Chapter 80: Donovan Raid Day Part 1
[ Magisteel Dungeon ]
< Dungeon: Magisteel Dungeon (Rare) >
< Required Level 35-39 >
" Dad, you said the Raid would give me a good experience, did you not? " I ask my dad in disappointment after killing other Magisteel mechs that have gone wild at the Dungeon.
The Magisteel Dungeon was Dungeon where it was a place where everyone can meet mechanic monstrosities, people knew those monsters as Malicesteels, steel-made mechanic monsters whose purpose of activation is to bring malice upon those who entered their Domain.
"( Dammit, these Malicesteels, if I were alone, I would've already summoned the Black Shadows and eradicated all of them inside this Dungeon. )"
"( But sadly, even if I eradicate them, the dead Malicesteels will only give me useless items such as <[Malice Steel Claw] (Common) >. )" I said to myself as I had no choice but to use the sword that my father had given me for this Raid and only use my Water Magic in order to make him unaware of my secrets, for now.
"( I can let dad know that I somehow managed to find powerful magical weapons with the help of my System. )"
"( The system that said itself to be installed in my body during my birth in the Double Dungeon and help 'Level Up' in order to adapt in this world, inside this nation filled with people using magic in their daily life. )" I said to myself while holding the sword my father had given me.
"( This one is not bad, not a sharp one, but it seems this sword is useful in order to hide my true weapons. )" Donovan says as he sees the Sword's info.
< Equipment: >
< [Item: [Wyverns Scale] >
< Item Class: C >
< Type: Sword >
< Effect: >
< - [Sharp Edge]: The sword's edge is sharp, increasing the CRIT HIT by +2.3%. >
< - [Flexiblity]: The sword's blade is flexible and this increase the durability by +1.5%, making the sword quite hard to break by other swords in the fight. >
< Note: Can be broken if used to a hard-skinned or hard-armored opponent. >
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" Do you like the sword I gave you son? " my dad asks after defeating another Malicesteel and it seems he just killed the boss, without me.
< Boss: Malicesteel Master Mech Golem (Epic) >
< Level: 38 >
< HP: 0/388.000 >
" Yes and, isn't that the Boss... "
" Dad? " I ask him as he brings the thing with him like it's some bag of sand.
After asking that, dad immediately looks at it and just says the word 'meh' for he says that it 'was' the Boss until its steel core was slashed from his very mechanic body.
Seeing that, I immediately bowed my head down, not in respect but in disappointment because of this. At first, the reason why I joined his Raid is to gain more valuable experience not only just my mind and body but also in my Leveling EXPs, but sadly.
"( All of them, I mean the better ones have all been wiped up by dad..., oh for my sake... )" I said to myself after seeing this, but don't get me wrong.
Actually, I'm so grateful my dad finally bring me into one of his Raids but the downside is, the Raid was not actually experiencing not because the enemy is too weak, but the point of my disappointment here is that my dad just immediately use his magic to wipe these scrap metal steels all up and only let me deal with the junk Malicesteels available in this Dungeon.
"( If this is how it ends, then why would I ask him to join his Raid in the first place? )" I slap my head which my father noticed as he sees my face.
" You looked..., disappointed..., ... "
" Son... " dad says to me and approaches me.
" Yes, I am... " I answered him since I don't want to lie to him about what I just felt at the moment.
" I see... " dad replies.
" So you're disappointed that you didn't get all the fun, is it not? " Dad says as the Dungeon Gate opens for us to return.
As he says that, I then remember my training with him* as I remember concluded to not be greedy in fighting the enemies, but in this case, it seems that my 'dad' is the one being greedy here as he takes all of the credits to himself despite he told me to be patient and to share with others every time.
"( Really now, so what's with all the morality lessons you told me back then, dad...! )" I ask myself while still in my location.
As I stayed there and stare at him, my father stops walking as he looks at me with a confused face and after some time, it seems my facial expression messages finally reached his mind.
" Oh my god... *sighs*, " dad says as he then approached me again.
" Why do you feel so disappointed, Don? "
" Don't be that disappointed in this Raid, okay! "
" I'm doing this not because I want to overprotect you but... " dad says as he thinks for a bit.
" But..., "
" But..., the fact is..."
" There's a lesson that I need to teach you here," he says which triggered my curiosity as I never thought he was teaching me the whole time.
" Really? what's that? " I ask him he immediately replied.
" The lesson is, do you know this old pre-Ragnarok proverb...? "
" Proverb? " I ask in confusion since I never expected the answers would be like this.
" Yes, a proverb... "
" And it's called 'Early bird gets the worm. " dad says as he explains the meaning to be, the fastest will be the one who gets the prize.
As he explains that, I was immediately shocked as the lesson was so contrasted, unlike the lesson he told me during that training session.
" Wha..., " I can only ask like that as my dad tells me that in the Hunters world, those who act, kill, and journey faster inside the Dungeon than the others will be the one who gets the treasure.
" It's like that, son... "
" The reason why I brought you here is to teach you the basic lesson about being a Hunter while still being an academic student, which is... " he says as he stares sharply at me.
" Don't ever think the Hunters world and the Academic world are the same worlds, those two worlds are very different, not just in rules, but also in their society. "
" And the first main difference is, the Hunters' world doesn't fully follow the Knights and the Royals' laws, codes, and morals, unlike the academia that still in their palm of control. "
" So don't expect that what you learned and experienced in the academy, will definitely work during the real Raid. " dad says to me with sharper eyes, making me gulp.
< Emotion: -2.000 >
< Fear: +2.000 >
As he says that, he then told me to follow him as we will leave this Dungeon after that 'brief' lesson. As I follow him, I can immediately understand why he's often so tired when coming home and I think the main reason for that is because of the type of work he's in, the Hunters' work is always about profit which immediately creates rivalry between them both seen and unseen.
This rivalry could be the very thing that forces the Hunters to draw much of their energy in order to protect their main profit of income or else another will take over it from them.
While thinking about it, we then finally come out from the Dungeon Gate and we want to go home.
" Hello there, Mr. Duncan. "
" And wasn't that the 'Child From the Dungeon' with you? " the woman says as she parks her Magicycle (Magic Motorcycle, so expensive by the way).
< Scanning... >
< [Item: [Magicycle Exclusive v10] >
< Item Class: S >
< Type: Vehicle>
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< Item Price: 12.000.000.000 Credits (tax not included) >
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"( No fucking way, that many for a Magicycle!? )" I was shocked to see the price.
As the woman opens her helmet, her long red hair comes out beautifully and she then looks at Donovan with her slick eyes.
"( Her eyes, what the hell? )"
"( Who is this wo-, wait... )"
"( Isn't this woman, is? )" I wondered to myself.
" It seems you really know when an opportunity comes to you, isn't it? " my father says to her.
" Riding all your way, just to meet me who was just doing some basic training to my son," he says to the woman.
" Well, I might say that training is 'basic', but... "
" I couldn't judge a person who personally trains his son as a father should be... "
" Mr. Duncan," she says as she opens the black glasses that she wears earlier.
"( Wait, isn't that? )" I immediately know who this woman is.
"( The Warblade Current Guildmaster, Agniz Resha! )" I shouted in my mind after recognizing her.
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Extra:
* The lessons or the training he meant is in Chapter 66: What I Lacked
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