Chapter 112
Chapter 112
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 112
Chapter Title: The One-Eyed Frog Bounty
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[Title: Ran into my girlfriend and ex-girlfriend...jpg]
(Forest one-eyed frog monster meme)
Ah lol, a monster showed up in the forest behind my house
Worst part is it's a variant, so I can't even catch it
Where the hell am I supposed to get food now?
[Likes 2] [Dislikes 12]
- Fishing, you fool
- (Serious elf meme)
- (What do you want me to do about it! Elfcon)
Variant monsters could be divided into two main types.
The ones crawling out of waves.
The ones hiding somewhere in nature.
If you had to ask which was worse, it was the second type.
"Aren't those guys the ones that build up forces and then unleash a wave?"
Unlike waves from rifts, the second type literally built up their numbers before attacking.
The tricky part was that they blended into the ecosystem.
Volcanoes or underground lairs were one thing, but like in the post above, setting up in a forest was a problem.
It hit hard for people who got their food from the forest.
[Title: Wild pics at dawn! ><...jpg]
(Village burning at midnight meme)
(Sad frog meme)
Ah lol, shit finally hit the fan
Left that monster in the back forest alone and now it's raiding the village fml
No choice now
Time to go full slash-and-burn
[Likes 10] [Dislikes 5]
- Lmao who was that guy from last time
- Fml why are you so upbeat lol
- Why the clickbait title tho
ㄴ OP: (Thumbs-up frog meme)
And if you leave them alone, they'll eventually blow up.
"So this is our chance right now."
Thanks to the nuke, the monsters had fled, and now that they'd come back, this was the moment.
It was their weakest timing.
- AK47 ← Massive upvote if this is even possible
ㄴ Massive upvote lol
ㄴ Me first
ㄴ How tf did you get 1st lol
"Hmm..."
The problem was that even when bounties were posted, people gave up before starting.
So the bounty reward itself needed to be upped.
"The real issue is getting participation without burning too many points..."
Can't hand out guns as rewards to everyone.
Instead, what I came up with was...
- Fml why no spicy tuna in stock
- Day 132 praying for spicy tuna restock
- Ah lol Judak's pretending not to see
- Plz restock spicy tuna... my long-time wish...
"This is it."
Spicy tuna.
*
[Title: Breaking) Judak you HAVE to see this]
(Home bathroom meme)
Yo Judak Judak you here?
Giving you exactly 3 days
Can't hold it in anymore yo
If you don't restock spicy tuna at the market by then, you'll witness my shit
[Likes 1] [Dislikes 42]
- Lmao the fatties are in panic mode
- Banning post views in 3 days
- Scarier than the usual "I'll kill you" threats, no cap
ㄴ Fr this guy's actually gonna do it
What is spicy tuna?
Insanely stimulating and spicy food.
The perfect upgrade over regular tuna cans.
- Why won't you restock!!!
- Restock or your asses are done!
The problem? Not selling it.
No matter how much they begged, Judak wouldn't restock.
[1. One-Eyed Frog (Variant)]
(One-eyed frog sighting meme)
Location – Southwest Adrian swamp
Reward – 5 Spicy Tuna cans
And then this post appeared.
Saying you'd get a whopping 5 cans of spicy tuna for taking down that monster.
"I have to catch it."
Hunter Jade steeled his resolve and headed to Adrian with a determined look.
He was a monster hunter by trade, belonging to no group anywhere.
Why he became a monster hunter? Simple.
"I don't even know anymore."
He was sick of the world.
The Great War had broken out and he'd lost everything.
No home, no family, no friends.
With nothing left, his one life goal was...
To eat market food, the new products.
"Spicy tuna, I will eat it."
He'd burn that taste into his brain.
Even if he died tomorrow, getting spicy tuna today would be enough.
- Rustle
That's when the nearby grass moved.
"Who's there!"
Jade instantly drew his bowstring taut.
At his shout, someone flinched, raised both hands, and stepped out—a knight in armor.
"Calm down. I'm a hunter too."
"Hmm."
A fellow in the trade.
Easing his guard a bit, the knight made a proposal.
"Why not form a party while we're at it? I'm here for the spicy tuna too."
"Hmm... Sure, why not."
Two's better than one.
Even against a frog monster, it'd give a way to survive.
They shook hands and formed the party right then.
- Rustle
The nearby grass moved again.
"Who the hell are you!"
Jade and the knight both aimed their weapons.
From the bushes, long ears perked up as a blonde elf poked her head out shyly.
"...Pointy-ears?"
"Long-ear pest?"
Why was an elf from Elad—way northwest—here in Adrian?
"W-What rudeness!"
"What's an elf doing here?"
"...Curious about the spicy tuna taste."
Jade had heard of it.
