[Sub Quest <What is in the Basement Vault?>
Objective: Go to the basement and defeat the ‘First Emperor Philips Albrecht’ who has become an evil spirit.
※You must kill him entirely with your own strength.
Clear reward: Key to the basement vault
Death in case of failure.]
Emperor, it says? The First Emperor? Wasn’t he dead?
Was he sent to the basement to be punished as an evil spirit?
[The ‘Basement’ has been opened!]
No reason is needed. If I’m going to kill him, I must kill him. I need to obtain the basement vault key, find the memorandum, and keep it.
Then, I just need to complete Pandora’s Box and the rest of the story, and find the escape gate.
To do that, I need to first strengthen the map!
“Celyr, could you lend me a drop of blood?”
Moran, who had accidentally entered the room, was clinging tightly to me.
This was because there were demons around.
Especially knowing what happened to Cynthia, I was a little afraid of Suriel.
There’s no reason to fear Moran, who’s innocent, but…
Since I have no grudge, I wouldn’t kill her.
“If I lend you some, will you pay me back?”
“What’s your blood type?”
“Do you think the devil would have something like that?”
What would I do if the answer to one question was another question?
“Just kidding. One drop would be enough?”
“Yes. I’m not trying to do anything else.”
Luckily, I was able to obtain it through Myers Chance.
I needed to obtain blood from the companions, so I obtained Moran’s blood and the monster’s blood.
“Have you collected it all?”
I followed closely behind, curious about what Celyr was doing.
“Blood… Should I try converting my collection into blood?”
Looking at the luminous blood, Suriel casually said the eerie words.
Pushing Suriel away, who was poking his face in, I retreated to a corner. I couldn’t let anyone see this.
The order to remain hidden was still in effect.
I clicked on the map enhancement button in the corner. A blank space appeared in mid-air, and I obediently placed it there.
If anyone asks why it’s gone, just say the hotel took it. It’s like I was suddenly transported.
I told them I couldn’t tell them why I needed it yet, so they wouldn’t ask any more questions. It seemed like they were respecting me.
[Enhancement success rate: 5.5%]
What’s going on? What’s the probability?
I blinked, wondering if I was seeing things wrong, but nothing changed.
[If you want to increase your success rate, you should also include ‘A Drop of Holloway’s Blood.’]
He won’t give me blood.
But if I fail like this, I’ll have to get it again…
I don’t know when I’ll succeed.
So, let’s at least try again.
I was trying to bring Holloway, who was still young, because Moran was there. Yet Moran grabbed Holloway’s hand.
“Say it here, Miss Evelin.”
Holloway… I can’t steal a child’s blood, but you’re actually an adult.
Moran tried to hug Holloway from behind, but he kept resisting and pulled away.
“Why, Sister?”
“…Just a drop of blood.”
“It seems you have a greater collecting obsession than I do.”
That’s not true, you idiot.
“Isn’t Celyr’s blood enough?”
“They say you need Holloway’s blood to increase your chances…”
It might sound like I’m rambling, but it’s true.
As I clasped my hands together and begged earnestly, Moran blocked the gap between us.
“Miss Evelin, I don’t know what it is, but it’s a child’s blood… Even a single drop doesn’t seem right.”
“I think so too…”
But if there’s a very slim chance of failure, I’ll have to get more blood. Is that even possible?
If he were in his true form, I would have shown my sincerity by whining and rolling around on the floor, but he was still a child, so I couldn’t even do that.
Moran was watching, too.
At that moment, Holloway pushed Moran away, who kept trying to touch him, and handed me a bottle.
“Here. Because Sister asked for it!”
“Thanks, thanks!”
I hugged Holloway tightly, buried my face in the corner again, and secretly pressed the enhance button.
With Holloway’s blood, the enhancer’s chance increased significantly.
[80% enhancer success rate]
[Would you like to begin enhancing ‘Map’?]
Yes!
80% is enough! I even refused Holloway’s blood once, so of course it should work!
[⬛━━◟(` ^ ´ ◟ )Thud! ⬛━━◟(` ^ ´ ◟ )Thud! ⬛━━◟(` ^ ´ ◟ )Thud!
⬛━━◟(` ^ ´ ◟ )Thud! ⬛━━◟(` ^ ´ ◟ )Thud! ⬛━━◟(` ^ ´ ◟ )Thud!
⬛━━◟(` ^ ´ ◟ )Thud! ⬛━━◟(` ^ ´ ◟ )Thud! ⬛━━◟(` ^ ´ ◟ )Thud! ]
[(⁎☐▵☐)(⁎☐▵☐)(⁎☐▵☐)(⁎☐▵☐)
(⁎☐▵☐)(⁎☐▵☐)(⁎☐▵☐)]
What, why are you crying? Can’t you stop?
