The quest window that came to mind after a long time contained content that I could never laugh at.
To the extent that I wonder if this was the danger the marble warned me of.
[Quest][Emergency]
fear of the sea.
[Explanation]
The Seven Devils ‘Venus’ recognized Yoo Ji-hyeok as an enemy, and also recognized the beings around him as his enemy.
All of Venus’ minions will hunt you down.
Always reigning as a sea terror to sailors, she will never stop until her foes are drowned in the cold, still waters of the depths.
Get away from her threat.
[Success Condition]
Defeat or seal the Seven Devils Venus.
[Reward on Success]
doesn’t exist.
[Quest][Emergency]
the call of jesus.
[Explanation]
‘Yuno’ of the Seven Evil Order recognized Yoo Ji-hyeok as an enemy, and also recognized the beings around him as his enemy.
All of Juno’s minions will hunt you down.
Extremely mobile, he will never stop until his enemies are silent.
Get away from his threat.
[Success Condition]
Defeat or seal the Seven Devils Yuno.
[Reward on Success]
doesn’t exist.
“… … .”
Are you kidding me, really.
When I saw them, I couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
After confirming that their will was strong enough to remind me of the quest, I first took Minerva, who was shaking in my arms, out of the cave.
“Minerva.”
I called her name and tried to calm her down somehow.
Her face was white, and her lips were trembling constantly.
“Minerva, look at me. uh? Just calm down.”
“Mom, the body… I don’t know why or why… what, what… why not… Why am I human, my power is… I… .”
She muttered nonstop with a pale complexion.
At the same time, I just pulled the jacket that I had covered with both hands tightly.
First, I concentrated on stroking her back and shoulders.
… If she had lost her power for some reason, it was clear that Minerva, who was in the shadows, would have undergone a great change.
‘Minerva, are you okay?’
[Well… .]
Then Minerva answered in a voice that seemed puzzled.
[This woman is fine. I checked it carefully just in case you didn’t know, but instead of losing power, it’s fine… No, this isn’t quite as good as it gets… .]
She hesitated for a moment, but then spoke as if she was certain.
[Rather, it seems that my strength has increased more than before.]
‘What?’
I couldn’t believe it, so when I asked, Minerva said as if affirming.
[It is certainly. Girl, try circulating the hemolysis in your body once. Dragon blood is the original woman’s power and power itself, so if she really lost her power, the dragon blood flowing in your body would also have lost its power.]
As she said, I started circulating a very small amount of hemolysis in my body.
Then, perhaps it was not a lie that she said that she had increased her strength earlier, on the contrary, she could feel the power rising more powerfully than usual in an instant.
‘But, if that’s the case, now this is… .’
I looked down at Minerva trembling in my arms.
She was holding my clothes tight enough to crumple as if I had been my last lifeline.
No matter how I looked at it, I didn’t see him acting or lying.
Above all, Minerva was not the type to play such meaningless pranks.
[ah.]
Then Minerva muttered in a hopeful voice.
[Um, darling. To some extent, this is the mother’s home, but… Would it be okay if I talked to you once?]
For some reason she hesitated at my answer to tell me.
Then she suddenly turned her arrow to Sbangali, who had been quiet.
[Svengali, go into the depths of his consciousness. Deep enough to not be able to hear her story.]
[…] what? No, why did sparks suddenly come out of me again? Do you know how dirty it feels to go into the depths of consciousness?]
Sbengali grumbled like that, but at some point, her presence faded so much that I couldn’t even be aware of it.
Thinking that this feeling would disappear into the depths of her consciousness or that she could have done something like this, she began to talk quietly.
[Um, to the end, it’s my mother’s home, but… Maybe it was because the original woman of the past wanted it, so she changed it that way.]
‘What?’
[He, I’m ashamed to say it with my mother’s mouth… Isn’t her real dragon? And, in a broader sense, dragons can be considered to be related to things like lizards and snakes.]
I nodded.
As she said, each of the seven evil sects had their own motifs.
In the case of Minerva, the dragon and Sbangali are birds and trees.
But what does that have to do with work now?
[The power of the woman you know is that no attack works… it wasn’t Originally, it was the ability to adapt to all attacks and environments. The original woman, who has lived for many years, has continued to adapt, and in the end, she has a body that does not get hurt except by the power of the same Seven Evils.]
‘Aha… .’
That was a fact I didn’t know.
Minerva went on to explain.
