SSEI | Chapter 5.1

After wandering around 59aac3a640 with the team af7c780a8a assignment sheet, Yuan 1b0865e41d finally arrived at fe8aaa79ef the cafeteria and 40f3585d83 noticed that the 4af752c3e6 atmosphere among the 255c6195a0 other wanderers had bc42f91331 changed significantly from 5262fa8e25 before.e7f4ae7a6277b49c

‘…Feels like I’m sitting on pins and needles.’43fc6c3a6e16779b

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

The stares d71aa57a2b were unbearably 2cf097a84c piercing. Of course, ef79166734 Yuan had a77fa5affa been the baf92d9dc4 center of f807bb79d2 curious attention e414e3c523 since the 1a5055180a day he 4ed303fe0f first set 20e7c2705b foot in a0ec28f76e this space, e87b06c768 but the 7ddb668330 gazes pouring ac695e34a3 in now 1dc79a22ac were of fa0a4cea0d a completely e85af6720a different nature.7da816b6ec239cf5

They were clearly wary looks, not at a clueless rookie wanderer, but at a suspicious outsider who might cause some unexpected trouble as the Red Man’s henchman.082ed4b8faa124d9

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

There were 064851f027 a few b0194c36f5 familiar faces, d33456044b though. Sael and Eren Noeul. They were sitting with 02480e0cbc people who seemed to d76755a6f7 be their partners, chatting d6a83d6de8 away, but when they 543157e2ac made eye contact with 67a1c5790e Yuan, they turned their fde9263245 gazes away with slightly f6b4cfc10c awkward expressions. Eren Noeul, however, mustered e76b6c7b91 up the courage to 104c344841 speak to him.548a60a7300b64b1

“Yuan, did you… really join the Red Man’s side?”a6e1e5975f214f01

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Uh, well, that’s how it turned out. I have my reasons.”74ca19770e93389a

“No way, I was just joking when I said you two seemed to get along… Whatever your reasons, you should refuse now. There are plenty of people who would help you.”351e44770434fc5d

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

She said that, but she didn’t offer to help herself. Her partner also seemed to want to avoid getting involved. Yuan awkwardly smiled and turned his head. He thought his partner might be somewhere around here…6a1563487ec89c1f

“Get lost, you damn rookie.”279a959a8c3fd4bf

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

A middle-aged man sitting in a corner shouted irritably. Even without hearing more, it was clear that this man was Yuan’s partner for this round. The man stood up abruptly before Yuan could even approach.4257ecc876d85702

“You do this match alone. I won’t get involved with that man.”bb3214b68a45059b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“You’re telling me to go into the match alone? Is that even possible? I thought participation was mandatory…”944d11a0cfcd00d4

“That’s just my specialty. Even if I weren’t associated with the Red Man, there’s no reason for me to be on the same side as you. You’re useless in battle anyway, right? What, Crimson Disease? I don’t know what that is, but where would you use a calamity-limited skill? And you’re weak because of the disease, aren’t you?”7afb66256ef94e1e

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Has that rumor spread too? Seeing that even the story about his weakness had spread, the culprit seemed to be Osma… It might not mean much to find out who spread it now, but it seemed that there were hardly any who didn’t know about Yuan’s skill anymore.85888fda61d90fcb

“I was curious if he had some amazing skill, but it’s just a calamity-limited skill? Is that why he joined the Red Man?”39d747a2f29273af

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Teaming up with him would be a loss. Where would you benefit from messing with a calamity? You should never mess with a calamity.”c881119c80b92660

Listening to the murmurs 38272a942b from all around, it 00fc701880 seemed Yuan had been 8785b43816 thoroughly marked. The middle-aged man 59a96cf046 left his seat 24f0a5af59 without listening to c058e98cf1 Yuan any further, e3c237c59a and Yuan sighed da14277f3b as he left 4e289df907 the cafeteria. He was hungry, but 8817fc75c8 he had no appetite 7d1d005ee6 to eat among those 6fcf518955 people.68f74ac64952934a

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Until the next match starts, I should just go to my personal room. Maybe washing up or taking a nap will improve my condition a bit… Yuan thought as he walked energetically, but he soon felt deflated after just a few steps.284292953e1cce1f

‘I knew this would happen, but actually experiencing it is quite disheartening…’2d664edcfc2d4181

