The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Three days later, the loan center of the World Tree Union.

"Hello."

"...You've come again."

Sung JiHan pressed the popup ad on the bulletin board, just like last time, and commuted to the loan center for the third consecutive day.

Seeing Sung JiHan wave his hand, the elf at the loan center greeted him with a tired expression.

"The department head told you to come again next time... I didn't expect you to come this often."

"I haven't started the game yet. I came to eat fruit."

Sung JiHan had advanced to the Master League through the promotion match held at the end of May. However, until June, even if he had reached the Master League, he couldn't start the game. So during this gap period, Sung JiHan visited the loan center without fail.

"The life force has definitely increased a lot."

Although it wasn't included in the stats on the status screen.

The life force of the World Tree Union that Sung JiHan possessed was undoubtedly present.

And that energy increased significantly every time he ate the fruit that was served to him during the consultations at the loan center.

One.

"I'm sorry, but it's impossible to give any more gifts since the department head is still absent."

The elf, who was a subordinate of the department head, informed Sung JiHan in a stern tone that it couldn't be done anymore.

"You were the one who told me to come often. You're not giving me any gifts after just three days? The distribution of the World Tree Elves seems to be narrower than I thought."

"Even for players with considerable personal information, continuously giving gifts is beyond my authority. I don't know if the customer writes down their personal information."

"Never mind that."

Although the fruit basket greatly increased the life force, Sung JiHan couldn't afford to disclose personal information to the World Tree Union.

When Sung JiHan rejected the proposal, the elf nodded as if he had expected it.

"In that case, it's impossible to give gifts until the department head returns."

"When will he come?"

"The loan center is not the only place operated here. Since the department head is in charge of dozens of areas, I don't know when he will return."

If what the elf said was true, then the meeting with him last time was just a coincidence.

"There's nothing I can do."

I thought I could easily increase my life force.

Is it really impossible to continue growing through tricks?

"That guy... didn't write down personal information and still received gifts?"

"Just eating the fruit of the World Tree without writing down personal information. Who does he think he is?"

"Huh. They randomly give it to us only when we pay more than 10 billion GP in interest...!"

"Give me one more!"

Meanwhile.

The players who were waiting at the loan center expressed their dissatisfaction after hearing the conversation between Sung JiHan and the elf.

They were given gifts as a reward when they first received a loan consultation.

And then, the fruit of the World Tree, which was randomly given only if they paid more than 10 billion GP in interest per month.

Even if they wanted to buy it with money, the World Tree Union never sold it.

Some players deliberately maintained their loans in order to eat the fruit of the World Tree, even though they had enough GP.

But that small race has already eaten the fruit for free several times?

"As you can see, the dissatisfaction of existing customers is severe. In this situation, without the department head's permission, it is impossible to give any more gifts."

Sung JiHan looked at the players who were staring at him with ominous eyes.

The situation where the giant races were all eyeing him because of a single fruit.

"When they are tainted with the energy mixed with the fruit, they change like that."

Everyone looks like a formidable force on the surface.

At that level, regardless of their race, they are players who have a foothold in their own world.

They were excited and overly immersed, their eyes shining brightly, even though it didn't match their level of skill.

Are they addicted to the domination of power?

"Yes. Good job, everyone."

Sung JiHan smiled and said a word before logging out.

Flash!

"It's almost June 1st. It's definitely strange how time flows there."

The flow of time in the loan counter space is mysterious.

Sometimes it's faster than on Earth, and sometimes it's slower.

It's currently 11:30 PM on May 31st, with about 30 minutes left.

"I should reflect my face."

Sung JiHan stepped out of the room.

Then.

"Oh. You're here, brother-in-law."

He could meet Yoon Se-jin, who was carrying a suitcase and pulling a carrier.

"Brother-in-law, where are you going?"

"Oh, I received a quest from the Holy See. I'll be exploring the country for a while to search for the items the Holy See mentioned. I'll leave Se-ah to you in the meantime."

"In the country?"

"Yes."

Sung JiHan raised his eyebrows.

Yoon Se-jin's Holy See is Gilgamesh, the "King of the Beginning."

He didn't quite understand why he was told to explore the Korean Peninsula.

"What kind of item are you looking for?"

"I don't know the details either. They only mentioned it as an artifact in the message window..."

An artifact from the Korean Peninsula.

Gilgamesh, what a mysterious person.

Sung JiHan looked at the anxious Yoon Se-jin and nodded for now.

"I understand. Take care, brother-in-law."

"Thank you."

"Dad, come back safely~"

"Yes, Se-ah. Listen to your uncle."

"I'll only listen if Uncle is at home."

Drururuk.

Yoon Se-jin shook hands with Sung JiHan and Yoon Se-ah, urging them to hurry, and disappeared towards the entrance.

In the middle of the night, what's so urgent?

"Go when it's bright."

"Yeah. Night driving is dangerous. Well, even if Dad gets into an accident, I'm sure he'll be fine..."

"Well... It's the first time I've seen my sister in such a hurry."

"Is it because more and more people are receiving support from the King of the Beginning these days?"

"Really?"

"Yes, hundreds of people have already been certified."

"...Hundreds of people?"

"Yes. And mostly top players. There are even rumors that if you can't get a sponsorship from the King of the Beginning, you're not a player with any potential."

The gods disappeared, and in their place appeared Gilgamesh.

He was actively supporting the Holy See.

In his previous life, Gilgamesh had never awakened or experienced anything like this.

