The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 38

Episode 38

But it didn’t take long for Jameson’s confidence to go to waste.

Tiring.

-1st place 4 minutes 58 seconds

-2nd place 5 minutes 15 seconds

“Oh my god, there are 4 squads!!”

“I don’t think it would be too long even if I just run.”

The cadets were in an uproar.

And it was none other than Dalton who appeared.

The cadets nodded with a yes expression, but Jameson gritted his teeth with a grim expression.

‘This bastard. ‘What were you thinking!’

Jameson, who had already met and talked to Dalton a few times, knew that he was a person who really hated being bothered.

I heard that he was nervous during the first test, so I wasn’t paying much attention…

But Dalton didn’t seem to have any intention of leaving the finish line.

Staring at the electronic display board and the finish line, it felt like I was waiting for someone.

‘what? Could it be that kid??’

Jameson frowned once again.

Dalton never took himself seriously.

Even after sparring, I thought, ‘I was lucky.’ ‘It’s such a waste.’ Although he said this, it was clearly visible that he didn’t actually care about himself at all.

But you care about a little boy who is only 15 years old?

I felt angry for a moment, but then I couldn’t help but smile.

It was said that in the previous test, there were anomalies because the use of mana was restricted, but this test had no such restrictions.

If you’re already an expert, what can you expect from a 15-year-old kid like Dalton?

‘If this happens, who will be the chief? I guess I’ll have to add up the scores to find out.’

While Jameson was lost in his thoughts for a moment, Raoul, the last test taker, finally appeared at the finish line.

And the moment the score was registered on the electronic display board.

“…Is this a true story?”

“really??”

“Nonsense!”

The ranking list was completed along with the cadets’ shocked reactions.

-1st place Raoul 4 minutes 55 seconds

-2nd place Dalton 4 minutes 58 seconds

-3rd place Jameson 5 minutes 15 seconds

-4th place Caleb 6 minutes 22 seconds

…

Jameson, who checked the rankings late, opened his mouth in surprise.

‘Nonsense. How can such a result be possible!’

However, it was impossible not to believe that all tests were being broadcast to the audience.

Jameson bit his lip and glared at Raoul as he left.

Dalton, on the other hand, was smiling with his arms crossed.

‘Interesting, interesting! ‘I have a feeling that life at the academy won’t be boring?’

Meanwhile, the small auditorium where Vice Dean Gray and VIPs were gathered was also engulfed in considerable excitement.

“Congratulations, Prince Dylan.”

“Hahaha thank you. Mr. Gray.”

Greetings poured in to congratulate Raoul on his senior year.

Viscount McGinney and his party from the Randall family, who had become uneasy, had already left the place, and what remained were neutral nobles and academy officials.

After a round of greetings were exchanged, President Spence asked.

“Very impressive. “Does the Ashton family provide ranger training from a young age?”

“That’s right. I actually thought that Raoul would overcome the trap head-on rather than Jameson. “If you say Count Ashton…”

The instructor who was talking next to me turned his eyes to Dylan’s massive muscles.

Dylan, who was embarrassed, scratched his head and said.

“ha ha ha. There’s that, but Raoul is a very special child in the family. “I didn’t call it a gem for nothing.”

Even as he spoke, Dylan felt a pang inside.

In fact, he never thought that Raoul would show himself like that.

The three candidates for the championship showed completely different styles.

Jameson took the test literally like a bulldozer, smashing down all the traps and obstacles.

He seemed to have the feel of Marquis McNeil, who mainly used a shield and a battle axe.

And Dalton was very flashy.

Holding a long sword of the same size in both hands, he broke through the test site by deflecting or parrying memorized words with precise and delicate movements.

The extremely efficient yet spectacular movements of the twin swords resembled the swordsmanship of a swordsman.

Lastly, Raoul.

The weapon, a two-handed greatsword, clearly demonstrated that precise movements were possible.

And what was most surprising was his keen eye and agile movements as he escaped through the final cave without triggering a single trap.

It was an incredible performance that would be difficult to show unless you were a skilled thief or ranger.

Thanks to this, even though Raoul did not show the Mana Blade like Jameson or Dalton, no one disputed his victory.

‘Raul guy. You hid your status as an expert, but now it’s a ranger’s search method? I’m proud of you, but you even fooled this guy. I guess we need a serious physical conversation.’

Dylan tried to hide the corners of his mouth that would not go down and enjoyed the proud moment.

Raoul, who didn’t want to get caught up in trouble, quickly left the exam room.

After briefly receiving congratulations from the sponsoring cadets, Raoul quickly got into the carriage and let out a deep sigh.

‘I said I would do it in moderation, but I don’t know what will happen. Anyway, it’s in the past now and we can just be quiet from now on.’

Raoul, who was tired from all the effort of moving his head and controlling his strength, leaned back against the audience seat and dozed off a little without realizing it.

* * *

“Why on earth! “Why are you doing this!!”

Bae Do-hyeon shouted, holding the girl who was lying on the floor bleeding and miserable with trembling hands.

“Anyone who sees this will think that even my own younger brother is dead. Oh. right! Did you say that Go Ara had no family? “I made a mistake, haha.”