[Reinforcement failed miserably! So depressed to the extent unable to dance. (⁎☐▵☐)(⁎☐▵☐)]
Successful enough, you said.
I was dumbfounded.
And a failure is a failure. Why would you say it’s ‘miserable’?
[The map is destroyed because it failed miserably!]
Are you trying to make me miserable?!
No way! The things I do to got it…!
[Ssss… ໒( •́ ∧ •̀ )७]
The map became dust and disappeared.
…F*ck.
Holloway turned me around just as I was rotting away in the corner and sat down facing me.
It’s all over. I didn’t even start.
How can I find a darn emperor in the basement without a map…
Give me back my map, you damn thing.
If you want me to liberate the demons, of course I’ll help you. Why would you sit like an enemy.
“What’s wrong, Sister?”
“I’m sorry… I wasted your blood.”
It’s not my fault, though.
They’re playing me.
“It’s okay. Do you want more?”
“Keep it back.”
I didn’t need it anymore. There was no map, no items to strengthen.
I had to stop being a mold and get up.
I’m scared, so I should take Holloway underground.
“…No. I can’t take him with me when I’m going to kill the First Emperor.”
Celyr is afraid of the underground, so I should leave her behind.
The most important thing is a weapon, yet the only one I have is a shuriken.
I have some defensive items, but…
I’ll have to ask for a weapon quest.
You’ll give me that, right? Since you took the map from me, you should at least give me that.
“Let’s get up.”
Celery blocked my path and asked.
“What do we do now?”
“I was thinking of going to the basement.”
“Why there?”
“There are quite a few traces. We might find something in places we haven’t explored yet.”
“It’ll be dangerous…”
“As long as you have the will to live, you can go anywhere.”
You can just go. But after that, you have to take care of your own life.
“Don’t come after me, Celyr.”
“Certainly. Am I crazy enough to go there?”
Celyr shuddered and shook her head. Moran grabbed my sleeve and pulled me closer.
“Miss Evelin, the basement?”
“There’s a basement below here.”
“They say it’s dangerous… If I can help, I’ll go with you.”
Instead of answering, I stared at Moran.
The only innocent member of this hotel’s family. And the holy power needed to find Pandora’s Box.
If holy power manifests, Moran would be the most likely candidate. I didn’t have the ability to see holy power.
It might be that no one knows because it hasn’t awakened yet.
I’d rather Moran were a saint.
It would make finding Pandora’s Box easier.
But since we don’t know yet, I can’t take Moran to such a dangerous place.
“It’s fine. Instead of going to the basement, let’s find the other group first. We can’t leave them alone.”
“The problem with you is that you’re too nice.”
“But my gut is perfectly healthy?”
(ps: this is a joke. he used the word ‘탈’ to refer as ‘the problem’, but she took that word as its other meaning, which is stomach trouble.)
I’ve never had a stomachache in my life.
Holloway gave me an impertinent look, as if to say, “You think that’s what I meant?”
“Miss Evelin, are you sure you don’t need my help?”
“Of course.”
“I’ll go.”
Celyr turned and left without a trace of regret.
She had practically done everything she could for me. Suriel followed.
Celyr grew annoyed at Ectenron and Dilaph’s resistance, grabbing their ears and dragging them away.
“Ouch! It hurts! My ear hurts!”
“…!”
“You’re intruding without notice.”
Celyr and the rest left, clicking their tongues, and the cabin fell silent.
Suddenly, Moran, Holloway, and I were the only ones left.
Moran usually gets on my nerves at times like this. I should keep my mouth shut.
Moran saw Holloway and I holding hands, then tried to grab his other hand, yet was rejected, and her face broke into tears.
“It’s really hard to become close with Holloway.”
“You were going to abandon me back then, weren’t you?”
“…Ah.”
Moran looked at me, flustered, as if she hadn’t expected him to say something like that.
I didn’t pay much attention. Moran must have been at a loss, overcome by the fear she’d never felt before.
She must have been driven by a desire to live. And since she hadn’t attacked Holloway, she must have thought it was fine.
But I had no right to say it was fine. If the victim didn’t say anything, why should I?
All I could do was pretend not to hear and yawn.
Then Moran would probably try to change the subject and talk to me.
“M-Miss Evelin! Are you tired?”
Moran, immediately caught, changed the subject, and I gladly agreed.
“A little.”
“Shall we rest?”
“No. Moran, have you found anything here? You seem familiar, though.”
She was the one who was most scared. Moran seemed a little surprised, though she hadn’t expected it herself.
“…That’s right. I think I’ve strangely gained some courage!”
She’s too bright to be in this dark place.
But how did Moran end up here?
Did they mistake her for a family that doesn’t exist here?
Seeing the system’s pathetic antics, it’s totally capable of doing that.
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