87 – The Trial of Nothingness – 18
(Orc Village, Claudia’s House)
“Come in.”
“..Is this your house?”
“Right. Isn’t it shabby? Still, it’s the most stylish house in the Orc Village.”
I heard that I had a personal request, so I was going to listen to the story at Claudia’s house… Is this really a house?
No, it’s a house. To be precise, it would be more accurate to call it a dugout (a house where humans lived during the Neolithic Age).
“Still, the furniture inside is all human.”
When I entered Claudia’s (Um) house, as she said, there were furniture that ordinary people would use at home.
From a wooden dining table to chairs and a kitchen with an oven. You can see that it has all the basics.
“Is that the bedroom covered with a cloth over there?”
“Oh, the bedroom and bathroom to be exact. Other orcs are open-minded and won’t cover it, but I’m a half-orc and I’m different.”
“Sit here for now,” Said Claudia, and she held out a wooden chair to me. I wondered if they had dug a trap, but I didn’t feel any mana, so I decided to sit down.
“Then let’s talk about it now. What do you want to ask for?”
“……”
For a moment, Claudia’s face hardened. She was a little surprised because she had always been the one who never lost her smile.
“..Whoa…Then before we start talking…Could you take a look at this first?”
“…?”
At that moment, Claudia got up from her chair and walked towards the bedroom, which she covered with a cloth. Then she put aside the cloth that was covering the bedroom and showed me the interior of the bedroom…
“…What is it..?”
“…This is why I want to ask you.”
To my surprise, in the bedroom, a young-looking girl was asleep in a cold sweat. No, to be precise, she had lost her mind in a cold sweat.
“This is my sister Clara.”
“….Looks like it’s not in good shape?”
Clara, who is Claudia’s younger sister, was in a very precarious situation that seemed serious even to a third party who did not know anything about her.
‘You can hardly feel the mana…?’
The biggest reason Clara felt that she was in danger was the amount of mana she possessed.
All creatures have mana, and creatures without mana cannot survive. That is the law of this world.
The reason I didn’t notice Clara’s presence when I first entered Claudia’s house was because of this sign of mana.
Even though Clara is a living human, mana does not exist in her body.
She doesn’t know how she’s still alive without mana, but one thing is for sure: Clara, she will die soon. And that too in a very short time.
-Is this… A symptom of mana deficiency?
“…Symptoms of mana deficiency..?”
What else is that?
-It is a disease in which mana gradually disappears from the body. It is a vicious symptom that belongs to an incurable disease and has a fatality rate of 100%.
f*ck? It’s such a f*cking disease.
For a wizard like me, it’s almost the same as drinking a whole bowl of deadly poison, right?
“…Do you know about mana deficiency?”
“..Well roughly.”
I just heard about it.
“Then the story will speed up.”
At that moment, Claudia sat next to Clara who was lying on her bed and stroked her hair.
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‘…He seems to be able to look at me like that.’
Claudia was making an expression that she couldn’t help it because her little sister was lovely. I was a little surprised that she was quite different from the first impression of a s*xy older sister.
“As you know, mana deficiency is an incurable disease in which mana disappears and leads to her death.”
“…But how is this Clara, your little sister, still alive?”
“Good question.”
Claudia heard my question, removed her hand from Clara, and took out a plant from the drawer next to her bed.
“…What is this?”
-…That can’t be…
Basically a green base, but a slightly bluish plant. Looking at this, you might think it’s just a common weed, but the plant Claudia took out had one peculiarity.
“…Can you feel the mana?”
A plant that can feel mana… I’ve never heard or seen anything like this.
And it wasn’t even a small amount. This was because it was at a level thicker than most monsters.
“Magical plant, a rare herb that only grows near the top of this rocky mountain.”
“A herb with mana…”
“I heard that it is one of the ingredients used to make the elixir of the legendary elixir…I’m not sure about that.”
Claudia suddenly separated the stems and leaves of the magic plant, put the leaves in the kettle on top of the drawer, tore off the stems, and brought them to Clara’s mouth.
“Eat, Clara.”
