Bravely New World 2, a game possessed by Zain.
Here, there was an early build that players who want to play with a high level of difficulty must choose.
That is, destroying the ‘false idols of gods’.
If you enter an abandoned temple hidden near Rottern and ring the bell in the middle to break the idol, you will receive three random curses. And in return, you will receive a growth buff proportional to the strength of the curse.
In other words, as long as the curse is moderately bearable, it can be used as if it were receiving a growth buff. This curse was granted by conquering the labyrinth, the abyss, which can be reached in the last part, and killing the avatar of the wrong god at the end.
So, all the players who challenged the new record in high difficulty started the game after repeating the reset dozens of times until a good curse was drawn. Otherwise, the record could not be challenged.
The man who had just been possessed was deeply troubled with the false idol in front of his eyes. If this was a game, I would have crushed the idol without looking back because it could be reset, but this is because it is not a game, it is reality. It was impossible to reset, and among the curses, there were many vicious curses that made it impossible to proceed with the game at all. If you were lucky enough to fall under such a curse and die, it was the end.
Jain, who thought about it for a long time, finally grabbed hold of the tree and rang the bell. It was because this buff was essential in order to catch Balaxas in the first round and break all achievements. It was risky, but I had to do it. As he rang the bell and broke the ugly idol, Jain prayed inwardly.
‘Please don’t fall victim to the curse of resentment, self-harm, and drug addiction.’
They were the ones that took 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the Avoided Curse Questionnaire.
And to my surprise, I caught all three of them.
The worst curses 1, 2, and 3 were covered with poison. If it was a game, the data would have been deleted without looking back.
Thanks to this, he received the final buffs of 30x increase in magic power, 25x increase in basic stat growth, and 15x increase in all skill proficiency growth rates, but this was also meaningful to live first.
Curse of resentment, and everyone around you begins to hate the afflicted person for no reason.
Self-harm, the urge to self-harm boils over without even trying.
Become addicted to drugs or become dependent on drugs such as alcohol or drugs.
Each one was so fatal. If I fell under this curse, I couldn’t proceed with the first part. Because no one would accept it. Because no one can accept as a colleague someone who is a drug addict, a psychopath who cuts his wrists from time to time, or someone who is even hateful for no reason.
If I had the minimum skills, I would try to play solo or live alone, but the problem was that it was in the very early stages. There was no minimum skill for solo play.
So Jain spent his beginner days overcoming the hurdles of death every day. Until he conquered the Abyss in the distant future and lifted the curse, it was always hard, but the troubles when he was a beginner were even more special.
The shop did not sell food, so I chewed on the goblin’s raw meat, and the inn did not allow me to stay, so I wore a blanket and stayed home.
That day was also such a day. On a day when it was raining like a hole in the sky, Zain was sleeping in a back alley in Rottern.
“Um, why are you sleeping here?”
At that time, there was a woman who saved me. The person who put on the white long umbrella was a woman in a maid outfit with a combination of white and black. He seemed to be a little older than Jain. With her pale black hair tidied up with a headband, she spoke with a wide smile with narrow eyes.
“Hey, if you don’t have anywhere to go, would you like to work at our store? I will take care of your lodging.”
Thanks to her, Jain was able to find a stronghold in Rotern and survived the difficult first half. When I asked him why he accepted him, he initially replied:
“Uh, I want to hire a clerk, but nobody wants to work in our store.”
Later, after defeating the vicious landlord who tried to steal the shop building by fraud, when they had a drink together at the after-party, he replied:
“It’s true. You somehow resemble your dead younger brother, so I couldn’t get over it.”
And pounding on his chest, he said:
“So you can call me sister from now on!”
“Girl, you sound like your sister.”
“Is it similar to that? Even if I die, I don’t want to call you sister.”
From then on, there was a crazy woman who continued to call herself her older sister. only later realized She was a hidden heroine that only appeared when the clearing rate dropped below 0.1%. Even Jain, the deceased person in the original story, had never seen it before, so it was not easy to notice.
Herena Riddle.
In Rotern, a city for beginners, a woman who tries to run a shop with a building inherited from her parents.
It is characterized by a bold personality and thin eyes that look sad.
It was that woman who came into Jain’s house at will and was providing unsolicited support.
It was familiar to her.
It was because whenever the curse of drug addiction or the wall of self-harm broke out, she rolled up her arms and turned around.
She only thought that a similar quirk had exploded again this time.
*
Herena was holding her chin like a calyx with both hands, watching Jain eat. The mouth had a strange smile on it.
“How about it, you taught me, but it’s better because my sister makes it, isn’t it?”
“Your sister is a jerk.”
The food Helena prepared was Yukgaejang. Since Jain came to this world, the place he stayed the longest was in Rotern, the city where he stayed the longest, and Helena was the one who stayed with him the longest. As a result, there were a lot of things that happened, so there was a time when I taught him a few Korean dishes. We even made kimchi together. It’s been a while since you left, but haven’t you forgotten yet? It was a little daunting.
“If it’s a hat, you can ask for more. The store is closed, so there are enough leftover ingredients.”
