The [Disposable Protection of Light] that Seo Ha-yeon gave me to use in an emergency.
'If it protects from all attacks...!'
[Throwing Lv.4]
The level of the [Throwing] skill had risen to 4 thanks to the numerous golems I killed with bombs earlier.
[Do you wish to use 'Disposable Protection of Light'?]
[Please select the target.]
"The Golem's Mana Core!!!"
[Searching....]
[Target: Mana Core of Ragged Lava Golem]
[Designated.]
"Uwaaaaa!!!"
Summoning all my shoulder strength, I threw the [Disposable Protection of Light] towards the mana core floating in the air.
Whishhhhh―.
'Right now all attacks are heading towards the mana core so...!'
If I designate the mana core as the target of the item, the Protection of Light will wrap around the mana core to block the attacks flying towards it.
'Then it can also block the gathering golem fragments!'
And if it is a powerful Protection of Light, it will probably be able to burn away the monster's demonic energy.
"Please!!!"
Shoooo―.
My [Throwing] skill level did not betray me.
Clatter―!
The [Disposable Protection of Light] hit the mana core and shattered, and a golden liquid wrapped around the mana core.
And....
Flash—!
"Ugh!"
"What the!"
"My eyes!!!"
'Incredibly bright....'
I squeezed my eyes shut, and the whole world was dyed white.
When the tremendous flash covered the battlefield, Seo Ha-yeon's mind was filled entirely with questions.
'That is....'
The [Disposable Protection of Light] she gave to Lee Si-woo.
"Why use that ther...."
While speaking, a thought suddenly occurred to her.
'...Is he thinking of burning away the mana core's demonic energy completely with powerful light mana?'
"No way."
Moreover....
"The golem fragments aren't sticking."
Blocked by the Protection of Light, the golem fragments were unable to stick to the mana core and were falling off.
"Did he anticipate all this...?"
"Vice Guild Master! Fragments are falling! Watch out!"
"Uh, yeah! Got it!"
Bang—!
As if the connection with the mana core was severed, the fragments floating in the air started falling one by one.
"Everyone watch out!"
"Ugh!"
Bang—!
And the light wrapping the mana core disappeared and....
Shoooong....
Thud―.
"...It fell."
The unregistered golem's mana core, which was glowing red, lost its light and fell to the ground. And far away, the Gate started to close.
Wooooong―.
"It, it's over!"
"Yeeaaaaah!!!"
"Thank goodness... really thank goodness...!"
'What about Mr. Lee Si-woo?'
Thinking that and looking around, Seo Ha-yeon discovered Lee Si-woo sitting on the ground, sighing in relief.
"That person... ended it."
The number one contributor who ended this situation was Lee Si-woo, no matter what anyone said.
'I will recruit him unconditionally.'
"General Manager, please prepare to recruit Mr. Lee Si-woo. We must recruit him unconditionally."
"Ah? Ah! Yes, understood."
'An extraordinary person... unconditionally...!'
"Phew, barely ended it."
As my prediction hit the mark, the unregistered golem's mana core was purified by the light mana.
'By the way... Ragged Lava Golem....'
Lava Golem.
A variant of the Rock Golem with lava flowing inside its body. It attacks by spewing lava, and even if killed, it is difficult to dispose of due to the lava inside.
But 'Ragged'?
This....
"Does it mean gathering golem fragments earlier?"
A Ragged Golem made by gathering not only its own fragments but also fragments of other small golems.
"Could have been dangerous."
It was already big originally, but if countless fragments of small golems were added, the size....
"Roughly would have been the height of a 6-story building."
The more I think about it, the more absurd it is.
"Phew...."
"Si-woo! You rascal!"
As I was catching my breath sitting on the ground like that, Ki-jun approached and hugged me.
"You really worked hard today! It's thanks to you!"
"Aigoo... Brother Ki-jun worked hard too. Where is the Team Leader?"
"Team Leader? He's at the command headquarters right now. There's a lot to organize like rewards and stuff. But this time, it seems you will get the biggest bonus."
"Hehehe... that's good."
Of course, since I resolved it.
"Anyway, good jo... huh?"
"?"
"Mr. Lee Si-woo. You worked hard."
Stomp stomp―.
The person approaching me while speaking was none other than....
"Ah... Ms. Seo Ha-yeon. I'm a bit worried I might have used the [Disposable Protection of Light] you gave me recklessly earlier."
"No, you did well. Thanks to you, we resolved the situation, didn't we?"
"Haha, that is true."
"I will contact you separately later. Then...."
"Yes...."
Stomp stomp―.
"Hey, hey, what is it? Seo Ha-yeon just made a recruitment offer to you, right? Right?"
"No, what, saying such things already... don't count your chickens before they hatch...."
"No, no. Even looking at it myself, I'd want to recruit you? A rare position plus the number one contributor to this situation? Even I would recruit you."
Anyway, Ki-jun's fuss is something else.
'Shame....'
I thought while watching the disposal team that had already arrived collecting the mana core.
'What if I wasn't affiliated with KAMC?'
And if I was an Awakened acting alone?
'Then I could have kept that mana core, right?'
[Mana Core of Ragged Lava Golem]
It is definitely an item that looks to have tremendous value. Plus the middle-grade and high-grade magic stones scattered here and there.
'Although I secretly absorbed dozens of low-grade magic stones....'
