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Elves of Alfheim241? Elves of Alfheim #1
A few days ago I was reflecting on the end of summer along with my childhood.
Sval, I feel a bit awkward saying this after being so formal, but it was so hot.
There’s still a long way to go before summer ends.
Summer isn’t ending anytime soon.
Please just end it.
Shit, the summers on this underdeveloped continent of Gaia are so fucking long, and they don’t even have air conditioning.
Clueless summer chick.
If there was such a thing as a god of summer, it would definitely be the boss who was supposed to be leaving work but never got up from his seat.
It was so hot that I opened my mouth to say something, thinking it might make me feel better.
“Luna, if summer is long, is it in the southern or northern hemisphere?”
“What does that mean?”
“Why, on a round planet, things like the length of the seasons change depending on whether you’re in the southern or northern hemisphere.”
“A round planet? Hassan, you’ve been talking nonsense about becoming a new you for the past few days, but you must have caught a heatstroke!”
Luna, who was lying down on the second floor with me, was looking at me with the eyes of a sick person.
Is it still difficult for people living in this strange ancient and medieval world to accept the fact that the Earth is round?
Of course, this is not Earth, and it is questionable whether this is even a planet.
“The world is flat! Because the soles of our feet are flat. And like Hassan said, if we lived in a round place, we would fall down!”
At least it was clear that the world wasn’t as flat as Luna said.
I held back from telling Luna about gravity and the universal gravitational force that attracts matter to each other, and about the principles of the creation of round stars.
Because it was so hot I didn’t feel like doing that.
Mmm-mmm-mmm-.
Zzujizuzujizuzu-.
It’s impossible to escape the heat by taking a nap because the baby bugs on the trees and grass are screaming so loudly that your ears are about to burst.
Summer in this world is so absurd.
In fact, it is said that even on this continent of Gaia, summer is considered a kind of disaster. That is why most government offices are closed in the summer, and even farmers who work in the fields do not do farm work in the summer.
Summer in Korea must be a very busy farming season.
Indeed, there was no need to discuss whether the planet was round or flat, and there were many differences between the knowledge I had of the world and the ideas here.
“Luna, do you have any wildling elixirs left? Like those refreshing drinks.”
“I drank all that yesterday because it was hot.”
“This rotten thing. Why does he keep stealing only the important things?”
“That’s why I sent you to catch a wildling. It should be digging in the forest right now!”
Luna’s words made me picture Paranoy digging with a trowel in a dense forest full of trees.
It’s so fucking hot…!
It’s going to be very hot. Paranoia is the most heat-sensitive of us all.
But it was a great sin to have drank all the wildling potion I had been trying to save. I decided to think that Paranoy had been temporarily exiled to the forest, digging the ground.
There is no punishment more meaningless than digging.
When I was thinking like that.
Swish-.
Luna said, lying down and lifting the soles of her feet toward the ceiling, as if she was trying to exercise to lose belly fat.
“It would be nice to have a cloud ring.”
“Cloudring? What is that?”
“It’s a rare species of Wildling. There are some that are white and fluffy. They look like clouds, so they’re called Cloudlings!”
“Really? What do you like about having them?”
“If you keep them in your house, the air will be cooler. I’ve only heard about them, but I’ve never seen them, so I don’t know much about them. They’re called the treasure of treasures.”
“I see. It’s a rare species of wildling.”
I thought about the round, liquid monsters, the wildlings.
They were extremely expensive, costing 2 gold each, and the effects they gave when eaten were also excellent.
Since it’s a rare species like that, the price will probably skyrocket.
It is a guy with crazy performance that even cools the air in your home. A monster with the performance of an air conditioner. What could be more pleasant in this hellish summer?
It was indeed worthy of being called a treasure among treasures.
“Where can I catch them?”
“I’ve heard that it occasionally appears in the sea near Delphi.”
The sea near Delphi.
I thought about the city of Delphi.
Delphi, surrounded by the sea, mountains, and large rivers and streams. The headquarters of the Illuminati, the worshippers of the sun and the god of light.
City of Prophecy.
The city where warriors and heroes are born. And it is also a place I must visit at least once.
