Episode 490 Declaration of War (1)
I asked for the third option out of curiosity as a player and bad feelings toward him, but in fact, the decision I’m going to make has already been decided.
I’m not sure what I’ll give you if I pick another door.
Even if I could give anything, it would not be greater than the value of three reliable colleagues.
‘Yeah… It seems like it would be impossible for to catch that thing by myself.’
Thinking so, I took a quick look at him.
Every ti our eyes t, I felt an unknown reluctance.
It was like seeing a completely different creature from .
“Looks like you’ve made a decision.”
“Yes, I will go through that door.”
As I said that, as I actually moved my steps, he just watched without saying anything.
Should I say that I feel respect for my choice?
Turbuck.
Stopping in front of the door, I turned my head and asked him.
It was for a simple reason.
If I just leave like this, I think I’ll keep worrying about it.
“If… any of us fell for your tricks and betrayed you, then what would happen?”
A hidden peace that even I am experiencing for the first ti.
First of all, it ended well, but I kept wondering about that part.
Fortunately, he readily responded.
“According to the established providence, my alter ego must have gained strength.”
“…It was like that, too.”
Sohow, he tried to keep alive as much as possible and urged to betray him.
Gradually, I understood the design of this space to so extent.
In the end, you have to fight the boss battle alone, but when betrayal occurs, the difficulty of the boss fight increases.
‘And if I lost the boss battle, it would have been ga over.’
If it was a ga, it should have had a certain level of favorability and reliability, but could it have been cleared in this way?
Anyhow, thanks for clearing up a lot of my doubts.
However, I decided to ask one more question.
“You… what the hell are you?”
“What does it an?”
“You already know what that ans, don’t you?”
This isn’t the first ti I’ve had a conversation with a monster in the labyrinth.
[It’s been a while since I’ve seen a creature. Where the hell did you guys co from?]
Vampire Duke Cambormire of the Bloody Fortress.
[Wild dogs of the empire, obsessed with greed. I will punish you today.]
A knight of the end t at the White Temple.
[If it’s a lie that no one knows……. What’s the difference between that and the truth?]
Doppelganger, etc.
There were many similar cases, but in the end it was close to the feeling of hitting a set line.
In fact, before long, he lost his temper and attacked with unconditional hostility.
But the guy in front of right now is different.
The feeling of having a clear subject.
‘Besides, I said sothing aningful earlier……’
He said clearly, explaining the case of a traitor. According to the established providence, my ‘other self’ would have gained strength.
I can’t say anything outright, but there is one fact that I can vaguely know by combining various information that I have known so far.
As if [Dungeon and Stone] was a ga based on this world view.
The labyrinth was also clearly modeled after sothing.
I cautiously brought my guess out of my mouth.
“Perhaps… do all the monsters you et in this labyrinth have originals? Are you also originals?”
He stayed silent and just stared at .
For so reason, strength entered her body as she seed to be worried.
The mont I heard his answer, I felt like I could take one step closer to the secret of this labyrinth.
But…
“Well.”
He shook his head after a long silence.
“Maybe you will find out soday.”
That was the end of my conversation with him.
thud-!
The tightly closed stone door opened wide and at the sa ti, sothing pushed my back.
***
「You have perfectly overco the great fear in the labyrinth.」
「No.12 ‘Trust’ will be permanently bound.」
「The naless pilgrim disappears from the labyrinth forever.」
「Special conditions. – Distorted mories will be permanently erased.」
「Hidden areas will be opened.」
「This is the first achievent you have achieved.」
「Your great footprints will be engraved on the Stone of Honor and recorded forever.」
.
.
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「The labyrinth has been closed.」
「The character moves to Lapdonia.」
***
A warm light on top of tightly closed eyelids.
When I raise my head in a daze and open my eyes, the gloomy sky greets .
I was stunned for a long ti and looked up at it.
“…….”
You ca back alive.
I feel it every ti, but when I look at the sky, I feel so at ease.
Of course, that ti was extrely short.
“…This is Bjorn Yandel.”
“They said they would catch the hierarchical lord, but how did that happen…?”
“Isn’t it really that the five of us succeeded…?”
The explorers recognized and began to hum.
I hurriedly ca to my senses and headed for the checkpoint.
At the checkpoint, only one person ca first and was waiting for us.
It was Alia who had escaped from the raid location to interrogate the intruders.
