episode_0002

It’s a bit of a cruel story, but in order to help others, you need to have a certain level of ability.

It’s a waste of effort to try to help someone even though you don’t have the ability to do so.

Furthermore, there were many cases where it actually caused problems, so even if the help was well-intentioned, if the person did not have the ability, it was better not to help.

‘Besides, Elicia never asked me to help her.’

The reason I’m trying to help Elysia right now is…

It was no different from threatening someone with a knife and saying, “Get help.” So it was better not to do anything unnecessary.

‘So, first, build up your abilities to the point where you can be of sufficient help to Elysia.’

It would be ideal to continue to appeal to my abilities and wait until Elysia asks me for help.

… that was my rational judgment.

If I just walked a few steps, I would be able to see Elysia, whom I had always wanted to meet, even just once, so there was no way I could resist not going.

So I got up, finding a suitable compromise between reason and emotion.

If you don’t have the ability, it would be good to find another field in which you have the ability and use that field to help you.

For example, yes… in Damien’s case, it was ‘money.’

Of course, even in the harsh North, a princess like her would not lack money, so giving her money would have been meaningless.

In the case of items other than money, there were many cases where even if you had money, you couldn’t buy it.

Giving gifts was a very meaningful act in gaining favor even if the other person had a lot of money.

‘You definitely looked incredibly tired.’

Dark circles around the eyes and pale skin.

Knowing that it was the result of excessive fatigue from working too much, I decided to give her a ride to help her recover from fatigue.

‘Elysia’s personality is such that even if she refuses jewels, she probably won’t be able to refuse drinks or food.’

Moreover, I decided to make Jirai, which was likely to be enjoyed even though it was said to be good for recovering from fatigue, and I thought it would be disliked.

‘… It was said that you should mix half the petals that swallow the sun and half the glass petals and burn them until they turn into ash.’

As for the novel, it is still in the early stages so there is still some information that has not been revealed.

In the latter half of the book, there is a description that if you mix and boil the two, you can make a nearly universal fatigue recovery agent.

‘If you think about it from the writer’s perspective, it seems like this device was put in place to help the main character grow quickly.’

Regardless of whether this is true or not, it is very effective in recovering from fatigue, so I thought it would be good to drink it. I was looking through the pile and luckily I was able to find these two.

The moment I discovered this, I couldn’t hide my laughter and immediately took it and went outside.

*

After burning two flower petals, they were used to make tea.

I tried a glass to see if it was effective, and I felt like all the fatigue in my body was quickly disappearing.

‘Good.’

Well, since it was a drink that even a protagonist with no dexterity could easily make, it probably wasn’t that difficult.

With that in mind, I gave my drink to the escort knight and spoke.

“Are you tired? Drink.”

“Huh?”

The embarrassed knight looks at me in confusion. I guess he is quite at a loss as I am showing him a different appearance than usual.

‘Usually, it’s best to act out the original character’s personality.’

This is the northern castle, not Damien’s home.

In other words, the only people who really know Damian are his escort knight and his exclusive maid.

Even if his personality suddenly changed, there wouldn’t be any problem.

‘No, rather, it’s becoming more and more different.’

The reason why Damian was able to run around like that in the beginning despite having no ability was because that escort knight was a monster in and of himself.

I turned my head as I recalled that the main character couldn’t kill Damian until the latter half of the story because of that one guy.

‘So rather than acting useless.’

I decided that it would be better to just act like my original personality and treat him appropriately.

Anyway, after giving up a drink as a gesture of appreciation for her hard work, I took the remaining drink and went straight to find Elysia.

“… … ”

When I went to his room, I saw him blatantly ignoring me and concentrating on his work.

I guess it means that he doesn’t even want to react because of what happened this morning.

I approached her and spoke to her while carefully pouring tea into her cup.

“While drinking.”

“I don’t know what your intention is, but please go back… ”

“It’s a good tea for recovering from fatigue.”

At the mention of fatigue recovery, Elysia stares blankly at the car.

