Looking at Ellie in suspicious gaze. He didn't know any named Ellie.
The reason?
Toshi who has knowledge in games knew what the symbol of the plank in the wall.
The blue rose of thorns that planted in the middle of winter snow was a symbol of a royal family in the game called savior of the witch county.
In that game, a player was roaming in a country where he meet a character in the woods.
This character was a witch who's sole purpose was to save her county and rebuild the kingdom. Although it's an old game.
Toshi has many knowledge in that game but he never heard name Ellie or even the daughter's of the witch queen.
Then, when he heard the word half. His eyes when wide.
"You're parents are characters and players?"
At his question, Ellie nodded as she gave a sweet smile.
"Yes, my parents married each other despite the difference of there world. Although they can't meet since the world rules separate them. They can still meet in game dome.
But never underestimate a witch like me. Even without doing anything. I can kill everyone including my darling here."
At her cold words. Everyone look at baek with pity gazes saying. "You sacrifice your little bro for the world. The great founding fathers will salute your bravery."
As baek who can read their gazes. Baek wanted to talk back but Ellie continued.
"Of course my reason why am here is to sell magic artifacts, magic scrolls and more. But the real reason why am here instead staying in my kingdom was because on baek."
As she put her hands in her chest she continues.
"The moment I saw his brutality in the faces of the enemies. I felt my heart race. For some reason. I wanted to be with him just like my parents. So I kidnap him and ride him in 8 hours."
As she put her hands in her face in embarrassed. Both of toshi and Lena gaze became even more pity causing baek to almost cough of blood.
"That day, haaaa.... My dear was like a beast. At first he was struggling but then. He was like. "You will never defeat me." He then destroyed all my restricted spells and he became like a beast and then. He-."
"Okay that's enough."
At baek's words. He didn't want to lower his reputation to rock bottom, as his friend's gaze was become even lower than the earth.
Toshi then tap baek and said.
"You been threw a lot huh."
Looking at him with pity. Baek have a urgent to explain more to toshi but Ellie cough lightly and said.
"Anyway why are you here? Did you come here to buy her a armor?"
As Ellie look at Lena's appearance. Her armor was badly damage and her beautiful face was ruined.
Although she got wounds. It doesn't serious as she have a passive skill called regeneration.
At Ellie's question. Toshi look her armor that has cracks and holes. He then said.
"Can you fix her armor? I promise I'll pay."
When Ellie heard this. She ask.
"Do you have money?"
As toshi show his Benjamin bill. Ellie's face became frown as she said.
"I accept gold not piece of paper."
In her words, toshi became frown then look at his friend for rescue but then he said.
"Sorry bud, am short of cash."
At this moment, toshi click his tongue inwardly. It's to be expected since baek isn't rich of gold.
Toshi will never let his character to fight again if her armor isn't in perfect condition as Lena already done a lot of him.
So toshi decided a new plan.
"Okay how about this, fix my characters armor, and give us the materials from this shopping list and we will let you to suck baek dry."
"Hey!"
When baek heard toshi's proposal. Baek suddenly felt chill in his spine as he denied this fact. But Ellie who heard this suddenly became serious and said.
"Deal but he has to stay in 3 days."
"No! That's too much how about a day."
"Hahaha.. are you making me laugh? 2 days and 12 hours."
"Hell no woman! 1 day and half."
"You really think I accept that? How about 2 days."
"Hey! Am not a rare item here! Besides we have things to do. We can just ask mizuki to fix her armor!"
In baek's words. Toshi raise his eyebrows and said.
"You're right. Why didn't I think about it."
As baek sigh on relief. Toshi then added.
"Let me and baek finished the shopping list and fix her armor then you can have him at the end of the game dome."
"What the fu-."
As baek shouted his friend. Ellie quickly said.
"Deal!"
As the two have a hand shake. Both Asmodeus and Lena look at baek with pity gazes. On the other hand baek who was anger grab toshi's collar and said.
"You bastard! Why did you do that!"
When toshi look at him with cold eyes. He then replied.
"This is a payment for having a laid while am stuck being single."
"You son of a b-ugh!"
"Come on dear. No fighting in my shop."
As Ellie hug him in the neck tightly. Baek tap her elbow to release him as toshi said.
"This is the list."
When Ellie saw the list. She became frown as she never expecting that the materials that mizuki needs was over the top.
Of course, Ellie already made a deal at toshi as she sigh and said.
"If I knew this items are too much. I won't made a deal with you."
As she grumble about the request. She couldn't help but sigh and said.
"I don't know if you're lucky but I do have a demon here."
"Oh?"
At baek's curiosity. Ellie cast a magic spell in the floor in the next moment. The floor which they standing are was banished as they fall to the pitch black hole.
This makes toshi to panic as he never experience this while baek and the rest didn't say anything. As they going to decent the falling.
They all landed safely as Ellie clap her hands.
Once the light was open. They saw a large cage with thick bars. Then in the dark shadows. A red eyes was staring at them as toshi felt chilling in his spine.
"Oh? A visitor? This is unexpected."
As the lights shines inside. They saw a man wearing a luxurious dress as he looks beat up.
In first glance. They think it was a human but looking at his cut off horns. They can tell that it was a demon.
"This guy is Balthazar. He came to my shop and demanded me to be his wife. Unfortunately I told him am already taken but he refused to believe it. As a result. He tried to forcefully take me by force. unfortunately for him. Am no ordinary witch and this is how he end up."