“…It’s good. You ca back intact. Do you know how worried I was because you didn’t show up until the labyrinth was closed?”
As soon as she spotted while looking around with nervous eyes in front of the checkpoint, she let out a breath as if her tension was relieved.
But belatedly, did another concern arise?
“Any casualties?”
Alia, completely unaware of our situation, wanted to ascertain the damage rather than the success or failure of the matter.
But all I could say was this.
“No. No… there won’t be.”
“There won’t be…? What does that an?”
“…complicated to explain.”
I’ve heard that they’re all still alive, but I thought seeing them in person would put my mind at ease.
“Wait a minute.”
Alia nodded without asking any questions, even though she must have a lot of questions herself.
And how long did you wait in front of the checkpoint?
One by one, colleagues appeared.
It started with Erwen.
“Ah mister……”
Erwen, who was running toward the checkpoint, found and sat down on the bare floor as if exhausted.
“This… isn’t it a dream…?”
“Don’t worry. It’s the unmistakable reality.”
“What the hell… how did this happen…?”
Well, from his point of view, he died while dragging aggro, but it must have felt like waking up when he opened his eyes.
“I’ll explain when everything arrives.”
After that, Versil Gowland appeared before long.
“Why are you so late? Aren’t you worried?”
“I’m sorry. I don’t understand it at all… but this… isn’t it a dream…? I’m sure I’m dead…
” Show Bersil.
At this, Alia tilted her head.
“Dead…?”
“As I said before, it’s complicated to explain. I’ll talk about it at once when we all get together later.”
“……i get it.”
Afterwards, after calming the trembling Bersil and waiting for a while in front of the checkpoint, Einar finally showed up.
“Rain Bjorn……!!!!”
Einar, who roars from afar and shows his presence.
Only then did I let out the sigh of relief I had been holding back.
“Whoa……”
I finally realized it.
That they all ca back alive.
“…What is it! This! Ho, was it all just a dream?! I’m sure I’ll die—!”
For a while, I hurriedly covered Einar’s mouth with my hand.
“…Eup! Ugh! Ugh!”
“Be quiet. Everyone is only looking here because of you.”
“…….”
“First of all, let’s move. Then I’ll explain everything.”
After everyone had gathered, we quickly passed through the checkpoint and ca out into the streets. As usual, the checkpoint was crowded with the explorers’ acquaintances and families.
“I’m going to your house in Vercil Comlby, is it all right?”
“I don’t mind. I think it’ll be more reassuring to have a conversation that way.”
“That’s all right.”
Afterwards, we went to the common platform and took the noble carriage to Comlby.
That was the downside of living in downtown.
When I lived in District 7, I just walked ho.
“Captain! Are you here!”
As soon as we arrived at the house, Auyen ca out and greeted us as if he had waited. The house was filled with the sll of appetizing foods.
Did you even cook in ti for us to co?
“Thank you. But I have sothing to tell you, so would you like to go up for a minute?”
“…of course. Rest in peace and call whenever you need anything.”
After Auyen went up to the room, he asked Versil to activate the voice control magic. We chatted while eating the neatly prepared food.
Oh, of course, Einar and I were the only ones touching the food.
“Mr. Yandel… don’t eat, but talk. I thought I was dying of curiosity while coming all the way here.”
Oh yes. I need to talk about that
After chewing and swallowing the last thing I put in my mouth, I began to explain step by step.
In the end, the point was this.
“So… from the beginning, it was a format where all the rest of the teammates had to die to break through. Even if only one survived and defeated the enemy, all of them could wake up alive.”
“Yes, it is.”
Alia looked at strangely as I explained everything I had been through and learned, except for the last conversation I had with him.
“Are you… are you okay?”
“Huh? What?”
“Because of your personality, you must have suffered a lot.”
Oh that……
I answered with a smile.
“Okay.”
It’s not that there hasn’t been a ntal breakdown in the middle. No, to be honest, there were a lot of them.
Still, if only the results were good, right?
Anyway, my story seed to be enough, so I started asking questions.
“Alia, how are you?”
When asked about the results of the interrogation, Alia’s complexion darkened greatly.
“I couldn’t get any proof. They just said they got a request from the black market and they don’t know who the client is.”
“I see…”
It was regrettable, but it wasn’t sothing to bla Alia for.
