After that, similar incidents continued a few more tis.
“Hang in there.”
Thud.
The otherworlders who had sohow breached the goblin's defenses handed items as if it were an act of kindness.
“I’m curious, but could you show the pattern just once? Oh… you can’t?”
Thud, thud.
In fact, most of the items were things that could only be obtained in the city center. From small things like bread to utensils like knives and forks.
“Did you really live in this forest all this ti? Then, do you have a partner…? No, never mind.”
Click.
There were even people who took pictures after giving gifts.
Well, I had enough experience almost being secretly fild, so I didn’t care much about that anymore.
However, this ti, the feeling was slightly ambiguous.
It felt as if I wasn’t the focus, but rather the situation of handing the items was what they wanted to capture. Almost as if it were for so verification purpose...
Although I couldn’t see the world they lived in, I could roughly guess it.
It was probably to post on an online community. It seed like it had beco a trend to bring modern items to .
In situations like this, I found myself slightly regretting the ability of the ‘Player’s Eye.’
Now that it had been revealed that I was a Manifestation Bearer, it was clear that so chatter would be circulating among their community.
But I couldn’t see any of it.
“Um… yeah.”
Still, since they were giving things, I accepted everything.
After all, I had no reason to refuse, and it was always good to accumulate wealth.
Though it felt like I was just collecting more stuff for a move...
Of course, I still felt a strange mix of emotions while accepting.
What was it? They seed to look at like a poor puppy.
That gaze felt warm yet sowhat unpleasant.
I was in a slightly better state now, though.
Of course, it had beco a bit tougher recently.
Anyway, ti passed little by little.
In the anti, I had been moving every day without much rest.
Right now, the otherworlders were still bringing gifts.
However, now that my identity was revealed, I never knew when a hunting party might show up.
Surely the otherworlders wouldn’t all keep quiet about .
One of them would surely speak up, and that news would naturally reach the Empire.
Maybe they were even forming a hunting party right now.
So there was no ti to hesitate.
Because of that, I had been very busy lately.
Not only did I have to organize the items in the storage, but I also needed to find a new place to live.
Was that all? To avoid the situation where the cave would be surrounded, I was secretly digging a detour deep into the cave.
‘What the heck, what a hassle in the middle of winter…’
At least this winter, I was fortunate to have stored food in ti.
Otherwise, even three bodies wouldn’t have been enough.
Of course, I was still pushing my limits.
After such a busy day, I had to sleep while keeping my guard up.
The forest’s nights were sure to be difficult to enter, but that didn’t an I could let my guard down.
It was only natural that I couldn’t sleep well, and fatigue was steadily accumulating.
Thus, six days passed since Dantalion fled.
It was only then that I finally encountered a familiar face.
“Yor!”
It was Yu Chae-rin.
After six days since the incident, a known face finally appeared.
Considering it was quite a big event, it felt a bit late for her to show up.
“Hah, ha… I’m sorry for coming late. I had to go on a mission far away…”
As if she had read my curiosity, she quickly explained.
I nodded slightly.
“No, it’s okay. No one could have expected this. Let’s head to the cave for now.”
For , it was a good thing just that she ca looking for .
I had a thing or two to ask her anyway.
So, I took her with and headed to the cave.
“Wow… the cave feels a bit empty, doesn’t it?”
That was the first thing Chae-rin said when she entered the cave.
Just as she said, the cave did feel a bit empty. I had been tidying up the clutter that I had left lying around.
Not only that, Yor answered her appropriately.
“Yeah, I’m getting it ready so I can leave anyti.”
“Wait, you’re leaving? Where to?”
She seed noticeably flustered. A faint sense of anxiety flickered in Chae-rin’s violet eyes.
It was shocking news for her. After all, the NPC she had just beco friends with might leave.
She was worried that if I moved elsewhere, she might not be able to et again.
Seeing this, Yor inwardly chuckled and said to reassure her.
“Don’t worry. I’m not going anywhere right now. Besides, I have a lot to ask about that.”
I didn’t bla her for feeling that way. I, too, didn’t want to leave a place I had grown fond of.
There were bad mories, but still, this place held many precious mories for .
When I said that, she let out a sigh of relief.
“Phew, that’s a relief then. Do you know how surprised I was when I first heard the news?”
Chae-rin briefly recalled the mont she first heard about it.
The news that a demon had entered the place where Yor lived and that the fact that he was a Manifestation Bearer had suddenly been revealed.
While performing a guild request outside for the first ti in a while, she couldn’t help but be shocked.
For him, the information about being a ‘Manifestation Bearer’ had to be kept hidden until the mont of death.
