Chapter 12 – Investigation (5)
How should I climb up a hole that appears to be 30 meters long?
“Ellie, can you fly?”
In my memory, there was no skill that allowed Paladins to fly.
No. In the first place, there is no air combat in the Elion system.
It’s unlikely, but I’m asking just in case.
“Yes. Would you like to come to me?”
Huh? Can you fly?
How do you fly? Did you have that ability?
First, I approached Ellie.
“Excuse me for a moment.”
Ellie hugged me like a princess again.
And wings of light began to appear behind Ellie.
“Ellie? What are you trying to do?”
Ellie seems to be concentrating on something and can’t answer what I say.
Then, a soft light appeared on Ellie, and the wings of light changed into real angel wings.
This is what it looks like when using the Paladin Palace.
“Now, wait a minute! What is this? Why are you using the palace all of a sudden!?”
“This is not 〈 Last Divine Judgment 〉 Jinu. I simply borrowed Metatron’s power to manifest in my body.”
No, is that what a paladin looks like when using a palace?
However, unlike when I used the palace before, the weapon did not change.
What? Did you have this skill? Is there a skill that simply changes?
I didn’t have that skill until I played Elyon. I wouldn’t have taken a skill that only involves transformation.
“Wasn’t Metatron only able to manifest when using the palace?”
“I can control that. If I attack here, it becomes 〈 Last Divine Judgment 〉.”
Ah… Subconsciously, Ellie thought that since she was a game character, she naturally lived according to the game system.
She thought that Ellie would be the same because, as a game character, she moves exactly as set when using a skill.
But in reality, Ellie was a living human being.
When she uses the skill to simply gather magical energy and slash, she not only does the downward slash, but can also swing to her side.
“I see. Now that I think about it, that might be possible. If so, I think there will be a lot more things other kids can do when they come over here.”
For example, Elion has a job called Elemental Master, which attacks with elemental magic.
Of course, it is a game that only has attack skills, but it can be applied in practice and used in various ways.
She was probably the last character I raised, but I think her life will become easier once she is summoned.
“Then let’s go upstairs.”
Ellie jumped lightly, and she was able to get to the ground with a few flaps of her wings.
“Thanks to you, things have been going smoothly since I summoned Ellie. Thank you so much.”
I was frustrated for a long time and the reality of not doing what I wanted was so terrible, but I feel like I’m finally starting to move forward, step by step.
But when Ellie heard me, she suddenly lowered her head, covering her face.
“Ellie, what’s wrong?”
“Oh, no. It was because I was so happy that Jinu said thank you that I couldn’t lift my face.”
“Don’t be embarrassed. I’m really grateful.”
Ellie must have quickly managed to control her expression and raised her head.
“Yes! I will try to be more helpful. Let’s complete the quest before returning to the village.”
“Oh, that’s right. I completely forgot about it because of the slate work today.”
I think I threw it into a corner of my head because so much information was flowing in that I couldn’t even show off my business card, such as the F-rank quest I’m currently doing.
The quest we had was to collect the herb jamil and catch a pack of wolves found around there.
Ellie can catch the wolf while I collect Jamil.
We talked as we moved to the place where Jamil grows.
“Can I just kill the wolf? Please let me know if there is anything I should be careful about.”
“Usually, to prove that you have completed a quest, you tear off one of the monster’s parts and bring it to the guild. For the wolf, you just have to pull out the fangs and take it back.”
“Yes, I understand. I don’t think I should smash his head in like that monster called Okra last time.”
I didn’t really encounter any other monsters while moving.
We soon arrived at the jamil location and I unpacked and prepared to collect.
“Then, catch a wolf nearby and come back. I’ll be here collecting Jamil.”
“Yes, I will be right back. Please stay still for a moment.”
Ellie clasped her hands over her chest in front of me.
Hmm… When a normal person puts her hands together, it would be normal for her to put them together near her solar plexus, but Ellie’s hands naturally went up to her chest, perhaps because of her midsection problem.
Although I keep watching from the side. It’s really big.
Perhaps they are trying to give me a simple buff.
“〈Holy Barrier〉”
In Elion, the Paladin was a so-called all-round job that played a role as a damage tank and also provided a damage reduction buff to surrounding party members.
The buff you just gave me is a damage reduction buff.
The way this works is that if 100 damage is received, it is reduced to 80, but I don’t know how it will work here.
“Thank you, Ellie. She gave me a protective buff.”
“Yes. If there is any problem, please call me. Then I will come running at the speed of light.”
After saying that, Ellie spread her wings of light and entered the forest.
