A Frontline Soldier Awakened as a Gamer In The War! - Chapter 80: (2)

Following Hoil, they entered the mansion and headed to the second dining hall, which only the close knights could use. When they arrived at the second dining hall, some knights were already eating, perhaps because it was mealtime. As they ate, a few knights glanced at Kaiyan and Hoil in turn, their expressions showing their disapproval.

“Why does a commoner keep coming into the knights’ dining hall? It’s really annoying.”

“That’s right. No matter how important Lord Barvan’s guest is, he’s still a commoner.”

This wasn’t the first time this had happened in the ten days Kaiyan had spent in the Carsia family. He quietly went to sit in a corner, not paying much attention to it. However, it seemed that Hoil couldn’t tolerate it and approached those knights with a flushed face.

“Are you lots disrespecting Lord Barvan’s guest?”

“Well… Hoil, he’s still a commoner, isn’t he?”

“That’s right! Even if he’s Lord Barvan’s guest, he is still commoner and he dares to eat together with us!”

‘Sigh… Let’s just let it go.’

While Kaiyan appreciated Hoil’s willingness to stand up for him, the fact remained that as a commoner, he couldn’t avoid these situations. But if he got angry every time, what would that accomplish?

Kaiyan got up from his seat and approached Hoil.

“Hoil, I’m fine, let’s just eat.”

“Look here! Aren’t these guys disrespecting you? It’s as bad as disrespecting Lord Barvan!”

“But… Hoil, I’m a commoner after all.”

“Yes! Even if he’s Lord Barvan’s guest, we don’t eat with commoners!”

‘Sigh… Kaiyan won’t have dinner today. Kaiyan will go back to his room first.’

“Kaiyan!”

Hoil called Kaiyan’s name several times, but Kaiyan didn’t turn around and instead headed for his room on the second floor. When he opened the door and entered, a white cat lay on the soft bed, toying with a strangely shaped, square box with its short front paws.

[Have you been training well? You seem to be here earlier than yesterday!]

“Yeah, I had something to take care of. How about the item?”

The small square box that Rieka was touching with her front paws was the treasure Kaiyan had brought from the underground third-floor warehouse.

The treasure’s name was the Lesser Dimensional Cube. Kaiyan chose this item among countless treasures for a simple reason.

[It’s a bit harder to operate than I thought, maybe because it’s worth 4,000G!]

Aside from that, it was a 4,000G item.

At that time, Kaiyan had chosen it, thinking that if he didn’t buy such an item now, he might never have the chance. Of course, he also liked its functionality.

“Still, I’m lucky to have you, Rieka.”

[Hehe. That’s just a natural role as a player’s assistant, you know! But who do you think made this thing, anyway? It’s a magical artifact with incredibly complex formulas. It seems like there must have been an exceptionally talented magician on the Eunasia continent!]

“Yeah, I never expected such an artifact to exist.”

The Lesser Dimensional Cube had the function of providing the user with a small pocket dimension. In a way, one could think of it as having an extra storage space, but the difference was that one could enter that space themselves.

In other words, using the cube meant having a personal hiding place. However, there was one problem with using the cube. To use it, one had to perform an operation called “manipulation” initially.

‘How does Rieka manage to do such a complicated thing?’

It was so difficult that it felt like his head was going to explode.

Thanks to Rieka’s ability to manipulate the cube, he was lucky. Otherwise, he might have ended up losing a 4,000G item.

“How far along are you?”

In response to his question, Rieka examined the cube from various angles and then flashed a cute smile.

[Hmm… about 95 percent? I think it’ll be finished within a few hours!]

“Really? Well, once it’s done, let’s leave from here.”

[Are you saying we should completely leave the Carsia territory?]

“Yeah, I’ve wasted too much time here for no reason. Let’s visit the Lukaba merchants as soon as we leave here and then head back into the monster habitat.”

[…Are you sure? It seems like the rest period is too short. Don’t forget that you are in an unstable state due to the short leveling-up period.]

Although he felt like taking more rest when he thought about it, considering that there were more than a few people in the Carsia family who found him uncomfortable, his head involuntarily shook.

“It’s fine. This time will be different from last time. We have the Lesser Dimensional Cube.”

If they entered the monster habitat this time, he was confident he could endure for a longer period. It was partly because of his improved abilities, but more importantly, it was because the Lesser Dimensional Cube had started working. This meant they could have a proper rest without constantly worrying about it.

“That sounds good! I understand! Then I’ll finish it up soon!”

Leaving Rieka, who was manipulating the cube with her eyes gleaming, Kaiyan lay down on the bed. As he lay there quietly, he thought of the faces of Jeff and Max.

‘I wonder if they’re doing well. Did the old knight keep his promise?’

In fact, he could go see them right now if he wanted, but the reason he didn’t was…

‘My heart would weaken.’

Both Jeff and Max were different from the lax mercenaries or the newly met Barvan and Hoil. They were people he had met on the fierce battlefield, and they were the ones who had shown kindness to him when he was at his weakest.

Maybe, if he met the two people he could trust and rely on now, his unstable mind would compromise with reality and weaken.

“Huff…”

As he let out a sigh and opened his eyes, his calm gaze disappeared, and the eyes of a hungry predator took its place.

‘I need to get stronger. Stronger than I am now.’

Stronger than monsters and, if necessary, even humans who dared to confront him.

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