BXBX NOVEL Chapter 2
Chapter 2
I opened Camila’s status window.
Camilla Einrich (Lv.1)
Grade: ★★☆☆☆
Age: 20
Occupation: Failed Knight of Kane
Mana Affinity: Water Rune (E)[1 Rune]
Favorability: 31 (Favorable)
-Base Stats-
Health: E
Mana: E+
Constitution: E
Strength: D-
Agility: D-
Trait: Iron Wall (C)
Skills: Water Swordsmanship (E-)
As a basic character, everything was the same as before.
Her stats were painted with an E.
She was in the middle of the 2nd class.
‘I have a chance for revenge.’
In the previous playthrough, I saw how Hatzfeld exterminated the Rehinar.
The atrocities committed by my past self.
Now I had the opportunity to rectify them.
‘Hatzfeld, this time I will make sure you die in the most painful way possible.’
The moment I vowed to eliminate Hatzfeld.
It seemed like I just wanted to clear the game this time.
A new message popped up.
[Additional content has been downloaded.]
[Starting the transfer of Ray Hatzfeld’s skill ‘Phoenix’s Breath (SR)’]
[1%…]
‘What?! Jackpot?!’
One of the important things in the world of this game is breathing techniques.
The skills you could acquire depended on which breathing technique you learned.
On top of that, there was a compatibility that existed for each breathing technique…
This compatibility had a tremendous impact, to the point of greatly influencing the outcome of battles.
‘Originally, you could only learn one breathing technique per person, but I have two…’
In particular, “Phoenix’s Breath” is the exact opposite of Kane Rehinar’s “Blue Tiger’s Breath”.
The fact that I could learn skills with opposite attributes of fire and water at the same time.
It was nothing short of cheating.
It was a privilege that you couldn’t get even if you tried to draw it in the scam shop window.
[“Phoenix’s Breath” has been transferred]
[Due to the Dullard trait, the rank of “Phoenix’s Breath” has been downgraded from SR to F-]
‘I wasn’t expecting SR rank.’
I can raise the fallen rank again.
The problem is this Dullard trait.
I didn’t think deeply about this either.
I was confident that I could remove the Dullard trait with a scam.
‘Even with just these two breathing techniques, I should be able to eat everything up, so it’s definitely not a loss.’
I wonder how Hatzfeld will react when they see Rehinar’s Grand Duke use ‘Phoenix’s Breath’.
I was determined to kill them somehow, no matter what it took.
I was already looking forward to it.
‘Now that the skill transfer is complete, I need to change this trash body of mine.’
I opened the hologram.
I pressed the gear icon in the upper right corner, and…
Ting!
An alert popped up along with a message.
[Artifact Confirmation Ticket (5★)]
[Subspace Pouch (5★)]
[Character Random Draw Ticket (Guaranteed 4★ or higher)]
These were items that would fill in my shortcomings.
‘I’ll save the draw ticket for now since it’s still early game. I’ll use it when a good character is released. For now, I’ll use this.’
[Artifact Confirmation Ticket (5★) used.]
Ten rainbow-colored cards appeared in the air.
The colorful cards spun around and opened at the same time.
[Egg of the White Dragon (5★)]
[Holy Sword of the Fencer (5★)]
[Grimoire of Mage Engineering (5★)]
…
…
…
[Holy Water of Bellone (5★)]
[Lost Records of the Mage Council (5★)]
The Artifact Confirmation Ticket allowed me to choose one item from the ten cards.
[You have selected Holy Water of Bellone (5★)].
Upon selection, a vial of a light blue solution appeared out of thin air.
[Holy Water of Bellone].
Rating: ★★★★★
Description: Brewed by the Goddess Bellone, this water is imbued with enough power to enchant a normal person if they drink it.
Effect: Transmutation.
I accepted the Holy Water of Bellone and lifted the lid.
A sweet smell wafted out.
I didn’t feel any resistance and drank it down in one gulp.
‘This almost got me killed when I was first transmigrated.’
I felt a rush of nervousness, knowing what was coming.
My body froze in anticipation of what was about to happen.
Or not.
Woosh!
The wind rushed around me.
My body shook like crazy.
My hands and feet were already out of my control.
“Shhhhit.”
My vision darkened as I swore.
***
“Grand Duke!”
“Ugh…”
“My lord, are you conscious?”
“…I’m fine.”
“You’ve fainted twice already!”
Ignoring Camila’s words, I opened my status window.
