Chapter 224 – A Bloody Funeral

Elixir.
A drug with ethereal efficacy that appears mainly in martial arts novels.
It is said that if you eat the elixir and accept its energy, you can gain powerful internal energy. However, because it has a strong energy, if you do it wrong, you may get caught in the coin intoxication.

Among those elixirs, the Great Illusion and Summoning Troupe are quite famous.

It’s because it’s the elixir of Shaolin Temple, which is the highest level among the old files.

First of all, since it is an elixir, the Great Hwandan and the Summoning Team are precious, but in the case of the Great Hwandan, it is so precious that it is given only to one exceptional among Shaolin’s Fuji Keepers.

On the other hand, the Summoning Team is a bit common enough that the Shaolin Temple can pass it on to a benefactor.

‘It’s expensive, though.’

1250 karma for one.

This is a price that can be obtained by killing as many as 125 ordinary people.
Is this summoning team worth it?

Concerns continued, and thoughts gradually slanted in the direction of purchase.

In general martial arts magazines, it is rare that the main character does not take the elixir.
Why?
That’s because it’s a great achievement in a short period of time.

In the case of the mysterious elixir, even the noble warriors of the chaste sect turn their eyes away and risk their lives in bloody battles.
Why?
Because it is so effective!

‘Okay, let’s eat.’

The status window said that I was born with the ability to control qi. As he said, I have never felt much difficulty in controlling the energy called inner energy.

The reason why I was able to quickly achieve achievements in a short period of time is probably thanks to him.

What if I take the elixir?

Perhaps he could absorb all the energy contained in the elixir. Contrary to the fact that ordinary warriors throw away more than half.

I pressed the purchase button below the summons.
I closed my eyes and heard the sound of something falling in front of my eyes.
A pill the size of a small bead was placed on the desk.

Is this a summons?

“Master? That?”

Hearing the sound of the summoning party falling, Maria came this way.

“Maria, I have a favor, can you do it?”

“Anything is fine if it’s Master’s order.”

“Then may I borrow your room for a while?”

“Yes, please. But why do you want to use my room?”

Acknowledge the line, ask questions after.
It was her answer.

“There’s something like that, I’ll tell you later.”

I took a summons and entered Maria’s room. There was nothing in her room except that it was tidy. There are only a few places occupied by household items.

“Come to think of it, these days you are in charge of the household chores by yourself. Sorry.”

Until Maria arrived, her housework was done alternately between me, Seris and Cara. It was a house that everyone shared, so that was correct. However, after Maria came, that rule was broken.

Whenever she needs to do something, she always goes first, so we don’t have to do anything about her.

“You don’t have to be sorry. I just did what I had to do.”

Maria bowed her head with her expressionless face as if this was natural.
You could be a little more human.
I smiled bitterly.

“If you ever want something, just tell me. I will listen to the best of my ability.”

“What you want… Do you mean?”

It was only for a moment, but Maria’s eyes shone brightly.
Is there something you want?

“Huh. Or will you tell me now? Do you need anything?”

“No… Not yet… Not yet. It’s okay.”

She seemed to be lost in thought for a moment, then she shook her head.

“Okay? Then talk to me whenever you need later. Don’t be burdened.”

“Yes. Then, please… Please.”

Maria bent over and tried to leave the room.
I called her up

“Maria, I have one more favor to ask of you. Please don’t let anyone in while I’m in the room.”

“When you say no one… You mean the two of you?”

“Huh. If you tell them that they are having breakfast, they will understand.”

When you eat a fortune-telling breakfast, you have to focus only on the flow of qi. This is because if you sell your eyes elsewhere, you may fall into a state of intoxication due to uncontrollable qi.
What’s more, I’m trying to absorb the energy of the elixir.
There shouldn’t be any interruptions.

Maria nodded her head to see if she understood what I was saying.

“Yes, I understand. I won’t let any rats get inside.”

This time Maria left her room.
I locked the door to my room and sat cross-legged on the bed.

“Then let’s do it.”

