Chapter 686 - 686. Welcome Aboard
"Huh? You mean this ring?" Myne confusedly followed the travelling merchant's finger and realized he was talking about the Fate Ring, the wedding ring, his succubus wife Gal had given him. It was the last relic of her. He'd last seen her at the Albam dimensional tower, and there had been no news since then.
Remembering the strange and unforgettable moment filled with full of love and passion, and a lot, and a lot of sex,—where she raped him, forced him to marry her, made him sign a soul contract, and then helped him escape that wretched place—Myne couldn't help but get emotional. Even now, Gal's face appeared in his mind every time he saw the ring, and he missed her greatly.
"Sigh... this was given to me by my wife... She...she was from a faraway place," Myne said emotionally, his tone falling silent. He had no intention of discussing his family matters with a stranger.
"She was a succubus, wasn't she?" The travelling merchant, disregarding Myne's emotions, coldly revealed the secret Myne had been trying to hide while sounding mysterious as if he had a hidden story to tell but someone was not worthy enough to know.
"F*ck! How do you know that? Don't tell me you can really read my mind?" Myne's eyes widened in shock, seeing how easily the other party had pointed out his thoughts.
I don't need to read your goddamn mind to recognize my own damn ring, Though the travelling merchant wanted to say this, considering Myne's unknown relationship with his daughter, he remained silent and merely stared coldly. However, upon realizing that someone had been involved with his runaway daughter, his attitude shifted dramatically.
When she ran away from home to escape marriage, while talking big, I thought she would do something shocking. But making a weakling of a human her partner? What the f*ck was that stupid brat thinking? And she even f*cking gave him one of our family heirlooms as easily as if it were some kind of junk. I knew that brat was hopeless. I shouldn't have listened to her mother and let her go. What a mess, out of countless powerful beings there in the cosmos, she had to choose a f*cking human, great, if my friends or enemies find out about this, I am done for, The travelling merchant sighed in his heart. The more he looked at Myne, the angrier he became. Now his hands were tickling; he couldn't wait to beat someone to vent his anger.
"You said you wanted to work for me, right? I accept your request, but you also have to become my champion in the cosmic arena. Otherwise, forget everything. I'm leaving..."
"By the way, let me tell you, without my help, you'll never be able to leave this world and return to yours. Entering the Abyss is easy, but leaving isn't. So, tell me your answer: work for me and go back home, or stay here your entire life with those monsters and die in self-regret?"
Caught off guard by the travelling merchant's sudden change in temperament, as if he had asked for his daughter's hand in marriage, Myne rubbed his head, confused as to why The travelling merchant was angry for no reason. He had only asked if the other party could read his mind; what was there to be angry about?
{ He is very annoying right now and wants to beat you. }
{ He doesn't understand what is good about a pig like you. }
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Because the travelling merchant's emotions were unstable, some of his usually guarded thoughts surfaced and were easily picked up by Myne's special ability.
Reading The travelling merchant's thoughts only made Myne more confused. He couldn't understand why all the big shots he encountered after a few minutes of meeting always wanted to beat him.
{ He decided that once you start working for him, he'll set the default difficulty for all your missions to Nightmare mode, record all your miserable deaths, and watch them later with his friends to enjoy them greatly. }
"What the f*ck is wrong with this dude? Why is he suddenly so eager to ruin my life? What did I even do to him?"
The more Myne read the travelling merchant's thoughts, the more frightened he became. For a moment, he even considered that staying in this dying world wasn't so bad. But after a few minutes of silence, just as the travelling merchant's anger was about to erupt, he nodded.
"Alright, I'm willing to work for you. But can you tell me why you're so angry at me? We were having such a nice conversation a moment ago, but now, you looked as if you were craving to beat me," He asked nervously. Seeing no change in The travelling merchant's cold expression, he knew he wouldn't get a response.
"Sign it." The travelling merchant threw a thick scroll at Myne.
Rolling his eyes in annoyance, Myne unfolded the scroll, only to be dumbfounded by the over five-meter-long document filled with rows of densely packed terms and conditions that seemed endless.
Just as Myne wondered how long it would take to read all those terms and conditions, a sharp pain shot through his mind, and a flood of unknown information was transmitted directly into his head.
What a cool way to save time, Myne thought excitedly. He took a bit of blood from his injured hand and signed his name at the end of the contract.
Although there were thousands of terms and conditions, Myne found that most were reasonable, and the remaining ones were for alien creatures with special body features or innate abilities, preventing them from exploiting loopholes. Clearly, someone had gone to great lengths to create this contract for his general workers.
"Good... remember, you have to complete at least one cleaning mission per month and fight in the cosmic arena once a year. This is a mandatory order; otherwise, you will receive severe punishment."
Taking the contract from Myne, the travelling merchant checked it, tore it apart, and the document turned into golden particles. Half of the particles entered Myne's body, and the other half entered his.
Then, he took out a small, palm-sized, jade-like smooth and greenish disk from his hat and, without giving Myne time to react, slammed it onto Myne's forehead.
"AHHH!!!"
The moment the disk touched his forehead, Myne's eyes snapped wide, and he began screaming like a wounded animal as if enduring soul-rending pain. He collapsed onto the ground, rolling and clutching his head.
Waffle and the others, who had been growing bored in the background, were caught completely off guard by the sudden turn of events. They rushed to check on him, but they were at a loss, unsure of what was happening or what to do. Ultimately, they turned their attention to the sole outsider, the travelling merchant. After exchanging a quick glance, they rush toward him angrily, prepared to beat him before forcing him to heal Myne.
"Oh, so fierce. Do you want to fight me? As expected from the pets of an idiot, you're no different from him. All three of you have a special bloodline and can naturally feel danger of mine even if I hide it perfectly, but you still underestimate me, thinking that you three little brats can fight with me... Since you're so close to him, it would be a shame to let him suffer alone in those dark and gloomy dead worlds swallowed by the Abyss."
The travelling merchant spoke with a smile that was nothing short of devilish. He casually tossed the disk in his hand, which, with the speed of light, moved in front of Waffle, Ted, and Ocea one by one, gently touching their foreheads. The next moment, like Myne, they were also rolling on the ground, screaming in agony.
"Hahahaha, usually, it's over in a second, but since I've taken a special liking to you and your pets, you're going to experience this pain for a full two minutes. But worry not, after the transfer process ends, you'll be healed automatically. Also, the system will tell you the rest, so I'm taking my leave. I've bonded you and those three pets, so they will be teleported with you on every mission to help you. Hopefully, you will be grateful for this generosity of mine..."
"Welcome Aboard, brat. Hahahaha..."
Laughing maniacally, the travelling merchant snapped his fingers and disappeared into thin air, just as abruptly as he had appeared.
"Motherf*cker!" Myne cursed angrily, gritting his teeth while enduring unimaginable pain throughout his body, especially in his head.
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[ Transfer Complete... ]
[ System Installation... 0%... 10%... 50%... 90%... 100% ]
[ System Installation Complete. ]
[ Current World: ζ-31272447 ]
[ World Danger Level: Zero. ]
[ Regional Danger Level: One. ]
[ Name: Myne Fortuna
Level: 0 ( 0/100 )
Race: Human
Strength: 21
Endurance: 26
Agility: 22
Spirit: 32
Mana: 44 ( Stored Mana: 1530 ( Locked ) )
Free Attribute Points: 0
Coins: 0 ]
[ Skill Bar: Locked because of Abyss interference, and will be unlocked after leaving this area. ]
[ Item Bar: Unlocked. ]
[ Item Bar: Empty. ]
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