Chapter 9
[Eye of Truth]
Grade: Unique Trait
Effect: Sees through what is hidden.
A short line of text.
But when Dohyeon saw it, he couldn’t help but tremble with emotion.
“Unique trait…!”
It was a type of trait he had never seen before in his life.
Even in Demrock, he had never encountered a type called Unique.
But Dohyeon wasn’t stupid enough to fail to recognize its value.
Honestly, I’m not sure what this ability does. But it’s definitely something incredible.
Weapon Master? Hero? Slayer?
They were good traits.
But they weren’t one-of-a-kind.
There might not be anyone who possessed all of them at once, but individually, quite a few people had each of those traits.
But the Eye of Truth?
I’ve never even heard that a trait like this existed.
Unique (唯一).
Just as the word implied—only one in the world.
Among the one billion players in Godose, it meant Dohyeon alone possessed this trait.
Putting aside its power, its rarity was incomparable.
Come to think of it, there was talk about this before.
He remembered seeing discussions in the community about the word “grade” attached to traits.
People had questioned why it was called a grade instead of a type or category, since they were all traits anyway.
It was a reasonable question.
Terms like Normal, Rare, Heroic, and Legendary clearly indicated grades, while distinctions like trait versus skill would normally be called type or category.
Many opinions were exchanged, but in the end the discussion fizzled out with the conclusion that it was probably just a translation inconsistency between Korean and foreign languages.
Dohyeon had thought similarly when he read that post.
Actually, he hadn’t thought much about it at all.
Whether it was grade or type didn’t really matter.
He had simply shrugged it off.
But now he finally understood the reason.
It really was a grade…
Unique Trait and Trait.
These two were actually names of grades.
In hindsight, it had been naive to think that the AI—said to be more advanced than AlphaGo—would make such an error.
The mystery was solved, but honestly, that wasn’t the important part.
What matters is… I just hit the jackpot.
And not just any jackpot.
A one-of-a-kind trait, five additional traits, and even titles on top of that.
It was the definition of a massive win.
[First Slayer]
Grade: Legendary
Description: Title granted to the first person to slay a legendary named boss.
Effects:
Fury: Deals +10% additional damage to boss monsters.
Devour: If you succeed on your first attempt in the initial battle, all stats +6.
Does not apply to bosses of the same type previously defeated.
All stats +10
[Current stats gained via Devour: +6]
And for good reason—the traits alone were sweet, but this was a Legendary title.
True to its rank, its performance was incredible.
The base option of +10 to all stats was already huge, and Devour increased his late-game potential.
On top of that, Fury gave an additional 10% damage to bosses.
One title was providing the effects of three.
“Ha… this is sweet…”
It was such a sugary start he almost worried about getting diabetes.
For someone with my trash luck to get an opportunity like this…
Back in Demrock, Dohyeon had always felt the world was against him, which made this feel even more precious.
How many bitter days had he endured?
Back then, while others started with Rare-grade traits, he had run around with a Normal-grade one…
This time feels good.
A player starting with six traits plus Legendary and Rare titles?
If he posted that on the homepage forum, it would explode.
He might get flooded with recruitment offers—or with players so jealous they’d want to kill him.
Though they probably wouldn’t believe it.
Even he wouldn’t have believed it himself.
More importantly…
After finishing checking his rewards, Dohyeon looked around.
The floor and walls were in ruins thanks to the Ironblood Demonic Dragon, while the opposite side of the space looked perfectly intact, as if divided by a line.
Seeing this, Dohyeon tilted his head.
Why isn’t the tutorial ending?
As far as he knew, the goddess was supposed to appear, reseal the boss monster, and send the adventurer to the main continent—marking the start of the game.
But none of those events were happening.
“…Wait. Seal the boss monster?”
Something flashed through Dohyeon’s mind.
The point when the goddess appears is…
When the user dies.
But he hadn’t died.
Far from it—he had beaten the Demonic Dragon and monopolized all the traits and rewards.
Everything had changed because of that.
What happens in a case like this?
He was momentarily flustered but quickly regained his composure.
And that calm soon turned into a small expectation.
If the scheduled event had changed…
This could be a hidden piece.
He had already milked plenty of benefits, yet greed still filled his heart—but you never know.
As he approached the door he had entered through, a message appeared.
[Boss death confirmed.]
[Return to the entrance?]
“Yeah.”
The moment he answered, his vision flipped.
The corridor outside was even more devastated than the messy room, littered with monster corpses.
During the entire 5 hours and 30 minutes he had been inside, a long battle had clearly raged here as well.
Standing on the blood-stained battlefield was Charlie, staring at Dohyeon in shock.
Covered in the blood of countless monsters, yet still unbroken in spirit, he looked utterly stunned.
Their eyes met.
Charlie’s lips trembled.
“A… ah…”
“…”
Dohyeon instinctively realized something.
That man was about to deliver another flowery line.
Sure enough, Charlie asked in a trembling voice:
“I clearly heard the summoning of a monster… Did you truly kill it?”
“Yeah, well…”
“And yet you stand without a single wound… Just what are you…?”
Unlike before, his speech was now extremely respectful, his tone polite, and his eyes filled with admiration.
It was already burdensome—but Charlie didn’t stop.
“No, who you are or where you came from is not important.”
“?”
“Heroes are born in times of chaos. I, Charlie, firmly believe your existence will bring great change to this troubled world.”
His expression hardened with resolve.
Then—
He dropped to one knee.
“Hero… I wish to walk that glorious path alongside you. Would you permit this humble knight to become your heart and sword?”
Ding—
A message appeared.
[Knight Commander ‘Charlie’ of Arren Castle wishes to become your heart and sword.]
[If you accept the knight’s oath, he will swear loyalty to you.]
…What the hell?
He had hoped for a hidden piece, but this was completely unexpected.
A knight’s oath meant absolute loyalty—even unto death.
And it wasn’t just a figure of speech.
[If accepted, Charlie will no longer be the Knight Commander of Arren Castle and will become Kaiser’s subordinate.]
[Benefits he would receive will instead be granted to his lord.]
A knight bound by oath would abandon everything and serve under their lord.
All rights and privileges would be offered to the master.
A vow of complete devotion.
Jackpot.
A knight commander of an entire castle would surely provide many advantages for future growth.
He would gain favorable treatment from NPCs everywhere and level more easily through that high status.
But…
[However, he is already long deceased. Even if you become his lord, you will receive no benefits.]
“Ah.”
Dohyeon let out a deflated sigh.
Figures—it had been going too smoothly.
If a level 1 player started with a knight commander as a subordinate, the balance would be completely broken.
The tutorial is a reenactment of the Arren Castle tragedy from the past…
The tutorial was merely the stage and stepping stone that sent otherworldly adventurers to the main continent via the goddess.
That was also why the setting resembled a medieval era long before the main game timeline.
So it’s just a formal oath. Like an event, I guess…
If he expected more, that would just be greedy.
Still, feeling good about it, Dohyeon nodded without much hesitation.
At that moment—
[Knight’s oath accepted.]
[Within Knight Commander ‘Charlie’s’ memories, you remain as his lord.]
[The war later recorded as the Tragedy of Arren Castle and the Terror of the Abyss will conclude in victory within Charlie’s memories.]
[He will fall into a peaceful sleep, anticipating a future with you.]
[The tutorial has ended. The Pantheon opens.]
[You will be warped to the Pantheon shortly.]
As the message appeared, the boss room transformed into a warp.
Though it was a different route than usual, he had successfully completed the tutorial.
…Fall into a peaceful sleep, huh.
