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Grave of Swords (7)

Illesis, who had been groaning for a long time in deep thought, stood up from her seat with a determined expression on her face.

When Chris pulled out a purse to pay for the tea, she snatched it quickly.

“I will confiscate this for the day.”

“Hey, anyway, that’s a bit… no. You do it yourself.”

Chris, who was supposed to hang out with her for the day, handed it over with a feeling of uneasiness.

Illesis wasn’t the type to be extravagant, so I thought it would be okay for a day or so.

‘No matter how much he spends, he won’t be able to spend even one gold coin.’

However, Chris’s optimism was short-lived.

Illesis went out into the streets again and looked for something to enjoy with her eyes open. It was nice to play as it was a long-awaited holiday, but she doesn’t seem to think about the cost issue at all.

“Chris, doesn’t that restaurant look good?”

“Yes, but wouldn’t it be a bit expensive?”

Chris shook his head at the store’s exterior, which seemed to tell the poor to stay away.

It wasn’t as big as a big city where rich aristocrats and rich people stayed, but the income level of the citizens was subtly high here, so there were quite a few expensive shops.

Illesis goes into the store without listening to him properly.

Chris was very satisfied with the dinner that only nobles would eat, but it hurt my heart to see silver coins flowing out at the checkout.

Not long after leaving the restaurant, the two enter a clothing store.

“You wear the same travel clothes every day. Do you have any clothes or something?”

“no. I don’t have anything like that… … .”

“Then let’s get fit. Maybe I’ll write it later.”

Chris, who had been treated like a mannequin for an hour, took to the streets with new clothes in his hands.

Even though her mind and body were evenly fatigued from the successive expenditures, Illesis did not even think of stopping her walk.

Walking down the street, if there was a jewelry store, I went into the jewelry store, and if there was a perfume store, I went into the perfume store.

It is only natural that the eyes of the people around them gather when some men and women go around spending money. Chris was dragged around by Illesis, receiving stinging glares from people. Since he’s showing the way he’s being swayed by the pretty wizard lady without a backbone, he’s going to look like an unstoppable pillar.

However, Chris couldn’t bear to stop such Illesis.

Although she spent her money recklessly, she had little indulgences. Although it’s a pretense, wherever you go, you ask about Chris’s intentions and look at his mood.

So it was clear that this money-spending was not for herself.

And Chris didn’t hate it too much.

To him, who hid himself every day and refrained from cravings, this luxury was very sweet.

Now that the revenge against the black flag is over, it wouldn’t be bad to do this once in a while.

He thought so and walked the streets with Illesis.

He held out a silver coin to a musician who was playing in the plaza, and bought rare rice wine from wandering merchants.

The endless extravagance of the two reaches its climax at the city’s auction house.

Wearing the long-awaited robes and paying a hefty entrance fee, they entered the lavishly decorated building.

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Most of the auction items were relics excavated from tombs, and nobles, rich people, and merchants from all over the world did not spare money and raised prices.

Illesis, who had been watching him quietly, said with a smile.

“To think that what we excavated could be sold at such a price… Now that I see it, I feel like I’ve lost a lot.”

“Repairing excavated items to their original state requires a high degree of skill. It’s not like I sold it at a loss.”

“yes?”

The two were chatting quietly.

Compared to the others, an exceptionally noticeable auction item appeared.

What appeared new on the stage was none other than an animal.

The auctioneer introduces them in a skillful voice, pointing to the guy in the large cage.

It looked like a hunting falcon raised by nobles, but its body was about three times the normal size.

“This product is Young-soo who lived in the mountains to the east. It won’t be easy to tame since it was caught in the wild, but it’s rare to find one like this. Then we will start with a gold coin.”

“Hmm? That kid… … .”

Illesis, who had been maintaining a relaxed atmosphere since leaving the teahouse, flashed her eyes.

Chris notices her strange behavior and asks quietly.

“what’s the matter?”

“I thought it would be okay to use that as my familiar.”

“A servant? Isn’t that a bit dangerous?”

Chris expressed his doubts, remembering his lessons at Seidran Royal.

Familiars under the control of wizards are extremely useful in combat and reconnaissance, as well as in everyday life. However, because it is mentally connected to the wizard, when the familiar dies, the wizard also receives a reaction. If you’re lucky, you’ll pass out briefly, but if you’re unlucky, you’ll be paralyzed.

In the worst case, it could even lead to death.

Illesis responded with a smile at Chris’ concern.

“That’s the story of low-level wizards. I’m okay.”

“hmm… Shall I live then? Certainly, it would be convenient to have a familiar for reconnaissance.”

“No, the price has become too expensive now. I’ll find a suitable guy later.”

As Young-soo’s auction started to catch fire, his price soared to five gold coins in an instant.

Chris refuses to dissuade her from saving money in a strange place and raises his hand to participate in the auction.

When the fierce battle ended with 10 gold coins, the aristocrat who was the close opponent glared at Chris.

He counters it skillfully and leaves the auction house with Illesis.

* * *

By the time the two of them headed back to the square, the sun was slowly going down.

When the clear sky without a single cloud turned into a beautiful sunset, Illesis climbed up the bell tower without anyone noticing.

After getting ready to watch the sunset from the high ground, she opened the cage and took out the young-soo from the inside.

The hawk, the size of a fairly large dog, calmly landed in front of her, as if recognizing her opponent’s level. Eventually, Illesis, who used a spell, enslaved him and made him his familiar, and he flapped his wings slightly.

