Episode 1. Gathering Heroes (8)
“…… Prause, what are you doing?”
“I don’t know.”
Outskirts of the capital.
Based on the information I recorded, I was looking for a ring relic between the cracks in the walls of the alley near the adventurer’s guild.
The name is Sylphy’s ring.
A ring made by a fairy in the past with her own energy, it had the effect of improving abilities related to speed.
It is an item with good efficiency when playing in the early stages, and the difference between having and not having it was quite large.
Then, if you ask why it is stuck in the gap in the wall of the capital city.
I honestly don’t know. What is the mind of game makers?
I also found out by looking at strategies floating around the Internet.
I think it took about an hour to find the ring.
“Oh, here you are.”
I found the shape of a ring that lost its luster because it was covered in dust.
[Find 「Sylphy’s Ring」.]
Is this a hologram? How are you?
It was important that there were artifacts.
It was worth an hour of shoveling just to prove that my information was not wrong.
I rubbed the ring on the towel.
As the dust is gradually wiped away, the dull jewel gradually finds its color. I looked down with satisfaction at the ring, which had a faint green glow.
“Good.”
I put it on my little finger right away. Then, the size is deformed to match the size of the finger.
It is tuned to fit the wearer’s body.
Did the item have this function?
Well, in the game, it is possible to wear and take off any item.
[You have worn 「Sylphy’s Ring」.]
[The overall speed stat is increased by 10%.]
I feel it every time I see a hologram, but it was a feeling that made me realize that this world is not that different from a game.
“Um.”
I feel like my body has become lighter.
Anyway, it’s a weakling, but if you ever have to fight, this item will definitely come in handy.
It’s good if you can avoid even one or two of ten hits.
“Is it a ring…… ?”
“Do you like it?”
“Seo, can’t that be?!”
Iris shakes her hand, startled. What is it, a seizure?
“I’ll give you something better later. Do not covet.”
“Gwa, it’s okay. A beast like me should use something like that to make it a pearl necklace around a pig’s neck.”
“Is that so? I think it suits you pretty well.”
“Yes?”
“Go. To the next one.”
There are a total of six artifacts hidden in the capital.
Now that one has been recovered, five more.
Recover them all before Tina finishes begging.
* * *
Tina was sitting in the same seat as the day before yesterday, begging her.
“You’re not coming today… ….”
If you count the time she met and talked with Prause over the two days, it would have been less than thirty minutes.
Nevertheless, Prause had a strong enough influence to occupy most of Tina’s heart.
This was largely thanks to the kindness she received for the first time in her life.
‘What happened? Or is it because of what happened yesterday?’
She fell into depression as she remembered Prause’s words about wanting to take her back.
Actually Tina said she wanted to go as soon as she heard Prause yesterday.
But she still couldn’t completely trust Prause, and she had no choice but to refuse because she thought he would cause trouble for him who gave her a warm hand.
She knew that the man who begged her would not let her go well, because she knew Tina.
‘I won’t be able to meet you forever… …. I hate that…….’
It was about the time she bowed her head, clutching at her clothes.
Kang!
The bowl is blown away by someone’s kick.
It flew onto the road and was crushed by the wheels of the wagon.
“Ah… ….”
Tina groaned as she watched the bowl tossed by the wagon.
‘If you lose a bowl, it’s really good… ….’
“Sir. These beggars are everywhere!”
Tina raised her head at the sudden accusation.
Cleanly dressed boys come into her field of vision.
‘Ah, this is normal… …. That guy is weird but… ….’
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Having already tasted kindness, she couldn’t forget Prause.
“Why is that? To an orphan who has no mother and father.”
“Puhahahahaha! You are more talkative.”
“Ugh, I can’t live with the smell. Hey. f*ck you b*tch Won’t it turn off?”
“I’m sorry.”
I apologize, but she couldn’t move.
She lost her bowl too, because she knew she would be beaten to death if she didn’t bring any money.
Puck!
Something hits her head and bounces. It was a stone.
“Ouch!”
The throbbing pain made Tina unable to contain her moans. Her eyes trembled.
“Get out of here! It stinks!”
Puck! Puck!
The bullying that started with a small stone got worse.
Every time a stone hit her body, she couldn’t help but groan in great pain.
‘Why do I have to live like this… ….’
Tina longed for one person, shedding tears that I don’t know if she was crying because she was stoned or because she lamented her life.
‘Help me. Mister.’
* * *
“What is this?”
“Clean up the rust on the rusted sword and sharpen it. The broken sword restores it to its previous state. Would that be possible?”
She placed the two artifacts she had retrieved in front of her master at the forge, she said.
Both were artifacts in the form of swords.
It was the weapon Iris and Tina would use in the beginning.
One was the best defensive weapon in the beginning, and the other was the best offensive weapon.
“It is possible. Your way of speaking is very irritating.”
My eyes meet.
She took her hand off the counter table, startled as if she felt the indiscriminate killing.
“What are you doing?”
‘It was refined through some adjustment. You don’t like this either?’
“What? Are you a b*tch too?”
Oh sh*t.
Stop flirting with your snout! Please just think Just think!
“What?!”
“I will give you the money.”
“A bastard with no blood on his head is giving orders in front of anyone!”
Tak.
I put down the gold coin. The owner, who was glaring at me, opens his eyes wide.
“Is it possible?”
“To put down gold coins for repairs. There is no such thing as a madman.”
Certainly gold coins are a waste.
It will cost a lot of gold to save the third hero.
But these two swords are relics.
In the beginning, there were no weapons like this. If it could be recovered with a single gold coin, it was worth the investment.
“So will you do it?”
“The way he speaks is arrogant, and the staring at him is very annoying, but if you pay double the money, there’s nothing you can’t do.”
