Episode 250
65. Nocturne of Confusion (1)
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Missingno.The main reason I was drawn to this world, and the hidden secret of the world entwined with my existence called Baeksanwoo.
However, there has never been a time where NPCs have independently owned a sewing machine.
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Missingno is dummy data in the first place.Things that were hidden in the development stage or were not implemented in the game for some reason.
Or data that was scheduled to be added in the form of DLC, but could not be added.
Although it was hidden, it was clearly present in the system itself, so some users looked at the game of Paradise Academia and confirmed the existence of some dummy data.
Because there was definitely a place where a spirit like Lioner and Soyoung and Taehoon of Geumgangmun, who became close friends more than anyone else, all hinted at their appearance.
The Spirit Forest was a place where even spirits could not be seen.
The arsenal of the keys was also an empty space where only Camilla Lilly was used by fighters.
If it can be predicted, it is predictable.
Are they called Lioner, or are they called Tae-Hoon or So-Young?
Where you are from, what your personality is like, what your voice is like, and what it was like in the past.
Even though it was not possible to know such detailed elements, the very existence itself could be vaguely predicted anyway.
This rosary, which is now given by the high priest Bassanio, was also one of those items.
‘Orb of servitude’.
One of the dummy data that was often mentioned on forums as well.
Apart from the crown of Aaron Nortonhale, who was not aware of its existence, or the pendant of the Demon King.
It was dummy data whose existence was clearly known to existing users.
Of course, if only the name or existence had been known, it would not have attracted so much attention at the time.
The reason why the Orb of Servitude was so popular among players was that it was none other than its terrifying performance.
[But why are these abilities so low?]
[Absolute resistance to magic? 500% increase in special resistance? Balance is broken hahahaha
[Isn’t that why you didn’t add it? I guess the producers knew that it was too much.]
[What quest do I have to clear to get this?]
The orb of servitude was exceptionally dummy data, all of which were disclosed even to the stats possessed by the item.
That’s why the forum was on fire for a while.
Simply possessing it will cancel out all attacks from Thanatos, and any demons or magical beasts will disappear without form the moment they touch it.
A legend that truly symbolizes the God of Light itself, more than that.
Even if it was a transcendental item, it wouldn’t be a problem.
Although the performance of Aradwana and Yam Sword is good, it cannot be compared to the Orb of Servitude.
“You know what this is.”
As I couldn’t help but panic, Bassanio said in a soft voice.
“I know.”
“Even in our temple, no one knows except me, but you are indeed the player.”
I wondered where it was, but Bassanio had it.
But suddenly, I felt uncomfortable.
… … How did Bassanio have the Missingno?
‘The Missingnos I’ve seen so far were mostly stunned when NPCs entered the area of Missingno’s influence.’
The reason Illyana Noel was able to face the Sephiroth tree was purely because she had awakened the power of Sephiroth.
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Mary Celeste, the cursed ancient Artel, and Tergogh the priest of that Artel.And even the Sephiroth Tree and the newly born Sephiroth Priest Illiana Noel.
At that time, all of them were sewing machines.
So, as soon as it was fixed, the bug fix rate increased by more than 10%.
I still looked at Bassanio with a gentle expression.
“The orb of servitude is the heart of the high priest. As I live my whole life surrendering to the light, I put the regrets of life I had before that into my heart and made it in the form of a cross.”
“That means… … .”
“Yes, I have no heart. I am able to talk with Apostle Baek San-woo now because of the light’s mercy.”
It was a completely unexpected answer.
Is this crude wooden cross the heart of Bassanio?
Every time I touched the surface with my fingers, I felt a strange aura.
I don’t know if it’s because I knew the identity or because it’s a missing machine.
One thing was certain.
Why was High Priest Bassanio able to remain healthy even though he had the Orb of Servitude?
‘I’ve already done that once.’
I recalled a series of events that took place in the gold mines around this time last year.
A crown obtained by defeating Aaron Nortonhale, the Prince of the Land Fairy.
Until Hamel cursed him directly in Arsronga’s Crystal Forge, the crown was nothing more than a japtem with no effect.
After Hamel lifted the curse on the crown, the crown in question was transformed into a Missingno, and both Iliana and Hamel passed out at the scene.
The orb of servitude will feel similar to Aaron’s crown.
“Why are you giving me this precious relic?”
“Didn’t I tell you before? It will be preciously used for the last choice of Apostle Baek San-woo.”
Select.
What the hell are you talking about?
Hive Mind said so, and so was Freya, one of the heroes of 300 years ago.
I’m sure I’ll die
And you will make an important choice.
A future that even I, who has played Paradise Academia for hundreds of hours, doesn’t know.
From the moment I already possessed the DLC character, the ending of this world I knew was running in a different direction.
In such a situation, the decision I made was led by a secret organization called the Illuminati.
It was to expand the outside forces, including back alleys and dreamers, to create a situation that suits the situation.
Thanks to this, Aidan Christopher’s ‘Weapon Stream’ awakened quickly.
So, I had no idea what the choice that was necessarily given to me was.
“Choose, choose, choose. I keep hearing the same story these days. What the hell is that? Please tell me!”
It was such a boring feeling.
