it mean because the mountain is there
many were perplexed by io's expression
for this phrase had never graced their
ears before it did not belong to this
world but was a lesson from a past life
recounted by an NPC in the game that NPC
was a climber who ascended the seemingly
endless ancient god Peak day after day
other players deemed this NPC useless
merely knowing how to climb many laughed
at this climbing NP C asserting that a
guide was far more helpful it is
noteworthy that guides would later serve
as a standard of measurement what this
NPC is even less useful than a guide and
yet this NPC was far more useful
furthermore this NPC was only half a
guide nothing more others exclaimed in
Surprise this NPC is remarkable worth
three guides should a player claim that
an NPC is less useful than a guide it
would be the utmost insult to that NPC
yet the climber paid no no heed to the
players derision continuing his
ceaseless Ascent of what they called the
ancient god Peak though he fell time and
again he never relinquished his Endeavor
even when players urged him what benefit
is there in reaching the summit you
won't gain anything instead you risk
falling to your death every day is it
truly worth it what significance does
climbing hold to exercise surely there
are countless ways to stay fit why
choose the most perilous one the players
remained oblivious unable to comprehend
initially ichio had been the same until
one day he descended to meet the Elder a
new curiosity peaked he wondered what
would happen if he brought the Elder to
the summit thus icho soared with the
Elder to the peak upon reaching the
summit however the Elder shook his head
and insisted on descending to commence
The Climb an new ichio bewildered
questioned the Elder I have brought you
to the top what further satisfaction do
you seek the Elder smiled and replied if
the path upward is not forged by your
own feet when you look back you will
find no way down why ichio remained
perplexed prompting him to inquire again
why do you climb the mountain why do you
climb the mountain because the mountain
is there the significance of climbing is
never complex rather it has become my
lifelong Mission and Faith young man
like me we both Ascend you have your
Battlefield and I have my Mountain to
Traverse there is no need for you to
squander time on me just as I can not
offer you assistance I can only provide
you with this sincere advice once you
have scaled one mountain you will
surpass another one day a truly
exceptional climber will reach the
ultimate Summit if you are willing to
climb for this purpose why cannot that
person be you reflecting now each show
recognized in that Elder a steadfast
Faith the essence of climbing is not
intricate perhaps he simply seeks to
challenge his limits since Humanity's
Inception we have dared to confront
nature and all that exists we wrestle
with nature contend with beasts and
struggle against our kin the survival of
the fittest dictates that Humanity's
faith lies in Courage and challenge is
the chaotic overseer truly formidable
this is merely the beginning I am the
future creatures far more terrifying
then the chaotic overseer will abound as
they recklessly raise your homes and
slay your dearest friends will you still
seek to flee this time you possess but
one life Perhaps it is best to escape
for once a person flees they may do so
for a lifetime evading a challenge is
simple yet facing it is far more arduous
I end this second life youo suddenly
comprehended the obsession of the
climber borrowing the climber's words
you must scale one mountain to surpass
another even if this seems an
unattainable goal yet did the climber
ever speak of surrender of course not
the premise of climbing is that the
mountain must be scalable the premise of
challenge is that the object must be