[Uh… That’s right. A long time ago, when the original woman was adapted or injured in that way, she took off the scales while molting and changed her body. So, in simple terms, it means that it has evolved while escaping.]
‘Wait, so this Minerva has escaped?’
[It may not have completely changed, but… For now, it can be viewed in a similar context.]
‘… why?’
Minerva paused for a moment at my question.
And then he continued speaking with a sigh.
[Maybe because of you.]
it’s because of me
What else does that mean?
[My dear, do you remember what you and Sbangali said earlier? The seven evil sects have a duty, and they must keep it.]
[…] But Venus said that to get rid of you is to keep the duty of the Seven Evil Servants. It’s not just Venus. Juno joined them, and even Ariman took their side. Maybe the old woman really thinks so. To kill you is to keep your duty as the Seven Evil Servants.]
[That’s why. So that’s why it’s wrong.]
Minerva said in a slightly bitter voice.
[From the position of the original woman of the past, I must kill you. Because that is the duty of the Seven Evil Orders.]
[But I didn’t want to. Then, perhaps, my thoughts arrived without my knowledge.]
[If the real woman is weak, it doesn’t matter if she is weak enough to not even be a threat to you. If so, wouldn’t it be necessary to ignore our duty as the Seven Evil sects and do no harm to you?]
[That’s why I became such a weak human body. Perhaps the fact that he lost his power was actually sealed off by himself.]
[The answer I came up with after thinking and anguish for myself is that one.]
At those words, I had to keep my mouth shut.
Just looking down at Minerva, who was holding me in my arms, I involuntarily let out a voice and asked.
“… why?”
[Why? Isn’t it a simple yet simple matter, dear?]
Minerva said with a bitter smile.
[After all, the real woman and the real woman in this world were the same existence, so the way people see people is probably the same.]
“… … .”
At that, I nodded slowly.
Then he gently stroked Minerva’s back, which had now trembled a little.
“Minerva.”
“… … .”
“… I’ll help, I’ll help your original body, your strength. I’ll help you get it all back.”
I couldn’t tell the story of the past to her now.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, it couldn’t have made her more confused in her current state.
“In the meantime, I’ll protect you, so let’s go back for now.”
“… Where.”
Minerva asked in a whisper.
“Where are you going, where are you going? I lost my strength by doing this, and I saved my mother’s life, which is more shameful than this… Where the hell are you talking about going? ?”
I answered her with confidence.
“Where else are we going now? There is only one.”
I got up and took Minerva gently.
Fortunately, she quietly hugged me.
No, maybe he has lost all his will.
“my house.”
* * *
“Oh My God!”
As soon as he saw Minerva, Han Soo-young jumped on the spot and panicked.
She seemed to get a rough idea of how things were going, even if I didn’t explain in detail.
“Your body is completely frozen… First of all, I need to take a bath in hot water. Where, the heat… .”
Han Soo-young reached out and touched Minerva’s forehead.
Minerva, who was held in my arms, only stared at Han Soo-young, whom she had always despised so much, without strength, even as she put her hand on her forehead. Han Soo-young nodded as if he was lucky.
“Fortunately, there is no fever. Is there any more clothes to wear than that? ? I think my clothes don’t fit the size… Jihyuk-ah, leave this to me for now.”
“okay. Please, Sooyoung.”
At my request, she smiled softly and gently.
Then he took Minerva and went into the bathroom.
While they were in the bathroom, I got out of the hut and started pulling out the branches of the world tree.
“Sbengali.”
[…] Well, even if you don’t say it, I know.]
As if he already knew everything even if I didn’t say it, he began to put his power into the branches of the world tree that I pulled out. Not long after, the branches of the World Tree that contained me and his power spread wide and far from the hut.
Since Venus and Juno started to aim at me and my surroundings, I had to make the least amount of defense.
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Originally, this side tried to intercept the two first, but an unexpected situation that Minerva would become like that happened, and I thought it would be better not to move hastily for now.
“… great.”
The barrier and protective magic that Sooyoung spread.
And if there were even the branches of the World Tree that I had planted, at least it wouldn’t be a threat unless the Seven Evil Bells came directly. Still, in case you don’t know, I think I’ll have to spend some time and make a proper defense afterward, thinking about it.
“I’ll dry my hair.”
“… … .”
Returning to the hut, Han Soo-young, who had already finished taking a bath, sat Minerva sitting down and drying her hair.
