"And that's about it. I spared that young goblin, used their fireplace, and here I am," Alex sighs, finishing his story.
"Looks like the goblins indeed had a way to mind control you to some degree. Even your own narration makes no sense—why did you randomly decide to join a so-called debt collection crew targeting a castle full of vampires? Just because the side quest mentioned there was a chance you'd get kicked out of the city? Even then, you could have simply had the bow delivered to you. Also, how could they justify sending ten lone wizards as the vanguard, to assault a castle full of vampires? Surely, anyone with half a brain cell would question that approach," Rishi carefully analyzes Alex's story.
"As I said, it felt weird, but somehow, I felt like there was no way out! As soon as I left that hall, using the Portkey, I regained my clarity," Alex explains.
"Anyway, I'm such a skillful navigator, of course, I made it out without encountering too many problems," Alex brags, slightly ashamed as he was panicking during the entire event and relied mostly on cheap tactics and his LUK to survive.
"Sure you are!" Menchi laughs with a big smile. "Though I can't deny that you always manage to pull through, so I guess it's not wrong. You are indeed someone special, and I'll always be grateful for what you did for me. Also, I'm sticking by your side, so I'm more than interested in our future adventures. I trust you with my life."
"It seems to me you literally just threw grenades at every problem! I'm extremely relieved you made it out, but that sounded even a tad too easy! I can't imagine how anyone else would have made it out, just like that," Tereza says. "I guess I have to agree with Menchi. I picked the right man; I'm glad you're mine," she adds, slightly blushing.
Menchi clicks her tongue, saying, "He's not your—" but she can't finish her sentence because Jewel suddenly jumps from Alex's head to Tereza and begins to spray web at her body, wildly jumping on her.
"STOP IT, YOU DUMB SPIDER!" Tereza screams in panic.
"Jewel, please stop," Alex says, trying hard to sound concerned while suppressing his laugh.
SOULMATE MINE! THIEF! PUNISH!
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"..."
"..."
"I'm sorry for that. Jewel overreacted a little. She says she'll begin negotiations in a few months. I seriously don't get it because Jewel is an important partner, but… well, I'll leave it up to her," Alex explains, a bit embarrassed by Jewel's clingy behavior.
"Anyway, Tereza, going back to the situation at the castle—you would have made it out even easier than me. You could have transformed into your bat form, and they would have probably knelt down and worshipped you. Even if that didn't work, you could have simply flown away," Alex responds, holding back his laughter.
Tereza just looks annoyed while still removing webs from her face and clothes, staring at Jewel with an unhappy expression.
"Yeah, flying is really quite useful—however, your Nen jumps along with the ability to glide are nearly as good. Without that, you'd never have made it out of that castle so easily. Teaching you that was a great decision; I have to really praise myself," Menchi says with a smug grin.
…I'm pretty sure I asked you to teach me! Whatever, if I've learned anything during this disaster, it's that I have to choose my battles carefully.
Jewel, still nervously tapping her legs against Alex's head, listens, acting a bit worried after comprehending what Alex went through.
Don't go away again! Jewel will stay with Soulmate!
"Don't worry… this won't happen again. I hope so, at least. Anyway, congratulations on your level-up. I saw the notification," Alex says, remembering Jewel's progress.
Jewel stronger!
"We did some light hunting in the forest. We, of course, forbade Jewel from participating and told her to stay inside our home, but she came along anyway. It turns out she was more than fine. To tell you the truth, she is surprisingly strong," Tereza explains.
"After today I'd have worked her really hard," she mumbles silently.
"It's fine. She's quite smart and can judge most situations for herself," Alex says, knowing Jewel's strengths best.
Alex yawns loudly.
"I'm quite tired. I'm heading to bed. Let's talk some more tomorrow; I want to know about your shopping trips as well," he adds, already standing up and heading up the stairs.
"Good night. I'll tell you tomorrow—you'll be surprised!" Tereza says with a huge grin.
My fingers are also itching to open a certain chest.
Jewel want to see Golden Chest too!
Let's open the white chests, too. I wonder what these vampires will drop? Maybe a special dagger or clothes? Maybe jewelry? Trinkets?
Jewel sits on top of the magic white chests and smells them.
Jewel feel familiar. Chest smell like food!
Alex opens all five white chests and is surprised, as Jewel's intuition is indeed true.
