episode_0078

Episode.78 The bowstring is stronger than the sword (4)

“… If you’re so surprised by something like this, how do you work as a prostitute?”

【Well, for a prostitute, this level of skinship can be described as ‘at best’.】

“, let’s sit down first…”

We sat on a plush sofa in this overtly sex-inducing, enclosed space.

Across from me sat Ilya’s friend, a prostitute who worked at the elf store.

She had striking blonde hair and appeared to place her ‘bow’ right under the sofa she was sitting on.

“It was a kiss that wasn’t a kiss in that Illya was just unilaterally sucking the human male’s lower lip… but it was too intense for a first impression…”

“That’s right, it wasn’t exactly a kiss.”

This awkward atmosphere was created because of Illya’s impulse to suck blood, but in reality, she herself seemed to have no problem.

I feel awkward to death.

“Little master, no matter who saw it, it was a kiss.”

Triche, who was worse off, said something to Illya next to her.

“Hmph, isn’t that important now? Here, the elf who is acting shy is my friend, ‘Leah’.”

【Shy acting?】

Chaewon had doubts about Illya’s introduction of her friend.

“Hehe, nice to meet you.”

The elf that Ilya introduced as Leia seemed to have been embarrassed, but her expression immediately changed and she greeted brightly.

“You were just acting embarrassed?”

I relayed Chaewon’s words on her behalf.

“That’s right, it’s all an act. My name is ‘Leah’. I’ve worked at this elf shop for countless years, and I’ve sold myself countless times, but I can’t help but blush at that level of skinship, right? Not some teenage girl.”

Leah boasted that she was an ace in this industry.

“Then what should I call you? Grandmother?”

At that moment, Leah, with a quick movement, raised the bow from the floor and aimed it at me.

“Do you want to die? You may be a bit older than humans, but that’s not the case among elves? I’m still young!”

“Ah, okay… would you please calm down and put down that bow first?”

“It’s just a bow without an arrow, so why are you so scared? My dear.”

【That’s right. Now that I look at you, you seem like a pretty scary person, right?】

‘Boo, even though there were no arrows, you still felt alive?’

【Pfft, you have to say something that makes sense to make an excuse.】

“Anyway, this is why human men… are so picky because they think I’ve only fucked a few men like you…? Just call me Leah normally.”

I was a little depressed, weighed down by Leah’s strong energy.

“Okay, Leah. So, why did you act like you were embarrassed?…”

“Ah~ That’s just because when you play a shy woman, perverts who like that kind of thing are more likely to nominate you. It’s disgusting. By the way, it looks like you are not a guest? Are you high enough to come with Illya from the Violet family estate?”

Leah looked at me closely.

“It’s not really like that. There’s a story behind it.”

“Hmm… I won’t ask you too much. Because I think I know what it is.”

She pushed back her blonde hair.

Then her pointy ears caught my eye.

I thought vampires also had pointy ears, but when I looked at Leah, Illya’s ears seemed ordinary.

【But don’t you think it would kill someone if you pierced it with that ear?】

‘Do your best.’

I think we can take this to mean that elves’ ears are as pointed as Chaewon said.

“Leah, you know.”

“What is it?”

“I thought elves wouldn’t do this kind of work because they have a lot of pride, but they have quite a few employees, right? Chang Gwan Lee.”

I asked Leah my questions.

Then Leah smiled as if my question was ridiculous.

“Aren’t you stupid? Where did that prejudice come from?”

“Well, well.”

The elves, a species created in Korea, where I lived, were generally known to have strong pride.

But was that actually not the case?

“Although they have strong pride, that’s only the stuffy old guys in the elf senate who take their pride too seriously.”

“Hey, Leah. I didn’t come here to have this trivial chat-”

“Ah, come on! You’ve grown significantly since I saw you before, right? I thought you had to live like that child for the rest of your life, with growth stunted!”

Leah mentioned Illya’s sudden growth.

Even so, I only grew from a kindergartener’s body to a middle school student’s body.

‘… But you’ve probably grown a lot, right?’

【That’s right.】

“Well, my body doesn’t grow as time passes, it just grows in some special way!”

Leah stood up and hugged Illya.

