episode_0099

“Where is this city in the south? This is my first time seeing you.”

When Master points to a small village in one corner, Thistle answers.

“If it’s a city spanning the southern imperial territory… it’s a city of alchemists. It is a city ruled by a group called Arsmagna, and right in front of it is the land of death, so even heretics do not go there.”

“I understand if you are a wizard, but an alchemist? What do alchemists do?”

Aila asks if this is my first time hearing about alchemists, and I answer that this is something I know.

“They say it was created recently here too, but alchemists can be considered a branch of a profession from wizards or scholars. The work of alchemists is similar to that of wizards, but their goals are different. Wizards aim to study the rules of the world and reach a place called ‘deep’, while alchemists aim to absorb all the strengths of other races and make humans stand at the top of all races.”

“I always feel this, but humans are greedy?”

“It seems a bit like that to me.”

Just looking at the scale, it seems like the goals that humans pursue are extremely large.

It would be difficult to find a race like this that always shows a desire for the best.

Meanwhile, Thistle calculated the range and distance shown on the map and seemed to have made up his mind.

“As expected, carriages and horses will be essential to protect this entire area. If you say you’re going to rent a carriage and use it for now, but ask about the carriage and horses and buy them later, you can easily spend 200 gold, so you should put it away first.”

After saying this, Thistle accurately counted the gold coins from his pocket and put them in a separate box.

Following Thistle, Enin also expressed his opinion.

“And even if we buy a carriage, heretics occur sporadically, so our strength will eventually reach its limit. So, I think it would be better for us to take care of things near Grace Territory and hire adventurers to take care of anything that happens near Shanian Trading City. The adventurers in the kingdom usually go back and forth between these places, so most of them will accept the request.”

In many ways, I’ve lost some money.

It is said that Peria eases some of the heavy burden for us.

“If you have any good information or items, bring them to me. If it sells, I’ll take a certain amount off of it. That would be enough to cover part of it.”

“Really? Then, even if I don’t have money, I have to get rid of all the strange religious books.”

First of all, thanks to Feria, I think we will be able to cover some of the operating funds.

However, Feria only makes money when customers come to visit, so it is a bit disappointing that it is not a steady income.

“Then let’s leave it here for now. Let’s think about the rest step by step.”

“Of course. Well then, shall we make some food? Since the kitchen is large, I think I can make many different things.”

“I will help you too.”

“Me too.”

After the meeting, Enine goes into the kitchen to eat dinner, and Thistle and Astesia follow him.

“… Did you say God?”

While the rest of the people who couldn’t cook were waiting, Aila spoke to Deshade.

It is called “Deshade. A race that goes against nature.”

Come to think of it, today was the first time I saw the two of them talking together.

But Aila is more cautious than I thought.

“… You’re not saying anything to me?”

“I don’t know how your race was treated by other gods, but I don’t need that. The reason those gods cursed and feared you was only because they were worried about their own safety. My only goal is to observe human beauty, so I don’t care what you’ve done in the past.”

“… Really? Then I’m glad.”

‘I don’t know what you’re talking about.’

Seeing Eila’s passive attitude when meeting her for the first time, she asks Feria if there might be a problem between the elf and the god.

“Hey, Peria. What does that mean? I can’t understand the law or anything?”

“That? Uh… maybe that was it? The elves brought down their god themselves. There’s a rumor that that’s why elves are strong. They say they broke through the limitations of their race by absorbing a god or something. To be honest, I don’t have any credibility.”

‘This is another interesting story.’

Today, I learn a new story like this again.

No matter how much you think about it, there are so many things in this world that go beyond common sense that even when you hear a story about someone absorbing a god like this, you just brush it off as someone who only hears a myth.

“… Phew. That’s it then.”

After that, Aila looked at Deshade for a while, but Shin didn’t react much.

So Aila let out a sigh of relief and lay down on the wide table with her arms stretched out.

But that was Deshade’s plan.

“But-”

Sigh-

“Huh?!”

Suddenly, Deshade grabbed Aela’s flaccid ear with the cold gauntlet of God’s hand.

Eila, who was caught by the ear, was completely frozen and answered in a mosquito-like voice.

“Why, why do you do that…?”

To Aila, Deshade made a suggestion in a kind voice.

“I am suggesting that you are also a species with a similar appearance to humans. The face is fine, so I think it would be beautiful if the ears were made a little shorter. What do you think? Why not leave those ears to me?”

Deshade said that and asked me to get a sword to slightly cut off Aela’s ear, but I didn’t listen.

