episode_0011

“Now, let’s check the loot…”

I get up from my aching body, go to the small box I was looking at, and open the lid.

“It looks like it’s full of not so good things…”

Elisias followed behind and bowed, speaking, but he did not respond.

The box was full of seemingly unsightly items, but that’s what people say who don’t know the true value of these items.

Starting with silver coins, rings, daggers, etc., I took out a slightly faded pendant and looked through it.

The crude, rough-looking necklace was a little faded, and the large blue ruby crystal embedded in its center was alluring.

“Goblin Wizard’s Pendant… Now, this is your car.”

As he threw the pendant away, Elisias took the item at once and looked a little shocked.

“Ugh…Are you telling me to wear this…?”

“It looks like it, but the effect is pretty good.”

He spoke with a stern face and voice as he looked at Elisias, who had a reluctant expression on his face.

[Goblin Wizard’s Pendant]

It is a very effective item in the early stages, increasing maximum mana by 300, increasing HP by 200, and dealing 10% additional damage from magic attacks.

“Hmm… if you say so…”

Elisias, who was wearing the pendant, looked at me and looked a little surprised as if he felt something had changed.

“Oh…I definitely feel like I’ve gotten stronger!”

“Right?”

After rummaging through the boxes, I finally found what I was looking for.

“Um…what about that?”

“It’s an emergency escape fix.”

A metal box that looks like a cigarette pack

In the middle of it was a large, sparkling crystal.

When I opened the lid, the inside was made up of a complex mechanical structure with various buttons and gears interlocked.

“Emergency escape fix!? That’s something that’s not easy to get…”

Elisias suddenly popped his face in and looked at the item I was carrying with interest and asked.

“That’s right, I’m actually not sure why this precious item is here…”

[Emergency Escape Fix]

It is a disposable item that automatically teleports the holder to a pre-set point if he or she is in danger.

It is one of the few survival items used to avoid H events, game overs, and various other events that occur when losing a battle, and is an extremely difficult item to obtain.

They don’t even sell it to regular shabby stores.

Named general stores sometimes sell them with a chance like a gacha draw, but even though they are one-time items, they demand a crazy price of 10 gold per piece because they save lives.

Another way to obtain it is through combination and synthesis, but there are many ingredients and the synthesis method is very difficult.

I also played 100 times and was only able to produce a total of 10 times.

“I guess I can make a few guesses.”

“What?”

I searched the box further to see if there was anything else to take.

“First of all, why did the emergency escape crystal, which is supposed to activate when the holder is in danger, not work and is here? That’s probably because it was held by someone who didn’t know how to use it.”

“What do you mean?”

When Elisias asked with interest, I took the copper coins and a few silver coins from the box and adjusted my glasses like Conan.

“Um…Elysias, let me explain it in an easy way for you to understand… Can you use something you’ve never used before without an instruction manual?”

Elisias, who was thinking deeply, turned his head here and there.

“You don’t know, right? It’s like a pearl necklace on a pig’s neck. In fact, using the emergency escape crystal is very simple. All you have to do is press the arrow keys to set a return location in advance and press the button. But I didn’t even know this simple method, why?”

“Because you’ve never used it before?”

When Elisias asked me carefully as if I was asking if the answer was correct, I nodded.

“That’s right, the guys who had this weren’t famous nobles or royal guards, at least they knew how to use it.”

“Hmm…sure…I also heard explanations from the tutor a few times when I was taking training.”

Seeing Elisias nodding his head in agreement, I raised my index finger.

“In that case, you can immediately guess what the guy who has this is doing.”

I got up, shaking my hands, and wandered around, hitting the torch hanging on the wall.

“Well, you should think of me as a thief who robs empty houses.”

“To rob an empty house…”

Elisias muttered as if he didn’t understand yet and I shrugged my shoulders.

“They must have robbed a noble house and stole this emergency escape crystal because it looked valuable. Even to a stranger, it looks like an expensive product, right?”

“Of course…the crystal in the middle is a beautiful gem, so it must have looked expensive to the common people.”

I handed the torch to Elisias, who nodded, and we headed towards the exit.

“I didn’t know how to use it and didn’t know where to sell it, so I kept carrying it with me, and one day, I came with my party to clear out a goblin den… Then, I was dealt a blow and my goods were taken away! Is this the correct answer?”

It wasn’t certain, but I deduced some information-based information and told Elisias about the story that was likely to happen here.

“You really know everything…”

When Elisias looked at me with an exclamation, I scratched my cheek, embarrassed by the compliment.

“I’m not sure, but well…should I say it’s a simple inference? It’s like inference! This may not be the correct answer.”

“Then Harry, how did you create that monster’s weakness?”

Elisias, who was ahead, looked back and asked.

Today, I was wondering why it was such a curiosity paradise. I was getting a little annoyed, so I sighed briefly and quickened my steps.

“First of all! Let’s go out and talk, because there is a very long way to go.”

We kept walking in silence, and when we reached the entrance we first entered, the sun was already setting over the ridge.

