Chapter 32

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Translated by Jinmu

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“I’m telling you my friend really disappeared!”

The reception desk of the Adventurer Guild.

A blonde girl, Ria, was urgently shouting there.

“I’m not saying it’s a lie, but the guild is a place to issue requests. You have to tell me the precise reward and the details of the request so that I can tell the adventurers too.”

“I told you I’d prepare it somehow later on! If it’s the guild, can’t they at least listen to that much?”

“That authority belongs to the Guild Master, and he’s currently away from his seat.”

“Then at least tell me where that Guild Master is! I’ll go meet him myself!”

“Huu.”

Miel, the guild employee listening to the girl’s appeal, let out a sigh.

Then, pointing at the adventurers chatting at a table in the corner, she said.

“I don’t know the Guild Master’s location. If it’s that urgent, try asking them directly.”

“What?”

An adventurer with a fierce face that looked quite irritable.

With a half-drunk face, one would even hesitate to approach him.

Whether they could even carry out the request properly in the first place was unknown.

“They’re no good. Isn’t there another adventur…”

“Ah, you want to issue a request? Where are the documents?”

Ria looked at Miel again, but she started attending to another customer.

She didn’t even cast a glance in this direction.

“Ugh.”

Glaring at the cold-hearted employee, Ria bit her lip.

Plona, who disappeared leaving behind a note saying she was going to get herbs.

Ria searched the forest, but it was brimming with monsters, making it hard to search thoroughly.

“Atsbel unni isn’t here right now either…”

Her sworn sister, Atsbel, was currently out.

She would be back in a few hours, but there was no guarantee that Plona would be safe during that time.

“Huu.”

Exhaling deeply, Ria steeled her heart.

And approached the fierce adventurers sitting in the corner.

“Nobles or whatever, they’re all r*tarded bastards, I tell you! Bastards who would drop dead if you just flicked a finger!”

Bang-!

The drunk adventurer huffed as he slammed the table with his fist.

The man sitting opposite him chuckled and said.

“Do you want to get dragged away? Mayor Brooke will serve severe punishment if you curse at the nobles.”

“F*ck the Mayor! A guy who luckily nabbed the seat even though he has no abilities…”

“Wait a moment.”

Ria suddenly interrupted the two’s conversation.

At the abrupt appearance of the girl, the gazes of the two adventurers simultaneously shifted.

“What is it?”

The man reacted irritably while frowning his eyes.

However, the other realized something.

“Isn’t this some slum trash? I feel like I’ve seen you before.”

“…”

Ria suppressed her anger even at the explicit insult.

Now was the time to hold back.

“I’d like to issue a request.”

“A request?”

“What?”

When she brought up the main point right away, the two people reacted simultaneously.

Their expressions were something strange to call interest.

“My friend disappeared after going out to the forest. If you help search for her, I’ll reward you within a few days. The amount will be as much as I can possibly ge…”

Bang-!

A roar resounding in her ears before she could even finish her sentence.

It was the sound of an adventurer kicking a chair.

“Now even a slum bastard is rattling on about requests. Do we look like a pushover to you?”

The man frowned as if his pride was truly hurt.

It was due to the inferiority complex bursting from the nobles’ disdain getting entangled into it.

“… You’re not a pushover. It’s just because my friend might be in danger.”

“Really? You say it’s urgent?”

The fellow adventurer watching from the side interrupted the conversation.

Tapping the table with his finger, he put on a creepy smile and said.

“5 million Gold.”

“What?”

“Give us 5 million Gold. We’ll go look for her then.”

“…”

Ria lost her words at the overly absurd amount.

Seeing that expression, the man asked as if it was amusing.

“Why? Is it too much? Should I give you a discount?”

“… What do I have to do?”

“Even a beggar is quick-witted.”

He placed a dagger that was at his waist onto the table.

“Take this and go to the noble we tell you to.”

“A noble? Don’t tell me you want me to kill a noble?”

