Chapter 46: Chapter 45: It’s a Trap?, Part II (1/2)
Chapter 46: Chapter 45: It’s a Trap?, Part II
Translator: HunterW
Editor: RED
”With this, we won't be hurting Deva Lee Jiwon; we'll be giving him a huge advantage. He'll be getting free Stat points without having to level up. He can get at least 520 Stat points just by sleeping for a couple of years. Isn't that right?”
”Hehehe. What a wonderful idea, Manager #17.”
”He's right! I say we do it. With all those free stat points we'll be giving him, he'll have to thank us, really!”
”He's getting a Rank 10 item, at the morn of the Otadolon stage. Aren't we doing him a huge favor? Hahaha!”
The other managers showered Lalaku with praise.
”Hohoho. Then am I to presume that everyone here is in favor of my plan?”
”As expected of Manager #17. I'm very impressed.”
”Thank you, Manager #1,” replied Lalaku to the Manager #1's praise with a smile.
”This is why I invited you all to this meeting,” Lalaku said, tapping on the Sleepy Trainer.
”Even though this item has only one use to its distraught monarch curse, it's still a Rank 10 item. I had to spend twenty billion golden rings, buying it secretly off the Troll Market. That price is too much of a burden for me to bear alone, and so I asked you all to join me in this meeting.”
”I'll put in two billion golden rings,” Manager #1 cut in as soon as Lalaku finished his sentence. The other managers stopped talking for a second.
”As expected of Manager #1. I knew that I could rely on you and bought the item at 20 billion golden rings.” The other managers had whispered amongst themselves when Lalaku mentioned golden rings; to try to pay Lalaku the least amount possible. When Manager #1 made his offer to split the cost in tenths, the other managers immediately fell silent.
”Haha! Manager #1 made his amazing offer of two billion golden rings. Would the other managers be ok splitting the rest evenly?”
”That's fine with me.”
”Let's do that.”
”Is there anyone opposed?” The managers eyed each other, but no one raised their hands. ”Then let's begin the operation.”
”How do you suggest we start?”
”Devas get quests, don't they? We'll use that,” replied Lalaku smiling, as if the answer was obvious.
”We may have to put in more golden rings as part of the quest reward, but I'm sure with a bait this delicious, he'll bite for sure, won't he?”
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I woke from sleeping at ten AM, and got up from my bed after yawning and stretching.
”Now I need to get to Mt. Fuji…ugh.” I had a good night's sleep, but I frowned when I thought about Mt. Fuji.
”It's so big!”
I had been to Hokkaido's mid-grade dungeon a few times before, so I wasn't too worried about that. It's just that Mt. Fuji was so damn big.
”Besides, all I know is that the dungeon is somewhere on the upper half of the mountain. It'd be real nice if I knew which side of the mountain it was on.”
I decided to start at the peak and make my way down in a spiraling path. Just knowing that it was on the upper half of the mountain made it difficult for me to gauge the midline of the mountain. If I chose wrong, I could end up wasting a lot of time searching the wrong places. I had to cover as much ground as possible.
Once I found Japan's dungeons, Japan's devas would be able to begin hunting sooner than expected.
There was no way that they wouldn't be able to find a giant dungeon entrance in the middle of Mt. Fuji and Hokkaido. I even thought about waiting until the end of the eight months before finding the dungeons, but I thought against it as the timeline was too close to when society was supposed to collapse.
I also doubted that I would be able to freely come back to the dungeons again. I decided it was best to find the dungeons while I had the chance.
”Still, it won't matter to me. I'll have all of the dungeons' bonuses, and no matter how hard the Japanese devas train, they won't be able to catch up to me.”
I had no good feelings towards Japan. Or, to be honest, I didn't really care how strong Japan got. I just wanted to focus on my growth.
I wasn't going to push back my progress just to help out Japan. Even if I wanted to, it wasn't like anyone was going to recognize my efforts, anyway.
”Fine, I'll go. I can't even enter dungeons, anyway; I might as well find as much as I can.” I had already booked a 1:30 PM flight from Incheon International to Sapporo Airport the day before.
”I should start getting ready.” I stuffed a carrier with underwear, comfortable pants, and t-shirts, that way I could carry it all in one inventory slot.
”Ten slots really aren't enough. Inventory check!”
[-3,505 golden rings
-High grade health potions x5
-Shining high grade potions x2
-Bread x5
-Beverage x5
-Orb of Vitality
-Orc champion's unexpectedly durable greatsword
-Money case, ring case, notebook, pen
-Luggage carrier
-Remaining slots x1]
”I've only got one slot left.”
Multiple small, Earth objects could fit into one slot. I took out some cash from the case into my wallet and put the money case, ring case, my notes, and my pen into one slot.
Small items dropped by monsters took up their own slot.
”I should have at least one slot open.” I had equipped my orc champion armor and red orc belt so that they wouldn't take up more room in my inventory.
I gave one last check before hailing a cab to head to the airport.
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When I arrived at the airport, I still had another 30 minutes before my flight and decided to have a coffee at a nearby café. I ordered an iced coffee and sat down, facing a window.
”Huh?”
I spat out my coffee. Something very unexpected just happened.
”A quest? Why did I get a quest now? And why here at the airport, and not at the Store?”
It was definitely a quest. There was a glaring exclamation mark in front of me so there was no doubt about it.
I just couldn't understand why there was a quest marker at the airport. Normally, they only appeared on the notice boards on the first floors of Stores.
I stood up and walked over to the quest marker.