Deep Conversation – 4
I took a deep breath.
‘Have you even called all the party members?’
[I think so. I’m here too.]
‘Trail.’
[I think Impellium has made a firm decision today. You seem to be talking about something very important. Let’s listen carefully.]
I tried to nod my head.
But before that, Impellium said.
“You don’t have to have secret conversations through the soul. Rain.”
“… … !”
“Can’t you just say it with your own mouth?”
“What, what?”
It was as he said.
I thought it was strange from the first time that nine teacups were prepared.
There are seven of us in our party, including myself.
Eight owners of this room, including the impellium, are enough.
But nine… … .
“Mr. Trail?”
“Hey. Are you more handsome than I thought?”
“It’s very surprising. In a good sense, of course!”
“You look a little older than me.”
“Mr Offense. Stop it because it hurts.”
There was a trail.
All around him, party members are gathering around him and looking up and down.
I laughed out loud at this sight.
Impelium says to me like that.
“They are very accommodating colleagues. That’s the first reaction you see when you’re drawn into this strange world.”
“Because they’ve been through all sorts of things.”
“Or maybe it’s because you’re by my side.”
“… … .”
“Anyway, everyone sit down. Let’s have a cup of tea each.”
At those words, everyone looked at me.
I nodded and everyone sat down.
Trail said to me exhausted.
“I thought I was going to die.”
“It’s too harsh.”
“Never leave me alone again.”
“Don’t you ever talk to me again.”
Neril grows up.
“I said Maid too, but I’m really shy. Oh, can I speak comfortably?”
“Of course!”
“Take care of yourself too.”
“yes?”
“How many times have you saved us from a crisis? If it weren’t for you last time, we’d all be killed by Velocian. So you don’t have to be so desperate. No, you can’t.”
At Neryl’s words, all the party members smiled and nodded their heads.
Trail scratching his head.
I looked carefully at the boy’s face.
It’s the first time I’ve ever seen a face like this because I’ve always heard his voice.
This expression may sound funny, but somehow it felt like I had met an old friend I had reunited with after a very long time.
Trail said.
“Well. Okay. just… … Thank you again.”
It seems to have become more comfortable, but I don’t think the tone can be changed forever.
Before we each answer.
Impelium intervened.
The name he came up with was important enough to change the subject at once.
“Last time. Are you talking about the fight with the Velocian?”
“… … .”
“It was quite daunting. Maid.”
The party looked as if they were entrusting me with all conversations with the Impelium.
I said representative.
“Well, at least it was thanks to your advice. You can turn fame into power.”
“… … .”
“It’s like that even outside of the private room, but I can’t even imagine how great his own strength would be. So, by the way, we need to build strength.”
Impelium filled our teacups one by one without saying a word.
In the meantime, I put saliva on my lips and continued talking.
“Of course, there are a lot of things I want to ask before that. The identity of you and the Velocian, or what happened to them in the past.”
“… … .”
“But there is no way you can answer me. I want you to grow your eyes and see for yourself.”
“… … .”
“Then I won’t ask you anything else, so just help me with this. How can we build strength? Can’t my co-workers turn their reputation into power?”
“have.”
Impellium answered bluntly.
It was after filling everyone’s teacups around that time.
He said in a soft voice.
“One drink at a time. I prepared it with black tea in consideration of a specific person.”
“me : yes. How do you know I like tea?”
“Hmm.”
“Are you always spying on us? Like Idria… … Hmmm.”
As she spoke up there, she clicked her tongue lightly.
“sorry. It was a bit harsh.”
“Okay. And it’s not like Idria’s powers were spying on it.”
“then?”
“Don’t talk about anything other than that. Turning fame into power.”
We hurriedly changed our posture and sat down.
He asked a question out of nowhere.
“What is fame?”
“… … ?”
“You know the conditions for gaining fame.”
“The greatest happiness of the greatest number.”
“okay. Humanity expects something that will make it happy. Those expectations and wishes are fame.”
hooch.
