My back was damp. It’s because of the nightmares that I had in succession. As I struggled to lift my eyelids, I heard a familiar girl’s voice.
“Brother, are you awake? it’s okay?”
Ida’s red hair, braided into two pigtails, came into the vision that was gradually clearing.
“… … .”
“Yeah, what?”
“… What time is it now?”
“Ah, now… 5 o’clock, 20 minutes… .”
It seemed that he had been lying down for quite some time. I tightened my back and pulled myself up. It was my room, and I couldn’t see Evangeles’ face. Well, there is a high probability that that guy is managing his mentality right now. He must have faced his trauma today.
Ida, who was biting her lips, looked at me slightly and said.
“This is the second time.”
“what?”
“Your brother saved me.”
It wasn’t until I remembered the battle between Johan and Ida and Hermes that I understood what I meant. These three grew up in the same estate as children.
And, probably by the time I was 10 years old. The day Ida and Evangeles were trapped in the ‘Wizard’s House’ due to mischievous children’s pranks. John had rescued them through [The Smell of Death]. The warrior was also the basis of the friendship between Yohan and Evangeles, and the beginning of Ida’s unrequited love.
“I heard from my brother. Oppa John said he came because of me.”
Well. I had told Evangeles that. After all, Ida was meeting Adrine, so it wasn’t so wrong. While briefly summarizing what happened and what needs to be done, Ida sneakily asked.
“Oppa John, why did you want to become the student president?”
I looked at Ida blankly, and she added in a somewhat feeble tone.
“I heard from my brother. Adrine said she would push her… He said he asked his brother to push him before the election.”
I stared blankly at the golden grade armband on her upper right arm. In a sense, it may be one of the most powerful emblems to appear early in the game.
[1st Year Principal’s Armband (Binding)]
[An armband symbolizing the representative of the first year of the academy. Compensation for abilities does not occur, but it helps to easily achieve complex conditions required by events. The head of the school year is given immunity for non-serious offenses and has permission to inspect most areas of the academy.]
The element I really need is at the end. However, one element of caution was attached to Ida’s system log.
[User Guide: This character is endowed with ‘Confidence’. Now she will be clear about her feelings and will say no to anything that goes against her feelings.]
This is for Hermes, the grant of ‘confidence’.
It became something I didn’t want.
It was easy to reason about the ‘things against emotions’ written here. Because she already spat it out as a bombshell.
And now, this has become an annoying barrier to me, who has to meet the ‘inheritor’ in advance through the qualifications of the school year president.
“Yes, I have a request.”
“What?”
“I want to go to the hospital.”
“hospital? Oppa is injured, does it hurt a lot?”
“no. Do you remember the dancer who blocked my foot then? I want to meet him.”
In the next moment, Ida’s expression of gratitude was completely erased from her face. Ida pursed her lips sharply and answered immediately.
“no.”
System logs followed.
[I couldn’t convince ‘Ida Hermes’.]
[1st simulation failed.]
[Attempting the second simulation.]
I didn’t think it would happen all at once. I spoke while changing the order and tone of my words.
“That’s not allowed.”
[I couldn’t convince ‘Ida Hermes’.]
[5th simulation failed.]
[Attempting the 6th simulation.]
“Why is your brother meeting that girl? no.”
[I couldn’t convince ‘Ida Hermes’.]
[11th simulation failed.]
[Attempting the 12th simulation.]
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No matter how many times I ran [Simulation], it was the same. To my approach to other female characters, Ida is adamantly opposed. The same was true when he tried to return the words with a tone of wanting to visit the jackal in the hospital.
“Because of that girl? no.”
[I couldn’t convince ‘Ida Hermes’.]
[15th simulation failed.]
[Attempting the 16th simulation.]
I gnashed my teeth watching the failure message that continued for over 30 minutes.
“Damn it.”
This is why I always have to be vague with Ida in ‘Savior from Another World’, which I developed. The characters in this game sometimes develop new abilities depending on the flow of the story or the direction of growth.
This is the [confidence] that Ida has now developed. This is the flag that, in the original story, ends her passive unrequited love.
The reason why the strategy for her is ‘ambiguity’.
Unlike other characters, Ida Hermes has many factors that get in the way of the main character when she grows up. This includes her relationship with Evangeles, which could go wrong because of Ida.
Ida, who seemed a bit embarrassed by my gaze, said while twisting her hair.
“What did you put on my face?”
The worry was long. After thinking about it for a long time, I ended the [Simulation]. The accumulated points are sufficient anyway.
“Yes, I have a request.”
“What?”
“I have a place to go.”
“Where is it?”
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Not to be in a hurry I didn’t mention the hospital, like in the simulation. Inevitably, we had to slightly change the order of events.
“library.”
“library? that… The library where you read books or something?”
I nodded and added.
“There is a place called ‘Academy Secret Library’ in the library here. I’ve been wanting to go there for a long time.”
“Brother, did you always like reading books?”
“yes… . But they say you need permission from the grade principal to go there.”
