At first glance, it could be.
This is the capital of the empire, one of the most racially discriminated places on the continent, and a place where human supremacy is rampant, so Luna, a beast-person, may be the trigger for the incident.
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Or that Rachel, a hot-tempered and violent addict, could cause an incident, or that we might be caught in an incident thanks to Riff’s inability to speak in the eyes of others.
Like a bomb whose wick has begun to burn.
‘But if you dig in, the bomb among us is me, Kane, and Zero.’
I’m in a state of a restaurant that only people I know can enjoy.
A child born from a family, but a prey with a strangely large interest, a fool who seems easy to handle.
However, since this is part of my intention, it can be seen that there is no danger of an unexploded bomb, that is, exploding, unless suddenly kidnapped or killed.
‘Kane, honestly, even if he does something else without my knowledge, I can’t figure it out.’
Because the human mistrust, the human hater, is in the city of anthropocentrism and human supremacy.
Basically, this place is twisted even in my eyes, which have indifferent parts thanks to the sense of floating, but how absurd the capital of this empire must be for Kane, who can see and hear more than me.
Kane must have known how ugly and cruel it was.
It was an unavoidable choice, but it was like the fact that he killed all the executives of the underworld organizations at once and came back when he was sent to help Payyan.
“So Kane, you stay at the dorm for a while. As an escort, we only take Zero.”
“what? I am!”
“Rachel will also accompany me to the arena meeting.”
At my words, Rachel put on a satisfied expression, but Kane was expressionless.
“Is it an order?”
“It is a proposal. Shall we take a vacation? There really isn’t a place you want to go to other than the dorm.”
As if the doppelganger potion used on me was a waste, the attacks from the Evil Gods disappeared, and in the beginning, I always took Cain with me, saying that I was conserving myself and watching the atmosphere.
Now that we know the extent of the checks and attacks coming in, it’s best to give Kane a rest before the human hatred in this empire’s capital grows worse.
Kane’s expressionless face and the feeling that somehow showed some dissatisfaction, I opened my mouth additionally.
“What do you think will happen if the dorm gets into trouble when you and I, even zero, fall into it?”
Maybe the cult guys will twist the issue once and bother us in an indirect way rather than a direct way.
For example, weaving our side as the culprit of a crime.
Me and Kane in such a situation. What if there is no zero?
Since Luna is a beast-person, her right to speak is deprived. Riff was stripped due to physical problems. Rachel tried to solve it with her fist closer than her mouth.
It’s obvious.
“I am at the inn.”
“Good idea.”
“Then, am I Adelian-sama’s exclusive escort for the time being?”
Zero, who was watching Kane and me talk, asked me, and I nodded lightly.
“Isn’t it an honor?”
“Why are you honored?”
It’s okay if you don’t know, man.
Actually, I made Zero my escort because I really needed it, but in a way, that guy is the biggest bomb.
The master of the labyrinth and the church can clearly tell that the evil god church is on the same team just by using the doppelganger potion.
They were abducting and imprisoning Zero and his doppelgangers in the hidden layer of the labyrinth.
Is it a bit like kidnapping and confinement?
Breeding might be a better word.
When the time comes, an intelligent life form is inserted so that the doppelganger’s instinct is not lost, and a game is played to find the doppelganger.
Never could Zero or other doppelgangers kill others. Let’s only cause each other trouble and kill each other.
The doppelganger sacrificed there would have been sacrificed on the altar, and only the core would have remained, and Zero would have brought the dead person back to life as a sacrifice.
over and over again.
He would have made a potion out of the dedicated doppelgänger and put it to good use.
Besides, there must have been other reasons besides the ingredients for the doppelganger potion if it was hidden with so much effort. I don’t know yet.
‘But I brought them all out.’
Kill all of them too.
No matter how much he was the owner of the labyrinth, he wouldn’t have known the whole situation in real time, so I couldn’t stop him from doing it, and since there were no corpses or zeros left, I don’t expect him to think he was revived.
