Matan’s Shooter

“Yes. That’s right. It is made of Agonia Oso’s leather.”

“Ho… … . That’s great. How do you have this already… … . Oh, this is Sasuke.”

“Sasuke? Are you a Japanese per-”

“No, I’m Korean. Haha. There was an Anime that left a deep impression on me.”

“Oh, I know what it is.”

“Yes. I have the same job too.”

He was smiling, but not a completely genuine smile. It is some kind of disguised and mastered smile. 

‘”The” job? Is he a ninja?’

He doesn’t talk clearly but has modest manners. Basically, he was a very alert person.

After Leeha made his first impression of the man named Sasuke, they shook hands.

“Field boss? Agonia, what? This is the first time I heard of it. Does Sasuke know about it?”

“Yes. Kay, you haven’t seen it? There’s been uproar in the community these past few days. What kind of tanker does not know Agonia Oso?”

When Kijeong asked with excitement, the Korean named Sasuke interrupted him.

There was an incident where the Agonia Oso, the field boss in the south of the capital, spawned after a long time. However, no one knew who killed it and took all of the items. The community was in uproar  and swear words were rampant.

‘Surely?’

Sasuke took a peek at Leeha.

Even in the midst of that, Leeha seemed to be clear headed while looking at the equipment of Kijeong’s guildmates.

“And this is the Highlander I talked about last time. 5th-Dan in Kumdo. I brought him to let you know about the battle assistance system.”

“I am Tale.”

“I am Ha Leeha.”

The man wearing a half-plate mail with iron chest and leather belly reached out his hand to Leeha.

A low, bold voice and a short greeting.

Maybe because he heard that the man was a 5th-Dan Kumdo practitioner, but Leeha felt like he could feel the calluses in Tale’s hands.

“Hehe. If you have any questions, you just need to ask hyung. I called everyone and took their precious time away in order to help you. But before that, what is your level?”

Kijeong looked at Leeha with a warm smile.

He wanted to help Leeha level up some time in the future, but he knew that this is the time when Leeha had a lot of questions and it is difficult to level up.

It’s not just Kijeong.

Guild Master Hyein, Dark Ninja Sasuke, and Highlander Tale knew and went through it as well.

The four were looking at Leeha with their own thoughts.

‘Where should I help you?’

‘What is the first question he will ask? No, before that.’

‘What is his level?’

Everyone knew how long Leeha had been playing.

With that alone, they can get a sense of how well this person has adapted to Middle Earth and how good he is.

The four people who are now gathered are the experts to that degree.

If they are level 10-12, one is a beginner. 

If they are level 13-14, one has some sense and some tricks about the game. 

If they really have a good sense and were used to Middle Earth, one could get to level 15 which would have been perfect.

And Leeha opened his mouth as he stared at them.

“Right now… I’m level 25.”

The four man’s jaws dropped.

“Come again?”

“Yes?”

“What level?”

“Hmm?”

The three of them looked at Kijeong asking him what happened.

You said he was around level 10?

You said he just finished the golden eagle quest?

You said it was his first time coming to the capital?

Isn’t it different from what you told us? 

They couldn’t really talk loudly because they were in front of Leeha, but they were already throwing questions to Kijeong with their eyes.

“Uh, you are a newbie and you’re already level 25?”

“Yes. It happened that way. I did some hunting while on the way.”

“Hunt? What? What?”

Brain rebooting… Loading…

Kijeong couldn’t understand Leeha’s words. 

What did he hunt while on the way? No, it doesn’t make any sense.

“Did you not come right away from Candle Castle hyung?”

“I arrived yesterday in Middle Earth time.”

“Yesterday? Okay, let me see. You probably didn’t level up ten times in one day. Most of all, you wouldn’t have been able to find a party around here.”

“Of course not, you idiot. How do you level up ten times in one day.”

They didn’t know it.

But, the day he caught the field boss, Brown Bear, Argonia Oso, Leeha leveled-up 9 times.

