Is It Bad That the Main Character’s a Roleplayer? Chapter 33

◈Episode 33: In front of the fruits of choice (8)

“I clearly understand their purpose. “They were planning to place a curse of plague on this place.”

The wizard explained to me, having taken on a completely businesslike attitude by redrawing the lines.

“The ritual itself isn’t used very much. Compared to the effort put into it, there is a high possibility that it will be discovered before it is completed, and since there is no distinction between friend and friend in the disease, you could also die. “It’s quicker to free diseased rats than to prepare for a ritual.”

That was a better story. I’m not belittling the plague, but what I imagined was something like mass instant death.

If they could suffer from it, they wouldn’t use things like the plague (black death) or smallpox.

“The reason why the plague ritual takes place is because the person cursed with the plague meets the conditions for sacrifice.”

Oh… that was a bit of a creepy story. In the end, I realized that this commotion might be one of the intermediate procedures.

When will I rest?

“It is highly likely that the true purpose of the ritual is outside the city. Either way, the underpass must have been a gimmick.”

well. I don’t think it’s necessarily a trick. That bondage. They say it was prepared for the warrior. It may have been a waste of time, but it may also have been aimed at the hero itself.

“The problem is… once the plague ritual begins, it does not end with breaking one axis of the magic circle. “If you remove all five central axes, the effect will be completely lost.”

Oh, I mean. If the Curse of Plague were to be broken like that after it was completed, does that mean we could be ruined…?

My head is spinning so I can’t decide if this is for sure. While shaking my head, I began to worry about whether this was truly the starting difficulty level for the main quest.

The problem wasn’t the monster level, but the scale was too much for it to appear in the beginning. What are you going to do later?

“It’s a problem even if the plague ritual hasn’t even started. “If their intentions are so bad, they might conduct a summoning ritual with unused sacrifices.”

Anyway, I knew I had to find all five. Yes, the player is an errand boy.

「❖ What’s Hidden in the Back]

∎ Stopping the Devil Cultists’ Plans

∎ Finding the Axis of Consciousness 1 / 5”

The quest was renewed and a thought suddenly passed through my brain. My steps stopped.

“Go in the opposite direction.”

“…?”

“If there is an axis on the western street, the crowd heading that way will solve it.”

This is limited to cases where the five axes are pentagons, but…? If you look at the magic used so far, it’s all centered around the circular formation, so wouldn’t that be correct?

“…You are right. “But can you do it?”

“As long as you don’t do anything stupid.”

Oh, then do I have to go back? Argh. Please remove the injury penalty quickly.

* * *

“You got it right this time too.”

The Inquisitor forced the civilians, who turned out to be devil worshipers, to their knees and plunged his mace into the ground.

As the scorching heat filled the area beneath my skin, a dazzling radiance soon melted the remaining demonic energy on the ground. The body, which had been soaked in uncleanness, was purified and restored to rest.

“It would be foolish not to recognize it.”

The way he showed off was truly disgusting, but I had no choice but to admit it this time.

While she fell for the enemy’s trick and cleared the underpass, Ichi interrupted the ceremony taking place on the ground.

They not only confirmed the existence of those who came to check on the situation, but also found an additional location for the ceremony after catching them.

Considering that the only hint given to him was that this was a plague ritual – that there were five axes and the axes were located in a pentagon – it was an incredible feat.

“Or you’re incompetent.”

“…!”

But I just can’t get over those words.

I didn’t even know that this was a plague ritual until the Inquisitor of the diocese joined. Although she was unable to do anything while he uncovered the hidden truth with just his sharp eyes…! still!

“Okay, let’s find another one quickly, right? “I think it’s already been blown out there.”

Even in the place we had just found, only traces of consciousness remained and there were no people involved.

Fortunately, we were able to catch three people after searching the surrounding area… but we couldn’t expect that until the next location.

“…okay.”

However, it is impossible not to find it.

She swallowed her frustration and guessed where to go. Since there is an axis in a pentagon and the positions of the three are known, it is not difficult to calculate the positions of the remaining ones.

I’m just trying to find the approximate location, not calculating it precisely, so I’ll keep running with my feet.

“egg plant.”

