Why Did I Have to Enroll - Chapter 10

Lesson 3. This is Your Pet - 2

After learning that the Goblin Club was an artifact that even beings from higher dimensions (though I still can't quite grasp what makes them so superior) admired.

Ban Yu-won pondered how he could maximize the abilities of this artifact.

So, he first neatly organized the characteristics of the Goblin Club.

First, it can float and move freely.

It has self-awareness and prioritizes protecting its owner in its actions.

It's invisible.

'I can't use it like this.'

The conclusion came quickly.

Of course, it was clear that it was an excellent artifact in terms of automatically protecting its owner without being seen by enemies, but after all, it was just an invisible club.

While the strength of the club could be enhanced by absorbing other concepts, the problem was its lack of versatility.

That's it, versatility (汎用性).

If this club, which moves freely and even has self-awareness, could also acquire the versatility to adapt to various situations.

Then perhaps it could truly be called omnipotent (萬能).

'In other words, I just need to make it able to change freely.'

Ban Yu-won searched for language concepts related to change (變) around him.

And thanks to the slime that was long past its season, and his childish sister who had just developed a taste for liquid monsters, he was able to easily implant 50 concepts of transformation (變換) into the club.

He tried to include more, but gave up when he received a message that the Goblin Club couldn't handle concepts with too much depth.

In fact, 50 was rather a lot to incorporate, which was possible because the compatibility between the Goblin Club and the concept of transformation was very good.

Goblin Club [Spirit Weapon 5.2, Storage 10, Transformation 50 (Blunt Weapon 11, Magic Gun 9, Shield 5, Chain 3, Axe 3, ......) Shooting 17]

After that, everything went smoothly.

He fed the Goblin Club with concepts of all kinds of forms, including shields, axes, spears, various guns, and all sorts of tools that might be needed in emergencies, except for the sword which he intended to wield himself.

The major concepts alone added up to more than 30, while the rest were just imitations of forms, so he only took 1 each.

The total couldn't exceed the depth of 50 for transformation, but that was enough.

In fact, there were about 5 left over.

"Hmm, now this is worthy of being called a Goblin Club."

Returning from his reminiscence, Ban Yu-won nodded with satisfaction as he looked at the group of goblins sprawled on the ground after being showered with magic bullets.

"Ammunition? Is it enough?"

In response to Ban Yu-won's check, the Goblin Club, which had returned to its original form, swung its body vigorously in the air.

By the way, ammunition refers to actual bullets, and by absorbing the concept of storage from objects like the trunk his grandfather brought, as well as safes and bags, and bestowing it upon the club, it became possible for the thing to store a considerable amount of ammunition on its own.

"Well then, shall we harvest?"

Ban Yu-won took a deep breath and approached the pile of goblin corpses.

The club was circling around Ban Yu-won, staying alert for any emergencies, but whether because most of the goblins were already dead or because the commotion had been too loud, there was no sign of goblins approaching.

"Some are still alive."

"Kik, kiiiii...!"

Thanks to the deep concept of shooting stolen from the relic slingshot and bestowed upon it, the Goblin Club's shooting ability was incredibly good, but it wasn't possible to find and deal with every goblin that had been hit by stray bullets and fallen.

Ban Yu-won personally ended the lives of the surviving goblins.

He was surprised at how little impact it had on him.

What actually surprised him was when he confirmed the golden string of characters flowing from their bodies.

[You absorb the concepts of Demon 3.4, Life 6.8, Body 3.4, Murder 0.34, and Shooting 0.57 from multiple goblins.]

"Oh, ohh...?"

The concepts of demon, life, and body stolen from these goblins were, surprisingly, twice that of the blind goblins!

However, what was even more surprising were the concepts of murder and shooting.

He hadn't obtained these when hunting the blind goblins before.

While shooting was irrelevant to the blind goblins, what about the concept of murder? Could it be that unlike the blind goblins, these ones had killed people in the past?

Of course, the depth was extremely low.

Especially considering that he had hunted seventeen goblins in one place.

'Maybe before, the depth was too low to confirm, but because I learned these two concepts from somewhere else, I'm now able to extract them.'

Realizing anew that there was still much to research about his ability, he organized the stolen concepts.

All the murder to his sword, and the shooting to the Goblin Club.

The demon extracted from seventeen creatures was 3.4, and separating the 'spirit' from this again was 1.7.

When he bestowed this entirely on the Goblin Club, the Spirit Weapon grew to 6.

The reason why it didn't even increase by half despite bestowing 1.7 was because the amount of 'spirit' was small when the Goblin Club was first created, and the linguistic concept of Spirit Weapon had poor absorption efficiency compared to other concepts.

But isn't it said that slow and steady wins the race?

If he continues to grow it steadily, he should be able to create an artifact with not only potential but also amazing actual abilities!

[Life 21.3

Body 16.3

Magic Power 18]

With a single battle, Ban Yu-won's code changed dramatically in an instant.

