Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival [WN] - Chapter 165.4
“I see you’re opening a store at a time like this, too…I heard a Dark Elf named Camille was asking for a fire magic stone. Did he ever come here?”
My cloak was stained with blood and soot from the battle so far, so it was no surprise to hear that I was a scavenger. Still, when I mention Camille’s name, the old man raised one eyebrow lightly while shaking his smoking pipe.
“…Miss, are you with that boy? I’m sorry, but I haven’t seen him for the past few days. If you’re not a customer, please leave. If you’re a woman, you’d better run away.”
“You’re not running away, are you?”
“With what’s going on with Dark Elf and the Rizan group? An old man like me wouldn’t be able to escape anyway.”
“Well…”
I could not tell him to run away if he was already prepared to face death.
This was the world they live in. If one wanted freedom to live, at least one should not be deprived of the freedom to die.
No one could violate his dignity. So I bowed my head slowly for the last time and was about to leave, when the old man stopped me for some reason.
“Wait, girl. Take this.”
“This is…”
The old man handed me a large magic stone wrapped in oiled paper.
“This is what that boy asked for. You need it, don’t you? I’ve already received the payment, so don’t worry about it.”
The old man stopped talking and suddenly looked straight into my eyes under my hood.
“…Miss. You don’t belong to this town. Maybe you know that this town is under attack by dangerous people, and you want to do something about it, but you don’t need to think about that. This town is our town. We who are born and die in this town are already prepared. You can do what you want without worrying about us. Is there not something more important for you to do than to worry about this town?”
“…”
I wondered what the old man saw in me when he said those words.
What was important to me? I already know, but I thanked him for his concern and walked out of the store.
Camille was not here. I should go around to other places and if he was not there either, then I could not look for him anymore.
I had two choices: I could keep looking for Camille, or I could give up on him and return to Elena and the others. If possible, I would like to survive with everyone, including Camille, because I have become a part of their group.
What was important to me. What was my true “desire” as an adventurer, not in terms of priorities…?
Once again, I set off through the town, telling everyone I pass that the Demon Army was coming, and headed for my final objective. It was probably a dangerous place by now. I headed there through the town, which was on fire, to find the Adventurers’ Guild on fire after being attacked by the Rizan group.
The guild could not hold its own without its mainstay forces. I saw a Dark Elf and Cruzians surrounding the guild and instantly switched to battle stance.
“–[Illusion]–“
[–!?]]
The flames burning in the Adventurers’ Guild swell up at once and envelop the assailants.
The men of the Rizan group of marauders fled in confusion at the illusory heat, and I jumped in at the same time, killing the men who were full of gaps, when suddenly real flames, not an illusion, engulfed me and all the surviving Crucians.
“–[Magic Shield]–!”
Quickly sacrificing [Magic Shield] and my cloak to avoid the flames, a single Dark Elf stepped forward from beyond my vanished illusion.
“…Mercenian woman. You’re an adventurer as well?”
He appeared to be a young Dark Elf of about twenty-something years old. However, the black armor he was wearing, and his presence were different from the Dark Elves I had seen up to this point.
“…Are you from the Demon Army?”
“Oh…you seem to be different from other adventurers. All the skilled ones were lured outside, and I was starting to lose my touch, but… this looks like it will be a good fight.”
The young man walked out without weapons, and his arms were filled with strong magical power as he smiled wryly.
[Demon Soldier][Race: Dark Elf Male][Rank 4]
[Magic Power: 261/315][Strength: 215/215][Total Combat Power: 1108
[Total Combat Power: 1108 (With Magic Enhancement: 1330)]
A Rank 4 Magician…and this sign was the same as Carla or Samantha, a [Wizard] who mastered the taijutsu while using magic even in close combat.
Perhaps he was sent by the Demon Army to watch over the Dark Elves in this town.
He was so sure of himself that he burned down the Rizan group, his allies, and found enjoyment in fighting, and showed no signs of retreating when he saw my fighting prowess.
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