The Support Ate it All-Chapter 464 - 10th Week ×1.5 (1)

Monday morning.

I woke up to a message.

[Seo Ye-in: (tap tap cat emoji)]

[Seo Ye-in: Morning]

[Kim Ho: (shocked! cat emoji)]

[Kim Ho: Who are you?]

[Kim Ho: What did you do to the young miss?]

[Seo Ye-in: ?]

[Seo Ye-in: (tilting head cat emoji)]

[Kim Ho: A sloth waking up earlier than me?]

[Kim Ho: You must be possessed by a demon.]

[Kim Ho: Begone, foul spirit! Leave Seo Ye-in’s body this instant!]

[Kim Ho: (✝Exorcism✝ cat emoji)]

[Seo Ye-in: I’m getting angry.]

[Seo Ye-in: (sharp claws emoji)]

[Kim Ho: sry]

[Kim Ho: Breakfast?]

[Seo Ye-in: yeah]

[Seo Ye-in: let’s go]

***

Even though it was early, the student cafeteria was already quite crowded.

Probably because everyone was curious about the upcoming strategy battle or, more precisely, about the buffs that would be applied in it. So they wanted to get to class early.

Well, I am curious too.

But eating in the middle of a noisy crowd was another matter entirely.

So, we each grabbed a cream waffle and headed outside.

Then we sat down on a nearby bench and began eating at a relaxed pace.

“……” 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

“Hey, you’ve got some on your cheek.”

“Wipe it off for me.”

Seo Ye-in leaned her face closer.

I wiped the cream off her cheek, then smeared it onto her nose instead.

“……”

“……”

“……Wipe it off.”

“Alright.”

Knowing when to stop a joke is an art, so I took a napkin and wiped her nose clean.

Then I asked the question that had been bugging me since earlier.

“What made you get up early today? Did you bake cookies again?”

“No.”

“Then what?”

Seo Ye-in stared at me quietly for a moment, then spoke.

“A reservation.”

“You want to go down the dungeon together?”

“Mhmm.”

“So that’s what this is about?”

“First place.”

Maybe she was secretly frustrated that Dang Gyu-young had taken first place from her.

Either way, I was already planning to stick with Seo Ye-in throughout the week.

I’d need all the lucky charm energy I could get.

So I nodded easily.

“Alright, let’s go together.”

“Number one?”

“Today, you’re number one.”

“I’m happy.”

Seo Ye-in chewed her waffle with a noticeably brighter expression.

Watching her, I casually added,

“You know, you could’ve just sent a message for a reservation like this.”

“……!”

Her gray eyes widened slightly.

Then, as she tried to stand up, I stopped her.

“Where are you going?”

“To make up for lost sleep.”

“You’re already awake. Stay that way.”

“So sad……”

***

Seo Ye-in decided to catch up on her missing sleep during class instead.

In general, quests present goals suited to the player’s situation and provide the rewards they need most.

Since the 1.5× drop rate would bring in tons of random boxes, it made sense that a quest requiring you to break them down appeared.

And what I needed right now was a defensive skill.

The final piece to combine with [Wise Armor] and [Wind Barrier].

Given how hard it was to obtain, I’d need to rack up quite a few points.

I’ll probably need at least over 10,000.

The next question was: how many random boxes does it take to reach 10,000 Glutton points?

I checked the details.

[Glutton Box]

▷Points earned are proportional to the random box’s rank.

▷F: 50 / E: 100

▷D: 200 / C: 500

▷B: 1,000 / A: 2,500

▷S: 10,000

If I fed it F-rank boxes, I’d need a whopping 200 of them.

For D-rank, 50.

Just 10 B-rank boxes would be enough.

The higher the dungeon rank, the faster I could clear the quest.

But the risk goes up with it.

I could probably manage my share somehow, but Go Hyeon-woo and Seo Ye-in weren’t quite strong enough to clear a B-rank dungeon.

They’d likely have to risk their lives, and it felt a bit much to take things that far just for an event quest.

At the end of the day, it’s all about collecting points….however you do it.

Even if it meant some repetition, lowering the difficulty seemed like the safer bet.

A C-rank dungeon sounds about right.

I wouldn’t need more than 20 random boxes, so the number wasn’t too overwhelming either.

As I mentally sorted through the suitable C-rank dungeons, I suddenly felt a light tap on my shoulder.

Turning slightly, I saw….it was Seo Ye-in, just as I expected.

“Reservation.”

“First in line, are we?”

“First place reporting in.”

Her gray eyes sparkled brightly.

Go Hyeon-woo was also waiting nearby, and outside the classroom door, Hong Yeon-hwa was peeking in our direction.

When I gestured for her to come in, she scurried over.

Now that everyone had gathered, I explained the [Glutton Box] and this week’s objective.

“—So, I’m aiming to collect 20 C-rank boxes.”

“Add my share, and we’ll get them even faster.”

Go Hyeon-woo looked more than willing.

It seemed like he saw this as a chance to pay back at least some of the debt he owed.

Seo Ye-in and Hong Yeon-hwa also chimed in.

“I’ll help.”

“M-Me too…”

I’d somewhat expected this, but still…it felt nice to have them jump in without even a second’s hesitation.

Guess living kindly really does come back to you.

“Thanks, guys.”

“Haha, come now. How could we not help you, Kim-hyung? So, which dungeon are we heading into?”

“I gave it some thought, and instead of hopping around to different places, I think it’s better to take down one big target and finish it properly.”

“A large-scale dungeon, then.”

“That’s right. We’ll have to spend a few days inside, so make sure you’re all prepared. But first, let’s take care of this week’s quota.”

C-rank dungeons are still outside our authorization, so even if we clear one, it won’t count toward our practical evaluation.

If we manage not to get dragged into the disciplinary room, we’ll be lucky.

We were already seasoned troublemakers, so violating school rules didn’t bother us in the slightest.

Still, to get at least the minimum score, we’d have to clear a separate E-rank dungeon.

Since we need to conserve our stamina, the easier and quicker, the better.

Of course, I’d considered this from the start and had already picked out a suitable dungeon and put together a brief strategy guide.

I handed a slip of paper to Go Hyeon-woo and Hong Yeon-hwa.

“Head over to this one.”

“Hmm, this is… a two-person dungeon.”

“Splitting up will get things done faster.”

Most four-person dungeons are medium to large-scale, so they naturally take longer to clear.

It’d be quicker to divide into two teams and tackle two two-person dungeons instead.

Go Hyeon-woo and Hong Yeon-hwa nodded without hesitation.

“Indeed, that makes sense.”

“We’ll be back soon.”

The two of them left the classroom, and as I watched them go, I turned to Seo Ye-in.

“Shall we get going too?”

“Let’s move.”