Silence momentarily took over the Round Table. Any doubt about the value of Goblin's information had dissipated, and everyone was deep in thought. This was an extra effect of something that was judged as Entertaining.
«Who could be... the Sage of Eternal Life?»
I had no idea who he was either. Auril Gavis immediately came to mind, but there was no way to know for sure. At least this way, these guys would diligently investigate this on my behalf.
«...Pshehe, I'll have to look into it as soon as it comes out».
«If you find any clues, let me know. I'll pay accordingly», Queen said.
«Why not? But only if you promise to do the same».
«Lo traffic. »
Okay, do the best you can. I expect a lot from you two. Anyway, is the Goblins problem solved yet? Hmm, it seems, based on the stars in Clown's eyes.
«Pshehe, you can't really know how things are going to turn out. And to think that Mr. Goblin would win the lottery».
Goblin nodded awkwardly, uncomfortable with Clown's praise. «Oh... true... that... is true. It's... hahaha...» It seemed like he had a hard time believing it too.
«...Then it's my turn.» When the commotion subsided, Deer's turn began. He planned to keep a poker face no matter what came out of his mouth, but that was really kind of a challenge this time. «Countess Ragna Peprok is the illegitimate daughter of Marquis Tercerion».
Once Hyeonbyeol before and again now, it was the second time I had heard that name today.
Shaaaaaa.
Soon, the jewel lit up green and no one objected.
«It doesn't surprise me that the marchioness continued to promote her in the government. So that's why», Crescent commented.
Reina also reacted. «This is getting interesting», she murmured, mostly to herself.
«Is it so important that she is your illegitimate daughter?». Goblin joined cautiously.
Queen smiled. «Well, it can be used as a political weapon, after all. Against the prime minister, who is essentially the second in command of this country».
«Ah, right... I see...»
It was clear that Queen was also interested for another reason, but she couldn't ask him. So I focused on something else.
And to think that Ragna was the marquis' daughter. No wonder she always gave off the air of a rich girl.
In terms of emotional impact, this was more shocking than the Clown or Queen news. Ragna was one thing, but this meant that Hyeonbyeol was also involved in this mess.
Ha... This is going to be a problem.
He would have to investigate it further, but he desperately hoped at this point that Ragna would not be too solidly on the marquis' side.
At worst, I'll have to somehow force Hyeonbyeol out of there.
Anyway, when Deer's turn ended, attention naturally shifted to Crescent.
Hmm, I wonder what he's going to say. Probably something about elves.
«The Treasures of Genesis».
¿Eh?
«The dwarves are looking for a way to produce new Genesis Treasures and have achieved some success».
In series?
«Excuse me? Is that true? What do you mean by produce?» Reina jumped out of her seat, bombarding him with questions. His reaction made one thing clear:
I guess she and the GM are determined to come back.
Clown, on the other hand, didn't seem to care. He seemed a little surprised, but in the end he just accepted the information to the letter.
Hmm, doesn't this asshole want to come back? Maybe he likes his life as a toy collector.
«So what is the methodology?»
«I've already given you a clue, so the rest is up to you».
«Wait. Don't you think your information is too vague for us to just move on? It's not that they found an infallible method, you just said that there has been some success».
Crescent pretended to be intimidated by Queen into revealing more details. «Numerous Rift Stones and even more blood are needed. The dwarves believe that if these two conditions are met, the Genesis Treasures can be created anew».
Ha, are they mad scientists or something?
Regardless of whether the method worked or not, the concept was impressive in itself.
Making Genesis Treasures, huh? Could it really be possible? After all, they are said to have existed since the creation of this world. Well, let's think about all that later.
I shook off any distracting thoughts. The other members may have remained concerned with Crescent's information, but that wouldn't last forever. Soon, eyes began to turn to me. Unlike before, there were almost no anxious glances. It seemed that the fact that I found Goblin's information interesting had greatly contributed to changing the atmosphere at the table.
Now what should I tell them?
I didn't have to think much. If you wanted to fish, the natural thing was to go to the shore.
«The person who used the nickname Elfnuna in Stone Iven...»
So let's throw some bait.
«That person is already in this world.»
Now I was also starting to feel very curious. What was the problem with that nickname chosen so inconsiderately that even Baekho and the GM were making such a fuss about it?
Shaaaaaa.
When the green light of the jewel flickered, all the people gathered next to me gaped.
«Elfnuna... is that person, right? The person who is said to have the best chance of surpassing the original version of the game», Queen said.
«Pshehe, I guess half of the rumors circulating in the community were true, then».
He knew the rumors Clown was referring to. They said that Elfnuna was summoned to this world a long time ago and that here they received great advantages for surpassing the original game. As the subject of these rumors, I had to laugh.
