Episode 20. 2nd place behind
“Ugh….”
A night covered in clouds by the moon.
Emilia sat on the balcony of the mansion and moaned.
I was about to bring out a communication artifact to post a regular report to the command, but I was worried about what to send.
‘What really happened…’
Iris von dem Fleischette.
In the evening when the sun was setting, it was none other than the Saint of Fleischette.
A genius who was called a prodigy of recovery magic at the age of only four.
At the age of eight, she had already invented her own original healing magic, and it worked miracles.
A year ago, an epidemic spread in a rural village.
Due to the unknown route of transmission and a fatality rate of 90%, the imperial family eventually decided to close the village.
All roads leading to the village were blocked, and neither people nor goods were allowed to enter and exit.
In fact, more than 500 residents were put to death.
At the time, everyone thought that was the only way.
Compared to the spread of the plague throughout the empire, 500 lives were thought to be cheap.
Until Iris shows up.
Iris asked for permission to enter the country to cure the plague.
The imperial family of course refused, but Iris did not give up many times and asked for permission to enter.
In the end, the imperial family allowed entry only after stipulating that they would not let them go until the epidemic was completely cured.
Iris stepped into a village where 10 people were dying every day.
In that living hell where there is no one to bury, there are rotting corpses on the streets, and there is a constant stench.
As soon as Iris entered the village, she began to use recovery magic.
It wasn’t like wide-area magic. She met the residents one by one and used her own recovery magic.
It is said that there were times when his magic power ran out on the way and he almost died of an infectious disease.
Even though she was on the verge of death, Iris succeeded in healing all the villagers.
In recognition of her merit, the Holy See appointed Iris a saint.
She was the first in history to become a saint while still alive.
‘Is Iris an acquaintance with the chief…?’
It seemed that such a great man was acquainted with Schlus Heinkel.
That’s all. Judging by Iris’ tone and attitude, the two seemed to be quite close.
‘I can’t do that.’
nonsense.
The Secret Service has all the information about Iris and Schlus.
But among them, there was not a single place where the two could have made contact.
Even if there could be hidden information, Iris, the commoner Schlus wouldn’t even say that.
Unless there was telepathy that only the two of them had, Iris and Schlus should have met for the first time at the Imperial University.
– Is your tone of voice a bit chilly? I would have said it for sure. We’ll be together for a long time.
I slowly pondered what Iris had said.
We will be together for a long time.
What does that mean?
– I’m here to talk about our future.
– No need to doubt it. ‘Cause I believe in you Because what you want is what I want.
– I’ll help whatever Schlus wants to do.
‘uh? no way······?’
Emilia’s pupils shook.
our future?
What you want is what I want?
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Just hearing this is like-
‘Are you two dating?’
The two of them seem to be in a relationship with a promise of love and a future.
By that point, Emilia’s thoughts, which had gone crazy, stopped.
That really doesn’t make sense.
What is the regret of being a daughter of a powerful family and a rare genius who even received the title of a saint?
While I was shaking my head saying it couldn’t be, I remembered something someone said…
– That’s what love is. no reason It just happened to come one day.
These were the words of Eric, the head of the intelligence agency, who said that they got married just one day after dating.
In his case, somehow, the relationship between Iris and Schlus didn’t seem so absurd.
By the way, where did you fall in love with Schlus?
He has no strengths other than his smooth appearance, good physique, politeness, and consideration.
Come to think of it, what was more mysterious than Iris’ intimate behavior was Schlust’s attitude.
Schlusus acted uncomfortable throughout the conversation with Iris and was consistent with short answers.
If you see that the saint wants to help you, but you don’t like it…
It seemed that the situation was not simple.
Maybe Schlust had a weakness for Iris.
Conversely, Iris had a weakness for Schlusus.
…or both.
‘How am I supposed to report this?’
In a situation where there was no sense of replacement, Emilia was conflicted.
It was difficult to interpret the relationship between the two.
It looks like you’re posting fake information to the spy agency if you’re fooling around.
However, it was difficult to recite what I saw today because of the limited number of words.
‘Let’s cover it for now.’
Rather than create room for confusion with fake information, let’s take the situation a little bit further.
If you have free time later, you can go to the base and tell me the situation.
Emilia thought about it while inserting communication artifacts.
‘Good guts.’
By the way, I wonder where the courage to talk to saints without swearing or squeaking comes from.
‘uh? Half-talk…?’
Emilia’s eyes widened.
Come to think of it, Schlust was mean to Iris.
However, he had never once spoken against himself as a monk and a commoner.
‘Huh?’
Emilia’s mind became complicated.
***
[Forbidden Elixir]
[Epic Item: It cannot be duplicated or reproduced because it is out of the logic of this world.]
[Description: Permanently increases random stats by 10 when drinking. not delicious.]
No matter how many times I used ‘lookup’, the text I saw was the same.
Permanent buff of stats. 10 each too.
It was an unbelievably extraordinary effect.
But the problem is that you can’t specify stats.
If the effect goes into the mana sensitivity that already has 75 stats, there will be no such disappointment.
But this means that it can be exchanged for 1 shop coin.
