163 – The Imperial Family’s Treasure House
The huge iron door opened with a soft sound.
When I looked inside, I was amazed without even realizing it.
“Wow…”
This is a basement where there is not a single light.
Although the lighting was only dimly lit, the inside of the warehouse was as bright as day with the light pouring from various treasures.
Sureuk.
The princess wore round, discolored glasses.
“Every time she comes here, her eyes hurt, so it’s not a place she likes very much.”
Wow.
Is this the leisure of those who have it?
The princess looked cool today as she looked around her indifferently.
‘… No.’
Not this.
Would you like to look around first?
Shelves made of luxurious metal were lined up like a huge library.
“Ah. The main woman’s area is from here to here. Please choose between these.”
The princess pointed to three long shelves.
If you add up everything here, I think it’s worth over a few hundred billion kroner.
Were my eyes too awe-inspiring?
The princess grins.
“This warehouse is the lowest-grade warehouse among the warehouses owned by members of the imperial family. So even outsiders like you could enter. There are many better places.”
You’re amazing, princess.
As I was admiring it, the princess held out her palm.
“Hand.”
It was a somewhat forceful and firm voice.
“?”
“Hand.”
Are you asking for my hand?
I placed my hand on her palm.
“Does your dog listen well?”
… This woman?
And then the princess strokes my head.
I’m about to cry a little.
Sigh.
The princess’s eyes narrowed like a crescent moon.
And then.
She lifted a small dog-shaped ornament from a nearby shelf and placed it in my hand.
At a glance, it is a detailed and sophisticated item that appears expensive.
“If you listen carefully to what she says, you can give her things one by one like this.”
“… It’s not bad.”
“Or, if you have her, all of this treasure could be yours. How about that? Would you like to give her a try?”
She placed her hand on my cheek and her eyes were so captivating, as if she were a nine-tailed fox.
Gulp.
Without realizing it, I swallowed her saliva and shook her head.
“For now, I will choose the number first.’
“Huh. I’m going to get out.”
Sarak.
The princess glanced at my cheek and withdrew her hand.
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Goods accumulated by the Estrid royal family while ruling the empire for hundreds of years.
Even if it is only a small part, they are unfolding before my eyes.
Various old-looking relics.
A weapon that looks infinitely good.
Trinkets studded with gems whose prices you can’t even guess.
‘Cerilia’s necklace was also here.’
For a moment, I looked at one of the most expensive items in Panta The fact that it is in this ‘lowest level warehouse’ probably means that it is not being evaluated for its value properly.
‘It’s really amazing.’
Just looking through the shelves, there are roughly 30% of the items I know about.
How much treasure have you collected?
I looked around and looked to see what kind of treasures there were.
This alone is a great harvest.
Can you determine the location of the treasures? This is really valuable information.
‘Then that’s enough of the sightseeing.’
Now is the time to make a decision.
After looking around and checking, what I need most right now is one of the numbers located deepest in the warehouse.
[ Clorox’s Boots (No. 101) ]
These shoes, which have holes that make your feet feel cold, are an item that immediately increases your mobility-related abilities just by wearing them.
Significant increase in movement speed, reaction speed, and agility.
Among the ‘shoes’ numbers, this item can be called the best choice if you focus solely on mobility.
It can be said to be a more brilliant number because it is applied purely to physical abilities without mana consumption.
And there is another number worth considering as an option.
[ Blue Frog Eyes (No. 117) ]
A drop item from ‘Blue Frog’, a super-giant monster with hundreds of eyeballs all over its body.
‘Blue Frog’ is a dangerous species that is difficult to attack because it has an amazing ability to read the flow of mana around it. Every single one of its eyeballs tracks mana.
As it is the eyes of this guy, [Blue Frog Eyes] Is a number that visualizes the flow of magical power.
In other words, using this makes it considerably easier to battle wizards or avoid magical engineering traps.
If you combine other items related to the five senses…
‘You can also create a fraudulent item that can see through most of the opponent’s things.’
