The being standing in front of the door was an unexpected person.
‘Who is that guy?’
The faces I have met before coming here.
It was the little boy who led us to the room.
The little boy approached with a calm face.
“You have a look of surprise.”
“What… A little bit.”
“Me too. I thought he was just an ordinary Hogu, but to say he was a wizard. I was surprised.”
It was a kid who spoke out without hesitation, as if there was no need to hide it now.
Jetty was the one who used the magic, but a situation that could be mistaken for someone who doesn’t know the details.
I didn’t have to explain, so I decided to just move on.
“I will not speak at length. Do you know about the Shinigami’s flag?”
The same question I asked the 3 people before.
But the answer I heard was different.
“I know.”
“Then the conversation will be fast.”
“Previously… .”
The child’s gaze turned to the three people who were arrested.
“Will you release them first?”
The guys in the back are small pups.
As long as the kid showed up, there was no need.
“good night. But I am yet to leave this room.”
At my gesture, Jetty dispelled the magic.
“Heo-eok, hee-eok.”
“I lived.”
“You guys gather in one place over there. If you do anything nonsense, I will subdue you again.”
“Ah, I see.”
The trio hurriedly settled down in a corner of the room.
“Then shall we continue our conversation?”
“All right. First of all, I should introduce myself. My name is Chiron. And he’s getting the manager of the Ripper Guild.”
“A manager?”
I don’t know what position it was, but it was expected to be at least an executive level.
It is difficult with an ordinary position to step forward like this confidently.
“You can think of it as a position that helps the master and decides the guild’s major issues.”
“You seem older than I thought.”
Like the tone of voice, the atmosphere feels oddly old.
Besides, I wouldn’t entrust the guild’s executive level to a child.
“you’re right. I am 25 years old. This look… You could call it a curse of sorts.”
“That is unfortunate. But I don’t think I need to know.”
“You are unkind.”
Chiron doesn’t lose his composure even with me in front of him.
He seemed to think that there might be a corner to believe in something.
‘I can’t really feel anything around me.’
There is no indication that troops are on standby.
If so, is it when you are confident in your own skills?
‘No, that’s not it either.’
There was no difference in the aura itself compared to the trio trembling in the corner.
Besides, seeing that Demon Fear was activated instead of Indomitable, it was clear that he was weaker than me.
‘You don’t seem to feel any fear.’
No, it was precisely the feeling of not being afraid of death.
It was because he gave off an atmosphere of giving up on everything, saying he didn’t care if the other person harmed him.
“You said you knew about the Shinigami flag. Where are you? Just let me know and I’ll let you go.”
“It is being stored at our guild headquarters.”
“It’s the guild headquarters… .”
I don’t know if that statement is true or not.
It could have been to get out of the situation and lure us into a prepared trap.
puff.
The chair next to Chiron turned to dust and disappeared.
“It’s gone. But if you’re lying, I don’t think you’re going to miss it.”
“I’m glad then. It will continue to miss.”
Chiron’s attitude overflowing with composure.
Seeing that, I lightly clicked my tongue.
‘He’s definitely a fearless guy.’
In the first place, I had no intention of hurting Chiron.
It’s difficult to kill people carelessly here.
In a situation where it was unknown who had the Shinigami’s flag, he had to be careful.
“good night. Guide us to your guild.”
“All right. A moment before that.”
Chiron approached the three who were holding their breath in the corner.
“Stupid bastards. To be able to do things without understanding the opponent properly.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Clean up your room and return to duty.”
“All right.”
After cleaning up, Chiron smiled.
“Well then, shall we go?”
Chiron stepped out slowly, and we followed him.
* * *
The road to the headquarters of the Reaper Guild.
Chiron greeted many people he encountered.
“How is your business today?”
“Eh, it’s the same as usual.”
“old lady. Are your injuries okay?”
“The medicine you gave me worked well. Thank you.”
Seeing that everyone in the village reacted favorably to Chiron, it seemed that he wasn’t as bad as he thought.
Otherwise, he hides his identity well.
‘It’s probably the latter.’
In the first place, they are the ones who use drugs to inn guests and commit robbery.
Besides, if it was an information guild, there was a high possibility that it had done various illegal things behind it.
While continuing to exchange greetings with the villagers, Chiron’s footsteps stopped.
“This is it.”
A two-story house with nothing special.
It was one of the many ordinary houses around.
‘Certainly, if I hadn’t known anything, I might never have found it.’
Beyond the trees in the forest, it was the level of sand in the desert.
kiik-
An annoying noise when you open the door.
It seemed that it was thoroughly decorated as if it had not been properly maintained.
When we entered, someone was sitting in a chair waiting for us.
A middle-aged demon who looks to be in his 40s.
A long scar across his left cheek caught his eye.
“I brought you. master.”
“You worked hard.”
The man slowly got up and came towards me.
“My name is Reaper Guild Master Loud.”
The opponent bowed his head in a respectful yet uncompromising manner.
“Surprisingly.”
“What do you mean?”
I glanced around.
“I didn’t expect you to be waiting alone.”
“Haha, I’m not stupid enough to do meaningless things.”
Have you already realized that you are no match?
It was a bit odd for that.
