#134
134. The vast sea (3)
Finally, as I climbed onto the deck, Priasis retrieved the rope that had been placed over the railing.
He keeps his mouth firmly shut.
His eyes were a mixture of surprise and bewilderment.
Her silver hair was slightly longer, and she was wearing a plain dress.
I looked around the boat.
It is a sailboat worthy of being called a large one, but few people are seen.
A man at the stern of the ship fiddling with the sails.
“How many times have you surprised me.”
Priasis said in a weak voice.
Jenna laughed awkwardly.
“Oh, how are you?”
“What is it? Why is this woman speaking… Eup!”
“We’ll go in and rest.”
Nerissa dragged Katio inside the ship.
“What kind of uninvited guests do you need to leave?”
“Wouldn’t it be burdensome for the princess too if we all went around all at once?”
The two of them even went inside the ship.
Me and Priasis were left on the deck.
After silence ensued, I spoke up.
“Can I come in? I want to sleep.”
Freeasis inflated his cheeks.
“I can do it! I have to ask you, Mt. Taesan. How did you get on the small boat on the sea like that, how did you find the ship’s location, what was the goal this time…!”
“It’s a mission.”
Priasis looked at me with eyes demanding an explanation, but I didn’t know.
Do you know Nanda? This happened because I was on a mission. When I shut my mouth, Priasis sighed deeply.
“I thought I wouldn’t get involved with you this time…”
“When we first met, he gave me money and asked me to help him. Why are the front and back different?”
“At the time… I didn’t know it would be this tough. How many of your comrades died?”
“I would have told you to leave me alone.”
“…it’s not that easy.”
Priasis bowed her head.
‘indeed.’
It sounds like you’re putting pressure on us.
I told you not to worry because I’m not doing it for you, but it won’t be easy with this guy’s personality.
“So, where are you?”
“You mean you didn’t know that?”
Priasis looked at me as if he was dumbfounded.
Again, there was nothing to answer.
“This is the sea of the southeastern part of the continent, called the Infinite Sea…”
“Okay. Tell me what you’re looking for. Is this the key again?”
After a moment of hesitation, the answer came.
“……Yes.”
“The first is the desert, the second is the sea. It kills the environment once.”
Priasis explained what happened after the 30th floor.
After defeating the stone statue, return with the key and have the Asinis family acknowledge its authenticity. It is said that thanks to this, he was able to receive support for his subsequent search activities.
“This boat was lent by the family. The same goes for the crew.”
The man hanging the sails glanced this way and continued his work.
“I received a subsidy. I’m going to hire a mercenary from a nearby island. At this point, I should be able to find the key without borrowing your help.”
“Even if that monster comes out again?”
Priasis cleared his throat.
“Uh, anyway, turn the ship around to the port…”
“No more mercenaries. Don’t call anyone. If you don’t want to increase the number of corpses.”
“then…….”
“All you have to do is guide us. We’ll take care of the rest.”
The situation is the same as on the 30th floor.
The only difference is that the members have changed.
“Are you still stubborn?”
Priasis laughed bitterly.
“I’m sorry, but we can’t deny the mission. No matter what it says.”
“If the mission to kill me came out, what would you do?”
“I’ll do that too. If I don’t want to die.”
The aftertaste will be bitter, but I have already made up my mind.
There was no guarantee that the mission would only include helping others or defeating monsters.
“I get it.”
Priasis rummaged through her arms and put down a small leather pouch.
Gold coins flashed through the cracks.
“It’s all I own. I’ll hire you guys as mercenaries. I’m not a shameless woman either.”
“I don’t need it.”
“Don’t embarrass me.”
Then don’t refuse.
I accepted the gold coin.
[Negotiation Success!]
[‘Han (★★★)’ acquired 10,000 gold from the special NPC ‘Priasis’.]
‘Is it 10,000 gold?’
It’s not that big of a buck in Pick Me Up.
