There was nothing that caught my sight in this isolated wasteland. I could barely even see any people in this place, and the stalls were just tables turned upside down. It was as if a hurricane blew this place away. But amidst the awful sight, a store stood tall among the rest of its demolished neighbours. I had nothing else to do but approach the place and wandered off on my own. This place was the furthest inside the portal, and the exit was a few miles away from me. However, I cared little about it as I stood in front of the shop. My eyes sparkled behind the mask when I gawked at the store’s contents.This particular store didn’t have anything special. It was just like any ordinary stall with weapons displayed on the table and other materials used for the equipment. But I didn’t need any of that. All I cared about was the sign that an

“This Loan Agreement and Promissory Note was made last year of December 21, 2023, by Akai Sato and among the Crimson Guild. Borrower and Lender shall collectively be known herein as “the Parties”. In determining the rights and duties of the Parties under this Loan Agreement, this entire document must be read as a whole.”“Promissory Note. For value received, Borrower promises to repay to the order of Lender, the sum of €11,000,000 Euros together with interests thereon at a rate of 7 percent (%) per annum.”“The Borrower and Lender, hereby further set forth their rights and obligations to one another under this Loan Agreement and Promissory Note and agree to be legal bound as follows.”Followed by what I had read from the document, the list of rights and laws were

For the past few minutes, the workload was minimal. I barely did anything besides transporting the tools Vulcan needed and placing the sword and other items the old man made inside their containers. It was a breeze. ‘If this continues, we will craft those swords in no time! And within a week, I can finally level up and upgrade my sniper!’ I thought, while continuing to heed Vulcan’s instructions.The clock stopped moving, so I couldn’t count the time. And the outside world from this house didn’t show the sun if it had set or the moon was already up. The lighting outside the smithy was just enough to flash the room and made everything visible. So the only thing that helped us catch the time was the timewatch built in my system and the metronome-like watch that the old man had on his desk. Hours had finally passed in a blink of

Aoi’s Perspective____________________“I’m kinda also using you as a means to my end. But it doesn’t mean that I don’t care about you. You have a family too, don’t you? You’re still a person. And from where I’ve come from, my sister would always tell me to help other people in need. When I do, those people that have helped would help me in return. So don’t worry about a single thing, Vulcan. I’ve got you covered,” I continued.When I said those words, Vulcan and I stopped for a second while averting our gaze. I might have already crossed the line, but it was far too late for me to take back what I had said. I recalled every word I spoke in our conversation. Maybe I was getting ahead of myself and told Vulcan he was a means to my end, not someone I tr

The day finally came. I didn’t sleep as much as I wanted to. But Vulcan told me we would meet Akai later this afternoon, so I mentally prepared myself and unequipped every related item and outfit from my sniper class system. I didn’t have my weapon with me, so that was a big problem. But as long as I could escape using the smoke bombs, maybe we could return for another round to fight Akai and his team. And that wouldn’t be a beautiful sight.Luckily, Vulcan had already told Akai that he would deliver the items to him - alone. We didn’t want other guild members to be involved with our business. Akai shouldn’t want that either. When Akai heard that we would personally transport the requested items to his guild, Vulcan immediately turned his phone off before Akai could say anything. It must have been rude for Akai’s side, but it was what it was. Vulcan made the weapons and