Chapter 49: Chapter 23.2

EP – 023.2 – Netherworld (2)

“Relax, it’s fine.”

When I said that, Elijah’s trembling suddenly stopped.

“…Uh?”

I couldn’t imagine that before this calmness, she was just on the verge of tears.

Even she, herself, was shocked for such a sudden change.

‘The effect is better than I thought?’

I hesitated because the term ‘command’ was a bit ambiguous, but just by telling her to calm down, it removed her fear of death.

I don’t know how far it can go specifically, but it’s for certain that it’s persuasion power is not ordinary.

“Have you calmed down?”

“…Uh, yes, yes. Somehow. So, uh? what is it again?”

“Then put that thing in.”

Then I tried giving her the sack again.

“It’s necessary, alright? Believe it or not, we are safe.”

“…”

Elijah looked at me with questioning eyes, but rather than answering, I checked my watch instead.

10 seconds remaining.

The beast’s jaws was getting closer and closer. It was coming at us faster than we were falling. But because of it, the white lumps were also falling quickly.

“…Ahh, I don’t know. Why can someone be calm in this situation?”

With a half-giving up expression, Elijah finally followed my lead and opened her sack to catch the falling white lumps.

This and a humongous creature larger than the mountain coming to devour us was quite the strange sight to see.

9 seconds.

“So, what’s the plan! We’re almost there!”

Her words had a double meaning.

Above is the gaping maw of the beast while below is the hard ground.

It’s either death by vore or death by fall.

Still, there was nothing to plan or say.

“Just… Watch your step.”

There’s no room for mistakes here.

As the main character, her life is precious.

“Yes?!”

One second left.

As the alarm on the watch went off, the world that had just been filled with various filter-like colors returned to its original state.

The ‘entry permit’ that allowed us to enter the world has expired and thus we got forcibly expelled.

“Ehut… Cha.”

At the same time, we made a ‘soft’ on the ground.

Basically, expending the time limit and getting kicked out makes it so our coordinates are ‘newly generated’.

What does that mean? In other words, in the current situation, the only force that would affect me and Elijah is the momentum from jumping from this two-story building.

Kung, kung. A series of thuds rang out.

“…”

“…”

Elijah looked around with a dazed expression, before ignoring everything for now and checked the sack’s contents.

[ Gregory Hall’s Spirit ]

[ Item: Epic ]

[ Grants contact with the spirit of a legendary figure. ]

[ Ectoplasm Blob ] x3

[ Material: Special ]

[ A mysterious substance only secreted by Netherworld beings. Can maximize certain properties depending on the catalyst. ]

Right, so.

The Gregory Hall’s Spirit will be used as a material for my exclusive equipment. While the Ectoplasm Blob will be used for the ‘cannon’ I asked Percy to make.

‘…Good.’

Although it was risky, this was a very good harvest.

“Mr.”

A shaking Elijah suddenly called out as I was in my thoughts.

“…No way, did you plan this all from the beginning?”

“Uh? What?”

“Going up to the Netherworld, getting unknown things, being chased by a monster, and a safe landing. Ahhh, I don’t know how it works. Anyway, did you know that this was going to happen?”

“…I guess?”

If I did, why not do it, right?

Veteran Sera players call this the ‘Gregory Hall’s Spirit Early Farming Method’. If the conditions are met, it’s actually quite easy to do.

In addition, it’s a widely used method because you can also obtain the top-quality material, Ectoplasm.

“Then why didn’t you tell me from the beginning?”

“…Then if I had told you, would you have followed me?”

Eung.

I’m sorry, but this was the truth.

I was confident that it would be safe, but not everyone would be willing to experience something that crazy.

“…then why did you need me in the first place?”

“Because I needed extra help.”

“Yes?”

“I had to get at least three of these white things, but I was short on hands-”

[ You have influenced the target ‘Elijah’. She has intense anger at the target ‘Dowd’! ]

[ Marked with negative tendency! ]

[ Rewards Available! ]

[ Skill: Evil Ruler has been activated. Obtained 1 command right over the target! ]

“…”

Eum.

