Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 64

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟔𝟒

“Huam~”

I’m tired.

Why am I so tired even though I didn’t use Intuition yesterday?

Shaking my head, I got up and looked at the clock. The time was 10:40. Somehow, this wake-up time never gets shorter. Especially on days when I used Intuition, the fatigue was even worse, making waking up a real struggle.

Well, even so……

“It’s to make money.”

This level of fatigue was something I could easily endure. Besides, yesterday, after helping Yua gather herbs with Sina, we set a time to meet online and I headed to the bank.

To sell the staff I got from Turu.

Also, thinking that selling it as it was would fetch a mediocre price, I spent all 20 gold earned from defeating Turu to enhance it to +5 and then put it up for auction. After that, I spent time completing quests and selling longswords made from impure iron ingots.

The only regret was that the longswords didn’t sell well. In the end, I had to lower the price to sell them all, but the result wasn’t very satisfying. However, excluding that, I succeeded in the raid and obtained a rare item, so it could be said that it was a satisfactory day.

“How much did it go up to?”

It should be at least 10 million won, right? It’s a rare item, and it’s enhanced to +5. If my class was a mage, I would have used it immediately; it was an item with such good stats. So, shouldn’t it be over 10 million won?

‘By the way, I promised to meet Yua at 11.’

Anyway, the time I connect is usually between 10 and 11. On the other hand, did Yua say she connects at 9 in the morning? If only the fatigue from using Intuition would disappear, I could wake up at 9 too.

……Probably.

“Hu, anyway, since it’s almost time……”

Shall I connect? Originally, I wanted to check out any new information posted online, but the timing was awkward. Having decided to connect, I headed towards the capsule.

[May you find what you desire on the streets illuminated by Twilight……]

“First, I need to check the price.”

After connecting to Twilight, I checked the staff I had put up for auction. As it was the first successfully raided boss item in Twilight, I had spent a hefty 40 silver to set the auction time to 24 hours.

So, how is it?

[+5 Goblin Chieftain’s Bewitched Staff]

[Starting Bid：5,000,000]

[Current Bid：41,750,000]

[Remaining Time：8 hours 32 minutes 13 seconds]

“……Huh?”

How much is this? 40 million won? Even after checking again, it’s 40 million won. Even after deducting the commission, it would be around 33 million won? Wow, even though it’s a rare item, can the price really go up this much?

‘As expected, enhancing it to +5 was a stroke of genius.’

Among the people playing Twilight, no one would have earned as much money as me. And at this rate, it seemed like I could easily gather 1 billion won within a year.

In the online game I played before, I struggled for two years and only managed to gather 200 million won.

“Should I go on another raid?”

If I participate in raids, hunting and dungeons would all become unnecessary. Although I survived by luck yesterday, if I could earn over 30 million won from just one battle, it wouldn’t be a bad idea.

However, I don’t think I can defeat Turu for sure right now. There’s a chance I might die, so I decided to postpone challenging Turu for later.

‘Come to think of it, my stats are……’

Let’s check them once.

[Name：Rudin]

[Title：Shield of Protection]

[Level：36]

[Fame：339]

[Guild：Emperor]

[Health：4785/4785]

[Magic Power：2510/2510]

[Stamina：100.0%]

[Attack Power：621] [Magic Attack Power：105]

[Defense：891] [Magic Defense：409]

[Stats]

Strength：430 (273+157)　Intelligence：105 (36+69)　Agility：158 (124+34)

Stamina：289 (174+115)　Magic：164 (50+114)　Skill：105

Summoning：10

[Acquired Skills：14/20]

Checking them, I could see that my Magic Power had significantly increased thanks to Turu’s necklace and earrings. With this much, I should be able to fight without worrying about Magic Power in the early stages of battle, right? The current Magic Power consumption for Giant’s Sprint is 400.

Simply put, it’s enough Magic Power to use it six times in a row.

Also, excluding boss monsters, there would hardly be any normal monsters that could withstand six uses of Giant’s Sprint, so it’s sufficient in its own way.

“Just a few days ago, I was worried about how to increase my Magic Power.”

