Chapter 30

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A thin flexible barrier appeared and blocked Yujun’s sword.

The shield fractured.

Nonetheless, it was strong enough to withstand his powerful attack.

Yujun looked around to find the person who created the shield.

Then he widened his eyes when he caught sight of someone.

He found a dark elf standing with her hands on the walls of the hut.

‘Is that the dark elf queen?’

The dark elves, who have been hiding in the fight between Yujun and the demons, became startled when they saw the figure assumed to be their queen.

“My queen!”

“H-how, this…”

“Call the elders!”

It quickly became noisy.

Yujun, with an uncomfortable face, once again raised his sword to end Pierre’s life.

And the moment he tried to swing his sword.

“Wait!”

Cried the dark elf queen.

Her voice cracked, perhaps because she hasn’t spoken in a while.

Yujun turned his head.

“You can’t kill him now!”

“What do you mean?”

“The demon placed a strange detonator on my body.”

“Detonator?”

‘Was there such a thing in the Infinite Tower?’

“It’s a curse, to be exact.”

“Weren’t you cursed to be asleep forever?”

“Yes. But there’s more than one curse on me. Two curses. If Pierre dies, I die too.”

The dark elf queen gasped because she tried to talk in one breath.

“Then what should we do?”

He can’t let Pierre recover like this.

If Pierre regains his senses, there will be a couple of ways for him to get out of this place.

“We need to at least break the curse before we can kill him.”

“How do we break the curse? Is there a way right now?”

Yujun’s words caused the dark elf queen’s complexion to darken.

“…None.”

“Huh.”

There’s no solution.

Yujun sighed.

There are certainly many ways to break curses, but when it is a strong curse, things get very difficult.

“Two curses…you said?”

“My queen…”

“We’ll get an Elixir right away! Please wait!”

“Everyone, stay down. It’s okay for now. Right now there’s no abnormality with my body.”

It was when the dark elves were depressed.

“First.”

Yujun opened his inventory.

“I have a way.”

His words surprised not only the dark elves but also the dark elf queen.

“What? There’s a way? The curse that has been cast on me is a high level curse. You can’t do anything with your…skill.”

“I’m certain.”

That’s how the dark elf queen was done in by the demons.

The dark elf queen wasn’t weak as to be killed by Shiela or Pierre that Yujun had just defeated.

“Don’t tell me you have an Elixir?”

Yujun shook his head at the dark elf queen’s question.

“No way.”

“Ah, I suppose so.”

The queen was visibly disappointed.

Actually, he has the Elixir.

But it’s a precious commodity.

He didn’t want to use it on a stranger.

However, he was not going to say that.

Yujun took an item out of his inventory.

“This is not an Elixir, but it’ll work too.”

It was a flask of pure white liquid.

Although its feature was not notable or distinct, they felt a pure and honorable feeling.

“That’s…?

“Please look.”

As Yujun walked slowly, the dark elves gave him a wary look.

Yujun, who stopped at a certain point, spoke again.

“But I can’t give you this for free. It’s expensive.”

It is an item that allows the dark elf queen to break two high level curses at once.

Of course he couldn’t just give it to them.

“What do you want?”

Asked the dark elf queen.

Yujun responded with an answer he prepared in advance.

“The dark elves must apologize to the elves for trying to kill them.”

“…What happened when I was asleep?”

When Yujun said the dark elves attacked the elves, the dark elf queen’s expression became dreadful.

The surrounding dark elves began to mutter amongst themselves nervously.

“What should we do?”

“The queen doesn’t know a thing.”

“Should we explain first?”

Hearing their whispers, he had a rough idea of their conversation.

Also, it didn’t seem like the queen was acting.

‘As expected, they did it without the queen’s knowledge.’

She was caught by the demons, so she doesn’t know what happened outside.

It was a wonderful coincidence that the queen woke up as soon as she escaped the surveillance of the demons.

Perhaps the power of the curse on the queen was weakened when the demon Pierre was seriously injured.

“To save you, the dark elves attacked the elves, as well as me. They were going to kill me and steal the seed of Yggdrasil.”

“…What’s the connection between me and the seed of Yggdrasil?”

“That’s what the demons wanted. Bring them the seed of Yggdrasil and they’ll let you go.”

Looking back with a sideway glance, the dark elf queen frowned.

The dark elves, especially the elders, shuddered.

“Did you believe that?”

“We had no choice!”

“Otherwise your highness would have been in danger.”

Despite the elders’ excuse, the dark elf queen’s expression remained unchanged.

“Even if that’s the case. You shouldn’t have attacked the elves who were on friendly terms with us. It’s way over the line.”

Said the dark elf queen sternly.

They have been arguing over the mine, but they have never actually fought and taken one another’s life.

So as expected, the dark elf queen was beyond angry.

She approached Yujun.

And bowed down.

“I apologize on behalf of all the dark elves. The elves…I will do the same. I will personally visit them and apologize.”

“Yes.”

