Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 140



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Returner’s Notepad Episode 140

2nd quarter (3)

Kwagwagwagwa——!

Wheat fields are covered with volcanic ash. The peacefully lined up scarecrows are all buried, and the birds that were eating the grains take refuge in flocks.

If I leave it like this, I think it will spread endlessly.

I activated “Card Draw” again. As I pulled it out, I put my wish into it.

Please give me something to get rid of that-

This time a blue card was drawn. I threw it urgently.

Hwii──.

The card that flew away was swallowed up by volcanic ash.

… … 1 second,

2 seconds,

3 seconds.

I wait but there is no response.

Should I draw a card again? Just as I was thinking about it.

Churrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrfra!

Blue crystals arose in the dark red smoke. A stream of water originated from that one point and gushes. It spread out like a wave and neutralized the entire explosion.

Fortunately, the destruction had stopped.

“… … Zion.”

A calm wheat field.

Solliet asked suspiciously.

“What is it?”

“I don’t know either. “I think I should run away instead.”

A guard is running behind you right now. Whistling – blowing the whistle, very violently.

“yes. Let’s run. “If you get caught, you might end up in jail.”

We ran away for now. I used the still thick smoke as cover.

[First achievement achieved: What are you doing with that solid scarecrow? Destroy 50 scarecrows!]

◆ EXP + 1,500

◆ Level up!

◆ Level up!

◆ Level up!

[Acquired permanent use item through achievement: (S/R) Scarecrow Summoning Kit]

[First achievement achieved: Volcanic eruptions are actually beneficial to the land.]

[Acquiring a permanent buff by completing the achievement: Farmer’s Protection]

[If you leave the starting village, the Beginner’s Luck buff disappears.]

Meanwhile, the notification window popped up repeatedly.

After checking out of the corner of my eye, I continued running until I couldn’t see the wheat field.

“Zion. “Do you have a hidden class?”

Solliet asked me with slightly suspicious eyes.

“Wow, whoa… … .”

“Is this a hidden class? Is that right? “It’s important.”

“What class? Hidden? what is that.”

I asked back out of breath.

“There is a very unfair system in this game. It is a ‘hidden class’. Hidden classes are arrogant. “Compared to regular classes, they put in infinitely less effort, but they boast about being in a higher class.”

Soliet shook her head as if she was disgusted. On the other hand, a small smile appeared on her lips.

“It’s not a hidden class, it’s an extended class. “Gambler is a class where luck is important, but luck is doubled when you’re a beginner, right?”

Beginner’s luck is probably to prevent newbies from getting killed.

“… … Hmm. Well, the average luck stat is 10, so doubling it is 20… … Still, it seems like a hidden class. Let’s say it’s hidden.”

“I started with luck 16. Instead, there are no basic stats.”

“Ah, there was a penalty? But if you don’t have basic stats, you’ll be at a huge disadvantage.”

“therefore. “That’s why I’m worried.”

As I humble myself, Soliet’s complexion brightens slightly. She is a typical starter who does not want to be overtaken by a follower.

His dislike of losing, especially his sensitivity when it comes to games, is the same as ever.

I can’t help but find this soliette cute.

“Please tell me in advance. Still, Zion, you can feel the power right away. “I’m satisfied.”

“I’m glad.”

“yes. then.”

She whistled.

Then, click-click-click-

A horse came running from somewhere.

“let’s go. “I was going to go after giving you some help, but I think it would be okay to leave right away.”

“Where?”

“There is a quest in progress. For now, get on.”

Soliet tapped the back of my saddle.

“… … .”

I just watched quietly.

For your information, horses are as violent as motorcycles, so if two people want to ride, the person behind must lean against the person in front. It’s not even a two-person saddle.

“What are you doing? Please get in.”

Soliette spoke again.

I was a little worried, but whatever.

She won’t have any feelings for me anyway. Therefore, I also just have to treat her like a friend of the same sex.

“uh.”

I jumped on board. As soon as she sat down in the seat behind her, she yawned.

It seems that throwing cards also consumes a certain amount of mental energy.

