Shadow Storage (Lv . 1) [1]
Class-specific Skill
Mana Cost: 0
Absorb the Shadow Soldiers into the user’s shadow for storage .
The stored soldiers can be freely summoned and reabsorbed by the user .
Stored Shadows: 0 / 20
‘As I thought . ’
Jinwoo nodded . Before he had checked the description, he had surmised that the “storage” in its name meant that the skill would allow him to manage the soldiers somehow . However, there was one thing he did not expect .
‘The limit is…’
The limits of the storage was smaller than the limits of the summoning . While he could make 30 soldiers, he could only store 20 of them . That meant that he would have to get rid of 10 more .
‘Well that sucks . ’
It would be like biting of one of his fingers . Even getting rid of just one soldier was painful, and now he had to get rid of 10 of them .
‘Hmm…’
With a heavy heart, Jinwoo looked over his army . Of course, Ygritte and the mages would be excluded from selection . That would leave the infantry . He decided to pick the 10 soldiers furthest away this time .
‘I’m sorry . ’
Jinwoo briefly prayed for their souls .
shooooo-
The soldiers he selected became dust and scattered . Compared to the first time, the regret that he felt was lessened . They say humans can get used to anything .
Anyways .
Jinwoo looked at the remaining soldiers and used ‘Shadow Storage’ .
At the activation of the skill, Ygritte and the Shadow Soldiers melted like ice into flat shadows . Then, their shadows flowed over to Jinwoo and entered his own shadow .
‘So this is what the skill meant by absorbing them…!’
It was exactly as described by the skill; his army was absorbed into his shadow . It all happened in a blink of an eye . The shadow army was nowhere to be seen .
‘ . . . Even after seeing it…’
Jinwoo looked at his shadow with amazement . In that moment, the System rang .
ring~
You’ve tried out all the class-specific skills .
The class advancement is now complete .
The exit will now be created .
‘Is it finally over…?’
It was a long and tough road . Jinwoo took one last look around the Dungeon . The traces of combat littered the area .
Broken knights . Cracked walls . The destroyed pillar .
And the one who destroyed the pillar, the iron golem, which was now a pile of broken armor .
But his trials had resulted in many great boons .
New class and skills .
A powerful army .
A smile appeared on Jinwoo’s face . He turned around without a lingering thought . The gate to the real world waited for him . Jinwoo stepped through .
He returned to the clearing in the forest . It was the same spot he had first entered the quest’s Dungeon . The time was 5 AM . The sun would be rising soon .
Oh right .
Jinwoo looked at his watch and kicked himself in his mind .
‘If I knew I was going to take this long, I should’ve let Jinah know . ’
Fortunately, he had been late in the past due to the Association’s Raids .
Jinwoo looked behind him . The gate that he left from had disappeared without a trace .
‘Huh…’
Looking at the empty clearing, everything that had happened felt like a dream .
Wait, a dream?
No, no way .
Jinwoo looked around .
Soldiers clad in pitch black surrounded him . The Shadow Soldiers had come out the moment he thought of them in his head .
‘ . . . ’
At first, he thought of them as monsters .
Shadow Soldiers .
Monsters that were called from the shadows of the dead . If they were monsters, what do you call the being that can freely create and control them? Jinwoo smiled,
‘Well, it doesn’t matter…’
He recalled the soldiers into his shadow again .
The road home felt as easy as walking downhill .
Jinwoo slept for a long time . He could not help it . The moment he had lied down in his bed, the day was already bright .
ring~ ring~
What woke him was the ringing of his phone . He managed to grab it with much difficulty . Jinwoo answered the phone with his eyes still closed .
“Hello…”
His tired voice cracked a bit .
- “What the… Oppa, are you still sleeping? Do you know what time it is?!”
Jinah asked with surprise from the other end, so Jinwoo asked .
“What time is it…”
- “It’s 2 PM!”
“Whaaa?”
Jinwoo peaked at the phone through a crack in his eyes . She was right .
- “Oppa, you do remember that you have to come to the school today, right?”
Her voice was filled with concern . This made Jinwoo finally sit-up on the bed .
“When do I have to be there by?”
- “5!”
“Alright, I won’t be late . Don’t worry . ”
- “As expected of my brother! Call me when you get here!”
