Ohjin followed General Manager Han to a building that was approximately a hundred meters away from the Association building.

It was a ten-floor building shaped similarly to an igloo.

Thick smells of metal and unknown chemicals leaked from inside.

This is

Its the Star Relic Research Institute. This is where we research and produce various equipment and weapons that use starstones.

Beep, b-beep

General Manager Han inputted the password and opened the door.

Old man gorillaaaaaaaa! What are you doing here?!

Taptaptaptap!

A boy that looked to be in middle school ran in their direction as soon as the doors opened.

The boy with a small body frame and disheveled brown hair was wearing large horn-rimmed glasses and gave off a cute impression.

Hey, I told you Im not an old man.

Manager Han frowned as he looked at the boy who was approaching them. His already scary face turned a step fiercer.

Puhahaha!! What a dumb face~ It looks so funny!!

The boy stopped in his tracks and clutched his belly as he exploded out in laughter.

Sigh. This little kid

Hehe. Sorry, old man.

Was it because they were close, or was it just his personality?

The boy put on a friendly smile and behaved in a cheeky manner.

General Manager Han smirked as he ran his hand through the boys messy hair.

This little kid is this research institutes general manager, Kim Sihoo.

Hi!! Youre the Lightning Wolf, right? I saw you on TV!

Kim Sihoo laughed cheerfully as he held out his hand.

Nice to meet you.

Hehe! Wow~! I had a handshake with the Lightning Wolf!

The boy shook his hand up and down while making a fuss.

So this is the kid that was mentioned before

It was the person who had made him his wire shooters.

And

Its also highly likely that this is the kid that Jang Sukho was talking about.

The outstanding star relic manufacturer within the Association.

Oh, right! Are you making good use of the wire shooters that l made for you?

I was making good use of them.

Hm?

Kim Sihoo tilted his head.

Why is it past tense?

About that

It wasnt easy to say that he destroyed the weapons in front of the person who made them for him.

They were destroyed in a recent mission.

Thankfully, General Manager Han said it in his place.

Ehh? They got destroyed?

As Kim Sihoos eyes opened wide with a shocked expression

What a relief!!

he soon laughed brightly and raised both of his hands up high.

Its a relief?

Whats a relief about that?

Yeah! Hehe. I made them in a rush and really winged it because I was busy back then!

Hah. Those wire shooters were made in a rush?

Sorry! Ill make you some that are much better since theres nothing urgent these days! shouted Kim Sihoo as he abruptly raised his hands up.

Unbelievable.

For there to be such an intelligent, well-mannered, and admirable boy still left in this shitty world

Hm~ But those wire shooters were quite tricky to make. I think itll cost a lot of money hahaha.

So he was a greedy, ill-mannered, and shrewd piece of shit fitting of this shitty world.

Well, Ill even use my own money so that there are no lacking features! Making your weapons is fun, after all!

Ill address you as God Sihoo from now on.

Uh, what?

Ahh!! Its too bright!! I cant open my eyes!

Please tell me if theres anything you need, God Sihoo.

Hahaha! Youre funny! I heard people on social media call you a tsundere!

Kim Sihoo clutched his belly and laughed brightly.

Ah, right. Could you make me a spear as well?

A spear?

Yeah. My spear got destroyed along with the wire shooters.

Hmm. Spears are no fun

Kim Sihoo pouted with distaste.

Well, Ill make you one. Ah! Instead, I wont use my money making the spear, okay?

It doesnt matter anyway because I have General Manager Hans wallet.

We dont have many funds since the board members have been using too much of the budget recently

Ill leave it to you, Mr. Joonman.

I trust in brother Joonman.

He looked at General Manager Han with sparkling eyes.

Groan. Alright. Ill pay for the spears production costs.

Ohjin stopped General Manager Han, who was taking out his wallet while sighing deeply.

Im just kidding. I should be the one paying when its my own weapon.

In honesty, he did want to use his chance card once again, but

Ive been treated a lot until now.

Even excluding the beef he was treated to last time, he was indebted for many other things.

It wouldnt matter as much if it was the businesss money, but it felt wrong to take Manager Hans private funds.

O-Ohjin.

He looked at Ohjin with a touched expression.

Its even more embarrassing if you get sappy over something like this.

Were you planning on breaking your installment savings or something?

No, thats not it but theyre my emergency funds that I saved up for marriage.

Ah, you had a fiance?

Not yet, but one day.

It wont happen.

Manager Hans eyes shook.

Puhaha! Its just a joke! Youll find one soon!

No, you wont.

I-Is that so?

Look at those tight muscles of yours! Dont a lot of girls run wild for muscles?

Right? Hahaha!

Yeah. They would run wild for a separate reason once they discovered a man with tight muscles that looked like a gorilla that had escaped from the zoo.

If I obtain a good weapon from this occasion, Ill introduce you to a nice woman.

Seriously?

No. Im lying. I dont know any females other than Ha-eun and Vega.

Haha! Leave the weapons quality to me! Ill grill this little kid into making something incredible!

General Manager Han messed up Kim Sihoos hair as he slammed his chest.