You can only buy 2 warhorse statues.
I decided to accept it anyway.
“……Please take good care of me this time too.”
Freeasis held out his hand with a slightly awkward gesture.
My hands swayed up and down as I grabbed them.
“When you call me…”
“kid?”
“Call me Pria. I’ll call you by your first name too.”
“Fria.”
“It’s a nickname. I like this one better, Han.”
Freea laughed lightly.
‘Hmm.’
Well, it doesn’t matter.
After that, Freea told a little more about what happened at sea.
Originally, we tried to replenish the crew by stopping at the pirate island, which is said to be full of mercenaries, but since we joined, there is no need to do that. He said he would immediately depart for the place where the key was.
“And one, I have something to tell you about the key.”
“say.”
“If you collect all the keys… they say you can open the door to a higher dimension.”
I was frozen at the sudden words.
As if my reaction was unexpected, Fria blinked several times.
“What are you going to do with such a thing?”
“Isn’t it obvious. The continent…”
“What does the upper dimension have to do with the continent?”
“……that.”
Even Freea doesn’t seem to know exactly.
It’s frustrating. I frowned. I didn’t want to think about it if I had to, even if I didn’t like it, but there were too many things about the mission that I couldn’t understand.
“A dream…”
“Everything is a dream. Isn’t it too versatile?”
In a dream, Fria saw us fighting.
And seeing the future of destruction, he decided to save the continent.
The key is what you need there. The key is said to be a tool to open the door to a higher dimension.
After all, almost every mission is connected to this guy.
We met directly on the 15th, 25th, and 30th floors, and the 20th floor is a mission to subdue the leader of the faction that was deeply involved in the pursuit of Freea.
‘Where in the world is there something about saving the continent?’
The 5th and 10th floors, which prevented the goblin attack, were at least similar.
On the deck where the wind blows, it’s just the two of us, Freea and I.
The man hanging the sail is gone.
“Are you… angry?”
“No, think a little.”
I closed my mouth.
Something seems to be caught, but it is not caught.
‘I need more information.’
I said while looking at Freea who was standing there.
“That dream, in more detail…”
[Stage cleared!]
[‘Belquist (★★★)’, ‘Katio (★★★★)’, level up!]
[Reward – 170,000G, Shark Gill (lower) X 3]
[MVP – ‘Katio (★★★★)’]
Light began to surround the body.
‘Timing is true.’
I laughed bitterly.
There was a strange look in Freea’s eyes as she was looking at me.
“That light…”
“We’re going back to the original place. Don’t worry, the contract doesn’t end.”
“Didn’t you try to ask something?”
“Okay. I’ve changed my mind.”
I have no motivation to save this place anyway.
If there is nothing else to do, it will be fine to proceed as is.
“See you next.”
“Ah, got it.”
After Freea’s bewildered answer, I returned to the circular room.
I looked up first.
Master disconnected.
It was a mission that required quite a lot of time, so I couldn’t keep watching it.
The current time in the waiting room was late at night.
‘still.’
A log of Katio’s actions will remain.
You can rewind the mission video.
“Do you like it.”
Belquist was looking at Katio with his mouth twisting up.
“What, what? Horrible.”
“Is this kid joining the training tomorrow too? I think I need a different formation.”
Belquist’s gaze turned to me.
I nodded.
“You come to the drawing room by 7:00 tomorrow morning.”
“I have to do airship maintenance in the morning…”
“You can do it at night.”
Belquist said as if nothing had happened.
“Then it’s overtime! It’s different from a contract!”
“The original contract is different before and after it is signed.”
“Don’t make people trash.”
I sighed.
“The schedule is messed up.”
An unconfirmed message appeared on Amkena’s control panel.
[Master, you can use airships from the 33rd floor!]
[After taking the ‘Magician’ class hero, select the Summon tab and touch Airship!]
[However, the airship must be summonable.]
‘It’s an airship.’
