episode_0191

“What the hell!!”

The ground gave way,

I thought he would roughly unleash another roar.

Eugene swore out loud at the Drake’s unexpected blocking of his escape route.

“Priscilla, step on me and jump!”

It seems impossible for both of us to get out.

Therefore, Eugene chose to focus as much power as possible on Priscilla.

His durability is definitely better, and even if he is affected by the debuff poison, he has a high chance of enduring it.

“B, but still.”

Priscilla hesitated at Eugene’s unwavering decision.

Perhaps it was because he was so engrossed in his own benefit, showing no hesitation in using his brain.

It truly felt like how responsible the human Eugene Schneider is and how he regards the existence of Priscilla as a precious companion.

“Don’t worry about me, I’ll definitely survive! Save me after you get out of here! I’m struggling like this to tell you to come save me!”

Whoosh!

Eugene lowered his posture as much as possible so that Priscilla could step on him and leap.

“I, I’ll definitely come to save you, Eugene!!!”

Thud! Fwoooooooooosh!!

Eventually, Priscilla jumped, stepping on Eugene.

However,

[Touching, but no way.]

—Puaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

The Drake first unleashed a roar toward the space Priscilla was trying to soar into, and

—Chuaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

“—Ughaaaaaaaaaaat!!!”

“Damn it!!”

As a result, Priscilla, failing to leap, fell into the deep pit created by the collapsing ground along with Eugene.

[Heheheh…]

The Drake smiled, looking at the huge pit where Eugene and Priscilla had fallen.

Thud…! Thud…! Thud…!

Then the Drake turned and began to walk away.

[You who awakened the eyes of the Demon God… are you trying to plunge the continent into war once again…]

He muttered incomprehensible words, then

Swooooooooooooooosh…!!!

He disappeared with a streak of dark red light, as if creating a warp.

“There were no signs of by-product monsters. We did encounter some wild beasts that had been taken over by demonic energy in between.”

The Imperial Knight team returned to the Drake special quest camp at around 5 PM.

The unit quest on the first day was divided into two.

One was gathering Drake information, undertaken by Eugene and Priscilla,

The other was scanning for by-product monsters created by the Drake.

Scanning for by-product monsters covered a much wider area, so the Imperial Knights took charge.

This quest was carried out because a large number of by-product monsters could cause significant variables when subduing the Drake.

However, unexpectedly, they did not find any by-product monsters.

“That’s surprising. A Drake of that level should have created quite a few by-product monsters, but only beasts possessed by demonic energy were present.”

Elizabeth tilted her head, hearing Victoria’s words.

If a Drake with the currently identified mana level had established itself here for a long time,

it would be stranger if there were no by-product monsters.

A small number would be understandable, but not finding any at all doesn’t make sense.

“Are Captain Eugene and Elf Priscilla still working on their side of the quest?”

Elizabeth, deep in thought, was asked by Victoria about Eugene Schneider’s quest status.

“If things went as expected, they should have found the Drake by now, but it seems finding the Drake is not easy. They haven’t sent the promised signal via the magic stone yet.”

At that question, Elizabeth tilted her head.

No matter the situation, it was the time for them to have contacted her at least once through the magic stone.

Of course, contact magic stones have many variables. The distance could be farther than the standard, the terrain could be complex, or the presence of beings with powerful energy nearby could prevent them from functioning properly.

However, the current situation does not meet those conditions, so it is puzzling.

‘If it were a personal matter, I would go find my brother right away, but this is really nerve-wracking…’

Elizabeth answered Victoria in a fairly nonchalant tone,

but in reality, Elizabeth is currently exhibiting superhuman patience.

It would be acceptable for the person on the quest to be the Captain and the strongest elf archer to set up a solitary camp in the desert for a day or two.

But to Elizabeth, Eugene is a brother she loves madly and wants to cling to.

Moreover, he left with the elf who had a war of nerves with her in the morning.

The crazy younger sister Elizabeth is going crazy.

“Ugh…”

Eugene Schneider moaned as if feeling pain.

Swish…

Then he frowned and slowly opened his eyes.

“Seeing the night sky and the entrance of the pit, it seems I didn’t die, damn it…”

He fell deeply. About 25m deep.

And looking at the sky above the pit, it was already dark.

‘Let’s see, what’s my condition…’

Eugene moved various parts of his body while lying down, checking his condition.

‘I have muscle pain, but it doesn’t seem like I have any internal injuries or broken bones.’

Swish!

Confirming that he had no major injuries, Eugene Schneider immediately raised his upper body.

‘What about Priscilla?’

Looking around! Looking around!

Then, without delay, he looked around to find Priscilla, who had fallen into the pit with him.

“You’re awake…?”

At that moment, Eugene heard Priscilla’s voice in his ear.

“Priscilla!”

He jumped up!

Priscilla was leaning against the wall on the front side of Eugene.

