Chapter 32 …
“Ah….”
And then the light in his eyes quickly faded.
“Golden my ass….”
Golden?
As if telling him not to even dream that far, not even a similar shade appeared.
Six poop-colored ones, four silver ones.
In other words, six Normal-grade and four Rare-grade.
‘No, it’s random. Does this even make sense?’
It was absurd.
This wasn’t some intermediate skill ticket—how could it land exactly on just those two grades?
If this was a kind of ability, then it really was an ability.
‘Four Rares… statistically, that’s not bad, I guess.’
That meant a whopping 40% chance to pull a Rare-grade skill.
Even for Dohyun, who had notoriously bad luck, this was high enough odds that he should’ve pulled a Rare.
‘…Or not?’
He’d been burned too many times.
Anyway, Dohyun dusted off his hands and let out a sigh.
‘That Hero-grade on the first pull really was insane luck.’
And the fact that the Hero-grade had been Backstab of all things—maybe he had poured all his luck into that moment.
It was disappointing, but Dohyun quickly steadied his mentality.
‘There are days like this.’
His conscience had been exploding lately, but honestly, Rare wasn’t bad.
No, it was fair to call it good.
‘Whether it’s skills or titles, Rare-grade is the most versatile.’
In God of Ose, the most accessible yet endlessly versatile category was Rare skills.
Take, for example, Assassin Boy’s Stealth or Paralysis Poison. They were Rare-grade, but weren’t they core Assassin skills?
Individually, they weren’t broken, but they combined well with anything—and truly shined when paired properly.
That was the essence of Rare-grade skills.
‘I did need at least one Rare.’
They were also the skills Dohyun used most often.
Thinking about it that way, having a Rare show up now was actually better.
…No, no matter how he thought about it, that wasn’t true. But that kind of self-rationalization was good for mental health.
Clearing his thoughts, Dohyun stroked his chin.
“This is unexpectedly hard to choose.”
If there were just one, he’d simply pick it—but with four silver cards, it was a real dilemma.
If he picked something awkward to use right now, he’d definitely regret it: “Ah, I should’ve picked another one! I had three more chances!”
‘Since it’s already piercing through hidden things, couldn’t it just show what the skill is? So stingy….’
After entertaining a thought that had not only shattered his conscience but fed it into a grinder, Dohyun reached out.
No matter how much he agonized, he’d only waste time.
‘Ah, whatever. Something will come out.’
He grabbed the silver card at the far right.
A soft silver glow spread outward, dyeing the surroundings.
And when Dohyun saw the message that appeared, his expression turned strange.
[You have acquired the skill ‘……’.]
“Huh?”
…This isn’t bad at all?
Deep in the western forest, in front of a certain cave.
Unlike when hunting monsters, countless users were gathered in clusters.
“Looking for a mage! Fire-element mage wanted!”
“Ice or lightning mages are fine too! Any mage, just one!”
“Level 20 and above only! Please apply!”
“Buying junk items~ I’ll pay top price~!”
“Anyone need weapon repairs!”
“Special soup for sale~ Gives a stamina buff, make sure to eat before you go!”
From production classes like merchants, blacksmiths, and cooks to users recruiting party members—
This place that drew such a crowd was a dungeon.
‘Goblin Chieftain’s Habitat.’
As one of the two most representative dungeons in the western forest, it was absolutely packed with people.
Not even comparable to the parties Dohyun had seen at the western gate.
‘It really is a god-tier game.’
Even in just the second city, the scale was like this… which meant there were a lot of new players flowing in.
If it was already like this, how many people gathered for raids?
The scale strangely reminded him of early Demrock, and his heart pounded.
‘Demrock had days like this too….’
Back then, everything was new and the streets were lively.
It had crashed after eight months and become just a memory, but still.
With a faint smile at the nostalgia, Dohyun looked around.
There were plenty of production classes, but overwhelmingly more users recruiting for parties.
“Tanker and mage ready. Mainly looking for a healer, two spots left. Checking Adventure Log~ No Warrior records, no entry.”
“Me! I’m a healer! Please take me!”
“I’m a sub-tank but can handle melee DPS too! I’ll work hard!”
“I’m a rogue—”
“How does a rogue expect to get in? Have some shame! Don’t you know when to step in and when to step out!?”
“Ugh….”
A familiar sight in front of any dungeon.
But party recruitment here was slightly different.
‘Mages are definitely popular.’
Usually, healers were top priority and treated like nobility—but here, mages were king.
They were always popular, but not to this extent.
It was all because of the Goblin Chieftain’s trait.
‘Once that trait activates, you can’t clear it without a mage.’
That was one of the fun aspects of this game.
Depending on the boss trait, nobles and commoners switched roles in real time—no eternal elites, no eternal outcasts.
A job looked down on somewhere might be treated like a VIP elsewhere.
Unfortunately, that didn’t apply to Dohyun right now.
The most unwanted role here was melee DPS.
‘Especially rogues, assassins, and swordsmen. Their reputation’s the worst.’
