episode_0023

I was taken care of by taking a separate room at the lodgings where Elisias was staying.

Before coming here, Elisias asked the owner for a room of the same class as hers by paying a huge amount of money, and the owner looked like her mouth was watering.

Although I was grateful, I strongly opposed it and asked for a room for long-term stays for one gold coin.

The owner looked like his mouth had completely dried up and handed me the room key and then returned to the present.

I am lying in a bed in a slightly better environment than the accommodation I was staying in before.

It was definitely better than the place I stayed before, which had a musty, moldy smell, but I couldn’t help but notice the loneliness.

“Please be with me…”

Thinking over Elisias’ beautiful smile, I clenched my fists and pledged once again to protect her side.

“Hmm…Harry, are you sleeping?”

Elisias’ voice was heard through the door along with a knock.

When he got up from the bed and carefully opened the door, Elisias was startled, moved a little away from the door, and lowered his gaze.

“Oh, ah, you’re not sleeping yet.”

“I can’t sleep a little, what do you mean?”

“Oh, I forgot to say something.”

I opened the door wide, gesturing for her to come in, but she waved her hand away.

“Oh, no! If I enter the room now, I feel like I can hear the sound of my heart…”

I looked closely at Elisias’ face, who was blushing and speechless.

“What…your face is a little red? Didn’t you catch a cold because of the night wind?”

The night air was definitely very cold.

Because I also tried hard to suppress the runny nose that kept flowing.

I placed my hand on Elisias’ forehead, wondering if she had caught a cold because of me.

“Hee, hee! Well, what are you doing! So without hesitation! Are you not even embarrassed?”

Elisias was startled and let out a short scream before pulling back.

“Okay, so come in now”

I thought she might catch a cold if I left her outside where it was colder, so I grabbed her wrist and led her into the room.

“I guess I’m the only one who feels embarrassed…”

Elisias came in helplessly and continued to avoid my eyes.

“Embarrassed? What’s there to be embarrassed about? Did you cry? Is there anyone in the world who doesn’t cry?”

I guess she was very embarrassed for crying in front of me, so I accepted it in a playful tone because I understood her feelings to some extent.

“Wait a minute, even though it’s cheap…there’s some tea from room service”

He made Elisias sit on a chair, poured water from a silver kettle filled with warm water, brewed tea, and handed it to him.

“Because it’s dangerous to catch a cold… especially in this place where the medical facilities are not that good.”

Elisias bowed his head once as if he was grateful, took the teacup, and quenched his thirst.

These are not empty words.

Although there are facilities such as public health centers and hospitals in this world, to me, who has lived in modern medicine, the treatments here are in some ways just folk remedies.

Even a small illness called a cold can become a dangerous illness here.

The bigger problem is that there are no normal hospitals.

There are strange, perverted doctors who grope women’s bodies while calling it a medical treatment, or there are mostly crazy doctors who look at women’s bodies while saying it is a regular checkup.

“I’m finally calming down a little…but…you really…”

Once again, the voice that I couldn’t hear properly trailed off, so I brought my ear closer to Elisias and she suddenly turned her head.

“What, did I do something uncomfortable earlier?”

“Oh, no! There is one thing I couldn’t say because I was in a hurry.”

I sat down next to Elisias, who was about to get to the point, and took a sip of my share of tea.

“What is it?”

There was a strong bitter taste, but it wasn’t bad.

“Hmm…Ilicha said…if that guy is really a high-ranking executive related to DH, wouldn’t DH react?”

Because that was true, I clicked my tongue and ruffled my hair with one hand, feeling confused.

Even though this place in Kazas Alham is not unusual for even one person to disappear, this guy was one of the high-ranking executives in the distribution of medicine.

If that guy suddenly stopped contacting me, it was clear that DH would also start to react.

Even if we completely destroyed the evidence, is it really a perfect crime? I met several people in the alleys of the street today, and there may be eyewitnesses I don’t know about.

“It’s become a headache…I can’t help it, because I overlooked one thing”

“Overlooked?”

Elisias elegantly took a sip of tea and tilted her head.

