Seong scratched his cheek, looking somewhat helpless.
What could he do?
It wasn’t like he could return these rewards voluntarily.
If anything, wasn’t it more of a problem that the developers had made such an overpowered skill?
If it got nerfed later, he wouldn’t complain, but he’d ask for compensation, at least.
“Anyway, the remaining rewards are the titles, right? Oh! And the information disclosure.”
The titles he earned from defeating Crescentra and from plundering the treasure chest, plus the first-ever title for clearing a raid. Two titles in total, and the information disclosure.
He would ask about the information disclosure later while consulting with Rapid.
For now, it was only the two titles left to check.
First, he opened the title he earned from raiding the treasure chest.
Wasn’t it called Thief King?
Since he had cleared the notification before entering the battle, he couldn’t read it but immediately opened the title effect.
『Thief King』
→《Legendary+》
→Awarded to the first user in Eternal World to successfully infiltrate a treasure chest guarded by a raid boss.
→This title has been slightly upgraded due to being the first-ever to infiltrate.
→When obtaining rewards from a raid boss or dungeon, there is a 12% chance the reward’s grade will increase.
→Can deactivate any trap up to six times a day.
“Grade increase?”
This effect increased the reward grade by 12% when obtained.
That wasn’t a low chance.
A 12% chance.
For each raid, there are three rewards.
So, if he did about three raids, one of the rewards could potentially have its grade increased.
Plus, the ability to deactivate any trap up to six times a day?
That was a pretty solid effect.
It wasn’t for nothing that it was a Legendary+ grade title.
“This is really good.”
Next, Seong opened the title he got from defeating Crescentra, the Crescentra Slayer title.
He had liked the Anemore Slayer title from before, so he was eager to see what this one would offer.
『Crescentra Slayer』
→《Legendary》
→Awarded to the first user to defeat 『Ancient Kingdom’s Guardian Golem, Crescendra』.
→Allows you to apply Crystal Skin five times a day.
→Once per day, Extreme and Limit skills can be used.
→Increases defense by 20%.
→Increases attack power by 10% when using swordsmanship.
“Extreme and Limit skills, that must be referring to the second phase moves.”
It wasn’t exactly a finishing move, but it was a skill with quite an annoying effect.
And he had just earned it.
Crystal Skin was useful, but it was just a simple defense boost.
It didn’t seem to have much use.
After all, there were hardly any enemies that could even touch Seong during a fight.
Still, it wouldn’t hurt to have.
The final effect, increasing attack power by 10% when using swordsmanship.
“That’s the most ambiguous part.”
In Eternal World, swordsmanship wasn’t just about swinging a sword.
It referred to a specific skill.
Since Seong didn’t yet have a swordsmanship skill, it was a bit disappointing, but it might come in handy later.
With all the rewards checked, the raid was now complete.
“Now...”
What should he do next?
Just as Seong was about to think it over, another notification came in.
[An alarm goes off from outside.]
[The set time has arrived.]
“Ah, I didn’t realize the time...”
It was already the scheduled time.
He had been so focused on the raid and treasure chest that he hadn’t realized how much time had passed.
He should start preparing now.
Since he had set the alarm beforehand, he wouldn’t be late if he started getting ready now.
He also had the video to send to Rapid, so he gathered it, along with the video of the Anemore raid, and prepared to log out.
[The Eternal World awaits you.]
“Ah, I almost forgot to send the message.”
He could do that by phone.
First, he would get ready and send the message, asking about the information disclosure at the same time.
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Seong's room was decorated quite neatly.
It was clearly a room that could be easily identified as a woman's, yet...
With the VR capsule, computer, and various tools scattered around, the room's initially cute atmosphere felt slightly overshadowed, but the owner of the room didn't seem to mind.
Rising from the delicately arranged bed, the room's owner, who clearly had no intention of making the bed, stretched her arms the moment she got up.
Crack
Pop
Snap!
The sound of joints nearly breaking as she stretched echoed in the room, and a dull ache spread through her body.
How could stretching make such sounds?
Her body felt like scrap metal.
The owner of this creaky body, Rapid, or rather, An Yoo-jin, stared at the screen with tired eyes.
Why was she still looking at the computer even though she was supposed to be resting at home after logging off?
It was simple.
Work had piled up.
“Sigh.”
You might wonder, wasn't it because she hadn’t worked?
But that wasn't the case.
She was confident she had worked harder than anyone else.
And yet, the work kept piling up, far beyond the human capacity to handle it.
It was simply too much work.
As Yoo-jin looked at the screen, wondering what new work had piled up today, two new videos appeared.
“...?”
What were these?
Was there something expected?
Maybe it was just because she wasn’t fully awake yet. Her mind wasn’t functioning properly.
After a while, she saw a message that came along with the videos, so she opened that first.
[Seong – Hello, I’ve sent the Anemore raid video from yesterday and the hidden raid video from today. Also, they mentioned that the hidden raid can be disclosed, but I’m not sure how to handle it, so I’m leaving a message.]
“??????”
Was what he said yesterday for real?
He actually did the raid yesterday and discovered a hidden raid?
Was that even possible?
But, what else could she do but believe it?
He said he did it.
Wiping her tired face, Yoo-jin didn’t even bother washing up properly. She simply grabbed a wet tissue from beside her computer, wiped the sleep out of her eyes, put on her glasses, and then opened the video Seong sent.
