Chapter 284

As soon as he turned around, the message stopped him in his tracks, and he rubbed his eyes to make sure he hadn’t misread it.
“Huh.
He wasn’t mistaken; the message clearly said that Refurem, the thief and god of luck, was smiling.
Sigh
Ming Hu turned around again and saw Hermeto, the source of the message. Hermeto was still crouched down. It looked like he was going to stay down until Myung-Hoo and Jie-Jie got there.
That was the moment.
Siaak
The sights around me began to distort.
“…!”
Ming Hu looked puzzled at the sudden distortion of his surroundings. It took a moment for the distortion to return. Ming Hu frowned at the sight of all the distortion that had been restored.
“Where am I?
The scene that emerged after the distortion was restored was not a back alley in a commercial district. It was a small room. Ming Hu looked around the room. The room was quite plain and there was no one in sight.
“I’ll have to call Delilah first.
Ming Hu, thinking of Jie Yi’s sudden disappearance and worrying about him, whispered to Jie Yi.
[Delay cannot receive whispers].
But Ming Hu frowned at the message that popped up.
“Is this a whisper zone.
Apparently, this was a no-whisper zone.
“Where the hell am I?
Profit
Ming Hu was frowning, wondering where this place was, when the sound of a door opening in his ear made him turn around.
“Kid?
Turning around, Ming Hu could see the door open and a child enter. He looked to be about ten years old and had a very innocent appearance.
“Hello?”
The kid inside smiled and said.
“You can’t be…
A sudden twist, a new space, and an all-too-natural greeting from a child. Ming Hu looked at the child in disbelief.
“Refurem?”
“Yeah, you’re not a stupid human after all! Hehe!”
Repurem, the god of luck and thieves, nodded in response to Ming Hu’s words. Having answered, Leprechaun walked over and sat down at the table next to Ming Hu. He pointed across the table and spoke to Ming Hu.
“Sit.”
At Refurem’s words, Ming Hu sat back in his chair.
“I…”
Sitting down in his chair, Ming Hu immediately spoke up. Given the circumstances, it was obvious that Refurem had summoned him here. Ming Hu was about to ask him why he had called him here.
“Wait!”
But as soon as he spoke, Ming Hu was silenced by Repurem’s shout.
“…?”
He looked at Leprechaun with a puzzled expression, and Leprechaun grinned broadly.
“Hehe, let me guess, you were going to ask me why I brought you here, weren’t you?”
“…Yes.”
Ming Hu nodded in agreement with Refurem’s words.
“You don’t have to be respectful to me! Hehe, you have enough class!”
Refurem continued. Ming Hu tilted his head slightly at the unclear meaning of Repurem’s words.
‘ÄúGreat?
I had no idea what he was talking about.
“That…”
“Whatever!”
Ming Hu was about to ask what that meant, but was silenced by Leprechaun’s shout, which cut him off once again, and he looked to Leprechaun.
“I asked to see you because I wanted to repay you for saving Hermeto’s life and because I have something else to offer you.”
“Suggestions?”
Ming Hu, who smiled at the mention of reciprocation, countered that he had a suggestion.
“Yeah, right here.”
In response to Ming Hu’s question, Leprechaun held out his hand. In his hand, Leprechaun held something that looked like a breeze.
“For saving Hermeto’s life.”
At Leprechaun’s words, Ming Hu reached out and handed Leprechaun a reward.
[You have earned the Mark of Refurem].
“That’s a sign.
He thought it might be a certificate, but it was a real certificate. Ming Hu immediately checked the information on the certificate.

If you have Refurem’s token, the token, you gain the following effects
1. +20% movement speed
2. +20% resistance to all status anomalies
3. you can see NPCs and monsters in stealth.
4. Proofs cannot be discarded and cannot be traded.
After confirming the information, Myung-hoo’s smile widened.
“I never thought I’d get this.
I never thought I’d get a demigod-grade item like this.
“The options are honey.
Refurem’s token had a total of three options, all of which were awe-inspiring.
“I’ll put it away for now.
After closing the information window, Ming Hu opened his inventory to place the token.
“Wait…
Ming Hu opened his inventory and was about to put the token in when a sudden thought stopped him.
‘Is this… composited?
Recently, the Mark of Elgav and the Mark of Agranecto were brought together to form the Mark of Death and Darkness.