So, can I buy 10 more in the future?
[shop]
[Forbidden Elixir]
[Price: 2 Shop Coins]
“uh?”
Obviously there was only one.
Suddenly, the price went up to 2.
Is it a system where the more you buy, the higher the price?
Assuming that it continues to rise by 1, you can buy 3 more coins with the coins you currently have.
If you drink all of them, your stats will increase by a whopping 40.
As I was about to scream impulsively, my eyes caught on to a phrase on the shop window.
[Shop Enhancement]
[New items are added when you strengthen the shop.]
[Cost: 10 Shop Coins]
There was also the option of strengthening the shop.
The only items currently in the shop are Forbidden Elixir, Healing Potion, and Gawain’s Sword.
I want to see some other items, but the problem is that the enhancement cost is 10 store coins.
“There is some conflict.”
Do you strengthen the store with the remaining 10 coins?
Or do you buy the Forbidden Elixir or Restorative Potion?
I was starting to get worried.
The decision I made after much deliberation was-
“Let’s get it right now.”
It was to save coins.
Maybe there will come a situation where you spend all your coins to strengthen the shop and need a recovery medicine later.
Buying a healing potion or a Forbidden Elixir might become useless.
So, if you need to quickly raise your stats, buy the Forbidden Elixir, if you need treatment, buy the healing potion.
“Whoa.”
Looking at the bottle on the floor, I was nervous and let out a sigh.
You have no choice but to drink the elixir you have already bought.
Drinking later doesn’t mean it won’t be random.
I carefully opened the lid as the jar was fragile, and lifted it with both hands.
There was no smell at all.
“Please. It’s not just mana sensitivity…!”
If possible, I would like to increase my mana or strength.
Then, in battle, any bastard can win without using ‘selection and concentration’.
I prayed, not knowing who I was offering it to, and brought my mouth to the vial.
“Wow…”
really not so tasty
Oh my gosh. It’s not bitter like herbal medicine, it’s just disgusting.
The more I drink, the more it seems to come up inside.
I was afraid that the effect would not appear if I didn’t drink it all, so I emptied the bottle in the end.
“Turn it off….”
All the real Omansang is frowned upon.
Even after drinking it, I’m going to die of stomach ache.
“Five.”
The empty vial faded and then disappeared.
Does it disappear when you use it all up?
I wiped my lips and called up the stat window.
[Displays stats.]
[Health: 16]
[Strength: 12]
[Agility: 5]
[Strength: 5]
[Magic: 1]
[Mana Coordination: 1]
[Mana Sensitivity: 75]
[Calculation power: 18]
The stamina remains the same. strength as well. Agility is the same…
what. What has changed?
Once again, I looked closely, and there was one stat that had changed.
computing power.
It’s a stat that I didn’t even know existed because it didn’t have a presence.
If the computational power is high enough, the morale stat that can neutralize all the techniques the opponent is developing is correct.
However, it is difficult to break the real-time technique only when it is halfway high.
However, if you ask if the stat increase is meaningless at all, it is not.
Computational power is a stat that affects the development of the spell quite a bit.
If the stat is 18, you can develop the technique twice as fast as normal people.
This means that 1 second is shortened to 0.5 seconds.
It’s not that big of a difference, but it will be quite helpful in a battle situation where you fight for one poem.
“You’re second in the back.”
Still, it’s true that it sucked.
From now on, every time you drink the elixir, as long as your computational power doesn’t go up.
ah please It won’t happen.
I left the training room thinking I stepped on sh*t.
“newspaper?”
There was a newspaper in the front door.
It must be only 3 in the morning, but is the newspaper delivered at this time?
I picked up the newspaper and entered the mansion.
I turned on the lamp in the living room and opened the newspaper.
At this point, I want to hear the news.
– The day of magic is imminent. The system is in the midst of preparations for the event…
I knew it.
The day of magic is not far away.
Magic Day is a day to commemorate the blessing of the gods called magic that was bestowed on the continent.
Actually, the magic day itself is not very important.
It’s an anniversary that I forced to create to make things happen.
In the original story, the magic day event doesn’t take up a lot of weight.
It was just a place where the main character and Iris stopped by for a date.
Nevertheless, the reason why I pay attention to the Day of Magic is simple.
It’s because the main character, this poor-headed bastard couldn’t get into Imperial University.
A general of the Imperial Army is expected to attend this event.
The Kingdom Intelligence Agency planned to assassinate the general during the event, but he deliberately let it go for fear that the range of activities of the protagonist who infiltrated the Imperial University would be narrowed.
But in this world where the main character did not pass, that is not the case.
The main character, this murdering machine bastard, will break into the venue without any hesitation and kill the general.
‘That’s not okay.’
should be blocked
Relations between the Empire and the Kingdom have grown worse than this, and the resumption of war must be prevented.
Because the two of you are going to run out of strength while fighting, because that’s the shortcut to a bad ending.
‘We must stop the Hurt Locker by any means possible.’
Finally, we can see the face of our protagonist.
A killer bastard who has become a real villain, even the title of the main character is not worth the title.
My dad is going to see me, Horo child.