The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage

Seong had expected to run into Becky in Ninyaru.

But not this quickly.

At least he had known Becky would be here.

Becky, on the other hand, had never expected Seong to show up.

The merchant cat’s mouth hung open, both paws raised in shock.

Was it really that surprising?

As Seong greeted Becky, the citizens of Ninyaru chattered among themselves, eyeing him with curiosity.

"Did he wander through the labyrinth and end up here by chance?"

"He doesn’t look like a lost traveler, though! His outfit is too well-kept!"

"He must be quite skilled, nya. There’s no other explanation, nyaong."

"Maybe we should entrust him with some of our trickier tasks, nya?"

One by one, they warmed up to him before returning to their business.

It seemed his Whistle and Knight Title had subtly raised their favorability toward him.

And… it looked like his titles were also working in his favor.

『Butler of Ninyaru』
→ 《Epic》
→ A title given to the first player to reach Ninyaru, the City Above the Labyrinth.
→ Increases favorability with Ninyaru NPCs.
→ Raises affinity with all beastfolk by 20%.
→ Increases movement speed by 10%.

『One Who Steps into the Unknown』
→ 《Rare》
→ A title given to the first player to discover a hidden city.
→ Enhances all effects within hidden cities.@@novelbin@@

The bonuses weren’t amazing.

But in Ninyaru, they were definitely useful.

At the very least, it was good to know that NPCs already had a favorable impression of him.

After scanning the effects, Seong raised his head.

Becky was still frozen in place.

"N-Nyaang! I haven’t even sent you an invitation yet! How did you get here, nyaong!?"

"Ah."

So the Whistle’s special effect had acted as an invitation.

He had suspected that.

But since Helena already knew the way, he hadn’t thought much about it.

The trip had been fun, the quest had been entertaining, and now he was here.

• Affinity with a Ninyaru merchant.
• Possession of the Labyrinth Merchant’s Whistle.

• Massive EXP.
• Next quest in the chain.