36. The Secret Space
“Hmm.”
Elijah nodded in satisfaction and looked around her.
‘Is this size enough?’
It didn’t take long to dig out the inside of the mountain.
The size of the space formed in the shape of a hemisphere was not that large.
About how many palaces can fit?
It was really small compared to the size of the mountain.
‘The hard work is worth it.’
As we dug straight down the mountain, there were a few spots where the soil was flowing or the ground looked compromised.
After coming down, avoiding such a place, I found a suitable place to dig, and that is the place.
The arched walls are all packed with hard soil so they don’t collapse.
‘The pores seem to work well too.’
There are small holes that are difficult to see with the naked eye.
I lit a few candles at the beginning of the work, but the air was not cloudy.
This is evidence of smooth air circulation.
Candles could not illuminate the large space, so I set up separate golden flames here and there.
A cage-shaped oyster that glows brightly.
At the center, Elijah slowly turned around and smiled.
‘I like it.’
It is not yet time for her to bring Judas.
You have to fill this space with things.
A bed to lie on.
‘I need a place to wash….’
He’s a versatile genius, but he doesn’t know how to install water and sewage systems all the way to the bottom of these mountains.
‘Shall we pump up groundwater and use it? That would be possible.’
If you want to pack a meal, you also need a cooking facility.
Something like an oven.
‘It’s a little disappointing that there are no windows….’
If you want to see the scenery, you can see it anytime.
Because you can use teleport.
‘It’s a little dreary with only furniture…. Shall we uproot the tree and plant it? It might wither away from lack of sunlight.’
There is also a way to completely pierce the upper part of the space.
To blow off the top of the mountain.
There was nothing I couldn’t do, but I didn’t want to.
‘Because you can’t mess with the ecosystem….’
Elija was happy just thinking of this and that plan and imagining putting it into practice.
‘I want to quickly take care of it and bring it back.’
What kind of expression would Judas make when he sees this place?
If you lock him up here, no one will ever find him.
No one can touch it.
Only she can freely enter and leave this place.
‘Mine.’
Elijah smiled, feeling her heart swell with warmth.
***
Elijah said she had some personal business, so she left me and went somewhere.
It just went well.
I also have something to do.
‘I can go to fill up my magic stats.’
When Elijah is around, she follows her schedule, so she doesn’t have time to deal with personal matters.
At this point, I need to restore my lost stats.
‘It won’t be easy….’
Finding quests is not difficult.
But the rewards are all random.
There aren’t many that give certain rewards, and there’s very little magic among them.
I wasn’t surprised when I received magic from Yuel.
‘It’s fortunate that there aren’t any.’
I looked down at her hands.
The hand that clung to Elijah at the foundation festival.
Her palms were charred.
It’s not black at all, but it looks like it’s got holes in it like it’s been burned in places.
It doesn’t hurt that much.
Sometimes it stings or tingles with heat, but it’s manageable.
I haven’t been caught by Elijah yet.
‘For now, I’ll try as much as I can within my line, and if it still doesn’t work, then I’ll really have to tell you.’
So the place I visited today is the Magic Tower.
To be precise, it is a magical city centered around the Mage Tower.
Since it is a place related to magic, there are quite a few factors that can definitely obtain magic here.
It’s a long distance, so I came by UL.
I have to receive magic from Yuel at all times.
It can’t be helped that people around me see this side and gossip about it.
The big moon deer is roaming the main street.
“What is that…. Isn’t that the moon deer?”
“Is there anyone who has tamed the moon deer?”
“Why, you know that. Lady Elijah and her….”
“… Ah!”
If you say it a little louder, I think you’ll hear what I’m saying….
If your ears get better, this is a problem.
It is not pleasant to be able to easily eavesdrop on other people’s conversations.
Anyway, I solved the confirmed quest while walking around the streets of Yuel and the Mage Tower.
[You have completed the hidden quest ‘Potion Addict’.]
Drinking 10 or more potions within a certain amount of time.
[You have completed the Hidden Quest, ‘Human Medicine Bath’.]
