“I’m sorry, but could you please reconcile with Alrod?”
Henya had sworn that she would never meet Alrod again.
However, that resolve was shattered miserably by White Tiger, who had threatened her and asked her at the same time.
At present.
Mandara had also arrived in front of the cabin.
And as the two of them talked about Hyunsoo, they gradually ended up subtly showing off how close they were to him.
“I gave him no less than the Transcendent Elixir.”
The reason Mandara showed off his connection was because Hyunsoo seemed like someone destined for greatness.
Mandara himself knew it.
Hyunsoo had gathered alone in five days an amount that an entire knight order could not have gathered.
Even thinking about it now filled him with admiration, and that was why he showed off their connection.
“R-really? That’s amazing. Later on, I’m thinking of using the parchments and other formulas Hyunsoo brought me to attempt a ‘compound’ or creation that exists nowhere else in the world, made solely for him.”
Henya still could not fully believe it.
A mere ordinary human had brought over the divine beast White Tiger in ten minutes.
And she had seen the divine beast’s eyes in person.
Hehe, this quest is pretty easy, right~?
White Tiger had looked at the childishly laughing Hyunsoo with a satisfied smile.
That smile had held a sincere gaze wishing for his growth, comfort, and happiness.
“I believe he and I may become very special to each other.”
That was why she was showing off their connection.
Before long.
“It’s me!”
“I said it’s me!”
“No, it’s me!”
“I told you it’s me!”
“I’m closer to Hyunsoo!!!”
“Since when was our Hyunsoo your friend!?”
The two fully grown adults had reached the point of bickering in the middle of the street.
That was how immense what they felt toward Hyunsoo had become.
And then.
“Why are you two fighting in front of my house?”
Alrod appeared before them.
Mandara and Henya.
The two people who had been fighting for quite some time knew that it was Alrod who had sent Hyunsoo.
But reconcile with Alrod!?
Me, reconcile with this man!?
Of course, Mandara had obtained an enormous amount of materials through Hyunsoo, and with that, had resolved the wish he had held for ten years and become a Legendary alchemist.
And Henya, by obtaining a material that did not exist in this world—“White Tiger’s tooth”—could use it to compound and create something incredible.
Even so.
Did he think they would reconcile with Alrod!?
“I love you, Alrod.”
“......No, I love you more, Alrod.”
Of course they would.
They were more than willing to reconcile.
In the middle of that, sparks flew from Henya’s and Mandara’s eyes once again.
“I said I love him more.”
“No, I love him more.”
“I said it first!”
“It’s me!”
“It’s me!”
“I said it’s me!?”
Looking at the two of them bickering again, Alrod was dumbfounded.
*****
A long-standing misunderstanding began to unravel.
“That day, I said those words because I feared you two, who were like childhood friends to me, would leave the Ares Church because of me. But you had already left the church, and I only found out later. I’m sorry. I’m truly sorry.”
The two of them patted Alrod’s back as he shed tear after tear.
He also learned why the two had suddenly confessed their love(?) to him.
“An impossible gathering task? And material from a monster of another world, Legendary or higher?”
They told him, who wore a startled expression.
“He said he hunted in the Owlbear nest for five days without sleeping a wink. He collapsed as soon as he arrived, and the moment he woke up, he conveyed your feelings.”
“When he brought White Tiger, he acted as if he had become you, flustered and pleading with me to at least meet you and talk. And when I met you, all the contempt and hatred I had held vanished like snow melting, as if it had all been a lie.”
Sometimes.
There were things that could only be resolved by meeting.
That meeting had resolved it.
The three entered the cabin, enjoyed a chat, and discussed important matters as well.
“Why were all of you in the Kingdom of Ruad? Were you perhaps expecting that I would come looking for you one day?”
“Ahem, ahem......”
“......This is embarrassing.”
Once again, the old childhood friends smiled awkwardly.
And at last.
“Let us be together as we were before.”
“As when we were Elder Candidate Mandara, Elder Candidate Alrod, and Elder Candidate me.”
They had once been named as candidates for elder of the Ares Church.
One as an outstanding priest and Blessing Maker, one as an alchemist, and one as a compounder.