In the first place, they don’t know my strength.
Although they subdued the 3 people at the inn, they are still small puppets.
Since he didn’t show his strength properly, he thought he would gather his subordinates and act, but it was unexpected.
“Did you say you were looking for the flag of the god of death?”
“okay.”
“I’ll give it to you if you want. But before that, there is something I want to check.”
“What is it?”
“You are like people from other places. Is that right?”
For a moment, I was confused about what the other place Loud meant.
‘You’re not talking outside the magic dungeon, are you?’
It was unlikely that the person in the fake dungeon would know that much.
If so, it seemed to simply mean the outside of the realm of the underworld.
“right. It’s a different place than yours.”
“As expected. Unlike us, I thought it was different from the feeling of vitality.”
Loud with a slightly excited face.
“Did you all come to save us?”
what is this again?
It was not something the master of the information guild that ruled the underworld would say.
The way you talk as if you are being controlled by someone.
‘Could there be a higher power?’
Anyway, the goal is to obtain the flag of the god of death.
It might have been better to tune in to that rhythm to some extent.
“Not now.”
“What is that… .”
“We are a reconnaissance team that came in to get information on this side first. The main unit will move in earnest later.”
“Ah, that’s right.”
Loud’s expression full of emotion.
And unexpected words came out of his mouth.
“Now… I got a chance to escape from the terrible clutches of Astaroth.”
‘what?’
I asked the question without realizing it at all unexpected words.
“Did you just say Astaros?”
“That’s right. Aren’t you preparing to defeat Astaroth?”
what is this
Astaros.
He is a notorious demon king who existed 100 years ago.
And the existence that was annihilated by the other Great Demon Kings who joined forces.
‘The background of this dungeon was in the past.’
I thought it was simply a materialization of another area of the Pandemonium, but I thought it was the past, and that was the world more than 100 years ago.
First, I decided to listen to more stories.
“Tell me everything you know.”
“Now this place has become the realm of Astaros. And a huge magic circle that people don’t know about is operating under the ground.”
“What is the purpose of the magic circle?”
“It deprives the strength and vitality of all life on it.”
Hearing that, I knew for sure.
Strangely, people seemed to have no vitality.
The fact that he had weak power compared to the demons.
It was because his strength and vitality were being taken away by the magic circle.
“We were living day by day not being able to die. He escaped the eyes of the watchers and asked for help several times, but all failed. I was giving up. But you guys showed up.”
They seemed to regard us as some sort of savior.
It was definitely a different progression from the magic dungeons that had only been fought.
“Please save us who will die after taking everything.”
They will not end with a mere loss of life.
Astaroth is the demon king who commands the forces of darkness.
He probably couldn’t avoid the fate of being robbed of his strength and vitality and being treated as an undead even after he died.
‘I think I know why the other Demon Lords joined forces to subdue them.’
No matter how strong it is in the demon realm, it was unacceptable to develop strength in this way.
“i get it. Let me pass on your request.”
“Ah, thank you.”
Seeing Loud shed tears makes me feel a little sorry.
“Pass the flag of the god of death.”
“Here it is.”
Loud took a small flag from his bosom and handed it to me.
Black flag, nothing special.
It didn’t seem like it was an artifact that didn’t feel any energy.
‘If I receive this, is this dungeon over?’
The goal is to acquire the flag of the god of death, so there is a high probability that he will go outside immediately.
And this world will disappear.
This is the world of the past.
The future has already been decided.
It is unknown whether the people of this underworld were saved or disappeared as scapegoats.
What is certain is that it will end with the defeat of Astaros.
‘There is nothing more I can do here.’
It’s best to just finish the mission quickly and finish this dungeon.
I accepted the flag of the death god.
Paaah.
At that moment, light emanated from the flag.
The view around you after the light has gone.
There were numerous students seated around the large auditorium.
‘He’s back.’
I cleared the dungeon perfectly, but the aftertaste was not refreshing.
A lingering feeling of discomfort in a corner of the chest.
“I’m back.”
“okay.”
Erina didn’t look very good either.
“Kyler. Look over there!”
Jetty pointed her wings at the scoreboard in the air.
The numbers displayed on the scoreboard were different from before.
18 vs 24
The score narrowed from 8 points to 6 points again.
What caught my eye more than that was my personal score.
‘Nine points?’
It meant that the score obtained after completing this dungeon was 3 points.
I don’t know the standard for scoring, but it seemed certain that this kind of way would give a higher score than simple subjugation.
Whoops.
And students showed up through magic circles from all over the place.
However, since there is no change in the score, it seems that no one has succeeded in attacking.
And Veigar appeared on the podium.
“I am happy that everyone is doing better than expected. So from now on, I plan to change the rules a little bit.”
Veigar looked at the seniors and freshmen alternately.
A strange smile crept across his lips.
“From now on, the number of points gained from clearing dungeons increases. and… .”
right!
As Veigar snapped his fingers, the number of magic circles began to decrease.
After a while, the magic circle reduced to nearly half.
“From now on, seniors and freshmen will carry out their missions in the same dungeon. Even if you enter through another magic circle, you will encounter them, so you cannot choose or avoid them.”
is this a variable?