Walking the Tightrope of Life as Calmly as Usual.

Translator : Elizabeth

[Three days later, location is the counter of XX Inn.]

[Leave the items by 10 PM.]

[If you do not take all the money by 2 AM afterwards, I will retrieve the remaining money.]

The broker sent the location.

Content proposing to trade magic stones three days later, but at a glance, the time and place look dangerous.

Trading location is not Seoul but the deep countryside.

A place where no one would know if someone died.

A lawless zone hard for public authority to reach.

“Meaning nothing to hide anymore.”

The intention to catch me openly shows pak.

He must have prepared much more thoroughly than last time.

Surely it will be dangerous but.

[OK.]

I understand.

I would do the same.

About to lose raw money to a kid whose face I don't even know, no choice but to commit desperately.

Rather, the one who gave the justification is me.

The one who proposed the bet asking for money is me too.

The one who effectively changed the magic stone trade into a life trade demanding a ransom is me too.

Have to bear it.

Therefore.

“Shall I try powering up slowly.”

Slide~

The corners of my eyes curved thinly.

It is an eye smile that comes out unconsciously whenever I am happy after becoming this body.

If you ask why I feel good.

[Will you receive the Floor 2 Reward?]

Because of this.

My dopamine. Result of effort.

Actually, this is also the reason for my strange confidence when talking to the broker. Because just opening this will make me quite strong.

Whether Floor 3 or the broker, look forward to it. Because the Great Reversal Life Drama starts for real this time.

Ding!~

[Calculating Floor 2 Reward.]

[Score Total 242,980 Points.]

[All rewards are adjusted to A-Grade or higher.]

[SS+ Grade Reward is added to the products.]

[5 types of new products are permanently added.]

[‘Bang’ (Dud) product is excluded from the list.]

[Probability of highest grade among items increases by 0.24%.]

Whirrrrr!~

System window horizontal roulette spins.

At this time, minimum reward is A-Grade.

And if A-Grade, it is a high grade enough to boast all day in the gallery. They say someone chewed up Hard Ranking with just one A skill.

Instead, the type must pop up well.

Because gacha draws have many duds.

Stats. Skill. Item. Misc Junk. Strange Effect. Or another draw ticket.

The probability of stats and skills popping up here is very low.

In Overall Ranking rewards, you can choose and receive the desired type, but floor rewards are unconditionally random. That's why they say spec-up is hard.

Grin.

But I am different.

As long as stats don't pop up like last time, I can accept whatever pops up with a smile.

Because whatever it is, it will be a gain for the weakest me.

Even minimum is A-Grade?

Said it all.

Click.

Soon, the roulette stopped.

Regrettably, there was no miracle of SS-Grade coming out piercing the atrocious probability like last time.

Just ordinary A-Grade.

Hehe.

Even so, laughter does not stop.

Because the place where the roulette stopped was exactly Skill.

“Kueeeeh!!~”

Ceremony with one fist above the head this time too.

Enjoying the pleasant thrill, I imagined my future that will be different from now on.

With what skill will I stir up the world.

What skill will make me strong.

Doesn't matter what comes out.

Because there is nothing unnecessary to the ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠current me.

Now, indeed.

Thump thump.

[Congratulations!!]

[You have won an A-Grade Inventory Skill.]

As expected, a tremendous skill!!…….

“Eh.”

Did I hear wrong just now.

Was a somewhat familiar word.

[You already possess the skill.]

[Reinforcing existing Inventory.]

[Already highest grade.]

[Reinforcement failed.]

[A-Grade Inventory crumbs have been absorbed by ??? Inventory and disappeared.]

“Uh oh…….”

Zzt!-

System window turned off. Only silent stillness remained.

Feel like there was a time like this before. Is it déjà vu? No way.

“It's not theeeere!!!!!”

Bang bang!!

This is something wrong.

Definitely the Administrator's trickery.

