I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents

I took a picture of the rectangular box on the ground with my terminal.

Title: LightSword. What the hell is this?
Author: ㅇㅇ*

-It looks like it might explode if I touch it?

ㄴ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Boom-! Is it a bomb? Well, many magitech items do have designs like that ㅇㅇ
ㄴ LightSword) Don’t worry. It’s still painful, but it won’t explode like that.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) How can it be painful if it doesn’t explode?
ㄴ LightSword) Check that item later. First, look at the swordsmanship manual.

Ah, the swordsmanship manual.
The cover of the manual had a very concise name written on it.
Dragon Slaying Sword (龍殺檢).

…A sword for hunting dragons.
Is there really a need to learn such an amazing sword technique? Hmm?
The entry barrier seems too high from the start.

ㄴ LightSword) If this wasn’t the tower but the outside world, I would have made you practice mana manipulation like crazy. But the tower isn’t structured in a way that mana manipulation increases your mana quantity.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ There are people who complain about that. For a farmer like me, it was rather beneficial. I didn’t have the talent to develop through learning mana manipulation techniques.

ㄴ ArchMage) You need to reach level 20 before you can properly use mana as a swordsman or warrior. Things like sword qi. Before that, you can only use as much mana as your mana stat increases through level-ups. Of course, as a magician from the start, my starting point was a bit different.

As expected, it’s absurd.
21st century Earth natives had no choice but to start at a disadvantage compared to those from Murim Earth or the medieval alternate Earth where LightSword is from.
But the world is inherently absurd, isn’t it?

ㄴ LightSword) For now, try to learn the swordsmanship manual I wrote as much as possible. I wrote it in a way that you can easily understand, so read it.
ㄴ SewerSwordSaint) No matter how well it’s written and explained in detail, won’t it be nearly useless before gaining practical experience?

SewerSwordSaint, who hadn’t been seen for a while, appeared to object to LightSword’s words.
However, LightSword didn’t seem particularly flustered and quickly posted a reply.

ㄴ LightSword) That’s right. Even if you’ve learned it in your head, if you don’t put it into action, the technique won’t fully remain in your mind and body and will quickly evaporate. That’s why I sent the sparring golem mk.2 along with it to prevent that.

Sparring golem?
…Is it similar to the ‘training dummy’ in games?

ㄴ LightSword) When you press the activation button, it will transform in front of you. Into a humanoid golem.
ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) I have to fight with that thing, right?
ㄴ LightSword) Yes, it’s a golem implanted with the sword paths from the introduction to the middle part of the swordsmanship manual.

I started to anticipate what kind of experience I was going to have.
A very ominous anticipation.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) How strong is that golem?
ㄴ LightSword) You can consider it to be at the level of my martial prowess when I was seventeen. It’s what I used to train at that age. It was long before I entered the tower.

Then isn’t it weak?
I wanted to ask that, but my opponent was someone who completed Hard difficulty.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) Hmm… if you compare it to monsters?
ㄴ LightSword) It was when I killed the Ogre Great Chieftain and the Minotaur Attack Captain. I also killed one of the Seven Evils’ demons, Nephegos or something, at that time.
ㄴ …What kind of monsters that others couldn’t kill in their lifetime did you kill when you were just a brat?

But with a golem of that strength, wouldn’t I die?

To be honest, I don’t really know even when he talks about monsters. I can only guess their strength from their names.
And the reactions of others help with the inference too.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) Are you trying to kill me with this?
ㄴ LightSword) You won’t die. The sword the golem uses is a wooden sword.

ㄴ He won’t die. It’ll hurt like hell, but he probably won’t die.
ㄴ Wow, LightSword was such a scary person ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ To come up with such an idea in a short time.

ㄴ Well, would the brain of someone who cleared Hard difficulty be normal? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Even though they all look stupid, they’re people who survived through the path of carnage. Even I, who completed Normal, have my family in an uproar saying my emotional state is weird ㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ Pioneer) I’ll refrain from commenting on looking stupid.

I started to get a sense of what they were saying.
What kind of item LightSword sent to me.

And the comment by HeavenlyDemon below proved that my recent hypothesis was correct.

