Chapter 11 - Clearing Stages (Patreon)

[You have found a chest. Do you want to open it?]

[Yes/No]

Nova pondered upon this, but ultimately clicked the [Yes] button.

[Rolling for a drop. . .]

[You have obtained: Piece of Goblin Shit]

Nova's face twitched, was he truly that unlucky or were they messing with him?

'No, maybe the Goblins did use this one as a latrine.' Nova never encountered any 'droppings' along the way, so it was possible that chests were used for that.

Nova ignored that stinking pile of shit and explored around for one more chest...

...

[You have found a chest. Do you want to open it?]

[Yes/No]

[Yes]

[Rolling for a drop. . .]

[You have obtained: Piece of Goblin Shit]

'As expected.' Nova nodded gently. Chests in the >Easy Tutorial were used as a latrine.

Nova did not store this 'loot' before moving on. He felt that if he stored that loot, his whole inventory would get contaminated from it.

Nova also wished to loot the wine barrels if there were any, but unfortunately, he was unable to find them...

Crunch

...

Nova respawned like always, since his sword was battered. It would be difficult to continue without any weapon and since he didn't wish to progress his Classes to different ones; he had to keep going like this.

Going inside the hallway, bypassing all the traps and arriving at the third part of the Tutorial.

[You have cleared the second part of the Tutorial!]

[Reward: 10 Existence Coins]

[Your Status has refreshed!]

[You are entering the Tavern part of the Tutorial.]

[You have hit a checkpoint, you can start your adventure from here!]

Nova blinked gently, this was a very welcome change. He did not need to go through the traps in order to get to the second and third stages! This would save him a lot of trouble!

Nova nodded to himself as he stepped forward.

The scenery shifted in front of him. He was now in an old wooden bar or tavern as the system said.

There were many chairs with even more customers. Waitresses were running around with strange clothing. They had either a beer fest outfit with a (obnoxiously) short skirt or a beer fest outfit with shorts that were strapped on their shoulders.

Both had their own allure and Nova highly appreciated it.

Unfortunately, he would not be able to appreciate it for too long.

"Touching is not allowed, Mister!" Said one of the Waitresses with the short skirt as she kicked the customer.

He flew over the whole Tavern, crashing into multiple other guests.

'No touching, got it.' Nova nodded to himself as a bar fight ensued in front of him.

'Seriously...' Nova sighed, from battling Goblins to battling drunkards. Neither of which pleased him.

'It seems like corners were for loners with benefits. The 'main tables' appear to be closest to the bar. The worst tables would be around the exit of this place since it's the furthest from the bar. The Waitresses are more amicable if you give them generous tips...' Nova narrowed his eyes. This thing was one huge trap for anyone who liked alcohol and sensual waitresses.

'Further in there is another counter with a bored dude.' Nova tilted his head. He did not understand what that counter was for.

He quietly walked towards it avoiding the bar fight.

Whenever someone landed in front of him. He would ignore them and pass them with wide strides, so he wouldn't get caught in this mess.

He also ignored the Waitress's call, since he was not in a mood to be scammed.

Nova arrived in front of that strange counter.

"Welcome to the Adventurers Tavern, what can I do for ya?" He said while supporting his chin. It was obvious that this guy was a bored loner.

'So depending on the difficulty, this place changes too...' Nova narrowed his eyes.

The Waitresses were okay in looks, but were a bit too powerful. The Tavern was filled with drunkards and fights, the additional counter was filled with a loner dude that was bored. He even had the 'buzzer' cut!

Nova replied politely. "It's my first time here, so I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do here."

The guy suddenly straightened his back. "Oh! A newbie! Perfect! Your first quest is to stop that fight!"

"What is the benefit of stopping it?" Nova asked gently, but he didn't want to get mixed in this mess.

"You need to successfully complete 10 missions from us in order to advance into the 4th part." The boring dude told Nova.

"Will I be forcibly moved, or can I decide to stay?" Nova asked the important question.

"You can decide to stay and complete more missions. After the 10th mission, we will be rewarding you with Existence Coins. The first 10 missions are like 'getting used to it' kind of thing. You also won't get penalised if you fail them, unlike when you are above 10 missions." The guy explained.

"I see..." Nova nodded. If he could farm Death Coins here without needing to die, that would be for the best!

"You can also buy things for us, while we don't have much, it's all useful stuff, unlike in the 'Safe Zone'." He added.

"Now that is nice." Nova nodded. "Fine, I will help you out." He chuckled.

The counter guy smiled happily.

Nova walked a bit further from the counter and clapped. "Alright, it's time to pack it up, dudes."

But he was ignored by them.

"It's time to stop, guys." Nova clapped again, but was ignored once again.

This time, even the Waitresses gave him a side-glance with, 'What is this kid doing?', kind of meaning.

Nova was quite upset and being ignored.

[Your anger is reaching the boiling point!]

[Your Dominator Activated.]

[You are oozing a Terrifying Aura!]

Suddenly, quite a bone-chilling aura spread from a certain person. Everyone temporarily froze in place. Including the bartender who was watching this whole situation and the overly powerful Waitresses.

"Alright you dumb fucks, since words can't get through your thick skulls, then I will just twist a few of your limbs to remind you not to fight." Nova cracked his knuckles.

"Who do you think you are to tell me what to do?!" Slurred one drunkard. (TN: Yes, I don't know how to write slurred long sentences... ;-;)

The almost bald drunkard rushed at Nova.

