Chapter 5 - Treasure Hunt

Okay, so my teacher handed me a broom and told me to "sweep my way to greatness." Inspirational, right? Too bad I'm still stuck as a low-tier disciple.

I can't just be the guy who sweeps floors forever. There's gotta be something more here. A treasure, or, you know, anything useful. Definitely not socks.

So I start my own little treasure hunt. I rummage through every corner, every dusty shelf, and every random box I come across. Spoiler alert: they're all empty. Except for... more socks.

But I don't give up! There's got to be something around here that'll make me powerful. Something that'll make Donny look like a total joke.

Finally, I find another chest. Okay, it's just a piece of paper. But, hey, a secret technique could be written on it, right? That would totally make me OP, like all the other main characters in webnovels.

I open it with excitement... and it's

A piece of chewed bubble gum