In a situation where no one was willing to back down,
it was neither Yena nor Nerindia, not even me, who interrupted this tense moment—it was the towering green light.
With the storm already darkening the surroundings, it shone brightly enough to grab everyone’s attention.
The light flickered and dazzled madly.
─Silphi.
Nerindia, dragging her injured body, approached me.
But she stopped after just a few steps.
“Where are you going? We still have things to talk about, don’t we?”
Yena’s dagger, scattering holy energy, was aimed at Nerindia’s neck.
A slight move, and she’d be sliced in an instant.
Ultimately, Nerindia gave up moving and raised her hands.
“Lady Lily.”
“Yes.”
“Is there something you want to do?”
Higher spirits are precious.
Spirits are not common in this world, and it’s uncertain when or where they will appear.
And to have a ‘higher’ spirit that can command other spirits—
That’s like winning the lottery.
“I could give her to Lady Lily as experience points… or I could keep her for myself.”
Of course, she’s a monster so rare that even rankers find her hard to deal with, but Yena was no ordinary ranker.
The reason she hasn’t killed the spirit, which has treated her own belly like a toy, is purely because of Lily.
It feels like Lily has been hesitating about something for a while now.
“Maybe I could score some points with Lady Lily with this opportunity.”
Lily briefly grasped the spear, then put it back into her inventory.
“Could you give me just three minutes?”
“Of course. Should I give you ten minutes instead?”
“…I don’t need that much.”
[What is she planning?]
[Seems like she wants to talk?]
[?]
[Is Lily a spirit mom?]
[No way.]
[LOL]
[Spirits are cute… we can’t kill cute things…]
[Lily has been merciless, but is she different with spirits?]
[Let’s just kill her; if we capture her, we might get spirit taming material.]
[If a legend pops up, we could cover our costs.]
Lily’s fingertip touches the bracelet on her left wrist.
Something small inside the bracelet flickers.
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-It’s dangerous. Run away.
Words from spirits are hard to understand unless you’re at the higher spirit level.
They communicate like they’re sending signal sounds.
However, for the celestial race that understands all languages, the language barrier was meaningless.
The language barrier meant nothing to the celestial race.
“I can help.”
– “Lily, run away. That person is dangerous.”
“It’s not dangerous. Yena is my friend.”
– “Friend. It’s dangerous.”
A small light shakes its head.
I couldn’t help but smile at the innocent, childlike appearance.
“That’s why I can’t hate spirits.”
“I can save Nerindia.”
– “Really? Please do.”
“But you have to deliver a message. Will you listen?”
A question. And a pure answer.
The young child Silphid nods.
– “I will deliver it.”
■
“What are you doing?”
Yena tilted her head, puzzled, as she watched Lily suddenly stop, clutching the bracelet.
Still, she was ready to strike down Nerindia at any moment.
The casting time of Echo of Death was still lingering, but the opponent was a high-level spirit.
They had enough power to change the game.
– “Silphid. It’s dangerous. Help me.”
“Silphid? Why kill her? She’s with Lady Lily.”
– “You. It’s dangerous.”
“Seriously.”
I wanted to stay calm, but it itchingly annoyed me.
I might just kill her.
“If it weren’t for Lady Lily. Ugh.”
As the three minutes Lily mentioned almost passed, she finally released her grip on the bracelet and stood up.
Yena eagerly pressed her dagger.
“Are we done? What do we do now? Should Lily? Or should I catch her?”
“Please pass this to the spirit.”
Whoosh~ The bracelet flies. The emerald-colored Silphid’s bracelet she had given.
Yena reflexively caught the bracelet and tilted her head.
“…You want me to pass it?”
“Yes.”
“You’re not saying you’re just going to let her go, right?”
Lady Lily could handle capturing Nerindia.
It was natural for her to catch Nerindia.
But neither! Just letting her go?
Even giving away the bracelet?
Yena had already suffered massive damage, using Echo of Death, which had a cooldown of nearly a month, to catch Nerindia.
In that situation, to leave empty-handed and even give away the worthless Silphid’s bracelet was unacceptable, no matter how gracious Lily was.
[?]
[?]
[?????]
[Are you kidding me?]
[Did they really just give away the bracelet? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Seriously, high-level spirits are super hard to get, Lily;;;]
[This is just absurd]
[Just hit Yena so she can get something out of this.]
[…Well, if Lady Lily wants it, there’s nothing I can do.]
[Other things aside, why on earth are you giving away a bracelet?]
