The Ruined World Was Mistaken for a Game-Chapter 103: Delicious Side Dish (4)

The Ruined World Was Mistaken for a Game-Chapter 103: Delicious Side Dish (4)

Translator: Dreamscribe
The fun domain war had finally begun in earnest.
From the perspectives of Baron Burzirol and Baron Salon, the battle between the two noble factions was incredibly fierce.
A Hero who had lost an arm gripped a weapon with his remaining hand and charged desperately. A Hero whose legs had been crushed and could no longer move either self-destructed on the spot or clung to the enemy in an attempt to kill them.
It vividly displayed the horrors of war.
“Argh! I got hit by an arrow from Haebyul nim.”
"Oh, that's kind of enviable."
“Wow..., guys, look over there!”
“This feels like a real war! I love it!”
Although the fighting was desperate enough to be called brutal, the atmosphere was not heavy.
Over one hundred thousand Mummy soldiers were approaching from outside the castle walls.
Heroes riding siege weapons called Karaks shouted war cries as they advanced toward the walls, while explosions and tremors roared from every direction.
“Cannon fire incoming!”
“Defend!”
"Argh!"
A bomb infused with magic power flew precisely over the castle wall and exploded, sweeping away several Heroes. The wall and gates collapsed, and the Mummy soldiers surged into the city.
“Whoa?! They broke through!”
“Hold the line!”
Arrows imbued with magic and mana rained down like a shower. It was undoubtedly a battlefield that looked like hell itself, yet the Heroes were simply having fun.
Ambushes, assassinations, explosions, full-scale battles.
Every situation imaginable in a battlefield stimulated the Heroes’ dopamine.
“I’ll hold them here! Go on ahead!”
“Ghh! I won’t forget this.”
“Uh..., what are you guys doing?”
The two Heroes who were fighting Mummy soldiers pointed to the sky. There, a Broadcasting Bureau camera floated in the air.
“Ah! Ahem! I’ll join you too!”
The Hero who had asked the question spotted it as well and began posing in a way that matched his own “concept”. Since they knew the Broadcasting Bureau was covering the battle, the Heroes wanted to show off their best moments.
-Hmm, kind of cliche.
-You think becoming a star is easy?
-We’re strict about this stuff.
-So childish. Some of these guys are old enough to know betterㅋ
However, the viewers were cold-hearted. Since self-destruction was already treated as a common battle tactic, unless someone left an impression shocking enough to make everyone’s jaws drop, they would not even be mentioned in Arsilan Worlds.
[The castle wall has been breached! Baron Salon’s forces are collapsing rapidly!]
Kwa-ga-ga-ga!
As NorthernGrandDuke swung her Two-Handed Axe, dozens of Mummy soldiers in front of her exploded and vanished.
‘She’s grown stronger.’
Jinwoo looked at NorthernGrandDuke and nodded. She had grown enough to pass her second job change with ease. Not only her, but there were also many Heroes who caught Jinwoo’s eye. Haebyul and UruBear, who were nearby, also seemed capable of attempting their second job change.
Jinwoo observed the Heroes enjoying the domain war and spontaneously created new Titles for them, intending to further ignite their passion.
[B] Star of the Battlefield
A Title awarded to a Hero who personally kills 100 enemy Heroes in a domain war without dying. While alive, they can display a brilliant star.
[A] Invincible Hero
A Title awarded to a great Hero who personally kills 1,000 enemy Heroes in a domain war without dying.
Special weapon and armor decorations can be obtained.
When an achievement was unlocked, the Title automatically appeared above the mercenary icon, which would transform as if it were evolving.
The first time a Hero killed one hundred enemies, a single star appeared on the helmet-shaped mercenary icon. It shone brilliantly enough to be seen from quite a distance.
[Haebyul nim has slain 100 Heroes! A buff is granted while the star remains.]
*Health and mana recovery speed increases by 5%.
*Allies’ physical and magic attack power increases by 5%.
*The star is destroyed if you are killed by the enemy.
Uwaaah!
The sound effect of a cheering crowd rang out, and this information window was sent to every Hero participating in the domain war.
When Haebyul noticed her head had grown brighter, she looked up at her Hero icon.
“Huh?! I got a star!”
A star, along with a Title, floated above Haebyul’s head. The nearby Heroes were impressed.
“Wow! So if you kill one hundred without dying, you get a star.”
“Wow! One-star!”
