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Elves of Alfheim243 ? Elves of Alfheim #3
The woman’s name is Hersi.
He was born in a slum on the outskirts of Sodomora, but is said to have unexpectedly caught the eye of a high-ranking official at the temple of Venus and taken a job at the temple.
Priestess of Venus.
The women who worked at the temple of Venus were, as explained earlier, all professional women. High-income occupations with skilled and specialized skills in dealing with men.
That’s why I was looking at this woman as if she were a fairly mature older sister. The moment she opened her mouth and greeted me, I realized that my thoughts were wrong.
“Mr. Kalidur, you’re here! Is your leg feeling better today?”
“Thank you, I am much better. Sister of the Foreign God.”
“I think you’ll be fine in a few more days. I may not have any other talents, but I know how to fix broken bones. I’ve broken many.”
It was Hersi, a woman who lifted the corners of her mouth so that her cheekbones were prominent. Then, as if she had noticed my presence standing next to her, she glanced at me with slightly frightened eyes.
“Hey, this black savage? I thought he was a troll. He’s human!”
It must have been scary because there was a big, dark-looking man there.
However, I was a little hurt. As a priestess of Venus, shouldn’t she accept and embrace all men?
Sval, a troll.
My delicate heart seems to be a little sore.
So I also gave Hersi a quick look from top to bottom. With her red hair and freckled face, she felt different from the priestesses of Venus I had imagined.
She looks like any other country girl you can see anywhere in the world.
Her face is cute, but she looks a little younger than her age. Her face is thin and flat, whether it’s because she doesn’t have makeup or because it’s light.
“My name is Hassan from Samaria.”
“Ah-. Samaria’s… . Oh? By any chance that?”
“That’s probably right.”
“Wow, this is my first time seeing it in person. It looked like this, like this-.”
The way he nodded his head with an expression like “Huh, hehe” was a bit odd. Should I be happy or angry at being evaluated like this?
Still, I don’t think there is any bad intention.
“I’m Hersey. Nice to meet you, Mr. Hassan.”
There are some lively girls who approach you in a friendly manner, and this girl seems to be exactly that type. Just then, someone shouts from afar.
Hershey! You’re leaving your seat again! If you keep doing that, you’ll get in trouble!
“Oh, well, I have something to do. See you later, Mr. Kalidur! I’ll change the bandages next time!”
“Yes, that’s right.”
The woman went back to her seat. Then, a woman who appeared to be her superior was seen scolding Hersi, perhaps because she was being reprimanded for leaving her seat.
Kalidur and I left that scene behind and went out to the garden of Venus.
I said.
“Is this true? You can’t win against a woman who looks so fragile?”
“It’s a true story.”
“This kid-.”
There was a lot I wanted to say, but when I saw Kalidur’s serious expression, the words that had been rising to my throat went back into my stomach.
As a man, I understand.
The girl who treated me when I broke my leg, I guess I couldn’t help but win. In my case, it was Mr. Finley, the healer I owed to when I was just freed from slavery.
I wondered for a moment what she was doing now, but I figured she must be doing well since she has a husband and a son. Then, out of the blue, I asked her in passing, just in case.
“That woman isn’t married, is she?”
“I’m still a virgin.”
“Really? A priestess of the temple of Venus?”
A virgin and a priestess of the temple of Venus. Are there any words that are so incongruous? As I frowned slightly with that feeling, Kalidur added a word.
“Hersey said that he is an apprentice who has not yet accepted the believers.”
It seems that in this world, there is something like an internship system for working women. The knowledge in my head broadens my horizons in useless areas.
While I was admiring that feeling, Kalidur asked me a question in a similar manner as he had just before.
“So, what do you think?”
“What’s wrong? You’re a good girl.”
“No, but have you found out anything about her weaknesses? Samaritans are known to have strong intuition. Have you seen anything like it in your brother’s eyes?”
