Dungeon Maker

< The Power of Evolution #4 >

“Oh my, this is an unexpected visit.”

As soon as he entered the white room, Sitri greeted him with a surprised expression. This time, she was wearing a red dress instead of her usual purple dress, but the degree of exposure was still the same.

Anyone could tell that she was acting, so he intentionally acted like he was relaxed.

“I think you said you weren’t fully in charge of this place.”

Sitri’s eyes widened and she put on the most charming smile. It felt like her smile could melt away any evil plans.

Yong-Ho tried to remain calm, but it was difficult. Since Yong-Ho was weak against women, just being within Sitri’s presence made him weak.

But it didn’t mean that he was staring at her with his mouth wide open. He felt his earlobes turn red and he coughed a couple of times.

Sitri smiled again. A white table appeared behind her and she leaned her butt against it and spoke.

“Just because I’m an important figure, doesn’t mean I’m always busy. And honestly, I had a feeling.”

“You’re contradicting what you said earlier.”

Sitri was a beautiful woman and she knew just how beautiful she was. Because of that, she displayed a beautiful smile after hearing Yong-Ho’s comment. Moments later, the table transformed into a chair and as she sat on the chair, she crossed her legs. She was staring at Yong-Ho.

“You’ve used the Power of Evolution.”

Yong-Ho was inexperienced. That’s why, he flinched and couldn’t hide his nervousness.

But, Sitri was satisfied with that. Yong-Ho just recently ascended to the throne. Making a big fuss and not completely showing his emotions was enough.

“You don’t need to be on your guard. Other than me, no one else knows that my lovely customer has become the head of the Family of Mammon or that you’ve become the Demon of Evolution.”

He wanted to ask whether it would be noticeable if he used the skill, but decided not to. Instead, he asked something else.

“Do you know of any other Demon of Evolution besides me?”

Sitri didn’t answer right away. She changed her position and placed her chin on the back of her hand.

After thinking for a bit, spoke.

“It happened a long time ago. But, the person that I know of and your evolution skill isn’t completely the same. It’s safe to say that the power is the Demon King’s soul.”

Yong-Ho didn’t ask more questions. Sitri was kind and beautiful and although she seemed to like Yong-Ho, she wasn’t completely on his side. Yong-Ho could only trust Catalina and Eligor.

When Yong-Ho didn’t ask more questions, Sitri stood up from her seat. She approached Yong-Ho and stood about three steps away from him. A small, white table appeared before Sitri and Yong-Ho.

“I would like to provide you with a small gift as a way to apologize for my rudeness. Are you okay with it?”

“Go on?”

Between her cleavage...It seemed like there was some sort of bag between her cleavage because she took something out of there last time too...she took out three small, leather bags and placed them on the table.

“Out of the Seven Deadly Sins, Greed has deep relationships with wealth. If I were to use an expression from your world...you’re lucky when it comes to money.”

Since he was the Demon of Greed, it made sense. She placed her long, slim finger on top of the leather bags. She caught his attention.

“Among them, there’s a coupon that allows you to purchase a Rank Two spirit. If you can find it with just one try, I’ll give it to you as a present. And if I were to give you a hint...don’t think about it. Grab the bag that you want.”

Sitri put on a smile after she finished talking. Yong-Ho looked at the bags and immediately grabbed the bag that was in the middle.

Yong-Ho was surprised by how he grabbed it without any hesitation. It was as if his hand had a mind of its own.

Sitri opened the bag in front of him. A green gem, that was as big as a thumbnail, was inside the bag.

“You’ve done well.”

And then, she opened the other bags to let him check. They were empty.

Luck in wealth.

It was definitely useful. It was a good skill. But, Yong-Ho couldn’t help but be a bit disappointed.

Is having luck in wealth the only power that Greed has, despite it being one of the Seven Deadly Sins?

Sitri noticed. She waved her slim index finger in front of Yong-Ho.

“This isn’t the only power Greed has. This is just a small portion of its power. Don’t be disappointed by it.”

What she said was helpful, but the fact that she was able to read his mind made him feel uncomfortable.

Yong-Ho grabbed the green gem that Sitri placed on the table and spoke.

“Thank you for your service.”

The information regarding Greed’s power and the coupon that allowed him to purchase spirits.

Sitri was satisfied when he thanked her for her service. This time, she pulled out a large book from thin air and placed in on the table. It was extremely big and thick, which made him think of an English dictionary.

