Chapter 27
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 27: Going Out
Proficiency has been changed.
No, fuck, my Basic Stamina!!!!!
Origami Level 9?
Where the hell am I supposed to use this right now?
It would be good if you gave magic proficiency or something!
Give me combat-related proficiency!
“Ah, I think I’m going to die.”
My mind is dizzy.
Electricity buzzes through the back of my neck.
This is why you shouldn't gamble.
Blood pressure rose and I almost collapsed, but I barely held it back. Taking slow deep breaths, I calmed my mind.
“Still, it’s not entirely bad.”
Except for Basic Stamina, I ground up all the useless ones. Even if just one good thing pops up, it’s a profitable business.
In that sense, [Status Effect Resistance], which came out instead of Laundry, is not just profitable business. It is truly the jackpot of jackpots.
When do you think a person dies?
It is exactly when drinking deadly poison soup.
But since I have Status Effect Resistance, I will be able to endure a little.
The others don't seem particularly necessary....
“More than that, what on earth is this feeling?”
From immediately after changing proficiency, a strange sensation was wrapping around my whole body.
The room is quiet as a mouse. An airtight space where not even a breeze enters.
Yet my skin was constantly feeling some flow.
Like a summer day with crazy high humidity, an unpleasant feeling as if sticky air is clinging to the skin.
No, rather than that, it had a bit more weight.
‘Is it a cold? Or body aches?’
I don't know well.
It might be because the body is exhausted. Since I trained without rest saying proficiency rises so well.
I put out the urgent fire for now, so if I rest well, it will get better.
***
A few days have passed since winning the sparring with Gerard. During that time, a few changes occurred in the forest mansion.
One is that the apprentice knights who boycotted returned.
It seemed they felt a sense of crisis after Gerard lost to me. Because as Helena said, if they fail to become knights, it’s only their loss.
The second is that Gerard is not included in that group of apprentice knights. He disappeared from the mansion the day after sparring with me.
Maybe the monk left because he hated the temple, or maybe he left because losing to me was shameful.
‘One future has changed.’
The future where Gerard becomes Renoa’s escort knight disappeared. I don't know what result that will bring, but it’s not bad for me.
Because the possibility of me taking that spot has increased.
As apprentice knights returned, the knights in charge of education also returned.
Zain, who was teaching me, doesn't come to the training ground anymore either, so now is a situation where I have to learn from them.
‘Wow, these petty bastards.’
They wouldn't give me a single glance. Even if I stand next to cadets, they treat me as non-existent and don't teach me.
Since they have no justification to kick me out, they decided to ignore me completely.
‘Whether gladiators or knights, why is everyone like this.’
Their actions are like brats.
I thought I had no choice but to swing the sword alone eventually, but.
“Irion, let’s spar.”
Helena approached me.
“With me? Without receiving guidance from knights?”
“Sparring is more beneficial to me than guidance right now. And you are stronger than other cadets, right?”
“Is that so?”
“Of course. So I intend to spar with you. My skill also rises quickly if I do it with someone good.”
Praising me to my face, I don't know what to do with myself.
Anyway, thanks to Helena, I wasn't alienated and could have a beneficial time, but the problem was elsewhere.
“Huff, huff.... Wait, time out.”
“Huh? Why? Where does it hurt?”
“It’s hard.”
“Already? It’s been only 30 minutes since we started sparring?”
I had to pay the price for gambling with the family fortune properly.
Honestly, I thought losing some stamina wouldn't have a big impact.
Because my basic stamina would have increased separately from proficiency. I thought it was bearable enough.
But it wasn't.
As [Basic Stamina] proficiency disappeared, I ran out of breath even with a little sparring.
‘To think what I got giving up stamina is mere Origami.’
Do they give refunds by chance?
I agreed to reroll proficiency, but I didn't say I agreed to agree to this.
“If it’s hard, it can’t be helped. You were too sturdy before anyway.”
Thanks to Helena’s consideration, we took a short rest.
‘I have to raise stamina again as soon as possible.’
To me, whose proficiency rises as much as I pour time, stamina equals strength.
If I exercise diligently, it will form again.
As we were resting comfortably like that, Helena sniffed her nose by the side smelling something.
“Hmm, what is it?”
“What?”
“Irion, did you perhaps use perfume?”
“How would I, a slave, use perfume. Why? Do I smell weird?”
“No, not weird, rather on the good side. Because a somewhat different smell from usual came out.”
I tried smelling myself, but I didn't feel any particularly strange smell.
To call it sweat smell, I didn't even have time to sweat because I didn't train much.
Thanks to good welfare, I wash cleanly with warm water and soap every day.
There is no reason at all for a strange smell to come out....
‘Is it perhaps because of proficiency?’
[Pheromone] obtained from proficiency reroll. It might be that a different smell from usual comes out because of that.
‘But what on earth do I have to do for Pheromone proficiency to form.’
The minimum condition for proficiency to form is matching the role. Then a slave role likely to generate Pheromone is.......
I decided not to think about it particularly.
“Irion.”
“Davi-noona?”
While resting, Davi-noona walked towards me.
“The Lady calls you. Go to the study quickly.”
“Irion, did you cause trouble?”
“Just how messed up is my image.”
I never caused trouble even once.
At best, I was bought by Renoa as a slave, became an apprentice knight as a slave, and beat the strongest cadet Gerard.
