My Right Hand Is Too Strong - Chapter 20

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My Right Hand Is Too Strong Episode 20

Episode 20. That Day, the World Collapsed

Elpinire looked at the fallen man with a bewildered expression.

From the red blood scattered on the floor to the completely melted skin.

A complete mess.

She could confidently say there was no word that suited this man better than that.

“He’s still breathing.”

After confirming the man was still breathing, Elpinire turned her head to look beside her.

The corpse of the Bloody Mantis sprawled on the floor.

Elpinire felt the faint purple energy flowing from the corpse and widened her eyes.

“This is demonic energy…?!”

Sensing the demonic energy, Elpinire quickly turned her head again to look at the man.

Did he fight and win against a monster corrupted by demonic energy?

Clicking her tongue, Elpinire placed her hand over the man’s body with a displeased expression.

“I don’t want to do this for someone who suddenly disappeared a week ago…”

This man had fought and defeated a mutant corrupted by demonic energy.

This was no different from preventing chaos from striking the Forest of Verdure.

In the process, this man had been injured to the point of near death.

Though she really didn’t want to, she was an elf who knew gratitude.

She had no choice but to heal this person who had dealt with the forest’s danger.

Taking a calm breath, Elpinire released mana from her hands.

Whoosh-

A lush, deep green energy flowed from Elpinire’s hands.

Concentrating so intensely that she even stopped breathing, she began purifying the demonic energy that had seeped into the man’s body while simultaneously healing the wounds on his body.

“Phew. Now he won’t die.”

After a long while, she exhaled and looked at the man whose wounds had all healed.

Had he not been exposed to demonic energy that severely?

She couldn’t find any trace of demonic corruption in the man’s wounds.

Thanks to this, Elpinire was able to heal the wounds much more easily than expected.

“…How did he even get to this remote cave?”

From how he had disappeared through her surveillance to how he had reached this cave that no one else knew about except herself.

There were more than one or two things she was curious about.

“I don’t like it, but I’ll have to take him with me.”

Taking an outsider to where her mother was.

Taking a human there was something she really didn’t want to do, but she had no choice.

Elpinire hoisted the fallen man onto her shoulder.

“Hm?”

Thud.

A black snake sprawled on the floor.

Come to think of it, wasn’t that snake the pet snake this guy carried around?

“Did it faint following its master?”

Her sharp senses told her.

This snake was also unconscious like the man.

Taking the snake as well, Elpinire lightly leaped toward the cave exit.

* * *

“Gasp!”

Opening my eyes wide, I breathed roughly.

“What, what is this?”

An unfamiliar ceiling.

No joke, it’s really unfamiliar.

“It doesn’t seem like a hospital.”

This was the first time I’d ever seen a ceiling made of such cleanly cut stone.

What is this?

A construction site ceiling would probably look much more finished than this.

Struggling to sit up, I looked around.

A wide room that looked somewhat desolate.

Where exactly is this place?

I tilted my head and turned my gaze to the side.

There were a bunch of system messages I hadn’t checked yet piled up there.

[Escape from the cave.]

[Achieved]

[Success]

[Moving to the next floor.]

Huh?

It moved to the next floor?

More than that.

‘I escaped from the cave?’

I definitely should have fainted after defeating that strange Bloody Mantis.

I hurriedly checked the remaining system messages below.

[6th Floor]

[Gain recognition from ????]

It really did move to the next floor.

[※This floor does not allow exit from the Tower]

Ah, this floor also doesn’t allow mid-way withdrawal.

I have no idea what happened.

Frowning, I scratched my head vigorously.

Then, the door slammed open and a woman with a scowling face entered.

“Oh.”

That elf is definitely the one from back then…

“Human. You’re finally awake.”

“You’re Elpinire?”

“…I told you not to call me by my name.”

Ah, right.

I had forgotten.

Clearing my throat, I frowned and spoke to Elpinire.

“Where is this place?”

“In front of the World Tree, the elves’ village. Elsid.”

“Did you bring me here?”

“Yes. You were asleep for about two or three days.”

At Elpinire’s words, I bowed my head with a serious expression.

Elpinire just said I had been asleep for three days.

‘That means I didn’t move from this position for three days.’

Yet the ‘floor’ indicated by the system showed it had moved from the 5th Floor to the 6th Floor.

Since the conditions actually changed, the floor must have moved correctly.

‘There’s no possibility that the floor moved while I was unconscious here.’

That means there’s only one answer.

The floors naturally connected.

In the process of moving from the 5th Floor to the 6th Floor, I didn’t teleport like I do now.

The ‘floor’ just naturally progressed, and the conditions were updated.

At this point, I’m getting curious.

‘This is supposed to be a tower?’

This was the thought I’d harbored ever since learning from Cheo-ri that ‘the tower shares the same space.’

If each floor shares the same space entirely, is it really right to call this a tower?

Honestly, I’m not sure, but if the system calls it a tower, then I guess that’s what it is.

Clicking my tongue softly, I scratched the back of my head and looked at Elpinire.

“Thanks for saving me.”

“Hmph. Don’t get the wrong idea, human. I only saved you because you dealt with that magic-corrupted monster.”

“…Magic?”

“What? You fought it without knowing?”

Elpinire looked at me with an incredulous expression.

When I nodded with a bitter expression, Elpinire let out a hollow laugh and slumped into a chair.

“Recently, a sinister energy has appeared in the forest. A purple energy that seeps into monsters, making them stronger and more vicious.”

“…!”

Purple energy.

That’s what that strange Bloody Mantis had wrapped around its body.

Seeing my eyes widen, Elpinire nodded as if to confirm my thoughts.

“Human. I’m talking about the energy that Bloody Mantis you faced was wrapped in. Monsters that receive that energy corrupt anything that gets close to them.”

