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Chapter 309
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Chapter 309 – Marie-sama’s Authority
Hmmm.
Disappointing, or something like that.
The “Skill Seed” that I won was a faintly glowing bean that looked like an edamame pod. As expected, eating it only increased my skill points by one.
Although I’d anticipated it, the rock-bottom value was still perfectly predictable.
If it costs over 150 million per bean, it really makes me wonder just how crucial leveling up is later on.
As for the “Thin Blue Book of Skills: Fishing/Hunting,” possessing it brings no change. However, opening the book causes it to glow brightly before dissolving and vanishing.
Checking the status screen shows that the Fishing/Hunting experience is at 20%.
The Farsight skill I acquired from hunters on floor 30 only provided 1% XP for skill level 6. Therefore, “Skill Books” have a fixed amount of XP.
The thin book gives 20% when the skill is unacquired, which is confirmed to be equivalent to one monster at skill level 1.
While I was at it, I checked the “Blue Book of Occupations: Brawler” again, but, just like the “Skill Book,” I couldn’t open the book.
It looks like I still can’t get a job, even with the ‘Occupation Book’.
Haahh.
“Water”
“Ugh… ugh… Guh! Wh-what…?”
“Ah, you finally woke up.”
I splashed water on his head several times.
Impressed by my skill in putting him into such a deep sleep, I looked down at the naked man lying on the ground.
“Wh-where am I?! Y-you! What did you do to me? Where the hell is this place!?”
“You were too noisy, so I drugged you and brought you to this forest.”
“You… brought me here? No, more importantly! Do you think you can get away with doing this to me, Marie-sama’s messenger?”
“Well…”
“What kind of half-hearted answer is that? I can take that as a serious challenge to Marie-sama, right!?”
“Hmm. Well, I suppose that can’t be helped.”
“Huh?”
The man’s thoughts seemed to freeze for a moment at this unexpected turn.
But he quickly shook his head, a twisted smile spreading across his face as he began to chuckle softly.
“Kukuku. Well, now this is surprising. I’ve never laughed so hard from sheer astonishment before.”
“Well then, congratulations.”
“I’ve never seen such a complete fool. Fwahaha! Your master is probably just some provincial noble, right?”
“…”
“Fine. I’ll kill you for sure. Both you and your master. Fufu… Your entire household. I’ll slaughter your entire clan and all your retainers.”
“You talk a big game, but how? You’re far too weak to kill even a single soldier. You’re just somewhat skilled in Arithmetic, with no other noteworthy abilities whatsoever.”
“…! Y-you…! If I tell Marie-sama about this, she’ll act immediately!”
“I doubt you’re important enough to sway the top brass so easily. Well, even if you did… So? How exactly would you report it?”
“?”
“How would you convey this fact to your beloved Marie-sama?”
There’s nothing here that could change the situation. I know that, yet I ask.
Looking at this man’s skills, I already knew them all.
I knew that from the moment he first approached me at the auction. Just to be sure, though, I stripped him of his clothes and “stored” all his possessions.
If there had been any promising magic tools, I would gladly have made use of them in the future.
However, since Lagreath recorded it as an ancient magic tool in the book, even if a long-distance communication magic tool existed, it wouldn’t be something a man like this could possess easily.
“Marie-sama will be coming to Sanur tomorrow. If I tell her that someone interfered with the auction… Hahaha, I’m sure she will be furious!”
“Hmm, tomorrow, huh? And how do you plan to get back to Sanur from here?”
“That’s why I told you to bring me there quickly, you little brat!”
“There’s no way I’m letting you go when you keep saying you’re going to kill me. And anyway…”
“Don’t mess with me, you bastard! I’m Marie-sama’s messenger—”
“You’re going to die here, you know?”
“Huh?”
“Did you really think that mentioning your Marie-sama would let you live?”
He’s starting to grasp reality a bit.
His expression is changing, but not quite yet.
This man is still blinded by the “glory of Marie-sama.”
“…Hahahaha! Try that, and Marie-sama will kill you, you fool.”
“If letting you escape would get me killed, too, wouldn’t it be normal to stop you? Then she won’t find out who did it. You’ll just remain ‘missing’ forever.”
“…Fu, fufu. All right, that’s true. Well, then, in that case, I’ll let it slide. I’ll keep it a secret from Marie-sama, so relax. First, give me back my clothes, then take me back to town.”
“No way. I can’t trust a ‘scoundrel’ like you. If you disappear, your auction items become mine.”
“Huh?!?!? Y-youuuuuuuuuuuu!”
“You’re slow on the uptake. What if your beloved Marie-sama came to Sanur tomorrow without a single item you won? She’d feel betrayed, and everyone around you might get killed. Was it ‘exterminate the entire family’?”
“H…H-hold on. Wait, just wait a moment.”
Finally, huh?
His face suddenly turned deathly pale as if he’d finally faced reality.
It was all the result of his own words and actions.
Then I’ll give him back exactly what he deserves.
“Because you tried to selfishly seize the auction items, they were taken from you instead. Because you casually spoke of slaughtering everyone, you and those around you will suffer the bitter consequences of retaliation. Karma, my friend.”
I stood up and looked down at the man once more.
“No one will come to help you here, and you won’t be able to escape either.”
“W-wait…”
“Due to certain circumstances, I won’t be the one to kill you. But the area around you is swarming with monsters that are completely beyond my control. They’ll surely devour your body completely.”
“Wait, please… I beg you…”
“Well then, good work today.”
“I’m sorry! Wait, pleaseeeee!”
The man’s desperate pleas echoed.
Drawn by the voice, the Goblin Warrior I’d kept at bay with Intimidation just moments ago appeared, stomping branches underfoot. Now, however, it was in a state of excitement, provoked by Provocation.
Its target was still me.
Seeing the monster charge toward me from behind the man, he must have realized his death was certain.
I looked at the man, who was still kneeling and not moving an inch. He was cradling his head in both hands.
Thinking this was enough, I whispered softly into his ear,
“If you listen to me, I might just save you.”
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