To the point where the concepts he had cultivated through overnight training with his sister seemed laughable.

Of course, this was thanks to utilizing the Goblin Club to create a moment where science (modern firearms) and magic (magic power, spirit energy) intersected.

However, there was one concerning point: the moment the concept of life surpassed 20, the absorption efficiency of life stolen from goblins was reduced by half.

'Still, this is something I was prepared for. Even in games, when your level gets higher, the experience you can gain from low-level monsters is usually halved.'

But the timing was faster than he had expected.

Thinking that he might soon be unable to gain experience (life) from goblins at all, Ban Yu-won felt somewhat anxious.

'No, let's not jump to conclusions. I haven't hunted many monsters yet, just blind goblins and these bow-wielding goblins at most. Besides, even if I can't gain life, there are many other concepts I can obtain.'

He composed himself and stole the concept of bow (弓) from the scattered bows on the ground, and the concept of arrow (矢) from the arrows, placing them into his code core.

He decided to just secure the concepts for now, as he didn't think he'd need to use a bow when he had a gun.

"Well then, shall we continue? Don't fire unless I'm in considerable danger."

Bwoong! As if responding to Ban Yu-won's words, the Goblin Club spun around in the air.

Of course, he had secured a large amount of ammunition using his grandfather's connections, but it was still a resource with clear limits.

There was no harm in being frugal.

'I might be able to make something with my ability... but let's try that later.'

Ban Yu-won had the Goblin Club take the lead as he followed behind, exploring the dungeon.

The attack by seventeen goblins must have been an opening event, as this dungeon typically had groups of two to three goblins moving together.

There were many bow-wielding goblins, but occasionally there were some with crude swords. When encountering such groups, Ban Yu-won had the Goblin Club prioritize dealing with the archers before engaging in one-on-one combat with the sword-wielders.

It was manageable.

No, beyond that.

"They're weak?"

"Kuek!"

Ban Yu-won dodged the blade of a goblin that was recklessly charging at him with brute force, took a big step forward, and thrust his sword, instantly piercing the creature's neck and killing it.

A sense of emptiness washed over him.

He had been extremely tense, thinking of the Goblin Warrior who was the boss of the blind goblin cave, but this goblin's swordsmanship could hardly be called a skill at all.

'Is this the difference between a warrior and a regular goblin?'

But when he absorbed the creature's code, he found there was 0.05 swordsmanship!

This was something he probably wouldn't have been able to obtain if he didn't know swordsmanship himself.

Ban Yu-won absorbed it with the mindset of gathering even the tiniest bits.

"I think we can move faster, don't you?"

—Bwoong!

Ban Yu-won increased his exploration speed a bit more.

Realizing that he didn't need to be so cautious against goblins since the Goblin Club was guarding the front, his steps became lighter along with his heart.

It was about 5 minutes later when he noticed the golden string of characters rippling on the floor.

'This is...?'

On the surface, everything seemed normal.

But as he became aware of the string of characters and widened his eyes, he noticed something unnatural about the surroundings.

He couldn't pinpoint exactly what it was, but there was a vague sense of danger.

As he reached out his hand, the end of the string of characters rippling on the floor unraveled smoothly and made contact with his hand.

[Do you want to absorb the concepts of Skewer (串) and Trap (陷穽) from the Skewer Trap?]

"Oh boy."

Ban Yu-won realized that if he hadn't seen the string of characters, he would have become human shish kebab.

Hurriedly absorbing the concept of the trap, he acquired Skewer 1 and Trap 1, and simultaneously, the floor became flat.

As the concepts of skewer and pit disappeared, it returned to being an ordinary stone floor.

'Not considering the existence of traps was a mistake, but... I guess this could be considered a blessing in disguise.'

Skewer, or pierce.

Ban Yu-won immediately bestowed the concept of skewer onto the sword in his hand.

He put the trap concept into his code core for now and hurried along the path.

Now that he realized he could detect and neutralize potential dangers in advance, there was no time to dawdle.

[You absorb Demon 0.6, Life 1.2, Body 0.6, Murder 0.06, Swordsmanship 0.1, Shooting 0.3.]

[You absorb Arrow 1.5, Trap 1.]

[You absorb Demon 1.5, Life 3, Body 1.5, Murder 0.15, Swordsmanship 0.2.]

Ban Yu-won's dungeon exploration speed kept getting faster and faster.

Compared to the Blind Goblin Cave he was summoned to for his first practical assessment, this dungeon was not only much longer but also had at least ten times more monsters, yet he was approaching the core of the dungeon much faster than before!

He had been thinking that he needed to grow quickly somehow to catch up with his peers, but if those very peers could see his growth rate now, they would be utterly astonished.

It wasn't just about the concept theft due to his ability.

Rather, in a more fundamental area, his growth rate in combat skills, especially swordsmanship, was incredibly fast with each battle he fought.

