Legend

"Pfft, I'm sorry to call you so suddenly. But something happened that I wanted to help you with."

Ray accidentally breathed in the presence in front of him smiling glossily.

Pointed ears on brown skin. And the silver hair hangs on my back. Wrapped in that is an evening dress as if it were to be worn during a party. The body was lower than nature and Ray because he was looking at some kind of paperwork at the desk, and he was claiming that the deep valley created by the large and uplifting chest was still this. Its smooth brown skin and yet seemingly soft double hills will attract a man's gaze as if to honey out and attract bugs. Ray doesn't even know the exact age just because he's a dark elf, but given his appearance age as a human being, he had a rounded tone as a woman such as the mid 20s.

"Huh!?

But Ray, who was about to turn his gaze toward that enchanting valley, only for a moment had an unlaughing grin of Elaine's eyes in his back of his brain, shaking his head immediately to divert his gaze from the enchanting valley.

The dark elf woman also gives a surprise look only for a moment at the mighty magic she can feel from Ray, but soon erases that surprise and smiles and opens her mouth.

"Nice to meet you. I've heard a lot about your reputation. I'm Marina Ariansa, guild master at the Adventurers Guild in the City of Guild. And as you've noticed, it's also a dark elf. Nice to meet you."

Named again, Ray finally turns his eyes to Marina's face, the guild master.

Its face was beautifully organized, and from the eyes of the slit chief, it made Ray feel the deep wisdom that would be unique to the Elves.

Dark Elves. It is originally a sub-race that resembles elves and ancestors, but also a species that has become more specialized in combat. Consequently, blessings from the Spirit were lost, and they were supposedly changed to brown skin and silver hair compared to elves that were supposed to have white skin and golden hair.

That said, there's nothing like an elf and a dark elf getting along badly. It was a long time ago when it was silly to count. That was racially hostile long ago compared to the times when Zeppael lived, but now he is already dating normally without any resentment. No, compared to humans and elves, I would say that life expectancy is more intimate than just the same minutes.

Such, Ray smiles at the marina of dark elves with a much longer life span and similarly dreadful magic and combat powers compared to humans, and opens his mouth with a small nod.

"It's Ray. We are registering as Rank D Adventurers in our guild here.... So, quick, what can I do for you?

Exactly, say Guildmaster, Ray speaking in unfamiliar language rather than in the usual tone to the head of one organization.

The moment I hear such Ray's words, the grin that had been floating thinly from the mouth of the marina is erased and my gaze is directed toward Lenora.

"Lenora, that's enough here. You'll be busy with a lot of things down there on this one, too, please."

"Okay. Now if you'll excuse me."

Lenora leaves the room with her head down small to Marina's words.

Drop it off, and when the door is closed, the marina opens her mouth with her deep green eyes to Ray.

"The Alliance is in touch with other Alliances by Magic Items. Do you know this?

"Yes, I remember when I came to this city I heard a description of the area in relation to the bounty neck"

"That would be quick. Actually, a city guild sent a rescue request to our guild. And urgently."

"... you think that city is close to this city of Gilm?

What was on Ray's head at this time was that the city might have been raided by a bunch of monsters or something - those are the monsters like the orc settlements we fought before. Then there's a monster threat right around the border, so I don't know if I can send an adventurer from the city of Gilm.

But to Ray's question, Marina shook her head small.

"No, it's far away. Even if a traveling adventurer hurries to the limit, it will take about 10 days each way."

"... a city so far away went out of its way to rescue us here?

"Yeah, that's also where the aristocratic nobility is lorded in the city where that guild is. I'm not supposed to be the first to send a rescue request to a guild ruled by the Neutral, or central, Uncle Larks Border."

To that word of the marina, Ray moving his pickles and cheeks.

Because according to the explanations I heard before, the guild was basically irrelevant to the class of power.

"I hear the Alliance is an organization that is independent of the country."

I guess I knew you'd be asked that question. Marina returns words without confusion.

"It sure is. There's nothing wrong between the Alliance and the Alliance... but it won't be that big of a deal. But things are a little different this time. It's a request for rescue with the intention of acting as lord."

"... okay, that? Isn't it just a proxy for the lord and not the lord himself?

"I'm so stuck with my feathers. Of course, I've been instructed to contact Uncle Larks Border to respond as soon as possible."

"Is it so stuck with cutting feathers? …? May I ask what's going on?

"Of course. I mean, there's nothing you can do if you don't listen. I really need your help in this case. Besides, you don't have to force yourself to talk politely. I don't know about the other guild masters, but I don't care about the quality of saying that, so please talk to me as usual."

"... helpful. Well, let me do that."

I guess it was still a word I couldn't do. Ray nodding like relieved.

What the marina took out while looking at such a ray was a vial about 5 cm high. There's something like powder in there.

"What's this?

"It's a kind of powder of medicinal herbs called Aulani grass. It's a material used as a medicine for a certain plague, and it has the characteristic that it only grows on magical land."

"... plague?

"Yes, plague. A disease that should only occur in warm, humid areas, like not having to wear long-sleeved clothes throughout the year, Devil's Fever. That's why it exploded in a city called Barr at this time of winter."

"Magic fever?

Ray listens to that word and searches for Zeppyre's knowledge.

Fortunately, about the demonic fever, it seems to have existed since Zeppyre's life, and it was not difficult to get an overview of it.

A plague developed by those who are one of the so-called fever diseases and have only less than a certain amount of magic. Conversely, if you have some magic, you don't have to worry about the onset.

