After destroying Erebo’s spawning ground, the expedition team returned to the city two days later in the morning. Only ten minutes after the reports of their actions were sent, Seo Jun-Ho was summoned.

Shin Sung-Hyun seemed very apologetic, and his voice reflected his feelings. “You must be tired. I’m very sorry, but I think some of the numbers on the report are incorrect.”

“Really?” Seo Jun-Ho muttered. Seo Jun-Ho looked at the Player he had brought with him just in case. The party had been able to count the number of eggs they destroyed thanks to the Player’s unique sub-skill called Recordkeeping (B).

“Please tell Mr. David over here which parts you think are incorrect. He has all the records from the beginning up until the end of the expedition,” he said.

“Alright. Mr. David?”

“Y-yes, sir!” David was nervous in the presence of two Heavens, and his voice sounded tense.

“I think the number of insect eggs destroyed is incorrect in this report. How many were there exactly?”

“385,291, sir!”

“What was that?”

“3. 8. 5. 2. 9. 1. Sir!”

Unsurprisingly, Shin Sung-Hyun’s face grew shocked, and so did Jang Kyun-Hoon, who was standing next to the former. Their eyes then landed on Seo Jun-Ho.

“Oh, that wasn’t an error. That’s the correct number.”

“...Hah?”

“The cockroaches’ spawning ground had been a base camp for their war against Players.”

“Hah...” Countless thoughts and feelings popped into his head, but all Shin Sung-Hyun could do was let out a forced...