What do you want me to do?
Bassanio visited Paradise Island, knowing that he would be killed.
Lorna Aztel-senpai was urging me to solve the problem of the Transcendental of Time and Space as soon as the flow of time was twisted.
A twisted and twisted situation. My head felt like it was going to explode just thinking about it, so I had no choice but to keep my eyes away on purpose.
That was my current stance.
do nothing
So, I thought that it would be enough to just watch Aidan’s growth and give him a scenario appropriate to the time.
Suddenly, Theodore and Yura started to flirt and forcibly opened the ‘Apostle of Light’ faction quest.
Even if Aidan’s growth has come to an end, there are a lot of things to think about in the future.
Being caught up in a ‘choice’ that I don’t even know the English language and grunting over the ‘unknown future’ of my death was absolutely not in my temper.
Is it okay if I just say it coolly?
But Bassanio’s answer was as expected.
“Apostle Baek San-woo, I can’t say that too hastily.”
“Did the all-powerful God of Light tell me not to tell you?”
In a way, words and actions that may feel like blasphemy.
But Bassanio still responded with a calm look.
“Just by telling you, the fate of the world will be greatly deviated. Wouldn’t it be better for Baek San-woo to have a predictable fate?”
“Shit… … .”
Bassanio’s argument was valid. It’s a story that the future hasn’t been twisted yet, and Bassanio’s death was predestined from the beginning.
One, it was helpless at the same time.
The biggest strength I have as a player is knowing what will happen in the future.
That’s why you can prepare for it, so you can get the best results that don’t fail.
But, is that future increasingly twisted?
For me, as time passed, I couldn’t help but feel anxious and frustrated.
In Paradise Academia, events take place over time.
What happened in 1st year, what happened in 2nd year, someone in 3rd year?
There is a fixed future, and until that future arrives, the player collects, nurtures, and raises his stats.
Because that was the basic gist of the game called Paradise Academia.
“… … Whoa.”
I took a deep breath and cleared my jumbled thoughts.
“High Priest.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“Did you ask me if I believe in fatalism?”
Bassanio nodded.
“I don’t believe it. I have twisted my fate a few times before I knew it.”
If it is fatalism, then the game of Paradise Academia is fatalism.
Someone dies, someone sacrifices, something happens.
No matter how you play, the same thing happens in the end, and whoever dies eventually dies.
However.
I have already made a person transcend death.
Iliana Noel.
As a wealth for summoning Thanatos, it was because I saved her who was destined to be killed by the Church of the Dead.
“So there’s nothing you can’t do twice.”
Bassanio gave me the first look of surprise at my sudden change of attitude.
“I don’t know what kind of future awaits me, but I don’t want to play in the palm of my hand.”
“… … Apostle Baek Sanwoo?”
“Two days later, the commander of the Knights Templar Judas Ahaman and his bodyguards will attempt to assassinate Bassanio the High Priest.”
If Bassanio’s death is essential to my future journey… … .
It is true that Bassanio must die.
But there’s no law that says you can’t come back to life, right?
If you die and come back to life, it’s true that you actually died once.
“Then please come to the ‘Water Fog Lake’ located in the southern part of Nakwon Island.”
“Apostle Baek San-woo, I must die in obedience to the will of the light.”
“Then, where are you going to die?”
“… … Not that.”
“Then that’s it. The high priest will die there.”
“yes?”
Bassanio had an expression on his face that he did not understand the English language, but he could not yet tell him the full story.
“Trust me. Bassanio-sama will surely die according to the oracle.”
Isn’t there a law that says not to resurrect instead?
That is, Bassanius the High Priest is dead, but will never experience death.
‘Cause I’m gonna make it
* * *
Jeliya the Redeemer continued to be troubled.
Theodore Lincoln.
A first-year student who entered Nakwon Island this year.
It wasn’t just that she had met him once when she was young, but that Elijah was able to remember him clearly.
Because he was one of the next-generation leaders of the continental national federation ‘Union’, which was holding a strange angle with the Holy Empire of Acryon and even the Temple of Canaan.
Although not exposed publicly yet, Yelia was instinctively judging that Theodore would become a very big person.
After graduating from Paradise Island, he will return to the Federal Republic of Eurakia, carry out his own path, and exert influence in the international community.
If so, I thought it would be right to secure personal and acquaintance in advance.
The task of the Heresy Tribunal is not only to punish heretics.
Behind the brilliance of light.
Hidden in the shadows, all kinds of political manipulations and cooperation under the water were also the main tasks of the Heretical Judgment Bureau.
Even now, he is maintaining secret communication with Theodore Lincoln’s father and Prime Minister of the Eurasian Republic.
Such a Theodore
You probably understand politics better than anyone else as much as Yeliya.
Come suddenly during a banquet and confess your faith.
‘Something is strange.’
Elijah was an intuitive woman. In the name of the substitute, in order to rise to the position of the actual head of the Heretical Judgment Bureau, it is not only the ability to excel.
The reason I was able to meet Baek San-woo for the first time was because of her excellent intuition.
And above all.
-Even if you mean the will of the High Priest or the Commander of the Temple Knights?
Theodore’s words.
It continued to ring in Elijah’s ear.