"I had something to ask him when he descended, but unfortunately, it didn't happen."

Gilgamesh was labeled a traitor by the Void.

And from the side of the World Tree Union, it was revealed that a major error had occurred on Earth a long time ago, caused by themselves.

Although they cooperated with the Void to resolve the error, they only left a record stating that the data could not be retrieved.

Sung JiHan speculated that this incident was related to Gilgamesh.

"My enemy is ultimately a god. I'm not sure if he is still an enemy or an ally. There is no need to be hostile until I gather more information."

In the end, fate dictated that they would have to fight over the souls with the wandering gods.

Gilgamesh was still uncertain about what exactly he was, but he was friendly towards Sung JiHan.

Of course, if what the Void said was true and Gilgamesh was the cause of humanity receiving the invitation.

Eventually, they would have to eliminate that "cause"...

"But it's too early for now."

In the current situation, Sung JiHan couldn't be hostile towards him.

Regardless of whether there were ulterior motives behind Gilgamesh's friendliness towards Sung JiHan.

For now, Sung JiHan had to accept it as the Holy See.

"He still has room for growth."

Ranked first in humanity, the first to enter the Master League.

Sung JiHan had achieved all this, but he still didn't have a formidable opponent to face.

Now that he had been promoted and the level restriction had been lifted, Sung JiHan thought he should level up again.

"Oh, uncle. It's 12 o'clock."

"Alright, let's go."

As soon as Yoon SaeA told him the time, he immediately logged into the game.

* * *

[Assigned to Space-4 Area in the Master League.]

[You are in the top 1% of players in Space-4 Area.]

[Through special missions, you can advance to Space-3 Area.]

[Would you like to challenge the special mission?]

Space-4 Area.

Even this area, where only the top 0.001% of players could enter, was not an obstacle for Sung JiHan.

Having achieved first place in every game and conquered the area.

Battle.net suggested that since he had reached the Master League, he should go to a higher rank.

"I should do this."

Going up to a higher area would also give him more experience points.

For Sung JiHan, who urgently needed to grow, it was a condition he couldn't refuse.

When he pressed yes...

[The player has been assigned to the special defense map, 'Northern Wall'.]

He was assigned to the special map 'Northern Wall'.

[Beyond the massive wall, unknown beings are invading.]

[In the 10-day battle, aim to be in the top 50% of defense performance.]

It seemed like a defense map that suited the nature of a defense map, unlike other special maps.

However, looking at the fact that Sung JiHan is in the top 50% in performance, it is clear that he is competing with other players.

"Even in regular maps, there are frequent collisions between players, so it's likely that they encourage it even more in special maps."

What needs to be defended is not only the unknown existence, but also the possibility that they may be the same players.

When Sung JiHan tries to see a detailed map explanation.

"[Player who owns a guild.]"

"[Challenge is possible through guild missions.]"

"[Would you like to challenge the 'Northern Wall' through a guild mission?]"

"[When challenging through a guild mission, additional rewards are given to the guild, and additional rewards are given to all guild members.]"

Additionally, an option that can be selected popped up.

"It's a guild mission."

Sung JiHan's waiting guild.

Except for a few guild members, it was a nurturing guild where world rankers were renting to grow.

Since they had a transactional relationship with them, there was no need to do guild missions and give them rewards.

"There are guild bonuses, and the rankers are still far behind... It makes sense to complement this."

Sung JiHan, who was defeated by the Jo InJok without Sung JiHan, a human player.

The level of human rankers was another homework for him.

If he can attract them with guild missions like this, it might be a little better.

"Guild missions may be much more difficult than personal missions, but..."

Sung JiHan's waiting guild was a group of players who gathered only for growth and didn't properly coordinate.

Compared to guilds in other worlds, they were clearly behind in terms of skill.

It might be difficult for them to enter the top 50%.

However, Sung JiHan decided to endure this for the guild rewards.

"But I can't just give this reward to guild members for free."

I don't know what will be given as a reward for guild members, but it will be good since it will be given when they reach Area 3.

Sung JiHan, who has been using GP more these days, decided to gather more GP this time.

"Ha Yeon, are you going to sleep?"

"Why would I sleep now? I just went to exercise at our house a little while ago. Unni is probably waiting for Uncle's Master League match. But why?"

"A guild mission came out, and I have something to talk about."

"A guild mission... There's something like that?"

Yoon SeA's eyes sparkled with interest.

"I received one this time. It's a mission to go up to Area 3."

"Oh, Uncle is already going up to Space 3 again? Ah, right... He swept through Space 4 too."

Yoon SeA asked and understood by herself.

"And there's something given to guild members as a reward for guild missions. It's a shame to just give it away."

"Of course! If we can get the rewards for Uncle's missions, everyone would be willing to spend as much GP as they want."

"Yeah. I need to consult about the price."

Sung JiHan immediately picked up his phone.

"Ah, Owner. What are you doing at this hour? Ah... Guild mission? Really? I'll go up right away!"

The leadership of the waiting guild, who gathered late at night.

"The exact details of the rewards haven't been announced, but it's the reward for Owner's mission, so it must be significant. We can measure GP at a very high price. Let's start with this price as the minimum..."

"...Isn't it too expensive?"

"No. It's the reward for Owner's mission. This is relatively cheap. If we add the option of additional GP payment according to the rewards..."

They discussed until dawn to set the price and informed it to each guild in the world.

The next morning.

The front page of news in various parts of the world was decorated with the contents of the guild mission received by Sung JiHan.