The Second Coming of Gluttony - Chapter 292

Chapter 292

Chapter 292 . Eun Yuri (3)

The treasure hunt had begun .

After the difficulty level increased, Kim Hannah did not take her eyes off of the Tutorial . One could say that it was an emergency . After all, Valhalla’s representative could possibly die with one wrong move .

The reason Kim Hannah was not praying desperately like Chohong or chirping to be let in like Little Chick was because Eun Yuri was surprisingly doing a good job .

‘She’s smart . ’

That was the evaluation Kim Hannah gave Eun Yuri after two hours from the start of the second stage . Considering the fact that Kim Hannah did not easily give out compliments, this could be perceived as a major praise .

Fooling Park Woori and Yoo Yeolmu into joining her side and using the group of survivors who were trying to attack her was a brilliant performance, even if Kim Hannah took into account Eun Yuri’s previous experience .

But that wasn’t all . In order to comply with Seol Jihu’s expectations, Eun Yuri had to get useful tools as quickly as possible . One common mistake among the survivors was that they did not keep into account the time spent putting the coins into the gacha machine .

It surprisingly took a significant amount of time to insert coins one by one . Since Eun Yuri was experienced, she managed to successfully minimize the time needed to use the gacha machine .

The method she chose was doing everything simultaneously . First, she wrote down areas that were tricky to get to from the diary . Then, Yoo Yeolmu, carrying the written list, would meet up with the group of survivors, who were following him from a distance, and they’d then look for the coins together .

It was obvious just from watching what was being played out .

—Did you find them all?

—Take ‘em . There’s 201 in total .

—You aren’t hiding any, right? The moment that bitch starts suspecting us, it’s over .

—I didn’t, I didn’t . You can count them if you want .

—I won’t, but she will . She doesn’t make it obvious, but she’s been loosely counting the stack with her eyes every time I bring the coins to her .

—What a picky girl… By the way, how many more people do I have to get? I’m trying to persuade people whenever I meet them for now . I’ve gathered around sixteen .

With the coins collected, Yoo Yeolmu would head toward Eun Yuri before sneakily taking a turn . He would then meet up with Park Woori, who would be using the gacha machine, and hand over the collected coins .

—How does it look? Have we got a fair amount?

—I’m not sure . I got a leather armor and two spell balls, but… Yeolmu Hyung-nim, is this good enough? Probably not, right?

—I don’t know . It’s hard to judge by ourselves .

—This is driving me crazy . It would be better for us and the Missus if it showed up faster… Tsk . How many coins do we have left?

—We found a bit over half of the coins . Anyway, give them to me first . No, I can do it . You keep pulling .

—Alright . Ah, you should leave the coins .

—Of course . Right, the Missus said it would be better to move after we’ve got a few . It might overlap with the route of the next search .

—Really? Can you show me the map for a second? For you to come easily… I’ll move to the northwest machine . I’ll meet you there next time .

Afterward, Yoo Yeolmu put the items Park Woori got in his bag and went back to Eun Yuri, who was searching for the easier-to-reach coins in a mountain resort .

—Here are the items .

—…This won’t do .

—Then we’ll need to pull more . Let’s hurry .

—Here is the list of locations and the coins I found in the mountain resort . Exactly 32 in total .

—Then I’ll be heading out right away .

—Thank you . I’ll see you at the next meeting spot .

Yoo Yeolmu, with the list and coins from Eun Yuri, once again got in contact with the group of survivors . Then the cycle continued, endlessly, until they got every item they wanted or used up all the coins .

‘She’s doing better than I expected, but…’

It was impressive that she designed the most effective route to move and gave orders calmly even in such a critical situation . Because of it, Kim Hannah began to look forward to finding out her temperament and aptitude .

But since she was only doing the best she could do in the given situation, there were still some problems .

“God, it just won’t come out . ”

Oh Rahee muttered while watching Park Woori eagerly putting in more coins into the gacha machine . He wasn’t so lucky . This was also the one concern Kim Hannah had, but nothing could be done about it since gacha machines were based on luck .

People could plan their actions but it was the heavens that granted it .

Since half of the coins were yet to be used, Kim Hannah decided to observe the situation for a while longer .
 

*

Yoo Yeolmu returned . Eun Yuri sighed after checking the items in the bag . It was a failure once again .

It wasn’t that there was no progress . They got some useful items such as potions, spell balls, and a leather armor . But if one were to ask if they could defeat the rampaging Homunculus, Eun Yuri would hesitate . She simply didn’t have any confidence .

‘What should I do… . ’

Seol Jihu asked her to find a solid solution . But in the current situation, it was uncertain if they could find it this way through the gacha machine .

Yoo Yeolmu spoke up when Eun Yuri’s face started to fill with uncertainty .

“Don’t worry too much . ”

“… . ”

“It’s not like we don’t have any coins left, and gacha machines really rely on luck . He’ll understand as well . ”

Eun Yuri raised her head and stared at Yoo Yeolmu, who was speaking with a deep voice . He was the one who was having the hardest time at the moment . It was obvious from how his clothes were drenched in sweat .

He should be tired from running back and forth, but instead of complaining, he was comforting her . Although Eun Yuri did not lower her guard, she definitely felt grateful .

“That’s right . I’ll keep trying . ”

“Sure . You can hand that over . ”

“How’s it going back there? They aren’t getting suspicious?”

“It’s fine for now . I’ve been making up excuses every time they ask . I will let you know if I see any suspicious movements . ”

Yoo Yeolmu left the mountain resort soon after receiving the note and the coins . Once she heard the doors close, Eun Yuri shook her head .