“It would be hard to go to Delphi now and catch them, right? Something like Cloudling.”
Luna answers my words, swinging her legs in the air.
“It would take more than a month to get to Delphi by carriage. A month-long journey by carriage in this sweltering weather? I can’t do that.”
“Don’t worry. I can’t do it either.”
That day, in the small room, I heard a story that I should go to Delphi. Did I say there would be a reward for me?
I had no idea what kind of award I would receive if I went there.
But after listening to Luna, I had a wild guess that maybe she was getting that Cloud Ring or something. If she had that, she’d be able to have a cool summer next year.
Next year.
Next year, huh?
For a moment, I felt a tingling sensation in my head and a flash of lightning.
I, who had been wondering every day when I would be able to leave this continent of Gaia and return to Earth, never thought that the day would come when I would be looking forward to spending the next year on this continent.
I’m really becoming one of the people here.
This is why love is scary.
Once I got attached to someone, I had a hard time letting it go. Even Antiope and Paranoia, who had been our enemies, now felt like friends.
And in this world, being a person with so much affection usually means being at a disadvantage. I knew that very well, so I tried not to get attached to things like that if possible.
Luna, Hippolyte, the people of the Mars Guild, Paranoi, Antiope, and even Elfriede left a strong impression on me.
By the way, what is Elfriede doing now?
After leaving the unconscious guy at the infirmary, there was no news. According to the newspaper that was delivered, lions had come to Sodomora from Alfheim.
As far as I know, Elfriede is the great sinner who set fire to the World Tree.
He said that there were many pursuers chasing him. News of this incident spread throughout the kingdom, and eventually, his tail was caught.
It was just a matter of whether it was too late or too early, but it was something that would happen eventually.
In this Sodomora, the ruthless killing machine Kalidur had also established a base, and Elfriede herself had no intention of hiding her true identity and was living a life of fame as an adventurer.
Stupid guy.
Were you not aware that you were a criminal who had committed a great sin?
“-San. Hassan, are you listening to me now?”
I was lost in my thoughts when I heard Luna’s voice.
“No, I was just thinking about something else. By the way, what did you say?”
“I’m talking about the wyvern I met in the valley last time. I thought it might be bored by itself, so I was wondering if it’s doing well.”
Luna’s words made me think of Agumon, who I had left behind in the valley. There was also a skeleton knight there, so I was sure he was doing well.
A few days after returning from the abyss.
Because I was staying at home in self-isolation until the world’s attention died down a bit, I couldn’t go to the valley to train or meet Hippolyte to train my body.
I wonder what everyone is doing.
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I originally liked to move during the day. I work during the day and wash and sleep at night.
I thought this was the healthiest lifestyle, so I forced myself to sleep at night whenever possible, even if I couldn’t.
But these days, the days are so hot, and I’ve been experiencing a lot of noisy things, so I’ve been wandering the streets in the cool evenings and at night to avoid the heat and the eyes of people.
Even if I walk around the streets, it’s just meditating in a quiet park or something where there’s no one.
“Hey, you there. Who gave you permission to wander around these back alleys right now?”
Of course, since the security in Sodomora at night is not very good, I often encountered these types of thugs.
“You little shit, you!”
Rogues with their faces covered with masks and swinging clubs and knives in their hands. There are many of these ruffians in Sodomora these days.
Wasn’t it one of the main stories in the newspapers that with the dissolution of the thieves’ guild and the collapse of the underground market, criminal organizations that had crawled up to the surface were once again beginning to threaten public order?
“Can’t you hear me? Who gave you permission to come down this alley? Do you think someone so big wouldn’t stab you in the stomach?!”
“Hey, hey, stop it, Pilgrim. That guy, he’s a Samaritan. Hassan of Samaria.”
“What, what-? What the hell, it was so dark that I couldn’t see. Seriously. I almost got in trouble. I’ll let you go for free. Just pass. Hehe-.”
Of course, those thugs also seemed to pick on people and pick fights.
It was fortunate for me, because I don’t think even I, in my current state, would have been able to end it quietly if I had fought five or six men with swords.
On the one hand, I felt sorry that I had lost the opportunity to release all the energy that was boiling inside me while I was stuck at home during the day.
