The Dungeon Master's
Chapter 65.7 - The Past of Elin 2

July 28, 2069.

1 More years have passed since the disaster hit my family. The case was eventually closed as an accident. I am not satisfied with the results of this investigation.

His reason?

That's because my Uncle and Aunt have disappeared somewhere since that day. I can't even afford to contact them at all. Very suspicious, but on the other hand also very clean. There was no evidence at all pointing to them.

But I don't have time to care about it.

All of my brain capacity was used up to make money. I gave up on that debt, too.

Every month, the debt left by my parents multiplies by 5%.

The initial number that has been in a fantastic number of 1.2 billion Rupiah, has now become 4 billion more. I understood the horror of compound interest through this incident.

Even myself who worked as an SPG as well as a waitress in the morning and afternoon was unable to scratch the increase in interest.

Therefore, I will not pay for it for 5 years. After my time is up, I will accept whatever awaits me.

But after living it all this time…. I'm getting tired.

In the end, August 4, 2069 became my independence day. I decided to stop working. My savings are still around 6 million Rupiah. After the money runs out, I will run away somewhere, falsify my identity and live peacefully somewhere remote.

‘At least...this is all I can think of to survive in this hell.’ I thought to myself as I sipped a bottle of cola. The beautiful garden that was in front of me was not able to make my heart cool.

But….

“Hey! Will you also play Re:Life?!”

“Of course! The game was released on July 13th, right? If we fight from now on we might be able to reach the top spot!”

“Hahaha…. Can too!”

Hearing their laughter while talking about a game only cuts my heart. Reminds me of the memories I've been holding for so long.

‘Consider your lives, you damn brats..’ I thought in my heart.

But reality says something else.

“My brother even makes more than 1 million every day!”

‘Hah? 1 million? What does he mean 1 million coins in the game?’ I thought astonished as I eavesdropped on their conversation.

But unfortunately they've come a long way and I can't eavesdrop on them. Haunted by curiosity, I also went to find information about the Re:Life game.

[Re:Life]

[Enjoy the new virtual world as your second life!]

‘Basi very! It's clear that this is a scam!’ I thought in my heart. My eyes never stopped reading.

[.. Exchange in-game money for real money! …].

‘A gaming company that legalizes Real Money Trading? Huh…. They will go bankrupt in a short time.’

I also undo my intention to try the game because it is very expensive and full of the scent of fraud. But the number of players worldwide has reached over 500 million players. A terrible amount for a game.

‘Maybe…. Just once...’

I also spent most of my money trying out that game. To rent this fucking game I have to pay about 30 thousand Rupiah per hour. Really expensive price. Even so I tried to rent for 2 hours.

‘Play game inside capsule? What does this mean?’ I thought after seeing a strange device to use.

After entering it, my consciousness moved.

As if….

Go to another world.

[Welcome to the world of Re:Life!]

[Please set your character!]

[Warning: Gender and physical characteristics cannot be changed!]

[The system will do a scan for the body of the character in the virtual world!]

[You can set: hair color and eye color]

I immediately arranged everything. I choose to have pink on my hair and eyes.

[Please set up your Growth Point!]

[Warning! Growth Point cannot be changed again once determined!]

[Please arrange wisely!]

‘Damn it! Just setting up a character alone takes this long! But.. isn't this world really like the real world? I haven't even felt the difference. Huh, good enough for an expensive game.’

When I finished, I followed the entire tutorial and went to my first village in Farna Kingdom. Hige Village.

...***...

A few months have passed, and to be honest I'm hooked to playing this game.

Not because it's fun. Because they make a lot of money. My activities? I became a Thief in this world. Armed with my extremely high Agility ability, I was able to move quickly while using Pickpocket skill to steal other players' money.

The outcome? I can withdraw up to 3 gold coins every day in this world, or 100,000 Rupiah per hour in the real world. What an amazing result compared to my previous job.

But my activities also have a negative effect.

The first one I received a penalty for breaking local laws by being a thief. As a result on top of my head came the name ‘Elin’ in yellow which I can only hide if I wear a robe that covers the head.

If I don't cover it up, then the village and city guards will come after me and punish me. I've been punished several times but that hasn't stopped me from being a thief.

Until at the end….

“So you're Elin?” Asked a man of size to me in this narrow alley.

“If yes?”

“Join with us! Your ability to steal money with agility will be very useful for groups of criminals like us!” The reply.

Players play as villains in Re:Life. Their goal is the same as mine, which is to make as much money as possible. After being convinced several times, I finally joined.

My life is becoming more beautiful now.

The group of thieves I joined has now become a Guild with the name ‘Pillager’ and is quite famous in the region. I also managed to obtain the [Greedy Eyes] skill that allowed me to see the level information and money that the target had. With this ability, the Pillager Guild became increasingly powerful and clever in choosing targets.

