NOVEL NEXT chapter 20
20. Porter Union (1)
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Five Th Hexahedron B＞The dice are rolled …. [6]!
Goddess Temple Grabs.
-Random : -6
Current Loss Sanity : 20, 80/100
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It was around the time the curtains were lifted and my vision gradually became clearer.
[Warning : Sanity Shame ＞ Loss Reached 20 ＜ B＞.]
The phrase came up again. Loss of sanity level.
It appears every time I die, but the strangely decided moment was a shame that I couldn’t see separately.
It appeared for the first time in the third death, the fourth death was a pass, and the warning phrase appeared again in the fifth death.
The sum of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd deaths is a loss of 10
The sum of the 4th and 5th deaths is 10 again.
It is assumed that there will be a variety of counts, from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of 8… But I was convinced that the count of the sanity value was none other than the hexahedral dice.
Because…
[Lost Sanity To shame Follow Penalty Selection In Progress.]
[Screen Complete, Penalty List them in sequence List them. 1-100]
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The icosahedron The dice are rolled The dice are rolled…. [21]!
Penalty [21] : Broken Chains
-Stairs Boss Always Escaped There is.
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Unlike Earth, the gods of this world love dice.
Because she’s a f*cking b*tch who even rolls a hundred-sided dice.
Einstein, you are wrong.
If you consider that a white face is a special case for selecting a penalty… Looking at the decision of the sanity value with a hexahedral dice, the losses so far are roughly correct.
The penalty that the boss on the floor always escaped, if you replace the boss room in the labyrinth with a mansion, it means you got out of there.
“This is a bit dangerous…”
The fact that the boss roamed out of his area was never taken lightly.
Doesn’t that mean that if you’re filthy unlucky, you can meet right away within a minute of going outside?
On the contrary, it was like being able to meet Legarete who went berserk without being found within 15 minutes.
Numerous variables could intervene, and a penalty that could not be simply seen as one was given.
As soon as I checked the given penalty, I immediately ran out. A motorcycle… No, at least a bicycle would have been much better.
-Warning-
[Do you want to enter the boss room Do you want to enter?]
Y / N
-Difficulty : ???
Whoops!
Right before entering the plaza, I hurriedly stopped my steps at the phrase that came to mind and stepped back. Then the phrase slowly disappears. Did you mean this?
I couldn’t see Legarete because there were so many people coming and going, but there was no doubt that he was mixed in somewhere.
When I chose no, the shallow shadow that appeared under my feet drew a curve.
It was a boundary line.
As I moved my gaze along the shadow, the one in the center was Legarete walking leisurely among the people in the plaza.
At a distance that seemed to be about 30m, Legarete’s head suddenly turned in this direction.
“Wow…!”
I sat down quickly and at the same time slowly crawled towards the alley next to me. The circular shadow drawn around Legarete stayed in place for a while and then began to gradually withdraw in the opposite direction to me.
Mr. Mr., I thought you were caught. It’s not tagging along with the killer, what is this?
When I poked my head out to check it out, I could vaguely see the back of my blonde hair slowly receding.
“Be careful, be careful again…”
If you take it for no reason, you will be cut for 1 second and you will have to start all over again.
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The Porter’s Union, also known as the Porter’s Union, was a group that appeared steadily from Labyrinth Maze 1 to 3.
Even if you simply count the years of existence, it’s well over hundreds of years.
The force of labyrinth special insurance.
The insurance system of the Porter Association that protects and returns the party members and equipment if the attempt to conquer the floor in the game ends in failure.
In the in-game, it is simply shown that the porters from the Porter’s Union take adventurers and avoid it in case of failure… But since the game became a reality, there was no way it could be solved so easily.
The condition for opening the return portal on a floor is when you defeat the boss of the floor.
In other words, it was the same as saying that the number of porters who had been requested for insurance subdued the stairs on behalf of the adventurers.
Of course, not all of the porters’ associations were like that, and there might be ordinary porters, but since such strong people belonged to the group, it was hard to find people who treated ordinary porters carelessly.
Even if you look at the text of the quests in the village, there was a strong tendency to pass on a number if the Porter’s Association was involved. At the time, it was just a setting that was passed, but now I definitely needed that power.
“You are so proud.”
What a shame, the buildings of this era are over 10 stories high. The closer I got, the bigger it got, so I was like, ‘Uh, what is this? Somehow, I thought it looked so good from a distance.
“Anyway, please forget me…”
The porters union had two records.
Arbitrarily intercepting a sky whale’s bezoar transport case.
And by getting a job at Yan’s pawn shop, he took away the delivery of items that were periodically requested.
I don’t know what will happen to the former since the porter from the Porter’s Association threw it away first, but the latter might have been stuck with hate.
There was a reason for not approaching him even though he knew that he could make money from people around him.
From the Porter’s Union point of view, Yan’s job at the pawnshop was probably like a monthly pension. And the guy who didn’t even know where he came from was stealing it.
I hoped that the curse of oblivion would erase the above, but because Yan was involved, I was worried that the memories might not remain intact.
When I opened the door and entered, what greeted me was the marble floor. Oh sh*t, definitely a lot of money.
The interior was so familiar that such a floor was colorless.
“A classic bar?”
It may be different that bright sunlight illuminates the inside of the store instead of a dark, dimly lit place. At the tables placed here and there, a few adventurers who had already been drinking since daytime caught my eye.
At the entrance there was a sign guiding first-timers, the end of which pointed towards the bartender cleaning the glass.
It was unusual. A dark elf wearing a white blouse and well-fitting clothes. Short blonde hair that came only to the nape of her neck, she gave a very businesslike smile.
