What I hold in my hand is not the [‘weapon’ of justice], but the [‘armor’ of justice]. Arms include not only weapons such as swords, bows, axes, spears, and maces, but also protective equipment such as helmets, armor, boots, and gloves.
“I am not a goblin.”
“Lie-do-say-this-da-”
Thinking of the armor I need now, I transformed the [Arms of Justice]. Then it turned into a large, wide tower shield.
“That-it-is-do-kkae-non-of-sul-law-is-da-”
The golem raised its fist. If only I could look at the clump of books clinging to my body above my head as a ‘fist’.
The smell of death pouring from hundreds of books. In preparation for this, I slammed the tip of the tower shield into the floor. Then he braced himself for the impact of the flying pile of books.
Quaaah!
Tremendous pressure slammed the shield. It was a pressure that I couldn’t handle with my strength and weight. Like a volleyball hit by a fist, I flew nearly 5 meters and crashed into the corner of the room. It felt like my spine was cracking, and the blood dripped from my lips as I chewed my tongue.
“The goblin’s technique is correct, but-”
Before I could finish my words, this time the golem’s feet fell all the way back. Of course, I should be able to call the pile of books gathered again below my waist a ‘foot’.
I said, laying the shield down and angling it so that the two walls in the corner and the ground could support the impact.
“Even though I’m human, I can use that technique!”
“In-human-can-not-that-can-not-.”
Quaaa-ang!
Once again tremendous pressure poured into the shield. Books are heavy compared to their volume. If I hadn’t properly angled the shield, my shoulders would have been crushed. The sight of a golem kicking me, which should have been 3 meters tall, was similar to a person kicking a puppy cornered. Unfortunately, my role in the composition is the puppy.
“In-between-this-how-how-do-break-non-of-sul-law-to-write-to-”
I rolled over desperately as his hand tried to grab me from being cornered. Then, I slipped between his legs and finally got a chance to speak.
“It’s because I put the power of the jewel left by the goblin into my weapon!”
The golem turned after me. Not by turning around, but by rotating the books on each limb. With the sound of books crashing, the guy’s back became his chest, and the back of his head became his head again.
“That-it-is- so-so- hard-work-this-is-”
“It was possible because I had the ‘Sword of Mulcan’ that was not unlocked!”
The golem’s fists gathered over his head. It was an important timing. The [Golem of Words] will definitely wield the biggest attack on the 4th hit, and this was the only timing given to me.
I threw myself between the golem’s legs once more. bang-! A roar echoed from where I was, and I quickly changed the shape of the [Equipment of Justice] into a spear.
It wasn’t to stab the golem.
Dig-!
Like a pole vaulter, he put the tip of his spear on the floor and lifted himself up. From here on, I had to rely solely on the agility and flair of Johann Esperts. After stepping on the book protruding from the knee joint, he quickly climbed the golem’s body. He turned the books I had on, so I had to run back and forth like crossing a stepping stone.
1.5 meters to the head of the golem.
“Inventory!”
I reached into my inventory and took out the [Rainbow Potion Kit]. When the kit was opened, test tubes with different functions for each color appeared. The red, orange, yellow, green, and blue colors of this kit are related to the five human senses.
However, the other two, namely indigo and purple, are related to human ‘recognition’.
This is because the wizard Kirov was influenced by his teacher, Ong. Their respective effects are ‘deceleration of perception’ and ‘acceleration of perception’.
I took out a purple test tube and closed the lid of the [Rainbow Potion Kit]. Then I pushed it back into the inventory.
Puck- Puck- Puck-
Three books lying in my path came out like desk drawers and hit me. One of them, unfortunately, hit me where Naf Nakisis’s mangoshu had pricked me, and I almost lost my balance and fell.
“shit.”
I couldn’t postpone it any longer.
Recalling the taste of the [Yellow Potion], I hesitated for a moment and read the test tube’s system log in my hand.
[Purple Potion of Kirov]
[Rating: Premium (normal item)]
[Capacity: 2/2]
[This is a stimulant potion produced by the wizard Kirov. This is a 2-dose dose. When taken, the user’s time perception becomes abnormally fast for 2 minutes.]
I quickly drank the potion. I heard a sweet taste that would make my teeth rot.
And apart from that, my body lost its sense of speed. It felt like I was swimming in midair. Not only my body, but everything I could see moved slowly and slowly, like a video being played at 0.2x speed.
But so, I was able to speak more precise movements.
Kyaaam baaaak.
Close and open your eyes.
Swoop- Bend the knee of the foot you landed on, and forcefully push the book you landed on. I lift the opposite leg from the height that has soared, and step on the new book that is rattling again in slow motion.
