The Tutorial Is Too Hard Chapter 162:

Tutorial 27th Floor (1)

 

 

[So you got that as a reward? Wow . Gods are also shameless . Shouldn't you get a different reward in exchange for being entrusted with the holy sword?]

[That's what I'm saying . ]

[So how long have you had that holy sword?]

 

[TL Note: I assume he's talking to the girl who's currently going through Hell Difficulty . ]

 

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[Rather than that, wouldn't it be better to slash downwards more heavily?]

"Maybe . If I consider the next motion, I think it'd be better to swing lightly . "

Seregia acknowledged my opinion .

Therefore, our three opinions were divided 2:1 .

However, the holy sword wouldn't accept it .

[Just slash downwards with all your might . Everything will be taken care of if I use my Barrier Magic . Summoning a Fire Wall or a Wind Wall to block their approach works too . If not, then even if you just shoot a lightweight magic like Magic Missile, you'll be able to block the enemies that are trying to aim for your weak spot . Of course, you have to wield a magic sword that can do that first . Hoo hoo . However, where would you find another magic sword as great as me in the world?  Haha . ]

He really is a natural at getting caught up in his own boasting .

I got irritated every time I heard the holy sword bragging .

This guy would boast all the time .

He's at the level of a narcissist .

[Warrior, you've been extremely lucky . There's not another sword like me in this world . Hahaha . ]

I can't snap at him in times like this .

I realized that in the past few days .

If I say something, the holy sword wouldn't accept it and we'd start arguing .

And that argument would usually be sprinkled with the holy sword’s boasts .

If I didn't want to hear that, the answer was to just ignore him .

So I just stayed silent .

Seregia stayed silent for the same reason .

[… Huh?]

Nobody responded, so when I heard the holy sword's flustered voice, I felt a little more cheerful .

I stood up .

"I think I've rested enough, so shall we go?"

[Yes . I believe three days’ rest was enough . Let's depart . ]

After Seregia calmly spoke, the holy sword, whose humility had reached its limit, spoke .

[At last, this is the start of a new journey . Warrior! Adventure! Friendship! Love! Justice! New bonds in a new world! And those new bonds will create a new legend of the holy sword! Ah… these are words from my early childhood, travelling here and there on the continent was my hobby . ]

Damn it .

I want to sew his mouth shut and throw it away .

Ah, that guy doesn't have a mouth, does he?

I want to infuse the Thousand Arms sheath with a Silence Magic .

In truth, I had checked the store to see if there was anything like that .  

If the holy sword didn't have a Dispel Magic function, I definitely would've bought it .

I ignored the holy sword that refused to stop boasting and stood atop the portal .

I passed a bonfire room and was transported to the stage .

I explained to Seregia and the holy sword that I travelled between dimensions and that like the mercenaries who worked as Warriors, I would travel to this or that world, and my job was to accomplish a specific goal .

Because of that, the title of Warrior was quickly discarded .

Also, I told Seregia to use my name and speak informally .  

In truth, it didn't matter if they disregarded my title, but since Seregia personally insisted that she was more comfortable with the title, we just decided to keep it as is .

The holy sword had also told me to call it by its name Ahoubuch, or whatever, but it was hard to pronounce so I just decided to call it the holy sword .

The holy sword was disappointed as expected, but I ignored him .

Other than that, Seregia and the holy sword couldn't perceive the portal, the waiting room, or the Tutorial at all .  

They could only understand to the extent that they were a means of transportation and safe lodging .  

It was unfortunate, but since they can't even perceive it, I did not pity them as much .

[Welcome to the 27th floor stage . ]

There was a village built in front of a large cave on the 27th floor .

No, I should call it a town instead .

There was a fairly large number of people walking around and I also saw a lot of buildings compacted together .

But from just a glimpse, it was a town so squalid that it seemed to be more of a village for natives of a jungle .     

[Warrior, what is your objective here?] Seregia asked .

The holy sword maintained his silence .

The holy sword had to be alert when he went outside, so I told him to talk as little as possible .

Maybe it's because I stressed it several times, but the holy sword was silent just as he promised .

Honestly, it was because of this that in this round I canceled my plan to rest and hurried into the stage instead .

I don't know how long the holy sword will be silent and keep his promise, but it was a relief he was well-behaved, even if it was for only a short while .

"I'm not sure . Let's wait for a little bit . "

I couldn't immediately respond to Seregia's question, since I don't know yet .

