"Let show you what I brought."
I called all the party mbers to our hideout and opened the box I received from Director Lina.
Inside the box were ten exquisite beads resting on a luxurious cloth.
One for each mber of Utopia: , Kang Do-hee, Lee Yoo-ri, Shin Se-hee, Lim Ga-eul, Sophia, and Ichika.
"...What is this?"
"It’s an elixir to increase your mana, made from the Fire Dragon."
Shin Se-hee asked, and I replied, handing each of them a bead.
"Wow, an elixir!?"
"Is this really the elixir!?"
"An elixir to increase mana..."
"It really is an elixir..."
They were all surprised to hear that it was an elixir, but they managed to keep their hands from shaking.
The elixir was a small, transparent bead with flickering red flas inside.
Everyone was captivated by the enchanting appearance of the elixir.
Even Shin Se-hee and Kang Do-hee, who had experienced many good things, reacted with such excitent.
I felt deep satisfaction from their reactions and nodded.
’If they didn’t react like this, I would have been disappointed.’
In the world of Velvet School Life, there are three ways to increase mana.
The first is to use ’stat-boosting coupons’.
When I first arrived here, I used the ones provided by the production team in the Alice Box to boost my initially trashy stats.
The second is to use ’elixirs’.
Just like how I was giving them elixirs now, they could increase their mana.
And the third thod is ’growth’.
By undergoing intense training to gradually increase their mana limit or by breaking through walls to increase the number of stars.
There are three thods, but the problem is that there are no gachas in this world.
In other words, stat-boosting coupons are completely unobtainable, and elixirs, which are usually obtained through gachas, are extrely rare and almost impossible for ordinary people to obtain.
So, the only viable option was the third thod, steadily increasing their mana through growth.
Since I happened to pick up a Fire Dragon and made an elixir out of it, why not?
"Jin Yuha. I, I, I, I, I, I need to take a shower, right? I, I didn’t know I would be given sothing so precious, so..."
"The na itself, Fire Dragon’s Mana-Boosting Elixir, is extraordinary."
"She even prepared this for , an operator. Is it really okay for to take it...?"
"I’ve only heard about elixirs, but this is the first ti I’ve seen one..."
Everyone was so excited that it wasn’t strange at all.
As no one seed to be eating the elixir, I took the initiative and popped the bead into my mouth.
"Co on, hurry up and take them. They’re not ant to be displayed at ho for generations."
"...Can we really use this?"
"Of course."
Then, the party mbers made determined expressions and followed my lead, putting the elixirs in their mouths.
As the bead slid down my throat, the first thing I felt was intense heat.
It felt like I had swallowed fire, and my insides were bubbling as if they were being burned.
The energy of the elixir spread throughout my body, starting from the center where the ridians were located.
It felt like the Fire Dragon itself, a force that would burn everything in its path, but with Director Lina’s mana controlling it, it only burned away the impurities in the ridians.
Flarrrrrrrr─
It felt like my entire body was being cleansed by fire.
I focused my mana and sharpened my blade of concentration, ensuring that the fire cleansed every corner of my body.
After so ti, the flas gradually began to subside.
The weakened flas slowly lted into my mana.
Flash!
When I opened my eyes, I saw the party mbers looking at with worried expressions.
"...Hmm? Are you guys done already?"
"Yes, it’s not that we’re done, it’s that you took too long."
"Really?"
I wondered if sothing had gone wrong, so I quickly opened my status window.
However, I couldn’t help but frown at what I saw.
My mana had increased, but...
It had only gone up by 1, from 79 to 80.
’Just 1...?’
"How much did your mana increase by?"
I frowned and asked the party mbers.
"? 4."
"Mine went up by 3."
"Mine went up by 3 too."
Everyone’s mana had increased by around 3 to 4.
’Am I the only one who only went up by 1...?’
Well, I had a hunch as to why.
I had taken a mana-boosting pill before, given to by my master a while ago.
If you take elixirs consecutively, you develop a tolerance, so I didn’t really expect a dramatic increase.
’Hmm, it’s still a bit disappointing.’
Nevertheless, the party mbers were exuding an unusual aura.
