35 – 035 – Flower in Both Hands Dual Swords # 1
035 – Two-Handed Flower Dual Blade #1
About 15 days from Enrique’s raid on Ludens.
It was the end of March, when the cherry blossoms of Ludens were in full bloom.
“Victor, look at this! The old school building is also full of cherry blossoms!”
“yes.”
Was Ludens’ end of March a background full of blooming cherry blossoms?
It was also a very important time in the game because there were exclusive CGs that could only be obtained at this time.
It was only after the cherry blossoms had bloomed that Enrique the Proclamator came in in the first place.
Originally, there would have been a very noisy and chaotic situation.
However, I was very free at the end of March, probably because I finished the boss of Act 1 ahead of time.
“I want it here.”
“Let’s eat snow shaved ice! I bought two bowls!”
When class was over, the students pulled out mats and sat down in the park or under the shade of trees and were busy chatting in groups of two or three.
“Flower viewing, I envy you.”
Nike looked at people who were playing leisurely as if they were really envious.
I said to catch up with such Nike.
“I don’t have time to get emotional. Because I have to start business soon today. When others play, that’s when we make money.”
“yes!”
We put together discarded desks and piled up pre-made spicy soups and snow shaved ice on makeshift shelves and sold them.
Inventory runs out quickly, so it’s a bonus to have to replenish it right away.
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Jjallang, jjallang.
Stacking rennet pockets.
I think living a really hectic life is what I’m talking about these days.
It was the first time that I was studying and repaying debt at the same time, so I wondered how great it would be if I had two bodies.
Still, I felt good.
Because Renee was gathering smoothly.
When the sun started to go down, Nike hugged Renée’s pocket full of it and laughed heehee.
“Victor, you earned a lot today! Let’s go back and settle the bill!”
I went back to the club room with Nike and checked the amount of materials to be sold the next day.
There seemed to be a slight lack of spice grass, but there was quite a bit of snow lily left in stock.
“There are quite a few lilies left.”
“Those A classmates are bringing a lot! I picked ten songs yesterday too!”
“Are you talking about Dearmid and Melvin?”
After telling them about the dungeon 「Snow Mountain Labyrinth」, the duo of Dearmid and Melvin seemed to be going in and out of the dungeon every day.
The stock of ingredients to make snow shaved ice is rather plentiful as the guys keep bringing snow lilies.
“Nike, do you think lily parasols are okay?”
“Ugh, no, it keeps melting! It seems to be a flower that is difficult to grow unless it is in a cold place. Rose also says she doesn’t know about this flower.”
Does cultivation of snow lilies still take time?
For the time being, that delivery driver… No, I think I have no choice but to rely on the duo to reconsider.
I want to succeed in mass production if possible before summer, when the sales of shaved ice will surge.
said Nike.
“Should I write a letter to my father and ask him?”
“Your father is in Rashgard Forest?”
“Yes! My dad is knowledgeable about flowers and animals!”
Nike is an earth mage.
The reason why they show affinity for nature is probably because they learned a lot from growing up in the forest.
Suddenly, I wondered what kind of person Nike often refers to as the father.
“Nike, what kind of person is your father?”
“What kind of person are you… . To be precise, I don’t know if it can be called a person… .”
“Are you not human?”
what are you talking about
Nike hesitated, as if he didn’t want to say any more, so I didn’t ask any more.
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Just then, the door bursts open and someone enters.
“Smart, my friend Viktor! The quota has been delivered today!”
The guy is Melvin, a big giant. Beside him, the blond unswordsman Dearmid was yawning in a drowsy mood.
“Hello Viktor. Nike is also with you today. It’s still gorgeous.”
“… … !”
Nike hid behind me in surprise at Dearmid’s unreserved praise.
It’s been almost a month since Nike tidied up his messy hair and revealed his face, but it seems that his shyness hasn’t been fixed.
I told the guys
“Didn’t you usually come around sunset? I came two hours earlier than usual today.”
