43-2. Is belief stronger than will?
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I arrived at the inn and unpacked my things.
Kinel and I took a room, and Fine and Ariel shared the same room. Fine seemed to regret it, but he couldn’t help it.
If I had annexation, they would have followed me. A person who will remain But it can’t be.
Because I have to go back to see this guy alone.
There are NPCs that are often difficult to find in games. Drake, a former officer who did not come out even by data mining, was like that.
Among them, there are NPCs that come only on certain days and at certain times.
It appears in one of four places. Merchants who only appear in the bases of old countries excluding the Empire.
‘He was what people call a loner. Seeing that Crunya is there, there’s a high probability that this guy is there too.’
I couldn’t trade immediately after I possessed the game. Because the conditions were not met.
I left the inn and entered a narrow alleyway.
Mekkehan smoke is coming out, and you can hear the sound of splashing, and you can see colorful potions.
A dark place where something creepy is about to come out.
“Hey hyung, don’t look ahead?!”
As he walked further inside, his shoulders bumped into each other. Soft fur feel.
“Oh, sorry.”
I apologized profusely to the lycanthrope guarding the road.
This person is like a guard who kicks out players who do not meet the conditions. A werewolf with a full head of a wolf.
“Ugh.. No. Why does it smell so bad? Wash up and go!”
“Yes? I’m just on my way out after washing…”
“Go in first! You pass.”
She saw me, clicked her tongue once, and let me in. One of the conditions is a satisfactory appearance.
Because I have to subdue at least one Demon King in . It’s a pretty simple condition.
There is even a national rule answer in the community, such as ‘Newbies, if you wake up the harmless devil, go find the loner first.’
How erotic it is to see a newbie who doesn’t know how to spray poison and die.
[How did you get this??? Characters keep dying ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ] It was common for dead people to attack like a swarm of bees when a question was posted.
I often commented that I should take the saint route.
But this is a prequel. Far from harmless demon kings, there are only demon kings of the cult of warriors.
The end of the alley. A black tent appeared, like a large traffic cone. I pulled up the tent that looked like the entrance.
“Is the owner there?”
As soon as I finished speaking, the candles in the tent went out all at once. Complete darkroom.
“Did you come alone?”
An old, heavy voice rang out in the darkness. It was a voice with a gentlemanly appearance, similar to Head.
“Yes, I am a solitary traveler.”
The second condition. The reason why I couldn’t take Fine with me.
You can contact this merchant only if no one is in your party.
Whether it’s a player or an NPC, you have to go alone without anyone. If there are more than two party members, the store disappears like a mirage.
“Enter your password. A traveler wearing a black knight helmet.”
Password? Originally there was no password. I was embarrassed because it did not match the knowledge I knew.
What should I do? I need to combine the items I bought for Fine here.
“….”
I tried my best to find a password-like word among the words I had heard. A warrior of faith? Pantos? Tardun… No, not the names of the gods.
“There will be light. Arcturus.”
A word from the nameless saint, Fine.
It was too vivid to be called a dream. Because Fine of the other route, whose symbol is the black rose, interfered with the library and future foresight.
In fact, the reason I almost died and came back alive was because of the help of her saintess, Fine.
“..It’s the first time. You managed to get the password for our store.”
“My wife beats me up a bit.”
“Good. Please come in.”
After I gave the correct answer, the surroundings became brighter like daytime. The inside of the shop you can see. A bespectacled goblin dressed like a gentleman greeted them politely.
“Welcome to the most ‘gentlemanly’ black market. Traveler.”
Because of the unique condition of having to visit alone, the shop owner was nicknamed a loner.
A merchant with a wrinkly face, an aged white beard, and a green body.
The things sold like a character who claims to be a gentleman-like goblin….
“Traveler, do you need the wisdom of this shabby old man?”
“Yes, do you know about the demonic sword Horizon?”
Not stuff, but hidden information. Things you couldn’t find in Akasha’s library might be found here.
“This is a first for me. Among the demonic swords forged by the God of Darkness, there is no such name.”
“..I see.”
The goblin shook her head. It seems like you don’t know anything.
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In the library, I almost lost my eyeballs at the sheer volume of books.
I sought advice from Grim Reaper because it was difficult to pick out only the information I wanted from many places, not just one or two books.
‘The information was limited, as if someone had covered it….’
