Chapter 273

‘It’s the Empress’s party…’
I thought I’d get the same quests I’ve always gotten, like killing monsters or thanking nobles, but I didn’t expect to get quests like this.
“Will you go?”
When Ming Hu didn’t say anything, Alkan asked.
“Sounds like fun, but…
It was a party for the Empress of the Empire. It was going to be a huge party, a combination birthday and quinceañera, and most importantly, it was going to be fun.
“I’ll be there.”
There was no particular reason to refuse. Ming Hu nodded and replied.
[You have accepted the quest].
“Thank you.”
A quest acceptance message appeared, and Alkan smiled.
“Since we’re using the Warp Gate, we’ll be leaving in a week, one day before the party, and although the party is a week long, we don’t need to be there for the whole week. I’d like you to stay for at least two days, though.”
“I see.”
Ming Hu nodded and thought to himself as Alkan continued.
“A week…
It’s been a long week.
* * * * *
In Guildmaster Margaret’s room, the most important room in the Guild House of the Pacific Guild, the current owner of the room, Margaret, and her brother Soma, were talking with serious expressions on their faces.
“Ming Hu, you don’t think he’s really going to join the guild?”
The topic of conversation was Minghu.
“Yes.”
Soma nodded in response to Margaret’s question.
“Do you think they’d come in even if you offered them a huge salary? No. Do you think they’d come in if you offered them something other than money?”
Margaret asked again. Soma thought for a moment, then nodded again and opened her mouth to speak.
“I know, I kept trying to get them to sign up, but they didn’t care.”
We didn’t directly offer any terms, but based on their reactions when we brought it up, it was clear that they wouldn’t sign up no matter what.
“What are you going to do then? He’s too much of a variable to be left in the dark.”
Margaret’s words left Soma speechless.
“I’m frustrated too.
Soma was frustrated by the situation, as was he.
“If it’s strong enough to take down a high-level demon…
He hadn’t seen it, but Margaret couldn’t have been lying, so it must have been true that Ming Hu had captured a high-level demon. The problem was that the high-level demon that Ming Hu had captured had killed him in an instant.
“Even I, a top ranked player, died in an instant.
Soma was a Ranker. Not just any ranker, but a top ranker. A high-ranked demon who had killed Soma in an instant, Ming Hu had killed him very lightly.
“How strong are you?
I had no idea how strong Ming Hu was.
“Brother.”
Lost in thought, Soma was jolted out of her thoughts by Margaret’s call and looked at Margaret. Margaret continued, “I’m sorry.
“Do you think we’ll be able to catch him if all of our guilds rush in?”
As soon as Margaret finished, Soma shook her head.
“You won’t catch it.”
It wasn’t a sure thing, just a guess, but Soma was 100 percent sure he was right.
“I suppose?”
Of course, Margaret, who asked the question, was of the same mind as Soma. Margaret had seen the battle of the Great Demon Arudosa, who, along with his ranked cadre, had defeated the high ranking demon in one fell swoop, and she was more convinced than Soma.
“…”
“…”
Silence began to settle in.
“Brother.”
It was Margaret who broke the seemingly endless silence. At her call, Soma looked at Margaret with a puzzled expression on her face.
“Can you get me a seat with him?”
“What are you doing?”
Soma cocked her head at Margaret’s words. She was quite curious as to what she was trying to accomplish by creating a seat.
“I’m going to talk to her in person. It’s too much of a waste to just leave it there. Besides, even if I don’t sign up. we should remain on friendly terms.”
When Soma first tried to get Ming Hu to join the guild, Margaret didn’t care, but not after seeing Ming Hu fight.
More than anyone, Margaret wanted to join the organization. No, she didn’t have to join. It was enough to have a friendly relationship, a good relationship.
“Okay. Do you want to talk about it right now?”
“No! Not now.”
Margaret shook her head at Soma’s words. The sooner she had a seat with Ming Hu, the better, but not now.
