The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

"That is something only the Holy See can answer."

Sung JiHan was curious about Ariel's easy acceptance, so he asked her.

But her response was sharp.

"I apologize for not being able to answer. Master."

When Ariel finished speaking.

[Recognized as the owner by the incarnation of the Shadow Queen, 'Ariel'.]

[Summoning of 'Ariel' is more efficient.]

[Efficiency of the gift 'Shadow of the Moon' increases.]

[Stat 'Sword Mastery' increases by 1.]

Not only did her title change, but there were also several system effects.

"Oh."

She said she would officially recognize him as the owner, but he didn't expect these additional effects.

Considering it as a decent reward for nodding his head in response to his question.

While Sung JiHan was thinking that, Ariel jumped from his arm.

Shoo-

Ariel's body, which was falling under his arm, grew and became the size that reached Sung JiHan's waist.

"Now I can move a little. And..."

Ariel, who was examining her own body, opened her mouth.

"The story I said I couldn't answer earlier. Now, I think I can speak a little."

"You couldn't speak just now?"

"After recognizing you as the owner, it seems that the system has released some restrictions."

Ariel sat down on a chair in the room and spoke.

"Do you know about the Holy See?"

"Well, I'm not sure about the details."

The Holy See.

Sung JiHan, who had witnessed the destruction of the Earth in his previous life, still knew very little about them.

Most of the Holy Sees judged that there was no answer after seeing the Earth, which was constantly losing in the Space League, and paid little attention to it.

"They are representatives of the stars, and owners. They are beings that transcend the limits of their own species... and become gods."

"Really? It suits the grand name of the Holy See."

When Sung JiHan, who already knew this much, answered indifferently, Ariel smirked.

"The owner seems to know to some extent. Then, do you know this? The fact that the Holy See is born from the BattleNet."

"...What?"

"When you reach level 777 in the BattleNet, you qualify to become a Holy See."

Sung JiHan's eyebrows twitched.

Level 777?

It didn't seem like a joke.

'Is level 777 even possible...'

During the tutorial period, the Diamond League is the highest league, but after the tutorial ends, the Master League and Grandmaster League are created.

And on top of that, the Star League, where only the best of the best can climb, is opened.

Even in the Star League, which is the highest league, the maximum level that can be reached is 500.

There was a vast difference from 777.

"What happens to 777? The highest level for diamonds is currently 250."

"The information related to this is restricted. However... you will naturally find out after the tutorial is over."

"There are so many restrictions."

"But what's important is... it's not about the wandering god, right?"

Sung JiHan nodded.

Becoming a Holy Seat, it was a story of a distant future for Sung JiHan, who was only level 31.

More importantly, the information about the wandering god, who was the previous sponsor Holy Seat, was important.

"Most Holy Seats are bound to the star they were born on. It is their foundation, their motherhood. When the star is destroyed, the power of the Holy Seat also diminishes... and eventually they will be annihilated."

"I see."

"But the wandering god is different. He becomes a Holy Seat, but he is not bound to a star. Instead, he created his own star."

Ariel raised her palm.

Then, a part of her hand turned into darkness, creating a sphere.

The surface of the sphere was covered with sharp thorns, as if they were protruding.

"This black star is the star where the wandering god resides. It is a star filled with battles. Some Holy Seats call it by a different name. 'The Tomb of the Holy Seat.'"

"The Tomb of the Holy Seat?"

"Yes. The god hunts down the Holy Seats and preserves them in the star. The Holy Seats trapped in that star continue to have their power drained by the god. Even if they want to die, they cannot."

As she said that, Ariel looked at Sung JiHan with meaningful eyes.

"The dark magic used by the master. Its power was undeniably similar to the main body's. But the main body has never been attacked by the god... No, I didn't even think it would be attacked."

Sung JiHan had a guess at those words.

"Obtaining the Rising Martial Art of the Nameless Divine Art was a future event for me."

When Sung JiHan grew up to the Diamond League and his proficiency in the Nameless Divine Art skill increased.

Only then, he was finally able to acquire the three divine arts.

In terms of timing, this happened a few years later than now...

"Could it be that during those few years, the wandering god attacked the Shadow Queen, absorbed her power, and created the Shadow Divine Art..."

Of course, the power to manipulate shadows is not exclusive to the Shadow Queen.

It could have been obtained from another Holy Seat that had already been preserved.

However, considering that the Holy Seat's power wavelength matched that of the main body, it seemed more convincing that the god had subdued the Shadow Queen in the future.

"Just by nodding my head, there must be a reason why you recognized me as your master."

"Why?"

"Your main body. Isn't it running away desperately? Worried about the god's attack?"

At Sung JiHan's question, Ariel lowered her head.

"I told you earlier. Holy Seats are bound to the star they were born on. Even if they run away, it's all over when their motherhood is destroyed. However..."

She placed her hand on her chin and smiled mischievously.

"Thanks to the master, the main body has gained time to prepare. I am grateful to you on behalf of the main body."

"For helping the Holy Seat, the reward I received is too little."

