Alchemist After Possessing

92. Exam Preparation (4)

92. Exam preparation (4)

After collecting and analyzing the centipede’s venom, they were able to successfully create an antidote. It was also an ingredient for the antidote that was scattered throughout the gray forest. Thanks to the existence of a golden bird, it became an easy task to be able to collect without paying attention to other creatures.

Let’s treat the wound like that and even give it an antidote. The dying head rabbit jumps up from his seat as if it had never happened. Correspondingly, the small ax rabbits are also gathering near the head to share happiness.

“Senior Denas. Now, grab your ax blade and centipede loot and head back. It looks like we’ve done all we need to do.”

“Yes, then. Nishia and Sora-nim, who are guarding the store, should also give them time to rest.”

“Yes, go with the Golden Bird, pick up an ax blade that looks good. I will be dismantling the centipede.”

While talking about that, I approached the dead centipede with a dagger. Then the head rabbit made a loud noise and slowly approached me.

A rabbit comes out and takes a look at the carcass of the centipede, then knocks the ax blades in its hands against each other and makes a noise. Then, small ax rabbits flock to the centipede corpse.

“Uh… Do rabbits eat centipedes?”

“No. I guess it helps with dissolution. Great. I thought it would be a pretty daunting task.”

“Beep!”

The centipede is being dismantled very nicely. The hard shell was cut into pieces that I could easily take with me, teeth and antennae. Even the legs are trimmed to take just the right parts.

Ax rabbits are herbivorous, so they probably don’t need meat. For that reason, the remaining centipede carcasses should be buried in the ground. As we were looking at the carcass of the centipede being groomed, the head rabbit approached and gestured toward the back of the cave while looking at us.

After I made eye contact with Denas. Moved to the back of the cave. OK.

“Whoa, whoa, what is all this?”

“It feels like a reward for saving my life.”

I see items piled up to the height of my waist. Various herbs that can be found in the Ashen Forest. Bark. Fruit. And from ore to the ax blade of the ax rabbit. Among them, the treasure chest stands out.

I approached the treasure chest. Then, sticking out his chest, he spoke to the proud head rabbit.

“Is this for us?”

A rabbit tilts its head at my words. The golden bird approached the head rabbit and chirped a few times. Then the head rabbit clapped his hands and nodded vigorously. Me and Denas whimpered and pulled out the treasure chest, then opened the lid. OK.

“Ooh, ooh, this. It is very pretty.”

“I see. I don’t know if I can accept such a precious thing.”

“Lord, since I’m giving it to you, I should take it, right?”

“I guess so.”

In the box was a round yellow jewel the size of a hand. I held up a heavy jewel.

「A stone that does not lose its luster」

●A gem that is responsible for supplying the magical power of the shining lightning cave. It is said that just placing an empty magic stone next to this jewel will charge it.

“Woros, what are you using the jewel for?”

“Good question. Do you remember the round and round sunflowers I decorated in the store?”

“Yes, it was a cute sunflower with rotating leaves, right?”

“Yes, generating mana with solar power. What do you think will happen if you connect that sunflower with this gem?”

Denas tilted his head at my question, and the Golden Bird, who was watching him from the side, also tilted his head along with Denas.

“It makes a great battery. If you place an empty magic stone on it, it will automatically recharge. Denas-senpai, it will be okay to do what you said then.”

“If that’s the case… Are you talking about golem transformation?”

“Yes. I didn’t do it because it was inconvenient to replace magic stones, but now that I can create an automatic charging station, it’s okay to try it soon.”

It’s definitely a good item, but since it’s small, it’s likely that you won’t have enough firepower to recharge and sell magic stones. For that reason, it would be good to use it for automatic recharging of golems that will be made in the future.

Even so, it’s a very good item, so if you see this, it’s sure to be coveted.

It would be safest to tell only the people in my store about jewelry and store them in a greenhouse.

In order to obtain the stone that does not lose its light in the original work, it was necessary to attack the lightning cave, so it was risky. I don’t know how the rabbit got hold of this stone, but I decided to be genuinely happy because it was like blowing my nose without touching it.

“Thank you. I will write well.”

Let me greet the head rabbit like that. The golden bird chirps at the rabbit several times. Then, the head rabbit laughed as he patted his stomach. He also obtained materials for Denas senior’s carving knife, as well as many resources and precious jewels that could be gathered from the Ashen Forest, including centipede loot.

I think it would be a great benefit to finish this expedition at this level. In the first place, the purpose was to obtain a blade so that Denas-senpai could smoothly prepare for the exam. Anyway, I couldn’t bring all of these items with me, so I decided to bring only a few important ones. Let’s tell this opinion to the party, the golden bird jumped up and down from her seat.

“Beep!”

“Why is this friend like this?”

“Well? Could it be that she wants to say that she will move it?”

“Beep!!”

A golden bird flapping its wings. It seems that the golden bird is trying to move her item. We decided to accept the favor of the Golden Bird. That’s how I gathered the tree trunks to make string, and I gathered the items on a well-groomed, appropriately sized centipede shell and covered it with giant leaves. I then attached a string.

Finally, it was finished by tying a string on the golden bird’s legs and connecting them. For this job, I used quite a few centipede shells, but it didn’t matter. Because it was such a huge centipede, there were many shells left even after doing this, so it was more beneficial than thread.

“If you drink one bottle a day, you will be completely cured.”

