Chapter 109 : Chapter 109

Chapter 109 - The New Drug Presentation

“It’s a Dark Elixir.”

In a room of only darkness, a small reagent bottle.

I lifted the reagent bottle filled with a turbid liquid.

It was a sight of black layered on black, but the master of darkness recognized the difference.

He saw that the contents were somehow different.

[…….]

It made even the being at the pinnacle of the sorcery world stare for a while.

The experience accumulated as the head of a great family, and the intuition compared to that experience, were useless.

Because nothing similar to this had ever existed.

But the name that defined the contents was something similar.

In the deep west, on the opposite side.

[It seems to have completely different properties from Wisdom's Elixir. Why did you name it Elixir?]

The Family Head asked.

The messenger Ransis quietly stood back from this point.

Since the Family Head's eyes were not on the messenger.

It was right to postpone the report.

The Youngest Son, who had gotten the private audience he had somehow wished for, answered the question.

“You must know that a bastard daughter of Wisdom is working in Eclipse.”

[Josephine.]

Millesdusk and Wisdom were sworn enemies that even the village idiot knew about.

As families at the opposite poles, symbolizing pure magic and sorcery respectively.

It was impossible not to know of the enemy's blood that had entered their land.

At that mention, the Family Head spoke.

[The one who made this Dark Elixir is the blood of Wisdom. Therefore, it is an Elixir. Is that your claim?]

“That alone would be a weak claim.”

A claim requires evidence.

“May I summarize the report that the Family Head’s messenger should be making?”

There was no answer.

But both the messenger and the son knew that it was a silent permission.

“Pardon my rudeness.”

I straightened the knee I had bent.

I stood up completely and closed my eyes.

It was dark whether I closed my eyes or not, but the degree of concentration was different.

Acting the part of the youngest.

As if he didn't want to show a sloppy side in front of his father, his body tensed even more.

“The messenger taught me the family sorcery ‘Exploding Bone’ and trained me.”

The family sorcery, Exploding Bone.

The appearance of a rare sorcery, as difficult as it was.

Deureuk─

The sound of a marrow bone scraping a table was faintly heard.

The youngest of the family met his father's expectations.

“The reason the messenger’s return was delayed is because I, like this.”

Dalgeurak─!

Tszszszszszsz─

A Red Bone Skeleton Soldier born from darkness.

An orange, high-heat dust that seemed to drive away that darkness.

The soldier was transformed by its master's hand into that bright clothing from its crown to its toes.

The second time, more perfectly. Faster than the first.

The teacher, who had seen it from the first attempt to success, noticed the improvement.

‘You crazy monster. I'd think it was a firecracker, not Exploding Bone. How are you not scared?’

His skill in handling a magic bomb in front of her and the Family Head was unhesitating.

He was bold.

The dust, evenly applied without a single tremor in his hand.

The Skeleton Soldier became a moving bomb and the only source of light here.

“This is the report I have for you, Family Head.”

[I heard you well. And I saw you well.]

I heard the content of the report well.

The youngest's genius that made up the content.

The audacity to choose the dangerous Exploding Bone among the family sorceries.

I also saw well the innate sense and intuition that supported that audacity.

[It's a light I haven't seen in a long time, since my younger brother, who was an Exploding Bone sorcerer.]

Of course, that younger brother died by that marrow bone.

The Youngest Son, so as not to die at the hands of a sibling, continued his next words.

“The Elixir is publicly known as the ultimate potion that opens the limits of the mind the moment it is consumed, and that there is no disease it cannot cure.”

In short, it's a buff.

Players in the Wisdom faction used the Elixir to pump up their survivability and attack power as they moved into the late game.

A magician, who was close to a glass cannon, gradually evolved into a steel cannon.

Was Millesdusk envious of that?

Through a quest, a player could hold an Elixir even as a sorcerer.

But that quest was deeply intertwined with the Main.

The Elixir obtained that way is this, now.

“The initial form of the Dark Elixir is unrefined and like raw meat. Its effects are also fickle and the complete opposite of the Elixir.”

In the first place, just as Millesdusk and Wisdom were.

The power of the potion called Elixir also had its direction reversed.

[In detail.]

I caught his interest.

Even if it was so weak it would scatter in the wind, interest was interest.

One of the five who could be said to lead the world was concentrating on the words that would follow.