“If you’re tired, you can sleep a little. Because time is the same as outside. “I have two days to spare until school starts.”

“How do you sleep while riding a horse?”

“You can just lean on it. “I’m good at horseback riding.”

Soliet shook her back. Her shoulders were too thin for her to lean on.

“… … no. “I’ll just endure it.”

“as you please. Hey—!”

She held the reins tightly. The horse galloped away, and five minutes later.

I fell asleep.

… … .

When I opened my eyes, I was still on the horse saddle. Her arms naturally hugged Solliet’s waist, and her face was buried in her back.

Like a koala clinging to its mother.

It’s an attitude that really bothers me.

“… … .”

I pretended to be calm and carefully pulled away. She glanced in my direction.

“Are you awake?”

“uh? Uh, uh. “You haven’t arrived?”

“We will arrive soon. Do you see that campground?”

The sky has already darkened. There is a campsite with a bonfire burning where Solliet points. I also see a few people.

“It’s a party.”

“party? “An all-night party or something?”

“Phew. “Oh, no.”

Solliet, who burst out laughing slightly, quickly calmed her face.

“It’s not that kind of party. This is a party that will track down and deduce the Nightmare with me… … “I’ll explain the details later.”

Meanwhile, it arrived. Solliet jumped out of the saddle first, and I landed on her ground.

“Uh──Soliette is here──”

They, the party members, waved their hands. There were three men and one woman.

“Are you the colleague you mentioned at the meeting?”

“yes.”

“Oh, yes, yes. nice to meet you.”

A sly-looking man with brown hair all slicked back approached me first.

“I’m [Carl]. It’s level 20. Next to them, in order, are level 18 [Hans], level 18 [Jenny], and level 17 [Chris]. “What about that one?”

“This is Zion.”

“Shi on. “What is your level?”

“It’s 4.”

I just destroyed the scarecrow and my level went up by 3. I also got a permanent item or something.

“… … 4?”

[Carl] looked a little embarrassed, but Solliet stepped forward instead.

“It’s a hidden class.”

“okay? It’s a hidden class… … Solliet If it’s your colleague, you have to trust it. “This friend has the same goal, right?”

“yes. “It’s a nightmare.”

Solliet has no qualms about mentioning Nightmare.

Indeed, the attitude has clearly changed compared to the beginning of the semester.

Clap clap- [Carl] clapped his hands.

“okay. Since you’ve been waiting so long, I’ll explain the strategy right away. “Can you see the city over there?”

Where he pointed, there was a gray-white city.

“It’s a place called ‘Shadow Ring.’ It’s one of the largest cities in the Bethany universe. But they have been blocking user access for a year now. Thanks to this, the quest path was blocked.”

Thick air and smog. At first glance, it is a strange scene where dark green gas lights mix together like paint in the opaque convection current.

“There’s a knightmare over there. This guy is a count. “They killed the owner of that city and sat down there.”

“… … “I guess Nightmare is famous here?”

I asked that back. [Kal] raised his eyebrows.

“To be exact, the owner of the city, [Count Allezy], is famous. Only a few people know that the Count is a knightmare. Only users who have a grudge against Nightmare like us. That’s why Nightmare blocks users from entering. “That bastard has been cutting off a lot of users.”

[Carl] took a step back and glanced at the party members at the camp. They each looked at me with different thoughts in their eyes.

“We all died from a nightmare at least once. That’s why I’m chasing it.”

“Everyone knows that Nightmare didn’t die in real life, right?”

“of course. I saw it here in person and what. Our goal is to kill that bastard twice and create an NPC. “So, shall we shake hands now?”

While saying that, [Karl] stretched out his hand, but Solliet stretched out his arm and stopped him.

“knife. Before it’s a party, it’s my friend. “He’s still a newbie, so I’ll take care of him.”

“… … Can’t you even shake hands? Not even a baby bird. “He has such a tall physique.”

[Kal] chuckled and took a step back. Soliet then looked me up and down.

“Zion. Has it been like this ever since?”

“I guess so. “I’ve grown up a bit.”

“… … “It’s fascinating.”

