Heading toward the area where the group was receiving treatment, Lee Jihye was drinking something from a cup and muttering.
"Ah, I really thought I was going to die this time. No, what the hell was that? I only heard a few words, and I ended up in this state..."
"It wasn't even this bad when the commander made a surprise visit back when I was a second lieutenant."
"It seems you've recovered enough to talk, Lee Hyunsung."
Lee Hyunsung's complexion turned icy cold at the voice heard from behind. Eventually, after dropping his wooden cup on the floor with trembling hands, Lee Hyunsung slowly, very slowly, turned his head.
“Yu, Yoo Joonghyuk-ssi.”
Yoo Joonghyuk, looking at him with a coldly sunken face, glared at the trembling and terrified Lee Hyunsung and spoke.
“I told you to follow my group, so why didn't you listen?”
“Tha, that's………… Do, Dokja-ssi, Yuseong-ssi… please help me…….”
Lee Hyunsung's body shivered as he glanced back and forth between me and Kim Dokja.
However, Kim Dokja feigned ignorance toward Lee Hyunsung, and I couldn't help him because I was busy looking after Ignir.
Kwoooooooh!!!!
Ignir roared vigorously, seemingly in a good mood after receiving my touch, and I stroked him.
"Kwooooh!!!"
Was it because he was jealous of Ignir? The Sphinx Audra also let out a vigorous roar, but because of his size, he lacked dignity and was only cute.
"Kyaoo?"
When Shin Yuseung appeared behind him and picked him up, Audra was startled and tried to struggle out of her grip, but soon purred contentedly upon receiving her touch.
"Oppa, what is this?"
Shin Yuseung asked curiously while stroking the Sphinx Audra in her arms.
"Hmm? That's the Sphinx Audra, a clone I made like a cub of the Beast King. Why? Do you want to raise him?"
"....W-would that be okay?"
"Of course. If you want to raise him, you can take him with you."
"Grrrr."
"It looks like Audra likes you too."
At my words, Shin Yuseung smiled happily as she stroked the Sphinx Audra in her arms.
And that evening, a banquet was held at the royal castle to celebrate the victory.
"For the smallest faith in the world!"
"Cheers!”
Clink!
Inside the intact inner castle of Veronica, boisterous noises echoed from all over.
Small people could be seen clinking glasses with flushed faces, and some were drinking like crazy with tears in their eyes, filled with joy at having survived the hand of disaster.
"Mmm! This is really delicious!"
On one side of the table, the party members were seen eating dishes made with ingredients from Peace Land and those purchased from the shop.
[Time remaining until scenario end: - days]
[The 'King of Disasters' is currently absent.]
[The sixth scenario is scheduled to end early due to the disaster's intent to forfeit the scenario.]
Due to the system messages appearing above, everyone gathered at the banquet hall was enjoying the festivities with excited and relaxed expressions.
"Heave-ho!"
Taptap
Jumping lightly, I moved to where Kim Dokja was preparing alcohol and watched the drink he was making.
"Kang Yuseong-ssi, could you put the eighth head and the seventh tail into the drink?"
"Okay."
I put the eighth head and the seventh tail, which I had obtained from the shadow of Yamata no Orochi consumed via Gluttony, into the alcohol.
"You know about that hidden piece."
Just then, a man's voice was heard from behind, and both Kim Dokja and I turned our heads toward the source of the voice at the same time.
Yoo Joonghyuk was standing there, looking at us with Totsuka-no-Tsurugi drawn.
"Why else do you think I'm a Prophet? Give me your sword."
"........"
Knowing what Kim Dokja intended to do, Yoo Joonghyuk handed over his sword to Kim Dokja without any complaints.
Plop!
Kim Dokja threw the sword he received from Yoo Joonghyuk directly into the barrel of alcohol.
“Wait, why drop a sword into such precious alcohol?"
Lee Jihye, who was watching this, grumbled while stuffing a skewer into her mouth, but the three of us ignored her and quietly watched the barrel.
After a short while, a change occurred in the barrel containing the sword.
Bubble! Bubble! Bubble!
The muddy color of the bomb drink, mixed with various kinds of alcohol, was stained with a golden light, and the liquid suddenly began to boil.
[The stories of the Constellation, 'Lord of Eight Heads' and the Constellation, 'Serpent Slasher' are combining.]
[A part of the Fable is damaged due to an incorrect transmission.]
Fwooooosh!
Along with the system message, the golden glowing alcohol began to float in the air.
[The Fable, 'Amanomurakumo-no-Tsurugi' is manifesting!]
Kim Dokja, Yoo Joonghyuk, and I fell into silence while looking at the black sword with a luxurious appearance that appeared amidst the alcohol floating in the air.
[Relic, Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi has appeared.]
Just as Kim Dokja was lifting the alcohol-soaked Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi and examining it closely.
Yoo Joonghyuk strode over and lightly snatched the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi from Kim Dokja's hand, opening his mouth to speak.
"This is mine.”
"Hey! We caught it together."
“It was obtained because of the sword I brought. Therefore, this is mine.”
As Kim Dokja was robbed of the Star Relic possessing Dragon-Slaying power by Yoo Joonghyuk right before his eyes, he glared at him with a look of resentment.
However, Yoo Joonghyuk, who had acquired a new sword, was staring intently at the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi with an expression that suggested he didn't feel Kim Dokja's gaze at all.
Bubble! Bubble! Bubble!
"Huh?"
As the alcohol in the barrel began to boil again, Kim Dokja looked at it with a surprised face.
Fwoooosh!
[Relic, Kusanagi-no-Ken has appeared!]
"Uh...?"
Kim Dokja stared blankly at the white-bladed sword, the exact opposite color of the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi Yoo Joonghyuk had obtained. He snatched it and examined it with a shocked expression.
“Then this one is mine. No complaints, right?"
Kim Dokja shouted toward Yoo Joonghyuk while urgently hugging his newly obtained Relic.
“……Do as you please.”
Yoo Joonghyuk looked at Kim Dokja for a moment before turning his back as if he had no further lingering attachments.
'Tsk, I want one too....'
Even so, I had already obtained the Star Relic Rhongomyniad in the previous dungeon and had secured most of the parts from Yamata no Orochi's shadow. Furthermore, although I hadn't told Kim Dokja, I had also obtained the Holy Blood of the Ancient Serpent while devouring and butchering the snake earlier, so just as I was about to step back—
Bubble! Bubble! Bubble!
"No way....."
Watching the alcohol boil up again, I stared at the barrel with a feeling of 'Could it be?'
Fwoooosh!
[Relic, Dapchigeom has appeared.]
"Sweet! Then this one is mine, right?"
Quickly snatching the Dapchigeom, I said that to the two of them and checked the sword's status.
"......Oh, sure..."
"Do as you please...."
The two of them, though surprised as they didn't expect another Star Relic to come out, told me to take it, and I put the Dapchigeom into my inventory with a satisfied expression.
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