episode_0023

‘Now that I think about it, I don’t know how long it’s been since I’ve been this relaxed.’

I felt like I had regained my leisure after a long time, and I looked around with a relaxed mind.

The thick stone building effectively blocked the sun pouring in from the sky, and the handful of sunlight that barely made it through the overgrown vines and leaves was not enough to create a summer-like atmosphere.

Therefore, even though it was midsummer, the inside of the castle where I was sitting was quite cool.

So much so that my skin feels cold as it touches the cold stone floor.

Of course, that means consciously.

I raised my arm and unconsciously massaged it.

Soon, I felt a strange, barely noticeable touch.

This vague sensation I feel now defines who I am now.

Many days have passed since I transformed into Elena’s body.

During this time, I was able to find out various facts about my changed body.

The undead body whose heart had stopped could barely feel any sensation, including the cold.

Since my body felt the pain of having my neck cut off immediately, there would be no need to mention any sensations such as cold or heat.

I’m not sure, but if you follow the game system, you’ll probably be immune to things like poison.

There is one exception, however: sexual stimulation.

Elena’s body, which was indifferent to external stimulation, strangely tended to react very sensitively to sexual stimulation.

That’s the same reaction I had when I saw the Death Knight’s forearm just now.

Doesn’t just looking at those strong forearms make your lower abdomen tingle like this?

‘Stop it you damn body!’

I cast a resentful glance at my lower abdomen and then sighed.

Instead of thinking about the Death Knight, I looked at the lying woman with worried eyes.

Unlike me, who is undead, this woman is an extremely ordinary human being with a normal body temperature.

I thought that no matter how warm the summer was, if I left it on the cold stone floor like this, I could get sick.

Should I have brought a blanket from somewhere and covered it?

As I thought about that thought, I burst into laughter.

What is a freezing blanket?

What kind of extravagant thought is this when I can’t find even decent clothes to cover my body right now?

I complained and lifted up my thin clothes with my fingers.

It was ridiculous to wear the original clothes that had been soaked in bodily fluids and torn to shreds by the knight’s hands.

I don’t need to tell you how desperate my efforts were to find clothes worth wearing.

But despite all my efforts over the past few days, I couldn’t find anything worth wearing.

Glummarch Castle was strangely empty.

‘It was a really strange thing.’

It would be understandable if there were traces of looting.

Although it is a small fiefdom in the countryside, Baron Glummarch is clearly a nobleman.

This means that there are plenty of people who will run into a castle where its owner has disappeared, drooling.

However, there were no signs of external intrusion in the well-organized, dusty boxes and drawers.

As if it had been completely cut off from the outside world at some point.

Recalling my memories from the game, I looked around all the places that could be called Gloomarch Castle’s warehouses, but all I saw were empty boxes and rolling dust.

‘When the box I found the key in was empty, I really wanted to cry.’

I smiled bitterly as I recalled the painful days of the search.

After much effort, I managed to find a pure white negligee in a box near the boss room and put it on. This is the current situation.

It seems that when the woman wakes up, she will have a lot of questions to ask.

‘Wait a minute, but isn’t it a big deal if I wake up like this?’

A sudden sense of crisis overtook me.

A pale-skinned woman who stays in a place that is already considered ominous.

Even if the subject is well-dressed, he or she is likely to be suspected of being suspicious. What if he or she is wearing only a thin pair of underwear?

“… … I guess I should wear something.”

Something had to be done.

Otherwise, it was clear that I would completely ruin my first impression with the person I might be able to communicate with for the first time since coming to this world.

With that in mind, I turned my gaze towards the fallen woman.

Suddenly, the basket the woman had been holding all along caught my eye.

That cloth covering the basket… … It’s a bit funny to call it clothes, but it’s quite large so I guess it could be used as something to wear over the shoulder.

No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t seem like a good idea, but it wasn’t the time to argue about hot or cold food.

I walked over to the basket and lifted the brown cloth that was wrapping the berries and mushrooms.

I remembered seeing fabric made of this material not only in games but also in real life.

This rough feeling… … Yes, it’s linen.

Since the basket was quite large, the area of linen covering it was also quite large.

I carefully wrapped it around my shoulder like I was wearing a cape.

“Oh, it’s pretty plausible, right?”

At first I thought it was a crazy idea, but when I actually put it on, it looked pretty cool.

The dark brown linen contrasting with the pure white negligee was unbalanced and had a strange charm.

In fact, this is all a miracle possible because Elena’s body wearing those clothes is amazing.

My nose, which had evolved from a person wearing thin underwear to a person wearing underwear and a linen shawl, suddenly felt a strange smell.

“But what is this smell?”

It seemed like the smell was coming from the linen I was wearing.

I turned my head and touched my nose to the linen.

