Episode 12
"S-Sir!"
Only then did I rember what I had forgotten.
The fact that I had been so rushed for ti that I'd roughly shoved the gun muzzle into the mouth of the Male Lead, who needed to be handled like a baby bird.
I imdiately ran to Kassel.
"Sir, if my actions made you uncomfortable, I sincerely apologize. From now on, I will be a little more careful when using the potion magical tool..."
As I knelt in front of him, begging for all I was worth, and hurriedly put away the tranquilizer gun, I suddenly saw my pale, bare hands and my face went white.
Co to think of it, I was in such a rush I forgot to put on my gloves, too.
'You must really be crazy, wanting to live in this ga for four years.'
A chill ran down my spine.
I hurriedly apologized for that as well.
"I'm also truly sorry for not wearing gloves... If you've regained the ability to move your facial muscles, could you perhaps keep your mouth open in advance from now on?"
"..."
"That way, I can shoot the... without making as much contact..."
The Lord of Nightmares feels strong resistance to your words.
The Lord of Nightmares finds the current situation very dissatisfying.
But I was at a loss for words at the system windows popping up one after another.
'No, XX, what do you want to do!'
His gaze, glaring as if to tear to death, was intense.
One wrong move and he might shoot up with that 'superhuman strength' stuff and try to kill .
Insomnia-Inducing Awakening Potion Duration: 00:50
I beca insanely anxious, checking that 10 minutes, the ti I had to do another quest, had already flown by.
In that mont, a flashing thought crossed my mind.
"...A h-health potion. Should I give you one?"
"..."
One of Kassel's eyes twitched.
From that reaction, I knew this was the right answer.
In the ga, it took several more hours for Kassel to be able to move his body.
Because the awakening effect in the Insomnia Potion needed to accumulate a bit more in his body.
A health potion could speed this up.
However, most users didn't think to give Kassel a health potion.
They wouldn't have the money or ingredients for it.
But who am I?
A wealthy apothecary NPC who always keeps health potions stocked on her person!
"Once your body recovers enough to move, you'll be able to drink the potions yourself. Then I won't have to be rude to you, Sir!"
I worked hard to persuade the sociopath-like guy not to try to kill .
As if that comndable effort worked, Kassel's eerily shining gaze softened a little.
"B-But, to do that, I'll have to use that... potion-injecting magical tool one more ti..."
But at my following words, the guy's brow furrowed nacingly again.
But it couldn't be helped.
Whether it was a health potion or an Insomnia Potion, he had to drink it for the effect to occur.
I did have the spoon I'd gotten just in case, but I wasn't confident I could feed him without spilling it while also avoiding contact as much as possible, and ti was tight.
Honestly, using the Monster Tranquilizer Gun was the easiest.
I had no idea what he was so dissatisfied about.
"I-I'll give you a High-Grade Potion!"
"..."
"If you'll just allow it this once, you'll be able to take all your dicine yourself from now on, even without ..."
I was practically begging the Male Lead for permission to use the gun.
As if he could move his facial muscles a fair bit now, Kassel scowled and glared at .
'Is a High-Grade Potion not enough...?'
I held back a tear and thought of the S-grade elixir I had intended to use in an ergency.
It was then. Kassel, who had been staring at with burning eyes, suddenly whipped his head away from and...
'Ah.'
...he opened his mouth slightly.
The Lord of Nightmares finds you unreliable.
It was a silent permission.
Looking at the guy holding his mouth open with his head turned away coyly, and at the system window.
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
⚜ ⚜ ⚜
"I really can't do this..."
By the ti I trudged down the tower stairs, I was completely drained.
In conclusion, I used the Monster Tranquilizer Gun one more ti to feed Kassel the High-Grade Potion.
He gave permission himself, but the mont I stuck the muzzle in his mouth, he threw such a fit.
If he could shoot guns with his eyes, I would have been turned into a honeycomb by now.
Insomnia-Inducing Awakening Potion Duration: 00:41
In that ti, 20 precious minutes had already passed.
: D-Eating-C
I imdiately opened the chat window and asked where the Darkness-Eating Centipede was.
GM Ari: We were waiting, Shari-nim!
GM Jinu: Nim, you're not dead yet?
GM Sera: Your skill in handling that bastard Kassel is pretty good.
I was dumbfounded by the flood of chats from the developer bastards the mont I opened it.
But thanks to them, I was able to find the source of the parasitic monster quickly this ti, too.
GM Jinu: The patrolling knights will be there soon.
Just as he said, it wasn't long before three knights appeared from the bushes near the tower.
"What. Who are you?"
"Ah, it's the witch wench the master let in."
"Bill was cursing up a storm, saying her getup with the robe pulled down was gloomy."
As soon as they saw , the bastards' pupils dilated and began to fill with pitch-black malice.
'If it's Bill, that Adjutant? I'll have to wreck that bastard, too.'
No wonder he was overly hostile to from the beginning.