I even heard that a random guy interrupted the broadcast, causing it to end abruptly.
She was deeply worried, thinking sothing terrible might have happened.
Fortunately, she was able to receive so news over the internet little by little.
In any case, seeing him safe and sound now put her mind at ease.
While she was thinking that, Yor opened his mouth again.
“Anyway, I have sothing to ask. What exactly was said among the otherworlders? Suddenly they started giving gifts.”
“Oh, that…”
Chae-rin shared the community’s opinion about Yor for a mont.
Fortunately, most users seed to have a favorable response towards him.
There was a sense of familiarity built up from her appearances on broadcasts.
Moreover, sympathy for him hiding in the forest due to his bloodline was the prevailing sentint.
The recent act of kindness from the otherworlders also stemd from that.
“Phew…”
After hearing that, Yor let out a sigh of relief.
This much was okay.
While being pitied did feel sowhat strange, at least it ant they were being favorable.
However, he couldn’t feel completely at ease yet.
Chae-rin had clearly ntioned ‘most,’ which ant there were opposing opinions as well.
“Of course, there are so people who are unhappy.”
Chae-rin continued.
“There are people who think that since a Manifestation Bearer is a criminal, he should be captured. Others are worried that when the demon resurrects, their favorite NPC might die… So users are even looking for a bounty hanging over his head.”
Chae-rin said that and clicked her tongue, saying, “Those rice-eating pests…”
Yor nodded calmly in response.
It was a reaction he sowhat expected.
After all, with how many otherworlders there were, it would be strange if there were no dissidents.
It was actually a much better situation than he had imagined. After all, most users were still favorable.
However, that still didn’t matter much to Yor.
To be honest, he felt he could still handle the otherworlders even if they ca after him.
The real problem was the Gaia inhabitants who might have heard his news.
Yor cautiously asked.
“What’s the situation with the knights…?”
“Well, I’m not sure about that yet…”
Chae-rin trailed off.
While she could check the users’ discussions through the community, it was hard to get information about other things.
Moreover, she had headed straight to Yor after finishing her request, so of course, she had no ti to gather information.
But she had heard a few things.
“However, it seems like it should be okay for the ti being. With Dantalion’s situation and the Legeton matters, the knights seem really busy these days.”
So, it was her speculation that there wouldn’t be ti to worry about that for now.
Hearing that, Yor thought to himself.
‘So, we have a grace period for now…’
That was a fortunate piece of news. He had been ready for an invasion at any mont.
Of course, it was just speculation, but it was still a comforting piece of news.
In any case, he had received almost all the information he was curious about.
Yor relaxed his mind a bit and was about to resu organizing the storage.
‘Ah.’
Just then, a thought suddenly crossed his mind.
Now that he thought about it, there was still one more thing he needed to ask.
Yor briefly entered the storage, then thudded sothing in front of Chae-rin.
When she saw it, she furrowed her brows for a mont.
“Ugh, what is this?”
It was Dantalion's severed ear.
The item that Harold had not been able to gather while running away.
Wriggle, wriggle.
Even after separating from its body, the ear was still busy morphing.
Although its shape remained that of an ear, the sight of its flesh recombining into a new form was both grotesque and fascinating.
So, he decided to keep it for now.
After all, it was a part of the demon’s body, and staring at it had its own kind of fun.
Not to ntion, based on past experiences, there was a chance it could be an item.
“Could you appraise this for a mont?”
With that, Yor handed the object to Chae-rin.
She frowned but went ahead to check it as he suggested.
The ‘Player’s Eye’ that Chae-rin looked through projected itself in front of Yor.
[Severed Ear of the Demon from the Reverse Side]
Indeed, it was an item, just as he had thought.
The reverse side of the demon… It seed that was Dantalion’s nickna.
“It’s right. Here you go.”
After confirming, Chae-rin imdiately returned the item to Yor.
As if she didn’t want to touch it any longer than necessary. She seed to have no immunity to anything squirming.
Yor held it and sank into thought for a mont.
‘So it really is an item…’
If so, what would its effects be?
He suddenly rembered the ti he used Seere’s arm.
The severed body parts from a demon tended to reflect part of that demon's abilities.
This one likely wouldn’t be much different. He didn’t know if it projected magic or sothing else.
Just then, while he was lost in thought, a faint sound could be heard.
The tip of the severed ear shrank, and suddenly, a voice echoed in his head.
Or rather, it felt like it was being directly hamred into his mind.
Wow… doesn’t that guy find this disgusting?
It was Chae-rin’s voice.
‘Aha.’
Yor felt like he understood the ability of this item.
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