“Let us not part ways again.”
However, they still had something to discuss.
“Is there any need for us to remain in the Kingdom of Ruad?”
There was not.
There was not even the slightest reason for them to remain in Ruad.
“Let’s find a new place to settle.”
But there was a problem.
“Where?”
No matter where they went, it would not be any different from Ruad.
It was right then.
“Ahem, did you all reconcile properly?”
The man’s voice came from outside.
*****
[Something special may happen.]
That was the notification Hyunsoo had heard when Mandara made up his mind to meet Alrod.
That notification always made Hyunsoo dance.
Because it usually led to good results.
What could the special thing be?
Hyunsoo searched for a hint about that special thing.
[An immense faith toward you can be felt.]
[It is faith born from awe, admiration, and gratitude.]
This is it.
Hyunsoo felt a thrill.
Because that special thing was something far too enormous and amazing.
However, he wanted to give them time to reconcile.
And one hour after they met.
He went to Alrod’s cabin.
[An immense faith toward you can be felt.]
He heard it again.
Hyunsoo was certain.
“Ahem, did you all reconcile properly?”
He spoke while standing outside the door.
Then the three came out.
They looked at Hyunsoo and smiled faintly.
“Thanks to you, we were doing well.”
“The three of us have decided to stay together forever from now on.”
“Right now, we were discussing where we should go.”
“Where you should go?”
“Yes. We have no reason to remain in this country.”
“In that case, how about my nation?”
“......Pardon?”
The three of them looked puzzled.
His class.
They still did not know exactly what it was.
Judging by how he had massacred Owlbears, he seemed like an outstanding warrior.
Or not?
Looking at “Unparalleled” at his waist, maybe that was not it either.
But his nation?
“Do you mean the country you belong to?”
But that was not it.
Because Hyunsoo did not want to stand out on the Japanese server, he had been wearing ordinary clothes and an ordinary helmet in the capital.
CLANK—
That Hyunsoo swapped all of his artifacts to Overlord’s Armor Set.
A magnificent full plate armor.
And on his back, a pattern of a crossed hammer and anvil.
“I mean exactly what I said. My nation.”
Hyunsoo’s “overwhelming presence” arose.
At times, that overwhelming presence overpowered enemies, and at other times, it made others respect him even more, far more greatly.
“You were a king?”
“There was a king this young?”
The three were startled.
And Hyunsoo had noticed because of the words about faith.
“I am a king, and a blacksmith god.”
“......!”
“......!”
“......!”
Faith meant waiting for a god or longing for a god.
At Hyunsoo’s words, the three looked at one another.
“I will join you.”
“I will follow you.”
“I will compound in your nation.”
Finally, Hyunsoo obtained the Japanese server’s finest NPCs.
It was a heart-pounding moment.
It happened just like the notification said.
But there was something strange.
What is this?
Thinking carefully, after the notification that said, Something special may happen.
[Something special happens.]
That notification should have appeared, but—
Why didn’t it appear?
And Hyunsoo realized he had been mistaken.
“God, in truth, I have been training my personal disciples in this Kingdom of Ruad for a long time. May I bring them with me?”
It was Mandara, the alchemist, who said that.
Hyunsoo had no reason to refuse.
If they’re disciples, maybe around three people?
Soon, Mandara said he would gather them, and before leaving, Hyunsoo headed to the clearing where they were.
The clearing.
There, Hyunsoo faced the real truth.
[Something special happens.]
“Huh......?”
The truly special thing was starting here.
*****
Sleep Herb.
It was something the Hwarang Guild had offered when they migrated to the nation of Hyun.
Its effect was that it was good for insomnia.
But things good for insomnia are far too common in the world.
Drinking chamomile tea, or taking magnesium as a supplement.
Things like that were ultimately only good for insomnia.
For those suffering from severe insomnia, they did not produce incredible effects.
Sleep Herb merely said, “Helps you fall into deep sleep.”
Nell thought from there.
What if, when someone falls asleep through this Sleep {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} Herb, they sleep more deeply, and when they wake up, things like vitality actually increase?
The good thing about Ares was that things could be checked through “numbers.”
