Villain Wants to See the End of the Game

Arcum Lunae

*Clap* *Clap* *Clap*

“You did an outstanding job, passing the first two rounds. Right now, you can either leave with ‘Arcum Lunae’, or you can challenge to the third round, and after clearing the third round, you can request a reward from me.”

The same male voice from before said to me.

‘I didn’t even sense him. He just appeared behind me. It looks like he doesn’t have any intention to hurt me, or I would have died without knowing.’

I concluded.

‘It seems the test is over, or maybe not. In the first place, the legacies in the game all had a concept and a test related to its concept. Before I draw any conclusion about the end of the test, I need to understand what the concept of this legacy is.’

I thought and started to recall everything that happened after I came here. After some thinking, I concluded my answer.

“I shall leave.”

I answered him.

“Hoh, why did you decide to leave? If you win the third round, you can request anything from me, you know. And from your performance in the first two rounds, it doesn’t seem like you will have a hard time clearing the third one.”

He said with a hint of surprise in his voice.

“Firstly, the concept of this legacy is hunting. In the first round, you gave me an unknown weapon and put me in an unknown situation. If I hadn’t decided to abandon the bow, I would have died or gotten into a very difficult situation. This evaluates the decisiveness of the hunter. A hunter must adapt to every situation he finds himself in and be decisive in every decision he makes.

On the other hand, in the second round, you made the spirit of the bow explain how materialization works to evaluate my creativity and fast thinking. No matter what the situation is, a hunter must be creative. That way, he can have the upper hand even against several enemies.

Lastly, the third round has already begun. The moment you gave me a choice to leave or challenge, I understood it was the third round itself. As a hunter, one doesn’t generally need overwhelming strength. What he needs is patience; he needs to control his greed. Without enough information and observations, a hunter wouldn’t blindly charge the enemy. That is the reason I decided to quit.”

I stated my reasoning for leaving. It seems I was right in my observations. From the look he is giving me right now, I can easily say that I passed his test.

“You are very smart. I will give you credit for that. And you were right about everything. This place is the legacy of someone I can’t name. Maybe later you will learn her name. Anyway, here you go. From this point on, ‘Arcum Lunae’ is yours. You can also keep the cloak and daggers with you. With that, my mission here ends. Good luck. You will need it.”

With that said, he started to leave, end everything started to collapse as well.

‘What is with these guys? Do they have a fetish for collapsing? I bet they are opening their arms while listening to the sound of the crash.’ I thought and started to run to the portal.

“Before I leave, let me warn you. Don’t ever lose these earrings. They are very important.”

With that, he disappeared from my view, and I went through the portal.

The moment I left the portal, a strong need to vomit engulfed me, so I started to vomit. I threw all the things in my stomach up in the process.

It seems like the other side of the portal was connected to the out of the slit. Thanks to that, I don’t need to climb to get out of there.

<Bond window unlocked.>

<The weapon ‘Arcum Lunae’ is bonded with the host.>

<Title window is unlocked.>

<Title ‘Hunter of the Moon’ acquired.>

<Talent [Materialization] acquired.>

<Skill [Trail of the Moon] acquired.>

<Skill [Moonshot] acquired.>

<Skill [Dash] evolved to skill [Lunar Rush].>

<Skill [Hawkeye] evolved to skill [Moon watcher].>

<Quest {Evolve the ‘Arcum Lunae’} added to quest list.>

‘That notifications are too much for me the handle right now. I need to return to the city first. I will check the gains from this raid later.’

I thought and started to walk towards the city.

‘Hey spirit, are you still here?’

I asked the spirit of the weapon. I have some questions regarding my weapon.

<’ Yawwwwn. Yes, I am still here. And please don’t call me spirit. I have a name, you know. You shall call this lady Bastet.’>

She replied to me; however, it seemed she was a bit lazy.

‘Anyway, Bastet, are you a goddess?’

The first thing I remember is that Bastet was the name of one of the Egyptian Goddesses. She symbolized a cat if I remember it right. There is also Gungnir and Excalibur in this world, so it is no surprise that there are other gods here as well.

<‘ Well, I can’t answer that right now. You shall get your answers on your own. If I interfere with what you are doing too much, we might have to face divine retribution. ‘>

I see. It looks like I need to find the answers to my questions with my own efforts. I didn’t expect much, either.

‘I understand. Then let me ask you, are you related to the ‘Arcum Lunae’ or are you a separate existence?’

I asked her.

<’ We are separate existences. ‘Arcum Lunae’ was my friend’s weapon, and because of some things that happened in the past, I became bound to this weapon. However, I can still be separated from it.’>

She answered.

It seems the things that happened in the past left her scarred very deeply. Anyway, none of them are my concern. However, there is a chance of her betraying me, so I need to take countermeasures against this situation.

‘Then nice to meet you, Bastet. I hope we get along in the future.’

I said to her, trying to lift her mood.

<’ Nice to meet you, Darius; I, too, hope we get along in the future.’>

She replied to me. It seems her mood is a bit better now.

With that, I finally reached the entry point of the wilderness. It has almost been a full day since I left for the wilderness.

The guard on the watch is changed as well.

I gave the officer my adventurer card and confirmed my identity.

With that, I immediately went to the guild and sold the haul I got from the raid.

Twelve horns of White-horned Rabbits, and two bodies of Red-Wolfs, were the things I sold.

I got 850 Utopis from the things I sold, with the taxes and everything else. But considering I almost used all of my arrows and throwing knives and consumed all of my potions, it doesn’t seem like a good haul.

Well, it is what it is.

Before I went to the inn, I had gone to eat something at the restaurant, which was a pretty good place.

The food cost me 50 Utopis, which is quite expensive but worth it.

When I reached the inn and checked my watch, I saw I got a message from the officials.

It seems I can finally leave this shitty Kingdom.

With that, I went to sleep.