Surviving With An Sss Rank Inventory - Chapter 86

Surviving With An Sss-Rank Inventory Chapter 86

Episode 86

Dio and Sepia. It took only one day for them to collect the reagents that Calliope had requested.

After making sure to take the reagents, they headed back to Oaks with the intention of joining the rest of the group.

I wondered what would happen in just one day… but there was someone who was anxiously waiting for this complacent D.O.

“crying! Sorry!”

Evelyn was in tears, and Sepia comforted her.

“Hmm…”

Dio was stroking his chin with one hand and thinking about what to do about what had just happened.

The current location of Dio is an abandoned barn behind Charles’ house.

This was the place where Hans, a merchant who recognized Ates’ identity, was imprisoned.

However, Hans, who was supposed to be there, was not seen.

“I guess he’s already gone out of town.”

Dio sighed.

It’s not that Hans wasn’t worried about running away.

Instead of imprisoning him, they even gave him a large amount of gold coins and promised to give him more gold coins if he behaved well.

‘Well, you probably didn’t trust me.’

In the first place, confining the river is not a very good solution.

So, Dio, who knew this well, told Evelyn to keep an eye on her, but…

“Because I was drunk…”

Evelyn was very drunk at Calliope’s mansion in Topaz Lake.

It was probably at that point that Hans attempted to escape.

Hans, who did not know that Evelyn would be drunk, could be said to have had great luck.

‘Good luck. No, maybe we’re just unlucky.’

It was only after some time had passed that Evelyn’s drunkenness had completely disappeared that she realized that Hans had escaped.

Only then did Evelyn hurriedly go to the barn where Hans was, but he had already escaped.

Now this division had occurred.

“What should I do?”

“….”

In response to Sepia’s question full of worry, Dio glanced at Artes, who had no idea what was going on.

I deliberately did not tell Ates about Hans.

Because if he knew, he would have urged me to leave Ox in a hurry.

‘It would be better to deal with Calliope’s business more quickly than to chase after Hans now. Until Hans arrives in the city and contacts Duke Bertio…’

Dio calculated the time and slowly stood up.

Even if you think about the nearest city to Ox, which is in the countryside, it would take Hans, a merchant, two days to get there by horseback.

“Now there’s a reason to hurry.”

* * *

Kwaaaa –

When the Topaz Lake split, Dio and the others headed to Calliope’s mansion once again.

Hans’ unexpected escape.

Dio was anxious because he didn’t know what kind of variable it would be.

‘I have gained all the knowledge experience points, so I will leave the village as soon as Calliope’s work is finished.’

Thanks to visiting all of Calliope’s hidden laboratories, Dio was able to raise his level with knowledge experience points.

I wondered what else I could gain, but with Hans’ work, it was no longer the time to wander around leisurely.

Calliope’s work is the most important right now.

To be more precise, it means that it is important to help Calliope with her work and complete the quest.

“You came early?”

“yes. “I brought all the items you mentioned.”

In response to Calliope’s words, Dio greeted her and announced that she had successfully completed her mission.

“good. Follow me.”

“Master! “What about me?”

“No cuties.”

“Hehe…”

Evelyn was upset at Calliope’s words, but quickly gave up.

This is probably because they already know that they are not the type of person who will listen to you even if you get angry.

In the end, Dio, who was the only one invited to the lab, had a private meeting with Calliope once again.

Calliope’s laboratory is just a little more organized than the last time I visited.

Dio immediately handed Calliope the reagents he had brought from another base.

“good. All the ingredients are ready. Now all you have to do is mix it all up.”

As Calliope stirred the air, various flasks lined up on the table began to move.

The ingredients poured all of their contents into a long glass tube, and soon the glass tube began to heat up red.

Bubble-

“Will it be completed right away?”

“What’s so urgent? “If you’re bored waiting, would you like me to make you a cup of tea?”

“no. “I think it would be good if you kept your promise.”

Dio sat on the empty sofa and looked at Calliope mixing various reagents.

“Which of the five swords are you?”

“Hmm~”

Calliope snorted as she glanced at Dio while still holding the reagent.

“I’m busy right now, so it might be okay to see it in person.”

Calliope shook off her hands and snatched up the crystal ball that was on the table.

He then lightly placed his finger on his temple and removed it.

Then, at some point, her fingers were tangled with silver threads that appeared.

‘Recall spell!’

Dio noticed that the silver thread created by Calliope was her memory.

Whirling –

Calliope wrapped a silver thread around the crystal ball and threw it in front of Dio.

thud!

The crystal ball thrown in front of Dio emitted white light and created an illusion.

Illusion magic like Kalphael.

The fantasy magic shown in the crystal sphere reproduced Calliope’s memories exactly like a hologram.

* * *

Calliope was sitting on a chair, twisting her beautiful ultramarine blue hair with her fingers.

And across from her was a man with blue hair and a gray robe.

He had a hunched back and shoulders and looked very thin.

“Aldur…!!”

Dio, who immediately recognized the person shown by the crystal ball, muttered.