“Is there anything else you want?”

Yujun smiled inwardly at her words.

In fact, the main point is what comes next.

The act of the queen dark elf apologizing to the elves meant nothing to him.

With anticipation, Yujun spoke.

“Do you have any Dolay Grass?”

“Dolay Grass?”

“Yes.”

“We do. There’s always one or two stocked in the village. But why do you need Dolay Grass?”

Asked the dark elf queen, wondering.

It was understandable because Dolay Grass is an ingredient used by the dark elves to make a sauce for their vegetable dishes.

Not only is it hard for humans to experience the sauce, few people even know the recipe.

Even the elves don’t know how to make the sauce with Dolay Grass.

“Just because. I have a hobby of wandering the continent and collecting all sorts of things. I wanted to collect some Dolay Grass. You know, the rest of the race can’t easily find the grass.”

That wasn’t the reason, just an excuse he came up with in the moment.

“As our benefactor who saved us from the demons, that won’t be difficult. You can have it.“

The dark elf queen smiled faintly.

Yujun handed over the flask he had in his hand to the queen.

“Can this get rid of the curse?”

“Read the description of the item.”

The dark elf queen nodded and read the item’s description.

[Sacred Purification Potion]

Grade: Legendary

Option: Curses below legendary grade can be removed.

A legendary consumable item.

The effect was guaranteed even without looking at the option.

The dark elf queen, who read the item’s option, widened her eyes.

“Legendary grade…? Are you giving me this?”

“Yes. If you give me a Dolay Grass and keep the promise you made earlier.”

Although he had already handed over the potion, Yujun believed she would keep her promise.

Dark elves and elves don’t usually break their promises.

“Okay. We can’t refuse the offer right now anyway.”

Said the dark elf queen with a bright look on her face.

In their eyes, Yujun was taking a loss.

For them, Dolay Grass isn’t a very important item.

However, Yujun desperately needed a Dolay Grass.

It’s only possible to get it from the dark elf village, so it’s perfect to get it now.

“It’s a deal.”

It was a mutually beneficial deal.

Yujun has many Sacred Purification Potions.

There was no loss to him to give one away.

Immediately, the dark elf queen swallowed the Sacred Purification Potion without hesitation.

The potion passed her throat, then it wiped out the two high level curses placed on her.

As a result, the queen’s complexion rapidly brightened.

From her emaciated appearance, she regained her original beauty.

“Hua…thank you. It seems like we’ve only gotten one-sided help, but if there’s anything you want, tell me.”

When the curse was resolved, the dark elf queen’s expression became more relaxed.

He was going to ask for more compensation.

It’s convenient now that she has asked.

“Do you happen to have an elixir? One that gives a trait or skill.”

“…Well.”

The dark elf queen thought about it for a moment.

What Yujun asked for is a very valuable item.

But the dark elf queen did not give it a second thought.

“I’ll give it to you. One just so happens to be in my inventory.”

The elves as well as the dark elves always repay favors.

She held out an Aged Elixir.

Frankly, Yujun didn’t think she would take one out of her inventory.

Nonetheless, he accepted the elixir on impulse.

“Thank you.”

“Well. I’m more thankful.”

[Aged Elixir]

Grade: None

Option: Gain one additional S or below trait upon ingestion. The trait obtained is randomly determined.

This item is a little different from the Matured Elixir.

As the name suggests, it could be seen that it’s inferior to the Matured Elixir.

‘There are a lot of useful traits even if it’s below S rank.’

Yujun put the Aged Elixir in his inventory.

After that, he approached the demon Pierre, who was still regenerating, and swung his sword.

Pierre’s throat was cut instantly by his sharp sword.

[Level has risen!]

[Level has risen!]

[Level has risen!]

[Level has risen!]

[…]

[Obtained demon’s essence.]

[Obtained Horn of low class demon.]

‘Alchemy ingredients.’

The demon’s essence and horn are very good materials.

If he asks Feranet, it’ll be able to make some pretty good things.

Now it was time to say goodbye to the dark elves.

“I’ll be going now.”

“Yes. Let’s meet again some time.”

The dark elf queen was grateful from the bottom of her heart.

Yujun is their greatest benefactor.

It was a natural reaction.

He also exchanged messengers with the dark elf queen.

‘Will there ever be a need to contact the queen?’

Yujun left the dark elf’s village with that thought.

‘It’s a relief.’

At first, he thought he would completely lose to the dark elves.

However, thanks to his pre-installed camera in the cave, he killed two demons and gained many achievements.

He also got a reward from the dark elves.

In many ways, it was worth it to install the camera.

‘I’m glad I peeped.’

Yujun returned to the infinite tower residential area.

After selling a few miscellaneous items to a store, he booked the most expensive room at an inn.

Cleaning the demons’ blood off his body, Yujun opened his inventory.

It was the Aged Elixir from the dark elf queen.

‘I don’t have to save this.’

He poured the liquid into his mouth without hesitation.