I briefly stood at the center of the town and waited .

 

[The 27th floor's challenge is starting . ]

Explanation: To the east of Gravia , there are two trade routes to the western continent . The first route is the sea route, crossing the sea between the continents, and the second is via the enormous subterranean cave beneath the ocean . This subterranean cave that is well-known as Gravia's underground dungeon, is made up of three stairways . Also, there is an existence that is occupying the lowest floor alone . In the lowest floor of Gravia's underground dungeon, please vanquish the ruler of the lowest floor and seize the earthworm's treasure .

You will need a special guide in order to reach the lowest floor of Gravia's dungeon .

Please enter the building made of red bricks and obtain a guide .

 

[Clear conditions]

1 . Defeat the earthworm .

2 . Acquire the earthworm's treasure .

 

It was a fairly comprehensible stage .

So I attack the underground dungeon and defeat the boss mob .

Plus, I also have to acquire the boss mob's loot .

The clear condition concerning the existence of the earthworm caught my attention more than the stage's concept .

An earthworm, huh .

But “an earthworm” normally refers to an actual worm .

However, if it were just the average earthworm, there would be no way it would have a treasure worthy of being the stage's clear condition .

In any case, isn't it a dragon?

 

[TL Note: The previous section is the author’s wordplay . The Korean word for “earthworm” can be taken apart and literally translated to mean “earth (dust) dragon,” though it is not usually used this way . This is Ho Jae’s perception of the term, not what the clear condition actually says . ]

 

Didn't it say that it was on the lowest floor of the underground dungeon?

Didn't it say that it’s occupying the lowest floor alone?

Perhaps exactly as its written, it's a dragon living underground?

I was a little excited .

Seregia and the holy sword had also learned of the clear condition through the message .

[I'm looking forward to it . If possible, I hope that there will be a lot of enemies on the path leading to the lowest floor . ]

[To defeat a wicked evil dragon . . . ]

Seregia also showed her anticipation .

In the holy sword's case, it was excited about something and started talking, but when I gripped the hilt, it immediately stopped talking .

[Um… Warrior . ]

The holy sword that had been briefly silent spoke furtively .

"What?"

[Can't I just speak casually with you as well? I won't be too noisy . ]

"You can't . I don't trust you . "

[You're too much . Isn't this favoritism?]

It is favoritism .

"If you don't like it, then you can go back into the inventory . "

[Yes . I'll remain quiet . I love you, Warrior . You know that I always respect you, right?]

What are you talking about?

After we finished our conversation, I walked towards the red building .

I didn't walk that far before I reached the front of the buildings made of red bricks .

It should be sufficient to simply pick a guide from here and travel to the dungeon .

Kiri Kiri had advised me to pick my guide carefully .

However, what did she mean by ‘pick carefully’?

I have no idea .

I confidently shoved the door open and entered without much thought .

The scenery inside the building was typical .

An adventurer's guild inside of a game would look exactly like this .

They were selling alcohol and plain food and the people sitting at the tables all looked like vagrants .

There was a large wooden block situated in the middle of the building's interior, pinned with information notices and advertisements regarding this and that .

[It's a noisy place . ] Seregia commented .

It was actually really noisy inside the building .

[It also reeks . ]

After she said that, the holy sword beside me commented as well .

I have no idea how the holy sword could smell it when he didn't have a nose, but this place honestly reeked of a disgusting smell .

I briefly looked around the building and found a person who looked to be the front-desk clerk or a worker .

She was a fairly old-looking middle-aged woman .

She was sitting at the counter and either telling people about this and that or diligently writing something down on paper .

No matter how I look at it, she didn't act like a customer at all .

If I were to point a out a peculiar point, it was just that she had a red eye tattooed on her forehead .

I approached the middle-aged woman at the counter and asked outright .

"I'm looking for a guide that can guide me through the dungeon . "

"You're that dual-wielding swordsman that I saw talking to himself over there . "

"I'm sorry?"

"It's nothing . You said you were looking for a guide?"

It seems like she had seen me talking to my swords outside the building a little while ago .

Then again, it must've looked a little strange .

If you just look at me, I carried around two conspicuous swords and I had stood in the middle of the street muttering to myself .

"What is your destination?"

"The lowest floor . "

"Are you by chance looking for a spot to kill yourself?"

"No . "

Her voice that abruptly asked whether I was going to kill myself was sad, but I calmly responded .

