1st Place In The Ranking Is A Villager

Chapter 35

1st place in the ranking is the villager

– Volume 2 Episode 10

10. Trial of the Elves (1)

[Key to coming-of-age examination]

The bulky clay worms swallowed what the elves spilled as they moved from one place to another from Komia.

This is the key that the elves have used since ancient times to open the way to the dungeon for the test of coming-of-age ceremony.

You can enter the dungeon ‘Elves’ Coming-of-Age Examination Hall’ if you use it by inserting it into a tree.

When you clear the dungeon, you can visit the village of Yggdrasil, where all the elves are gathered.

The dungeon ‘Elves coming-of-age ceremony test’ is limited to 6 people.

You who have passed the test will be able to borrow the power of the spirits and the elves will recognize you.

Usage limit: (1/1)

Although it was a one-time item, it was an item that opened a dungeon.

It was also a dungeon that gave permission to enter the village of elves when cleared.

When Hoya first started Initium, he was not well aware of the existence of Rencia, who had a place in the village, but the elves were classified as an ancient race that is very difficult to meet these days.

The arrows of the elves pierce the earth.

The magic that borrowed the power of the spirits of the elves is stronger than the magic of the wizards.

Only these stories are handed down as legends, and there has been no information on sightings in the last 200 years.

Hoya had never seen an elf other than Rencia.

Hoya was going to use this key to enter a dungeon he couldn’t enter alone, while paying off his debts to Joong-gi and Pedra, and at the same time owing to Snow White.

Everything was for the official event to be held a month later.

It was not possible to participate as an individual Hoya because it was an event that could only be participated by having a party with the guild members.

Hoya was planning to use the key as bait to get qualifications for participating in the Snow White Tiger Guild as a mercenary.

He would have welcomed Hoya with open arms if he wanted to join the guild, but Hoya had no intention of joining the guild yet.

“Wow, here you go!”

“Ugh, this moment has finally come… Huh? But why are there only three?”

“Huh? Is that so?”

When Snow White’s party came into sight, Joonggi and Pedra slumped down from their knees to the ground.

“What? Why are you doing this?”

“Great, there is an unavoidable circumstance here…”

“Princess, we never lied? A bulky clay worm has appeared! Here’s a hunter! It’s hard to believe, but it’s true!”

“So, if you’re going to give a penalty, avoid hell leveling!”

“…why are you really like this?”

Beksul, who was looking at Joong-ki and Pedra with a puzzled gaze, turned to Hoya.

“Hoya-san, please tell me in detail the story you whispered to me earlier.”

“Yes.”As Bek Seol started talking with Hoya naturally without nagging them, Joong Ki and Pedra tilted their heads as if strangely.

“What? Why aren’t you mad?”

“…the princess’s behavior is something natural? Are you acquaintance with Lake-sama?”

“Hey, wait a minute. Didn’t the princess just look at Lake-sama and call her Hoya-san?”

“I’ll explain.”

Reister explained about Hoya to Pedra, Joong-ki, and Arko as a bonus.

Before, I simply explained that Bek Seol and Hoya had a relationship by chance, and that Hoya and Ho were the same person.

“Gee, really?!”

All three were equally astonished.

Perhaps the story was over while Reister was explaining to Seth, so Bek Seol and Hoya approached them and Seol Bek continued to explain.

“Uh, it’s true. To officially introduce you, Mr. Hoya, a villager.”

“It’s Hoya.”

The three looked at Hoya with longing and envy.

It was Arko who gave the most intense gaze.

“It’s Pen! Ho, no, Hoya-sama! I was moved to see the video of Black Heaven being taught alone!”

“Oh, yes.”

Hoya awkwardly responded to Arko’s words, who grabbed Hoya’s hands and shook them up and down.

Arko’s eyes were shining brightly as if he liked his answer very much.

Hoya looked like King for some reason from his older brother, who was old enough for him.

“Princess! Why didn’t you tell me this in advance!”

“Let’s move on to that story and talk about something important.”

Snow White cut off Arko’s words, familiarly.

Snow White told them three things.

It was the purpose of the key Hoya was holding now and the fact that he wanted to enter the dungeon with him, and it was the price.

When Bekseol heard from Hoya about the ‘key to the matriculation exam’, he noticed why Arena didn’t release the bulky clay worm raid video.

