episode_0224

I thought something would happen because I said something harsh, but in reality, nothing major happened.

It seems like he really thinks I’m cute and wants to look at me.

Even though I didn’t do anything, I feel a little unfair.

I was trying to introduce Yul, a genius alchemist, not because I thought he was a woman.

“That purification liquid you gave me. Do you remember?”

I wanted to express my resentment, but just then Thalia changed the topic.

“Of course I remember. “Is everything going well?”

purification liquid.

This is an item that was entrusted to Thalia, saying that she had developed a liquid that can quickly purify contaminated areas.

However, perhaps because the level of the product was so ridiculous, results did not seem to come out easily.

Of course, I expected it would take a long time, so I wasn’t surprised.

“It finally paid off.”

“It took longer than I thought.”

“Because it is something that needs to be done very carefully. In addition, it was difficult to deal with the big players and their greed.”

I was surprised because I didn’t expect Thalia to say it was difficult.

The little things didn’t stick because she thought it wasn’t the right time, but it seems like more troublesome things stuck and caused her trouble.

Since ‘purification liquid’ is something that can purify polluted land and is nothing short of salvation for mankind, heavyweights would have had no choice but to step forward.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

These days, the ultimate goal of the new generation of alchemists is not the Philosopher’s Stone, but a purifying liquid, something that humanity desperately needs.

But out of the blue, a nameless guy announced that he had created a purifying liquid.

Even if any noble had brought it, they would have ignored it and thought it was ridiculous, but the noble who brought it was none other than Commander Thalia.

‘In addition, they even say that they tested it on the front line and confirmed that it was effective… .’

Since there was a high probability that it was real, the alchemists were foaming at the mouth and going crazy.

“Alchemists, including you, tried to clone it, but they failed.”

“Ah…was that really the case?”

“Was this what you expected?”

“I didn’t think I could do it.”

There was no way that humans could easily make the items given in the store window.

Wouldn’t it be possible to achieve this only by putting in a lot of effort and putting in a lot of effort over several years?

In the meantime, I will make more than enough money, so it won’t matter much if the purification liquid made by another alchemist comes out by then.

Purification fluid was a product whose demand could not be measured unless the contaminated area disappeared.

‘I really need a lottery. It’s so altoran.’

It will look so delicious that you will want to swallow it in one gulp right away.

Thinking about each thing like this, I could imagine how hard Thalia must have tried to protect me.

I wonder how much effort he put in for me.

“thank you. “If it weren’t for you, Thalia, my arms and legs would have been torn off and I would have been swallowed by the nobles.”

“It’s natural. “I can’t stand to see my man like that.”

Even though Thalia desperately tried to protect me, I will have to stop by the imperial palace at least once.

Looking at the situation, I thought that Thalia also brought this up to me to talk about it.

‘Before he gets tangled up with the imperial palace, I have to call him out.’

The SSR character I have to choose is the only one among the royal family that I can communicate with.

Now the royal family is all out of business.

The more I deal with them, the more they try to suck out my marrow.

However, if I have an SSR character to choose, I will be able to protect myself from the pressure of the royal family.

‘Hmm?’

I’m thinking about it carefully.

A brilliant idea suddenly passed through my mind.

‘Isn’t this surprisingly capable of getting 1 hit and 2 dodges?’

A friend of the same sex who is kind, strong, and proud enough to not be jealous or jealous of Yul.

‘I need it right now, so I have to summon it. ‘It’s perfect, right?’

He doesn’t have a kind personality, but he’s kind to his people, so he’s barely safe.

It seemed like the SSR character I was thinking of right now was the button that would solve all my problems at once.

The problem is that that character is very difficult to deal with.

He has a higher status than Ariando and his pride is stronger.

Isn’t it natural that they are members of the royal family?

“You may have noticed by now, but the imperial palace called you.”

“You don’t have to see His Majesty, do you?”

“It would have been better to see His Majesty. “When you enter the imperial palace, you will have to meet a lot of old people.”

“The nobles asked to see me.”

The nobles are not particularly interested.

What are you going to do when you meet them?

It is a being that does not provide any benefit to me.

A worthless being that is lucky if it doesn’t get eaten.

As her interest cooled, Thalia burst into laughter.

“You have a chance to see the central nobles, but you are probably the only one who shows such a sour attitude.”

“There’s nothing they can do for me, right? “Is it good to have to waste time because of a meeting that has no benefit?”

“It’s going to be quite a pain. Everyone is trying to rob you. Besides, aren’t you a merchant? “You may have thought that all you had to do was take out the hidden alchemist, but you ended up bringing in a genius alchemist.”

“ah.”

“I’m going to bother you by pointing out your morals. “If an innocent person gets caught by those guys, they can get robbed in an instant and turn into a violent criminal.”

From the nobles’ point of view, this is a situation worth being suspicious of.

