The Last Adventurer Chapter 9

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Chapter 3. Hero Slayer (2)

4.

The era of the Mystic Gate was an era of opportunity for adventurers.

Conversely, it was a time of confusion for non-adventurers.

Those who failed to open the circle could no longer survive in the old ways.

Among them were merchants.

Making money the old ways was no longer possible.

‘You can’t make a lot of money by common sense methods.’

Ebisu, he knew that too.

That was why.

‘One million mesos.’

How could Ebisu not let out a rage-filled yell when El Palm asked to borrow that huge sum of money?

Of course, that doesn’t mean I was convinced.

‘This guy is crazy.’

El Palm’s demands were so outrageous that even the most absurd people would curse at him.

‘That’s why it’s worth it.’

Ebisu was attracted to such a crazy guy.

That’s what the adventurers were originally like.

‘Because those adventurers who are good at calculating can’t be asked to do anything difficult.’

The first adventurer said:

It is said that the greatest romance of an adventurer is to venture into something that no one in the world knows about.

However, the number of adventurers who actually pursue that romance is very small.

Most people would rather take a chance on something they know than something they don’t know.

I chose safety over recklessness.

And that was normal.

Wealth and fame, aren’t those sweet things something you can only taste while you’re alive?

In particular, the Mystic Gate enhanced the adventurers’ calculation skills.

You can estimate the difficulty level using the gate color, the number of entries allowed, and the number of wounds.

In many ways, it has become easier for adventurers to save their bodies, and so it has become natural to save their bodies.

‘There are some crazy guys, though.’

Of course, there were still some among them who went on adventures like adventurers.

‘They either died or rose up.’

But they were not in Ebisu’s hands.

That was one of the reasons why Ebisu was attracted to El Palm.

‘There is no crazy person in my possession who can adventure to the red rank.’

Mystic Gates are divided into grades based on the color of the gate.

And the number of circles you can enter is determined based on your rank.

In the case of the Red Grade Mystic Gate, adventurers with a Circle of 3 or higher were not able to enter.

In that situation, is there any crazy guy who can enter the Red Grade Mystic Gate?

It’s a pretty attractive card.

‘He became a 2nd circle, but that was thanks to luck. I still don’t know what abilities he has. Above all, circle up and hunting ability are separate things. There are a lot of guys who only have high circles but can’t hunt.’

Of course, El Palm’s abilities have not yet been properly verified.

‘One million mesos.’

So Ebisu thought about it and soon made a decision.

5.

“One million mesos.”

With those words, a check appeared in front of El Palm. It was a check with a large sum of money written on it, something El Palm had never seen before.

Next to the check was a contract. It wasn’t something I had seen before. I had seen it once before.

“This is a debt contract.”

Before returning to the past, El Palm had seen this exact same contract at the top of Gapor.

And I signed that contract, and that moment remains vivid in my mind, even in my long memory.

“Let me explain… … .”

I can clearly remember every word of the long story the Gapor staff member told me while holding this contract in front of me.

That was why.

“No need.”

“yes?”

El Palm signed without hesitation the moment he confirmed that the contract was exactly as he had seen it.

After that, El Palm picked up the check and went out of the upper building of Gapor.

‘Ebisu, you made a bet.’

At this moment, El Palm expressed his gratitude to Abisu.

‘Good luck.’

El Palm also knew very well how ridiculous his words were.

It was something I would never have said if I didn’t know Ebisu’s situation.

In other words, El Palm knew that right now, Ebisu needed a crazy guy like himself who was less than a second circle.

‘Because the 100-person gate has appeared.’

The 100-person gate, as the expression suggests, was a mystic gate that allowed entry of 100 people.

It wasn’t uncommon for a Mystic Gate to accommodate 100 people. In fact, there were Mystic Gates that could accommodate over 1,000 people.

‘100 people is the maximum in red rank.’

However, in the Red tier, a Mystic Gate that allows entry for 100 people or more has never appeared.

Additionally, the number of people entering the Mystic Gate indicated the difficulty of the Mystic Gate.

The more people who enter, the higher the difficulty level inside the Mystic Gate.

In other words, 100-person difficulty meant the most difficult of the red-grade Mystic Gates that could appear.

‘The greater the risk, the greater the reward.’

And it was worth it.

That’s why the 100-man gate was the top priority for every top guild.

The problem was that only adventurers with Circle 2 or lower could enter the Red Grade Mystic Gate.

I would like to add a 5-circle adventurer, but I can’t.

Also, it wasn’t easy for one top or guild to break it by itself.

This means that if you make a mistake, you could lose the best prospects at the top or in your guild.

That wasn’t all.

‘There are many who aim for that much.’

What if, even if you just take risks, the pressure from competing forces comes into play?

A headache in many ways.