At her words. Balthazar only click his tongue as how he showed a irritated face. Then baek look at him closely and said.
"Oh? Isn't it the demon king from the quest game."
"Quest game?"
At toshi's question. Baek explain and said.
"Quest game was a adventure RPG game that converted into gacha game. The hero who was a player has to defeat the demon king to save the world.
You might not know this since the game was three generations has been produce."
"What? That long? Then this guy was the older than my grandparents."
At his words, baek nodded and Balthazar added.
"So why you are here? Am sure you all didn't came here to release me right?"
At his words. Ellie nodded and said.
"Yes we didn't came here to release you but rather to send you to someone."
"Oh? Then who is this person? Do I know that person."
At his words, baek and toshi didn't answer as the demon laugh. He then look at the two characters especially Asmodeus.
"For a fellow demon like you. Am ashamed that you are my kin. Do you have no honor and become slaves to this humans?"
Asmodeus who heard it only snorted and said.
"Do I give a damn if you are my fellow demon? And what honor you are talking about? We are not the righteous people like those pigeon."
At his cold words. Balthazar glared at him as he didn't say more.
Lena's eyes turned cold in both Asmodeus and Balthazar. Although she was to kill this two demons. She decided not to since there is no worth of killing them.
Especially that her master has in difficult state. She was just lucky that her master has a friend who was getting along with.
When Ellie look at toshi. She then said.
"Our transmission will complete once you send the materials to mizuki right?"
As toshi nodded. Ellie smiled as he glance at baek making him to glared at his friend.
When Balthazar saw this. His eyes when to anger and look at baek.
"You! Are you this witch fiance?!"
Before baek could even react. Ellie punch him in the stomach as Asmodeus hurriedly chase him.
"Yes, he is my fiance what are you gonna do about it?"
At her taunting words. Balthazar's eyes turned red as he tried to use his powers but that doesn't work.
The chains was enchanted by the witches who has knowledge of dark art. Unless the witch he face are weak. It's impossible to escape at her.
Not only that the chains has other special effects that attach to him. It was then suddenly glowed yellow.
Zztt!
"Haaaa!!!"
Balthazar's body was suddenly electrocuted as he scream in pain. His make Ellie only shook her head with Asmodeus and Lena smiled at this demon king's fate.
"Any where is his colleagues? Since he was a demon king am sure that even a tyrant have a escort knight right?"
At toshi's words. Ellie only shook and said.
"I don't know. I ask the same thing to him but he never answered."
When toshi look at the miserable guy who was still electrocuted. He couldn't help but sigh and said.
"Anyway, let's get going so we can end this."
As the group nodded. The whole group wait Ellie to finish the gathered items as they left the store.
When they arrived in the same building in the red district.
Mizuki who was sitting in the chair was happily drinking tea and said.
"To think you finished my task and even brought the demon who was still alive. Am surprised baek."
As baek only grim after this, she then look at Ellie which mizuki knew as she only sigh while she saw Ellie was hugging him tightly as if he will never let him go.
Meanwhile, the demon king Balthazar was kneeling while he was restricted with enchanted chains as he look pitiful.
As mizuki who didn't want to ask more. She tap her hands as her servant took the items and even drag Balthazar.
"Where are you taking me! Unhand me!"
As her servant didn't say anything. His cries never heard by the servant as they drag him.
"We finished your shopping list now do yours."
As baek spoke in respectful tone. Mizuki nodded her head as toshi's phone was took by the servant.
"You can have the phone in just few minutes for now. You can all do anything you want here in my establishment but if you want some service. You need to pay."
As the group nodded. Ellie ask.
"Can I borrow a room? I promise I pay."
At her words, baek struggle from her clutches but it was in vain as Ellie never let him go not until she claims what she wants.
Mizuki nodded as she ignores baek's cries like the demon before.
As Ellie took baek somewhere. Toshi then ask.
"By the way, how can we earned gold coins in game dome?"
"Oh? Didn't necromancer Lin told you yet?"
"No, he didn't."
As toshi scratch his cheeks. Mizuki chuckled and said.
"To earned a gold coins. You have three ways.
1. Trade, any character/monster cards or even materials can be exchanged by two different parties. Think of it like us. We gave them service in exchange for gold. Unfortunately we don't do the monster corpse or anything like that so you have to find your own.
2. Bounty, most neutral area has a bounty hunting since most players are rude and ruthless. They attack the people inside the neutral area to turned into cards or increase the strength of their characters. Unfortunately we neutral residents are not weak to back down from the fight, at the same time we have things to do. So we established a bounty hunting building so the other players will hunt them in exchange gold.
But let me give you a fare warning. Most of the amount of rewards we gave was high and also we don't need a alive person but instead you need to show us the head of that person."
At her sinister smiled, toshi shuddered a bit as she continues.
"Lastly, the Merchant like Ellie. But unlike trade. This merchant gave person quest in exchange for gold or to increase your strength. Like the system novels that you players always read."
"Wait you know that?"
At his words mizuki smiled and said.
"Of course, from system novels to pornography novel. We read those kind of stuff if we have free time."
At her words, toshi nodded as he burned every information he got from mizuki.
When toshi finally got his new fix phone. It was also day that the game has finally end.