Chapter 165 - Admitting Weakness

Yuki shook the hand of the man who was offering a job to anyone who would be willing to work as they had managed to strike a deal. Yuki knew the task would be grueling especially since he was back to the level of a level 1 player during the day since he had to wear the necklace which kept him under control. However, in the night, he could do as he pleased since he was far away from the kingdom. While he couldn't wait to go back to the dungeon and wreak havoc on the next stage, Yuki knew that he would have to wait or else, he would get caught and would be hunted down before eventually getting executed for going against his sentence so he could grow stronger and gain the ability to get revenge on his captors. 

"Thank you. I'll make sure to repay your kindness by working until my hands stop working. Speaking about that... what exactly do you do?" Yuki asked as he had forgotten to ask what the job he was getting offered even was about. 

"... You seriously didn't know and you still asked for a job? I'll just ignore that since the poster doesn't say exactly what we're hiring for. To put it simply, the job is asking for a construction worker. Since we can't leave this place and expand the size of our kingdom, we've decided to just expand our kingdom upwards and make a tower-like structure. The people who've locked us in here agreed to supply us with the materials as a way to make up for isolating us from the rest of the world. Since we make most of our money from collecting tax from the people who live here, we have no problem when it comes to financial problems. Any more questions?" the man asked Yuki. 

"I'm assuming that you'll be my boss when I start working here. So, I have two questions. What should I address you as and where am I supposed to go when I start work?" Yuki asked. 

"You make a good point. I should've mentioned that earlier. You can just call me Garth. As for the place we'll meet, how about meeting me here tomorrow at the same time as today?" Garth replied to Yuki. 

"Thank you for your generosity Mr. Garth. I look forward to working with you in the near future. That being, tomorrow," said Yuki before heading back to his house feeling accomplished.

"I really did it! I actually got a job. Well, that was easier than I thought. I didn't need an interview or resume. Why couldn't job applications be like this in the previous world? I had wanted to get a summer job at one point but all that complicated process just scared me from it. Why do some people choose to make life more complicated than it has to be?" Yuki asked himself as he continued to head back to his home. Fortunately for him, he was getting more familiar with the structural configuration of the kingdom he was supposed to be imprisoned in. 

"Although I had a good day today, I can't guarantee that for tomorrow. I don't know what that "Goblin King's Parade" thing is but all I know is that it's bad. However, the one good thing is that almost no one seems to be bothered by it. I guess stuff like this happens all the time. I would ask someone to explain this event for me but I really don't want to stand out from the rest more than I already have," Yuki told himself as he opened the door to his house as time flew by while he talked to himself. As such, he had arrived back home before he realized it. 

"This place is bland. I should really get this place looking like a proper home. 

[Open inventory]

Yuki opened his inventory and took out "King's Crown" from it as he prepared to take care of some stuff which he didn't have time nor energy to do himself. 

"Serve your king," Yuki said as he summoned the king from the 8th stage of the first dungeon. He needed to rely on this summon of his a lot due to his human appearance. Even though he looked basically dead, he looked more human than every other of Yuki's other summons. As such, he was the only proper candidate. 

"How may I serve you my king?" the summon asked Yuki as he knelt down. 

"I need you to do some more shopping. This place feels weird since there's almost nothing inside it. I'll give you some money so just buy what you believe would make this place look more lively," Yuki explained to his summon as he prepared to extract silver so he could give it to the king from the 8th stage of the first dungeon. 

"With all due respect to my liege, I would think it would be best to abstain from doing such activities. The last time I went outside, I got weird stares when I was bringing the couch by hand from the store. I presume that it was because it would seem that I would have the option to store the couch in my inventory until I got back home then drag it out from there. However, since I'm a summoner, I don't have that option. In the end, it would just lead to you attracting more attention which I know you wouldn't like," said the summon as he explained to Yuki the exact reason why his plan wasn't a good one. 

"Ya I guess you're right. I wasn't being considerate. Don't worry though. I'll just have to abuse the powers of my allies," Yuki said as he had the cure for the problem he was having. 

"Hey, Zero. Can you give my summon an inventory?" Yuki asked. 

Yuki knew that he was taking advantage of Zero. The truth was that he didn't care. Well, that was the facade he put up. In actual truth, Yuki had given up the path of being honest and playing fair. He had tried that. He honestly tried to not cheat. However, no matter how many times he got up and fought with his own strength, it wasn't enough. That had been proven to him in one of the stages in the 2nd dungeon. At every moment which Yuki stood back up to fight, he was knocked back down and was set to square one. During one of his battles, Yuki realized that he didn't care any more. He had Zero on his side and it wasn't his fault. He just happened to be the last person to die in the game which his superior form had created. If it weren't for that, someone else would've had control over Zero. When he thought about it, Yuki got scared as he could imagine all the possible outcomes which would've taken place if it were someone else who took his place. Nevertheless, all that thinking was pointless as he had gotten Zero and no one could take that power away from him. 

"Yes of course, master," Zero said as he applied the human typesetting system to Yuki's summon. 

"The settings option should be there now. I presume that you want me to remove the system once he gets back from his mission right?" Zero asked.

"Yes. Thank you," Yuki replied as he said farewell to his summon after giving him some silver in a pouch that would've been more than enough to buy furniture for over 10 houses. 

"Hey... Zero. I have a question," Yuki said both telepathically but also said it in a whisper. 

"Yes, master?" Zero replied.

"I've been thinking. Why do you wait for me to tell you something instead of automatically doing it when the thought appears in my head?" Yuki asked. 

"Well, the answer is simple. To put it simply, you're not the only 'Yuki' that's experiencing life. There's a Yuki for each mili-second that has happened, is happening, or will happen. There isn't only 1 single version of you. Even with that said, there are other things which you are not able to comprehend which would make said task difficult. That said, it wouldn't be hard for me to accomplish. The problem arises with your mindset. If I were to give you everything you needed without you having to ask for it, you'd never learn how to do things on your own. Even though you do rely on me, you have to let yourself know that you can't accomplish something. Since I know everything about you. I know that you feel a severe sense of guilt when you use my powers. Although you've started to get less concerned with that, it still subconsciously lingers in your head. Listen Yuki, we both know that I'll always be just a since call out away. However, you lose a certain sense of glory when he summons me. How about this? You should try to clear the 5th dungeon on your own and without the use of potions. Even being able to clear the first stage of that dungeon under those conditions will make you feel more proud of yourself than all the glory you've felt through the past 2.1 dungeons," Zero explained.