Seeing my Magic Power rise this much made me feel good for some reason……

[Friend ‘ Raz ‘ has requested a conversation. Will you accept?]

“Huh?”

Raz?

I tilted my head after confirming the name of the person who suddenly requested a conversation.

‘Is she contacting me to ask for help with a quest again?’

Nothing else came to mind. Since I had helped her with a quest before, it was natural for me to think this way.

Anyway, I accept the conversation.

[Connected to the conversation.]

━Hello? What are you doing?

“I just logged in, so what do you think I’m doing?”

━I thought so. So, how about it? Are you busy today?

Why is she acting like this?

Raz asked with a voice that sounded strangely cheerful. Did something good happen to her? Did she find an item on the street or something? Thinking only that far, I went straight to the point.

“You want help with a quest?”

━No! It’s about the dungeon! You said you’d contact me if you found it!

“Dungeon?”

Come to think of it, I was promised information about a dungeon in return for making her a weapon.

“Did you find it by any chance?”

━Of course. How about it? Do you feel my awesomeness now?

“Rudin-nim. You logged in early.”

“Huh?”

Hearing a voice calling me, I turned my head and saw Yua. When did she log in? Has it already been 20 minutes? The meeting time was 11, but I logged in at 10:40, so I had 20 minutes to spare.

And since it didn’t feel like 20 minutes had passed yet, Yua probably logged in earlier than expected.

━Why are you pretending not to hear me? Well, anyway, since I found the dungeon, I contacted you to go hunting together. If you’re in the village, I’ll head over there.

‘Hunting……’

What should I do?

If I went hunting, I would have to part ways with Yua. Based on Raz’s sensitive reaction to the dungeon, it was highly likely that she wouldn’t want anyone else entering it.

“……Sorry. I have a party right now, so hunting would be difficult.”

━A party? You have a party?

“……”

What’s with that tone that sounds like she’s looking down on me?

━Come on, let’s go hunting. I checked, and it’s much stronger than the wolf dungeon. It would be good for you to level up and get equipment there.

“Then can I go with my party?”

━Huh? Together?

I asked just in case, and as expected, she seemed to dislike the idea.

“Huh? You logged in early?”

Meanwhile, I could see that Sina had also logged in. Just like Yua, I had decided to travel with Sina in the morning. To be more precise, I agreed to receive potions in exchange for acting together in the morning.

Originally, I wanted to pay with money, but she said it was unnecessary. Sina’s opinion was that she didn’t need money because she self-sufficiently gathered most of the materials herself.

“Nice to see you too, Rudin-nim.”

“Yes.”

I simply nodded and replied. Sina, sensing something strange from my attitude and Yua staring blankly, asked Yua with a puzzled expression.

“But why are you just standing there?”

“Ah, Rudin-nim is talking to someone.”

“Talking? Maybe it’s a girl?”

‘She’s sharp in unexpected ways.’

Well, one way or another, I waited and Raz’s answer came.

━Alright. But just this once.

“Really?”

━Do you think I’d joke in this situation? I’ll head over there, so tell me your location.

Hearing that, I quietly told her my location. Honestly, I thought she would refuse, so I was speechless when she agreed. Anyway, after hearing my location, Raz ended the conversation saying she would be there soon, and I turned my gaze to Yua and Sina who were looking at me.

“It seems like you’ve finished your conversation.”

“Yes. More than that……”

I briefly explained the conversation I had with Raz. She found a dungeon and wanted to go hunting there. Hearing my explanation, Yua had an indifferent expression, but Sina replied in a slightly excited and enthusiastic voice.

“If it’s a dungeon, I’m in! Yua, are you okay with it too?”

“Yeah, I’m okay.”

I understood why Sina was happy since she seemed to want to go to a dungeon from our first meeting yesterday. Did she say there were herbs that only appeared in dungeons?

“Ah, but did you hear the news? The internet is buzzing about a rare item. Rumor has it that it was dropped from defeating Turu?”

‘Is that so?’

The story sounds like mine. It sounds like my story, but I didn’t even turn on my computer today to match the connection time. In other words, I don’t know what kind of posts were made online.

