Chapter 55 – 55. Audience (1)
“Sihan, Mr. Sihan! Are you okay!?”
When Pamela approached me with concern, I first closed the quest window and turned her head.
“It’s okay. Don’t worry.”
“Bha, but I hit a tree.”
“Thanks to the protection department, no one got hurt. Thank you, Yeonhwa.”
“Ohhohohoho! This is my role! But I didn’t know that Seongsu would run away.”
“You’re pulling your tail… Seongsu is not cool!”
“Is that important?”
“Very important!”
I approached the place where Jeolchang disappeared, wondering if there were any traces left.
However, there were no footprints of any kind, and all that remained was the cut lower body of Praton, which was bleeding.
‘It’s kind of creepy looking at it like this.’
But it is the body of the holy water of water.
It would certainly be good as a clue, but… If you do it well, you might be able to sell it for a high price.
‘The material used in games and dropping is different.’
In addition to field bosses such as ogres, holy beasts of each attribute become weekly bosses that can be defeated a certain number of times per week after completing the story, allowing you to face them multiple times.
And of course, if it is defeated, it is also used as a material to raise the skill level of the gacha character.
In the case of Praton, the holy water of water, the material items were deer antlers, fur, or water essence.
‘But it might be a little different here.’
Here, everyone except me uses the skills many times, gets used to them, and grows. Monster materials are often used as weapons or equipment… The leather on the lower body of this water holy beast may also be used as equipment.
Let’s take care of it first.
When I placed Praton’s lower body in my inventory, Atzval spoke to me.
“Lee Si-han!”
“What?”
“Why don’t you clean yourself?”
“Huh? Ah.”
At that moment, Atsbal said something, but he noticed the water droplets falling in front of him.
I was pushed out by Praton’s water sphere, and when the water sphere burst, the water rushed over me.
Yeonhwa’s protective part repels anything that has attack power, but nothing else.
The moment the water sphere exploded, I lost my attack power and couldn’t interfere, so the water that formed the water sphere attacked me.
Thanks to this, my head and most of my body are now wet.
Drops of water fell from all over the body.
“I guess so.”
Even after changing my clothes, I moved to the lakeside for safety.
“Please escort me for a moment while I change.”
“Yes, yes!”
“Ohhohohohoho! If you have my protection, that’s nothing!”
“Quickly change your clothes!”
I took off my upper body equipment.
When I looked, there were a lot of water droplets on my body, as if the water had seen into the inside of the equipment, not just the outside.
If I walked around wearing this equipment, I would have felt very uncomfortable.
I put the equipment in my inventory, took out a towel and wiped myself.
“Uh, uh…”
“Mr. Sihan?”
“That wound…”
“You, you! What happened to that injury?”
“Huh?”
For a moment, I didn’t understand the reaction of the Fortis members and Kyeong-hu, who were surprised to see me while I was wiping off the water, but then I realized it through Atsval’s words.
Now that I think about it, this was the first time I showed my scars to everyone.
As for Atsubal, I’m a quick guy even when I’m using the locker room at the gym! He quickly changed and left before I could even take off his clothes, so I didn’t even see him until now.
“Oh, I guess the scar surprised you. Don’t worry.”
“How on earth did that scar come about?”
Atsval asked without even paying attention to what I said.
The other personnel did not speak directly, but they looked curious.
I just glossed over it during Sasha, but I guess that can’t happen this time.
I thought of a reason as quickly as I could and opened my mouth.
“Atsubal.”
“What, what?”
“There is a price to pay to gain strength.”
“What? Then… You’re saying it’s a wound you got while training! How hard did you put yourself through training! Sihan Lee!”
Good. Artsval is responding well on its own.
“There have been a few times when I thought it was a big deal. But thanks to that, I was able to obtain the strength I have now. To me, it can be said to be a trace that represents the history of my efforts.”
“History of effort!”
I think the word ‘history of effort’ really stuck with Atsubal.
“Hmm? Wait. But there are no scars other than the torso. If you look closely, there are no scars on the back! How did this happen!”
“I can’t let you get hurt on the limbs you have to swing the spear and move around. And Atsuval, I didn’t know you would ask the stupid question of why there are no wounds on your back.”
“What!? What do you mean!”
I prepared and fired a line that Atsubal would really like.
“It’s not a situation where I’m protecting someone, but rather a wound caused by training to improve my skills. In such a situation… Having a wound on my back is nothing but a shame.”
“A scar on the back is a shame… !”
Atsubal’s body trembled.
“Indeed… That’s what it was. I understood!”
Wow! Said Atsbal, striking a pose he thought was cool.
“You were a ‘man’! Sihan Lee!”
“You’re repeating the obvious.”
While I was playing along with Atzbal, I saw Yeonhwa sneakily approaching Pamela and talking to her.
“Isn’t there a time when Sihan and Atsubal get along really well?”
“Well, I think so too.”