Because after that, they didn’t follow me.
But now the doppelganger’s suzerain, Zero, is here?
‘I think it pops out unconditionally.’
Whoever the master of the labyrinth is. Whether it be a member of the church or another force holding hands, they have no choice but to come forward to steal Zero.
So, you say all of this and lock Zero in?
‘I can’t bear that my existence becomes a burden to my comrades. Well, I don’t like sweet potato clichés that disappear after leaving a letter like this.’
I tend to keep insecure elements close.
Just like Cain did when Guardia came.
This time, I have no choice but to keep Zero by my side.
“Then are you ready to leave?”
“yes. I am done too.”
“Your clothes are pretty today too.”
―The style is also perfect.
I looked in the mirror at the hair that Leaf had touched and the string tie that Luna had tied loosely.
The formality was put aside, the aristocratic uniform that seemed free, and the hair that did not look messy even though it was moderately scattered instead of neatly covered with balm.
‘okay. It looks like a hanryang who plays and eats.’
This is the face you want.
I placed the mirror on the table and grabbed the Aegis that was hovering around me like a satellite, making it invisible.
I don’t know which of the three invitations is a trap, but if I prepared it properly, I might get caught before I can use the existence of the Aegis properly.
So, it would be better to turn off the self-defense mode for a while, keep it in your possession, and then activate it if you are in a hurry.
I canceled the self-defense mode by touching the setting hologram that appeared when I squeezed the Aegis, and clicked miniaturization.
Soon, the Aegis, which was the size of my fist, shrunk with a clicking sound, like a puzzle spinning.
As soon as I put the Aegis, which had shrunk like a ping-pong ball and turned into a cotton pad, into the pocket of my robe, Zero looked at me with subtle eyes.
“Are you okay?”
“what?”
“I could be mistaken.”
I laughed as the large crab scratched the back of its head and said a little shyly.
“Try it. You could be wrong. I can do it and fix it.”
“okay. Where is he going to be taken and killed?”
No, don’t do things like that that will make you a seed.
I closed Rachel’s mouth and wiped my damp hands on Rachel’s clothes as I opened my mouth.
“let’s go.”
“I will go. Seniors, juniors.”
The earliest dated invitation invited me to a gambling den.
It is so large and bright that you would not think it was made underground.
Just like the last time, after going around for a long time in the carriage, turning around and pushing the sarcophagus and coming down the stairs below it, it is a different world.
‘That’s why later, all sorts of unusual things came out from the capital’s basement.’
Aside from the sewers, there were often encounter events where I wondered where they were hiding. The shape of the underground passage is as unique as the size of the capital city.
‘If you count just one floor, it’s bigger than Labyrinth’s Labyrinth.’
Perhaps because of the uniqueness of gambling, everyone wears at least a half mask that covers the face appropriately, even if it is not a mask that disrupts perception like last time.
It would be meaningless to meet people who know each other’s original faces, so I wonder what’s the point, but if you go to Rome, you follow the Roman law.
I shared the mask with two priests and walked a little closer to the center, and the subtle scent of sweets crossed my nose.
‘Is this flavor common to gatherings?’
It seems that everyone thinks it’s okay because it blurs people’s concentration or judgment in moderation.
I wonder if there is any addiction or other problems. This place has magic and priests, so if you openly smoke like this, you can say it’s universal.
‘Isn’t there a combination of Payyan’s traits?’
Maybe I can write something later.
Ordinary card gambling or dice. This would be a trick anyway. However, as if he had no intention of revealing his true colors to me right away, even when he reached the center, he did not see anything different. There are only a handful of people who gamble moderately and chat.
“Did you hear the news? Looks like a Cyclops came out from the border.”
“Hey, what bullsh*t. I told you to take the medicine in moderation. If that were the case, the Imperial Knights would have participated, but it’s quiet these days.”
“driving me crazy. It’s because rumors are spreading secretly now. There is a saying that it was captured only with border power.”
