Chapter 84 - Ending And Beginning

The fight against the Headless Ape Chieftain was over. The monster was dead and its corpse was now lying on the floor.

Not only the monster's corpse that lying on the floor, Kimi, Alan, Chloe, and Ruciel were also lying on the floor. 

No, of course, not.

They don't die, they just fall asleep.

Why are they sleeping in the room I assume as the Boss Room? Especially when we fight against the Headless Ape Chieftain.

Well... They fell asleep because of my fault.

I used the Skill, Mist of Nightmare Illusion and I didn't expect, other than enemies, that skill also affect my friends as well.

Now, the episode after I woke up from the illusion that Peshroom's Nightmare Illusion gave me repeated.

I do protect them from the monsters until they wake up.

I'm hunting Headless Apes that are coming to attacks us.

And now, I've defeated five monsters. They didn't give me any trouble because I'd be stronger than before.

Then, time passed...

"Is it big sis who is the maker of the mist that gave us nightmares earlier?" Kimi gave me a sharp look.

The girl directly interrogated me as soon as she woke up. Much worse, the girl gets support from Ruciel, Chloe, and Alan.

"... You can think of it that way."

As soon as I finished answering, the little black Fox-kin attacked me. She knocked me down, gave me light blow after light blow, and she ended her attack by pinching and then pulling my cheek with all of her strength.

After Kimi was satisfied, I apologized to them.

In the end, they forgave me after I promised to grant one request they made.

We waited for Ruciel to finish processing the Headless Ape Chieftain before we finally inspected this Boss Room.

Corner by corner of the room we checked and we found a room containing treasure hidden behind a long banner.

Lying in this room were two boxes containing gold coins, one box containing a Magic Scroll, one small box containing gems, dozens of weapons of various types, and few set pieces of armor.

"Wow!" The kids are crying out.

Their eyes sparkling when they saw the pile of treasures. They were excited and eager to inspect the treasure. However, before they could take a step, Ruciel stopped them.

"Let me check this room first. You don't want to be hit by a trap, do you?"

Thus, Ruciel did her job.

After a dozen, minutes had passed and after Ruciel gave the word okay, we begin to inspect the treasure.

Without wasting any time, I used Appraisal to look for something I wanted in the pile of these treasures.

I kept looking for some time before I finally found it.

In my hands was a black saber. A green line that resembles a blood vessel adorns the weapon. And there is no doubt, it's a beautiful weapon.

[Rot Saber] [Rare-Grade]

|+ Attack 150

|+ Rot Attack 270

|+ Durability 179/200

I finally found the weapon I was looking for. With this, I can overwhelm the plants controlled by Leaf Deer easily.

The percentage of success I had to kill that monster also increased greatly.

I want to hunt down that monster right away to get its Magic Stone. But unfortunately, I can't do the hunting right now. 

We're not in our best conditions. Therefore, I have to postpone the hunt for the Leaf Deer.

We spent quite a long time in that place admiring and packing treasures.

"Once again, we find an abundant treasure. It was unusual for an adventurer, whenever they went on an adventure, they obtained a treasure. This makes me wonder, from where do you know this treasure was?"

Getting that question, I turned my face away. My fox's ears twitched as I replied, "I'm a lucky girl. It's natural for all these things can happen to me."

The Fallen Elf girl gave me a sharp look before sighing. "Haa... Everyone has a secret."

After that, we packed all the treasures. And when there are some good, un damned Magic Equipment, we wear them. We didn't wear the weapon or armors because Ruciel warn us, too much magic equipment will attract the thief.

We managed to get the treasure, we managed to conquer the underground catacomb, and we were exhausted. With all that, I can say that our adventure at Desmond Cemetery is over.

We decided to go back to Rishtonbell.

We had to rest and be prepare again before embarking on another adventure to hunt Leaf Deer. I also have plans to do Solo Hunting.

And I don't forget, I have to extend the deal I made with Ruciel. After all, a week is not enough for me. I want to go on an adventure with that Fallen Elf girl for much, much, much longer. And if I can be greedy, I want that girl to always be with me.

Our return trip went well. And in less than half a day, we reached the settlement built around the eastern Teleportation Crystal.

