Chapter 23: Ride The Wave Well (8)

I gulped down the juice from the plastic cup, then threw the cup onto the counter. Goal!

Could you access the internet?

[The internet?]

Yes, if you can disrupt the Shot in the Arm system, then you should be able to access the internet as well, right?

[Why do you keep asking?]

There are good things that would happen if you reply.

[I can. Web surfing is my hobby.]

Then, the tips you post should be based on the discussion systems. Draw 10 equipment Gachas, then level up the instructional hub to level 1. After that, open the armory.

It was the most popular post on the official Shot in the Arm bistro. With 20 million views and 5 million recommendations, the strategy was shared on various other web magazines and translated, spreading worldwide.

It was posted by a user, and the author's account name was Loki.

The post mainly described the facilities used and the methods for selecting and raising heroes.

[Do you know Loki?]

I do. I'm also a Shot in the Arm user.

[Hah, you're just a low-level guy running around on the lower floors! You can't be compared to Loki. The Expert of Bosses, he's the god of Shot in the Arm! If Loki had just 7-star heroes, he would have been the world's number one long ago!]

I laughed.

Why do you like Loki?

[Because he can turn the impossible into possible!]

Oh, he makes the impossible possible.

[Don't you know that as a Shot in the Arm user?]

I really know that, because I'm Loki.

[What?!]

I'm Loki.

[Now, now, now, who are you kidding?!]

Account number 46631913.

Iselle's eyes popped out.

This person, he also knew the account number.

Only the Expert and Shot in the Arm server officials could know the account number of Shot in the Arm. Experts never reveal their account numbers since it could lead to hacking.

[Yes, yes, no, are you Loki? Truly really?]

It's true, so that's it.

[Kyaa!]

Iselle, who had been jumping around, suddenly regained her senses and said,

[Wait. So I've been talking arrogantly to Loki this whole time?]

Right now, I'm just a humble 1-star. Does it really matter?

[I considered Loki a pup!]

Iselle started to overreact.

I couldn't quite handle the deep shift.

[Sorry! If I had known that you were Loki, I wouldn't have said that! Really!]

Calm down a little. I wasn't really angry.

[Why did Loki come to this place Aaargh!]

Iselle grabbed her head and screamed.

[What kind of situation am I living in..?]

Was it that shocking?

I can't understand. This is almost at the level of being an obsessed fan.

Iselle, who was sulking with her disheveled hair, suddenly stood up and said,

Wait, wait! What happens to Niflheimr if you're not here?

Niflheimr is the account name for my account.

It consists of a total of 13 floors and is known as the pinnacle of system development among ranker types, with a maximum of 20,000 residents, an instructional hub at level 22, and an armory at level 18.

All that for what?

Expert of Bosses

That expert ended up in this situation at some point.

It amounted to nothing.

Thinking about that I let out a deep sigh.

I didn't think about that.

[Are you considering quitting?]

What else can I do in this situation?

[But if Expert Loki isn't here]

If you're so saddened, send me back.

[I can't do that.]

Iselle bowed her head with a bleak expression.

I know. This girl is just a mid-level operator, getting caught in the middle of bosses and work commitments.

Anyway, the owner of this account is a human from Earth, right?

[Yes.]

Great, she calmed down, and she's now directing.

I decided to ask her about the things I was curious about.

The brought heroes are not artificial intelligence either, right?

[Indeed. The affiliated worlds are slightly different, but they're all humans.]

If I climb the tower up to the 100th floor, will I ever get back to Earth?

[That I don't know.]

You don't know?

[I'm serious! Believe me!]

Fine. Next question. Who brought me here?

[I can't answer that.]

Huh, you're not being helpful.

[Sorry.]

Let's move on. As you said, if I climb the tower, I'll probably find out. Next question. How much access do you have to the Bosses authority?

[Right now, I can show support, open and close facilities, and assist with independent actions.]

Next.

This is the key to the question.

Are other Experts' lounges similar to this one?

[They're slightly divergent in detail, but the basics are the same.]

Are there really 100 million worlds like this?

I burst into laughter at the absurd scale of it all,

I can't believe that what was just a game is now a reality in a different universe. My casual decisions might have been a death sentence for the heroes in the game.

But what can really be done? That's how the world is.

I keep wondering if the Niflheimr team is doing fine without me.

If the heroes there are still alive, they would have noticed my absence by now.

I won't be able to return for a while.

But it should be fine.

In Shot in the Arm, there's a feature where designated heroes operate the lounge when the Expert is absent for a long time. So Shot in the Arm also had the title of an idle game.

Seris will handle it all on her own.

Seris, the sub-expert of Niflheimr, was unusually clever and insightful.

She accomplished two tasks when given one, and she had the ability to understand what I wanted. Truly, it's hard to believe she's an artificial intelligence.

But, I can't help them. They have to figure out how they can live without me until I endure this place.

I'm here now. And I've decided to find a way of life here.

Iselle.

[Uh, yeah?]

Do you want to climb the tower?

Iselle paused for a moment, then nodded.

Listen carefully. I'll make it possible. You and I will climb it.

This time, she nodded her head without hesitation.

Floor reached: third floor.

Independent activities are finally enabled, and the armory is open.

The scope of activities has expanded.

I'll need to speed up the progress starting tomorrow.

If Iselle helps, it should be more than possible.

Resting against the couch, I stared up at the ceiling.

The colorless sky remained the same.

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