‘I think it’s compositing…’
For some reason, I had a feeling that if I included the Mark of Refurem, it would stack with the Mark of Death and Darkness. It was a possibility, but I didn’t want to carry it around without inventorying it just in case it was going to combine.
Ming Hu nervously placed the token in his inventory. He waited for a reaction.
“…”
But contrary to Ming Hu’s expectations, nothing happened. The two Marks of Death and Darkness and the Mark of Refurem sat side by side in his inventory, showing no sign of synthesizing.
“I guess it’s not always synthesized.
Ming Hu closed his inventory, looking at the two uncompounded certificates.
“And my suggestion is…”
As I closed the inventory, Refurem said, as if waiting for it.
“It’s about killing someone. Can you do it?”
“…”
Ming Hu was unable to respond to Repurem’s comment right away.
“Was it a killer?
I never thought I would suggest killing someone.
“He’s a god.
Besides, Refurem was a god. It would be no ordinary object for a god to suggest that he be killed. When Ming Hu looked troubled, Refurem continued.
“This is the race you once killed.”
“Race?
Ming Hu sensed something was wrong with Repurem’s words.
“Not human?
The fact that it said race made it seem like it wasn’t human.
‘No, more like… Do you know me?
The leprechaun said that it was definitely the race that Ming Hu had killed, which meant that the leprechaun knew who Ming Hu was.
“Isn’t God supposed to know?
When I thought about it, it wasn’t so strange to know. Refurem was a god.
“Who is the audience?”
Ming Hu asked Leprechaun. Leprechaun replied to Ming Hu’s question with a slightly sour look in his eyes.
“The Faraden Race.”
“Faraden?
I’ve heard of them somewhere. Ming Hu pondered where he had heard it, and soon realized who it was: the Paradon race.
“Ah! Kraken!
The Faraden race was the word the gods used to call the kraken.
“These are the guys you call Kraken, I’ll give you the location, what do you think, can you kill them?”
<Refurem's Suggestion
Refurem, the god of luck and thieves, has a proposition for you: kill the Kraken, a race known to the gods as the Faradon. You don't know why Leprechaun wants to kill the Kraken, or why he wants to do so. What is your choice: accept Refurem's offer and kill the Kraken or refuse?
[kraken: 0 / ???]
Quest Difficulty: S
Quest Reward: ???
Slightly decreased affinity with Refurem when declining quests
As Refurem finished speaking, a quest appeared.
"…"
After reading the quest, Ming Hu turned away from it and looked at Leprechaun. Leprechaun looked at Ming Hu with a mixture of anticipation and disbelief.
"…What should I do.
This situation, and the quest, was too abrupt.
"There's no time limit, and it's just a quest, so I guess I don't have to take it…
There was no time limit on the quests, as opposed to a set number to catch. It seemed like I could just get the quest and not have to catch it.
"Let's just take it.
He didn't have to diminish his closeness to the god by saying no. Even if that god is a god of luck and thieves who has nothing to do with you.
"Okay. I'll hold it."
[You have accepted the quest].
A quest acceptance message appeared, and Refurem smiled.
"Thanks, here."
Leprechaun thanked you and held out his hand again. In his hand, Refurem held a scroll. Ming Hu took the scroll.
[You have obtained a map of the Kraken's location].
"It's a map.
He expected it to be a warp scroll or a map. Ming Hu placed the map in his inventory, closed the inventory, and looked at Leprechaun. The slight hint of grimness was no longer visible on his face. It had the expression of a child, full of innocence that I had never seen before. It opened its mouth and spoke.
"Hee hee! See you later!"
Siaak
As Refurem finished speaking, the space around him began to warp again. It wasn't long before the space warped again. It was the back alley of the commercial district where Hermeto and Emos had met. Unsurprisingly, Delay and Hermeto were nowhere to be seen.
-To Delay: Delay?
Ming Hu first whispered to Jie Li.
-Delay : Myung-hoo! Where are you? You disappeared suddenly! You can't even whisper…
As if he'd been waiting for it, a whisper flew from Jie Li.
-To Ji Yan: I'll meet you and talk to you. Meet me in front of the imperial palace.
Ming Hu whispered something to Jiayi and began walking toward the imperial palace.