Since it was highly likely that the person involved would already be completely exhausted by the fatigue that was visible to others, it seemed that interest was focused on the word “recovery from fatigue.”

‘If there’s just one problem.’

It seemed like a conflict was brewing as the person who gave the car was the one who was going to cause the conflict.

Elysia stared blankly at him and then firmly turned her head away, indicating that she would not drink it.

‘It’s a shame, but I guess this is about it.’

Since I have a lot of time anyway, I can just ask again next time.

I turned around, realizing that the more I forced it, the stronger the backlash.

*

Anyway, I felt better after talking to Elicia.

I tried to suppress the laughter that was slowly forming and organized the things I had to do.

‘I guess asking for help from the family should be the first priority.’

By the way, the help I’m talking about here is a request to send elixirs.

I sent a letter to the family because I needed the elixir from the Seon family to grow my abilities as quickly as possible.

‘Then there are two big ones left.’

The first was to increase close combat capabilities, which are important in battle.

The second was to make a contract with the ‘Spirit of the Sun’ who was sleeping in the northern land.

Since both tasks take a considerable amount of time, I decided to focus on them for a while since it was better to work on them simultaneously.

‘However, since you won’t be able to move after finishing the first item training, it would be better to start with the second item.’

Seducing the Sun Spirit, that was the first goal.

Deciding to deal with this first, I called over to the escort driver who was still idling around in his car.

I opened my mouth in bewilderment as I watched him slurp down the last of his alcoholic drink, as if he were stuck in the car I had given him.

“Go to the kitchen and bring me some bread that I don’t eat. As much as possible.”

“Nehye?”

The escort knight looks at me and makes a strange noise, then nods his head.

I walk into the kitchen, wondering if I can disobey his orders no matter what.

‘If that guy drinks tea like that, it must be quite effective.’

I was thinking that it would be nice if Elysia drank it too, and was thinking about whether to bring some snacks next time.

I noticed the escort knight walking toward me, carrying a large bundle.

“I brought you some bread called Little Master Bread, but what are you going to use it for?”

I can explain it if you ask me, but it’s a hassle to explain.

I ignored him and just told him to follow me, adding a few words.

“If you do a good job, I’ll make you another cup of tea.”

“Yep!”

Even if I don’t boil it for you, if it’s like in the novel, you’ll follow my orders unconditionally…

Since I liked it so much, I decided to brew another glass and moved on.

*

In a deep forest where everything is frozen and not a single ray of sunlight reaches.

Normally, the moment I entered this place, I would have met a terrible end, but fortunately, I had an escort knight.

Believing this, I walked forward, following the rising moon.

‘It clearly says in the novel that if you follow the moon, you can meet the sun spirit.’

The only way to revive the North is with the Sun Spirit, who is said to be as strong as the ancient dragon.

I followed the moon, recalling that it was described that in order to meet such a being, one had to come out of the back door of the mansion and follow the moon.

‘Originally, you would have to solve the puzzle and the book thrown by the great wizard to find out…’

Since you know the answer, you can skip this part and just take the answer.

As I walked along the moon, what I saw was a large pond and a sun spirit trapped in ice in the middle of the pond.

[There is only one way to get the Sun Spirit out of the ice.

Be kind to the animals wandering around.

That was the only way to get the Sun Spirit on his side.]

I recalled a part of the original novel and asked the knight I liked to give me a bundle.

The escort knight still showed a puzzled reaction as if he couldn’t understand my actions.

Ignoring the gaze, he opened the bundle, took out the bread one by one, and threw them into the grass.

‘After all, it’s easiest to lure animals with food.’

If you keep throwing it like this for a few days, you’ll be able to become close to them even if you don’t want to, so you’ll be able to easily obtain the Sun Spirit.

I laughed, thinking that if I made a contract with the Sun Spirit, I could make the North great.

‘If crops grow in the North, I can see Elicia smiling.’

Thinking about how happy Elysia would be, I distributed all the hard bread to the beasts and monsters.

I smiled proudly, mixing the hope that my efforts would be recognized with the wish for me to be happy.