She watched the Anemore raid video first.
She already knew the outcome, but she needed to see just how strong Seong was.
As she watched, a bitter laugh escaped her lips.
“Well, well.”
It was beyond ridiculous.
This was even more unbelievable than when Mina first appeared.
When Mina first entered, people were calling her a genius, and everyone was making a huge fuss.
Then, what about Seong?
Was he some kind of legendary demon king?
‘The Luna team wasn’t wrong to volunteer for backup.’
Seeing all this, anyone would lose their confidence.
As someone who wasn’t directly involved in combat and only helped with alchemy and enchanting for the guild, Yoo-jin was also taken aback by how incredible this was.
Was that why?
Yoo-jin hesitated before clicking on the second video—the Hidden Raid Boss video.
She was trembling, wondering what kind of chaos this one had caused.
But she had to see it. After all, she needed to edit it.
Reluctantly, she clicked the video.
The first scene of the video left her in awe, as it featured a stunning crystalline palace.
“Wow?! What... What is this?!”
She was already awake after the Anemore raid video, but it felt like it was waking her up all over again.
Was this a dream?
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The crystalline palace, beautiful and ethereal, looked like something from a dream, and Seong entered the treasure chest first before fighting the raid boss.
The beautiful scenery aside, everything else was utterly unbelievable.
What was up with that overwhelming skill?
How was the boss still intact after taking that much damage?
What was with the incredible battle?
Yoo-jin couldn't take her eyes off the screen, not even blinking.
Seong had never fought this seriously before, and Yoo-jin knew that better than anyone, so she was naturally astonished.
Wouldn’t this video reach 100 million views without even editing?
Swallowing her breath, Yoo-jin started checking the video she was going to upload today.
First, the Echo Willow training video, then the past fortress video.
To be honest, she didn’t think anything would top the past fortress video anytime soon.
There had been so much promotion for it.
But after watching the crystalline palace raid video, she changed her mind.
This was going to blow up for sure.
So, she decided to hype it up first with the past fortress video.
‘Let’s make the title of the Echo Willow training video clickbait, and for the past fortress video, I don’t need to emphasize the “clear” part, but just leave it vague with a title like “The Demon King’s Past Fortress” to attract attention.’
After calculating the details, she finalized the edits and uploaded them to MyTube.
She also quickly added a teaser at the end.
The response was going to be huge, right?
Watching the upload progress, Yoo-jin smiled as she thought about how many subscribers she’d gain from this.
Seong had helped her gain another 1.5 million subscribers, bringing her total to almost 22 million.
What if this video about the past fortress gets promoted?
She couldn’t even imagine how big it could get.
And if future raid videos were live-streamed too?
‘I should upgrade the contract and send it over soon.’
She knew Seong wouldn’t get too big-headed, but she wanted to increase the terms quickly since he deserved it.
Of course, it was hard with Yoo-jin working overtime every day.
But the guild, and her company, were growing.
Anyway, it was time to get back to work after logging in.
“Sigh...”
Once it was uploaded, things were going to get even more hectic.
Then, Yoo-jin suddenly remembered something.
‘Come to think of it, would people recognize me if I used my real name for my ID?’
She was a bit worried, but...
Seong’s name wasn’t that rare—it was quite common, actually.
Besides, knowing Seong’s personality, he probably wouldn’t care if people found out.
She decided to leave it be.
It wasn’t a reunion, but rather university classmates and club members.
It was the day of their web novel reading club meeting.
Today, they were especially excited because it was Seong’s first time coming back since his military discharge.
Everyone was eager to see him again.
From Lee Sujeong, who had long hair and looked elegant, to Seo Yu-jin with her pale face and bobbed hair, Jung Ha-rin with her blonde, somewhat prickly appearance, Lee Cheol-min, who had a darker complexion and short sporty hair, and lastly, Song Jae-min, a guy with relatively long hair and pale skin.
And of course, Seong, who was also a member of the web novel reading club.
“Seong, you look so much more manly now, after coming back from the army,” someone commented.
“Yeah, I guess it’s because of the army?” another person asked.
“Hey, then doesn’t that make me more manly?” Seong teased.
“More like a wild beast,” someone replied with a cold glare, causing Lee Cheol-min to sulk and lower his head.
It was hard to compete with Seong.
Seong’s popularity in school was well-known.
He was good-looking, but more importantly, he was kind and approachable—yet there was something hard-to-approach about him.
He was always calm and composed, making it difficult for people to get close to him.
Old friends from high school knew this and just accepted it, but university classmates and juniors found that mysterious aura attractive, often making him more popular.
“Su-jeong, you’re really lucky to see Seong after so long,” Seo Yu-jin said, as Lee Sujeong nodded, looking proud.
Song Jae-min, looking confused, asked, “But wasn’t Seong active in the club’s chat? Didn’t he show up often?”
It was a reasonable guess, but Seo Yu-jin quickly shot it down.
“Hey! When did Seong ever come to these kinds of places often?”
“True, asking him was never easy,” Jae-min conceded.
“But Su-jeong did a good job!” Yu-jin added.
The group was all fired up.
At that moment, Jung Ha-rin, who had been quiet up until now, spoke with a slightly haughty expression.
“Do you think Yoo Seong is playing Eternal World too?”