Probability? In the first place, there was no such thing. Clear that it's something like variable probability.

Played like a fool.

Even ended up doing a ceremony again.

To think I'd be mocked by the same thing again after being badly burned by the stat disaster last time.

Bang!~

But would I have known the same skill would pop up.

Just why does the Inventory skill pop up!!

“Heh….”

Funny, funny.

Administrator-ya, must be very funny. Right?

My current appearance is too enjoyable right? As expected you are watching from somewhere right?

Otherwise the probability of this….

“Sweet rice cakes are a build-up for humiliation.”

Phew~

Sighed deeply.

Thanks to that, my mind snapped back.

Ruminated on the lesson I had forgotten.

In the first place, the world is not relying on luck, but making luck with effort.

Let's not expect things like this in the future.

Just cultivate what I have and grow.

If I know how to be satisfied with my place, this too shall be a fleeting entertainment. It is troubling to keep falling for buildups for humiliation like that.

3 seconds after thinking that.

“Damn it!… Pissed off.”

Keep thinking about it.

What if all rewards are like this in the future?

Ugh, why can't I be happy. Can't you just give rewards normally. I, lived quite kindly in my own way.

No choice.

Have to achieve happiness myself.

Administrator-ya, if you won't give me skills.

“I will make skills myself.”

Jump.

Let's go train.

I need to become stronger.

Reward is gone, but Inventory's possibility is still infinite.

Three days until the showdown with the broker.

Must be born anew within that time.

Let's prepare thoroughly.

Sand Ejection.

This was my first defensive skill and I used it very usefully against goblins.

But it didn't work on the Goblin Champion, rather making him more frenzied.

Therefore, thinking of modifying this skill.

So that no one can approach.

Fortunately.

Vacuum.

I found the answer here.

Power to generate a pseudo-black hole with strong suction by storing air infinitely.

Since it's strong enough to send my light body flying, I can't use it properly, but with this, I can upgrade the Sand Fog.

Thus, two days of testing on the neighborhood mountain.

Chwaaaah!!!!-

Radius over 5m.

A fierce sandstorm occurred.

It is a wide-area defensive technique that blows away everything except the Eye of the Typhoon point where I belong.

Principle is simple.

Creating 2 vacuums.

If pulled from behind, pull from the front.

Just have the two forces pull me from both sides and cancel out so I don't fly to one side.

At this ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠time, if I orbit the 2 vacuums while ejecting sand, a powerful sandstorm overturns the surroundings. Here I can increase the size more.

“Ughhh….”

Up to that is unreasonable.

Already hard to breathe.

Even if an Eye of the Typhoon point is created, let alone difficulty breathing, felt like eardrums would burst from pressure difference.

Cannot maintain long if lung capacity and body don't hold out. So solution.

Flash!!

Just confine myself with an earthen wall all around when using this technique. Vision is blocked, but since it's a technique that blows away everything around anyway, not a problem.

With this ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠I can increase the sandstorm more.

Test up to here.

Sharak!~

Released the sandstorm and looked around.

Due to strong power, tree branches of the back mountain are bent this way or flying away.

“Certainly this will be hard to penetrate.”

Now I don't fear the Goblin Champion either.

Will be able to block most approaches.

“W-what was that over there just now?”

“Let's report it first.”

Oh no.

Sound of people nearby.

Since it's quite a big technique, unintentionally attracted the attention of nearby hikers.

Because it wasn't night right now.

Dash!

Run away immediately down the mountain.

Please just don't file a civil complaint.

If not here, no place to train.

Things to test are a mountain, if I can't even train, it will become very hard in the future.

“As expected, need a training ground….”

Agonized briefly while descending.

Money and collaborator problems will be solved by the bet with the broker, but training ground is another story. A proper Hunter training ground is urgent for me.

But to use a training ground.

Government. Guild.

Have to join one of the two.

Only problem is it's not an option I, the ID-less owner of the NPC, can choose.

