Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 90

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟗𝟎

While I was having these trivial thoughts, Yua continued speaking in a tone that implied she was inwardly relieved.

“Actually, I had my eye on this house for a while. I’m glad you like it.”

“……?”

A house she had her eye on for a while?

“You introduced me to a house like that?”

If it was a house she had her eye on for a while, it meant Yua was thinking of moving in. Therefore, I looked at Yua with surprised eyes, but she shook her head as if telling me not to worry about it.

“It’s okay. I just had my eye on it. I wasn’t actually in a position to move.”

“……”

Should I believe these words?

I wasn’t sure if Yua’s words were true or not, but it was clear that I was indebted to her. So, while I was resolving to repay her when I had the chance, Sina, who was walking ahead while looking at the map, spoke.

“Checking it, it seems like it will take about an hour to get there.”

“An hour…… It’s quite far.”

“Yes, it would be nice if we had a carriage.”

Unfortunately, the carriage system was only available in towns of a certain size. Conversely, even if there was a carriage here, using it was a separate issue.

And that’s because……

“Carriages only travel through explored areas.”

In addition, the direction we were currently walking in was not an explored area. So, even if there was a carriage, it would be meaningless.

“I know. I was just saying. Ah, Rudin-nim. Have you thought about learning a Summoning skill?”

“A Summoning skill?”

“Yes, a Summoned Mount.”

Come to think of it, it seemed like we spent more time wandering around than clearing quests. Wouldn’t it save quite a bit of time if we had a Summoned Mount here? Moreover, in Twilight, various animals, or even mythical beasts and monsters, could be mounted, so the options were wide.

‘But I have a Summoning skill.’

And that Summoning skill is S-rank.

It has the drawback of having to seal them directly, but.

‘Should I try it once?’

It’s a skill that even sealed a raid boss monster. There’s no way it can’t seal a single mountable monster. However, since I had to decide which monster to seal, it seemed like it would take some time.

“Or should I learn it? I also want a Summoned Mount like the person in the video.”

At that moment, Sina was muttering to herself and seriously contemplating. I wasn’t sure if it was something to worry about, but personally, I was in favor of her learning a Summoning skill. Sina’s current weakness was her vulnerability in combat. If she learned a Summoning skill, wouldn’t that part be somewhat resolved?

“Ah, I saw it too. They were riding some kind of eagle, right?”

“Yeah. I wouldn’t ask for anything more than that kind of Summoned Mount…… but it’s probably difficult. Where would we get one?”

‘An eagle? Was there something like that?’

Listening to their conversation quietly, it felt like they were searching the internet more diligently than I was. What on earth do they do at home? Do they only play games like me? Well, judging from the time they connect, there’s a high probability of that.

“Speaking of which, it’s been quite noisy about S-rank skills lately, how about you, Rudin-nim?”

“What about it?”

“People are arguing whether Rudin-nim has an S-rank skill or not.”

Ah, that story.

For the past few days, the internet has been buzzing about the topic of players with S-rank skills. Since the topic was what it was, my ID couldn’t help but be mentioned, and opinions were divided in half, with people arguing back and forth about whether I had one or not.

All this happened because I didn’t properly clarify things…… but honestly, I didn’t understand why people were fighting over skills acquired by others.

‘So what if I have one, and so what if I don’t.’

Frankly, I didn’t want to care.

“I’m personally curious too, but can you tell me?”

“An S-rank skill? Well, of course I have one.”

Of course, I don’t just have one.

I have five.

If others knew this fact, they would immediately report it as a bug. Twilight currently has over 100,000 concurrent users, and among them, the number of people who have acquired an S-rank skill is 10…… no, officially, not even 5.

In such a situation, since I alone have acquired 5, I wouldn’t have anything to say even if they shouted “bug.”

“As expected. It’s that skill where the white light shines brightly, right?”

“Yes. It’s a buff skill called Guardian Shield that increases health and defense.”

“Heh~ But is it okay to tell me so easily?”

“Since others are already guessing, it doesn’t really matter.”

Actually, people who claimed I had acquired an S-rank skill were pointing to Jayer’s Guardian Shield.

‘Come to think of it, that damn video was the beginning.’

Especially since the video was taken twice during the battle with the Bamut Cult, people were able to analyze the skills I had acquired, and based on that analysis, some people started claiming that Jayer’s Guardian Shield was S-rank.

‘But I can’t find and kill the guy who filmed the video.’

Anyway, as we were walking while having these kinds of conversations, we finally arrived at the forest with flowers called Lashifier or something.

‘It’s good that we arrived, but……’

“How is it? Did you find it?”

“There’s nothing. I think we need to go a little deeper.”

“Deeper? But the path is blocked.”

“Isn’t there a way in? Rudin-nim, please help us find it.”

“Yes.”

I answered, but as Yua said, there was no path in sight. Where on earth is the path? Listening to Sina, there should be a path leading inwards, but even after searching high and low, there was none.

‘This is when I need a Search skill.’

Why did I get a random skill instead of a Search skill from the Random Skillbook?

A few days ago, I acquired a skill from the Random Skillbook obtained from the Sea Crabt, and I was frustrated that it wasn’t a Search skill. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting a Search skill, but still.

‘Anyway, there’s no path around here either……’

I looked around the surroundings where the path itself was nonexistent due to trees and thorny vines. Since these trees and thorny vines couldn’t be removed due to system limitations, it meant there was a separate path, and thinking that far, I looked up.

‘Could it be above?’

Thorny vines were also entwined around the trees above. And I confirmed that those vines were coincidentally connecting the trees, so I started to observe that part carefully.

‘Well, I’ll know if I go and see.’