The chat window is equally bewildered by Lily’s actions.
Nerindia’s sharply honed eyes widened again, but with nothing she could do, she could only hope for mercy.
“I’m not just going to let this go. So please, just wait a moment.”
“No. I think Lady Lily doesn’t realize this is really expensive. Not to mention capturing a high-level spirit is—”
“Please. Just pass it on.”
Lily lowers her head.
Alternating glances between the bracelet and the dagger, Yena eventually sighed and tossed the bracelet aside.
The bracelet enters Nerindia’s arms.
-…!
“Ugh, seriously. Lady Lily, brace yourself. From now on, I’m going to make you work hard.”
Yena said with half a joke and half sincerity, but Lily merely smiled faintly.
– Silphy?
– Why? What’s—
– Is she nice? A request?
Nerindia converses with the bracelet she’s been handed.
What they’re talking about is anyone’s guess.
On one side, only partial words are understood, while the other side has completely lost the ability to communicate.
After about five minutes of waiting, a message appeared before Yena.
[Embracing Wind, Nerindia requests reconciliation with you.]
“…Reconciliation?”
[Who decided this reconciliation? LOL]
[LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL]
[Lily, no matter how you look at it, this isn’t right.]
[Ah, LOL, I messed up, so let’s reconcile.]
[Sigh… Lily, if this continues, I really can’t stand it.]
[This is just wrong though.]
[Reconciliation? Seriously? LOL]
[Let’s reconcile, ah LOL.]
[That’s just absurd, absurd, absurd, absurd, absurd!]
Nerindia nods.
It’s a nonsensical situation, but it seems like the story is already unfolding with a tranquil prelude.
– Please. I will accept it.
“A request? What nonsense…”
[Embracing Wind, Nerindia grants you a blessing.]
[Wind walks with you ahead.]
[Nerindia’s Blessing ◎ Legend]
Type ⊙ Blessing
Limit ⊙ Nerindia’s Trust
Stats ⊙ Wind 7 | Agility 5 | Spirit 8
Magic ⊙ Emergency | Magical Power Enhancement | Rapid Travel
?
Huh?
“Wait, wait a minute—a blessing? You’re giving me a blessing?”
Not an item, but a blessing?
A blessing that’s hard to obtain even for skilled spirit sorcerers?
[?]
[Uh…?]
[What is this?]
[?]
[?????????????????????]
????????????]
[Is this real?]
[What the hell, lololololololololololol]
[Emergency Speed Enhancement, damn it, lolololololololololololololol]
[I’m going insane, but the specs…]
[They just gave me base stats, is this right…?]
[Emergency?]
[EMERGENCY!]
“I’ve always trusted you, Lady Lily!!!”
[Was the big picture meant to come this far?]
This is insane.
This is really insane.
Even if the rank is one thing, it doesn’t make sense that a spirit is at 8.
The Silphid’s bracelet I just handed over has a spirit value of about 3, and no matter how you capture a high-level spirit to make it into a weapon or equipment, the limit is 5, at most 6.
Only weapons crafted from the highest-level spirits would reach around 8.
Moreover, the Emergency, Magic Enhancement, and Speed effects are perfectly suited for an Assassin like me.
In particular, the ability to ‘simply’ fly through the sky without consuming any mana or stamina makes Emergency comparable to the ridiculous ‘Critical Hit’.
Yena turned her head down in a daze.
Lily was still smiling.
“…Lady Lily?”
“There’s still a bit more to go.”
“Y-Yeah…?”
What more?
She turns her head again. Nerindia is still quietly conveying what she needs to relay.
-You. Like. That person. Unique.
What Nerindia handed over was the Silphid’s bracelet.
No, it was a bit different.
It was a slightly improved version of the Silphid’s bracelet and wasn’t even from Silphid to begin with.
[Sirun’s Bracelet ◎ Semi-Legendary]
Type ⊙ Bracelet
Restrictions ⊙ Level 60 | Agility 20 | Strength 15
Stats ⊙ Wind 4 | Sprint 2 | Spirit 4
Magic ⊙ Attribute Enhancement
A bracelet with emerald-hued manes sculpted in multiple strands.
With just the blessing, I’ve already more than compensated for the losses, and now there’s an extra bracelet…?
Nerindia shook her head.
-Quite unique. She says she doesn’t like you. Strange.
“……”
-Taste. Strange.
“Is this right, Lady Lily?”
Yena asked with a weary smile, and Lily playfully replied.
“How is it? Is this sufficient?”
…
“Yes…”
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