I need to quickly gather all her jamil before Ellie comes.
Since Jamil, which is used for hemostasis, is used frequently, I was able to quickly reach my goal by doing F-level quests often.
Looking at the sky, the sun was high in the sky, so it must have been roughly around lunch time.
When Ellie gets back, I’ll have her lunch ready so she can eat it right away.
While I was roughly taking food out of my luggage, Ellie returned from her trip into the woods.
“You came so quickly, right? But if you think about it, Ellie, it must have been difficult for you to run away from a wolf.”
Ellie catches an orc so fast that she can’t even react, and it’s impossible for a wolf like her to run away.
“I couldn’t see the wolf right away, so I had to go deeper into the forest.”
Even with that, it’s fast.
“It seems like it’s a little past lunch time, but shall we eat and go back to the village?”
“Yes. These are wolf fangs collected here.”
The pack of wolves on the quest was to kill roughly 10 wolves, and the bag they gave me was too heavy.
How many of these did you catch?
“Is this a 10-machi fang?”
“Hmm, I didn’t count, but I think there were more than 40.”
Why did you catch so much…
And the fact that he caught that much in such a short period of time makes me feel once again that Ellie is outside the standard.
“Well, anyway, you had a hard time. Would you like some beef jerky here?”
“Yes. Thank you, Jinu.”
I also took some beef jerky out of my luggage and ate it.
My head is pounding because there is a lot of work to be done.
“Is there a place like a library in town? If I want to research the empire, I’d have to go to a place where history is organized.”
“I’ve never been there before, but it’s probably in the village square. I finished the quest faster than I thought, so let’s go back and investigate before dinner.”
Usually, quests to catch monsters start in about a day.
This is because it takes the longest to find monsters.
You have to start by looking for traces of the monster you want, and even if you find traces, you won’t find them right away.
But thanks to Ellie, I was able to finish it quickly.
At this rate, I think I can quickly raise Ellie’s adventurer level.
After having a quick lunch of beef jerky, we picked up our bags and moved to the village.
“Hmm? Didn’t you go out on a quest? Did you leave something behind?”
When we arrived at the village entrance, a guard spoke to us.
“No. I’m coming after I’m done.”
“What? What kind of quest was it so you finished it already? It must have been very simple.”
“Ah… Yes. Since Ellie was there, it was over quickly.”
There was no need or bother to explain what we did and how we finished it so quickly, so we just gave it a brief explanation and went into the village.
“It looks like we are not moving at a normal speed right now. Considering the strength of the people here, if we were weak, it might take more than a full day to catch a pack of wolves.”
Ellie thought deeply about the conversation she was having with the guard, and then she said.
“Usually yes. Thanks to Ellie, I finished it in less than half a day.”
“I was worried that it would take a long time to raise my grade, but at this rate, I think I will be able to raise my level quickly and enrich Jinun’s life.”
I immediately headed to the Adventurer’s Guild to report the completion of the quest.
“What happened? I remember you received a quest in the morning and left…”
When she saw that Ms. Marie, who had approved the quest, had returned, she said with a question mark on her head.
“I have completed the quest. Can you confirm it?”
I said, taking Jamil and Wolf Fang out of my luggage.
“Huh? You already did it? I think it was definitely collecting Jamil and catching the wolf. Wasn’t that right?”
It’s the same reaction as the guard.
But I understand. Ellie is so off-standard.
“That’s right. Jamil and Wolf Fang here. Can you check?”
“Yes… I’ll check it first.”
Marie, who received her pouch from me, was momentarily surprised by how much heavier it was than she expected.
“Why are they so heavy? What is this? Why are there so many wolf fangs? You were supposed to kill only 10, right? Did you get them from somewhere else?”
I expected it, but of course I asked.
It is said that sometimes people do not bring it themselves to complete a quest, but buy it from someone else.
However, it is said that there is a magic that allows you to know when someone has died, so it usually occurs.
“This is all Jinunim’s advice.”
“That’s not true. That’s how it turned out. Haha.”
I stopped Ellie from talking nonsense and started talking about it.
“Well… I guess you didn’t buy it because you can find out if you check. Um… I checked. Here’s the quest reward.”
What I received as compensation was 10 Cooper.
The cheap hostel I was staying at cost 3 cooper, which was the highest daily wage since I came here.
If I had known I would finish the quests so quickly, I would have just done 5 or 6 at once.
“I made some money. Should I go to the library first?”
“Yes. I hope I find some good clues.”
I headed towards the library with cheerful steps.
