The Player Hides His Past

Newly opened system, [Legend].

The effect was to materialize the acquired legend.

Materialization didn’t mean that I would transform into a real dark dragon.

Even if Grandfel’s way of speaking frequently omitted the subject.

I was looking straight at the subject.

Yeah.

I was not the one who materialized as a dark dragon.

It was a ‘legend’ that originated from me.

Perhaps because it was a legend that I made into reality through my will.

I didn’t have to turn around and check.

It felt certain.

‘Actually, even if it didn’t.’

Argentress’ pupils reflected me like a mirror.

Dawn’s jacket gently fluttered.

A huge black figure writhed behind it.

It was my materialized legend, the Dark Dragon.

‘That’s why I couldn’t express it in words.’

Even if I explain it a hundred times, will you be able to understand?

It would be faster to show it.

But when I actually materialized the legend, I was shocked.

Even though it was the Dark Dragon, it was too big…!

‘…What?’

I’d be honest with you.

I was not happy when I saw the message that I had acquired the legend of ‘Dark Dragon Lee Hoyeol’. Putting my shame aside, it was a legend. I had doubts about whether I could use it properly.

‘I thought it would only look good on the surface.’

As I always said, my specialty was knowing my place.

Furthermore, while fighting to the death with Prosnax in Hidden Piece [Ice Dragon’s Snowy Mountain]… No, while disciplining him, I clearly realized the difference in weight class between dragons and humans.

‘Maybe even if [Natural Enemy Relationship] had been activated, I would have still lost.’

Even though I wasn’t in perfect condition, I wasn’t able to do much damage to Prosnax even when I attacked with Eunaxus. To put it bluntly, if it weren’t for Senios’ strategy book…

I probably would have crossed the afterlife in just a few moves.

‘It’s not just in terms of combat.’

Even if you looked at it from a different perspective, the situation was not much different.

Unlike dragons who could come and go between the Arcana Continent and reality.

I had to put so much mana into manifesting the portal to the point of exhaustion.

Even that wouldn’t have been possible if I hadn’t copied the structure of the connector.

Therefore, I gave up my expectations early.

I only looked good on the outside.

Even if I made the Dark Dragon legend into reality.

I thought it would only look more plausible on the outside.

However.

‘…This is a little different from what I expected.’

First of all, let’s point out one thing.

It was not wrong to say that it was plausible on the outside.

As I said, the materialized Dark Dragon was huge.

More than Eunaxus, of course, even compared to Prosnax.

No, even when compared to all dragons.

They were all smaller than the Darl Dragon that had just materialized behind me.

So, Argentress, who called Eunaxus a lizard, must have been surprised.

Of course.

The gaze would be as high as its huge size.

Indeed, it was the Dark Dragon that looked down on everything.

‘Really…’

The legend Dark Dragon Lee Hoyeol truly lived up to its name.

“I’ve never seen a lizard like that before!!”

Well, he couldn’t afford to play tricks anymore.

His obedience up until now had become insignificant.

Argentress spoke with blatant hostility.

It wasn’t difficult to answer him, but I didn’t want to.

‘Saying it with my own mouth…’

My legend.

Dark Dragon.

Saying it proudly would be a bit too much…!

So I borrowed Grandfel’s style of speaking.

I said calmly.

“Are you watching?”

“…!”

“It’s exactly as you see.”

As if responding to my words.

The materialized Dark Dragon moved.

It flapped its unusually large wings once.

That action alone created enormous wind pressure.

‘…That surprised me.’

Let me say it again, I didn’t become the Dark Dragon.

The legend that originated from me became the Dark Dragon.

Although I had control over that Dark Dragon.

I couldn’t pay attention to its every move.

To put it simply…

‘It’s like having one more faithful alter ego.’

Unlike Haiel, Diend, and the ethereal iron.

As long as it was materialized.

Recognized by everyone.

Inexcusable to anyone.

It was a giant alter ego.

“I will confirm one last time.”

Despite my shame, I showed it kindly like this.

Argentress, you understand, right?

You have no choice but to take responsibility for what you say.

“I believe this has restored your relationship.”

“…”

Was it because the words came out of his own mouth?

Or was it because he was surprised by the Dark Dragon?