“It’s as easy as the labyrinth in the snowy mountains now! Something like Ice Fang is a snap!”
From Melvin’s story, I was able to notice that their level had risen considerably.
Cloaks and wrist armor made of icefang leather also fit quite well now.
“So that’s what I mean. Now that I have more time, I want to attack other dungeons as well. My friend Viktor, are there any other dungeons you know of?”
At Melvin’s question, I thought it was a good opportunity.
These guys should be enough to get materials from the [Tropical Jungle] dungeon.
If you have the ingredients you get there, you can make that drink.
“Then I’ll let you know later with a map.”
“yes! Then, I’ll leave today’s share here!”
Melvin set down a wooden box full of snow lilies in the corner of the club.
The guys have been doing this for about ten days, and now they have become professionals.
It’s smooth.
It’s smooth.
* * *
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Jjallang, jjallang.
After releasing Rene, count each one carefully.
Calculate your money thoroughly.
As a result of that calculation… .
“Victor, I made 4 million RENES in just one week!”
“Correct it. Four hundred and fifty-four thousand two hundred and fifty-two Renés. You can’t ignore the small numbers. I can get into big trouble.”
If you ignore it because it’s a small number, you can get blocked because it’s a few hundred won short.
When the cards are blocked, the entire economic cycle collapses.
anyway.
Earning more than 4 million renai a week.
It was a great harvest.
If this is enough, take 4 weeks a month and roughly 18 million Ren.
This is equivalent to earning roughly 200 million René in a year.
Can we say that I have roughly achieved my goal of repaying 200 million René a year?
“But it’s not enough.”
“Boo, is it not enough? this? This is the first time I’ve ever made such a huge amount of money… .”
“Only like this, we can’t pay off our debt of 400 million Renae a year.”
My goal is 200 million, but our goal is 400 million.
Even more plus if you add interest.
A year of 400 million, 5% interest alone is roughly 2,000.
And this self-employment job doesn’t always have a fixed income.
Although you can earn more in the future.
At times, you may not earn more.
“Still, this is enough to be proud of. Since today is Friday, shall we have a dinner?”
“Club drinking party!”
If people only work, they will be ruined.
No matter how much money is urgent, it’s good to have a very small margin in your arms.
Let’s set every Friday as a dinner date.
“Victor, then I’ll get it out for you!”
Nike pulled out spices, beef jerky, and an egg from a corner.
I skillfully cooked the 1st tier dish “Luxury Spice Soup” with it.
《Intermediate Cooking》.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been cooking so much for the past 15 days, but because I’ve developed an intermediate cooking skill, my overall cooking speed has increased by nearly 40%.
Now, I am a complete master of cooking to the point of being a chef at a Chinese restaurant.
After graduating from Ludens, getting a job at a restaurant in the mainland would be no problem at all.
“… it’s good! Other people are buying and eating these things every day!”
Nike ate her portion of the soup with a spoon and loved it.
They sold delicious food, but the only food we ate was dry beef jerky or cheap dry bread, so it’s admirable.
Then Enio asked.
“Victor-kun, when do you eat dessert? Snow shaved ice.”
“… … .”
Instead of answering, Nike slowly opens her slender eyes.
Enio, who casually intervened in the club dinner, seemed somehow disapproving.
Enio often visited the club room after the business was over and ate food.
Nike said, “I don’t help, just eat every day… .” He grumbled, but he didn’t say it openly, perhaps because he knew very well that Enio’s help was great in getting the room for this club.
I came up with my own work to lighten the mood of those guys a little.
Pyororong.
「Fruit shaved ice: Fruit is added to shaved ice that melts like snow. It is very delicious with the combination of sweet and sour taste. But maybe there’s a better way to cook it… ?”
It was shaved ice topped with strawberries that I bought when I stopped by the market not too long ago.
It’s a Tier 2 food like snow shaved ice, but it’s compatible with higher levels.
“It is delicious. It’s sweet and refreshing.”
Enio shivering as he picks up a spoon.
