Shin Joo-hee, a promising prospect from the Yuseong Guild.
Most people did not know that she was the youngest granddaughter of the Shin family, a blacksmith family.
It can't be helped.
She was a stain on the family.
A time of awakening that is too late.
A skill that is completely unsuited to swordsmanship.
Despite the family's full support, growth is slow.
All factors led her to be ostracized from her family.
The family began to treat Shin Joo-hee like an invisible person.
In a family that strictly values meritocracy, being weak means not receiving any treatment.
It would have been okay if only she had been treated like that.
The problem was that the blame for my lack of talent was passed on to my parents.
Shin Joo-hee's father died early during a gate raid.
That's why all the blame was placed on her mother.
'There's something wrong with this family.'
It didn't take long to realize that this was a somewhat twisted family.
The amount of food consumed is less than that of the older brothers and sisters above.
The servants didn't even touch the Shin Joo-hee family's room cleaning or laundry.
Moreover, the brothers' secret bullying began.
The moment she saw her mother being treated in the same way, Shin Joo-hee made up her mind.
'Leave home with your mother and become independent.'
Is it because of the curiosity that comes with youth?
Shin Joo-hee immediately ran to her grandfather.
..
The second generation swordsman who succeeded the first swordsman, Shin Jong-hyeok.
Shin Myeong-hun, the second generation swordsman leading the current Shin family and an extremely ruthless grandfather.
I asked him to do it.
"I don't need support from my family. Please allow me to be independent so I can live alone with my mother."
Shin Myung-hoon laughed when he heard that.
Is it because your youngest granddaughter's rebellion is cute?
No. It was a mockery directed at an insolent prey.
"Do you think that's possible?"
"Why not? I will live quietly. Without my family lineage being revealed. I will live the rest of my life as if I were a dead rat."
"That's why I'm saying it won't work."
Shin Myung-hoon's eyes sparkled as he stroked his neatly grown beard.
"There are many stains on the Shin family over the course of just one generation. How can you hide them? It's the Shin family. Even if you change your name or get plastic surgery, it won't be allowed. The moment the bloodline of the family an d the stains on your trashy talent are revealed to the world...."
Shin Myung-hoon lowered his gaze.
He hummed softly while looking at Shin Joo-hee in her childhood.
"I don't even want to imagine how far the family's status, built by my father, will fall."
To put it bluntly, it was a complete rejection.
Well then, I had to ask.
"Then, if I prove that it is not a stain, can I leave the family?"
"What? Hahahaha!"
This time, I felt like it was a child's talent.
Shin Myung-hoon, who had been laughing heartily, hardened his face.
"Of course. If you want to leave the Jeong family, prove it. Child. Try to become an A-class hunter with those crappy skills. If that's too hard, defeat Shin Min-hyeok. Then I'll let you go."
Defeating Shin Min-hyeok, the second son of a class A family.
Shin Joo-hee nodded.
If there is hope, I will catch it.
Because life here wasn't about living.
"I'll try."
That's her determination.
It was a long-cherished wish that might last a lifetime.
***
The bloodline of the new family leaves the house when the person turns 20.
While everyone else had a splendid debut, Shin Joo-hee didn't have any word of mouth.
It wasn't even featured on the cheap portal site's news page.
That's how the media was controlled.
It is a family that definitely prevents any blemishes from being revealed.
Since her mother was taken hostage, Shin Joo-hee had no choice.
When he left home, Shin Myung-hoon said:
Unless it's news that will bring glory to your family, it's best not to even think about revealing yourself.
Shin Joo-hee followed quietly.
I just waited for the right time and practiced hard.
It really seemed like a flaw, but the stat growth was terribly slow, but I still didn't give up.
Have you received such compensation?
She was able to enter the Meteor Guild as a promising candidate, and opportunities came to her fairly quickly.
"Shin Joo-hee. This is your chance to prove your skills."
It was a matter of attacking the gate.
All that was given was a wooden sword.
She was training in her family's swordsmanship.
The wooden sword fit my hand as if it were my own.
"This is a wooden sword I bought from the Master. Use it for this mission."
"yes."
..
It was a weapon I had never seen before.
Even the treasure trove containing the family's incredible collection of weapons was nothing more than scrap metal compared to this.