Looking at middle-grade and high-grade magic stones, I only keep thinking it's a shame.
'If it's a high-grade magic stone, I can raise stats....'
For now, being in KAMC is much more advantageous, but thinking about the rights to byproducts from killing monsters, it is regrettable.
"Not yet."
"Hmm? What is?"
"Ah, nothing. Just talking to myself...."
'It is not the time yet.'
The appropriate time will come. My plan is....
'Before the Kaema Plateau recovery operation, I should resign from KAMC and become an Awakened acting alone.'
And before resigning, I should announce the fact of my re-awakening.
'Phew, there is no answer other than becoming strong quickly.'
And I think I found a clue to that method of becoming strong.
"Seo Ha-yeon...."
She definitely seems to be eyeing me....
'I should ask her to teach me archery.'
There is a limit to growth with guns. Now it is time to quickly move on to archery.
Let's check my status first before moving on.
"13 skills already...."
[Agility], [Beginner Dagger Mastery], [Collection], [Butchery], [Analytical Eye]….
Quite a lot indeed. Among them, excluding [Agility], 12 are newly obtained.
The skill obtained from this deployment is Throwing.
The speed of increase is unusual.
"And Advanced Skills are [Analytical Eye], [Beginner Firearm Proficiency], [Leg Strength]. These three."
Skills can combine to become one Advanced Skill.
"Then it would be better to obtain as many skills as possible to obtain Advanced Skills."
In the case of [Leg Strength], the effect was good enough to even raise the [Speed] stat by 1.
[Beginner Firearm Proficiency] allowed me to handle all types of firearms skillfully. [Analytical Eye] could grasp the opponent's strengths and weaknesses in an instant and target vulnerabilities.
"And now it is time to slowly move on to archery."
Right now, I decided to focus on long-range attacks. And since guns have limits to growth, I must learn archery.
"I have to prepare for close combat too though...."
What should I prepare with for this? I have the [Beginner Dagger Mastery] skill, but this seems insufficient.
Daggers have short reach so I have to engage in ultra-close combat, but my specs aren't at that level yet.
"Spearmanship...."
The most standard is spearmanship. Spear vs Sword battles have always generated much debate, but one thing certain is....
"Spears have long reach, and become usable with just a little proficiency."
Peasants didn't raise bamboo spears during uprisings in history for nothing.
It was a spear made of bamboo, but it was enough to deal with regular armies, you know?
"If it's spearmanship... Cheongpung Guild?"
Archery is Golden Arrow Guild, Swordsmanship is Taehwa Guild, and Spearmanship is Cheongpung Guild. Famous like this.
"Swordsmanship later. For right now, let's go with a two-track approach of Archery and Spearmanship."
Then I need to get close to Cheongpung Guild too....
Think about this later.
"Hello, you are Vice Guild Master Seo Ha-yeon who gave me a business card last time, right?"
Let's focus on Golden Arrow Guild for now.
"I want to try learning archery, would it be possible?"
Let's try to register for a decent archery dojo for free using the Vice Guild Master's connection.
"Uh...."
"Here, control your breathing."
"Yes."
I didn't expect it to turn out like this?
'To think she would teach archery personally.'
—Then would you like to come to the Guild Headquarters?
Receiving that text, I headed to the Golden Arrow Guild Headquarters.
Of course, on my day off.
But....
Pshh―!
[Beginner Archery Mastery Lv.1 $\rightarrow$ Lv.2]
[Experience rises quickly due to the guidance of an excellent tutor.]
To think Seo Ha-yeon would teach me personally.
"You are good? You didn't re-awaken other abilities, right?"
"Ahaha... not that, the [Agility] trait just makes learning a bit fast."
'Quick-witted.'
To think she would suspect re-awakening.
'Well... considering the last battle, it might be deserved.'
And since she is a person who awakened light mana, she possesses the characteristics of light.
Light shines on objects to show their true form.
Because of that characteristic, Seo Ha-yeon can also grasp the true nature of the person she sees to some extent.
'Maybe she already knows the fact that I re-awakened.'
Just that since I'm not hiding it with sinister intentions, she might just be watching.
"Focus. Your breathing wavered just now, you aren't thinking idle thoughts, are you?"
"Ah, sorry. I'll do it again."
Pshh―!
'Definitely, archery is good.'
Guns are complex in structure, and bullets are also more complex than arrows and faster, so it is hard, no, almost impossible to imbue mana or apply magitech processing.
Conversely, bows and arrows have simple structures, so applying magitech processing or imbuing mana is very easy.
"I didn't know arrows could be reused...."
"It is our Golden Arrow Guild's greatest strength. Arrows are no longer consumables."
Arrows with magitech processing can be reused. At least about 3 or 4 times.
"How is it, isn't Golden Arrow Guild decent?"
"Ah...."
'As expected, she was teaching archery personally to make a recruitment offer.'
"Haha, let me think about it. It's also worrying to suddenly leave a stable job called KAMC."
"Ah! It's okay! You don't have to decide right now!"
Seo Ha-yeon said as if it was fine.
"Will you continue... to teach archery like this on weekends? Personally?"
"Yes, if there is no special schedule, I will come out and teach you. Even if you don't join the guild, I will do this for you."
"Thank you."
Nice. Archery seems resolved like this.
'Remaining is....'
Spearmanship.
'I must create a point of contact with Cheongpung Guild too....'
Now it is time for me to slowly expand my network.
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