I Left the Non-virgin Party

#11. Showdown ( 5 )

The conversation between the three paused for a moment. It was because of the loud growl. Flora looked at Nael, but Nael shook his head as if it was unfair. That loud empty stomach sound came from Soya. Nael asked cautiously with his hands behind his back.

“Hey, Mr. Soya, just in case… I’m hungry?”

“After entering this forest, I couldn’t find a private house, so I couldn’t eat for two days.”

“okay? Then it’s a big deal! Shall we eat together?”

“Not required.”

Soya turned around with a cold face, but she couldn’t walk a few steps before collapsing on the floor. Having caught such a large monster on an empty stomach, it must have been quite the limit. Nael hurriedly picked up Soya’s upper body and poured water from a leather water bottle into her mouth.

“Flora, hurry up! Let’s eat!”

Flora, who had not yet relaxed her guard, sighed upon hearing those words and began taking food out of her bag.

“Soya-san, you’re a glutton… ”

After a while, Soya woke up from a faint state and started eating food at a breakneck speed. Most of the elven food, such as steamed pumpkin flowers and cooked fruits, which would be a little unfamiliar to humans, did not bother them.

“I don’t need seeds.”

Soya, who was inhaling food to the point of wondering where that slim body could fit so much food, said while chewing on the stir-fried sausage and vegetables. Nael, who had quickly handed over his share of food, asked cautiously at those words.

“So, are we friends now?”

“no. It’s just between debts. I will pay you back.”

“how?”

“With a sword.”

Soya said coldly. Flora sat a little away from the two, brooding over the introduction she had heard.

‘Hyungwimun.’

It was a saying I had never heard of. A one-man tradition that has been hunting demons for generations. If a mighty devil, who was quite a nuisance, died suddenly, it was often their fault. She didn’t boast of her achievements and wandered the world without ties to the world, so she wasn’t very famous, but a powerful person like Flora was a name I’d heard even by ear.

‘But I didn’t know that the modern successor would be so foolish.’

Hunting demons did not make them good. I heard that their near-mad obsession with demon hunting sometimes resulted in innocent victims. Because they did not choose the means. That’s why I wanted to question Flora. Why are you looking for Lothern, why are you here… As I was carefully choosing my words, Nael innocently scratched the itch.

“By the way, Soya, why are you here? Why are you visiting Lothern?”

“I heard rumors. Rumor has it that a mighty demon will soon appear in Lothern. … And, there are personal reasons as well.”

“Personal reason?”

“I heard that someone’s sword marks were found there.”

Soya kept her mouth shut as if asking no more questions. Nael, who was listening to Soya’s story with both hands resting on his chin like a calyx, said with a bright smile.

“It just went well! I live in Lortern fort! So I have to go back to Lothern from now on, should I accompany you?”

“Companion?”

“yes! If you accompany a strong person like Soya, the road will be safe, and I will show you the way! Wouldn’t that be nice?”

“Nael! Please don’t make such an offer rashly!”

Flora was impatient and intervened. Perhaps Nael made such a suggestion because he did not know what a ghost door was. And, it seemed that Soya was also doing the same. She swallowed the last eggplant stir-fry and slowly rose from her seat.

“What is your name?”

“Nael! Naeda when bananas, El Jada when elfs, so it’s Nael!”

“Nael. I will remember. Today, I will definitely remember the debt that saved me from an empty stomach. But, that’s all.”

After speaking, Soya deliberately sprinkled death. It was to get Nael to withdraw. The successor of the Hyeongwimoon may at any moment degenerate into a murderer who has lost his reason, a sword demon. Therefore, in order not to produce victims, you should not make friends. Recalling the request he had been told to seal his ears, Soya quickly turned around.

“I carve my own path.”

And I looked at Neil. It was because he thought that if he faced such a strong life, he would lose his affection and look at himself with a fearful expression. In fact, the blond elf behind him was looking at himself with the eyes of a monster. However, Soya’s eyes soon caught on. It was because Nael was still looking at him with an innocent smile.

“So, I don’t need a guide.”

What a strange guy. After saying that, Soya turned around. Suddenly, I walked into the shadows of the forest. Flora let out a sigh of relief. And he said as if admonishing Nael, who was still looking at the spot where Soya had disappeared.

“Nael, no matter how good people are. If you cling to someone you don’t even know, you’ll get seriously hurt someday, right?”

“However… He seemed like a nice person.”

“Are you a good person? Is that the girl who graciously devours six sausages at a time?”

“yes. And, somehow, it looked lonely.”

So I wanted to be your friend. Nael muttered inwardly. Flora lightly tugged at Nael’s cheek, grabbed her quiver and weapon, and stood up.