“Oh, no! Lee Rim, help me! As expected, you guys clearly hate me!”

I thought that with Aila’s power, I could easily shake it off, but I was caught without any resistance.

“It’s okay. Deshade is really just being irritable because he is pretty. Uh… So, Deshade. Don’t be shy, just think of elf ears as a matter of personality and let them go.”

“It’s a personality thing, but it’s not my taste.”

“Deshade. There are many different forms in the world, and there is also joy to be felt in finding the form that suits you among those forms. So isn’t the beautiful appearance that Deshade likes valuable because it catches the eye of God in all its diversity? So, I think it doesn’t matter if there are people with long ears.”

“What the bishop said makes sense. Then let me go.”

As Deshade lets go of Aila’s ear, Aila moves next to Peria.

Deshade listens well to what I say, so it’s a bonus that he keeps his back stiff for fear of getting caught by his ear again.

Peria quickly put away the inkwell that she had nearly scattered while writing on paper with a pen, avoiding Eila who was approaching her in such a hurry.

“Oh! Sister, stay away for a moment. I have to write a letter.”

“What kind of letter are you writing?”

Peria is writing on luxurious-looking paper.

“Sending it to the teacher. I need to tell you a lot of things that happened recently so you don’t have to worry. So I’m writing this and that.”

I wonder where Peria’s letter goes.

“Where are you sending it?”

“There is a gathering place near the empire. A place where tricksters gather called ‘Sori Hall’.”

“Really? Where is it?”

“Secret~. I can’t tell you this yet. It’s because it’s a very cautious place.”

“Really? Then there’s nothing we can do.”

I was a little curious because they said it was a place where tricksters gather, but I didn’t inquire further because I didn’t think I would be going there any time soon.

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“Ah, I couldn’t bear it in the end.”

We all had dinner together, and in the end, Peria couldn’t hold back and opened the drink, so we drank some.

So I got hot and went outside, but probably because the sun had set, no one was walking around.

‘It’s quiet.’

On the streets, magic street lights, installed for security purposes, are installed at long intervals, so your eyes naturally look at the lights from the street lights.

And I think about the current situation.

‘If you say progress, it is progress.’

I didn’t know that my relationship with Thistle would go this way, but in the end, it ended up being a good environment for me.

Since it is an environment where you can move more freely, you will be able to grow artifacts more easily.

However, the problem is that the artifact does not absorb the soul by killing the cultist.

Because the souls of the pagans have their priorities mortgaged to the devil they serve.

‘If there are other races besides heretics along the way, we have to constantly argue.’

And even if the artifact becomes stronger now, I don’t know how to use it.

The artifact is a mixture of the powers gained so far, the souls collected little by little, Deshade’s divine power, some magic absorbed from the Demon King, and the remaining demonic powers injected from Asmodeus.

However, in the end, due to the limitations of my discretion as I cannot handle magical power, I can only use it in the form of magic swords, except for the explosion sword, which can be dangerous to me depending on how I use it.

‘We need to broaden the way we use it. ‘It’s a world too bleak to survive with just a simple sword.’

It would be nice to be able to use this magical power more, but for me right now, I think this is my limit.

‘After all, it might be a good idea to meet Gloria.’

If you show your current appearance to Gloria, who holds the artifact, she might be able to tell you a solution.

‘It’s a city of alchemists, so I’d like to stop by while I’m dealing with the heretics. I don’t know when I’ll get the chance.’

So, even if you are busy during the time leading up to that, you should make the most of it.

Ask about the techniques and principles shown by Master and Eila and test them on the heretics.

And one day, I stop by the city of alchemists and get advice about artifacts.

As I gather my thoughts and get up to go in, I see a person wearing a robe under a streetlight.

It seems like he’s just a person passing by, but I don’t think so.

The person wearing the robe is walking towards me.

As if I were the goal.

Among the people with their faces covered, I did not see any honest people.

So, he hides the magic sword behind his back, creates it, and asks a question.

“Who is it?”

“ Are you Archbishop Lee Lim?”

‘Why are there so many people calling my name first?’

The person wearing the robe raises his hands towards me, showing me that he has no intention of harming me.

A woman with red hair tied in two pigtails, removing her hood to reveal her face.

The expressionless face and mechanical attitude make me nervous without realizing it.

The woman took out every last strand of disheveled hair from the hood and opened her mouth.

“I came from an immortal institution.”

That’s how the Immortal Agency’s first messenger came into contact.