32 – Leonhard Nation – 9
“What do you mean?!”
“Ah…Wait a minute…”
“Going to the empire?! Is that princess better than me?!”
“No, that’s why…”
I met Eli and said I would follow Irina to the Empire. Then Ellie looked blank for about 10 seconds, then she took her anger out on me, distorting her pretty face like a demon in an instant.
Is this something to be so angry about?
“There is a high possibility that there is an acquaintance from my hometown in the empire, so I’m following you for a while. Don’t worry, I’ll be right back.”
“…Really?”
“Then would I lie?”
When Ellie heard me, she put on a sullen expression and asked me in a childish way.
“Then…Before you go, do me a favor…”
“Okay. What is it?”
“…Hug me just once.”
“Ask for a hug?”
“Yes.”
I decided to accept Elly’s foolishness to my heart’s content. It was because I was somewhat aware that Ellie had feelings for me.
“Ugh…”
“Is it okay if I touch your ears?”
“…Yeah…”
As I held Ellie in her arms, I touched her, Ellie’s flesh-colored cat, and bit her ear. Then Ellie trembled in my arms and she started making strange noises for some reason.
“Ahhhhh…”
“…..Does it hurt?”
“Ah..No..If you continue…”
Feeling something strange, I removed her hand from Ellie’s ear.
Let’s think about it, would a normal person make such a strange groan if he touched a part of his body such as his wrist or ankle? The answer is no. Then why is Ellie making such a noise? The answer was simpler than I thought.
“…Maybe you’re home…Not…”
If you think about it, you can’t openly ask a woman, ‘Oh, is this an erogenous zone?’ I decided to just savor Ellie’s trembling tenderness. Anyway, I could feel the fresh fruity scent from Ellie. Veronica smells like roses, but is Ellie scented with oranges?
“It’s okay. I’m fine now.”
Ellie held me in my arms for about 5 minutes and then she walked away from me smiling. She honestly smelled good and was soft to the touch, so I felt a little bit sad when Ellie left her arms.
“Goodbye. But do I really have to come back?”
“Okay, don’t worry.”
“Yes…”
After that, Ellie quietly left her room and disappeared. When she leaves, she sees that her eyes are a bit reddened, so she thinks Ellie still needs some alone time.
“Whoa…Is this a farewell?”
Of course I haven’t dated her yet, but should I say something like that? It hasn’t even been a few days since we’ve been together, but I feel a bit bitter thinking that something is missing.
Still, I can’t help it. It was because he had to make sure that Seojun and Seoyoon were really in the empire. I’m a friend in my own way, but shouldn’t I know if I’m living well?
“Then shall we try this first?”
At that moment, I took out a key that I had kept in my pocket.
This key was an item that the Beast King handed over as a war reward, and it was an item that allowed you to visit the Treasure House of the Beast Kingdom once. To be honest, I wasn’t paying attention, but since I’m leaving the prison soon, I thought I should use it quickly.
“I’m sure…I told you to go underground, right?”
There was no way from Leonhard Castle to the basement except for the central lobby. It was a place where the soldiers of the country of beasts defended 24 hours a day, and it was also the location of the office of the king of beasts.
-Kikkik…
I quietly opened the door and walked to the central lobby of the palace.
*
As I got closer to the central lobby, the number of royal guards increased. This was also a name that showed how important the king of beasts valued the location of the central lobby.
“Wait a minute. You need to tell us what you found.”
At that time, a guard stopped me at the entrance to the central lobby and asked why I had visited the lobby.
“Use this.”
“…That’s the treasure and the key… I’ve confirmed that you have a message from Your Majesty. Go in.”
“Thank you.”
I walked confidently toward the central lobby when the guard blocking my way moved away.
The central lobby was divided into a road to the basement and a road to the upper floor. If you go upstairs, you will find the office of the king of beasts, an audience room, and a conference room. Conversely, if you head underground, you will find a treasure chest.
“It’s spooky.”
I continued down the stairs to the basement. However, I couldn’t see the entrance even though I went down for 5 minutes to see if this guy’s treasure chest was hidden quite deep.
