144. Hero (4)
To be honest, the situation was quite heterogeneous.
Is it a colleague who harbors enough hostility to automatically activate the eyepatch of the detective?
For a moment, I wondered if it would be beneficial to knock them all down and try to talk.
It was worth it.
Just because stats are limited doesn’t mean that skills, powers, and learned skills disappear.
Although the method of using skills and powers may be slightly different, it does not mean that enemies cannot be defeated.
But…
“…Neil, get plenty of rest today. Even if you want to rest from tomorrow, you won’t be able to.”
As a result, I chose to observe the situation calmly without inciting a battle.
It is because of the breakthrough condition of this ordeal.
‘The message just told me to make a choice that I won’t regret, but I can’t believe it.’
To make a choice that you will not regret means that the moment of choice is coming soon.
So, I was thinking of moving appropriately according to the role assigned to me in the story.
I was lucky enough to have a setting that was just right for me.
「The administrator, the ‘Hero of the Ruined World’, is staring at you.」
…At least if I did the quest in this way, there would be no harm to me.
As the three companions gradually lost their presence, I quickly got up.
Then, while sitting cross-legged, the mana within the body was spread to the surroundings, and it began to be sensed.
‘…It doesn’t seem like anything strange has been done inside the tent, and most of the skills are working normally.’
Contrary to the strong hostility that radiated when using the eyepatch of the search enemy, there were no traps.
In fact, even if the trap existed, nothing would have changed.
No matter how low his abilities were, his divine power remained the same and his skills and powers did not disappear.
Judging by the level of his comrades, he could have killed them in a matter of minutes even in this state.
So there was nothing more to worry about.
‘First of all, there’s plenty of time, so let’s get to know the situation slowly.’
At any moment, the initiative of the situation exists for me.
***
From the next morning, I had to listen to various explanations.
“Neil, what I am going to say from now on is really important, so you have to pay attention and listen carefully.”
The narrator was a female colleague who introduced herself as Daisy.
He explained this and that on the first day, and eventually seemed to assume the same role later on.
However, there was nothing to say about the story itself.
From now on, it is said that they will head to the demonic realm where the demon king resides, and that their lost memories will gradually be restored through the protection of the holy sword… I feel sorry
for the hero of the destroyed world in many ways, but to be honest, it was a useless list of settings.
‘Doesn’t it matter whether you listen to these things or not?’
In fact, I wondered why such a process had to be done, but I thought it was so and I put it all together.
And to briefly explain the important facts I heard in the process, it was this.
First, the only thing that can kill the demon king in this world is a warrior who has been blessed by God, and because of that, I had to join the adventure because I forcibly lost my memory.
So it seemed that there was no choice but to drag me, who had lost my memory, to the Demonic Realm in such a hurry.
‘Well, I can understand this to some extent.’
Second, as a hero, as an apostle of the dragon god, I can temporarily gain great power by dedicating precious things to the god.
It was probably because of that that he lost his memory.
It’s fortunate in misfortune, and Daisy said that with the blessing of the holy sword, among the offerings to God, the formless things are supposed to come back.
‘But can memories that were never lost in the first place come back?’
Thirdly, you will have to face all kinds of enemies until you reach the demon king, and through that, you have to recover your flying skills as much as possible.
This was the most ridiculous.
In the first place, there was no lost skill, so what and how to recover it… He
even said that he would teach combat skills to some extent, so he refused, evasively saying that the body remembers those things.
‘No matter how low my stats are, I’m not in a position to learn how to fight from anyone.’
I don’t know if I really lost my memory, but I had no intention of joining in the setting game.
“…Even though I lost my memory, that absurd level of composure is still the same.”
Of course, Daisy didn’t seem to believe it, but if she showed it in practice, she would understand.
After hearing so many stories, Daisy said that she wished she had done this.
“I’ve said all the important things for now, so let’s talk about the rest as we go to the Demonic Realm.”
Following Daisy out of the tent, we could see a typical medieval carriage.
Excluding the horses clad in iron armor, it was not well equipped to the point of doubting whether it was really entering enemy territory
.
‘Well, it’s strange that a wagon like this doesn’t have any magic equipment.’
As I stood looking at the carriage, a large man with scars all over his body approached me.
It was one of the companions of the hero I saw yesterday.
He looked at me and sighed, then scratched his head and said:
“Hey Mr…. You said Neil lost his memory, right? You can’t even remember my name?”
“…That’s right. I don’t even know who you are because the aftereffects of the battle seem to be quite significant.”
“ha. I am Allen Nix. You can call me Allen. It’s cheesy, so don’t use that goddamn honorific.”
“All right. Allen. But I think you should use honorifics.”
“…yes or not. Anyway, acting the way you like is no different from before you lost your memory and now.”
As Allen muttered, an old man approached with a big smile this time.
An old man dressed like a typical wizard had also been seen yesterday.
“I’m glad you’re not as bad as I thought, Neil.”
“Ah you…”
“Zerpa Denir. You could just call her Zerpa. The name given to an old wizard is not that important now.”
“All right.”
“…Perhaps it’s because he lost his memory, he’s a lot calmer than before. Let’s get on the wagon for now. We have to go to the Demon Realm as soon as possible.”
“…yes.”
I suddenly wondered how free-spirited the hero of the perishing world was.
Daisy showed no signs of showing off, but Allen and Zerpa flinched whenever I treated them with respect.
‘What kind of person did he do this to?’
「The manager, ‘Iron-blooded Lord’, recalls the past and smiles as if he is dumbfounded
. 』
…
「The administrator, the ‘Hero of the Ruined World’, shouts to stop talking nonsense and to be quiet!」
I decided not to think about this any more, even for the sake of the client.
***
clatter clatter.
There was no fighting at all during the few days of traveling by wagon.
There was no income whatsoever except for chatting with each other and acquiring various useless information.
“Haha, I thought I would really die in battle then. Neil, you suddenly jumped at Daegun for a ridiculous reason, ‘because it sounds like it would be fun’.”
“It was then. But he was brave like an apostle of the dragon god. Well, as a result, Neil, you swept away a large army of monsters.”
“…Because sometimes Neil does things you don’t expect. Well, it should be nice that there is no such thing now that I lost my memory, but sometimes I miss that time.”
Other than that, should it be a feeling of subtle intimacy with colleagues?
「It has detected that multiple enemies are approaching the user.」 「The ‘Auto Search’ effect exclusive
to the Search Redeemer’s Eyepatch (B+) is activated.」
has become
‘I don’t know why they regard me as an enemy, but there’s no way the searcher’s eye patch caused an error.’
The fact that there was virtually no great difficulty in this ordeal by force also strongly strengthened the disbelief.
However, as if I trusted them on the outside, I slowly began to pretend to be friendly to my colleagues.
As if someone who really lost their memory was dependent on those around them.
「The administrator, ‘The Hero of the Ruined World’, admires your surprisingly good acting skills.」 After
spending a few days leisurely like that, a change came before I knew it.
Hee hee!
Suddenly, the horses pulling the wagon jumped up and refused to advance.
When I came out, I could see why the horse had run amok, refusing to go further.
That’s probably the case too…
“I was exposed to an environment that contained demonic
energy close
to that of the demonic realm.”
Is it supposed to be the feeling of sticky mucus seeping into your body just by breathing?
It was sure to be a bad change.
「Ecological adaptation, the exclusive effect of Explorer’s Handcrafted Gloves (B+), is activated」
However, the items I bought before coming to this floor offset the negative effect.
「Mental power is not consumed by demonic energy.」
「Magic power increases by +2 in a place with a high concentration of demonic energy.」
Even a moderate but not great buff that increases magical power by +2…
. Feeling it, Daisy, who got off the carriage after me, opened her mouth.
“From now on, it’s an area that can’t be reached by carriage, Neil. I couldn’t be more considerate.”
“It doesn’t matter. It would make no sense to drag a horse to a place like this.”
“…Even though I lost my memory, the eccentric things are still the same. Well, that’s how you are. But things aren’t all that negative.”
Daisy nodded, then took a sword from the carriage’s hold and handed it to me.
It was a long sword with a gorgeous engraving of a golden dragon, but it was a weapon that could not be seen as practical.
However, I was able to recognize the value of the sword right away through the Hwaryong’s Eye.
“Dragon God Sword”
“Grade: S+”
“Cutting power +40%”
“Charisma +40%”
“Magic management +40%”
“A holy sword that the Dragon God directly bestowed protection on for the hero.
” You can fully handle the dragon god sword only when you judge wrongdoing.」 「
When you inject divine power, you can activate the exclusive effect ‘Star Light.」
「When star light is activated, the dragon’s sword Can generate starlight filled with power.」
「When praying earnestly, you can activate ‘Prayer.
」 can be bestowed.」
「Among the offerings made through prayer, those that do not exist in shape are gradually returned to the user.」 「You
can activate the exclusive effect ‘Punishment’ against demons and monsters. 」
「When Punishment is activated, all stats against the evil ones increase by +7.」 「
When Punishment is activated, you can use the power of the dragon against the evil ones.
」 Magic power does not decrease when it is completed.」
「…However, the item perishes when the challenger Han Seong-yoon leaves the 16th floor’s individual trials, and cannot be consumed for anything other than its intended purpose.」 “
This….”
Crazy performance.
As I was thinking that, a new voice came to my ears.
“It’s a holy sword.”
Zerpa, who got off the carriage before I knew it, looked at me calmly and said,
“It is the sword bestowed upon the apostles of the Dragon God and a sacred relic suitable for the warriors of the age of salvation.”
After reading the information about the dragon god sword for a while, I realized.
‘Maybe I’ll be able to get an unexpected ability from this ordeal…?’
Inspection.
The ability to learn the exclusive effects of sword items as a skill.
That the situation to use it will come from this ordeal.
and.
“I said you need a demon or monster to use the holy sword properly.”
What skills should I learn from the holy sword that has various abilities…
“Where are they now?”
You won’t have to wait, you’ll find out soon.