"Aaa... It's great to see human civilization again," Ruciel said. The girl raised both her arms and relaxed her body muscles.

"Let's go back to the city. We will sell and store materials from monsters and treasures that we get before partying."

"I agree with the plan to sell and store. As for the party, I think it's too much."

"Celebrating our success is not an exaggerate decision."

"Listen Eclaite, what do I mean here, you're overdoing it if you throw a party after this. I want to rest at home first before having a party or something."

"...then we'll have a party tomorrow."

"Do whatever you want."

Ruciel accelerated her footsteps. She walked straight towards the Teleportation Crystal without showing any signs of wanting to stop by.

Without saying a word, I chased after the girl. But then.

"Miss Eclaite!"

I moved my body when I heard someone call my name. My fox's ears twitched and I widened my eyes, the appearance of a woman that not should be here took me by surprise.

"Miss Ellis, it's nice to meet you and, why are you here? Do you want to go on an adventure?"

I couldn't help but utter that question because right now, the woman, Ellis, was wearing armor and carrying a sword. She looked like an adventurer who was ready to do anything.

"I'm looking for you and no, I don't want to go on an adventure. Miss Eclaite, there are things we should talk about. And can we visit the Adventurer's Guild branch in this place?"

"Sure, but tell me, what do you want to talk about?"

"It's about Lost City Beldea."

"Ah..." 

I almost forgot about the Lost City Beldea. And before I gave an answer, I saw Ruciel. "Can we stay at this place for a while?"

"Okay, ah!"

Suddenly, Ruciel made a strange sound and a surprised expression. As I wondered what had happened to her, the girl called my name.

"Hey, Eclaite."

"Yes, Ruciel."

"Take this." And so suddenly again, the Fallen Elf girl gave me her big bag. And it didn't stop there, she also gave me her Magic Bag.

"Why did you give all of this to me?"

"There's something I have to do. Those two bags contain material from monsters and treasures that you get. So, take care of them. We'll meet again tomorrow."

Ruciel walked away from leaving us after saying her part.

"Wait, Ruciel!"

And of course, she didn't stop. And in an instant, she disappeared from my sight.

Truly, what happened to her?

"What are we going to do now?"

Ellis's question made me come back from my daydream. I shook my head and looked at the woman.

"Let's visit the Adventurer's Guild branch as you suggest. I can see Ruciel tomorrow."

"In that case, please follow me."

And I moved my legs to follow Ellis. 

The kids? Of course, they came with us.

"How long will big sis be chatting with Miss Ellis?" asked Kimi abruptly.

"I honestly don't know."

"Hmm... Do we have to wait for big sis?"

"Yes, you can wait at the Adventurer's Guild branch."

"About that, big sis. Can we look around this place while we wait for you?"

I looked at the little girl and then looked at this settlement. To be honest, that's not a bad idea this place also looks safe. And I know, the kids will get bored if they have to wait a long time in the Adventurer's Guild branch without doing anything.

I would have made the same decision if I had been in the kids' shoes. Because of that.

"Alright, you can go wandering around. But, never step your foot out of this settlement, especially to explore the Foltian Great Dungeon. Do you understand?"

"Of course! We're not going to do that."

Alan nodded. "I don't want to fight monsters for a while."

"Un! Fighting the monsters are scary. I rather like to buy snacks," explained Chloe who look at a restaurant.

I nodded then gave Kimi ten large bronze coins. "Visit the Adventurer's Guild branch in an hour."

The kids promised and they left.

"They're full of energy," Ellis commented.

"That's right," I replied.

A few minutes later, we arrived at the Adventurer's Guild branch. Ellis guided me into a room. And in there, we talked about The Lost City Beldea.

Well... More precisely, I only listened to the report recited by Ellis. And I was extremely surprised to find out that Lost City Beldea is not a Dungeon, that place is a ruin.

Those circumstances forced us to change our plans. There are a lot of things we have to talk about in detail and we agree to discuss them tomorrow.

Our chat is over.

And never did I expect, just after I exited the Adventurer's Guild branch, a panicked Alan and Chloe approached me with a piece of news.

"Sis Eclaite! Kimi is gone!"