Pros... Are you kidding? A goblin trap almost killed me as soon as I arrived.
«Half?», Queen said.
«We still don't know for sure if they actually cleaned the original version. You never know. Maybe in the end they realized it was impossible and adjusted the mode», Clown said with a shrug. He didn't seem too interested in Elfnuna, unlike Queen.
Queen of the Soul did not say a word. She sat there, frozen like a statue. That showed me how important this information was to her.
Well, then this news will be transmitted to the GM as well.
If I waited, the GM would inevitably try to contact me. He would probably want to meet with me to find out more about Elfnuna. From there, you would only have to do one thing: take advantage of the advantage you had in our interaction and use it sneakily to search for information.
«Anyway, thanks for more fascinating information. Pshehe».
«León... have you met them-»
«Mr. Deer! Don't you know it's rude to ask a question like that?». Without even having to intervene, Clown stepped forward and blocked any questions in my place. «Pshehe, looks like another round would be too much».
He laughed as if making fun of the other members for having nothing else to offer. But, and maybe it was just me, it seemed to me that I wanted this to end because I had no more information to share.
«Yes, I will stop here...»
«Me too.»
«Me too.»
Goblin, Fox, and Crescent declared that they were withdrawing, and the meeting naturally came to an end. I left without looking back.
Uf…
Now free, I returned to Hansu Lee's room. Maybe it was because the Round Table was over, but I was completely exhausted. It seemed like a lot had happened in the Ghostbusters this month.
Looks like I've been here a week.
I crawled to the computer and sat down. Using the mouse, I moved the cursor to the logout button. Normally, I would have looked around the bulletin board for a while, but...
Let's go back.
I just wanted to go home and sleep.
Click-click.
As soon as I pressed Sign Out, there was a flash of light and space distorted around me.
[You are being transported to Rafdonia].
When I opened my eyes again, I was in my room on the second floor of Erwen's mansion. Once again, Amelia was by my side.
«You're back soon today».
«Ah, this time it turned out like this».
Gosh, I'm only gone for a few seconds, but she always watches me.
I felt reassured, grateful, and also a little embarrassed at the same time.
«Since you're back. Rest a little. You look tired. I'll tell the elf not to wake you up tomorrow».
«Oh, thanks».
Amelia coldly got up from her post and even turned off the lights before leaving. It was the optimal amount of silence and darkness to fall asleep.
...i was going to put some of my thoughts in order before going to bed, but...
When I rested my head on the pillow and closed my eyes, sleep invaded me like prey about to explode. With all the killing intent debacle and forcing me to go to the Round Table afterwards, I really felt like I was dying.
I wonder if Baekho will be okay.
That was my last thought before I passed out.
***
It was a dark room where even the moonlight was blocked by thick curtains.
«Ugh, that's much better».
The first thing the blonde did when he opened his eyes was get up and check the door.
Well, there were no signs of a break-in while I was there.
He never expected the ban to be lifted this month, and the man was quite startled when he was suddenly dragged to that place. Normally, he prepared for everything well in advance.
«Ugh, my head...»
A wave of fatigue came over the man when he finished checking the door, and he sat on the edge of the bed. He wanted to lie down and fall asleep right away.
«I feel like someone could kidnap me tonight while I sleep and I wouldn't wake up...».
The man fought against fatigue to open his subspace. He took out a metal box shaped like a coffin.
I haven't used this in the outside world in a while.
No. 1577: Coffin of Eternal Rest was an object he often used in the labyrinth instead of a sleeping bag. It was tremendously durable, as well as speeding up the user's stamina recovery.
Yes, today I will sleep here.
The man climbed into the coffin and closed it from the inside. It was probably funny that he slept here instead of in the comfortable bed next to him, but he had no choice. Always being alert to possible dangers was this man's most deeply rooted rule.
Although it was uncomfortable, he felt himself relaxing when his body realized he was in a safe place. The man closed his eyes and collected his thoughts. There was one that was on his mind.
«I don't think it's entirely impossible».
The answer his opponent gave when he asked him if he really thought he could kill him. As soon as the words came out of the guy's mouth, the man sensed it instinctively. Just as he saw through his opponent's lie about pressing the button, he immediately realized that this statement was the unequivocal truth.
He is not an easy customer.
It still gave him chills. But on the other hand, the man felt himself laughing as he remembered his opponent unleashing his killing intent.
«Ugh, I really need to sleep...»
He hadn't expected all that to happen, but it honestly only made him want even more.
Elfnunna... I hope this month flies by.
Baekho Lee fell asleep with that thought in mind.