ㄴ HeavenlyDemon) You won’t die in the tower’s waiting room. Unless your head is completely cut off by an ultra-fast sword path. All wounds are healed by the effect of the waiting room.

ㄴ HeavenlyDemon) …Indeed. A space where such sword paths unfold. It will raise practical sense at once. And by enduring pain, you can quickly raise the level of related skills.
ㄴ Translation: Related skill levels will rise quickly ㅇㅇ

ㄴ HeavenlyDemon) But then, couldn’t you just give the golem a real sword? That would be more certain help in raising skill levels.
ㄴ Translation: This guy is even more crazy ㅇㅇ What about human nature?

A real sword? What crazy words.

ㄴ LightSword) I wondered if a real sword would be possible, so I tried to ‘trade designate’ it in its real sword state, but it said trade was impossible. I expected that though.

ㄴ GalleryMaster) They probably allow moderate use of the waiting room recovery system, but don’t want us to cross the line.

So, a space where I can fully recover even if hit by countless beatings from the golem.
That’s the result of combining the effect of this ‘tower floor waiting room’ with the sparring golem item that LightSword gave me.

ㄴ LightSword) The golem’s durability isn’t that high. When I implanted the sword paths that can handle the Dragon Slaying Sword technique in its previous state, the durability became even lower.

ㄴ LightSword) 30 times. If you land 30 effective hits on that golem, it will break.
ㄴ 30 times ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ With that skill gap, it would take half a year to hit 30 times, can you do it?
ㄴ Golem with 30 durability left, expected to survive for a few more years.

ㄴ SewerSwordSaint) …It’s not entirely impossible, so I can’t say for sure that he’ll be able to break it.

I feel like crying.

ㄴ LightSword: This was the best I could prepare in a short time. No need to be too grateful.

…Wow, I’m really thankful.
If I wasn’t the subject, I would have applauded LightSword and praised him for being smart.
But I’m the one involved.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) Yeah… thanks for sending this.

I need to come to my senses from now on.
Just because these experienced users look like people, I shouldn’t think of them within the범 of normal common sense.

ㄴ LightSword) Want to try it now?
ㄴ GalleryMaster) Hey, you’ll have to live in that sword prison he gave you anyway, so you should sleep properly. Sleep first.

As expected, is the GalleryMaster the only normal one?

ㄴ GalleryMaster) Even if you train in your current state, it won’t be even half as effective as training in a proper condition. Rest is also training.

It was such a calculated reason? I take it back. There are no normal people here.

ㄴ GalleryMaster) Ah, I’ve been meaning to ask this every time but accidents keep happening whenever you come back, so I can only ask now. What’s your name?
ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) Han Yuseong
ㄴ Han… Yuseong? Your name is unique indeed.

ㄴ GalleryMaster) Nice to meet you, Han Yuseong. Don’t die.
ㄴ LightSword) I’ll remember it as my disciple’s name.
ㄴ HeavenlyDemon) It’s a name with a good ring to it.

ㄴ Priestess) Hawawa, now that I know your name, I’ll divine your fate soon.

ㄴ Looking at the Climber Gallery, all 21st century Earthlings’ names are unique.
ㄴ It’s interesting how some of us have long names and some have short names ㅇㅇ
ㄴ There are so many countries too. But they say there are no class systems?

ㄴ ArchMage) What were you doing in your original world before coming here?
ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) Hmm… to put it in terms you’d understand, a shop clerk?
ㄴ Wasn’t there anything before that?

How should I describe being a pitcher?

ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) Throwing balls. In ball game matches, you need someone who’s good at throwing balls.

ㄴ SewerSwordSaint) Throwing balls…?? What kind of world is it where that can be a job?
ㄴ Fr lol It’s a world of dreams, hope, and peace
ㄴ IceQueen) Freeze?
ㄴ ArchMage) Then you must be confident in throwing balls?

Well.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) ㅇㅇ That’s one thing I’m confident in.

What would be left of my life if you take that away?

Anyway, I dedicated my teens to it.
As the GalleryMaster said, I decided to sleep first and wake up later.

Just one day.
Who knew life could change so much in a single day?

I’m afraid of tomorrow. Even more afraid of the future.
But I have to endure. To break through and climb this tower.