Is it time for sad rumors?
However, most of them seem to regard it as a rumor, probably because the monster called Cyclops is not a being that can easily touch the skin from its existence to its strength.
‘I don’t think there’s anything more to hear.’
I don’t want our party to be revealed right away.
In response, I sat down at a suitable table and started rolling the ivory dice.
* * *
“front! front! Coin heads double!”
“I thought it would be a double, me! Thank you Lord Vasah.”
“Oh, please. Caldara, Vasaha, Lord Harer… … .”
know. The original superstition is scary.
In this place, in this channel, reinforcement is good or items are popular. When I play a certain song, it goes well, and when I look at the picture, it goes well.
Then, when you are really desperate, God, Buddha, Jesus, and Allah.
While doing this, if you make things go well just once, you really won’t forget the grace, right?
Pray while doing it and forget it when it happens.
The gambling board has the power to make even non-religious people seek God at least once.
In addition, gambling is exchanged for chips, so the sense of money is worse.
If you play one or two games like that, your pockets will be empty.
That said, I don’t want to go home, and I think about it.
Maybe it’s because they thought it would be enough if only one game broke, so all the names of arrogant gods came out around them.
Except for the most major sun god Caldara, the names of Basah, the god of coins and both sides, and Hareur, the god of luck and misfortune, are most often called, probably because it is a gambling hall.
‘Because this is where the gods really exist.’
It must tickle your ears, very much.
“3! 5!”
“Ah, wrong again. It’s a big deal.”
In the first place, it’s me who has a special pocket situation, but it’s different.
I shoved the chip in front of me to the dealer, pretending to be serious about losing money, and then covered my mouth and yawned slightly.
They say that when you go crazy with gambling, you feel like your brain is fried.
Probably high risk high return. Isn’t it something like the thrill overloads the brain and the adrenaline explodes the moment you pick it?
But not too long ago, I met a dragon and met a cyclops, and when it comes to gambling, someone.
Having met the gambler Balbus and squeezing gold to the limit, I found this place boring.
‘why… what kind of trap No, maybe this boredom is just a trap.’
It’s just a moment to act as if you’ve lost money and are on fire.
After losing one or two more rounds, I still thought about what would happen if someone didn’t approach me, and I was looking at the dice again, but someone came close to me.
“Bet on one double.”
“One double.”
Not just a double, but a one-double. In other words, when the dice come out exactly 1, 1, all the remaining chips are pushed into meaningful things, and the surroundings burst with elasticity.
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“What are you thinking?”
“Oh, I don’t gamble like that.”
“Do you really want to bet on one-double, sir?”
“Stop talking and grab a cup.”
I’m screwed
As he spoke arrogantly with only one corner of his mouth raised, even under the mask, his crumpled eyes were clearly visible.
I’m sorry. I don’t know what kind of power it is now, but I’ve approached it. It was kind of rude to be seen as an idiot stupid enough to handle.
“Then open.”
“Hey, what is it? Are you really double? One Double!”
“Ah, I finally catch my breath.”
I deliberately smiled and held the chips on the table with both arms.
When everyone looked at me with envious eyes, I casually grabbed a handful and looked at the person who came next to me and whispered, as if this was normal.
Wearing a white robe and pulling the hood down, only his chin is visible. I still don’t know if it’s a woman or a man.
“hey. Does the dealer cheat? how did you know?”
“That, that’s not it… … .”
First, gender is female.
“Then you have good eyesight?”
Moderately mean, I also whispered and pretended to hold the chip in my hand, leaning down and glancing at the face inside the hood.
‘what?’
Color graphics are familiar.
No, that is to say that the impression is familiar to the eye.
Light blue hair and blue eyes. At first glance, it’s an unusual combination on this continent full of colored hair.
If you limit it to a girl with unkempt hair and freckles on the bridge of her nose.
‘User’s eyes.’
I finally couldn’t stand it and opened the user’s eyes.