61. The Money-Adding Practitioner
White paper and black ink, signatures and seals—though it may not be a particularly strong constraint, it adds a layer of “magical” significance to the agreement, transforming a verbal promise into a literal “employment relationship.” With that, the thought of “wanting to escape” vanished from Ilushir’s mind within the script.
Just moments ago, this bounty hunter had received orders to “kill me,” even employing powers of the level of “domains.” Now, she was surprisingly compliant. Was it that this elf Ilushir was simply too carefree, or was it the nature of bounty hunters unique to the Meri United Kingdom that made them this way?
I had no time to ponder further; after all, I was ready to “explore the main storyline,” and I was quite curious about the mystery surrounding this elf before me.
At this moment, alongside Kfeir, I brought the elf Ilushir out of the room. Watching her plop down into a chair with a carefree demeanor, I approached her, stood still, and asked, “So, in this environment, does it express my ’employment’ sincerity enough?”
“Enough, enough! A few more snacks would make it even more sufficient~” Ilushir pouted.
This girl was truly both carefree and overly familiar.
Bringing this elf outside was inherently a high-risk action; if she suddenly decided to “make a run for it,” Kfeir and I might not be able to stop her. However, the “secret” she harbored, as indicated by the script, was worth such a risk.
Kfeir and I exchanged glances and sat down across from her. A few of the few servants in Rinka’s household brought out a plate of cookies, and after fulfilling this elf’s request as per my instructions, I spoke up.
“Anyone who can open a domain in dangerous moments is certainly not an ordinary bounty hunter.”
With the insider information that Rose had shared with me, I was no longer floundering about aimlessly.
“Tell me your identity.”
What I was worried about boiled down to two points: the death script aimed at me, which I could afford to postpone a bit since my wife was here, and I felt no panic.
The second concern was the background and actions of those white-haired elves, which were central to Kfeir and Nilu’s storyline and key to their victory over the white-haired elves.
Both of these points were related to the identity of the elf sorceress before me.
But I hadn’t expected Ilushir’s response to be so… swift.
“Don’t you already know? I’m a necromancer~ By the way, I suppose activities like hunting witches aren’t in vogue anymore, right?”
“Not anymore, but your identity still has more to it, related to your hair color and long ears…”
“Eh? Ah~ I see.”
Ilushir nodded, “That little fairy who seems to know me has already recognized you, so it’s not surprising to tell you.”
Then, she wiped her mouth and casually replied, “Hehe~ Didn’t expect that, did you? Actually, I was doing it for Her Highness the Princess back then~”
“Wow, how surprising~ Alright, can we continue now?”
I’ve seen plenty of nobles and royals, and with Rose’s earlier explanation, I wasn’t about to be startled at this moment. “Urasiru, and Lu… no, I should call her Aiderel, what about these two?”
“Can you act a little more like it? And those two are my sisters~”
According to the script, the fairy before me wasn’t lying, but… I didn’t know whether to be nervous or relieved. Her answer was a bit too casual; for a secret that could rival “inner thoughts,” I was ready to negotiate and guide the conversation, yet she simply told me.
“Well, even though I call them sisters, I actually haven’t seen them in a long, long time. If you happen to meet them in the future, make sure to send my regards~”
You already told me this once when you caught me…
“Of course, it’s probably best if you don’t meet them at all. After all, no matter which one it is, they’re all much stronger than I am~ What they did might seem a bit cruel to ordinary humans, and as their sister, I’d rather stop them~ But I don’t have that opportunity.”
Looking up, Ilushir’s gaze was simple and pure. At this point, I couldn’t judge why she was being so “casual” about it. So, this time, it was clearly the more “justice-driven” Clefiel who took over my inquiry.
“Stop them, but don’t you know what they’ve done?”
“Eh? That little fairy knows quite a lot, how come you even know about this…” After a moment of frowning, the fairy shook her head, “Forget it, it’s not really something to be shy about. That’s right, my sisters did indeed take care of quite a few of our kin back then, but their original goal was to eliminate a target, so when the target turned out to be our kin, it was only natural that they had to be destroyed. It’s that simple~”
“And you?”
That was what I was most concerned about at this moment.
“Me? I’m not as strong as my sisters~ So I just turned the fairies of a city into undead… something like that~ And actually, I didn’t really want to do it; it felt very inappropriate~ I didn’t want to do it in my heart.”
So that means, what Rose recounted was indeed the truth back then?
Clefiel found it hard to accept such words, but what was even harder to accept was Rose! Just a moment ago, she had obediently transformed into a red mist swirling around my hand, and now she was already stirring restlessly!
But I immediately “suppressed” Rose back, while quietly holding Clefiel’s hand to help her calm down, not to be swayed by the fairy’s carefree attitude.
If I had to say why, it was because…
[Ilushir did not lie.]
The script indicated that even though this elf spoke with a complete lack of heart, not even flinching when mentioning “slaughtering a city,” she was…
Telling the truth. In other words, she really did not want to do it at that time? But if she didn’t want to do it, then why…
I didn’t have time to think further, because in the next moment…
After learning about the actions of this elf, the script indeed did not deceive me. The elf Ilushir in front of me had truly revealed an astonishing piece of information! A new script appeared immediately!
“And, I didn’t kill them all, you know~ If I remember correctly, it was indeed out of reluctance, and since ‘time was running out,’ I think I actually let go of a royal bloodline. As for where they went, I have no idea. Well~ after all, my strong point is waking up from a deep sleep and definitely forgetting yesterday’s troubles~”
Having said that, feeling there was nothing more to “confess,” Ilushir began to focus on munching the cookies in front of her, and then, a bit shamelessly, asked us for drinks.
I had no time to respond because just moments ago, new content had already appeared in the script!
[The white-haired elf has a lingering bloodline.]
If it were merely a “fish that slipped through the net,” I wouldn’t be this anxious! What truly made it impossible for me to ignore was the subsequent content in the script!
[Descendants of the white-haired elf hold the key to defeating the ‘Saints’!]
In just a few short phrases, it was clearly the information I had been pursuing for Kephiel and Nilu, as well as for my own life! This was evidently the key to defeating the death script!
“Hey! Elf! I’ll give you as much as you want to eat later, just hurry up and tell me! Where is this ‘bloodline’ now!?”
“Mm~? How could I possibly know?”
The elf Ilushir, with cheeks puffed up like a hamster, mumbled, “Maybe it’s still in the Meri United Kingdom, or maybe it’s completely extinct~ If you want to hire me to find the elf bloodline…”
Saying this, she raised a finger and chuckled, “It’ll cost extra~”