I’m a Rookie, but I’m an Experienced Professional - Chapter 80

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Chapter 80

Deep Forest of the Erubrin Mountains.

Arachne’s Lair.

“My, my precious children….”

Upon hearing that the tarantulas she had sent to the Elven Sanctuary had all died without accomplishing their purpose, Arachne wailed in despair. Her long, torn mouth trembled, and her hideous legs scraped against the floor.

The tarantulas surrounding her also seemed to feel their queen’s grief, letting out low, eerie cries in response.

“It’s all because of you!”

Arachne’s red eyes flashed menacingly. She glared at the Black Hood sitting before her as if she would tear him apart at any moment.

“You said that person had given you a revelation, that this time we would surely succeed! I trusted your words and this disaster happened! How are you going to take responsibility!”

“Your spawn failed because they were weak, so I don’t understand why you’re blaming me.”

“What?!”

Already furious that her precious children had died because of him, being insulted on top of that made Arachne’s face contort hideously.

“How dare you insult my children. Die!”

Arachne lifted her massive leg in rage. Then she brought it down mercilessly toward the Black Hood.

Crash—!

The ground caved in as the impact spread. But as if that wasn’t enough to satisfy her anger, she raised her leg again.

Crash! Crash! Crash!

The consecutive attacks cracked the floor, and dusty clouds billowed in all directions. Even the surrounding rocks and debris couldn’t withstand the impact and crumbled down.

After striking down like that for a while, Arachne suddenly stopped moving.

Something was strange.

There was no sensation transmitted to her leg tips.

Arachne slowly lifted her leg and swept away the torn black cloth fragments.

“…Nothing?”

There was nothing underneath.

No flesh, no bones, not even a drop of blood could be seen.

Arachne’s eyes wavered. She hurriedly raised her head and looked around.

“Where did that rat bastard go?”

At that moment.

“For a spider monster, I don’t know who you’re calling a rat bastard.”

A thin voice mixed with mockery came from right behind her.

Before Arachne could turn around—

Whoosh—!

Blue flames engulfed her body.

“Kieeeek!”

A scream burst out.

The flames spread throughout her entire body in an instant. Arachne writhed and struggled frantically. Her massive legs clawed at the air and trampled the ground wildly.

But the flames didn’t go out. Instead, they blazed even more fiercely.

While she thrashed about, sparks flew in all directions. The flames spread to the tarantulas that were nearby as well.

Kieek, kiiii—!

The tarantulas also writhed in pain and convulsed. Their hard shells cracked, and they burned from the inside out. One by one, they collapsed to the ground. The flames quickly consumed their bodies, and before long, nothing remained.

Arachne’s body was the same.

When the blazing flames gradually subsided, all that remained in that spot was a blackened lump of charcoal.

Thud.

At that moment, the black cloth fragments scattered on the floor began to move smoothly.

The torn pieces crawled toward each other, then naturally began to reconnect. The hood, which quickly regained its original form, stood there intact as if it had never been damaged.

“Ah, really. What a waste of time.”

From within, a low sigh flowed out.

The unidentifiable figure lightly flicked their finger.

Snap.

At that moment, the remains of Arachne and the tarantulas scattered on the floor crumbled into fine light and disappeared. Not even black ash remained.

As if they had never existed from the beginning, without a single trace.

“I think it would be better to do a quick reset after all… The problem is that girl.”

How should I handle this?

The Black Hood, who had been muttering to themselves, lightly shrugged their shoulders.

“Can’t be helped. I’ll have to use that method.”

* * *

Callix Crowbell brought not only the sap from the Kepa trees but also elves to transport the injured.

Thanks to this, we were able to remove the tarantula silk and safely return to the elf village.

The injured who were in relatively good condition returned to their respective homes for treatment, and the same was true for me.

“There are no notable external injuries other than minor scratches, but you moved so vigorously that you’ll likely have severe muscle pain when you wake up tomorrow. I’ll leave some painkillers, so take them if the pain becomes unbearable.”

The elf doctor told me to let him know if any other discomfort arose, left a message to rest well today, and departed.

‘I should meet with Sola and Mireon.’

I was curious about everyone’s condition, and since the lattice bridge we had worked so hard to build was broken, we needed to discuss what to do going forward.

“Where are you going?”

I was about to go meet Mireon first when I ran right into Callix Crowbell.

“I’m going to check if everyone’s condition is okay since I’m curious.”

“Don’t worry about useless things and take care of your own body.”

“Haha….”

Not knowing what to say, I just laughed awkwardly.

Callix Crowbell looked at me with disapproving eyes for a moment before speaking.

“I have something to ask you, so follow me.”

He made a unilateral announcement, then passed by me and entered the room.

His movements were so natural, as if it were his own room, that I stood there bewildered before belatedly following him.

“You remember when that pure white light suddenly covered us in the sanctuary area, right?”

As soon as he closed the door, Callix Crowbell asked.

“Yes, I remember.”

“Do you also remember what happened after that?”

He was asking if I had met Arke, the god of the elves.

‘This man doesn’t remember anything that happened after entering the white void at all.’

Well, he did seem to be unconscious.

‘So what do I do?’

Should I confess everything truthfully, or should I deflect appropriately?

I pondered for a moment before parting my lips.

“Yes. I remember. I met Arke, the god of the elves. He seemed angry that we humans were making noise in his territory.”

There was no need to hide the fact that I met Arke itself, but I couldn’t tell him about the conversation we had afterward.

To tell him that, I would have to reveal that I’m not from this world and that this is the world inside a romance fantasy novel. I absolutely didn’t want to say that.

“So I apologized and said sorry, and told him that our actions weren’t intentional either… Well, we had that kind of conversation.”

“Is that really all?”

His gaze as he looked at me became sharp.

My heart sank, but I maintained a calm expression and nodded.

“Yes, that’s all.”

During the brief silence that followed, Callix Crowbell stared at me persistently with piercing eyes, as if trying to distinguish between lies and truth.

Hmm, it seems like he won’t just let this slide.

“Ah, come to think of it, he did say something strange.”

As I pondered how to escape this predicament, I thought of a clever move and opened my mouth again.

“He said that the answer you want, my lord, cannot be heard from him.”

At that moment, Callix Crowbell’s eyes wavered greatly.

The sharp aura that had been pressing down on me just moments ago disappeared like a lie, and his complexion darkened considerably.

“My Lord, are you alright?”

“….”

“My Lord.”

When I tried to approach him, Callix Crowbell flinched and stepped back. His seemingly frightened attitude made me unable to ask anything more.

A heavy silence filled the room.

“…Haa.”

The person who broke the silence first was Callix Crowbell.

He let out a deep sigh as if trying to exhale all the complex, tangled emotions inside him, and rubbed his face with his hands.

“Coming all the way here was pointless.”

A self-deprecating smile appeared on his dry lips.

“No, wait. I suppose there was some gain in learning that even the elves’ god knows nothing.”

Callix Crowbell, who had been staring blankly at the floor with a face that seemed to have aged several years in just a few minutes, let out another deep sigh and raised his head.

“Did you tell Mireon or anyone else about meeting Arke?”

“No. You’re the first, My Lord.”

“Then let me be the last.”

He spoke decisively.

“Don’t tell anyone. If they ask what happened back then, say you lost consciousness and don’t remember.”

Once again, he made a unilateral declaration and strode out of the room.

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