Argentress did not refute and he shut his mouth in anger.

‘Is the forced reconciliation between dragons and elves successful?’

Somehow, Argentress’ expression reminded me of my childhood.

It was like when I fought with my nemesis.

Back then, we also used to force hugs and reconciliation.

‘Thanks to that, I understand his feelings.’

It couldn’t be helped.

To put it bluntly, it was an emotional rift that had lasted for thousands of years.

I wasn’t confident I could slowly repair that deep rift.

In other words, this was my best effort.

And wouldn’t all of this become memories later?

Like how I remembered the fight with my nemesis.

‘I don’t know about Argentress, but Eunaxus will be pleased.’

In that regard.

From now on, all I had to worry about was the Dark Dragon behind my back.

First, let’s check the remaining amount of mana.

Was it because it was a newly opened unique system?

‘First of all, it doesn’t consume mana.’

Since it had been materialized.

I needed to find the limits of the effect.

Above all, I had to find out the reason why it didn’t just look good on the outside.

It was as good as a real dragon.

No, it was better than the real dragon.

This meant I needed to know whether the Dark Dragon had appeared.

…Actually, I had some guesses.

‘The legend is not proportional to my strength.’

It was said that the more widely it spread, the stronger the legend became…

Let’s look at it from that perspective.

From where and how far did the legend Dark Dragon Hoyeol spread.

When I thought about it that way, it slowly started to make sense.

‘The dragon’s mouth started it…’

It was not just an ordinary dragon either.

The Earth Dragon who had lived as long as Eunaxus.

It started with Kudhanax’s Dragon Fear,

Thanks to that loud voice.

In front of all dragons, my other name, Dark Dragon, became known.

It spread to the dwarves through Haiel.

To the Emperor through the dwarves.

It must have spread throughout the Empire and the Arcana Continent through the Emperor.

That alone was already terrible but it didn’t there.

A completely different world.

The world of adventurers and my hometown.

Even in the reality, there were endless stories about the Dark Dragon.

If you thought about it, wouldn’t it be worse there than in the Arcana Continent?

Reality was safe compared to the Arcana Continent which had been wrecked by demons. And not only that, in reality, wasn’t there science that could transmit any news to the world in an instant?

For example, like breaking news or social media…! Thanks to this, there were at least hundreds of millions or billions of stories about the Dark Dragon floating around.

So, at the point when the [Legend] system was opened.

It wasn’t strange that the Dark Dragon became strong without limit in real-time.

Lastly.

It was a legend that was talked about in two completely different worlds.

Yes, the legend of ‘Dark Dragon Lee Hoyeol’.

It had become a legend as [『odd』] as its name… … !

‘Perfectly makes sense.’

To sum it up in one line.

The Dark Dragon was the materialization of all the overestimations and rumors surrounding me. Naturally, even if you compared it to a real dragon, it wouldn’t lose out at all. I realized it all over again.

‘I really opened up something incredible.’

The [Legend] system was no joke.

Of course, as much as the effect was great.

It couldn’t have a long duration.

[‘Dark Dragon Lee Hoyeol’ becomes a legend and disperses.]

The duration just ran out.

Really, I could live with just this mouth.

I expressed my admiration in Grandfel’s style of speaking.

“A legend becomes a legend only when it travels the world.”

Would it kill you to refrain from bragging at least for a day, Grandfel?

Anyway, with this, I was certain.

[Legend] was an ability with endless development potential.

‘I can’t be satisfied with just opening one thing.’

Right now, I only had ‘Dark Dragon Lee Hoyeol’.

Who knows, I might acquire another legend in the future, right?

In short, it was an ability that had a lot of use.

Let’s see.

I was done figuring out the new abilities…

After organizing my thoughts, I looked at Argentress.

Then shall we depart for our destination, Sisley?

*

Sisley.

Goo–

Argentress appeared from the portal.

After that, Hoyeol took a step forward.

Clearly, it was just as planned.

He brought the cheeky human to Sisley.

But Argentress was neither happy nor relieved.

All he could do was suppress his rising emotions.

The reason was simple.

‘I could put up with it.’

Claudie.

And Mother’s blessing.

He could put up with two humiliations.

‘But why a lizard…?’

But the third humiliation.

He didn’t expect a dragon to appear behind him.

