Episode 6
Chapter 6
“Hoo, hoo, hoo.”
Running around the village here and there hadn’t been easy.
My stamina had almost bottomed out.
That said it all.
But the smile on my lips showed no sign of disappearing.
Why?
Hehehe.
It’s obvious.
Because I’d gained that much!
After meeting Geurun, Jinwoo had acquired a total of 7 First Titles.
That alone was amazing.
But after that, he had acquired a whopping 5 more.
『The One Who Stands Highest』
→First Title
→A title granted to the first user to reach the highest point in the village
→Vision +30%
『The Silver-Tongued Guest』
→First Title
→A title granted to the first user to succeed in haggling
→Haggling success rate +30%
『The Good Deed Manufacturer』
→First Title
→A title granted to the first user to fulfill an NPC’s request 10 times
→Quest acquisition rate +10%
『The Natural-Born Porter』
→First Title
→A title granted to the first user to move a large amount of luggage in a short time
→Strength +5, Stamina +10
『Title Hunter』
→First Title
→A title granted to the first user to acquire 10 or more First Titles
→Acquires 1 additional stat point each time a title is obtained
→All stats +10%
From minor effects like vision expansion.
To excellent effects that raise stats!
And above all, look at that ‘Title Hunter.’
Acquiring 1 additional stat point upon obtaining a title.
Just looking at this alone, it was truly an enormous effect.
Because it applies not only to First Titles, but also to normal titles.
Obtaining just 5 is no different from leveling up.
And that’s not all.
‘It’s not just gaining 1 stat point, it’s additional stats.’
Stat points that can be freely allocated aren’t easy to come by.
But I gain 1 every time I acquire a title?
Even among titles obtained later, it’s one of the best.
Because there are countless titles I’ll obtain in the future.
Thinking about those?
It couldn’t get better than this.
In the long term, it’s second to none.
“Second to none” is exactly the phrase for a time like this.
But this isn’t the end.
Plus a 10% increase in all stats?
Now this is an overpowered title.
Yeah, that’s what a First Title should be.
Look at that face grinning from ear to ear even while standing still.
If anyone else saw it, they’d point their fingers, call me a cheater, and even spit.
But whether they do or not.
I’d even be willing to take the spit.
That’s how good I feel!
‘Ahem.’
If you’re full just looking at it, this is beyond overeating.
Ugh.
I’ll burst and die!
The only regret is that I obtained these titles after getting Title Hunter?
Actually, it’s nothing to regret.
I can generously forgive that much.
It sounds like my conscience is exploding, but there are no users around to hear it.
What a relief.
Because they can’t see this either.
[Jinwoo]
*Level: 1
*Titles: 『Title Hunter』 and 11 others
*Strength-24(20+4)
*Stamina-32.4(27+5.4)
*Agility-18(15+3)
*Magic-18(15+3)
*Additional Stats-0
‘Wow.’
What should I even call this.
You’d say it’s good only if it’s decently high.
It’s too overwhelming.
These are absolutely not stats a Level 1 should have.
The total stat points alone exceed 90.
It’s crazy.
No matter how much I hogged everything, it’s tremendous.
It’s already beyond the stat level in my plans.
‘Thanks to the Blessing of Geurun and the Blessing of Mu.’
Without those two, they wouldn’t have risen this fraudulently.
I’ve finished just about all the preparations I can do in the village.
It’s about time other users are finishing the tutorial too.
What do I have to do now?
Isn’t it obvious.
“Hehehe, it’s hunting!”
There are no more First Titles to obtain in the village?
Then I just have to obtain them while hunting!
It’s completely absurd, like “let them eat cake,” but what can you do.
When that’s actually possible.
Shall I run there right now?
‘The northern hunting grounds are close to the mines, right?’
Just in case, I checked the map, and sure enough, it was correct.
According to my plans, there’s a Hidden Dungeon near those mines!
The Deron Kingdom, and Nen Village in particular, was quite a popular village.
Thanks to that, it was always packed with people.
This was exactly the reason.