Similarly, chewing and eating more than 10 types of medicinal herbs raw in a single bite within a certain amount of time. Etc….
There is only such an ignorant kind of content.
People look at me strangely as I pass by with a handful of medicinal herbs in my mouth.
I am not in a position to hide.
[You have completed the Hidden Quest, ‘Eat Lover’.]
[Provides a reward.]
….
After completing almost all of the confirmed quests, I checked briefly.
[HP: 40.0]
Thanks to the trait of being attracted by the moon, the magic stat is going up three times.
Thanks to that, I secured 21 or so.
It’s a pretty high number, but it’s too early to be relieved.
If you think about how fast Elijah is, it’s not enough.
‘There is only one thing left. If we do this, we can finally secure 30.’
I didn’t want to do this as much as possible.
But like I said, I’m not in a position to cover it up.
I stepped into a comprehensive magic item shop in front of me and proceeded with the quest.
And after a while….
“Hey….”
The store clerk approached cautiously and asked.
“Do you have any complaints… ?”
The purpose of the last remaining quest. Visit this store more than 30 times.
It’s usually a quest that comes and goes naturally and is completed.
But now I can’t come and go naturally, so I’m repeating going in and out of the store.
‘… There’s no such thing as truth.’
To be honest, it’s embarrassing.
But I’m not in a position to argue with that.
“No, not really.”
“Then why….”
Do you keep going crazy like that?
That kind of expression.
Fortunately, the quest has just been completed.
[You have completed the hidden quest, ‘Stubborn Regular Customer’.]
[HP: 49.0]
“There was something like that…. I’m sorry anyway. This much….”
The moment he tried to run away after saying he would go back.
From inside the store, someone walked out with a clattering sound.
“… Mr. Judas?”
This is the first time I’ve been called like this.
But I heard the voice.
“Is the princess low?”
There was Hagar inside the store.
“I wondered if someone was making a fuss by going in and out of the door like this…. Was it you?”
“Um….”
Even the excuse that there was such a reason is difficult.
I just decided to change the subject.
“What are you doing here, Your Majesty?”
“I was looking around to buy a teleport artifact for evacuation. Isn’t that a famous masterpiece made by its owner?”
“Yeah what…. I did.”
“By the way, are you interested in my schedule?”
“No? I was just asking out of politeness.”
I bowed down and apologized to the clerk.
“Sorry for the inconvenience. Enough then.”
It’s embarrassing in many ways, so it’s better to hurry up and leave this place.
I walked away from the store, leaving the bewildered clerk behind.
… However.
“Do you have any business with me?”
The princess Hagar follows me.
“Is it because I have to go this way too?”
… It wasn’t.
“Are you conscious that you once proposed? You think you’ll get scolded if the young lady finds out?”
“… ….”
“Oh, you don’t deny it?”
“If you know, let’s walk a little further.”
“… I don’t really like to show off my power anywhere, but don’t you think you’re treating me too harshly even though I’m the princess?”
“Ummm…. I’ve heard that kind of thing too often, so I’m not really impressed….”
“Huh!”
Hagar let out an absurd laugh.
Yes or no.
I got on top of Yuel.
Try to keep as far away as possible.
“If anyone sees it, they’ll think I’m clinging to them. I’m not that interested, am I?”
“Thank you.”
“I really really want….”
I cross my arms as if I’m about to explode.
She glanced at me disgruntled, then suddenly nodded and smiled.
“The last time I saw it, it wasn’t like this…. Do you see what happened with the young lady in the meantime? No way, at the time of the founding festival, I was in a festive mood and so-and-so… ?”
“… ….”
“You tend not to hide your expression.”
It’s a perfect song.
The second day of the foundation festival.
The night we enjoyed the festival together and walked hand in hand.
Since then, the relationship between Elijah and I has become somewhat delicate.
It feels like a subtle wall has been created.
It’s not that we’ve grown apart, but this is really….
It is an area that is too complex and ambiguous to explain accurately and clearly in language.
The real problem is that I’m not alone in this.
Elijah also seems to have a complicated mindset.
That’s why it’s more confusing.
