episode_0180

“Hmm…I’m a little jealous, Charge Captain, older brother.”

Marie pouted as she worked with Eugene on the Red Fox Mercenary Village project.

“Huh? What jealousy? What could our Marie be jealous of me for?”

Eugene asked back with a puzzled voice as Marie, whom he now thought of as a younger sister, confessed to being jealous.

“Personally, I’ve always thought I was the closest to Priscilla in our mercenary group so far. But I don’t think that’s the case anymore. It seems like the Charge Captain, older brother, is the closest to Priscilla.”

Marie revealed the background of her jealousy to Eugene.

Marie grew up in the slums without a family.

Thomas was the only person she could call family when she was very young.

Then, she started her mercenary life and met such kind-hearted colleagues, effectively gaining a family.

So her attachment is extraordinary.

Among them, she felt particularly attached to Priscilla.

This is because she could feel pride in playing a bridge role between the rude Priscilla and her colleagues.

But Marie strongly feels that Eugene is playing that role these days.

That’s probably why Eugene and Priscilla have become so close.

“Is that so? Hmm… Come to think of it. I’ve been asking Priscilla for a lot of favors these days. And Priscilla tends to listen to them well. Thinking based on what you said, Marie, I feel like I’ve gotten closer to Priscilla lately.”

“Right? I’m right, Eugene, Charge Captain, older brother?”

Eugene nodded slowly and agreed with Marie’s words.

“And it seems like Priscilla is telling her own stories more and more. And she also asks questions about me, should I say?”

“Wow! Elves really don’t talk about their private lives! I’m so jealous! I still don’t talk about anything other than work-related stuff!”

“Hahaha! That was honestly a joke. I’m the same as Marie. I’m talking about things related to work.”

“Ugh… I’m still jealous… To think that she’s already in a similar situation to me…”

“Anyway, we have to keep getting closer. Both Priscilla and I are Expert Awakened, so there’s a high possibility that we’ll be paired up as a duo in this Drake quest.”

From Eugene’s point of view, Marie’s current reaction was quite a positive signal.

Since they are two of the strongest people in the Red Fox Mercenary Corps, the closer they get, the more synergy they will have.

So recently, Eugene has been trying to get closer to Priscilla.

He is satisfied that the result is being shown to others.

So Eugene went further and tried to become a friend who could share personal stories with Priscilla.

‘Priscilla is a princess?????’

The effect of his efforts was more significant than Eugene thought.

Priscilla revealed that she was not only a member of the royal family of Symphonia on the Elf Island, but also a princess.

Eugene, who expected conversations about what kind of fruit juice he liked and what travel destinations were good, had an expression that made him think, “Is this some kind of nuclear bomb?”

“Haha! Look at your face, you look like an idiot! Hehe! I guess you can’t help but be surprised. Because you’re a human seeing an elf princess.”

However, the Elf Priscilla, who had too much self-love, did not have the ability to properly read Eugene Schneider’s expression.

She had made up her mind to tell him her secret, and since the secret was so great, it was natural for her to be overwhelmed with emotion.

So, Priscilla enjoyed it to the fullest with a conceited look.

‘I’m sure it’s not a lie.’

And rather, that appearance made Eugene believe that Priscilla was not lying.

“Wow… Our Priscilla was a princess. That’s really surprising information. It’s so sudden.”

“You wouldn’t believe it, would you? With my current appearance. But if you see my true form, you’ll agree without thinking. To the point where you’ll fall in love with me without thinking.”

First, Eugene appropriately matched Priscilla’s tune.

Then, Priscilla, who was excited, became even more conceited.

“But why are you hiding such a great appearance? Is it because you’re so beautiful that men will swarm you?”

“Hmm… It’s not that I didn’t think about that, but that’s not the point.”

Hop!

The reason Eugene was matching her tune was to find out more about Priscilla’s situation.

Then, Priscilla jumped back onto the rock and paused.

“In my original state, I consume a lot of spirit energy. It’s not enough to just sleep and rest. So I usually replenish it in places where spirit energy is emitted, but there are few such places on the continent now.”

Unlike her previous silly appearance, Priscilla explained to Eugene Schneider in a very clear tone why she was walking around in her current small form, which was not her original form.

“So I’m living in my current form, which consumes relatively little spirit energy. Because I want to stay here for a long time and travel. Is that enough explanation?”

Elves, who are based on spirit energy, make a lot of effort to acquire that spirit energy.

A typical example is living in a space or forest that emits spirit energy.

Therefore, most elves live in groups in the forest.

In the past, there were many such forests on the Fedon continent, so it was not very noticeable.

However, as a large change pattern unfolded, with the Forest of Life becoming the Forest of Darkness, the elves’ territory was drastically reduced to the Symphonia Island, where the World Tree is located.

