Chapter 33: Experiment Materials (3)

[Do you want to invite the target to join the party?]

Adhitte looked at the notification window that appeared above Helena's head. He extended his hand to reassure her that his offer was not a joke. Apparently, Adhitte felt something he never felt from Helena.

Helena laughed flirtatiously and opened her hand fan, showing her flirtatious attitude. "Well, do I now get a confession of feelings?"

Adhitte replied, "Let's call it that."

Helena laughed slightly before shaking Adhitte's hand. "Hey, I should have offered it to you. However, it's still good that you offered it first. Well then, as you know, my name is Helena and my surname is Desmo. Hmm... a little heads up, I've left my clan called 'Moon', just ignore them if you run into them."

Adhitte nodded, then said, "You want to get a gift?"

"Of course. What kind of gift is it?" Helena asked curiously while blinking one eye.

[Do you want to invite the target into the party?]

The writing was still clearly visible. Adhitte did something by nodding and making the writing disappear. It was replaced with another one.

[Congratulations! You got "Helena Desmo" as your first party member.]

[Party members can see the status window as an intermediary!]

Adhitte then said. "The gift has reached you. Try saying 'Status Window' now."

Helena felt strange, but tried anyway. "Okay, then 'Status Window' let's see what I got—hey, what's this?!"

That woman was surprised. She was so shocked, she didn't maintain her grace. Helena had never seen something like that in the hundreds of years she had lived. Even she didn't know how to react.

How could she not? It was the first time Helena had seen a status window that usually appeared in games on earth. It was something that never existed in a fantasy world.

[Congratulations! You have become a member of the "Adhitte" party!]

[Please be careful with your leader, don't get deleted from the membership!]

[You can see your status window!]

Helena looked at the things in the status window. "Hey, in your world, can all beings have this? Or does it only apply to transcendent beings?"

Adhitte answered casually. "No, only people who have the qualifications may obtain it. I don't remember how my world used to be because I'm used to traveling through various worlds."

Helena was immediately amazed. Her face, which usually looked sexy, looked like a curious girl with an innocent face. She felt like she was seeing a new world.

[You can open the full "Helena Desmo" status window!]

Adhitte pressed the 'Yes' button and all the information entered her window. There was too much to summarize.

[The information summary of "Helena Desmo" has been updated!]

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[Stats Window]

Name: Helena Desmo

Age : 134 years old

Lv: 40

Class: Vampire

Title: Hunter of Monsters, Professor

HP: 13.450/43.000

MP : -

Str: 101, Int: 103, Vit: 145, Agi: 198, Sen: 203

Physical Damage Reduction -2%

Magic Damage Reduction -3%

Notes: Under the ancient poison and curse of a vampire clan. His life will not be long in vampire lifespan time.

--

Adhitte saw this with complicated feelings. He looked at Helena who was excited to see something new. Why was she excited when she had only a short life ahead of her?

She tried to open his mouth. "Store."

[You can't open the entire "Store" feature!]

[Raise your level to unlock all features!]

[Due to feature updates, all coins earned will be paid as system update fees!]

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[Shop : Potion]

- Small Health Potion: 12G

Adds 10% to your remaining health.

- Small Mana Potion: 11G

Adds 10% of your remaining mana.

- Medium Health Potion: 27G

Adds 50% of remaining health.

- Medium Mana Potion: 26G

Adds 50% of your remaining mana.

- Large Health Potion: 50G

Adds 100% of your remaining health.

- Large Mana Potion: 50G

Adds 100% of your remaining mana.

Gold remaining: 1.200G

--

Adhitte thought for a moment. As he remembered, there were still a few million gold left in his system wallet. Somehow after the system update, all the contents were very annoying to him. For all potions, their functions had changed a lot. Previously, it had a function to increase a few percent of the maximum health points. However, now it could only add a few percent of the remaining points.

"Inventory." He mentioned a word that Helena couldn't understand.