“Unlike the low-level spirits that you purchased last time, for spirits that are at least Rank One, we provide a catalogue like this. And there are two types within the catalogue. A Free Labour Market and a Slave Market.”

Out of all the words that he heard after stepping into this world, it was the darkest word, and yet, it felt natural for them to have one.

Sitri explained.

“Spirits that are registered in the Free Labour Market are spirits that are trying to find a master to serve. Even if there’s a spirit that you want to employ, you may not be able to employ them. The spirits are given the chance to choose their master.”

“And the Slave Market doesn’t have that?”

‘That’s correct. Like the name, they’re slaves. Spirits are usually sent to this market because they’re not smart, are self-conscious, were created and for other reasons as well. The Free Labour Market has a variety of spirits and are a lot smarter and stronger, but in the Slave Market, there are times when you get your money’s worth. You don’t need to negotiate with the spirit and compared to the Free Labour Market, the spirits are a lot cheaper, so there are a lot of owners that prefer to use this market.”

Yong-Ho looked at the green gem that was in his hand.

“And I can only use this in the Slave Market, right?”

“You’re very smart, my lovely customer.”

It was common sense to figure these things out. In the current situation, there probably won’t be any spirits that would be willing to form a contract. On top of that, if he hired those spirits, then rumors about the House of Mammon having a new owner will spread.

Sitri turned the book around so that Yong-Ho could read it. This was the first time he’s seen this world’s letters, but the moment he saw it, he was able to understand it.

[Rank 2 Spirit Catalogue - Slave Market]

“Have fun shopping, my lovely customer.”

With a smile on her face, Sitri took a step back and just like before, disappeared into thin air.

And couple of seconds later.

‘She’s a tiring one. I miss the simple-minded Catalina. I miss her.’

Yong-Ho yawned due to his tiredness and sat on the chair that appeared behind him.

‘Great.’

Anyways, it was free and if he gets lucky, he’ll get his money’s worth. No, he would be satisfied with an ordinary spirit too.

Yong-Ho opened the catalogue.

&

He didn’t think he would be able to obtain a Rank Two spirit for free.

But, Yong-Ho didn’t enter Virtual Space to shop impulsively.

He originally was going to purchase a Rank One spirit.

He had a plan.

First. Purchase a spirit for battle.

Two. Obtain a low-level spirit that will strengthen the military power.

Currently, Catalina was the only soldier that could actually fight. If there was really a battle, he was going to use the two Goblins in battle and he was going to fight as well, but using the workers as defense was the last resort.

Because of that, Yong-Ho inspected Catalina first.

Since she was a half Succubus and half Dark Elf, Catalina was able to use daggers, arrows and throwing knives. She was an attacker that could do both close and long range attacks, but when comparing to an MMORPG, her class would be a thief.

The new spirit he was going to purchase would act as a dungeon’s shield and will be working with Catalina. That’s why, he needed to purchase one with Catalina’s weakness in mind so that they could work together as a team.

What would an attack need from the defense line? Another long range attacker?

‘A tanker is the answer.’

They’ll be working as the dungeon’s gatekeeper anyways, so mobility wasn’t that important. What he needed was a spirit with a large build and had the potential to develop further.

‘Let’s check it out anyways.’

It didn’t cost money to go eye shopping. If he observed the spirit that he was going to purchase later, it’ll help him with his purchase plan.

He was honestly nervous. Even in games, he would get nervous when he was asked to choose characters for a team.

“Wow.”

The spirits’ names and physical looks were definitely different.

A Hellhound that spit out fire.

A Bugbear that had a large build and had superhuman strength.

A large Slime that used strong acid.

He couldn’t use the Power of Evolution because he had to save his mana, but just looking at the catalogue was quite fun.

On top of that, the spirits weren’t just printed on a piece of paper. Every time Yong-Ho turned the page, a large screen that was floating in the air would display the spirit. Yong-Ho was able to see the spirits in their natural state and it was like looking at a hologram.

‘There’s not a lot I can choose from though.’

Even though he took his time looking at the catalogue, it didn’t take him long to finish it. Under the Rank Two spirits, there was a total of 15 species. Like Sitri explained before, most of them were either self-conscious or weren’t that smart.

‘Hm, I guess they don’t have an Elf.’

No one was in that room, but Yong-Ho coughed and after waving his finger, three spirits that he saved before were displayed on the screen.

He activated the Power of Evolution.

< The Power of Evolution #4 > End.