Woowoowook-
I dodged the book that was protruding toward my head, and instead picked it up with my hand. It’s the book that prevents me from pointing towards the golem’s head, but it’s the book that makes it possible.
“You’re-oh oh oh oh oh-ling-ah-no-no-ah-ah ah.”
The golem’s voice, which had already sounded strange, sounded even more strange, like a stretched tape.
Climb, climb, climb.
Using the [Arms of Justice], which had turned into spears, as a counterweight, readjusting the balance that was about to be disturbed.
slide, slide, slide.
Like a man climbing over flowing mud.
Then all of a sudden
The moment I felt that the golem’s movement had completely stopped.
My spear, which reached up to the golem’s shoulder, was aiming at its head.
“Whoa- Whoa- Whoa-”
Before long, the duration of the [Purple Potion] ended. The breath that had been delayed came out in an instant. My sense of time returned, and I felt motion sickness, but the tingling sweetness in my mouth kept me awake.
Golem spoke after a while.
“Why-chi-r-not-not-go-”
I couldn’t answer right away because I had to catch my breath. Instead, I looked back at the settings I had made.
Wizards are not warriors.
They are not those who seek strength, but those who uncover the mysteries they discover. The golem created by Delparts, the magician of language, is also a creature created at the end of such a mystery.
The only golem in the world that can ‘talk’. In terms of the setting, Delparts used all the words that existed in the empire to write books in the ‘Forbidden Library’, and the words were magically connected like a sophisticated neural network.
After all, this golem is like an AI built by a wizard in this fantasy world.
“Why-chi-r-not-not-go-”
The height to the ground is staggering. After barely catching my breath, I answered the golem’s question.
“Because if the text in the book is damaged even a little, you will be speechless.”
The golem spoke after a moment of silence.
“If I-lose-lose-the-th-for-of-what-what-this-gon-is-one-go-”
“I will lose the opportunity to apologize to you.”
“Wh-what-do-and-say-do-do-go.”
“Of course, I apologize for misunderstanding me as a goblin. Again, I am human. But a human who knows more than your wise creator.”
“How-how-that-run-in-between-could-be-me.”
There is a reason Delparts could be called ‘Sage’. He was a person who could read and listen to all the documents that existed in the world and even the words exchanged between people. That’s why this golem can’t think of a human who knows more than Delparts.
“Because I am a human from another world. The world I came from is also the world that embraces this world.”
Delparts succeeded in building the golem’s ‘logic’, but failed to build its emotions. The golem did not show any signs of surprise.
“So, ask about things that even goblins cannot understand. About what only the sage Delparts could see through. By answering him, I intend to prove my point.”
“Night-day-of-three-dog-of-moon-is-what-what-to-of-mi-ha-is-go.”
It wasn’t an unanswerable question. This was a question that could be answered by anyone who has played the game, even if you are not the developer of the game.
“The level of difficulty in this world.”
At the same time as the answer, the golem began to fall apart.
This is how to defeat this golem. Bondi, this gold library is a legacy left by the wizard Delparts.
The criterion for choosing the heir of a legacy that can be called one’s own life itself cannot be ‘a strong person who can defeat a golem’. Delparts hoped that a wise man who would properly utilize the mystery he had achieved would inherit it.
rumbling-
Standing on the golem’s shoulder, I slipped down along with the books. In front of my eyes, as I managed to stand up through the fall, old dust rose.
“Collock-collock-”
My throat tickled and I coughed out spontaneously. On top of the scattered books, system logs continued one after another.
[You have defeated the ‘Golem of Language’.]
[Clear the hidden event, ‘Forbidden Book, Escomin’.]
[The title ‘Heir of the Sage’ is acquired.]
[‘Forbidden Book, Escomin’ is bound to you.]
[Additional reward item: secret point]
[Additional reward content: 3 points]
[You have cleared all 3 major hidden events.]
[One stat free point is given.]
[Select the stat you want to raise.]
In this game, the difference in ability level 1 is huge.
And I chose [Agility] without hesitation. For me, who can seek recovery through [Auto Skip], [Agility] was a stat that could further increase my survival rate.
“Anyway, with this, it’s done.”
A sigh of relief came out. It was a sigh full of sweetness. With the sound of my sigh, only one book emerged from the collapsed pile of books. It was a locked book.
There was nothing to confirm, it was [Forbidden Book, Escomin].
I gently touched the silver padlock filled with Escomine. The cover of the book and the back of the gel are locked locks, and there is no need to find a separate key to open it.
Escomin is a book that opens and closes by itself after listening to the user.
I looked at the Escomin in my hand and had to ask a question. Perhaps, this will be the most important question for future progress.
I said the question I had in mind.
“Tell me the strategy for the true ending route.”
It was a question that would determine the future trend.