“Anyway, today’s patrol ends with this. Let me go back.”

And, 2 hours later.

“I will ask. Is this place finally Lottern?”

I met Soya again. It seemed that he was wandering around the forest still unable to find his way. Flora answered as if she was pathetic.

“No.”

“Unbelievable.”

As if she was serious in her own way, Soya leaned on her sword and staggered. Seeing that, Flora let out a deep sigh, not knowing how many times it might be today, and offered it.

“Why don’t you two just go together? If I leave it alone, I think sooner or later I will be able to clear a dead body from starvation in the forest.”

“let’s go together!”

Soya, whose face was red, eventually grabbed Nael’s hand.

The next day, Flora saw Nael heading to Lothern with Soya and waved her hand anxiously.

I just hoped that the unexpected companion would not get into an accident.

*

On the other hand, the secret forest manager’s cabin.

“You are amazing. Truly, there is no way to stop marveling… ”

The caretaker sighed as he looked at Jain. His eyes went beyond admiration and toward almost awe. Jain, who lightly swung his leather slash to shake off the blood and oil, indifferently accepted the praise.

“How, in just three days, this forest that no one has conquered for the past hundreds of years… ”

At first, the manager, who was not very happy with Jain, changed his attitude completely within three days. That would also be the case, because Jain’s achievements were so great. Zain completed the map by conquering all of the Secret Forest in three days, and defeated all four legendary bosses. Even if it was only for a week, it was something the manager could not have imagined.

“I was dissatisfied with why the guild master suddenly gave me such preferential treatment, but as expected, his eyes for people are accurate. You are amazing.”

Even while carrying the corpses of monsters on the wagon, the manager kept flattering him. But Jain wasn’t paying attention to the manager’s words. What Zain was looking at was the progress of his proficiency that shimmered in the corner of his field of vision.

“I robbed all four blocks, though, and it worked. It went up by 1%.”

Sword proficiency for the ‘Sword Master’ achievement. I deliberately did not use magic at all, and conquered all of the secret forest with only Daetaedo, and it rose by 1%. It was a pretty satisfactory achievement. After checking, Jain slipped a leather bag on his back and slowly walked towards the manager.

“Did you load everything with that?”

“Yes! And, this is the price of the sale of the monster until yesterday!”

“How much?”

“I met the buyer well, and I got 150,000 goldens!”

Originally, it was customary to take part of the proceeds when entrusting such an agency, but the manager brought all the proceeds. It was a tribute to the conqueror of the Secret Forest, which was his home, his life, and his prison. However, completely absurd words came out of Jain’s mouth.

“take it.”

“Yes?”

The janitor blinked. As if he had no interest in money, Jain said again while checking to see if there were any good marks on the monster’s body.

“I’m investing in you.”

“I… Are you worried about me?”

Since all the monsters in the Secret Forest have been defeated, the guild no longer needs to hire a manager in the Secret Forest. Therefore, the manager had a premonition of losing his job. Are you showing mercy because you think the janitor will lose his job because of you? The manager, who came to his own conclusion, said with a light laugh.

“I am okay. This forest was both my job and my prison. I feel quite relieved now.”

“No, I’m really investing in you.”

“then… ”

“No one knows this forest better than you. Now, this forest will become a forest of life where magical materials bloom profusely.”

At those words, the manager’s eyes widened. Jain’s tone was extremely serious. It didn’t seem like he was saying anything.

“Use that money to build facilities or hire people to make this forest a safe place for people to go. When I do that, I need the ingredients in this place. I’ll tell Nora.”

“Are you still willing to make me the caretaker of this forest?”

“Because it suits you.”

“thank you!”

The janitor put on a thrilled expression, almost on the verge of tears, then bowed his head. But Jain was already walking far away. Even after Zain disappeared, the caretaker did not loosen his bent back. Then, he started pulling the wagon. The footsteps pulling the wagon were full of life.

“Now, then, is only the last place left?”

Jain muttered as he stood in the middle of the secret forest, in a desert-like clearing that looked very out of the blue. This place is the deepest part of the forest, which can only be reached by conquering all four sections of the secret forest.

It was the place where the ‘Forest Spirit Jade’, the reward for clearing the Secret Forest, was located.

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Because the spirit jade was damaged, this forest, originally supposed to be a forest of life, was used as a forest for demons to seal monsters.

“Dispel.”

As Zain lightly formed a seal and used magic to cancel the spell, the space suddenly shook greatly. A barrier of illusion had been activated surrounding this space. After a while, a large beautiful tree suddenly appeared in the clearing where there were tree trunks and sand. There was a huge hole in the body the size of a house. A long staircase leading to the basement was peeped through the hole. Jain took a deep breath and slowly moved towards the hidden stairway.