“But according to Priscilla, other elves who are not royal elves cannot use the same method as Priscilla…”

“That’s right! You’ve become much smarter now, haven’t you?”

“Don’t you think this comes out right away if you think about it a little bit?”

“Just accept the compliment, you idiot.”

However, that answer alone could not solve all of Eugene’s questions.

Eugene Schneider immediately asks additional questions.

The two people, who have definitely become closer, had an even greater war of nerves than before.

“There are three cases like that. In the case of elves who are not strong enough to consume a lot of spirit energy, in the case of having an artifact that replenishes a certain amount of spirit energy, and in the case of making a partner, these are the three cases.”

Priscilla, who was very determined, gave Eugene a detailed additional explanation.

If you are an elf, you have and produce a certain level of spirit energy on your own.

However, if you are an Awakened person whose consumption is greater than the production amount, you need continuous external replenishment.

Artifacts are the most typical elf energy replenishment method.

An artifact is a symbolic item of the elf.

They develop and use various artifacts.

“But strength tends to be over-paced depending on the situation, and artifacts are not infinite either. So there are many restrictions. I don’t want to rely on such things, so I’m walking around like this.”

Wasn’t Priscilla an elf who even joined the mercenary group?

You can see that she is a very free-spirited elf.

And even in her small state, she is a Sword Expert.

Her standards could not be met by the travel methods of ordinary elves.

“What about partners? How is spirit energy created with a partner?”

Eugene mentioned another means of replenishing spirit energy that Priscilla did not mention separately, the story of partners.

“It’s as you think. Elves produce spirit energy like crazy when they have a relationship with their beloved partner. Hehe! You don’t think I’m making these calculations and telling you this story, do you?”

Priscilla explained the contents almost as if she had been waiting for them.

Then, as if something had pricked her, she spoke as if she was covering Eugene, who had first told the story and then raised questions based on it.

“Huh? I didn’t think so? What’s in Priscilla’s little head?”

“Sh, shut up! If you saw my true form, you’d drool and kneel down and beg to be my partner!

Hop!

Eugene had a half-absurd expression and tone, and slapped down Priscilla’s silly nonsense.

Then, Priscilla, unable to control her anger, shouted and jumped down from the rock.

“I’ll make it clear. If I really had such a thought, I would have knocked you over. I have the power to do that. The fact that I didn’t means that I have no such thoughts about you at all~ hehehe…!”

ㅡDaDaDaDaDaDaDaDaDa!!

Then, she showed off an almost rapid-fire mutter and ran quickly to her tent.

“…….”

She couldn’t help but be the very image of someone who was missing a screw.

Eugene Schneider hung his greatsword over his shoulder and silently watched Priscilla, who was running away as if escaping.

“There are a lot of documents? Jeanne, aren’t you overdoing it?”

Eugene finished showering in the nearby river after evening training and stopped by Jeanne’s tent.

This was because he had to help her with her work.

In the process, Eugene shook his tongue deeply.

“You have to think positively. You’re rowing while thinking that water is coming in.”

Jeanne is checking documents related to the Drake special quest detailed operation.

But that wasn’t all.

She also has to review and sign documents summarizing the materials and payments being used for the construction of the mercenary village.

And since they started cooperating with the Imperial Knights, other regional mercenary associations and large mercenary groups are also expressing interest.

They can’t reject those proposals unconditionally, and it’s better to send a letter with appropriate justification even after that, so Jeanne is writing letters while heading to the western desert.

Since Eugene, who was well-educated and raised, is a good person to help with such writing, Eugene is with Jeanne like this after intense training.

“Ugh…! I have to do more and then sleep…”

“That’s enough. You worked hard a lot since this morning. So sleep first and then work hard again tomorrow.”

Soon, Jeanne went into knockout mode.

So Eugene Schneider laid her down and comforted her.

“I’m tired too. Haaap…!”

After writing letters for about two hours, he also covered himself with a blanket and lay down next to Jeanne, who was fast asleep, to sleep.

This is because even in the summer, the temperature drops in the evening as you head towards the desert.

‘Wow… Mina spent her early childhood in a place with even more severe temperature differences than this?’

As he experienced a taste of the desert climate, Eugene suddenly remembered Mina’s story that she had lived in the Great Desert as a child and lost her family due to a Drake attack.

Then, just as he was beginning to fall asleep in a daze,

“Older brother… Are you sleeping with my sister…?

He heard a forbidden voice in his ear.

“!!!!!”

Eugene Schneider’s eyes popped open.

“Hehehe…! That’s right, it’s me, Elisabeth, the younger sister who was robbed of her virginity by her older brother.”

His outrageous younger sister Elisabeth was there in front of him as expected.