“What kill? You’re just surprising them a little. If you say it’s a kid’s prank, it probably won’t be the death penalty, right?”

A story even more absurd than the amount of 5 million Gold.

If one did such a thing to a noble, they would face heavy punishment.

There would absolutely be no leniency just because she was a child.

Even more so, the value of a life of a child from the slums was meaningless.

“…”

Ria, who knew that fact well, had her head a bit tangled.

The difference between nobles and commoners, commoners and the untouchables, starts from the price of their crimes.

However, if it’s towards a fellow noble, the story changes completely.

Ria, whose head was filled with Plona’s danger, opened her mouth with clouded judgment.

“If I do as you say, you’ll accept the request, right?”

“Of course.”

The man nodded, saying he didn’t lie.

“You’re a truly crazy bastard.”

The companion standing next to him chuckled and watched the two’s conversation.

“Huu.”

Breathing a short sigh, Ria reached out towards the dagger on the table.

That moment.

Tap-

A hand thrust out from behind her and grabbed her arm.

“You don’t have to do that.”

At the voice she heard, Ria turned around.

The adventurer Black Dragon was standing there.

“… Huh?”

And the young girl holding his right hand.

It was Plona, whom she had been frantically searching for.

“Unni!”

Letting go of Black Dragon’s hand, Plona quickly ran and embraced Ria.

Only then perceiving the situation, she forcefully supported her weakened legs and let out a sigh.

“Thank goodness…”

***

“It was almost fun.”

“Tsk.”

The two adventurers who tried to harass Ria left the guild.

Even if it was just an ugly amusement, they were bastards who would have giggled and laughed if Ria actually died.

– Those are complete psychopath bastards;

– Why are they doing that to Ria.

– Can’t we give them true education?

– How do you even give them true education. Lol.

– Reevaluating Julio who got beaten by a foot.

– That’s a bit;

The viewers watching together poured out criticism towards the two adventurers.

Although they were merely passing NPCs, it wasn’t like there was no chance to reunite.

At that time, their heads probably wouldn’t stay attached where they belonged, though.

Han-bit turned his gaze to the two girls holding tightly onto each other.

“Let’s go outside. I’ll escort you.”

“… Okay.”

“Yes!”

Han-bit stepped outside along with the two.

While moving towards the slum district, he relayed what had happened to Ria.

“It was too dangerous…”

Learning of the situation Plona was in, Ria dropped her gaze with a gloomy face.

“I’m fine! Adventurer-nim was super fast and amazing!”

Plona showed a bright smile.

Distancing themselves from the city center, vitality seemed to return slightly.

“Don’t go out alone again. You can just ask me for the herbs you need.”

“But then you’ll have a hard time, unni!”

“I don’t have a hard time at all! I…”

Ria, who was about to get angry, couldn’t continue her words.

Biting her lip, she squeezed the hand held with Plona and moved forward.

“Thank you. Thanks to you, Plona could be safe.”

When they arrived deep inside the slum district, Ria expressed her sincere gratitude using polite language.

Chuckling at that appearance, Han-bit went in front of Plona and lowered his posture.

“Don’t go outside alone from now on. Because I don’t want to hear that awkward polite language again.”

“Yes!”

“Ugh, seriously…! Hurry up and go! We’re leaving too!”

At his playful response, Ria got angry with a red face and turned her back.

Plona, holding her hand, waved her other hand and bid Han-bit farewell.

And a message followed along with an alarm.

Ding-

[The quest has been completed.]

[Sub Quest is unlocked.]

[Sub Quest #1]

You provided great help to Ria, who was frantically searching for Plona.

It seems she won’t easily forget this favor.

Objective: Wait for the next encounter.

Reward: Unlock Sub Quest #2

– ?

– And it ends like this?

– When is next time.

– Do we just push the main quest if it’s like this?

A Sub Quest that wrapped up somewhat vaguely.

However, he had no intention of touching the main quest.

Because right now was the time to wait for the next encounter, just as written on the objective.

