Netori System: The Curse of Great Alchemist

Just by walking a few steps from his temporary residence and passing through the door that separated his temporary residence and shop, Arthur began to prepare to open his shop on this bright morning.

With his body still dripping with sweat and feeling hot. Arthur planned to take a shower again after he took a shower earlier than usual and fell asleep. However, Arthur had to hold it for a while because he wanted to check some of the Alchemist equipment in his shop.

When Arthur entered his shop which had been neatly arranged by the help of the dwarf race and his daughter who came from the fox race, Arthur was amazed by the neatness they gave.

"This is much better than I expected," said Arthur to praise the interior design that had been made by Darinci and his dwarf race colleagues.

The interior design between his Alchemist shop and his temporary residence was almost the same. Several rooms could be temporarily occupied by permanent employees who could make Arthur's Alchemist shop open on schedule. However, because Arthur was a shop owner who had no employees and a high-level Atelier who required a high level of precision as well, he did not want to damage his shop's reputation by anything other than his actions.

With a feeling of satisfaction at the cleanliness and the neatly arranged interior, Arthur returned to the room that was his temporary residence to take another bath.

With smooth footsteps that did not make any sound, Arthur tried to carefully move past Niko and Yuuki who were having an intimate communication until it ended with Niko's face being covered by Yuuki's slap.

In his footsteps that passed them, Arthur could only feel sorry for Niko who seemed to have deepened his masochistic talent after his wife rose to become a sadist because Yuuki was triggered by her husband stupid attitude.

When Arthur managed to pass them and arrived in his bathroom, he let out a sigh of relief after successfully surviving such a tense situation.

"Thankfully I was still survive from such a tense situation," Arthur grumbled a little while looking at his belongings in the form of his work uniform and a towel that was still wet after taking a shower the early morning.

"This towel is still wet, it shouldn't smell musty after being dried in the sun," Arthur muttered a little while taking off the shabby clothes he was wearing.

With small, relaxed movements and enjoying this free time, Arthur went through his bathing activities calmly. There were no serious incidents experienced by him such as Shinano who came to tease him secretly.

"I hope... I can still feel this peace for a while longer," Arthur said with hope while enjoying the cold water from his bathroom shower.

With an calm shower bath, Arthur was able to finish on time along with himself who had worn the Alchemist shop uniform along with a small pin that showed the credibility of his Alchemist shop which had a higher level than other Alchemist shops.

An Alchemist pin that was only given to ten young people who once rocked the Belfast Kingdom with their Alchemist potion breakthroughs. While wearing the precious Alchemist pin, Arthur remembered his glory days when he was young and full of passion.

"I feel older when I remember that again," Arthur muttered softly as he stepped out of his bathroom.

Just like before, Arthur could see Yuuki and Niko who were still in their harmonious relationship as husband and wife. This time, Arthur saw a large lump on Niko's head along with the cooking pot that Yuuki was holding.

From this distance, Arthur could see that his cooking pot was slightly bent as if it had hit something.

"I don't know what happened, but I'm going to be in the shop all day," Arthur muttered softly, wanting to run away from the small problem in front of his eyes.

Before Arthur left for his Alchemist shop, he hung his towel to dry next to the bathroom that was exposed to the sunlight. For maximum results, he should have dried the towel outside but there was a problem that prevented him from going outside.

Boonnkk!!

Boonnkkk!!

The source of the problem was none other than the husband and wife who were getting along and being cute in their household relationship.

Arthur returned to his Alchemist shop with slow and silent footsteps, no sound of footsteps made him attract Yuuki's attention who looked like a female devil who was scolding the useless trash husband in front of her eyes.

At a glance, Arthur could see his cooking pot getting more dented.

"Niko, may you rest in peace," Arthur muttered softly as he saw Niko lying helplessly after the lump on his head grew.

Arthur, who did not want to interfere in other people's household problems, immediately headed to his shop through the entrance inside his temporary residence.

With calculated steps and extraordinary caution, Arthur managed to enter his Alchemist shop safely.

The shop was vastly different from usual and the furniture placement was different from usual, making Arthur feel a little melancholy.

"It feels like I've just been fired and trying to open my own Alchemist shop with my remaining savings," Arthur said with a small sob because of his slightly melancholic feelings.

Plaakk...

Arthur immediately patted his own cheek and shifted his main focus, which was currently melancholic, to opening his shop in a new place like this.

His footsteps filled with nervous heartbeats made him look like someone who had just opened a branch of a shop in another place for the first time.

