Chapter 144 – The Battle of Yeongji (2)
“It’s impossible to open it right now.”
When I returned to the temple, Orca put down the scroll.
I crossed my arms and pondered what she had to say before opening her mouth.
“That means it is possible.”
“That’s right. It’s possible. It’s because it takes a lot of time.”
“That word…”
“The level of barriers is absurdly high. Look at this.”
Orca pointed to her scroll on the floor. Pointing out each letter written there, she explained how the barrier was created.
‘…What are you talking about?’
Naturally, I didn’t understand.
I wondered if it was just me, so I looked around and met Belita’s eyes.
Asked with a wink.
-You also?
Belita nodded her head.
As she turned her head, Patrick, Ceris, and Kara met her eyes as well. Feeling a sense of kinship, we warmly nodded her heads.
“For that reason… What is it? Are you listening to me?”
“I am listening.”
“…It’s a look that I didn’t understand at all. Well, that’s okay Anyway, the conclusion is that it is impossible to do it right now. Because this technique is different from the barrier system of the current Mage Tower.”
“All right. Exactly how long will it take? 1 year?”
“It doesn’t take that long. How many months will it be? There are a lot of overlapping parts, probably because the barriers were set in a hurry. If you hit meticulously, it might have taken you years.”
After saying that, Orca let out a sigh.
“I won’t be able to sleep again for a while.”
Then she glanced at me through her eyes. She seemed to have something to say, but hesitated and couldn’t get it out.
If she was the old woman, she would have shouted openly, ‘Get ready to work overtime from tomorrow!’
Where did the orca I knew go…
“I will help you.”
“Is that so?”
Her orca’s face turned red. Her bitter face, looking at her, Seris tugged at the hem of her dress.
“Mr. Yooseong, Mr. Yooseong.”
“Why?”
“Then can’t we take that?”
Seris pointed to a cloth full of relics.
“I can’t take it.”
“That…”
Cerys let her shoulders hang limply.
* * *
Back in Kalita, Sister Ceris and Ariel and I had dinner at the inn.
The chicken soup the innkeeper made was not as good as the homemade one, but it was good enough. It’s better if you think that there was no effort to make it.
I added a large spoonful of cabbage, potato celery, and chicken before stopping.
She turned her head and looked at Seris.
“…Yum.”
If you eat food that looks tasteless, what would it look like?
Seris nibbled at her soup, the corners of her eyes and mouth drooping.
She is in contrast to the elf who ate it all up and complained about asking for another bowl.
‘Anyway, the elf, who is said to be a friend of nature, eats meat well.’
No, wait… If you’re a friend of nature, shouldn’t you also eat vegetables?
Because weeding is also part of nature.
Feeling a great contradiction, I ordered another bowl of chicken soup.
Leaving behind the flirtatious Kamp and the two spirits, I spoke to Seris.
“Ceris, do you have no appetite? You don’t have to eat too much.”
“Yes? Oh… No. Is it delicious?”
Celis smiled broadly and scooped her soup into her mouth. It’s obviously a more powerful movement than before, but it looks awkward to me.
“Is it because of the things you couldn’t bring from the forest?”
Her spoon as she scooped the soup stopped as if she had been hit. She erased the wide smile on her face and put on a sullen expression again.
“Yes…”
“Is that all? I couldn’t bring it last time, but it wasn’t as low as this.”
“Buying a house… I was looking forward to it…”
Cerys lowered her head and said.
Oh, that was it. I thought I knew why Seris was doing that.
She had felt it for a long time, but Celis considered it special.
She cleaned up with her own hands even as Nanakara scolded her when she messed up her house.
Every time she walked around the city, she stared at a pretty house, and when she was bored, she often talked about the house she would live in someday. It was basic to repeat the story she had.
She loves her house so much, but her house burned down some time ago.
Her deposit was somehow obtained, so she was not harmed financially, but it must have been a big shock to her.
Even so, she must have soothed her heart by thinking of the artifacts she left behind in the ruins.
As she holds out her hopes of being able to buy a new house.
Right now, with all my hopes dashed, I’m eating soup at a rundown inn.
So it was such a low pressure.
I buried my back in the chair and put my hand in my arms. A money bag containing 10 gold coins was touched. After thinking for a while while looking at Seris, I got up from her seat.
“If you finish eating, let’s go up. You are tired.”
“I haven’t eaten yet!”
Ariel filled her cheeks with soup, she said.
