Chapter 62
Chapter 62
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 62
Chapter Title: Became the Gallery's Only Reptile
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-This isn't rightttt!! We got along just fine! We were happy in our own wayyyy!!
What the hell is this situation?
To sum it up briefly, we're on the verge of parting ways with Lakaea.
-But is this really okay?
"Yaaawn~. Whatever, I'm all for it."
-Leave it to me!
With Silpi advancing to mid-grade, she naturally gained the authority to command lower spirits. Using that, we decided to send Lakaea far away to a place called the Star's Crucible.
-This is cheatingggg! That crazy snake head is grabbing the demon sworddd!!
-Ugh, this demon sword is ridiculously noisy.
-Sorry about that. Take care of it for me.
-No problem! Lady Silpi's orders. I'll handle it perfectly!
You might be wondering what the Star's Crucible is all about and why we're sending Lakaea there out of nowhere.
Let me explain step by step. First off, the Star's Crucible is the name of a massive volcano in the territory ruled by the Fire Spirit King.
It's said that a star fell into the volcano, causing mysterious ores to grow inside, hence the name Star's Crucible.
And the reason we're sending Lakaea there? It's thanks to info from that 'Holy Sword Director' guy we messaged about a few days ago because of Lakaea's issue.
The guy kept pestering Lakaea even after that conversation and finally got more info.
Star's Crucible. Where Lakaea was born.
Naturally, I focused on that location, and I got the details straight from Silpi.
-Star's Crucible? That's the name of a volcano in the Fire Spirit King's territory.
-Yeah. Apparently, a star fell there long ago and created some special effect?
Things progressed from there, and I was able to decide on what to do with Lakaea.
Holy Sword Lakaea was born in the Star's Crucible.
So, what if we toss Demon Sword Lakaea into the Star's Crucible?
'If she's truly the holy sword, she'll be reborn there as one—not as a demon sword.'
Even if not, she'll melt away in the lava, so it's a win-win.
Just like that, we quickly decided to send Lakaea to the Star's Crucible, and with Silpi's help, a lower wind spirit took on the transport duty.
-You traitorssss!
-Curse you! Telling me to be reborn as a holy sword is just saying die and come back to lifffff!!
-Ahem. Then I'll be on my way!
-Take care.
"Bye-bye."
And now, back to the present—we're finally having this touching farewell with the noisy demon sword.
-You sneaky snake bastard! I'll come back to kill you for real!!
Whooooom.
With that, Lakaea's energetic final words faded away, and we finally returned to the quiet atmosphere of before.
-Phew. She was so loud I couldn't even sleep properly.
"I'm going back to bed~."
Silpi and Cheong, who hadn't gotten proper sleep because of Lakaea's constant yapping all day, headed straight into the cave.
I was just as sleepy as they were, but I had one more thing to check, so I put off sleeping a bit longer.
'Now that Cheong and Silpi are asleep... time to move out?'
To the place where humans are, as Leys told me.
Honestly, I've never really thought about how I'd deal with people if I met them.
Still, heading to meet humans now is probably due to the instincts lingering from retaining my past life's memories.
Gulp.
Why does my heart beat get rougher the longer I travel?
As if I'm looking forward to meeting them soon.
No matter how friendly I approach, if they show hostility first and attack, I can't just sit there and take it.
So please, don't rile me up—let's resolve this nicely.
Krummble.
I initially thought "beyond the waterfall" meant inside it.
But after checking and finding no passage inside, I realized it literally meant on the other side.
Still, I shook off the water from my body and used wind to soar high into the sky.
Sure enough, clear signs of civilization beyond the waterfall.
I spotted a village teeming with traces of many people.
To commemorate this moment, so I wouldn't forget it.
I quickly opened the gallery and posted with a photo.
After safely posting, I rode the wind down toward what seemed to be the village.
To be safe in case of people, I didn't land right in it but nearby.
Swish swish.
But was that worry unnecessary?
The village I cautiously approached, even erasing my tracks, showed no sign of human presence at all.
Dust piled up from lack of human warmth for so long.
And... far off, traces of old, hardened blood.
Swish swish.
Seeing the dried, blackened bloodstains, I accepted that the village had been abandoned for quite a while.
But there's something off.
No traces of invaders.
If invaders killed the villagers, there should be signs of that, but the village was weirdly undamaged.
As if they were slaughtered without any resistance.
Since Leys pointed me here, this must be connected to her.
High chance the villagers' grudges from dying here birthed Leys.
Crackle.
While wandering the village looking for clues, I found something odd in the largest house, which seemed to belong to the wealthiest resident.
There was a small, purple-tinged box placed suspiciously in the center of the room.
'What to do with something so blatantly suspicious.'
No, why hesitate?
It's the only salvageable item in this village.
No dangerous aura from the box, and considering it's thunder-related, better check it out.
Clank. Crunch.
I smashed the lock preventing it from opening and pried the box open.
This is unexpected.
Neatly packed inside was a tree branch.
A charred black tree branch.
And the thunder energy emanating from it—not weak by any means.
A branch from a tree naturally struck by lightning.
That's why it resonated with my thunder energy.
From the moment the box opened, I could feel thunder energy building up in my body just from its presence.
I gathered wood energy from notification fruits and metal energy playing with Cheong—this branch gathers thunder energy.
Scored a great find in an unexpected place.
A serendipitous treasure worthy of the name.
'But info on other people is back to square one.'
Still, opportunity will come again for info.
Maybe even meet them in person.
Just knowing humans live here with decent civilization is profit enough.
I hadn't slept because of Lakaea either.
Suppressing the sleepiness, I returned to the house with Cheong and Silpi.