It wasn’t completely black skin, but it had a nice bronze color.
She sat astride a circular chair in front of the bar, brushing off the familiar images that had settled in her blonde… Tanned skin.
“Welcome, do you want something to drink?”
I swallowed saliva spontaneously from the brilliantly colored bottles seen across the shelf, but there was no way I could continue my work after drinking something like that, so I swallowed my tears and said.
“…Just a glass of cool water, please.”
“Hmm…yes, I understand. Oh, you can call me Lucky.”
Lucky, it was engraved on the golden name tag on her left breast.
As if familiar, he put the glass in front of him, poured water from the glass bottle, and then put his left hand on it. After that, a circular blue magic circle rose at the same time as the shallow smoke, and the ice cube fell into the glass.
“Anyway, this is the first time you’ve visited the Union, Mr. Einheri?”
Lucky’s eyes shone fiercely as he held out the glass. No, more than that, how did you know my name? You haven’t said anything yet?
“You know me…?”
“There’s no way you wouldn’t know, right? You’re the one who stole the work of Jan Estoria witch from our union.”
Ah.
Hey, damn curse of oblivion, b*tch.
Are you not working properly?
Why are the standards for me so strict?
There was no other one like this.
“Ah, are you here because you canceled your contract with Yan? If that’s the case, you’re welcome. Or maybe it’s about the stomach stone? It is 100 silver coins to bring from the 5th floor to the city, but how about taking 40 silver coins by yourself without asking the intention of our alliance in the city?”
I knew everything. Even with two mouths, there was nothing to say.
Anyone would get angry if their rice bowl was taken away. From my point of view, it was just something I did to survive, but from the perspective of the porters’ union, it would have looked as if some kind of idiot had swallowed a jar of honey.
“Sorry about those…”
“Apologies are not just words.”
Lucky pushed his face closer to me. The amber eyes were shining like they were preying on them.
“An apology must be backed up by thorough compensation and promises. A mere apology is just a façade.”
After watching silently for a long time, Lucky pulled back and started wiping his glass.
“So, what business did you visit our union today, Mr. Einheri? Doesn’t it look like an apology?”
“I came to buy an insurance policy.”
“Oh, I didn’t expect this to be a business story at all. Are you thinking of doing an adventurer job?”
Of course I didn’t expect it. The story I’m going to bring out is not that simple.
“Well, insurance is definitely essential for adventurer work, and our union is selling a special package for beginner adventurers recently. Anytime, anywhere within the 5th floor, a great service that will surely help you!”
“The 20th floor.”
Lucky’s face, which had been recommending insurance with a smile just a moment ago, hardened in an instant.
“I need insurance to clear the 20th floor without difficulty.”
“You’re being playful, Mr. Einheri.”
“Does it look like a joke? I’m not kidding.”
No matter how you look at it, this is a matter of life and death. And only the precious time was passing.
“Our porters association’s insurance service is not as cheap as you might think.”
I knew enough.
Thanks to that damn price, instead of saving the other party members, I barely managed to get my character and priest out, and I used to waste all my money.
“Even if the insurance premium calculated for the 15th floor right now exceeds 200 gold coins, it is the 20th floor…”
“It must be difficult to calculate with money, so I prepared something else.”
“It’s something other than money… It must be hard to pay for it with anything, right? Well, where did you pick up the dragon’s heart?”
I wanted to take a shot at Lucky’s mocking smile.
“It may be worth more than a dragon’s heart to the porters’ union.”
As the former possessor, Nagi Singkung Koto, obtained the Philosopher’s Stone and returned to the original world, there was one piece of information that only I knew.
It was information that Nagishingkungkotto could never use in the background of the first film.
The reason why the porters association had no choice but to provide insurance service only up to the 20th floor.
The reason why the Philosopher’s Stone was taken away by a former possessor with both eyes open despite having sufficient infrastructure.
“The porters union, still can’t get into the 21st floor?”
Chaeng!
At the same time, countless swords flew into my throat. The sword, which stopped by exactly one piece of paper, was too excellent a swordsmanship for the Hanryang who were leisurely drinking at the table.
Moving from the 20th floor to the 21st floor required a slightly different gimmick.
It was a completely different way from the previous floor, which automatically moved on, and the Porter Association was able to stop on the 20th floor.
I’m sure the former possession chair was used only by myself.
It was natural.
There could have been an unfortunate incident where the Philosopher’s Stone was stolen by the Alliance if it was leaked.
But I had absolutely nothing to worry about. The Philosopher’s Stone has already been stolen, and 100 years are left before Labyrinth Maze 2 begins.
“This is a bit… surprising. It’s not information that a child would know.”
I had already suffered too much pain and death to tremble at such a modest threat.
Crushing, plucking, grinding, overdosing… I’ve had all the f*cking experiences.
He continued without blinking an eye.
“I think this is enough information to get to the 21st floor, Mr. Lucky?”
“hahahaha, are you telling me to believe that? What about the words of a kid I’ve seen for the first time, never even entered a labyrinth in this city, and who has nothing to show but his face?”
No matter how good the information is, it is useless if there is no credit to back it up.
Moreover, especially when it comes to a rookie like me.
I took a deep breath.
That’s why I’m borrowing it.
To the witch’s credit.
“This information I have is guaranteed by Jan Estoria Witch.”
Oh, I said it wrong.
This wasn’t about taking credit.
Throwing it.
Bottomless blank check.
“And the insurance personnel who can clear the 20th floor-“
Then they inserted a bomb into it.
“I want you to catch the false witch, Legarete White.”