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Twang—! Twang—!
[You have activated a shield as a temporary performer.]
[You have zero remaining performance counts.]
A clear, ringing sound shot into the night sky as Eun-Ho unfolded the precious barrier. It blocked the icy blast of wind slashing in from every direction.
[All performance counts have been exhausted.]
So I guess that’s it. It used to be a charm, Eun-Ho thought.
It was the Jikokuten’s Pipa, a divine instrument he had received from Bo-Ra. He remembered how it had all begun.
[You have acquired the qualification of a temporary performer!]
[You have three remaining performance counts.]
The instrument had saved his life more than once in desperate moments. Now, it was nothing more than a cursed relic that drained his stamina—a ghostly object that fed on its master.
Clicking his tongue in disappointment, Eun-Ho was about to stow it away when a deep, resonant voice suddenly echoed through the air. “Answer me, child. Have you passed the trial of the pipa?”
The trial of pipa?
He had never heard of such a thing, let alone taken or passed it.
“It responded to Sky Breaker,” Eun-Ho replied vaguely. “They say that’s quite an extraordinary feat, or so I’ve been told.”
He neither confirmed nor denied anything. There was no reason to reveal his cards to an unknown being.
“Hmmm?” The low voice rose slightly at the end, with a hint of curiosity there. Whoever it was, they seemed intrigued. “Now that I think of it… Yes, that’s the kind of achievement the old one would have admired.”
A low sigh followed, as if the speaker...
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