You received 500 FC
You received Blood Essence
You received 1,500 FC
You received Blood Essence
You received 1,000 FC
You received Blood Essence
You received 1,500 FC
You received Blood Essence
You received 500 FC
You received Blood Essence
I don't know if this is lucky or unlucky! I guess these essences are Green-quality after all. Considering these chests were just white-ranked, I'd say my LUK is already working its magic. I have no real use for White-quality items after all, while Essences are universally useful.
Finally, Alex takes out the Golden chest, his heart beating like crazy.
Jewel excited!
"Fuck, I'm excited too!" Alex admits, his eyes glued to the chest.
Fuck! ❤️
"Please… don't get into the habit of cursing. It's not good for you, Jewel. I'm sorry," Alex laments, still not used to keeping himself in check. He feels so comfortable around Jewel that he doesn't filter his thoughts or personality at all.
Jewel like Soulmate cursing! Funny!
Alex sighs again as he finally opens the chest.
You received Drakul's Vitality
You received Blood Quintessence
You received Soul Crystal (Medium) x2
[Drakul's Vitality]
World: Harry Potter / Wizarding World
Quality: Deep Gold
Type: Necklace
Required stats: STR - 8, PHY - 10, SPR - 10
Required skills: Basic Endurance lvl 4, Basic Meditation lvl 4
Effect: Increases PHY by 5 (Flat boost, not increased by other skills)
Effect: Blood Empowerment: Restores 1 HP every 10 seconds, increases total health regeneration by 20% (Does not affect restorative items). Allows the user to consume a Blood Essence once every 24 hours to instantly recover 100 HP, recover most injuries, and increase all stats by 5 for 1 hour. Afterward, the user's natural health regeneration is reduced by 80%, and all stats are decreased by 5 for 23 hours.
Effect: Vampire-Lord's Constitution: Slows down natural aging by 75% and grants immunity to low-level debuffs, while reducing the effectiveness of all other debuffs by up to 50%. The higher the level of the debuff, the lower the effect of this item.
Note: A crude, unsuccessful attempt to create a Philosopher's Stone ended up creating this beautiful, seductive crimson-red gem, which was turned into a necklace. Being carried around by each head of the Drakul family for almost a millennium has deeply ingrained it with the vitality of a Vampire Lord.
[Blood Quintessence]
World: Fantasy Realm / Harry Potter / Wizarding World
Quality: Purple
Effect: Recovers 500 HP and significantly speeds up the body's blood production. Consuming this essence will temporarily reduce SNS by 15 for 48 hours.
Note: This is a rare essence, that can be used for crafting or unique purposes. This quintessence contains the energy of 100 Blood Essences.
Note: This is a blood essence, not intended for consumption, however, the sheer amount of concentrated Blood Essence, will significantly restore your HP and increase your blood regeneration at the cost of losing most of your senses. Used in various high-level crafting recipes.
BEAUTIFUL GEM! JEWEL WANT!
Jewel… I'd like to give it to you, but you can't wear it. Try it if you want.
Jewel takes the necklace and tries to wear it but immediately removes it.
Soulmate correct. Disappointment.
Alex strokes Jewel's cold, smooth body.
Maybe after your evolution, you'll be able to wear it? If not, I'll find something as beautiful—maybe even more beautiful—that you can wear. Didn't Rishi offer you something?
❤️❤️❤️ Jewel happy! No want random things. Gems bland. Jewel want special gem!
Too bad… anyway, we'll find something, I promise.
❤️
Alex closely looks at his new necklace.
But holy shit… Jewel, I can understand why you want this. It's a real treasure! Honestly, this necklace… It's incredible. It slows down aging by 75%. What the hell? If I can make it through the Realm, I'll live forever, does it stack with Ten? Surely not, but still, I might live till I'm 1000 years old! Also as long as it's about surviving combat, these insane effects are just too strong! Increasing my PHY by 5, boosting my HP regeneration, and even the ability to use Blood Essences to power up myself, in addition to avoiding most debuffs—my survivability just skyrocketed! The Quintessence is also just awesome, and two of those Medium Soul Crystals? This was so worth it!
Holy shit! ❤️
I am sorry… Please don't say that… please. Princesses like you should never say these words.
Jewel Princess?
Of course, you are!
❤️
Come to think of it, I still have the Blue Chest from the Mountain Troll! I'm on a roll—I'll draw another gold-quality item!
You received 2,000 FC
You received Blood Essence x2
Shit!
Shit❤️
"..."
"This will be quite difficult," Alex sighs, determined to work on himself and try to teach Jewel not to acquire a curse-ridden vocabulary like he has.
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