I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents-Chapter 36: Constellations

Pandemonium, Floor 5, Waiting Room, 3rd Night.

Thud—

Something dropped through a rift that had opened in the air. It was a long storage case made from an unknown material.

I opened the case.

Inside was a sword.

Gripping the hilt, I lifted it up.

A heavy sensation flowed through both of my hands.

[Mundum Exstinguit]

Mundum Exstinguit

Category: Weapon (Sword)

Attack Power: +80

Effect:

1 - Adversary: Increases critical hit chance when facing 2 or more enemies.

2 - Recovery: Can remotely recall the weapon to the user’s recognition target. The weapon can be retrieved aggressively at the user’s will.

3 - Manifestation: Can precisely shape Aura.

Description: A sword crafted by the Master Blacksmith Malenis.

This sword specializes in Aura manipulation. By mixing the top-tier gemstone Lapidum Forma during forging, the sword is resistant to damage and can finely adjust the shape of Aura.

The weapon’s effects cannot be activated by anyone other than the recognized user.

Grade: Unique

[Would you like to register 'User Recognition'?]

[ Y / N ]

Of course, I chose the left option.

['User Recognition' completed.]

[‘Mundum Exstinguit’ is now bound to 'Player - Han Yuseong’.]

It was definitely a highly useful weapon just by looking at it.

The second effect, Recovery, seemed very promising.

I particularly liked that it wouldn’t activate for anyone else—if someone else held it, its effects wouldn’t manifest.

[Please specify the item to send to ‘Master Blacksmith Dark Elf Malenis’. Say ‘Send Item’.]

[Time Limit: 60 minutes]

[If the item is not sent within the time limit, the sword will be recalled.]

Well then.

I should send the item right away.

She sent me such a useful weapon, after all.

Ding!

A slight rift appeared in the space, and from it, a special storage case containing roast cutlets fell out.

I had chosen this menu for Malenis, who had asked for something crispy.

I gently grasped the storage case with my right hand.

"Send Item."

As soon as I spoke, the storage case was engulfed by a ball of white light.

[Transaction Complete.]

Done.

I reopened the gallery.

Title: This sword is a good pull, right?

Posted by: ㅇㅇ*

ㄴThe name’s a bit hard to remember, though.

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(A picture of the item description for ‘Mundum Exstinguit’ taken with a device)

ㄴWelcome, Climber. Heya.

ㄴLooks like a good pull, yep.

ㄴBy the way, the name of that weapon means ‘to extinguish the world.’ It’s meant to bring an end to the world.

It did have a powerful-sounding name, but I didn’t expect it to be this intense.

ㄴThat’s some grandiose name, LOL.

ㄴLooks like the Dark Elf girl just threw together something to make it sound powerful. Naming sense? Nah, LOL.

ㄴBlessings of human connections... or rather, earfolk luck. Looks like your luck’s good, Climber.

ㄴAs expected~~ An elf with conscience! Totally different from those white-earfolk.

ㄴElf Guy) If you keep this up, I’ll consider you a loser who got slapped by an elf.

The Elf Guy seemed to have grown slightly stronger in his tone compared to three days ago and started commenting again.

ㄴWow, how did you know? I was working with an elf in a mission-type stage, and at the end, I got a strong slap to the back of my head.

ㄴYeah, seriously slapped, LOL.

ㄴThere’s a reason I hate them! Victim here!

ㄴElf Guy) ...,!

It didn’t seem like his tone change had much effect.

ㄴSword of Light) All the effects are really solid. With a blacksmith like this, it’s worth remembering their name. You can keep interacting with them.

ㄴGutter Swordsman) Really shiny. Even with a Master Craftsman Summoning Scroll, to get such a weapon from someone on Floor 5—your luck’s pretty good, Climber.

ㄴDon’t talk about luck when you’re in Pandemonium, LOL.

ㄴThat kind of luck and this kind of luck are different, LOL.

ㄴㅇㅇ*) But I’ve only seen items with grades C and B so far, and suddenly ‘Unique’ shows up. What’s this about?

ㄴSage) Forget grades. The type of weapon or armor that’s bound to a user like the Pilgrim will most likely be registered as ‘Unique’. It would generally be between A-grade and S-grade.

ㄴㅇㅇ*) Is there something above ‘Unique’?

ㄴㅇㅇ There’s ‘Legendary.’ Most weapons from myth fall under the Legendary category.

ㄴArchmage) Depending on the type, sometimes a Unique weapon can be better than a Legendary one. It’s not something you can just fixate on.

ㄴAbsolute Ruler) That’s right.

ㄴIce Queen) Freezing! Are you going to the 5th-floor stage now?!

ㄴㅇㅇ*) Hmm, I’m thinking of staying for one more day.

ㄴIce Queen) Freezing! Good luck!

ㄴLooks like the Vertex Guild, with the real top-tier Normal Mode player as their Guild Master, is fighting against the main Hard Mode guild, the Strategy Union. The posts are going up, and the result seems as expected.

What’s this now?

ㄴㅇㅇ*) What are you talking about?

ㄴLOL, the insane Normal Mode player on Floor 89 is picking a fight with the Hard Mode Guild Leader on Floor 65. They’ve been going at it.

ㄴThe reason the Normal Mode guy picked a fight is because of you, Climber, LOL.

ㄴPioneer) The previous ranking 1st from this session, Union Leader. He’s the Guild Master of the Strategy Union. Since he’s been getting beaten by Climber, it looks like Helion, the top of Normal Mode, started looking down on him.

ㄴHe probably thought it was doable, LOL. Union Leader kept losing to Climber by double the score.

ㄴPioneer) In the guild war, the Strategy Union will win, obviously.

