NOVPUBAwe washed all over me as I stared down at the golden sword in front of me. I remember it being gold to highlight it in Leon's hands.
Then, just as I was looking at it...
Swoosh~
A system window appeared in front of me unexpectedly.
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[Imperial Edge]
-Increases wielder's strength by five points.
-Very compatible with mana and spirit magic.
-Aesthetic Effect
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It was displaying the effects and the name of the sword.
"It's the same as I remembered it in the game."
I mumbled after reading the system's content. I nodded in satisfaction, seeing that nothing changed in it.
This sword was one of my main goals here from the start.
In the game, this sword was often left unused. Because by the time Leon got here, he already had a much better weapon than this one. And not everyone picked swordsman as their class when playing the game anyway.
But still, players took and remembered this sword very well, including me. After all—
"It's a paid item that glitched."
That's right, this sword was supposed to be acquired only by buying it with real-world money in the game.
The players didn't know if it was intentional, like an easter event, or a bug, but after killing The Hollowed—this would appear here.
It's not a reward for killing the boss of this rift-dungeon. The rewards here are double exp for the player and the two red gems that I gave Pyro and Zephyrus.
(Raye has double exp right now.)
Also, this sword looks fancy, just like every item you can buy in the game using real-world money, they all look fancy as fuck.
That's why players take this sword even though they already have stronger ones. They use it as a cosmetic item.
Because it doesn't just look fancy too...
"..."
Fwip-
I stored [Nyx] in my spatial storage and grabbed the [Imperial Edge]. Then while holding its scabbard with my left hand—
Shing—
I placed my right hand on its hilt and pulled it out.
The pristine white blade of the sword shone even though the room was dark, only having torches as a source of light. It was blinding.
The blade looked sharp and sturdy.
Then, as I was holding it...
Swooosh~
I was suddenly enveloped by a golden aura. It looked like I'm one of those super cyan aliens I watched when I was a kid.
I know why this was happening... The cause of this was the [Aesthetic Effect] of the [Imperial Edge].
This is the reason why players took this sword and used it as a cosmetic. I was the same back then. But this time, it's different...
Because although it's often overlooked in the game, the effects of it were actually good.
It's highly compatible with mana and spirit magic, which is exactly what I need. And it gives me plus five strength points whenever I use it.
Now... This sword doesn't mean I'm planning to change [Nyx] and [Celestria] as my main weapons. It's just that, I still want to dual wield even when I'm using [Celestria] as an armor.
Leon wouldn't be able to find the [Imperial Edge] anyway without the player controlling him. And he would have a strong main weapon soon.
He doesn't need this.
'But I do.'
*****
I took the [Imperial Edge] and stored it in my spatial storage for now. And after that, I came back to where Zephyrus and Pyro were.
"..."
I just sat in front of them, watching the two. I was too tired to do anything else right now.
It was already dark and I'm getting a bit drowsy too. So I decided to place a sleeping bag just outside the tent and I laid down on it.
"..."
I silently stared at the cracked ceiling of the room, thinking.
It's been eight months since we got here. Roughly twenty days had already passed in the outside world.
Just two more... Just two more months and we'll leave this place. Then, I'll come back to school again.
(Raye doesn't plan to use up all the of the 12 months now, he already got everything he wanted in this dungeon.)
"Haaaaa... I want to rest."
I'm starting to get exhausted. Literally.
I already forgot how much time had passed since I got transmigrated here in this world as Raye. I just know it's nearing 2 years now, I'm not sure anymore.
Everything became a mess when I got here. I can't spend time quietly, I always get dragged into dangerous situations... I can't rest. I can't stop.
... I just want to survive...
'I wonder how the others are doing.'
I miss them.
I hope Old Man Rey's condition got better.
I want to see Jerusha.
"Haaaaa..."
Being alone with your thoughts, especially at night, is really something.
'Zephyrus and Pyro weren't even gone for a day and I'm already feeling lonely.'
Get a grip of yourself, me... I told them that I'm fine. I should be fine.
And so, instead of just being depressed here—
"..."
I closed my eyes.
I let myself be consumed by drowsiness. And not long...
I fell asleep.
*****
"..."
The next day, I woke up feeling physically refreshed. My mind is still in shambles from all the thinking I did last night.
But I'm better now... Probably.
I cooked and ate breakfast for myself. Then after that, I meditated too.
But I'm far from Zephyrus and Pyro. I don't want to accidentally absorb some of the essences of the gems I gave them.
After meditating, I trained using swordsmanship with [Imperial Edge]. I'm trying to get used to its feel.
I rested when I'm tired, cooked and ate when I'm hungry, hunted if I'm out of meat, meditated when I'm bored, and trained if I had nothing else to do to keep myself entertained.
"..."
It was a bland routine. I'm missing the technology back in the modern world.
Magic is cool and all, but I want [UTube] too.
But I know no matter how much I complain, nothing will change. So instead of throwing a tantrum like a fucking idiot...
I just kept doing whatever to keep myself occupied.
Just staying still for a while makes me bored as fuck and makes me think of the past. I don't want to relapse for fuck's sake.
And just like that...
...
...
A month passed.
