Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 74

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟕𝟒

Anyway, shall we get going soon?

It seemed like I had spent too much time looking around the Duel Shop. Of course, it wouldn’t have been over 20 minutes, but considering the walk from the village to the meeting place at the gate, it was better to get moving now.

“End Duel.”

[Returning to your previous location.]

Pabut!━

Thus, I left the Duel Arena and returned to my original location. I took out the Return Scroll from my Item Storage. And at this moment, I couldn’t help but thank Aizen. If Aizen hadn’t given me the Return Scroll, I would have been running hard to the village by now.

‘Phew, I should buy a mansion too.’

I wonder how much a mansion costs.

[Using Return Scroll.]

Pabut!━

“Oh?”

“Who is it?”

“……?”

When I arrived at the mansion through the Return Scroll, I saw an unexpectedly large number of guild members. Also, realizing that most of these guild members were faces I had seen at the meeting a few days ago, I briefly wondered what was going on.

‘The Emperor Guild hasn’t participated in the Bamut Cult subjugation yet…… Could it be that the meeting isn’t over yet?’

But the important figure of Aizen was nowhere to be seen.

‘Where did this guy go after gathering all the guild members?’

It was puzzling, but it wasn’t worth asking about. Also, I wasn’t close enough to anyone to ask, so I decided to quietly leave this place.

“Excuse me.”

Just as I was about to go outside after saying that, someone called out to me.

“Vice Guild Master-nim. Where are you going?”

“Yes?”

“We’re about to fight the Bamut Cult soon.”

‘It wasn’t a meeting?’

Judging by the way they were talking, it felt like they were about to depart, not just having a meeting. I don’t know when they made that decision, but if it’s true, I can’t go unprepared like this.

“I need to prepare some things.”

“Prepare? What have you been doing all this time to prepare now……”

“I’ll talk to Aizen separately later.”

It was obvious that the conversation would only get longer if I kept listening.

I cut off the guild member who was talking and headed outside again. Thankfully, no one stopped me this time. If I had been a guild member with a similar position to them, I could feel the atmosphere would have made it difficult to leave like this, but I ignored it.

‘Did Aizen think of this too and give me the Vice Guild Master position?’

Maybe it’s because I’m the Vice Guild Master, but my actions were relatively free.

What would have happened if I had been forced to participate in guild quests or meetings according to various guild orders? Wouldn’t I have left the guild in annoyance with almost 100% certainty? Thinking about it, it seems like Aizen prevented that in advance by giving me the Vice Guild Master position from the beginning.

‘Anyway, the Emperor Guild is participating too.’

At one point, I wondered when they would participate.

But recalling the fight with the High Priest, the Pope wouldn’t be easy either. Moreover, there are hundreds of priests and thousands of monsters around the Pope. Of course, I’m not fighting alone, but even considering that, I wasn’t sure we would win for sure.

‘Furthermore, if I die……’

In the worst case scenario, I could drop the +10 Shield. So, in order to fight the Pope, I had to ask Sina for potions.

Anyway, I could only end these worries after arriving at the meeting place.

[Your friend ‘ Yua ‘ has logged in.]

A message window popped up just in time.

After reading the message, I looked around. I found Yua, who had just logged in, and she looked a bit surprised to see me waiting. Then, she approached me.

“You came early.”

“I had to come to the village, so I logged in early.”

[Your friend ‘ Sina ‘ has logged in.]

Seeing the message window that Sina had also logged in, I naturally turned my head. As expected, I saw Sina appear not far from Yua, and she also had a surprised expression when she saw me with Yua.

“Oh? You logged in today.”

“Yes, but Sina-nim, I have a favor to ask……”

“Do you know how worried Yua was yesterday?”

“……”

I was speechless at her sudden words. No, I couldn’t think of anything to say. I slept without even knowing the phone was ringing, so what could I possibly say? Anyway, Sina looked at me and then held out her hand.

‘A trade request?’

