Overlimit Skill Holder (Web Novel JP) - Vol 0 Chapter 4: Prologue 4

... miners dive into more dangerous places to look for skill orbs with higher stars. Although that is only to the extent of finding more 2-stars it seems. The more stars a skill orb has, the more pay you get. Then they drink alcohol by deducting it from the pay. The hard-smelling alcohol makes you want to pinch your nose. So we climbed up the stairs to get away from the smell.

The one who lives in the run-down house on the top floor is old man Hinga.

「Jii-san, we brought you some food.」 ...