Chapter 208

"He can't do this."

"He shouldn't do this..."

With her back to Will, she trembled slightly, as if she was sobbing, but also as if she was laughing.

Her emotions were very unstable.

Will seemed to understand.

This was a kind of yandere who relied too much on him and even put heavy emotions directly on him...

Compared to Leah, who would tell her feelings directly, Treya was the one who would show an inseparable attachment to him, and would neurotically say "I can't do it without you" and then drag him into the water.

Hearing her words, Will seemed to be standing in a swamp, being dragged deeper and deeper by her...

He walked forward step by step.

Each step became heavier.

But he couldn't stop.

"Te... Treya..."

"Blackened", but more "fragile", "vulnerable" and "in need of help".

So...

So he needed to get closer to Treya little by little!

"I won't do that..."

No longer a "spectator", he now believed that in this story, there were things he could do...

Things only he could do...

"I'm here--"

He touched Treya's shoulder.

It wasn't like the stories he usually dreamed of, where he passed by her, but he touched her shoulder easily.

Yes, that's it.

He was no longer a spectator.

He wanted to influence this story...

What he feared, that they would become "losers", would never happen again--

However, what he saw was...

Treya, with an eyepatch on her left eye, slowly turned her head.

An eyepatch? Why was she wearing an eyepatch...

She was smiling.

She was smiling happily.

She was smiling beautifully.

But her smile was very unlike the Treya in Will's memory.

"T...Treya?"

"Teacher Will."

Her crying and trembling just now seemed to have never existed.

"I'll set a trap for you--"

"You really..."

A smile like a successful trap.

! ! ! ! !

He opened his eyes.

Saw the familiar ceiling.

"Ha...ha...ha..."

Lying on the small bed on the third floor of the capital's cabin, he stretched out his hand to the air, but he was panting.

"What is that...what's going on!?"

"Why why why do I have such a dream?"

"Trea, you exactly..."

Halfway through his words, looking at the sunlight shining in from the side, Will realized a problem...

"Wait...why...why?"

Will sat up and looked at the palm he had just stretched out to the air.

This time, he did not forget this dream.

Chapter 238 Sunny Day

"It's strange! This is so strange."

Will breathed slowly, calmed his heartbeat, and slowly calmed down from the heartbeat that he could feel just rushing out of his throat.

"The details in the dream are all very clear..."

He looked at his palm, and the touch of his patting on Treia's shoulder seemed to stay on his palm.

And her smile.

It was a smile that made Will's back feel cold when he thought of it now.

"It even reminded me of the dream of 'the forgotten Leah'..."

And why a dream that had already been forgotten would remain in my brain.

"And... is this dream hinting at... something?"

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The sky cleared up.

This is how autumn is in the capital. Although it rains occasionally, it doesn't last long. It always comes in waves. Suddenly, it clears up and usher in a sunny and refreshing autumn day.

Just like in Will's memory, the days of studying in the capital are always spent slowly under the blue sky and white clouds.

Looking at the sun hanging in the sky, Will even felt a little hot.

[Task 1001: Investigate the current specific situation of the royal family. ]

——Will originally decided to walk around the streets of the capital first and complete this task as quickly as possible.

But...

When he went out on the street after dawn the next day, he found that the streets of the capital were very "solemn".

It was completely different from the gentle feeling brought by the shining sun hanging above his head.

Although the capital does not have the active vitality of adventurers in other cities with underground cities because of the larger sphere of influence of the Entak royal family.

But...

He has lived here for three years, and this is the first time he has seen such solemnity.

For example, in the capital, it is normal to have discussions about the royal family on the streets and alleys - especially in places like restaurants.

But...

"Have you heard? The royal family's affairs..."

"It's been a big fuss in the city recently, and there was even a curfew for a while. It's really scary."

"Then... the one between the sixth prince and the eighth prince..."

Huh? !

Will caught the key information and was about to listen carefully, but he seemed to be discovered eavesdropping.

"Shh - stop talking, let's talk about something else."

"Tsk..."

Will's inconvenience is that as the object of "missing person notices posted everywhere", he is not suitable for eavesdropping too close, nor is he suitable for pretending to be a passerby and chatting.

But, from the fragmentary information, he heard about the "Sixth Prince and Eighth Prince", so probably... the duel in his impression had already happened.

The duel was not at this time - but with the temperament of those two people, and the significance of the "duel" mentioned by Treya to the royal family, Will could not judge whether the duel was something that actually happened more than once.

"Has the situation of the royal family reached this point?"

"It's worse than I thought..."

"Treya..."

"I have to hurry."

[Task 1001: Investigate the current specific situation of the royal family. ]

He stood in front of the recommended blacksmith shop and completed the 1000th task.

The blacksmith didn't seem to care about his appearance, and didn't even meet his eyes, so Will spoke normally with confidence.

"Well, let's confirm again. These are the materials. Make a shield and a sword respectively."

Will had just finished speaking when the blacksmith opposite him spoke in embarrassment--

"This material..."

"What's wrong? Is it hard to make? I want this thing the day after tomorrow at the latest. If it can be made, I am willing to pay three times the price."

Will spoke eagerly.

"It's not that I can't make it. The shield you want is easy. After all, I have been making that thing for decades. This sword..."

He scratched his head.

"It can be made, but this is the first time I have seen materials related to "demons". Such good materials, although I claim to be the best blacksmith in the capital, I am afraid that it will be ruined."

Looking at the materials on the table, the blacksmith with strong arms seemed to be worried.

"It doesn't matter. If it doesn't work, just make a sword with this iron, and then take off the thread and wrap it on the hilt."

Will imagined that the sword body was black and the hilt was wrapped with something like a bandage...

It seems pretty cool to let a silver-haired half-elf princess use it.

It's just...

Hmm...

When Will was thinking about the Ancient Flame Staff before, he had thought about this question -

Why is the shape of the Ancient Flame Staff so similar to the special weapon in the game with the same name in his memory?

The handle made of iron with a metallic luster, with rubies, is just for recognition rather than practicality. It is hard to find a second one except in the game.

And if the "Shadow Nightmare Sword" he is about to make is made according to his way...

It will become a black sword with a bandage-like hilt.

This appearance is also very similar to the weapon named "Shadow Nightmare Sword" in the game that is equipped with "demon" attributes.

It's very strange.

His name is obviously just stolen from the packaging of the game, and his materials are taken away whenever he encounters them, almost all by coincidence.

Why do the two... eventually tend to be the same?

Just like the appearance of the "Green Weird Stone".

"Hey, are you listening? I can do this, just don't return it without paying me."