Well, it’s Count Alminus, it’ll work out sohow.
I don’t think it’s such an important issue because I died and ca back to life.
But…
“Oh and again…”
“…and?”
“No. I’ll tell you about this later.”
He suddenly becos anxious because of this.
He told that he would tell later, so I didn’t ask right away and just moved on.
“By the way, Erwen, what happened to you?”
“…Ah ? I’m sorry. You trusted , but I couldn’t escape at all. As if teleportation magic was used.”
“Teleportation……”
Maybe there really was such an ability.
In a way that activates when you fall over a certain distance.
“But at that ti, it was strange until I died So he persuaded . I heard that it’s not too late.”
The story Erwen told was short enough to end in a few sentences, but I could feel the agony and heartache contained in the story more clearly than anyone else. ”
Erwen worked hard.”
“… No.”
Now then, it’s Vercil’s turn.
“Vercil Gowland.”
“…Yes
? ”
..”
He scolded him for a while and moved on.
The really important thing was what ca next.
“But Einar…….”
“…… Huh?”
Let’s talk to him carefully. Einar, who was on his way, raised his head for the first ti.
His mouth didn’t co off easily.
But he had to
confirm .
? What are you talking about?”
“I ant to ask if you rembered what I said to you.” To be
more precise, it ant that you heard my confession about the evil spirit
. ..? I thought he was saying sothing… but I don’t know. I don’t rember. At that ti, I was about to pass out, so I couldn’t hear it well.”
Hmmm, is it real?
I watched the change in expression carefully, but I couldn’t find anything strange.
It seems that I really didn’t hear it. But,
if I heard it, I would have gone crazy a long ti ago.
“Why did you say sothing? ?”
“Nothing. It wasn’t a big deal.”
“Really?”
Let’s quickly wrap up the topic, Einar thought so and moved on, while the won next to him were in a frenzy
. “Why, I think I know what he
ant
.” …….. Why is everyone like this? I’m sorry.”
What did you say…….
Rather than replying, I just chose to eat, and they also raised their spoons to see if their curiosity had been answered.
Then, while eating, we had a free conversation.
It was at so point.
” By the way… Mr. Yandel. what is that bracelet? Did you wear it originally?”
I realized only after hearing Versil’s careful question.
“What is this…”
An unfamiliar
bracelet was on my wrist
.
Wen and Alia also stopped eating and murmured,
“Uh… I didn’t talk first, so I just stayed still…”
“I didn’t think he knew it either.”
Why did you notice this only now?
“Isn’t that a reward…? That you can get when the five of you succeed in subjugation… that reward.”
Versil hinted at that, but speaking of the results, it’s not. The standard way to clear a five-person clear is not sothing like a bracelet.
I even chose to save my comrades when choosing a reward.
‘…but could there be more rewards besides returning with all of them alive?’
Uh… if you think about it, right?
It’s a hidden piece that
‘s been hidden so tightly that you
can’t find
it even after playing for close to 10 years.
As I looked through the items, I froze.
As soon as I saw it, there was an item that ca to mind. I
wasn’t sure about one thing, so I handed it to Versil for an appraisal.
Versil, who had a ‘special appraiser’ license that Raven couldn’t even get, didn’t look at it a few tis before looking at the bracelet. “This is…… Double Numbers…” Yes
,
that’s what it really is. Alia’s eyes sparkled as she was
very interested in these treasures.
If it’s a bracelet…….”
There’s only one.
No.12 Trust.
Could it be that it’s a fixed reward?
Considering the concept of Hidden Peace, I don’t think there’s an item more appropriate than this.
‘….. It’s an event where double numbers are a fixed reward.’
“What is the trigger condition?
If you know that, you’ll be able to copy the temp. That
‘s when I was thinking about it.
A jingle, a jingle.
The bell installed at the front door rang.
‘A visitor at this ti…?’ Once
we stopped eating and opened the door , we saw a group of knights
presud to be from Mozlan
.
“…Two hours ago, a new feat was written on the Stone of Honor.” A
new feat?
But what does that have to do with ?
After
thinking about that, the knight said,
“Yandel . It’s a baron’s feat.”
Now, it seems that the reward didn’t end with just one bracelet.
I hurriedly checked the contents written on the stone,
and I was as hard as a stone. I defeated Dreadfear and opened a hidden area.]
I never thought there would be more unlockable areas left.
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