Chapter 189

‘Yоu killеd Lехar? Thаt’s а liе…!’

Еsрeciallу Вellua сouldn’t beliеvе Кhаn’s wоrds.

Lеxar wаs a pоwеrful magе frоm thе Yеllоw Mаgic Тower, соmраrable tо an Аrchmage.

In fасt, he was someоnе who demonstrated саpabilities surpassing еvеn some Аrchmаgеs in bаttlе.

He was absоlutely nоt sоmеone whо соuld be eаsily killed bу anyone.

“Wh-whаt dо you mеаn? You killеd Lexаr?”

“Yes, is there а prоblеm? Ah, he attackеd me first. Sо I killеd him.”

Lоoking аt Binsen аnd Веllua, who sеemеd vеrу shосked, Кhаn quiсkly аddеd an excuse, thinking there might be a problem.

‘Did I say something unnecessary for no reason? I just want to quickly clear the Quest, but this is getting annoying.’

Now, he only needed to raise his Level by 1 more to reach Level 100.

Once that happened, Khan would be able to obtain a different Job-Exclusive Random Skill Selection Ticket than before.

To be precise, he would still get a Job-Exclusive Random Skill Selection Ticket, but from Level 100 onwards, the tickets could yield Skills of Rank 6 or higher, offering a much greater chance to become stronger.

‘Moreover, now that Experience Points have increased 50-fold, the Experience Points gained from the Main Quest must have risen significantly as well.’

A 50-fold increase in Experience Points was actually an absurd thing, enough to reach Level 300 in just a few days.

If the effect of the Rank 8 Hidden Skill ‘Infinite Growth’ that Khan obtained was only a 50-fold increase in Experience Points gained from hunting Monsters, it wouldn’t have been that overpowered.

‘But if Main Quest Experience Points also increase 50-fold… then I’ve truly obtained a game-breaking skill.’

In terms of value, it might be comparable to the Rank 10 Hidden Skill ‘Sage’s Heart’ that Khan possessed.

Finishing his thoughts, Khan looked at Binsen and Bellua, who wore astonished expressions.

Then, the stunned Binsen finally opened his mouth.

“Y-you, is that true? Sir Khan, you defeated Lexar?”

“Yes, is there some problem?”

“Ah, no, it’s not that. But from what we know, we heard Lexar travels with mages of exceptional skill…”

“Ah, I killed them all too.”

“I-I see… Might I ask what you did with Lexar’s body?”

“You won’t find his body no matter how hard you search. It must have completely melted and disappeared.”

“I see…! Th-thank you!”

“……?”

Khan was puzzled, not understanding the reason, as Binsen suddenly bowed at a ninety-degree angle and expressed his gratitude.

‘Why is this guy suddenly acting like this?’

As he thought that to himself, a connection between the three suddenly occurred to him.

‘Wait a minute… Now that I think about it, Lexar, and these two are all from the Yellow Magic Tower, right? Moreover, Lexar dabbled in Dark Magic…’

To begin with, it was a bit strange that Binsen and Bellua, who were quite high-ranking mages even within the Yellow Magic Tower, had suddenly come to a rural city like Erindel.

‘They must have come to capture Lexar. Unintentionally, I defeated him in their place.’

In his mind, he fully understood how the situation had unfolded.

In that case, letting it pass with just a thank you would be really foolish.

While Khan was organizing his thoughts, Binsen expressed his gratitude again.

“Thank you! The one named Lexar, whom Sir Khan defeated, was a traitor to the Yellow Magic Tower! He possessed power comparable to an Archmage within the Yellow Magic Tower and had dabbled in Dark Magic. Regarding this matter, we will separately report it to the Archmages of the Yellow Magic Tower. May I ask which Magic Tower Sir Khan is affiliated with?”

“I am not affiliated with any Magic Tower. I never have been.”

“Ah, I see…”

Binsen couldn’t help but be surprised upon hearing Khan’s words.

‘Not only did he defeat Dramos, the captain of the kingdom’s guards, in the finals of the Underground Arena Tournament, but to think the one who also defeated Lexar, a traitor to the Magic Tower, isn’t affiliated with any Magic Tower…!’

Bellua was thinking similarly to Binsen.

“Um… I’m sorry. I was rude to Sir Khan during the Underground Arena Tournament without knowing anything…”

“Ah, don’t worry about that, no need to apologize. By the way, it seems I also have something to say to you two.”

Khan didn’t even accept Bellua’s apology and began to continue with what he had to say.

Since he did their job for them, shouldn’t he receive appropriate compensation?

Hearing Khan’s words, Binsen replied with a flustered expression.

“Wh-what would you like to say?”

“You came here to defeat Lexar, didn’t you?”

“That’s correct.”

“I came to Erindel and almost died meeting that guy. So, I defeated Lexar in your place.”