A young man standing about three steps in front of Bae Do-hyeon laughed boisterously as if he could see everything.

Dozens of people surrounding him also joined in the young man’s laughter and laughed at Bae Do-hyeon.

“So, when I said nice things, I told you to bow down and come in, right? If that had been the case, that year wouldn’t have ended up in such a bad situation. Even if you were number 1 in the rankings, did you really think you could take on us? “You cocky bastard.”

Bae Do-hyeon looked harshly at Han Gil-ju, the guild leader of the Daeseong guild, who was making a fuss in front of him.

His hands supporting the girl were trembling.

“Oh my, you’re so scared! Is there a need to go overboard that much just because one NPC died?”

Just one NPC.

This may be true for some people, but for Bae Do-hyun, he was a very meaningful child.

After meeting him during the main scenario quest, the girl became his guide.

Although he went through a lot of trouble to protect the girl who was being chased by a chase team for over a year, the girl became like family to him at some point, overcoming numerous crises together.

Although he was just a short while away from his destination, he lost his life at the hands of guild bastards who had nothing to do with the scenario while he was away.

Ddddddddd.

The area around Bae Do-hyeon, who was sitting on the floor and holding the girl, began to vibrate.

“Okay, give it a try. I was going to kill him at least once anyway. “Guys, handle it!”

At the guild leader’s order, about 50 elite guild members of the Daeseong guild rushed towards Bae Do-hyeon.

visor!! Push shoo!

The game was decided in an instant.

Bae Do-hyeon was still in the same position as he was hugging the girl, but all the guild members who were running towards him were lying on the floor with some part of their bodies pierced by weapons.

Slurp.

The weapons that pierced the guild members’ bodies came out of their own accord and gathered above Bae Do-hyeon’s head.

“Close.”

As Bae Do-hyeon spoke softly, dozens of weapons came together and disappeared like ghosts at some point.

“Uh uh how?? Even if it’s number 1 in the rankings, this is too much, right? “Fuck you, the game company bastards, even though I spent a lot of money on them, they only spit out crappy skills at me!”

Bae Do-hyeon, who gently placed the girl’s body on the floor, approached Daesung Guild leader Han Gil-joo.

The dagger that escaped from his arms was already aimed at Han Gil-ju’s uvula.

“I want to hear why. Why are guilds killing guide NPCs? “Isn’t the penalty scary?”

Quest NPC. In particular, killing the guide NPC for the scenario quest was extremely dangerous.

This is because the account of the player who killed the NPC will be completely deleted, and those involved will also be suspended or become a wanted criminal.

Moreover, killing these guide NPCs did not cause the scenario to disappear.

This is because a new NPC appears as a guide anyway.

“Penalty?? I guess only common people like you care about things like that. Look at reality. “There is a person waiting in line who will kill an NPC for 10 million won.”

“Stop talking nonsense and tell me why if you don’t want to die!”

Bae Do-hyeon grabbed Han Gil-joo by the collar and shouted.

However, Han Gil-ju did not erase his laughing expression.

“I’m going to die anyway, so what should I do? And what if I die? “The cost of the resurrection penalty isn’t even my daily allowance, you bastard!”

Grumbling.

Bae Do-hyeon had no choice but to grit his teeth. This is because what Han Gil-ju said was not wrong.

Because Han Gil-joo was the grandson of the chairman of Daesung Group, one of the five largest conglomerates in Korea.

“Try to struggle hard.” It seems like you are doing well now, but eventually you will kneel before me. Did you think it was any different from a game? Wake up from your dream, commoner, you bastard. Whether in reality or in games, the person with the most money ultimately wins. “Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr .

”

In the end, Han Gil-joo, whose neck was broken by Bae Do-hyeon, fell helplessly to the floor.

“Tsk! Okay, let’s do it. You sneaky bastard. “I’ll keep killing you until you never want to access the game again!”

Raoul knelt in front of the body of the girl he could not protect and made a promise.

I will erase Daeseong Guild from this game.

* * *

Tiring, tiring, tiring!

I woke up to the sound of a system message echoing in my head.

‘This is my first time. After waking up here, I had a dream of the past.’

Bad memories came back and I felt very uncomfortable.

In the end, the promise to the girl was not kept.

“Whoa.”

Raoul sighed and soon noticed a blinking icon in the corner of his vision.

‘what? Is it related to the system message sound I heard earlier?’

When he touched the icon, a long text filled Raoul’s eyes.

Raoul’s eyes widened when he saw the title stuck at the top.

“Update?!”

[Update Notice] We

would like to express our deepest gratitude to the players who use our Connect system and will inform you of new updates and schedules.

* Pre-scenario v1.0 update

Sequential opening of hidden ancient dungeons

Activation of dimension gate system

Scenario conversion of some NPCs into NPCs

Guild system update

* Update date: One month later (May 28, 521)

Pre-scenario will be held later Players, please note that large-scale updates and full-scale open beta services are planned depending on the situation.

‘Why was my dream so confusing? I never thought an update would be ready.’

Heat welled up in Raoul’s eyes as he read the notice.

Because it won’t be long until I meet them again.

‘This time, I must…’

Raoul clenched his fists, remembering his promise to the girl.

(Continued in the next part)