“uh… … What and how… “

Kijeong couldn’t figure out what to ask Leeha. Hyein approached Kijeong, who could only scratch his head.

“K-Kay. Then you can talk with your hyung-nim first. Could you call us back later?”

The same goes for Hyein, who was embarrassed.

He thought that Leeha was only around level 10, so he came for a bit, but he was already level 25?

He had nothing to say. Unless they knew how he got to level 25, it would be troublesome to stay next to him.

First of all, they will only be able to help Leeha after he had a conversation with Kijeong to understand the current situation to some extent.

In other words, having everyone here together would be a waste of time.

“Is that so?”

“Ha Leeha-nim? Would it be okay to add you to my friend’s list?”

“Ah, yes. It is an honour.”

Hearing Leeha’s answer, three windows of friend requests popped up in a row.

Hyein, Sasuke, Tale.

Leeha thought for a while, he felt that others did not have such an opportunity to be added as friends by people like them. He accepted all three requests.

“We will be there, so come to the hunting ground with your hyung-nim.”

“Yes, Guildmaster-hyung.”

Hyein bowed and drew a magic circle on the ground. 

Sasuke nodded to Leeha and stepped into the magic circle.

Highlander Tale looked at Leeha with a pretty impressed expression.

“I’m looking forward to meeting you again.”

“Yes?”

“Well then.”

It could be said that because he was a martial artist, even the greetings seemed stiff. After Leeha bowed his head, the three were already on top of the magic circle.

“Then, see you next time, Ha Leeha. Portal.”

Hyein smiled and lifted his large wand on the completed magic circle.

A magic that can be activated just by tapping the floor.

He wondered if the light was emanating from the magic circle, but suddenly the three people disappeared.

“Why don’t we talk about it now? What happened?”

Kijeong asked Leeha, who was looking at the magic circle.

“Where should I start? Haha.”

Anyway, one thing was certain.

He should redact the part of Hong Kong’s Ram Sisters. Leeha began to tell what happened.

…At Aelstock’s Pub. “Paha, you really caught it yourself?” Kijeong slammed the wooden cup. 

The butterbeer in the capital tasted the same as the one in Candle Castle and unlike Leeha, Kijeong was drinking merrily.

“Yes. When I hunted it, my level rose a lot in one go.”

“That’s great… The musket’s damage is definitely huge. It doesn’t seem impossible if you have enough time and can hit a couple of shots, and if you get a critical hit at the right spot.”

Kijeong was certainly an expert.

Even though Leeha simplified his explanation, the situation at the time was almost the same to what Kijeong deduced.

Those who raided the field boss, the raid team that was ruined by selfishness, the raid leader who ran away, the boss that chased the disorganized raid team, and Leeha, who looked at the situation, and shot his musket from a distance.

If it’s a single attack, the musket held by Leeha dealt a whopping 233 damage. Warriors’ weapons must reach level 100 in order to have 233 attack power.

‘Of course, one shot per minute, and considering the accuracy rate… it’s not comparable to swords that have close to 100% accuracy and can be swung dozens of times per minute. If you look at just one attack, it really looked very strong. The field boss’s health must have been almost depleted.’

It was established that it wasn’t impossible.

In addition, although Leeha did not talk about it, but, if one considered the increased agility due to his achievements, it was not something a level 20 and 30 could achieve. No, it is much higher than that.

“That’s amazing. Is it different because you were a sniper? There is also an archer in our guild. His longest range with the Longbow is 66m. I tried it once, but I immediately turned on combat assist. I can’t do it.”

“Long Bow? Its default range is 65m, right?”

“I see. When I turned off the original combat assistance system, I couldn’t even hit a target at all. He tried it in the beginning and he constantly practiced the bow but he was only able to increase his range by a single meter. No, I can’t even say it increased. It was only hit by accident.” 

In fact, that’s already great.

He was able to hit the target at the 66m range without the help of the combat assistance system. 