Rushing stubbornly would only worsen the results.

“You look busy?”

Han-bit turned his gaze to Yeon-woo, who was diligently moving his hands.

The person in question, upon hearing the question, retorted with an absurd face.

“You know who this is because of, right? Writing just the list takes forever, this!”

Yeon-woo was organizing the pouring inquiries and proposals even while continuing the shoot.

It seemed that a much heavier volume of messages had arrived than expected.

“Turn off the game and do it. I’m going to end the broadcast anyway.”

“You’re leaving already?”

– You’re leaving this early?

– Where are you going.

– Are you abandoning us?

– Down

– Fall

– Down

– Fall

At the news of the broadcast ending quickly coming up, the chat window began to burn.

It was certainly short today, but there was a reason for the early exit.

He had made an appointment with his senior, Lee Min-ho, for tomorrow.

‘They’re rougher than I thought.’

Watching the endlessly filling downfall chats, Han-bit pondered for a moment.

Considering the amount of donations and prize money he received today, it wasn’t a complaint he could completely brush off.

The problem was that the content to progress with right now was vacant…

“Ah.”

Then, something popped into Han-bit’s mind.

One method that satisfied the viewers while also positively impacting the Sub Quest.

Looking at the chat window, he voiced his bright idea.

“Understood. Then I’ll briefly do the one-on-one lesson I promised as the mission failure pledge. Running it for about 1 hour should be enough.”

– Gasp.

– You succeeded in the mission but you’re still doing it?

– The Great Black Dragon

– I worship you.

– Please do a lottery.

– Taking my life’s luck on this.

– Hand

– Hand

– Foot

The surprised viewers earnestly hoped that they each would be chosen.

However, the condition was clear.

Whether it was the challenge mission or just regular donations, it had to be someone who paid even 1 won.

“Hyung, you’re just going to do this?”

Yeon-woo, who was monitoring the situation, stealthily approached and asked in a low voice.

It seemed that the value of a one-on-one face-to-face with Black Dragon had skyrocketed.

“It’s just exactly 1 hour. How do I do this lottery?”

“Haa… Wait a moment.”

Realizing he couldn’t stop him, Yeon-woo systematically relayed the explanation.

Thanks to the lottery feature in the streaming system, the setup didn’t take long.

[Lottery target has been set.]

Thousands of viewers met the condition.

Looking at the chat window, Han-bit pressed the lottery start button.

Brrrrrk-

The nametag screen spinning around like a roulette wheel together with the start.

The viewers focused, feeling nervous.

– Thump thump

– Seriously please.

– Life turn around with 1 hour.

– Let’s f*cking goooo.

– Please let me get picked.

Brrrk-

As the seconds ticked by, the speed of the roulette gradually slowed down.

And the moment its rotation came to a complete stop.

Ding-!

[Kim Jae-ha]

The lottery was completed along with a nickname tag.

***

“Wow, sh*t!”

Kim Jae-ha, who was watching the broadcast screen with his two hands clasped, spat out a curse and jumped up.

Because his nickname ‘Kim Jae-ha’ was clearly displayed on Black Dragon’s lottery result.

It was a dream-like result achieved thanks to donating 100,000 won of his blood-like money to the challenge mission.

[Kim Jae-ha-nim, congratulations. Please come over here right away. If you are in a situation where you can’t come to Edlen, please send Loafer a message.]

– F*cking jealous.

– Ah.

– Life is dogsh*t.

– Luck-based dogsh*t game.

– Life is luck too.

– But who is it?

– It’s a viewer, who else.

Other viewers hurting their stomachs out of jealousy looking at his win.

Wrapped in a bizarre sense of superiority, Kim Jae-ha quickly equipped the VR gear lying on his bed.

“Huu.”

He was happy in his heart, but it was an extension of his company duties at the end of the day.

One must always remain calm for business.

Woong-

As he lay on the bed, the operating sound of the gear followed.

Controlling his mind once again, Kim Jae-ha moved into the RP world just like that.