Chapter 174
Chapter 174 . What Is Not Allowed for Her (5)
I ended up coming to the guild house with Loretta without much thought, but… wasn’t this the first time I brought Loretta here? Yes, it was… After realizing that, I began to sweat .
‘If Hwaya or Ludia sees me…!’
A war that destroys the entire Residential Area might break out! However, I soon became relieved after discovering that no one was in the guild house . Loretta pulled on me .
“Come on, Shin-nim . Let’s go!”
“Ah, yeah . ”
Loretta should have an idea about who’s in my guild . Was she not curious? Though that’s why I thought, I didn’t ask her . There was no reason to pull back the disaster I avoided .
“Make sure to introduce me to Shin-nim’s guildmates next time, okay? Huhu . ”
“Ek!”
Loretta… You scary woman!
As I had already explored Beyond’s Residential Area, there wasn’t much fog, and it wasn’t hard to find the second explorer, Daisy Ectradion’s mansion .
“It’s been a while since I’ve been here . ”
“Re… Really?”
“Yes… I didn’t think I’d ever come back . ”
“You’re the one who suggested coming along . ”
“Yes, I’m extremely happy because I’m with Shin-nim . ”
I didn’t respond and continued to walk silently . She also followed suit without saying anything . After 20 minutes, we finally arrived at the second explorer’s mansion . Only then did I sigh and come to a stop . Really, I thought I’d die from the awkwardness .
[Go back . ]
Now, I felt like I understood what the mana surrounding this mansion did . As such, I wasn’t surprised when the communication channel got noisy .
[I came because I have something to talk to you about . Can you make time? If possible, I’d like to add you to my friend list . ]
[Friend list? You don’t even know my name . There’s no way you could… Don’t tell me . ]
[Can I?]
[… Go ahead . ]
I added Daisy Ectradion, and she accepted it . I immediately messaged her .
[As you expect, I met with Desert Scorpion’s guild master . He talked about you . ]
[Lodert Hydelcyon, head of Cyon Empire’s Royal Knights . ]
[Yes, him . ]
It was the first time I heard his full name, but I still answered calmly . I felt like I was worthy of getting an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor .
[You… If you fought him at your current strength, there’s no way you could be safe and sound . ]
[The reason you’re cooped up in your mansion is related to him, right?]
[What if it is?]
I faced Loretta . She tilted her head cutely . Nowadays, she was trying to show off her charms whenever she could . She must have realized it was working!
[Him and his guild are over . It was found out that they bribed an administrative guild . ]
[How could that… Could it be the person you brought along?]
[Precisely . ]
There was no answer for a while . Then, the fog covering the mansion cleared up a bit, and the mansion’s gate opened .
[I want to hear what happened . ]
I felt like I would get an alert saying ‘Quest Success!’ With a smile, I entered the mansion with Loretta . The mansion must have been neglected for a long time as all sorts of thornbushes, vines, and weed covered the area . She must have never left the estate… I called Sharana and Peika .
“Can you clean up the garden?”
[Of course! Should I cut everything up?]
[I’ll burn everything . Let’s go, annoying wind girl . ]
[After you, perverted worm-ssi . ]
Please… don’t fight…! Regardless of their relationship, the garden was cleared up in 3 minutes with their cooperation and went back to being a spacious garden . It was as if one hundred professional gardeners had worked on it .
[Elementals are… really strong . ]
After we finished cleaning up the garden, the mansion’s front door opened and its spacious hall showed itself beyond the door . I entered the door along with Loretta and the elementals . Even after they finished the job, Sharana and Peika didn’t think to go back . Sharana sat on my shoulder modestly, while Peika coiled around my arm . Since I wasn’t in battle and had to worry about using mana, I didn’t particularly mind them being out .
[I’m on the second floor . The room furthest into your left . ]
I opened the door to that room . I expected it to be extremely messy, but it was actually immaculate . The window taking up the entire side of the room was open, letting air through . Daisy Ectradion was on the bed in the corner of the room .