If someone fell asleep because of this Sleep Herb and something like vitality rose?
It’ll sell like wildfire. Even the emperor of the Parion Empire won’t be able to resist buying it, right?
However, there was a problem.
There was no way to imbue Sleep Herb with special effects like that, was there?
However.
That was merely common sense.
In Ares, there existed a way to make such a thing possible.
Through an alchemist or a compounder.
Today.
That was the reason Nell was trying to persuade the outstanding alchemist Pearl.
“I believe I would have to receive about 400,000 gold a year to migrate to the nation of Hyun. What do you think?”
Alchemist Pearl.
At the proposal from the man who supposedly always put pearls in his drinks, Nell maintained a poker face.
Pearl was a highest-grade alchemist, and the amount he proposed was exactly 400 million won per year.
“That’s steep.”
Maintaining their poker face, Nell smiled bitterly.
“Alchemists are precious in Ares right now. Blacksmiths at least have the fun of making things, don’t they? Who makes potions or compounds things in Ares? Moreover, the nation of Hyun is a country that may collapse at any time. I believe I should receive twice my existing market value.”
“Then how long do you think development of the Sleep Herb I mentioned would take?”
“At least three years?”
“......”
“It may be slow, but isn’t it remarkable that by investing 1.6 billion, you may be able to develop Sleep Herb that can become a foundation of the nation?”
May be able to develop.
In truth, that meant Pearl himself could not guarantee it either.
Also, in Nell’s view, the development period was far too long.
“What do you think?”
Nell smiled gently and bowed their head.
“I’m sorry.”
At that, Pearl rose and twisted his lips.
“You will regret this.”
With that, Pearl left.
Nell thought Pearl’s final words before he left might actually be true.
Regret......
The nation of Hyun possessed powerful people compared to its population, but it lacked people who could actually grow the nation.
Three years......
The three-year period Pearl had mentioned was not an exaggeration either.
They looked at their own proposal.
[Proposal for the Manufacture of Sleep Herb and Various Potions.]
What we need isn’t three years from now......
Holding their head, Nell fell into immense sorrow.
Three years from now, the nation of Hyun may no longer exist......
Nell knew that better than anyone else in the nation of Hyun.
Did that mean Nell was incompetent?
No.
They were in charge of dozens of individual duties.
As chancellor, they were exerting strength from one side, holding back a dam on the verge of collapse.
But now the floodgates were about to burst.
And as time passed, their body was also reaching its limit.
Suffering from a splitting headache, Nell clutched their head and spoke a wish that should never have been heard.
“Help me, Hyunsoo......”
He would never hear those words.
With a sorrowful expression, they were strong.
No, they were pretending to be strong.
Because they had to appear strong, as the one supporting this enormous kingdom.
Because they had no choice.
They would continue carrying it alone like this, without anyone knowing.
But then.
“As much as you need.”
Their voice reached a man.
When Nell turned around in surprise, Hyunsoo was smiling.
“I didn’t mean to eavesdrop. You were in a meeting, so your whispers were turned off. I flew to the conference room and happened to hear you.”
To the embarrassed Nell, Hyunsoo said:
“The kingdom notifications should have rung, but I think you had them turned off because you were in a meeting.”
“Pardon?”
Hyunsoo moved.
Toward the door leading out of the conference room.
Hyunsoo began to open the door, and at the same time, Nell switched the notification window they had turned off back on.
At that moment.
[Legendary alchemist Mandara migrates to the nation of Hyun.]
[125 disciples of alchemist Mandara migrate to the nation of Hyun.]
[13 are highest-grade alchemists.]
[43 are high-grade alchemists.]
[36 are mid-grade alchemists.]
[Low-grade alchemists......]
Beyond the endless downpour of notifications.
On the other side of the door, more than 120 alchemists who had heard my wish understood the situation and bowed their heads.
At the very front.
Mandara, a middle-aged man who understood the situation, smiled gently.
“I will make this nation’s alchemy the finest.”
Hyunsoo’s gentle hand patted Nell’s shoulder.
When they looked back at him, Hyunsoo raised his thumb and smiled brightly.
Only today did Nell realize it.
I......
Was not alone.
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