Seeing her hand glowing blue, it was a trade request.

“I made potions with the herbs I’ve gathered so far. Take them.”

“Really?”

I was just thinking of asking Sina for potions. Fortunately, Sina put up about 30 potions, which seemed to be made from herbs she gathered while wandering around.

[Healing Potion with the Blessing of the Lake] (Magic)

Description: A potion made by mixing various herbs that only grow in the lake. This potion, made with excellent skill, contains the full power of the herbs.

━Restores 200 HP.

━Restores 200 MP.

━Allows breathing underwater for 3 minutes.

━Single-use consumable.

‘Hmm?’

Did she make this potion with herbs obtained from a dungeon?

The recovery amount seemed to be the lowest among the potions I’ve received so far. It recovers 200 HP and MP each. However, this potion has a special option that allows breathing underwater for 3 minutes.

‘But where would I use underwater breathing?’

Wouldn’t it be more useful for Raz?

If Raz used this potion, she could even find dungeons located underwater. Besides, wouldn’t there be less competition between players underwater compared to other areas? That means the probability of finding a dungeon would increase.

‘I should set this aside.’

“Oh, right. Did you see today’s patch?”

“Yeah, I saw it.”

“Who are you going to partner with?”

Sina asked with a mischievous smile. Yua awkwardly laughed and avoided answering Sina’s question. And as if Yua’s behavior had left a small wound on Sina, she grumbled quietly.

“Prioritizing a man over your friend.”

“No, it’s not like that!”

[Your friend ‘ Raz ‘ has requested a conversation. Will you accept?]

While watching their conversation, a message suddenly appeared saying that Raz had requested a conversation. What is she contacting me for again? I accepted the conversation, hoping she wouldn’t say anything nonsense about catching the Pope together.

[Connected to the conversation.]

━Damn it! I’m so pissed! I lost three times in a row in the Duel Arena!

Complaints poured out as soon as I accepted. It seems she was in the Duel Arena until now.

‘What on earth made her confident enough to enter the Duel Arena?’

Raz’s fighting style was like an archer using a bow. If someone managed to get close to her, she would be at a disadvantage, so it didn’t suit the Duel Arena.

It’s only natural that she lost three times.

If she wants to win in the Duel Arena, she needs something to prevent the opponent from approaching. For example, if she had a summoning skill, wouldn’t she be able to manage?

━By the way, did you see today’s patch? Did you find a partner?

‘She jumped straight to the partner topic.’

Thinking that her emotional change was somewhat unpredictable, I answered.

“No, not yet.”

━R-Really? Then let’s be partners. Okay?

“……”

I was a bit flustered because I didn’t expect Raz to be the first to suggest being partners. Still, if Raz finds a dungeon and we hunt together, we’ll get an additional 10% experience, so it might not be such a bad idea.

“I’ll think about it.”

━Think? If I give you time to think, I feel like I’ll be at a disadvantage……

“What?”

━No, it’s nothing. By the way, there’s no news from the Emperor Guild. Did they give up on the Bamut Cult?

“Judging by the atmosphere, it seems like they’ll be departing soon. But why are you asking?”

━Well…… I’m thinking of secretly joining them. Do you know? I might be able to kill the Pope and get a Rare Box.

‘She’s dreaming big.’

In short, she’s saying she’ll sneak in and attack the Pope while the Emperor Guild is raiding. It sounds simple, but with her skills, I don’t think she’ll be able to get past the numerous priests and reach the Pope.

And even if, by some miracle, she manages to get a Rare Box, there will be a problem. The Emperor Guild, who fought hard against the Pope, wouldn’t just stand by and watch.

She’ll be lucky if they just take it away quietly.

━What are you going to do?

“The Bamut Cult?”

━Yeah. With your skills, you’ll definitely be helpful. And you’re also a member of the Emperor Guild.

“I’m planning to participate.”