Especially Shin Se-hee and Kang Do-hee, who had good compatibility with the Fire Dragon, were radiating an invisible pressure.
’Hmm, with this, we should be able to clear the library quest that Director Lina gave us.’
"Hey, I just thought of sothing. Isn’t this sothing we have to do for the second broadcast to get the reward, a live broadcast?"
At that mont, Lim Ga-eul asked an appropriate question.
"Ah, we decided not to do the second broadcast."
"...Hmm? Why?"
"My reputation has already increased enough, and it won’t be beneficial to increase it further. So, instead, I received the Fire Dragon’s Elixir in advance and took on another request."
"Another request...?"
I showed them the request and explained what it was about.
"...Wait a minute! Why only three people? Why can’t we all go together?"
Lee Yoo-ri asked, surprised by the content of the request.
I nodded at her question.
"Yes, only three people, including . So, two more people."
The library quest usually had a limit on the number of people who could participate.
At that mont, a strange atmosphere ford among the party mbers.
On one hand, they wanted to test their newly strengthened powers after consuming the Fire Dragon’s Elixir, and on the other hand, they didn’t want to miss out on a quest with Jin Yuha.
"First of all, we’ll need one more dealer. If it’s Director Lina’s request, it’s not going to be an ordinary one. In case sothing dangerous happens, we’ll need greater firepower to break through."
Kang Do-hee was the first to speak up.
"Hmm, well, the person at the forefront who breaks through and blocks attacks needs to be a tank first and foremost. It doesn’t make sense for a dealer to move alone without a tank."
"Well, if soone gets injured or their stamina drops, we’ll need a healer to recover, right?"
"This is an investigation request, so I, as an operator, can participate."
"Hmm, is that so?"
Kang Do-hee started, and soon everyone was chiming in with their opinions.
In reality, it didn’t matter much who spoke up, as the two people who would be going with had already been decided from the start.
I turned my head and looked at the blue-haired girl who was staring at blankly.
"Ichika."
"O-Yes."
Ichika, with her usual expressionless face, raised both hands high in the air at the sound of her na.
With one of the two spots filled, the atmosphere beca even sharper.
If they wasted ti arguing, a fight might break out, so I quickly called out the next person.
"Ga-eul."
At that mont, everyone, including the person herself, widened their eyes in surprise.
Lim Ga-eul blinked rapidly and looked around, then pointed at herself and asked, "...Eh? ? ? Are you serious, junior?"
I smiled and nodded calmly.
"Yes, for this quest, I definitely need Ga-eul (and Ichika). If it weren’t for the two of you, I would have refused this quest."
At that mont, Im Ga-eul’s eyes widened, and her mouth hung open.
.
.
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The departure was set for tomorrow, and Lim Ga-eul returned to her room and lay on her bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.
"...Am I dreaming again?"
Pinch.
"Ouch!"
"Hmm, what’s this? It’s not a dream this ti..."
Jin Yuha had called her to join the party for the quest.
As far as she could rember, this was the second ti Jin Yuha had asked for her help.
The first ti was during the sumr vacation when he asked her to absorb the power of the Black Magic Stone.
Although there was another ti in Jukai Forest when he said sothing similar, that was when the incubus had cast an illusion on her.
In fact, even after consuming the Fire Dragon’s Elixir and becoming stronger than before, she didn’t feel very confident.
It wasn’t just her who had gotten stronger; the monster-like juniors had also beco even more powerful.
So, when she learned that there was a limit on the number of people who could participate in the quest, she had given up early on.
If soone had to choose two people from Utopia, she was sure that one of them wouldn’t be her.
’But ?’
She would have refused the quest if it weren’t for her!
This ti, it wasn’t an incubus’s illusion, it was real.
"...Am I really going to be of help?"
A thrill ran down her spine.
She felt a deeper sense of satisfaction than when she consud the precious Fire Dragon’s Elixir.
Lim Ga-eul was naturally the type who felt happy when she could do sothing for others, but...
However, the people around her were so outstanding.
"Hehehehe..."
Lim Ga-eul buried her face in her pillow and giggled.
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