I, The Janitor! Chapter 299: The Life-Saving Apple - Novel Cool

Chapter 299: The Life-Saving Apple

Chapter 299: The Life-Saving Apple

Am I always this unlucky?

Hearing the weary youth's question, Leon, who was pleasantly surprised, couldn't help but straighten his expression and eagerly asked:

"Yes! My luck has never been great. No matter how well I plan, something always goes wrong during missions, and I always encounter some strange dangers. Even when watching a play, I might encounter an anomaly suddenly going out of control... Do you have any idea what's going on, Senior?"

"Idea... It's less of an idea and more of an experience, I'd say..."

Throwing the sour apple in his hand, which knocked the painting frame on the wall beside the stairs askew, the weary youth sighed and said with a bitter expression:

"If I'm not mistaken, our situations are probably similar. We must have angered the World's Will for some reason, and this world hates us now."

"Hated by the world? What do you mean?"

"To put it simply, it's just bad luck and things not going smoothly for no apparent reason."

Glancing at the painting frame that was slowly detaching from the wall, about to fall down the stairs, the weary youth pulled Leon forward and sighed as he explained:

"I don't know about your situation, but in my case, I revealed too much of the future, erasing some events that were supposed to happen, causing significant changes in the world's trajectory. That's why the World's Will abandoned me.

For example... you know about the Aquarius Director, right? The Commissioner might have mentioned that my core anomaly, the dice that can calculate probabilities, was crafted by him, right?"

"He did mention something about it..."

"If the Commissioner told you about this, it wouldn't be just 'something,' he must have told you a lot."

The weary youth sighed helplessly, "She also told you to be cautious of me, didn't she? To not fully trust me?"

"Er..."

"It's fine. The Commissioner was right."

As the heavy wooden frame fell with a loud crash, smashing the stair railing, the weary youth continued, his voice blending with the unpleasant sound:

"The Aquarius Director's target was exposed by you, and now the management members of all the branches know that he's planning to infiltrate the Watch Tower. But I was actually the first one to know about this target, and I even collaborated with him to some extent. The Commissioner was right to warn you about me."

"Huh?"

"Well, it's mainly because I'm so unlucky..."

Sighing softly, the weary youth's face was filled with frustration as he complained:

"After the anomaly was created, the Aquarius Director asked about my abilities, and I told him. Then he became interested and asked me for a small favor.

The Aquarius Director's Anomaly Creation Technique is incredibly exquisite. Countless people in the Cleanup Bureau have used the anomalies he created. His connections and influence rival even the Taurus High Councilor. When such a powerful figure politely asks for your help, would you refuse?"

"...If it were me..." Facing someone with such high status and the ability to create anomalies, I'd probably agree as well..."

"Right?"

After seeing agreement in Leon's eyes, the weary youth couldn't help but vent his frustrations, "I'm so unlucky! Who would've thought that a director could harbor such malicious intentions? So I agreed without much thought, and it was only when he gave me the Incantation of Secrecy that I realized something was off, but by then it was too late."

Avoiding the broken railing that had fallen to the side, he also pushed Leon forward, and as they descended the stone stairs that were about to crumble, Tom scowled and said:

"The Aquarius Director has a ritual-type anomaly that can temporarily boost Leon Value. He forced a large amount of Divine Flesh into me, temporarily changing my race. He even made me drink his blood, cut open my arm to insert his rotting flesh, and planted his fallen tooth in my forehead..."

Pointing to the strange scar on his forehead, the weary youth gritted his teeth, "After a vicious cycle of torment, he forcibly raised my Leon Value to nearly 70 points. Then he forced me to use the dice to calculate how he could replace the next Ascender and become the new one to ascend the Watch Tower.

And I reluctantly helped him, increasing his original 12% chance of Palace Intrusion to 66%, but as a result, I became disliked by the world, and now I keep encountering terrible luck... Hey! Is anyone up there? The stairs suddenly collapsed, and we can't get back up!"

The person below, who was responsible for smashing the nearly fifty-meter-long staircase, heard Tom's question and answered hastily upon hearing the commotion from above:

"We're trying to figure something out... How are you doing now? If you're not feeling well, please continue downward. Our household head of the Maraseni family is here, and he can help you get up. Also, here's the emblem you need to continue downward. Catch it!"

Along with the slightly muffled shout from above, a bright silver cat claw emblem was thrown down. It bounced twice among the ruins of the staircase before landing precisely in the palm of the lazy youth.

"Alright, I've got my emblem too. Let's talk as we walk."

After pinning the emblem, which he had retrieved with a sour apple, onto his collar, the lazy youth began to explain as he led Leon downward:

"This world favors humans. Compared to demons that would turn the entire land into lava, evil gods that wish to keep the sun from rising forever, the Moon's children who want to hollow out the earth like they did to the moon, or the prehistoric people who desire to freeze everything and return to the ice age, we humans are the gentlest beings in the eyes of the world, and we even consciously maintain its stability.

Therefore, any entity that poses a threat to humans or the world, or has the potential to disrupt this balance, will face an invisible rejection from the world's will. But the world's will cannot directly intervene to eliminate us, so it resorts to unconventional methods to ensure that we, these unstable elements, face endless misfortunes, attempting to get rid of us or drive us out."

"..."

Is it... really like that?

"Rest assured, this rejection from the world isn't entirely bad."

Glancing at Leon, whose expression was slightly bewildered, the lazy youth produced an apple from somewhere and handed it over, his expression complex as he said:

"The Wheel of Fate treats everyone equally, and it won't remain in a low position forever. So, for us unlucky folks who are disliked by the world, if we can endure the bad luck bestowed by the world's will, we will experience a surge in our fortunes.

However, after the surge, there will be an even more ferocious decline.

Compared to others whose fates only experience minor fluctuations, our fates are like a wave with increasingly intense fluctuations. The gains we achieve and the crises we encounter will continuously change until, at some peak, we become gods surpassing all, or at some deadly trough, we are taken by sudden misfortune to the Realm of the Dead."

So, it's either "become a god" or "become a ghost"?

Tom's words seemed sincere, and after pondering for a moment, Leon couldn't help but ask:

"What about you, senior? What's your current situation?"

"I can't become a god, but I won't die... Usually, I won't die."

Pointing to the apple in Leon's hand, the lazy youth said with a serious expression:

"If you're willing to trust me, always carry some apples with you. When you feel your luck is getting worse, eat one, and then discard the core. This thing can save your life in critical moments."

(End of Chapter)

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