She comforted the people and hurried to her feet. I had to move quickly to keep up with the thief, who was as agile as the devil knight.

Quang!

“…?!”

However, the moment the Inquisitor reached the guessed area, he recognized a familiar energy. The explosion sound was a bonus.

“This is…”

Is it a demon knight? That doesn’t mean it seems darker than usual… No, he’s probably still in the underpass in the first place.

Or did he actually come out with that body? Perhaps there was someone on the other side who was comparable to him in strength?

Either way, it is not a story worth welcoming. She braced her legs with a bit of ominousness in her heart.

The ruthless thief must have sensed the commotion and changed the course of his body as it bounced around the building.

“Knight Sir!”

“Demon knight!”

The conclusion revealed is that neither of her premonitions were wrong.

The owner of binge drinking was the devil knight. Since he is the only one with hair that contrasts between gray and black, he can only be a demon knight.

“Inquisitor…?”

“Good.”

Big!!

It was also true that there was a strong man on the enemy side that could not be ignored.

“Purify.”

Wow!!!

Even she, who had memorized all the demons in the world, was unable to determine the identity of a demon that was swallowing half of the demon knight.

* * *

Back in time, before the Inquisitor arrived.

I opened my eyes slantingly at the series of events and their final outcome.

“Hehehehaha! “Even if the plan fails, I’ll take you with me!”

The plague ritual was carried out, but was discovered immediately afterward, and the meaning of its success was lost. The magician died screaming out loud, as if he wanted to struggle. And something implemented based on the lives of those practitioners.

“You traitor will never…”

The demon contractor who was still alive until the end, probably for some reason, fell after saying those words. The blood spewed out from the hole soon turns into sewage and engulfs the body.

It was like watching a filth scene from a famous animation movie. Now I guess I should add some cosmic horror to it.

「???│???」

But is the mob information true? If that’s the case, don’t launch it.

“Are you late…!”

In any case, it seems quite unfortunate that the Archmage was unable to block it by a narrow margin.

me? Actually, I was just like that. It’s not that I don’t have any regrets, but more than that, I feel like I knew it would be like this.

Not surprisingly, all previous quests directly or indirectly alluded to this incident. This means that it is a quest on such a large scale. In fact, the fate of a city depends on it.

But the boss doesn’t appear in this long quest? Due to the nature of RPGs, such things do not happen. In the end, there is no reason for this situation to be new.

Considering that it keeps summoning bosses just barely, it seems like it was designed to be unstoppable in the first place. There is no reason to feel sorry for this or that more than necessary.

“Evacuate people.”

Separately, I did well to suppress my fatigue and force myself to join.

It’s not that I wanted to do a boss fight, but certain games sometimes show GAME OVER because you can’t protect a civilian NPC.

They warn you to stop… but the streets here are usually wide. It will end when you run to stop it.

In addition, unlike other places in this place, the building is unusually narrow and not very durable.

They say there’s nothing we can do because it’s a slum, but if things go this way, it’s perfect for causing harm to civilians. In addition, it seems like this guy is a cosmic horror god of filth, so he boils and expands his body.

No matter how you look at it, it is a boss with a wide area attack skill.

“Are you going to deal with that alone?!”

Normally, I would say are you crazy, but with this game, maybe it’s possible?

Considering the difficulty of the mobs here, the boss fight may end up being surprisingly bland. Probably not, considering there is still an injury penalty.

“Do I have to say this twice?”

I adjusted my grip to the longsword that I had been using almost like a cane.

My throat is sore and I want to drink some water, but I don’t have time. I had to add a little more dill while Omulshin was still unfinished.

Breaker. The most familiar type of attack went first. Some of the lumps of sewage that filled half of the house made of wooden planks were deeply cracked.

“Damn you…!”

It seems like the Archmage just swore at me. Is it because of his mood? This is the first time I’ve heard someone swearing at that guy.

Wow.

Meanwhile, the filth that was split in half stretched out its arms towards me. I don’t know if I can sell it, but anyway.

Even though it may be viscous, a liquid is a liquid. What was split in half was filled again and put together.

this guy. I guess I’m not a good match.

There’s no HP indication, so you have to judge it only by its appearance. In this case, the extent of the injury cannot be determined.

Pow!

Still, we have to fight.