There is a high probability that Fine from the Black Rose route, who deflected the wise man’s future foresight, did it. What the hell did I on that route do to make our cute wolf like that?
“I want to combine this ring. Is there any way to increase the strength of the defense?”
I took out the ring I secretly bought during the day. The ring she gave to Fine when she was a nameless saint. It looks like a ring of silver wolves spinning around.
If Finee had found out, she would have taken it while interrogating her. The reason I rushed out of the store was because of my conscience.
“Hmm. After all, it’s an Epic-level defense… If you raise this further… Wouldn’t the Masterpiece level be the limit?”
“Not enough.”
Masterpiece Ron fell far short. No matter how much defense magic was cast, the forced event where Fine died could not be prevented.
There will be a moment when you will fight Magic Hat once more to free Empress Bellin, so you should prepare.
“How much defense do you want?”
“I want a defense that can twist fate.”
“..I will accept the advance payment. Traveler.”
I heard that and gave the goblin a platinum coin. I’m a merchant who sells and buys information, but I almost forgot.
“Is this enough?”
“Baek, isn’t it platinum? How..?”
A shop owner is surprised to see a shiny coin in the palm of his hand. It seems that he could not even imagine that he would receive such a payment.
Is it natural to be surprised since it is a platinum coin worth 100 gold coins?
But I value our Fines more than this kind of money. You can earn money later, but not love.
“Because it’s a little too important. We need a solid recipe.”
When she was a nameless saint, she had nothing, but she was enough to fall in love, so she said it all.
I visited this place in the hope that it could be a hidden peace like the rings given to the warrior couple.
Do you sell steel wolf rings in Iron Wolf Village?
When I was playing the game, I just skipped over it, but now that I think about it, isn’t it meaningful?
Because among the players, I was the only one who dutifully sold the saint route. There would be no reason to buy this ring in the land village.
A defensive ring, not an attack. I didn’t want to see Fine get hurt, so I wrapped the items around.
[A useless saint like me…. I always get hurt. Sorry. Knight….]
How sad was the self-deprecating lines he shared during breaks after defeat. There may be things that each person cannot do.
What’s wrong with the saintess not being able to use her divine power? A warm heart is more important than anyone else.
Also, since a ring means marriage to humans, it was put together like a couple ring to comfort a saintess who had no events related to her lover.
“Use this as a mould, put two wolves in it. Then it will be.”
“Two wolves…. What do you mean?”
The goblin, who was contemplating the ring through a magnifying glass like a loupe, got lucky. I sighed as if I had seen something strange.
“Day and night. I can only give you this much hint.”
“Wolves mean day and night..?”
“To defy fate, you need that level of determination.”
This is information that even merchants selling hidden information cannot give. Is it related to the gods? If the wolf means day and night, isn’t it Emperor Locke?
“Since you have received more than enough money, can you pay the balance? Traveler.”
“No, do you know anything about my pitching? It is an item called the ‘helmet of ideology’.”
I’m not even sure. Can’t back off now I also need to find out about my perk, which I’ve been told is the Helm of Ideology. Unknowing knowledge can lead to anger.
I asked while pointing to the black knight’s helmet. The goblin then touched her beard and seemed lost in her thoughts. She said that she had never seen anything like this before.
“I really don’t know pitching. The information I just found out….”
“..What is that?”
“It is true that it has a very faint rose scent. Traveler.”
The goblin tilted his head as if expressing a question. As if it wasn’t an unpleasant smell, I kept sniffing his long nose.
It smells like roses. Did Fine smell the helmet because he touched it? There was something strange about the faint scent of roses, so the moment I thought about it more.
[Licht. Where are you…?]
A slightly high and cute voice rang in her head. A transmission came from Fine.
[Why can I feel your location outside the dorm..?]
Oops, I got caught. After receiving the Dragon Heart implants, the two of us had some idea of each other’s whereabouts.
“..I think I should stop going. Thank you for the good deal.”
“Heh heh, you seem to be quite captured. From the beginning, I knew that you were a person with a strong smell of the Inrang tribe.”
The shop owner, who is called a loner, raised a corner of his mouth gently as he handed me a heap of gold coins.
A goblin who pushes his back at the same time and announces the back door leading out of the store.
As expected of a gentlemanly goblin. With the merchant’s help, she quickly made it through the alley.
I didn’t want to take the yandere route, so I ran through the wind. By the time Fine reached my room, she had to go back to the inn.