208 – 208 – A Nail Named You #9
208 – A Nail Named You #9
“Victor! Look at this! Church, I found it buried behind the church!”
“Nice job, Nike.”
I decided to collect messages from hidden episodes scattered around Ludens.
A story engraved on a small tombstone.
If you find them and connect them together, a hint will come out.
“Here, look at what is written! Fun!”
“Let’s see.”
「Epigraph of Old Memory # 7: The people asked Gilgamesh after returning from the play of the gods. “What the hell happened there?” But Gilgamesh did not answer. In just a few days, he had grown old like an old man who had exhausted all his strength.”
Victoria also returned with a large tombstone in her hand.
“Viktor, like you said, it was also in the garden of the student union building. When did you see this?”
「Old Memory Epitaph #10: On his deathbed, King Gilgamesh said to the people around him. “Neither my eldest son Icarus nor my second son Abel or third son Estella will inherit the throne. All the answers are there… .”」
“Now I have found all the tombstones on campus. The rest are in the field. Finding the tombstone will open the way to the treasure hall of an ancient king.”
As you collect the tombstones, you will find the coordinates of the road leading to the Mausoleum of Gilgamesh, the old king.
Of course, it is a labyrinth with all sorts of traps and powerful monsters.
In order to proceed there, it would have to be after raising the item level and level of the party members considerably.
It was also a place where you could reach your destination surprisingly easily if you knew the strategy.
It’s because it’s hard to find.
Thanks to that, I was still suffering quite a bit.
“This area should be right.”
This is “Silent Forest” in the West Field.
It is a place where a lot of low-level monsters with total stats of about 50 appear, so to put it simply, it is a hunting place for beginners.
There must have been a tombstone I was looking for hidden here.
However, unlike when I saw it with a game dot, the real forest was very three-dimensional and maze-like, so it must be said that it was not easy to find things.
“Nike, do you see anything over there? I’m sure it’s around here.”
“Ugh, not really… .”
Even Nike, who is most familiar with the forest among us, couldn’t seem to find the number 12 tombstone I was looking for. The three tombstones that can be found starting from number 12 are the most important.
In the game, if you hit the enter button repeatedly in the vicinity, the message “I found an item!” appears.
Not long ago, the statue of the female dormitory, [Secret Key], and now, as well as now, Ludens, who became a reality, had more annoying things than I thought.
“This Arnoi… . It’s that my legs hurt… .”
Arnoi slumps down in his seat.
After walking through the forest and fields for the past few days, it seems that he has been physically exhausted.
“There is no time to rest.”
I read Arnoi extensively.
However, I was able to notice that everyone was pushed to some extent.
Not only Arnoi, but also Enio, who had been picking off leaves from his black shoes, was sitting on a stump and was breathing hard, as if he was a little tired.
I take off my shoes completely as if they don’t come off easily.
“My stockings got muddy because I stepped on the mud. Upset. It’s a bit cumbersome to look for things from places where monsters appear.”
Next to her was Victoria, who was trying to get rid of the butterflies that were clinging to her hair.
“Why are these butterflies so clingy? Do you know that I am a flower? yes?”
Victoria’s floundering arms had little strength.
Towards Victoria, Enio said a word with narrow eyes.
“Victoria, you must smell like honey. Aren’t you just fooling around by not looking properly?”
“What did you say? Go back if it bothers you. I, Victorica, will find the crown. When I become queen, you will be specially used as my maid. Got it?”
“Huh, who do you think will be taken away from you?”
The conversation between Victorica and Enio ended with that.
Normally, they would argue more heatedly like a cat or a fox with their fur erect, but neither of them seemed to lack the energy to speak.
“Can’t you? Take a break.”
I decided to take a rest right now.
The feeling of the heat from walking around the forest being cooled by the cool wind blowing from the forest is quite nice and eerie.
It would be perfect to catch a cold when your body gets cold from sweating.
Sususasasasat-.
The loud rustle of leaves and twigs.
I couldn’t notice it when it was busy, but when I look at it like this, I really feel like I’m in the forest.
It would be a nice place to come to play.
The scenery of Ludens is just a wonderful place no matter where you look.
It was a really good place to play.
You can clearly feel why the name ‘Yu-hee’ is attached to the island.
I guess so.
This island was created for the enjoyment of gamers, not for any other purpose.
Other than that, completely excluded… .
But.
It is a story of people looking at the island from a high place.
Is this really a fun place for the people who live on this island?
As I was thinking about that, someone stabbed me in the side.
At the same time, something cold touched his cheek.
“You look pretty tired. Would you like to drink my vitality potion?”
The guy was Victoria.
I was surprised that Victorica, who had always been picky, was a little awkward in showing me favors, but I quite like the vitality potion coldly touching her face.
“no. You drink.”
I wasn’t that tired.
“What is it, people were very kind to me… . I’ll just drink it all.”
After opening the lid, it was Victorica who gulped down the contents.
Enio, who had been staring at her like that for some reason, said with a slightly displeased face.
“Does it make sense to be condescending with just one vitality potion when someone is going through such hardships?”
“What did you say. Who can see that this is because of me?”