It was to prevent those who learned the strategy from hunting bulky clay worms and getting items that lead to the dungeon and further to the elves.

When Hoya explained to Bek-Seol, he did not deliberately tell them that the number of people required to enter was six.

Thanks to that, they were completely indebted to Hoya.

Although Hoya demanded a price, Hoya’s request was a gift, not a price, to them.

It was a gift with an expiration date, though.

About it, Snow White talked to him and came up with a compromise.

“…Then let’s do this. The method of obtaining items is to distribute them according to the contribution level, and 50% of the items distributed to us are given back to Hoya. I will decline refusal.”

After tuning, they decided to meet again in Komia after they dispersed once to supply potions.

Since it was a dungeon that had nothing to do with it, it was possible to know what might be there and the number of times it could be entered was only once, so it was scattered for full preparation.

Boils and Pedra’s guild chat was also rushed to the point, so their inventory was not filled with necessary items.

A day was given to prepare for the cooldown of skills Hoya, Boil, and Pedra would have used in the battle against the bulky clay worm.

“Badu, would you like to go buy some snacks?”

“King!”

Hoya used the day to buy new Badu snacks.

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[Are you sure you want to use the ‘Key to the coming-of-age exam’?][Enter the dungeon ‘Elves’ Coming-of-Age Examination Hall’.]

Trees nestled deep in the forest where people cannot see them.

When I put the key in one of the trees and used it, a door appeared and opened with a clicking sound.

As he passed through the curtain of light inside the door, he stood in the middle of a forest full of trees taller than the forest of Komia.

The sunlight coming through the leaves brightened my view, and it didn’t feel dark or gloomy.

Rather, it was creating a mysterious atmosphere.

When I turned my head upward and looked at the leaves of the tree, grains of five colors of light were scattered on the leaves and branches, showing off their existence.

As everyone was admiring the scenery of the dungeon, the same system message came to everyone.

[In the dungeon ‘Elves coming-of-age ceremony test site’, when entering the safe area or clearing the test site, you can log out while maintaining the dungeon before entering the next test site.][The test at the first test site is ‘Affinity’.][Hun the ‘Leaf Mouse’, the only monster in the first test site, within 6 hours.][All players’ ‘Search’ related skills are sealed.]

leaf mouse?

It was the name of the first monster I had ever heard of.

Well, since this dungeon itself is the first to come, it’s natural to not know.

“First, before looking for the monster called Reef Mouse, I’ll check how wide this first test site is. Well, it’s good to find them in between.”

By marking the current location, it was divided into six branches to roughly check the area and at the same time to find the reef mouse.

Finding the Reef Mouse was now a secondary goal, so he had to return when he reached the end of his area.

The leaves were falling on the ground, creating a green carpet, so the sound of stepping on the leaves reverberated in the forest with every step.

After running for a while, I came to the transparent wall at the end of the first test site.

If we assume that the place where we started is the center of the test center, it is likely to be about the size of a small city.

With those thoughts in mind, as he turned to go back to the place he had run from, Hoya felt a lot of eyes focused on him.

A wide range of views without blind spots.

Hoya looked around as if he was looking at him without any gaps, but he couldn’t see anything other than the trees.

Hoya sprinted the tree and climbed up to the branch with the grains of light above, wondering if he might be able to see it if he looked further away.

As soon as Hoya climbed the tree branch, he knew immediately what was causing the gaze.

The grains of light were the cause of Hoya’s gaze.

The grains of light seen up close were not just grains of light.

It was a particle of light that was small enough to fit in the palm of the hand, had the appearance of a child, and had the wings of insects on its back.

“You know, you know. Are you human?”

“How did humans get here? How?””You idiot, humans have been here before, idiot!”

“The spirit called a fool was a fool! Idiot!”

“Ah! You just said you idiot! You idiot!”

“Wow-wow! This black kid is so soft! Soft!”

As Hoya climbed up the tree, particles of light and spirits rushed to Hoya and flew around him, touching Badu and him.

“Kuetch!”

“Wow-! Run away-!”

“Hey-!”

“Hehehe.”

When the spirit touches Badu’s nose, Badu sneezes in itching, the spirits growl and pretend to run away.

The spirits were always smiling brightly to see what was fun.