Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 113
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Skill Devouring to the 666th Floor Episode 113
113. Egg Fried Rice
A few days ago.
[Congratulations on achieving 20 consecutive wins!]
[You gain an additional 20 Battle Points as a bonus.]
Having won consecutively all the way to Floor 139, I checked my performance.
【Arena Battle】
◎Grade : Fighter
◎Universal Ranking : 20,249,048,520th
◎Earth Ranking : 1st
◎MMR : 1,570 points
◎Arena Record : 20 wins 0 draws 0 losses
◎Grand Arena Record : 0 wins 0 draws 0 losses
◎BP Owned : 400
My grade had risen from Expert to Fighter class.
My universal ranking had also climbed quite a bit.
‘I really did well to enhance Moonlight in Darkness.’
After enhancing Moonlight in Darkness to S-grade, the increased projectile speed made it easy to win.
The First Strike Victory Achievement that increases damage also played a part.
‘I’ve collected a lot of BP, so should I try some enhancements?’
I opened the Arena Shop.
╔══ Arena Shop ══╗
BP Owned : 400
• Strength +1 Enhancement (10 BP)
• Penetration +1 Enhancement (10 BP)
• Durability +1 Enhancement (10 BP)
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• Skill Effect +10% Enhancement (200 BP)
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And I selected the skill effect enhancement at the bottom.
[Please choose which skill to enhance.]
└ 1. Time Stop
└ 2. Soul Strike
└ 3. Clear Mind Like Still Water
└ 4. Parasite
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…
The skill to enhance was already decided.
‘Of course I have to enhance Parasite.’
[The effect of skill ‘Parasite(S)’ is enhanced by 10%.]
[200 BP has been deducted.]
[The effect of skill ‘Parasite(S)’ is enhanced by 10%.]
[200 BP has been deducted.]
After using up all my BP for two consecutive enhancements, the skill description changed.
▷Parasite(SS)+3
―Effect : Plants a parasitic organism made of mana into the target (maximum 26). As long as the host doesn’t die or the parasite isn’t removed, you can permanently monitor the target.
‘Now I can copy 4 additional people.’
The battle missions ended with Floor 139.
I returned home and devoted myself to editing work.
Solving the backlog of homework.
After finishing the scheduled uploads, I entered the Labyrinth.
‘From Floor 140 to Floor 149 are solving missions.’
The solving type was Quest-style, and while last time it was a mission to fit puzzle pieces together, this time was different.
《Mission : Defeat 30 Dark Lizardmen.》
I was given a mission to defeat monsters like this.
It wasn’t a difficult mission.
But finding them was hard, so it took some time.
I entered the Labyrinth whenever I had spare time, and a week passed.
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 149!]
I finished conquering up to Floor 149.
I could have progressed further, but I came outside.
From Floor 150 onwards were raid missions, so I needed to conserve my strength.
‘Even for me, defeating a boss alone isn’t an easy task.’
It would be better to enter after recovering my condition somewhat and making full preparations.
More than that, the bigger reason I came out was because it was the day Jason and the Supporter Party would work together for the first time.
“Tae Seong!”
“Master… Tae Seong sir!”
Joshua and Jason, whom I met again at Incheon Airport.
“Tae Seong, you’ve been well, haven’t you?”
“Yes. We’re meeting again after just a week. Nothing happened, right?”
“Something did happen. I finally got my visa! Hahaha!”
Jason spoke joyfully.
I thought he was happy about partying with supporters, but…
“I can finally receive master’s proper teachings. Hehe.”
That wasn’t it.
He was smiling like that at the thought of training with me every day.
How persistent, really.
“Let’s not talk here and go somewhere to discuss.”
The place we moved to by taxi was none other than my home.
“Th-this is Tae Seong’s house?”
“Hmm… isn’t it too humid?”
The two seemed somewhat surprised, not expecting me to live in such a shabby studio apartment.
“Tae Seong. You must have a lot of money, so why do you live in a house like this…?”
“It’s not bad for living alone. Moving is also bothersome. There aren’t any particular inconveniences.”
“Ah…”
My assets alone amount to 27.4 billion won.
The two rich guys seemed somewhat impressed by my frugal lifestyle despite that.
No, in a way, they seemed to be reflecting on themselves?
“How long can Jason stay in Korea?”
“I got a one-year visa. I’ll extend it further, but I plan to live here for at least a year.”
“What about housing?”
“I haven’t looked into it yet. I’ll have to start searching from now.”
Hmm, he hasn’t found a place yet…
“Then, shall I look for one? A place for us to live together.”
“What? Together… you mean?”
“We have to train every day anyway, so wouldn’t it be good if we lived together? I’ll take this opportunity to move too.”
Keep the future villain close and watch over him.
It was cohabitation I proposed with that thought in mind.
We’re both guys, so what’s the problem?
He came here with the intention of living in Korea, even getting a visa without any connections, so I should do at least this much.
“Living alone in a foreign country has various difficulties, right? That’s why I’m making this proposal. Well, you can think about it slowly…”
“G-good!”
Jason accepted immediately without much consideration.
“I want to live with master.”
“Are you really okay with it?”
“Yes! I was feeling lost about how to manage alone, so living together would be great!”