'Don't get tired!"
Even if you practice for only 3 hours, you will get tired of swordsmanship and continue on endlessly.
The vitality given by the strength stat that goes beyond D-rank to C-rank is a bonus.
The storm swordsmanship created by Geomseong shows its true value when the technique is continued.
What this means is that with just one weapon, the level of swordsmanship has skyrocketed.
"I did it."
So there was no danger.
The Black Desert swamp that drove the previous 12 parties into an insurmountable predicament?
He fell to one of her wooden swords.
We successfully conquered a place that was on the verge of a gate breaker.
It is natural for an article to be published.
It was expected that it would reach the family's ears.
-Thank you for your hard work, but it's still not enough.
I didn't do it to get compliments.
It's just part of the effort to achieve the goal.
This is a message from my grandfather, who dismisses it as still insufficient.
Shin Joo-hee clenched her fist.
I looked at Yoo Seong-jun, a strong man who stood shoulder to shoulder with my grandfather.
"Guild Master. I have a favor to ask."
Shin Joo-hee doesn't know how to ask or receive.
Because I never received such teachings from my family.
This is Yoo Seong-jun who taught me all of this.
A man who became another life teacher for her, a promising prospect.
Then I could believe it and say it.
The situation I am in, and these worries.
How can my mother and I leave the family?"
"hmm."
Yoo Seong-jun, who had been silently listening to her worries, rested his chin on his hand.
Just one word without thinking too much.
Yoo Seong-jun, who had spoken, met her eyes.
"First of all, you have no talent."
"Ugh."
Even for someone who is stingy with expressing her feelings, it was heartbreaking to hear such words from someone she trusted.
Still, Yoo Seong-jun smiled faintly as if there was a way out.
"Becoming an A-class Hunter? It's impossible in a short period of time. Unless there's some kind of trigger, it'll take decades of training to raise those stats. You know that very well."
.
"Yes... that's right."
"So, you just have to do the second method."
A-class hunter Shin Min-hyuk. Defeating him.
Is that even possible?
This is the moment when the thought that it was impossible first occurred to me.
"I have a way. The jewel you obtained from the gate you conquered. It was the condition of the Meister's deal."
"What were the conditions?"
"They said they would provide items that would be helpful to the guild. Are you getting the idea now?"
"ah!"
Yoo Seong-jun was giving up the opportunity to himself.
A master's item that is said to be impossible to obtain because it is not available.
You're giving me this chance to save it.
"The decisive reason you were called the stain of the family is because you awakened production skills, not combat skills."
Shin Joo-hee nodded.
She was a production skill awakener.
It's called the song of things.
Contact the creator to read the mind behind the creation and amplify its performance.
I neglected my training because I thought it was not necessary for my goal of liberating my mother.
..
"Skills are hidden explosive growth methods that suit each person. The one thing they have in common is enlightenment."
"Enlightenment?"
"Something you've never known in your life. Or when you feel the birth of such emotions. Skills grow by one level. It's not just a skill level going up."
"then...."
..
Yoo Seong-jun nodded with his arms crossed.
"The skills will change according to your wishes. We often call it a second awakening."
This is something that most S-class hunters have experienced.
Breaking through one's own limitations to reach a certain area.
They were blocked by another wall on top of that, but once they escaped, they were monsters in name and reality.
Yoo Seong-jun provided the answer.
Grow your skills through the Meister's items!
"That's all there is to it. I'll tell you how to defeat Shin Min-hyeok later."
"Yes. I will keep that in mind."
After that, Shin Joo-hee was worried.
He couldn't even sleep, trying to figure out how to truly grow his skills.
What item crafting request would change this skill?
It was the first time I had looked so deeply into my own skills.
'It's virtually impossible to contact the creator.'
The master did not reveal himself to the world.
The fact that he has continuously demonstrated abilities of a different level but has not revealed them means that he does not want to get involved in troublesome matters.
'So, I'm looking for an item that will allow me to utilize the skill without having to make contact.'
I search the auction house while thinking about that method.
Is this the reward for staying up all night like that?
"I found it."
Shin Joo-hee, who is weak at sleeping, nodded off and smiled.
The joy of finding a way out engulfed her wearily.
I can finally free my mother!