"You want to try some too?"
Ethan's voice carried a strange charm, almost like temptation, as it entered Harriet's ears, causing her to unconsciously reach out for the bowl in his hand.
'The soup smells so good.'
'It has to taste good too.'
[Talk You Into a Limp, Passive Skill Activated!]
Seeing Harriet take the bowl, a special smile appeared at the corner of Ethan's mouth.
After all, the hidden team reward only required protecting all teammates from dying to monsters or killing each other.
If Harriet killed herself, that shouldn't count as killing each other, right?
After all, even gods couldn't stop someone from committing suicide.
"O-Okay, I'll try it."
Harriet raised the bowl and was about to drink.
Charlie, who had been watching from the side, was so nervous that he could hardly stand it, but he didn't dare expose the poison in front of everyone.
He hurried forward, snatched the bowl from Harriet's hands, and gulped it down.
"Sister Harriet, this soup is just too good. I couldn't resist."
As he spoke, he kept giving Harriet meaningful looks.
Only then did Harriet suddenly seem to wake up. She jumped to her feet and said, "What did you just do to me?"
"You're acting strange. I just offered you some soup. Why are you reacting like there's poison in it?", Ethan asked, "Didn't you cook this soup yourself?"
"Uh..."
Only then did Harriet realize what she had said. Her face twitched twice before she gave an awkward smile.
"Sorry. I've been under too much pressure for too long. I just... had a stress reaction."
"Oh~"
Seeing the plan had failed, Ethan decided not to waste the poisoned soup.
He finished the bowl in one go.
Then...
'I need to pee!'
'Damn! I drank too much.'
Ethan quickly looked around and discovered that this place was completely exposed.
'This is awkward.'
'Am I supposed to pee right in front of the girls?'
'Even if I hide behind a tree...'
'The smell would still spread with the wind.'
'That doesn't seem right either.'
"Lord Ethan, why aren't you drinking anymore?"
Seeing Ethan constantly looking around, Harriet immediately became nervous.
Part of her hoped the poison was finally taking effect.
Part of her worried that her Poison Release attempt had been discovered.
So she casually asked out of "concern" to test the situation.
"I am drinking. My stomach's just a little full, so I'm thinking of taking a break."
After saying that, Ethan rubbed his stomach and walked toward the back of the tree trunk.
When Bird One and the others saw this, they immediately tried to follow him.
"Eat these."
Ethan pulled out several pieces of roasted meat that Cook Four had prepared in advance, along with a bamboo tube filled with water.
"You all stay here and rest while waiting for me. I'm just going to take care of some business and will be right back."
"Remember, don't eat anything from anyone except what I give you."
"Yes, Lord."
Bird One and the others answered. At the same time, they glanced toward Harriet with puzzled looks.
But since the lord hadn't explained anything, they naturally wouldn't ask.
After being delayed by Bird One and the others, Ethan felt even more desperate.
"Alright, I'll be back soon. Don't follow me."
With that said, Ethan quickly rushed behind the big tree.
He looked around and confirmed nobody had followed him.
Only then did he find a tree hollow, open a Spatial Gate, and stick himself into it.
"Haa!"
'So refreshing.'
———
As for the other Spatial Gate, Ethan had no idea where he had opened it.
He just wanted it to be far away.
He only needed a drain to get rid of the pee.
Then... the Goblin Elders, who were eating food and watching dancers perform, suddenly felt something dripping onto their bald heads.
One elder reached up and touched his head.
The liquid was a little warm.
And it had a urine smell.
'What is going on?'
"Do you smell that?"
Goblin Elder A turned to Goblin Elder B and said, "This water smells strange."
"Could acid rain be leaking through again?", Elder B touched his head as well, then put a finger into his mouth, "I'll taste it... uh!"
The moment Elder B put his finger into his mouth, his eyes went wide and he fell over stiffly.
"Huh? What's wrong with you?"
Elder A was startled and quickly stood up.
This time he didn't dare put his hand into his mouth.
Instead, he grabbed some liquor bought from the Treants and poured it directly over his head, not caring whether it was wasteful or not, and started washing himself.
"What are you two doing?"
The Goblin King sat in the main seat and finally couldn't help asking as he watched the two elders causing a commotion below.
Elder A stopped washing and immediately knelt down, "My King, some water just dripped down from above and landed on my head. Elder B tasted it and died on the spot."