“first!”

[Carl] clapped again.

“We have to get into that ‘shadowing’.”

“But, even if you meet Nightmare, can you still win?”

This was the most important question for now.

Of course, Nightmare was killed by Solliet before returning, but even she was said to be a ‘difficult opponent’ at that time.

“In reality, of course you can’t even use indigo. But in Bedun Dune, the basic stat weights are enormous. “You can win with Daguri.”

I saw Solliet. Soliet explained instead.

“Normally, an ogre’s basic stat is Strength +14. This means that no matter how weak you are in real life, if you get your basic stat weight up to +14, you can compete with the ogre in the game. However, Nightmare cuts down on users too much, so their level is low. As a confirmed fact, there is even a penalty. No matter how strong he is, if he is handicapped by this level system, the odds are against us.”

“Did you hear? “Let’s go.”

[Kal] said and lifted the ground. There was a long underground passage underneath.

“A road connected to the city sewer was dug. Oh, shall we join the party first, Solliet?”

“yes.”

Solliet nodded. The two exchanged systems in the air.

[Carl, Hans, Chris, and Jenny join Solliet’s party.]

[Quest occurs]

◆ You have decided to be with someone who has a grudge against the Shadowling’s master. They suggest the ‘sewer’ as a way to infiltrate the Shadowling.

◆ Completion Reward: EXP + 300

──You can use the gambler’s unique skill “Betting”.

Betting. It is one of the four skills unique to gamblers.

「Betting」

：Gamblers can bet once every 12 hours and bet what they have. If you lose, all your stake is lost, and if you succeed, you receive compensation according to your stake.

：Gamblers can predict the probability of success of their bets. Prediction accuracy depends on your luck level.

──The success probability of the quest is 33.78%.

33.78%. I don’t know what kind of prediction model it is, but it is very low, but in my opinion, the class called ‘Gambler’ is a bunch of variables.

Therefore, the lower the probability, the better. The return will be bigger.

I used “bet”.

[Bet on the success of the quest.]

[Please set the stake.]

“… … “I will bet my experience with this wooden ring.”

“yes. Please give me the ring. thank you.”

Solliet suddenly intervened.

“no. Not you. “I had a conversation with the system.”

“yes.”

Solliet retreated without hesitation. I guess he thinks I’ll give it to him someday.

“Let’s go! “No time to waste!”

The all-white-haired thief [Kal], the thick-muscled warrior [Hans], the bushy-haired archer [Chris], and the robe-wearing wizard [Jenny].

We went down to the basement with them.

* * *

Damp tunnel. As I walk down the street, I am checking the unique skills of gamblers.

「Rolling the dice」

：Gamblers can roll the dice once every 6 hours.

：The number of dice you roll can be added to your basic stats for 5 minutes or used for other purposes.

：The number of cubes on the dice increases according to the luck level.

[Lucky value: 36.2]

[Dice: Icosahedron (4~20)]

It’s almost like an 20-sided figure. Perhaps because of the high level of luck, there are no 1 to 3 dice, but only 4 to 20.

If I add 20 to my strength, does that mean I can wrestle a two-headed ogre and win?

Next, “Deception”.

“Trickery”

：You can deceive others in several ways.

：The power of deception increases according to the luck level.

[Lucky value: 36.2]

This is a bit vague, but thanks to the special edition, most of the skills seem to have been upgraded quite fraudulently.

Instead, seeing that luck only increased by 1.2 when going up to level 3, it seems that the growth curve itself has already reached a wall.

“It’s here.”

Just then, [Karl], the leader, found the iron bars. It was a passage connected to the sewer.

“wait a minute.”

I stopped them from trying to break the Katabuta cage.

It is a quest with a 33% success rate. You need to be careful.

“I’ll send out an exploration team first.”

“Where is the search party?”

I drew a card.

white card. I fiddled with the outside.

Since ancient times, the relic “Treasure Hunter” can easily identify objects. Not only its identity, but also what the effect is.

Of course, it didn’t activate in the wheat field, but that’s probably because the ‘Lucky 70s Card’ was so out of standard.

anyway.

