The second one…
After that, everything became very simple.
As before, Mazer handled the harvesting.
This time the gains weren't as impressive as before, but they still amounted to 12 gold coins.
At the same time, during this hunt—
Rei's "Ice Lance" successfully reached Level 200.
Easy…
The Healer and the Defender felt like their only job was sitting in the vehicle, watching the child perform.
And occasionally chatting with him.
Had they really… become conversation partners?
The third monster was a creature circling in the low sky.
An Ice Crystal Wingbird.
Flying monsters like this were extremely troublesome for many adventuring teams.
But for Rei—
It was much simpler.
The second evolution of Ice Lance was speed.
"Extreme-Speed Ice Lance (LV: 201) — Unparalleled Velocity"
BANG!
The moment the Ice Lance launched, it produced a sonic boom!
Almost the instant it formed beside Rei, it had already pierced straight through the Ice Crystal Wingbird's wings.
Dozens of holes instantly tore through the wings, causing it to lose most of its ability to fly.
After that, Rei followed up with [Silent Wind Swarm].
The finishing strike was completed effortlessly.
This Ice Crystal Wingbird…
Had a collection value of 16 gold coins.
During the journey, Rei also took the opportunity to ask about Yakaticto.
"Does praying to Yakaticto actually do anything…?"
Loth pressed her fingers against her temple as she thought.
Finally, she answered seriously.
"If we're being honest… it's mostly just for good luck."
Rei asked in confusion.
"Just luck?"
Loth nodded with certainty.
"There's never been any evidence that offering money to Yakaticto will bring unexpected good fortune."
"However, Harvest Month is one of the rare good months among the twelve."
"Everyone hopes to make a huge profit during this month."
"So people tend to place their hopes on Yakaticto."
"Over time, the tradition of worshiping Yakaticto during Harvest Month formed."
"But in reality, no matter which month it is, there will always be people worshiping that month's Moon Deity."
Rei continued asking.
"Even December?"
December.
The Month of Death and Destruction.
Moon Deity: Bai.
A god regarded as a taboo across the continent.
No worship.
No temples.
No faith allowed.
Anyone discovered worshiping that deity would be sentenced as a criminal.
"Yes."
"There are still some people."
Rei felt like there wasn't much point asking further.
Suddenly, he remembered Loth's profession.
"Oh right!"
"Big sister, you can do divination, right?"
Loth nodded somewhat nervously.
"Yeah… I'm a Level 1 Diviner."
"But the accuracy won't be very high. After all, I'm only Level 1."
Rei said,
"Could you try doing a divination for me?"
Loth thought for a moment.
"Hmm… I guess that's fine."
As she spoke, she produced a divination cylinder in her hand.
Rei leaned over to look inside.
Inside the cylinder were paper balls.
"Pick one."
Huh?
"It means… just grab one. Whatever is written inside the paper ball is your result."
Rei: "..."
Wait.
This… was a Diviner?
Even if she wasn't using mystical methods like I Ching hexagrams, plum blossom numerology, or turtle shells…
At the very least she could've used tarot cards, a crystal ball, or astrological charts, right?
Or even—
A deck of playing cards would work.
If nothing else…
Shouldn't a fortune cylinder contain fortune sticks?
What kind of divination tool used crumpled paper balls?
They weren't even folded neatly.
Just casually crumpled pieces of wrinkled paper.
Sensing Rei's silence, Loth seemed to guess what he was thinking.
Her face flushed red.
"I'm not a professional diviner, okay?! I never studied proper divination techniques."
"Those techniques are expensive! Are you drawing one or not? If not, forget it."
As she spoke, she started pulling the cylinder back.
"Wait!"
"Big sister, I was just curious about how the divination works."
"I'll draw one."
Ah.
So she could get shy too…
Still—divination techniques were that expensive?
Rei was actually quite interested in the Diviner class.
After all, it sounded like a profession that could predict the future.
Rei randomly grabbed a paper ball.
"What do I do next, big sister?"
Just in case there were specific steps, Rei asked first.
Loth muttered softly, sounding embarrassed.
"Just… open it and look."
So it really was that simple.
Rei opened the paper ball.
Written inside were the words—
Supreme Fortune
"What? What did you draw?"
Loth was curious about the result too and leaned closer to look at the paper in Rei's hand.
"Supreme… Fortune."
"Wow! You actually got the luckiest result possible!"
Rei blinked.
"The luckiest?"
"Yeah! My homemade fortune cylinder has 128 different results written inside."
"This one is the highest level of good luck."
Wait…
128 types?
How could "good" and "bad" fortune even produce 128 variations?
"This is the first time I've ever seen this result."
"Isn't there only 128 results?"
Loth replied:
"You can't calculate divination results based on probability."
"I've done divinations for hundreds of people, and this is the first time anyone has drawn Supreme Fortune."
"Even if my divination isn't very accurate, if you draw this… your luck shouldn't be too bad."
Rei felt the loot stored inside his storage ring.
Well…
That was true.
Today's harvest had been extremely abundant.
The gains were basically four to five times the normal expected rewards.
He glanced outside the vehicle window.
The sky still moved like a slowly shifting painted scroll—
…
Along the way, Rei chatted with them quite a bit more.
Unlike the adventurers from Rhein Town, these people were traveling adventurers who journeyed across the world.
Their knowledge and experiences were far broader than those in Rhein Town.
Talking with them felt extremely enlightening.
For example—
Powerful mages usually had their staffs custom-made by professional arcane craftsmen.
Proper divination techniques—even the cheapest ones—cost 10,000 gold coins.
Divination was an incredibly expensive profession.
Or things like how being an adventurer wasn't easy anymore, and it might be better to train as a blacksmith instead.
It seemed no matter which world you were in—
You could always hear conversations like that.
There were also complaints about Gatherers, who were often suspected of secretly hiding valuable loot.
Some regions had even started requiring contracts for Gatherers.
Listening to their conversations, Rei could almost hear the true realities of this world.
It felt completely different from being around Izparut and the others.
One side represented legend and dreams.
The other represented reality and everyday life.
The fourth, fifth, sixth…
The hunts continued one after another.
But almost every battle was Rei's solo performance.
By noon, they had already eliminated eight Tier 3 Lord monsters.
Including the rewards from completed commissions, the earnings had already reached 144 gold coins.
For ordinary Level 2 adventurers, this was something they wouldn't even dare imagine.
"The last one is ahead."
Rei looked at the commission sheet.
The final target was marked as a B-Rank Commission.
Although it was also a Tier 3 Lord, it was a Special Variant.
Regarding Special Variants—
Rei roughly understood them as something like elite monsters.
They were stronger than normal variants.
But after killing them, they also had a high probability of producing extremely valuable loot.
The elements were stirring.
Rei could feel the wind currents moving faster.
As the Defender, Trand had already raised his shield and positioned himself in front of Rei.
It felt like—
They were getting close.