Young elves leaving Elad to travel the world.
The elf fiddled with her ears and cautiously asked.
"Since this is fate, why not party up together?"
"Hmm."
"Sounds good to me?"
Well... three's better than two.
Sucks that the spicy tuna cans would be split, but better than dying hungry and becoming a ghost.
"Sure, let's do it."
And so the temporary party was formed.
-Boom!
That's when a massive explosion shook the ground.
Looked like a fierce fight with a variant monster nearby.
"We'll miss it at this rate!"
"Let's join up quick."
Might even be a mage hunting the variant.
The three charged through the forest.
-Boom!
-Slash, thud!
The fight sounds grew more intense.
'Were there this many people ahead in this forest?'
Heard it was a rare spot near variant territory.
"!"
And then the three were shocked.
Right there: the one-eyed frog variant monster they'd only heard of... and!
A few brawlers,
A party of knights,
An elf archer in the trees,
"No way, why so many?"
Gauntlet-wearing melee hunter,
And so on—a ton of them.
All these parties locked eyes with Jade's new group.
-Gurrrrgle!!!
At the center, under constant attack barrages, the one-eyed frog let out a scream-like croak.
Like it was saying "Fuck off already."
*
Spicy tuna wasn't expensive.
"Worth it though?"
Price-wise, not much different from tuna cans.
Store tuna cans were always discounted below cost anyway.
Even buying in bulk wasn't a big hit.
But still, spicy tuna wasn't sold. Why?
[Title: One-Eyed Frog Monster Hunt Success Meme.jpg]
(Hunted monster and horde of hunters meme)
Why'd so many show up?
Fml it's chaos lol
[Likes 1312] [Dislikes 52]
- Wow lmao what is this club meeting
- But it gives 5 spicy tuna cans
ㄴ Now kill each other
ㄴ Lmao how many gotta die
"Proven effective."
Because of its rarity.
[Spicy Tuna Can x1] - 2p
Just 2p at the store.
But by stubbornly not selling it, market price became whatever you could get.
- Selling) Spicy Tuna x1
ㄴ Price?
ㄴ Starting at 1k mana buns
ㄴ ? Fml crazy bastard who buys that? Idiot? Lmao
ㄴ Buying
ㄴ 1.2k buying
ㄴ 100 more than above taking it
ㄴ ?
I deliberately let over-the-top reselling slide in the gallery for this one.
The more hype, the better.
Regular tuna cans were for survival food, so spicy tuna was pure luxury.
For luxuries—not survival—I had no plans to sell cheap.
No, I fanned the flames more.
ㄴ juddakimzz) Taking for 3k
ㄴ OP: Sold
ㄴ Ah fml
ㄴ juddakimzz ← This guy's always bidding on spicy tuna auctions fml
After pumping up the value sky-high.
I released it only through the bounty system.
[Notice: Spicy Tuna Resale Warning yo]
OP: Judak*
Sup yo
Prices getting out of hand
Saw someone buy for 3k last time
Brainrot too severe, shutting it down
[Likes 5232] [Dislikes 121]
- Ah!!!Fuck!!!You!!!
ㄴ Why this guy?
ㄴ Looks like he posted a buy and got banned right away lol
ㄴ Dumbass lol
With a notice banning resales for good measure, it was perfect.
Now just watch the activated bounty system in action.
[Notice: Bounty List Thread]
1. Dragon (Details)
2. Giant Murder Centipede (Details)
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- LFG for 1 subjugation party
- Reporting additional variant monster
- Need mage for 2 subjugation
ㄴ 11
ㄴ Tell me element/main skill
ㄴ Earth/fast rock throw
ㄴ Welcome aboard
- Jade) Variant Monster/One-Eyed Frog/Subjugation Proof Meme. Hunt confirmed
ㄴ Judak*) Verified
ㄴ Wait I killed it too
ㄴ I did too why no reward?
Of course, multi-party hunts could spark reward disputes.
But the system's search fixed that.
[Hunted One-Eyed Frog Variant Monster]
24 wounds total.
Slash wounds – 21
Burns – 3
Top contrib – Jade +2 party members
2nd contrib
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"Solid."
[Shipped 5 Spicy Tuna cans!]
I paid the promised reward to that party.
[10p deducted.]
"Kinda stings..."
My points got spent, sure.
Bounty system boosted monster hunt participation.
But the big downside was point drain.
Worse than store features convertible to mana buns.
"Oh well, for the gallery."
Investment for the gallery's future, but still a bit regrettable.
10p now, but rewards would scale up later.
Still, I planned for this bleed.
Time to think ahead on monthly point burn.
[One-Eyed Frog Monster Subjugated.]
[Issuing Reward.]
"What?"
An unexpected gallery alert popped up.