Chapter 75

Chapter 75

Otherworld Cheat Harem.

Episode 75: Treasure (3)

A member of the Ein Union, Elf Kingdom. A Great Forest World Tree Ranger.

It wasn’t long ago that he realized Orion was such an existence. Just last night when she attacked him.

When her vulva and his member touched, his unnecessarily generous ability accepted even that as a condition, and from that moment on, he could read her thoughts.

─Once you’ve tasted the body of an elf… both your body and mind will become my slave. All for the great elves.

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Seeing that, Dojin flinched. Then, he read her thoughts without missing a single one. Through that, he discovered her true identity—she was a ranger of the Great Forest.

A special forces agent that only a few skilled in combat among the elves could become. It was puzzling why such an existence was alone in the dungeon city…

‘That’s not what’s important.’

She suspected Dojin to be an imperial spy. She also believed there was a traitor within the Elf Nation Alliance colluding with him.

It seemed that this wasn’t just her thought but also the thought of her superiors, as Orion was formally tasked with extracting information from Dojin.

‘At first, she didn’t seem like a spy…’

Initially, choosing her was nobody’s decision but his own will. Bribing the guild to secretly insert her recommendation? How could she have joined Dojin’s party that way?

‘Is it because of the newspaper?’

Dojin speculated on the reason she was assigned the mission. If Deokgu were there, he might have known more clearly, but unfortunately, he hadn’t had the chance to tell him.

‘How can I clear up this misunderstanding?’

The issue was that he was not an imperial spy in the first place. Naturally, there was no informer within the Ein Union that he knew of.

Since she was looking for something that didn’t exist, it was clear Orion could never find what she wanted in her lifetime.

“Why are you looking at me like that, Leader?”

“…It’s nothing.”

If Orion realized that Dojin was not a spy, wouldn’t she return to the Great Forest?

Thinking that way, a part of his chest ached. She was a precious colleague, and losing a precious colleague was a tough thing.

‘Yes, if that’s what you think…’

Gladly, I will become a spy.

After taking Orion home and returning to the mansion, Dojin was racking his brains, wondering what to do.

He couldn’t consult with Deokgu. His knowledge and abilities would be helpful, but Deokgu wasn’t someone who could maintain composure knowing that Orion was an elf spy.

If he met her, he was sure to make some mistake, and Orion, who had received special training, wouldn’t fail to notice him.

‘How can I… deceive her without getting caught?’

He pondered for a long time. No matter how hard he racked his brain, no such method came to mind. His head throbbed from thinking too much.

He craved something sweet. On Earth, he could just grab a smartphone and order from any cafe, but… in this world, it was a pipe dream.

‘My head hurts…’

His head throbbed. Lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling, he tried to make his stagnant mind work.

Knock knock.

Dojin turned to look at the door. Someone was knocking, but he didn’t have the energy to respond. After belatedly uttering ‘Come in,’ the person waiting outside cautiously opened the door and entered.

Eunha opened the door and entered, seeing Dojin lying on the bed, and asked in a worried tone.

“Dojin…? Are you sick?”

“…No, why?”

“Well, because you’re lying down…”

“Is everyone sick just because they’re lying down?”

It was a funny comment. Dojin couldn’t forgive her for saying such absurd words. He quickly reached out, pulled Eunha into his arms, and rolled onto the bed with her.

Her small frame fit perfectly into his embrace like a doll, and she stiffened like a doll, not moving at all. As if saying her role was to stay still like a doll.

If he had hugged someone similar in size to Raize, she would have gone wild, telling him not to treat her like a child. If he had hugged Rustina? Her chest, on a different level, would have given off a much more sensual feeling.

“So, are you sick now, too?”

“…No, I’m not.”

“Right? So, why did you come?”

“Uh, well. That… um…”

Eunha, who had come to Dojin’s room for something, completely forgot why she came, thanks to Dojin suddenly hugging her.

She tried to recall the forgotten reason, lost in thought.

Watching her, Dojin, who was playing with her hair, came up with a good idea.

‘…If it’s Eunha, it should be okay, right?’

For someone like her, who doesn’t show much change in expression.

For someone who, when told not to tell anyone, would never tell.

Wouldn’t it be okay to tell her that Orion was a spy?

‘It should be okay.’

Dojin trusted his instincts. More than anything, wasn’t Eunha also a comrade who had hunted together with Orion in the dungeon? She wouldn’t want a comrade to disappear for an unreasonable reason, either.

Having made up his mind, Dojin looked down at Eunha, nestled in his arms. Even though she could feel Dojin’s gaze on her, she didn’t budge.

“Eunha.”

“Y-Yes.”

“…What if, just what if, a spy targets us?”

“A spy…?”

“Yes, a spy.”

“Wh-what would the spy do?”

“Well…”

Dojin found it difficult to explain this. Eunha wasn’t unfamiliar with the concept of a spy. She was actually aware of it. What she was curious about was why a spy would target Dojin.

