[Act 4] Karma
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As much as I wanted to infiltrate through the main entrance with confidence, dealing with all of the village rcenaries by myself was realistically impossible.
So my plan was to dig a doghole, but there were guards in groups of twos patrolling the wooden fence with torches.
Hm.
Maybe it was because the village had been built in the middle of a danger zone full of cannibalistic animals, but the security was thorough.
The good news was that I was familiar with the overall geography thanks to touring the village before getting kidnapped by the Chief.
[A certain god urges that this is the mont.]
Woah
The god that was uncooperative and perverse was actively helping .
Whats gotten into them?
I wanted to ask but that was not the ti.
Fwt.
I went straight for the wooden fence.
Destroying the fence was impractical as long as I knew the guards were on night patrol. It would be no different from telling them soone had infiltrated the village at night.
Will this work?
I thought about building a snare to climb up the wooden fence, but my instincts were telling my next opportunity would be much later if it wasnt now, like the outsider god had said.
I jumped straight up the walls built with lined-up logs.
Stab-!
Nailing the blue dagger into the middle of the wooden fence and bringing my arm in, I leaped again.
Land!
Whew~
Infiltrating the village without getting caught by the guards: success!
There was a watchtower looking over the entire village, but it was completely empty. Maybe the guards had all gone to the bathroom.
How fortunate.
[A certain god pompously tells you to be grateful.]
Yeah. Big thank you.
The god that was suddenly cooperative is extrely suspicious, but lets just use them gratefully for now.
Next was
Stab!
I sneaked behind a rcenary heading towards the public back alley and pierced and twisted his throat.
If I had studied correctly, then it was where the dulla was.
$#!
The dulla manages reflex centers such as the heart, blood vessels, and breathing.
And if sothing goes wrong in the dulla?
It would result in instant death, even if the person was a fictional savage with a higher level than .
Fellow rcenary, you should have made sure there was nothing at the bottom of the cliff before leaving.
Flop
The rcenary that had let his guard down while thinking the village was safe died helplessly.
He was one of the rcenaries who tried to kill just from the fairies words alone that morning.
I rembered all of those rcenaries faces.
They were just lied to by the fairies, you say?
There wouldnt be a single bad person in the world if you believed every single excuse like that.
this stings a little.
I killed a human, yet it didnt feel much different than when I had slaughtered a gnoll. I hated myself for that.
Gary, Cole, Misa
At least when I had killed those three, it was an urgent kill or be killed situation.
But what about right then?
It wouldnt have been any different if I let my rancor go and left for a different area. We would never see each other again in that vast land, and there had to be family and friends of the rcenary sowhere who would grieve if he died.
Yet I still ca back for revenge.
Hey, youre not the only human being.
Drag
I spoke as I moved the rcenarys corpse into a dark alley.
I, too, had beloved family, friends, and relationships that I valued, but those fictional savages had almost prevented from ever seeing them again.
How could I forgive them for that!
[A certain god look at you subtly.]
was that cool?
[A certain god scolds you to finish what you started.]
Dont doubt that I will.
The night wasnt over yet.
***
The heroes t for their third day in the fantasy world.
Although it was closer to a training camp than an expedition, nobody had any complaints because of the exquisite services they were getting.
But that would end that day.
A blessing to a mage is like a must-have item of clothing, so their skill capacity increases as they level up.
There isnt much to teach until you all acquire your blessings, so starting today, we will level up by hunting after ditating.
Gathering everyone two days after classes started, Princess Athena and Prince Alsus each said a word.
Level!
Hunting!
Woah
Although the information wasnt new, the heroes who hadnt heard of it before got excited.
Was it only the boys who liked action?
Not exactly.
Finally
Am I really going to get pretty?
Haha, hahaha!
The girls who learned definite information from the maids that they would get clearer skin and a better body through leveling up were all smiles as well.
How many girls in the world would hate to be pretty? There were none among the heroes, at least.
Its sli!
My exp!
Nice! Now !
So heroes bravely went for the round, jelly-shaped organisms as soon as they were found.
In their hands were wooden swords, and they werent those cheap battered wooden swords like in the role-playing gas for beginners.
The best quality, with enhanced cutting power from magic coating!
It was light weapon designed for the level 1 heroes with low base stamina, for tal swords would be too heavy for them.
Jiggle?!
Jigglee?!
The prey, shocked at the trendous vigor from the heroes holding wooden swords, jiggled.
Stop!
Please stop!
The prince and princess, taken aback at the barbaric scene, quickly dissuaded the heroes.
Why?
Is it dangerous?
My exp
The prince spoke to the heroes who had utter confusion written on their faces.
As you all guessed, this organisms na is Sli. Theyre beneficial organisms that dont harm humans.
The slis?
Beneficial..?
Thats correct. The entire city would be covered in sewage and trash if it werent for these slis. Not only that, but slis also eat pests and corpses, so cities and towns with a lot of slis are less likely to have epidemics.
The heroes were at a loss for words.
Was it really the sli that was used as experience points in fantasy gas, novels, and comics?
J-jiggle
Princess Athena held the slis that were jiggling in fear as she spoke.
You must never attack the slis! Im sure there are many households who also raise them as pets! Please have caution, as hunting these slis can label you as a savage, even if you all are legendary heroes!
Yes, ma'am
We will be careful
The heroes, reflecting upon the harsh admonition, were curious.
What did they expect them to hunt if it wasnt the easy slis?
Prince Alsus, noticing this, pointed towards the forest and explained in earnest.
