Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Roderica's reaction and words were beyond my expectation. After all, in the game, Little Red Riding Hood has never left the Round Table Hall since she arrived.

"You want to go to the Ancestral Forest?" I confirmed again.

Roderica also nodded and explained: "Master Ling, your headband is inhabited by a very powerful spirit...it seems to be guiding me forward."

"This..." I was a little reluctant to agree.

——After all, as a spirit trainer, Roderica is a very important and capable assistant to Ati.

——If her life is in danger, how should I upgrade the ashes I obtained in the future... Besides, Brother Teardrop is still mentally retarded. I wanted to ask Roderica to help me figure out the reason.

But an unexpected voice suddenly spoke: "Let her go."

“...Xu Gu?”

The old blacksmith was maintaining and sharpening the iron. I handed him the Night Spark while Roger was telling a story. Without even looking up, he said, "Ever since a new person came into that room, Roderica has been in an unstable state... I heard that the ancestors coexist with the souls. If Roderica can go, she will be able to relax a little, and she can also learn the techniques of adjusting the souls from them."

Roger and I couldn't help but turn our heads and look at Roderica.

Little Red Riding Hood's face was also slightly flushed. She lowered her head, rubbed her hands, swallowed her saliva, and slowly said, "From time to time, there are screams and cries in that room... I can feel a kind of horror and extremely crazy curse. Even at such a long distance, it is still frightening."

—The coprophagist.

Of course, he himself is not necessarily a dung eater as his name suggests.

It is said that he is a monster born from the sewers of the royal city. He is a terrible weirdo who will bury the curse from that dark hotbed in the human body, causing the other party to be tainted for eternity.

Who would have thought that the mere existence of the dung eaters in reality would affect Roderica's condition and hinder her from tuning her spirit?

——It seems that I have to find an opportunity to use up the special props that Servis gave me.

I couldn't help but sigh. "If you really want to go to Noklongen, Roderica, then go to Stonewell first. Talk to Nepheli and ask her to send someone to protect you."

"I understand." Roderica nodded obediently.

"Also, clang clang~ clang clang~" I took off the light horn headband and crowned Roderica to the background music I hummed. "This is a treasure given to me by the high priest of the ancestors. When they see this pair of antlers, they should not attack you... By the way, there is also this pair of soul ashes. You should take it with you, Roderica."

I rang the Soul Summoning Bell and handed over the Ancestral Soul that I had obtained after defeating the Ancestral King in the lower reaches of the Shivla River.

Roderica received the ancestor's soul with a cemetery lily of the valley and held it in her palm: "Thank you, Master Ling... Then, ancestor, please give me your guidance."

I seemed to hear the ancestor spirit mooing in agreement, followed by Roger's teasing: "You are too protective, Zero, and you were the same before."

"What do you know? Roderica's ability to tune spirits is one of the most precious treasures. If I had time, I would definitely accompany her."

Roger continued to make fun of us: "Aren't old friends precious? I've never seen you treat me so well, Zero."

"Humph, I helped you block the 'evil omen demon' and let you enter Stonewell smoothly. Isn't that good enough?" When I thought of this, I immediately lost my temper.

Roger immediately retorted: "But later, when you were desperate in there, I also helped you, so it has been offset."

"You can't counteract it, bastard!" I waved my big hand at Roger, "Rodlika, hit him!"

"Huh?!" Roderica didn't understand what I meant at first.

"Just use the antlers to push his lungs. This is how the ancestors communicate with each other!" I said nonsense.

But Roger soon exposed him: "Hey, hey, hey, since it's a horn related to priests, it shouldn't be used like this, right? Zero, don't teach her nonsense. What if she really believes it and something goes wrong when she arrives at Noklongen?"

"Eh, that's difficult. Don't they communicate using horns?" Roderica asked blankly, holding the deer horns.

"look!"

——······Okay, it’s my fault this time.

"I heard that you are going to Noklongen, right?" At this moment, a voice interrupted our conversation.

——It turned out to be "Hunting Death" D!

"If possible, I'll go too."

——Hey, he’s going too?!

- Oh, could it be that D was planning to look for his brother? After all, in the game, D's brother seemed to have met with the Prince of Death Godwin, and he also had his own ideas.

Speaking of the drainage area in Noxlongn...

"Then, you go to Stonewell first and find a Crucible Knight named Hector. Tell him that there are two of his comrades under Noklong, but I don't know if they are Paris, his younger brother." When I said this, I paused and glanced at D.

There was indeed a slight change in his eyes under the helmet.

"If it's that guy Hector who's taking action, Zero, you can be completely relieved." Roger smiled and nudged my shoulder with his arm.

——Well, that’s my plan.

"Also, after you go down, you must pay attention to the people of the Fallen Eagle Legion. They have been trapped underground for too long, and seem to have become insane and even cannibalistic due to the lack of the queen's blessing. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the greatest enemy in Noklongun... I'd better write a paper report, and you can take it to Nefeli and Hertok."

"Okay, thank you, Lord Zero." Roderica stood up with me, and when she bowed, the horn headband almost hit my head.

——Could it be that this deer antler can really be used as a weapon? !

I returned to the round table in the hall and borrowed a parchment scroll and a pen from Teacher Colin, who was preparing various prayer runes for me.

D also briefly discussed with Roderica the plan to go to Noklongen.

After everything was settled, most of the people in the hall were ready to leave and continue their own adventures.

I walked up to Xiu Gu, took back the polished Night Starfire, and thanked the old blacksmith: "Thank you for taking care of Roderica, Xiu Gu."

“······”The blacksmith didn’t say much, just like an old father who was not good at talking.

He changed the subject and looked at the Night Starfire in my hand. "This is a really good sword. It is unexpected that it can combine magic with the characteristics of the earth dragon scales. Moreover, from the toughness of the knife, I can feel that the other party's sword-forging skills are quite steady and skilled..."

"In that case, Xiu Gu, why don't you go out for a walk? Old man Iji will definitely be very happy to hear what you say." I once again invited Xiu Gu.

But Xiu Gu still shook his head: "I... let it go."

——The blacksmith is as stubborn as ever. He voluntarily imprisoned himself in this hall for the sake of his oath with Marika... I should find a way to use weapons to make him more interested in the outside world and then persuade him to leave.

——In this way, when the burning tree affects the hall here, he and Little Red Riding Hood can be taken away.

While thinking about this idea, I said goodbye to Xiu Gu.

Everyone has gathered at the round table in the hall, ready to embark on their own journey again.

Unexpectedly, Sir Baizhi called me at the moment before leaving: "Zero."

I looked at everyone in the hall with confusion, and they obviously didn't know what was going on.

——You’d better go and take a look yourself.

Following Baizhi to his study, Jazz said without further ado, "I'd better apologize to you... We lost the Mad Fire Man."

"Huh? Where did you get lost?" I suddenly remembered that in the corrupt church in Galid, Mad Fireus threw an ear to me.

Obviously, they had already noticed Baizhi's secret investigation.

Baizhi continued to reply: "It is on the hill near the ancient ruins cliff, near a place called Lux ​​Ruins."

——Lux Ruins? That is where we rested overnight after we first climbed the Yatan Plateau. The next day, the little snake Laya left the team with Diaros.

——But where are those crazy people going and what are they doing?

Just as I was wondering, Bai Zhi coldly asked me a new question: "But, Ling, what I want to ask you is, how many crazy fire people are there?"