However, because certain border lines vary depending on the surrounding environment, they can become infected when they are endemic in one area, even if they are safe when they are endemic in another. Essentially a disease found only in tropical areas.

After infection, the patient's magic gradually decreases over time, and the fatality rate is very high when the magic is gone. As for this symptom, it is presumably resisting using magic to develop and then die soon after.

As a special effect, there are medicines mainly powdered by medicinal herbs called Aulani grass, which can be used to recover in about one night.

The latency period is about one week, and if it does not develop after that period, the presence that is the source of the demonic fever will be extinguished by the magic of the person.

Ray frowned small when he drew those contents from Zeppyre's knowledge and understood them.

"Certainly more than this time of year... it would be impossible if demonic fever was prevalent around here."

"Yeah. I guess that's why I should say. I can't help but think that the city of Barr wasn't always equipped with Aurani grass powder."

But for some reason, it was an epidemic of demonic fever.

"Yes, and the magical land closest to the city of Barr is the city of this guilm."

"Demon Forest, huh?"

Passing behind Ray's brain when he heard Marina's words was a meadow headed for Gamelion's meat.

Because that meadow, which does not wither in winter, is also influenced by the Devil's Forest, according to Hasta's story.

"Correct. That's why, fortunately, there was a certain amount of powder of Aulani grass in this city. Essentially, it's used as a medicine for demonic fever, but it's also never used as an alchemy material."

Turn your gaze toward the vial the marina has and nod small. Because I found out why I was summoned to the marina, who is also my guild master.

"I see. That's why you said bring Seto with you.... so I can carry that Aulani grass powder all the way to the city of Barr?

"You will. Fortunately, you have an item box so no matter how much baggage you have, it won't be bitter at all. And because they're using Griffon as their obedience, they'll travel faster than anyone else in this city."

"I want to hear one thing. Is this going to be a nomination request?

"Yeah, sure."

"Then can I expect a reward?

Point your gaze at the wall of the office as if you had anticipated Ray's words like that.

At the end of that gaze existed a single spear decorated on the wall.

The patterned area and the blade area are also dark green. It's a spear dyed in a color that should be described even as dark green.

"... isn't it just a spear?

Ray, who has no ability to sense magic, but nevertheless had something to attract to that spear. But the strange thing is that even though it's as good as that, I didn't realize it from the time I walked into this room until the marina showed me.

Marina grins lightly and nods at how Ray looks like that.

"Correct. That spear is a magic item. That's pretty powerful, too. Ray, I hear you normally use a sickle magic item when you fight, but at a distance, you throw a spear and use it, right? I don't think you have a better spear than that, do you?

"Specifically?

"Wait a minute. 'Cause I think it's actually quicker to see it with those eyes than to explain it."

Lift your hips out of the chair with a grin on your face and move to the wall to take that spear in your hand.

Note that the evening dress worn by Marina was boldly exposed on her back as well, claiming only that she still had the glossy curves of brown skin.

Ray was having some trouble doing things with his eyes, but that's okay. Marina reaches for the spear.

Take the spear into your hand and shake it gently as if you were lifting something light.

Bum, the sound of slashing and tearing the said air was echoing around, and the sound proved the fact that the spear weighed quite a bit.

(Normal spears are about 5kg... Is that why you're a dark elf that specializes in combat? I didn't know I could wield that weight spear without difficulty with that thin arm)

Watch the marina act while secretly admiring it inside.

"Okay? Take a good look"

Whimpering, holding a spear with both hands and protruding quickly as he shed his magic.

The speed of the thrust itself wasn't that fast, but I guess that was because I tried to show the spear effect on Ray.

"... what?

Ray accidentally raises his voice when he sees the tip of the spear.

At the end of his gaze, a few sharp spine-growing twats stretched from the tip of his ear through the air. After moving around the air with Uneune for a few seconds or so, it disappears as if it was an illusion that you had been watching.

Exactly to Ray with a surprising look, Marina explains the spear with a small grin.

"The name of this magic item is Tsu's Spear. As you can see, if you pass the magic, it stretches from the tip of your ear and has the ability to restrain the enemy. I made it look easy to understand this time, but usually it activates after the tip is stabbed by something, which will bind the enemy with a tsu. I want you to be aware that all you can do is restrain. For example, you can't attack an enemy's body by producing a tsu while stabbing the tip in the enemy's body.... I can just hurt my skin with thorns when I'm in captivity."

"Can't you actually generate that piece of crap without holding the spear? It's like throwing a spear and stabbing an enemy, like I use it, and then producing a tsu."

"Of course you can. Otherwise, you wouldn't be perfect for your reward, would you? And the amount of magic in the spear changes the amount of time that the tsu is showing up, so we'll have to actually use it and get used to it."

To that answer of the marina, a grinning ray.

To throw a spear and bind the stabbed opponent with a tsk on the spot was a pretty delightful magic item for Ray.

(Surely a magic item with all this effect would be more than enough reward. With more than some magic, they won't develop demonic fever, so they'll be safe around there.... No, should I just ask)

Ray turns his gaze toward Tsu's spear and then toward the marina again.

"It's an endemic demonic fever in the city of Barr, but are all the inhabitants of that city infected?

"No, only the less enchanted are infected. Specifically, about 40% of the city's inhabitants. … However, the phrase" for now. "

(40% of the city's inhabitants. The fact that only the less powerful are infected is no different from the information I have in my knowledge. Then my chances of getting infected are pretty low. And then I stayed over there for about a week and was the source of the Devil's Fever. Well, it's a germ, but wait for it to die before you come back)

He whines inside, turns his gaze toward the magic item again, and then nods small.

"Okay. Let me take this request."