Chapter 73

Episode 73 Ghostbusters (2)

A quiet office.

A man muttered as he sipped his tea.

“It’s a small Balkan…”

It was a story that caught my appetite for the first time in a while.

So, how many explorers got their tinnitus in just 3 months? At least not three times since he took on this task.

“It’s interesting.”

Even the details of the essence confirmed through the guild are interesting. A normal explorer starts with a level 9 essence and slowly steps up.

But what about this guy?

A corpse golem, a vampire, and even the essence of the Orc Hero that he ate this time.

“This can’t even be explained by saying that you’re lucky.”

The same level as using the so-called cheat key.

Well, if you retrace history, you will be able to find quite a few people who have left a footprint comparable to that.

Because in this world, there are definitely people who are born with special destiny, talent, and luck.

“Which one is this guy really like…”

Most of them are recorded as heroes or great men in later generations and are praised.

Then what about this barbarian?

At least so far, the possibilities seem sufficient.

Of course, the root must be proven before that.

“I’ll have to check it out before it gets weaker.”

This time you will have to be even more careful and cautious than usual.

***

Any upscale tavern in room format.

As soon as you open the door and enter, a dwarf and a dwarf sitting in a chair exclusively for dwarves welcome you.

“Oh, you guys are here! Come sit down! Hahaha”

“Really, I’m glad you’re both safe.”

I sat across from Misha, who had come with me.

“What about Rotmiller?”

“Not yet. Won’t you come soon?”

We were actually ordering food and chatting for a while when Rottmiller arrived.

The time at that time was 8:00 PM.

What kind of occupational disease is coming right on time for an appointment?

“Miss Bjorn Karlstein. I’m glad you’re safe.”

“No. It’s fortunate that Rottmiller was unharmed. I heard that he was injured while running away…” ”

Even he feels guilty. If I hadn’t been hurt then I wouldn’t have left you there— ”

“Stop.”

If left unattended, it seemed as if he would fall into trouble without end, so he stopped talking halfway through.

“Why don’t we sit down first. Food is served.”

“…it is.”

As soon as Rottmiller was seated, the whole team gathered in one place for the first time in a while.

It was a miracle that the team was disintegrated in the labyrinth, but just that everyone came back alive.

“Surely God must have protected us.”

A full-fledged conversation proceeded with Rotmiller’s careless words.

The main topic, of course, was each other’s recent situation.

“So what happened on your side, Hikuro?”

“Oh you mean that?”

In response to my question, the dwarf explained the events in the labyrinth in chronological order.

As soon as we separated, Rotmiller was attacked by surprise. However, with a counterattack of repentance, he defeated the other side’s searcher and succeeded in escaping.

It started out not much different from what he had heard in the cabin, but as the subject of the conversation was the dwarf himself, he could hear the details.

“At that time, I used [Emergency Restoration] to use the ‘Guardian’s Arm Guard’ once more to open up a gap.”

Just in case, you used that combo after all.

“Wow, I didn’t know that number items could be linked to superpowers like that.”

“Hahaha, where can I be proud? It’s all just the wisdom passed down from our ancestors.”

[Emergency Restoration] is not a repair, but a judgmental skill that returns equipment to its state 5 minutes ago.

Number items are no exception.

Although it has the downside of consuming more MP than usual.

‘The wisdom of the ancestors…….’

Like the Dwarves, where number items are important, related honey tips are handed down within the race.

Anyway, to sum up the rest of the story:

“First, we ran away and then treated Rotmiller. Then we tried to find you guys…”

Due to the distance, Rotmiller’s search ability couldn’t find us.

Still, I did not give up and went around the Witch’s Forest.

But when the third day came, they ran into Elisa.

“What? You met that crazy woman again?!”

“That’s right. I don’t know what method they used, but they were relentlessly chasing them even in the forest.”

“So? So what did you do?”

“Hahaha what should I do? I have to run away!”

Fleeing from Elisa’s pursuit, they had no choice but to ride the portal and go up to the 4th floor.

And that was it.

The 4th floor [Tower in the Sky] is a stage structure.

After somehow finishing the first stage, they chose to stay there until the labyrinth closed.

It was judged that if a 6th grade monster appeared in the next stage, it could be annihilated.

“It was quite hard to kill time for more than 10 days… but I was able to endure it because I had friends like Rotmiller and Dwalkie.”

Suffering is a bitch.

that’s what we have to say

‘Did you leave it like this and just leave saying you were tired?’

For some reason, my lower stomach already hurts.

I guess that’s why they were resting while we were rolling like dogs…

“Ah, by the way, I didn’t say that. Strangely, the essence came out in the first trial.”

“Essence… came out…?”

the fuck is this a game?

An essence that did not come out even after fighting countless monsters in the Witch’s Forest regardless of the will.

It just popped out from there.