-That thing’s really bright.
-And it’s got an ally buff, that’s insane.
-How did she even get 100 kills?
-Probably because she’s a ranged DPS?
The Heroes of Baron Salon’s faction looked up at Haebyul, who was standing atop the castle wall.
“Oh, I hear that gives a buff.”
“Guess we should take out Haebyul nim first?”
“Wow, this is getting fun.”
Just as the Heroes were about to attack Haebyul.
Kwaaaang!
[NorthernGrandDuke nim has slain 100 Heroes! A buff is granted while the star remains, and it stacks with existing buffs.]
*All stats +5 increase
*Movement speed +5% increase
NorthernGrandDuke had earned a star as well, and even within Baron Salon’s forces, a Hero with a star had appeared. The named Heroes making the biggest impact on the battlefield now stood out more than ever.
For every hundred kills, the buff effects grew, and decorations were added to the star. If a Hero killed a thousand enemies, five stars would appear above their head, and multiple rewards would be granted along with the Title.
“Let’s get stars!”
“Hehehe! No way I’m passing this up!”
Once that information was made public, the battlefield heated up even further. NorthernGrandDuke and other named Heroes charged straight into enemy lines, going on a rampage.
‘As expected, nothing beats real combat.’
The Heroes’ skills were improving rapidly.
Jinwoo cast sacred techniques on the Heroes and enjoyed the domain war alongside them. For a moment, even he forgot his role as Archmage and game developer, fully immersing himself in the fun.
[The final defensive line has fallen! Victory goes to the Romance-North Mercenary Alliance! I’m truly excited to see what rewards await!]
“We won!”
“Yeeaahhh!”
Almost none of the Three Father Mercenary Corps members remained. Baron Burzirol’s forces had taken the city and began gathering treasure to offer to the mercenaries. To fill the pockets of so many Heroes, the entire city had to be completely looted.
“Comfortable nim! Let’s take a picture here!”
At Haebyul’s suggestion, the nearby Heroes all gathered around.
In an instant, Jinwoo was surrounded by a crowd of Heroes. He and the others set Baron Salon’s castle as the background and took a picture with bright smiles.
“I’ll send it right over!”
Haebyul said this and began sending the pictures.
Jinwoo looked at the Heroes, still basking in the afterglow of battle.
‘This is…’
Strangely, he could feel the emotions of the Heroes. Like being caught in a surging tide, they were rushing in from all directions. When he reached out his hand, their joy brushed past his fingers.
Jinwoo suddenly wanted to ask them.
He wanted to hear it directly from them.
“The domain war… was it fun?”
At his question, Haebyul and UruBear smirked.
“Yes! This is what a siege battle is like! Comfortable nim! Stay with us forever!”
“It was so much fun!”
When the two answered first, the surrounding Heroes also smiled and nodded.
“It was amazing.”
“The scale will get even bigger from here, so I’m really looking forward to the future.”
“Ughhh! I don’t want to go to work! I just want to stay here!”
“All hail the Creator God!”
The excitement and joy of the Heroes washed over Jinwoo. To his eyes, that surging emotion was a dazzling golden light. Surrounded by the Heroes’ joy, Jinwoo smiled brightly.
“I sent the pictures! Check them out!”
At Haebyul’s words, Jinwoo opened the image in his information window.
“Argh! My eyes were closed!”
“Do I have to redo my character customization? The photo doesn’t do me justice.”
“Did you customize your character with your feet?”
The Heroes in the picture were striking silly poses. Some raised their weapons toward the sky, others lifted both arms high. UruBear was holding Haebyul up in the air, and Haebyul, held aloft, was blowing a hand kiss.
-This is embarrassing, Haebyul.
-Just a walking generator of blackmail material.
-Seriously, why are you like this?
Even Jinwoo found Haebyul’s pose quite over the top. As he examined the picture, he noticed something.
‘Hmm?’
Among the Heroes, he spotted a pure white arm.
It was making a V-sign with its fingers, as if in excitement, but the owner was hidden behind the other Heroes. The Heroes didn’t think much of it, but Jinwoo couldn’t look away. That was because of the string bracelet on the wrist, one he had given as a gift.
It was the first bracelet he had ever made after becoming an Archmage.
“All hail the Creator God.”
A voice full of laughter seemed to fall gently into his ear. Jinwoo’s eyes widened as he stared at the picture. At the familiar voice, he quickly turned his head to the side, but no one was there.