‘He should be fine . He said he’d run away if it became too dangerous . ’

Since the rampaging Homunculus wasn’t running amok on the island, it was unlikely that Seol Jihu was defeated . Moreover, Eun Yuri did not have the time to be worried or tired .

Even at this very moment, Seol Jihu should be risking his life to hold the Homunculus back .

‘Let’s go . ’

Eun Yuri stepped forward energetically .

Then, she ran .
 

*

The whole island was dyed in a golden hue as the sun started setting . Considering the fact that the second stage of the Tutorial started around noon, a significant amount of time had passed .

“Shit, shit, shit, shit…”

Park Woori was still wrestling with the gacha machine . He was restlessly inserting coins .

“Please, please . Come out now . Please . ”

Thousands of coins had already been inserted into the gacha machine, and dozens of items had already appeared . It was about time that a useful weapon would come out, but the vast majority of the items being useless made Park Woori desperate .

But more than anything, the fact that there could only be one coin inserted into the machine at a time was driving Park Woori mad .

“God damn it . I want to see the face of the bastard that made this machine . ”

How sadistic must the creator be to make a machine like this?

“What’s wrong with being able to put tens or hundreds of coins in at once? Ugh, my hand hurts . ”

Eventually, he frowned and massaged his thumb . His fingerprints were overwritten with the coin patterns .

“I don’t know who made this, but he must be a total asshole . Fuck, whoever made this shit needs to pull the coins out of this machine one by one to get their salary . That will teach them a lesson . ”

Park Woori, not knowing that the seven gods did not receive salaries, held the coins tight as he complained .

As he got ready to insert the coins in once again…

“… . ”

He blinked rapidly . He tilted his head slightly as well .

“Uh… what number was I at?”

He forgot . In fact, he was not counting from the moment he took his hands off . Counting and inserting coins endlessly had made him think that he was counting this time as well .

“Ah, shit . Was I putting them in? Did I get a new item?”

Although he tried to trace his memory back, he failed to remember and groaned .

“Ah, whatever . I’ll say I made a mistake . ”

Thinking they would not kill him for a little mistake, he started to insert the coins once again . However, a vast number of coins were already inserted .

Although Park Woori did not know, he had put close to two hundred coins while he was grumbling . As he inserted a hundred more, the machine had three hundred coins in total .

And the gacha machine had an item that could be pulled for 300 coins .

“Phew . ”

Park Woori turned the lever, seeming tired of the situation . He no longer had any expectation from the machine, having lost all hope .

Clunk! But when the item came out, Park Woori’s bored eyes widened in surprise . It was an item he had never seen before .

“…Oh?”

His jaw dropped as soon as he read the description .
 

*

The problem broke out around the time they passed the 16th location . No, it did not happen yet, but it seemed that something would happen .

When Yoo Yeolmu was about to head back after collecting the coins, the young man stopped him .

“I understand that there are still some coins left, but shouldn’t we get going soon?”

The young man spoke as he looked back toward his resting companions .

“If it were up to me, I would pull as many items as possible, but a lot of people are frustrated . Everyone is exhausted from searching for hours . ”

This wasn’t too surprising . In the beginning, people cooperated whole-heartedly since they did not know when the monster would attack, but as they found a significant amount, some people began to think differently .

“Anyway, I was wondering what you thought . ”

Yoo Yeolmu noticed that the survivors were paying attention to this conversation . He had to pick the right response . If he flat out rejected the notion, there was a huge chance they would start suspecting him . But he needed to earn enough time to sneak out once .

“Well… they said they’re holding the monster back with their bonus privilege, but I can’t be sure because I haven’t seen it myself . ”

Yoo Yeolmu continued as he pretended to be in thought .

“I guess going when we can isn’t a bad idea . ”

“So you agree . ”

“Rather than agreeing, it’s more that I don’t really care . So you guys already made up your mind?”

“No, not yet . We’ve got several different opinions . ”

The young man shook his head .

“I actually think it’s a bit of a shame . There are at least 800 coins left . If we don’t collect them, it means we’ll each get 50 less . ”

“That’s true . ”

Yoo Yeolmu slowly nodded and then continued .

“Anyway, it won’t matter when we carry out our plan . We already know the route that bitch is going to take . The only question is when . ”

“That’s true . ”

“Then let’s do it this way . I’ll go to her and see what she’s up to . You guys discuss amongst yourselves and come to a decision by the time I come back . If we’re going to continue with the search, we can search with the note I bring, and if we decide to quit, we could go and strike right away . ”

“Okay . So you’re fine either way, right?”

“Yeah . Anyway, don’t fight and talk it out peacefully . The end is near, so there’s no need to fight . ”

Yoo Yeolmu turned away after an earnest plea . As he walked away with a fast pace, his expression had turned stiff .

‘If they decide to keep searching, we’ll have some time… but it’s slowly getting dangerous . ’

Although fleeing at this point seemed like the right choice, the decision belonged to Eun Yuri .

Yoo Yeolmu searched for Park Woori in a hurry after deciding to inform him of the situation and hand over the coins . But once Yoo Yeolmu arrived at the gacha machine, he was struck speechless .

Park Woori, who had always been complaining and swearing as he inserted the coins, was packing his bag .

“Oh! Hyung-nim, there you are!”

Park Woori seemed delighted to see him .

“What happened? Why…”

“It happened! Finally! I finally pulled it!”

“We did?”

Yoo Yeolmu’s ears perked up .

“Are you sure?”

Park Woori grinned, then stood up with his bag . Lifting what he had in his left hand as if to show it off, he raised his thumb . Then, he shouted .

“Yes!”