Episode 56
Chapter 13 Main Scenario (5)
The familiar Rashar led the way, followed by a strange man.
He was a man with dark hair, auburn eyes, a sleek yet well-proportioned, stocky figure and sharp eyes.
Greg’s hand twitched imperceptibly.
It puts it to shame that he promised to stay calm while remaining neutral.
In an instant, looking at the man’s appearance, the word stranger filled my head.
Because the man had a skin color that was strangely different from them.
While Greg observed the man, the man calmly scanned the entire office.
Even though he looked very young, his eyes were quite hard.
The search between each other was short.
It was because Rashar raised a salute with a moderate gesture.
“Commanding Officer of 2nd Company, Rashar Bennett, has returned from the 13th Zone Prisoner Rescue Operation.”
“The results of the rescue operation have already been delivered. I want to congratulate you, but please understand that I am procrastinating because I have more urgent matters.”
Tumble. Greg walked up to Rashar’s nose and tapped her on the shoulder with a large hand.
“And thank you for coming back.”
“I have no face in causing concern.”
After exchanging a few words like that, it was the customer’s turn again.
“This is Greg, the general manager of the garrison at Harbon. Nice to meet you.”
As I held out my hand as if to shake hands, the man paused for a moment.
Then, with a slight frown on her eyes, she lowered her gaze, then returned to her place.
3 or 4 seconds at most. After that brief interval, the man reached out and shook Greg’s hand.
“This is K.”
“So, are you a stranger?”
“… … It is true that he is from another world.”
“hmm?”
“I have not been given any details. I was only instructed to go to the temple here.”
Did you receive instructions from whom?
Greg was not taken aback by the unexpected answer.
Rather, I thought to dig deeper into this topic calmly.
But Kay didn’t give me a chance to do that.
“I heard from Lachar Bennett that the same thing was said here too, right? Then I don’t think there’s any need to waste time.”
“hmm?”
“Saddam, can we split next time and go straight to the temple?”
As soon as the simple greetings are over, it’s the main topic.
‘He’s impatient.’
Greg let go of Kay’s hand and opened his mouth.
“There’s nothing in a hurry, so go slowly.”
“… … .”
“I have a guest, so I have time to sit down and chat.”
As soon as he finished speaking, one corner of Kei’s mouth curled up.
“I’m sorry, but I’m busy.”
Greg’s mustache twitched.
“I thought you guys would be in a hurry too… … .”
Kei, who tilted his head obliquely, added a word with a cold, firm expression.
“Seeing that you have plenty of room, you don’t need reinforcements, do you?”
Not only Greg, but also his lieutenant who was waiting in the office, and Lashar, who came in with Kay.
Everyone except Kei’s eyes widened.
support force!
It was such a sweet word that it made me vomit.
But Greg pretended to be calm, swallowing secretly.
Needing help doesn’t mean you have to fret.
“That’s the first I’ve heard of it. talk more… … .”
“I should have told you. I didn’t get any details either.”
Greg consciously loosened his brows to avoid wrinkles.
“Kay, you never said anything like that until now. why… … .”
“You didn’t tell me everything from the beginning either. Don’t argue as if I was the only one hiding it.”
Rashar, who suddenly spoke in a hurry, was speechless.
“More than anything, I have a different situation from you. Nothing was certain.”
“What is that… … .”
“Everything is just my home. You have to go to the temple to check it out.”
Kay, who looked back at Lashar for a moment, made eye contact with Greg again and continued.
“So send me to the temple right now. That way you can get a definitive answer.”
There are many ways to force Kei to open his mouth if he wants to.
It’s something you have to press down with force right now.
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Judging from the magical power that Kay felt, it must have been very easy.
If you don’t want to die, you’ll open your mouth.
But instead of making the easy choice, Greg stayed silent.
It is because he felt the echo passing through his brain momentarily.
“… … .”
It was a sign of God.
Greg’s gaze drifted out the window.
What was there was a prayer room made for those who worked at headquarters.
‘Are you watching… … .’
Beings with divinity cannot descend to the earth.
However, it is possible to convey the will through a temple that can withstand divinity.
It must have been to let them know that they were watching.
Greg glanced at Rashar.
She is still looking at Kei with a troubled face.
‘It seems he didn’t feel anything.’
Considering Rashar’s age, there is nothing strange about it.
In the first place, she had only been an apostle for two years.
‘I have to be clumsy.’
Unless you can discuss this with her, you will have to decide for yourself.
The 7 gods have not shown any reaction to the swindlers who volunteered to be strangers.
But why is it different this time?
Because that young man is really a stranger from the oracle?
If so, you shouldn’t take lightly the words that the man just said about the volunteers.
In the unlikely event that something goes wrong, you will not be able to avoid responsibility.
Greg made a deliberate but quick decision.
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“You look really in a hurry.”
“As I said, I am busy.”
“Then it would be rude to keep holding on.”
Greg, who had been procrastinating as if he were going to see his liver, changed his attitude.
“I will guide you myself.”
Neither Lachar nor Greg asked me why I was going to the temple.
For them, it was natural for me to visit the temple.
