Vol. 1 Chapter 3 - Finger Snap Evolution

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★ Daily Mission ★

 

Let’s work diligently every day!

 

‘Don’t Breathe’

 

Hold your breath 0 hours 0 minutes/5 hours 00 minutes

 

Continuation days: 1 day

 

Diligence rank: Bronze, multiplier 1.0x

 

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This is like those daily quests in mobile games, isn’t it? You know, where you can either just hand over an item or do a little errand. There are various types. If it’s just defeating enemies, you can do it mindlessly, but if it involves running errands, it requires some thought because you have to move. It’s a hassle.

 

No, if it’s that much of a bother, quit the game. Well, it’s not about that.

 

Hmm, my breath is starting to feel suffocating.

 

“Buhah!! Hasn’t it been five hours already!?”

 

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★ Daily Mission ★

 

Let’s work diligently every day!

 

‘Don’t Breathe’

 

Hold your breath 0 hours 3 minutes/5 hours 00 minutes

 

Continuation days: 1 day

 

Diligence rank: Bronze, multiplier 1.0x

 

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Hell. It’s just hell.

 

However, with this, I’ve learned two things.

 

First, my lung capacity is maxed out at 3 minutes. I feel like I couldn’t hold my breath this long before. Did my overall functions as a living being upgrade because I leveled up?

 

Second, this 5 hours doesn’t have to be continuous. It’s probably cumulative. There’s still a way to do it.

 

I took a moment to catch my breath and held my breath again.

 

Continuing to intermittently hold my breath, by the time I was about to awaken to the path of enlightenment philosophy, the outside of the window had become completely dark.

 

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★ Daily Mission ★

 

Let’s work diligently every day!

 

‘Don’t Breathe’

 

Hold your breath 5 hours 00 minutes/5 hours 00 minutes

 

★ Today’s Daily Mission Complete! ★

 

Reward: Ancestor’s Wisdom C (10,000 Experience Points)

 

Skill Nutrient C (10,000 Skill Experience Points)

 

Continuation days: 2 days

 

Diligence rank: Bronze, multiplier 1.0x

 

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Hell has ended. Probably lost one or two brain cells due to lack of oxygen.

 

Huh? Is this an item? The format seems different.

 

“Wow, what’s this?”

 

From the window displaying the Daily Mission, an old leather-bound book and an energy drink popped out. Each had an item display nearby. Probably an abnormal substance anomaly produced by the dungeon.

 

I tapped the worn-out book to try it out. ‘Do you want to use it? Yes No’ appeared, so I chose ‘Yes.’

 

Pikopikopikoon! Pikopiko! Pika!

 

It flashed at the end, but probably because I leveled up consecutively, right?

 

“Status.”

 

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Hideo Akagi

 

Level 14

 

HP 104/104

 

MP 41/41

 

Skill

 

‘Finger Snap’

 

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I’ve leveled up like crazy. Daily missions are amazing. The reward for overcoming such a trial that makes you reevaluate your life is substantial.

 

So, what about this magic potion?

 

I tilted the pull-tab and drank it all at once. The caffeine hit, and it had a tingling taste. Too delicious!

 

(Skill level has increased.)

 

Skill level?

 

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Hideo Akagi

 

Level 14

 

HP 104/104

 

MP 41/41

 

Skill

 

‘Finger Snap Lv2’

 

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Did the skill level up?

 

Unconsciously, I caressed the skill in the status window with my finger.

 

And then,

 

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‘Finger Snap Lv2’

 

Snap your fingers to ignite the enemy.

 

Convert life energy into an attack.

 

Conversion rate ATK 5: HP 1

 

Release condition: Deliver the finishing blow to a monster with ‘Finger Snap.’

 

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The skill description appeared. It seems I could check the details by touching it.

 

Wait, ‘Finger Snap’ had damage? I’ve been causing damage to random old ladies at crosswalks. I’m really sorry. Please forgive me. I’ll do anything.

 

And about the release condition, I definitely didn’t deliver the finishing blow, right? Could it be that the energy drink was a broken item that ignored the release condition and raised the skill level?

 

Oops, I used it.

 

Maybe I did something wasteful… No, wait a minute. Upon closer thought, ‘Finger Snap’ making it impossible to deliver the finishing blow to a monster was probably too hard, so maybe I wouldn’t have even realized there was an Lv2 without using the energy drink? Yeah, yeah, if I think about it that way, this isn’t a waste at all.

 

Moreover, Mr. didn’t tell me I had Lv2 in my skill… Could it be that he, realizing I had no future, was trying to guide me down a different path without giving me false hope? Mr., you’re really a good person.

 

“Ah, I worked hard on the daily mission today too.”

 

With a sense of accomplishment and fatigue from holding my breath for five hours, I was getting quite sleepy.

 

That night, using the money borrowed from my father, I called an Uber and slept like a log.

 

The next morning, while thinking, “I’m definitely going to the dungeon today,” I muttered, “Daily Mission” for now and checked my daily routine.

 

For explorers, daily completion is an absolute must. Mr. and everyone else must be doing it routinely, day in and day out, alongside their daily lives and dungeon conquests.

 

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★ Daily Mission ★

 

Let’s work diligently every day!

 

‘Fingertips of Promised Victory’

 

Shout “Excalibur” and snap your fingers

 

0/1,000

 

Continuation days: 2 days

 

Diligence rank: Bronze, multiplier 1.0x

 

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It’s almost like a punishment.

 

No, it’s a daily meant to train my fingertips.

 

What’s this? Is everyone really doing this kind of thing? Hey? Am I the only one doing it?

 

“Excalibur…”

 

Pachin!

 

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★ Daily Mission ★

 

Let’s work diligently every day!

 

‘Fingertips of Promised Victory’

 

Shout “Excalibur” and snap your fingers

 

0/1,000

 

Continuation days: 2 days

 

Diligence rank: Bronze, multiplier 1.0x

 

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No good, the progress isn’t changing…

 

“Excalibur!”

 

Pachin!

 

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★ Daily Mission ★

 

Let’s work diligently every day!

 

‘Fingertips of Promised Victory’

 

Shout “Excalibur” and snap your fingers

 

1/1,000

 

Continuation days: 2 days

 

Diligence rank: Bronze, multiplier 1.0x

 

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Crap. Seriously.

 

I pulled a hellish daily two days in a row.

 

This day, too, the morning was spent incessantly shouting “Excalibur” with a sealed, stiff voice. This is a battle to save the world.