Level 2 goblins are usually the most adequate, but there are no goblins around this area because the ancient heroes hunted them all. Therefore, our target will be the level 4 gnolls.
Level 4?!
But were level 1!
Isnt that dangerous?
Yeah, I dont know about gnolls
Princess Athena, listened to the heroes voices of concern and spoke,
Do not worry! We have the Saintess who can revive you even if you die.
Die?
Were dying?!
Instead of calming down, the heroes were thrown into an even bigger panic at her words.
Prince Alsus took a deep breath and hurriedly cald them down.
You all have the power of numbers. With a group like this, you can even take down a level 6 gnoll. The chances of dying are highly unlikely, unless you are extrely unfortunate.
It wasnt just luck.
They would die if they were extrely unskilled, but Prince Alsus spared his words.
Rustle.
#@!? @$#!
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Just in ti, two gnolls jumped out from the forest.
The gnolls seized in fear at the sight of the overwhelming number of humans.
The prince cried out as he blocked the gnolls from running away.
Attack! Theyre the gnolls that the knights who entered the forest before us chased! Do not hesitate, as you get more exp the more you accomplish! This is a competition from this point!
Alright!
I go first!
No, I go first!
Competition!
The heroes, coming to the conclusion that they would be robbed of exp if they hesitated, courageously rushed at the gnolls.
#(&@!
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The gnolls decided to fight back after they realized they couldnt escape thanks to soone terrifying blocking their escape route.
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Jump-
A gnoll quickly dodged the wooden swords and scratched a humans face with its sharpened nails.
Aargh! My my eyes~!
Clank.
The gnoll picked up the wooden sword the screaming hero had dropped.
The other gnoll seed to be in a similar situation, as it was holding another wooden sword it had taken from a hero.
$# *&@#?
@$# @$#?
The gnolls looked at each other in confusion and started to swing the wooden swords they had taken.
Eek?!
My arm! My arm?!
H-help!
The two gnolls ravaged the heroes, of which there were at least 10 tis more of.
They swung the wooden swords and cut the throats of the heroes who were pissing and shitting themselves running away.
Magic?
There werent many heroes who could ignite a fla with ease in an urgent situation like that.
Poof.
#*&@?
H-how eek?!
#$#@!
Even when they barely succeeded in doing so, the flas were so weak they couldnt even burn the gray hairs of the gnolls.
Thats enough.
#$#?!
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Prince Alsus, who was watching the entire ti so as to not take the heroes accomplishnts, quickly took care of the situation.
Cut-
In one blow, the gnolls who were making fools of the heroes were decapitated.
Sob, sob
Mom mommy
My legs! Theyre-?!
It hurts! It hurts!
The scene the gnolls had left behind was terrible.
If they had gone any further, there would be a much bigger pile of the injured and dead.
How can this be
The unexpected situation threw Prince Alsus into a state of confusion.
Just then, a savior arrived.
Good work for guiding the heroes, Prince Alsus.
Saintess!
The saintess, who had been watching the hunt(?) from afar, approached without a guard.
The prince hung his head.
I apologize. I have nothing to say. I didnt think the legendary heroes were so I an
Awkward, right?
Y-yes!
Prince Alsus couldnt bring himself to call them incompetent, so he agreed with how the Saintess put it.
Shine!
The Saintess spoke calmly as white light covered her right hand.
There must be a reason our god chose them to be heroes and sent them here.
[A certain male god asks if there was a reason.]
[A certain god sends a question mark.]
[A certain innocent goddess is confused.]
[A certain evil god shrugs their shoulders.]
Jerk! Jerk!
One by one, the heroes revived from the healing light the Saintess created.
Ow
Sob, sob
Waah!
But their ntal scars and trauma couldnt be helped.
Looking over the heroes, the Saintess declared.
Great heroes. Please fight with all your strength. I will revive you every ti you die.
Eek?!
Oh no!
The heroes real expedition, more tenacious than cockroaches, had begun!
***
There was a ti when I, too, yearned for an adventure in a fantasy world while playing gas, reading books, or watching comics.
But in none of them had I seen sothing like that.
Grab!
@#?!
The rcenary I was choking was trying to tell sothing.
Crack.
He fell down without a single cry when he had just been heading to the alley while scratching his buttocks.
I stacked the rcenary that died an instant death from his broken neck on top of the pile of the other rcenaries who ca before.
its too quiet.
The village was as quiet as a dead mouse even, though it was understandable to be suspicious by the ti that many rcenaries had died.
How co I was only going for the rcenaries?
That was my fault.
Everything went well up to the point I infiltrated the village, but I was stuck on how I would find the fairies from there.
I didnt know any techniques about sneaking out after killing just the target without getting caught. After all, I was no professionally trained killer or assassin.
What do I do?
As I was hesitating on what to do, I found myself taking care of all the rcenaries going towards the back entrance.
[A certain god looks at you extrely pathetically.]
Yeah, I know.
I look pathetic to myself, too.
I was only killing rcenaries when I really wanted revenge on the fairie hm?
Why arent there any fairies?
n and won of all ages had co to the back alley, but I hadnt seen a single fairy.
Was a fairys bladder bigger than that of a humans?
[A certain god laughs that you just noticed.]
Rude.
What was the reason I wasnt coming across a single fairy? It would be a serious problem if they had already left the village
While I was deep into my thoughts about that
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Innocent villagers that werent rcenaries were slowly walking at night without torches.
I wouldnt have cared if that was all there was, but
$#@!
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The villagers were taking the fairies to the chiefs house by force with a sack over their heads.
things are getting interesting.
I didnt know what was going on, but I figured Id ask if they would let in.
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