I clearly felt the sensation of the baseball in my right hand.
The whole world was silent.
My gaze was focused on the catcher’s mitt.
I lifted my left foot slightly and rotated.

Whack!

I stretched my right arm that had been pulled back as I extended my leg forward.
The ball cut through the air and flew.
The ball was sucked into the mitt as if it was its home.

Strike!

The umpire’s heavy shout burst out.
Everyone came running, cheering.
My fingertips tingled.
I grabbed my right arm and smiled bitterly.

Winning isn’t important. Yuseong, you’re considered one of the Big 3, why did you abuse your arm like this? You’ll continue baseball, right? Let’s get better quickly.

It was the coach’s voice.
The coach was the one who first demanded that I push beyond my usual limits. The human body broke down so easily.

Let’s get a divorce. I didn’t like you since you made Yuseong play baseball.

It was my mother’s voice.
The family broke down so easily. The scene flowed quickly.
Back on the mound. The spikes of the baseball shoes felt alien that day.

Crack!

My mindset. The trajectory of the pitch. Although nothing had changed.
The ball hit by the batter’s bat was soaring through the sky. Pain flared up in my shoulder again.
My eyes were bloodshot. I dug at the innocent ground.

The future that seemed certain was so easily shaken.
I grabbed the collar of the junior who asked if I was okay.
I shouted at the top of my lungs.

I couldn’t hear what I was saying at all.
As if underwater.
My breath was choked off.

“…”

My eyes opened.
It wasn’t exactly a welcome dream. I drank the water I had bought with coins yesterday.
The dream was unpleasant, but my body felt refreshed.

I looked at the clock.
7:32 AM.
It was the perfect time to start the day.

Title: Hello, I’m up
Author: ㅇㅇ*
-As expected, I feel refreshed after sleeping.

Comments were quickly posted.
The main conversation was with LightSword. He explained again about the swordsmanship manual and the sword prison he had given. I turned off the Trans Gallery and started reading the swordsmanship manual LightSword had given.

Dragon Slaying Sword.
I couldn’t easily understand what it meant.
But I skipped over those parts for now.

-LightSword) Just identify what you don’t understand and move on.

-LightSword) The golem will show you anyway.

As LightSword said, after quickly reading through the beginning part, I held the small rectangular box in my hand.
A gray rectangular box.
He said to take out the red piece in the center and press the button.

Click-

Inside the part that fell off like a cube piece, there was a black button.
Pressing that button activates it. And pressing the white button on the removed red cube piece stops it, he said.

Beep-

After pressing the black button to activate the golem, I put the box on the floor.
The surface of the box trembled, and mechanical arms suddenly popped out from both sides.
I could see tiny gears moving with the naked eye.

A blue light shone, and another set of rectangular boxes formed below transformed into legs for bipedal walking.

As soon as the golem recognized my existence, it stepped forward, rotating.

─Swoosh!

Before I could even react.
A wooden sword was thrust into my shoulder.

Crunch-

The sound of bones being crushed rang out.

“Ah.”

Even though it was a wooden sword, it hurt like hell.
Even if ‘Pain Suppression’ activates every time a sword strike directly hits the body, pain is still pain.
And soon after, it healed due to the effect of the waiting room.

[Concentration Enhancement Lv.1 – Skill activated.]

The jewel embedded in the center of the golem looked like a red eye.
I was hit three more times.

[Skill ‘Pain Suppression’ level has increased. Lv.3]

Only then did I realize.
That this slashing attack that had cut through my body several times was the 1st form of the Dragon Slaying Sword, Þursahǫgg.

-LightSword) It will hurt a little.

-LightSword) Although it’s a wooden sword, it’s specially made from Setne wood, famous for its durability.

Comments LightSword had posted before I turned off the gallery.

-LightSword) Even if you feel wronged. Even if you’re annoyed. Even if you hate it. You have no choice. Just do it.

I know.

I want to cry because the experienced users are progressing too fast.

But because I was hit, I can see.
How to swing. If I’m wrong, I just need to get hit a few more times.

He said it would break after 30 hits.
Alright.
I’ll definitely break you.