That’s the 7th grade monster ‘Mimic’.

From that rare monster that is famous for bursting at least heavy beats when the essence rises.

“Once Rotmiller absorbed it, I opened the [Treasure Vault].”

[Treasure Warehouse] is Mimic’s active skill.

It is not a combat type, but you can open a personal subspace warehouse when using it.

The point here is…

“So? What came out?”

When you first open the [Treasure Warehouse], various items are randomly included.

When you’re unlucky, there are a few advanced potions and there are times when it ends.

Please, I hope that’s the case with these guys—

“It’s got two million stone worth of magic stones, three top quality potions, and two number items.”

“crazy?”

“…why are you swearing all of a sudden?”

“I’m sorry, I was so surprised.”

For some reason, I felt like I was going to vomit, but I held it in and asked.

“So, how many times was it an item?”

“Unfortunately, one is 8,000 and one is 9,000.”

After all, he still earned well over 10 million stones.

Of course, the two of us weren’t there, so we’d divide it into thirds among ourselves.

Why is this dwarf so lucky?

“As I looked into it, it seemed that we didn’t need it much, so we decided to sell it first. Rotmiller, who absorbed the essence, decided to subtract that much from the standard price of the essence announced in the guild.”

“That’s right… congratulations…”

Rotmiller ate the new essence, and the dwarf and dwalkie were struck with money.

Is that why?

I was able to smile and say congratulations somehow, but…

Quickly!

The spoon he was holding in his hand was bent in half.

“Bjorn? Why are you suddenly breaking a perfectly fine spoon!”

“It was because I couldn’t control my strength because of the Orc Hero Essence.”

“Huh? It wasn’t like that until yesterday!”

That’s because it didn’t happen yesterday.

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***

Now that we’ve heard the dwarf’s situation, it’s our turn.

“Actually, I’m more curious about you than us. There’s a rumor I’ve heard, so I heard about it yesterday… Exactly what happened to you?”

If I leave it to Misha, I could make a mistake, so I came forward and summarized it briefly.

Life after being in distress.

Misha’s awakening that happened ‘accidentally’.

“Congratulations, Ms. Karlstein. You must have suffered a lot in the past…” ”

No. Whatever I’ve done is all thanks to Bjorn.”

“…Thanks to Bjorn?”

“Ah no! If it wasn’t for Bjorn, it means I wouldn’t have come back alive!”

There were times when I went the other way for a while anyway.

The three religious men I met at the cabin.

After coming out, for some reason, the layer lord was walking around.

As the dynamic story, which was different from those who spent time on the 4th floor, continued, the trio listened intently.

“Huh, you were really smart to think of going to the orc colony from there.”

“If it were me, I wouldn’t have had time to think of the Dzarwi clan.”

“So? What happened next?”

A sincere reaction worth talking about.

However, rather than exaggerating and exaggerating for nothing, he continued the story with an objective gaze.

But…

“You mean you asked for protection money in that situation?”

“To think the two of them paid 2 million stones… This is disrespectful. Hey, Rotmiller Dwalkie. Why don’t we pool our money and give them a little extra?”

“That’s a good idea. You can’t say we’re not responsible.”

Did I become pitiful after hearing the story?

After hearing that some equipment was destroyed and 500,000 stones were spent on repairs, the three of them collected 1 million stones together.

To be honest, I was stunned.

“…are you really giving this to us?”

“Of course. I made a lot of money this time, can’t I give you that much?”

What is this?

Could it be that it wasn’t a dwarf, but a light?

“Hikuro, you’re a really great team leader…”

“Hahaha, thank you for the compliment. Let’s talk about it.”

“i get it.”

Reflecting on myself for belittling such a wonderful dwarf as a predator, I decided to continue the rest of the story with more sincerity.

“Huh, in that situation, a layer lord appeared!”

The Lord of Chaos appeared at the point where 5 hours were left.

“For pouring in that much material, you deserved the protection fee.”

A war of subjugation based on the premise of enormous resources.

And a riot broke out inside.

The [Evil Gap] pattern is triggered only after it is activated.

“I see. Earlier, I wanted to say something about the essence of an Orc hero, but this is what you said.”

Essence obtained through negotiations with Dzarwi Clan, which has no tanks.

and escape play.

By the way, I even talked about having a vampire essence here, but the dwarf was surprisingly understanding.

“Even I was reluctant to mention the existence of Numbers Item at first.

Don’t keep your head down?

Hmm, I spilled food on the floor and just looked at it inadvertently

.

“Anyway, congratulations. You’ve already eaten two level 5 essences? It’s as if you’ve laid the foundation for becoming a top explorer.”

“…Thank you for saying that.”

Afterwards, after escaping from [The Cleft of Evil], the story ended with calmly unraveling the pursuit of the hierarchical lord with Misha on his back.

