◈ 012. [Side Story] 3 lines with the director you want to kill
“What are you hiding? That’s right! I am Ader, the director of < Defend the Empire > Ah~” “
… .”
The accident hardened.
director? this child?
Then this bastard brought me here… … ?
All sorts of thoughts flashed through my mind. It was then.
Flounder!
Ader knelt down on the floor. like a frog I put my two arms, two legs, and even my forehead on the bathroom floor.
“… ?”
I couldn’t understand the current situation, so I said to me,
“I’m really sorry for suddenly kidnapping you to a place like this!”
Ader apologized with all his might.
“But I am not! This world needs classical music fans!”
“… .”
“Can’t you just help me just once?!”
“… .”
After a moment of silence, I spoke softly.
“Please wake up, Mr. Ader.”
I grabbed Ader’s arm and straightened myself up. Ader’s face was moved, and tears welled up.
“Mr. Gojeon Deokhoo… ! How can you be so merciful… … Are you going to help us?!”
I smiled warmly and answered Ader’s request clearly.
“No, to do this.”
I grabbed this bastard by the collar and threw him headfirst onto the bathroom floor. Courage!
“Kwueek?!”
“die! die! You damn bastard is dying!”
I climbed on top of Ader’s body in a mount position and slammed my fist down. I’m really going to kill you bastard!
***
After a while.
“Sorry ah… .”
Ader sits on his knees and holds his hands up.
After that, for a long time, my face was swollen from being beaten so badly by me.
“So let’s sort it out.”
I sat down in front of him and sighed. Still, after beating for a while, my head calmed down a bit.
“You bastard… … I mean the ‘director’ who chatted on the air when I cleared the game.”
“yes… .”
“I’m really the director of this game, or this world.”
“Yes.”
Why is this bastard talking like this? Come to think of it, the lines in the game were like this.
I suppressed the desire to hit one more time and continued with the question.
“What did you bring me here for?”
“… There is a ‘true ending’ in this world.”
Ader rolled up a tissue and stole a nosebleed, then met my gaze.
“There is only one ending that no one has reached.”
The two eyes in the bangle glasses were also empty gray like hair.
“I reset this world countless times to reach that conclusion. But I never got to the end I wanted… … .”
“So why did you ask for someone else’s help?”
“To put it simply, yes!”
As Ader snapped his fingers, system windows floated up in the air.
When I saw it, I thought I knew a little bit. That this guy is really related to the origin of this world… … .
“We turned this world into a game form and presented it to players from other worlds.”
The names of the servers were written in rows in the system window that Ader had spread out in the air.
Among them, there was also a server name written as ‘Earth’. Are you saying Earth was just one of the servers?
“Players have opened up possibilities in ways I hadn’t thought of. but… .”
Ader shook his head slightly.
“Neither of them could reach the true ending.”
“… Aren’t I the same? It’s a true ending. I didn’t even know such a thing existed.”
I dug to the bottom of < Defend the Empire > for half a year, but I have never heard of another ending.
“Gojeon Deokhu didn’t reach the true ending, but he achieved a feat that no one else could.”
Hell Difficulty. iron man mode. Commonly known as Iron Man of Hell.
Only I was able to clear this. Is it because of that?
“I thought you were the most likely, so I brought you here with the feeling of grabbing at least a straw.”
“You bastard brought me here! It was a kidnapping! Besides, throw this guy’s body somewhere else?! You were just telling me to die!”
“That was a mistake or a bug… It was something I didn’t expect… … .”
Ader, who was speechless, collapsed on the floor again as I fiercely opened my eyes.
“Ah anyway! Let me tell you first. It’s a story about the ‘reward’ that classical music lovers will receive if they help us.”
I frowned.
“compensation?”
“If you lead this world to the true ending, I will grant you one of the classics virtuoso’s wishes.”
“wish… ?”
It’s not even a dragon ball, sowon?
“If I were to argue with you, I am a being close to the god of this world.”
Ader confidently insisted with a face that had been beaten up by me. That’s very trustworthy.
“It’s not difficult to give a generous gift to a classics fan when he goes back to his original world.”
“anything?”
“anything!”
“Something like 10 billion won in cash?”
“Is it only 10 billion won? Even 100 billion is possible. Can I get you more?”
… I think you’re overdoing this bastard’s air check.
But to be honest, it was kind of tempting. granting you a wish There are many things I want to accomplish.
‘brother!’
… no.
Because I had one wish that I really wanted to come true.
Dry saliva flowed down his throat. If this guy really grants that wish, then… … .
Ader smiled softly and stared at me.
“You have a wish you want to come true. Yes? A more precious wish than money.”
“… .”
“Do you have a dream you gave up thinking you couldn’t achieve?”
Only then did I realize
This self-proclaimed god in front of me knew and called me.
that I’m regretting something That I was living with that regret.
“I will grant you that dream.”
“… It is a dream that has already ended.”
“As long as I still have it in my heart, that dream has not failed.”
For some reason, Ader spoke confidently with a tone that seemed to know him very well.
“Do business with me, classic virtuoso.”
“… .”
“Please clear this world and lead me to the true ending. Then I will grant your wish.”
I, who had been silent, nodded.
“But if you have that level of ability, shouldn’t you just solve it?”