He took a sip of tea and continued.
“Just think about it. A person with the same force, a killer who kills people indiscriminately and a knight who protects ordinary people. Which of the two will rise to fame?”
“Of course, the article will go up.”
“why? They both have the same abilities.”
“… … .”
“Do you understand? It doesn’t matter what abilities you have. Reputation only rises when you make mankind happy.”
“Is that the law of the world?”
“okay. It is a great benefit from this world created only for mankind.”
Everyone has a lot of questions and a lot of things they want to say.
but don’t watch
Because from the very beginning, he implicitly delegated the initiative of this conversation to me.
Impellium said.
“When you have more than a certain amount of fame, you can turn fame into power.”
“… … .”
“Having more than a certain reputation means, in other words, you have already made people happy quite a few times. It means that the laws of the world judge that person as ‘trustworthy’.”
“So you can turn fame into power?”
“okay.”
“I said it was above a certain level, but how much more should it be in a specific number?”
“Is it from around 90,000 or more? That was around the time you got your fame by beheading Kayle.”
widely.
He snapped his fingers.
I almost jumped out of my seat.
wii ing.
A ‘screen window’ appeared next to the faces of my colleagues!
It was no different from the screen displayed by Trail.
“Hey, what is this?”
“There’s something strange next to my sister’s face.”
“You too.”
“It’s really amazing. May I touch you?”
What was more surprising was that all of the party members recognized the screen window.
I took a deep breath and said to the Impelium.
“Right. Junji’s eyes were originally yours.”
“… … .”
“I think I can understand why Ardin had no choice but to ‘transfer’ the eyes of Junji to Trail. It wasn’t his original ability, so he couldn’t divide it.”
“okay.”
“It must have been through the eyes of the omniscient that you could sit in this room and know our every move. It is not a power similar to that of Idria.”
“right. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, but you’re quick-witted.”
He smiled warmly and looked at everyone.
“Everyone, check the numbers written there.”
Everyone looks at the screen window.
I, too, focused my eyes on their screen windows.
＜Neryl Slaine Cumulative Fame: 367,160＞
＜Xenia Side Cumulative Fame: 348,790＞
＜Adwin Ain Cumulative Fame: 333,900＞
＜Accumulated Fame of Offense Days: 320,270＞
＜Accumulated Resell Bint Reputation: 319,450＞
＜Cumulative Fame of Serene Magnus: 308,960＞
All are quite high.
“It’s thanks to having a great leader.”
“What?”
“Because unlike Kayle, you don’t try to monopolize your reputation. You always introduce yourself to the hard work of your colleagues rather than pretending to be alone when you block a case.”
“… … .”
“That is reflected in their high reputation. Even if you look at the slight difference in reputation according to the order in which I met you.”
Serena ripped her hair out.
“ah. So I am last.”
“it’s okay. Serene Mr. Not much difference.”
“Does it sound so carefree? You can turn this into money later.”
“Wow. I don’t think there will ever be talk of money in this yard.”
The Impelium hears their chirping and smiles softly.
what is it
In my intuition, it was like seeing something ‘missing’.
I asked casually.
“Have you had colleagues before?”
“… … .”
“And you must have taken care of the reputation of your colleagues like me. Your face right now, it’s like you’re looking at something you miss.”
“later… … .”
“Okay, okay. I guess I’ll have to check it out with my own eyes later.”
He shrugged once.
And snap your fingers again.
percussion.
Soon after, all screen windows disappeared.
When everyone made a sad face, Impelium said.
“This is mine, so I can’t hand it over. If you’re curious about it again later, ask Maid.”
“I have never seen the reputation of the party members until now.”
“No? No way.”
Then the silent trail cut in.
“I can see it.”
“… … ? what? Then why didn’t you show it?”
“You didn’t ask me to show you.”
“no. hey.”
“Did you say that when you first leveled up? You can see the fame figures of everyone in the world.”