Our game every day is pretty good. First we will choose a rich target, then follow it. Once the situation is supportive enough, we will attack him and take all his possession. Daily income can reach hundreds of gold coins.

Guild Members were getting more and more and more income was getting smoother.

Until one day….

“What do you mean, Raf?” I shouted at a man who was the leader of that Guild.

“Isn't it very clear, Elin?! We want you to give up all your money! I know you keep at least 10 thousand gold coins there!” The reply.

“A-what?! I saved it to buy new skills and weapons! You can't..”.

‘Jleb!’

[You have received 1,294 damage!]

[You were exposed to the Stun effect for 3 seconds!]

“Raf! Stop...”.

I haven't finished my words yet, everyone in the room is shouting the same thing.

“Steal!”

A higher stealing type skill than Pickpocket.

If the target is helpless, it will increase the amount of money and goods stolen.

Until in the end, all the money and items that I have had are taken all of them. After they finished stealing everything from me, they left me.

[You have received 100 damage from the poison effect!]

[Your HP has reached the number 0]

[You are dead!]

[Play Player Kill (PK) Penalty to be applied!]

[You've killed 39 Players!]

[Calculation of Punishment ..]

[Punishment : ..]

[ …. ]

[Prepare to Log Out forcibly!]

“Damn it! Goddamnit! Damn it!!” I shouted after being forcefully expelled by the system. The people around me who saw me started to move away from me. But I don't give a shit.

...***...

Almost 2 years have passed since I was betrayed by the Pillager Guild. But now I have passed by to various places in this virtual world.

After continuously using Greedy Eye and obtaining Keen Eye skill, I was able to combine the two and obtain a Unique Skill: Observer. With my new eyes in this virtual world, I was able to see the abilities and potential of everyone.

I have also tried to utilize this skill to cooperate with others who I value to have high potential. But….

“I told you! Hear me! You have Epic Skill : Artisan capable..” I was obviously with a man in front of me.

“I'm sorry, Elin. But you know I'm still in high school! Now I need to get out to work on PR and get ready for the exam! Sorry because I'm going offline for a few weeks.” Reply to the Man while pressing the button to Log Out.

‘Damn it! They are all useless! It's been confirmed that... Aarrrggh!!!’ I screamed in my heart.

Now I don't save too much money. Every time I get a payoff, I'm gonna pull it up and pay it to the fucking bank. Although it did not scratch the amount of debt in the slightest, at least I was able to reduce it a little.

Time keeps passing….

Many people I have helped by utilizing my Observer skill. But they're all the same.

“Sorry but I'm busy because..”.

I can only accept it.... At another time....

“Hah? Why should I share the profits with you?! Didn't I..”.

I'm getting used to all this....

Some even left after becoming rich. Without saying a word....

I've memorized them all. And now I'm starting to give up. I spent the rest of my money enjoying this world without thinking much. Because whatever I do, they'll all leave me.

Every day I would just sit in the Tavern and enjoy the food and drink I ordered.

Without effort…. Without change….

The time limit for paying off that debt is also very close.

“Live about 9 months again huh my time? Haaah…. But who cares. Now the number has become unreasonable.11 billion and 873 million Rupiah…. How do I get to that number? Should I sell my organs?” I muttered to myself in the Tavern.

“Hei! Have you heard?! There's a monster tamer at the foot of the Alpa mountains!”

“Hah? What the fuck?!”

“It seems that he is a player with the Devil race who has a level reaching 120 more!”

“Don't tell me shit, Arlond!”

“I'm serious! Yesterday I also bought 5 goblins from him! Some other adventurers also came to buy it with me! But unfortunately they all died while fighting Kobolds outside the mine area.” Say a man while drinking his favorite cow's milk.

“Arlond's words are true as they are! We went there a few days ago and met the devil. The merchandise is very good and cheap. You can even level up. If you're curious, you can see mine outside this village.”

“Are you serious?!”

As if I didn't want to give up, fate gave me hope again. I'm tired of trying to find hope. It was all because in the end they were going to leave me. But….

I who listened to their conversation began to be interested. A skill to tame monsters? Isn't that too strong?! Just imagine its potential as if it were limitless.

I also tried to visit the location they mentioned.

The Alpa Mountains….

An old mine lit by torches.

Once there, I found the door they were referring to.

‘Dock dock!’

No answer at all....

‘Dok! Doc!! Doc!!’

I knocked on that door even harder.

‘Is he really here? If yes, it looks like..’.

Suddenly the door opened. Behind the door were dozens.maybe hundreds of goblins lined up neatly. And at the end of this room there is a man who is sitting accompanied by 2 goblins that are quite large.

‘Di-he really exists?! And also…. Isn't he pretty handsome?!’ I was surprised but I tried to keep myself calm. Without realizing it, my face flushed a little.

But because the man was silent, I tried to open the conversation.

“I heard interesting things about you from the adventurers, Tamer...”.

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