Far away, he felt a warm presence.
Like a bonfire lit on a cold winter day, it approached him with comforting warmth.
Jinwoo shifted his gaze to the Heroes who were leaving the domain. As if chasing a familiar scent, he watched them. Amidst the laughing and chatting Heroes, he caught a fleeting glimpse of golden hair and white clothing.
Jinwoo immediately ran in that direction.
The faint trace walking among the Heroes grew more distant the closer he tried to get.
He stopped running for a moment and simply gazed at her back. She was watching a Hero polish their weapon, and when she noticed some Heroes drinking beer, she quickly ran over to them.
She touched the hair of a Hero who had ended up with a perm-like mess after a bomb mishap, and she laughed at the sight of a Hero who had turned into a skeleton using a transformation potion.
Jinwoo stood there blankly, watching the scene.
“...Ella.”
The moment he spoke her name, it felt as though time had stopped.
Her profile was slightly visible. For some reason, she was smiling as always, as if everything was joyous to her.
Jinwoo reached out to grab her, but her figure blurred, then turned into golden particles, and drifted away toward Baron Salon’s castle.
“Hoo....”
Letting out a breath, Jinwoo calmed his tangled thoughts and immediately teleported to Baron Salon’s castle.
The castle was magnificent.
For a baron, he possessed quite an impressive stronghold.
Inside, Mummy soldiers were moving about, searching for Baron Salon, but it seemed they had not yet found him.
Jinwoo used magic to grasp the structure of the castle.
There was a hidden structure and passageway beneath the castle. The passage ran through a structure resembling a storage room and extended outside the city. It had been carefully crafted and concealed with several layers of magic.
‘So, Baron Salon is there.’
Baron Salon was struggling to run through the passage.
Jinwoo dispelled the magic concealment and entered the passage. Catching up to Baron Salon was easy. Though the baron was gasping heavily and running with effort, his pace was painfully slow.
Was he heading toward the storage?
Jinwoo followed behind him.
Baron Salon ran desperately through the passage until he reached the storage room. He opened the door, rushed inside, and headed straight for a jewel displayed in the center.
“With this, somehow....”
He gazed at the golden, gleaming jewel with eyes full of ecstasy. Even if he abandoned all other treasure, he felt a powerful determination and greed to take this one thing with him.
Just as Baron Salon reached out toward the jewel.
“Ugh?!”
Jinwoo grabbed him by the back of the neck and threw him backward. Baron Salon slammed into the wall and immediately lost consciousness.
Jinwoo looked at the jewel.
Inside the transparent gem, golden particles were embedded. Even in this space filled with Erosion, it shone beautifully, casting a warm light.
When Jinwoo grasped the jewel, the golden particles rippled, then seeped into his hand.
Raising his magic power, Jinwoo formed an enormous magic circle. He intended to trace these golden particles to their owner. However, perhaps because she was so far away, the magic circle would not complete and kept breaking apart.
‘If that’s the case....’
Even if he could not reach her, he could at least see her.
Jinwoo drew upon even his divine authority to complete the magic circle. When the magic activated, his vision blurred, and the surrounding space changed.
In the darkness, he saw Ella, kneeling and resisting. She could not move at all, bound as she was by countless blade-like chains that seemed to slice her body into pieces.
The surrounding Erosion had taken the form of terrible blades and thorns, stabbing into her, while searing flames burned her endlessly. Unknown serpents and pests tormented her without pause.
It was the agony of having one’s soul torn apart.
Jinwoo knew all too well just how dreadful that pain was. And yet, even amidst such torment, Ella was smiling, looking somewhere.
She was looking toward Arsilan.
She was watching the people of Arsilan live their daily lives in happiness, and she smiled at the sight of Heroes causing various incidents.
Had she been watching the entire journey for the sake of Arsilan until now?
Jinwoo finally understood why the golden light had settled within him, why her crown had come to him.
He approached Ella and reached out his hand to her. But his hand could not touch her. It passed through her body in vain.
Jinwoo sat down beside her.
Looking toward the same place as she did, he remained silent. No words came to mind. He parted his lips slightly, and at last managed to speak in a trembling voice.
“The game... it’s fun, right?”
Jinwoo had done his utmost to make Arsilan Saga as fun as possible. To protect Arsilan, to give joy to the Heroes, the people of Arsilan, and everyone who belonged there, he had given it his all.
