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Episode 40. The Fairy Queen’s Request
The inside of the tree was a completely different world.
It certainly didn’t look that big from the outside, but once you go inside, it’s a very spacious place.
This was the fairy’s haven.
“hmm.”
As soon as he entered, Ethan was greeted by a pungent smell.
The further we followed the elder fairy inside, the stronger the smell became.
‘It’s a very poisonous smell. It has a strong, characteristic smell of poison.’
Ethan could tell who made the poison just by smelling it.
‘It’s him.’
Ethan had experienced that poison before.
I’ve been through a lot, and I’ve been exposed to all sorts of poisons, but this is the only smell I’ve ever smelled from that poison.
As we went inside, a huge room appeared.
The door was open, and judging by the ornate decorations on it, this seemed to be the Fairy Queen’s chambers.
As we went inside, we saw something terrible.
“Euuuuuu.”
“What, what is this!?”
The forest ranger, who had witnessed the horrific sight, cried out in panic.
The elder fairy shot a beam of light at the head of the forester.
“Ugh!”
The forester stepped back as if he had been hit hard with a hammer.
“Be quiet, forester. Do you want to die?”
“Is that the Fairy Queen lying here?”
Yereka asked.
On a bed made of giant leaves, something pitch-black was lying. It wasn’t the shape of a fairy. It was just a pitch-black lump.
A stench that stings the nose.
The leaves would have been originally green, but the area where the queen was lying had turned pitch black.
To anyone who looked at it, it did not look like a living creature.
“okay.”
The elder fairy clenched his teeth.
“The one lying down is our queen.”
The numerous fairies that followed in also had unpleasant expressions.
The elder fairy also introduced herself as the queen while lying down, and no one was able to approach her.
“This…….”
The condition is too serious.
Even though Yeerika had a high magic resistance, she couldn’t even dare to approach her.
It wasn’t just magic.
It was in that state because it was enchanted with a strong poison. If you approached it without care, you could get poisoned and die.
But Ethan approached without hesitation.
“… … !”
“Hey, Ethan!”
“Ethan.”
Following the fairies, the forest keeper and Yeerika also tried to stop Ethan. However, Ethan paid no attention and stepped forward.
The fairies fell silent at that sight.
The Fairy Queen was a fairy who had done many things for the fairies.
He has devoted his whole body and soul to the forest, even to difficult tasks.
Even though she was a queen, she was afraid of the poison and could not respond properly because it was dangerous to get close.
This was extremely shameful and unethical.
The fairies felt a variety of emotions, but they were also very grateful to Ethan.
-The fairies are very grateful to you.
-Your chances of survival increase.
-You have achieved the achievement!
– Got ‘1’ like.
There are achievements that can be achieved through simple actions.
‘If you fix it properly, you can get one more achievement.’
There were achievements you could obtain by helping each race.
‘The chances of survival are steadily increasing.’
Ethan first checked the condition of the Fairy Queen.
Since it was so dirty I didn’t have anything to look at, but I sniffed around first.
Then I looked around to find which side the face was on.
‘This is the face.’
Below is the body. It is much larger than the normal fairies.
-Toxic!
-You are addicted.
-Status Abnormality: You have become addicted.
-The Gourmet trait is activated.
– Damage is reduced due to resistance.
Ethan immediately stepped back.
I got addicted just by getting close to it and taking a sip. Fortunately, thanks to my gourmet trait, there were no major problems.
It certainly seemed like the situation was serious enough for the fairies to be so reluctant.
“I’m addicted. And it’s extremely addictive. Since when did it become like this?”
To this the elder fairy replied:
“It’s been about a month. He suddenly collapsed.”
“Suddenly? That can’t happen.”
When Ethan spoke as if he knew something, the elder fairy sighed.
“There was a witness. But she went mad. She became a corrupted fairy. So we locked her up in prison.”
“I guess I should listen to the story properly.”
The elder fairy thought for a moment.
“I guess it’s okay to leave the queen alone.”
“… … I understand. I will do as you wish. So, restore our queen.”
The elder fairy said, patting the spot where Ethan had been hit.
“I can’t just restore it. There are conditions.”
* * *
First, Ethan collected various materials from the fairies.
I was thinking of making an antidote with this.
‘Oh, it’s a blue maple leaf.’
Ethan’s mouth opened slightly.
The blue itka leaves were a very valuable medicinal herb.
It wasn’t as valuable as a 200-year-old record, but it was still quite difficult to obtain, so much so that it was auctioned off on the black market.
Certainly, since they were fairies, they had a lot of precious herbs.
“I absolutely need it.”
As he spoke, Ethan placed numerous herbs into his subspace pockets. Of course, these were not needed to make the antidote.
After gathering the herbs, he collected poison from rotten trees and the fairy queen.
Then he opened the Donguibogam.
-Contains poisons already recorded in Donguibogam.
– The analysis of the poison was successful due to the poison contained in it!
-The extreme venom of cockatrice and scorpion is recorded in the Donguibogam.
“He’s crazy.”
It was a venom that was a combination of several poisons based on cockatrice or scorpion venom.
Fortunately, Ethan had recorded the poison in the Donguibogam from a trial he had previously cleared.
