◈ 005. [STAGE 0] There is a hole to rise (2)
‘First, Lily the wizard.’
Flicking through the usual stat window, I opened Lily’s talents tab.
[Lily (R)]
– Equip Attribute (1/3)
>
There is a flame skin!
It is also the same as the game. flame skin.
[Flame Skin]
– An attribute created by extreme fear of blades. Turn your body into flames to evade physical attacks. Each evasion consumes MP.
This is a good tanking feature. It’s a nice trait, but the problem is that Lily is the main dealer for this party.
It is also a fire mage with a very large mana consumption.
In the first place, it means that the party is in danger of annihilation at the point where Lily is physically attacked.
And in such a situation, rather than activating this characteristic, somehow you have to squeeze the remaining mana and use offensive magic.
If it were a normal game, it would be.
But the situation right now is very special. I was thinking of making full use of this feature.
‘Next is Shield Knight Ken.’
I opened the Talents tab in Ken’s stats window.
[Ken (N)]
– Equipped Attribute (1/3)
>
There is also a survival method for petty thieves. A shoplifter’s survival strategy.
[How to Survive as a Shoplifter]
– Habits acquired during shoplifting days. When they feel threatened, they drastically reduce their presence and escape from the surrounding gaze. Consumes a large amount of HP each time it is used.
Again, that’s a nice feature. If only Ken wasn’t a shield knight.
Ken is a shield knight who draws the enemy’s aggro from the front line. It is a role to draw the attention of the enemy using wide-area provocation and receive an attack with the body.
But what about stealth?
In addition, it consumes a large amount of HP.
It’s a combination that doesn’t suit Ken, a shield knight, unless it’s a melee dealer like a thief class.
But now I have to write this too.
All variables that can be used now, where the straight-line method is impossible, must be used.
‘And finally… … Damian.’
I swallowed dry saliva and opened Damien’s stat window. please stay please!
The characteristics of the other characters are only side legs. It’s just a remnant that can be used.
However, Damian’s trait was the most deceptive thing in the entire game. Required for attack!
And
[Demian (N)]
– Equip Attribute (1/3)
> Clairvoyant
!
This insane fraudulent trait was here in real life as it was in the game.
[Clairsight]
– A trait acquired by God’s mistake from birth. See what you want to see and adjust what you want to fit.
really crazy
The explanation is ambiguous, but in the game, it was a dog-like characteristic of +50 personal field of view and +999 hit points.
According to the official game, if the hit score is over 100, whatever you shoot is sure to hit. But 999 points?
It just means unconditionally. Even if you shoot an arrow from one end of the stage map to the other end, it is at a level where it is accurately inserted into the eye of a needle.
But the problem is… … The point was that Damian, who had this, was a healer.
In the game, equipment for each class was systematically limited.
Damian, a healer, could only hold a staff. And the only skills he has are ordinary healing magic like an N-rank healer.
In the first place, the heal series is a must-have skill, so it goes unconditionally, but what’s the use of having an accuracy of 999?
In the game, there is no way to use it at all, it was a characteristic of painting rice cake. It’s just a prank by the developers.
‘But this place is real.’
available.
It’s insanely useful too!
‘Games exist to be cleared.’
In my head, the cards I had were sorted out, and I began to achieve my one and only station.
‘Did you throw me into a stage that can’t be cleared?’
sigh.
Unbeknownst to me, the corner of my mouth went up.
Every time I was looking for a trick to break through a stage that seemed desolate, I was the one who clamored for viewers to turn off the cam when I did the broadcast I was making.
‘Then I have no choice but to use cheats…’ … !’
Just wait and see, you bastard who threw me here.
I will definitely clear this beggar game. And I will grab you by the collar and beat you up for sure… … !
***
Again present.
I glanced at Lily and Ken Damian.
“Lily. Have you ever been cut by a knife as a child?”
Lily opened her eyes wide.
“How about that?”
“It was a wound inflicted by a group of goblins that attacked the village. After that, you got a phobia of cutting tools, so you can’t even use a kitchen knife at home?”
“… .”
“I got something instead.”
I took the dagger out of my pocket and plunged it into the back of Lily’s hand.
“Hey?!”
Surprised, everyone couldn’t react in time, and Lily was frozen in a fright.
Kwajik!
The dagger passed through Lily’s hand and into the desk. The back of Lily’s hand that the dagger had passed through shimmered like a flame.
“After that incident, you got this trait fire skin.”
“… .”
“As long as you have enough magic power, you can evade all physical attacks. Am I wrong?”
Lily, trembling, nodded slowly. I drew the dagger again and put it in my bosom.
“Sorry for proving it in a rough way.”
“Oh no, Your Highness. But how do you know this… … .”
“That’s not important right now.”
