*** Epilogue ***

Rumble….

A black jewel sucked up a pile of crystals like water getting drained. Soon, a burst of light flashed, and the sword equipped with the black jewel vibrated.

“Oh, oh….”

“Ack, I can’t bear to watch.”

“How many hundreds of millions was that?”

“It wasn’t just a few hundred million… it exceeded a billion….”

Everyone watched the sword and the man before it with bated breath. Though he felt nervous, the middle-aged man, appearing in his early 40s, watched the unfolding scene intently while cold sweat drenched his whole body.

And soon…

<Reinforcement has failed!>

In the silence that ensued, a situation that could only be described as someone freezing from shock and still mentally processing what had just happened, a sudden inhalation of air, a gasp, could be heard. This was followed by the sound of heavy breathing. The sweaty man’s face was so white and absent of color that it looked like a fresh sheet of paper. However, regardless of the man’s reaction, texts continued popping up without an ounce of emotion.

<Due to the failed reinforcement, the +9 Magic Sword has become a +7 Magic Sword!>

<The Magic Sword cannot be reinforced for two years and eight months!>

“Oh, no! M-my +9 Magic Sword!”

Even if his parents died right in front of him, would he have felt any more heartbroken than now?!

The man collapsed from an...