“Weakness? No, to begin with, I’m not even sure if she’s a strong woman.”
“She is strong. I, Kalidur, have a weak talent for reading people’s minds. I have seen many people in this world, but I have never seen a woman as strong as her.”
I see.
If you have a strong mind, then you will do that.
Born in a slum on the outskirts of the city and then brought to this temple where no one is allowed to enter, it was clear that he was not of ordinary mentality.
Of course there is something like that.
Perhaps, in the eyes of this Kalidur, that woman seemed special. Right now, in this guy’s eyes, even that woman’s freckles, Hersi, seemed like a great strength.
It’s as if I find Luna’s weird dancing and occasional serious nonsense to be a charm in its own way.
“Hersi will become a full priest in three days. According to the rules of the foreign god Venus, I will not be able to meet her in person. Before that, I would like to have a showdown with Hersi.”
Become a full priest.
Does that mean I’ll be receiving guests?
The fact that he wanted to see the match before that probably meant that he wanted to express something in his own way.
So I thought about what I could call a woman’s weakness. But there’s no way I would know that. If I had known that, I would have escaped being single a long time ago.
What would Luna or Hippolyte like to do?
As I was lost in thought, looking around, I happened to see some flowers in full bloom and blurted out a few words.
“Or give flowers as a gift.”
“Flowers. That makes sense. I never thought of it. It was a good thing that you introduced her to your brother.”
With strides-.
Kalidur walked well on one leg with a cast on one side, and then he started picking flowers carelessly in the garden.
I was very confused by the flower stems breaking off with a squeak, but the guy went back into the temple with the strange bouquet as if he didn’t care about such things.
So when the guy showed up outside, I couldn’t help but ask.
“How did it go? Are you okay?”
“I was just teased.”
“Sval. I guess so.”
After that, I went to the saint’s office to receive my payment, but all I got was the answer that she had gone to the sea to escape the heat.
“Fuck.”
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Ball-.
I frowned.
According to Kalidur, in order to unleash speculation, one must have the mindset of overpowering one’s opponent.
Create a lion in your mind.
I am a lion.
I’m so fucking strong.
As I was frowning with that feeling, Luna finally couldn’t hold it in any longer and said something.
“Hassan, why are you glaring at me like that?”
“No, did you feel anything?”
“Do you feel it? My back is ticklish! Why is my back itching like this? I washed it twice before.”
Luna was busy moving around inside the cabin, making a potion.
“Oh, what is it? A dog is stuck to my back. When did it get stuck to my back?”
Woof woof!
Luna eventually removed the rainbow-colored spider from her back and placed it on her palm. I glared at the guy.
The emission of speculation-.
Sigh-.
Even though I strained my lower abdomen, the eight eyes of the dog just stared at me. Rather, the thought of looking at a spider made me really scared.
Hyoong.
I learned the general feel and methods from Kalidur, but when I tried to do it myself, there were many things I didn’t understand.
In the first place, it is questionable whether such a thing is possible for a human being. If I had not seen the cases of Calidur and Hippolyte, I would have thought it was just a childish delusion.
“Ha, I don’t know.”
“I don’t know what you’re trying to do. If you frown too much, you’ll get wrinkles!”
“Okay. Anyway, is the training going well?”
I remembered that Luna was being trained under the witch Nemea to help her in battle.
It seems that she wakes up early in the morning and diligently makes elixirs, and after lunch, she goes to the witch’s workshop to run errands here and there and learns the know-how.
Luna had always been working hard, but lately she felt like she was working even harder.
“Training? I think it’s going pretty well! Yesterday I learned how to use spider venom.”
“Really? Spider venom?”
When Luna, who was holding the dog in her hand, said the word spider venom, it felt a bit creepy. Of course, despite its scary appearance, the dog is not poisonous and is like an automatic door that follows people well.
However, Luna’s next story is quite shocking.
“I’m going to feed Kkung-Kkung some special things to make him poisonous!”