There were quite a lot of dungeons in the nearby mines.
‘That’s why I started in Nen Village too.’
Not now.
Before the regression.
Having many dungeons meant hunting grounds were spacious and I could level up quickly, which was nice.
Beginner areas this good were hard to find.
But there was something that added fuel to that popularity.
It was the Hidden Dungeon incident.
‘It was chaos.’
Who would have thought there’d be a Hidden Dungeon among those countless mines?
Well, actually, many people suspected it.
There weren’t just one or two people obsessed with hidden pieces.
Anyway, quite some time passed without it appearing, so people thought there was none, but then it was discovered.
A Hidden Dungeon.
Isn’t that a place any gamer would drool over?
So much so that the video uploaded by the party that first discovered the dungeon was a huge hit.
A massive hit.
‘That’s how Mountain Guild was created.’
One of the guilds famous for being super-large before the regression.
They grew that much thanks to a dungeon they obtained by chance early on.
Not only was the video a hit, but the hidden pieces obtained in the dungeon were considerable too.
Killing two birds with one stone, fixing the ditch and catching crayfish, sweeping the yard and picking up coins, pleasing both sister and brother-in-law… anyway, tremendous gains.
This is one of Jinwoo’s grand schemes!
I’ll record this and make a viral hit!
And eat up the items too!
‘Plus First Titles on top of that!’
Mountain Guild couldn’t obtain First Titles.
Because it was a month or two after release, so someone had already opened the hidden dungeon.
But if it’s Jinwoo?
Unconditionally.
How many things am I obtaining? Video, items, and First Titles?
Three birds with one stone?
Catching three birds with one throw?
A master archer, a master archer indeed.
‘My Pantuber will grow much bigger than before the regression. Setting the foundation is hard, but this is already a proven successful video.’
Of course, I don’t plan to upload it immediately after filming.
I need to let it ferment like kimchi before savoring it properly.
Mountain Guild uploaded it when Nen Village’s popularity was at its peak.
At least a month later?
Yeah.
That should be about right.
This is how I pave a surefire path for Pantuber.
‘It’s not easy to make money with just gaming.’
You can’t make income solely through item drops.
I’m taking out insurance.
Didn’t Jinwoo do game streaming before the regression?
Pantube would be very reassuring.
More reassuring than gukbap.
I can guarantee it.
This is coming from a 10-year veteran.
Engrave it in your mind.
But I’m not going to the dungeon right now.
Why?
‘I need to raise my level first.’
Dungeon entry starts from Level 5.
Of course, it’ll happen quickly.
Why?
I have two instances of 20% increased experience acquisition up to Level 10, I tell you!
A whopping 40%!
You might say it’s a mere 40%.
That’s what kids who’ve never really played games say.
How high 40% is.
‘In games, people stake their lives on even 1%.’
I got lost in thought and arrived faster than expected.
When I first ran from the fountain to the training grounds, it had been that far.
Yet I arrived quickly at an even farther distance.
Getting lost in thought is the best.
No, maybe it’s because my stats went up?
Well, what matters is that I arrived.
As Jinwoo, who had arrived at the North Gate, tried to go outside immediately, the guards standing watch blocked him.
NPCs are all the same.
“First time seeing your face?”
“What business do you have going out?”
How can their lines not change at all?
Do they hand out scripts or something?
They must.
Otherwise.
Sigh.
I have to make something up again.
“Well….”
“Huh? W-what is your relationship with the Captain?”
“Pardon?”
“Gasp! N-now that I look, I can feel the Captain’s presence!”
“W-what is your relationship, sir?”
Suddenly speaking so formally….
Ah, Geurun.
If you only look at her appearance, I can understand them acting like that.
Well.
Since I received Geurun’s blessing, it’s natural they’d feel her presence.
It’s the presence of a Master, I tell you!
Ahem, make way!
“W-what are you doing, h-hurry up and clear the way.”
“W-we apologize for not recognizing you.”
“It’s fine. That can happen.”
Jinwoo was able to greet them simply and slip outside like that.