I struck away the approaching arms with my sword. A lump of dirt flew away like mud, landed on the wall, and started flowing down.

It wasn’t very effective. He was truly a boss-like guy in a different sense.

“Cough!”

Then blood poured out. It doesn’t hurt, but my body feels weak and I almost fall.

It was a fucking injury penalty.

“Hold on just a little longer!”

The Archmage who was doing something behind him shouted. At any other time, I would have accepted that it was not necessary, but now I was glad to hear it.

“Preach…!”

Soon something buzzed in my ears. The devil has appeared, so get out of the house and away from the sound. The tone of voice was a little different, but that was roughly the content.

“Breaker…!”

Since you’ve prepared people, I guess they’ll give you a deal from now on. ah. please. Just one hot thing.

With that wish in mind, I struck down my sword with great difficulty.

Cooooooo!

As expected, the effect was just that.

“Devil bastard….”

Cough, cluck. He coughed blood and took a step back. There were signs that the filth was about to attack, and most of the house was filled with its bodies, so we had to retreat.

“scram.”

“100 million.”

He grabbed the Archmage who was chanting a spell by the back of his neck and threw him back. Even if I threw it, it was outside the front door.

bang!

At that moment, a huge arm of a piece of filth – so thick it felt like it would have hit my head – stuck in the spot where I was.

I barely got caught in the wall near the front door, but that was okay. It was clear that it would explode soon.

“Wow.”

Still, it will be a chance to take a breather. I retreated further out of the street and let go of the vomiting of blood that I had been holding on to.

The recoil knocked me to my knees and blood spilled onto the dirt floor. It doesn’t hurt, but it feels really bad.

“Are you okay?”

Does this look good? I forced myself to stand up, vowing not to move for hours again with my fatigue level reaching 100.

The same goes for injury penalties. I’m so sad that I don’t get hurt.

Quang!

The front wall collapsed, and filth slime was released onto the street.

“Aaaah!”

“What is that monster!”

“It’s the devil!!”

People who came out of the house in confusion, caught up in the spell, screamed and ran away. The feeling of asking why I was going now and the feeling that it was okay to go now were mixed.

“You… do your job.”

No, but thinking about it makes me angry.

Although I reached 100 fatigue. One hit to the back, one hit to the shoulder, and one hit to the abdomen were all serious wounds.

Isn’t it too much to make it so difficult to implement? If it were reality, it would be a miracle that we could even fight like this…!

Whick!

I swung my sword in anger. I didn’t think it would look good if I got in contact with him, so I was planning on throwing my sword at him.

However, no matter how much you cut, your sins are filled and your strength is lost. Is that thing losing HP?

“Flame, burn my enemies!”

At that time, the Archmage finally made a deal. It was a fireball that brought back memories of our first meeting.

Quang!

Oooooh!

The Omulshin shriveled after being hit by the fire ball, and then began to burn in the rising pillar of fire from the follow-up blow.

Like all monsters of that type, I wondered if fire was its weakness. Even if it wasn’t, it would have been better than this.

good. Then my role is to spin around and park and manage aggro. It’s a bit funny to play the tank role while being a dealer, but what’s the point of not being able to do anything? I already have a lot of records!

Kuuuu!

But if everything goes smoothly like that, who will be the boss? It’s a punching bag.

The fire was extinguished by turning the burning lump of waste inside out. So, it means that the inside was taken out from behind and hit my body like a wave.

“Aaaah!”

It even seemed to melt and spread widely right after that. The speed was incredible, like ice cream dropped on asphalt in the middle of summer.

The humans who were lazily running away—they may have wanted to take at least a small object—were scared.

“Avoid…!”

“What—?”

It’s okay to be hit by a tank, but not by a dealer. I threw the Archmage that had been cast back again.

Not only the Archmage, but also a few people got caught up due to lack of speed, but that was beyond my ability. The moment I try to run, my body loses strength. How can I save them? In the first place, even I decided to give up my ankle.

“Tsk.”

Fortunately, contact with the filth slime’s bodily fluids did not reduce HP.

“Huh!”

“Wow!”

Well, I did. Others didn’t.