Combat, or more precisely, real-life experience.

As life-and-death battles repeated, his potential was rapidly awakening, and due to his ability, concepts like swordsmanship were added to it, creating harmony.

'Oh, I guess even small accumulations make a difference. The trajectory of my sword seems much cleaner now.'

Ban Yu-won firmly believed it was thanks to the swordsmanship he had stolen from the goblins, but what would he think if he knew that the depth he had developed on his own in the same time was greater than the depth of swordsmanship he had acquired from them?

"Arrived."

After about 2 hours of entering the dungeon, Ban Yu-won finally reached the front of the boss room.

Even in that Blind Goblin Cave full of the weakest goblins, the Goblin Warrior boss was strong.

So how would this dungeon be, where goblin archers had greeted him as soon as he entered?

He tensed up thoroughly and once again reviewed the code within his body.

[Life 35.5

Body 23.8

Soul 322.5

Magic Power 26.4

Swordsmanship 12.5

All-Reading Eyes 105

All-Hearing Ears 100

All-Speaking Lips 100]

A growth of almost 2.5 times compared to before entering this dungeon.

It could also be evidence that his level was woefully low, but he decided to simply rejoice in the extent of his growth.

'By the way, soul, I really don't get this one.'

It was 300 when he first checked the code, it went up by 20 after enduring the principal's eye attack, and somehow it had risen by 2.5 since entering this dungeon, though he had no idea what he had done.

Since there was no way to confirm that ability, he just left it alone for now.

"Club, are you ready?"

Bwoong.

The Goblin Club, now transformed into a large shield, spun once in the air as if to say 'trust only in me'.

Its core concept, which could be called its spirit energy, had now grown to 9.9.

After clearing the boss, it should be able to surpass 10.

"Then let's go in."

As he put his hand on the iron door and applied force, the door slowly, slowly opened.

What kind of goblin would appear this time to become Ban Yu-won's blood and flesh?

"How dare a human invade our village!"

"Attack, kill! Let's capture him and roast him whole!"

"Catch him!"

Ban Yu-won hesitated and tried to close the door and retreat, but once the door started to open, it swung wide open on its own without him applying any force.

No wonder they had come in swarms to greet him when he entered the dungeon; the number of goblins in the boss room seemed to exceed 100 at a rough count.

"Oh, damn it."

Ban Yu-won muttered softly, took out a shield from his inventory to block his front, and sat down.

"Club, I'm counting on you!"

Perhaps his value really lay in artifact creation rather than combat.

Along with Ban Yu-won's self-deprecating reflection tinged with regret, the Goblin Club once again spewed fire.

—Dudududududu

"No, not a machine gun though. The ammo is too precious!"

The problem was that there were far too many goblins.

The Goblin Club had started firing and knocked down more than five goblins in an instant, but there were still goblins charging at Ban Yu-won, climbing over the corpses of their comrades.

Thinking that if he mixed in with them, he would at least be safe from the goblin archers' shots, Ban Yu-won put away his shield, stood up, and while swinging his sword to meet the goblins, he racked his brain.

'Is there a way to make the shooting faster and more powerful without bringing out a machine gun?'

As Ban Yu-won cut down goblins with his sword and retreated to avoid their attacks, he accelerated his thoughts intensely.

What was it, what was it... That's right!

'Fierce Beast! This was it!'

One of the concepts that had been dormant in the slingshot that pierces the lion's eye, now stored in his code core.

If he separated the 'fierce' from this and combined it with the 'shoot' from shooting, it would create 'Fierce Shot', meaning to shoot fiercely.

He hurriedly pulled out his code core and extracted the concept from it.

Since there was no time, he first extracted the Fierce Beast as a whole and injected it into the Goblin Club that had flown near him at the right moment.

In that state, as he separated the 'fierce' and the 'beast'...

[Fierce 4 and Shooting 18.35 are automatically synthesized. Due to excellent compatibility, a transcendent synthesis ignoring depth has occurred, completing Fierce Shot 20. It's a perfect concept that cannot be separated again.]

He had thought he needed to separate the 'shoot' (射) from shooting, but it seemed that since Fierce Shot already encompassed the meaning of fierce shooting, it had combined as a whole.

Since separating concepts also required considerable attention, this was actually for the better.

"!!!"

At that moment when the concept of Fierce Shot was successfully synthesized.

The Goblin Club, which originally shouldn't have been able to speak, spun violently in the air and poured out its overwhelming emotions.

No, it wasn't just emotions it poured out.

—Dudududududu

With a speed unbelievable for something in the form of a rifle, and the accuracy only possible because it was a rifle, it unleashed a fierce barrage that killed over 30 goblins in an instant!

"Kuaaaaaaargh!"

"Monster! It's a monster spewing metal!"

Just moments ago, the Goblin Club was merely a formidable opponent delivering threatening attacks, but now it had been reborn as a monster capable of taking on 100 goblins simultaneously!