“Th-that’s right… Regarding that part, I am truly sorry.”

“A mage from the Yellow Magic Tower attacked me… Surely you don’t plan to just let it pass with an apology? Moreover, I saved you the trouble of what you had to do.”

“Ah, I understand perfectly a thousand times over! Even if you hadn’t said it, we should naturally provide appropriate compensation! Our Yellow Magic Tower repays received favors tenfold, haha!”

Fortunately, Binsen seemed to be someone who understood things well, as he immediately grasped what Khan was implying.

‘Wait a minute… The Yellow Magic Tower is the tower that mainly researches things related to Mana, right? Then they must surely have this too…’

The Mana Reset Ring that Khan temporarily borrowed from Ailee.

Without it, he would have lost to Dramos in the finals of the Underground Arena Tournament.

If that had happened, not only the Main Quest, but he also wouldn’t have obtained the Ancient Magic Book and would have been trapped forever in this game world.

‘If it’s the Yellow Magic Tower, they must surely have something better than the Mana Reset Ring. I should ask for that at least.’

Since there wasn’t really anything else worth receiving besides items, Khan immediately got to the point.

“If you are mages from the Yellow Magic Tower, you must have quite a lot of items related to Mana.”

“Ah, of course! Is there something you need?”

“Then, by any chance, do you also have a Mana Reset Ring? I heard there’s a ring that resets Mana twice.”

“Haha. Of course! Are you perhaps referring to the Mana Reset Ring V2? This was exactly developed by our Yellow Magic Tower a year ago; it’s an Artifact that mages from other towers line up to buy every day.”

“That should be sufficient.”

Mana Reset Ring V2.

It was the superior version of the Mana Reset Ring that Khan possessed.

‘Then I’ll be able to reset Mana a total of three times.’

Judging by Binsen’s reaction, it seemed he would give the item right away.

“Haha! What do you take the Yellow Magic Tower for! We unconditionally repay received favors tenfold. Just one Mana Reset Ring wouldn’t be enough! Lexar was a guy who caused quite a headache for a long time, so I think the Archmages of our tower will also separately reward Sir Khan. Ah, please accept this for now at least.”

Binsen took out a Mana Reset Ring from his Spatial Pocket and handed it to Khan.

[Item: Mana Reset Ring V2]

• Item Rank: Unique

• Level Restriction: 30

• Mana: X

• Mana Control: X

• Item Description: When the item is equipped, it can reset used Mana once per day. When Mana is reset, all used Mana is recovered. (Cannot be used in conjunction with other Mana Reset Rings.)

Unlike the original Mana Reset Ring, the Mana Reset Ring V2 was Unique Rank, not Rare Rank.

‘It’s a bit disappointing that it can’t be used in conjunction with the Mana Reset Ring I’m already wearing…’

Setting aside his disappointment, Khan equipped the Mana Reset Ring V2 on the index finger of his right hand.

He put the Mana Reset Ring he was originally wearing into his Spatial Pocket.

‘It worked out well since I had to return the Mana Reset Ring to Ailee anyway.’

When he goes to Arcana, he had planned to return the Mana Reset Ring to Ailee and receive a new Mana Reset Ring.

‘I can give the newly received Mana Reset Ring to Sharin.’

Having obtained the Mana Reset Ring V2 and increased his specs, Khan smiled happily inwardly.

Even though he obtained it so easily now, it was originally an item that required all sorts of hardship to acquire.

“Then, may I ask about your next destination?”

“Why do you ask?”

“After we report to our superiors, we plan to visit you again later. We must provide compensation matching what Sir Khan has done for us.”

“Probably… I’ll be in Arcana continuously starting about a month from now.”

“Ah, Arcana, you say…? Understood. Then I will personally visit Arcana in a month.”

“Alright.”

There was no reason to refuse if they were personally coming to give a reward.

“Then, do you plan to investigate the remaining buildings here?”

“Ah, yes. It seems we should investigate this. Since it’s a place where a mage from our tower stayed, there might be hidden secret documents of the Yellow Magic Tower or something.”

“Then, would it be alright if I just briefly enter this one building?”

“Of course! This building area has already been investigated, so it should be safe. There are Magic traps set up all over the building. But is there something you’re looking for? Nothing particular came out from inside this building though…”

“I just want to take a quick look on the off chance, so you do your work.”

“Yes, understood! Let’s go, Bellua.”

“Yes…!”

And so, Binsen and Bellua began to investigate the remaining buildings.

Khan headed inside the building in front of him.

‘The Main Quest content was to search the buildings, so I guess just looking at any building roughly will do.’

About five minutes had passed since Khan entered the building and looked around inside.

[Main Quest has been cleared.]

Finally, the Quest clear message appeared before Khan’s eyes.