Minerva was in a hurry to put on my clothes, but when I glanced at it, I saw that she was nodding and blinking her eyelids. He seemed to have relaxed while taking a hot bath.
“Aren’t you hungry? No, aren’t you hungry?”
Minerva nodded without a word.
Han Soo-young carefully lifted her up.
“Then get some sleep. Because you seem very tired… .”
Then Minerva was startled and startled, then looked at me with an anxious look.
I nodded as if it was okay, and she followed Han Soo-young into the bedroom while hesitating reluctantly.
After a while, Han Soo-young, who walked out alone, let out a small sigh.
“I must have been very tired. As soon as I lay down, I fell asleep.”
When she said that, her face looked very tired too.
… Come to think of it, for the past few days, she has been working around this area to cast barriers and cast protective spells. I must have been very tired myself, but I just shook my head meaninglessly at the sight of her who didn’t even show it to me.
“What else happened?”
“Anyway, I was just trying to explain. What the hell happened… .”
I started explaining to her a brief summary of the situation.
While she disappeared, the incarnations of Venus and Juno came to visit.
The two of them declared that they would target the surroundings, including me.
Minerva, who was talking to them, suddenly disappeared with the words that he would never come again, and followed them blindly.
And to make matters worse, he met a woman who had become a human and had lost all his powers.
… However, regarding the duties of the Seven Devils, Minerva and Sbangali were extremely reluctant to talk about it.
“I see… .”
Hearing my story, she nodded slightly.
Then he looked at me with a smirk.
“Then, did it mean that I did a good job preparing it here and there?”
“… That’s right, I heard it and it’s like that.”
I smiled at her too and replied.
“Originally, we were going to attack Venus and Juno by moving from this side first. But suddenly Minerva became like that… I guess I’ll have to wait a few days and watch. That’s what happened and I can’t move.”
“Yeah, I think so too.”
He said looking at Han Soo-young who nodded and agreed.
“First of all, I’ll spend a few days just like Sooyoung and you to strengthen the defenses around you. I’d rather go down to the village to shop. … Or Randsch, use him.”
At least I won’t do anything that betrays you outright.
While muttering like that, I slowly looked into her eyes and asked.
“So, for a while, Sooyoung can help you take care of Minerva… ? It seems like there must be some kind of problem for me to take care of. And Sooyoung is because you’re the same girl as Minerva… .”
She giggled and burst into laughter.
“If Ji-hyuk said you would do it, I would probably have been pulling your hair out by now. This pervert! Say it while shouting.”
At her words, I laughed too.
Meanwhile, Han Soo-young made an expression that thought deeply about something.
“More than that, Venus and Juno, and Ariman there… Jihyuk, you are really popular. The three seven evil bells are aiming for you. No, including Minerva, it’s four.”
“… sorry.”
In response to my apology, Han Soo-young suddenly looked at me with a look as if she was asking why.
“No, because of me, Sooyoung thinks you got involved in something dangerous again… .”
“… Oh really. I wanted to be quiet for a while. Again, again and again In addition.”
She looked at me with a muttering smirk.
Then he spoke to me in a stern voice, as if scolding him.
“Are you saying that because you want to be scolded by me again? Jihyuk, what did I say before? At a time like this, did I say that I should apologize and be sorry?”
At that, I smiled and shook my head.
Then he uttered another word instead of the previous one.
“thank you.”
“Yeah, good job.”
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Only then did Han Soo-young loosen her grimacing expression while muttering as if she liked it.
She began to tap and tap the table with her fingers.
“… Well, more than that, Minerva. Second to the fact that he was weak, he was very anxious. When I saw it earlier, Jihyuk seemed more anxious without you. Even when I was taking a bath, I kept asking where you went.”
He nodded at her words.
It was because I had actually seen Minerva staring at me as if checking me over and over again.
“In such a situation, Venus and Juno. And then there’s Ariman… .”
Ariman, Ariman.
Han Soo-young, who had been remembering his name over and over again, nodded as if he had made up his mind.
“… Okay. It doesn’t matter now.”
And she said to wait for a while and brought something and put it on the table.
“Sooyoung, this is… .”
It was a book.
An unnamed book.
And only Han Soo-young deserves it.
“There was a new text. I knew it after I came to this world. and… .”
she muttered quietly.
“… And now the decision has been made.”
With those words, she turned the cover of the book with a careful hand.
“Jihyuk is determined to show this to you too.”