Nova didn't panic since he was a lot less scary than the Goblins, a lot uglier too.

He 'gently' grabbed the drunkard's charging arm and twisted it like he would do it with the goblins.

"AAAAAAAAAGH!" The drunkard screamed as his arm bent in an unnatural direction.

This movement stunned the other low-level drunkards.

"This isn't right..." Nova pondered. "Right, you are glaring too much at me because of your own misery." He sighed, shaking his head. "Let's just make you into a pretzel."

Screams rang as Nova bent his other limbs and made him into a pitiful pretzel. With some difficulty, Nova then took him and threw him into the bar fight.

Nova dusted his hands and glared at them.

[Your Aura is intensifying!]

The drunkards immediately flinched, even before Nova said anything.

"Alright you fucks, since you want to fight, line up! Otherwise, I will twist your necks." Nova spat on the ground disdainfully. Getting drunk was fine, but starting trouble in a bar was not. Others would not be able to enjoy the drinks if the place smelled like a battlefield.

The drunkards immediately covered and wanted to run away.

"Where are you going?" Nova glared at them even more. "You are first supposed to pay for the damages." He pointed towards the barkeep.

"We are from the same 'Safe Zone'! Don't push your luck!" One drunkard yelled.

"Oh? And why should I care? You created this mess! You clean this mess!" Nova glared at them.

The drunkards unwillingly wobbled towards the barkeep and gave him Coins, intending to leave.

"What are you doing?" Nova glared even more ferociously. "You are then supposed to pay the Waitresses for bearing with your bullshit."

The drunkards once again took out the Coins and gave them to the Waitresses before they were finally allowed to run away.

Nova snorted, before turning around and leaning on the counter.

"What do you think? I would say that this was a perfect clear." Nova grinned at the clerk.

The guy burst laughing. "Perfect! Perfect! I have not seen such a pleasant sight in a long time!"

"Seriously..." Nova shook his head. "I don't see what's so enjoyable about the destruction of property." He sighed.

The clerk laughed again. "It's fun to see them run away with tails between their legs!"

"I don't find that all that appealing." Nova shook his head. "They are all old, boring, and smelly."

"You don't even find the Waitresses all that appealing." The 'clerk' chuckled.

"So did I clear this?" Nova changed the topic.

The 'clerk' chuckled.

[You have cleared the Tavern part of the Tutorial!]

[Reward: 100 Existence Coins]

[Your Status has refreshed!]

[You can now enter the fourth part of the Tutorial.]

"You will enjoy the Waitresses on higher difficulties more." 'He' suddenly chuckled. "Call my name next time. I'm Guild Leader, Thomas." Thomas said before disappearing in front of Nova's eyes.

"???" Nova had so many questions.

"Welcome, what can I do for you." One of the Waitresses assumed his role and asked Nova.

He was still confused as he cleared this part in one go and he didn't know what to do with this.

"What are some other missions?" Nova asked the Waitress, now a clerk.

"There are collecting, hunting, production, escort and so on missions." The Waitress had a slightly better attitude than Thomas, but it was still not perfect...

"How is the pay?" Nova narrowed his eyes.

"Most will pay out 1 Existence Coins. There are rare missions that give resources and even rarer that can give Skills, but Skills depend on what type of mission you take, so you can't get production Skills in hunting missions." The clerk explained.

"Can you show me the missions with the reward of Skills?" Nova asked her.

"We don't have such missions in stock currently." The Clerk shook her head.

'So this place is now useless...' Nova sighed. From what he could see, they only had beer in here and nothing else. The payout was likewise abysmal and the only redeeming features were those resource-rewarding quests, but Nova was not so inclined to take them.

'My reinforcement would just break again.' He shook his head. In terms of farming, it was fine, but training or dungeon crawling was a no-go since it was too weak in durability...

'In that case, let's just continue.' Nova sighed, leaving the Tavern behind.

...

[You are entering the fourth part of the Tutorial.]

Once again a long hallway was stretching in front of Nova, but when he looked behind him, he only saw jail bars.

The hallway behind him was locked by bars. He would not be able to continue this way, so he could only move forward.

The hallway did not have any traps or danger, it led Nova into an open space, which looked sort of like an arena.

Down in the arena was a large ground of Goblins and one larger Goblin.

[You have entered the Boss Room.]

[Boss: Hobgoblin]

The Hobgoblin looked a bit like a Human, but with green skin and an ugly face. It was obvious that it only gained some height and muscles.

There were around 50 Goblins with the Hobgoblin, but while the Goblins moved, the Hobgoblin kept sitting on his 'throne'.

'So it's this type of boss.' Nova would have to defeat hordes of enemies before the final Boss enemy was activated.

That meant, in theory, he would be able to rest while keeping one Goblin pinned down.

Nova began the battle, thankfully the Goblins were the same stupid ones that he encountered in the second part of the tutorial.

He immediately slammed his sword on the head of one of the Goblins. There was no need to torture them, so he didn't need to cut off their limbs.

This proved quite easy, since he was so used to the Goblins that it felt like he was playing the tutorial. Well, this was a tutorial, but you get the point.

He finished all, but one Goblin. He kept him alive, pinned on the ground so he could properly rest.

Nova did not return to refresh his sword, but that was fine. He still had half durability left on his sword!

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Let's hope everything works now >.<

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