Chapter 267

-Goldenstein: What’s wrong with him?
Ming Hu wasn’t the only one who was baffled. Minhyung, like Minghu, was also quite embarrassed by Rakuza’s honorific.
-GoldenStep: I don’t know.
As he spoke to Minhyung, Ming Hu looked at Rakuza. Rakuza was still smiling, waiting for Ming to speak. After looking at Rakuza for a moment, Minghu opened his mouth to speak.
“I asked you why you’re here?”
“No, it’s not that, it’s that… I was just wondering what brought you here, ha ha.”
“…What’s wrong with you?
Ming Hu frowned slightly at Rakuza’s words. Rakuza’s honorifics didn’t sit well with him. Ming Hu opened his mouth, thinking he should get to the point.
“Inhibition Ball.”
“…Yes?”
Rakuza interjected at Ming Hu’s words.
‘You don’t… You don’t know?
Rakuza made a face like he didn’t know what that meant. From the look on his face, Rakuza didn’t seem to know what a suppression ball was.
“Don’t you know what a deterrent ball is?”
Still, just to be sure, Ming Hu asked him if he knew of the suppression orb. Rakuza shook his head at Ming Hu’s question.
“Yeah, I’ve never heard of a deterrent ball before.”
“Hmm.”
Rakuza’s answer caused Minghu’s mouth to drop open.
“Even the devil doesn’t know?
He didn’t expect Rakuza, the demon king, to know. But a sudden thought occurred to Ming Hu and he looked at Rakuza.
‘No way. Are you saying you don’t know on purpose?
There was a possibility.
“Really. Don’t you know?”
Ming Hu repeated the question to gauge Rakuza’s reaction, which was met with a puzzled nod.
“Yes.”
“…Hmmm.”
Ming Hu cleared his throat again.
“I…”
Ming Hu cleared his throat, and Rakuza opened his mouth.
“I don’t know what an inhibitor ball is. Let me know and I’ll look it up.”
Rakuza’s offer to look for it made Ming Hu smile for a moment. But it was short-lived, as a thought struck him.
“There’s something fishy about this…
Rakuza was a demon, and to him, a human being would be no better than an insect, so it didn’t make sense for him to react this way.
“Is it because we’re friends?
Upon further reflection, I realized that Ming Hu’s relationship with Rakuza was friendly. He was a demon, so he was a little suspicious, but he figured that since they were on friendly terms, he might react this way. Ming Hu smiled again and spoke to Rakuza.
“I’d appreciate it.”
Ming Hu smiled, and Rakuza smiled back.
“Haha, no, but what does a deterrent ball look like?”
“…Huh?”
Rakuza’s words caused Ming Hu to panic for a moment.
“So… what does it look like?
He had never seen a suppression ball before. Naturally, Ming Hu didn’t know what a suppression ball looked like.
“…Hmm.”
Ming Hu looked at Rakuza and thought about what to say.
“Yes!
After much deliberation, Ming Hu spoke up.
“I don’t even know what it looks like.”
“Yes?”
But Ming Hu, already anticipating Rakuza’s reaction, quickly continued.
“You know the gate between Middle Earth and the Demon Realm?”
“Oh… Yes, I know.”
“It’s something to hold it back.”
“…?”
Rakuza looked at Ming Hu with a look of disbelief on his face, and then exclaimed, “What the hell does that mean?
“Are you sure that door is open now?”
“What, you didn’t know that?
I thought I knew, of course, but now Rakuza’s reaction made it seem like he didn’t realize the door was open.
“So they’re…”
I don’t know who I’m thinking of,” Rakuza muttered, frowning, then, as if finishing his thought, he looked at Ming Hu with a frown and a gentle smile.
“The suppression orb you mentioned… dimensional orb.”
“…dimensional beads?”
Rakuza spoke again, this time to Ming Hu. Ming Hu’s retort was answered by Rakuza.
“Yes, the thing that keeps us from crossing into Middle-earth is the dimensional orb. The dimensional orb is called a restraining orb in Middle Earth.”
“Oh.”
Ming Hu realized from Rakuza’s next words that the suppression orbs were called dimensional orbs in the demon world.
“Yeah, where’s that dimensional orb?”
Rakuza didn’t know what a suppression ball was, so he couldn’t answer. But now he realizes that it is a dimensional ball.
“Oh, that’s…”
Rakuza trailed off, looking a little embarrassed.
“…?”
When Ming Hu looked puzzled, Rakuza continued.
“We have one in the warehouse.”
“…!”
Ming Hu’s eyes widened at Rakuza’s mention of the warehouse.