“…Do you want to eat while you are asleep?”
“Eat.”
Magic weed stems aren’t liquid, so you can’t eat them blindly by putting them in your mouth like that…
Umbrella…
“Good job Clara.”
“…Hmm?”
“Eating.”
Surprisingly, Clara opened her mouth like Pavlov’s dog and started chewing on the stem on her own when Claudia brought the stem to her, even though Clara was unconscious.
I’ve seen people who sleep with their eyes open, but I’ve never seen someone who eats while sleeping.
“So…I asked you what I wanted to ask you for?”
“…Yes.”
“This is my request…”
Claudia said, pointing her finger at the extra magic candle she had left.
What the hell are you talking about, that the magical plant is going to ask for it?
“As I said earlier, magic herb is a rare herb that only grows near the top of a rocky mountain, and at the same time it temporarily cures the symptoms of mana deficiency. That’s why it is a herb that is like life to Clara.”
“…Then, what kind of request are you asking me to gather magical plants… Or something like that?”
“Right.”
….No f*cking kidding? I asked again with a very solemn expression, so I thought I was going to say something great, but it’s just a simple gathering request? Who are you kidding…
“Then can you stop making faces?”
“…You have to take care of collecting herbs, right?”
“..I want to do that too. But I can’t…”
I can’t…? Why?
Isn’t it just a matter of going out to gather with the mindset of going for a walk when your house is on a rocky mountain?
“The reason I settled down in this orc village is because of the Magic Herb.”
“To cure my sister?”
“Yes, the symptoms are only temporarily alleviated, but at least you won’t lose your life.”
Claudia started stroking Clara’s hair again with a grim expression on her face.
“It has been over three years since I collected her magic candles for Clara. Thanks to that, all the magical plants around here have withered away.”
“…Then it’s like the magic candle doesn’t work anymore…”
“No, there are still a lot of magic plants left, and I haven’t touched the ones that are still blooming near the top.”
Isn’t that a problem? Even if it was a little far away, it was a problem that could be easily solved by just obtaining magic grass.
But if it was such a simple matter, Claudia wouldn’t have had any reason to ask me, so there must be something wrong.
“Actually, we orcs can’t go anywhere near the top of the rocky mountain.”
“…Can’t go…What do you mean?”
“The god of the orcs lives at the top of this mountain. That’s why not even an ant is allowed to enter, let alone orcs.”
“God of the Orcs……”
Come to think of it, Gurush must have told me that he was taught swordsmanship by ‘God’ while fighting me.
…..And…
‘..Veronica?’
-As expected, you are getting more and more aware.
When I first arrived in Boreas, Veronica left me these words.
-If you climb a rocky mountain without any armor on, you will definitely get a big nose injury.
When I think about this word, the correct answer is that it is very likely that Veronica knows something about the god of the orcs.
‘…Do you know something?’
-Well…Maybe, maybe not.
Ah, it came out again. Unresponsive Mode Veronica.
Veronica in this state will never answer any questions you ask. So asking Veronica is a pass.
“The top of the rock is a sacred place for the god of the orcs, so I can’t enter it…but you are different.”
“..Me?”
“Yes, the only qualification to enter the Holy Land of God is the Orc Chief, or someone who defeated such an Orc Chief one-on-one. You are the latter.”
To sum it up in one word… I can go to the top of the rocky mountain at will, so please get me some magical herbs..? What is that about?
“I’ll pay wisely. Please.”
“Don’t cling to me for a moment…!”
“Huh? Only once?”
While I was contemplating it, Claudia suddenly began to press close to me, using her voluptuous chest as a weapon.
No, this b*tch is going to use the beauty world?
For me trained by Veronica, the world of beauty doesn’t work!
“Huh?”
….Maybe it works…?
– King..?
‘I… I didn’t look at the chest!’
-You haven’t said anything yet?
Oh sh*t. The thief stole my leg.
“I’ll think about it, so can you move away?”
“…Are you serious?”
“Just think about it. It doesn’t sound like you’re listening.”
