episode_0266

“I told you my truth.”

“That makes it even more absurd.”

Erintina also asked me if I was crazy, so Princess Mona’s reaction wasn’t strange.

“You said you were really trying to refuse because there was no way you knew about my situation, but I still can’t believe it. “It’s just a pity that I don’t know if he was overconfident and thought it was okay not to take this opportunity, or if he was just a fool who didn’t recognize that it was a good opportunity and threw it away.”

“Haha, personally, I’d like you to think of it as the former.”

Princess Mona said with a small sigh.

“Well, could it be that the guy who’s pushing me like this is an idiot? Plus, when I talk to you, I keep feeling like I lost.”

Princess Mona went on to say that she would interpret it as confidence because if he were a real idiot, he wouldn’t have gotten himself into trouble like this.

‘It’s normal to feel bad. I must have been trying to be condescending.’

Since the princess’s plan went awry, she can’t help but feel defeated.

Besides, isn’t it a situation where I can’t properly dig into questions about my items?

This would be unfamiliar to her, who has always been superior in her relationships with others.

“Shall I apologize?”

As I spoke without any sincerity, the princess waved her hand and said.

“It’s a bit of a comfort, but I need to get some rest.”

“Are you checking the music box properly?”

We tried to go up to the second floor and talk, but somehow we ended up having a serious conversation while we were both standing.

I urgently asked the princess, who was about to leave the general store, about the music box.

If not this time, don’t you know when we’ll be able to meet again?

Princess Mona paused at my words and said.

“It’s still under investigation.”

“I’m waiting for it to come up to the museum someday.”

“… okay.”

With those words, Princess Mona quietly left the general store.

‘Erintina would really like it.’

It looks like he’s nervous that he’ll reject the offer, but since things are going well, he’ll come in on his own even if he just stays still.

* * *

NEW) New SSR character!

“… … .”

This is unexpected.

I crossed my arms and stared quietly at the store window.

Last night, news of an update suddenly appeared.

It is updated with achievements, but there are also cases where it is updated slowly, once a year or once every few years.

Each time, the package sold would change and a new character would appear… .

“Does reality even affect store windows?”

I guess the overnight inspection was over, but when I woke up in the morning and checked, there were a lot of things in the store that I hadn’t seen before.

The biggest change is that a new SSR character that has never been seen before has been released.

From the beginning, there was a formula that new characters were fraudulent, so it was right to pick them unconditionally.

“This is my first time playing a minority character.”

The new SSR character had black hair with a short, boy-like hair style.

His cheeks were painted in straight lines with red and white dye, and on his head was what looked like a bird feather.

Since I haven’t picked a new character yet, I was worried about whether I should pick a minority SSR character or not.

With the matter with Princess Mona resolved and Yul somewhat resolved, it was time to select a new SSR character.

And as if they were fully aware of the situation, updates were made and new characters were introduced.

“If I have him, will it be easier to form an alliance?”

So far, I have never suffered a loss by summoning an SSR character.

So it will be the same this time too.

I touched the store window, thinking that I would have to start drawing again soon.

What I checked this time was a new package.

“It’s a remodeling of the item draw… .”

Since I had been delivering items through the item lottery until now, I was worried when I heard that the item lottery had been renovated.

It’s good when new items come out, but wouldn’t it be a problem if existing items disappear?

“What existed before has not disappeared. Instead, a new item appeared. Does it feel like a jungle? There are a lot of herbs in the new items.”

I checked the new item list.

It seemed like items from that category were added when SSR characters from ethnic minorities were added this time.

As expected, there were changes to existing items, and they all seemed to perform better than before.

It wasn’t because items were added and the existing items performed better than before.

The real problem was in the price department.

“What, it’s gotten more expensive!”

These crazy guys raised the lottery price!

I wondered if they were crazy, but I suppressed my anger because I had a lot of money.

The money has increased.

‘Do they know that the unit of money I’m spending here has changed?’

It seemed like they would give you a better product if you paid more.

Although I was satisfied with the existing items, it wasn’t that I disliked items with better performance.

However, it was very annoying that the amount of money spent on drawing increased.

I wanted to immediately tell them to go back to how they were before and even lower the price, but I kept my mouth shut because I thought I would regret it if that happened.

“It seems like they are going to sell better items at a higher price… .”

