Chapter 210 – Elven Ruins
We left Ariel, who was frightened and her eyes fluttering, in search of a secret passage that might be hidden somewhere in the corridor.
A person of that level would not have come with only a trembling body.
He must have brought some treasure with him in case of an emergency.
And our predictions turned out to be wrong.
There was a small lever under the chair the elf was sitting on. If you turn the lever, doesn’t it open the stairs right behind the chair going down?
We went downstairs, leaving Kara and Belita behind, just in case.
The way down was not very deep.
As we reached the end of the stairs, a narrow, dead-end hallway greeted us. Hearing this just sounds like a joke, but in reality it wasn’t. Because there was something like a big treasure chest in front of the dead end wall.
We approached the treasure chest as if possessed.
“…I’m sure it’s not a mimic.”
I even thought that it was so smooth. Why is that A cliché that makes you collapse because the treasure chest you reach after defeating the enemy with difficulty turns out to be a mimic.
Orca dismissed my anxiety with a bewildered expression.
“The box that the royal family of elves hid in the past with seven layers of barriers is a Mimic? Do you really think so?”
“…That’s just what I said.”
“Hurry up, open it quickly..!!”
Seris’ eyes returned to normal before she knew it, and her eyes lit up as she looked at the treasure chest.
What. Did you ever imagine that your home could be upgraded?
Depending on the contents inside, that might be possible, but…
I couldn’t resist Seris’ urging and slowly opened the treasure chest.
“…! Hey light Shine on the light!”
Looking at the contents of the treasure chest, Orca exclaimed hurriedly. I pointed the pendant’s light into the treasure chest.
The golden light reflected from the contents of the treasure chest lit up the room.
Everyone’s faces were stained with gold.
Inside the treasure chest was filled with gold coins and jewelry made of gold.
“Uh.. Ugh..!!”
There was a dull groan behind him and the sound of him collapsing to the floor. Looking back, it was Patrick. He looked at the treasures in the treasure chest with disbelief and bright eyes.
He started to laugh out loud as if he had lost his mind.
Haha!! Honey, wife! Merry! I… Dad did it! You don’t even have to open a shop! You can play and eat for the rest of your life! Mary, don’t worry about the dowry!”
“Why is that human being like that?”
The orca sighed and fell to the side. I put my hand on her shoulder and shook her head.
“Let’s be happy. It seems like you had a lot of trouble.”
He must have been upset over the cost of his wife’s medicine and Mary’s dowry. Because of the responsibility of being the head of the family, I wouldn’t have been able to go anywhere and tell my story.
I looked at him with pitying eyes.
It was then.
“Heh…Hee hee…!”
This time I heard stupid laughter. Turning around, Cerys was looking at the treasure, and as if thrilled, buried her mask in her hand and contorted her body.
Why is that again?
No, Uncle Patrick understands, but why do you?
She turned her head to look at me and came into my arms with her thrilled eyes.
I was so embarrassed by that.
“Ceris?”
“Yoosung! With that money, I can move to a bigger house. You can go to a two-story detached house!”
“Uh… Uh, yes. That’s great.”
“A two-story house must be spacious, right? There will be room left even after we have Yoosung’s room, Ariel’s room, and Maria’s room.”
“Is that so..?”
“Then we can use it as a children’s room. Right?”
“Yeah yeah… Uhhh?”
After answering roughly, I was surprised by a surprising statement.
I feel a cold gaze from the side.
I glanced back and saw that Orca was looking at Seris with a cold gaze.
Ceris continued to fantasize about herself, whether she didn’t notice or didn’t care.
“A baby’s room should be decorated beautifully, right? What should I do, should I look for a good builder?”
“Ser, Seris? Just calm down…”
“No. Was there anything more important than decorating?”
“Uh, uh. That’s right. There’s something important Once up…”
“Mr. Yooseong, when you go back, make a child first!”
At that moment, I began to feel life in the gaze that had only been cold.
Cold sweat ran down my back.
“What’s the point of having a nursery when you don’t have a baby? That’s right, you have to get married first to have children, right? Shall we start with the wedding hall when we get back?”
“…”
“Oohhhhh!!!! Honey!!! I, I will make you happy!!!”
This is a dead end hallway where a treasure chest was found.
I was able to see the human face here.
Someone save me
Kara…!
Belita…!
Just come down…!
* * *
After many twists and turns, we came up with the treasure chest and gathered other loot together.
Here is the list of loot:
Armor worn by Guardians x12
Armor worn by Ariel’s uncle
The sword used by Ariel’s uncle
The dagger used by Ariel’s uncle
Armor of corpses strewn in the hallway outside
Treasure in the treasure chest.
Now is the time to properly distribute them.