“Unless one has a very strong resistance to curses, if they consume it, excessive yin energy will accumulate in their body, and they will either freeze to death or their brain will die.”

But just as with Exploding Bone.

The Youngest Son could meet expectations this time as well.

Dalkkak─

Not stopping at words, but quickly with action.

“So if it is consumed by a Millesdusk, who is born with a strong curse resistance.”

Seureureuk─

I cleanly emptied the reagent bottle.

The taste was not something to be expressed in front of the Family Head.

To put it roughly, it was like water used to wash a rag.

But the taste quickly disappeared, and soon only the effect remained.

[Used 「???」.]

[It is an unknown mixture.]

[The body rejects it.]

[A rejection reaction appears.]

[-Acute hypothermia]

[-Head that feels like it will break]

[-Hyperventilation]

….

The reaction was intense.

But I didn't die.

──「Curse Immunity」──

[Description]

: A curse is the purest result of a human's evil resentment. You have endured the evil of humans, which may be the most toxic thing in this world, dozens of times at once.

As a result, you have proven it.

That you can never be killed by a curse.

[Effect]

: You will not die from a curse.

──────────

This body is one that cannot die from a curse.

The epic trait, Curse Immunity, made most adventures possible.

Another safety belt fastened on the safety-first Youngest Son, though it might not seem so to others.

My mind, which had been dizzy as if I had drunk strong liquor, soon returned.

The potion, its toxicity filtered by the epic trait, soon left only its purity.

[Hoo….]

The head of the great sorcery family noticed the change in an instant.

[The body, which has rapidly cooled while enduring the yin energy. As much as the body has cooled, has it become possible to operate magic power to the point of overheating, which would normally be the case?]

The Family Head’s analysis was accurate.

The proof of the analysis was also continued by the pale hand.

Dalgeurak─!

A Skeleton Soldier being created once more.

But this time, the order was meaningless.

The eyes of the messenger behind me widened.

‘S-Skeleton Soldier sorcery and the explosion curse at the same time.’

He created a Skeleton Soldier with one hand and dust with the other.

He continued to assemble, painting the dust even before the bones that made up the soldier were joined.

It was like drawing a sketch with the left hand while simultaneously coloring with the right hand.

‘The speed is one thing, but the Exploding Bone that came out from relentlessly pushing magic power has a much greater power.’

In the messenger's eyes, a Skeleton Soldier dazzling with Exploding Bone dust was visible.

It was clearly different from the first one he made.

Haa─

The Youngest Son, who had made a bomb in the time it took to blink a few times, exhaled.

It was his breath.

“I moved my magic power three times faster than usual to generate heat, but my body is rather fine, and the result is as you see.”

I lifted the empty reagent bottle once more.

“The Dark Elixir. This, which is still in its initial form, can be further developed, and if refined, the required level of curse resistance can be greatly lowered.”

If that were to happen.

A future unfolded in the Family Head’s eyes.

That future was clearly revealed by the youngest's mouth.

“Millesdusk, whose instantaneous power has increased threefold with the Dark Elixir, can stand tall, leaving the other great families behind.”

[…….]

The Family Head was silent.

It was a cold silence, different from permission.

Strange.

The messenger thought so.

‘If we manufacture and mass-produce that Dark Elixir, Millesdusk could advance several steps further. Why is the Family Head….’

Why doesn't he show any emotion beyond interest so rashly?

The Youngest Son could understand the reason for that silence.

Being of the same kind as the Family Head, he could understand.

“Because you trusted no one, not even your family, I know you are there now.”

The darkness was still quiet.

But the chill, which had been merely a feeling, now touched my skin.

Nevertheless, I didn't stop.

“But you do not need to think of me as an enemy as well.”

[…I.]

After a long silence, the Family Head’s mouth opened.

[Think of my child as an enemy.]

“It seems not the Family Head, but the Family Head’s instinct thinks so.”

Ruthlessly eliminating what is considered a threat.

Pursuing and killing to the end, and stomping out even the slightest possibility.

The past, when he had trusted only his instincts during the succession contest, came to mind now.

Why?

The messenger, who had been by the Family Head’s side for a long time, finally came up with an answer.

‘The past Family Head… thought of that Fifth Son as a threat.’

That answer came to everyone's mind.