Looking at the reaction, it seems that these are not empty words.
Nike, who had been looking at Enio disapprovingly until just now, picked up a spoon and began to eat shaved ice, and his words quickly decreased.
“it’s good!”
It could be served as a new menu.
As long as the fruit supply is good.
As long as the delivery driver duo clears the new dungeon 「Tropical Jungle」 well, there will be no problem.
It’s a place where you have to catch the mid-boss, so it must be a bit daunting… .
“This is shaved ice! it’s good! It tastes better than snow!”
Was it Nike’s first time to try shaved ice?
I did a lot more selling than eating.
Then Enio asked.
“Have you eaten your eyes? Miss Nike, does it snow in Rashgard Forest where you lived?”
“yes! The western part of the mainland is famous for its four seasons. When it snows in Leshgard Forest, the spiky trees get caught in the snow… .”
Nike’s emerald eyes twinkle slightly.
Is it longing for home?
“Sometimes I want to go back. How are you all? During vacation, I wanted to go back once. After all, I couldn’t even go back last winter vacation.”
is it home
Suddenly, I also thought of my hometown.
Viktor’s horse and Ha Seung-ri’s hometown.
Fortunately or unfortunately, I, Ha Seung-ri, have always been alone since high school.
I lived really hard after my father and mother passed away.
There is nothing to call home anymore.
It is said that there is nothing to be missed.
In that respect, are there any similarities between this Victor and I?
A bowl of bingsu soon ran out.
If three of us eat one, it’s worth it.
Still, everyone had a satisfied face.
Enio asked Nike when he was about to put the empty bowl away.
“Come to think of it, they say that there are scary monsters living in Rash Guard Forest on the mainland. I heard you have to be careful, especially in the winter.”
“That, is it?”
“This is just a rumor I’ve heard. Perhaps Miss Nike’s father… .”
“Rather than that, let’s wash the dishes soon!”
When Enio was about to ask about Nike’s father, Nike raised his hand and put the empty bowls in the sink.
After that, he started doing the dishes repeatedly, but no matter how he looked at it, it was suspicious.
* * *
A bit late for dinner.
As I was cleaning things up by myself in the club room, Enio, who was sitting in a chair, started talking to me.
“Victor-kun, come to think of it, you didn’t tell me earlier. Three additional delegates agreed.”
“Right. Is it a story about permission to possess weapons?”
It’s not a bad story.
Anyway, you can only take out a weapon without a possession permit in a place outside the academy like a dungeon.
Inside the academy, the story is different again.
Those who possess weapons can legally engage in ‘dueling’ inside the academy.
This dueling system is also interesting, but we’ll talk about this later.
Because Enio seems to be tickling his mouth because he wants to bother me.
“By the way, Viktor-kun lost the sword he was using to his ex-fiancée, right? The famous sword, Balmung. I heard that it was a sword that cut through thick logs like paper.”
Yes.
Balmung was a pretty good sword in the game.
“Then now Viktor-kun doesn’t have a sword even though he has a possession permit, right?”
are you kidding me
At that moment, the long shadow of Enio sitting in the chair stretched.
What rises from there are countless sticks.
To be precise, they were swords.
“You can pick one up from here. These are weapons that the twins and I stole from a duel. But if you don’t like it, you can take it.”
Enio puts his hand into his own shadow.
What was caught in his hand was a sword sheath dyed entirely in pitch black.
I was well aware of the name of the sword with the enchanting shadows around it.
“Is it Tyrbing? You bring out something quite rare.”
“Yes, the original, not the copy floating around in the market. It’s a sword that rivals Arkwright’s Balmung.”
It’s a famous sword.
It must be a magic sword.
[Demon Sword Tyrbing] had a continuous ability that reduced the owner’s total physical strength by 10% every turn.
It is a typical high-risk, high-return equipment with great performance but high risk.
“how? I can lend you Of course, Victor, you are like this. I won’t accept it because I’m in debt.”
“No, I will take that.”
“… Yes, I guess… yes?”