Chapter 72

Chapter 72

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[You found the Golden Waterfall! I think you’ll get some kind of mysterious energy if you dip your body in it…]

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“I need to get hit by the water, but going inside with these clothes is a bit…”

“Ah! We have one tattered item of clothing that hasn’t been turned into a rag yet.”

As Sevis said, when she rummaged through the picnic bag, she saw a ragged white dress that was once her everyday wardrobe.

“Why is this in the picnic bag? Why did you keep this?”

‘Don’t tell me, he…’

Sylvia glanced up and down at Sevis. Then she looked at the ragged clothes again with a look of dismay. He put a serious look on his face when he saw Sylvia’s displeased expression.

“I brought it to use as a rag just in case, so don’t think weird thoughts.”

“No but why do you have that look on your face…”

Sylvia hid behind a tree, changed into the ragged clothes, even wearing a white headband, and walked into the waterfall with a resolute expression. Wearing all white, she looked like a natural person who practiced Taoism.

“The water is cold, be careful.”

The group encouraged Sylvia while sitting on a large tree, taking out beef jerky from the picnic bag and chewing on it. In the middle of the waterfall was a convenient rock to sit on, and Sylvia sat on it and got hit by the waterfall with a devout heart. Her whole body was glowing in a gold light after being hit by the golden waterfall.

Was five minutes enough? A brilliant light began to emanate from her body, and a message appeared in front of her with the fanfare sound effect.

Ta-dah!

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[Sylvia acquired the passive skill Almost-legendary Poison Immunity by using the Golden Waterfall.]

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“Wow!!!”

After checking the message, Sylvia raised her hands and cheered. The group chewing the beef jerky looked at her, being struck by the waterfall, in surprise.

‘Poison immunity… What kind of western fantasy background even has a term from a martial arts novel? There must have been a martial arts enthusiast among the developers…’

(T/N: The name of the skill is a reference to the term , used in martial arts/oriental fantasy novels, and means one can resist all kinds of toxins.)

After thinking for a while, wondering if it was such a big deal that a martial arts term appeared in a novel that had jjamppong and udon in a restaurant, Sylvia shook her head. She happily opened the status window and chose to view the detailed description of the passive skill.

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[Almost-legendary Poison Immunity

– It is a skill that means one’s body has become invincible and cannot be invaded by any poison in the world. However, since you didn’t go into the waterfall naked, you absorbed less of its water, so an ‘almost’ was placed in front of it. It means you can fail to neutralize one or two types of poison.

But what are the odds? Now, no matter what kind of poison you are poisoned by, you will survive almost all of them.]

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‘I can’t believe I had to go into the waterfall naked… It’s a pity. I have some doubts about the ‘almost’ in front of the skill name… But like the explanation said, what are the odds? It’s an amazing skill!’

When Sylvia jumped out of the water with an excited splash, Noel brought a towel and wiped her body.

“Miss Sylvia, you must have gained the ability to neutralize all poisons like you wanted.”

“Exactly. Ah, right! While we’re at it, why don’t we all get in the waterfall?”

“That’s a good…”

Rumble, bam!

“H-Huh?!”

Before Noel could finish speaking, a loud roar was heard from behind him, and large rocks rolled over the waterfall. Immediately, the golden waterfall was filled with rocks and disappeared. Unlike at first, not a single stream of water leaked out because of how properly it was blocked.

“It seems like the golden waterfall disappeared, unfortunately.”

“Ah… It’s a pity. I wish we all had gotten stronger together.”

It was unfortunate, but they were unable to restore the already lost waterfall. As Sylvia came out of the bushes, the foreign horse, which had gone back to the mansion, was back.

Noel had a golden key similar to that received by Sylvia, so with the push of a button, the foreign horse surprisingly understood it and ran the long distance at lightning speed.

“So you just press the key button and it comes running no matter how far it is, like Limbo?”

“They were stolen from the same area, so that’s the case. Ah! Not stolen, extorted… I mean, they were brought here.”

“As expected, nothing is impossible when you have money.”

As Noel smiled gently and climbed onto the foreign horse, Sylvia also climbed on top of Limbo with Sevis hanging behind her.

“Turbo driving!”

Neigh, neeeeigh!

On the way back, there were no obstacles to stop the reckless foreign horses, thanks to the completion of the dungeon raid. The foreign horses jumped over the rocks blocking their way, crossed the water with surface tension, performing the miracle of Moses, and instantly took the group to the mansion.

After unpacking and quickly washing up, they sat at a table filled with all kinds of delicacies after a long time and ate a leisurely meal. Noel cut the steak with an elegant gesture and looked at Sylvia.