[Kane Rehinar (Lv.1)]
Grade: ★★☆☆☆
Age: 21
Occupation: Grand Duke of Rehinar
Mana Affinity: Water Rune (E-)[1 Rune], Fire Rune (E-)[1 Rune]
-Base Stats-
Health: E-
Mana: E-
Constitution: S-
Strength: E-
Agility: E-
Traits: Dullard (UR), Timid (S), Frail (S), Kindness (S), Endurance (B), Concentration (B)
Skills: Blue Tiger’s Breath (E-), Phoenix’s Breath (E-), +Rehinar Dual Swordsmanship (E-)
‘Despite consuming one of the best potions in the game, I’m still only at the beginning of 2nd class.’
I had only absorbed one class’s worth of mana from the potion.
All because of the Dullard trait, the worst trait possible.
If I didn’t have this trait, I would have at least reached Class 2.
‘My stats are far from enough to overcome this situation.’
I had to rely solely on my accumulated experience to get through this.
Then suddenly, I noticed the sword next to Camila.
‘I could sell it for some money.’
“Camila. How much money do you have on you?”
“You’ve been saying strange things since earlier, and I can’t take it anymore.”
She got up from her seat.
“I’ll break through the assassins and call for reinforcements.”
Camila and I were being chased by Hatzfeld’s assassins.
If she went outside, she would definitely die.
The opponent was an assassin stronger than her.
“Calm down. I have a plan.”
“I will save you, Grand Duke, even if it means sacrificing my life. So please stay strong.”
Camila was about to run out like a puppy off its leash.
If I hadn’t grabbed her by the scruff of her neck, she would have been out of the ice cave in an instant.
“Camila.”
“Stay here and don’t move until I return.”
She tried to go out of the cave again.
“Camilla Einrich!”
I called her name in a loud voice.
“Sit down.”
She flinched at my firm tone.
‘What was that voice just now?!’
Kane Rehinar was frail.
He was gentle and timid.
He was the master I had to protect for the rest of my life.
But what was that just now?
Wasn’t there a steely determination in his eyes?
This was not the Kane Rehinar that Camila knew.
‘He’s so timid that he can’t even kill an ant, so what’s with that look in his eyes?’
It was a look she had never seen before.
What was that firmness?
When he woke up from fainting, he was a completely different person.
“The place we’re trapped in is the Frozen Prison Forest, one of the Demon’s Territories.”
A Demon’s Territory was a land tainted with corrupt mana.
This was a place where humans could not survive.
Only the strongest monsters survived here.
“It’s a land of death, filled with dense mana.”
Gulp!
Camila gulped at Kane’s voice.
The Grand Duke had never spoken at such length before.
Not only that, but he spoke fluently and without hesitation.
“There’s no chance you’ll get through this place and call for reinforcements. So listen to me.”
“…”
“Answer me!”
“Ah, yes!”
“Take out all the money you have on you.”
She took out a coin purse from her bosom.
“Here you go.”
It was as if she was about to tear it even if someone else saw her.
But she handed the coin purse to Kane as if she were possessed.
“Even with all of this, it’s only 50,000 gold. Is this all you have?”
The currency unit used here was ‘Gold’.
50,000 gold was equivalent to 50,000 won in reality.
1:1 value.
In order to play smoothly, you needed the basic resource ‘Gold’.
However, there was a limit to the gold you could earn from game rewards, so in reality, you usually used scams to get the gold you needed.
“That’s all I have.”
“Well, I guess the current Rehinar is poor, so this is quite a lot.”
Kane decided to settle for 50,000 gold, albeit reluctantly.
He could get the rest of the money elsewhere.
“I need your sword too.”
Camila handed the sword she was holding to Kane.
‘This isn’t the Grand Duke I know… Why is he asking for money and the sword?’
Her doubts were soon resolved.
Kane immediately opened the shop window.
[Congratulations on opening your shop!
Special event prepared for beginners!
– Express Ticket for only 500,000G
You know that the more you cheat, the easier the game gets, right?
We hope you have a fun game with the right amount of cheating!]
[Express Ticket] – 500,000G
– Experience gain rate +500% (30 days)
– Training effect increase rate +500% (30 days)
– Mana affinity increase rate +500% (30 days)
– Character shard draw ticket 12 times X3
‘I have to go back to the family and somehow get the money to buy that first. It’s the most necessary voucher for a dullard like me.’
