I knew that Park Deokgu must have lied to them, and I could understand why he did it.
He had probably consulted with Kim Hyunsung and Sun Hee-young and found out that everyone else had gotten a heroic-grade job. I did not know how badly he had performed during the expedition, but I did know that he felt inferior in its duration.
It didn't help that Kim Ye-ri, who was only just a child, had gotten a job that was classed on a higher grade than him. After all, the kid was a genius.
'She's above legendary potential.'
Kim Ye-ri's talent wasn't just limited to her stats, either. One could see her enormous potential just by looking at her. If one were to think about how well she had performed back in the Garden of Terror as a newbie, then it was natural to see an immense improvement on her next expedition. However, it appeared that Park Deokgu was not aware of this.
Geniuses belonged to a class far more sophisticated than the average human. I had not lived for a long time, but I'd already seen a fair share of them.
'And not only on Earth...'
I found just many here – people who showed talent far beyond the simple understanding of many.
Jung Hayan casually made use of revolutionary magic as if it wasn't a big deal. Sun Hee-young had the potential to become legendary and held the party's center position with her unique calmness. There was Kim Ye-ri, a kid from the slums with exceptional talent. Even Kim Hyunsung, a returner from the future, brought with him a sense of potential that was insurmountable compared to most people.
We were the only party whose members could all be classified as geniuses.
Of course, even Park Deokgu had the potential to be a great adventurer, but when faced with the fact that he had natural geniuses on his team, I could understand how he must have felt.
'Everyone here is a monster.'
Even Hwang Jeong-yeon had said that she felt intimidated upon seeing Jung Hayan.
Even so, Park Deokgu's decision to lie was quite surprising.
Considering his personality, it would be correct to assume that he had chosen to lie without worrying about future consequences. It appeared that he prioritized his mental state above everything else, especially now that he found out I had also obtained a heroic-grade job.
At this point, he must have felt like he was the only one being left behind.
"The job I got this time was an Archmage," Hayan remarked.
"Oh?" I asked with a curious expression.
"Yeah. It boosts a lot of magic and increases affinity for all kinds of attributes, and it doesn't only boost elemental magic... It also works the same for other types of magic. I can use magic more efficiently, and I've also gained advanced magic knowledge. I can't say that it's amazing yet..." Hayan explained.
"No, no, that's already great!" I replied with a smile to cheer her up.
"Ah, my magic power also rose to 69 this time, Oppa!" Hayan added.
"That's brilliant, Hayan. You grew more than I thought you would," I praised.
"My intelligence stats are also around 62," she added.
"Why am I not surprised?" I asked, then she continued to blabber about the group's stats.
"Hyunsung said that his stats rose to 70 as well. Sun Hee-young's stats went up by a lot, too, though she did not hunt much."
