These are Fake! - Chapter 221



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221. That bastard woke up!

“We came to find Nabadox moss.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

For a moment, silence flowed inside the cave.

It was a straightforward answer to the first question, not another provocation.

“Haha! How ridiculous. You were acting all smart and provoking me, and now you’re telling me? Are you scared now that you’ve been cornered?”

“Or maybe he’s lying to us.”

Unlike the mocking Getas, Trejo didn’t believe it at all.

It was natural not to believe it easily since it was something the person who had been provoking suddenly confessed.

“Nabadox moss?”

But the expression on the face of the leader of the Rondalura Tower was different.

He suddenly looked around and walked towards the wall.

With everyone’s eyes focused on him, the leader touched the wall with his hand.

“Fire Hand!”

Bam!

Then, all of a sudden, he cast a spell, made fire appear in his hand, and hit the wall.

Purseok!

The wall crumbled and stones fell down.

Then the wall was dug, and strangely enough, the dug area was glowing purple.

“Oh! It’s real Nabadox moss!”

When he saw that, the leader of the Rondalura Tower shouted in surprise.

The other leaders, including Gettys, were puzzled by that appearance.

“What is that?”

When Getas asked, the leader of the Rondalura Tower answered.

“It’s a rare material used in alchemy and magic. It’s moss that only grows in special caves… … That’s all you need to know. Just know that what that woman said wasn’t a lie.”

The leader of the Rondalura Tower answered vaguely, as if he had no intention of going into detail.

Anyway, the leaders’ suspicious gaze subsided a little since Sadie had confirmed that she wasn’t lying.

Then, I finally noticed Elle’s herbalist outfit and figured out her identity.

“I see you have an herbalist with you, so I guess you are an alchemist.”

“Huh! So that’s why you’re showing off?”

Alchemists were highly regarded.

That’s why they interpreted Sadie’s boasting as the alchemist’s pride.

‘It’s strange?’

But I knew very well that wasn’t the case.

Even if they all attacked together, it would be difficult to do anything to Sadie.

I was just wondering why Sadie, who was so strong, suddenly answered.

“Hmm, really!?”

At that moment, the leader of the Rondalura Tower suddenly turned his head as if remembering something.

“Why are you like that?”

“Let me talk to you for a moment.”

At the questioning of the others, the leader of the Rondalura Tower gathered them together.

And then they start having an unknown conversation.

“what?”

“Really?”

As the conversation continued, the expressions on the leaders’ faces changed, and they seemed to be reacting as if they had realized something.

“Kuhaha, I see. Somehow. Then the village chief was right.”

“Things will work out easily. Let’s go.”

“Everyone move. Let’s go again!”

And then, without even paying any attention to us, they just went back in.

The leader of the Rondalura Tower spoke to Sadie before leaving.

“You have given me good information, so I will be lenient and allow you to keep the Nabadox moss in the area I dug up. However, it would be best to leave the other areas untouched. That is, if we do not want to be pursued by our Rondalura Tower.”

After saying that, the bastard disappeared with a bitter smile.

“What kind of person is that!”

It was Horton who was upset by that sight.

Not only do they steal the materials, they even threaten you, so just looking at them makes me angry.

“Huh.”

But Sadie wasn’t angry about what happened.

I asked him.

“What are you thinking? Why did you suddenly back off?”

Sadie looked at me and smirked.

“just.”

“Just like that? You’re not that kind of person, are you?”

“I don’t know anything else. What are you going to do? Are you going to go in further to find your friend Kirk?”

“That’s right. Since we came here to find that guy, we have to go all the way.”

“… … .”

At those words, Sadie suddenly became silent.

Just as I was about to ask, wondering, someone else spoke first.

“I want to follow too.”

Surprisingly, that person was Christina.

“you?”

“Yeah. I’ll go with you.”

I asked back in bewilderment, but the guy nodded his head expressionlessly as always.

Of course, I was too lazy to take it.

How can you carry a load when you don’t even know what’s inside?

The guy just felt more comfortable with Sadie and Elle.

Soon I was about to shake my head.

“Okay, take it.”

“yes?”

Suddenly Sadie gives permission.

“You want me to take her? Isn’t it dangerous because of the monsters?”

“Don’t worry about that. We’ve already taken Christina here and there. It’s okay, so come with me. I think you got bored when you were with us.”

Oh, was that the reason?

Certainly, from Christina’s perspective, it might have been more familiar to hang out with me than with the cold Sadie.

If that’s the case, it would be difficult to refuse.

“Okay, then. Okay, Christina, come here.”

Finally, as Christina stood next to me, Sadie said:

“Elle and I will go collect Nabadox moss and head to Venda Village first. You come there too when you’re done.”

“Okay, I’ll go.”

“be careful.”

After finally answering like that, he started moving with Christina and Horton.

At Elle’s last words, he nodded and winked as if to tell her not to worry.

“Astin, what the hell is going on?”

After some distance.

Horton then asked about what had happened earlier.

He also had many questions, but he held back because he was concerned about the situation.

I told him that the friends I had mentioned yesterday were my older sister’s group and explained the situation in a rough way.

