The first thing they did after arriving in Windia was to eat. The group hadn"t eaten proper food for a few days. The small and dry combat food filled up their satiety but it didn"t give them spiritual satisfaction. That"s why they were eating slime noodles right now.
“Slurp. Ouch. It"s hot.”
“Grandfather, eat slowly. We can order more.”
“Cough. Yes, you should also eat a lot.”
According to Jeonghyun, many users hunted without having a good meal like them. They could fill their health with potions and satiety with combat food so they only needed these two things. No matter how he thought about it, he didn"t think they could do this for long. It was too hard mentally. Well, this was what the group said.
“Ahh. It is famous for this but it is really chewy.”
Jekyll and Baroque nodded at Muksabal"s words.
“Yes, it is made from slime jelly so the texture is like this.”
“Baroque... delicious.”
This was the current seating arrangement—Park Muyeol, his grandson, and Choi Jeonghyun occupied a table, while the table next to them was occupied by the Mukjeba brother, and last but not least, the table next to the Mukjeba brothers was occupied by the bald instructors..
Momori marveled at the noodles.
“Oh, sour~”
“This is a place I came when I was on vacation. It"s delicious. Isn"t that right, Momori?”
“Yes. As expected, Windia is all about the slime noodles.”
“It tastes like my hair is falling off. Ah, I don"t have any hair for it to fall out.”
“Yes, we don"t have any hair that will fall off anymore. Hahaha!”
They exchanged strange jokes and hit their bald heads. In particular, the sound coming from Momori"s head was very loud. Tarmo still had a bit of hair left but Momori was completely bald.
Park Muyeol frowned. “Don"t hit your heads, you baldies. Shut up and eat.”
“Cough. Look at this old man. Didn"t he come to this great restaurant thanks to us?”
Momori shrugged.
Did he just shrug...?
“Tsk. It is true but we should eat quietly.”
“Cough. I understand. There"s no need to glare at me like that.”
“Cough. I"ll eat quietly.”
The baldies coughed a few times and started to eat quietly. Yesterday, they cleaned up a dungeon and wanted to challenge Park Muyeol again, so he complied. After that, these guys were like this.
"Well, it truly is delicious."
It was really amazing to see these slime noodles. Park Muyeol was experiencing a new world of taste for the first time in his life.
Slurp.
The spiciness was perfect to cure a hangover. He suddenly felt like drinking soju. A drink here...
“Grandfather, what are you looking for?”
Seongchan asked after Park Muyeol looked around a few times.
“Soju.”
“What the? Is soju so good?”
“Of course. Since ancient times, a man should know how to drink, my grandson.”
“Hrmm. I"ve tried it before but I didn"t find it delicious.”
“Tsk, you"re a granddaughter, not a grandson.”
“What...?”
“Cough.”
His grandson stared at him and Park Muyeol stood up. It was to go to the counter, ask for the bill, and pay for the meal that the group ate. However, there was someone else who stood up alongside him. It was Chuntaek"s second son, Choi Jeonghyun.
“Why are you following?” Park Muyeol asked.
“I"m going to pay.”
“Huhu, it"s fine, I"ll do it. I have a lot of money.”
"Do you know how much it is? Do you even have any money?”
“Hmm?”
He opened his inventory to check it. He really didn"t have any money. Park Muyeol stopped in place. Jeonghyun told him, “Look, Uncle, you might not be familiar with it but money here is obtained by selling equipment or leather dropped by monsters.”
“Cough. How could I know that?”
“Don"t worry, I know. I got money by selling leather before we arrived at the restaurant.”
Choi Jeonghyun walked to the counter and paid the bill for what the group ate. Then he came over to them with a smile. Park Muyeol was also satisfied. “I"m glad you are here.”
“Um. Then what are we going to do now?”
“What do you mean?”
“Metheus Village. According to my father, it is near Windia...”
“Why are you in such a hurry? Slow down. It is right next door anyway.”
"That is true.”
They returned to their seats. The group was patting their bellies like they were satisfied. Park Muyeol spoke to them, “Let"s take a break before moving.”
“A break? Are you serious?”
Park Muyeol shrugged at Muksabal"s words.
“Well, if you don"t like it then you can go hunting with me.”
The group hurriedly shook their heads. It was a strong rejection.
* * *
Last night"s commotion seemed like it didn"t happen. The skies above Garbage Village were clear. In contrast, the surrounding buildings weren"t. There was the debris of the shattered buildings and the walls of earth melted by high heat. This was no longer a place for people. After persuading Chief Aino, I finally got the answer I wanted directly from his mouth, “We will go to Metheus.”
Now there were many residents of Garbage Village in front of me. The number was over 5,000. They were all going to carry their own luggage.
Helena approached me. “It must not be an easy decision. Thank you.”
“Haha. Well, it isn"t a bad offer for me either, so don"t worry.”