Jinah cutely ended the call .
Jinwoo scratched his head and slowly got up . He could probably make it if he got ready now .
‘Still, I’m about to go see my little sister’s teacher . ’
On top of that, it was for the parent/guardian meeting for a highschool senior . They say this was one of the most important meetings of a child’s life .
‘I can’t go looking like this . ’
He went over and looked through his wardrobe . A musty scent filled his nose; it was not exactly a good smell . Jinwoo’s forehead wrinkled . The most suitable thing he found was the old suit that he had worn for his graduation .
‘Can I wear this?’
He tried it on, but it did not fit . The suit was too small for his body .
‘Man, my body really grew . ’
Trying on his old clothes was a sure way to tell . The suit felt like it was about to rip apart over him .
. . . Now what?
While wondering what he could wear, Jinwoo’s eyes fell on the bankbook that Yoo Jinho had given him . It contained the magic core income from their Raids . Looking back and forth between the old suit and the bankbook, a smile crept up on Jinwoo’s face .
‘It’s been a while . Shall I go shopping?’
However, there was something small he had to check . Wait, not small, something big . Jinwoo took off the suit and sat down on his bed and opened up the status screen .
‘Status screen . ’
An information box filled a bunch of words filled his view .
Name: Sung Jinwoo
Level: 51
Class: Monarch of Shadows
Title: Wolf Slayer ( . . . 1 more)
HP: 11,035
MP: 1,022
Fatigue: 0
Stats
Strength: 132
Constitution: 91
Agility: 111
Intelligence: 70
Sense: 93
(Available stat points: 10)
Physical Damage Reduction: 46%
Skills
Passive Skills
-(Unknown) (Lv . Max)
-Unyielding Spirit (Lv . 1)
-Advanced Dagger
Proficiency (Lv . 1)
Active Skills
-Sprint (Lv . 2)
-Bloodlust (Lv . 1)
-Stealth (Lv . 1)
-Vital Stab (Lv . 2)
-Dagger Throw (Lv . 1)
Class-specific Skills
Active Skills
-Shadow Extraction (Lv . 1)
-Shadow Storage (Lv . 1)
Equipment
Red Knight’s Helmet (S)
Gatekeeper’s Necklace (A)
High-level Knight’s Breastplate (B)
High-level Knight’s Gauntlet (B)
High-level Mage’s Ring (B)
Mid-level Assassin’s Shoes (C)
[2]
“Huh…”
Jinwoo stuck out a tongue at the status screen that went on and on .
‘I feel like only few days ago this was nearly empty . ’
It was true . But now, just the skills and equipment alone had increased greatly . Above all else, what stood out to him was his new class .
Class: Monarch of Shadows
Just yesterday, this spot was decorated with word, “none” . To be honest, everytime he opened his status screen, that “none” bothered him . A Hunter that didn’t Raid was basically an unemployed bum . At least, that’s how society viewed them . So when he looked at his status screen before and saw that he had no class(job), it struck a chord in his mind . Now, he could not hide his joy in looking at the newly filled part of his status screen .
‘Is this what they call an inferiority complex?’
Of course, having “none” in that section didn’t mean that he didn’t have a job in real life . Still, it reminded him of his past . Other Hunters raided and earned a ton of money without paying attention to the eyes of the world . He was the not the same . He could not even proudly claim that he was a Hunter . After all, he was a mere E-ranker who could barely hold onto his own life .
“Hello, I’m an E-rank Hunter . ”
Every time those words escaped his mouth, anyone who knew anything about Hunters would praise him for his hard work but go on to mock him behind his back . That’s why not having a class bothered him, despite how illogical it was .
But now, he had obtained a job, or rather something special . His job was still a Hunter, but in a way, he had obtained a special calling called the “Monarch of Shadows” .
‘Even if it’s not exactly what I was hoping for…’
He had no regrets . If anything, he was satisfied . If he wasn’t in his room, he would’ve summoned Ygritte and the Shadow Soldiers before him . Jinwoo really wanted to test out their capabilities in battle . What if they could bring out a 100% of their former powers?
‘Probably not . ’
But even imagining it made his heart race .
ba dum ba dum
Jinwoo stood still and felt his heartbeat . In his head, he was running simulations of his next Raid . Additionally, he was looking forward to Yoo Jinho’s reaction .
