The Genius Blacksmith's Game
Essence. (3)
Does the King of the Land of Hyun not know how to distinguish colors properly?
Lucas didn't understand that.
The bow he is looking at. No matter how I look at it, it is brown, not black.
But how can you say that bow looks black?
Lucas was puzzled, but he was also surprised by Hyun-soo.
I recognized the bow my father left behind at first glance…
It is the best bow among the items Lucas is selling.
He didn't even touch it, he just looked at it.
Of course, better artifacts are mostly shiny from the outside.
But this bow is not.
It is a very old bow, and the wood has even become rough, so it does not look like a better artifact.
I saw a total of six lights today.
Hyunsu was quite surprised.
Starting with the blacksmith's hammer, which was the first thing people said, the old couple's minerals.
The soldier's shield and everything else I saw in this Yongro market.
All of it had a white light.
But what was visible now was clearly a black light.
Just like collecting.
The skills Hyunsu possesses.
The visible color would change depending on what materials he could obtain.
Could it be that?
It seemed that an experiment was needed.
“You have remarkable taste, Your Majesty. This is the finest bow I possess. You can’t take your eyes off it!”
He said that, but Lucas didn't understand.
In the end, it is just a bow sold by a hungry merchant.
It is a very common item of Normal grade.
If you were to look for such a bow in this Yongno Market, you would easily find ten thousand, so I couldn't understand why you were interested.
And this bow.
It is a memento left by my father.
The reason I am selling is because I am hungry.
What can I do when I’m starving to death right now?
Lucas thought for a moment, then looked at the bow with sad eyes.
I must be crazy.
When the King actually took an interest, he realized how complacent he had been.
Even if I no longer hold a bow, to think I would sell this… I would rather starve to death.
The King is showing interest, but…
Lucas spoke cautiously.
“Your Majesty, I am sorry, but I do not think I can sell this bow. It is a memento from my father. I intended to sell it to at least earn money for food, but upon reflection, I realized how unfilial that would be. Please forgive this humble servant for his fickleness.”
Flattened
Lucas bowed his head respectfully.
He knew how great a sin it was to refuse in front of the king.
However, it was still precious.
Perhaps he won't be able to stay here anymore?
“Of course you shouldn’t sell a bow like that. I understand. Make sure to cherish it.”
However, the previous king understood Lucas.
It feels different from the ordinary kings he had heard of.
So that is why the market people rejoiced at the King's procession.
Hyunsu said to Lucas.
However, I did not intend to buy this bow. I wanted to awaken it so that it could possess even greater power. In my view, this bow is hiding its true nature.
“The essence…?”
“So, could you tell me the story of this bow?”
"……yes."
Lucas lifted the bow.
My father, a poor hunter, intended to have this bow custom-made for me.
“Specially made?”
“Yes, I, too, was once an archer holding a bow, but I began to lose my sight, and in this world, a blind archer could not exist. I loved shooting arrows more than anything in the world, but I could not shoot.”
“…….”
“So, my father emptied his pockets of all his money to visit blacksmiths and said, ‘Even if you can’t hit the target, please make me a bow that can hit it.’ To the blacksmiths, it was a preposterous request. It was such an absurd story that rumors spread throughout the neighborhood that my father had gone mad. But my father kept seeking out such blacksmiths, and he says that one blacksmith eventually told him he could do it and asked for the money. And this is the result. However, my father had been scammed. By that very blacksmith.”
Lucas wore a dejected expression.
“It was truly miserable. He was a wretched father who had taken away both his money and his son’s eyes… At that moment, the most pitiful one was not me, but my father. For in the end, he died grieving like that.”
Lucas has grieved his entire life.
Thinking of my pitiful father.
“…So, having vowed never to pick up a bow again, I was trying to sell my father’s bow here like this. Haha…”
Lucas scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
Lucas looked around.
'what?'
Before I knew it, all the merchants around had disappeared.
It is because Hyun-su signaled everyone away with a glance just as his story was about to begin.
It is a thoughtful gesture.
A thoughtful gesture made in advance before sharing the family story.
The king laughed as he looked at himself.
Why are you laughing?
Lucas could not understand why he was laughing at his own sadness.
Hyunsu, who had been just laughing for a moment, said.
“Your father did not meet the most miserable death; he devoted himself so wholeheartedly to his child, and he must have been happy imagining you holding a bow again.”
However, Lucas denied it.
“Really, if this bow possessed such power, that would have been the case. But since it doesn't, that is the case.”
Tears streamed down from Lucas's eyes.
He must have been happy, he must have been glad. Yes, by nature, it shouldn't be a miserable thing.
But wasn't the heavens indifferent?
However, Hyunsu said.
“No, not at all. I will prove it to you right now.”
Proof? What do you mean?