That man’s name is Aldur Filgrey.

One of Luna’s five swords.

There were two positions representing him: one was the Archbishop of Luna and the other was the owner of the Magic Tower.

‘Among the magic tower lords of all time, he is the only one who accepted divine power.’

This is a passage that shows how strange Aldur’s position is in a worldview where magic and religion are in conflict.

However, he was a genius who transformed countless criticisms into favor and respect through his skills alone.

-Caliope It’s been a while. It remains the same.

-You are becoming more and more twisted.

Calliope and Aldur are naturally talking in the video created by the crystal ball.

Dio was surprised that the two knew each other and that they were talking friendly to each other rather than feeling hostile.

‘If you know Calliope’s name, it means you also know she’s a witch… I guess that’s pretty friendly?’

The Archbishop of Luna would not leave a witch alone.

But is it because Aldur is both a priest and a wizard?

Aldur wrinkled a lot and even looked at Calliope with concern.

‘Isn’t it Aldur who injured Calliope?’

Then, why did he bother to show the memory of his conversation with Aldur? Dio tilted his head as he could not understand Calliope’s intention.

‘You’ll know when you see it.’

Dio focused on the video as if there was nothing complicated to think about.

-The atmosphere in the church is unusual. No matter how you are, it’s probably dangerous this time.

-Hehe Aldur. I’m always in danger. You know that too, right?

-You can’t maintain balance forever. Now you too will have to choose a side.

Dio felt puzzled by the word ‘balance’ in Aldur’s words.

Regular players do not know the real name of the Witch of Balance.

There is no benefit in finding out her real name in the first place.

In any case, the system only refers to Calliope, who is set as the player’s enemy, as the ‘Witch of Balance’.

True to its nickname, Calliope has a skill that rebalances all of the player’s abilities to average.

‘That’s why it’s very difficult to attack Calliope.’

For example, a warrior class that grew based on strength.

This means that the warrior’s strength stat is distributed to other stats that are not needed, making him a useless idiot.

Anyway, thanks to these special skills, players understood why Calliope was called the Witch of Balance.

‘I thought it was called balance simply because of its abilities… but I guess that’s not true.’

Now, in Aldur’s conversation, it seemed as if there was another reason why Calliope was called Balance.

Dio listened to the conversation that followed, becoming even more interested in facts he did not know.

-This is not the time to be stubborn. The Luna Church sent an official letter to all the magic towers on the continent. He said he would purge all those who were against the church.

-The wizards are just watching that?

-The Luna Church is afraid that the power of the moon will weaken. That’s why we can no longer leave wizards who chose magic over faith.

Wizards believe in magic, not faith.

Aldur was a special case, and most wizards still do not have much faith in Luna.

That’s why I chose the Luna Church.

Using force to subdue wizards who have no intention of taking their side.

There is plenty of content to catch on.

If innocent wizards are forcibly linked to warlocks and heretics, Luna will have justification to punish them.

Even if the justification is not valid, no force will be able to blame the Luna Church.

That’s how powerful the Luna Church is.

-Even wizards have become targets of the Luna Church, so what are witches like? We are preparing for an unprecedented witch hunt. And that too under the guidance of a saint.

-Hehe, that’s really scary.

-You do know that the reason the Empire and Luna let you go even though they knew about your existence was because I persuaded them, right?

Calliope made no reply to Aldur’s words.

-I’ve seen you for a long time. You have never been out of balance. Even though he didn’t trust Luna, he did his best to maintain peace in the East.

-An archbishop who praises witches. I wonder how you are alive.

-This is not the time to joke. I am the only one who knows that you, a witch, are not evil. The justification of balance to protect you can no longer be used.

Aldur’s mood suddenly changed.

Dio could tell.

At least Aldur, who is friendly to Calliope, is in a difficult situation.

-So what do you want to say?

-If you give up your identity as a witch and join the Magic Tower, I will be able to continue to protect you.

-Haha!

Calliope burst into laughter at Aldur’s suggestion.

-I’m sorry, but I can’t do that. I’m sorry, but I can’t be Luna’s dog. Oh poor Aldur. I wish you realized just how corrupt the moon you believe in has become.

-I’m not as smart as you. However, I have beliefs as a wizard.

Dio knew that Aldur, as a wizard, wanted to make the world a better place for people to live.

Therefore, what Aldur says now shows that he is doing it for his own beliefs.

-Balance makes it difficult to maintain peace. The overwhelming strength of the moon will be able to protect everyone. I believe so.

-Quite.

As Calliope sneered, Aldur sighed deeply.

-Then…negotiations broke down. I did my best…

Boom!

The jeweled staff that Aldur was holding hit the floor violently.

– Does this somehow remind you of the old days? Hehe!

Calliope in the video also stood up.

She spoke lightly but also seemed nervous at Aldur’s changed attitude.

Calliope, the Witch of Balance.

Aldur, the five sword.

The illusion of the crystal ball disappeared as the two gigantic beings looked at each other.

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