episode_0026

The first thing that caught Do Yu-jin’s eye was the increased level.

‘It didn’t go up as much as I thought.’

Considering the difference in level between Xiao Zhan and Tao Youjin, it wouldn’t have been strange if Tao Youjin had reached level 25 this time.

However, [Circle Academy] had a system where if you gained a lot of experience at once, the amount of experience needed to level up would instantly increase exponentially, so I only managed to reach level 7.

Knowing him, Do Yu-jin quickly lowered her gaze without much hesitation.

‘It’s quite encouraging that you gained a lot of traits by killing Xiao Zhan and practicing alchemy.’

What caught Do Yu-jin’s eye next was the developed stats.

‘Magic stat is 50… … If I only consider magic power, I should be able to be in the upper-middle ranks of first-year students, right?’

Eat elixirs indiscriminately to raise your stats.

This method may seem simple at first glance, but it wasn’t.

Let’s put aside the prerequisite of having a stomach big enough to eat all the elixirs, and of course, to raise the magic stat to that level, you would need enough money to make a million sounds.

In other words, Do Yu-jin was now raising her magic stat by spending money.

“The money I just spent to raise my stats by 30… …is roughly around 90 billion?”

If you do a simple calculation, Do Yu-jin has just burned about 3 billion to increase her magic stat by 1.

‘That’s crazy.’

It was a crazy and money-slinging thing that I would never have done if I had been asked to do it with my own money.

‘By the way, I’m surprised by this body again.’

As you may remember, Do Yu-jin once said that if you don’t have talent, you will get less out of the same class.

If you twist that statement, you can think of it this way too.

Even if you take the same elixir, if you don’t have the talent to receive magical power, its effectiveness can drop to the level of a maggot.

At some point, Do Yu-jin started refusing to receive elixir from Erio, and it was because of this.

‘If I hadn’t received the bee venom from Erio and eaten a ton of elixirs with expensive ingredients in them, I wouldn’t have been able to raise my stats by even 20, let alone 30.’

Do Yu-jin let out a sigh as she was amazed at the performance of this body.

‘Well, since I’ve raised my magic stat, I should be able to raise the other stats a bit more easily.’

In fact, this situation wasn’t all bad for Do Yu-jin.

Because I kept making beginner and intermediate elixirs, my alchemy grew more than I expected, and because the magical power that would normally have gone to my dantian was absorbed in the wrong place, other stats also increased without me realizing it.

“Well, I’m not that happy about it, considering it as a benefit I gained from my body that has no talent.”

Do Yu-jin grumbled lightly and put the expensive-looking alchemy materials into her bag.

The bag that Xiao Zhan had was a high-quality item with space expansion magic, so it could hold as much as a small warehouse.

‘By the way, I wonder how big of a storm this will cause.’

Do Yu-jin thought for a moment about how the aftermath of what she had done would spread.

The Black Dragon Society used up all the money they had invested in their large-scale project to collect a ton of alchemy materials, and they also collected materials that other Black Guilds had entrusted to them along with their requests.

‘Maybe this could be the trigger for a pretty big fight between the Black Guilds?’

Hmm… …

‘Well, it has nothing to do with me.’

No, if there was a conflict between the Black Guilds, it would be something that was not to be wished for.

I continued to work, thinking that it wouldn’t be strange if those who trusted Do Yu-jin and were sending in materials from below heard this, but it wasn’t strange at all if they fainted.

At that moment.

Woohoo-

Xiao Zhan’s device, which he had briefly used to issue several commands to the researchers below and had placed on the table, trembled slightly.

I looked at the screen, wondering why, and saw a short sentence floating around.

“Black Dog. Red Damage, Signal 3, 165-785?”

Do Yu-jin, who had been staring at him, opened her eyes wide and muttered.

“No, why are these guys suddenly popping out?”

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Erio stared at the pasta meal served on the table.

The creamy pasta with steam rising from it and the steak covered in a dark brown sauce looked delicious at first glance.

“… … ”

But Erio’s eyes looking at them were cold and cold.