It probably won’t be bothersome from now on.
It’s a common occurrence in beginner villages.
It’s bothersome, but isn’t this the charm of games?
Stepping out of the North Gate, a fairly rugged mountainous area unfolded.
You could say it’s a place with mines lined up everywhere.
Therefore, the monsters roaming around were mostly beast-type monsters.
Beginner monsters you’d expect at the entrance, like rabbits and squirrels.
However, there were quite a lot of them.
No, a lot.
“Wow, I’ve never seen anything like this.”
A beginner hunting ground before users have arrived.
A sight I’d never seen before the regression.
Usually, users should outnumber monsters here.
Right now, it seems there are more monsters than trees or grass.
Is this okay?
No, if there are that many rabbits, how is the grass so lush?
Are they Fanta rabbits?
‘Anyway, it’s good for me.’
Having a lot to hunt means I can level up quickly and get to the Hidden Dungeon even slightly faster.
Shall I start with rabbits?
Rabbits are the basics.
What?
Everyone says that?
Fat chance.
‘When you first play Pantheon, catching rabbits isn’t easy.’
Why else would they call rabbits the reaper of beginners?
Perfect virtual reality isn’t an empty name.
Unlike other games, the monsters’ movements are much more dynamic.
Beginners who can’t adapt to that?
Were likely to die even to rabbits.
Biologically, small creatures like rabbits or squirrels are quite difficult to attack.
Because they’re small, you have to attack by striking down toward the ground.
As I said before, unlike other games, the movements are dynamic.
An ordinary person attacking and catching a real live rabbit?
It’s an extremely difficult task.
As a result, many beginners ended up being killed by rabbits.
But for Jinwoo?
Not a chance!
“Hah!”
Stab!
He accurately stabbed between the rabbit’s eyes with the crude sword he received as a starter weapon.
A thrust without a single inch of error!
Beginner Swordsmanship helped, but if one’s own skills were lacking, it’d be a total bust.
It’s impossible unless you read the rabbit’s movements and thrust your sword along that trajectory.
Plus Jinwoo’s overwhelming stats on top of that?
What choice does it have but to just die?
As expected.
A message popped up saying he killed the rabbit.
Except it wasn’t just one.
Ding!
[You struck a weak point. A critical hit triggers.]
[You struck a critical hit for the first time.]
[You acquire the First Title 『The Lethal One』.]
[You slew the rabbit in a single blow!]
[You acquire experience.]
[You slew a monster in a single blow for the first time.]
[You acquire the First Title 『One Hit for All』.]
[You have acquired a First Title.]
[You acquire 2 additional stat points through the effect of Title Hunter.]
『The Lethal One』
→First Title
→A title granted to the first user to strike a critical hit
→Critical hit damage +50%
『One Hit for All』
→First Title
→A title granted to the first user to succeed in a one-hit kill
→30% additional damage on first attack
A dizzying spectacle of messages!
This is why we hunt!
Experience plus two whole First Titles!
Plus 2 more from acquiring First Titles!
‘So good!’
Because it’s a permanent increase.
It’s fine now, but who knows later.
Well, it’s a bit disappointing that there’s no item.
Wishing for that too would mean my conscience is exploding.
Though it already has.
Both are good First Titles.
Of course, First Titles should be at this level!
Naturally, this isn’t the end.
He approached the rabbit corpse and opened his inventory.
And pulled out butchering tools!
Are you disappointed there’s no item?
Don’t worry!
You just extract it yourself!
“Butcher!”
Ding!
[Butchering successful.]
[First butchering bonus: You acquire perfect rabbit leather, rabbit meat, and rabbit bones.]
A smile came unbidden.
Even the items are perfect.
And of course, a message to make it even more perfect!
Ding!
[You succeeded in butchering for the first time.]
[You acquire the First Title 『Self-Sufficiency』.]
[You have acquired a First Title.]
[You acquire 1 additional stat point through the effect of Title Hunter.]
‘Ah! Sweet, so sweet.’