‘It’s certain that the sacred ground is a temple.’
It was something I had vaguely guessed.
That’s why I threw an empty check called support troops.
Greg’s demeanor, which was trying to waste time on just one word, changed dramatically.
‘In case of emergency, the application issue should not be canceled because of the person himself.’
It’s just words, but it would have been hard to just ignore it.
Aren’t they the ones who have been looking for strangers for over a year with just one word, hope?
I was sure it would work, and it actually worked.
‘Those who have a lot to lose have no choice but to be sensitive to where they are responsible.’
I’m not dissatisfied with Greg’s reaction. Rather, I consider myself fortunate.
Thanks to that, instead of being caught up in useless work, I was able to go to the temple right away.
Now is the time to prepare for the next step.
I kept thinking about Ahel’s words until I came to see Greg.
– Palao.
Why did he bother to say such a thing at the right time?
After pondering over and over again, the answer came not long after.
‘He stabbed the temple I had to go to.’
Religion in this world means the seven precepts and the seven gods.
Having seven gods means that there are as many denominations.
‘If there are that many, there will inevitably be a competitive structure.’
It is a natural procedure to reconsider and compare who is better and who is worse.
I don’t know what the gods up there are like, but at least the intelligence I know is impossible to achieve perfect harmony without a single noise.
‘From the moment I was born, I exist disconnected from others, of course.’
The Rashar and the others I watched for a few days were extremely ordinary intelligent beings.
In a situation where there are seven denominations, it makes no sense that there are no disputes and conflicts.
That’s why attention is focused on which temple the stranger who appeared in the oracle goes to.
This is not simply something to be dismissed as a personal choice.
‘The first political move the stranger shows.’
Did Ahel, the native of this world, not know that?
‘No, he stabbed me because he knew the inside story of this place that I didn’t know.’
It must have been an ulterior motive to score points for me through him.
‘There’s no need to ignore the stabbing.’
Regardless of the likes or dislikes of Ahel, his advice is worth trusting.
Because his greed for my magical power was sincere.
“It looks like you’re in a hurry, so go right away. Sir Bennet, I will guide you from now on, Sir, please go back and rest.”
Greg left the office before he could finish his sentence.
I glanced at Rashar, checked, and followed Greg.
“May I ask whose temple you are going to?”
As I walked down the hallway, I asked him calmly, and Greg’s gaze, which had been walking ahead, briefly reached me.
“It is a place where all the seven gods are enshrined. It is a place made so that soldiers can offer prayers to those they serve at any time.”
As soon as I thought about whether that was a temple, Greg added an explanation.
“There are coats of arms symbolizing the 7 precepts, as well as statues of the World Tree, which means harmony, and priests dispatched from each denomination stay and manage it. I saw Temoria-sama several times there too.”
So don’t worry about it, that’s what I want to say.
I shook my head and silently followed Greg.
I couldn’t help but feel a little nervous, wondering if he would take me to some dark place.
Everything that made up this world was foreign to me.
But unless you know where the temple is, you have no choice but to follow it.
Fortunately, it wasn’t long before we arrived at a snow-white building.
Greg took me inside without hesitation.
The first thing I saw was a white stone statue in the center of the building.
‘tree… … .’
Each leaf was a delicate statue like a real one.
Beyond the wooden statue, seven gates stretched out in a semicircle.
As I looked around the space, system messages piled up one by one.
「I proved the existence of the player to the masters of the new world!」
“As a reward for leaving footprints, Fame will increase by 20.”
「Visit the prayer room to unlock the main scenario!」
‘Main scenario.’
It was the title of this hidden mission.
I didn’t want to get used to it, but I asked while staring at the message I was already used to.
“Can I go to the prayer room?”
“That place is a prayer room.”
Greg swept his mustache and looked around.
Seven doors, each with a different sentence engraved on it.
No further explanation was needed.
“… … Where is Palao?”
“Is there a reason you chose Palao’s temple?”
“Is there any reason to choose another place?”
If you didn’t explain properly, the answer that I would have been enough would have been enough.
Lashar and even Greg, we had quite a lot to hide from each other.
Sure enough, Greg, who had a strange smile on his face, said, pointing to the door on the far left.
“Humility, charity, kindness, patience, chastity, temperance, and diligence, in that order.”
The likelihood that Greg is lying here.
‘low.’
Until I finish the story about the reinforcements, I have the initiative.
‘I’m not being careless.’
It is too early for those who were desperate enough to cling to the word oracle to gamble.
As proof, Greg added as soon as I opened the second door.
“I guided you all the way here without asking or questioning any more.”
“… … .”
“So now it’s your turn. Be sure to get a definite answer about the matter you just mentioned.”
Until now, I’ve been swinging at my will, but things will be different when I enter and leave this place.
Pausing at Greg’s warning, I continued walking.
When I went into the prayer room and closed the door, a system window popped up.
[Main Scenario: Do you want to unlock the opening story? (Y/N)]
It seemed that the road I had walked so far was smooth and visible.
I pressed the button thinking of the worst of the worst.
In an instant, his vision turned black.