ALL NOVEL Chapter 947
<947 – Rolling Oknodie (7)>
There are many ways to extract tears from a person’s eyes.
First, inflict pain to make them cry.
The investigation to find out the truth about Oknodie, while hiding their identity, yielded the following results.
“Oknodie? They do whine and complain sometimes, but that’s just a kind of filler, right?”
“I’m not even sure if it hurts them. I mean, they were talking nonsense while training their indestructible physique and even blocked a mace with just their palm.”
“Honestly, they have a friend who’s an assassin, Jiang. With the foundation teaching the assassin’s vision techniques, they can probably block pain itself.”
“Then why do they make crying sounds when hit? They have that friend Titosso who is always going hihing hihing and waa waa waa. Maybe it’s just the sound that got imprinted?”
“Anyway, they’re not the type to cry just from being hit. Unless it’s a surprise attack, but even then, they’d probably take the hit from someone they know. A stranger wouldn’t get past their detection zone.”
“The width of the zone? I haven’t seen it used at maximum capacity, but I feel like they awakened from first year, so it shouldn’t be too small, right?”
Professor Buzhaar’s assistant scribbled under the notes.
No extracting tears through pain.
In the comments section, it mentioned the detection zone being unmeasurable.
With this, all of Oknodie’s various attack methods, from straightforward to surprise, became useless.
But there were still more ways to approach them.
Second, inflict a sense of loss to make them cry.
This time, while the recruited group consisted of suspicious students, they managed to slip through the deception well.
“When they meet their butler, Jonnas after a long time, do they cry?”
“If they lose their grades, even Oknodie might shed a tear.”
“What about that pet they used to care for? Umm, what did they raise again? A goo plant?”
“No, it was some kind of golem, right?”
“Didn’t Hestia give that to them?”
“They’d probably cry more if they lost Hestia, right?”
“Who knows? There were rumors that Jiang and Ishtar suspected Oknodie and abandoned them, but I heard they parted on good terms.”
“By the end of the Foundation Workshop Battle, I heard they definitely cried.”
“But wait, is this actually a reference for Oknodie’s surprise party? I’ve never heard of such a party from Jezel.”
“Um, could you tell me your name, admission year, and affiliated department? We’re heading to the Student Council President’s Office, and it’s on the way.”
“Huh? You want to detour to avoid the hidden field of bomb monkeys in the campus forest while picking explosive herbs? …The name ‘explosive herbs’ from bomb monkeys already sounds like a cursed combination. I suddenly feel like I don’t need to go to the Student Council President’s Office anymore. I’ve got things to do.”
“Nope! We’re not going! You go alone, Uncle!”
Professor Buzhaar’s assistant laughed as students who had been easily tricked scampered away.
No extracting tears through a sense of loss.
Only a guardian with as special a relationship as Professor Jonnas or Chairman of the Foundation could make them cry.
The problem was that those competent individuals were far too strong.
Oknodie was a child whose weaknesses were hard to find, and even if found, they were untouchable.
Perhaps this was a result of the foundation successfully instilling an emotional dependency on “Chairman of the Foundation” after establishing false human relationships since the start of the semester.
Friends betray each other easily, but guardians do not, which is why Oknodie’s reactions became very bland.
However, new strategies derived from this method emerged.
Third, create a sad situation through illusions or acting to make them cry.
Enticed by the million-volt thunder stone, Oknodie’s motivations showed up for an interview while drawing electric strings from their hands.
“Oknodie is kind. They have good initiative and will pull out ultra-rare items to help when they hear a sad story.”
“How about the sad tale of a terminally ill butler and a weak lady? They’d empathize. But even in death, their mentor and father would be gods in the netherworld so they’d probably resurrect as undead or phantoms.”
“Then how about a setup where that butler lives a life of perpetual weakness? That’s a strange preference and stubborn play. I recommend changing the theme now.”
“More than that, from the perspective of an illusion, Oknodie would play around with the illusion. That kid has extremely high resistance, so the illusion would have built resistance too.”
“Is there a touching play script that could make Oknodie cry? If you charged an entrance fee of a tear drop, it would probably be easy to make them cry.”
They were getting closer to finding a way to make this complicated child cry who has humanity but remains difficult to manipulate.
Creating a sad atmosphere through illusions and acting is impossible for extracting tears.