“There are many limitations on my ability. In this world ‘outside’, you can use various abilities, but in ‘inside’, you are just an ordinary human being. That’s why I had to find an agent like Classic Deokhu… … .”
I let out a small sigh.
I don’t really trust this guy, but I get the rough idea. however.
“Let’s ask one thing.”
“yes.”
“What if I die here?”
Actually, it was the most important issue.
“Winner takes all. If you succeed in clearing it, you will safely return to the original world with the wish you wished for when you clear-broadcasted it.”
Ader smiled.
“If you die here, it will be over.”
“… .”
“Life is one-coin play. No save or load. You cleared it in iron man mode, so you know it well, right?”
It was. This game was like that.
Even if convenience is provided elsewhere, death can never be undone.
“If you wish to return to Earth. I will send it right now.”
“what? really?”
“Really. To be honest, I had been thinking about asking this since I brought you here from the beginning. You fell at the time of the tutorial because you were interrupted… … .”
Ader, scratching his chin awkwardly, stared at me.
“What are you going to do? Will you challenge yourself to clear the true ending and get a chance to make your wish come true? or not… To a peaceful daily life where there is no need to feel the threat of death like this. Would you like to go back?”
“… .”
“It’s completely the choice of a classical music fan.”
Ordinarily, I should have gone back immediately.
But two things held me back. One was a desire to make a wish come true, and the other was.
‘Isn’t it worth a try?’
It was confidence.
I cleared this game with Hell Iron Man. In fact, I know almost everything about this game.
Clear again?
what can’t you do?
Ader kept his mouth shut and waited patiently for me.
“Whoa… .”
After thinking for a while, I let out a long sigh.
“… would.”
Ader’s face brightened.
“Really?”
“okay.”
The odds are good enough.
If so, isn’t it worth taking a walk? In one bet… … !
“I’m going to grab each and do it right, so help me out straight. Don’t forget to grant your wish when you see the true ending.”
“Is it possible! From now on, treat me like a dog!”
Ader really lay down on the floor like a dog and tried to lick my feet. Get off you madman!
Shaking off Ader, I let out a deep sigh and glared at Ader.
“Okay then… The lord’s aide, Mr. Ader? Let’s start working in order to safely clear this world.”
“Hurray! Just ask me to do anything!”
I raised my hand and poked Ader’s chest with my index finger, smiling brightly.
“Sell all of the Black Spider Magic Stones until tomorrow morning, before the government affairs.”
“yes?”
Ader’s face hardened. But I was relentless.
“what. It’s a cash item. The sales route won’t be with you.”
“That’s true, but it’s already late afternoon and the market is closed… .”
“What do you know? then open it again All the merchants who want to buy magic stones are in the city anyway.”
He placed his index finger on Ader’s lips as he tried to protest.
“Shut up and shut up, man. Whether you sell overnight or at dawn, finish exchanging money at the market price until tomorrow’s business. okay?”
“Oh, I see… .”
Ader was in tears, but accepted it.
“388 black spider magic stones. It’s a huge amount even if you look at the market price alone. What are you going to do with this money… … !”
“There’s a lot of work to do, but that’s none of your business.”
Pushing Ader out of the bathroom, I let out a savage growl.
“Even if it’s late tonight, cash it in. If you can’t do it, shut up!”
“Quack?”
“We throw game and run mid!”
Ader’s face went white at my troll declaration.
“I will definitely sell it!”
bang!
I sighed as I closed the bathroom door and headed for the bathtub.
“I have to wash, uhh… .”
But in the meantime, the water in the bathtub was lukewarm. Damn this.
***
the next day.
After a good night’s sleep on the soft and clean bed in my room, Lucas was waiting in front of the door.
“Lucas. Get some rest.”
“I have had enough rest. We resumed our escort duties in the morning.”
It’s only morning, and you must have waited in front of my door before the sun rose. This guy is also very sincere.
As I was washing my face and getting dressed while being attended by Lucas, I heard a knock. It was Ader who came.
“Hehehe… … I finished my money… … .”
Ader, covered in sweat, pointed out the window.
Looking out the window, I saw several carts loaded with chests of gold coins. Because of the amount of money, there are a lot of escort troops.
“I called the merchants and stayed up all night… The morning auction was also held… … How did you end up cashing it all out?”
I really do it. I was hoping to sell half of it at most. This guy seems more capable than I thought.
Ader handed me a bundle of sales records. I didn’t answer and just chin.
“Tell me the conclusion. How much is it?”
“All 388 sold more than 10,000 Adele each, so the total is 4.5 million Adele!”
4.5 million!
When the game is in its third year, high-quality magic stones are pouring in, so inflation is very severe, but at least at the starting point, it was absolutely not touchable money.
Surprised, Lucas widened his eyes and I whistled. This should be enough to fund the activity.
“good. go right out Get ready, Lucas.”
“Where are you planning to go, Your Highness?”
asked Lucas as he hurriedly brought my coat. I grinned.
“The party is empty. I’m going to hire a good friend.”
First of all, the mercenary guild.
I was thinking of going to pick new members for my party.
“Once lightly… .”
I flicked the gold coin certificate Ader gave me in my hand and raised a smirk.
“Shall we try to draw 100 lines?”