Of course, this is only theoretical, but if you have ‘blue frog eyes’, nothing is impossible.
And there is one number item that seems a little lacking compared to the previous two.
[ Hourglass that measures accurate time (No. 177) ]
The number is in the late 100s.
The function of the item is clear at a glance, and that is…
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You can find out by gently turning the watch.
Translucent grains like sand flowing gently toward the floor.
It is literally just an Itself.
There are two things that are noteworthy.
The first thing is that the watch itself is so beautiful.
Particles flowing inside the glass catch the light and sparkle or emit rainbow light like a prism.
“He’s pretty, but he’s famous for being a useless number.”
The princess, who was secretly watching over her shoulder, said something to help.
“Don’t you think it would be better for the princess to take something that is useless to her? Even if it looks like this, I am still taking the princess’s things.”
“You. Does the main woman look like such a narrow-minded woman?”
Asteria put her hands on her waist and stretched out her upper body as if she were angry.
I unconsciously acknowledged the particularly prominent volume.
“… No, you really have a big heart.”
“Yes.”
… Let’s come to our senses and even choose an item.
The second unique thing about this item.
This is the movement of the particles inside the clock.
Basically, the reason why the hourglass is inaccurate is simple. Incalculable errors that occur when numerous grains of sand collide.
But the ‘hourglass that measures accurate time’ is different.
According to the value of the item name, each grain falls at the correct time.
If you look closely, individual grains do not affect each other.
They are just falling one by one at a constant speed, as if they are not affected by the physical laws of the world.
“I have decided.”
The choice was not difficult.
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“Are you really going to choose this?”
“Yes.”
The princess tilted her head, looked at me once, and presented the treasure to the guard knight managing the warehouse.
The guard knight also glanced at me and asked the princess.
“Are you releasing it for donation purposes?”
“Yes.”
“Number… If you take it out this time, you will no longer be able to take it out for gifting purposes. Is that okay?”
It is a place where even the princess cannot take out her own things as she pleases.
It was a warehouse of the imperial family that maintained a strict export system.
Well, I guess that means they are maintaining this level of treasure.
With the numbers we received, we returned to Asteria’s residence.
“So. What are you going to do with it, girl?”
“I will wake up.”
“… You’re waking up?”
Asteria looked up at me with a devastated face.
“Why are you so disappointed?”
“Well… I thought you took it as a souvenir to remember our relationship…”
Asteria muttered with a somewhat tearful expression.
I asked back because her sullen and emotional comments were not like her.
“Yes?”
“Huh? What did the main woman say?”
“… No.”
Did the thought come out of your mouth?
Or did you come up with a new concept?
Instead of understanding her, I waved her hourglass in front of her eyes.
“Can you see the grains inside this?”
“Yes.”
“It doesn’t collide with the surrounding grains at all, right?”
“… It’s true.”
“The color that appears white at first glance is just a kind of aura. It just comes out in reaction with the surrounding particles.”
“… Just a moment.”
Asteria’s eyes grow bigger and bigger.
She pursed her pink lips over and over again, and let out her voice with difficulty.
“Is this… Ether?”
“That’s right.”
Ether.
Sometimes it has a form or it doesn’t, so it can be either formal or atypical depending on the situation.
A substance shrouded in mystery that has the potential to become anything.
Therefore, the material that is even said to be the source of everything is ether.
“… Why is this here?”
Ether is extremely rare.
Thanks to its ability to become anything, it is nearly impossible to find ether scattered throughout nature.
Aether can be distinguished only by the interaction between ethers.
In other words, in order to collect ether, you must have ether.
Even after collecting, it is a problem.
“… Lady, I’ve heard that no one can handle this material.”
It is known that no one can handle ether.
Therefore, this guy’s rating is unique among the ingredients of Panta
[Out of grade].
That’s why I dare to predict.
This is a material that only I can handle.
Holy moly, an hourglass that filled with Ether!