“I didn’t tell you who it was for, but why are you doing it alone? Do you feel like your heart is stabbed alone?”
“… Ugh, heuh, yeah what. No one has a heart to stab.”
Victoriaka laughs hohoho.
And watching Enio tremble, it felt like energy welled up somewhere in his body. After all, the forest should be noisy rather than quiet.
“Ah… ! This Arnoi, I caught a great rhinoceros beetle… ! Looking at this Arnoi, this is the best beetle among rhinoceros beetles… It must be the 8th grade rhinoceros beetle… !”
At that time, Arnoi grabbed a large rhinoceros beetle in his hand and shouted loudly.
Nike, who was sitting nearby and resting, glared at him.
“That, that’s “King Hercules Scarab”! It’s awesome! How did you catch it! They’re the ones who pay 500,000 Renae each… !”
Boo Woo-.
“oh! flies! Arnoy, grab it again quickly!”
“hehehehe… ! This Arnoy’s 500,000 Renée… ! Honey candy is flying away… !”
Nike and Arnoi ran after the scarab.
Nike stumbles on something on the floor.
“Hey… !”
Nike let out a grotesque scream and tumbled across the dirt floor.
Seeing such an appearance, who could think of Nike as the daughter of a duke?
“Ouch, it hurts… .”
Maybe it was rolling on the floor and bumping his butt, but Nike touched his butt. Are you seriously injured? I got up and went towards Nike.
“Are you hurt? You should have been careful with that. Look where you are.”
Then Victoria stabs me in the side with her fist.
“Look what!”
Instead of me, Victoria lifted Nike’s skirt up.
Nike must have been taken aback by it and screamed, “Hyaa!” with her hair standing on end, but according to Victoria, “You’re fine. It was a bit dusty, but.”
I’m glad you weren’t hurt.
What else did I stumble upon?
I looked at the boulder that Nike tripped over.
“That… .”
When I dug into the ground in a familiar shape somewhere, I grabbed something quite wide in my hand.
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「Epigraph of old memory # 12: The three princes put in effort and time to find the crown that is somewhere on Yu-Gi-Oh Island. The relationship between them, which had been divided, improved as they shared many joys and sorrows. Thus, they were finally able to reach the front of the crown in the deep seething ‘river of fire’.”
zeolite.
found one more
The most important thing to pay attention to here is the keyword ‘river of flame’.
This keyword is different for each game because the location of the king’s mausoleum changes every play time.
“A river of fire… .”
Is this mausoleum located in a volcanic area?
The river of flame must have meant a volcanic area where magma was flowing like a river.
“… … .”
I thought for a moment.
It’s the first time I’ve seen a tomb appear in a ‘volcanic zone’.
Didn’t it always appear in the ice and snow area, in the forest, or in the dungeon under Ludens?
Maybe the direction of the story has changed.
“A river of flame… . Aren’t you referring to the volcanic area of Ludens?”
Victoriaka, who was reading the epitaph, said.
Then, as if embarrassing, he added a few words.
“The volcanic area is the most dangerous place in Ludens. I heard that the fire dragon sits in a nest and is difficult for anyone to approach?”
Enio also says a word about it.
“This is why no one has been able to find the crown. Certainly, if I hid the crown in a mountain guarded by a dragon, no one would have found it.”
By the way.
Nike seems to have something curious here.
“But, if you look at the inscription here, it says that the three princes of Gilgamesh have arrived in front of the crown. Then I could have gotten my hands on the crown. Isn’t it strange?”
Arnoi tilted his head.
“What does that mean… ?”
“So, what I want to say is… . what should i say… . Wasn’t there a reason why he couldn’t get his hands on the crown even after seeing it in front of him? I don’t know how to explain it… .”
Nike was pretty gibberish.
What Nike was trying to say made sense.
According to the inscription, the three princes sought the ‘crown’.
However, historically, no one has ever been able to find this crown and sit on the throne.
Soon, Enio spoke in a small voice.
“Maybe we had a fight. Everyone must have been greedy with the crown in front of them. That’s probably why it split into three families.”
That makes sense.
Enio’s explanation wasn’t over yet.
“Like a fool. It would have been nice if he had given it to his third son, Estella Blackstar. Estella was the youngest, but wasn’t she the wisest and most cunning among the princes?”
Then, Victoria was furious.
“What did you say? Estella was just insidious. Doesn’t it make sense for Icarus to inherit the throne? Icarus was the eldest son, and also the most capable. The first of anything is important. first. Should it be legal?”
Saying that, Victoria pointed at her large breasts with the palm of her hand.
“Being first is important. whatever it is For example, being the first fiancé is a pretty important story. is not it?”
“Oh, no.”
This time, Nike spoke in a timid voice.
“People liked the second son, Abel, not Estella or Icarus. Abel is popular with people and kind… . If Abel becomes king… , the world would have been a better place to live… !”
To see them arguing about who should have been king.
I could see why the princes couldn’t claim the crown.
Wouldn’t it just be unfolding like this?
Of course, it’s only good now.
what they couldn’t get their hands on.
I’ll take it eventually
“A river of fire… .”
Although at my current level, there is no choice.
No problem.