Dumbfounded, I turned my head to Ken.
“Ken.”
“Yes yep?!”
Ken flinched to avoid the attack, as if he thought I was going to throw the dagger at him too. I smiled and nodded at him.
“Were you a shoplifter when you were little?”
“… ?!”
“He came from the slums and had quite a family to support. It must have been quite a struggle to feed the whole family by shoplifting.”
Ken stood firm and couldn’t answer anything, but that look was enough. I nodded.
“I survived by shoplifting, but as soon as I became an adult, I volunteered as a soldier. After that, he worked hard and rose to the position of a knight… … You have suffered a lot.”
“Uh uh uh how… .”
“The important thing is not how you knew. So what can you do?”
I met Ken’s trembling eyes.
“If you put your mind to it, you can hide, right? Can you hide from the eyes of the people around you?”
“… .”
“Answer me. Or should I prove it again here?”
“Oh no… . That’s right. it’s possible.”
“good. Then, what I instructed will be possible.”
Finally, he turned his eyes away from the stiff Ken. I headed in front of Damian, who was squatting in the corner.
“Damian.”
“… .”
“Do you have good eyes? ‘excessively’.”
Damian glanced at me with a blank gaze. I squatted down in front of Damian.
“Is that why you clearly remember the death of your friend?”
“… .”
“Even now, it’s so vivid that I can’t forget it, right? That’s why you keep crying.”
Damian was silent for a long time without answering. I waited.
“… He was a friend from hometown. From the same orphanage.”
It was a few minutes later when Damian opened his mouth. It was a dry voice.
“The orphanage was a terrible place… When I turned 15, Van escaped the orphanage with me.”
Apparently, the dead friend’s name is Ban. I listened quietly.
“Ban was very talented as a swordsman… I was fortunate enough to have an aptitude for being a healer. We glued our mouths as mercenaries.”
“… .”
“Me, a third-rate mercenary who is afraid of monsters and freaks out whenever he sees blood… I led Ban, who was already a first-class mercenary. We promised that we would work hard together to feed the younger siblings in the orphanage.”
Damian covered his face with both hands.
“But he died. It’s dead.”
“… .”
“I was exhausted and exhausted, and a black spider attacked me, and half of the people who pushed me were hit by its claws instead. Torn to pieces right in front of my eyes! Looking for something like me!”
The other party members looked at the crying Damian with mixed faces.
“I wasn’t the type to die in a place like this. Van had a dream and had the ability to achieve it. But in a place like this… … .”
“… .”
“why… Why did you bring us here, Prince? why? What noble purpose did you have? Or are cheap lives like ours merely entertainment for the higher up?”
Tears flowed down again from Damian’s dry eyes.
“Give me half back. my friend… … I want it back… … .”
I silently listened to Damian’s words and nodded briefly.
“Resent me, Damian. Hate me if need be.”
I put my hand on Damian’s trembling shoulder.
“But half your friends gave their lives to save you.”
“… .”
“But are you going to sit there quietly like this waiting for the time to die?”
The trembling in Damian’s shoulders subsided little by little. I gave strength to my voice.
“Just because death is right around the corner because of a trashy commander, are you going to give up the life your friend saved and let go of your hands?”
“I am… .”
“You have to struggle.”
I squeezed the hand that was holding Damian’s shoulder tightly.
“I must get revenge!”
“… .”
“Kill the spider and get out of here alive! You should feed me some candy too.”
sigh.
I raised my lips and asked in a soft tone.
“Damian. Do you want to kill those spiders?”
Damian’s big eyes were still uneasy in the blood-stained glasses, but they didn’t shake any more.
“yes.”
“Do you want to kill me too?”
My question startled the other party members.
Damian’s thoughts were brief and his answer was honest.
“… yes.”
“good night.”
I released my hand from Damian’s shoulder and pointed at myself with my thumb.
“I promise. If I survive this place, I will definitely die at your hands no matter what time it is.”
“Your Highness the Prince?!”
Lucas, the flagship, tried to say something, but I hurriedly stretched out my hand to block Lucas’s words.
“If the operation fails, we will all die anyway. But even then, I will die at your hands in the end. This is a promise with the honor of the imperial family.”
“… .”
“therefore… Even if it’s just for one day tomorrow, move as I command.”
Damian’s eyes, looking up at me, gradually cooled. I smiled contentedly.
If necessary, even hatred should be used as fuel.
Even if it’s hatred towards me, I’m willing.
Damian stumbled, got himself up from his seat, and stood upright.
I looked around with a smile at the four party members who were looking at me.
Finally, my hand is complete.
“Okay everyone.”
Whether this hand is a blow or a royal straight flush or whatever.
All that’s left now is all-in.
“Then I will direct the operation from now on!”