Thanks to the conversation with Atsubal, the mood that I had been trying to change after seeing my scar was completely blown away.
Thank you, Atsuval.
***
I changed my clothes and left the lake surrounding Lake Lasenta with my group.
Maybe it’s because it’s everyday wear and not equipment that increases agility.
When dealing with monsters encountered while escaping from the forest, there was no feeling of the wind pushing the body from behind to make it easier to move like usual.
Of course, just because I didn’t have it, I didn’t struggle against monsters.
Even if you were hit by an attack, there was no risk of injury thanks to Yeonhwa’s protection her her, so there was no need to be too careful.
After leaving the forest, I asked Gyeong-hu while waiting for the carriage to arrive near the road.
“Mr. Gyeonghu.”
“What is it?”
“Could you show me the photo you took?”
“Ah! That’s right! We need to check carefully for evidence that we encountered the holy water of water! Kyeong-hu! Take it out!”
“Okay!”
Kyeong-hu took out a camera and a photo from the subspace ring.
“My camera!”
Among them, the camera was immediately recovered by Atsubal and we checked the photos.
“Luckily it was taken well.”
There are a total of 5 photos.
One is Praton, entangled in the vine of obsession.
Chapter 2 is Praton watching us fight against a group of monsters.
One is Praton standing just before the climax.
The last one was the grotesque Plato, who was in the midst of regenerating his body.
“This should be enough evidence.”
“You have good photography skills, Kyeong-hoo!”
“Thank you, Lady Yeonhwa!”
“The performance of the camera also plays a part in this! It’s a limited edition product!”
“Joe, that’s a good camera.”
“Heh! Do you understand! Pamela! This is the first camera company to make it! It was developed with a focus on preventing extreme shakes from appearing in camera video! This is a rare item with only 200 units released on the market, so I bought it two days after it was released. I had been waiting in front of the store for a long time, and as soon as it closed the day before, I waited in line…!”
While listening to the description of Artsval’s limited edition camera and the subject’s memories, a carriage heading to Valendia arrived and we headed back to Valendia.
***
When night falls again and we set up camp.
When everyone had finished showering, changed into their pajamas, and were sitting in front of the bonfire without going to bed yet, Pamela asked me carefully.
“Si-Sihan… Boo, there’s something I’d like to ask you…”
“What is it?”
“Whew, can you show me your scar? Oh, of course, Boo, you don’t have to if it makes you uncomfortable!”
“No, it’s okay.”
He lifted his jacket and showed his scar to Pamela.
“Ah…”
Pamela looked at my scar carefully.
“Hey… Can I touch it?”
“Yes.”
Pamela gently stretched out her hand and touched her scar.
It’s a little itchy.
“Whew, doesn’t the scar hurt?”
“It’s nothing.”
“I’m glad. Since the scar is this big… I was worried that I might have had phantom pain.”
“That’s right. Don’t worry. It doesn’t hurt at all and I’m fine.”
“Whew, don’t you want to get rid of your scars?”
“No, I don’t really have any thoughts like that. I’d rather not get rid of it.”
“Uh, why?”
“Hmm. I don’t know if I’ll understand this…”
She spoke sincerely to Pamela, smiling slightly.
“Isn’t it cool?”
“Hmm, cool? Ah, um…”
Is it a feeling that Pamela does not understand?
Atsubal, who was listening to the conversation next to him, said.
“As expected, you know something, Sihan Lee! I thought you were cool too!”
“Thank you.”
“If possible, why not try wrapping a bandage on your stomach? It will make you feel like a warrior who has fought back!”
“I am a school that reveals its original scars.”
“Respect!”
Atsubal was a man who did not only press his own opinions on fashion but also respected other people’s opinions.
Of all the conversations I’ve had with Atsubal recently, I had the friendsliest conversation.
I heard Yeonhwa’s voice talking to us from behind.
“Sihan is also a man~ Men really like that kind of thing, right? Don’t the men who work for the Shu family also secretly tend to like that kind of thing?”
“A man is still like a child no matter how old he gets. Oh, of course, the head of the family is different.”
Gyeong-hu bowed and shook his head.
“Oh, that’s it. I-I didn’t think the scar wasn’t cool! It’s just…”
Pamela wiggled her fingers and spoke quietly.
“I just thought Sihan looked cool even without the scar… “
She was very happy to hear that Pamela looked great in her custom-made kerchief.
“Ohhohohoho! As the manager of Portis, Sihan must be cool!”
“Hmph! I admit that he looks good with scars! But the coolest thing is me!”
“Lady Yeonhwa… You seem to enjoy being in this group more than I thought. Kyeong-hoo Lee, I feel relieved.”
After chatting peacefully with the group members for a while, I went to sleep.
And the next day we arrived in Valendia.
“Yes, yes?! Holy water!?”
After hearing the report, I was able to witness Daishi’s eyes widening in shock.
It was a very rare scene that I wanted to take a picture of.