I thought there was no point in getting upset about the price increase since I could make more money.

There will be a full-fledged fight in the future, and if the performance of consumables is good, it is an advantage, so it is not a loss.

In particular, these new item updates easily caught my interest.

“It is a silver branch struck by lightning that brings good luck…” .”

This is a new item that appears with a very low probability.

In addition, there were items that appeared to be unique equipment for SSR characters, and there were also items that stood out among the consumables.

Excluding unique equipment, the most notable new item was the ‘lucky silver branch struck by lightning’ mentioned earlier.

The grilled tree branches, sparkling silver, contained mysterious abilities.

According to the explanation, if you have a silver branch, it becomes a talisman that brings good luck, but it is said that if you stand in a certain place on a special day with this item, something mysterious will happen.

‘There’s no way what’s on the store window is a lie, so it’s obvious that there will be a hidden item… .’

This was no different from a special event that would be a loss not to do.

The problem was that there was no way to know when the special day was or where it was.

Perhaps the hint is the new SSR character added this time?

In other words, to use the silver branch struck by lightning, you had to summon a new SSR.

There must be something that has been passed down to ethnic minorities.

“This isn’t something that comes out of my own accord.”

Like Princess Mona, getting the desired character to appear at exactly the right time was not an easy task.

Fortunately, as new characters were released, a summon window appeared that increased the probability of being summoned.

However, I thought it would be an arduous process as there are many SSR characters.

‘If you just randomly select SSR, it will be difficult to manage.’

knock on the door Then it will open!

I’m already getting tired when I think about having to summon while praying earnestly for what I want.

I couldn’t put off doing what I had to do just because I was tired, so I paid for the package of supplies at the store window.

“Package prices have also gone up.”

In the past, I went out hunting monsters to buy this package.

Now I can make a choice without hesitation while sitting down.

Since I’m not yet used to being able to buy something without worrying about money, there are times when I hesitate without realizing it, but now I pressed the purchase button without hesitation.

“I can’t stand unique equipment options.”

These guys definitely know how to do business.

At least, much more so than me, who runs a fly-by-night general store.

“Suddenly I have a lot more work to do.”

If you solve all your tasks step by step, there is no time to rest as the next task comes rushing in.

And then an incident occurred as if the world was telling me not to be harsh on myself.

First scenario.

It was the appearance of an army of monsters that attacked the front lines.

* * *

“Fight!! “Don’t back down!!!”

Hehehe!!!

“Aaaah!!!”

Sigh-!

Keek-!!

“Please die now!!”

Kyaaak!

The sky and the ground are teeming with monsters.

A soldier on duty at the front line discovered the first abnormality at 1 a.m.

This situation was reported to the unit, and at 5 am, four hours later.

Chaeeng-!!

Grumble!

Kwaang!! Kwaaa!!!

Even though the sun had not yet risen, the soldiers were busy stopping the monsters.

Soldiers who had already experienced a monster wave once were no longer helplessly pushed back.

“What is the situation? Where are you pushed?”

“So far, our soldiers are doing well at blocking it, Commander. “It’s all thanks to the wall repairs that were done!”

“Yeah, it looks like I’m blocking attacks pretty well.”

There were soldiers who complained that the commander was spending too much money on the walls.

Of course, the opinions of those soldiers were bound to fade away quickly.

Because the wounds of the soldiers who experienced the monster wave were still deep.

And the commander’s foresight in hastily carrying out the wall repair work paid off today.

The strong walls that would not easily collapse saved the lives of many soldiers.

“If we hadn’t repaired the wall quickly, it would have been a real disaster.”

“You’re putting too much gold on my face. “It is also thanks to the soldiers following the training well.”

While the castle wall repair work was in progress, the soldiers did not sit still.

Perhaps because he thought that he might have to fight an army of monsters again at some point, he silently followed me through the much more difficult training.

And the training I received back then was paying off now.

He was no longer the soldier who collapsed helplessly during the monster wave.

They were reborn as full-fledged members of the military.

A true soldier who will not be afraid even in the face of monsters that invade through the darkness.

“I think the raid will end soon. The monster is retreating.”

The monster began to retreat, perhaps realizing that even though it was a surprise attack, it did not cause much damage.

The commander stared at the scene and spoke in a drowsy voice.

“Doesn’t it hurt your pride to just suffer like this?”

“!!!”