Indeed, theres no one more reliable than brother Joonman.

He was a pushovpleasing person the more you looked at him.

* * *

Then come this way. Theres something I need to check.

Kim Sihoo grabbed Ohjins hand and dragged him somewhere.

A spacious area that was approximately 66 square meters.

A few cameras were installed in the room, but nothing else other than those could be seen.

Take this and swing your spear as you would normally.

Kim Sihoo handed him a long stick.

Though it was a stick, it was quite hefty, as it was made of real steel.

After receiving the stick

Fuu.

Ohjin, standing in the center of the room, slowly took in breaths.

Swoosh! Swish! Swish!

Stab, slash, smash.

Ohjin fiercely swung his spear following the sensations from the Spearmanship of Pyxis.

Once he swung the stick for around five minutes without rest

Okay, you can stop now.

Kim Sihoo made a circle with his arms across the window.

You dont need anything else?

This is enough.

Once Kim Sihoo pressed a couple of buttons, the figure of Ohjin swinging the stick showed up on nine monitors, all in different angles.

Wait for a moment.

Kim Sihoo got up from his chair and put on the white scientist gown hung over it.

A boy with a small body frame wearing a white gown that came down to his knees was a comical sight to see.

However, even that was momentary.

Im starting now.

The friendly smile on his face disappeared.

With a cold expression like that of a machine, he started to look at the nine monitors that were playing back at a fast speed.

284 stabs, 592 slashes, 192 smashes So his style isnt creating distance with the spear but instead getting in close and slashing. Average stride length is 1m and 17cm He tends to take very large steps. The place he grasps the spears shaft most often is

Mumble, mumble, mumble.

Kim Sihoo played back the recording at a speed that was hard to follow with the naked eye and thoroughly analyzed Ohjins movements.

Wow.

Ohjin was shocked by how charismatic Kim Sihoo looked.

Tap

Fuu. A spear that has a shorter shaft and longer blade will be better for you over the one you originally used.

You were able to figure that out from what you just saw?

Yup.

Kim Sihoo nonchalantly nodded and continued.

Even with the same weapon, every person has a different style. Your style isnt utilizing the spears long reach to restrain targets but instead revolves around getting into close range. And that means

Click

He took out a pen and drew a simple drawing on a piece of paper.

A spear with a short shaft and scimitar blade built for slashing will be more ideal for you.

Would this be what Riak felt when he looked at Ohjin?

Ohjin even felt a kind of awe when he looked at how Kim Sihoo found a weapon optimized for him by analyzing his movements in a short frame of time.

Then Ill start producing this and the revamped wire shooters right away. Itll take about a week.

A week.

It was just the right amount of time for his internal injuries from the fight with Arshad Khan to recover.

Thanks. Ill leave it to you. If theres anything you need help with, just give me the word.

When Sihoo was doing this much for him, Ohjin was even willing to overexert himself to do what he requested.

Anything?

Kim Sihoos eyes shone.

In that case

He smiled faintly as he looked at General Manager Han.

Please help this old man. Hes been going through a lot of trouble lately because of those board members.

Ohjin thought he was a baby, but he turned out to be a lot more mature than imagined.

Thats not something you should be worried about.

General Manager Han placed his hand on top of Sihoos head.

Hehe! Alright!

Kim Sihoo giggled and soon got up from his seat.

Then Im going to go make the equipment!!!

Taptaptaptap

His gown fluttered as he ran towards somewhere unknown.

What a good kid.

Well, though he is a bit of an oddball

He then looked at the back of the boy, who gradually became more distant, with proud eyes.

Do you have any plans on what youre going to do after receiving the weapons?

Plans

It was a bit awkward to visit the Valhalla guild right away when most of their guild members were in critical condition.

What he had to do right away was

Im thinking of gathering as many starstones as possible.

the Black Heavens quest.

For the time being, he was planning on devoting himself to the quest that would give him an ancient constellation.

Ill also try to raise the level of Lightning&Thunderwhile Im at it.

There was nothing better than killing two birds with one stone by hunting monsters inside a gate.

Do you need a lot of money?

No, thats not it. I need a lot of starstones.

Hmm if thats the case

General Manager Han suddenly stopped in the middle of his sentence and shook his head.

Nevermind. Dont mind me.

?

Is there something wrong?

No umm. Its just that theres recently been a gate thats popular for starstone farming.

Its located in Busan and theres an unnatural phenomenon going on inside.

An unnatural phenomenon?

Yes. They say that the monsters inside that gate possess not one but two starstones. The quality remains the same, as well.

What? A starstone duplication glitch? What kind of crazy XP event is this?

It was very welcoming news when he didnt know how many starstones were required to complete the quest.

However theres a bit of a problem.

What problem?

General Manager Han scratched his head with an awkward smile.

The monsters inside are all over 5-Star and powerful. I think itll be a bit too straining for you, who has just become a 4-Star

Im a 5-Star.

What?

General Manager Hans eyes opened wide.

T/N: The spear with a scimitar blade in question is referring to a Woldo ( ) so you can look it up if youre curious.