She was lying face down, wearing nothing but a white dress shirt . Her black lace panties were in full view, but Loretta poked my eyes to block the view . Ow!
“What are you doing, Loretta!?”
“Kuk, so the Evil Eyes can petrify me too… Huhuhu, you’ve grown so much, Shin-nim!”
Loretta shook her hands, and her partially petrified fingers went back to normal . She gave me a meaningful smile, but I continued to quibble .
“Why did you poke my eyes!?”
“If you don’t look away quickly, I’m going to attack you again!”
Damn, but I want to see more! I’m kidding, of course!
While I looked away, Loretta approached Daisy Ectradion and shouted .
“Why aren’t you wearing anything underneath!? Don’t tell me you’re trying to seduce my Shin-nim!? Do you want to get hit, customer?”
“I don’t have… the strength… skirts are… uncomfortable . ”
“Hurry up and wearing something!”
“I only have the uniform…”
“Uuuu! Then at least cover yourself with a blanket!”
It took another 30 seconds before I was allowed to look again . Daisy Ectradion was now sitting on the bed, wrapped in her blanket like a sushi roll . From her uncomfortable expression and her fully buttoned up dress shirt, I could tell that Loretta buttoned her up too .
I somewhat expected it from what Lodert Hydelcyon said, but she was gorgeous . Her ash-like hair flowed down her shoulders, and her ominous red eyes had a magic power that drew people in . They were undoubtedly Evil Eyes of some sort . I could recognize it more clearly now that I possessed them as well .
Her facial features were slightly unnatural . Her red irises took up more space in her eyes than the sclera, making her look a bit creepy . Her nose was small and stout, while her lips were overly thin and ash-colored like her hair . Also, her ears were small and sharp . Her lips and ears were especially unnatural . Her skin was also a pale grey-white . After a bit of thinking, I asked her .
“Can I ask what race you are…?”
“Un… I’m a grey elf . ”
“I see . ”
She narrowed her eyes and stared up at me . Then, she asked .
“What happened… to Lodert Hydelcyon?”
“Simply put, he picked a fight with my guild and got his guild destroyed . He lost his qualification as a dungeon explorer and was kicked out to his world . ”
“To his world? My world… Sylon continent was ruined . It’s been taken over by the Book Walkers . ”
I immediately made a silent prayer . Good luck surviving, Lodert .
Ectradion became quiet after that and looked at Loretta who was standing next to me .
“Did you do it?”
“Of course . He can’t set foot in the dungeon anymore . ”
“I… see…”
She seemed to be immersed in thought . Then, she surprisingly bowed .
“Sorry, but I can’t-do it . I can’t enter your guild . ”
“I didn’t say anything, did I…?”
“My Evil Eyes . They receive others’ thoughts or send them my thoughts . Because you possess Evil Eyes, I can only read a little… but I thought you were lying, so I read your mind . Sorry . ”
She got me! To think she could do it so stealthily without me noticing . Damn, it was my fault for letting my guard down based on her appearance . I hit my cheeks, then asked her .
“How about now?”
“Amazing . I can’t read your mind at all… Really . It’s been a while . ”
“Well done, Shin-nim . ”
“Don’t pat me . ”
“Ah, the woman . I couldn’t read you at all, but I could read it just now… Why didn’t you do what you were thinking of?”
“Whoops . It seems I let my guard down . Geez, I’m still inexperienced . Shin-nim, can you leave the room for a moment? I’ll call you back once I compose myself . ”
“I feel like you’re going to do something to Ectradion, so no . ”
“Tsk . ”
Loretta gave up on her plans to bury Daisy Ectradion . Relieved, I asked her .
“It was my final goal to ask you to enter my guild . For now, I’ll be happy if you continue your activities as an explorer . There’s no one to hold you back now . ”
“No, that’s not it . ”
She widened her eyes, then blinked a couple of times .
