Episode 504. I wanted to be the light (3)
The beginning?
-“Why don’t we do it right, Rox?”
-“What is it, Dmitry? “You still haven’t given up on me~”
-“Will you shut up, Camilla? Once I get kicked, I don’t hang around like a mess. “I’m not saying that, I’m just saying that if the three of us come together, we can make a name for ourselves on the Arcana continent!”
There was no great purpose.
-“okay. “Of course.”
While I was actually creating a guild, I also thought that I might have gotten caught up in something troublesome. Why did I hear that guilds need to manage their reputation numbers?
-“I need to restrain myself from PK from now on, Rox?”
Was it from then?
-“Well, I’ll try that too.”
I started imitating the guild master, which didn’t suit me.
A time when Arcana was just a game.
Rox said so when he founded the guild.
-“What would be a good guild name?”
-“If possible, let’s just make it look cool!”
-“Dmitry, are you trying to show off in front of women again?”
-“What are you saying?!”
-“That’s not your real problem~”
-“…Camilla, what do you mean by that?”
If possible, be cool.
Then let’s do The Shining.
Shining.
Just following Dmitry’s earnest plea.
I thought I came up with a good guild name.
In that sense, it was fascinating.
Even if it’s not the right place.
It is said that a place makes a person.
-“Congratulations, Rox.”
-“Congratulations?”
-“Are you pretending not to know, Mr. Gilma? “Our Shining is number one in the guild rankings!”
Even though I was a guild master who was forced to start, I thought I did my part. Of course, after the cataclysm, it slowly started to creak…
I remembered Dmitri shouting in Rox’s glare.
-“Do you understand? “Bounce before it collapses, Rocks!”
The moment of collapse.
A crack that can regurgitate even the high-level monsters in the depths at once. Dmitri had said that in the crack where you could die by being hit by a rain of monsters.
-“You have no intention of jumping out? Are you out of your mind, Rox? Remember, you are the guild master of our Shining!! At the same time, he is the light of his damn country. “Your falling down is on a completely different level than me falling down!!”
Of course, Dmitry did not die in the crack.
-“Shit. “I captured all the forms that were not there…”
The competing guild reached the deep part of the crack first.
Because I defeated the named monster in vain.
But Dmitry’s actions were enough to cause a stir in Rox.
Rox laughed bitterly.
It must have been from then on.
The dangerous acting began in earnest.
As if imitating a guild master who doesn’t fit in.
Rox has been playing ‘light’.
Camilla Dmitry To become the guild master you all desire.
To become the player my country wants.
To become a hero.
I wore a mask.
And then Lee Ho-yeol appeared.
Lee Ho-yeol.
He was extraordinary from his first appearance.
Entered [The Count’s Fortress] alone, which no top guild could even dare to clear. Because I killed Count Ascura through a collaboration with Grand Wizard Jesse, which even I couldn’t control.
Of course, there were many players who stood out after the cataclysm.
If we do not choose any means or methods, as was the case for unification of the world.
Because there are endless ways to become stronger.
At first, I thought Lee Ho-yeol was like that too.
But it wasn’t.
‘Because you were the real light.’
A light that brightens even the darkness.
‘…a light that even I, wearing a mask, cannot avoid.’
The evidence is countless.
What left the most impression was Jesse Hine’s withdrawal from The Shining.
At the same time, it was Jesse’s attitude towards Ho-yeol.
At that time, Rox was scared of his own feelings.
‘I just thought it was all an act.’
It seemed like it stopped happening at some point.
As Shining’s guild master, Rox was greatly shocked by Jesse’s departure. I shouldn’t have done that… I said some hurtful things to you, Dmitri.
-“Hmm, I can understand Jesse when I see him like that.”
-“The path to withdrawal is always open, Dmitry.”
-“…what? “That’s not what I meant, Rox!”
I don’t know if it was from then.
-“Rox, your eyes look strange these days. “Try to relax your eyes~”
He started to whip himself more harshly.
Despite such efforts, when I heard the news that the unification of the world, which was like Shining’s nemesis, was actually collapsed by Lee Ho-yeol.
‘I really wanted to beat them all up.’
Shining: If you take off the clothes that don’t fit you.
I also had the thought that I could catch up with Ho-yeol.
That’s probably why.
He also irresponsibly let go of the guild master’s duties.
The trash was talking to me like that.
-“The future of the United States depends on you, Rox.”
-“It’s necessary for world order!”
-“All humans change. “Is Lee Ho-yeol an exception?”
In the midst of all this, a decisive blow suddenly struck him in the back of the head.
-“Do you think Dmitry would want you weakling?”
Tmitri was killed in action.
In a reality that is neither a rift nor an arcana continent.
Yes, no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t be normal.
Sigh.
So much so that he grabbed the collar of a great minister at the White House.
-“Let’s bring up that name again.”
– “Rorox! “I meant that…!”
-“The name Dmitry is not a name to be mentioned with such intentions.”
So…
‘Maybe this was a natural procedure.’
It’s a common story, right?
Since people around him support him, he thinks he has achieved something and goes away. This is a story where you face the truth and try hard to deny it, but in the end, you realize it only after losing everything.
‘It was exactly what I was saying about me and Lee Ho-yeol.’
Although Lee Ho-yeol did not create a guild.
He led the allied forces of the Crusade that no one could surpass.
Although Lee Ho-yeol did not claim to be the light.
It was called light.
really.
‘Everything is against me.’
So there was no room for excuses.
Why did you run into Lee Ho-yeol?
It wasn’t just because of the quest goal.
Because Rox knew it better than anyone else.
So I didn’t think it was strange to receive that disposition.
But even me.
Lee Ho-yeol called it light.