-Analyze the venom of the extreme poison.
-I made a detoxifying herbal medicine!
-Rating in progress… … .
-Extremely Poisonous Detox Herbal Medicine [Grade A]
“done.”
-Your proficiency in Heoryu Tangyakju is greatly increased!
As I have been making herbal medicines using Heoryu Tangyak Sul for a long time, my proficiency in Heoryu Tangyak Sul has reached close to 40%.
‘I’m looking forward to seeing how much more amazing herbal medicine I can make as my skill level increases.’
Ethan continued making detox decoctions.
If the culprit was the guy Ethan expected, there must have been a reason why he poisoned the forest like this.
‘I can’t just let you do whatever you want.’
“Is it all done?”
Ethan nodded at the elder fairy’s words.
“This should be enough to decipher it.”
When I showed the detoxifying potion, the elder fairy’s eyes filled with tears.
Ethan returned to the Queen with the fairies and prepared the antidote.
He stood in front of the queen and poured the detoxifying potion directly onto her face.
Shaaaaak-.
With a burning sound, the poison covering the Queen’s face began to disappear.
Ethan then opened the queen’s mouth slightly and fed her the antidote.
And with the help of the elder fairy, he poured some detoxifying medicine on the body part.
Then, her body, which had turned pitch black, began to slowly return to its original state.
“iced coffee……!”
“Your Majesty!”
“The Queen has returned to her original state!”
The fairies began to glow brightly.
The Fairy Queen, who had returned to her original form, looked very old-fashioned.
Unlike other fairies, she had beautiful, transparent wings and green hair.
Because it was covered in pitch-black poison.
“Thank you so much.”
“Thank you!”
The fairies bowed their heads simultaneously.
Tiring-!
-You helped the fairies. The fairies bless you.
-Stats permanently increased by ‘3’.
-You have completed the challenge!
-Achievement Achievement! [Regardless of Race] You have earned likes by achieving the achievement.
-You got ‘1’ like!
Ethan couldn’t help but be surprised.
‘I’ll give you a permanent stat increase.’
It was a better reward than I expected.
And it even got some likes.
‘There’s also an achievement for helping all the different races at once, so I should try helping all the other races I see.’
Of course, it’s not just about helping.
The best thing to do was to help by bringing everything you could.
Several fairies came and expressed their gratitude.
“When the Queen rises, I will surely give you something better.”
“Thank you so much, Ethan.”
“Please forgive my rudeness.”
Besides, there was still a reward left for the Fairy Queen.
‘Perhaps the Fairy Queen will grant you her blessing.’
The Fairy Queen’s Blessing was a permanent buff.
When the Queen returns to her original state, she can also receive additional rewards.
The reward will not be small either.
This work was also quite satisfactory.
Meanwhile, the forest keeper watched the series of events in disbelief.
He approached Yereka and asked cautiously.
“What on earth do you do?”
“Confucius is a sickly man who learns everything from books.”
“… … .”
Yereka was quite honest.
Ethan examined the Fairy Queen’s condition and spoke to the Elder Fairy.
“It’ll take some time to wake up.”
There’s no way he could wake up quickly after being exposed to that much poison.
You’ll have to wait at least three days.
Ethan called out to the Elder Fairy among the thrilled fairies.
“Let’s go to the dungeon. I need to hear the details of the man who did this to the Queen.”
* * *
Under the giant tree.
There was a prison in the underground where not a single ray of light entered. Originally, this underground prison was not a place to confine fairies who had committed crimes.
In the first place, fairies do not commit crimes due to their race’s unique nature.
Only fallen fairies commit sin.
“What is the standard for corruption?”
“It’s mental pollution. We can tell. If you’re not in your right mind, the symptoms show up in these two eyes. The eyes are the mirror of the mind and the indicator of the mind. If it’s polluted, you can’t help but notice.”
“You never commit a crime when you’re not in your right mind.”
“yes.”
That was the nature of fairies.
‘I didn’t know the details, you know.’
The prison was almost empty.
Except for one thing.
“Kurrrrrr-.”
A sound like a wolf howling was heard.
BAM-! BAM-!
When he sensed a presence, the man inside the prison banged his head against the bars.
Ethan gave the elder fairy the antidote potion.
“I’m a bit sickly. If a mad dog bites me, I could die.”
“Yes, I will feed it.”
Before he knew it, the elder fairy’s tone had become more formal. He had already completely trusted Ethan.
As I stood in front of the prison, I saw a fairy drooling.
Only half of it was black, the other half was fine.
‘My eyes are definitely watering.’
It was a clear sign of addiction.
As Ethan nodded, the elder fairy opened the prison door and entered, starting to fight the creature.
Gulp- Gulp-!
The Elder Fairy, true to its name, quickly subdued the man, opened its mouth wide, and force-fed him the antidote.
Gulp- Gulp-!
Not long after taking the detoxifying herbal medicine, black lumps began to fall from his body.
“She’s in better condition than the Queen, so she’ll wake up soon.”
“Are you waiting?”
“no?”
Ethan shook his head.
“I have to wake you up.”
Ethan swung his fist at the fairy.
fantasy,