And so the cohabitation with Jason was settled.
I couldn’t understand why such a good-natured person would become a villain, but…
‘It’s not bad since I can watch him closely.’
If anything happens, I’ll be able to take immediate action.
“Then I’ll look for a spacious house. Until then, stay at a hotel. This place is too small to live in.”
“Ah, thank you for your consideration, master.”
“I told you not to use the word master…”
“Oh, sorry.”
He makes me repeat what I’ve said, but still, he doesn’t seem like a bad person, so whatever.
“Joshua. Are the results about the Magic Crystal Stone out?”
“Ah! That’s what I came to talk about. Here.”
Joshua handed me the test results.
“The quality and purity are excellent, and the reactivity and energy came out matching E-Grade standards. As Tae Seong said, it had the value of about 50 E-Grade Magic Stones.”
“I see.”
“Yes, so I discussed it with my father… we think 1.4 million dollars is a fair price. How does that sound?”
1.4 million dollars is the value of 70 E-Grade Magic Stones.
‘They’re being quite generous.’
Naturally, there was no reason to refuse.
“Good. Let’s do that.”
“Thank you. I’ll give you the payment right away.”
1.4 million dollars was deposited via bank transfer.
That’s a little over 2.5 billion won in Korean currency.
The cash I have is approaching almost 30 billion won.
‘With this much, I could buy five Han River View Apartments?’
Though one would be enough.
“You must be hungry? Since you came all the way to my house, let me treat you to a meal.”
“Oh, will Tae Seong cook it yourself?”
“Tae Seong’s cooking… that sounds delicious.”
Since we had made a good deal and they had come to my home, I decided to cook for them personally.
‘I have enough tableware to entertain guests.’
However, I wasn’t planning to make anything elaborate.
Simple egg fried rice.
But the taste wouldn’t be so simple.
‘Since I’ll be using Labyrinth materials for this.’
I took out a ‘Unique Laurel Leaf’ from my Inventory.
It’s classified as miscellaneous items and looks like useless weeds, but it’s not.
When finely chopped and ground, it becomes an excellent spice.
It also adds umami to ordinary egg fried rice.
‘If I mix in some Mana Leaf with this?’
It would create a heavenly taste that couldn’t be found anywhere else in the world.
Chop chop chop chop!
The two people watched me cutting ingredients at the cutting board.
“Please wait just a moment. I’ll be done soon.”
“Oh, please take your time.”
“Whatever it is, I’m confident I’ll enjoy it!”
From their expressions, they seemed quite expectant, but that would only last until before the cooking was done.
Clack!
“Here you go.”
“Oh.”
“It looks delicious.”
When the simple egg fried rice came out, their reactions were somewhat mechanical.
“Thank you for the meal.”
“Hmm?”
The two people took a spoonful each.
Soon their pupils shook and they couldn’t control their expressions.
“How, how can it taste like this?”
“This is way too delicious!”
Success.
At least I didn’t mess it up.
They hurriedly grabbed their spoons.
“Please eat slowly. You’ll get indigestion at this rate.”
“It’s so delicious I can’t stop.”
“This isn’t just simple egg fried rice, is it? This is the first time I’ve tasted something so addictive.”
Well, with Labyrinth materials in it, how could they not love it?
“Tae Seong, how can you create such a taste?”
“This is the first time I’ve had such delicious food.”
Since they were curious, I told them the truth.
“I added Labyrinth materials. It brings out both the umami and the flavor.”
“What? La-Labyrinth materials?”
“Ah…!”
Though they learned the secret, they didn’t ask about the specific ingredients or detailed methods.
They had some conscience, after all.
“Thank you for the meal, Tae Seong.”
“It was really delicious. You could start a business with this.”
“Haha, thank you.”
I would start a business later.
A recipe business, though.
“Now that we’ve eaten, shall we go? I’ve arranged a meeting with the Supporter Party.”
“Oh, right. We should go check our compatibility.”
I was curious.
How would Jason’s first expedition with the Supporter Party go?
“Jason!”
“Over here!”
We met the supporters in front of the Sinkhole we were going to enter.
Having seen him once before, they all greeted Jason familiarly.
“Did you wait long? We’ve reached the 20th Floor.”
“Yes, I heard about it.”
Jason seemed to have adapted now and wasn’t stuttering anymore.
“You’re all prepared, right?”
“Yes. Just to confirm, you did complete the 20th Floor, correct?”
“That’s right. Now it’s time to tackle the 21st Floor.”
“Then if we go in together, we’ll form a party.”
“Unnie, what did she say?”
“Yeah, she says they’re all ready.”
The conversation proceeded with Park Se Hee, who was fluent in English, serving as interpreter.
“Shall we go in now?”
“Do well on the raid and come back out, Jason.”
“Got it. See you in an hour.”
“We’re going in, everyone!”
Jason, who already had an Apostle Certificate, presented it to the Safety Officer.
Whoosh!
The four were able to smoothly enter into the Sinkhole.
“I’m worried whether they’ll be able to do well.”
“I know what you mean.”
“It would be great if we could watch in real time.”
At Joshua’s muttering, I quietly closed my eyes.
This way I could watch through Parasite.
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