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Happy Stick's treasure-hunting plan had been a long time in the making.

Ever since he'd dug up his first gang hideout beneath Scarlet Castle and learned about the Blood Eagle Clan's armory, he'd been trying to activate the hidden treasure quest through Lord Murphy.

However, the quest had a prerequisite: he had to reach the "Family Knight" rank in the Blood Eagle Clan's internal reputation system. That reputation level had only unlocked shortly before, after the Wolfsbane invasion. So it wasn't that Stick Brother had been slow to act; the game's progress had simply been stuck there, leaving him powerless to do anything.

This time, following the Winged Cavalry instructor to the Westcoast Count's territory for training was a great opportunity. On top of that, he and Little Rich Brother had spent tens of thousands of gold coins to obtain the blueprints and intelligence on the underground vault beneath Westcoast City from young Count Sherron. They'd been rubbing their hands together, waiting to finish the excavation and get rich overnight.

As it happened, Little Rich Brother had funded Stick Brother's company, but so far it had barely produced anything. Little Rich Brother wasn't pressuring him, but Stick Brother was putting a lot of pressure on himself. He was the sort of guy who set high standards for himself and always felt he needed to achieve something to show for it.

But Happy Stick didn't know the "inside story" of Westcoast City. Murphy and Sherron hadn't told the players that a legion of undead lay hidden beneath the ruins. For now, this was still "background lore" that hadn't been released.

Because they lacked crucial information, Happy Stick's treasure hunt had been clouded by a shadow even before it began.

Worst of all, Happy Stick had no idea! He was still happily