"I really don't know." Ye Chuqi hopped onto the railing and sat down, swinging her legs. "Tell me more, mister!"
"Heh." The adventurer took a sip of wine and narrowed his eyes. "Plenty of adventurers worry about their Beast Companions, too. They're even more affected by the berserk power. One wrong move, and they'll fall just like those monsters in the Beast Abyss. So their owners often bring them here to enjoy a little peace."
"Does the berserk power get driven out completely, or is it only soothed for a while?" There was a fundamental difference between the two.
The adventurer looked at Ye Chuqi in surprise, as though he hadn't expected that question. Then he smiled. "Driving out berserk power? If only it were that easy." If it were, Demon Beasts wouldn't still have berserk power in their Beast Cores when they died.
The peace they found in Liao Leaf Town treated the symptoms, not the cause. It didn't reduce the berserk power inside them by a single trace.
"Is there no way to drive it out? I mean, other than waiting until only the Beast Core is left and purifying it with an Alchemy Array."
The adventurer raised an eyebrow. "There is, but only in legend. Take the Reedleaf Elves said to live throughout Liao Leaf Forest. They're born of Knotleaf Trees and possess wondrous abilities."
But that was only a legend. Adventurers came to Liao Leaf Town every day of every year and ventured deep into Liao Leaf Forest in search of the Reedleaf Elves. After all this time, though, the legend remained a legend. No one had ever actually seen one.
"Reedleaf Elves..." Ye Chuqi murmured.
The adventurer laughed. "You didn't even know about them? When I first saw you, I thought you'd come looking for