Above all, I have no intention of going near the top of the rocky mountain until I get the armor. Even more so after hearing that there was a god among the orcs or something.
“…I can’t help it.”
“…What can’t be helped?”
Claudia, hearing my ambiguous answer, suddenly turned into a spleen expression, as if she had made up her mind on something. Are you angry because I didn’t do you a favor?
Slowly…
“?!”
“…Then how about this..? Isn’t this a bad reward?”
Are my eyes wrong? Why is Claudia suddenly taking off her clothes?
Claudia’s attire was wearing a really ordinary dress, unlike the orcs who wore leather armor. In that state, the dress comes off, and all that remains is the underwear.
Claudia was taller than me, and at the same time, her body was enormous.
When she took off her one-piece dress that covered her body, her presence wasn’t usually great, but even the models who were said to be from her earth were at the level of crawling in front of her Claudia. .
“…What are you doing?”
Fortunately, thanks to my [Sober Mind]… No, now [Rod], I was not taken aback by such an unexpected situation.
“..Payment, I’ll pay you first…so please listen.”
“I can’t believe it’s a reward…”
“…When I lived with humans, I was courted dozens of times a day. Isn’t this enough to satisfy you…?”
If you’re satisfied and Claudia is enough, no matter if you’re royalty or a commoner, everyone will want to get drunk.
Although she had the downside of being too tall, there was a side to her height that highlighted her figure, so her body was virtually perfect.
He even has a bewitching beauty to help with that, so it wouldn’t be strange if hundreds of people, let alone dozens, wooed him.
But…
-Am I worse than that girl?
‘…No..! It can’t be…!’
-Whoops… I’m glad. I was so ignorant that I thought for a moment that the king would be possessed by such a ‘fire.
‘……..’
In my shadow, cctv existed. It is also the strongest cctv with a lot of the latest war weapons.
Even if I tried to take Claudia, it was almost certain that a cataclysm would occur in which Veronica’s abdomen would be pierced before that.
If the queen is black, then black. Because I’m a takkari, I won’t have a choice.
“[Psychokinesis].”
“Wow?!”
“Put your clothes on again.”
I decided to use [Psychokinesis] To put Claudia in the dress again.
To be honest, I’m sorry, but I can’t help it…
-It’s unfortunate, but?
‘…No regrets at all! Who would fall for such a temptation? Right?’
-Yes, he is also a king. It is different from males who are faithful to their lower legs.
I am also a male (male) but…
“…You’re saying they won’t listen after all…”
“Don’t move for a moment. It’s difficult to get dressed…”
“…OK.”
Giying..
Claudia put on a cold expression and forcibly cut off the telekinesis of [Psychokinesis]. At a glance, it looks like he used some type of magic that cuts off the flow of mana… I’d like to learn it later if I get a chance.
“…Get out of my house.”
“Hey wait…”
Claudia removed the cloth blocking the entrance of the (Um) house with a cold expression on her face. It meant getting out of here.
“..Leave me.”
“No, listen to people…”
“I don’t want to hear it.”
“…..”
At that time, I had to watch it. Clear drops of water dripped down Claudia’s cheeks.
“You…”
“…..”
No, why are you crying… Making people’s hearts weak…
“Why are you crying?”
“…They told me to get out.”
“…Tell me. Why are you crying Because I didn’t listen to you? Or is it that you don’t have the means to save your brother?”
“…Leave me. Please.”
“Answer me and I will leave.”
“………”
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Are you keeping your mouth shut now?
Really, why do women’s minds change so quickly… At times like this, I thought that it’s not just saying that marriage is difficult. Of course, me and Claudia weren’t her husband and wife.
Jeep, I’m not the kind of person who does things like this. I feel like I’m becoming the bad guy who made a woman cry for no reason, so I’ll give it a service with a big heart.
“Haa…Move aside.”
“…Now…Wait…! What are you doing to my sister…!”
In an instant, as I approached Clara, Claudia opened her eyes wide and tried to stop me.
But I got closer to Clara faster, and my hand landed on her forehead.
“[Chastity].”