Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Don’t think I’m a pervert. I’ve already taken Se Lian’s source stone and stabbed him in the back.

We are creating a false death to further help the teacher cover up the truth. In this way, we may be able to confuse Jie Lian who may come here, so that he will not simply guess that what is left here is just an empty shell of Se Lian as in the game.

——By the way, who should I explain all this to?

However, Jerryan should still be focusing on Latan's recovery and is unlikely to come here.

...Or, why not find a way to spread the news that Teacher Se Lian is dead, maybe it will confuse the other party?

Well, let’s talk about these things later. Let’s go back to Rhea Lukalia first.

Even if I use the blessing transmission, it should take one to two days to arrive. By that time, Iggy should have forged a new exclusive weapon for me. I look forward to it~

In the ruins, I also found a scroll of paper with runes of magic - surprise attack magic gravel.

My attention was all on Se Lian just now, and I just realized that there were actually several common people lying here. They had been dead for a long time and were almost turned into dry firewood. All of them had suffered fatal injuries in the back of the head.

Recalling the game, if you had walked straight over here without accepting Se Lian's mission, you would have heard the teacher inexplicably cursing a group of so-called psychopaths.

——Someone seemed to be conducting experiments on the immobile Serenity, perhaps wanting to directly take out her Originium.

As it turned out, I was attacked by the teacher... Ah, if I had visited this basement before Se Lian promised, would the teacher have used this surprise attack magic gravel to attack me without any reason?

After all, the surprise attack magic gravel belongs to a kind of night magic of the Selia faction, which was specially developed for assassination, and the target is fellow magicians.

······Don’t think too much, let’s leave here first.

After walking out of the ruins, I suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a reclusive merchant nearby. Coincidentally, when I accepted the reward package from Latan, I also got a lot of runes. Now my wallet is bulging.

In addition, from the perspective of the Ring of Magic game, there are no strong enemies in Noklongn, and the only BOSS battle is the teardrop, which is also a mechanical monster.

——So it doesn’t matter if you choose not to upgrade for the time being~

Walk, walk, walk, shop, shop!

After passing through the Lingmiao Plain, they found the reclusive merchant in a dilapidated house.

I waved my hand and graciously accepted his three stone sword keys.

In addition, the famous sword Siming!

Oh, no, it's sacrificial twigs!

I still remember when I was nearly taken away by that damn royal ghost's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms in the ruins of Lascar, it was this sacrificial twig that blocked the fatal damage for me, allowing me to survive and escape through the portal.

However, the old merchant only has one... There should be three in the game.

——Has the Madman been here too?

No, if they really wanted to buy it, they would take it all, including the Stone Sword Key.

Even if they have no money, they will probably just rob... After all, the Mad Fire Man doesn't even care about destroying the world, so why would he care about a human life?

The only possibility is that the sacrificial twigs are more precious than I thought, so they are not so easy to obtain in the real world.

——After all, this is the famous sword Siming.

The purchase is completed, and then it’s easy to leave.

I found a secluded spot and rang the bell to summon Melina.

"Master Zero, I'm here."

"Long time no see, Melina~" I had originally thought of summoning Meimei and asking her to help me with the blessing teleportation, but after seeing her face, I subconsciously put my hands on my waist, and the desire to show off was secretly working under my chest, "How about this knight suit, doesn't it look good~"

"...It does fit me well, Lord Zero." Melina didn't seem to be very interested.

——Ah, after all, it was given to me by Lani. Is Meimei jealous?

"This, this is just a reward given to me by the royal family of Kalia. Well, it's hard for me to refuse someone's kindness, right? Moreover, it was done by Burke. You still remember that little Asian." I quickly found an excuse to change the subject.

Melina simply nodded and said bluntly, "I have always been by your side, Master Zero, so I have seen all of this."

——Yes, that’s indeed the case.

"... Congratulations, Master Zero." Melina suddenly changed the subject, "You have obtained two demigod runes, and you are only one step away from becoming the King of Elden... In the royal city of Rodel, as long as you can defeat the current King of Blessing, you can repair the magic ring."

"It won't be that simple." I sighed slightly.

"why?"

"..."

Seeing Melina frowning slightly... Ah! I suddenly understood!

——Melina wasn’t angry because I was wearing the Kalia Knight suit, as if I was submitting to Lani.

——She must be confused because I have already stepped onto the Yatan Plateau and even approached the royal city of Rodel, but now I have returned to this half of the border area below and seem to be spending a lot of time here.

Although it's okay to tell Melina the truth about the King of Blessing and the golden tree now, I'm a little worried that I might let something slip if I say too much... I don't want to part with Meimei now because of a possible disagreement about the Mad Fire.

"Well, I'm sorry, Melina, I'm afraid I can't tell you all the plans right now." I explained everything in detail. "But, you see, whether it's Lienia, Nimgufu, or even Galid, they are all getting better, right? Can you give me some more time, wait for me to deal with everything here, and then accompany you to the Yatan Plateau and go to the royal city of Rodel, okay?"

"... No, maybe I was a little impatient, Master Ling. Seeing the golden tree right above my head, I still can't remember anything about myself... I should be the one to apologize." Melina sighed softly, and when she raised her eyes again, she smiled softly, "Your outfit is indeed very similar to the knight I imagined, but if there were more bright colors, I think it would look better."

--Um? !

"Haha, yes, is that so?" I couldn't help but curl up the corners of my mouth.

——It looks a lot like the knight that Melina imagined, or something like that. Oh my, it’s so embarrassing.

——After all, in some fairy tales, the princess is not necessarily paired with a prince, but a knight~

"Do you still need some brighter colors? How about asking Burke to help me make some changes after we go back?" I couldn't help but look at the clothes and consider.

But Melina stopped me: "This is just my personal opinion, but the Dark Moon Princess and Lord Iggy gave this dress to Lord Zero, which naturally has a special meaning. If you change it casually, it might ruin their intentions... Besides, it already looks good enough, Lord Zero."

"Yes, is that so?" Under Melina's sincere gaze, I felt the temperature on my face rising steadily. I quickly coughed softly and brought the topic back on track. "Yes, yes. Now, I have to go back to Rhea Lukalia. Iggy should have made new weapons for me. Then we will go to Noklon. It won't take too much time, maybe five or six days... After that, I also told Lani that we will go to Yatan Plateau first to meet the King of Blessing."

"I understand." Melina nodded rather obediently, "Then now, please allow me to touch you, Master Zero."

Without hesitation, I took the hand that Melina extended to me, and smiled and raised an eyebrow at the look she gave me.

And the next second, the golden light of blessing gently wrapped us and carried us floating up.

During the teleportation this time, I kept my eyes open and looked at Melina, somewhat reluctant to let go of our hands... But unfortunately, after the blessing teleportation was completed, her figure disappeared in front of me as her face turned away.