“Ugh, when are we going to the city again…”

“Why is that so? Isn’t it a short distance from here to the village?”

“Yes, if only I could get over the cliff…”

“Since so much time has passed…then you just need to make more potions”

Now that a long time has passed, the duration of the acceleration potion has expired and I have used up all the extra potions while dealing with Mimic, so I cannot go over the cliff like I did the first time.

“Ah…I see”

Elisias seemed to realize the consequences of his carelessness and was about to speak when he closed his mouth.

She and I hurried to get back to the city center before it got late and completely dark.

Elisias kept his mouth shut and didn’t say anything while we were moving, and just followed behind me as if he was dejected.

Maybe I felt sorry for her, but the silence that continued felt awkward, so I stopped walking.

“I asked you earlier how you created the monster’s weakness?”

“Yes… I did…”

Her voice was lifeless. Given her personality, she probably thought that wasting time was due to her own carelessness.

“It’s simple, you can think of it as a corrosive liquid that corrodes high defense.”

“Corrosive?”

“Yes, the properties of corrosive liquid and goblin saliva include high acidity.”

I recited exactly what I saw in the game description window and started walking again.

“And its high acidity also plays a role in removing impurities from unrefined potions, so it is an indispensable ingredient in potion shops.”

“Ah, is that why potion shops also sell goblin saliva?”

“That’s correct, and when the goblin’s saliva is mixed with a single mana potion rather than a mixture of other potions, a corrosive liquid that reduces high defense is created.”

“Ah…so…an effective hit was inflicted on that monster.”

Elisias muttered quietly and I took a deep breath.

“Actually… I didn’t know that this also worked on monsters.”

“Is there something you didn’t know?”

Elisias was startled and looked at me with curious eyes, but his eyes were still lifeless.

“Of course.”

Corrosive liquid is used in the game as a so-called suicide potion to reduce Elisias’ high defense.

The armor must be broken to enter the H event, but since the armor has unnecessarily high defense, this corrosive liquid potion exists.

It is an item that reduces the high defense to 0 and allows you to immediately see the H event when captured by a monster.

Since it was a self-determination potion for the H event that was always used only on Elisias in the game, I never once thought of using it on monsters.

I had such narrow-minded thoughts, but today, thanks to her, I learned a new fact that this potion also works on monsters.

“I don’t know everything, but I gained new knowledge thanks to you. So don’t think that this happened because of your carelessness.”

“…”

“Rather, thanks to your carelessness, I learned one more thing. So… that… what is it? Thank you.”

Somehow, I blurt out my words and answer Elisias.

My gratitude is true, and thanks to this, I learned how to deal with enemies with high defense when dealing with monsters in the future.

“…you…”

A weak voice, as if I had heard it for the first time, came from behind, and the small steps of Elisias, who had been following quietly, stopped.

“You are such a… strange person.”

“What is it? Even if I praise you, what are you saying?”

The moment I turned my head to make fun of Elisias, I was surprised to see his serious face and stopped walking.

I don’t know who her anger was directed at, but she was shaking her head and shaking her head.

Lips bitten so tightly as if blood would burst out at any moment

I could see who the anger was directed at.

“You almost lost your life because it was a mistake due to my carelessness. Didn’t I tell you to leave me behind if there was any danger? But why…”

That anger was directed at himself.

I feel helpless that I made a mistake again and I feel sorry that someone almost ended up in danger because of me.

Feeling helpless that you can’t do anything on your own

Those lifeless eyes represented that.

Perhaps he was aiming all those sharp arrows at himself.

“But why are you trying to cover up my mistakes? Why did you help me in that situation… I’m always full of mistakes and failures… useless…”

Hearing the crying voice, I had a feeling of déjà vu about the past and Elisias.

“Go!!!!”

I thought I would say something that I shouldn’t say for the last time, so I shouted and urged Elisias.

She was a little startled by the lion-like cry, and the birds sitting on the trees also flew up and the leaves of the forest shook.

“Denying you is the same as denying me. So, as for that last sentence, I don’t know what it means, but don’t do it, because at least you are very useful to me.”

After saying those words, I turned around and walked away again.

The sound of footsteps coming from behind was not the same timid, cowering sound as before.

How many times did I repeat resting and moving when I got tired? Before I knew it, the sun that had crossed the ridge had disappeared and the surroundings were filled with darkness.

When we reached the entrance to the city center, only streetlights filled with candles illuminated the street, and there were no other people in sight.

“It’s quiet…Anyway…Do you smell me?”

Elisias, who was following behind at a certain distance while covering his nose with the handkerchief I gave him in the cave, was surprised by my question and quickly shook his head and hand.

“Uh! No, no! Never say that the water smells fishy the day after it rains!”

With a clearly forced smile on my face, I lifted the sleeve of my dress and sniffed the robe a few times.

A terrible odor similar to that coming from a sewer was coming from my body.

This smell is probably caused by secretions from Mimic’s tentacles.

