Chapter 8

She took Daisy to the innermost part of the mine.

There was a small, green lake, where Daisy forgot about her fear of the water and fell in love with the lake.

“It’s so beautiful.”

How is the water so clear? Strangely enough, I’m not scared at all..

“It’s a lake of purification with the power of a fairy. You’ve never seen a sight like this in your life. Enjoy it to the fullest.”

Roselina grumbled, and shoved Daisy’s back as it is.

It was strong enough for her feet to sink into the water.

Splash!

The lake was small, but it was enough to swallow a single, slender Daisy.

After that, without a single scream, Rosalina ran away leaving the sinking Daisy.

“Even if you get out of the lake, that’s it.”

Rosalina was meticulous like the best villain in the world.

It’s cold inside the mine, so even if Daisy was miraculously survive from the lake, hypothermia would kill her.

However, Roselina’s plan fails.

“Help me, please? I can’t breathe.”

Perhaps because of the protagonist buff, Daisy was able to breathe in the lake.

It wasn’t just that.

Her body sank strangely fast, and after touching the floor once, her body rose above the water.

“What the hell is going on?”

Daisy stepped on the ground again and was amazed to see that her body was not wet.

But for a moment, her eyes soon widened.

“Oh, my. What’s all this?””

The inside of the mine was completely different from what she saw a while ago.

Jewels that shine brightly adorned the walls.

Daisy approached it as if possessed and reached out.

“This is… Mana stone.”

Later, she gains enormous wealth due to these mana stone.

Furthermore,

“Daisy! If you can hear me, answer me. Are you here?”

“Sir Calix?”

“You’re safe. I’m so glad.”

Daisy became aware of her heart when she saw the man who has come to rescue her.

Roselina jumps up and down as she sees Daisy, who has both love and wealth because of her. She belatedly tried to take back the ownership of the mine, but it was too late.

“Lady Daisy’s ownership of the mine is guaranteed by me, the successor of Duke Blake’s family. Is there still a problem?”

“But”

“More than that, have you been bothering Lady Daisy? I’m very disappointed in you.”

Rather, it became a clue that made the male lead aware of the evil Roselina had committed in the past.

“I’m sure it’s different this time.”

Thinking of the past, Roselina arrived in front of the lake. The lake felt much more beautiful and mysterious than described in the novel.

‘If you go in and out of here, you will get a mana stone.’

It’s a little scary.

Enter the lake once and get 10 billion won vs. staying still.

Anyone looking at the balance of the game, everyone will choose the former.

“Whoo.”

After taking a deep breath, I put a fingertip into the lake.

“I should wet my hand first. Huh?”

A wave occurred on the surface of the water around where her fingertips touched.

[The lake with the power of an ancient witch reacts to you]

Whoosh~

The ground shook as if there was an earthquake, and then a message appeared.

[Your identity is being verified.]

[…..]

[Illusion magic is canceled when the conditions are met.]

[Confirmed.]

Soon, the wind was blowing and the surrounding landscape changed little by little.

‘You didn’t even need to go into the water.’

Come to think of it.

“In the original work, Roselina pushed Daisy hard enough to sink her feet into the water, enough to create a splash.”

If Roselina’s body had been in contact with the lake even a little, the situation now made sense.

While organizing her thoughts, the change was over.

The first thing she saw was the light emitted from all over the walls.

“By any chance.”

When she grabbed and pulled a large crystal, it fell surprisingly easily.

She could tell instinctively from the moment she held it in her hand.

This is a magic stone.

Full of pure mana.

“Crazy.”

The magic stone was so beautiful that even her, who could not use magic, wanted it. She was mesmerized, then she harvested a few more and put them in her inventory.

‘It’s so comfortable and nice.’

She can put things in and take them out of the inventory anytime, so there is no need to carry heavy and difficult things. She also checked the fate pioneering gauge bar at the bottom of the status window.

‘I already have 50 energy of fate.’

The remaining half would have been filled by selling mana stones and completing the quest.

‘I want to summon as soon as possible.’

However, she had no intention of doing business with just anyone.

She needs a person who has the ability to trade unknown goods in the future, including magic stones, but that person must be trustworthy to prevent secrets from leaking out.

‘How I wish I could do illegal things such as borrowed-name transactions without hesitation.’

I was thinking of making a fake name because selling things from an unknown world under my name could lead to problems.

It was a tricky condition, but she wasn’t really worried. Because she already has the answer.

***

Morris, the deputy leader of the underground intelligence guild , gulped as he heard the repressed groan that leaked from the thick door.

It was the head of who spits out that sound, similar to the howl of an animal.

He is suffering from a madness passed down from generation to generation.

‘Didn’t they say that it feels like the heart freezes over and then heats up as if it were engulfed in flames, and it feels like being torn apart from head to toe, and then drooped like a lump of iron hanging down?’

Even Morris, who serves the master right next to him, did not know exactly what he was suffering from.

However, Morris was well aware that it was a miracle that the Master was able endure without losing his sanity.

That’s why he tried to avoid his place by killing some time as much as possible. At times like this, he doesn’t know how he’s going to end up while hanging around the master.

Morris still vividly remembered the day he first met the master.

The executives of Henness, a third-rate guild that was in the verge of falling apart, met a high-ranking nobleman in the last Continental War.

“Palesdon? How did the noble young master end up leading this war?”

“Will we see him running away?”

“Come on. Watch what you say. If the young master is upset, our lives will be over.”

Their thoughts of looking down on the beautiful young man changed in an instant.

The way he slaughtered the enemies without changing his expression was more demonic than the demons in the legends.

Even though he led all battles to victory, he is a killer who made them feel fear rather than awe. He was a ruler who ruled his subordinates with fear.

As soon as the first battle was over, Hennes’ executives all vowed loyalty.

And the master, who put the guild under his feet, grew in size with a frightening momentum as if he has been waiting.

Even if he breathes quietly, he is the object of fear, even in a sensitive situation.

‘Let’s hurry up and run away.’

Morris crept back to save his faint life.

“Come on in.”

However, the master, as sensitive as a beast, felt his presence.

‘Oh God.’

Morris closed his eyes once, opened them, collected the documents in his arms, and then opened the door carefully.

“Master. The results of the investigation you ordered the other day came out.”

Once again, the madness came upon him.

The pressure on his body seemed to gradually subside, then rose explosively again and crushed him.

As Argention clenched his teeth, cold sweat dripped down his forehead.

“Damn it…”

Fortunately, at least, it was more bearable than usual.

“Handkerchief.”

Just by recalling the unknown handkerchief, the madness subsided a little.

Argention’s eyes were distorted.

“What the hell did she do?”

Rosellina owned a lot of unknown items.

In addition to a love potion, perfumes from all over the continent that can seduce anyone just by simply spraying it have been prepared by her.

The same would be true of this.

He knew well that if he was enchanted by the handkerchief she handed him, he would not be able to get out of Roselina’s magic.

Nevertheless, he could hardly stop thinking.

At that moment.

A strong presence was captured by Argention.

On a track that climbs the stairs and approaches this room along the hallway.

‘…Is it Roselina?’

Her scent exuded.

“No way.”