“Uh, found.”
After descending the stairs for about 10 minutes, a large door with the pattern of Leonhardt’s royal family appeared. That door must be the entrance to the treasury.
“Is this… A hole?”
-Rumble!
I matched the key given by the Beast King to the keyhole, which was very small compared to the large door, and inserted it deeply. Then there was a rattling sound and the door to the treasure house slowly opened.
[Only 1 item can be taken from Leonhardt’s Vault.]
“Oh, coming to the system.”
Honestly, when the Beast King gave me the key, I thought, ‘Isn’t this trusting me too much? What if I take them all?’
“Let’s see…”
There were several items in the treasure chest. Unusual marbles were also seen, swords that emitted suspicious energy, staffs that vibrated the surrounding mana, etc… At a glance, the treasure chest was filled with over a thousand items.
Anyway, how do I pick out a good item here?
‘Hmm…At this time, is it a [Point shop]…?’
Ever since I was living in the Abyssal Labyrinth, I always used the [Point Shop] To solve frustrating situations.
So, the [Point Shop] Must have the ability to overcome the current situation.
“Status!”
*
Name: Gaon Park
LV: 41
Type: Human
Title: Transfer to another world
Job: Void Egg
HP: 7627/7627
Mana: 5156/5156
Strength: 302
mana: 312
Agility: 313
Durability: 307
Traits
-[Transfer to another world] [Point Shop] [Cold Mind] [Evil Eater] [Shroud of Darkness] [Giant Killer] [Savage Attack] [Restore] [Zephyrus’ Power] [Ancient Giant’s Power] [ Child of the Wind] [Soul of the Sword Master] [Golden Eyes of the Sword Saint] [Blood of the Bloody Witch] [Flame of the Suzaku] [Those who fell into the Void] [Psychokinesis] [Purity] [Guidance of Enagonios]
Normal Abilities
-[Emotion LV 4] [Spirit LV MAX] [Void Resistance LV 5] [Strike LV 1] [Pain Resistance LV 3] [Bleed Resistance LV 2] [Void Magic LV 3] [Void Mana LV 3] [ Void Mana Discharge LV 2] [Dark Resistance LV 3] [Superlative Wind Property Magic LV MAX] [Wind Property Ancient Magic LV MAX] [Wind Property Spirit Magic LV 1] [Wind Manipulation LV MAX] [Mana Auto Recovery LV 2] [ Hit Resistance Lv 6] [Integument Resistance Lv 7] [Acceleration Lv 7] [High Speed Chant Lv 3] [King of All Diseases Lv1] [Body Enhancement Lv 4] [Vision Enhancement Lv 1] [Poison Generation Lv 6] [Super Regeneration Lv 2 ]
Possession points: 4200
*
I currently have a whopping 4200 points, enough to buy combat-specific abilities.
“[Point Shop]”
[The Point Shop opens.]
I opened the [Point Shop] After a long time.
The ability I currently need is an ability that has the effect of distinguishing items.
Fortunately, when using the [Point Shop] In the Labyrinth, I’ve seen the ability to distinguish between items a few times.
Obviously…
“Oh, that’s it.”
[Item Research: Check the effect of an object.]
-Price: 1500 Points
1500 Points, expensive if expensive, cheap if cheap.
I had 4200 points anyway, so I decided to buy it without hesitation.
“Buy.”
[You have acquired item research.]
“Okay…Let’s see…[Item research]!”
As soon as I bought [Item Research], I used it on a dagger rolling right next to me.
Then a system window popped up and informed me of the dagger’s effect.
[Basilisk’s Dagger: Petrification LV 4 effect on injured opponent]
“Is it this way?”
Basically, [Emotion] Was an ability that could be used on living things, so I couldn’t use it on objects, but after gaining [Item Research], I can now see the effects of objects.
“[Item Research]!”
[Thunder Bow: Grant Lightning LV 3 to arrows]
“[Item Research]!”