Instead, they obtained an alternative method.
Fourth, stimulate curiosity so they would pay with tears to satisfy it.
Buzhaar’s assistant approached a student closer to Oknodie to verify information.
“Would we be able to separate Oknodie from their friends if we showed them an incredible trick show? …Wouldn’t their friends want to join too? I know I would!”
“What if we coaxed them into finding amazing treasure in a remote, secluded area? They’d probably go for that too!”
“Is there any trap that wouldn’t go for Oknodie but would for their friends? Hmm, I think I’d hook Oknodie with a flyer saying there’s a food fight competition among monsters! They’re surprisingly weak to curiosity over food.”
“Do you wish to give them points as a reward for their honest interview? That’s totally appreciated. I’ll happily accept it!”
“Is your name Titosso? No, I’m Dorothy! Titosso shines from their body!”
After trying to verify information from a friend as dim-witted as Titosso, they ended up with useful information.
The collected information finished, Buzhaar’s assistant licked their lips while preparing the trap.
And then came the long-awaited day of execution.
A paper airplane floated through the campus.
Like all paper airplanes, it fit perfectly into Oknodie’s paper aircraft carrier!
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[World’s Greatest Food Fight Competition]
*Type of Competition
-Food Fighter Category: The participant who eats all 100 unique-grade monster delicacies first wins.
-Monster Chef Category: The chef who receives the highest score from the food fighters wins.
*Entry Fee: One tear drop from the participant.
*Venue: One of the three great forbidden zones, the Monster Forest.
*Prize
-Food Fighter Category: Fusion Monster Cells (1st place), Monster Restaurant Vouchers (1st-3rd), 10,000 points in cash (1st-10th).
-Monster Chef Category: Cooking Monster Cells (1st place), Monster Forest Safety Vouchers (1st-3rd), 10,000 points in cash (1st-10th).
*Registration: Only at the coordinates written on the invitation, must pay one tear drop on the contest day.
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The assistant’s goal was simple.
There’s no way anyone besides Oknodie would be curious enough to attend a bizarre and dangerous competition in such a place.
This was a competition designed to specifically lure and kidnap Oknodie!
The Monster Forest, located in the dimensional rift, is known to be an extremely unstable place with dangerous monsters in abundance.
The risk of witnesses wandering nearby or someone coming to help Oknodie was nonexistent.
‘As long as I make the competition venue look plausible, they’ll mistakenly pay with a tear drop as an entrance fee.’
Hiding even the forces called “Battle Monsters” disguised as Monster Chefs, they waited for three days.
After finishing all the preparations and disguising as a host, Buzhaar’s assistant detected a rift in dimensions and the opening of the gate.
Someone had invaded the Monster Forest.
‘Here you are, Oknodie. A special competition prepared just for you. Hehe. Today will be a day you’ll never forget!’
They set off fireworks in the air to make it easy for Oknodie to find, and the monsters in the forest, alarmed by the commotion, were mobilized to intercept the battle monsters.
The only worry was that they’d run away out of fright from the commotion, but luckily, there were no monsters along the path Oknodie was approaching.
Instead, the monsters were worried and fled.
‘Huh?’
Why are the monsters scared?
They aren’t alpha predators who would even notice, right?
“This is the venue for that peculiar competition, huh? It would be nice if many strong contenders with skill join.”
“Oknodie, second year. Since you’re participating, go ahead and win. An apprentice from the main building should never lose anywhere.”
“Haha! This is one of the rare and wondrous competitions rarely seen in the upper realms.”
“… Ignore what those crazy professors say and enjoy yourself.”
“I’ll cheer for you, Agassi.”
“I can’t resist the new event participation bonus!”
The reason monsters were scared became clear.
Oknodie did indeed come.
Bringing along a horde of professor-level spectators.
Wait a minute. This is insane.
What now?
Oknodie rushed over to the stunned assistant and asked.
“Am I on time for the registration?”
“Y-Yes, you are!”
“Here’s my drop of tear!”
Instantly shedding a tear, Oknodie handed over the droplet.
Receiving the curious gaze of the professors watching from behind, the assistant realized.
If they didn’t hold the Monster Forest food fight competition immediately, they would face an instant execution for deceiving Oknodie.
“… Welcome to the competition!”
The fishing competition designed for Oknodie abruptly turned into a genuine competition for survival.