Chapter 200 – Chapter 200 ― Close (1)
Episode 200 ― Closer (1)
“It was a great hunt.”
The monsters Roan caught in the forest are worms from the mountain range that separates Basel and the East Emperor.
Seeing Roan pouring out magic stones such as Cave Worm and Forest Worm, Eleanor admired.
They were magic beasts prepared by Aranya for an alibi for Roan’s business trip, but Erenia looked at the magic stones piled up in white clothes and pondered for a moment, ‘Is Roan’s thought about the wedding deep?’
Just like Erenia, who went to bed early for the next day’s ceremony, Roan decided to go to sleep alone after finishing the day’s schedule.
Roan didn’t go back to the bedroom and locked the inner door of the office.
Unlike the inner bedroom, where attendants are always on standby, there are few people who come and go at night.
External.
Why was Roan left there alone?
“Goddess.”
It was to tell her what she had been up to and to listen to her advice.
“They moved quickly.”
The goddess greeted Roan with a soft light like a benevolent smile.
“Did you see it?”
“You can see most of them.”
Goddess Laurecia answered softly.
“I heard about Fiora.”
“That’s right. I think she was there too.”
When she heard the goddess’ words, she was puzzled.
“… It’s like… Do you say?”
“I can’t see her.”
An answer I hadn’t thought of.
Is she something that even a goddess can’t see?
To Roan’s surprise, she found her answer in her old words spoken by the goddess.
Even at the beginning, when she asked about Fiora, the Goddess asked the question, ‘Is Fiora with you?
It seems that the Goddess really did not know about Fiora’s whereabouts.
Even though ‘you can see most things’.
As if noticing Roan’s curiosity, the light flickered mischievously.
“Fiora and her kin gave me godhood. The first thing he did after gaining that godhood was to seal ‘greed’, and the second thing he did was transfer Fiora’s soul to her sword.”
Roan remembered what the elders of the forest fairies had said.
“They say it’s the old sword of the forest fairy. As the leader of the forest fairies.”
“It did. Bondi was a sword made by a land fairy and given to a forest fairy as a gift.”
And there was a moment of silence.
To choose words,
Are you reminiscing about the past?
“I noticed that the next time I found Fiora, she would have to send it back to the soul cycle. So I erased her from my sight. That was the best I could do for her friend.”
So even though she was a god, she couldn’t see Fiora.
Seeing Roan’s enlightened expression, the light of the goddess shone warmly.
“We all thought it was right that the long-lived fairies were in charge of Fiora. Only then did she think I could explain her situation to her.”
“Doesn’t a dragon live longer if it’s longevity?”
“They are indifferent.”
I couldn’t see her face in her light
The silence that seemed to select the words from earlier was bittersweet.
“Dragon doesn’t care about anything other than what I care about. Norms, past, morality. Anything. The reason he participated in the subjugation of demons was because demons were a threat to the woman I was interested in.”
The light dimmed a bit.
There was no sound, but Roan felt it was like a sigh.
“But Fiora did not wake up. Even until the demise of her land nymph, who took charge of her. In the end, she had no one to explain her situation to her.”
The goddess said
“It is unfortunate.”
Her voice sounded sincere.
“Our goodwill has become a curse. How long have you been wandering I don’t even know that. And you can’t even touch it. Something like that. Everything has a price, and even I and Fio are paying the price.”
Roan kept his mouth shut.
The world is harsh and strange.
For some, the world demands more than what is necessary, and for others, it goes too far.
It seems that just because she is a goddess, she cannot escape the law.
“You told the old story.”
“Is it okay if you talk to me about this? I was told that inevitability or some kind of strength was needed to contact me as a human being.”
At Roan’s worried words, the light quickly flashed a couple of times.
What I heard immediately was the goddess’ laughter.
“Ahaha…”
She had been talking melancholy a while ago, but there was no sadness or pity in the voice of the goddess.
“Are you worried about God?”
There is warmth in her voice.
“It’s been too long since I’ve heard someone’s concerns. Fiora is your sword, and my ally. With that, cause and effect are sufficiently secured. Do not worry.”
The goddess asked, erasing her laughter from her words as if shrugging her shoulders.
“Okay. Let’s leave the last story like this. Come to think of it, I have something to tell you, so I was waiting for you.”
“You waited. What are you doing?”
Now Roan had a vague idea that the goddess couldn’t deliver her words whenever I wanted.
That the goddess waited for Roan,
It means that there is something that is not urgent but must be conveyed to Roan.
“The gap is close by.”
And the message that comes to mind at that moment.
[Message: Unofficial Quest — Search the Crevice]
[Message: Prepare for ■■ by receiving quest rewards!]
Roan’s eyes narrowed.
“Gap… Ra Hashim, is it connected to the world I lived in?”
“I’m not sure, but I don’t think so. Connecting something with the other world is a very powerful thing. It wasn’t that powerful. But the important thing is that ‘greed’ gains power through that gap.”
With the goddess’ nod, Roan widened her eyes.
“Since when…”
“That also is unknown. Niche may have been around you all along. It was after I delivered the piece to you that I could feel it.”