Yum-

‘It’s not tasty as expected.’

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t tasteless.

No, on the contrary, it was quite delicious.

Erio knew that much, but she had no choice but to say this.

For some reason I couldn’t really taste the pasta and steak.

No, actually, I already knew why I couldn’t taste it.

“When is Eugene coming?”

Just one day.

It had only been a day since Do Yu-jin disappeared, but Erio felt his absence everywhere.

Originally, Erio was a nobleman, but he lived without being directly attended to by a maid.

Because of her unique senses, even the thought of a maid getting close to her got on her nerves.

During this time, Do Yu-jin’s presence was literally a new world to Erio.

Because before I could even say anything, you came to me and offered me your hand, and you helped me with everything except washing me with harsh language.

To put it a bit exaggeratedly, it felt like the day would pass by automatically while I was just sitting on Do Yu-jin’s back.

Even though Erio was so capable and versatile, he couldn’t help but think of Doyujin.

Dalgrak- Dalgrak-

No, actually, the biggest emotion that Erio was feeling right now wasn’t discomfort, but emptiness.

She could do other things on her own, but filling the lonely house with warmth and voices was something she couldn’t do alone.

And that fact hit home for Erio, who had only recently felt the warmth of a human being.

“… … Next time you try to go out, I have to stop you.”

Erio rolled up the pasta noodles, drawing up the electricity inside his body.

Then the life and objects around her house came to her senses as clearly as if she were seeing them with her own eyes.

The goal that Do Yu-jin had initially set for herself was to make Erio feel needed.

That purpose was now being achieved to a degree that was a bit excessive, without Do Yu-jin even knowing it.

Meanwhile, as the seeds of trouble were growing rapidly inside the house, another incident was targeting Do Yu-jin, who had been sitting still.

‘Red damage means damage close to annihilation, and signal number 3 clearly means a request for rescue, right?’

ha-

‘This is driving me crazy. I was just getting ready to leave after a few hours and then all of a sudden, what the heck is going on?’

They say that if you’re unlucky, you’ll break your nose if you fall backwards, and that’s exactly what happened.

‘Even the one who sent the rescue request was not the other guys, but the black dog… … ‘

The Black Dogs were the name of a special unit that moved only on the orders of the Black Dragon Society’s top executives.

As a versatile unit that is mobilized for countless missions, its capabilities are beyond doubt.

‘Even in real games, many people suffered because of those guys.’

Do Yu-jin thought about her past for a moment and then fell into thought.

‘Judging from the form of the letters, it seems like they’re carrying out a top-secret mission that they’re reluctant to even use a medical facility that leaves records. What if they ignore those guys’ rescue signals and disappear from here as the escapee Xiao Zhan according to my original plan?’

It was obvious that a large-scale investigation would unfold on a scale far beyond what had been originally expected.

If that happened, it might be revealed that it wasn’t Xiao Zhan who was here, but someone wearing Xiao Zhan’s skin.

‘But that doesn’t mean I’m sending people to help the black dogs either… … ‘

I finally got to give the Black Dragon guys a good kick, but I had to help them out at the end, so the ending wasn’t very clean.

And more than anything, Do Yu-jin didn’t want to drag the black dog onto the board she had created.

They were different from Xiao Zhan.

Because he was a true superhuman with powers of a different class.

Since each and every one of them were skilled individuals with monstrous abilities, it was impossible for Do Yu-jin to predict what variables would be created on the board due to their involvement.

‘What should I do… … ‘

Do Yu-jin pressed the area around her temples and became lost in thought.

I still remember the promise we made in the circle.

‘But at that time, I thought I would run away because this was simply a job to raise my specs.’

As it turns out, things have gotten a bit more serious and deeper now.

ha-

“Black Dogs… … If I can just deal with those guys, this will be like pulling out one of the Black Dragons’ teeth… … ”

Considering that the Black Dragon Society was a black guild that would pop up everywhere in the future, this was a huge advantage.

“Is this what is commonly called a turning point of choice… … ”