“I… want to try again . My world collapsed, but if I climb the dungeon again… maybe… I can chase them out…”
“Then why?”
“I’m… a necromancer . ”
She continued .
“I can’t obtain corpses in the dungeon…”
“Don’t you have any?”
“On the decisive day, half . In the dungeon, the remaining half to Hydelcyon . I lost everything . ”
With that, she raised her head and flashed her red eyes . I instinctively knew she was trying to convey something to me . I relaxed my Evil Eyes and let her thoughts flow into me in a way that it wasn’t overbearing .
Daisy Ectradion was the head of the military unit of Selone, an elven country in the Sylon continent . At a young age, she was chosen to become a First Dungeon explorer . She proliferated and became the strongest in Selone . As she continued to get stronger, she could turn stronger demonic beasts into undead . Eventually, she obtained a god’s true name and entered Beyond . It went without saying that she was the forefront warrior in the war against her world’s invaders, the Book Walkers .
However, the day her world’s Hero died, she lost half of the army she commanded . The surviving people lost their will to resist the Book Walkers, but Ectradion continued to fight . It was then that a conflict broke out between her and Lodert .
Lodert had always harbored evil intentions against her, and using the Event Raid that erupted when they were climbing the dungeon together; he crushed the remaining half of her forces . As they belonged to different countries, the Empire who wanted to command Ectradion as they wished supported Lodert’s scheme . As Ectradion knew this, she returned to her mansion without going back to Sylon . Lodert had wanted her to offer her body in exchange for letting her recreate her army, and Ectadion had refused to accept his terms .
When she tried to obtain corpses some other way, she could not achieve her goals in Sylon because Lodert obstructed her . It was the same when she tried to obtain them from other worlds’ explorers, as the guild Lodert operated, the Desert Scorpion, prevented them . In the first place, monsters strong enough to help clear Beyond didn’t come out for sale . She was no longer allowed to make an army for herself .
In the end, rather than submitting to such a cowardly man, she decided to give up on her world . Just like that, she became a neet .
Even if she had a god’s power, as a necromancer, she couldn’t advance in the dungeon by herself . It was especially the case as an explorer of Beyond . Just like that, for the past 73 years, she was lying on the bed of her mansion .
“I already gave up . Corpses… To clear Beyond’s 12th floor, normal corpses won’t do . ”
“So you want to just die in your mansion . ”
“Un… Thank you for ruining Hydelcyon and making him so miserable . Now, there’s no reason for me to raise my whip . I have… no regrets . ”
With that, she lay back down and closed her eyes . I could finally see her clearly . For a hero of Selone and an explorer of Beyond, her body was petite . Perhaps it was a trait of the elves, but her chest and butt were certainly voluptuous . However, she still had a small frame . Her shoulders were narrow, and her limbs were pitifully thin .
I felt like I was watching a withering flower . I couldn’t just let her be .
“Ectradion . If… If there are corpses you can be satisfied with, will you continue exploring?”
“Do I have to enter your guild?”
“I’ll back down for now . After all, I can’t bother you with my world’s problem . Once I push back the danger my world’s currently facing, I’ll ask you again . ”
At my words, Loretta burst into laughter .
“Shin-nim, what are you talking about!? Shin-nim is talking like Shin-nim is going to defeat other worlds’ enemies!”
“What are you talking about, Loretta?”
I tilted my head and answered .
“Once I defeat the two enemies my world is facing, do you think I’ll have anything to be afraid of? In that case, why wouldn’t I go defeat other worlds’ enemies?”
“Shin-nim, you really…”
As my words were too reasonable, Loretta became speechless . Then, I heard the sound of a blanket falling . I turned my head toward the direction of the sound . Daisy Ectradion, who put her blanket aside, was standing up and looking at me . Her Evil Eyes were shining with an exceptional red light .
“The corpses… Let me see them . ”
Good! That’s what I wanted to see! With a grin, I answered .
“First, wear a skirt . ”
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