I decided to bring them all to Metheus Village. However, they only wanted to stay temporarily, rather than settling down completely. I had thought about it but then Helena made an irresistible suggestion. That"s right...
“If you feed us and give us a place to sleep as promised, we will develop Metheus Village.”
I didn"t ask how they would develop it. Next to me, Joseph had whispered to give me the go-ahead. I was anxious but he wasn"t an empty talker. Thus, I had decided to trust him.
“Yes, please do so. Be careful.”
I asked her for a handshake. Helena smiled and shook my hand. Finally, I made eye contact with Kis who was standing next to her. He was looking at me. Once I lifted the fork spoon, his eyes immediately lowered and I almost laughed. He was a bit of a coward.
“Ah, excuse me...” Helena moved her lips.
“What is it?”
“Can I ask you for a favor?”
“Favor?”
“Yes.”
It was abrupt but I decided to listen. Well, Joseph had told me that the words of an NPC could drop pies from the sky.
“Tell me.”
“In fact, there was a n.o.bleman who helped us.”
“I know. What about it?”
“I think we need to tell him that we have moved our residence. Can you tell him in our stead?”
It was funny. Why did she want me to do this?
“Isn"t it better for you to tell him directly?”
“Originally, I was in touch with him. However, it will be hard for me because I have to lead the villagers in the stead of my father. The other villagers don"t know how to meet him. It is pretty secure because it is so secretive.”
Hrmm. Well, this reason seemed to be okay. I had to go to Fortren tomorrow for the Colosseum battle, so I could deliver it on the way. By the way, it was time for the quest window to open... ah, it was finally popping up.
[Savior of Garbage Village]
[Rating: E-
It is said that one of Fortren"s n.o.bles is supporting and protecting Garbage Village from behind. Helena must return to Metheus and lead the villagers in Aino"s stead. Deliver the news to the savior of Garbage Village instead of her.
-Completion Conditions: Deliver the news to the savior of Garbage Village 0/1.
In case of rejection or failure: Goodwill with Helena will drop dramatically. Residents of Garbage Village are more likely to leave Metheus.
-Rewards: The possibility of Garbage Village"s residents settling in Metheus will rise.]
Um, it was almost a threat. I had to let the residents of Garbage Village settle in the village so I would be a fool to refuse. Inevitably, I nodded. “I"ll do so.”
[The quest has been accepted.]
* * *
Shortly thereafter, the Garbage Village residents, including Helena, left. Sujeong was also sent with them. There were patients who still needed healing. She said she would finish the treatment as quickly as possible and come to the Colosseum on time for the match, but it was less than a day before the Colosseum battle began.
So now I was doing special training. In the empty Garbage Village where no one was present...
[The sacred creature of the wind, "Punghee," is using Anemone.]
[There is one more creation count left for Anemone.]
A light green magic power swept through the air and Punghee created light green petals. Kerenos appeared next to me. “If you eat this, you"ll be able to breathe with the wind. It isn"t that easy to touch the wind...”
The reason he was standing next to me now was to teach me to deal with the wind. It was because the movements that Kerenos showed at that time were similar to the wind. At first, he refused when I asked him to teach me. Then I offered him $100,000 and he readily agreed. I didn"t know if it was really possible to learn this but I still had to try.
“Um, is it worth eating?”
I immediately put the petal straight into my mouth. Then light green magic swirled through my body.
[You have taken the Anemone of the Wind.]
[The root of your magic power has started to breathe with the wind.]
[You can feel the wind around you more delicately.]
I reached out to the air. I really felt the wind. A delicate sensation that could only be felt here, not in reality, dominated my body. Maybe this...?
Kerenos told me, “Now, old man. Breathe. Take a deep breath. Breath in~ breathe out~”
“What breathing nonsense? Get out of the way, this guy.”
I pushed Kerenos and stood in front of a large rock. In fact, it wasn"t a rock. It was the rubble of a collapsed building. Everybody else had already left the village, so it didn"t matter if I used it for training.
“No, old man, this is really important. If you don"t do this then from the inside...”
I fired a cobweb and shut Kerenos" mouth. Then I started dancing straight away. The Temple of the Wind—it was the movements of the mural I saw in the well there. I was currently dancing the dance of the wind. I could feel the wind all over my body. Maybe it was real. Haha. This was a complete jackpot.
According to the writings on the mural, the Wind Flying Kick Technique had a limit on the number of uses, just like Rising Sun. However, if it could be reproduced using Anemone then there would be no limit to the number of attacks. Originally, it utilized the stored wind magic power in the body but using Anemone allowed me to borrow it from outside. The only drawback was the disappearance of the petal when used.
“Flying Weather Dance.”
I felt the magic power from my heart fuse with the wind and rotate at high speed. If this succeeded, I could release a Wind Flying Kick Technique that was beyond Alexus. I took a deep breath before opening my mouth.
“Ka...”
Suddenly, my body exploded.