Immediately after, I frowned at the strong smell that was difficult to describe.

I’m sure I’ve smelled it somewhere before.

This smell is like a disinfectant, yet vaguely stimulates a corner of my memory… … .

“Swimming pool smell?”

Yes, that’s right, it’s definitely that smell.

Although I discovered the identity of the smell, my doubts deepened even more.

Wasn’t this one wrapped around an apple and a mushroom? But why does this smell come from here?

I squatted down and picked up a mushroom and a fruit from the basket.

It is a dark-colored mushroom with a little brown in it.

The mushrooms had a scent that was not at all unpleasant, but rather fragrant.

The savory smell mixed with a bit of earthiness reminded me of the mushrooms I enjoyed eating in my past life, so I had an appetite without realizing it.

I think it’s an edible mushroom because the color isn’t flashy, but this is my first time seeing a mushroom like this.

As I tilted my head, a letter suddenly appeared in my mind.

[Ink Clown Mushroom]

Oh, I completely forgot.

Now that I think about it, you can read the tooltip when you touch the object, right?

Let’s see… … The name of this slimy mushroom is probably ink clown mushroom.

Can you tell me what mushrooms are used for?

[Poisonous mushrooms that grow in the deep forests of East March. [Causes a strong hallucinogenic effect]

As soon as I read the tooltip, I freaked out and threw the mushroom far away.

I was caught off guard when I saw the color, and I almost went to the nether.

Of course, since it is an undead body that is expected to be immune to poison, saying that it almost went to the nether is highly likely to be an exaggeration.

But no matter what, I didn’t want to test the immune effect directly on my body.

I felt absurd as I repeatedly wiped the fingers that had been holding the mushrooms by rubbing them on my clothes.

What kind of poisonous mushrooms did this woman dig up so much?

After learning the identity of mushrooms, a basket full of mushrooms began to look like a very ugly thing.

Being placed together with poisonous mushrooms does that mean these fruits are also poisonous?

I tried to concentrate carefully while holding a fruit that looked no different from an apple.

[Nero Apple]

[A fruit that grows wild in the deep forests of East March. It is mainly used for food.]

Uh, it’s used for food?

I was taken aback by the results, which were completely different from what I expected.

I thought it resembled an apple from its appearance and color, but I didn’t know that it was a real apple, even the name.

But what, the fact that this is an apple means that the food was stored in the same basket as the poisonous mushrooms?

I don’t know what that woman does, but one thing is certain.

He is said to be a person with no brains enough to collect poisonous mushrooms and edible fruits in the same place.

But didn’t you say you were eating it?

“Wooow!”

I smelled the Nero Apple with a suspicious mind and immediately felt nauseous.

The strong smell, like 10 swimming pools put together, gave me a headache.

What kind of fruit do you eat smell like this?

Isn’t this some kind of bug?

I was fiddling with Nero Apple while thinking about that.

“Aaagh!”

A familiar scream, one I had already heard before, was heard.

When I turned my head, I saw the woman standing up as if she had come to her senses.

But it wasn’t just that he came to his senses.

During the short time I was examining her basket, the woman was showing off her incredible creativity without hesitation.

“You, a ghost really appears!”

What, what?

“Miss, is that what you just said to me?”

“Aaagh! I even said it! A ghost spoke to me!”

It was absurd.

Who are you talking about like a ghost or something?

Well, since they are undead, I guess it can be said to be half true, but… … .

No, what are you thinking?

“Hey, lady. I think I’m misunderstanding something… … .”

“Aaagh! Please save me, please don’t harm me. Well, you can take everything in that basket!”

Can I take everything in the basket? No, I don’t know who the robber is.

“Please listen when people talk!”

I screamed and immediately regretted it.

This is because the woman’s cries got louder.

What should I do in times like this?

A different kind of embarrassment came over me than when the knight tried to kill me.

Should I just run away from here?

It seemed like an attractive offer, but it was immediately dismissed.

What if that woman runs away to the village and spreads a rumor that she saw a ghost in the ruins?

Of course, there was a very high possibility that it would be dismissed as the nonsense of a crazy woman, but the problem was that ominous rumors about Glummarch Castle were already spreading.

On the day when, by chance, the woman’s words are taken seriously and an undead extermination force is formed… … .

“Eight! What on earth are you asking me to do?”

The best solution would be to immediately summon a Death Knight and kill the woman.

But it was also a solution I never wanted to think of.

Now I won’t be hypocritical about not wanting to kill people.

Because I already have blood on my hands.

But that was someone who directly harmed me.

I don’t want to kill a woman crying so helplessly.

Even in extreme confusion, my reason came up with a secret plan.

There was only one way to effectively subdue the woman without killing her.

“The charm of a princess!”

After thinking of that method, I activated the skill towards the woman without even thinking about it further.