[Lich Orb: Necromancer Magic LV 3 available]
It was quite fun to check the items in the treasure chest through [Item Research]. Should I say that this feels like playing a gacha? Originally, I like gacha games, so I really liked it.
But that was short-lived, since there were so many items in the treasury, after using [Item Research] For about half of the time, I felt very tired.
“f*ck…What are you so vague about?”
There were obviously many items in the treasure chest that were highly effective. The problem is that all items are above average, so they are all similar.
It was very difficult to pick and choose just the right one because the effects were all so high.
“It’s just annoying. Shall we pick up something and leave?”
I wondered if there was a need to think about these items, since they are items that would surely help somewhere even if I just closed my eyes and picked them.
At the moment I was thinking about it, I sensed some unusual mana around me.
‘…Is this… Void mana?’
By default, mana is detected in all items in the treasure chest. Since it’s a magic item, it’s full of mana.
But it was all just normal mana. It was the first time I felt void mana like this.
‘Where is it?’
I quickly started looking for an item that gave off void mana with my eyes shining.
‘…Is this…?’
After following the flow of mana for about a minute, I found a small purple stone buried inside the item.
I was a little taken aback by the fact that the purple stone gave off much stronger void mana than I thought.
It hurts my pride a little, but this boulder seemed better than me when it comes to void mana quality.
“Here he was hiding. Got him.”
I held the rock with my thumb and forefinger.
Then, suddenly, the void mana that I felt from the stone began to spurt out and surround me in an instant.
‘Crazy…! What’s this!!’
I was immediately taken aback by the strong void mana that the stone spewed out.
The void mana of the stone has far exceeded my expectations.
At this level, even the fragments of the void that had been spewing out tremendous momentum were at a level where they could be folded.
“What?!”
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At that moment, the void mana that had been swirling around began to be absorbed towards my heart.
Void mana has a mana trait that is much stronger and more violent than normal mana. Thanks to this, the heart, which began to absorb void mana, began to suffer greatly.
“Aagh!!”
It hurts. It was as if someone was grabbing his heart and tearing it out. But you have to be patient. It’s because I don’t know how that crazy void mana will mess with my body if I lose my mind right here.
“Keuuugh…!!”
My mind went back and forth from the pain I felt for the first time in my life, but the void mana itself was accepted smoothly. Rather, by accepting void mana into the heart, which plays the most important role in mana use, void-related abilities began to rise.
[Void Resistance LV 9.]
[Void magic has reached LV 6.]
[Void Mana LV 7 has been reached.]
[It has become Void Mana Divergence LV 6.]
[You have acquired the Void King (1/12).]
[The Void King (1/12)]
– Significantly increases the stats of all void beings.
-Seal (11/12)
[The sealed void is partially awakened.]
[New void eggs appear.]
“Aww…!!”
I couldn’t stand the shock to my heart and eventually passed out.
****
“…Um…?”
Veronica had a tea time drinking tea elegantly at the Demon Army base. No matter how much a ‘vassal’ acted for the ‘king’, rest was not unnecessary. Rather, Veronica, who had consumed her strength dealing with the ‘assassins’ threatening the ‘king’, needed a little longer break.
However, Veronica decided to take a break for a very short time because there was still a lot of work to be done to protect the weak ‘King’.
But…
“What happened to the sudden weakening of the ‘seal’?”
Veronica was quite surprised to feel that the restrictions in her heart had been lifted, albeit just a little bit.
“What did the ‘King’ do?”
But why? Veronica wondered.
The royal palace where the ‘King’ currently resides must be Leonhardt’s castle, but why did his seal break, even though only part of it?
“…Couldn’t it be… That the ‘Sealing Sphere’ hidden in the Kingdom of Beasts was in Leonhard Castle…?”
Veronica decided that confirmation was necessary.
So, leaving the still-hot black tea behind, it turned into black smoke and flew into the sky.
“I must meet the ‘King’ in person.”
Part of her ‘seal’ was lifted, and she, exuding a much more violent aura than before, began to fly to Leonhardt’s castle.