“What a coincidence. My older sister and her party, who had set out to find materials, not only ended up in Benda Village, but they actually ended up in this cave. It’s truly absurd.”

“That’s why.”

I sorted out the situation by agreeing with the appropriate response.

That was when.

“Astin, pick me up.”

Suddenly, that guy Christina started saying something like that.

I wondered why this guy was suddenly like this, but soon found out why.

‘This guy, after traveling with Sadie, he finally realized how convenient it was to travel with me. Hehe.’

Maybe he wants to act spoiled when he sees me again.

“Tch, okay. Get on it.”

I pretended I couldn’t win and carried the guy.

He asked playfully.

“So, what do you think? Do you like it?”

“Yeah, okay.”

“what?”

For a moment I thought I misheard.

Usually, if you ask this question, most people either don’t answer or just say that they are unlucky.

But how can you answer so obediently?

“Okay. Let’s go now.”

“Oh, okay.”

I was momentarily taken aback by the unexpected reaction, but I came to a similar conclusion as before.

Traveling with Sadie taught me how precious I am, and that’s how I became more mature.

Anyway, we went a bit further in, and finally the end of the cave began to come into view in the distance.

* * *

“Stop. You can’t go any further.”

“It would be better not to move.”

At the end of the cave was a large space.

But dozens of people can’t enter, and the passage is blocked.

A few hunters stopped us from going any further, and we could hear the faint sound of conversation inside.

“What the hell happened?”

“well.”

Horton and I didn’t move hastily, but listened to the conversation for now.

Then, Getas’ voice was heard.

“You’re that guy. The monster the village chief wants killed.”

It was a strange statement.

Doesn’t it sound like you’re talking to a person, even though you’re talking to a monster?

The reason became clear right away.

“Hehe, are you newcomers? How interesting. How long does the village chief plan on sending people like you over here under the pretext of hunting monsters?”

When I heard the voice, I knew it wasn’t a monster.

Moreover, according to what the other person said, the village chief lied and said he was a monster when he made the request.

The important thing is that the hunting party knows that.

“What is that… … !”

Horton’s eyes widened in surprise.

Because if that’s true, it means the Mercenary Guild was fooled.

Then Trejo’s voice was heard.

“Why? Are you scared? Because you seem different from the mercenaries who came to kill you so far? That makes sense. We are on a whole other level from those sloppy guys.”

Horton’s eyebrows quirked at the words dismissive of the mercenary.

The other person’s voice flowed out again.

“As expected, the ignorance of humans. Is that how my leisure looks to you?”

“This guy is funny. He’s human too, but he keeps talking like he’s not. He thinks he’ll look cool if he says that. Haha, it’s the same, really.”

“You’re probably trying to set the mood by saying things like that and trap me. Isn’t that right, Wizard Adlon?”

“That’s right. That’s how they lured the mercenaries and killed them.”

The last words were clearly the voice of the leader of the Rondalura Tower.

His name seemed to be Adlon.

But aren’t you speaking as if you know something?

The reason was immediately obvious.

“It turns out that this cave is a habitat for nabadox moss. Unrefined nabadox moss is a plant that causes strong hallucinations and dizziness. You’ve probably used it to deal with mercenaries so far. But what are we going to do about this? We already knew all about it.”

“Kekekeke.”

“Hoo hoo hoo hoo.”

Getas and Trejo laughed.

Perhaps this was the conversation they had just had.

“ah.”

Horton also reacted in surprise when he learned the truth.

He also realized why the mercenaries were helpless.

“ha ha ha.”

The person inside laughed at those words.

But I couldn’t understand the meaning of the laughter.

Because I felt no emotions at all.

But Getas and others took it differently.

“You don’t know how to react, do you? Judging from the emotionless smile on your face. You seem very flustered.”

“Can you guess what your situation will be like now?”

They ridiculed him to the fullest.

Then the one inside spoke.

“Aren’t you curious? Why did the village chief deceive me into thinking I was a monster and use me to kill you?”

“… … .”

It was a sudden question, but the leaders became quiet.

It seemed like they didn’t understand it either.

He spoke again.

“That’s because I told the chief and his people a special truth. The chief wants that fact to disappear and is using you to kill me.”

“Special truth?”

“secret?”

Getas and others expressed curious questions.

The subordinates and Horton also seemed to be perking up their ears.

But at that time I showed no interest at all.

No, I couldn’t see it.

Because another voice was ringing in my head.

-Astin.

“… … !”

I was startled.

That was because it was the voice of the stone child, the Ego Stone, who had been asleep for over ten years.

The Ego Stone awakened without any warning.

I screamed in surprise.

‘Hey! What are you! How could you suddenly… …!’

-Don’t talk, just listen to me first!

‘what?’

But the ego stone stopped him, and there was a hint of urgency in his voice.

-Close your eyes right now! And don’t ever open them! No matter what happens!

‘What do you mean? Close your eyes. You have to explain it properly so I can understand.’

-Don’t argue and listen to me! Otherwise… … .

Then the stone child said something shocking.

-You will be destroyed by that being in the cave!

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