"I’m visiting . "

Immediately after I had told her that I wanted to go to the lowest floor, the woman began furrowing her eyebrows right in front of me .

If I had told her that I was going to kill the dragon, it seemed like she would call it a bluff and chase me out of the building .

"As you may know, even if we can guide you there, we cannot guarantee your safety . That is…"

"I don't need it . "

When I bluntly told her that, the woman retained her crumpled face and pondered for a long while .

Then she pointed to a corner of the building and said, "Ask that child over there . That child's probably the only one who will guide you . "

I saw a kid that didn't even look ten in the corner that she pointed at .

"Are there no other guides?"

"I'm not sure . That child's probably the only guide who needs to make money today or else he’ll die tomorrow . "

I had no choice but to accept this guide considering the circumstances .

I roughly said my goodbyes and I approached the child squatting in the corner .

Right when I was about to introduce myself and raise the child up, the child abruptly stood up .

"Hello, Swordsman . Did you say you were going all the way down to the lowest floor? Woah, you're an amazing person . You're manly, you've got courage, and moreover, you have a couple of swords . You don't have to worry too much about the lowest floor . Especially since the scary rumors regarding the lowest floor were made up by all sorts of people . But for a swordsman like you who's the real deal, it won't be a very dangerous place for you . Haha . "

Perhaps he was listening to my conversation with the middle-aged woman, but the child already knew about my destination .

Because of that, it seemed like I wouldn't have to separately explain it to him .

Strangely, the child had a red eye tattooed on his forehead just like the middle-aged woman .

[In his first meeting with you he's smoothly flattering you; he's an unusually rude little kid . ]

The holy sword muttered .

Look who's talking .

[Rather than flattery, I also hear it as sarcasm . ]

It was just as Seregia said .

That's how I heard it .

This little kid wasn't sincerely being sarcastic with me .

That's just how I heard it .

Since I heard the kid's words that way, it seems like his expression was hugely affected .

His thin voice that hadn't yet gone through puberty was also probably disturbed as well .

This young dirty kid revealed his white teeth and was smiling brightly .

However, his smile only formed on the sides of his mouth .

He bowed his forehead slightly and the eyes that looked up at me weren't smiling at all .

He was repeatedly rotating between observing my facial expression, my clothes, and my weapons .

Seeing as how he's repeatedly looking at the places he's observed before, I could tell that the child's mental state was extremely anxious .   

[He's a child without much attentiveness . His focus is also terrible . ]

Seregia criticized .

I agreed with everything she said .

[If he wielded a sword, he'd die outside of his home within a month . ]

This time, the holy sword commented .

It was a little uncertain, but I agreed .

The child seemed to be an existence that exhibited all the habits or peculiarities that you can't have as a swordsman or a warrior .

His intentions are written all over his face .

His attentiveness and his focus are lacking, and he wasn't even sure of what he had seen himself .

He looked around carefully for other people's gazes, but he turned his eyes towards too many things, and he couldn't identify what was most important .

For example, my eyes that are looking straight down at the kid .

His breathing was so erratic that he may as well have had tuberculosis, and his standing posture was terrible .

 

Even if you look at his build from the outside, it's terrible; the space between his legs when he steps is erratic .

No, the angle that his feet are touching the ground is strange .

There may be some kind of problem with his feet .

[Warrior . I maintained my ego for a considerably long time, but this is my first time seeing such an untalented human in the world . ]

The holy sword didn't drop its criticism .

This kid isn't even a swordsman, so why do his talents matter?

It's fine as long as he guides me well .

[Yes . He really does have the worst ability . Even in the academy where numerous students gather, there wasn't anyone that bad . He's still young and he doesn't seem to have been given any particular education nor has he been trained . Even if we consider his malnourished and unhealthy state, it's really hard to find a human like that . He's a dunce sent by heaven . ]

Seregia supplemented .

The holy sword's and Seregia's criticism combination was too cruel that even I, the one listening, felt sorry for the kid .

"Swordsman? Is there any problem…?"

"No, there's none . Then, can you give me an explanation regarding the dungeon? I need to test whether you have enough knowledge as a guide . "

"Yes . First, please sit over there . I'll explain after you sit down . "

I had thought of this before, but it came up again .

Kiri Kiri had advised that I need to pick my guide well .

I don't really understand the meaning behind that .

The only option I had was this kid .