So the top 10 in the port of Lees came to an agreement.

‘In the end, we have no choice but to break up together.’

For the 100-person gate, instead of one place monopolizing it, the top 10 places should join forces and attack.

Of course, there are cases where it is hidden, but in those cases, no one acknowledges the ownership.

Anyway, the 100-man gate had just appeared, and the top 10 were each in the process of forming the best members they could.

The upper part of Gapor was also naturally forming members.

‘The Ibob party enters the upper part of Gapor.’

And El Palm knew very well who had entered from the top of Gapor.

It wasn’t because I had a great memory.

Although clearing the 100-person gate was a huge event in the world of adventurers, it was only a small amount of time in the life of El Palm, which was full of huge events.

Still, the reason why the gate attack remained in El Palm’s mind was simple.

‘We’re all going to be wiped out anyway.’

That gate attack was a historic disaster.

‘Even after this.’

They tried to conquer it three times, but failed.

So I remembered.

Of course, that was the extent of my memory.

After that, I had no memory of what happened to the Mystic Gate.

I wasn’t interested at the time.

But now it was different.

‘No matter what, we’ll conquer it this time.’

El Palm was planning to attack that place.

El Palm was also confident in its strategy.

Now El Palm was a 2nd circle and could use psychic and fire arrow magic at the same time.

This alone gave him the ability to outmaneuver a hundred or more.

Crucially, he was the ultimate adventurer, having hunted more monsters than anyone else.

‘More certain.’

However, this did not mean that El Palm was complacent at this moment.

Couldn’t do it.

If he dies for unavoidable reasons, the world will face even more miserable destruction.

‘I don’t know the purpose of whoever sent me to the past, but I don’t think they wanted me to die a violent death.’

A time when the best preparation is needed in many ways.

That’s why I borrowed 1 million mesos.

Of course, it was definitely not the money I borrowed to pay my ransom.

That didn’t make any sense in the first place.

You borrow money from the top of Gapor to pay off your debt? That’s ridiculous.

It wasn’t like I was trying to get the item either.

The Fire Arrow and Psychokinesis skills that El Palm currently possesses are usually classified as rare grade skills, but even the Epic grade items, which are the next highest grade, are worth around one million mesos.

The unique grade items that El Palm wanted, items that only existed in Maple World, were impossible to purchase with mesos.

In the first place, the money called 1 million mesos was like that.

It was a large sum of money that most people could only dream of, but it wasn’t that much money for adventurers or the upper class.

Wasn’t it 1 million mesos that was just spent to buy El Palm as a slave?

To be exact, it wasn’t money, but a cure for black blood disease that was priced that way, but in any case, that was all you could buy for 1 million mesos.

‘The only thing this money can buy is slaves.’

El Palm knew that too.

So I borrowed it.

‘Then I should buy a slave.’

The same was true for adventurers at the time.

Even if they put on a nice face, in reality they were just people who risked their lives for money.

Of course, a small number of people were free to go on adventures they wanted in Meso, but they were literally just a small number.

In any case, for that reason the slave market was active.

“Welcome to the job market.”

All wrapped up in the very fancy and beautiful packaging called the job market.

“You are an adventurer.”

Moreover, adventurers frequently visited such labor markets.

“Is there a type you’re looking for? Are you looking for bait?”

The most common thing they look for is bait slaves.

However, not everyone was looking for bait slaves. In fact, bait slaves were rarely dealt with outside of the upper ranks of Gapor.

Rather, most of those treated in the slave market were those with various abilities, but were not able to open their circles.

“Looking for the warrior.”

Among them, there were some who were good at fighting and carrying weapons.

“How much money are you looking at?”

Among them, those with relatively good skills were worth quite a lot of money.

At least in the red rank, even if you can’t use skills, you still have some power.

“Looking for Devo.”

Of course, what El Palm was looking for wasn’t someone with a fairly good level of skill.

“Divo?”

The expressions of the workers at the Lease Port labor market hardened at such a request from El Palm.

It wasn’t set in a good way.

His expression was set with worry and concern.

That expression was enough.

“Hey, do you know who that is?”

What kind of person is Debora that El Palm is looking for?

“I know.”

Of course, El Palm knew who he was looking for. Otherwise, wouldn’t he have come looking for him in person?

But the staff was different.

He didn’t believe it.

“You came here knowingly? Are you trying to hire that idiot?”

If you really knew, you wouldn’t have hired a guy like Deborah.

El Palm nodded at the employee’s expression.

“Yes, I’m looking to hire that crazy dog.”

I know you well.

‘Divo. We’ll meet again this time.’

No, I couldn’t not know.

‘Aran, the hero of Polarm, and the hero slayer who killed her.’

Divo, his name that El Palm knew was one he could never forget.

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