It also meant that the nobles would do anything to get Yul away from me.

“The purification fluid was not made by Yul. “I made it.”

It would be unacceptable to lose Yul to another noble because of something out of the ordinary.

“If you don’t want it taken away, you’ll have to think of a way to protect it. Plus, you’ll have to think about how to protect yourself.”

If it weren’t for Thalia’s advice, I would have been complacent and gotten into big trouble.

by the way.

“Protect me? “I just need you to protect me.”

I only trusted Thalia to protect me, but to think of a way to protect me.

It felt like I was struck by lightning in a dry sky.

“what? I?”

“sure. So you were going to throw me defenseless at those nobles? It’s natural for me to think about how to protect my alchemist, but I need Thalia to protect me. “He’s a lover.”

You’re trying to hand over your lover to some defenseless monsters!

It was cold.

“Are you serious?”

“I am completely serious. How can I deal with such scary nobles? If you don’t protect it, you will be robbed. Are you going to watch me being used by those nobles?”

It is not easy to overcome the flashy tongues of old nobles.

No matter how rationally I try to deal with them, there is no answer when a powerful noble starts insisting on nonsense.

I didn’t experience it myself, but during my days as a mercenary, I saw another mercenary being abused by a nobleman. The argument started with a slight grazing on the shoulder, but ended up with him being caught by the security guard, accused of crimes he didn’t commit.

The nobles on the street are like that, so how can the powerful central nobles who go in and out of the imperial palace be so appalled?

It’s right to stop being proud and ask Thalia to protect you.

“Ha ha ha ha ha!!”

Thalia burst into laughter as if what I said was funny.

“Why are you smiling like that? “Was what I said that funny?”

“Then wouldn’t it be funny? This is how you realize that you are not from a noble family. No, nobles who were commoners are more proud of their pride, so you must be unique.”

“???”

“If you wish. However much. I will protect you. ha ha ha!”

“Was it really that funny to ask for protection?”

I think I did something really funny, but I don’t understand why I’m laughing like that.

It didn’t seem like the man was laughing simply because he asked the woman to protect him.

“No, it’s more cute than funny.”

“???”

“Don’t worry, come to the imperial palace. “I won’t let them touch a single finger of yours.”

It felt a bit uncomfortable to laugh so hard, but I felt reassured when I heard that Thalia was confident and protecting me.

Of course, I have no intention of just shamelessly accepting Thalia’s protection.

I will do what I can too.

‘To do that… .’

I have to pick it.

No, you ‘must’ choose it.

* * *

“Is today the day?”

If there is a shaman, I would like to ask him.

Will today be a good day or a bad day?

However, although there were shamans here, there were no shamans.

The people who communicate with heaven are priests and priests, and even if you asked them about luck, there was no way you would get a proper answer.

“So you are receiving a blessing. Even if it’s a bad day, you can make it a good day.”

People must live progressively.

I went straight to the temple.

And asked the priest.

There are many types of blessings, and among them, there is one that brings good luck.

It was also part of a business created to collect donations from believers at the temple.

“You want a blessing for good luck.”

“yes. “Please be strong.”

In fact, I could get a much better effect if I asked Fran.

But right now, I wasn’t in a position to ask for a blessing from her.

“We always do our best to give blessings. Please wait a moment.”

“Even like this?”

Squeak-

“… “I’ll ask for the strongest one.”

“thank you.”

Having received the strongest blessing by paying money to a priest who was talking nonsense, I left the temple thinking that I could do anything.

I was trying to draw at a waterfall, a famous lottery spot that I often visited, but suddenly I wanted to change the location this time.

Isn’t the character I want to choose right now unusual?

“There’s no way I could get selected anywhere.”

I really want to hire him from the imperial palace, but since it is realistically impossible, I compromise accordingly.

Noble Street of Academy City.

Among them, the museum was the SSR character’s favorite museum.

She was a member of the royal family who truly loved the empire.

‘That’s why I worked hard to maintain the museum that I received as a gift from the emperor when I was young.’

It was a museum in Academy City.

And the proud history of the empire is on display there.

The people of the empire also loved the princess’s museum, perhaps because the princess inspected everything with great care.

“Yes, I thought it would have been patched downward to some extent since there was no princess…”

The difference between the museum managed by the princess and the museum when she was not managed was more severe than I expected.

“Has the princess’s absence been this big?”

There was a familiar building in the place where the museum was located.

However, the inside of the museum was drastically different from the inside of the game.

In the game, the museum was always full of visitors, but now only a noble couple who appeared to be on a date was visible.

But even they didn’t seem to be very interested in the artifacts hanging in the museum.

“This isn’t even normal.”

I understand that in the game, the museum was shown to younger students to teach them about the history of the empire.

There were times when the museum was used as an event venue.

“What will happen here when the princess appears?”