Actually, in the case of the place where Turu is, you can’t get there just by moving up the tree. A path must be created to enter the place where Turu is, and considering that, what I’m doing now might be futile.

However, since I couldn’t find the path right away, I decided to grab the thorny vines wrapped around the tree and climb up.

“Huh? Rudin-nim, what are you doing?”

“I’ll go take a look.”

Leaving those words behind, I continued to climb up the tree. Since the thorny vines didn’t break, I was able to climb up relatively easily, but a problem arose in an unexpected place.

[You have taken damage. -10.]

Actually, it’s not even a problem.

‘Is this penetrating damage?’

Every time I grabbed the thorny vines, my health decreased by 10. Still, with my abundant health, I was able to climb up the tree without much difficulty, and as Sina said, I slowly moved inward.

And……

“Oh?”

So you really come this way.

Holding onto the thorny vines connected between the trees and continuing to move, I soon discovered an open space of enormous size. Of course, there were no flowers or herbs visible in the open space, but that’s because I don’t have any herb-related skills, so it’s not strange.

“……To properly confirm, we need Sina.”

If Sina, who acquired herbal medicine-related skills, were here, she might be able to see the herbs in that empty lot, let alone finding them.

[Friend ‘Sina’ has requested a conversation. Will you accept?]

Just in time, a message came from Sina.

“Accept.”

[Connected to the conversation.]

━Rudin-nim. Did you find it?

“Yes. I think you can come the way I came.”

Really? I’ll be right there.

At the words that it was found, Sina answered immediately and ended the conversation. If the Lashifier was in that empty lot, there was a high probability that it was Beksha’s territory, as the Healer had said.

‘If I leave Beksha to Ust, it should be handled somehow.’

It was questionable whether we would be able to find the Lashifier safely.

“Kyaak! My Health Points keep decreasing!”

“It’s okay if you recover while going. I’ll do it for you.”

‘It’s not damage that requires healing.’

Or does she not have Stamina stats? If she didn’t have Stamina stats, her Health Points would inevitably be low, and if that was the case, it wouldn’t be difficult to understand her screaming. Stamina stats are usually obtained by learning combat skills.

“Phew, we’re here. Still, thanks to Rudin-nim, we found it easily. Thank you.”

“You’re welcome. But from now on, let’s be careful.”

“Careful?”

“There’s a high probability that this is Beksha’s territory.”

“Ah.”

Having passed through the trees like that, we came down to the empty lot again, relying on the thorny vines. At the same time, I looked around, but it just looked like a quiet empty lot, and nothing was visible. However, Sina looked at the empty lot and said in surprise.

“Wow~ There are so many herbs here.”

“Many?”

“Yes, most of the empty lot is filled with herbs.”

‘Most of the empty lot?’

As mentioned earlier, the empty lot was quite large. There was no way all the herbs in this vast empty lot were Lashifier, so it meant we had to find it ourselves. But if Beksha, the owner of this place, was a Raid Boss, it wouldn’t be easy.

“Can you find what might be the Lashifier?”

“I remember most herbs, so…… if I focus on finding herbs I’ve never seen before, I should be able to find it quickly.”

[Ding!~ ‘Beksha, the Symbol of Fear’ has smelled the intruders.]

[Warning! Beksha has just awakened from sleep. You can escape now, but if time passes, even that may become impossible.]

“Rudin-nim! This is……”

‘As expected, a Raid Boss monster.’

Checking the message content, similar to the one from Turu’s time, I was able to confirm that it was a Raid Boss, as expected. Also, Yua, who had participated in the Turu Raid with me, seemed to have realized the meaning of this message and tried to say something. However, I shouted to Sina first.

“Quickly find the Lashifier!”

“Uh, yes.”

“And Yua-nim, just in case, please stay with Sina-nim.”

“But Rudin-nim……”

“I don’t intend to fight either.”

[Beksha fully awakens from sleep.]

[Battle with the Raid Boss Monster, Beksha, the Symbol of Fear, begins.]

Kwaaaang!━

‘On the tree?’

“Uh, uh? R-Raid?!”

“Krrrr……”

Suddenly, something tumbled over from beyond the tree on the opposite side. Is that Beksha? When I checked, it was just a bear. However, its size was enormous. Even standing on all fours, it seemed to be 5-6 meters tall. If it stood on two legs, it might even be bigger than Ust.

‘That guy could probably chew me up and swallow me in one bite too.’

“Title Change. Soul Contract.”

[Changing title to ‘Soul Contract’. Remaining changes: 2.]

At the same time, I take out the Ust card from the Item Storage. Ust was also a Raid Boss, so it wouldn’t be defeated easily.

“What are you doing? Let’s go quickly.”

“Uh, yes! Okay.”

Kooeoreong!!━

“Keuk!”

While talking to Yua and Sina, Beksha roared loudly towards us. It was such a tremendous sound that my ears went numb for a moment.

[Beksha, the Symbol of Fear, uses Predator’s Threat.]

[Overwhelming level. Resistance is futile.]

[All stats decreased by 30%.]

This is crazy!

‘The Raid Bosses until now didn’t have this.’

With that thought, I also moved.

“Summon!”

[Summoning Ust, Craving for Life.]

[Summon’s level increased by 2.]

[Related stat Summon (28) is adjusted.]

[All stats of Ust, Craving for Life, increased by 14. Health Points and Magic Power increased by 140 each.]

Groooooo!!━

Due to the decreased stats, the Summon stat of 40 was reduced to 28, but there was no problem since I was using Soul Contract. However, due to the sudden drop in stats, my whole body felt heavy, which was bothersome.

“Kooeoreong!!”

The appearing Beksha and the summoned Ust.

The two different Raid Boss monsters stared at each other for a moment, then Beksha roared loudly and charged towards Ust.

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