This was the reason most archers had no choice but to turn on the combat assistance system.

If they turned it off, their range became shorter.

“Hmm, as expected I have good eyes. My hyung’s musket range is l0-”

“Oh, keep it a secret. Don’t tell anyone about it, whether your guildmates or anyone. Tell them that it’s roughly around 45m.”

“Huh? Why? My brother’s range is 100m-”

“Shh!”

Leeha blocked Kijeong’s mouth. No matter how noisy it is, if they talked about it openly, someone might hear them. And Leeha wanted to keep his range a secret.

“I can’t even say that you were successful in-?”

“No, you can’t.”

“But if I told them that, wouldn’t it be easier for them to let you join?”

Kijeong drank his butterbeer.

No matter how much the field boss’s item was worn, the attack power of one shot is strong, but it must show the potential and value beyond that.

Anyway, Leeha’s current level is 25.

He had tremendous power compared to users of the same level, but from the guild’s point of view, he’s just one low level user.

“What? What are you talking about? I’m not joining your guild.”

“What? Why?”

“Just…because.”

“Seriously. What are you talking about? Although I’m the one saying it, our guild is quite well-known. I even talked about everything on purpose. ‘Byulcho’. Have you never heard of it?”

Kijeong showed off the cloak on his back.

Three yellow dots in dark blue.

Even though it was a relatively dark bar, the yellow dot sparkled as if it were self-luminous. Kijeong, who is wearing a full-plate mail, had an additional cape, so he felt like a knight.

“It’s cool, but I haven’t heard of it.”

“No. You’re embarrassing me. Do you remember guildmaster-hyung? Hyein-hyung. That hyung is 8th in the Korean rankings. ‘Sage’ Hyein. He had been in broadcasts a couple of times.”

“8th place?”

“Are you kidding me? A single spell from that hyung! With just one spell, all hell breaks loose.”

“What is his world ranking?”

“World ranking? hmm… I think it’s around the top 40? I’m not sure.”

“Oh, okay.”

“What? What is that flat reaction? Are you not surprised?”

Kijeong felt like crying as if he had been ignored. Of course, Leeha was a bit curious that he added a friend to the 8th place in the Korean rankings, but he couldn’t be surprised as much.

He saw someone higher.

The Cryomancer Ram Hwajeong is ranked 9th in the world. Now, he won’t be surprised seeing the top 40 in the world rankings.

“Which rank are you?”

“Hey, he’s trying to know a lot more. Kek.”

“Don’t be shy. What rank are you? What is your job?

Leeha laughed at Kijeong.

“I should be in the top 100 in the Korean rankings, I think? Still, if you say “Templar” Master K, there are no people in our hunting grounds who wouldn’t know me. I’m an invincible tanker.”

Kijeong raised one of his eyebrows and sipped a butterbeer. His eyes were like saying ‘I’m the best,’. 

Leeha’s mouth turned into ‘O’ shape, but that was all.

‘Would that mean that he is around the top 400~500 in the world ranking?’.

Out of 100 million players,he was around 400-500th.

It was incredibly high, but it didn’t really faze Leeha.

“If it is in the top 100 in Korea, what is your level?”

“I’ll be 200 sooner or later. I’m currently level 198.” 

It meant that the level-up was slow enough to be expressed as ‘sooner or later’. Leeha immediately understood.

“Ho, that is amazing. Aren’t you higher level than I thought?”

“You’re not surprised by my ranking, but by my level? Anyway, I’ll guide you later and take you to the academy. You should go hunting too.”

“What about money?”

“Ah, yeah. Hehe, I thought you would forget it.”

“How could I forget?”

Leeha bumped cups with Kijeong. Not getting drunk, but creating an atmosphere different from drinking freely at a cousin’s house. That alone made him feel good already.

Had it been reality, how many difficulties would there have been to get to a bar?

The one that led Leeha to such a world was also because of Kijeong. Leeha felt extreme gratitude as he looked at his cousin who bumped cups with him.