Acquired the Scam Rune in the Academy

Chapter 261

Hot Victory Report (6)

“…This is the imperial palace?”

I muttered with a dumbfounded expression.

Contrary to its grandiose name of ‘imperial palace’, the interior of the building was shabby.

Rough and crude interiors and structures that looked like they could collapse at any moment.

There were no gold, silver, or jewels to be seen, and it did not feel majestic at all as a palace.

‘…It’s just a slightly upgraded Baraten barrack.’

An evolved version of the Baraten barracks that only pursued practicality.

Then Enrichten cleared his throat and made an excuse.

“Ahem. It’s because a lot of time has passed. Since the empire now only remains outside the city, it can’t be helped.”

“Empire?”

At the unfamiliar word, I asked back and Enrichten nodded.

“Yes. Originally, the ancient Wolfen was an empire with vast lands. Baraten and Clark, and countless other Lycan heroes led the glory of warriors together with their ancestors.”

“Oho…”

I was slightly amazed at this fact I never knew before.

I had wondered why the term ‘imperial palace’ suddenly came up, but there was a reason for it.

Additionally, as generations passed, the number of great heroes rapidly declined, and as wars between tribes within the empire intensified, Wolfen went down the path of decline.

Especially when the human force called the ‘Ludenark School’ intervened in this great war, the process worsened further.

“At first, they participated in the war under the pretext of providing supplies, but they gradually crossed the line. One of them was forcibly putting the power of another warrior tribe, the Barbarians, into the Clark Lycans.”

“…Enhancement magic.”

“Yes. The enhancement magic of the Barbarians. Due to various black magic artifacts provided by the Ludenark side as well, we had no choice but to be defeated early in the great war.”

And the result of that…

Is the same even now, having crossed over dimensions to this other world.

The reason Baraten’s side struggled in the great war was all because of the Ludenark School.

‘These bastards don’t miss anything.’

I gritted my teeth as I had been a victim myself.

Hwang Seong-yeon had joined hands with Ludenark, and it was Angela who created the original Dragon.

In other words, the culprit behind <Villain> that had been tormenting domestic Holders and regular people was also Ludenark.

On top of that, they directly infiltrated and tried to interfere with this <Wolfenser> operation, and who knows how much more they’ll try to interfere with us… Just thinking about it made me irritated with those bastards.

When I return to the present world, I’ll have to meet with high-ranking officials like Park Ji-hwan in the Holder world and discuss ways to deal with them.

“You can come this way.”

Enrichten guided me inside.

A special space underground inside the building.

It seemed to be the rest room mentioned as the ‘Special Audience Room’ in the information window.

Since the operation progressed in units of attack squads, all squad members were qualified to enter, but Enrichten, as the squad leader, guided me first to the Special Audience Room.

A small table and chairs were set up in the center.

After taking a seat there, he called over a Lycan who had come with us.

“Jiten. Bring that.”

“Understood.”

And as if they had prepared something in advance.

Without much delay, he quickly brought the reward.

Tak-

Enrichten took out two items and placed them on the table.

One was a ring item that seemed to contain the shape of a crescent moon, and the other was an old, tattered book.

He first picked up the ring and said, “It’s an item called Lupus’ Ring. If the one who has contracted with a werewolf wears this, they can awaken that werewolf to wolf form whenever they want.”

“Contract with a werewolf…?”

Enrichten brought up another unexpected topic.

A contract with werewolves.

It’s practically impossible.

Since they have such strong egos and pride as warriors, they outright reject any attempt at a contract.

It wasn’t for nothing that I called the contracts between Moon Ga-eun and Haten a miracle.

But before my question could reach him…

Kung-!

Jiten, who had brought the items, knelt down on one knee before me.

Seeing this, Enrichten smiled slightly.

“My nephew wants to make a contract with you. After Haten, if I lose Jiten too, it seems like I’m going to lose all the children of our tribe.”

Jiten wanted to make a contract with me first…?

Such a sudden development.

But Jiten had already made up his mind, maintaining an upright posture and politely saying, “I wish to make a contract with Do Jae-hyun, the eternal friend of Baraten. Please give me the opportunity to broaden my knowledge of the human world and the teachings necessary as a warrior.”

[The Lycan tribe member, Baraten’s preliminary awakened warrior ‘Jiten’ declares obedience. Highly intelligent beings can sometimes decide for themselves whether to accept a contract or not. Having earned Jiten’s obedience, you can now make a contract with him.]

And then.

As if it were a lie, the information window appeared.

The ‘contract with a Lycan’ that I had miserably failed at trying before… Jiten so easily succeeded just by kneeling down and declaring it directly.

“…Was it really this easy?”

But the rough picture was drawn.

The contract with Jiten was probably the reward for clearing this dungeon.