“If you do that, you’ll get hurt even more! I want to wash up quickly and rest, but the accommodation I’m staying in doesn’t have a bathtub… I guess I’ll just have to rinse myself in the stream…”

“Rather, wouldn’t that be considered a crime of indecency in public performance…”

“…Elysias, do you even know those difficult words? He’s pretty smart, isn’t he?”

“Well, I know that much!”

When I spoke while looking at Elisias as if I was surprised, she got angry and objected, and only then did the awkward and quiet atmosphere relax with this pointless joke.

The performance is obscene…

I thought back to the words Elisias said.

In fact, here in Kazas • Alham, such a performance of obscenity has no meaning.

The guards are just corrupt guys, and although you can’t see them now, there are also guys who sometimes wander around naked in the alleys.

“Hmm…Anyway, if it were this late now, the public bathhouse would have been closed…”

Elisias blushed as he thought deeply and raised his head.

“Well, then what about the accommodation I’m staying at?”

“?”

So, the inn where Elisias stays, and the room inside it.

Perhaps thanks to the ridiculous amount of 38 gold that was paid last time, the room where Elisias was staying was transformed into a nicer suite-like place.

The interior was very old-fashioned.

The bathroom was placed separately inside the room, which was great for maintaining privacy.

The water in the bathtub, which was made of marble rather than wood, was not only steaming, but also had fragrant roses floating around.

“Well… the power of money is scary…”

I laughed out loud as I looked at the bathtub full of capitalism.

As I take off the clothes clinging to my body and place them in the basket next to me, I hear a discreet knock from behind the door.

“Please leave the clothes you took off. I think you can ask the host to do the laundry. Also, there is a gown on the shelf for a change of clothes.”

“Ugh, I understand.”

I responded lightly to the ringing voice of Elisias and carefully stepped into the bathtub, amazed at the difference in service quality with just a few pennies.

I checked the temperature by briefly dipping my feet and, thinking it was the perfect temperature, I soaked myself in the bathtub.

“Ah… I think I will buy it.”

A warm energy surrounds my entire body, melting away all the fatigue from today.

The fragrant roses floating on the hot water tickled the tip of my nose and made me feel at peace, and I felt like I would fall asleep if I closed my eyes even for a moment.

After coming here, I was thinking about how to maintain cleanliness, and I thought it wouldn’t be good to stop by Elisias’s accommodation sometimes and just use the bathroom for a bit.

“Rather…what to do next…”

My glasses were fogging up, so I took them off and put them on the shelf next to me, then laid down my entire body to find a comfortable position.

“Elysias’ current combat ability will have a negative impact on future events and dungeon exploration…”

As was my habit, I bit the nail on my thumb again.

“At least…it would be nice to have a teacher who would give me practical experience…”

There is one thing I am certain of in today’s battle.

If you enter the dungeon right now, you will definitely lose and reach the BAD END.

It would be nice to increase your combat experience and level by dealing with monsters by blindly heading to the ground, but there are many things you need to prepare for various events to come.

You can’t just keep fighting.

In other words, you need a teacher who can encourage growth in a short period of time and give you practical experience.

“Oh, now that I think about it…there was a suitable guy…”

One person that popped into my head was the person I saw this morning.

Illisha Grandsolas

I have been an adventurer since I was young, so I am now a veteran with over 10 years of adventure experience.

Thanks to that experience, he is one of the few characters who is not inferior to Elisias in terms of strength, and is also a Fleheroin with an H scene.

The reason I know about Ilicia is because she is the first friend and colleague of Elisias in Episode 1 of [Falling Princess].

As the episode progresses, she is forced to quit being an adventurer due to an unexplained forced event.

I didn’t pay much attention to it since I was excluded from Elisias’ party, but it would be of great help if I could save her.

“It was proven in the prologue episode that the forced events of the story can be twisted…”

I got out of the bathtub and took out the emergency escape crystal from the pocket of my robe.

“If I had this…maybe it would be possible…”

Originally, it was meant to be used to prepare for one coin’s life in case of emergency, but if you use it, you will be able to save her from that forced event.

Future plans and things to do are pictured in my mind.

I put the crystal back in my robe pocket and headed back to the bathtub.

“Harry…I’m taking a bath. Sorry, but I’ll go in for a moment.”

As I was about to dip my feet into the bathtub again, I heard Elisias’ voice and was so embarrassed that I almost slipped in the bathtub, but then regained my balance.

“Huh? uh? Why why? Now, wait a minute!”

The door that opens carefully when you are embarrassed and urgently try to dissuade the action.

In that brief moment, I realized that I hadn’t locked the door.

After looking around for something to cover my body with, I quickly wrapped the towel on the shelf around my waist.

Elisias didn’t even give permission to come in, but before he knew it, he had opened the door and entered.

Her white skin was brighter than black tea, so much so that you couldn’t even see the blank space.

Elisias, who didn’t say anything, just quietly moved her fingers and lowered her gaze, and I cautiously opened my mouth to ask her a question.

“Uh, he…Mr. Elisias? What…is happening…?”