“Okay, it’s over. Then rest around until I call.”

“Kikkik.”

The hawk bowed its head in greeting to its new owner, flew away with a flurry, and disappeared out of sight in an instant.

Illesis sat quietly next to Chris and watched the sunset with him.

Thankfully, the bell in the bell tower did not ring until the sun went down.

how long was that

The setting sun that dyed the heavens and earth red quickly faded away, and the sparkling stars filled the void of brilliance. As Chris, who had been rubbing his arms in the chilly air, was about to return to the inn, Illesis, who had been leaning on him, finally parted his lips.

“chris. Why do you want to go back to your world? Do you have a lover over there?”

“No, nothing like that.”

As I answered the easy question without difficulty, Illesis’ voice gradually grew stronger.

“Then why the hell are you doing this? Is that world so livable? Is our world such a mess? If you put your mind to it, you can live like a noble right now.”

Only then did Chris understand Illesis’ eccentricity.

She must have had the words at the teahouse in mind all along.

Because of this, I made Chris enjoy the good times so that he would not want to go back to his original world.

He smiles bitterly at the unexpected reaction and shakes his head.

“Illesis, I think you are misunderstanding something.”

“what?”

“I didn’t mean that seriously. I just thought of it because you kept begging me to think about something.”

Illesis’ face flushed red at Chris’ answer.

she asks, biting her molars.

“Then seriously think about it right now. If you could go back to your world, would you go back?”

“Yeah, that’s right, but… … .”

“Look! In the end it’s the same Why do you keep coming back!”

Chris decided to slowly answer the questions of Illesis, who did not listen to people until the end.

Talking back right now would only make her angry.

“Yeah, this is too messy. The land is small, but the country is useless, so we fight non-stop, and if the six king-level powers go crazy, the subordinates won’t even come up with an answer.”

“Isn’t your world like that?”

“It is so peaceful that it cannot be compared. Other than that, there are many other advantages.”

To Chris, who was running around as a bottom mercenary, the aristocrats of this world were inferior to quite a few modern people.

Of course, it’s not that the aristocrats on this side don’t have a superior part.

If Chris was crazy about power like the other players, this world would be a great place to nest. Here, people could be manipulated with a single gesture of a hand or a gesture of a foot, and even those who did not like them could easily decide between life and death.

But Chris didn’t want to enjoy them until he went through the war.

If the vengeance on the prime minister is over, as Illesis had assumed, there is nothing better than returning to Earth.

Hearing the most firm answer, Illesis lowered his head powerlessly.

“that… … .”

“Elesis. I’m not sure exactly what you’re worried about, but I probably won’t be able to go back to my original world. In fact, returning to Earth is harder than killing the prime minister.”

“Yes? What else do you mean by that?”

As Chris added, Elesis fixed her gaze again.

He was finally able to let out the words he had been holding back little by little.

As Illesis probably knew roughly, there were at least a few hundred players who came to this world.

And some of those hundreds thought of going back to their original world.

Didn’t Louis, the priest player he rescued with Chris from before, ask if he could return to his original world?

Chris recalls their failure story and continues his explanation.

“Among the players who crossed into this world, there were quite a few who tried to return to Earth. From what I’ve heard, there are more than 10 people who tried to return. But how many of them succeeded?”

“hmm… Didn’t even one of them succeed?”

When Illesis spoke with subtle anticipation, Chris nodded.

“okay. Not a single one has succeeded.”

“I’m so glad that… no. Well, why didn’t even one of them succeed? Is it that difficult to go back to the original world?”

Illesis, who was jumping with joy in her place, had difficulty calming down her emotions and returned to the main topic.

Recalling a long memory, Chris organized the information in his head.

“You know how expensive and laborious the player summon spell is?”

“huh. There is so much magic required to move to a dimension that even large and powerful kingdoms can only call a few people a year.”

“okay. But going from here to Earth is much more difficult than that. The difficulty of the spell has risen significantly, requiring a top-notch wizard, and they say that the amount of magic power is five times higher than before.”

Simply put, you can summon at least 5 new players, enough to send one player who has already been summoned back to Earth.

Illesis, who smiled at the successive good news, asked while hiding it again.

“It’s the same dimension shift, but why is there such a difference?”

“Well, it seems that the gravitational force of this world is much stronger than that of Earth. That’s why it’s relatively easy when you come, but it becomes very difficult when you go.”

Whatever the reason, it didn’t matter much to players hoping to return.

What matters to them is that returning is much harder than summoning.

Player summoning is a national budget project from the beginning.

However, what was required for the return was at least five times the budget required for the summons.

That’s about it when calculating simple funds, and finding a skilled person who can use the return spell is much more difficult than that.

Chris added an explanation for Illesis, who seemed to be at a loss.

“It’s not enough to visit the grave of the sword we excavated 10 more times.”

“So, does it cost that much money?”

“Because it is. Of course, there were players who succeeded in casting the return spell.”

Returning a previously summoned player is a huge loss for the summoner. Because of this, players who wanted to return did not receive any help from the state.

But where there is a will, there is a way.

One of them overcame 50,000 odds and finally succeeded in casting a return spell.

“under… But you said no one had succeeded before?”

“okay. Not a single one was able to succeed. As a result.”

Illesis asked in an anxious voice, and Chris nodded calmly.

Actually, the part where I really hit the goal started now.