Fairy Theft - Oralisa (2)
Slithering sounds filled the air—
"Be quiet, you little cuties. People will be startled."
Slithering—
Despite the warning to stay quiet, the creatures in the bag continued to wriggle restlessly. The rustling of the bag startled a passerby beside me.
"Master, can you hear me?"
"No, it's fine. If you can hear them, they'll go wilder."
Slithering-!
Upon hearing Aquaril's voice, I shook my head. The bag became even more agitated when her voice reached my ears.
"Yeah, yeah. Now that we're almost there, just hold on a little longer."
I soothed the creatures in the narrow bag, and we arrived at a place bustling with luxurious mansions.
Like most cities, Baidu had clear boundaries between social classes and wealth. This area was where the wealthy lived, primarily inhabited by merchants and masters working under the Witch Queen.
By the way, the hotel where I spent my first day in Baidu was nearby.
After confirming no one was around, I entered the narrow alley and set the bag down on the ground.
"Now, you can come out, you little cuties."
Shhh-! Shishishit-!
As if waiting for this exact moment, thirteen snakes burst out from the bag. One of them, as if hunting prey, shot an arrow at me.
Whoosh—
"Yeah, yeah. I like you too, Snake Oya. Or is it Snake Yuk?"
But I didn't get bitten. The snake coiled around my forearm, rubbing its face against it, expressing affection.
These snakes were the poisonous snakes I obtained after subjugating the Jert village. Or rather, they followed me on their own.
The longest one was Snake 1, Snake 2... up to Snake 13. But since their sizes and lengths were similar, I couldn't tell them apart. So their names changed daily.
'Master is sorry...!'
Kingchi, you guys are at fault too! Why do you look exactly the same and make me confused!
"From now on, kill each other."
"Master?"
"Ah, I misspoke. No, don't bite. I said it wrong!"
Before I could finish speaking, I restrained the snakes that were tangling with each other. Loyal creatures who, if it were my command, wouldn't hesitate to fight their own kind! I don't know if these are snakes or fairies.
"From now on, each of you enter any house you like, hide, and come out after 10 minutes. Got it?"
Shishishit-!
This time, with proper commands, the snakes crawled to different houses. Good, my task here is done.
"Let's move on."
"Yes, Master."
After confirming the snakes entering the mansion, Aquaril and I moved to the next location. Since our missions were different, we parted ways in the middle.
I headed to the guild, and Aquaril to the oasis.
'Will she be okay alone?'
Even while heading to the guild, my concern for Aquaril made my steps reluctant.
Baidu developed around the oasis, so surprisingly, there was an oasis inside the city. This oasis was a tourist spot for Baidu, so many masters, fairies, and soldiers were stationed there.
But because the oasis was so large, no matter how many troops were placed, it was impossible to cover everything.
Originally, I planned to target the statue of the Witch Queen in the square, but since it was open on all sides and protected by one of the Witch Queen's fairies, I had to give up.
'It was a scary guy.'
Luckily, I could see the status window of the fairy protecting the statue. As soon as I looked, I stuck out my tongue.
A whopping 6-star (★★★★★★) at level 112, 4 attributes, highest agility stat 118 points, lowest luck 74 points. Skills also filled 4 slots, and all except the ultimate skill were over level 20.
Our snake party couldn't last even 1 second if they all rushed at once.
Who hasn't even reached 4-star yet, but is 6-star.
Moreover, besides that fairy, the Witch Queen had 7 more fairies. She herself is a powerful mage, yet she has 8 fairies of at least 6-star.
'I miss my past self so much!'
If it were my past self, even seeing the status of a 6-star fairy would make me laugh. No need to pull out a premium account. Because among the no-premium sub-accounts, there were 10 10-star full-spec fairies.
A 6-star fairy can't last 5 seconds against a 10-star fairy.
"Why did this crazy guy create a new account right before dying?"
Creating a couple account before dying.
If I hadn't done such a crazy thing, I wouldn't have been scared of a mere 6-star. The player character on the main account is 10-star.
Anyway, back to the main point. Since the Witch Queen's 6-star fairy is guarding the square, I couldn't target there, so I decided to target the relatively empty oasis.
Originally, the plan was for me and Aquaril to work together, but...
'I needed someone to help from the back anyway.'
Just like telling me to bring them, the archer fairy Oralisa was alone at the guild.
I couldn't let such a good opportunity pass, just like a sparrow can't ignore a shop.
'Since I wasn't asking her to do anything difficult, it shouldn't be dangerous.'
The command I gave to Aquaril was difficult if difficult, easy if easy. No need to fight the soldiers guarding the oasis, and if such a situation arose, just run away.
So, no need to worry about Aquaril.
Rather, I should worry about myself.
"....."
I arrived at the guild and hid in the dark alley, looking at it. Since the guild was open late, bright lights were spilling from the windows.
"Violating labor laws, you bastards."
To save the poor office workers who can't go home, I, as a labor department employee, had to step in.
I covered my face with a mask and hood with a snake pattern drawn on it. It was what the snake bandits I killed in Jert village used. It was uncomfortable, so I washed the inside thoroughly with water.