“… Okay.”
I stood up and said.
“now.”
“Are you okay?”
“it’s okay… . oh Didn’t you hear anything else from Adrine?”
“Oh right. there was You’re not going to escalate the problem? But what does that mean?”
Also Adrine.
it’s the right thing to do
This can be seen as a correct response in two respects. One is that the fact that she is a princess has the effect of making the children spread as late as possible. If the fact that she is the princess spreads early, public opinion will doubt whether it is her fault whenever something unpleasant happens in the academy.
The second is that we captured the assassin’s leader, Naf Nakisis. As long as you’ve captured the other person alive, it’s better not to reveal the person who captured him alive.
“And my sister said that again. I’m going to pay off the jewelry debt with this. But what kind of jewelry? Oppa, what gift did you get from that sister?”
At Ida’s title of older sister, I smiled. Withholding an answer, I thought about the upcoming event.
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Now I wouldn’t have to worry about the [Assassination of the Princess] event anymore. The people that the captured assassin must greet are not only Hoan, the torturer of the empire, but also Adrine, the [seeker of truth]. The flower of torture lies in obtaining information through the interrogation, and the combination of the two would exert an eerie synergy.
So, the first event to focus on is this. It is also an event that I have been thinking about for a long time.
During [First March], since Hamma Crescendo mentioned the story of Ong, an event that I had been preparing in my mind.
At the same time, this is also one of the three hidden events of ‘Savior from another world’. The last scam event following [Sword of Mulkan] and [Secret of the Clock Tower].
Each of these three events has a series of items. As with [Arms of Justice], a weapon, and [Devil’s Egg], a consumable item, there are items that have been linked to this event.
The academy’s library, a book in its forbidden zone.
It is [Forbidden Book, Escomin].
***
A place or thing is not necessarily used the way it was intended. An underground passage originally planned as an escape route. There, amidst the thick stench, a moan escaped from the mouth of an assassin who had not yet finished the pain.
“uuu-”
Ten fingernails are already missing. To be honest, I felt like I met the owner. Looking at the scene, Adrin said calmly.
“You’ve got to fill all three.”
“I filled three… you?”
“It’s a lie to say that you are the first brother’s subordinate.”
It was crazy for Nafro. The princess sees through the truth of the information she spits out like a ghost. Naf’s eyes narrowed. Can it be said that this is simply quick-witted? Hoan said it comfortably, as if he understood him.
“I hate this kind of amputation.”
What Hoan’s fingertips were pointing at was the amputated section of Naf’s right leg that had been severed. Naf said silently.
“What do you mean?”
“Because I cut my nerves into chunks and send them out. If you’re careful, you can split it 10 times when you torture it.”
A Parmesan rubber thimble was draped over Napp’s tongue. This is to keep you from biting your tongue. And Napp was not intimidated by Hoan’s threats.
“The Empire’s guardian knight must have learned the tricks of a vulgar butcher.”
“It’s a two-job trend, isn’t it?”
Thorough torture also requires medical knowledge. The longer the torture, the more care and pain must be provided in parallel.
Hoan tore the cotton he had brought earlier to stop the bleeding from the assassin’s fingertips. It was an act of kindness.
Most assassins have a motive for doing so. And it seemed that this man’s motive would not be pleasure at least. Sensing the agitation of the accused, Hoan spoke calmly.
“Are you thinking of wearing another leash this time?”
“Well. It’s a bit tight to wear already.”
“Which leash is it?”
“life.”
“… If your life is being threatened, we can help.”
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Naf said with a smile.
“It is not my life that is being threatened.”
“Who was taken hostage?”
“Whoever it is, I don’t think the princess who ran and crawled into the barracks to live can solve it.”
Hoan glanced back at the princess, and the princess said, ‘It’s true.’ and answered briefly. It was really ghostly. Like a gambler who gambles while looking at the back of his cards, the princess was aware of the true intentions of her words.
“Why don’t you try talking?”
“It’s stupid to kick another leash just because the leash you’re wearing is too much for you.”
Hoan looked closely at Naf’s face. Torture is a function plotted on the axis of time and pain. Thinking that he would need more time to change his emotions, Hoan sighed and said.
“Princess, let’s finish here for today.”
“… I know.”
Fear comes from imagination. Hoan did not reveal when he would be back.
“Then, see you next time.”
Handcuffs and footcuffs connected to the wall.
Slaves hanging over their ankles or iron balls to kick. This was an environment in which it was difficult to determine the possibility of escape even if the captive was a giant.
“If you think you will miss the sky, tell me now.”
“I saw it all the time in my life. I don’t think I’ll miss you all of a sudden.”
“Then I’ll give you time to develop your sensitivity.”
Joan shoved a rag into Naf’s mouth. Then gagged again. Naf did not reveal that he was psychologically driven by his senseless resistance.
iron puck. iron puck. iron puck.
The footsteps of a man and a woman slowly walking away.
Hearing this, Naf quietly closed his eyes.