That’s how much is at stake in the subjugation. The three Rare Boxes given as a reward for the subjugation. The additional reward of Contribution Points. And finally, the items that will come out after killing the Pope. Moreover, if we don’t stop the Bamut Cult, the players’ area of activity will gradually narrow.

One way or another, we have to kill the Pope.

━Yeah, I knew you would participate. Oh, if you have time later, do you want to go to the Duel Arena together? I think it’ll be easier to earn points if we’re on the same team.

‘It would be easy, of course.’

Again, how many players are there who can beat me right now?

I’m confident that I can withstand even Aizen’s Extinction Sword. And if I, who possess five S-rank skills, lose, it’s not because the opponent is great, but because I’m stupid.

“Okay. I’ll join you if I have time later.”

━Really? Promise?

“Huh? Oh, yeah.”

Somehow, I ended up making a strange promise while talking. Still, I wanted to try a Team Match, so it probably wouldn’t be a problem.

━Then I’ll contact you again.

[The conversation has ended.]

“Was that Raz-nim?”

“Yes. She asked me to go to the Duel Arena together.”

There were also things she said about being partners and the Bamut Cult, but I didn’t bother mentioning them.

[Emperor Guild’s ‘ Aizen ‘ has invited you to the Guild Chat.]

[Will you accept?]

“Oh?”

“What’s wrong?”

“I got a message from the Guild Master.”

‘It’s probably about the subjugation, right?’

If he’s contacting me at this hour, it must be about the subjugation. It would have been better if I had known beforehand. Thinking about that, I felt a bit annoyed, but I soon brushed it off with a sigh and tried to talk to Aizen.

━Rudin-nim. Have you arrived?

“What’s up?”

━I’m contacting you to ask for your help in subjugating the Pope. Most of the preparations are complete, so we can depart as soon as you arrive.

As expected, it was about the subjugation.

“……I’m also ready. I’ll be there soon.”

━I see. Actually, I saw the video of your fight with the High Priest. I thought there would be a problem with the Pope’s strategy without your strength, but I’m relieved.

“Relieved, my foot.”

With my reply, I glanced at Yua. I had already decided to participate, but that was my own decision, and I hadn’t discussed it with Yua. But Yua said it was okay to me.

“Go ahead.”

“Huh?”

Did she hear the conversation just now?

As I looked at Yua, who was answering according to my conversation with Aizen, she spoke as if expressing her thoughts.

“I decided to travel with you, Rudin-nim, but that doesn’t mean it’s a restriction. You don’t have to worry because of me.”

“……”

It was an unexpected answer.

Thanks to that, I couldn’t answer and unknowingly stared at Yua. Yua blushed slightly but didn’t avoid my gaze.

“……What are you two doing? It’s embarrassing to watch from the side.”

“S-Sina!”

“Sigh, just go.”

Seeing Yua panicking and Sina sighing, I nodded and spoke to Aizen.

“Ah. Can you hear me?”

━Yes, I can hear you.

“Where should I go?”

━Please come to Gate Territory and then exit through the south gate.

‘Gate Territory? Well, looking at the location of the Bamut Cult, it seems like I’ll have to move to another village……’

There are several ways to move to another village from Twilight. The easiest and fastest way is to use the Teleportation Device, but using that device requires 1 Gold.

Of course, 1 Gold isn’t a big burden right now.

“Okay.”

━Then I’ll be waiting for you at the south gate.

With Aizen’s words that he would wait, the Guild Chat ended. Now, do I just need to go to a place called Gate Territory using the Teleportation Device? I turned my head and spoke to Yua and Sina, who were bickering with each other.

“I’ll be back.”

“Sina, you…… Huh? Ah, see you later.”

Seeing Yua say goodbye and Sina waving her hand, I headed to the Magic Tower where the Teleportation Device is located. The Magic Tower was located a bit far away, so it would inevitably take about 10 minutes, but since I wasn’t the one waiting, I didn’t have any particular worries.

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