Just as the reward from the <Transcendent Chamber> matched the challenger’s temperament and affinities, it was highly likely that the reward for this ‘Adaptors’ Dungeon’ was also in line with the Holder’s temperament and affinities.

‘I actively utilized Tyrbon and As in this conquest.’

Considering such points, it seemed that the reward was related to ‘contracts’.

Perhaps the other squad members would also receive rewards suitable for them.

‘Not bad.’

With that thought, I proceeded with the contract without hesitation.

The ‘Contractor’ and the [Promise Bound by a Dragon] was now one of the main abilities I would utilize.

Moreover, it was a powerful being that excelled in close quarters combat.

I even became free to awaken into a ‘wolf form’ through the special item [Ring of Lupus].

It was a contract I had no reason to refuse.

[Contract successful! ‘Jiten (Close/Special)’ has been added to the contract target list of the ‘Promise Bound by a Dragon’ rune.]

[Current Contract Monster List (3/3)]

[You have made a contract with a proud Lycan warrior. Since ancient times, Lycans have been known as beings difficult to tame unless they had a relationship with ‘Valkyries’ or the ‘Fulrien Clan’. This amazing, almost unbelievable contract result will sometimes rapidly increase your understanding of runes.]

[The level of the ‘Promise Bound by a Dragon’ rune has increased.]

[You gain 5 Leadership from the rune’s affinity.]

Finally, the 3 slots for contracted monsters were all filled.

Ironically, the types of the contractors were land, sea, and air respectively.

For me, who was already capable of being a multi-type Holder, these contractors would add more diversity to my combat.

“Congratulations, Do Jae-hyun.”

“Thank you, Enrichten. Jiten, thank you too. It must not have been an easy decision.”

To my words, Jiten shook his head and said, “It is my honor to be with you, Mr. Do Jae-hyun. I will make sure to observe and learn much by the side of a human warrior as strong as a Lycan.”

Kuk.

Look at the way he talks.

This is a true contractor, not just a summon.

That bastard Tyrbon just has a big head, it defaults to rude speech and constantly whines for more magic stones…

Compared to Jiten’s demeanor, befitting of an ideal contractor, I was very satisfied as I turned my head.

Enrichten had one more reward prepared for me.

“This is an item called Maywil’s Book.”

“Who is she?”

“An ancient Valkyrie who made a contract with the Fulrien Clan. No one could match her talent in contracting and summoning. This book contains all of her know-how and essence.”

As soon as I heard that explanation, I sensed it.

‘This is an item that grants runes.’

Just as there are all kinds of dungeons, dungeon clear rewards also come in various forms… And among them, the rarest and most valued reward is a ‘rune’.

For Holders, runes are always lacking, and no matter what kind of rune it is, if you have it, you can use it someday, so the more runes the better.

That’s why dungeons that give ‘rune rewards’ are very rare and considered a goldmine for Holders.

And judging from Enrichten’s words and the situation, it was clear that this special book-shaped item would provide contract-related runes.

Pat-paat–!!

Sure enough, as soon as I received the book, an intense magic flowed through my fingertips.

[You have found the book of Maywil, the Valkyrie who reached the pinnacle of contractors by taming the notoriously fierce werewolves. All the ‘essence’ she left behind regarding contracts flows into you in the form of magic.]

[You gain insight into the various supporting powers of contracts. These minor but necessary powers will allow you and your contractors to reach even greater heights.]

[You have acquired the new rune ‘Empathy’.]

[You gain 3 Leadership from the rune’s affinity.]

[You have acquired the new rune ‘Shared Sight’.]

[You gain 3 Leadership from the rune’s affinity.]

‘Bingo.’

I inwardly exclaimed in delight.

Until now, it had been difficult to acquire supplementary runes related to contracts, as there were not many Holders dealing with [Taming Contracts] in the first place. Considering that, these supplementary runes were an extremely attractive reward.

Especially the increase in Command ability was priceless.

This was because Tireborn and Asher had their restrictions lifted and became proper contractors, requiring a considerable amount of Command.

If I kept increasing my Command like this, it might not be long before I could ‘Simultaneously Summon’ two of the three.

‘…Huh?’

But just as I was about to nod in satisfaction, it wasn’t over.

I was dumbfounded to see the still glowing book, and the runes in my body suddenly starting to glow as well.

While the book glowing was one thing…

The fact that the runes inside me were also glowing could only mean one thing that I knew of.

[A combination of runes is currently possible! Use the mysterious power of the Rune Hunter to acquire a superior rune.]

[Superior Rune: Law of Contracts / Inferior Runes: Summon, Mana Sharing, Contract Reinforcement, Empathy, Shared Sight]

After [Warriors’ Enchantment], the familiar rune combination window appeared again almost immediately, just days later.

Upon seeing it, I was inwardly moved to tears of joy.

‘Those Lycan bastards… they really were generous trees.’

The great warriors of Baraten.

They were never the kind to joke around when it came to rewards.

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