I didn't do a single thing to damage my image.
In other words, the reason Renoa called me this time is not to punish me.
“Didn't cause trouble, probably because of the reward.”
“Reward?”
“She said she would give a reward for doing well beating Gerard.”
“Wow, the Princess gives a reward? I haven't even conversed with her yet.”
Helena sending envious eyes. I also looked at her with the same eyes.
Does she know she is being deceptive right now?
“You live a blessed life....”
“Huh?”
“There is such a thing. Anyway, I’ll go and come back. It might take long so you don't have to wait.”
“Okay. Then I should stop here for today too.”
Rose from the seat and followed Davi-noona to Renoa’s study.
“What brings you to call me?”
“Going out as a reward you mentioned, I’ll allow it.”
As expected.
Right, I didn't ask for freedom but a one-day outing, if she didn't grant it I’d be sad.
“Thank you. When should I go? Can I go right away?”
Renoa flew a paper instead of answering. Ochre-colored paper flew softly like a carpet.
It wasn't hard to notice that it was a fragment of magic Renoa used.
The paper was densely filled with unrecognizable letters.
“Sign.”
“I don't know how to read, what is this?”
“A contract not to run away. If you leave the city without my permission, your body will explode and die.”
“.......”
“If you don't want to, you don't have to. Instead, know that you can’t go out.”
Isn't this a bit too much.
A slave choker has been hanging on my neck since long ago. Not an ordinary ornament but a magic tool.
Like Son Goku’s headband, I can’t oppose the master. Meaning I can’t run away even without writing a contract.
Just how much does she not want to lose me....
At this point, isn't it love?
—Scritch scratch.
Signed the contract.
Clearly writing my name in Hangul.
Because I didn't intend to run away from the beginning.
Finished signing and returned the contract to Renoa.
“Done.”
“...What did you write?”
“My name.”
“Doesn't matter as long as the contract works.”
Renoa rolled up the contract.
“Good. I permit the outing. Go with Bibi.”
“Thank y... Yes? Not going alone?”
“What trust do I have to send you alone?”
“We just contracted.”
“That is a contract not to run away. How do I know if you do strange things outside?”
Uselessly thorough.
Not allowing a shred of carelessness.
“Haa, understood.”
“Come back before sunset.”
“Yessir.”
Restrictions hang in bunches, but where else is this. Winning an outing from Renoa as a slave is huge in itself.
“I’ll be back.”
“Ah, right.”
“There is more?”
Is this a TV program?
It’s not the end here?
Renoa opened the desk drawer, took out a leather pouch, and threw it.
Clinking sound heard from inside the pouch.
Checking Renoa’s mood, she signaled with her eyes to open it.
Carefully untied the string and checked the contents. Numerous gold coins were glittering inside.
“This is...?”
“Pocket money. Spend as much as you want.”
“Oh my, all this. I will use it gratefully.”
Is this the life of a husband receiving pocket money from his wife? If she gives ten million won as pocket money, I’m confident to serve her.
This time I really came out of the study.
Wondering if she might catch me, I hurried out the main gate.
Opened both arms and inhaled the air.
“Ssssp, Haaaa~”
“Is it that good?”
“Of course.”
Bibi who followed as a supervisor asked.
My feeling right now was the same as when leaving school early due to sickness. As soon as I came out the main gate, my body which was heavy as a thousand pounds became light as a feather.
Even though it’s just a one-day outing, I feel like flying. This is why freedom is good.
“Let’s move right away.”
It is lunch time now. Since she said to return before sunset, 6 hours is the limit at most.
Ran lightly on the forest path to raise stamina too.
Did I run about 30 minutes.
A notification appeared.
—Ding.
Notification: You have acquired proficiency 【Basic Stamina】.
‘Kya~ This is it.’
What forms when using the body a bit is stamina.
Furthermore, it’s a structure where proficiency figures rise faster the lower the level. It doesn't require high-difficulty techniques like swordsmanship, and I even have [Grace of Chains] skill, so I can recover quickly.
If another useful proficiency came out instead of [Origami], I would have seen much greater profit though....
‘That’s unfortunate.’
I felt dopamine.
Drink up.
Not long after, I came out of the forest. Arrived at the outskirts of the city where there were no people.
“Do you know the city geography well by chance?”
Going out is good, but I don't know the geography of the city yet.
I lived here for several months, but half of it was spent underground, and the remaining half was because I stayed in Renoa’s mansion.
“Of course. If there is a place you want, guidance is possible anywhere. Is there a place you want to go?”
“First, I intend to go to a pub.”
“To say the place you go from broad daylight after getting an outing with difficulty is a pub. You are different from the leaf. Is this level required to bewitch the Lady?”
“Bullshit.... Just going to buy a present.”
“Lover’s present?”
“Would it be.”
Repaying a debt owed.
Just that.
Bought a bottle of alcohol at a pub in the city.
The price is a whopping one gold coin. I don't know how much it is in Won, but nominally it’s gold so it won’t be cheap.
Of course, to me who hasn't earned even a copper coin, it’s consumption far beyond my means, but who cares. Not my money anyway.
Renoa said I can spend as much as I want, right?
Have to flex at times like this.
The place arrived at with alcohol packed nicely like that is none other than the underground arena.
“Irion has come.”
It was long, so long.
A long time of contempt and persecution.
The time to return home in glory (diamond) has come.
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