Imagining the young man’s face with wide open eyes and mouth, Jinwoo laughed despite of himself .
Hold on .
‘Now that I think about it . ’
If he was able to raise a dead target, and if that target was not limited to a monster or a magic beast…
‘I should be able to raise a soldier from a dead Hunter, right?’
It was obvious, but he had avoided the idea because a human was involved . To think that he would command an undead soldier from a dead man’s shadow . Just the idea shocked him .
Even still…
‘What if I can raise an A-rank or a S-rank Hunter’s shadow?’
The power he would obtain would be beyond imagination . Even if the soldier could wield just 50% of their former powers, it would be enough for him to raid high-level Dungeons . The light racing of his heart turned to a full sprint .
BA DUM, BA DUM, BA DUM!
But Jinwoo shook his head .
‘Still, raising a human being into an undead is…’
It was not something that should be done . No matter how much it increased his powers, he wanted to avoid doing that . Unless someone appeared that truly deserved it…
‘Not that there are a lot of opportunities to fight another Hunter . ’
Even if an opportunity appeared, there was a philosophical problem . Humans were not monsters or magic beasts .
Alright .
For now, he would be satisfied with the army on hand .
‘I did obtain a boss-level soldier too . ’
The Shadow Soldier who was level 7 and a knight grade . How powerful was he?
Jinwoo anticipated his next Raid .
Translator’s Notes:[1]: Shadow Storage (??? ??): Same as extraction, pretty literal . “Shadow” ??? + “save/store/preserve” ??
[2]: I need a new way of displaying this information… It’s only going to get bigger…
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Shadow Storage (Lv . 1) [1].
Class-specific Skill.
Mana Cost: 0.
Absorb the Shadow Soldiers into the user’s shadow for storage . .
The stored soldiers can be freely summoned and reabsorbed by the user . .
Stored Shadows: 0 / 20.
.
‘As I thought . ’.
.
Jinwoo nodded . Before he had checked the description, he had surmised that the “storage” in its name meant that the skill would allow him to manage the soldiers somehow . However, there was one thing he did not expect . .
.
‘The limit is…’.
.
The limits of the storage was smaller than the limits of the summoning . While he could make 30 soldiers, he could only store 20 of them . That meant that he would have to get rid of 10 more . .
.
‘Well that sucks . ’.
.
It would be like biting of one of his fingers . Even getting rid of just one soldier was painful, and now he had to get rid of 10 of them . .
.
‘Hmm…’.
.
With a heavy heart, Jinwoo looked over his army . Of course, Ygritte and the mages would be excluded from selection . That would leave the infantry . He decided to pick the 10 soldiers furthest away this time . .
.
‘I’m sorry . ’.
.
Jinwoo briefly prayed for their souls . .
.
shooooo-.
.
The soldiers he selected became dust and scattered . Compared to the first time, the regret that he felt was lessened . They say humans can get used to anything . .
.
Anyways . .
.
Jinwoo looked at the remaining soldiers and used ‘Shadow Storage’ . .
.
At the activation of the skill, Ygritte and the Shadow Soldiers melted like ice into flat shadows . Then, their shadows flowed over to Jinwoo and entered his own shadow . .
.
‘So this is what the skill meant by absorbing them…!’.
.
It was exactly as described by the skill; his army was absorbed into his shadow . It all happened in a blink of an eye . The shadow army was nowhere to be seen . .
.
‘ . Even after seeing it…’.
.
Jinwoo looked at his shadow with amazement . In that moment, the System rang . .
.
ring~.
.
You’ve tried out all the class-specific skills . .
The class advancement is now complete . .
The exit will now be created . .
.
‘Is it finally over…?’.
.
It was a long and tough road . Jinwoo took one last look around the Dungeon . The traces of combat littered the area . .
.
Broken knights . Cracked walls . The destroyed pillar . .
.
And the one who destroyed the pillar, the iron golem, which was now a pile of broken armor . .
.
But his trials had resulted in many great boons . .
.
New class and skills . .
.
A powerful army . .
.
A smile appeared on Jinwoo’s face . He turned around without a lingering thought . The gate to the real world waited for him . Jinwoo stepped through . .
.