My command right got refilled as soon as it was used.

What’s happening?

“Just, barely, that kind of, that hellish thing, hu, huhu…”

Elijah was glaring at me, with her voice shaking.

Her eyes were out of focus.

…It’s scary.

“I’m sorry. I apologize.”

“If people could just apologize and solve everything with words, what’s the need for laws in this world-!”

“I’ll do anything you ask for.”

This was the promise she made when she apologized to me.

I’ll return the favor when I can.

Elijah’s outburst immediately stopped as soon as she heard this.

“…Anything?”

“Anything.”

She awkwardly scratched her cheek.

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Then, with pouted lips, she held out her pinky finger.

“Then promise me.”

“Uh?”

“Pinky promise.”

“…”

Are you a child?

But since when I asked her, she didn’t ask anything, I need to reciprocate.

So I held out my pinky and tied the promise, after which she broadly smiled.

‘…So she just let’s it slide just like that.’

Is it that simple?

“…Heh. As expected, you’re similar.”

“Eung?”

“I used to do this often with my older brother.”

Having said that, Elijah moved away from me.

There’s still a wide smile on her face.

“…just looking at Mr. made me want to do something like this for no reason.”

However.

It’s certaint that hidden beneath her cheerful words was a mixture of all sorts of complex emotions.

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‘…He’s really a strange person.’

Elijah watched as Dowd leave with his sacks, after saying he had somewhere to go, and then turned her gaze to her hand.

Her pinky finger had linked with Dowd’s just now. She could feel his warmth still lingering.

She absentmindedly fiddled with that part of her finger.

“…”

She silently recalled what had just happened.

When the unidentified giant monster had opened its mouth and was coming to devour them.

‘Relax, it’s fine.’

She was so scared.

It felt like she was going to die.

But when that man told her to calm down, she suddenly felt relieved.

It really felt like that.

His words just pierced straight through her heart.

‘It’s strange. Really strange.’

At first glance, he seems indifferent and just blurts out things carelessly.

But if you were to stay by his side for a little while, you would realize that he always seems to see things that others can’t.

Most of all.

He would always do things that strike people’s hearts during crucial moments.

‘They’re a little bit similar?’

Her brother had always remained stuck in her heart for the better or worse.

He’s mischievous, insensitive, and usually only play silly pranks. Sometimes, she wonders if there’s another dolt like him in the world.

But at the same time.

No matter what adversity, he would always rise up and overcome it.

No matter how strong the opponent is, he never backs down.

Above all.

Whenever she is in danger, he always rushes to her rescue.

He was her only hero in the world.

Didn’t he used to say that every time?

‘Relax, it’s fine.’

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“…”

And, oddly enough.

After experiencing the previous situation, that man called Dowd strangely reminds her of him-

“Aaaaahhhh-!”

Elijah groaned and slapped her cheeks with both hands.

‘Crazy, are you insane!?’

How could she compare her brother with that person!

In the first place, he’s someone else’s man! And he said he likes Princess Tristan! It’s disrespectful to compare someone involved with that damn family to her brother!

“So annoying! That Mr., ahh it’s irritating!”

Yeah, that guy is annoying!

-Relax, it’s fine.

“…”

His voice once again echoed in her mind. But, Elijah immediately shook her head and shouted again at the top of her lungs.

“I really hate you, Mr.!”

She was screaming so much that her face started to get red.

It was as if she was trying to force out a voice that was coming from inside of her.

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“Aaaaahhhh-!”

“So annoying! That Mr., ahh it’s irritating!”

“I really hate you, Mr.!”

“…”

I suddenly heard such words echoing as I was dragging my sacks.

‘She’s really angry, huh…?’

I should apologize properly next time.

Otherwise, I might really get killed…

[ The favorability of the target ‘Elijah’ has greatly increased! ]

[ The favorability level has been upgraded to ‘Interest Level 4’! ]

[ Rewards Available! ]

[ Reward has been reduced due to the good alignment of the target! ]

“…”

In the meantime, I don’t know why this suddenly popped up.

No.

Why are you here, seriously?