What a pity.
If it were like before, I would have been trembling and panicked and got robbed of everything if I was surrounded by vagrants. Thinking about it this way, I realize that I have changed a lot recently.
I guess I’ve become somewhat more timid after hanging out with guys like the giants of Ulgart, Hippolyte, and the Skeleton Knight. Is this the anchoring theory or something?
While I was lost in thought, the robber who had put the dagger he had pointed at me into his bosom spoke to me.
“Brother, I heard that you will be promoted to the Silver rank for your achievements in this matter. Is that true?”
“You heard that story?”
“It’s a rumor that’s been spreading like wildfire in the slums lately. People are talking about it here and there because it feels like a person has finally emerged from our Seomun.”
It seemed that people were already talking about how my public service had surpassed the Silver Tier promotion criteria. As he said, I was on the verge of being promoted to the Silver Tier.
Beyond Slave, Iron, Bronze tier to Silver.
Veteran adventurer Hassan.
It seemed like a pretty cool sign, but I was like, well, I can’t be happy about it. The reason I can’t be happy is because I know that I’m still lacking.
Even if I had the same rank as Elfriede, would I be able to do the same things as Elfriede? No, it would be impossible.
If we move on to sisters Hippolyta and Antiope, I find it ridiculous to even compare them to them.
I was still inexperienced.
Not only is there no experience, but there is also a lack of preparation for this and that.
Now I feel like I understand what Hippolyta and the Skeleton Knight said when they said that ability values are just numbers.
“It’s still a long way to go.”
“No, even though I’m a thug, I have a good eye for people. I think you’ll become even greater than me, hyung. Even if you climb to the top, don’t forget about the slums to the west.”
I unexpectedly got cheered on by thugs. Is this how a soccer star born in a poor country feels?
“Just be careful not to get caught by me.”
“Hehe, I’ll try my best.”
That was the end of my conversation with the thugs. I sat down under a tree in the middle of the empty park and leaned my back against the hard, rough pillar.
Shaaaaassss-.
If you sit there cross-legged and close your eyes, the sound of the wind that seemed faint just a moment ago, the friction sound of tree branches swaying, the sounds of insects, and the sound of someone talking in the distance begin to grow louder and clearer.
But my consciousness, which had been directed outward, had to gradually settle inward. What I was trying to focus on was the blood flow that was swirling inside me.
It hurts, it hurts-.
And then again this pain starts creeping into my lower abdomen.
There must be clues to many things in this pain.
I can feel the hot blood spreading from the tips of my finger joints and all over my body from my feet to my head, receiving energy from my heart and gathering in my lower abdomen all at once.
The pain in my stomach grew stronger and cold sweat even ran down my forehead, but I did not give up on meditating.
At that very moment-.
Pass-.
I quickly moved my head to the left, feeling as if something was flying towards my head. At that moment, something passed by my right ear.
Dagger? Sword?
I turned my head in a panic at the sound of the sharp blade, but there was nothing flying towards me. It seemed I was the only one mistaken.
Are you in too deep of a meditation?
As I was thinking that, someone appeared in the distance from the darkness.
“To the extent that you can avoid the energy that this body emits. Brother Savage, you have been greatly refined in many ways. The energy that was once like a dull club has now been sharpened to the point where it can be called a wooden spear.”
The hair shining in the moonlight was extremely bright.
For a moment I thought the moon had fallen to the ground, but it wasn’t, it was the tight elf Kalidur.
“Ppakkaki? What’s up? It’s been a while.”
“The name of the little monk is not Pak-Pak-I, but Kalidur. More recently, I heard that there is a strange person who meditates with me every night, so I came to see him. So, we have this kind of connection. So, are you making any progress with your meditation?”
“I’m just pretending.”
“The most important thing in managing your energy is not to feel impatient. I think it would be better to take your time a little more.”
“I see. So, did you come to see me?”
“You could say that. You probably know that Soseung came to this continent in search of the witch, Elfriede.”
“… .”
I looked at Kalidur’s face while sitting cross-legged. As I got closer, his face became shadowed under the moonlight, making it impossible to read his expression.
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