The three people who listened intently vomited admiration.

“Hahaha, I already recognized this guy. He’s going to do a lot of things.”

“Indeed! It was the greatest and noblest story I have ever heard. It’s a pity that I didn’t get involved in the story!

” “Surely… with achievements like this, no one would dare to disagree with calling you a little Balkan

. ”

…….

“Wait a little Vulcan?”

I tilted my head, and the dwarf kindly explained,

“I thought I did it, but it seems you haven’t heard it yet? It’s your nickname!”

Little Vulcan.

Following the barbarian of freedom, a new title has been added.

However, I still haven’t figured out.

‘It’s a nickname…….”

Whether this will have a positive effect in the future or vice versa.

***

「The character’s reputation level has increased by +1.」

「The character’s reputation level has increased by +1……」

「……」

***

The day after the meeting.

I met Hikurod early in the morning and visited the guild.

It was to report Elisa Behenk.

“…Are you talking about the Karui priest?”

It’s not common, so the receptionist couldn’t hide his embarrassment.

However, when I submitted my five-star identity card and the video recorder that the dwarf had worn on his head throughout the expedition as evidence, his complexion changed.

“This… I don’t think this is an issue that will be resolved on my line. Could you wait a moment?”

We were immediately called into the branch manager’s office, where we told the branch manager what had happened.

And the result that the news reached the temple.

Elisha was excommunicated from the Church of Leatlas and immediately became a wanted criminal of the highest rank.

“Checkpoint records confirm that the villainess has returned to the city, so we should catch her soon.”

She spoke confidently in the guild and temple, but for some reason, it doesn’t seem like she’ll be caught easily.

I don’t have any evidence, but I have a hunch.

‘It’s just that I’m uncomfortable with it.’

Therefore, we decided to carefully check the news about Elisha later and put an end to this agenda.

Is there anything more we can do now?

There was also an unexpected reward.

“Hahaha! By the way, you’ve earned an unexpected income from this?”

“Inherent justice is rewarded.”

A reward of about 3 million stones came out of the temple for providing an important clue.

Well, I’m going to have to cut it into 5 parts here…

‘Not bad.’

Originally, this level of luck is just right to take and eat. If it goes beyond that, I start to get scared because I don’t know what will come back.

“You’ve taken up more time than I thought because there’s a lot to testify later. Then, let’s go. Everyone will be waiting for you.”

Having finished reporting Elisa, we headed to the meeting place. And the final distribution was completed under consultation.

“Let’s split the things we acquired together into 5 equal parts until we fall into two. Let’s take care of the things we got after that.”

The equipment and consumables of ‘Hanson’, who was Elisa’s faithful servant, and the magic stones acquired until the 4th day were divided according to the number of people.

When I expected this time and paid the protection fee, I only paid for the religious man’s equipment, so there was no complicated calculation—

‘Oh, shoes.’

It reminded me of Hans C’s boots, which were blown up by land mines, but…

I decided to just stay still.

Not only was it annoying to calculate it again…….

Didn’t they use up the holy water and potions they had anyway?

“Dwalkie?”

“I’m calculating the total. Ah! We can share 1.22 million stones per person!”

A total of 2.44 million stones, including Misha and I.

1.2 million stones as a reward from the temple.

And the 1 million stone that the trio gave as a support fund.

3,110,000 stones, the price of selling the 3 religious warriors’ expandable backpacks and the remaining equipment after paying for protection.

On the 15th, the skirt stone is about 800,000 stones.

To put it simply…

‘A total of 8.55 million stones.’

If I divide it here with Misha, 4.27 million stones would have been my profit from this exploration.

If it hadn’t been for that ‘promise’.

“Ugh…….”

As you can tell by looking at Misha’s eyes, which seem to be dripping with regret, all of this profit is mine.

It was such a promise.

Well, at the time, it was a big deal that he accepted the offer so that he could feel comfortable, but…

‘It would be better for me to keep and manage it.’

Now Misha is my main colleague.

I will go through my hands, including the essence, the equipment to be worn in the future, and the overall training method.

Of course, there are many things that cost money.

‘In that sense, if you subtract 300,000 stones for repairs to Missha and my equipment and medical expenses…’

The net profit from this exploration is derived.

7.65 million stones.

Even taking into account the damages of the boots he had broken in the labyrinth, the mace he lost, etc., he made an outrageous profit.

Even so, the amount of money that could be obtained simply by hunting was far out of the way.

‘It’s not a lot considering the amount of money I’ll be spending in the future.’

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“No. Eat whatever you already eat.”

Things have changed.

Following the vampire essence, he ate the essence of an orc hero who thought he would only get it in the later part of the game.

I also found a colleague to grow with.

‘I’ll have to start with that when I go back.’

Therefore, a re-examination of the plan is necessary.