“Thank you for understanding.”


  “No worries. It’s a normal thing to do, anyways.”


  Sungjin snuck a look at the club Baltren held as he spoke. It was a completely black colored glossy blunt weapon, from the handle to the tip. On taking a closer look, Sungchul came to a realization that it closely resembled his sword Ariane.

  “This club was…… crafted using the Dragon’s Heart?”


  Baltren was surprised at Sungjin’s remark.

  “Oh…… I knew you’d recognise it!”


  “It would have been hard for you to find the hidden piece there……”


  “Ah, I have the title, Treasure Hunter. This title allows you to……”


  “I have it too.”


  “Oh of course you do! I guess I’m trying to show off in front of the true Treasure Hunter.”


  “It’s okay. The Treasure Hunter’s a great title to have,” said Sungjin.

  “Yes. Having seen Mr. Kei look for hidden elements…… I tried looking for them myself, and then was able to earn the title Treasure Hunter.”


  Now that Sungjin looked at him, he realised that the club wasn’t the only thing he gave to Baltren. This police officer was quick-witted and must have followed his example in looking for the hidden bosses.

  “After getting access to the active skill of the Treasure Hunter title, I’ve searched for as many Hidden pieces as possible. Well, there have been many instances where I would have lost my life to the Hidden bosses as well.”


  “Wow, I see.”


  Sungjin came to realise who had found the hidden piece, ‘The Star of Winter’, in this group.

  ‘I guess he’s got the skills……’ thought Sungjin, never having expected that the treasure hunter had been Baltren.

  Sungjin asked, “What happened during the raid?”


  “Oh…… We managed to clear the Boss and found the Hidden Piece without losing anyone…… But…… It was the Hidden Boss that caused us problems. We weren’t fully prepared for the changes in its stances…… and lost a few men.”


  ‘Changes in stances?’


  He momentarily thought back to his past memories before regression and nodded.

  ‘Oh yeah. There was such a thing.’


  When Sungjin first met the Hidden Boss, his group had no teamwork and thus, were nearly wiped out about half way through. He didn’t remember about the changes, since they were just cut down, regardless of whether the Hidden Boss was in an aggressive or defensive stance.

  “Only he and I remained,” said Baltren while pointing at the dead troll slain by Sungjin.

  “We originally had two spearmen. After we narrowly defeated the boss, I just barely managed to survive whereas that man came out unscathed. While I was catching my breath, he began to attack me.”


  “I suppose he was envious for the other half of the contribution.”


  Baltren grinned as he answered

  “It was probably more than half. With the exception of Chapter 1 where I met you, I have maintained 1st place every round.

  “Oh…… is that so?”


  Baltren confidently nodded twice.

  “Yes”


  Sungjin examined him from head to toe. Not only did he have a club made out of Dragon’s Heart, but he had good looking equipment from his helm down to his boots as well. He must have been able to grow stronger thanks to Sungjin’s item and hints.