sung JiHan made a bored expression.
"System. Can you block those?"
[Messages from the 'Throne of the Dead Star' are blocked.]
"Well done."
Thanks to the system, Sung JiHan escaped from the noise harassment and checked the Throne quest again.
Although the Throne was expelled by the BattleNet system.
The quest itself was still intact.
"Uncle, but... was that really a Throne earlier?"
"Well, it's a somewhat strong existence."
"Uh, but isn't the Throne the owner of the stars? Being the owner of the stars... is it not as impressive as I thought?"
"Well, your sister is also a Throne, right now."
"Oh. Right... If someone like her can do it, I should aim to become a Throne too!"
Even if they met a Throne until now.
One was a mother, and the other was a crazy person.
Yoon Sae-ah's ambition was growing stronger than ever.
"Snap out of it and become Diana for now."
"Wait and see. I'll reach level 200 this time and participate! Oh, Uncle. Did you see the announcement?"
"What?"
"This time, the promotion match is linked to the Space League rankings."
"Oh, that."
Sung JiHan nodded his head.
He hadn't seen the announcement, but he had a rough idea of what she was talking about.
"The league competition was at this time, I see."
The promotion integrated matches, held as an event 2-3 times a year.
Every time, humanity struggled in the lower ranks, forgetting about league points.
The "league competition" was the event of this Diamond promotion.
* * *
January 25th.
Originally, it was the date when the promotion matches were broadcasted on channel 0.
But this year was different.
=Hello, everyone!
=Everyone, as usual, have you been waiting for the Top 100 promotion matches?
=However, in 2021, the year when the main game of Battle.net was held, it's different. The Top 100 promotion matches will be held on the 26th... Today, a special Diamond promotion match in collaboration with the Space League will take place!
=The broadcasting schedule is set for the whole day. I wonder what game they're going to play?
A new promotion match that even the commentators didn't know about.
The importance of this match was much greater than usual.
=This promotion match has a meaning beyond simply advancing to a higher rank in the league.
=Yes. We won't just play against different races, right? It seems that league points are also at stake in this match!
=Currently ranked 9th in humanity. Due to a lack of daily point acquisition, they are at the bottom of the rankings among those who have won one match. I hope they win this time and improve their ranking!
A special promotion match with points at stake that determine the league rankings.
Since you could gain up to 10,000 points depending on the point transfer ranking, it was not a negligible number.
People gathered in front of the screen, just like during the opening match, and paid special attention to this promotion match.
And what particularly caught their attention was...
-There's a lot of points at stake... Sung JiHan is participating?
-Yeah, he's in Diamond this time.
-Phew, that's a relief. The game is over, haha.
-JiHan-nim... Please give us 100 wins.
Sung JiHan, who was included in the promotion match list.
He led the previous opening match against the Elves to victory, so everyone had high expectations.
And the players who participated in the promotion match felt the same.
"Sung JiHan player!"
"I didn't expect to be able to participate in the promotion match with you, it's great!"
"It's a relief that this game is not a survival match. If it was a survival match, the player would have been wiped out in an instant!"
Everyone gathered around him, sincerely happy to see Sung JiHan.
If it was a promotion match at a different time, they would have tried to avoid Sung JiHan.
But since this was a race-specific competition.
Having a skilled player like Sung JiHan was definitely advantageous.
However, Sung JiHan's expression, receiving their cheers, was subtle.
"Hmm..."
As Sung JiHan spread his right hand, a crimson light flickered for a moment.
And then it quickly disappeared.
The stat "Death" bestowed by Kaelin.
Sung JiHan had been trying to use it for a few days, but he couldn't grasp any clues.
"It seems I can't figure this out... If it doesn't work in a real battle, I'll have to complete the quest."
If it was a promotion match that he played alone, it would be different.
But since humanity's league points were at stake.
Sung JiHan looked at the aura of death with a doubtful face.
[Special promotion match, "League Competition" begins.]
He entered the game.