As expected, money is the best in this world. If you look at the way you talk,
“How long will it take?”
“Two days.”
“Yes. I get it. Come find me.”
I turned my back without hesitation.
There was still one more place to go.
The magic house near the smithy.
It was a store that sold magic scrolls, including wands used by wizards.
Open the wooden door and enter.
A middle-aged woman’s voice came with a squeaking sound.
“Welcome. What did you come for?”
Tung.
She laid one of her jewels down on the table she was leaning on.
“I am thinking of putting a jewel in the wand for the wizard. Is it possible?”
“This is…… Where did you get it from?”
As soon as he sees the jewel, he gives out a puzzled voice.
As expected, do wizards have different eyes?
Since she is a relic jewel, she must be embarrassed too.
The name of the jewel she presented to her was “The First Footsteps of the Great Mage”.
When used on a staff, a tremendous increase in magical power could be obtained.
“You know nothing. All you have to tell me is if you can make that jeweled wand or not.”
How much trouble did you have to break into a place where countless stray cats live and get them out? I can’t tell you easily.
Still, I wonder what it’s like to speak inappropriately to an older person.
“…… Right. In a word, it is possible. But it will take quite a while to make. Are you okay?”
“No problem. How much money should I pay?”
“I’ll tell you later when I come to pick you up.”
I nodded.
‘I’m a little nervous about entrusting an artifact to someone else, but I don’t have crafting skills, so it’s not much of a problem.’
“And if you happen to bounce with it, I will search the entire Physis continent to find it and kill it.”
What are you saying to someone stronger than me!
Wizard! I’m dying! Even if it was a decent NPC in the game, it’s not now!
“Imperial Knights… no, it’s more than that It’s a spirit that can only be felt from S-class adventurers.”
She shrinks her body a little, but she looks straight at me and says.
S-class adventurer.
The actual skills were superior to those of the Imperial Knights, and at the same time, they had power comparable to the warriors.
As strong as they were, there were only seven people on the Physis continent.
It was just ridiculous to compare those people with me.
“What is it? Are you sure you are the eighth S-class adventurer?”
“I don’t know.”
“…… I hate all adventurers because they are like this. hahahaha, anyway, I’ll make this one up for you. Don’t worry, come back in about a week.”
“I will.”
I turned around again without hesitation.
I look up at the sky after leaving the magic house.
Come to think of it, there must be an S-class adventurer in Pretium at this time.
I wish I hadn’t met him, but running into an S-class adventurer was inevitable.
He’s going to participate in this slave auction.
So he had to be prepared for that occasion.
I rummaged through the garbage dump and dipped my hand into the sewer, looking down at the artifact item I had worked so hard to obtain.
It was an ice crystal that glowed blue and a purple stone that radiated mysterious energy.
“Prause. What are you using the stone for?”
“I don’t know.”
“Yes… ….”
The fox’s ears droop. I felt sorry for not telling you anything. Every time I said I didn’t know anything, I thought I would be annoyed too.
“Iris, stop going back to the inn.”
“Yes? Go, suddenly?”
From now on, I was going to pursue Tina.
I couldn’t take her where she might get into a fight.
“You get in the way.”
“Is that so… …. After all, I’m no help—”
“It’s because you’re still young. I will gradually help you, so stop going back.”
“Okay.”
She moves her steps reluctantly.
I put the artifacts in my pocket and drew my sword. Please don’t have to write anything.
* * *
The time when the sun goes down.
“Ugh…… Sick… ….”
After being stoned, Tina struggled to drag her body through the slums. In her hand was an iron bowl that had been completely crushed.
Puck! Puck!
“Oops! aaagh! Sorry! Sorry!”
“Do you know where the rice you eat falls from the sky?!”
Screams came from the crumbling shack.
Tina closed her eyes at the sound of the bully beating another child.
‘Ah…… I don’t want to go in.’
But Tina had no choice.
She could freeze to death if she slept in thin clothes in the weather that was getting colder, and she couldn’t imagine how beaten she would be if she didn’t go home once.
Comes out of the house like a child running away.
“Get out now, you bastard!”
The man standing on the door frame shouted. Then she finds Tina lingering in front of the house.
“Oh, Tina. I earned two silver coins yesterday and today. Shall we see how much we earned today?”
Tina closed her eyes and opened them. She tried to calm her trembling body and opened her mouth.
“Sorry… …. I didn’t make it today.”
“Where is the bowl?”
“It’s dented. Sorry.”
“What? Are you crushed?”
Tina’s body reflexively recoiled at the sound of the thug’s rasping voice.
“Raise your head.”
Tina raised her head at his words.
Pair!
She rolled over on the dirt floor at the same time her head turned.
“Wow!”
Tina’s cheeks flare up. The inside of her mouth burst and she had to taste the bitter iron.
“You f*cking bastard! They said they would kill you if you lost the bowl!”
Puck! Puck!
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His kicking started. Tina curled up like her slug, but she couldn’t overcome the strength of a grown man.
“Oh! Black!”
‘It hurts… Buy, save me……. Uncle, please…….’
“Go there.”
“What else this time— hee!”
Someone walks slowly in front of her blurry gaze with tears.
The familiar silhouette took a step without hesitation with a blunt expression.
The black-haired man then drew his sword.
“You make me angry after a long time.”
A tremendous amount of life began to emanate from him.
Looking at it, Tina thought that she was like the hero she saw in a fairy tale before she was abandoned by her parents.
Tina’s eyes light up with her relief.
“Who the hell are you?!”
“I don’t know anything about that.”
“What?”
“All you need to know is that from now on, I will kill you.”
The energy of the wind began to gather in his body.