Chapter 18: Sacred Rod (3) (2/2)
“Yes, the remaining one is mine.”
Fortunately, the Bicorn had two horns.
Like the unicorn’s horn, it had many uses, but the most common use was to smelt it to make a dagger.
The items made from the Bicorn’s horns could cause a variety of status conditions, including confusion, charmed, etc.
After their business with the Fairy Queen is over, she’ll ask Dahlia and the escorts to take care of the Bicorn’s corpse.
Just imagining it made her feel better, and Cordelia smiled.
“It’s so clear.”
“What’s clear? The water?”
Instead of answering, Jude just smiled, and Cordelia followed the fairies into the water after tilting her head a few times.
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They could breathe in the water – something like that did not happen.
They just closed their eyes and when they opened it, the two were in a completely different place.
It was a large open space nestled among large and small trees.
A place that felt very cozy despite the fact that it was in the woods, because the soft and warm yellow light melted the darkness like the moonlight.
Dozens of fairies were gathered in the open area, and they were dancing, singing, and bustling about, as if the night banquet was already in full swing.
“I feel like I’m in the country of dolls.”
Cordelia blushed slightly and spoke quietly, but Jude decided to ignore her for now. It was because this was not the online chat, and it was kind of hard to make fun of her offline now.
In any case, giants appeared at the place where palm-sized fairies gathered and played, forcing everyone’s eyes to naturally focus on the two.
“What is it, what is it?”
“It’s a human.”
“But she’s pretty. And he’s handsome.”
“Are you today’s invited singer?”
“They’re soaking wet.”
As they were chattering among themselves, Adele stepped forward and shouted to everyone.
“We have to take her to the Queen. They defeated the Bicorn!”
As they walked forward, a group of four fairies also moved forward and pushed the other fairies away.
“Come on, let’s go. This way.”
Moving behind Adele, the road opened up among the fairies like the miracle of Moses.
And how far along did they go?
Strangely enough, the surrounding landscape changed little by little every step. The surrounding fairies diminished and became fewer every meter, and the gap between the trees narrowed, as if they were walking on a narrow corridor.
After moving a few more steps, they stopped. Because Adele, who had taken the lead, was also gone.
They were suddenly in a small and round room.
Instead of a ceiling, a dark night sky was above, and the moonlight that came down gently lit up the surroundings beautifully.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a human child in person.”
The Fairy Queen was young and beautiful.
She had colorful butterfly wings with various colors, and blue eyes and a brilliant blonde hair as if it was made by melting gold.
With white skin, she was wearing a grass-green dress and holding a cane studded with jewelry in her hand.
“I greet the Fairy Queen.”
When Jude bowed and greeted, Cordelia was flustered and greeted too, and the Fairy Queen seemed to smile cutely.
Like all fairies, she was only the size of a palm, but the Queen is still a queen.
They could feel the aura unique to those who are leaders of a group.
“I heard the story from Adele.”
For the fairies that could even freely cross space, even time was not a completely forbidden realm.
At the time when Jude and Cordelia were taking a few steps, the Fairy Queen had met Adele and talked to her in a gap of time.
“The Bicorn has been one of our oldest troubles. I can’t help but award you for taking care of it.”
At the Fairy Queen’s words, Jude was slightly nervous.
In the original event, the focus was on the fact that Cordelia devotedly protected the fairies, rather than the fact that she kicked out the Bicorn.
‘What if she gives her something else?’
Because what Jude and Cordelia needed right now was the Sacred Rod, Moonlight.
However, unlike Jude, Cordelia’s eyes were glistening with anticipation without thinking of anything else.
“Cordelia, I think this would be good for you, the wizard.”
When the Fairy Queen shook her hand elegantly, the roots of the trees covering the floor opened, and a wooden stick with silver jewels, short to be called a rod, but long enough to be a cane, came out.
‘Moonlight!’
Jude and Cordelia cheered almost simultaneously in their hearts.
“It’s an unusual item, but it’s too big for us to use. It would be better to be in the hands of those who have good hearts than to be left in a place like this. Take it.”
Fortunately, it was a line similar to the original event.
Jude was relieved, and Cordelia smiled and reach out to the Moonlight.
“And Jude, I will reward you too.”
By the time Cordelia was happy to hold the Moonlight tightly in her hands, the Fairy Queen looked back at Jude and spoke.
From this point on, it was not in the original event, but Jude had more expectations than worries.
‘If I get anything, it’s a plus.’
It was different from Moonlight. Originally, Jude shouldn’t have received anything, but honestly, it was a profit no matter what he would receive.
‘What will the fairies give me? Fairy Stone? Fairy Whispers?’
During the time he thought of these and other items in his head…
“Take it.”
When the Fairy Queen waved her hand gracefully again, this time, a branch automatically moved and held out a silver ring to Jude.
Soon after, Jude’s eyes opened wide.
‘Don’t tell me?’
It was the identity of the ring.
Cordelia was also surprised.
If Moonlight was a B-rank item, the item in front of us was actually an A-rank, but in a sense, closer to an S-rank.
‘Fairy Steps!’
Its effect was simple.
The number of daily uses varies from one to three depending on the user’s ability, but the user can jump over space.
In fact, from the game’s perspective, it was a rather vague explanation.
However, the walkthrough site, Legend of Heroes Wall, summarized the Fairy Steps as follows.
Ignore enemy attacks.
The moment the attack comes in, you will be temporarily moved to another space to completely avoid the attack.
What was different from normal evasion was the fact that there was no need at all to move on the spot.
It was indeed a tremendous effect, even if there was a daily limit in the number of uses.
‘You’re giving me this?!’
Of course, defeating the Bicorn was not an easy task.
Maybe the Bicorn caused more trouble to the fairies than they could have imagined.
But even so, the reward felt a bit excessive.
“This has the same reason as the Moonlight. Moreover, the Fairy Steps were originally made to be used by other races.”
And it wasn’t just that.
The Fairy Queen, who can transcend space and even time, felt a strong fate from Jude and Cordelia, though it was limited.
‘It’s touching.’
The fate of the world.
The fate of these two wasn’t going to just end with an individual’s destiny.
‘If I had been a little stronger, I would have known more.’
The Fairy Queen in this world wasn’t just one, and she was still a young Fairy Queen.
But she was definitely a queen, and it was also true that she felt a strong fate.
Therefore, the Fairy Queen did not hesitate to pass on the Fairy Steps and Moonlight to Jude and Cordelia.
“Thank you.”
When Jude carefully accepted the ring and bowed to her, the Fairy Queen smiled gracefully and then looked at Cordelia.
She was happy to get an unexpected high-end item, but in a word, she was also envious and slightly upset because Jude received a higher-than-expected item.
Though her appearance was cute, but the Fairy Queen made a deeper smile.
“There’s a reason why this is the reward.”
Cordelia flinched at the Fairy Queen’s words, but soon nodded.
In fact, Cordelia roughly knew the reason.
She was a wizard, and Jude was a warrior.
It was only natural to give a wizard a magic wand, and an evasive item to a close-combat warrior.
But the Fairy Queen suddenly shook her head.
She knew what Jude and Cordelia were thinking, and it wasn’t wrong, but there was actually one more reason.
“I like a handsome man more than a pretty woman.”
The Fairy Queen was a fairy after all.
The Fairy Queen wore an elegant smile in front of Jude and Cordelia who looked at her with a blank expression.