He returned to the clearing in the forest . It was the same spot he had first entered the quest’s Dungeon . The time was 5 AM . The sun would be rising soon . .
.
Oh right . .
.
Jinwoo looked at his watch and kicked himself in his mind . .
.
‘If I knew I was going to take this long, I should’ve let Jinah know . ’.
.
Fortunately, he had been late in the past due to the Association’s Raids . .
.
Jinwoo looked behind him . The gate that he left from had disappeared without a trace . .
.
‘Huh…’.
.
Looking at the empty clearing, everything that had happened felt like a dream . .
.
Wait, a dream?.
.
No, no way . .
.
Jinwoo looked around . .
.
Soldiers clad in pitch black surrounded him . The Shadow Soldiers had come out the moment he thought of them in his head . .
.
‘ . ’.
.
At first, he thought of them as monsters . .
.
Shadow Soldiers . .
.
Monsters that were called from the shadows of the dead . If they were monsters, what do you call the being that can freely create and control them? Jinwoo smiled,.
.
‘Well, it doesn’t matter…’.
.
He recalled the soldiers into his shadow again . .
.
The road home felt as easy as walking downhill . .
.
.
Jinwoo slept for a long time . He could not help it . The moment he had lied down in his bed, the day was already bright . .
.
ring~ ring~.
.
What woke him was the ringing of his phone . He managed to grab it with much difficulty . Jinwoo answered the phone with his eyes still closed . .
.
“Hello…”.
.
His tired voice cracked a bit . .
.
- “What the… Oppa, are you still sleeping? Do you know what time it is?!”.
.
Jinah asked with surprise from the other end, so Jinwoo asked . .
.
“What time is it…”.
.
- “It’s 2 PM!”.
.
“Whaaa?”.
.
Jinwoo peaked at the phone through a crack in his eyes . She was right . .
.
- “Oppa, you do remember that you have to come to the school today, right?”.
.
Her voice was filled with concern . This made Jinwoo finally sit-up on the bed . .
.
“When do I have to be there by?”.
.
- “5!”.
.
“Alright, I won’t be late . Don’t worry . ”.
.
- “As expected of my brother! Call me when you get here!”.
.
Jinah cutely ended the call . .
.
Jinwoo scratched his head and slowly got up . He could probably make it if he got ready now . .
.
‘Still, I’m about to go see my little sister’s teacher . ’.
.
On top of that, it was for the parent/guardian meeting for a highschool senior . They say this was one of the most important meetings of a child’s life . .
.
‘I can’t go looking like this . ’.
.
He went over and looked through his wardrobe . A musty scent filled his nose; it was not exactly a good smell . Jinwoo’s forehead wrinkled . The most suitable thing he found was the old suit that he had worn for his graduation . .
.
‘Can I wear this?’.
.
He tried it on, but it did not fit . The suit was too small for his body . .
.
‘Man, my body really grew . ’.
.
Trying on his old clothes was a sure way to tell . The suit felt like it was about to rip apart over him . .
.
. Now what?.
.
While wondering what he could wear, Jinwoo’s eyes fell on the bankbook that Yoo Jinho had given him . It contained the magic core income from their Raids . Looking back and forth between the old suit and the bankbook, a smile crept up on Jinwoo’s face . .
.
‘It’s been a while . Shall I go shopping?’.
.
However, there was something small he had to check . Wait, not small, something big . Jinwoo took off the suit and sat down on his bed and opened up the status screen . .
.
‘Status screen . ’.
.
An information box filled a bunch of words filled his view . .
. .
Name: Sung Jinwoo.
Level: 51.
Class: Monarch of Shadows.
Title: Wolf Slayer ( . 1 more).
HP: 11,035.
MP: 1,022.
Fatigue: 0.
Stats.
.
Strength: 132.
Constitution: 91.
Agility: 111.
Intelligence: 70.
Sense: 93.
(Available stat points: 10).
Physical Damage Reduction: 46%.
Skills.
.
Passive Skills.
-(Unknown) (Lv . Max).
-Unyielding Spirit (Lv . 1).
-Advanced Dagger.
Proficiency (Lv . 1).
.
Active Skills.
-Sprint (Lv . 2).
-Bloodlust (Lv . 1).
-Stealth (Lv . 1).