[Kehehehehe….]

The Family Head laughed low and deep.

The eerie sound seemed to make not only the heart but also the invisible soul shrink.

The master of Millesdusk nodded in the shadows.

He showed an acknowledgment that no one else would know.

It was expressed not with a nod of the chin, but with words.

[Tell me what you want.]

What I want.

Of course, there was something.

“It has been determined that the refinement of the Dark Elixir is impossible in Eclipse.”

[Then where is it possible.]

“That is what I must find from now on. A land with good sunlight.”

Speaking of land, the Land Development Department naturally came to mind.

But recently, that place could be said to be in a mess.

The fastest way to restore that place, which was disorganized and messy.

[I suppose I'll have to reattach the head I cut off.]

The Family Head, who had spoken harsh words without hesitation, gestured to the errand boy standing behind him.

[Release him.]

“As the Family Head wills.”

The messenger's presence was erased.

She had disappeared into the spiritual dimension.

And there was one more thing I wanted.

“I need the Forest Witch, who was recently appointed as an Elder.”

[The reason.]

“For my personal reasons, it is the same as the Land General Manager. Her ability to brew decoctions will be of great help in the production of the Dark Elixir.”

And there was also a reason the Family Head could put forward.

“The Family Head could also test the new Elder on this occasion. Since it is a mission to deal with a young bloodkin, you will also be able to gauge her loyalty to the family.”

[That makes sense. I will give the order to Ransis.]

My demands ended here.

The Youngest Son bowed his head deeply.

“These two things are all I desire from you, Family Head.”

[It shouldn't be so, but.]

Deureureuk─

The marrow bone tapped the table a couple of times.

[If the price of a good item is too cheap, it will instead arouse suspicion. A good item should have a suitable price, not just a good price.]

Seueueuk─

Something approached, parting the darkness.

The hand of the Family Head, who had come so close that it was now impossible not to see.

[Take it.]

The ashen marrow bone dropped a gray ring onto the pale hand.

The ring, which seemed to be carved from diamond, even had a sense of depth when looked into.

‘This is….’

The Youngest Son’s brow narrowed.

It was a brow of truth.

He restrained any further reaction.

Because it was an item the Youngest Son shouldn't know about.

The Family Head spoke about the ring.

[It is what I rode when I was young. From now on, ride that instead of the likes of a griffin.]

A mount that made the griffin seem like a trifle.

The mount of the previous Family Head, not viewable to players.

An item that only someone who had entered the game could touch was here.

[That should be enough for the price.]

“I will receive it with gratitude.”

[This time, leave the Mind Demon riding that. Since it is the first time, I will permit it.]

“It is an honor. Then.”

Lest he ask for it back.

I held the ring tightly and said my goodbyes.

On the way out of the Demon Head Palace, turning back.

Enad, who had been keeping his mouth shut, added a word as if he was curious.

[What is that thing that makes my heart pound so? It’s unpleasant.]

“It’s practical and stylish.”

The gift that caught two rabbits, which are the hardest to catch, at the same time was here.

Something that could treat a griffin as a trifle, just as the Family Head had said.

“To put it simply, it’s a ghost ship.”

[A ghost ship…?]

However, it was accompanied by hundreds of ghost pirate crew members and more than 100 cannons.

Such a large warship was now in my hands.

This ring played the role of taking out and holding onto things in the ghost dimension.

“The magic power consumption will be enormous, but I have to try it.”

The return trip with the ghost ship.

It would be quite a sight.

Kuwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa─

A roar erupted.

It was like the engine sound for this ghost ship.

It was the sound of a whale that had risen from the deep sea floor breaking through the water's surface.

A ghost ship, the size of which was comparable to Jubel's Mariella, appeared in the cloudless sky.

When the new owner decided to board.

‘So this is what it feels like.’

It felt just like coming to the ghost dimension.

My body, belonging to the ghost ship, floated up, and it felt as if the ghost ship had become me.

The same went for the crew on this translucent gray deck.

‘Let’s go. Home.’

Kuuuuuuuuuuuuung─

The ghost ship that the youngest of Millesdusk had once ridden was passed down to the youngest of the next generation.

The flying time wasn't even boring, but in the house I saw upon arrival.

“The youngest is here. Finally.”

There was a family worse than strangers.

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