Helena said with a sad expression on her face. However, Jain drank the broth and spoke indifferently.
“Did his shop go bankrupt again?”
“Wealth, because of bad luck. To be really successful this time, I renewed it as a lizard skewer restaurant, but suddenly the price of lizards went up!”
“It is an honorable death. Who the hell is going to pay for it? Even if I didn’t go up, I was ruined.”
Zain asserted.
Herena Riddle, she was truly a genius in business.
Whether it was aesthetics or emotions, it was because they were completely different from normal humans. So, I insisted on setting up a store with items that would never sell, and I used to create bizarre interiors that didn’t make sense with common sense. It was a natural progression for me to stumble. So, she closed the shop several times until now and started again. I could say that I was very fortunate to have inherited a building from my parents that would serve as a foundation for business. Or maybe I’d just sit on the sidewalk.
Perhaps it was because of that strange sensation that he was not affected by the curse of resentment, Jain thought.
“But this time it’s different, did you find a really good item this time? This time it will really work! I will succeed and make my parents’ dreams come true!”
“What.”
“cafe! I will open a cafe!”
“Five.”
It was a rather normal business idea for what came out of Helena’s mouth. Seeing that Jain’s reaction was not bad, Herena was excited and talked about the idea.
“I heard that cafes with cute maids are popular in the island?”
“therefore?”
“So what’s the point, we have a lot of maid clothes in our house that are overflowing with rot, so we’re going to use that as a uniform to open a cafe where the maids serve!”
“Well then. I will be ruined again.”
“why? Are you using an already popular item? It has a 100% chance of success!”
Helena looked back at Jain as if she was really questioning and asked. Jain sighed and said.
“There are a lot of wealthy aristocrats in the system, the average etiquette is high, and the culture of salons and other things is widespread. would that be here? Most of the floating population are novice adventurers who earn a daily income, right?”
“But… ”
“I’m thinking of saving a few clerks.”
“For now, about four people? There are four empty rooms left! Then I think I’ll be back well!”
“It’s also ruined.”
“why?”
“Think of it with common sense. Will four girls be saved? There will be many problems with s*xual harassment and s*xual harassment, and most of the women gathered here are aspiring adventurers. Who would want to be a cafe clerk or something? by.”
“Then, once I do… ”
“If you are trembling, will the guests run away because they are afraid?”
“There’s nothing you can’t say to your sister.”
“Your sister is a jerk.”
Jain, who had his head stuck in his throat, asserted as he breathed in the cold water.
“You just don’t have any business skills. So give up and get married.”
“to you?”
“Die.”
Herena let out a big laugh. After confirming that Jain had emptied Yukgaejang clean, she did not give up and made a suggestion.
“Anyway, we have already decided to open a cafe! We’re going to reopen, but there’s no clerk again.”
“therefore?”
“Let’s work instead of living like a badass while drinking like this. Let’s be the hall manager. that’s good Come to think of it, if you were a member of the infamous dark-haired gang, no one would argue with the ladies.”
“I am an expensive man. Are you getting paid?”
“expensive? How are you? This older sister will pay you a huge sum!”
Zain pondered for a moment. A typical S-class wizard’s daily salary was about 1.5 million golden. However, there is a relationship, so I decided to cut it off in particular.
“One million gold.”
It was more money than store sales. Helena frowned and said. She knew that Jain was stronger than the average novice in Rottern, but had no idea how strong she was.
“Don’t joke when someone makes a serious offer. Not cute.”
“It is sincere. If you don’t, it will turn off.”
“really? So, are you going to keep drinking and living here? I don’t know what happened while I was away, but it’s time to get over it.”
Helena suddenly lowered her voice and asked. Jain scratched his head and sighed. It was as he said. I was discouraged by the fact that I couldn’t go home, and I was addicted to drinking, but I couldn’t stay like this forever. I wanted to find a way to get out of this swamp myself.
‘Actually, it’s a cafe, it’s a clerk, it’s all excuses. They just want to get me out of this life.’
Because this woman named Helena acted like a real older sister in a very strange way. Their hair color was similar, so there were a lot of people who misunderstood them as family members.
Having made the decision, Jain took a deep breath and said.
“I get it. Well, I have debt. Let me do it for free.”
“really? for this sister? no stinging? Then let’s write a contract! Oh, and I’ll pick you up every day starting tomorrow morning! I’ll never hit the polka dots!”
‘… Maybe it’s an excuse?’
Saying that he had saved money, Jain muttered to himself as he looked at Helena, who he liked, becoming overly arrogant.
*
From the next day, Jain was held in Helena’s hand and left to go to work.
While washing the dishes in the black butler’s uniform he gave me as a men’s uniform, Helena was talking nonstop from the side.
He seemed to wonder what kind of adventure he had while leaving Rottern. In particular, women’s relationships.
After stabbing Jain for a long time and listening to the story, Herena muttered meaningfully.
“Huh, I mean, you had fun playing with four girls, didn’t you?”
“I’m sorry. What have you heard so far?”
Jain frowned and frowned. Helena ignored Jain’s reaction, and stabbed him in the face.
“Only if I listen to you, it sounds like all those girls like you, not warriors?”