episode_0130

Unfortunately, the development of potions using centipedes did not proceed easily.

The biggest problem is that centipedes rot within 10 minutes after being caught.

If you prepare other ingredients and then catch the centipede, it is difficult to match the timing of the ingredients.

After catching a centipede, it takes over 10 minutes to prepare it and it rots.

To solve this problem, I waited right next to him and handed him a copy of the centipede that I had put in [Storage].

The elven alchemist was not good at handling centipedes.

Although he had sufficient skills, he was unfamiliar with the idea of doing alchemy with this expensive centipede.

Even if you catch it right in front of its nose, it takes 3 minutes to tear off its shell without causing any damage.

It takes two minutes to cut a piece of flesh without hurting it.

After tearing out the intestines for 5 minutes, grind some parts in a mortar.

The usage of some parts is determined, such as boiling them in hot water, but there is a timeout.

No matter how many times I repeated it, I kept failing, as if my skills were not easily improving.

It’s been a month without any real results.

“Sorry…”

“Ugh… That’s a shame.”

Lacey, the shaman and interpreter, eventually gave up.

“@^#$&#$$!!”

“What do you say?”

“If you give me a little more time, I will practice…”

“How much?”

“I think 50 years will be enough.”

“I’m going to die of old age!!”

After all, a long-lived elf.

As a human, my concept of time was different.

‘It’s really unfortunate, but I guess I’ll have no choice but to find a more skilled alchemist.’

I nod my head roughly and put the freshly [copied] head of a centipede in my mouth. Chewed.

It was gross and disgusting at first, but after eating this for over a month, I got used to it.

It was delicious and I felt good, perhaps because the more I ate it, the more my mental strength recovered.

Gulp while feeling the delicious taste of centipede head fill your mouth! I swallowed.

[Edit] Due to the mental energy I wasted while working hard, my pounding headache got better quickly.

After grinning and continuing the toil for a while, the screen of the labyrinth map changed.

[Edit] LV.39

“Hwiwoo~ Finally, 39?”

Starting at 35, A-grade items can now be copied.

I was able to do it, but the headache I felt was so severe that there was a limit to the number of times I could do it.

I experimented to celebrate turning 39, and now it’s about 15 times lighter.

When I passed 20, I felt a headache.

After 30 times, it became unbearable.

“Pfft…”

Frowning his forehead, he summons a centipede and shakes his head! Damn! Damn! As I chewed and swallowed, the headache quickly disappeared.

After eating about 4 heads, I felt completely cured and relieved.

“Phew. It would be better if it was developed into a real potion.”

It still works well.

Fully charge your mental power with just 4 centipedes.

What if the effect is strengthened with a potion?

What if it’s easy to make a potion and eat it?

What if you could fully charge your mental power in one gulp?!

“Ugh… I need to find an alchemist quickly.”

When I got up from the wooden sofa, the alchemist, who was urgently combining reagents, looked at me and was surprised.

Her eyes turned from me to Lacey, who I recognized as my assistant.

“@#$&&#$$#@”

“@%#^*$%$@??”

“@#$@#^&^%$$”

The two had an incomprehensible conversation, and then the alchemist bowed his head deeply to me.

“What do you say?”

“I think it will go away soon. That being said, please be careful.”

“Yes. Continue experimenting.”

“@$#^&&$#$#$!!”

“I don’t know what they say, so I study Korean if possible.”

I smiled softly and copied the cup ramen box from the labyrinth map and placed it on the sofa I was sitting on.

“If research and development is successful, I will give you 10 more boxes.”

“@$@^#$$#!!!!”

I still don’t understand, but seeing your sparkling eyes makes me do my best! Isn’t it?

As I came out of the tree house, the patrolling elves approached me smiling brightly.

Just like the alchemist, he said something I didn’t understand, but his face was smiling.

Light pink cheeks slightly flushed in a gray face.

There was absolutely no atmosphere hostile to me.

That’s right too.

“Yes, yes. There is a lot of trouble patrolling. You too, eat some ramen as a snack.”

They have become slaves to modern goods that I am slowly unraveling.

Elves live with nature.

Born in nature.

Growing in nature.

die in nature

It was like that until now.

Not anymore.

America’s famous elf was addicted to the pleasures of modern culture.

I was addicted to the pleasure that sex gave me.

After becoming addicted to dopamine, I had no intention of returning to the elf forest.

The Grayleaf Elves here were also born in nature and have lived until now.

Until he met me, he lived quietly in nature.

But you met me.

Let’s unravel cup ramen and mixed coffee, the essence of science, little by little, and nature goes crazy! Long live civilization!! He opened his heart to me.

Even if you just have to pay for it right now, hold the cup ramen in your arms like it’s a treasure and nod your head towards me! Nod! I bowed down.

Those two elves will probably finish their patrol and go back to the guard station to slurp up some delicious ramen.

‘The elf is addicted to ramen…’

After waving at the guards as they walked away, I walked back down the street and Lacey was right next to me.

“Jinsu’s ability is always amazing to see.”

“Even if I praise you, it doesn’t come out.”

“Well, I didn’t mean to say that!”

“Really?”

“… It would be nice if you showed a little mercy, right?”

“Asshole. I feel it. When I get home, I’ll give you a taste of Zero Mint Choco Fried Noodles.”

“Zero Mint Choco Fried Noodles… It’s a name that sounds like it’s going to be amazing!”