This card is roughly “automatic detection.”

It certainly seems like the cards are chosen to roughly fit the ‘purpose’ I’m hoping for.

I passed the card into the cage.

Hwieeee───

The card flew back and forth through the sewer. There was not the slightest sign of being detected.

It means it is safe.

“At least it’s not in the sewers.”

“… … “How can you know like that?”

“yes.”

“Isn’t it trustworthy? Well, you’ll find out when you go.”

[Carl] gestured. [Hans] grabbed the iron bars with both hands and croaked! Opened.

I heard your strength is 11.

We went into that gap.

Slap-

A sewer with pale water lapping.

The wizard [Jenny] illuminates the darkness, and there is nothing in the clearly visible area.

“… … There really is no one. “I don’t see a single rat.”

[Carl] looked at me and smiled.

“Is this why we do hidden classes and hidden classes?”

“Iknow, right. “It’s a waste to only use it for games.”

As I muttered that, a thought suddenly occurred to me.

Isn’t it possible to capture game skills in a “notepad” and bring them into reality?

Nothing seems impossible.

“Uh oh. “I’m leaving.”

“Uh oh. Let’s go, Hans. Take the lead.”

Clap Clap Clap – [Hans], a warrior and tanker, took the lead first.

The party moved forward while maintaining tension and formation, but nothing significant happened. Just as [Carl] said, there wasn’t a single rat in sight.

“I heard there are hundreds of zombies in this sewer. “It was all bullshit?”

“Don’t let your guard down.”

I answered [Carl].

It can’t be this easy. It’s a quest with a 33% success rate.

“Oh~ Level 4 gives advice at level 20. But, we’ve already arrived, so what?”

[Carl] pointed upward. There was a ladder connected to the manhole cover.

Almost simultaneously.

Ugh… … .

A strange crying sound was heard from somewhere. It was at the end of the tunnel, on the right side of the sewer, hidden in darkness and invisible.

“Fuck you zombies. It really was there. Everyone, come up quickly!”

[Carl] quickly grabbed the ladder. With the movements of a thief, he climbed the ladder and opened the lid.

Ugh… … .

The sound of zombies becomes clearer. The rest of the party quickly followed [Kal].

So, when I came up to the ground.

“──Hello?”

There were a lot of people who loved it.

dawn. In the smog, where even the moonlight did not shine, a man in aristocratic attire with short golden hair stood.

“Nice to meet you, Carl the rat?”

He smiled as he was escorted by a knight and dozens of gun batteries were aimed in this direction.

It’s fishy and mean.

“Dylan.”

[Kal] glared at him as if he were going to kill him and scolded him.

“… … “You traitorous bastard.”

Solliet also took out a dagger.

“Who is that person?”

“Former party member. He is a wizard and priest. I couldn’t grow because I chose multiple classes on the subject. “A bastard who doesn’t even know D from DND, I told him not to do it, but he got greedy and disappeared, and got caught by Nightmare?”

I nodded as I watched the situation unfold.

“… … no wonder. “The quest success rate was 33%.”

There was a problem at the end, not the process.

Then, slowly and carefully, he took out the “dice.”

“Talk about whatever you want. “I don’t even want to talk to low-class people like you.”

A man with short golden hair named Dylan waved his hand. It was a needlessly elegant gesture.

“Come on, gun battery. “Let’s kill those damn NPCs.”

Gun battery. Dozens of rifles loaded with magic bullets were aimed at this direction.

Soliette took a defensive stance, and I rolled the dice.

Degurrrrr-

“Ready──.”

[20]

[Great success!]

“──foot.”

20. If you invest in strength right now, you can wrestle and win against an ogre, and if you invest in agility, you can become as fast as Jade, or even Jade?

It seems like I can do anything, but I don’t have much time right now.

Let’s quickly pour into agility… … .

[Status Abnormality: The dice weight is added to the basic stat ‘Agility’ by 20.]

“Po────.”

Taaaang—!

At that moment, magic bullets were pouring out from dozens of gun barrels.

The world was fixed.