It was then.
While standing motionlessly, Weed's mantle fluttered and beamed with a brilliant light. The Wings of Light on his back had widely unfurled, displaying majestic allure.
The piled leaves on the ground were swept up into the air, and the squirrels covered their eyes at the bright light. Weed spread the wings in the forest and soared up.
The Verona River that flowed grandly next to Herom Castle looked like a stream. Herom Castle, which had been so crowded when he had been selling his wares, now looked as small as a sesame seed.
A Dwarf flying in the air; this was something unheard of.
“Light Wing, let's go!”
The Wings of Light flapped gracefully.
Since he hadn't thought to make it a body, the Wings of Light could only survive by existing parasitically off another body.
As soon as the Wings spread out in earnest, he moved at a fast speed. Before he could even catch his balance, he shot away like a bullet.
The acceleration was so incredible that it could be expressed as instantaneous movement!
— You are flying in the sky.
Wings of Light can give 26 % of the maximum speed.
Due to a Dwarven racial characteristic, you might experience severe dizziness.
The Dwarven trait of not being able to ride neither a horse nor stagecoach well!
Since he was flying in the sky, that Dwarf race's penalty was undoubtedly in effect. Like when he had guzzled beer and become smashed, his dizziness became severe.
Weed knew the most simple way to solve this problem. He just had to cancel the Art of Sculpture Transformation!
However, Weed was still enamored with the body of a Dwarf. Stamina was good, and an additional effect was granted to Handicraft, so he didn't want to cancel it just yet.
“It should be fine if I can somehow bear with it.”
As he flapped the Wings of Light like an angel, Weed positioned himself southwest and dizzily flew forth.
Whether they were mountains or hills, he flashed past them like that in the sky that was above everything.
Occasionally he'd be heading towards a precipice or a mountain peak, so there were times when he'd come perilously close. They were emergencies caused by flying with dizziness and motion sickness!
It was a flight so overwhelmingly fast that he had to adjust his path to avoid eagles he would collide into.
The Hegel party passed the land of the red sand and went past the Forest of Dead Trees. Without a single leaf, a forest with an eerie feel.
It was a forest in which there would be nothing strange if a ghost came out at any moment.
The Thief Nide, who had a lot of experience traveling round the Versailles Continent, spoke.
“You can't wander around here at night. When it becomes night, though only every so often, fierce Grollers come out and root around the forest.”
At that, Rumi put on a fearful expression. Simply imagining the Grollers plunging out from within the forest and raising an axe or bamboo spear in her direction just terrified her.
“If we meet 'em, we probably can't even escape?”
“Yeah. If we meet Grollers at night, we'll have no choice but to give up our lives.'
They were able to find the dungeon after struggling amongst the trees for a long time. The entrance was covered with dirt and stones, and was buried together with animal bones.
“Let's go inside.”
As Hegel went in the entrance first, the rest of the briefly hesitant party followed him inside.
Chapter 3: The Strange Booklet of Gildras
Korea University's Student Council was tied up with festival preparations.
Each department secured a venue, and minor help was given for preparations. The cultural festival and events for the local residents were being prepared at the same time. They even busied themselves with stage preparations, and organising singers for the events.
“But who should we cast to MC the event?”
“How about Yu Jae Dol?”
[T/N: Spoof of Yoo Jae Suk]
The highly praised one, who was born for hosting, MC Yu Jae Dol. He doesn't know when to stop when he starts chattering. He was praised as the national MC because of his kind and considerate nature.
“I tried contacting him, but they said his schedule doesn't work out 'cus of the We Must Challenge filming.”
“Then did you try contacting Kang Ho Eun? He hosted our school festival last year, too.”
[T/N: Referring to Kang Ho Dong, an MC who was just as wildly popular as Yoo Jae Suk when this LN was published. Before his years as a comedian and host, he was a champion ssireum wrestler, the traditional Korean national sport, which is often compared to sumo.]
The former wrestling athlete Kang Ho Eun! Although he had a body as big as a house, he pulled programs along with his naivety at times, and his charisma at others. With ample strength and passion, he was an MC who was like a big brother.
“That person went on a 3 night 4 day vacation. He said he was really sorry he can't attend this time.”
“Dang it… Then who should we cast?”
Plays, musicals, performances, and concerts would all progress together at the Korea University's festival.
It was a given that it would let the students worn out from studying enjoy the energy and university culture, and since it was a party for the local residents, they couldn't be negligent. In the end, they couldn't find just the right person, and it was decided that they'd go back to the idol Park Min Su, the eternal number 2, as the host of the main show.
Jung Hyo Rin moved her fingers fluidly on the piano keyboard.
A pure, lyrical melody.
She was in the midst of personally writing a song to put in a new album.
“The song has a really good feeling… but how will you choose the lyrics? Do you want to try hiring a famous lyricist? Teacher Kim Tae Hwan who you worked with last time was saying he wanted to work together again.”
When the manager asked her in the practice room, Jung Hyo Rin shook her head.
“No. I want to write it myself.”
“Is that so? Since Hyo Rin-ssi has a talent for writing lyrics too… you'll make an excellent song.”
Jung Hyo Rin was actually in a state where she couldn't make up her mind on what kind of feeling to use for the lyrics.
'I'm going to write the lyrics for the song I want to sing.'
It didn't seem like it would be easy to make the song.
Since the release date of the new album and the song's live debut was still a ways off, she tried to write the song so she wouldn't have any regrets.
Jung Hyo Rin, who had been playing the piano, raised her head.
“Manager, could you freed up my schedule in 3 days, right?”
“I cleared it up as Hyo Rin-ssi asked, but is there something going on?”
“It's a matter of personal privacy.”
The manager was relieved because Jung Hyo Rin had never stirred up problems in her private life. However, he couldn't help but ask of her destination.
“Where are you going to go?”
“Korea University. A person I know is a student there. I'm going to go together with my friends.”
You have become the first discoverers of the Kramado Dungeon!
Reward:
Fame has increased by 230.
Experience and drop rates have doubled for a week.
The first monster hunted will drop some of the best items it has.
“Yay!”
“We're really the first. Just look at the fame that went up.”
The party members who entered the dungeon shouted out cheers of joy.