Rest

“What happened?!” From Yuli’s scream to the property manager appearing at the room door took only two or three seconds. This property manager is quite fast.

“Nothing, just a cockroach in the room!” I casually came up with an excuse to send him away. There was already enough trouble, and if the inn staff got involved, things would only get worse.

“You’re still looking!” Yuli said angrily, covering her chest and picking up her clothes from the floor as she retreated.

“Alright, I’m not looking, I’m not looking.” Since I’d already seen everything, I, feeling like I’d made a huge profit, very gentlemanly turned my head away.

Time flowed silently. In a short while, Yuli had already dressed and walked over, her slightly resentful gaze making me a bit uneasy.

Without knowing who was right or wrong in the whole situation, this little girl placed all the blame on me. I somewhat missed the world with surveillance cameras; at least then, reason could prevail.

“I say…”

“Don’t talk. I’ll know what you did in a moment!” Like she had eaten gunpowder, Yuli sat on the bed huffily, pressing her index and middle fingers to her forehead simultaneously, chanting a spell I couldn’t understand.

Several seconds passed, and a faint green light emerged from Yuli’s forehead. The light gradually spread, quickly enveloping her. Yuli in this state looked somewhat sacred.

“…”

The room was unusually quiet. I watched Yuli like that, forgetting time.

Until the green light dissipated, and our eyes met again.

Yuli’s face instantly flushed crimson, and the anger contained in her eyes, if I had to describe it, was like a volcanic eruption.

Bad! Very bad! Although I don’t know what happened, it certainly won’t be good for me.

“Yaaah!!”

“Puff!” I was punched in the abdomen without warning. The intense pain hadn’t fully registered in my brain when the second blow hit my chin. The immense force made my body float up—no, I was sent flying upwards.

Bang! Bang!

After my body had an intimate encounter with the ceiling, it then had a close encounter with the floor.

“It was actually the Annihilation Rising Dragon Punch…” I uttered these words, and then my vision went black, and I lost consciousness.

…

The warm afterglow of the setting sun, accompanied by a cool breeze, drifted into the room.

“I’m in so much pain.” This little girl hit too hard! When I woke up, Yuli was long gone. Only I remained in the room, rubbing my abdomen and chin.

I brought up the character status interface and nearly dropped my jaw when I saw that my HP was reduced by four-fifths.

Could she be a monk disguised as a mage?!

Or is she actually a melee mage?

Either way, it’s too terrifying; this little girl almost beat me to death!

I must absolutely not anger her next time.

Although I didn’t even know how I angered her this time, I still made this decision.

It was almost night; I probably wouldn’t be able to do any quests today.

Although Guild quests can be accepted twenty-four hours a day, unless it’s a particularly urgent quest, beginner-level teams rarely undertake missions at night.

This is because nighttime is when magical beasts are most active, and the danger level of quests significantly increases.

“I should go ask Yuli.” After all, she’s the captain, and quest decisions are up to her.

However, going to find her now feels a bit inappropriate. I might very well get beaten a second time. I touched my abdomen and chin, and my body involuntarily shivered.

Regardless, I’ll go out and check the situation first.

“Ah, Liliye, I was just looking for you. Have you seen Yuli?” As soon as I stepped out the door, I ran into Liliye, who was walking past me with a change of clothes.

“Yuli? She seemed unwell and hasn’t left her room all day. Oh, by the way, the whole team is resting today. I forgot to tell you yesterday,” Liliye said coldly, then turned and left.

After eating something at the inn, I walked to the Guild.

It was a rare day off, and I finally had time to buy some equipment to improve my abilities. This beginner gear was too damaged from the last battle; the repair cost would be enough to buy a new set.

Of course, if I buy new gear, it definitely won’t be this scam product again.

“My dear, you’re here!” As if she had truly met her lover, Ninina immediately approached and linked arms with me the moment she saw me. Her movements were as intimate as could be. I must say, this woman’s acting is top-notch.

“Who’s your dear!” I tried to struggle free from her, but realizing it was futile, I simply gave up. Feeling the softness pressed against my arm, in a way, I was making a huge profit.

“Heheh, don’t be so shy.”

“I want to buy some things.”

I was completely helpless against this woman, whose skin was thicker than a pig’s backside. To avoid being led by the nose and toyed with, I spoke frankly.

“Oh, you brat, you should have said so sooner!” Ninina’s eyes flashed with a golden glint, and she let go of me. She tucked her chestnut bangs behind her ear, revealing a cunning merchant’s smile. Honestly, I was starting to regret coming to her to buy things.

“My dear, what do you need? All items today are 15% off! You heard right, really 15% off! If you miss today’s discount, the next one might be a year from now!” With that, Ninina pulled out a huge pile of items from the purple ring on her right hand.

Exquisite armor, seemingly sharp swords, sturdy shields, ornate daggers, all sorts of items were thrown onto the ground like garbage.

“How much is this set of clothes?” Ignoring the obviously unaffordable items, I quickly found a white set of equipment. It was woven from silk fabric and soft beast hide; it felt almost weightless in my hand.

For me, as long as it’s a bit better than what I’m wearing, doesn’t affect my speed, and adds some defense, it’s the most suitable.

After all, I’m poor…

“…” Ninina, who had been smiling moments ago, gave me a blank look, then sighed.

“I said…”

“Three gold coins…” Uh, I just picked something cheap, do I have to be treated so obviously differently?

“I also want to buy a space ring.” This trash ring I have is too troublesome to use. While I have some money, I should get a more convenient one.

“For rings, this intermediate one is much better than the one you have,” Ninina said, finding a white ring from the pile of junk-like equipment and handing it to me.

Injecting a bit of magic, the ring’s internal space revealed itself in my mind. This ring wasn’t just “much better,” it couldn’t be better at all! It was nearly ten times larger than my current space.

I tried the item retrieval function, and as expected, I could retrieve whatever I wanted without having to take everything out each time. I was very satisfied with just that.

“I’ll take this one.”

“As long as you like it. Do you need anything else? If you spend over 100 gold coins now, you’ll also get a Dragon Slaying Treasure Blade!”

“I don’t have that much money!”

“I can offer credit, you know.” Ninina smiled faintly, her seemingly ordinary smile somehow reminded me of a devil’s grin.

“No thanks. Do you have any spears here?”

“For spears, I recommend this God-Slaying Spear.” It was a beautifully crafted purple long spear, more accurately described as a work of art than a weapon. Coupled with the name “God-Slaying,” it sounded incredibly grand.

“How much?” It would be a lie to say I wasn’t interested.

“Ten million gold coins.”

“Why don’t you just rob people!”

“Oh, you’re so mean. I’m honest with both old and young, and my prices are clearly marked!”

“Who can afford that price? I don’t want it.”

“… You’ll want it sooner or later, heheh.” Ninina covered her mouth and chuckled, whispering something.

“Here.” I handed six gold coins to Ninina.

“…”

“Where’s my change?”

“What change?”

“Didn’t you say everything was 15% off?”

“Did I? I don’t recall saying that. You must have misheard, heheh.”

“You!”

“Just kidding with you, here.” Seeing me so angry I was about to pounce on her, Ninina grinned and shoved the change into my hand. This woman seemed to really enjoy toying with me.

This is not good for me!