“Then~… Can I ask to form a contract~? That’s important, so I wouldn’t feel right with just a verbal agreement~.”
Eliana says as she puts out her small hand.
Chris walks forward with no hesitation, kneels, and whispers something that sounds like a spell.
“Is this really a good idea?”
“Chris decided it for herself, so it’s up to her. She says she isn’t brave, and has low self-esteem, but she’s the most stubborn, and the one who hangs on to her beliefs the most.”
Sera also says that according to Rurika, it was Chris who said they should go out looking for her and Eris.
It happened when they were younger, so apparently she doesn’t even remember it. But Sera says Morrigan confirmed it too.
“And I’m here to help. You too, right Sora? There’s a lot we don’t know about dungeons, but we’ve gone through lots of places, and we’ve been growing.”
As I hear Sera, I think about all the countries I’ve been to, and the problems I’ve surpassed.
And I have the Walking skill too. I’ve been losing a lot of opportunities to walk thanks to the Transfer skill, but it should get a chance to shine again if we go through a dungeon.
“And… I want to help Mia wake up soon. And Rurika and Hikari too.”
I also start thinking about Hikari and Rurika. Seeing Chris suddenly charge into the tenth floor, and Eliana appearing, made me completely forget.
How much elixir can be made with just one holy tree fruit? If I can only make one, I have to look into a method to treat Hikari and Rurika. In fact, I don’t even know if the elixir will really work.
It revives people after death (if used right after death), so it’s the ultimate healing item. I’m sure it will work, but…
“The contract has been formed~. Now, as per the contract, you can have it~.”
Eliana says as she flaps her wings and goes up.
She’s kind of unsteady, and it gets me nervous because it feels like she might fall at any moment.
“Chris, is that contract dangerous? Like, you’ll die if you don’t fulfill it, or something like that?”
“You worry too much. Miss Eliana made it sound like a big deal, but it’s nothing harmful to me. In fact, it even…”
“I’m back~. Here you go~.”
Eliana’s return interrupts Chris.
I thought it looked small from a distance, but holy tree fruit really is no bigger than a baseball. Eliana is carrying it with both hands, but that’s because she’s tiny.
Chris takes the holy tree fruit, and then hands it to me. I cast Appraisal on it, and start looking into how to make elixir with the Creation skill.
That makes me think up a clear recipe, and I can see that with a holy tree fruit this size, I really can only make one elixir.
“Are you all right, Sora?”
“Y-yes. Anyway, it looks like I can make elixir. Also, Eliana, about the eighth floor of this dungeon…”
I tell her about the crystal tree on the eighth floor, and how Hikari and Rurika lost their consciousness when they touched it, and haven’t woken up since. I also describe the symptoms as best I can.
“…? Crystal tree~? Was there something like that~?”
Eliana looks confused too, and starts making noises again with her arms crossed.
Then she suddenly opens her eyes widely.
“Like the one Eckel said he wanted to grow a long time ago~?”
She asks, but how am I supposed to know who this Eckel is?
I tell her that without even thinking, and she tells me it’s Haeckel, a god friend.
But I tell her I don’t know about god friends, and she tells me it’s the demon god Haeckel, who came down to the land of Archa with her.
“So, I feel like I remember him leaving here something dangerous he was researching~… Then again, I don’t~.”
That in itself is pretty dangerous.
“Ah, I want to see her condition, in any case~. Can you bring them here~?”
Eliana says quickly, as she sees us turn pale, but her listless way of talking robs it of any urgency.
Bring them here… Carrying two people who are sleeping seems pretty troublesome. Especially since they didn’t go through the ninth floor.
I can carry one, so can I have a golem carry the other? But maybe they can’t, because we’ll be walking through a forest.
What if I carry Rurika, and Sera carries Hikari?
Eliana is looking at us and seems puzzled, so I tell her the rules we follow as we walk through the dungeon.
“Then you can use my authority, so they can be brought here~.”
She says, as she holds her hand over Chris.
A faint light leaves her hand, and it slowly envelops Chris’ body.
“It’s a one time use~. And it can only be used on those two, who have crossed the eighth floor~. Be careful, because you can’t bring anyone else~. It won’t work if you don’t follow that~.”
We hear Eliana’s warning, and go back to get the other two.
“And it won’t last the whole day, so come back right away~.”
She says before we leave.
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