“Really? Then didn’t that black dress get torn when you grew up?”

“It wasn’t torn! I didn’t come here today to chat, I just came to collect the poison flowing from the World Tree, so please don’t hug me in front of others, Leah!”

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Leah said without hesitation that she would guide the dog to where the Sechidog was, perhaps because it had been something that Illya had asked her to do for a long time.

Of course I tried to follow, but Illya told me to sit here quietly.

I told Triche to hold me in a commanding tone so I wouldn’t go anywhere.

If there is even a little bit of Elven blood flowing through the Sechidog, the poison effect will not occur.

Therefore, it is not a very dangerous poison for elves.

So what do elves use Sechidog for?

As I was imagining it, Chaewon, who had picked it up again, was talking nonsense again, saying that she was using it for love gel.

After Leia took Illya out, I remained in the room alone with Triche.

【Ha… I want to go home quickly.】

No, three, including Chaewon.

“It would be best not to have strange thoughts about the two of you being left in such a blatantly closed room with me.”

When Illya disappeared from sight, the tone of speech suddenly changed again.

Isn’t this like employees who only work when the boss is there?

“Even if I tell you to have an affair, I won’t.”

“Is that so?”

Triche drew a strict line against me.

“Cluck, crunch!”

“… blood?”

Triche seemed surprised to see blood coming out when I coughed.

【Again? Well, it’s a curse that even she can’t recover from.】

“Did you have any chronic illness?”

“It’s a chronic illness… You can say that, right? I was usually fine, but today I suddenly showed signs of hemoptysis and ended up doing it.”

I roughly wiped the blood I coughed up with the towel in the room.

【Hmm… Isn’t this because you’ve become distant from that woman?】

‘With Harin? It could be so. But there’s a high probability that’s not the case.’

【why?】

‘Harin probably took half of my curse. Since it’s been weakened like that, I don’t think the effect will weaken even if you move away. Harin may also be suffering from hemoptysis right now.’

【I see.】

‘I don’t have time to stay like this. Should I quickly fix my weapon in my spare time?’

I took my broken black sword out of my inventory.

“Amazing subspace magic.”

“Oh, by the way, don’t tell Illya. Hemoptysis.”

Triche seemed to have lost interest in me and responded with a slight nod.

I cried out in my heart to my broken sword.

‘The king’s insight, activated.’

– Tiring!

[Check the object’s information.]

[information]

Name: Sword of the lost king

Type: Weapon

Characteristic: The depth of magical power is infinite, but extremely weak magical energy leaks out. / It has soul.

-Current Status-

You have enough experience to grow.

The sword has suffered serious damage.

Durability recovery is urgently needed.

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Does Verdium also use the ‘system’?

Are you looking at the same screen as me?

The place where I got this system was an EX level dungeon.

There is no such thing as EX level in the world.

The highest level dungeon is S-level.

Black Gate has no set level.

Because I don’t know what will come out.

As someone who owns the system, what level of experience is this place in terms of class?

I couldn’t figure it out.

‘system.’

– Tiring!

The ‘nerf’ ability I possess is also a special ability obtained by detecting my desire because I am the first user in the ‘world’ I live in.

That is taken to mean that system owners from other worlds are not included.

Then maybe Verdium?

No, stop thinking about random things. Repairing the weapon is a priority now.

‘shop.’

[shop]

『Sword Upgrade』10 G Coins

『Attribute technology of the soul in the sword』10 G coins

『Weapon Restoration』 5 G Coins

『HP Recovery Potion』 3 G Coins

『Magic Recovery Potion』G Coins x3

『Clothes for the Queen (Random)』2 G Coins

『Hot Pack』G Coin x 1

『Ion Drink』G Coin x 1

G Coins held: 5

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After purchasing a product that appears in a store with G Coins, the empty space is filled with what I need most.

What I need now is something that perfectly matches the amount of G Coins I own.

‘Weapon Restoration’, which allows you to repair weapons with 5 G Coins, is the essential item I need the most at the moment.

I shouted in my heart without hesitation.

It’s been a while since I used the system’s store, so I’m a bit nervous.

‘Weapon restoration, purchase.’