“Would you entrust this bow to me?”
I wonder why.
Lucas nodded as if entranced.
Was it because the King was comforting him, or because of the conviction reflected on his face?
It's both.
Lucas nodded.
At that moment, Hyun-su, who had something to rely on, grabbed the bow.
essence.
The inherent nature or appearance of an object itself.
Something that might not be found if it is hidden and concealed.
however.
The eye that sees the essence makes it possible.
The only skill that can find it.
“O essence.”
Find and show what is hidden.
Open your eyes.
Ding!
[Discovering the hidden essence.]
[The god who was skilled at making heard the voice of one who earnestly prayed to him.]
[For a few days, I looked into a man named Father.]
He did not stop for his son even when he was pointed at, and the god who was skilled at making things, moved by this, briefly visited his side.
[however……]
As Ares, the god who observes the world, prevented his intervention, the power eventually took root but could not manifest.
[Today, the hidden truth is revealed.]
[Mangwon-gung is a name given by his father in the hope that his son, Lucas, would see far.]
[All of Mangwon Palace's stats will be changed to their original power!]
[The grade of Mangwon Palace is upgraded from Normal to Unique.]
The brightly shining bow, the appearance of the telescopic bow, remained unchanged.
However, the essence had completely changed.
However, Lucas felt as if a bright light had merely brushed past, and Hyun-su stroked the bow.
“……Mangwon. It means seeing far. It is a name given to you, Lucas, with the hope that you would see far. I can feel your father’s intentions. In my life, I have never seen a bow with such a fine name.”
The bow that everyone ridiculed, the Mangwon-gung.
However, the former king tells him that those three characters are a good name.
“Check it out, the bow your father made for you.”
(Mangwongung Palace.)
Grade: Unique.
Durability: 10000/10000
Attack Power: 326
Restriction: Lucas-exclusive artifact.
Special Ability:
· Agility increased by 9%.
· Accuracy increased by 65%.
· Penetration power increased by 50%.
· The moment you hold it, you can see far away, just like its name Mangwon-gung, and your eyesight becomes clear.
· Active Skill up to a thousand miles.
· Passive Skill Triple Shot.
Description: This is an artifact that serves as a token indicating that a god once stayed by someone's side, but its true nature was concealed by a greater power. However, its essence was awakened by the master craftsman Hyun.
Lucas was flustered.
The moment I held this bow, the blurry world became clear.
The world he sees is not merely a matter of having 'poor eyesight.'
It was close to an incurable disease, to the point where one could not see anything unless it was nearby.
However, now it was visible farther than anyone else, and clearer than anyone else.
Yes, just like the name 'Mangwon Palace' that my father gave this.
“How was something like this possible? Is it because Your Majesty is a god?”
Many people now know that Hyun-soo is also a rookie.
Hyunsu denied him and told him about a skill and 'black'.
Yes, white is the color of an insignificant essence, and black is presumed to be the color of seeing an essence several dimensions higher than that.
“That makes no sense…….”
“……Father was not miserable or pitiful at all. How could someone who left behind such a bow for his child be miserable?”
Lucas was happy to retrieve his real father's bow thanks to Hyunsu's conviction.
“Are you going to become an archer again?”
“It has been eight years since I put down the bow. If I pick it up now, will I be able to become an excellent archer? I am afraid.”
Actually, Lucas was afraid.
It is to the point where I have forgotten how to shoot a bow again.
Hyunsu chuckled.
“……You have a natural talent for archery. Your father, being a hunter, must have recognized it before anyone else. That is why he must have been even more determined to perfect that bow.”
You are saying this to comfort me, aren't you?
"no."
Lucas looked puzzled, and Hyun-su decided to tell a white lie.
“I told you earlier, didn’t I? That I saw a black light.”
“Yes, you said that the black light was hiding a tremendous essence, didn’t you?”
Actually, I saw two black lights.
Two?
“Right. One is from the bow…….”
Hyunsu looked at Lucas.
One is from you.
That is a lie that Lucas will never know.
You mean to say that a black light emanated from yourself?
Doesn't that mean you are ultimately a jewel stacked layer upon layer?
“……I will become an archer again.”
Hyun-su smiled as he watched Lucas make a resolution.
Then, a surprising announcement was heard.
[Lucas becomes a citizen of the Kingdom of Hyun.]
[You might become a legendary archer in the future.]
'……what?'
Your father saw your talent in advance.
A dark light shone on you as well.
But all of that was just a lie to comfort him?
"That was true? Could it be that his father really recognized his natural talent!?"
Lucas grips the bow tightly and makes a vow.
“I will become an outstanding archer and protect Your Majesty at all costs.”
Later.
Lucas, the clairvoyant who would protect Hyun-su, gripped the bow again like that.