“I didn’t know it was in the warehouse.
The Suppression Orb was not something you could get from Maltario or Makusa. I hadn’t expected to find them in the Demon Castle’s warehouse.
“I need that.”
Ming Hu trailed off and looked at Rakuza, and Rakuza opened his mouth as if he had been waiting for the words.
“Is it correct that the reason you want a dimensional bead is… Is that correct?”
“Yes.”
Ming Hu nodded at Rakuza’s question. At Ming Hu’s nod, Rakuza gave him a glare.
“By any chance, can you show me how to use a dimensional globe, and I’ll give you a dimensional globe right away?”
“…!”
Ming Hu couldn’t help but be momentarily flustered by Rakuza’s words.
“So… how does it work?
He needed to find the suppression orb and reseal the door, but Ming Hu didn’t know how to do it.
‘If it was a normal game, I wouldn’t know…’
In any other online game, finding the inhibitor orb would have solved the problem, but this was Legend. It was clear that finding the Inhibition Ball would not be the end of the story. You’d have to use it to seal it.
“…Of course, just because we can’t tell you doesn’t mean we won’t.”
When Ming Hu said nothing, Rakuza swallowed hard and quickly opened his mouth to speak.
“Oh, no, wait.”
Rakuza’s words sobered Mingfu, who told him to wait a moment, then reconsidered.
“If I ask the temple, will it tell me?
It was a quest from the temple. Ming Hu realized that he should ask the temple how to use the suppression orb and turned back to Rakuza.
“Here’s how to use it… I’ll seal it up and let you know.”
“Ah! Thank you.”
Rakuza’s eyes glowed again.
“I’ll get it quickly, just give me a minute.”
With that, Rakuza brandished his staff.
Siaak
Rakuza is missing. He must have gone to the warehouse to get the suppression orb. As soon as Rakuza disappeared, Minhyung approached.
“I didn’t know it was that easy.”
“Yeah.”
I didn’t think it would be easy, I didn’t think it would be this easy.
Siaak
While Ming Hu and Min Hyung were talking, Rakuza, who had gone to retrieve the suppression orb, reappeared. In his hand, Rakuza held a brightly glowing orb.
“That’s a deterrent ball.
The suppression orb was clear. Ming Hu turned his gaze away from the suppression orb and looked at Rakuza. Rakuza held out the suppression orb and opened his mouth.
“The dimensional beads you mentioned.”
“Finally…
Ming Hu smiled and accepted the suppression orb.
[You have earned a suppression orb].
After acquiring the suppression ball, Ming Hu immediately checked the information on the suppression ball.

An object that restricts beings from the Celestial and Demonic realms from traveling through the portal to Middle-earth. Once bound, beings from the Celestial and Demonic Realms cannot touch the Inhibitory Orb.
“Does that include the celestial realm?
Suppression orbs weren’t just used in the Demon Realm, but it didn’t matter, so Ming Hu closed the information and opened his inventory to place the suppression orb in it. He looked at Rakuza, who was still looking at him with a glazed look in his eyes, and opened his mouth.
“I’ll seal it.”
“Ah. Yes. I’ll be waiting.”
Hearing Rakuza’s answer, Ming Hu turned around and, with Minhyung, Rafid, and the others who were waiting for him, began to walk out of the Demon Castle toward the gate that separated the Middle Realm from the Demon Realm.
“Are we going to the temple first?”
Myung-hoo nodded at Min-hyung’s question.
“Yeah, I’ll have to figure out how to use it.”
The Inhibition Ball was also a consumable item and had a button to use it. It was just that the use button was disabled, making it impossible to use. Ming Hu thought to ask the temple about this.
“And will you come back here again?”
“Hmm.”
At Minhyung’s next question, Ming Hu silently pondered. He’d said he’d come, but he didn’t have to.
“I’ll just seal it up and think about it.”
Deciding to think about it later, Ming Hu opened his inventory and began to check each and every item he had gained from this trip to the demon realm.
“This map…
While checking the items, Ming Hu looked at the artifact-grade ‘Strange Map’ he had gotten from the high-level demon Rebun and thought to himself.
“I’ll go check it out.
It was a relic-grade map, dropped by a higher-ranked demon than any other. Ming Hu wondered where the map was pointing to.
“Here we go.”
Checking his items, Myung-Hoo closed his inventory at Min-Hyung’s words and looked ahead. In the distance, he could see the gate to Middle-earth, and soon he was at the door.
That was the moment.
[The conditions for the use of the inhibitory orb have been met].
[The inhibitory orb is activated].