“Beep, Beep!”

A golden bird that delivers my words to the head rabbit. That’s how I delivered the medicine to the head rabbit and decided to go back. Then the rabbits gather in one place and bang their ax blades at us, making noise.

It seems to be an ax rabbit farewell. It was when they were moving to the secret passage where the ghosts came out.

ㅡ 『Huh… 』

A woman’s voice came from somewhere. Denas and I simultaneously turned our heads in the direction of the sound.

At first, I thought it was the sound of a ghost because I was close to the area where the ghost came out. But when I found out where the sound came from, I knew I was wrong.

I see a chestnut-haired woman emitting a tremendous presence on top of a tree. A dryad, a fairy of the gray forest. He looked at us this way before when he was fishing with Nishia.

But it was strange. As previously explained, dryads are afraid of humans. But she came to a position where we could attack if we wanted to, and made a noise on purpose.

It was as if he was asking to see himself. When she made eye contact with mine, she closed her eyes tightly and disappeared. I turned my head and looked at my companions.

The golden bird seems to have no idea, and Denas looks at the top of the tree where she stood with a blank expression, perhaps fascinated by the beauty of the dryad.

“Senior?”

“… Uh?”

“Let’s go?”

“Ugh, yes. It should be Who is that woman just now?”

“I am a forest fairy. I will explain in turn.”

As for the ax rabbit, even if the boss is attacked by a centipede, that’s the case. In the present gray forest, there are many strange parts. Could it be that the reason why the dryad appeared and the dead centipede spitting out Arisha’s magic has something to do with it?

Perhaps the strange feeling I’m feeling right now is a precursor to a major event. The cause is most likely due to the organization that attacked Sora.

Anyway, it seems necessary to go back and forth to the gray forest to check the situation. You might not be able to find any traces of them.

With that thought in mind, I took Denas and the golden bird and passed through the passage where the ghost came out. Because of the influence of the golden bird, without encountering ghosts, he safely passed through the passage and put down his luggage.

“Thank you. From here, I will call the party and move them.”

“Beep!”

“hahahaha, what’s wrong!”

The golden bird that answered me. Suddenly, he started rubbing his face against Denas’ face. Looking closely, the golden bird’s eyes were strangely filled with moisture. Apparently, he didn’t want to break up with Denas.

“It’s a golden bird. As I passed through the gray forest, I felt more than one thing. The wolf that attacked us, or the centipede that crossed its territory. Lastly, the same goes for dryads.”

“… Beep?”

“It seems that he often comes to the Ashen Forest for investigations. Can you go out with me like today?”

“Beep!”

A golden bird that flaps its wings while jumping. When I say that I will come again, the golden bird opens its mouth and rejoices.

“Woros, can you bring me next time?”

“Is it because of the golden bird?”

“Yes.”

“Okay. Then, if you have a chance, come with me.”

“Yes!”

Anyway, for the sake of the golden bird that follows Denas, I think I should come often, even if I have nothing to do. The golden bird protecting people is a story that comes out even in the game.

In the original work, the golden bird that protected people acted in a businesslike manner towards humans. It’s like drawing a line in human relationships. It’s the first time I’ve seen such a golden bird so friendly.

For a golden bird, a descendant of the phoenix, to follow a person so well, it’s a great thing. It is said that the phoenix of this world serves only one master, is loyal to the master for the rest of his life, and extends the master’s lifespan to the maximum.

It is said that if the owner dies even after maximizing its lifespan, the phoenix will lock itself in a place where no one can find it. He is said to have ended his own life afterward, using the only way he could die.

Since the golden bird is also a descendant of the phoenix, that instinct must remain to some extent. If you think about who the phoenix believed and followed, the symbolism is also enormous. This isn’t normal.

“Thank you. Then I’ll come back next time.”

“Beep… Beep!”

“Pepper. I will come to play again next time. Let’s meet again then”

“Beep… “

The golden bird bends her legs and sits down. Denas embraced such a golden bird. After watching Denas hugging the golden bird for a few minutes, he decided to go back.

Even the golden bird, as if she couldn’t help it, turned her body and started to go back. It seemed pitiful to look back at us every few steps.

I’d like to take her and let her stay with Denas, but if I take the golden bird outside now, it’s certain that all kinds of goons will come looking for it. Descendants of the Cryptids. The descendants of the phoenix are also known for it, but who doesn’t covet it?

If I announce that I am Shaiza’s successor and declare that I officially own the golden bird in Shaiza’s name, the story will change. After that, touching the golden bird is equivalent to turning Shaiza into an official enemy.

If the relationship between Denas and Golden Bird is maintained or even improved by then, it would be better to let Denas live with him after listening to Golden Bird’s opinion.

“Then, let’s take a few light things with us first. When I go back, I can borrow a cart and come back.”

“Yes! Thank you Woros”

“Yes?”

Denas is fiddling with the items the rabbit gave her. She hesitates for a moment, then she continues her words as if she was shy.

“I am always in the house… I’ve never felt such joy before. I just wanted to thank you for bringing me out.”

“Really? Was it fun?”

“Yes! It was so much fun.”

“I see.”

I crouched next to Denas, picked up an item, and continued.

“Come visit us again next time. Even if it’s not the Ashen Forest, I know a lot of good places.”

At my words, Denas Yeseul smiled brightly and nodded her head.