While I was thinking that, the bastards cackled and closed the distance to .
"Co to think of it, you're a potion junkie who makes potions, right? Hand over the health potions you have. If you don't, you won't have any fun while you're here."
"What? You have health potions? Hey, give them to first! I have a sparring match with the second squad guys next week!"
"What are you talking about! I was first!"
"I will pay the price! How much is it?"
"These bastards...!"
Seu-reu-reong—
'Well, well.'
Now they were drawing their swords one by one and pointing them at each other.
"I challenge you bastards to a duel!"
"Sa here! When I think of all the selfish crap you've pulled...!"
"You'd point your sword at a comrade over a asly potion? You trash! I'll dispose of you corrupt bastards and that witch myself, and offer the potions to the Count...!"
I hadn't even said a word, but the situation was deteriorating into the worst-case scenario all by itself.
I suddenly felt bad at being treated like a backdrop.
It was because I rembered that even though I'd finally steeled myself to play the ga, I'd never gotten to say a single cool line like the famous users.
"Everyone shut up! Let say sothing too!"
To get their attention, I took out a potion and threw it at the bastards to attack.
But unfortunately, I didn't have ti to say a cool line.
Peok!
"Ueuk!"
"Kkie-e-ek!"
You have defeated three Lv.1 Darkness-Eating Centipedes using Potion Containing Sunlight.
Because they all just fainted, just like that.
"Is it just the low-level ones for now..."
All monsters only drop items comnsurate with their level.
I glanced at the system window with a look of disappointnt, then gathered up the three Essences of Darkness.
It was then.
Bu-seu-reok.
Suddenly, I heard a presence nearby.
I quickly turned my head to check, but just as ga progression always goes, there was only an empty thicket.
I didn't panic and imdiately opened the chat window.
: Who is it?
GM Ari: It's the Count's Adjutant.
: Aha. ty.
I replied curtly and nodded inwardly.
'Could the Adjutant be the leader?'
For the D-Eating-C, one leader controlled all the other clones.
Although I was using the operators to find their locations one by one right now, if I caught the leader, the remaining hidden clones could also be exposed, making them easy to defeat.
Then I could also get a ton of 'Essence of Darkness'.
But that leader is a whopping Level 25.
'Crazy broken-balance flopped ga.'
Users at this stage were mostly low-level, and it was obvious they'd be equipped with low-grade weapons at best.
That being the case, catching the leader was practically impossible.
In other words, it ant that completing the Greatsword Restoration quest was almost impossible.
While I was thinking that, the crazy bastards who made this 'broken-balance flopped ga' spoke.
GM Sera: Are you not chasing him right away?
GM Jinu: You still have a lot of ti left, why aren't you chasing?
Insomnia-Inducing Awakening Potion Duration: 00:32
As they said, I had caught them easily near the tower this ti, so I had quite a bit of ti left.
Besides, I'm not a low-level, so if I chased him right now, I could kill the leader.
But I hadn't even reached the halfway point of the greatsword's restoration, so there was no need to act impatiently.
: Well... there'll be another chance.
I mumbled vaguely and imdiately closed the chat window before I could hear another earful.
I needed a break.
Of course, not because my stamina, which was always at full health, was lacking, but for my ntal health, which was exposed to all kinds of stress from being trapped in this ga for so long.
I had plenty of ti, and I'd also gotten three 'Essences of Darkness', so I climbed to the top of the tower with a slightly lighter heart.
After rembering to put on my gloves, I entered the prison, but Kassel was nowhere to be seen.
"Huh? Where..."
He was bound in chains, so there was no way he could have escaped.
The story wouldn't progress like that, either.
As I was casually looking around, I saw a long shadow stretched out in the corner.
At the two crimson dots flashing in the darkness, I let out a convulsive scream.
"Eu-heo-eok!"
For a second, I thought it was a ghost.
I knew it couldn't be, but I was so shocked I forgot I was in a ga.
As my eyes adjusted to the dark, I saw the Male Lead bastard standing, leaning against the wall.
'Why the hell is he standing like that?!'
My wonder at how the guy who couldn'To complete the task even budge earlier was standing tall for only a mont.
Rembering that I had fed him a High-Grade Potion before I left, I carefully approached him.
"S-Sir. What are you doing over there?"
"..."
There was no reply.
The sight of him silently watching , like a corpse with its eyes open, was a bit eerie.
'Did the bastard try to stand up and go wild and get hit with a status abnormality?'
Maybe the chains' magic that seals his power is stronger than I thought.
Tilting my head, I reached out my hand to support Kassel, who was still motionless.
"Sir. It's almost ti to drink your potion, so please lie d—Eok!"
And in that mont.
Hwi-ik, Cheol-keong!
A strong grip snatched my arm.
Before I even realized it, my vision was forcibly flipped.
"Keo-heok!"
"You, who are you?"
By the ti I ca to my senses, a chain was already tightening around my neck with a sharp 'Kwa-deuk!' sound.
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