Argentress still didn’t understand.

The dragon was not an illusion created by magic.

But that didn’t mean it was a real dragon.

If you asked him how he could be so certain.

‘…I’ve never seen such a black and huge lizard.’

In particular, the excessively large wings left such a strong impression that if you saw them even if just once, you would never forget them. But one thing held out.

The gaze that looked down on all things was clearly similar to that of a dragon.

Grit–

The gaze that made him suffer from inferiority.

Argentress glanced at Hoyeol.

From right after the news of Claudie’s return until now.

What had happened between the man and the lizards?

Furthermore.

‘While it was happening…’

What on earth were he and his kins had been doing?

As he was about to burst out.

The reaction of his kins drove him even crazier.

‘It’s foolish to feel relieved.’

Weak.

All of them were weak.

How could they feel relieved in this situation?

His kins were satisfied with just returning to Sisley.

Even though Mother’s blessing was right in front of them, they didn’t notice it.

They relied on him for everything.

Chew–

Argentress bit his lips.

‘…Is this also my mistake?’

Did staying in the perfect Sisley poison his kins instead? The moment Argentress could hardly calm his turmoil.

Hoyeol opened his mouth.

“It’s as expected.”

Argentress replied to himself.

‘If it were you, you would recognize it.’

How perfect Sisley was.

Sisley was so perfect that it couldn’t be compared to the insignificant Arcana Continent. It was the land chosen by Mother, the World Tree. No matter how high his expectations were, Sisley could surpass them…

“It’s exactly what I expected.”

…Huff!

“!”

Argentress’ mind spoke.

At this moment, even if he showed his hostility.

As long as Mother’s blessing existed.

He and his kins couldn’t go against the man.

‘…It is an unnecessary action that can increase his vigilance.’

But Argentress’ heart shouted.

Even though he could tolerate the insults directed at him.

This was the Sisley that they chose and where Mother put down her roots.

He couldn’t tolerate the insults against Sisley.

In the end, Argentress couldn’t stand it anymore.

“Don’t insult Sisley with that insolent tongue.”

Even if they had failed Mother’s expectations.

Mother took root in Sisley.

That fact didn’t change.

“You don’t know anything about Sisley.”

The moment Argentress glared fiercely at Hoyeol.

Hoyeol’s gaze.

Moved from Sisley’s landscape to Argentress.

Soon, calm words continued.

“The person who doesn’t know anything is not me.”

“…What?”

“Can’t you hear it?”

Hear what?

“The demon’s sneer.”

“…!”

Sneer?

More importantly, a demon was in Sisley?

He couldn’t understand what Hoyeol was talking about.

Sisley was an unknown hidden land.

The only ones who knew of its existence were his own kind and the lizards.

How could an inferior demon step into Sisley?

The moment he looked at Hoyeol with that thought.

Hoyeol continued.

“You’re mistaken.”

“What do you mean?”

“Sisley is not your land.”

Those words were very shocking.

“It is the demon’s land from the beginning.”

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[You’ve entered Hidden Peace, Sisley.]

At the same time, a message appeared.

[Skill, ‘Natural Enemy Relationship’ is activated]

The presence of the demon touched my whole body.

Because I was a demon hunter.

I could be sure.

Sisley’s demon was no ordinary guy.

The message that appeared was proof of that.

[Class Quest: Fruit of Good and Evil]

On the brink of extinction, the World Tree bore fruit to sow seeds. However, contrary to the will of the World Tree, good and evil didn’t coexist, but the fruit was borne separately. The last demon hunter. Only you can find the sinner who separates good and evil.

– Train your weak body. (Repeat)

– Enter Sisley, the land of the elves. (In Progress)

– Encounter the primordial evil that took root in Sisley. (In Progress)

Yeah.

The Fruit of Good and Evil was not the beginning.

The World Tree was tainted by evil from the very beginning.

“The primordial evil. Even the name is flashy.”

But it didn’t matter.

If the roots were wrong.

I just had to correct the roots first.

‘Who am I?’

Indeed.

The last demon hunter.

Owners of knowledge of all plants in the Arcana Continent, including World Tree.

Lastly, the owner of [Hidden Peace, Garden of Dignity].

I was an expert in this complicated situation.