"Mom, why didn't you trust me?"
Eren asked in a tired tone, his face filled with dissatisfaction.
Even though he knew he was lying about the source of the income, the way his mother assumed things left him speechless and slightly annoyed.
But his mother didn't seem to mind his grievance at all.
She let out a relieved sigh and, glancing at him, said with acceptance,
"So, you really got scouted by a guild..."
Only after saying that did she go to pay for his father's treatment, leaving Eren speechless.
Eren turned to his friends and thanked them for being there with his family.
He took out the food he bought on his way from his inventory and handed it to them.
"Eren, you really got scouted by a guild?"
"You didn't even awaken for two days! How did that happen?"
"You mean they saw potential in that fur ball form of yours?"
After spinning another round of long lies, his friends finally accepted his words for now.
Eren sent them back home since it gotten darker and they need to go for their training tomorrow.
Before leaving, Kael placed his hand on Eren's shoulder with a serious expression and spoke in a low voice.
"Hey Eren, it's okay to choose illegal ways of making money. I understand your situation. You needed money for your father's treatment. But remember, I'll always be with you, man..."
"Bro, what the fuck are you talking about?"
Eren snapped Kael's arm off his shoulder and looked at him like he was a moron.
Kael shook his head as if he understood everything.
"Eren, let me join whatever you're doing... I won't tell anybody about our dealings... I'll try my best to help you..."
Eren gave him a stern look as he realized what he meant.
"Kael, you think I'm doing something illegal to get money and want me to let you join?..."
Kael nodded immediately, and received a kick on his butt.
"Eren, call me if you need anything..."
"We'll come back tomorrow morning to see Uncle Alan..."
Eren shook his head as he watched his friends leave.
A small smile crept onto his lips.
Inside the hospital, around 10 p.m., one hour after Eren's mother paid the treatment fee, a healer holding several high-grade potions began his father's treatment.
His mother and sister sat anxiously on their chairs, praying.
A vitality syringe was injected into Alan's body before the healers began the purification magic. Eren stood there, watching the entire process.
When the curse tried to resist the purification magic, it became easier to pinpoint where the corrosion had taken the greatest effect.
A Purification Draught was poured over that area, directly targeting the curse.
Tzzzz—shiiiing!
Like a hot knife dropped into cold water, a sharp hissing sound echoed even outside the treatment room.
The curse was completely purged from Alan's body within an hour of the treatment beginning.
What followed were several detoxification potions, which removed all dead tissue from the body.
Bones and internal organs became visible as they cleared away the corroded flesh.
The right side of Alan's body seemed almost completely gone, from his arm to his shoulder and ribs.
If someone from Eren's previous world had seen the scene, they would have said the man was already beyond saving.
But the healers inside the treatment room didn't show a speck of doubt.
They carefully cleaned the wounds, removed all damaged and rotten tissue completely, then administered another vitality syringe before giving him a Regrowth Elixir.
Alan's body began to restore at an incredible speed, visible to the naked eye.
His complexion gradually improved.
Alan's entire right arm had regrown.
The entire time, Alan didn't utter a single sound or moan, as if he had lost the strength to speak.
But once his complexion improved enough, he let out several painful groans before finally falling asleep.
After six hours of treatment, the healers came out of the room and announced,
"The treatment went without any problems. The patient is completely fine now. He only needs some rest, and he will recover fully. However, just in case, the patient needs to stay here for another two days so we can ensure that no remnants of the curse or corrosion effects remain in his body."
Hearing that, Eren's mother finally broke into tears of relief and happiness.
Finally, it was over.
Eren just stood there with the same smile as he watched his mother and sister.
The tiredness washed over the three of them at the same time as they finally relaxed.
Elena and Mira fell asleep on the chairs, Mira's head resting on her mother's shoulder while their mother leaned her head toward Mira's.
Eren also dozed off on a chair, leaning back, and only woke up when his mother shook him an hour later.
"Eren, wake up... don't sleep on the chair, you'll get neck pain."
His mother spoke in a tired tone.
"Let's go home... you can sleep there as much as you want. Come on..."
Still struggling to stay awake, Eren asked,
"What about Dad? Is he awake now?"
"No, not yet... They said it will take another eight to ten hours of sleep for him to regain his strength. We'll come back then..."
Eren just nodded and went back home with them.
Eren didn't asked anything more.
They didn't even eat breakfast and fell asleep on their beds the moment they lay down.
By the time Eren woke up, it was already a little past noon.
He had only slept for five hours but felt completely refreshed.
His mother and sister were still asleep.
So, he ordered food for them as well.
The moment he sent the money, his bank balance returned to three digits.
"Sigh... 95 million Alliance coins gone in a single day just like that..."
Eren felt that even millions of Alliance coins were nothing when it came to emergency situations.
When his eyes landed on the timer for the Skill Up quest, which had now fallen to [8:30:29], his expression turned serious.
'I totally forgot this!'
Eren hurriedly took out his phone and went through the list of available dungeons in the city.
Since Eren was already Level 5 and had obtained his Awakener ID, he didn't have to go back to beginner dungeons anymore.
He could instantly choose the dungeon he wanted to enter and apply for an entry ticket online through his phone.
He filtered for Abyssal faction dungeon types.
Four dungeons appeared as available.
Shallow Abyss Burrow
Twilight Hollow Cavern
Gloomfang Den
Forsaken Sinkhole Ruins
He went through the details of each dungeon's environment, monsters, and their drops.
"So, this is why these four dungeons were still not booked out..."
He immediately understood the reason.
While every other Abyssal dungeon within the Level 5 to 10 range was fully booked, these four remained available.
"Their drop rates and the experience they provide are too low for the risk."
Eren smiled slightly.
"That's not a problem for me though..."
He chose the dungeon with the most valuable item drops among the four, Gloomfang Den.
It only took him fifteen minutes to review all the information and book his ID for entry.
Once it was done, he wrote a simple note and placed it beside the food, saying that he would be going to level up inside a beginner dungeon for a while.
Then he booked a taxi and headed toward the outskirts of the city.