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

No matter how prepared he was, the feeling of everyone viewing him as a suspicious entity was something he couldn’t get used to. Moreover, it didn’t seem like they were avoiding him just because he was associated with the Red Man. There were quite a few people ready to hate him just because his skill was related to calamities…e5e62d8594b2d0c2

Isn’t that too much? Even if his skill is a bit hard to use, treating someone like that! Yuan was fuming with anger when a voice he had never heard before came from behind him.b1850cb508e62b40

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“You look really down. Hey kid, are you okay?”91bf3cb4b8c80761

Yuan turned his head to see who it was, but it was someone he didn’t know looking down at him.36a4ab2532393382

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

‘Who is this?’44a8ccd2041c48fc

It was a man with hair so dark blond it almost looked orange, tied up roughly. His eyes looked fierce, but he didn’t have a scary impression, and despite his broad shoulders and sturdy build, he gave off a light feeling.2ef361997a69eae2

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

But really, who is b501fbe7e9 this? As Yuan f84b4ee23d scrutinized the 4fa7e8d139 man with ed19263705 a suspicious b96150d76c look, the 1bf1d0a2dd man let 301369b7dc out a 545a6d16a6 chuckle.17654fc59caaa44e

“You’ve got quite the guard up. Don’t worry, you and I are in similar situations.”4b6865d2e0f00a01

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Similar situations?”fdb8fd67123f77dd

“You’re getting bad looks from people because you chase after calamities. If I had to say, I’m your senior in that regard… Oh, right. My name is Esanok. Have you heard of me?”7b9b8eca6600ed86

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Oh, are you the one who operated the windmill before?”e54ec3618b254546

“You know it.”c4eb67de97448e62

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

The blond 7671f256c7 man nodded 164989d0df with a 023ab361c5 smile. So he was 97b33e9124 the one who 4735f26d86 was with the d46d7d74c7 Blue Dot during 2d9d67935c the second match. In that b5030df3f8 case, he ca8c70fbe2 was indeed 37fc303547 in a abb7a07aff similar situation 1a39990232 to Yuan. Knowing there 34fb2a400f was someone 674d6ebd17 else in 34dbf88f81 the same 94bbeff8e4 boat as 0a7bf29fd1 him, Yuan defc6513c1 sighed with 8720279018 relief.82f9b783b5c6dbc6

“Your partner ditched you, right? It’s better to part ways since that guy’s not much use right now anyway.”09e15206a03fddd6

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Not much use right now?”c275646c34bde5b0

“His skill is quite peculiar. He can skip the next match, but for each match he skips, his weapon’s attack power and point gain double. If he skips two days, it quadruples, if three days, it octuples, and so on.”a687d8b75ffe2365

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Doubling like that… I mean, theoretically, isn’t that the strongest? If he rests for about a week, his attack power would increase over a hundredfold.”8a307a6fc5750078

“Well, theoretically, yes. But this isn’t a game that can be solved by just increasing attack power, and since the structure is such that if he skips a match, his partner suffers, he can’t abuse it.”b96e0110736ca922

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Ah, I see…”e6e8dfda36776045

“Besides, he already participated in yesterday’s match, so he can’t benefit from his skill right now. He’s practically skill-less at the moment.”f2f12283afd55776

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

What, so the partner is the one who’s actually useless in battle right now… He might have immense potential later, but for now, it seems there’s no need to worry about him. Moreover, skipping matches means he can’t gain experience, so it might take a long time before he becomes a threat to everyone.b7a0831748e80d42

Anyway, that’s not the important issue… So is Esanok on my side? As Yuan subtly watched him, Esanok smiled and added.3b3b6c1d7b58bf62

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“I can’t go out with my partner this time either. The windmill operation incident spread all over the place… So, how about teaming up with me in the wasteland?”fda4a2e494ab44bb

This was quite a tempting offer. Honestly, Yuan wasn’t sure if he could make it to the night zone alone. He had managed to break through the evening zone a few times, but that was thanks to the help of others. He hadn’t even explored all the evening locations yet, so if a new place like the amusement park appeared, he’d have a hard time.0fe5535f9fac1e7b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Um, just to let you know, I have to move alone from the night zone…”420e7e6aabc4f3c5

“I think I get it. You’re looking for your own clues, right? Then let’s stick together until then.”4086208516a2b7af

