Thanks to the Sage’s timely intervention, Fairti and Seo Ae-Ri the unexpected attack from the unseen magic. The Dark Knight, however, did not need any help as his body reacted automatically and in quite a fierce manner. The Darkness that shot from his body made everyone, including his companions, to back away due to the sinister aura they momentarily experienced. Selphie and her guardian were looking at the sky, the green protective light spread from their bodies and soon clashed with some sort of an invisible barrier that encompassed the town and the region around it. “It’s Soul Magic.” The Sage motioned for them to back away, which they did, then she walked to Leiu and spoke with a cold and annoyed voice, as is her wont. 

Unlike his friend Fairti or Selphie and her guardian, Leiu had nothing particular to do in this village, ironically named ‘Happy Village’.To begin with, the settlement wasn’t big, nor was it welcoming or filled with enjoyable places. Barring the restricted manor, the rest was either poor stalls, a shabby market, or run-down taverns. Therefore, Leiu wasted his time aimlessly wandering the streets, paying no attention to the persistent beggars nor Seo Ae-Ri. “I think this is one of the places not visited by players yet.” Ferywonia is a desolate territory, filled with criminals and bandits. It's a massive region dominated by lawless acts and a handful of rewarding yet difficult to find quests. Basically, it was a place unwanted by inhabitants of this world and

“What a generous act, my good friend Leiu!” By the time Fairti finished his little errand and bought a bunch of books, he met up with his two companions. As always, the dandy young noble could not hold his thoughts back and whistled in surprise as he witnessed his friend distribute food to the starving and poor people. Seo Ae-Ri followed the Dark Knight but she didn’t seem too keen on lending a helping hand. “I did take you for a humanitarian.” “It’s for a quest. Now, can you shut up?” The assassin glared daggers at the blonde young man, but the latter ignored and continued on, “Such kind deeds must be praised. Here I thought you only care about fighting and killing.” “...” Leiu gave a fleeting glance at his friend before continuing this rather tedious task. Although the inhabitants of the grand and luxurious manor were ‘fake’, the place and resources found within were real and usable. Thus, Leiu stuffed the necessary stuff in his Inventory and distributed it as he went from on

“That still doesn’t answer anything.” Seo Ae-Ri snorted at the Study Room’s elaborate yet unsatisfactory answer. The female assassin stuck to a corner and leaned against the wall, expecting Leiu to keep asking. Although he did not admit it, Leiu was as frustrated as Seo Ae-Ri. While he was provided with a lot of new information, none of it really explained what had happened in Happy Village.Why was he targeted to complete that strange quest? And why did the System, labeled L-24, create fake copies instead of relying on real, existing people. Unfortunately, by giving answers, the only thing the Study Room had only made the mystery more perplexing. Fairti,

“Elves can do that?” “Well, yes, they certainly can.” Fairti smugly smiled at Leiu’s dumbfounded face and before he continued, he grabbed another bottle of wine. Once he had fill… and notice his friend’s impatient eyes, which demanded answers, he resumed, “In case you don’t know, not all Races are- how to say it- born? Some are created. Being of pure magical power, like the 72 Demons of Hell. Elves are half and half, they had an ancestor but they progressively split into myriad different types of Elves. A handful of them originated from plants and others Mana or pure elemental energies. Silver Elves belonged to the latter and they had the heavenly ability to create or alter things but only if they had something of equal