“Next week marks the beginning of the coming-of-age celebration, one of the biggest festivals of the Elishers Empire. Since the dungeon raid ended sooner than I thought, why don’t you rest here before the festival begins?”

“Wow! … Ah…”

Sylvia was smiling with her mouth wide open at the idea of resting, but when she thought of the karma system, her shoulders drooped.

‘I really want to rest… But if I rest, my karma will build up…’

Then, she opened her mouth weakly.

“It’s good to rest… It is, but… Do you need anyone in this mansion to do chores? I can do anything.”

“What?”

“It’s just… I’m a person who gets a bit of a sore body when I laze around.”

Sylvia looked at Noel with a stiffened expression. From the perspective of someone who didn’t know what she was thinking, the look on her face seemed extremely sincere.

Noel was once again amazed by her tremendous integrity. How could anyone work so hard? It was fine to rest for a day, but she was just like a worker ant.

‘Miss Sylvia is always sincere. Even I, who had been faithfully trained as a priest since I was a child while praying early in the morning, thought I’d take a few days off because I had a hard time…’

Was there something different about the hero chosen by God?

Noel looked at Sylvia—who, to him, seemed to be eating devoutly—with an impressed gaze.

Seeing that his body reacted to her, he thought she was the hero who made him stand on his own, as the oracle said, but he was slightly questioning why God had chosen Sylvia. But now, Noel had to admit that Sylvia, who had extraordinary integrity, had the qualities of being a better hero than anyone else, as well as making him stand on his own.

‘If I turn the word sincerity into a human being, maybe it’s Miss Sylvia. The more I know her, the cooler she is. I want to get even closer to her.’

Noel looked at her lovingly, vowing to soon bring out the conversation about living together. Sylvia was cursing the karma system inwardly, so she didn’t notice his gaze.

Sylvia, who took a lower-body bath and received a full body massage after the meal to relieve her fatigue, fell asleep in a fluffy bed. And, after a long time, she met the male god in her dream.

‘Huh? This place…?’

Inside the empty space that glowed in a white light, she was lying on the bed. As she narrowed her eyes and turned her head, an excellent, muscular upper body appeared right in front of her. When she calmed her startled heart and looked down, she could see a pair of familiar-looking silk pants, fluttering.

‘Huh? Where did I see this before?’

When Sylvia raised her head after looking at the muscular upper body, she saw a perfect jawline that looked like it had been carved, a refreshingly smiling mouth, and the rest of the male god’s features that were obscured by the light and could not be seen.

She frowned, wondering if she could see his face if she stared at it, but when he waved his hand in front of her, she was embarrassed and pushed her head back.

“Hello? It’s been a while.”

“Why are you so close?”

‘Though I am thankful…’

As Sylvia was thinking sly thoughts in her mind, the other person burst out laughing while grabbing his belly.

“Hahahaha! What do you mean you’re thankful? I see you’re honest as always.”

“What, did you read my mind? That’s cheap!”

Seeing her shocked expression, he laughed even louder. Then he rolled out of bed, summoned a chair, and sat down. As he walked away, Sylvia made a regretful face and, seeing her reaction, he gave a low laugh as he wiped away his tears.

“Hahaha… Ah, stop being funny. Sylvia, I came here today because I wanted to compliment you. I’ve been watching you from above, and you’ve been doing a lot better than I expected.”

“Am I doing well? If so, thank goodness. Actually… Even if I want to take a break, I can’t because of the karma build-up.”

“How can you think about resting when you have the question about going to Slothful Hell or not hanging around you? You have to wake up and work. You rested a lot before you died.”

“Ugh… That’s true.”

Sylvia rolled her eyes with a bitter expression. It wasn’t enough no matter how much she rested, but since she lazed around a lot before she died, she had to work every day. It was cruel, she thought.

‘No, because I have these rotten thoughts, I became a candidate to move into Slothful Hell… I have to get my act together.’

As she clapped her forehead with her palms to take control of her mind, the male god cleared his throat.

“Enough with the chit-chat. Although I came here to compliment you, I’m also here because I wanted to say thank you. The temple you raided today was actually my temple. Thanks to the successful purification, I have regained a bit of my strength.”

“Wow! Really? No wonder I wanted to clean up!”

“And I have another request for you. Tell the villagers to take care of the temple in the future. Even if the cleansing is complete, if the temple isn’t managed, it can be covered with contaminated energy again at any time.”

Sylvia nodded at his words, and the male god smiled happily and snapped his fingers together. Then, two boxes popped up in the air. One was red and one was blue.

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