ㄴPioneer) The biggest issue they’re facing isn’t the guild war, though—it’s Floor 66.

Hard Mode, Floor 66.

ㄴㅇㅇ*) How hard is Floor 66?

ㄴArchmage) Statistically speaking, about 70% of players who survive up to Floor 65 in Hard Mode die on Floor 66.

A moment later, another comment from the Archmage appeared.

ㄴArchmage) And the current Hard Mode climbers are much weaker than the ones from our generation.

ㄴGutter Swordsman) They’re gonna die. A lot of them.

***

"......."

The Normal Mode 89th-floor climber, Helion, the Guild Master of the Vertex Guild, barely held onto his wavering ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) vision.

The reason he declared the Guild War, as others knew, was because of witnessing Union Leader Targon, who had been stripped of the 1st place rank from Floors 2 to 4. But the ultimate reason was his own confidence in reaching Floor 89, even as a Normal climber.

However, that confidence was crumbling.

Before him stood a man who had single-handedly defeated the 33 elite members of the Vertex guild.

A man with blond hair, clad in silver armor.

Union Leader, Targon.

Targon extended his right arm with a blank expression.

The bodies of the Vertex guild members in the range of his direct sword strike were torn apart in all directions.

"Ahh!"

"Ughhh!"

Blood and flesh from the Vertex guild members splattered across the Colosseum walls.

Since this was a 'Normal Guild War' where death was not permanent, it was closer to defeat than actual death. However,

Whoosh!

With a swing of his shield, Targon sent Helion's body crashing backward.

Crack!

Targon, closing the distance in an instant, slammed his sword down beside Helion’s fallen head.

"Be thankful this wasn’t a fight to the death."

Targon’s cold blue eyes looked down on Helion, whose red hair was now stained with blood.

"We, the Strategy Union, are different from you. We are aiming for something beyond the reach of the likes of you, something you wouldn’t even see if you died and were reborn."

Targon’s deep voice continued.

"So, don’t needlessly disrupt our great endeavor and quietly focus on clearing the tower and graduating. That’s more fitting for someone of your stature in Normal Mode."

This translation is the intellectual property of Novelight.

Helion’s brow furrowed deeply.

"...A truly noble hero, huh?"

Targon nodded silently in response to Helion’s sneer.

"Yes. Our Strategy Union is noble. That is why the great Constellations are supporting our climb. The ones who won’t even spare a glance at you."

Targon drew his sword from where it had been embedded in the ground, swinging it toward Helion’s neck.

"Let this death be a lesson."

Slash!

Helion’s head rolled away from his body.

Though it was a 'Normal Guild War' where death wasn’t permanent, Helion would soon awaken in the Normal Mode tower, with his life spared.

Targon smiled as he watched the notifications flooding his screen.

['Judge of a Thousand Eyes' says your words are correct.]

['Guide Who Follows the Stars' smiles at you.]

['Blazing Spear of the Crimson Sun' cheers for your climb to Floor 66.]

['Emperor of Immortal Glory' supports you.]

['Watcher Who Swims in the Abyss' gazes at you.]

['Saint Who Follows the Light' blesses you.]

Many Constellations were supporting Targon and the Strategy Union.

Targon slammed his shield to the ground with great force.

Boom!!

"There is no defeat for the Strategy Union."

The elite 50 members behind him roared like thunder in response.

***

Another day passed.

It was time to move to the stage.

Creak—

I opened the door to the Floor 5 stage.

Before me lay an expansive grassland.

'Pandemonium Difficulty, Floor 5 is a Quest Type.'

Then, the following sentences appeared, ones I hadn’t seen before.

[Multiple Constellations recognize your existence.]

['Judge of a Thousand Eyes']

['Guide Who Follows the Stars']

['Sword Demon of the Black Typhoon']

['Blazing Spear of the Crimson Sun']

['Saint Who Follows the Light']

['Emperor of Immortal Glory']

['Giant Who Swallowed the Moon']

['Watcher Who Swims in the Abyss']

['Warrior Fueled by Wrath']

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Han Yuseong, just before entering the 5th-floor stage, <Transcendent Gallery> Board.

Title: Ah, once you enter the 5th-floor stage, Constellations will start watching you.

Posted by: Archmage

ㄴThey’ll throw around some impressive words, trying to add some weight. Don’t worry about it. Just think of them like flies buzzing around.

Occasionally, they’ll give you quests, and you just need to do them to collect the rewards.

They might sometimes show their presence or glance at you, but there's no need to be intimidated.

ㄴㅇㅇ*) ??? Why? Isn’t a Constellation supposed to be a big deal? They can give quests too.

ㄴEven the Easy and Normal end-game climbers were surprised when they heard about the Constellations from the Hard Difficulty climbers.

ㄴLOL, didn’t expect them to be like that.

ㄴㅇㅇ*) What’s the deal with them?

ㄴSword of Light) They’re losers who gave up their climb after reaching Floor 99 in Hard Mode and got stuck in the tower.

ㄴAbsolute Ruler) Our generation’s Constellations were the ones who gave up their climb to Floor 100.

ㄴSpear King) So the Constellations from this generation are just the ones who gave up their climb to Floor 100 in the previous Hard Mode?

ㄴShrine Maiden) Hehe, they were climbing with us but gave up.

ㄴIce Queen) Freezing! They surrendered to the tower. Pathetic.

ㄴHeavenly Demon) They’re just pathetic things who crumbled under the fear of death.

ㄴElf Guy) They’re far from something to be worshipped.

ㄴGutter Swordsman) They’re the ones who saw the blood and death of many comrades, yet still bowed to the tower.

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ㄴArchmage) They’re insects.

ㄴArchmage) Utterly pathetic.