Their bodies began to turn pitch black from the point where they touched the sewage. If you fall in that state, the area in contact with the body fluids expands and it erodes more quickly, which is a bonus.

“…! “It was a lump of plague, a lump of plague!”

The Archmage, who saved his life at the expense of his back health, immediately shouted.

“You can’t let your skin touch that liquid!”

“Ugh!”

No matter how much advice you give, there are people who do not follow it.

I gritted my teeth and threw out my sword. The slash extended in a straight line, scratching the ground and blocking the filth. Because it spreads shallowly and quickly, it was easily pushed away by the gusts of wind that accompanied the slash.

“Ahhhh!”

Fortunately, the gentleman who was almost caught up just now escaped without falling. But it didn’t work out like this. As someone who mostly uses swords, I can’t deal with bosses like this.

If I had any oil at all, I would light a fire on it, but I don’t even have any. It’s hard to move.

“Wow!”

Unfortunately, I wasn’t even given time to think. Those who had been caught earlier had their eyes blown out and a lump of sewage swallowed them up.

It was almost completely out of the house, and although a 6m radius was stained with its own bodily fluids, its main body was well over 2m.

“Say to God, Purify negativity and destroy evil!”

The Archmage, who was not idle, attempted to attack once again. A white and yellow flame that was broader than a fireball and felt somehow sacred burned the dirt.

As the body begins to burn, the bodily fluids that had spread out in all directions temporarily gather.

“die!”

You can’t just play because it doesn’t work. I also used additional attacks to maintain aggro. I knew that if I touched it, I would be destroyed, so I only fired my sword from afar.

The body split open and soon sewage poured out from inside like a fountain. If it spread everywhere, it would have been ruined, but fortunately it only covered my body.

Oooooh, no

, it wasn’t the end. It was bubbling and the surface of the lump was slightly boiled. As it happened to be in the direction where the Archmage was, it felt a little ominous.

Pong!

Anxiety is always there. Something was fired like a water gun.

“Where are you looking…!”

“Demon knight!”

If the wizard dies, the raid is ruined! With that mindset, I ran relentlessly and got hit by the gunk that was thrown at me. I wanted to hit it with my sword if possible, but I failed because my legs were weak.

There was some dirt splattered on my coat, the clothes inside it, and my cheek. The stench first penetrated my nose, and a tingling sensation spread across my skin.

“Curse!”

HP began to decline.

“Just do your job!”

What does that deal say? Add some more dill right now! Adding dill is the way to save me!

I barely managed to keep my balance and launched a sword strike. It was the best way to attract aggro.

Fortunately, I was the next target of the pile of filth, probably because I was worried about the splattering in front of me. Parts of the bulging body of the filth were pouring down on me.

“Knight Sir!”

“Demon knight!”

Ah, but just as I was trying to avoid it, my legs gave out. ruined.

You can’t avoid this, right?

“Inquisitor…?”

“Good.”

Big!!

Should I say that I was lucky or that timing was in my favor? I shouted to the person running towards me, half-submerged in the pouring sewage.

“Purify.”

Wow!!!

OMG, please save me!!

“What are you doing?”

The Inquisitor’s hesitation seems to have caused a momentary loading problem in the thinking circuit. It shouldn’t have been like that.

“It’s a blight!”

On my behalf, the Archmage shouted out the identity of that thing one step ahead, and the Inquisitor’s expression changed as if he had suddenly realized.

“But the devil knight—.”

No, me or something. me what If you understand, kill this thing quickly. I don’t have a Friendly Shield, but I can negate death once! Indomitable Spirit’s cooldown is over!

Of course, I think I’ll die after that because of the curse!

“What you have to do is.”

I somehow managed to move the sword while my HP was about to hit the floor in an instant.

“It is to kill the devil.”

Ground crash. The skill I had thought about in my mind was half-forcefully activated and the ground rang. The power spreading out in the form of a sphere shook off the filth that had surrounded me.

“Right Now!”

Fortunately, the Inquisitor did not take any more time. Green Eyes, which had been shaking, became firm as if it had made a decision.

“God be with me.”

A brilliant light fell on the kimchi dumplings.

“So burn all the evil things on this land.”

And white light rushed in like a tide, filling my entire field of vision. My HP, which had been struggling for some time, finally hit bottom.