noveltune Chapter 60
Chapter 60
Chapter 60
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Chapter 60: Cheryl’s Request (3)
6.
Pir was an exceptional adventurer.
Exceptional here didn’t simply mean he was skilled at slaying monsters.
He had a goal greater than any other adventurer.
To find traces of the six heroes who sealed the Black Wizard and saved the world.
It was a distant goal. Renowned adventurers had already tried and failed.
Yet, Pir embarked on this adventure and achieved results no one else had.
This was possible thanks to Pir’s unbelievable adventurous spirit.
Just like now.
Naturally, Pir was an adventurer who wouldn’t bat an eye at most things.
“I’ll do it in 20 days.”
But even Pir couldn’t help but feel bewildered when El Pam said those words.
‘Do it in 20 days?’
Even he thought it was an absurd proposal.
El Pam even added,
“And for each day I finish ahead of schedule, I’ll receive an additional 1 million mesos.”
An additional condition.
Of course, this didn’t register in Pir’s ears. It didn’t matter. Finishing in 20 days was already impossible.
So he didn’t respond to the additional condition.
Rattle! Rattle! Rattle!
There was no time for that.
“Boss! Skeleton warriors are coming!”
Faced with the oncoming skeleton warriors, the El Pam party and the survivor Pir had only one thing to do.
‘We have to run.’
There were only six of them here. Fighting over a thousand skeleton warriors was madness.
Weighing the deal with El Pam.
Gauging who had the upper hand.
‘Even if they clear it in 20 days, they won’t find what I want.’
The conclusion Pir reached in this weighing was that he had the advantage.
‘It might not even be on the first floor.’
Even if the Phantom’s Necklace wasn’t on the first floor, El Pam’s party and Pir couldn’t go to the second floor.
To have that certainty, the certainty that it wasn’t on the first floor, they would have to thoroughly search the first floor.
That’s why Pir had stayed on the first floor for over 20 days.
He could spend at least 20 days there alone.
‘And the second floor too.’
Moreover, there was no guarantee it would be on the second floor either.
In many ways, the conditions were favorable to Pir, and that’s why he presented those conditions.
Because he was confident he wouldn’t lose.
“Pir, I ask again. Do you agree to the terms of 20 days, and an additional 1 million mesos for each day shortened?”
Therefore, Pir answered El Pam’s question.
“I agree. I’ll give you as much as you want.”
Pir answered without any hesitation.
In front of him, El Pam gladly showed him.
Squeak!
Mano, the snail that finds items.
7.
It was the fourth day.
“The Phantom’s Necklace.”
Mano the snail found the Phantom’s Necklace on the fourth day.
Even considering Mano’s abilities, it was an insanely fast pace.
No matter how amazing Mano was, his movement speed had limits.
Also, since the first floor was overflowing with skeleton warriors, they couldn’t just follow Mano blindly.
Sometimes running away, sometimes fighting as needed.
Despite this, there was only one reason they could find it in four days.
“We’re lucky.”
From El Pam’s perspective, it was a result of luck.
Of course, it was different for Pir.
For Pir, it was a result he couldn’t have even dared to imagine before.
“Here it is.”
Pir, who had finally obtained the Phantom’s Necklace he had so desperately sought.
Pir wasn’t flustered.
It was certainly a situation to be flustered about, but at this moment, what moved Pir’s body was a thrill.
‘I finally found it.’
The thrill that an adventurer should rightfully feel when the object they’ve been searching for so long finally falls into their hands.
And Pir was that kind of adventurer.
A true adventurer who wouldn’t hesitate to risk his life for what he wanted.
That was the reason.
‘If he’s a Hero Tracker, he’s qualified enough.’
The reason El Pam handed the Phantom’s Necklace to Pir.
In fact, El Pam didn’t have to give the Phantom’s Necklace away.
‘The right to enter Phantom’s secret warehouse in Ariant.’
El Pam knew where Phantom’s secret warehouse was.
If he had the Phantom’s Necklace, El Pam could enter it as well.
Pir instinctively buried himself in the swamp.
To avoid the incoming Thunderbolt.
And he thought.
‘Crazy bastard! Does he even have a brain? Thunderbolt in the middle of all this!’
Pir was flustered.
Time passed, and silence fell.
In that silence, Pir was certain.
‘He’s dead.’
That the Thunderbolt had become a suicide bomb.
With that thought, Pir, who had emerged from the swamp covered in mud, could soon see.
El Pam’s party was perfectly alive.
“Hey, man.”
Divo said to Pir.
“Don’t bother thinking about anything else, just think about how to get the money.”
Words that made no sense.
But it didn’t take long for Pir to understand the meaning of those words.
On the day they entered the second floor, El Pam discovered the exit to the third floor.
“Pir.”
And the next day.
“The request is complete.”
El Pam’s party had completed the rescue.
8.
“The request is complete.”
El Pam emerged from the Mystic Gate, six days after meeting Pir.
“It ended 14 days earlier than the promised 20 days.”
Pir looked at El Pam as if he were a monster.
On the other hand, El Pam didn’t feel much excitement about the result itself.
There was nothing to feel excited about.
‘It’s only for 30 people or less.’
A Yellow-rank Mystic Gate was certainly a difficult adventure site, but even so, the difficulty level for less than 30 people was, without any exaggeration, something El Pam could handle alone.
‘It’s not even for 300 people.’
To trouble El Pam, they would have to bring at least a 300-person Mystic Gate, the highest difficulty Yellow-rank Mystic Gate.
But while he wasn’t excited about the conquest itself, it was different for the non-conquest aspects.
“Prepare 14 million mesos and Freud’s legacy.”
El Pam’s heart was pounding a little as he spoke.
It was only natural.
Although he didn’t know what Freud’s legacy was, its value was bound to be greater than any item El Pam possessed.
Pir said to El Pam.
“...I’ll give it to you as promised. But let me give you a piece of advice. Only those recognized by Freud can use Freud’s legacy.”
He implied that no matter what the legacy was, El Pam wouldn’t be able to use it right away.
El Pam wasn’t particularly disappointed by this fact.
He knew it from the beginning.
Nevertheless, El Pam’s heart beat a little faster than usual.
‘But it can be traded for any item.’
As mentioned before, the value of that item could be said to be higher than any other item.
‘And the Hero Tracker values it more than anyone else.’
In particular, Pir was the adventurer who would pay the highest price in the world to get that item back.
It meant an enormous gain for El Pam.
On the other hand, he was curious.
“So, what’s the legacy?”
What Freud’s legacy might be.
To El Pam, who held that expectation, Pir gave a wry smile and said.
“First of all, I’m sorry, but it’s not in my possession.”
Again, El Pam wasn’t particularly surprised.
“An item that can’t be used should be kept in a safe place.”
It was rather more common sense.
“Yes, it’s kept in a safe place.”
“Where is it?”
“Do you know who has the most treasure in the world and keeps it the safest?”
El Pam’s eyes narrowed at those words.
Because he knew.
“Collector Vivre, Phantom Thief, and the remaining one is...”
“Captain Kyrin.”
“Yes, she has it.”
What Freud’s legacy that Pir had was.
‘I can’t believe Freud’s ring belonged to Pir. Is that why he said he couldn’t give it? More than that, were Hero Tracker Pir and Captain Kyrin this close? Or is Captain Kyrin the Hero Tracker’s sponsor?’
El Pam’s head became complicated by that fact.
But El Pam didn’t have time to worry.
“Boss, someone’s coming.”
“El Pam.”
Cheryl, who appeared, told him.
“There’s a problem.”
“Problem?”
“The guild master of the Kania Guild, Ivok, has been murdered.”
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