A Frontline Soldier Awakened as a Gamer In The War! - Chapter 80: (1)

[Oh! This is Julian’s necklace! It’s worth 1000G.]

‘1000G? That’s not necessary.’

An hour had passed since entering the warehouse, but not all items had been checked yet. The sheer quantity of treasures stored in the warehouse was significant, but the main reason for the time-consuming process was that not all items were store-bought items, and determining their functions took time.

“Kaiyan, this is the last shelf.”

Barvan, who had been watching from the side, gestured to the final shelf.

‘This is the last one.’

In reality, Kaiyan had already selected the items he wanted while checking dozens of shelves. However, he continued to browse until the end, thinking that there might be even better items, and wondering when he would have the chance to see such treasures again.

Kaiyan moved towards the last shelf Barvan had indicated.

“Hmm… There aren’t many items here?”

Unlike other shelves that stored dozens of treasures, the last shelf had only three treasures.

Before inspecting the items, Kaiyan lowered his head and looked at Rieka. She tilted her head.

[Those items are unknown to me too!]

‘Guess I’ll have to check them out myself.’

The first item was a strange-looking helmet with black horns attached. It was difficult to guess its function just by its appearance, and the fact that Rieka was silent, likely meant it wasn’t magically enchanted.

‘Oh well… On to the next item.’

The second item was a small mirror beautifully adorned with gemstones. At a glance, it looked similar to a mid-tier toy called “Mirror, Mirror.”

“This is a magical artifact that displays illusions to the viewer. It seems to have been made by a fairly high-level mage!”

‘Illusions, huh… It could be useful, but not enough to make me give up on the items I’ve already chosen.’

If it were a magical artifact, it could have many uses, but for now, Kaiyan didn’t find it particularly appealing, so he turned his attention to the last item.

‘A piece of paper?’

The last item was a piece of paper so shabby that it was hard to call it a treasure.

On the small piece of paper, there were writings in an unknown language.

While pondering what this could be, Barvan, who was beside him, spoke.

“In truth, that item can’t be called a treasure.”

“But why is it stored in the basement three levels below?”

There must be a reason why such a shabby piece of paper was stored in a place where treasures of jaw-dropping value were collected.

“That’s… because the person who left that piece of paper was the Aura Master of the Carsia Family.”

“Aura Master? Could it be…”

“Yes, as I mentioned before, Hoslian de Parhan. It’s the paper he left before disappearing.”

Why on earth would Hoslian leave such a piece of paper?

“What’s written on the paper?”

“I don’t know. However, I suspect it may be related to swordsmanship for the knights of the Carsia family, despite being written in such a strange language.”

“I see…”

[I know! That’s the language of Loomas!]

Surprised, Kaiyan looked at Rieka, who seemed to be asking for praise as she perked up her ears.

‘Ah, that’s right… Rieka said she knows all languages.’

There was a time when Rieka had mentioned that, but Kaiyan had foolishly forgotten about it. At the time, knowing all languages didn’t seem particularly helpful.

Kaiyan signaled to Rieka secretly, pointing at the paper.

[Oh… You want me to memorize it?]

As smart as ever, the cat understood immediately.

Barvan, who had been looking at the paper with a complex expression, turned to me.

“Kaiyan, now that you’ve looked at all the treasures in this warehouse, choose what you want to take.”

“The item I want to take is…”

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Kwaang!

“Grr…! Didn’t you say you’d be gentle?”

“Where’s the fun in being gentle in a sparring match? Let’s go again!”

Watching Hoil’s contorted expression as Kaiyan replied, he couldn’t help but laugh. Hoil wasn’t like this when they first met.

‘It’s been over ten days already.’

It had been ten days since Kaiyan entered the Carsia family.

After the first day, Barvan had been busy identifying the remaining subordinates of Jansen, and Kaiyan couldn’t see his face at all. Since there was no one else he knew in the Carsia family except Barvan, Kaiyan had to spend his time alone.

However, at that moment, Hoil came looking for Kaiyan. He challenged Kaiyan to a duel to repay what happened on the first day, and thanks to that, Kaiyan had the chance to reevaluate his swordsmanship and aura application for a few days while sparring with Hoil.

Clang!

“Ugh! …I can’t go on.”

“Sigh, let’s call it a day for today.”

Kaiyan sheathed his sword and extended a hand to Hoil, who was sprawled on the ground. Hoil chuckled and grabbed Kaiyan’s hand.

“Watching you, I sometimes wonder if I wasted my life.”

“Why would you think that?”

“Seeing a 15-year-old boy like you spewing out aura like a monster and swinging a sword with such immense strength… shouldn’t that make me contemplate life?”

“…Just work harder from now on.”

“Tsk, tsk. Let’s go eat.”

Kaiyan wondered if Hoil knew that he used only 50 percent of his strength on the first day of their duel, and now he used only 30 percent.

‘Considering Hoil’s temperament, there’s a high chance he would have taken advantage of my weakness. I’m truly grateful to him.’

Kaiyan owed an apology to Hoil, but those few duels with him were immensely helpful to Kaiyan.

Kaiyan had previously attempted to learn the knights’ swordsmanship during the Gami-an Battle, but at that time, the swords were too fast for him to see with his own eyes, so he failed. However, Kaiyan’s agility now was incomparable to that time.

Thanks to that, he could observe Hoil’s swordsmanship closely during their duels and secretly take what he needed from Hoil’s techniques.

‘What I lack now isn’t strength or aura, but rather, my swordsmanship needs to become more refined.’

In truth, before dueling with Hoil, Kaiyan had also defeated Salmos, the senior knight serving under Jansen, and overwhelmed dozens of knights with his superior abilities, which had made him quite arrogant.

Confidence that with high stats and the power of aura, he could do anything.

But dueling with a senior knight like Hoil, the reality of how foolish that thought was hit him hard. The reason knights were strong wasn’t just because of aura; it was also because of their swordsmanship, something Kaiyan had disregarded.

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