I searched the far side of my memory.
Was it when I first leveled up and was able to see the secrets of C-Class?
That’s what Trail said at the time.
[Good job. Now that you’ve leveled up, you’ll see Caled’s Fame stats in detail. Well, to be precise, you can see the fame figures of everyone in the world.]
I really said
Everyone is looking at me quietly.
I answered calmly.
“after. At that time, I was only focused on the difference between my reputation and Kayle.”
“Isn’t that forgot?”
“In the beginning, you didn’t know recently that fame can be used as power. I didn’t feel the need to go into great detail about other people’s reputation figures.”
“Isn’t that forgot?”
“uh. I forgot.”
Impelium smiles lowly.
It was a laugh that seemed quite pleasant. However, he soon changed his expression seriously and said.
“Come back to the point.”
“okay.”
“Since all of you have over 90,000 Fame, you can use that as your power. No, rather than that, we are already using it.”
They all tilted their heads as if to say something.
But I thought I knew.
Because my party had already become stronger than before the return.
“But only a fraction of your reputation is being used implicitly. Turning all fame into power is a different story. It requires determination.”
“Resolution?”
“Maide was determined to give up on retirement.”
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My friends looked at me.Those were pretty sad expressions.
Because you know what retirement means to me.
“It’s a determination that is almost life-altering.”
“Is that enough?”
“Yeah for Maid.”
“Then you should show the determination you deserve.”
squeaky.
He leaned back on the chair.
“As I said before, fame is, in other words, the desire of men. You can think of it as an act of entrusting power to someone who will listen to that wish.”
“… … .”
“But there are prerequisites. They must prove that they will not use the power entrusted to them by humans for their own self-interest.”
“Is that a commitment?”
“okay. My desire, what I desire the most. You can use your reputation as a force only if you are determined to give it up.”
They all turn into troubled faces.
Furthermore, the atmosphere darkened slightly.
‘Is there something everyone wants so much?’
[Of course there is.]
‘Trail. Now you can just say it.’
[I want to tell you a secret. You know that each of your unique party members has their own affair, right?]
Of course.
Offense, for example, is trying to find the parents who abandoned him.
Serene will run a business and become the richest man on the continent.
Ardwin must save his father, and Xenia must save Ophelia.
Lissel has to become a human and play with Grade.
Neryl is… … Well, I don’t know about Neryl. I solved it well with Mei.
‘Anyway.’
I said to the Impelium.
“You’re doing too much. I’ll tell you anyway, as you’ll know, for example, Ardwin needs to save his father.”
“Well.”
“It’s too much to give up on your father to gain strength.”
“Don’t do that to me. If you don’t like it, you can quit.”
It was a rather cold tone.
Ardwin bowed his head.
Neryl asked, twisting her hair.
“Is there no other way? Ah, Maid. sorry. intervene.”
“you’re welcome.”
Neryl smiled in gratitude and then looked at the Impelium.
He answered.
“As far as I know, none.”
“What did you give up?”
“Well?”
“Your fame is invisible, but it seems to be higher than all of us combined. And you have phenomenal powers.”
“… … .”
“I want to ask what you gave up. Be careful.”
Impelium grinned.
“Now is the time to go back.”
“What? Still talking… … .”
“no. I did everything I could say. And it will be good for you too.”
“What do you mean?”
“Because the Velocian is going to use a messy number.”
“… … !”
Everyone shuddered.
next moment.
easy profit.
The shape of the room was blurred.
Even the appearance of Impelium smiling softly.
I exclaimed hastily.
“Impelium! How famous are you now? How much more do I have to build my reputation to gain the same strength as you?”
“… … .”
“My enemy is not only Idria. Both Addin and Velocian must be slaughtered. I had to be strong like you.”
“Well.”
“My reputation will be a little less than 500,000 now. How much more should I go forward? 10 million? Twenty thousand?”
Impelium replied with a grin.
“Ask at least beyond Ardin’s reputation.”