"Ugh... Phew..."
Slowly opening her eyes from a groaning slumber, Dorothy saw an unfamiliar ceiling.
"Oh! You're awake?"
Dorothy turned her head weakly to look at the person sitting next to her who was waving at her with a bright smile.
Esmeralda the Stargazer.
She's a girl with a 100% accuracy rate in divination, and is hailed as the 'Divination Witch' by all the lords in the group.
Do you remember what happened before?
"Before... I remember I was fighting the Skeleton Lord, and then... what happened to Miss Ouyang!"
The thought of fighting with Ouyang Qianjin made Dorothy suddenly float up from the bed.
"Who's winning!?"
That's all she cares about right now.
"Be grateful to Miss Ouyang. If she had gone all out, you would probably be dead by now, not even a trace of your soul would remain."
Like a gentle older sister, the mature and sophisticated Esmeralda handed a scorpion to Dorothy.
"Eat up, these things should replenish your soul."
"Uh... thank you."
Looking at the scorpion, which was longer than her arm, Dorothy reluctantly reached out her hand.
It then absorbed the scorpion's soul.
How are you feeling?
"It tastes a bit bad."
"I'm not talking about the taste of a scorpion's soul..."
Esmeralda was somewhat speechless.
"I feel much better for now, thank you."
Dorothy nodded, realizing that the other person was talking about something else.
"Hmm... As the oldest among you, I still prefer your old self who liked to mess around and act silly. Young people should act like young people."
Esmeralda uttered words that sounded like comforting words, yet weren't quite.
But at least hearing Dorothy's voice made him feel a little better.
"Speaking of which, how long did I sleep?"
"It's been two days, and Adams has already arrived."
The witch shrugged, indicating her helplessness.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that Esmeralda looked a little strange when she talked about Adams, Dorothy asked.
"That guy... even among you necromancers, he has the strongest odor. I'm not very good at dealing with people like that."
"After all, they are ghouls, so it's normal for them to smell bad."
Dorothy found Esmeralda's statement quite normal.
Although she had never met Adams.
There is no doubt that she has never come into contact with ghouls before.
However, I still encountered ghouls during the upgrade process.
That thing really is...
If she could, Dorothy would never want to run into them again.
However, there was no other way; this time, it was for something important.
Even if I'm unwilling, I have to hold out until the end of this meeting.
Although there wasn't much for these lords to talk about anyway.
However, the issue of the face value has not yet been properly resolved.
A battle that was supposed to determine the rankings ended in a daze, and then I slept for two days in a daze.
Even Adams, that guy who's thousands of miles away, has arrived.
Dorothy's face then showed a rather unpleasant expression.
"Forget about that, you should think about how to repay your life."
Esmeralda, who was unwilling to even speak, changed the subject.
They then moved on to another topic that was quite important to Dorothy.
"Repay...repay...?"
Esmeralda's words left Dorothy stunned.
"Of course, you really can't remember the battle from before?"
Goodness.
He was beaten to the point of amnesia.
It has to be said that a lot of things happened in those two seconds that no one knows about.
"See for yourself."
With a sigh, Esmeralda handed her the video recorder that Dorothy had given her earlier.
After watching the video, Dorothy finally remembered what had happened that night.
Life is absorbed.
It's just a very simple life-draining skill.
I have one myself.
It was something I deliberately chose to use to replenish my body's energy.
Yet, this very skill almost tore his soul apart?
A guy who just plays with skeletons actually has a soul stronger than mine.
This alone is something Dorothy couldn't understand.
Show mercy? Or go all out?
Esmeralda is quite the talker!
I did almost die, but the other party must have used all their strength.
Dorothy was very clear about this.
However, it is true that the other party did not kill him.
Tsk!
Originally, he just couldn't stand the status of the "top player" and wanted to have a simple ranked match, but he ended up owing the other person a favor.
Now look what's happened, we even have to pay off debts!
Damn it, not only did I not get any benefits, but now I have to take things out of my own pocket first.
Just thinking about it makes me feel uneasy.
"So, Stargazer, do you know what skeletons like?"
Dorothy, who dislikes owing others, immediately asked the question she most wanted to know.
After all, this is a debt of gratitude that amounts to a life.
If you could repay it, you could only do so by giving the person their favorite gift.
Although reluctant, I'm willing to offer it.
This is Dorothy.
"Do you like it? I like everything, from food and drinks to toys, but I think my favorite is probably the spellbook, the necromancer spellbook."
"It seems that some very important information was used to exchange for the intermediate magic book in the High Priest's possession."
Esmeralda thought for a moment and then said.
A necromancy spellbook?
Upon hearing this, Dorothy frowned.
I do have a magic book, but the problem is that it seems a bit of a loss to exchange it for one.
But then I thought about how I'd saved my own life and felt like I'd gotten a good deal.
After all, the spellbook in her hand was low-level, only able to amplify skills below level 50.
Although it does increase soul and mental strength, it's only a small amount.
Compared to Nini Tier's mid-level spellbook, it's still somewhat inferior.
However, if it's a good way to repay a favor, it seems like a good option.
Um……
Forget it, I'll just give it to him anyway. After all, that low-level magic book won't improve my abilities much anymore.
She didn't want to be chased by Miss Ouyang demanding repayment of her debts all the time.
Have some self-respect!
"Stargazer, where is the skeleton now?"
Since you've already decided to give it to them, the sooner the better.
Just thinking about owing Ouyang Qianjin a favor makes Dorothy feel like she's suffocating.
Let's finish this quickly, so we can get it over with sooner.
"He was having dinner with Adams in the hall, and he had no taboos at all. He could even eat something with that smell. I have to admire him."
Esmeralda shook her head.
His tone was tinged with helplessness, yet also with admiration.
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