He said he saw the light in me.
It was from then on.
Rox was able to look at himself alone.
It was thanks to him.
The reason he was able to bring the sword to the back of his own neck without any regrets.
I wasn’t swayed by Paimon’s whispers.
Because the one I wanted to kill in the first place was me, not you.
however.
[The blessing of the first world tree rests upon you.]
[The blessing of the first world tree rejects the status abnormality ‘bleeding’.] [
The blessing of the first world tree rejects the status abnormality ‘fainting’.]… .
Lee Ho-yeol The moment he stretches out his hand.
A warm feeling filled my body.
Not only that.
A class quest that would have inevitably failed.
It emerged in a completely new form.
[Class Quest: Wandering Knight]
A knight who gave up on his loyal subordinate Yeongji and even himself. No matter what you pursue, you still have one sword, and your chivalry will begin again from the lowest level.
-Become a wandering knight. (In progress)
※In order to change jobs to Wandering Knight, the guild you belong to must not exist. Additionally, the player’s [Reputation] system will be permanently disabled.
Two choices: [Hero] and [Wandering Knight].
If it were me in the past, I would have worked hard to succeed in the [Hero] class quest without even thinking about it. But now that I realize it, it’s different. even.
[The Great Master of Kii guides you to the realm of Kii.]
How can you refuse the path of the [Wandering Knight] led by a true ray of light, not anyone else? Rox did not hesitate. I accepted the new opportunity given to me.
[You have changed class to ‘Wandering Knight’.]
At the same time, a change occurred in Rox.
A huge wound on the back caused by the devil’s wings breaking off. A fluttering cloak covers the wound. The shape of the once ornate armor also changed to roughly wrap around the enlarged right arm.
‘Wandering Knight.’
Rox raised his head and looked at Hoyeol.
‘The last chance Lee Ho-yeol gave me.’
The reason I was confident that it was my last chance was simple.
Through a flashing system message, Rox finds himself corrupted.
Because I was aware that I had been demonized.
Rox opened his mouth.
“I am infinitely grateful for your mercy.”
Even if they are mixed-blood demons, demons cannot live mixed with humans.
Become a wandering knight and leave.
That is the final mercy I give.
Lee Ho-yeol I guess that’s what he’s saying.
As I said, I couldn’t thank you more.
I was infinitely grateful.
…Sch.
So Rox took one last look at the scenery of reality.
And I witnessed it.
Camilla is looking at herself with an unusually tearful face.
And Jesse.
Maybe a message came to mind.
The message was that I had withdrawn from The Shining.
Rox muttered so softly that he couldn’t be heard.
“But wouldn’t this be a happy ending, Camilla?”
But it wasn’t the ending.
“It’s not over yet.”
Yes, someone’s ‘end’ was very terrible.
…Sch.
Rox turned around again at the words he heard.
“You haven’t convinced me yet.”
Yes, it was Hoyeol’s voice.
“Until you provide a valid reason for that mistake.”
“…?”
“Wandering Knight Rox.”
“…!”
“You cannot escape the combined forces of the Crusade.”
“…!!”
*
Are you just sick of it?
‘It’s all revealed in the expression, Rox.’
He looks so surprised that I feel like it would be a shame to be the only one looking at him.
So it would be better to give up early.
I changed my job to [Wandering Knight] or something.
‘Granfell is extremely strict in this regard.’
Why is it so cruel…
or rather, how strict? It would be quicker to ask Senior Banshee William at the magic tower over there. In short, don’t think about leaving the Crusade Alliance for the time being.
‘Anyway, I’m glad.’
Newly unlocked {natural} abilities.
Just like Hiel, I was able to use [The Blessing of the First World Tree] more freely. Thanks to this, we were able to successfully heal Rox’s fatal wound.
‘by the way.’
I looked at the incarnation of Paimon, who was breathing heavily.
What on earth were you thinking?
It was clearly possession just now.
‘I don’t know anything else, but I can’t deceive my eyes.’
The moment the restraints are released.
Rox ran towards me.
But that wasn’t Rox’s will.
A fleeting moment.
It was Paimon’s will to abandon his incarnation and possess Rox.
‘I really can’t figure it out.’
Did Paimon have a reason to raise his sword at me?
After thinking about it carefully…
that’s the only answer.
Our Akshan seniors from hell…!
‘No, how long did you catch it like a rat?’
I wonder if Paimon suddenly turned and rushed at me with the intention of killing me!
Indeed, looking at his expression…
I guess my guess that he was clearly tired was correct.
‘Well, the seniors may not know.’
What debt do I owe to Paimon?
In that sense, I had no reason to be hostile towards Paimon.
Let’s think of what just happened as an incident that occurred during the exchange process.
‘What more?’
A favor towards me.
I felt like I would be able to resolve my curiosity if I had to figure out what the source was. Especially since he has to enter the demon world in the near future, his connection to Paimon?
‘We need to maintain good relationships.’
Besides, isn’t Paimon a devil with pride in his own way?
In that sense, I was thinking of talking to Paimon.
however.
[※Caution: Appropriate magical power surges.]
…What is it all of a sudden, Granfell?
It was an unexpected situation. Because there was no reason. Paimon was different from common demons. It was different from other high-level demon kings. Because we could communicate to some extent.
‘…No, there was a good reason for that, right?’
Appropriate magical power that seemed to shake its head at my question.
Even Paimon seemed surprised by that momentum.
While taking a breath, he speaks urgently to me.
“My dear…”
But I, and Granfell, did not listen.
“Shut up.”
Uncontrollable, blatant anger.
“At this moment, I am.”
Even I was unfamiliar with the sight of Gran Fell.
“I’m extremely suppressing the urge to tear you to pieces.”
