The Royal Military Academy's Impostor Owns a Dungeon [BL] novel Chapter 1096

Chapter 1096: Eligible Product Detected

Ah.

But unfortunately for everyone involved, Luca was deathly serious.

In fact, he was so serious about this entire operation that Xavier outright refused to let him go alone and only reluctantly agreed after deciding they would remain physically tied together during what increasingly resembled a suspicious ransom exchange rather than a simple vending transaction.

"Well, Brother..." Luca scratched awkwardly at his cheek while looking equally conflicted himself. "I honestly don’t think we have much choice right now."

The little chipmunk sighed softly.

"The prompt just won’t stop appearing, and D-29 can’t even properly run several of its normal processes anymore because the unsolicited notifications keep interrupting everything."

"..."

"..."

"But Brother—!"

"I know," Luca interrupted gently before Ollie could fully spiral. "Of course, I’m worried too."

Then the golden-eyed cadet paused thoughtfully.

"But I still think it should probably be okay."

"Huh?"

Ollie blinked rapidly.

"Why?"

"Well..." Luca looked surprisingly serious now. "Doesn’t the [VENDING] skill have a cooldown period?"

"A cooldown?" Ollie repeated blankly.

"Yeah."

Luca nodded immediately.

"I distinctly remember it saying: ’All listed items must remain available for sale for a minimum of seventy-two hours before they can be removed, replaced, or replenished.’"

The dungeon owner looked increasingly thoughtful as he explained his reasoning.

"If the dungeon’s intention is for us to continue selling things regularly—especially since there’s even an [OVERCHARGE] skill tied to it—then I don’t think it would force us, the supposedly repeat vendors, into something outright harmful...right?"

"..."

The explanation was too sound for anyone’s liking.

In fact, that exact line of reasoning had also eventually cornered Xavier earlier.

The Imperial Crown Prince very clearly disliked this entire situation.

He was perturbed enough that his normally calm and gentle (?) expression had visibly darkened once Luca laid out his logic because, unfortunately...

It actually made sense.

More importantly, if they continued to refuse to comply, Luca would simply remain trapped under a relentless barrage of notifications from the increasingly aggressive vending prompts.

The others weren’t fully aware of just how constant the interruptions had become.

But Xavier knew.

And honestly, the Prince was genuinely astonished by how patient his little wife remained despite enduring what was essentially nonstop noise pollution directly inside his head.

Even while the system repeatedly screamed at him to sell the products already, Luca calmly continued preparing the goods to a quality level he personally found acceptable.

No frustration.

No irritation.

Just endless diligence and smiling persistence.

At that point, Xavier had quietly decided that he would personally handle whatever came next if possible.

At the very least, it would ease the horrible sensation lodged in his throat while watching his beloved potentially walk into something dangerous.

Unfortunately, Luca wasn’t fully convinced that the workaround would succeed.

"I might need to actively use the skill myself," the cadet admitted apologetically. "So it might not actually let you perform the transaction on my behalf..."

"..."

Which naturally made Xavier’s mood worsen further.

But what do you know?

Instead of only Luca and Xavier heading toward the gate, Ollie and Kyle similarly insisted on accompanying them just in case something happened.

__

And well...

Something really did happen.

Just not quite in the horrifying way they had initially expected.

Because the moment Luca stepped close enough to the gate, the familiar prompts he had already practically memorized finally changed.

Instead of the usual:

[VENDING ELIGIBLE PRODUCT DETECTED.]

[PUT UP FOR VENDING?]

[YES] [YES]

What appeared this time was:

[WELCOME! CHALLENGER ID: H-9241964]

[NO OVERCHARGE SKILL AVAILABLE FOR USE]

[USE VENDING LV. 1?]

[YES] [YES]

"!"

Unfortunately, the prompt still very clearly maintained complete control over his choices.

As such, Luca quickly warned the others that the system was now actively asking him to use the [VENDING] skill itself.

And since there weren’t exactly any real alternatives available, the little dungeon owner could only hope for the best as he selected [YES].

Much to the apparent delight of the deranged prompt.

Yes.

The prompt specifically.

[ENGAGING BRIDGE CONNECTION...]

[27%...]

[64%...]

[98%...]

[100%]

[CONNECTION COMPLETED]

[BRIDGE CONNECTION NOW ESTABLISHED.]

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