[Dullard]
Rank: UR
Description: Kane Rehinar is a born dullard. No matter how hard he tries, he has less talent than an ordinary person. Doing nothing is the best way for him to help those around him.
Effect: Ability, skill, experience gain rate -1,000%, -50% character shard and growth experience.
It was a trait that was almost impossible to overcome with effort.
‘The later I grow, the more likely I am to die to Hatzfeld. That can’t happen.’
I decided to collect as much gold as possible as soon as I got back to the family.
Closing the benefits window, I clicked on the inventory window.
-Inventory-
Gold: 50,000G
Broken Iron Sword (★) – 5,000G
Camila’s Steel Sword (★) – 100,000G
‘I need to spin the character shard gacha once.’
With the gold I got from Camila, I was still short.
In this situation, there was an in-game cash shop system to quickly acquire gold.
However, the reality of being transmigrated had its limits.
Since I couldn’t spend real money, I needed another way to earn gold.
‘I guess I have to use this method again.’
I clicked on the shiny scale-shaped icon in the top right corner of the shop tab.
Exchange Shop
Converts unnecessary items into currency.
This was a system that only the users of this game could use.
In normal gameplay, it was only used to organize unnecessary items in the inventory, but it was much more useful in this state.
This was because the range of items that could be sold was not limited to the inventory.
Anything I could hold in his hand could be exchanged for gold at the exchange shop. For example, like other people’s things, as I was doing now.
‘Camila. I’m sorry.’
I sold Camila’s weapon to the exchange shop instead of the broken iron sword.
[There are no shops nearby.]
[Due to the shop penalty, the sale price of the steel sword has been set to 50%.]
[You have acquired 50,000G.]
The sword that he had given to Kane disappeared with a flash of light.
Camila’s eyes widened.
“M-magic!?”
Whether she was surprised or not.
Kane moved his hand in the air.
[Character Gacha 1 pull (10,000G)]
[Character Gacha 12 pulls (100,000G)]
And without hesitation, he pressed the 12-pull gacha button.
[Characters are not unlocked due to lack of story progress.]
[Only basic 3-character gacha is available. Would you like to purchase it? (YN)]
‘Yes.’
[You have purchased 12 character gacha pulls.]
[100,000G has been used.]
Twelve cards appeared, spinning around.
Cards with backsides that were still unrevealed.
He quickly tapped the cards with his hand.
The cards opened with a white light.
[2★ Unknown Maid Anna Werner +2 pieces]
[1★ Unknown Maid Anna Werner +3 pieces]
[1★ Water Wall Mage Heidi Gunther +4 pieces]
[1★ Failed Knight Camilla Einrich +3 pieces]
‘Unlucky x trash game.’
Only one 2-star piece came out.
‘I did get Camila’s piece, but I need to get stronger now.’
He immediately fed all the character growth pieces he had just drawn into his own experience points.
[Level Up.]
[Due to the Dullard trait, experience points only increase by half.]
[Level Up.]
[Due to the Dullard trait, experience points only increase by half.]
[Level Up.]
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***
Camila’s eyes trembled.
‘The Grand Duke doesn’t know magic!’
But the Kane Rehinar she saw in her eyes was using magic.
First, the sword disappeared.
Then, even his money pouch disappeared.
This was definitely magic.
‘Have I been wrong about the Grand Duke all this time?’
She thought about Kane Rehinar.
‘No. During my service, the Grand Duke never went anywhere other than the library or his room.’
Camila’s misunderstanding grew and grew.
‘Could it be from reading books in the library?’
Her head became more and more complicated with her constant doubts.
Meanwhile, Kane was checking his status after growing with the pieces.
[Kane Rehinar (Lv.14)]
Grade: ★★☆☆☆
Age: 21
Occupation: Grand Duke of Rehinar
Mana Affinity: Water Rune (E)[1 Rune], Fire Rune (E)[1 Rune]
-Base Stats-
[Health: E]
[Mana: E]
[Body: S-]
[Strength: E]
[Agility: E]
Traits: Dullard (UR), Timid (S), Weak (S), Kindness (S), Patience (B), Concentration (B)
Skills: Blue Tiger’s Breath (E), Phoenix’s Breath (E), +Rehinar Dual Swordsmanship (E-)
My abilities had now risen from 2nd class beginner to intermediate.
‘I’ll cover the rest with the experience I’ve gained from transmigrating.’
“Camila.”
She snapped out of her daydreaming and replied.
“Yes, yes?”
“We need to break through here.”