-Vital Stab (Lv . 2).
-Dagger Throw (Lv . 1).
Class-specific Skills.
Active Skills.
-Shadow Extraction (Lv . 1).
-Shadow Storage (Lv . 1).
Equipment.
Red Knight’s Helmet (S).
Gatekeeper’s Necklace (A).
High-level Knight’s Breastplate (B).
High-level Knight’s Gauntlet (B).
High-level Mage’s Ring (B).
Mid-level Assassin’s Shoes (C).
[2].
.
“Huh…”.
.
Jinwoo stuck out a tongue at the status screen that went on and on . .
.
‘I feel like only few days ago this was nearly empty . ’.
.
It was true . But now, just the skills and equipment alone had increased greatly . Above all else, what stood out to him was his new class . .
.
Class: Monarch of Shadows.
.
Just yesterday, this spot was decorated with word, “none” . To be honest, everytime he opened his status screen, that “none” bothered him . A Hunter that didn’t Raid was basically an unemployed bum . At least, that’s how society viewed them . So when he looked at his status screen before and saw that he had no class(job), it struck a chord in his mind . Now, he could not hide his joy in looking at the newly filled part of his status screen . .
.
‘Is this what they call an inferiority complex?’.
.
Of course, having “none” in that section didn’t mean that he didn’t have a job in real life . Still, it reminded him of his past . Other Hunters raided and earned a ton of money without paying attention to the eyes of the world . He was the not the same . He could not even proudly claim that he was a Hunter . After all, he was a mere E-ranker who could barely hold onto his own life . .
.
“Hello, I’m an E-rank Hunter . ”.
.
Every time those words escaped his mouth, anyone who knew anything about Hunters would praise him for his hard work but go on to mock him behind his back . That’s why not having a class bothered him, despite how illogical it was . .
.
But now, he had obtained a job, or rather something special . His job was still a Hunter, but in a way, he had obtained a special calling called the “Monarch of Shadows” . .
.
‘Even if it’s not exactly what I was hoping for…’.
.
He had no regrets . If anything, he was satisfied . If he wasn’t in his room, he would’ve summoned Ygritte and the Shadow Soldiers before him . Jinwoo really wanted to test out their capabilities in battle . What if they could bring out a 100% of their former powers?.
.
‘Probably not . ’.
.
But even imagining it made his heart race . .
.
ba dum ba dum.
.
Jinwoo stood still and felt his heartbeat . In his head, he was running simulations of his next Raid . Additionally, he was looking forward to Yoo Jinho’s reaction . .
.
Imagining the young man’s face with wide open eyes and mouth, Jinwoo laughed despite of himself . .
.
Hold on . .
.
‘Now that I think about it . ’.
.
If he was able to raise a dead target, and if that target was not limited to a monster or a magic beast….
.
‘I should be able to raise a soldier from a dead Hunter, right?’.
.
It was obvious, but he had avoided the idea because a human was involved . To think that he would command an undead soldier from a dead man’s shadow . Just the idea shocked him . .
.
Even still….
.
‘What if I can raise an A-rank or a S-rank Hunter’s shadow?’.
.
The power he would obtain would be beyond imagination . Even if the soldier could wield just 50% of their former powers, it would be enough for him to raid high-level Dungeons . The light racing of his heart turned to a full sprint . .
.
BA DUM, BA DUM, BA DUM!.
.
But Jinwoo shook his head . .
.
‘Still, raising a human being into an undead is…’.
.
It was not something that should be done . No matter how much it increased his powers, he wanted to avoid doing that . Unless someone appeared that truly deserved it….
.
‘Not that there are a lot of opportunities to fight another Hunter . ’.
.
Even if an opportunity appeared, there was a philosophical problem . Humans were not monsters or magic beasts . .
.
Alright . .
.
For now, he would be satisfied with the army on hand . .
.
‘I did obtain a boss-level soldier too . ’.
.
The Shadow Soldier who was level 7 and a knight grade . How powerful was he?.
.
Jinwoo anticipated his next Raid . .
.
Translator’s Notes:. [1]: Shadow Storage (??? ??): Same as extraction, pretty literal . “Shadow” ??? + “save/store/preserve” ??.
[2]: I need a new way of displaying this information… It’s only going to get bigger….