I said that it is better to pluck ox horns with sweet seaweed, so I put the subpoena into my mouth.
As soon as it entered the mouth, the summons melted like cotton candy.
It’s a moment to wonder about it.
I woke up to the intense energy coming into my heart.

‘This may not be as easy as I thought…’

The energy of the summoning team was much more than I thought. It’s to the point where I can understand why the unmanned people are running around.

If only I could absorb all of these energies…

I will be stronger than before.

I had such a feeling.

* * *

Finally, the remaining energy safely settled in the Danjeon. I took a deep breath.
I did it.
It absorbed all of the strong energy of the summoning team.

“It’s hard…”

Absorbing all the energy of the summoning group was not an easy task. Blood flow is limited, but Ki continues to pour out.
But there was nothing to call it a hump.
It was just difficult to control all the energy of the summoning team.

I stretched out. Muscles and joints are quite sore.

“Sweet… It must have been like this for quite some time.”

If you focus on the energy of the summoning team, you won’t even care about time.
I’ll have to wash it first.
I scratched the back of my head and opened the door.

“Master, are you finished?”

Maria was standing right in front of the door. She was filthy, but her always neat hair and face were greasy.

“What are you doing here?”

“As you can see, the door was secured to prevent anyone from entering.”

“Have you been standing here the whole time since you left?”

“Not a continuation. When I couldn’t stand my period, I had no choice but to ask Seris-nim or Kara-nim for a while.”

That’s it.

I sighed. I just meant to say something to Seris or Kara, I didn’t mean to go this far.

“What are you two doing?”

“You are preparing to go to the funeral home.”

“Funeral? When you say funeral, do you mean Siegfried’s funeral?”
“Yes, I heard that.”

“…Maria. How long has it been since I entered the room?”

“Exactly two days have passed.”

I hit my forehead at Maria’s words. I expected that quite a bit of time had passed, but I never thought that more than a day would have passed.

“Wait, so you’ve been here for two days? Aren’t you sleeping?”

“Because it’s the master’s order.”

Maria said as if something was wrong.
I’m at a loss for words.

“It’s okay… I have to go out first, so I’ll wash.”

“Yes. Then I will take a break for a while.”

Maria went into the room and lay down on the bed. You must be very tired because you stayed up all night.

‘Anything like that, I’m fine. Is it because of the energy of the summoning squad?’

After washing, Seris and Kara were waiting in the living room.

“My brother is finally here. He didn’t come out for two days, so he thought it was something big.”

Kara said, placing her hands on her waist.

“Sorry. I never thought it would take this long.”

“Have you achieved anything?”

This time Seris asked. I nodded.

“Huh. It’s hard to say, but there was an achievement.”

“Thank god. You can’t leave me alone for two nights without achieving anything.”

She smiled meaningfully.
He came to me and whispered softly in my ear.

“Are you looking forward to tonight?”

…I don’t think I’ll be able to rest tonight either.

* * *

The funerals of Varian and Siegfried were held simultaneously in the square. The building where the funeral was held was destroyed, and it was also to show respect for gold-grade adventurers.

There were a lot of people gathered in the square.

Even people who were usually busy with their livelihood gathered in loose clothes and looked at the two large coffins above the auditorium.

The priest recites the officiating Mass between the two coffins.

It was a formal word, so it didn’t touch me very much. I looked at the coffin containing Siegfried’s body.

When I close my eyes, I remember that day.
Demon corpses rolling on the floor.
Centurions who died horribly.
His big back standing proudly in between.
Perhaps I will never forget it for the rest of my life.

That scene was deeply embedded in my mind.

After the weekly Mass, the Marquis comes up and speaks in praise of Siegfried.

After that was over, several strong men began carrying the coffin.

Their bodies were buried in a cemetery outside the city. Insert the coffin into the pre-dug pit and scoop up the soil with a shovel.
Every time the shovel moves, the hero disappears.
I turned my head and looked at the orca.

She watched her body being buried with her empty eyes. The thick tear marks in her eyes showed how sad she was.

With a bitter heart, I turned my head away.