Back at home, Misaki was pacing back and forth in front of the door, visibly worried.
"Where is he?! It's been a few hours, yet he still isn't home!" Misaki had been fighting the urge to run out those doors and go find Yuji.
After all, she wasn't a player, so if she got into an altercation with a player, she would likely be severely hurt.
And just because she was worried for her brother, who told her to trust him.
The reason why Yuji was taking so long was because he was stealing gold from other players.
He stole gold from more than 100 players, and some of those players also stole gold from other players.
He opened his inventory to see the amount of loot he had accumulated.
| Inventory |
| 67,250 Gold |
| x13 Health Potions |
| Normal Dagger |
| x5 Starter Packs |
| x2 Rare Packs |
| x265 Food |
You can place items from Earth into your inventory, but it won't appear in the tower, only on Earth. Anything that is digestible is classified as food.
"Looks like everyone is buying health potions. Everything is still going according to the usual regression."
He was robbing other players mainly for the health potions and gold. He needed to save his gold for next month's daily shop.
Daily shop changes every 24 hours, and they always have only one item in stock.
For example, one day it can be a rare suit of armor that costs 30,000 gold. There can only be one buyer for every daily item; once it's bought, it goes out of stock.
First come, first served.
As he was heading home, he noticed a familiar convenience store. During one of his regressions, Yuji wanted to accumulate as much wealth as possible.
So he memorized winning lottery numbers.
This was the convenience store he always bought the ticket from.
If someone were to look around, this convenience store was scratch-free compared to others.
The reason behind that is, the owner's daughter is a player. She is fairly strong compared to an average player, so she manages to protect this place well during the chaos.
He walked up to the glass door and knocked.
A young girl and an old man walked up to see who was knocking.
"I'm warning you! If you have any ideas of trying to steal from us, we won't be kind to you!" The old man warned until he got a good look at who was knocking.
"Ah, Yuji. I'm sorry I didn't notice you." The old man apologized and opened the doors.
"Don't worry, I understand why you were cautious. The world is crazy right now." Yuji said as he shook the man's hand, then he greeted the man's daughter, "Hi Miwa."
Yuji became close to the owner after he became friends with Miwa in elementary school, and they stayed in touch ever since.
Miwa was a young and beautiful girl. She had long curly blonde hair and blue eyes that resembled sapphires.
Miwa hugged Yuji, "Hi Yuji!"
Yuji found out Miwa liked him during one of his regressions and began dating her for a few regressions, but after climbing the tower so much, his feelings toward love diminished, until it ceased to exist.
Now he doesn't even find the most beautiful woman in the world attractive anymore. But it doesn't mean he doesn't care for people.
"What brought you here during this chaotic time?" Miwa's father asked.
"I'm here to buy a couple of lottery tickets."
Yuji's response surprised both of them.
"Lottery tickets? Didn't you hate those?" Miwa asked. She knew Yuji for a long time and knows the financial situation he's in. He would never waste money on lottery tickets.
"I got a Luck Rune. The description says it makes me the luckiest person in the world." Yuji said.
He lied to them about his rune for obvious reasons.
"Are you sure that's something you should share with us? If people find out, it can be very dangerous." Miwa said.
Yuji chuckled, "I trust you two with my life. I don't mind sharing such information with both of you."
They both smiled.
"If you don't mind, can you explain what a rune is?" Miwa asked. The angels in every area don't explain what runes are.
Yuji nodded and explained to both of them what runes are and how to get them.
"I see… it's basically all luck if you find one." Miwa's father mumbled.
After Yuji's explanation, Katsuro, Miwa's father, brought Yuji to purchase some tickets.
Even though Yuji didn't ask for an amount of tickets, he gave Yuji 10 and said, "It's on the house. This is my thanks for being such a good friend to Miwa. You're all she talks about."
Miwa's face flushed red in embarrassment, "Dad! You said you wouldn't say anything!"
Yuji and Katsuro laughed at Miwa's expression.
"Thank you very much. I'll pay you back tenfold if I manage to win." Yuji genuinely said.
"I'm nearing my death bed, so I don't need money. How about you pay me back by taking Miwa to dinner?" Katsuro said with a smile.
Miwa's face that just regained color instantly flushed red again.
"I'd be honored to." Yuji replied.
Katsuro looked over at Miwa and gave her multiple thumbs up. She knew exactly what her father was doing. Although she was embarrassed, she was happy at the same time.
"You can play the lottery, but I don't think they'll be announcing the numbers anytime soon. With everything going on, it'll take a while before things return to normal."
Yuji nodded and placed the lottery tickets inside his inventory.
He said his goodbyes and thanked them once again before heading home.
Back at home, Yuji knocked on the door and an angry Misaki opened the door.
She punched him a couple of times in the stomach, and Yuji acted as if he was hurt in a playful manner.
"What took you so long?! I thought something bad happened to you?!" Misaki shouted.
Yuji patted her head, which made her calm down, "Like I told you, I won't die such a pathetic death. You gotta have more faith in your big brother."
She crossed her arms and made fun of Yuji for saying such words.
For the remainder of the day, they both would spend quality siblings time.
And this would stay the same for an entire month when he would prepare to enter the tower again.
Inside his room, Yuji was lying down on his bed.
"I'm gonna be teleported into the tower, but my body will be unconscious here. Also, don't worry about me; I'll return perfectly fine." Yuji told Misaki.
"You better! If you don't, I'll destroy everything inside your room."
Yuji smiled, and the next moment, he lost consciousness.
Misaki stared at his body, and she mumbled, "Please stay safe…"
Inside the tower, everyone looked more comfortable than the first time they were summoned here.
"Welcome back, humans!" The angel said as she descended from the sky.
"It looks like you guys killed each other on the outside. How evil you humans are." She remarked.
She was gonna explain the next event, but someone in the crowd interrupted her. She was planning on retaliating against the person who spoke, but seeing who it was, she erased that thought.
"Angel, let's talk about the contract before we begin the event." Yuji said with a smile.