Chapter 173

Chapter 173: Unique Dungeon (1)

A sudden message . Only the last sentence caught my eyes .

Some of the lost soul was restored . A few days had passed since the depleted soul incident occurred . It continued to be lost and there was no sign of recovery .

What was the change?

I didn’t do anything . The 500 creatures had wracked their brains but hadn’t come up with a solution . It meant that it occurred due to an external factor . . .

‘I can’t tell . ’

Something was occurring inside or outside the dungeon that I wasn’t aware of .

It was only 0 . 1% . There was no change to Yihi’s condition .

But . . . it was the first time it rose .

I needed to find out the reason behind this phenomenon .

“Julliom . Oswen . ”

Chrisley was currently outside . She was helping Roy and Rose .

Among those remaining in the dungeon, these two were the most intelligent and faithful .

-The orc is hurt .

-Support the wounded!

-We need to manage the garden! By the way, how do we manage the garden?

-Acha! Acha!

The fire spirits were busy . Almost 100,000 spirits moved here and there without a break . They were vigorously completing tasks in the dungeon .

While the creatures were busy gaining strength, the dungeon was being neglected . Cleaning was Yihi’s task, but the spirits took the initiative while she was down .

The spirits managed Yihi’s garden and played with the Tree of Origin . The born spirits moved for only one person .

Father!

They wanted him to be happy .

He was mourning for the fairy, so they decided to fill her absent spot . There was no reason other than that .

Rei and Sera were intermediate spirits and supervised the work . Each one was weak but the combined strength of 100,000 spirits was sufficient for the work .

Then after one day .

-Ah!

-Father is a little happier!

The contract had been completed so the spirits were sensitive to changes in emotions .

It wasn’t a large change but the spirits were satisfied with this .

-Let’s work harder .

-We need to fill the empty spot left by Fairy-nim .

-Acha! Acha!

The spirits became more energetic .

I was surprised after receiving the report from Julliom and Oswen .

‘This seems to be due to the spirits?’

Fairies and spirits were similar but different . It was almost impossible for them to affect each other . But Julliom and Oswen mentioned the spirits .

"Your Majesty . There are no other changes in the dungeon . If a change occurred then it is due to the spirits . ”

"I also think the same . ”

Julliom supported Oswen’s opinion in a polite manner .

"What did the spirits do to restore the soul?”

I couldn’t help asking . The spirits didn’t come near Yihi . No, they hadn’t come near me lately .

"Heart . . . it might be . ”

"Heart?”

What did that mean? I didn’t understand what they meant by heart . That alone didn’t explain the current situation .

Oswen noticed my feelings and answered more carefully .

“Your Majesty . I'm a blacksmith . Putting my soul into the sword . . . I made all types of weapons to express it . What is a sword or a weapon? In fact, it is nothing more than a lump of iron . However . . . if you work hard then the sword will return the favour . The harder it is hit with the hammer, the more different it will look . The spirits are similar to that right now . ”

"The spirits are working hard for the fairy and that is restoring the soul?”

"It is similar, but the matter isn’t that simple . ”

It became more cryptic .

"The spirits were born by Your Majesty . I don’t know why but they blindly follow Your Majesty . Originally spirits aren’t as obsessive . They don’t even use the word ‘Father’ for the spirit kings . ”

I folded my arms .

It was a sign for him to continue .

Oswen continued talking .

"Maybe . . . the spirits noticed subtle emotional changes in Your Majesty since the problem occurred to Fairy-nim . Due to the absence of Fairy-nim, they are working to fill the vacancy . ”

“It is unbelievable . ”

"If not, Fairy-nim might be recovering naturally . It is only a guess . ”

Oswen stepped back .

I turned and looked at Julliom .

"Do you have the same opinion?”

Julliom . The chief of the dark elves . He took a deep breath .

"The shamans have said this . If a lot of people feel a strong desire, sometimes it will become true . . . if the approximately 100,000 spirits move together with the same mind, can’t they fill the empty spots in the soul?”

It wasn’t just the opinion of two people .

In that case, there was no reason not to believe . There were still many things that couldn’t be understood about the soul . The lacking soul wasn’t easy to fill up, but it might be possible .

“Okay . I will believe that the spirits are involved . Then what should I do?”

I wasn’t sure .

I didn’t believe it but I couldn’t stay still .

I would move with the assumption that this was right .

Oswen laughed and said .

"Leave it alone . Just watch them approvingly . ”

I carefully watched the movements of the spirits . It was like Oswen said . I watched and saw a correlation with the soul .

‘Simple effort has an effect . ’

The depleted soul started recovering little by little . It was only 1% a day but it was enough to feel hope .

But . . . I didn’t fully understand . I tried to understand but it was something that the 500 creatures couldn’t pull off .

The spirits were the only ones who had an effect .

At first glance, it seemed like they were ‘playing’ and didn’t have a lot of influence on the dungeon .

However, little by little, every small part of the dungeon was getting better . I couldn’t fail to notice . The spirits tried to fix every small gap .

-Father is watching .

-I will do my best!

-The Origin Fairy ‘Yihi’ has recovered by 0 . 2% .

14 . 5% -> 14 . 7%

As soon as I watched them, the spirits moved with more sincerity . Yihi’s soul recovery rose faster . I was certain that the spirits were involved in the soul recovery .

'Striving for someone . It is a difficult task . I’ve only been trying for myself . ’

I kept quietly watching but my mind was moving in complicated directions . I hadn’t done that much for the spirits . Even so, they worked as hard as possible for my affection . It was different from the creatures bought from the Demon World Auction and from the store .

A blind faith . It was like this from the beginning . It was similar to Yihi, but she was tied to me with a contract . Chrisley became my subordinate due to the ceremony .

Although I had a contract with the spirits, it was just a transitional one . They couldn’t change the contents of the contract if they didn’t like it .

It was the first time . It was the first time that someone had such blind faith in me .

I had never felt this emotion in my previous life .

So it was awkward . I didn’t know how to react .

‘I tried to change . But I didn’t change . ’

I frowned .

I vowed to be completely different after coming back .

I would accept the opinion of others and not be alone .

I would go beyond the framework of a demon to become a true devil . That was what I had thought .

Still, there was no change to a fundamental part inside me .

‘It isn’t easy to change my very nature . But . . . I might be able to lower the standards a little bit . ’

At the very least, believing in those who followed me would be a good development .

I couldn’t become a warm wind . However, there was the possibility of being a cool breeze .

My mindset changed a little bit . There was a slight warmth in my eyes when looking at the spirits .

-The nature of your magic power has changed slightly . It is now pursuing a little more ‘harmony . ’

Intelligence and magic power has increased by 2 .

The limit of your potential has increased by 5 .

It was a type of enlightenment . It was only a little bit but I had once again crossed the wall .

The conversion of a simple idea . I just thought a little bit differently and this kind of change occurred .

'I am moving in the right direction . There can’t only be destruction on my path . ’

Harmony . I started laughing .

It was like a dog laughing . I, who was more self-righteous and believed myself above others was seeking ‘harmony . ’

But . . . now my cold gaze would only be directed towards my enemies . I would lower my standards for those who blindly followed me .

-Father is in a good mood .

-I like it .

-Let’s work harder!