“In the future, Tia will release side stories, and once the domain grows, I’ll create all sorts of interesting things. Do you know what a train is? It runs on a magic engine....”
He brought up stories that might somehow reach her. In that way, he chatted at her side for a long while.
“Last time... you asked me to let you join in making the game. Thinking about it, I might be short on hands. I’ll let you in. So...”
The time limit of the magic was up, and the surrounding scenery began to collapse.
“Hold on.”
Jinwoo had no idea why Ella had disappeared or why she was enduring such pain, but one thing he knew for certain, she was enduring it without succumbing to corruption.
FS Games had excellent benefits, so Ella had to receive them as well. Which meant he would find her.
Jinwoo’s consciousness returned to the storage room.
What had been dwelling within him was Ella’s Authority. A tiny fragment of the shattered Authority had been sealed inside the jewel and kept here. It was no wonder Baron Salon had considered it his most precious treasure.
“U-ugh...”
Baron Salon groaned as he woke from his faint. Jinwoo approached and looked down at him.
“I have something I want to ask.”
With a faint smile, Jinwoo spoke, and Baron Salon nodded furiously, then told him everything he knew.
Dragging Baron Salon along, Jinwoo stepped out of the passage. Though the domain war had ended, there were still many Heroes exploring the baron’s castle. Haebyul and the Romance Heroes must have followed him, because the moment they spotted him, they rushed over.
“Comfortable nim! What happened? You suddenly ran off and... ah!”
Haebyul noticed Baron Salon in Jinwoo’s grasp.
“Wow! So you came here to catch that guy!”
“Yes, I had a feeling he’d be hiding here.”
“Oooh! As expected of Comfortable nim!”
At Haebyul’s words, Jinwoo replied calmly.
“Then let’s go collect our reward.”
His words made the Romance Heroes cheer. In a domain war, capturing the domain’s ruler caused one’s contribution points to skyrocket.
Jinwoo left the city with the Heroes, chatting and laughing along the way.
The Heroes had already begun their after-party. They stacked large logs into a bonfire, brought out instruments to play, and grilled meat to share.
Watching the celebrating Heroes, Jinwoo flicked his fingers lightly.
[Goddess Ella is watching! The talent show begins now! A generous prize will be awarded to the Hero who takes first place!]
“Oh, ooooh!”
“Kyaa! Now this is a game!”
“A festival!”
Amid the cheers of the Heroes, Kim Seok-jun stepped forward.
“Then I’ll be your host!”
With Kim Seok-jun acting as MC, the atmosphere became even livelier.
It was broadcast on the Broadcasting Bureau channel, and the number of viewers shot up rapidly.
“It wouldn’t be fun if the same people always performed, right? I’m going to forcibly call out the named Heroes! You all have to support me so I’ll have the strength to do it!”
“Uwaaaah!”
“Call them all out!”
Hearing the cheers, Kim Seok-jun grinned, then looked toward NorthernGrandDuke.
“NorthernGrandDuke!”
“NorthernGrandDuke! NorthernGrandDuke!”
At the Heroes’ chants, she stepped forward. With a sigh, she said something to Kim Seok-jun.
“Ladies and gentlemen, NorthernGrandDuke says she’ll sing for us!”
“Huh?”
“That’s unexpected.”
“Is she going to sing a military song or something?”
NorthernGrandDuke set down her Two-Handed Axe and began singing in time with the bard’s music.
“Huh? Why is she good at this?”
“What’s going on?”
-Wait, why is she so good at singing a ballad?
-That twist in charm is insane.
-Northern noona...
NorthernGrandDuke was quite good at singing. After finishing her song, she looked over the Heroes with a dignified expression before stepping back.
“Then, next, we’ll have Comfortable nim.”
The Romance Heroes pushed Jinwoo forward.
“Ahem....”
Shoved out to the front, Jinwoo hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand high.
“I’ll do the Comfortable Rabbit!”
-LMAOㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-No, hyung-nimㅋㅋㅋ
-That’s...
-That’s a crazy decision.
-This is what being a real man looks like!
It was the moment the Comfortable Rabbit, surpassing the Haebyul Rabbit, was born.
Jinwoo thought he could almost hear Ella’s laughter in his ear.
Let’s create even more fun sights from now on.
Let’s make Arsilan Saga an even more enjoyable game.
That was the only way to soothe Ella’s pain.
*****
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Chapter 103: Delicious Side Dish (4)