“These guys…are the ones who don’t hesitate to throw away their own lives for the sake of medicine”

The reason why subordinates are loyal to DH is not things like money and fame.

The reason for their blind loyalty is because they receive a steady supply of medicine.

“Those idiots are crazy people who give up their friends, family, and even themselves for the sake of weak medicine…”

“Weak guy… To throw away his own life with an unknown drug… The word idiot really suits a guy like that.”

Elisias got irritated and drank tea again as if to calm down.

“What is that novel pad lip? Does this mean my mom is an idiot?”

Elysias Sare, who had coughed out the tea he was drinking, coughed repeatedly, then quickly shook his head and hastily wiped the tea from his mouth.

“That’s not it!”

I burst out laughing when I saw Elisias trying to cast Tallulah.

“Hahaha! It’s a joke, a joke”

Elisias, looking at me, pouted her lips.

“What kind of joke…that kind of joke is not funny!”

I continued talking while soothing Elisias who was angry.

“Maybe that wasn’t the only reason why he committed suicide.”

“Ho… then?”

Putting the empty teacup on the table, I crossed my legs and placed my clasped hands on my knees.

“If DH notices that even a little bit of information has been stolen… he probably won’t end up dead.”

“It doesn’t end with death?”

Elisias looked nervous as I heard my subdued voice.

“Should I say it’s true madness itself, or should I say it’s abnormal taste… He likes turning people into dolls. Physically.”

“Doll…? What does that mean?”

Elisias also asked me as he put the tea on the table if he had finished drinking it.

“Literally, it turns people into stuffed dolls.”

“By the way, a stuffed doll…do you mean a doll made from the skin of that animal?”

I nodded and glanced at Elisa, who was shocked and surprised.

At that moment, the image of Elisias, who had become a stuffed doll in the game, overlapped with her current appearance, and I closed my eyes tightly.

A slightly gory and terrible event CG that appears when you completely succumb to a guy called DH by continuously administering weak drugs in the corruption event.

It was a scene that left a somewhat horrifying impression on Gina’s mind, perhaps due to the sense of shame and disgust she felt.

That guy, who says that beauty must be maintained until the end, turns Elisias into a stuffed doll, dresses it up in various clothes, and admires it.

“It is no exaggeration to say that he is a psychopath…”

“Definitely…I don’t think I’m in my right mind…”

Elisias nodded and agreed.

“Actually… I want to stop and catch him right now, but I can’t do anything about him right now, so I only know his pseudonym, DH… I don’t know his face, and I don’t know his real identity…◦# ◦

Elisias made an unpleasant expression, as if he had chewed shit.

“Actually, if Prince Grindea moves, this situation could be resolved once and for all…”

“Oh, to your father? Well, that is…”

“I know, from your point of view, it seems like you are worrying your father, and if your father finds out that you were involved in such a dangerous thing, he will order you to return.”

Unlike me, she was raised and loved by her parents.

No matter how low-level your mission is, you will not feel good if you find out that your child is living in a dangerous city.

In particular, if it is found out that it is related to apothecary, Grindeaga’s troops will be fully mobilized and the apothecary organizations in this city will be destroyed in no time.

I thought about whether this method might be a good idea, but I don’t think Elisias would want that.

“I know, I can’t say it even if I want to…and there’s no justification for moving that many troops…so the only way is to solve it with our own hands.”

“Then what do you think should be done?”

“I’m not sure… Even if I think I might get caught, that guy disappears like magic without leaving a trace…”

No matter how many times I played the game, it was nearly impossible to catch him.

I don’t know what kind of method he used, but he disappeared without a trace.

“First of all, it will take a long time for DH to find our whereabouts. Until then, we need to gather various information and prepare to completely catch him or counterattack”

“Prepare to counterattack…”

“Ah…it’s really getting complicated in many ways…”

I sighed in frustration.

When Elisias tilted his head, I shook my head as if it was no big deal, and with the mindset of not giving up and trying again, I slapped myself.

“Trigram, is it okay? The sound was loud when the spirit was raised…”

“Can I look forward to it?”

Even though it may be difficult, I promise myself that I will not give up again.

For me and for you, Elisias, there will be no truth in these words.