Rogues were questionable as combat classes to begin with, and assassins were built for PvP.
So why were swordsmen the worst?
‘Because they don’t have any defining specialty.’
Need damage? Bring stable, powerful ranged DPS.
Need tanking? Bring a tank—or a sub-tank if needed.
Need buffs or stability? Bring a healer.
Then what about a swordsman?
‘Hmm.’
No standout strengths came to mind.
But ask about weaknesses, and there weren’t any clear ones either.
They were solid all-rounders who shined later in the game—but that also meant they were mediocre early on.
On top of that, few classes were as dependent on player skill as swordsmen.
So at low levels, there were many mechanically weak swordsmen, which hurt their reputation.
Not enough to be outright avoided—except this was Raven.
‘Even I can see swordsmen are useless here.’
Damage?
Ranged was several times better—and one mage could handle most of it anyway.
Better to add another tank for safe DPS.
Then what about the Ant Tunnel?
‘Tanks and ranged only.’
If anything, it was worse.
There, melee DPS had nothing to do but soak damage. And if you’re soaking damage, why bring a swordsman with a thin blade?
In this bracket, swordsmen were awkward as both DPS and sub-tank.
That’s why Dohyun chose this place.
‘Ha.’
At least the swordsman reputation here was slightly better than in the Ant Tunnel—and with the Warrior Set, he had something to appeal with.
Plus, the skill he just acquired…
He had to introduce himself as either a swordsman or assassin—but if he equipped a dagger, the Warrior Set bonus would disappear. He might spend all day just trying to find a party.
‘If only an undiscovered dungeon had popped up.’
In God of Ose, dungeons weren’t all there from the beginning.
Sure, each city had one or two official dungeons—but most were discovered by players.
Most of those were worse than official ones, but occasionally there were jackpot finds.
‘The Ant Tunnel was one of them.’
You never knew. There might still be a hidden jackpot dungeon somewhere.
That’s why Dohyun had scoured the forest before coming here.
Maybe Eye of Truth would activate and reveal an undiscovered dungeon.
Maybe even one that allowed solo play.
‘It sounds like it should have that ability, doesn’t it?’
Pierces through hidden things.
When he first read the description, what came to mind was the Explorer’s Search skill.
A skill that found undiscovered dungeons or hidden relics.
That was also about uncovering hidden things—so didn’t Eye of Truth fit perfectly?
But forget undiscovered dungeons—he hadn’t even seen a mouse’s tail.
‘Either it doesn’t have that ability, or there really aren’t any left….’
After a year and a half, Raven’s dungeons had probably all been discovered.
Maybe there truly weren’t any hidden ones left.
He’d look into that later.
Swoosh.
Dohyun tilted his head slightly and looked into his inventory.
There sat a shabby-looking junk item.
[Shabby Odds and Ends]
[Grade: Normal]
[Description: Seems suitable for children to play with. Might be usable as machine parts?]
‘….’
Even the system acknowledged its shabbiness.
The kind of junk even merchants would refuse to buy.
Shockingly, it had come from Camilla’s Small Gift.
He’d hoped Eye of Truth might activate—but since the box spat out a random item the moment it was opened, that didn’t happen.
Still, some people supposedly got useful items from it…
‘Well, I didn’t expect anything.’
Compared to the road Dohyun had walked, this was nothing.
He’d failed enhancements ten times in a row before. This was trivial.
“Tanker and mage ready! Looking for two more, anyone welcome!”
“Me! Me!”
That was when a deep male voice caught Dohyun’s attention.
A man holding a heavy shield.
Beside him stood a slimmer man in robes, staff in hand—clearly a mage.
As expected from a party with a tank and mage ready, people flocked to them instantly.
“Excuse me, I’d like to join—”
“Ah, sorry. We’re full already.”
“…I see.”
Dohyun hurried over, but it was already too late.
He tried applying to a few more parties, but was rejected for similar reasons.
“Swordsman? That’s a bit…”
“Oh, Warrior Set? Hmm… that does change things… but we still don’t have a mage, sorry.”
“You know how it is here. Swordsmen are kind of… Wow, though, what a waste. If a mage wore that Warrior Set…”
“Is that really the Warrior Set? It’s so colorful—it looks like it was painted with crayons. Was it always that weird?”
The Warrior Set weapons weren’t limited to greatswords.
There were greatswords, daggers, bows—even staves.
That was why it was called the Arde graduation item for all classes.
Dohyun had thought it was fortunate that he got a greatsword…
‘And yet it turns out like this.’
Unlike Demrock, God of Ose heavily enforced party play.
To be fair, Dohyun couldn’t blame them entirely—he had been applying to experienced parties only.
It wasn’t intentional.
He just targeted groups with decent compositions—and they all happened to be veteran parties.
Naturally, experienced parties were wary of swordsmen.
He thought the Warrior Set might help—but it was harder than expected.
He might need to lower his standards.
‘Yeah. Getting in is what matters first.’
No matter how messy the composition or how inexperienced the team—entry came first.
Or maybe it would be better to form his own party.
Just as he was thinking that—
