Chapter 183

Chapter 183 Preparing the Spider Hunt (2)

“I suddenly heard a voice...”

It did not take long for Jung Hayeon to realize that she was in the item shop. She must have received a message that said I had asked for her. It seemed I had been too lazy in my past life since I still received new information after living here for ten years.

“I apologize for calling you suddenly.”

“No, I am actually happy. However, the situation...”

I told her the reason I needed her, and she nodded with a flushed face.

“It’s nice to hear that you need me.”

“I am in your debt.”

The petals were part of Jung Hayeon’s body, and I worried that she would feel pain when taking a leaf off her lower body. However, it did not seem so as I asked her whether she was all right.

“A leaf falls off my head now and then, so it seems all right. The stem would be a lock of my hair, and while I had not taken a petal off from my legs, I think I can manage this.”

“I see.”

She did not seem to be in pain as she pulled a leaf off her leg, and the goblin seemed to say with his eyes to hurry things up. I ignored him as I stared at Jung Hayeon. I needed two locks of her hair, a petal from her leg, and three leaves on her head. She got the leaves and the stems, but she seemed afraid to take off the petal.

“If it’s all right, can you...”

“I will.”

I gently pulled at the petal and saw Jung Hayeon grimace a little.

“It hurts a bit, as the petal seems to be stuck on my skin.”

The petal seemed like a tooth, and I thought it would be better to take it off quickly. I did so when Jung Hayeon did not expect it, and it came off with a cute gasp from her. She did not seem to be in pain, and I thought I would need to give her something she wanted as a reward after everything was over. Jung Hayeon seemed happy at my smile, and I spoke to the goblin after nodding to her.

“The ingredients are ready.”

“Give me the points.”

I looked over the inventory to sell and thought I would reinforce both weapons at the same time by getting 1.5 million points. I had enough from the battle of the East, and the total was 1.52 million in total.

[Blood Dagger now has 1.52 million points.]

I did not need to wait and gave the spear to the goblin.

[The Rotten Spear of Yggdrasill will be reinforced using one million points and the ingredients.]

I did not hear hammering, but light shone from the smithy. The spear that had come back to me looked much more alive than before.

“It was necessary.”

Ragia’s ability was intuition, which was quite an ambiguous skill. She could only guess where an attack would come next or whether something would bring a positive or negative result. It was pure guesswork that just enabled her to survive.

While she had been able to guess a bit where Gark was a little, she still lost by a wide margin. She could only block his attacks, and while she had not imagined she would win against him, Ragia looked down at herself as she lowered her dagger.

“You’re dissatisfied.”

“I cannot abide this feeling of getting nowhere.”

“That was why you asked for this mock fight. You’re strong, and you work hard. You will bring results.”

Ragia did not say anything, as Halfblade was saying only the right things. She had thought of herself at a similar level with him when first coming to this clan, but now the gap was too deep. She had not been lazy but had been left behind.

“Do not rush. Blood Dagger does not want you to be a warrior.”

“......”

“I am stronger than you, Ragia, but I am insufficient to become the subleader. That was why I lost my name. Blood Dagger sees accurately, and you have been chosen by him. It is honorable and respectable to have been so.”

Ragia still felt bitter, as she knew that she was shallow. She obsessed over small achievements and cried over little things. If she had been stronger, she would not have run from the trials nor break up her clan. She knew her limits and did not even dare to say so.

“But...”

“If you cannot trust yourself, trust Blood Dagger, who has chosen you.”

[Don’t belive in you, believe in the me that believes in you]

Gark was stable and straight, and he reminded Ragia of her shallowness even more.

“Thank you for your...advice.”

“Anytime.”

Ragia stood still as Gark walked away. She knew she could not blindly believe Blood Dagger, and she now slowly walked up to Blood Dagger’s tent.

She only wanted to know why he had chosen her. The ogre protecting the tent spoke to her as she came near.

“He is out.”

Ragia nodded as she went in, as she had prior consent to enter. She did not see his weapons nor the map. Ragia could guess that he was searching for that human and felt a headache coming on. She felt like he did not trust her. It was then she felt a presence outside.

“Ragia, what is it?”

It was Blood Dagger’s voice.

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