“It’s amazing.”

It’s such an incredible ramen that the developer’s parents were criticized by people all over the world.

As I was walking along the road, thinking about releasing a nuclear bomb in the elf forest, the village chief, Refilia, slowly approached me.

“decimal. Mr.”

“Oh. Has it increased a lot?”

Other elves find modern water gates simply fascinating! good night! When she accepted this, Rephilia wanted to explore a little more deeply.

Furthermore, I am also learning Korean.

“Thank you. C.”

“Thank you is an informal way to say it. Respectful expression is gratitude.”

“Thank you. C.”

“ is an informal word… That’s it. So what’s going on?”

“Outside. different. human. Come.”

“Hmm?”

Normally, I would have listened quietly to her Korean language education even though it was frustrating, but the vocabulary was unusual.

“Lacy.”

“Yes.”

Lacey took a step forward and chatted with the chieftain in their language.

After a few words were exchanged, Lacey’s eyes widened.

“What’s going on? Did someone from outside come here?”

“Yes. It is said that another human came into this world following Jinsu.”

This is a labyrinth, and the gate is unmaintained and abandoned.

Even if it’s just Nanase right now, you can come in if you want.

If there’s a problem.

“How many people?”

“8 people.”

“8 people?”

The number was too many.

I thought Nanase and Masao came in to look for me, but things change when there are 8 people.

“What do they look like?”

“Everyone covered themselves with black robes.”

“Robe… Could it be that there was someone wearing a pure white mask?”

“There is no white mask. However, it is said that before the humans split up, they pounded their hearts with their clenched hands.”

“Oh my god.”

“Jinsu?”

I don’t know how they found out, but the Black Robes are probably the Labyrinth Church.

He probably came here after wandering all over Japan to chase me down after eating the golden key.

When I looked up and looked at the sky, I saw a large moon that had not changed for over a month, illuminating the surroundings.

“Lacy.”

“Yes. Jinsu.”

“Barrier. Can you hit it again?”

“It is possible, but it takes time to prepare.”

“How much?”

“It takes at least 3 days.”

“Was it such a great barrier?”

“… Jinsu broke through it so easily, but it is a deadly barrier filled with the secret power of the Gray Leaf tribe.”

“Ah. Sorry.”

Anyway, it’s been 3 days…

“How long does it take for an outsider to get here?”

“Without a barrier, it would take less than 12 hours to be discovered.”

“It’s absurdly insufficient.”

After stroking my chin and thinking about it for a while, I had a good idea.

“Lacey. You prepare a barrier.”

“I understand. What would you do, Jinsu?”

“I have to go buy some time.”

[Arashi], Squad 32 leader of the Labyrinth Church’s Japanese branch.

He was wiping sweat from his forehead and was alert to his surroundings.

The Labyrinth Church must not leave any traces.

Therefore, basically, the robes they wear have a [stealth] function.

Even if the robe’s functions are used properly, superpowers below Class C will not be able to find them.

In addition to the robe, if you have the skills of a squad leader like Arashi, you can even avoid the eyes of B-class psychics.

but.

‘Tsk! ‘This labyrinth is even worse than the rumors say.’

The hiding that humans use is artificial.

It was impossible to hide from the spirits of darkness born and active in the nature of darkness.

For a brief moment, as Arashi opened his eyes and shifted his gaze from left to right, he felt something alive behind his back.

[die! human!!]

The dark spirit drew out a sharp blade and attacked Arashi from behind.

It was a surprise attack coming from outside my line of sight, but thanks to my vigilance, I blocked the spirit’s attack with the dagger I was holding.

“Get out!”

Use Arashi’s ability, [Explosion], to explode the spirit sword in contact with the dagger! and exploded.

If it were a normal monster, its flesh would have been torn to pieces by the explosion, but spirits have physical resistance by default.

The spirit retreated due to the loud explosion sound and shock, but there didn’t seem to be much damage.

“Tsk!”

Before entering this labyrinth, I tore up the [Divinity] scroll I had prepared just in case.

The dagger sparkles as if it is imbued with the power of light! sparkle! It shined.

The dark spirit must have thought it was dangerous, but he slowly gave up his life and retreated.

Arashi filled the stone that had fallen on the floor with the energy of [explosion] and threw it at the spirit.

The stone flew quickly and hit the floor with a bang!! And it exploded.

The spirit’s center of gravity was disturbed by the physical force of the explosion.

In a short moment, Arashi [explodes] the soles of his feet and approaches at incredible speed.

“Uaaap!”

The dark spirit reacted hurriedly and pulled out his sword with his right arm, trying to block it.

Suddenly!!

[Aaaah!!]

It was cut off by a sword imbued with the energy of light, which was its fatal weakness.

Although the spirit’s body was composed of magical power, the wounded area seemed to be imbued with the power of light, and the spirit was gasping for breath without being able to regenerate.

“I’ll put an end to it!!”

The moment Arashi approaches the spirit to ensure victory.

The sight before my eyes became black.

The tree turned black.

The weeds turned black.

The world.

It turned black.

“Oh, no?!”

Confused by the sudden situation, he jumped backwards to increase the distance between him and the spirit.

At the same time, he took out a light magic tool that illuminated the surroundings and checked the surroundings.

I raised my head and looked at the sky.

“Um, what on earth is that…”

The pure white moon that was bright just a moment ago.

It turned black and lost its light, as if it had been eaten by darkness.