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I got Adam’s permission, so going out was easy.
I headed straight to the temple.
Of course, I wasn’t going to there check the character’s relationships just because I fought with Jinu.
“Welcome, dear priest. The gods are always open to those who seek their help.”
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1. Check the map of the current area.
2. Check the quests in the current area.
3. Check the monsters that appear in the area.
4. Check the relationships of the
characters in the current area.
5. Report malicious players and bugs.
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When the NPC’s system window appeared, I chose option 3 without hesitation.
There weren’t many types of monsters appearing around here since it was a beginner’s area.
Flipping through the pages quickly with my hand, I finally found what I was looking for on the last page.
“I found it.”
To use that ‘secret weapon’ made by Sera, I needed to get my hands on it.
With a gleam in my eyes, I confirmed the spawn location and immediately used a teleport scroll to get there.
And then…
“Annihilation. Annihilation. Annihilation.”
「 The [Lv.999 Annihilation] skill has been activated. 」
「 Defeated 100 [Level 2 Mud Sludge]. 」
「 Defeated 100 [Level 2 Mud Sludge]. 」
「 Defeated 100 [Level 2 Mud Sludge]. 」
“Blurp!”
“Sploosh…”
“Plop… Blegh!”
With bubbling sounds resembling boiling phlegm, the mud blob monsters each spewed out brown, sticky liquid as they died.
“Ugh, damn!”
I quickly dodged, but there were so many dying monsters that I had no choice but to be drenched in the disgusting liquid.
In the scorching summer, I involuntarily wrinkled my nose at the repulsive smell, like passing by a garbage dump.
I know it’s a 4D game, but did it have to simulate such a disgusting smell?
‘Couldn’t they make it smell decent at least?’
I grumbled as I irritably wiped the liquid dripping from my hood and looked around.
That’s when it happened.
Whooom―.
Amid the remains of dead mud monsters, ‘those things’ floated up.
I swiftly moved and directly captured ‘it’ in a collection container.
Thunk! After closing the container’s entrance and checking inside, I was deeply concerned.
‘It’s a really tough respawn rate…’
What I was looking for was set to live in the mud, so it respawned one per 100 mud slimes defeated.
I couldn’t even use my skills. I had to capture it while it was still alive and take it to the manor, but my attack power was too high.
Honestly, capturing it wasn’t that difficult.
The problem was that my appearance was getting messier and messier because of the disgusting liquid the mud sludges spewed out as they died.
“Blurp.”
Meanwhile, the respawned mud blobs were crawling out somewhere again.
“Annihilation.”
「 The [Lv.999 Annihilation] skill has been activated. 」
「 Defeated 100 [Level 2 Mud Sludge]. 」
Because time was important, I killed the mud slimes without hesitation.
‘Am I doing well?’
Clearly, the plan was progressing without any major issues.
The monsters I vaguely remembered were fortunately present, and hunting seemed to be going smoothly without much effort…
“Blurp… Blegh!”
But why am I becoming more and more miserable?
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“Ugh!”
“What’s this smell?”
“Ew!”
When I returned to the Count’s manor using the teleport scroll, the soldiers guarding the door all covered their noses.
「 You’re emitting a severe odor. Please be cautious as it may cause dislike among those around you. 」
“Shit,” I muttered while continuously glancing at the warning message that kept appearing and trudged through the gate.
Mud clumps and disgusting liquid dripped all around wherever I passed.
The hunt was a success. In less than two hours, I rapidly captured all the prey without them dying…
But I wasn’t feeling particularly delighted.
「 You’re emitting a severe odor. Please be cautious as it may cause dislike among those around you. 」
‘I’m on my way to wash up, you damn game!’
I snapped inwardly at the system window that popped up again.
As if taking a bath was one of the few healing therapies left, this game unfortunately lacked an auto-cleaning feature.
It was a shockingly realistic implementation that served no real purpose.
I ignored the horrified people and finally entered the manor’s entrance.
“Ugh! What’s this smell… you!”
I bumped into an elderly man coming out of the corridor.
[Butler Frank Hampston]
He was the person I saw at the employee’s dining hall yesterday.
“You, what is that smell!”
“Something happened…”
I awkwardly smiled and made an excuse.
At the same time, I observed the butler with sharp eyes.
Because I had only briefly seen him yesterday, I hadn’t confirmed whether he was a host or not.
However, his wrinkled eye corners made it difficult to distinguish by appearance alone.
In the meantime, the butler, who pinched his nose while frowning, scolded me.
“How dare you try to enter the Count’s manor with such a lowly and foul-smelling appearance!”
Since I also desperately wanted to wash myself quickly, his presence blocking my way wasn’t pleasant.
“Be careful, my lord!”
Moreover, when I recalled how the butler had protected Adam along with the aide and treated me like some kind of monster, it provoked me.
