Academy Squinting, but not dark-Episode 57
Episode 57
57fury. Deal with Charon(2)
I curled my thumb and index finger and touched them..
He looked at Charon through the gap and said.
“Hehe, I have the information. This is more urgent than that…….”
whistling-.
Charon threw a small leather pouch..
Because I wasn't grumpy, I was able to accept it without any problems..
Gradually.
There's a crackling sound coming from my pocket..
‘How much did you hear??’
As I packed my pockets in my arms, I opened the subspace window..
There was a whopping 20 gold increase..
Is it because it is the final boss? The barrel is big.
“good deal, thank you.”
I folded my back in half and lowered my head..
Charon clicked his tongue. The attitude is that I don't like it at all..
I just wanted to express my sincere gratitude..
“Tsk, enough of the jokes. I know better than anyone else that your insides are dark..”
“Hehe, you're mistaken..”
“……That's what makes it dark inside. Anyway, refrain from doing anything that stands out..”
Charon turned towards the window..
The attitude is that the business is over so I will go..
Can you freely come and go through the window like a bird?.
I was a little jealous.
Bird and freedom…….
‘Wait, now that I think about it… … Charon is free?’
Currently, I am tied to Annwood Academy..
There are hundreds of hidden pieces outside the academy, but until you leave here, they are just a pie in the sky..
‘But if diligent Charon asks for them one by one,?’
You might be able to get a few of these in here too..
Charon, a talented person who can complete the verification of information in one day, grants my request.?
‘This is like eating rice cake while lying down..’
business relationship. I decided to actively use it..
First of all, it seemed like a good idea to build trust by asking for the simplest things first..
“I have one favor to ask of you..”
“……what?”
“Requires an artifact.”
“artifact?”
There is an object called an artifact in this world..
Magic, body enhancement, and even mysterious powers that cannot be theoretically explained..
‘Rodelin's necklace also contains three magics..’
[Levitation], [Strength], and [Perfect Healing]].
It was an artifact comparable to the final item..
Well, since she is Lucid's youngest daughter, that much could be said to be natural..
“……Exactly what kind do you need?”
“Hehe, it would be better if it was a ‘shield’.”
“bouncer. You want something quite expensive..”
“Oh, wait a minute. It's not over yet.”
“?”
“Enhanced magic resistance, pain relief, fly, strength, any artifact that can use magic, and more.…….”
Talking loudly.
We began to list artifacts that contain protective functions..
Because I only have one life.
20It was about halfway through. Charon stopped her by raising her hand..
“……stop. The desire to save has completely disappeared..”
“Hehe, even though they will provide information in return.?”
“bouncer. Do you know what information I need??”
“Of course I don't know. How can I know if you don’t tell me??”
Charon's expression became blank for a moment..
Why is it like that? I was just stating the obvious.
“I would have told you to stop playing around..”
“Hehehe, ask me anything. You never know, right? maybe i know.”
“…….”
Charon was lost in thought for a moment..
I don't mean to get angry. I'm trying to organize in my head what information to ask..
When he opened his mouth, about 3 minutes had passed..
“Hus is chasing the warlock who passed on the information. I'm not good at erasing traces. It's slow tracking, but you'll catch it someday..”
“That's a good thing.”
“……The problem now is I have no idea what he's doing..”
An unidentified warlock who made a deal with Huss..
It was clear that some kind of evil plan was being planned. The problem is that we don't know when, what it is, or where it happens..
‘If it were the empire's intelligence department, they would have gone too far in tracking it down..’
Even they took their time, so it seemed like they visited quite a few places..
My worries couldn't help but grow. Cursing and stealing corpses are also problems..
‘Because you could sacrifice the whole village..’
Ritual for the Devil's Descent.
It's not easy. The larger the scope, the more time, resources, manpower, and effort it takes..
However, Hus has been dealing with the warlock for quite some time..
So it wasn't that strange for Charon to ask me..
They say that you won't know what evil plan the warlock is plotting until you catch him..
Of course, I.
‘I know but.’
I was lost in thought for a moment.
Once the information was handed over, it was confirmed..
It's not just about getting artifacts..
It was a conclusion reached after much thought..
‘Now all that remains is how to hand over the information..’
The story of information and what information should be hidden.
It wasn't difficult to combine the two.
「Of the hundreds of quests in “Hero of the Academy,” one came to mind..
“Information passed on by a person named Hus... … Was it information about a missing person??”
“……okay. To be exact, they were hiding missing people..”
“They say they hid a missing person.?”
“They shredded missing person leaflets and related information from the village and hid from us that there was a missing person..”
“Can you tell me which region it is??”
“This is the Galleta region. Count Musto's fiefdom.”
As I know.