Ah.
There were no holy relics in the imperial palace.
The statue of the goddess had been painted over or destroyed, and the scriptures were also sealed.
Maybe even those things had an impact.
“‘Greed’ gets its power from the negative. Fear. Chaos. Hatred. From all the evil things that arise from the process of someone being greedy.”
“Those are emotions that inevitably arise in a person’s life. You can’t stop those things, can you?”
“Okay. As long as you don’t cross the natural threshold, it’s fine under normal circumstances. However, if there is a medium that transmits that power, the story would be different.”
Summarizing the words of God,
It is a story that there is a window or medium that collects the emotions that occur around me and conveys them to the seal.
Maybe it was before I came.
Roan was stunned for a moment.
“How can I find out?”
“Recently, there was a rumor you heard about a dragon artifact.”
Roan recalled information about the dragon’s relic he had seen in the game.
Magical and Magical Enhancement Gems.
However, in the game, of course, it is not known whether the object exudes evil energy or not.
There is no way to know unless it is explained in text.
“The niche will have a similar power.”
Roan’s eyes narrowed.
He suddenly remembered what he had heard from the forest sprite.
“I don’t think the dragon’s relic… Is that proof of the contract that Wütz made?”
The goddess did not speak.
Instead of an answer, a message appeared before Roan’s eyes.
[Message: Urgent Quest — Gather information about the Dragon’s Artifact!]
[Message: Timeout — 9999:59:59:99]
[Message: If you do not complete the quest within the time limit, you will be penalized.]
It was a decidedly different message than usual.
It’s called an urgent quest, but it doesn’t seem urgent, and there doesn’t seem to be any will to limit the time in that time limit.
It looks like the goddess sent a message.
Roan, who had been staring at the message that blocked his vision for a moment, opened his mouth.
The Goddess was conveyed through messages.
Roan’s guess is correct.
“You can’t just give something away, but it’s possible if you put in the right amount of merit or effort. It would be nice to know that much.”
From her attitude, Roan got the impression that the goddess was very careful about even mentioning the artifact.
“Nothing near you is stronger than I knew. Perhaps if you find the artifact first, you’ll definitely feel the difference in power, but that won’t be easy. I can’t give you a specific way. That’s all the advice I can give you.”
Roan thought deeply as he touched her chin at the goddess’ words.
The dragon’s relic is something that the hero can find through quests at the end of last year in the original game story and in the middle of the game.
But maybe it’s because the story is twisted, or because the player isn’t directly controlling it. It seems that the hero stopped doing that.
And the story about the artifact went into Merde’s palace.
Even if you take the time to go, the place where the artifact is is at the end of Merde. Now that the only waypoint secured in Merde is Sprouse, it is not easy to bet a long time of about 15 days for the time being.
In other words, it is the same as saying that it would take a long time for Roan to feel the aura of the artifact and find a similar item in the castle.
Roan, who seemed to be thinking for a while, asked as if she had a good idea.
“I am currently using crystal powder imbued with the power of the dark forest seed.”
“That’s right. I admired how he managed to find such a thing and use its power.”
Beyond the light, I could feel the goddess’ honest feelings. Her yong-cheol scratched her head, feeling proud for some reason.
“Hmm, hmm… Yes, I am using crystals to activate them to block the aura of ‘greed’. So would that possibly work for artifacts?”
The light repeated silently, very slowly, brightening and then darkening.
He seemed troubled,
It was so ridiculous that it looked like he was just breathing.
When Yongcheol was slightly nervous, she said the goddess.
“Any power I bestow upon him will be able to block his energy.”
From the big ‘seed of the dark forest’ to the small ‘starlight’ of Roan. It is all the power bestowed by the Goddess. Among them, if it is a decision, its ability has already been verified.
Even if you can’t find a gap right away,
It means you can block it.
“Awesome. Do you think of it that way? The Dark Forest was a place to be confined. I had no intention of using it as a fence, even if it could be expanded.”
It’s hard to laugh at the confirmation of her goddess, but she’s been a huge help to Roan.
Confidence in the function of the decision came. She even got permission from the forest fairy. The ways to use it in the future will be endless depending on the way you find it.
Roan brought up the question, her original purpose in finding her goddess this late at night.
“There is one more piece of advice I would like to ask you.”
“What is it?”
It was the reason Roan dreamed of her goddess after a long time to ask her.
“I am getting married soon.”
“Are you trying to ask me about her married life as I became a goddess without being able to get married?”
A playful wave was felt.
Fortunately, that wasn’t what Roan was asking.
A small smile appeared on Roan’s face, then disappeared.
“I am marrying the daughter of a man who makes me politically uncomfortable. That’s good. But something bothers me.”
“What?”
“Someone advised me about her.”
“Hmm? What did you say?”
“They told me not to get close.”
The light suddenly became cold.
Does it mean that the laughter is gone and the seriousness is gone?
Roan noticed at that moment.
Goddess already noticed the question I was about to ask.
“Yes. I feel the need to meet her advisor and learn more about her.”
The light became noticeably darker.