“Anyway, shouldn’t I go in so I can wash up, old man?”
“Old… old man?! Th-this…!”
Pretending not to know his age, I raised an eyebrow, causing the butler to clutch the back of his head.
“You uncouth wretch with no dignity or respect! Go wash up in the stables or somewhere else…!”
“Why should I go to the stables when the Count provided me with a room?”
“Shut your mouth! As long as I’m alive with my eyes wide open, I will never allow those filthy feet inside the manor!”
The old man blocked me with his arms outstretched all the way to prevent me from entering the manor, and I clenched my teeth in frustration.
The butler acted like a wicked mother-in-law.
But since I couldn’t be certain if he was a host or not, I hesitated to use the Sunlight Potion carelessly.
‘Should I just stun him?’
While pondering this dilemma…
“Butler, sir!”
From somewhere, the head maid popped up and stood between me and the butler.
“Why are you blocking the apothecary’s way?”
“Oh, head maid! Are you trying to bring someone looking like this into the manor? Are you out of your mind? They’re defiling the Count’s honor!”
“This person is currently on a mission outside the manor at the Count’s request. Please look after them, okay?”
“Hmm, well! If it’s the Count’s command… I have no choice…”
Thanks to the head maid defending me, the butler, who had been blocking my way with an irritated expression, reluctantly stepped aside, though still looking displeased.
However, that didn’t stop him from shouting at me in an unpleasant voice.
“Try to avoid stepping on the manor floor as much as possible and go directly to your room!”
“Humans can’t levitate, grandpa.”
“Oh, you…!”
Zap―!
Sparks flew between the butler and me.
Since I had no intention of catering to anyone other than the main characters, I wasn’t fazed by this kind of confrontation.
As we glared at each other, the head maid intervened.
“I-I will take care of them and send them up. Don’t you have tasks assigned by the Count?”
“Tsk! Such a rude and foul person…”
Even as he reluctantly left the room at the maid’s urging, the butler kept his sarcasm to the end.
‘Oh, do you think I’ll let it go because you’re an old man?’
I raised my fist but quickly retracted it when I felt a chilly gaze on me.
Observing my actions, the head maid let out a short sigh and spoke.
“He’s usually sensitive, so try to understand, okay?”
“Has the old man― I mean the butler, has he always been like that?”
“When it comes to the cleanliness of the manor, he has often been like this. However, it seems to have gotten worse overall recently… Could it be menopause?”
The last part was more of a muttering to herself.
However, even from that, I could tell how much she had been bothered by the butler.
I became even more confused by her words.
‘Menopause, huh, that’s vague.’
It was difficult to determine if the butler was a host or not just from the maid’s words.
It would be easier to just ask the developers themselves.
“In any case, it’s both the butler and the aide. The atmosphere in the manor has been somewhat strange lately, so be careful not to cause any trouble.”
In response to the head maid’s words, I asked without missing a beat.
“What about the aide?”
“The aide began to interfere in the manor’s affairs, and he constantly clashed with the butler. It’s made the butler very sensitive.”
This was new information. I pondered the head maid’s words.
‘Interfering… Does he covet the manor, too?’
It was common for the boss monster to take in those with strong desires as their hosts, and the source of desire varied for each host.
‘Come to think of it, I don’t know much about the aide as a host.’
It was quite common for the aide to become the host.
So, the fact that I didn’t remember much about him wasn’t due to him being a variable but rather because I hadn’t paid much attention to him.
The only popular villain was a young man within the knights’ order who turned into an evil and debauched character.
Not a bald and dwarf sack of shit like the aide…
“Have you done what the Count asked you to do?”
“Yes. I had a favor to ask of you, so it worked out.”
I took out the collection container and handed it over.
Then, I whispered quietly.
“Please keep this until midnight…”
There was a lot of filth on the outer surface of the collection container, making it awkward to hand over.
Fortunately, the head maid received it without showing any reaction.
Now that the parasitic monster was dead and she had returned to her original role of faithfully serving the Count, she was quite trustworthy.
“Very well. I will take care of it.”
With that, I nodded my head slightly in gratitude for her understanding.
Suddenly, a plop sounded.
A clump of mud landed on the spotless marble floor.
“This is so stupid…”
The head maid sighed with a grimace.
“No, it’s not. Go and wash up quickly. I’ve cleaned your room thoroughly.”
At least she didn’t scowl and turn up her nose at me, so she was a good person.
She quickly cleared up my messy room…
As I bowed my head again in gratitude, a thought suddenly crossed my mind.
“Ah, yes, about earlier… Thank you for taking care of me…”
“No! Don’t bow since you’ve said your thanks. You’ll just make more mess to clean up!”
She shouted in a hurry.
Hmph, she was so mean.
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