“Excuse me…”
Seeing the company’s eyes, Seris gently raised her hand.
“Can I have that sword?”
She pointed to Ariel’s uncle’s sword. It is a jade-colored, one-handed sword with the word ‘strengthen temper’ written vertically on the sword. It seemed that he had been wanting to have it since he had paid a lot of attention to it from the time he collected the loot.
“Hmm… I’m going to retire now, so I don’t need a weapon… Belita, are you okay?”
“Doesn’t care. I like my sword now. If you want to write, you write.”
Belita coolly yielded the sword. Celis picked up her sword with a bright expression.
“Thank you! I will write well!”
She cradled her sword in her arms and bowed her head.
As I was looking at it with a happy face, Orca said a word next to me.
“Yes, people who can write should write what can be written. Han Yoo-seong, you take the dagger as well.”
“Yes? No, thanks. The sword was also conceded, but that’s how…”
“It’s okay. Are you saying there’s no other guy here who uses a dagger other than you? Is not it? Is anyone dissatisfied?”
She said, looking at Belita and Patrick. The two just shrugged.
“…Then I’ll be grateful. Instead, when I get the money later, I’ll subtract the amount of the dagger…”
“Ah, it’s okay, really. Even if you don’t sell that dagger, there’s a lot of money here. Just sharing this will get you a lot, so don’t say things like that.”
“Yeah dude. If you give me some, please take it kindly.”
For some reason, Orca and Belita’s opinions coincided. Feeling embarrassed, I picked up the dagger. The color of the dagger was jade, the same as Celis’s.
It seems like it would work well if the blade is set well… What is this made of?
As I was examining the dagger, Belita said with relief.
“It should have been like that from the beginning. We are no strangers.”
“..? What are you talking about Why aren’t you guys?”
Orca tilted her head. Soon, her eyes narrowed and she looked back and forth between me and Belita with a suspicious look.
“You two can’t…”
“Ha, fuck… What bullshit is this again… Do you think I would do that with this bastard? To the guy who has a girlfriend?”
Belita sighed as if she was stunned.
However, Orca’s suspicious gaze did not disappear. Rather, she crossed her arms and glared strongly at her Belita, she said.
“You never know. Didn’t you have a record of kissing Han Yoo-seong while dying in a dungeon?”
“No shit! That…!”
Belita panics, she shouts something and she shuts her mouth. As much as she has her secrets woven into it, she must be reticent.
Orca’s expression is full of confidence.
“Oh… You can’t answer..?”
“No, that’s not really… Ha…”
Belita tried to make her excuses, but she seemed still speechless, so she just kept her mouth shut and turned her head away.
Even with her face blushing.
Hey, if you do that, Orca’s suspicions are real.
It was time for me to try to explain.
“Brother, I haven’t heard of that.”
Kara said with a sad expression.
“Kara, that’s not what you think…”
This time, he cuts off my words by pulling on his sleeve from the side. When I turned around, I saw Seris looking at me with eyes like, “I got you, you bastard.”
She pulled me over and whispered in my ear.
“I got caught, so when I go back, I have to tell you everything.”
I will expect. After that, Seris pulled her head out.
“No, it’s not really like that…”
“Kuhmm…! I know what’s going on between you guys… Why don’t you move these things on top first? I think we’d better solve the rest later.”
Patrick cleared his throat, trying to lighten the mood.
I was out of my mind.
Uncle, why are you like this? Really.
* * *
“That’s mithril.”
In the carriage back to Kalita.
She whispered to me as I gazed at my newly acquired dagger.
“…Yes? If it’s Mithril…”
“That’s right. It is a fantastic mineral that is on par with Orichalcum. Well… It’s more common than Orichalcon. Didn’t you notice when the sword was jade?”
“I thought it was strange, but I never imagined it was a mithril. Did Seris take anything…?”
“Perhaps. There’s no way an elf who uses a dagger as a mithril would use another mineral as their main weapon.”
I looked at the dagger again.
I heard the word mithril, but it felt different from before.
“… Can I really have this precious thing?”
“Just leave it there. Because the others don’t seem to know.”
“Didn’t Orca know? Are you okay? Can you give it to me?”
Orca stared at me and smiled.
“Did I tell you last time? That you got too little compared to what I got. Let’s make a mess of it.”
Orca brought up the events of Julius’ inheritance now, relieving the burden on my heart.
It’s… He’s a good person who seems picky but takes good care of him.
I thanked her with a smile on her face.
“Thank you. Orca.”
“Sss… Ah, if you know, it’s good.”
Orca, who dyed her face red, jerked her head away from her embarrassment. While doing so, she secretly put her hand on the back of my hand and secretly put on the pod.
I didn’t shake her hand.