“Is that possible?”
“The ancient priests of Pluto and the sorcerers of Ideope would put poisonous insects in a jar and make a curse! A barking man would do the same!”
After Luna shouted so curiously, she put the dog back into the jar it was in.
“Hehe, I’ll catch a lot of wasps for you. I’ll also throw in some martens, toads, and poisonous mushrooms-.”
Hyoong… .
However, the voice coming from within was somehow extremely pitiful. It must be sad to have to eat tasteless poisonous insects after eating delicious rats every day.
Somehow, I felt sorry for the dog because it reminded me of my childhood.
“Creating a curse? Don’t you feel a little sorry for the dog?”
“I feel the same way, but it would be good if Kkung-kung also became strong. And Kkung-kung got fat because he ate too much rats. Now he can’t even run well, so he walks.”
“Yeah, well-.”
The treatment of her pet spider was originally Luna’s prerogative, so I decided to keep my mouth shut, even though I had many thoughts running through my head.
“Ah, Hassan and here’s the Moai Totem!”
Then Luna held out two small wooden statues towards me.
“I’ve always wondered, where do you take the totems I make?”
“With this, you can evolve the stages of karma.”
“Lies. Okay. I won’t ask.”
“It’s true.”
Even though I tell the truth like this, people often don’t believe me. That’s why I don’t waste my energy on long, drawn-out explanations.
“Anyway, I’m going out.”
“You said it was a request? To meet the envoys of Alfheim? There are a lot of elves there. This will be fun!”
“Do you want to go together?”
At my question, Luna looked around, making a hesitant sound.
“I still have some work to do, can you wait for about ten minutes?”
“Okay, then take your time getting ready and come out.”
I went out into the yard first with a suitable answer.
The yard was covered in horrible potato vines that stretched out all over the place, and it looked like a devil’s paradise, but after seeing it a few times, I got used to it.
“Long live chaos-.”
『Name: Hassan Lv. 24
Strength: 12
Agility: 4
Stamina: 8
Task: 280
Grace: Blessing of Chaos》 Shining Hands》 Night Armor》 Dark Eyes》
My current task score is now 280.
With the two Moai Totems Luna gave me, I should be able to level up at least 2 levels. I was momentarily lost in thought. What stats should I level up?
Should I raise my Strength to 14? Or should I compensate for my relatively low Agility stat?
Or should I just increase the stamina by 2 to get the stamina number into double digits?
It was my inner voice, but it all sounded plausible. So after thinking about it for a while, I raised my finger and increased my agility score by two.
I haven’t felt like I was lacking strength or stamina lately.
However, I felt that my body’s reflexes and speed needed some improvement, as I was unable to avoid the attacks of the giant palm and was easily counterattacked by Kalidur.
Therefore, it is agile.
Diring, diring-.
I was wondering if the bonus stat would explode, but the horrible 40% success rate ended up failing twice in a row.
“Oh my, Sval.”
It was a pity, but there was nothing I could do. I had no choice but to diligently collect task scores while giving massages here and there.
Otherwise, it looks like I’ll have to wait for the Agumon released in the valley to clear out the many guys and hand over the task values.
I buried the Luna totem I used in a corner of the yard.
So let’s straighten our shoulders and look up at the sky. It seems like it’s already early afternoon. Today is the day we have to meet the elves of Alfheim at Kalidur’s request.
Elves, huh?
Are there a lot of guys like Elfriede? Or are there a lot of guys like Kalidur?
“All right! Let’s go!”
With those worries in mind, Luna and I headed to the inn where Kalidur had made an appointment.
The inn is a tavern called Serpiang near the east gate.
Even though it was daytime, there were quite a lot of people gathered. Their eyes seemed to be focused on one place.
“This is the average adventurer, bronze tier? Weak.”
Bam! Bam!
“Ugh-!”
As soon as I entered, someone flew towards me.
“What the hell?”
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