Chapter 245
“I will. Thank you.”
The Guardian, who told me to wait a moment, handed me the pendant soon after.
Carefully taking the pendant, I quickly walked back to my residence.
However, to get to my residence, I inevitably had to pass through the village square and encounter Killis. He paused upon seeing the pendant in my hand.
“Your Highness, in the end…….”
Ding!
[<System> Affection with ‘Killis Yelpen’ has significantly decreased.]
“No! It’s not what you’re imagining, so don’t worry!”
I hastily exclaimed as soon as I heard the message notification.
‘I wondered why it hadn’t dropped until now, and it finally did.’
Still, since it stemmed from a misunderstanding, I should be able to restore it.
Killis asked back with a flustered look.
“Then how did you get that pendant……?”
“I just borrowed it. I want to use it as a reference picture while I make a copy.”
Ding!
[<System> Affection with ‘Killis Yelpen’ has slightly increased.]
No……. It significantly dropped and then only slightly increased? Shouldn’t it be restored to its original state?
While I was dumbfounded by the message window’s content, Killis asked.
“Will Your Highness be drawing it?”
“That’s right.”
“I see…… Lord Reno will probably be pleased.”
His reaction was lukewarm. Although his reaction was puzzling, he wasn’t trying to stop me, so I returned to my residence.
And I took out paper and charcoal. The paper was similar in size to a regular book, neither too small nor too large.
It was perfect for drawing. That’s why I brought it, but.
‘There won’t be enough time to color it too.’
I checked the quest time. The time limit had been ticking down since I left the temple.
Considering the trip back to return it, I had just over 2 hours left.
‘Since it’s come to this, I’ll focus on detailed depiction.’
For an oil painting started without a sketch, perhaps coloring alone would take less time, but for this drawing, the preliminary sketch was crucial. Instead of a colored drawing, I’ll increase the density.
I placed the pendant beside me and quickly moved my hands.
“It’s done…….”
I put down the charcoal, took a deep breath, and checked the time limit.
[—Time Limit: 00:27:54]
Good. I can return the pendant and come back.
I washed my hands, which were messy with charcoal, and quickly gathered the pendant and the drawing.
‘My hands and wrists are tingling.’
It had been a long time since I focused so intensely and drew a picture so quickly, so perhaps that’s why.
When I came out, Isaac was there. He bowed his head upon seeing me.
“Lord? You weren’t waiting here the whole time, were you?”
“I merely fulfilled my duty. Are you going to the temple?”
“That’s right. I need to return the pendant.”
“Give it to me, and I will go.”
“No. Let’s go together.”
I was a little tired, but it was my task, after all.
Returning to the temple, Vita was standing in front of it.
—You’ve arrived just in time.
Vita held out her hand to me.
—You can give me Pinus brother’s memento. The Guardian has entered the ritual.
“Ritual?”
—Yes. He said he would purify his body and mind in preparation for tomorrow’s memorial service.
Then there’s no choice.
I handed the pendant back to Vita.
Ding!
[<Quest> The Portrait in the Pendant. Completed (1/1)]
[<System> You have returned the pendant within the time limit. The Guardian’s trust and goodwill towards you will remain.]
Seeing the message window, I felt relieved. After bidding Vita farewell, I went to look for Reno with Isaac.
However, no matter how much I knocked on the door, Reno didn’t come out. Isaac, unable to stand it any longer, went inside to check.
“He seems to have gone out.”
“I thought he’d be here…….”
Where did he go?
I tilted my head, then let out a small sigh, “Ah.”
“Wouldn’t he be on a tree? Reno often climbs up there.”
“A tree, you say…….”
Isaac’s voice trailed off as he scanned the surroundings with his eyes. Everything was trees. Of course it was. We were inside the World Tree.
“Ah…….”
I realized belatedly that I had said something quite foolish. It would be nice if the blue light told me, like before.
“He seems to have just gone out. He’s coming now with another elf.”
“Another elf?”
I looked in the direction Isaac was pointing, and indeed, Reno was visible. Natura was with him.
“Your Highness? What brings you here?”
“I have something to give you. But where were you coming from?”
“I was just looking around the village. Natura showed me around.”
—I only showed him the elf warriors’ training ground.
To even call him by name.
They seemed to have gotten quite close in the meantime.
—Everyone’s coming to the memorial service tomorrow, right?
“Of course.”
—Alright. Then I’ll be going.
Natura tactfully excused himself. As he left, Reno tilted his head.
“By the way, Your Highness, you said you had something for me?”
“Yes. This.”
I held out the paper. Reno, still unaware of what I had brought, readily accepted the paper.
And the moment he confirmed the drawing on the other side, Reno’s eyes widened significantly.
“This is…….”
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