‘Where does all the food he ate like that go?’
That means no life.
Suddenly, his gaze lowered, and his doubts were resolved when he saw a huge mass of fat.
It’s all going to the milk tank.
Wouldn’t Ariel be fine even if she starved for a few days thanks to that fat mass?
As she thought of the absurdity, she snatched Ariel’s bowl.
“Ah..!”
She just poured her soup into my mouth. I chewed it a few times and swallowed it.
Ariel’s long ears trembled. She tapped my shoulder with her fist.
“Hey, you bastard! Take mine every day!”
“Your soup was hot.”
She smiled and set her bowl down. Her trembling shudder left her behind and put her arms around Celis and Kara. As it was, she climbed the stairs to the second floor.
Ariel hurriedly followed.
“Human species. Trash.”
While muttering her words that are not the same.
She ignored it lightly and opened the door to the rented room.
The room was larger than the one I rented last time. Two beds are attached to either side of the wall, and a table and chairs are in the center.
I put Seris and Kara on the bed. She said while tidying up the side of her hair.
“Seris, do you want to buy a house?”
“…Yes? But you shouldn’t bring artifacts…”
“I can live without artifacts. Ruler.”
She spread her right hand and placed a bag of gold coins on it.
“What’s this?”
“Open it.”
Seris tilted her head and opened her pocket to examine her inside.
“…Uh?”
Her eyes widened. Life returned to the eyes.
Hard to believe what she saw, she licked her pockets with the palm of her hand. Two gold coins fell into her hands.
“Uh?!”
Kara’s eyes widened when she saw the gold coin. Seris’ gaze turned from the gold coin to me.
“Mr. Yooseong, this is…?”
“You went on a business trip with Orca the other day, right? It was said that it was a reward, and he gave it a while ago.”
“Really..?”
Seris stared at the gold coin with disbelief.
“I want to see you too!”
Kara took a gold coin from Seris’ hand and turned it around to examine it.
Would that be good too?
Well, it’s probably the first time I’ve seen gold coins in my life.
In particular, she will have a deep lingering effect on Celis, who lived in poverty in the past.
I put on a happy expression and patted Seris and Kara’s hair.
“Then let’s buy it. House.”
“Mr. Yooseong…”
Seris came into my arms.
“Haaaaa… My man… The best…♡”
He rubbed his cheek in a sweet, melting voice. I hugged her by the waist and gently stroked her.
“Wow… Disgusting.”
Ariel struck a candle in a good mood that hadn’t happened in a while. She looked at me and Seris with an expression as if she were looking at her bugs.
“I don’t want to see you humans show affection. Get me a separate room.”
“No.”
“Why?! He said he had a lot of money!”
“I have money, but I don’t have money to spend on you. It’s a waste.”
“Profit…!”
Ariel clenched her fists and made her tremble. The water spirit and the wind spirit next to her shook her body as if in sympathy with her emotions.
Did you bring it from the Daewoo Forest?
I thought as I stroked the back of Seris, who was being hugged tightly.
* * *
She decides to buy a house with the gold coins she received from Orca. Then a problem arose. It’s that I don’t know how to buy a house.
A rented house was also found under Belita’s guidance. Therefore, the experience at that time is useless.
However, it’s okay. Because I had someone to look for in times like this.
I headed to the Adventurer’s Guild to meet Orr.
‘Come to think of it, it seems like we haven’t seen each other in quite a while.’
I hadn’t been to the adventurer’s guild since the dungeon work was over. I want it to be almost 3 weeks.
Did you think I should have bought you a present? You can buy it later
With that thought in mind, I entered the adventurer’s guild.
I passed the buzzing adventurers and arrived at the reception desk. But I couldn’t see the familiar face I was supposed to see.
‘Wait, where did you go?’
She waited for a while, but she didn’t see her, and she turned to leave the guild.
Then the voice I had been waiting for stopped my steps.
“Ah, Mr. Han Yuseong! Is your body okay?”
She looked back and saw that at some point she was back in place. She must have been running around, her face covered in sweat and she was gasping for breath.
“Yes, it has improved a lot.”
“Thank god. Oh, are you here to find work today?”
“No, today…”
“Then how do you feel when I know something good?”
“Yes? No it’s fine jeon…”
“I know something really good, how do you feel?”
“… Mr. Orr?”
“I know something really, really, really, really good. How do you feel?”
Like a bugged game character, Orr said the same thing.
For some reason, her dark circles looked darker today.