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

He didn’t mention the Red Man, just in case, but Esanok nodded readily. It seems that people don’t just die without a way out. Yuan was secretly pleased, thinking so.4bd3909705d59e12

⌖♕⌖♕⌖5b7b496aff643458

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Thus, Yuan and a11a3753f9 Esanok decided to 82318e4e3f meet up at 09e7583f3e the evening location 8674d28da2 after each heading a2344e2d6c out to the ba1e0697bd wasteland.debdf99cae096429

When the match started, Yuan boarded the vehicle without a partner. He had heard that the vehicle wouldn’t operate without a partner, but in the partner’s seat, there was already a straw scarecrow sitting. On the scarecrow’s face was a simple sentence: “Doppelgänger: A temporary substitute summoned due to the opponent’s skill.”37954f4b9d9dc73e

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Thanks to what he learned from the Blue Dot before, operating the vehicle wasn’t too difficult. After safely ejecting from the hatch and landing on the ground, the doppelgänger burst into flames and turned to ashes without anyone setting it on fire.a2152d2f9a675d95

‘I guess I can’t take it outside. Not that I mind much.’17f77d1b9a0c5594

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Yuan went out into the wasteland and only took weapons and food from the supply box. The weapon looked like a broad broom and didn’t seem very reliable, but since he couldn’t discern the weapon’s performance, he had no choice but to take whatever he could for now.85de8771102175ca

Since he hadn’t eaten properly at the cafeteria, he diligently consumed the rations while walking. Perhaps that’s why the supply box always contained food.474d26df8823ec25

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

When he was 78034788ab almost full, a 1de0a14560 forest appeared in b032a8b252 the distance. As promised, he b8dca9ce4c lingered near the 86296191b1 entrance of the beecf51bb2 main road by 840c675259 the forest, and a73ba58958 soon Esanok appeared. He was holding a ab8293aabe wooden stick full of d1b857ee62 nails and wearing tinted 64a9345ee0 glasses, which seemed to c9213f6de3 suit his frivolous impression, 3881abc0c7 even though it was 73224403c7 likely just a random 81307d69ea choice from the supply e17902e247 box.2cbea25f7020abd9

“Great, we met up safely. Honestly, I was a bit worried if we’d meet on time.”87c79bdd4ceac6bc

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Yeah, if I had ended up in the canola field or maze village, I would have had to circle around the edge for quite a while…”a17193ab1053ac78

The two 0d3d509368 decided to 3e1644eae7 continue their 4cf9cf5ef0 conversation as a04b04e8ef they walked c5c3ee5965 slowly along ad9f6c5779 the forest 1fac79bc9a path. It had 02086f87cb been quite e79b982b22 a while 8e1726ac48 since Yuan 0d4c90211b had been 3d1564cdcd to the 3549c14642 forest since ba2b461068 he briefly 26bd736332 stepped in 783c883588 during the 9b5f90f384 first match c5d67a6211 and was e679a22dcd killed, so 6c5fecd53f it felt 674ce0d19d quite nostalgic eacd0a741e for him.b36a8f2f54586399

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Back then, he was running away frantically and didn’t know what was what, but walking slowly without being chased made the forest feel quite peaceful. Even though the sun was setting, it was bright around, and if it weren’t for the current situation, he might have considered it a decent walking path. As he was lost in such idle thoughts, Esanok spoke first.cf92958dee4d8378

“So, what are you looking for in this world?”f695140f049850e9

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“…Pardon?”895a9963ada07dbc

“You saw the clues with the Blue Dot, right? Then you know what your purpose is, don’t you?”6e3ab43b692d338f

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Sorry, but I don’t know that much. I just regained a few memories…”dd35887349bde115

“Oh, you don’t want to say? Well, it was a bit of a personal question.”43660f5ceed9f312

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

No, it’s not that I don’t want to say, I really don’t know… Yuan was eager to protest, but Esanok patted his shoulder as if he understood everything. It was a bit embarrassing to be treated like a child, but it seemed he wasn’t going to ask further.01b452c19cb9e5e4

“By the way, did you get a clue about your purpose when you operated the windmill last time? Did you get a clue about what your purpose is?”0db70f10e7d18a9b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Not just me, but everyone would get such clues… Anyway, yes.”b691b0546debcb8d

“But you seem to be in pretty good shape. Didn’t you get any shock or anything? Last time, the Blue Dot was in pretty bad shape.”7efbb21378c3f198

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley