Episode 4:
A different path from the original
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I kept shoving venison into my mouth.
Meanwhile, he was manipulating the priests with chopsticks.
“Huh guys? Meat like blood burns, right? “Turn it over.”
The bonfire is crackling and the meat skewers are cooking deliciously.
The priests and I were camping in a corner of the valley.
Of course it was strange to eat together like this with the people who tried to kill me, but…
gulp gulp.
“Hey, this is the famous Auracus revolutionary solo! The scent is gone! But I was tired of going over my neck. “Do you have any ice?”
“….”
“But what kind of assassins carry this kind of alcohol with them on their missions? Oh, is it used for assassination? Even if you go, it’s okay to have a drink. “What is that?”
“….”
“Chuck, chuck, this place is good at making deer meat. It’s a good restaurant. It’s a good restaurant. “Is it okay to open a restaurant in the name of the Vengeful Priests?”
“…3rd prince, this is what I always say, but can you please just shut your mouth and eat?”
“I say this all the time, but how do you eat with your mouth shut? “What a strange man.”
Chop chop chop chop.
I didn’t even care and stuffed the food into my mouth.
The impersonation of Aeolem’s Advent was over, and I had naturally returned to being Third Prince Gilroshan.
And it’s already been three days since we’ve been together like this.
By now, we had gotten pretty used to it.
It’s not that we recognized each other as allies…
‘I’m just used to the fact that these guys can’t kill me and I have to follow them.’
Although it was only for a short time, I accepted the fact that I was in the same boat.
So the priests did the best they could to help me and hasten my steps.
But still, the last forced march was grueling.
‘I got sick of beef jerky.’
The journey was so rough that Giloshan’s fleshy body looked like it had been cut in half.
I was fortunate not to have been left behind.
‘Actually, we have overcome such crises a few times.’
It’s natural.
In the original scenario, Third Prince Gilroshan is a truly waste-level NPC who only knows how to eat and eat.
And that setting applied to me as well.
[Status]
< Gilloshan Elo Dybalt >
Title: Pig Prince
Fate: Slave Gladiator (F)
Level: 0
Strength: 35
Intelligence: 68
Endurance: 9
Charisma: 61
Total: 173
Remaining Points: 3
… Endurance is 9!
Wow, single digit!
It was to the point where I couldn’t believe my eyes.
‘How can a newborn have an endurance of 9?’
The average overall ability of an ordinary NPC is around 200.
Average endurance was between 40 and 60.
But the number 9….
‘This isn’t a human cub? ‘Isn’t it actually a corpse?’
I couldn’t help but wonder seriously how on earth a body like this could still breathe and be alive.
So, for me to walk along the mountain path with the priests was almost like hell.
This was because the priests had excellent physical strength as assassins, and passed through a forest full of vegetation as if they were flying.
In comparison, if this body walked even a little bit, the juice would flow like rain and the legs would be pulled as if they were torn apart.
In the end, I had to resort to shortcuts.
“Whoa, whoa, please hit me.”
“…?”
“Just give me a slap here!”
“what? “Did you lose your mind while climbing the mountain?”
“Shut up and hit me!”
match!
[Recovery Skill: Masochistic Taste]
[The effect of the skill is applied for 30 seconds.]
Stamina began to build up along with a tingling pain.
“Whoa! “I guess I’ll live a little longer.”
When I let out an exclamation, the priests clicked their tongues.
“I knew you were a bitch, but I didn’t know you had this kind of taste! “You don’t even care about the situation or the target?”
“…It’s not like that.”
< Taste of Masochism >
[Recovery Skill] Slave gladiator’s exclusive skill. When receiving non-lethal damage and no follow-up damage, increases mental and physical recovery by 500%. It can be used again 15 minutes after use.
This was the second of the three exclusive skills given by the slave gladiator card.
‘A taste for bondage followed by a taste for masochism.’
Thanks to this, I was able to walk again, but I felt ashamed…
haha.
Should I go this far?
But there was no other way.
Another way would have been to rob the priests of their little stamina potions and consume them.
‘That’s not a good choice.’
It wasn’t just my physical strength that was weak, but my combat power as well.
The Vengeful Priests must fight on my behalf.
In a situation where you don’t know when a battle will break out, taking a potion for your own convenience wasn’t much different from talking about everyone dying together.
And it was to my advantage to roll my body like this.
‘Unusually low stat scores can be quickly improved through training without investing points.’
It’s the same as when a person exercises and becomes strong physically.
Climbing a mountain with a tired body like this becomes an endurance exercise.
Are you so tired that you can’t even move your legs?
Then I somehow survived the cooldown of 15 minutes and did it again.
match!
“…You’re hitting me harder and harder.”
“Hehehe. “It somehow tastes good.”
“Can I hit you next time?”
“Uh-huh, it’s my turn!”
Once I got used to it, the priests even took turns slapping me on the cheek.
‘These crazy guys.’
One way or another, I was being influenced by strange tastes.
But the result wasn’t bad.
[As a result of the rigorous training, my endurance has improved!]
[Endurance: 37]
My miserable endurance, which seemed like I needed to be in the intensive care unit, has somehow become normal.
Accordingly, Giloshan’s body had lost quite a bit of weight and gained muscle.
‘Even so, I still have the body of a little pig.’
Still, it wasn’t without the reward of being a pervert who got slapped in the face by the black men.
‘It’s still a long way away. To move properly.’
I waved my hands, trying to gather my thoughts.
“Huh? I heard you smoke meat, right guys? Don’t priests know that other people’s flesh is valuable? Turn it over quickly!”
“…Isn’t the third prince lacking in stamina?”
“Ugh, perverts who target me whenever they get the chance.”
“Who told you to hit me first!”
It was time to escape to a safe area, barely start a fire, and eat warm food.
Wouldn’t that be delicious?
“3rd prince.”
High Priest Varmilo spoke to me while I was inhaling as if I was possessed.
I looked up, munching on a chunk of potato.
“why?”
“We will reach the teleport gate we came from as early as tomorrow. We will return to Aurax through it. however….”
“…?”
“There’s a problem.”
The eyes are quite serious.
“We originally came to kill you, we had no plans to take you alive. “The fact that you became Aolem’s apostle is something that no one knew about.”
“aha.”
The old man’s story isn’t over yet, but I sense what it means.
‘Are you saying that you have fallen out with the helper within the imperial family who helped you assassinate Giloshan?’
So it means that a problem that didn’t exist has arisen.
Varmilo quietly looked back at the forest path.
“Originally, we had to leave your body behind as evidence and consequences. But I couldn’t. “Thanks to Aeolem for coming to your body.”
To be precise, it was thanks to me who pretended that God had descended.
“Of course, the imperial family will be in an uproar, and pursuers will probably be chasing us. Perhaps the escape route has already been blocked. “It would be entirely possible if we moved quickly there.”
To sum up, the plan was set up to kidnap and kill the 3rd prince, but since it was only half implemented, the conspirator over there may get angry and start a fuss.
I nodded.
“Hmm, I guess so. But who exactly does ‘that side’ mean? “It’s probably not His Majesty the Emperor.”
Then, a look of flinching appears on Varmilo’s face.
I guess this was a sharper question than I thought.
Well, they probably knew me as the bastard third prince, so it was only natural.
“That’s…”
Varmilo is lost in thought as to whether it’s okay to tell him this.
But my worries were short-lived, and surprisingly, the answer came out easily.
“I am the Minister of Palace Affairs of the Empire.”
Viscount Jairic Moss, Minister of Palace Affairs, who presides over events at the Imperial Palace.
“He is in secret with the command of our revolutionary army.”
“….”
I nodded.
Actually, it was the answer I expected.
Because I know the original scenario thoroughly.
“okay. “He is the Minister of Palace Affairs.”
When I answered calmly, the old man’s eyes widened slightly.
“Why aren’t you surprised?”
If you were the 3rd prince, a fool known for living a thoughtless life, you couldn’t help but be surprised to hear that there is a traitor nearby, right?
It was exactly like that.
But I shook my head.
“The imperial family’s political secret struggle hasn’t happened in just a day or two, so what’s surprising? Moreover, I think it might be possible for the Minister of Palace Affairs.”
“…?”
“That person’s ancestors were from the Khan tribe in the northwest. And the Khans are close to the revolutionary army? Then wouldn’t it be possible to try to get greedy again by collaborating with the revolutionary army? “It wasn’t that long ago that the Empire and the Khans were fighting over control of the northwest.”
“…!”
This time, Varmilo’s eyes were greatly shaken.
It seemed like he couldn’t believe what was coming out of the damn prince’s mouth.
Do you know everything from minor internal affairs such as the lineage of one of your subjects to the interests and historical background of continental powers?
-That damn 3rd prince? Was he this kind of person?
It was like this. I can see everything.
But I waved my hand like nothing happened.
“It’s nothing special, but you’re praising me so much, it’s so embarrassing. Ha ha ha ha ha!”
“I didn’t say it out loud…”
“Your facial expression is enough! Ha ha ha ha ha!”
And there is still one more left.
“But I shouldn’t have trusted him too much. The Khan tribe’s chieftain is no longer interested in the northwest territory. The Minister of Palace Affairs is also in the position of using the revolutionary army to create his own power rather than revolution. So that means he can’t be a helper you can truly trust.”
“So you’re saying the Minister of Palace Affairs could be a double agent?”
“well? “You never know.”
…Of course I knew, but I didn’t tell you.
But just by talking up to this point, Varmilo looked like he had completely seen me again.
To be exact, it was seeing Gilroshan, my shell again.
“Amazing, amazing. I can’t believe the 3rd prince was hiding this kind of insight. The public’s evaluation is somewhat….”
“There are parts that are exaggerated and empty.”
When I accepted it, Varmilo smiled.
In any case, what he said about the retreat route the priests had to take could cause problems was true.
I tossed the empty skewer into the fire and quietly thought about it.
‘In the original work, the Minister of Palace Affairs succeeded in greatly expanding his power following the assassination of the 3rd prince.’
So, he must have had high expectations.
However, now that I have inhabited Giloshan’s body, it has become quite different from the original.
‘If you think about it from the position of the Minister of the Palace, since the result did not come out as expected, he would try to resolve it or retaliate somehow.’
And Zairik was someone with that much power.
It was clear that he knew the route through which the Vengeful Priests moved.
The place where the kidnapping took place was a hunting ground near Kertion, the central city of the empire, and we crossed the mountain, heading northeast the whole time.
‘Then the closest National Guard would be the Special Service Knights, and its commander would be the Marquis of Elon Reuth.’
He was one of the three greatest magic swordsmen of the empire and was a man with great loyalty to the imperial family.
In other words, a ‘wall’ has been placed in front of us that we cannot break through or appease.
And of course, Varmilo Dimarc knew nothing of this.
“First, I will increase the movement speed a little more. I have to shake off my pursuers and go to the gate. It may be difficult, but persevere. If we act too late now and get blocked in front and back and are attacked together, that’s literally…” “
No. no.”
I shook my head.
“You shouldn’t do that. “If that’s the case, you can’t break through if the gate is already guarded.”
“then? “What are we going to do?”
“….”
Gilroshan, who should have died three days ago, did not die.
Therefore, the original story and the current story had to be different.
But this is still a “God-forsaken world” and I am an expert on this world.
‘It’s enough to find a new path again.’
I suggested a new path to the frowning high priest.
“Let’s wait a moment. “Just for a day.”
“Let’s wait…? Here?What?”
“Uh, um, that’s it.”
How should I explain this?
While I was hesitating, an answer unexpectedly appeared from an unexpected place.
“You’re saying we should wait for the ‘bear’ and ‘oriole’ that are chasing us.”
“…!”
Player character.
The unknown person who had been walking without even looking at me for the past three days opened his mouth.
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