Children of the Holy Emperor Chapter 280

280. Yellow Zone (4)

“omg! “He’s a silent villain!”

“One of the silent villains has appeared in the Green Zone!”

“I heard that PEP and the glamping guild are targeting it at the same time. Are you still safe? “Where are you going to rob me now?”

As soon as I defeated the attackers and entered the green zone, I heard whispers from players who recognized Owen.

Seongjin looked back at the fox, thinking it was unexpected.

Silent villain?

How did the guy who was constantly talking all the way here get that nickname?

“It would be difficult to go into detail here. Follow me. “There is a small restaurant near here that we used as a base.”

Owen, who said that, had a stiff expression on his face from before. It seems that Seongjin’s handling of the attackers at the last minute was quite a shock to him.

I didn’t understand it at all. Who was the most flamboyant guy, chopping off players’ heads with an axe?

“say it. “What are you?”

After settling down in the corner of a quiet restaurant, the fox glared at Seongjin and asked softly.

Whoa, don’t frown.

No matter how much you weigh, you are just a cute animal friend right now.

“I introduced you earlier, right? “This is Seongjin Lee.”

“I’m sure you know you’re not asking that.”

Owen narrowed his eyes and carefully examined Seongjin from the horns of his head to the tips of his hooves.

“What on earth are you doing that allows you to kill players so easily?”

“… “Is that a problem?”

“of course. You are still a newbie. My physical abilities aren’t that high and I don’t have any decent equipment. So, it means that you killed them purely with your skills.”

Owen’s eyes deepened as he glared at Seongjin.

“And there is only one such case. “You’re already a bastard who’s good at killing people.”

Ah, I thought I knew why Owen was on guard.

‘But that would be troublesome.’

I need to be by this guy’s side and get help and slowly understand his purpose, but making him build a wall from the beginning was no good.

Seongjin, who was choosing his words for a moment, suddenly noticed a cute hoof on the table instead of his hand.

hmm. cute. It must be appealing.

“What should I say? “The neighborhood I lived in was originally a bit rough.”

Seongjin lowered his eyes and began to speak in a low voice.

“It was a place where your life could not be guaranteed if you let your guard down even a little. I woke up every day remembering the horror of the attack, and before I could blink, my colleague next to me would die. “There wasn’t a single day where I could sleep comfortably.”

After speaking up to that point, Seongjin paused for a moment and raised a small petal-like hoof towards Owen.

“Everyone there had to learn these skills to survive. I’m happy if I look like I’m skilled in your eyes. “That would be perfect proof that I survived alone until now.”

“alone? “Then what about your colleagues?”

“All my colleagues who were with me died. “In the end, I was the only one who survived.”

The fox’s eyes shake violently at those words.

“You alone… … .”

Then, his face suddenly contorted, and his expression became extremely sad.

For some reason, it felt like tears would fall if I touched it.

“… I see. I’m sorry for doubting you. “It must be a really difficult memory for you.”

“… … .”

“But don’t worry, newbie! From now on, we will all help you!”

Seongjin was dumbfounded by the reaction.

‘Hey, man. When we first met, didn’t you hear me explain that I was born and raised in the Imperial Capital?’

Why are you so sloppy in everything?

Is this guy a different type of guy than Logan? How could I be too anxious to put it out there?

Owen, perhaps aware of Seongjin’s complicated feelings, nodded eagerly and continued speaking.

“okay. I guessed that there might be something going on. “The fact that you are here means that you were chosen by Sang Sang-chang.”

“select?”

“huh. Sang Chang-chang is quite selective about the personality of the user. “So far he’s seen a lot of guest ID users, but he’s never seen one with a really bad personality.”

I don’t know if it’s fortunate or unfortunate, but in any case, Owen has completely let down his guard against Seongjin.

“First, let’s finish registering friends. “Would you please give me your terminal for a moment?”

After hearing that, I searched my pockets to see if anything, and sure enough, I found it. The broken milestone that I was holding while I was sleeping appears intact.

In this place where it is not clear whether it is in a dream or a game, it emits a shape and brilliance that are not at all different from reality.

“I can’t believe this thing is really following me here… … .”

“haha. Didn’t I tell you earlier? “The terminal is the thing that allows us to be here, and it is the source of Sang Tae-chang.”

Then, he clicked his tongue as he looked at Seongjin’s broken milestone.

“I heard that the graphics are a bit broken for some reason. It’s only natural that the terminal is like this. “Maybe this is why you don’t know Sang Tae-chang very well.”

“Is it okay like this?”

“Well, seeing as how the skin is put on just fine, it doesn’t seem to be in an unstable state at all.”

Owen responded like that and began a complex operation by placing the broken milestone against his own.

“I once went out with a guy who had a terminal with a broken corner. “Even then, except for the graphics being a bit unstable, the functionality was fine.”

It is said that it was his friend’s idea to solve the graphic problem by overwriting the skin at the time.

As if to prove his words that it was functional, a small window appeared in front of Seongjin’s eyes after a while.

〚Qr#^^E& applied to register as a ‘friend’ with □□□ □□. Do you want to accept it?〛

〚Accept/Reject〛

Seongjin roughly clicked the accept button and thought deeply.

I’ve heard many stories about this [milestone] item.

However, since it is said to function as a terminal that connects to another world, I think it can no longer be simply viewed as a [keepsake].

-Oracle’s [signpost] is an object of the normal world, but it also partially has properties similar to materials of the normal world.

In the old man’s workshop, Dexter said that.

Originally, something that could not exist within the laws of the original world came to exist in the world just fine through high-level mental abilities.

Did you say that the principle of this milestone is hidden in the source of the homunculus engine, that is, the basis for the existence of the normal world?

‘If the milestone created by the Oracle can become the basis for supporting multiple dimensions… … .’