With slightly shaking hands and about to open the curtains that blocked the sunlight from entering his shop, Arthur felt that this was an embarrassing moment for himself as an adult.

Suppressing his nervousness and dismissing the high expectations of his shop that would be crowded shortly, Arthur immediately opened the curtains of his Alchemist shop.

Swiinngg!!

Clliingngg!!

The bright sunlight immediately hit Arthur's eyes. His Alchemist shop which was next to another shop in the building owned by Darinci gave him an opportunity for new customers because of its location which was close to the crowded population.

In the dazzling light, Arthur's eyes immediately adjusted to the dazzling view until it became clearer to see.

After his eyes recovered from the bright sunlight, Arthur chuckled after seeing his shop which was as relaxed as usual.

"Luckily this isn't much different from usual," Arthur muttered in a flat tone.

Due to the unfamiliar atmosphere of the workplace, Arthur was a little afraid that his Alchemist shop would become more crowded and packed with customers. That would make him work hard without rest like when he was young. With his body condition that had matured and could be said to be entering old age, Arthur did not want to work hard and preferred to work in a relaxed manner.

Arthur opened the curtains of his Alchemist shop quickly and showed the clean glass along with the interior design of his shop that could be seen clearly from outside the store. Several people who were passing by had seen his shop many times and were surprised when they saw an Alchemist shop open in a crowded place like this.

The cynical glances that stole the contents of Arthur's Alchemist shop also invited various questions from Arthur's prospective customers.

"An Alchemist shop that opens in a hidden brothel, invites great suspicion like providing strong drugs for long-lasting erections. I wouldn't be surprised if this Alchemist shop seemed to be cooperating with a brothel managed by Wakamo," Arthur muttered softly along with his footsteps entering the small room to serve customers directly.

In the silence after making his Alchemist shop that seemed to be late, Arthur was hit by a new problem, a silence that made him feel bored working in his new shop.

Unlike his old Alchemist shop which received requests to make Alchemist potions based on predetermined orders, now he had to wait for customers to come and that made him feel bored.

In the midst of that boredom, Arthur remembered the gift that had been given by his Netori System curse in the form of a book that had a new source of information in it.

"Hey, my curse, are you still awake to give me an Alchemist book from the previous Netori Quest?" Arthur asked in a small and relaxed tone as if filled with boredom.

[ Yes, my lord, I am currently making a Netori Quest scenario that will make every woman in this residential complex submit to your big cock! ]

"I appreciate your hard work on this," Arthur replied with himself standing upright behind the service counter.

[ Thank you for your compliment, my lord! ]

"Now, can you give me a book from the previous Netori Quest reward? I remember there was a book that would make my Alchemy ability increase like before."

[ A book to kill the boredom of my Lord who is working like this? ]

"Yes, you also feel bored when I'm doing nothing like this, right?"

[ I'm not bored because I'm fending off the system attacks given by the Succubus Queen's main system. For some reason, the main system is too stubborn to return to you. ]

"Will there be any problems if the main system returns to me?"

[ There will probably be many problems like what happened in your youth, my lord. ]

[ I feel sorry for seeing my lord's youth who worked hard to satisfy the Succubus Queen's main system only getting small gifts that you don't deserve after going through such hardships. ]

The words spoken by his Netori System curse made Arthur smile a little in his shop full of boredom.

"You know, sometimes I need to do hard work that is paid with a joke like that."

"It feels very annoying but also feels good after knowing that hard work makes me understand the real hardships of life."

"Without the trickery done by the Netori System curse that is connected to the main system of the Succubus Queen, maybe I am just a young Alchemist who only works to fulfill a small ambition, like Atelier with basic Alchemist knowledge."

"Now... because you have opened my eyes wide. Isn't it time for me to get a chance from an ordinary Alchemist to become a legendary Alchemist who will be remembered in human history?" said Arthur with a small smile and laughed at his ambition that sounded like a child's dream in broad daylight like that.

With his small laughter, Arthur looked like an old man who was happy after successfully opening an Alchemist shop that came from his hard work from the views of people who were observing his Alchemist shop from outside.

Unexpectedly, it made people's eyes curious about the price given for one of Arthur's Alchemist potions with the condition of his shop being located in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the Capital of the Kingdom of Belfast.

Arthur, who was still seen laughing, then took out a Alchemist book from his magic storage spell then read the Alchemist book with a gentle expression on his serious face.