It is located in the center of the empire, and is also the place you must pass through to get to Annwood Academy..
“Hmm…….”
He lifted his left hand and placed it on his chin..
A posture that increases reasoning ability.
There was no attitude better than this when it came to pretending to think about something..
“……Conjugation.”
“?”
“On my way to the academy, I found a corpse..”
It was a bizarre body.
Huge arms that do not fit a human torso, dozens of eyes, traces of suture surgery here and there, and.
“There were traces of an attempt to transplant the devil's heart. It looks like it failed.”
“……!!”
The Galleta region is an area where one of the Four Heavenly Kings is currently active..
The craziest among the crazy warlocks.
‘Lucius Black, Creator of Madness.’
And what he's trying now.
“Demon splicing technique. Bonding a demon to a human body... … I'm doing an experiment..”
There was astonishment in Charon's eyes..
* * *
“This is crazy……!!”
Charon cursed..
It was such a terrible act..
To the point where cool-headed Charon spewed out profanity..
‘There is no harm in letting me know in advance.’
It's time to get some information about Chimera..
The first time you encounter a chimera created by combining humans and demons is at the beginning of Chapter 3..
Now is the time when the Creator of Madness is accelerating his research..
‘The problem is that we only get information about the chimera, but we don't know exactly what it is..’
I don't put much effort into tracking either..
Because tying a devil to a weak human body will only make it weaker..
It was dismissed as a foolish prank by warlocks..
However, in the future, the Galleta region will suffer damage close to destruction by Chimera..
‘It is very easy for erosion to take root in land without history..’
In this way, the empire lost its central land in vain..
I literally lost my core with my eyes wide open..
‘With the center blocked, it became impossible to easily go anywhere, north, south, east or west..’
You had to go round or risk your life to cross the center..
The traffic problem caused a more serious problem than expected..
The economy was hit hard, but aid could not go to the area where the raids began..
It took two to three times longer than usual, so when reinforcements arrived, there were only two things to face..
chaos and destruction.
These were also two things that people would often encounter in the future..
‘The beginning was the fall of the Galleta region..’
So, I provide information and prevent the creation of chimeras..
That was my conclusion..
“I'm sure. Because I saw it clearly with my own two eyes..”
Actually, the information I mentioned is a little bit of a combination of the quests and story that exist in “Academy Heroes”..
‘There are very few users who start the game in the Galleta region..’
This is because in Chapter 1, which is essentially the beginning of the game, the warlocks keep attacking you..
‘It is His command. 'Give me your body'.
Why do they leave their own bodies alone and do this to users??
……For your information, many of their bodies are identical..
This means that it has already been repaid..
‘And yet he faithfully carries out orders..’
Should I say that I am a follower of the creator of madness?.
They were crazy people..
“What did you do with the body??”
“I burned it. If anyone finds it... … I thought something bad was going to happen..”
Starting as an extra character, as you wander around the Galleta region, you will encounter something bizarre..
Traces of a failed attempt to combine demons and humans.
And if you select 'Investigation', a boy will soon appear..
“Adventurer! Please avenge my father.!”
A request to take revenge on his behalf.
The reward is 5 copper. Neither gold nor silver, Cooper.
It's an insignificant amount to us, but it's a huge amount to a child..
Good users accept quests here.
And then we face each other.
true despair.
‘If you continue the investigation, you will be killed and your body stolen by a warlock or chimera..’
If you ask for help from a nearby village, people will come and beat you and hang you..
“You are granting a favor from the devil's family! Are you out of your mind??”
Unable to overcome my fear, I decided to eliminate the source of my fear..
Next to me, a boy is hanging, and the font [GAME OVER] comes to mind..
Yes, this world was like that..
He doesn't mind hurting others in order to survive..
such a world.
‘Of course, there's no way out..’
The only way to get out of Galleta.
The idea was to burn the chimera's body to remove any traces..
The boy who gives the quest also lives a normal life in the village because his father's body is not there..
Thinking that my father would come back someday.
‘It's a happy ending.’
It's good for the boy to live in the village..
It's good because the villagers don't reject boys..
It's good that users can continue their trip as well..
A happy ending where no one loses, a happy ending.
A happy ending for everyone.
yes?
“……But it's strange. Why are you trying to attach a demon's body to a human's body??”
Charon's doubts were reasonable..
Having a devil's body means that the advent jutsu has already been successful..
The devil has descended on this continent..
‘The descended devil can exert the same power in this world as it did in the demon world..’
This means there is no need to merge with humans..
Just because the devil is much stronger.
“Is it camouflage? Is this a strategy to aim for confusion by mixing in with people while putting on a human shell??”
No, there is a more serious problem than that..
A problem that can never be imagined by a normal person's imagination..
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