Because it was getting dark and the shadows were deep, Eugene hadn’t found her right away.

Recognizing her silhouette through her voice, Eugene immediately stood up and tried to approach Priscilla.

“!!!!!!”

Eugene Schneider’s eyes widened as he approached.

“Damn it… I didn’t want to make that expression on you…”

Priscilla, seeing that expression, wore a subtly bitter expression.

She was injured and poisoned by the debuff.

Her legs were injured, and her complexion was pale. Despite the cool evening in the desert, she was sweating profusely.

“Let me see, Priscilla!”

Fwoosh!

Eugene took out the lantern magic stone from his chest and lit it.

“The leg injury itself isn’t that big. Being exposed to the debuff magic poison when I fainted is having a major effect…”

Priscilla explained in a low voice to Eugene, who was looking at her body with a worried expression.

As Priscilla said, the leg injury wasn’t that big, but because of it, she couldn’t get out of the pit on her own.

In that state, the debuff magic poison relentlessly coursed through Priscilla’s body.

“Did using a lot of power in a row after returning to your original form also have an effect?”

Eugene asked about what he was speculating.

Priscilla is still maintaining her original form.

He had heard before that Priscilla’s spirit energy consumption is faster in her original form.

And the mechanism by which elves resist debuff magic poison is, above all, spirit energy.

Returning to her original form itself consumed a considerable amount of energy,

and in that state, Priscilla recklessly used her Seeker Archer abilities.

Nod… Nod… Nod…

Priscilla nodded without a word.

‘This isn’t it… I’m supposed to push the blame on you for trying to save me…’

Priscilla released her original form to save Eugene.

Of course, she didn’t expect the Drake to have this much power,

but she really charged in without calculation when Eugene was in danger.

Eugene is also feeling that.

Priscilla consumed all that important spirit energy trying to help him,

Priscilla thought that Eugene would feel very sorry.

So she couldn’t say it directly and nodded.

Something feels like a blow to her pride.

A noble elf never minces words.

‘I don’t like… that look…’

It must be because she didn’t like the look of the person she had come to like, Eugene Schneider, looking at her with a sorry and worried expression.

‘If I just try to get out, I feel like I can somehow get out on my own…’

Eugene, grasping the seriousness of the situation, looked around again to find a solution.

Even though the pit is high, Eugene, with his expert-level physical abilities, could climb out if he tried a few times.

But,

‘Can Priscilla endure until I return and bring people?’

He couldn’t guarantee that Priscilla, with the debuff magic poison coursing through her and the temperature dropping rapidly, could wait.

“Are you thinking about a way to save me? How presumptuous… For a human to save an elf… and even an elf princess, heh heh…”

Priscilla looked up at Eugene, who was looking around with a serious expression and thinking hard.

Then, she curled her lips as if she secretly liked that look, and joked.

“Since I’m a princess, a prince should save me. Did you know? I’m actually an adopted son of a grand duke’s family? Even if I’m an adopted son, I’m still a member of the grand duke’s family, so I’ll save the elf princess.”

Eugene didn’t back down and retorted.

It was because he felt it was important to keep Priscilla’s mind from losing consciousness.

So he revealed his secret.

“Haha…! So you were a noble after all? I kind of expected it, but a member of a grand duke’s family. Is Commander Jeanne d’Arc also a noble? I’ve heard bits and pieces of the stories you tell when you have sex.”

Priscilla revealed a secret she had been hiding.

She had been secretly watching Eugene and Jeanne’s sex all this time.

“Wow… Since when did you know???”

Even Eugene, who had been seriously racking his brain, had to ask with wide eyes.

“Since the first warehouse meeting after finishing the goblin quest? You two were just devouring each other like beasts…”

That’s right.

Priscilla, who had a dazed expression while having a meat feast at the time.

She had witnessed Eugene and Jeanne’s beastly sex and was shocked by its explicitness.

“You two were just clinging to each other almost every day, kissing, sucking, rubbing your privates, sticking it in, ugh…”

Shaking her head…! Shaking her head…! Shaking her head…!

Priscilla clicked her tongue and shook her head.

Of course, Priscilla couldn’t have seen it only once, she continued to watch afterwards.

That evening, during the dinner, she pretended to go to the bathroom and watched Jeanne and Eugene’s sex that took place next to the mercenary tavern.

‘I’m saying all sorts of things… Is it because I’m facing death…’

If Eugene revealed his secrets so that Priscilla’s consciousness could be maintained, Priscilla was taking out the words in her heart because she sensed death.

“Huh…?”

Priscilla, who was lamenting her mental state, looked up at Eugene again.

“What’s with that expression…?”

It was because she felt Eugene’s subtle gaze.

“I’ve come up with a way to overcome this crisis, Priscilla.”

Eugene Schneider came up with a secret plan to save Priscilla.

“Let’s have sex, Priscilla!”

That is, sex.