"I will reward you more after the tutorial is over. As long as the main body doesn't die by then."

Ariel smiled brightly.

Her eyes, which were even tinged with white, had now become lighter in color.

The eyes that were completely black now had a grayish tint towards the white part.

That's not all.

Ariel, who used to have a stern face, now showed various expressions.

"It seems like you've changed a bit."

"Oh really? Since I have officially become the owner. It's only natural that I've changed to fit that role."

"Hmm..."

"Please take care of me from now on, Master."

He acknowledged me as his Master, and he changed this much?

Sung JiHan smirked.

"Well, that's not important."

Instead of focusing on Ariel's transformation, Sung JiHan concentrated on the wandering deity.

If what she said was true, the wandering deity was a completely different existence, creating stars and hunting thrones on its own.

"Why did such an overwhelming being guard against me?"

Sung JiHan thought carefully, but he couldn't figure out why the deity acted that way.

"...I still don't have enough information."

He had gained some information about the deity, but the questions only grew deeper.

"There must be a reason why the deity was wary of the Samdanjeon. For now, I'll focus on increasing my power."

The failed integration of the Samdanjeon from before.

At that time, he lacked power, but if he reached a power level of 100, the situation would be different.

Sung JiHan opened his status window and invested the additional stat points he received into power.

"It's 43."

Power reached 43, including the title effect, even though he was only level 31.

He still had a long way to go to reach 100.

But Sung JiHan believed that he could achieve it quickly.

***

"The Dominator of the Gorge, Sung JiHan! Achieving a Penta Kill."

"Players experimenting with the Wellside Penta Kill. But there were no successful cases afterwards."

"A trillion-dollar check presented by Cheonjoguk. Is Korea losing another player?"

"Who is Robert Gates? Uncovering the wealth of the Gates family!"

"As expected of the owner..."

Yi Ha-yeon chuckled as she looked at the news articles about Sung JiHan flooding the portal sites.

As Sung JiHan became more popular, the guild channel also grew rapidly due to the overflow effect.

"Of course, most of the people who joined the channel came to see only the owner..."

A newly formed waiting guild.

At the moment, there was nothing worthy of being used as content for this guild, except for the content related to Sung JiHan, the owner.

Of course, the main focus of the waiting guild was the growth-oriented guild, but even with a buff to the growth rate, players' stats wouldn't increase overnight.

"I hope their stats can increase by 2 or 3 per month..."

Yi Ha-yeon couldn't hide her impatience as she looked at the guild members' stats.

For now, they were uploading videos to the guild channel mainly focused on Sung JiHan, but in order to return to the original concept of a growth-oriented guild, they had to show the growth of the guild members' abilities.

"Growth rate increased by 220 percent."

"This... should have an effect, right?"

Although the buff percentage boasted a high number, there was a slight uneasiness as to whether it would actually have an effect, as other guilds had tried it and quickly gave up due to lack of interest.

At that moment, the door to the guild office opened and Yoon Se-ah entered.

"Master Unni~ I'm here!"

"Se-ah, did you do well in the tutorial?"

Iha-yeon greeted her warmly.

"Hayan Unni, please speak comfortably~ We'll see each other often now."

"Oh, really?"

"Yes~ Hehe."

With that, Yoon Se-ah buried herself in the chair with a tired face.

"You look tired, kid."

"Ugh. I ran like crazy during the first tutorial."

"During the tutorial?"

"Yes. They said you can see growth rate effects if you exercise in the game. So I kept running until I reached the top 50..."

"Oh, really? Where can I see it? Se-ah, did you create a BattleTube channel?"

"Yes. Ah... I feel embarrassed for some reason."

Iha-yeon smiled and entered Yoon Se-ah's BattleTube channel.

Yoon Se-ah's channel, which had very few subscribers.

Iha-yeon played the first game video there.

"Gasp... Gasp..."

Clang. Clang.

The sound of armor clashing rhythmically.

Yoon Se-ah was running around, breathing heavily.

"Human! Stand there!"

The monsters in the Colosseum aimed for Yoon Se-ah, but she kept running in the arena, repelling all pursuits.

A video with only the sound of heavy breathing and armor clashing.

Iha-yeon felt bored watching it.

"...Wow. She ran while wearing that heavy armor?"

"Yes. It's dangerous to just run."

"How long did she run? Impressive, really."

"Oh, please don't say that. I really thought the sky was singing. It's only because my stamina went up to 1..."

"...Huh? What?"

Iha-yeon, who was listening to Yoon Se-ah's lament, opened her eyes wide at the end.

What did she just say?

"Se-ah, say it again."

"The sky was yellow?"

"No, not that! Stamina, I mean. Did it really go up? Already?"

"Ah... Yes. Look."

On the status window that Yoon Se-ah showed, her stamina was clearly marked as 12.

"Guild buff, as expected. The effect was good, right?"

"...That's unbelievable."

Could this illogical growth be because of Yoon Se-ah's gift?

Anyway, it was a content of the nurturing-type guild.

It had already appeared.