'Perfect disguise.'
Right now, I am not the legendary 10-star master (planned), but the number 1 thief of the snake bandit group itself.
Creak—
With perfect disguise, I entered the guild as is.
"Where is the desert scorpion group information?"
"I've told you multiple times it's not for you to attach! Who is your senior!"
"What?"
"Sorry!!!!!"
Even though others were off work and resting at home, the guild employees were busy moving around handling tasks.
"....."
I stood quietly at the entrance, hoping the employees would notice my presence.
"Hey, you bastard! Why haven't you sorted the quest papers? This guy is completely useless! Who is your senior!"
"What?"
"Sorry!!!!!!!!"
"....."
But because they were too focused on their own work, no one was paying attention to me.
Had my presence been so insignificant? If I had known, when I got my first class, I should have chosen thief or archer instead of swordsman. Stealth thief and stealth archer are super OP.
Anyway, since no one recognized me, I had no choice.
'Just go up.'
If even one person recognized me, they would kindly tell me to get out. Soon this place would become a battlefield.
But no one noticed my existence. Then, the misfortune caused by that would be borne entirely by them.
It's not like I'm getting angry for no reason.
"Huh? Hey! You can't go up there!"
As I climbed the stairs to the upper floor, someone finally noticed me and called out. The familiar voice was guild employee Teresa. Didn't she take shifts? Why is she still here?
"What?"
"Who are you?"
Anyway, the guild employees who were busy moving around finally noticed me with Teresa's voice.
"....."
"... Huh?"
After turning my head to meet her eyes, I continued climbing the stairs. At the moment our eyes met, her pupils trembled violently.
Upon thinking about it, it was her who gave me information about the snake bandit group when I first visited here. She probably knows what clothes the snake bandit group wears.
"Hey! You can't go there!"
"Wait a minute...!"
A man hurriedly followed and grabbed my shoulder. Teresa tried to stop the employee, but my fist came out first.
"Cough?"
The employee hit by my fist rolled down the stairs. Blood spurted from the man's face, and his lips were torn. Since he lost consciousness, he slumped and couldn't move.
I exerted maximum force, but as a normal person, he couldn't withstand my fist.
"Snake bandit!"
'Nice timing, Teresa.'
I mentally gave Teresa a slap. Now the employees would think I'm a member of the snake bandit group.
"Kyaak!"
"Domwhancha!!!!"
It didn't take long for the guild to turn into chaos. People screamed and ran outside.
"Stop, you bastard!"
"Do you know where this is, you thief!"
Kwa-jik-!
"Run!"
"Aaaah!"
Two soldiers in the guild rushed to stop me. But I took out a sword from my inventory and swung it down the stairs, turning my body and starting to flee.
A normal person can't break the stairs with one swing. That means they knew I was a master and ran away. Yeah, that's right. Life is precious.
No more pursuers chasing me to restrain me. I headed straight to Oralisa's room on the third floor.
Creak—
I opened the door and looked inside.
"Huu..."
Inside the room, Oralisa was pouting her lips, looking very disappointed.
"Master... I thought you were..."
Ping-!
And she released her bow. An arrow flew quickly towards me.
'Shit!'
Why is she aiming an arrow at the door, thinking I'm the master?!
The distance between me and Oralisa was only about 4m, so it was impossible to block the arrow with a sword. So, I took out a shield from my inventory and hurriedly covered my body.
Kwaang-!
"Cough?"
I successfully blocked the arrow, but I was pushed back three steps.
'Shit.'
Only then did I realize I had made a big mistake through the power of the arrow transmitted through the shield.
Among the attributes of darkness-attribute Oralisa, there is a rare-grade attribute called [Darkness Follower]. It had the effect of increasing agility stat by 3 points when night falls.
Additionally, her other attribute [Black Dragon's Protection] increases all stats by 1 point upon entering combat.
The [Black Dragon's Protection] attribute must have been activated when she shot the arrow at me just now. That means she is currently in a buffed state.
'Status window.'
Name: Oralisa (Lv.60/★★★)
Species: Fairy (Female / Owen Pazniri)
Attribute: Darkness (暗)
Characteristics: Darkness Follower, Black Dragon's Protection
Class: Archer (Lv.30/Master)
Stats: [Strength: 48(+1)] [Agility: 60(+4)] [Constitution: 52(+1)] [Durability: 45(+1)] [Wisdom: 51(+1)] [Mana: 44(+1)] [Luck: 17(+1)]
Skills (4/4): 1. Piercing Gaze (Lv.12) 2. Invisible Arrow (Lv.9) 3. Artillery Mode (Lv.8) 4. Black Dragon's Breath (Lv.6(+1))
Plus the effects of the archer class, the arrows she shoots can have power close to a gun, or even surpass it.
'I should have come during the day!'
I shouldn't have come now, but during the day. Or in the morning.
I came here thinking to eat Oralisa before other masters or fairies come to stop me... I made a mistake.
Crack-!
'No choice! The die is already cast!'
Since I've come this far, I had no intention of returning empty-handed. Holding the shield I had been gnashing my teeth at, I charged at Oralisa.