I have no way of knowing what to do at a time like this because it’s my first time.
“Someone came here to buy a teleport artifact because they were afraid of war, but the one at the center of it is a spring day….”
Hagar laughed in vain.
I ignored it and tried to keep my distance, but a familiar person appeared in front of me.
“… Huh?”
He recognized me too.
“Lewi?”
It was Levi di Bebel.
Judging from the way he came with an escort knight, he seems to have come to buy something.
‘Perhaps he came to find a tool to prepare for Elijah.’
Lewi looked up at me, frowned, then smiled.
“I knew I was a weirdo, but I never thought you would call me by my first name. Be bold or rude….”
“Would you like to hear the title of Master in my own voice?”
“… This is another kind of blackmail. Just imagining it is terrifying, so please don’t do that.”
Levi frowned at her and waved her hand.
I just shrugged.
He belatedly greeted Hagar.
“My poor princess, long time no see.”
“It’s been a while.”
“By the way, what are you going to do with that big slayer?”
“We met by chance while passing by.”
“Is that so?”
Lewi’s smiling face looked at me.
‘Why are you acting like that?’
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Even if you look directly at her, she just smiles.
Like someone who remembered something sinister and pleasant.
***
Levi recently had a conversation with Cain.
“That thing from before.”
Cain, who was polishing her sword, raised her head slightly.
Lewi thought of Judas, who created a menacing atmosphere by polishing his sword in front of him.
Cain had no such intention.
She said
She struggled to shake her head.
“You know what that was then. When Elijah first came.”
“… Oh, when I was training in the sunspots. I remembered. Why is that all of a sudden?”
“You said there were survivors then, right?”
“When I checked later, they said there was one.”
“Did you say golden eyes?”
“From what I hear. But why are you asking about the past? Do you want to make fun of me for missing one?”
“No. Just.”
Levi laughed as if it was no big deal.
Golden eyes are not very rare.
However, it is not common.
The important thing about information is not whether the information is true or not.
Can the person who will hear the information accept it as fact or not? That’s more important
The truth is less important than that.
Lewi also knows a little about Judas’ background.
That suspicious intersection.
And golden eyes.
What Elijah did….
After thinking a few times, Levi leaned back on the sofa and smiled.
‘If it’s true, things will be fun.’
*
Recalling his memory, Levi’s mouth itched.
Should I use this hand now or not?
There was no time to worry.
“I don’t know how to interpret this situation.”
At some point, Elijah appeared in front of Judas.
“… Miss?!”
After digging her mountain, Elijah came looking for Judas.
But she was next to Hagar. In front of her is Levi.
Elijah looked back and forth between Hagar and Judah.
The red eyes shine coldly.
The princess was unknowingly nervous and took a step backwards.
Elijah blinked slowly.
Lewi in the back is not the subject of interest right now.
He grabs Judas’ hand as if snatching it.
“Follow me.”
There was no time for Judas to answer.
The two disappeared.
Only Levi and Hagar were left on the street.
“… ….”
The two nodded awkwardly, then went their separate ways.
*
The place where Elijah brought Judas was from the depths of the mountain.
She created a hemispherical space.
A big cage.
Judah was taken aback by the sudden change of vision.
Besides, the place she arrived at is very unfamiliar.
The surroundings are dark and too wide.
I can’t even guess how wide it is because of the thick darkness.
It looks like a huge cave.
“My lady… ?”
She was the only person she could rely on.
Yuel is also nearby, but Yuel looks around her as if he is flustered.
“Where is this… ?”
She looked back at herself from a place one step away from her.
The red eyes are clear even in the dark.
She showed up out of nowhere, brought me out of nowhere, and didn’t explain anything.
She laughs after watching as if she is just observing.
It was a smile that was both bright and somewhat dreary.
Instantly, she answered in a slightly playful voice.
“It’s a secret.”
Judas saw her slowly approaching her, and was gripped by her unknown fear.
She looks like she’s trying to catch and eat her.
“Ah, lady… ?”
Although Judas called carefully, Elijah did not stop approaching her.
