Chapter 147

Chapter 148: Bearing the Mask of Agony (Five Updates Begging for Subscriptions!)

“Hmm… but this is the truth. Besides these, how do you expect me to respond?”

Izay shrugged, indicating his helplessness.

Personally, he didn’t mind much if information about what monsters he had fought or what Adventurers’ Quests he had taken was made public and referenced.

But can those people even replicate it?

Updating Ability Values by over five thousand in one go?

What heads do they plan to use? (Polite Smile.jpg)

Eina couldn’t help but fall silent.

Because she found herself unable to refute Izay’s words.

This is just absurd!

As expected, this task is so troublesome!

How on earth am I supposed to write this report…

Just imagining her supervisor’s reaction upon seeing this real information report, Eina couldn’t help but start feeling a headache coming on.

From supporting herself on the desk with both hands, she gradually slumped onto the desk, the half-elf girl’s mind even leaning towards giving up entirely.

“That… Eina, don’t be so disheartened. How about Izay sharing as much of his adventure history as possible without violating personal privacy?”

At least she was his niece, Riviria cared about her deeply.

“I have no objections.”

Izay replied casually from the side.

Anyway, no one could possibly catch up, so why worry?

Try asking them: Do they have the backing of a powerful Familial Group? Exclusive Skills? Cheats?

Slumped on the desk, Eina lazily moved her head.

“There’s nothing else we can do… sorry for the trouble…”

Not long after, Eina prepared parchment and pen, ready to listen to Izay’s account.

Then, when Izay mentioned diving into the eleventh layer during his second exploration, Eina’s headache returned.

“Ten… eleven layers… actually reaching that deep during the second attempt…”

She felt dizzy, leaning back and pressing her right hand against her head.

Ordinary adventurers spend half a year just wandering around the first five floors, yet Izay reached the eleventh floor during his second expedition!

Listening to his sequential descriptions, Eina nearly fainted this time.

Too absurd.

Who would believe such a story if it were told?

People would think you’re drunk, wouldn’t they?

Riviria was also hearing Izay’s early adventures for the first time, becoming quite interested.

Unlike Eina, she had already become accustomed to Izay’s surprises and now possessed a strong ability to absorb such information.

But it wasn’t over yet. As Izay continued talking, the half-elf girl gradually adopted an expression of pure agony.

Her hands unconsciously recorded the report while her entire body felt numb.

When Izay finally concluded with “That’s pretty much it,” Eina stood up expressionlessly.

“I’m very sorry for disturbing you. Please allow me to take my leave.”

With a robotic farewell bow, Eina left Twilight Manor with a few parchments in hand.

“Will that child be alright?”

Watching her retreating figure, Riviria voiced her uncertainty softly.

“I think… she should be fine.”

Izay glanced at the half-elf girl who seemed to have lost all hope.

Eina wasn’t an adventurer and wouldn’t be affected to the point of doubting her life. Izay suspected she was troubled by how to report this to her superior.

After all, the Guild President… that fat pig, a typical fence-sitter, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, obsessed with power, outwardly servile, inwardly ruthless.

If the Deity Uranus weren’t constantly watching from behind, the guild would surely descend into chaos.

Working under such a person, Eina really wasn’t having it easy.

“By the way, teacher, may I leave temporarily if there’s nothing else?”

“Hmm… what’s inside that?”

At this moment, Riviria focused on Izay’s bulky backpack lying on the ground.

“Some materials for crafting Magical Artifacts and new weapons, bought earlier.” Patting the backpack, Izay smiled.

“New weapons?” Riviria raised an eyebrow slightly, surprised by this revelation.

His current weapon was already formidable; did he want another?

“Let’s say it was a sudden idea. I want to try it out.”

“Alright, take care of yourself.”

“Don’t worry, explosions won’t happen~”

……

“Ahh… well, I guess I’ll have to report this honestly?”

Sighing deeply, walking back toward the Guild Headquarters, Eina’s face exuded infinite helplessness.

She could already foresee the scolding awaiting her.

The distance between the Twilight Manor in the North District and the Adventurer Headquarters in the Northwest District was only one district away.

After walking for a while, Eina arrived at the Guild like someone heading to their execution before the Beastman Supervisor.

“Zul? Are you done with the collection work?”

The finely featured Beastman Supervisor noticed her arrival and spoke kindly.

“Yes, yes. This is the record I personally took down based on Mr. Izay’s description of his activities within the Dungeon.”

Eina nervously handed over several parchments, and the Beastman Supervisor gave her strange behavior an extra glance before shifting his eyes to the parchments in his hand.

“Let me see…”

A few minutes passed.

“That… Zul.”

“Ah… yes.”

“Are the records above serious? There’s no exaggeration involved, right?”

“Hmm, directly from Mr. Izay’s mouth. When I was recording, Lady Riviria was present too.”

Hearing this, the Beastman Supervisor’s expression shifted from indescribable to calm, eventually sighing deeply.

“Alright, seems like this was our oversight. Doing it this way… is essentially sending Lv.1 adventurers to their deaths.”

“Even though you’ve indeed completed this mission, our guild cannot make this kind of information public. This growth model cannot be disclosed.”

That’s true. Standing before her superior with some concern for herself, Eina felt somewhat relieved in her heart.

As expected, this would be the result.

—First, one must explore the maze alone, deliberately picking fights with powerful monsters, using Magic to directly deal with monster groups, then running to the Middle Layer to duel with a Wyvern and defeat it in direct combat.

—Next, delve deeper into the Middle Layer, advancing straight into the Great Tree Maze through the cave, killing your way through until joining a Familial Expedition, then finding and defeating a Tree Dragon.

Summarizing Izay’s leveling activity records was like this.

If they were to openly disclose this as the condition for rapid “leveling” among adventurers, they’d definitely receive endless complaints from adventurers.

“… I will find excuses to cover this up and convince the higher-ups. Sorry for assigning you such a task.”

“Yes…”

The Beastman Supervisor glanced once more at the report written by Eina before filing it away in his desk.

It seemed unlikely that this report would ever see the light of day again.