‘I’ll have to check later.’

“A rare item? How did you know about that?”

“I saw a post saying it was put up for auction. Let me check for a moment.”

Sina immediately summoned the Cash Transaction Window and started searching for the rare staff I had listed. And soon after finding the staff, Sina said in disbelief.

“The price is…… 42 million won? That’s incredible. What is the person who listed this thinking?”

“……”

What am I thinking? I’m thinking about making money, of course.

“Haa, I want to get rare equipment too.”

“You’ll be able to get it someday.”

‘Hmm?’

Come to think of it, Yua knew that I had obtained a rare item. But is she not saying anything about it? Or maybe she’s pretending not to know on purpose.

And after some time, Raz arrived.

“Did you wait long?”

“No, not really.”

“Is that so? That’s good. But where’s your party?”

I simply pointed to Yua and Sina who were next to me. They seemed a little surprised, perhaps not expecting the person I was meeting to be a woman, and Raz also showed a surprised expression, as if she didn’t know my party members were women.

Nevertheless, Raz was the first to make a move.

“Nice to meet you. You can call me Raz. You’re Rudin-nim’s party, right?”

“Ah, yes. Nice to meet you. I’m Yua.”

After Sina finished introducing herself as well, Raz said with a smile that she looked forward to working with us. Once the introductions were over, Yua asked Raz a question.

“How did you get to know Rudin-nim?”

“Well? I’ll explain as we go.”

Raz only answered that much and approached me.

“Now, let’s move.”

“How far is it?”

“It’s a bit far. Guilds have already occupied most of the nearby places. So, I had no choice but to find a dungeon a bit further away.”

“……You must have had a hard time.”

As Raz said, all guilds are desperately searching for dungeons. So, to find a new dungeon, it’s right to go to a distant place or a place where players don’t usually go.

But how easy is that?

Moreover, Raz found the dungeon on her own without any help. I thought it must have been several times harder than finding it with a guild.

“Of course. By the way, you said they’re your party? Do you travel together?”

“Huh? Ah, yes. We travel together.”

“Wow~ Enjoying the game with two beautiful women. Anyone who hears this would be envious.”

Somehow, her tone felt a little prickly.

“By the way, are you planning to sell the dungeon you found this time as well?”

“If I sell it, I can make money. But this dungeon is a bit strong, so I’m thinking of getting around 1 million won for it.”

‘She said it’s stronger than the wolf dungeon, right?’

Conversely, it means that she sold the wolf dungeon for less than 1 million won. The price seems low? Still, Raz said she could freely enter the dungeons she sold, so it didn’t seem to hinder her hunting much.

‘Then she can’t hunt for long.’

Maybe just a day or two?

Anyway, Raz’s guidance continued for a little over three hours. When I judged that it would be difficult to return to the village later due to the distance, Raz spoke up near a small lake.

“This is the place.”

“This place?”

“Yes, the entrance is in the bushes over there.”

The bushes around the lake reached up to my waist, so the entrance was not visible. They hid it well. While I was thinking that, I could hear Sina and Yua’s conversation.

“Hu, I was happy to go to a dungeon, but I didn’t expect it to be this far.”

“Are you okay?”

“It’s not like we’re actually walking. More than that, is it Raz? She seems quite close to Rudin-nim, doesn’t she?”

“W, well.”

“Ask him. What kind of relationship they have.”

Looking back, I saw the two of them openly talking. Did they do it on purpose so I could hear? Anyway, hearing their conversation, I answered as if it was nothing.

“I’m not in any kind of relationship with Raz.”

“Is that so? Then why is she introducing you to a dungeon?”

Sina seized the opportunity and quickly threw a question.

“She promised to introduce me to a dungeon in return for making her a weapon before.”

This should be enough for an answer, right?

Looking at them, they seemed to have understood to some extent. Originally, I wouldn’t have even said this, but I knew Yua liked me because of yesterday’s confession, so I answered.

Of course, I didn’t think it would lead to a romantic relationship.

Perhaps the object of Yua’s affection is not the real me but the character Rudin?

Thinking that, I headed towards where Raz was.

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