“…We run a newspaper, right? It contains unique information about different races that ordinary people wouldn’t know.”

“Yes.”

“So, they might think we have connections within different races. That there’s a traitor inside.”

“A traitor… Is there really one?”

“Not that there really is one, but just assuming so.”

Eunha slowly fell into thought after hearing Dojin’s words. A spy targeting them?

The reason for targeting them was unconvincing, and the basis for such thinking was weak. However, Eunha began to rack her brain following Dojin’s lead.

“…To kill us?”

“A spy? No, probably not.”

“Then maybe kidnap us.”

“Well, I don’t think they’d do that either.”

“…Then what exactly is the problem?”

“What?”

It was a statement that pierced the truth. Right, whether there was a spy or anything else, if they weren’t causing immediate harm, what did it matter?

Of course, this was just a predicted future, but Dojin was confident he could suppress Orion before she caused him any harm.

He was also confident he could persuade Orion to abandon her mission in such an extreme situation…

Everything that had been troubling him suddenly felt foolish. Dojin looked at Eunha, who was nestled in his arms, and mercilessly pinched and stroked her cheek.

“Eunha, you’re a genius, aren’t you? Otherwise, how could you come up with such an idea?”

“Uwaaah, uwaaahhh.”

Listening to Eunha’s cries, Dojin got up from the bed with a refreshed expression and lifted a wooden sword. Then he looked at Eunha and asked.

“Do you want to have a match after a long time?”

“…Okay.”

Of course, there was no way she would refuse Dojin’s proposal.

─Alright, then you can gather the information within this week, right?

“…I will try my best.”

─Don’t disappoint me.

With a click, the spirit inside the crystal closed its eyes. It seemed the other side had disconnected the communication. Confirming this, Orion hid the crystal in a secret compartment and changed clothes.

Traditional hunting attire filled with the natural beauty worn by elves when they go hunting. Wearing the clothes and slinging a bow over her shoulder, Orion headed to the outpost in front of the dungeon.

As soon as she left the house, air far more polluted than her hometown’s flowed through her nasal passages.

In the past, she couldn’t bear it and frowned, but now, having lived in the city for years, it was a smell she was all too familiar with.

Without any change in expression, Orion arrived in front of the dungeon and looked around for Dojin and his party.

Unfortunately, it seemed she was the first to arrive today. With no other choice, she leaned against a nearby building and waited for Dojin.

While waiting for Dojin, the vulgar gazes of lower-ranked adventurers flew towards her. There was no other day when the stares piercing her exposed thighs and chest felt so unpleasant.

The one consolation was that the adventurers who were sneaking glances at her became intimidated upon seeing the mark of a senior adventurer on her waist, and did not approach her.

If any of them had come over to talk, she might not have been able to hold back and could have caused an incident.

How long had she waited? From afar, she heard Dojin’s footsteps. Raising her head, she spotted Dojin and slowly waved her hand.

Dojin, seeing her waving from a distance, waved back in return.

‘…Leader.’

Elves do not love humans. It was only natural. For elves to love humans who barely live a century, their lifespan was far too long.

Yet such things inevitably happen. Elves couldn’t help but love humans. Seeing humans who escape the monotonous routines of their forest and live each day to the fullest…

They couldn’t help but love this race.

Dojin was an exceptional being among them. A special existence that shone just by being observed.

A hero-like existence born perhaps once in an era.

A person like the warrior who defeated the demon king of legends.

And the person who captured her heart.

‘I shouldn’t be doing this.’

One should not love a human.

From the perspective of an elf who lives forever, it was inevitably a path to ruin.

Though she had heard and seen that saying countless times, she felt it was all in vain.

Even if the ancestors warned against it.

Even if the wise ones advised caution.

The overwhelming emotions couldn’t be stopped.

‘I am…’

Coming out in front of the dungeon, I saw Orion already waiting and smiled slightly.

“Have you been waiting?”

“…No. I just got here too.”

A slight pause that could have gone unnoticed if not observed from a distance. Having seen it, I scanned her expression and nodded.

“Alright.”

“…”

Silence fell. But it was unavoidable. I was in a situation where I had to hold my tongue. I couldn’t risk her discovering that I had realized her secret by speaking unnecessarily.

It wasn’t long before Raize walked over. She trudged towards me and slightly bowed her head upon seeing my face.

“Welcome.”

“…Yeah.”

“If everyone’s here… shall we head in now?”

I led the party towards the dungeon. We weren’t prepared to face the ruler of the 30th floor yet.

It wasn’t something that could be handled by just one party. It was a boss monster that required multiple parties to raid.

The reason for our visit today was simple.

‘I need to level up.’

By stepping onto the 30th floor, the growth limit had been unlocked. Both Orion and Raize testified to that simultaneously.

Eunha and I couldn’t feel anything, but… it could be attributed to the fact that people of this world were special.

And if the limit was breached, now was the time to push through it.

“Let’s go.”

ED/N: This part was English in the raw. ↩️