This too must be solved through an illegal route….

Should I find and enter a dark organization or something?

But is it okay for a pure member of society like me to enter such a place? Feel like I'll only get into lots of trouble and identity will be revealed.

As expected unreasonable.

This I have to agonize separately. First since I obtained results, let's move to the showdown location with the broker now.

Need to prepare for tomorrow's showdown in advance.

[Why is there no one who caught the Nightmare NPC yet?][Poster: OO]

Isn't it a little strange?

The Floor 5 situation itself is a situation where you naturally take the Affinity Route, but surely there would be some psychos who try attacking right?

But it's suspicious that there isn't a single one yet.

Only tabloids, no proven posts.

As you can see, anyone here in the gallery know the girl's face or name?

If there is please share.

Anyway another strange point here.

The ratio of missing Hunters in Nightmare is quite high.

Even if it's Nightmare, it's low floors so clearing isn't hard, but quite a lot went missing??

Isn't this somewhat suspicious?

PhysicsWizard: Come to think of it, there was a person going Depravity Route a few days ago, he's not uploading posts these days.

OO: Don't tell me... OO: This is a bit scary? Rice-Daughter-Daddy: Looked it up, really no posts?? Looking at it he was a person who crapped out 5 posts every day. OO: Solemn…….

Inside the train. After sleeping sufficiently while moving to the appointment location, scanned the gallery. Funnily enough, there was a person going Depravity Route, and news of him cut off.

“Hmm….”

Did I kill him by chance.

Don't think so though.

Because the me on Floor 5 is weak.

Unless it's a crazy guy attacking a girl, I probably wouldn't be hostile first either.

Well, will find out someday.

Rather than that.

[Nightmare Floor 7 Video up.][Review of going to Floor 7 directly.][Floor 7 Girl Magic shivering][Think this NPC is crazier than expected??][Who dressed the Floor 7 Girl in that outfit concept lol]

Floor 7 videos are coming up slowly.

Somehow a little nervous to click the posts….

Hiss!~

Just in time the train arrived at the destination.

Let's check this after returning alive and well from the showdown with the broker. Because it will be a hindrance if I see strange content and mental shakes for no reason.

Tap!~

Get off at the station.

Secluded because it's the countryside.

If I move to a more remote place here, the inn inside the mountain which is the trading place appears.

Headed there without hesitation.

Walked a little out of the station and immediately forest.

After confirming there are no people around.

“Set Number 7.”

Sharak!~

Took clothes out of inventory and wore them.

Set Number 7 is Pirate Clothes. A formal dress slightly suitable for the current situation of coming to plunder. Face is well covered thanks to eyepatch and mask.

Straightening clothes and advancing.

Need to grasp the terrain here in advance during the one day remaining until the trade.

This is quite a dangerous fight.

If defeated, life end. If won, life reversal.

Walking the tightrope of precarious life effectively.

Actually I didn't start this bet just recklessly liking thrill. Even if pretending not to, sufficiently feeling the sense of crisis. Just added a spoonful of enjoyment to deciding whether it's necessary for me.

Even so.

This time lower the tension.

Put away the usually excited expressions and gestures for a moment, and committed a little seriously.

Pacing control is a pro member of society's basic capability.

And the opponent is probably slightly my kind.

A person who does not tolerate a single failure. Second showdown with such a person. Perhaps might be more dangerous than climbing Floor 2. Combat is probably a basic premise. Then.

Original Intention (初心).

Seriously for the first time in a while.

Or calmly as usual.

Let's move recalling those old days.

Yeah. Feel like I won't lose as expected.

Actually wanting to enjoy danger might have been because there weren't many dangerous enemies.

Serious me.

Me who prepared perfectly.

Me who devoted to special training for two days.

Me with 1 billion won in front of my eyes betting my life.

And to me who knows sweet ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠rice cakes are a build-up for humiliation, there is no defeat this time either.

Let's go, to win.