Most can’t withstand that power and end up dying.

But some individuals accept the ‘magic’ and mutate, consumed by it.

“Human. That Bloody Mantis you fought was a mutant consumed by magic.”

“…So that’s why it was so damn strong.”

Ha.

I really thought I was going to die.

What kind of mantis is that fast?

“If I hadn’t discovered you while on patrol, you would have died.”

“I see. Thank-“

“Now, answer me.”

Swish.

A sharp blade pressed against my throat.

I had no idea when she’d drawn her sword.

Pressing my lips together, I looked at Elpinire who had a dagger pointed at my neck.

“What’s your reason for coming to the World Tree? If you don’t answer, I’ll kill you.”

Then why did you heal me?

Barely suppressing the words that rose to my throat, I smiled awkwardly and said.

“Tour… ism?”

“…?”

At my words, Elpinire showed a momentarily dazed expression.

“You came just for tourism? Breaking through the Forest of Green Shade, which is called a demon realm?”

“Yeah…?”

“Human. If that’s really true, then you’re not normal in your own way.”

What?

Why are you suddenly looking at me with those eyes?

Elpinire’s gaze suddenly changed from wary to looking at a madman.

Did I say something wrong?

“Then how did you disappear for a whole week?”

A week?

I was only on Earth for three days.

But a week?

Scratching my cheek, I decided to just tell the truth about this.

“I went home.”

“Huh?”

Was this answer wrong too?

Elpinire furrowed her brow as if incredulous.

Then she pressed the blade closer and questioned me.

“Then what about entering that cave?”

“…”

What should I really answer this time?

With a ‘whatever’ attitude, I just blurted out whatever came to mind.

“I stopped by on my way home.”

“…”

“I saw the World Tree, so the tourism was over. You didn’t like me getting close anyway.”

She seemed completely unprepared for my answer and opened her mouth slightly.

Then she clicked her tongue softly, withdrew the sword she’d been pointing at me, and turned around.

“Since you dealt with a magic-corrupted monster beforehand, I have no choice but to believe you. If that weren’t the case, I would have thrown you in prison immediately.”

Step, step.

She walked toward the door she’d entered through and said.

“If you’ve come to your senses, get out of our house. I can’t stand the sight of humans.”

A considerably sharp voice.

Having shouted that, Elpinire opened the door and whipped her head around.

“Oh, and your snake is on the desk, so take it or leave it.”

Bang!

And so Elpinire disappeared.

Left alone, I slowly got up and looked out the window.

“I can’t see anything but forest.”

I had expectations since this was supposed to be an elven village.

But what I actually saw outside the window was just an ordinary forest scene.

Looking carefully outside the window, it seemed Elpinire’s house was located on the outskirts of a place called Elsid.

“Should I go out?”

She told me to leave anyway.

I’m a good adult, so I listen well.

Having slept soundly for three days, I stretched long with my light body and walked toward the desk.

There, along with the bag I’d been carrying, Cheo-ri was sleeping curled up on a cushion.

“Hey. Hey, you.”

“…”

“Wake up. The landlord wants us out.”

“Kyuuung…”

Wobble.

Cheo-ri struggled to get up.

The little guy blinked his black rice grain-like eyes, then spotted me and perked up.

“Kyuk!”

The little guy jumped up and rushed toward me.

How does a snake even jump up like that?

Having jumped up like that, the little guy started licking my face frantically with his tongue.

I don’t know why a snake, not a dog, licks with its tongue.

“You’re not hungry, are you?”

“Kyuk!”

This little guy seems to be fine too, fortunately.

I was about to put the little guy in my pocket…

“Hmm.”

My clothes are a mess.

I changed into spare clothes from my bag, put the little guy in my pocket, and slung the bag over my back.

“Shall we go then?”

“Squeak.”

I’ll put off learning about the question marks written in the conditions for later – right now, it’s time for sightseeing.

I wonder what a village where elves live would be like.

I smiled slightly and opened the door.

* * *

As expected, Elpinire’s house was on the outskirts of the Elf Village.

I walked toward the center of that Elf Village, Elsid, looking around as I went.

“Wow…”

When I was dragged here, I was literally thrown into prison in the blink of an eye, so I couldn’t see it properly.

Seeing the elves’ village like this, how should I put it.

“…Do elves perhaps use stone axes?”

“What nonsense are you spouting, human.”

“…Never mind.”

It looked quite different from what I expected.

Somehow when you think of elves, you get the feeling they’d build houses inside trees and live there.

But the elves’ village spread out before my eyes had most of its houses built entirely of stone.

I could see pit dwellings here and there too, making it seem like they should really be going out hunting with stone axes.

That said, it wasn’t completely different from my expectations either.

The stone buildings all had green grass growing on them without exception.

After looking around like that, I asked Elpinire with a puzzled expression.

“How come there are no houses made of wood?”

“Are you saying you’d use trees as houses right now?! This is why I hate humans. How can you do such barbaric things?”

I narrowed my eyes and looked at Elpinire, who was shouting in a voice that said she absolutely couldn’t understand.

Come to think of it, the clothes she was wearing looked like they were made of silk.

The fantasy elves I knew were supposed to wear clothes made of plants.

Don’t tell me…

“Do elves perhaps not eat plants?”

“You’re asking something obvious.”

“What you eat is meat?”

“Animals are evil creatures that harm plants.”

Hmm.

I see. I understand perfectly.

I nodded once and looked at Elpinire with coldly disappointed eyes.

My fantasy about creatures called elves was completely shattered.

‘Please give me back the elves I knew.’

I thought elves were vegan, but in reality they’re carnivores.

Please, I’m begging you, someone tell me this is a dream.

Please.

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