“Why?”
Soma asked why, and Margaret stood up, answering Soma’s question.
“Let’s get them up to our level first.”
It was too far apart to make any suggestions. We had to close that gap, at least a little bit.
“Let’s go.”
Margaret said, pacing as she stood up.
“Where?”
“Magick.”
The door was sealed again. However, the sealing of the gates did not prevent the passage from Middle-earth to the Demon Realm. It only prevented the demons and creatures from crossing over, but it did not prevent the humans themselves from crossing over.
Sigh
At Margaret’s words, Soma rose from his seat.
That was the moment.
Jab!
As she walked outside, Margaret stopped abruptly, her head whipping around to face Soma.
“What’s wrong?”
Soma couldn’t help but panic when he saw the look on Margaret’s face as she looked at him, and he couldn’t help but feel the same way.
“I’m whispering to you right now, there’s been an influx of users in the Black Moon Tower, and it’s getting out of hand.”
“…What?”
Soma frowned at Margaret’s words. The Black Moon Tower, the entrance to the Demon Realm, was located in an extremely remote place. They say there are no secrets forever, but he hadn’t expected it to be known so soon.
“Who…?
Someone must have tipped him off.
* * * * *
Siaak
“Phew, I almost died again.”
Warp scroll to the city of Hembro, Chansal muttered with relief. He was only one bite away from being killed again. He muttered to himself as he remembered Arudosa, the High Demon who had crossed over to Middle-earth with him.
“They’d be fighting by now.”
We haven’t been here long, but from what we’ve seen of Arudosa’s personality, there should be a battle going on by now.
“It’s strong, but…”
As a high-level demon, Arudosa is extremely powerful. She can kill even ranked players in an instant.
“I’m about to die…”
But he wasn’t so lucky. This time, Arudosa had to fight a user who was believed to have destroyed the demon king, Agranecto.
“No matter how strong you are…”
Arudosa was strong, but not as strong as the demon.
“Because it doesn’t matter.”
Chansal decided to stop thinking about Arudosa. It didn’t matter to him whether she lived or died. He’d already gotten what he deserved from Arudosa.
“Hmph.”
With Arudosa out of his mind, Sansal smiled and opened his inventory to see the information on the item he had been given in exchange for taking Arudosa to Middle-earth.
<Makusa's Arcane Elixir [Unique
7 This elixir was created by Makusa Den Kurza, a former demon king of the Demon Realm. When taken, it grants powerful magical powers.
1. +500 Endurance when taken
2. death attribute +10
"Hmph."
After confirming the information, a smile spread across his face. To him, the Makusa Arcane Elixir was the kind of item that made him smile just by looking at it.
"I'll take it right away!"
There was no reason to let it go. Sansal immediately took Makusa's arcane elixir.
[You have taken Makusa's Arcane Elixir, permanently increasing your Constitution by 500].
[You have taken Makusa's Arcane Elixir, permanently increasing your Death Attribute by 10%].
After taking the Arcane Elixir, two messages appeared. When the messages appeared, he closed his inventory and opened his character window.
Nationality : Helioca [Empire]
Age: 25 Occupation: Death Mage
Fame: 11000
Title: Public Enemy (Effect: -20% Death Penalty)
Level: 250
Life: 81000
Mana: 185280
Strength : 800 Dexterity : 340 Constitution : 900 (+350) Intelligence : 5434 (+1050) Wisdom : 2030 (+640)
As the message said, his health had increased by 500. Sansal closed the character window with a grin.
"It was… a guild, wasn't it?"
Closing the character window, Ssansal remembered the people he had seen before the warp. Above their heads was the unmistakable Guild Mark.
"I've seen this guild around a lot."
It wasn't the first guild mark I'd seen, I'd seen it somewhere, but I couldn't remember where.
"It looks like you were trying to control it anyway, and we can't let that happen."
Chansal smiled evilly and logged out immediately.