Chapter 9: The Treasure
"Woah… Sammy, I didn't know you could make potions, it's simple but still"
"Did I do something wrong?"
"No, no. Nothing of sort"
Penelope called me and asked me about the item I just created.
"Do you have a name for the item?"
"why?" I asked tilting my head
"Ah! Right before that, Can we sell this item you made, Sammy?"
{Oh! Oh! Sorry I forgot to tell you this Sammy, but the item I told you to make was made by a capture target, he created it to reduce the stress of the civil servants making it a hit among the nobility who works among documents}
"ah.."
{Don't worry you can sell it}
'really?'
{Yeah, you need money anyways}
'if you say so'
I nodded at Penelope who was waiting for my answer, she then proceeded to tell me not to worry and I'll get some money for it.
"So what will you name it?"
{The original name for the item is a Mind Cleansing device}
'meh'
"Mind Cleanser pod"
"Is that it?"
I nodded, I don't need to alter the name too much, and besides, I didn't make that item for profit but if I needed money as Luna said I might as well have it.
"Oh well, I heard you wanted to go out?"
I nodded, I want to go out in the afternoon exactly.
"why?"
"..?"
Do I need a reason? I started formulating for some reason but I was then interrupted by Penelope's words.
"As long as you go home before dark then you can go out okay?"
Oh looks like she's allowing me to go out of the mansion.
"Also you're not allowed to go somewhere dangerous, and of course, you're not allowed to go alone in crowded places"
"eh?"
"hm? Which part of my condition do you dislike?"
"The market is crowded so…"
"ah... In that case here"
She went to her drawer and showed me a green robe, wasn't that my robe when I came in here? Other than that it's especially well made.
"Here you go"
"isn't this... "
"yeah it's your robe, I just have it fixed and even added an enchantment to it"
She smiled proudly whilst handing me the robe, it looked so new it can't even hold a candle to its former form.
"Well…?"
She's waiting for a thank you. So I lightly smiled and said
"Thank you"
Penelope was pulled out of her trance and started hugging me whilst saying "kyaa~" the Mother and Daughter are too alike when it comes to treating me.
Well not that I'm complaining.
…
It's afternoon and classes have just finished. I took Ophelia to her room and I listened to her ramblings whilst having the Mind cleanser on, she fell asleep whilst being on my lap.
You might wonder why the mind cleanser has no effect on me but it actually does. I get relaxed whenever I'm here, and Ophelia gets sleepy because she uses too much energy rambling.
Well after that I left her room and told the Head Butler I'm going out, I can tell Penelope but she's busy I don't want to bother her.
"Be safe Samuel" the head Butler gave me a Dagger. It's a better dagger than I used to use in the forest.
"Thank you head Butler"
"koff" he nodded and waved his hand
I then started my adventure by going to the forest.
"It's just in the mountains right?"
{Yeah, according to the game the Hero, who is the crown Prince would take this treasure and become the ultimate swordsman of the Empire, but that's only in the crown Prince route. But that route is so hard in the achievements tab it says 15% of players only managed to finish it. The game has about 15 million downloads by the way.}
"wow"
I decided to rush the exploring of the mountains and carved myself some waypoints so as not to get lost.
{Oh! Oh! Over there!}
"Where?"
{The Boulder with a yellow hue on the top of it}
"That's where inheritance is?"
{No to get the Treasure you need to solve the puzzle}
"Say that first…"
Well whatever, since I followed Luna's instructions we went through a lot of multiple series of tasks.
"How do you even solve this?!"
{Ugh! Let me take over}
"fine"
When Luna took over I completely passed out, I didn't see or feel anything, but distant voices as if I'm in a dream. Suddenly I was pulled back already standing on the same boulder with a yellow hue on top of it.
"what happened?"
{I solved all the puzzles}
"oh"
I looked at the sun, it looked like there was still plenty of time.
"So what now?"
{Oh! You just have to… }
"Have to what?"
{Cut the entire boulder in half}
"..."
{... I forgot to tell you that it requires swordsmanship at a good level so…}
"Seriously?"
{I'm sorry!}
[Let me handle that]
"Can you?"
[Yeah, there's something I just need to do]
"okay"
I passed out once again, this time instead of distantly hearing things I felt my entire body fatigue. When I came back the boulder was roughly cut in half.
"what the… "
And on my hand is a worn-out dagger
[That took a long time]
Markus was right as the sun was already setting.
"oh c'mon…"
{Sammy, the Treasure}
I looked at the middle of the boulder and something was glowing in there. I looked inside and pushed off the rubbles what I saw was a yellow orb shaking rapidly.
"what the—"
It suddenly flew to me and even went inside my chest.
"What was that Luna? Isn't it supposed to be a dagger?
{Never mind that, it probably got destroyed, do you feel something different Sammy?}
"Am I supposed to feel something?"
{eh? Yeah you're supposed to—}
[ARGH! Aaa—]
{feel pained… }
"Markus?!"
Markus went silent
{Sammy, worry about him later, the sun is setting!}
"Ah! Right!"
I started running but something felt different, it felt like it was easier to run unlike before. My breathing seems to be organized in a perfect interval, it's quite specific.
Before I even notice it I'm already at the mansion gates without being tired. For comparison, I have to take multiple breaks before discovering the boulder with a yellow hue.
"Identity please"
"Old man?"
"Hahaha! I'm kidding go in"
I talked casually with the guard and he opened the gates, whilst walking I noticed something different within me. I noticed the texture of the shoe I wear and how the soles covered my entire foot.
The clothes I wear and how it rustles with my skin, and the surrounding environment have become more clear in my eyes and my hearing is so clear I could hear the dishes being washed from the kitchen.
"This is…"
[we're sharing the same senses]
{woah you're back}
"Markus are you okay?"
[Yeah, just felt like I passed out, weird]
{Woah really?}
[Yeah, but I felt quite sensitive. I can hear every single conversation In the mansion. I shouldn't be hearing this. And also I smell the dishes from here]
Markus shared senses with me but to him, he could process more than me huh, so the Treasure leans more with him rather than me, Samuel.
"Oh well, I could at least learn some swordsmanship with this right?"
{Yeah with the treasure you could learn Swordsmanship easily}
"Wow, how does this Otome game work?"
I walked inside and to my surprise, the Vice Commander of the Knight Corps was waiting for me.
"hmm… hmm... Hmm… "
He's eyeing me from bottom to top. As if I'm an item from a museum.
"Sir Dell?"
"How did I miss you before?"
Dell is the Vice Commander of the Knight Corps in the Marquisate, he's here to replace the fighting Head of Knights along with the Marquis on the western border.
"Do you want to become my apprentice?"
"Eh?!"
Both of our heads looked at the old Butler on the right with a shocked face.
"I'm already an apprentice though"
"Ah! No wonder!"
Dell hit his palm with the underside of his fist like he had a revelation.
"With this, I could just tell the madam for permission"
He walked off somewhere, the Head Butler is still in shock though.
"Wait, what about my consent?"
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