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[Inventory contents]

1. Weapons (45×)

2. Potion (68×)

3. Skill book (11×)

...

--

Adhitte saw that there were some potions left, so he picked them up. The screen did not show how much it contained, but only a picture of an object with a number indicating the amount of contents.

Red and blue potions appeared in his hand as he pulled something from the inventory window. Helena did not realize what Adhitte was doing.

"Helena." Adhitte called out to her and handed her the potion.

That woman took it and asked, "What is this? It smells like a mixture of aura and mana."

"Try drinking it." Adhitte asked her to drink the potion.

Helena looked at the potion curiously. The red potion had a sharp aura-like smell, while the blue potion had a mana scent.

Of course Helena tried the red potion first. As a vampire, she was a user of aura and not mana. Without suspicion, she tried to drink the potion until it ran out.

"Don't you suspect I'm putting poison or something?" Adhitte asked in a curious tone. She still did not change her flat expression.

Helena replied, "I'm a vampire. Poison doesn't work on me for now. It would have to be a curse at least to make me weak."

After finishing the red potion, Helena felt something strange in her body. It was not a bad thing, but she felt refreshed.

[You consumed the Small Health Potion!]

[Your Health Points increased by 10% from normal!]

[The poison and curse you are currently receiving, will not be erased!]

[Physical deterioration will continue!]

The messages addressed to Helena could still be read by Adhitte. The health potion could only add health points. The bad state that Helena was in, could not be cured.

"Well, do you have anything else? I want to experiment on the potion." Helena said in a teasing and excited tone.

Adhitte gave her a few more of a larger size. He looked around at the monsters that Helena was experimenting on. Most of them were unconscious.

"Potions are useful for anyone who still has consciousness. For monsters like this, it seems a bit difficult." Adhitte tried to approach the monster with the larger body in the tube.

He touched the tube. "Should I hunt around to test the monsters?"

***

Arthur received a look that he found unpleasant from Sir Daniel and Milly. The two people compactly wanted to drag him to the room and ask him to rest.

When the investigation inside the theater had been moved to the Central Court, the invited nobles were allowed to go home. Count Rubel, who was in charge of the event, was not free from suspicion. So, he could not return to his territory easily.

Arthur and Duke Rudolf hired another mage, this time not Milly's sister, to return to Duchy Rudolf. They returned with all the maids they had brought with them.

The trouble started when Milly, who knew what happened among the nobles, told Sir Daniel about it. Both men immediately panicked and asked Arthur to rest.

Duke Rudolf also forced Arthur to rest. The three were like rabid fans of Arthur who didn't want him to get hurt even once. So, he just complied.

With Arthur walking accompanied by Milly, he ignored that girl carrying a heavy bag. He just wanted to fall asleep now. Sir Daniel left because he forgot something.

Duke Rudolf went straight back to his room. He still had work to continue. They parted ways in the middle of the castle hallway.

Sir Daniel was seen coming from the opposite direction to Arthur and Milly. That man was not alone. He brought with him a man of almost the same height as him.

Instantly he remembered that there was someone he was looking for at the banquet. His younger brother who was said to have survived the attack of the Senova Empire's troops.

That two men approached and sure enough. Almost white blonde hair with bright violet eyes. His tall body also made it clear that it was Arthur's younger brother, Sandy Rudolf.

Sir Daniel greeted Arthur and Sandy saw his brother. The younger brother approached hurriedly.

"Hyung!"

Srak!

Sandy almost wanted to hug Arthur, but his brother easily dodged, causing that man to stumble. The problem was that Sandy tried to stay balanced by pulling on Arthur's back shirt.

Brugh!

"Eh, Hyung!"

In the end, Arthur fell in a bad position, his head hitting the wall of the hallway. Milly who was behind him was shocked, and Sir Daniel who surprised and looked like he was about to cry.

'Damn it, this weak body.'

Then, Arthur was unconscious.

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Hyung = Older brother's term for younger brother.