A ship appeared later in the mission.
This meant that ships could be replaced with airships.
Although flying is impossible due to the nature of the field.
The maintenance of the airship is not over.
However, since joining the 1st party, formation practice is essential.
Unless both can be ruled out.
“Hmmmm.”
I cleared my throat and continued.
“You’ll have to work hard.”
“No, damn it.”
“I’d like to accommodate you if possible, but due to my schedule, I can’t help it.”
“I knew it.”
Katio’s shoulders drooped.
“I’ll give you double the vacation when the schedule is over. I promise.”
“Okay, okay. Tomorrow at 7:00. You can come out.”
Katio walked out of the space-time gap with a tired expression.
The other members also left the room one after another. After staring at the message on the mirror that read ‘Save the world!’ for a long time, I fell into the plaza.
And I met an unexpected person.
“How was that wizard?”
Instead of her usual dress, Iolka was standing there wearing a scarf and coat given to her by the Master.
“I heard from Mr. Bell that he was very active.”
“Why are you here? You’re not on the third floor.”
“I stopped by because I thought about it while taking a walk.”
“Do you want to go for a walk on the first floor?”
“I-I mean it! Anyway, how about it. I, too, while you’re out on a mission…”
Iolka spread her palms.
A breeze moved over it.
“Somehow, it’s okay. After a month like this…”
“Isel.”
[appear!]
Stardust glittered from the side, and Isel jumped out.
I said to Isel, who stared blankly at me.
“How many reclaimed stones do you have left?”
[Well, there will be about 7 of them now.]
“Give this guy one. The log says I took it out.”
After a while, Isel brought a stone with a black glow from the warehouse.
“What is this?”
“Regeneration Stone. It’s a stone that allows you to see the video of the mission.”
I put the stone in Iolka’s hand.
When I noticed Isel, the gap in time and space opened.
“You’ll know about him when you see him.”
“It means showing the video when I wasn’t there.”
“okay.”
“Okay. Let’s go somewhere.”
Iolka took a deep breath and entered the space-time rift.
The door is closed.
[‘Iolka (★★★)’ starts browsing!]
The 32nd floor is long, but high-speed playback is also possible if the viewer wishes.
You can get an estimate in a few hours. I put my ass on a nearby bench.
Issel, who was flapping her wings, said.
[Aren’t you going to sleep? It was too late.]
“I’ll rest for a while.”
[Are you worried about the fire mage? Not good! Only the power is strong, but there is no corner to use other than that. I think the magician kid is much better?]
I didn’t answer.
[That woman, you usually act like you’re proud. It looks good, Heng!]
Isel laughed with a sinister expression and disappeared with the light.
I sat down on a bench and crossed my arms.
Occasionally, heroes belonging to the 1st floor appeared and passed me by looking at me with blank eyes.
And when the dawn deepens
rattle. The door in front of the plaza opened.
“Did you have a good look?”
“Didn’t you go?”
“I can’t sleep.”
“Why did you wait?”
A visibly haggard Iolka sat down next to me.
“It sounds great.”
“Because I’m a magician.”
“The world is unfair. At such a young age.
“Wizards judge by appearance, don’t they?”
“You’re young just by looking at it.”
Iolka let out a deep sigh.
“If I had known this would happen, I would have studied harder.”
“If you want another party…”
“I hate it if it’s not here.”
Iolka opened her mouth.
“I’m not giving up.”
“…”
“Can you come by 7:00 tomorrow morning? I’m also a preliminary 1st party colleague, so there should be a chance. See you later.”
Iolka, who had finished speaking on her own, laughed and stood up.
He climbed the stairs and disappeared.
‘This is true.’
Aaron did too. why are you so obsessed
It would be easier if I took this opportunity to become a researcher. Master would hate it, but at that point I was willing to help. I have prepared several reasons.
You may or may not know.
I shook my head and headed for the stairs.