So, isn’t there a law that a milestone in itself shouldn’t become the foundation of a dimension?

“While you’re at it, why don’t you register your other friends in advance too? “You will be traveling with us often from now on.”

“Yes, whatever you like.”

Seongjin, who was looking at Owen holding the jewel and working hard on it, suddenly had a thought.

Come to think of it, the identity of [Sang Sang-chang], whom Owen follows, is also the same. When I hear you speak, it feels like a personality rather than just text.

‘If the basis of the status window is also a milestone, then whose personality does it belong to?’

Whatever it was, it was clear that it was a very unpleasant entity whose identity was difficult to guess.

After gathering his thoughts for a moment, Seongjin came to the conclusion that it was best to make Owen no longer rely on the status window.

“Owen. “You said you had a goal to achieve, right?”

“huh? okay. “All our guest ID users are like that.”

“So can you tell me what that goal is?”

Then Owen raised his head and looked at Seongjin with unreadable eyes for a moment.

The fox’s face, which seemed infinitely cheerful and light, passed by an ever more serious expression.

“… It’s for the family. “I have to protect them at all costs.”

Owen answered like that and tightly grasped the two bright red milestones. He applied so much force that the joints in his hands turned white.

“Now they are the only ones left to me in this world. You can’t lose your precious people twice. “Now I can do anything to stop it.”

“… … .”

“Isn’t that why you are here too? It’s a guest ID user. So you can fully understand how I feel. That’s why I’m willing to help you, even though I’m seeing you for the first time.”

Seongjin, who looked at the scene in silence for a moment, finally answered:

“Well, okay. “For now, I will help you.”

Afterwards, Seongjin received explanations from Owen for a while about things he needed to know as a newbie.

The world they are currently in is a normal world called ‘Pangaea Chronicle’, and most users are said to access this through a place called ‘Impulse Soft’.

‘Impulse Soft?’

what? It’s a familiar name, like you’ve definitely heard it somewhere, right?

While Seongjin tilted his head, Owen continued his explanation. Most of them were related to the characteristics of guest ID users.

“Guest ID users have various disadvantages compared to regular users. A good example is that you cannot form parties with regular users or use facilities such as auction houses or high-end stores.”

In the midst of that explanation, Seongjin finally learned why Owen and his friends were called ‘silent villains.’

“I heard that Pangea Chronicle basically provides simultaneous interpretation between users. But that’s just a story between official users.”

Smooth communication also occurs when guest ID users communicate with regular players. For the convenience of players, the system supports simultaneous interpretation.

However, it was a different story among Guest ID users. If you live in a different area, you can’t communicate at all.

“So you were talking with your thoughts?”

When Seongjin asked, recalling the first time he met them, Owen nodded.

“huh. Fortunately, we can send our thoughts to each other through Sang Tae-chang.”

So, even though they were talking passionately with their thoughts, it seemed to others that they were keeping their mouths shut.

It might have been a little scary to see someone I didn’t know.

“Are you saying that you quietly talked like that and stole items here and there?”

“Robbing away, what kind of rude thing is that?”

“If not, why are people reacting like that?”

Isn’t there a reason why these guys are called ‘villains’? The same goes for the guild we raided earlier, and the reputation we heard after entering the Green Zone.

Then the fox responded, his already red face turning even redder.

“We played normally. “I did not illegally rob or steal other people’s property.”

“really?”

“… I just played a little harder than others. “I took over the dungeons that had good items and kept fighting them.”

“… … .”

“Hey, don’t look at me like that. We couldn’t help it! Since you can’t use facilities like the auction house, you have no choice but to risk your life on items found in the dungeon!”

It was in the meantime.

I suddenly felt drowsy, and my vision began to blink little by little.

“Oh, it looks like Sang Tae-chang has decided to send us out now. “I guess it’s already morning.”

“morning?”

“huh. “Now I have to go back to reality.”

After responding like that, Owen waved his hand cheerfully at Seongjin.

“I had a great time meeting you. It would be nice to see you again next time I come in. This is our meeting place, so remember it. “Goodbye, newbie.”

So it’s not a newbie, it’s Seongjin Lee, man.

* * *

Tweet, tweet.

Seongjin opened his eyes in his room at Jinju Palace, listening to the happy sound of birds that he had not heard in a long time.

“It couldn’t have been a dream… … .”

The things I experienced after meeting Owen were so vivid, but when I realized the reality at Jinju Palace, all of those things felt distant, like a dream.

[Why are you dozing off and lying down when you wake up? Isn’t that like you? Did you have a bad dream?]

In the flame crystal, the Demon King stretches and twitches as always.

Ah, yes, there is a demon lord. This is my reality.

Seongjin thought that and slowly got up. Then he tilted his head at his unusual physical condition.

‘But why am I feeling so dizzy?’

Perhaps it was the aftermath of a dream, but I felt tired somewhere even though I woke up from a good night’s sleep.

The decline in condition was clearly visible even during training sessions.

Masain, seeing Seongjin having difficulty concentrating on meditation, asked curiously.

“Sir, where are you uncomfortable? “Isn’t it possible that you still have some fatigue from the trip?”

‘Ah, it’s because you stayed up all night playing games, Lord Masaine.’

Seongjin, who couldn’t bear to say that, grabbed the nutcracker and sighed quietly.

‘Even when I was in school, I was never really into games… … .’

Okay, now I get it.

This is why everyone tells you to be careful of game addiction.

“Why am I so down today?”

But then, a familiar clear voice came from behind.

Wow.

At the same time, powerful divine power was pouring towards Seongjin, and I felt the accumulated fatigue disappear at once.

“… Sisley?”

When I turned around, the Sisley kid was looking at Seongjin and smiling.

Now, instead of a diary, she was hugging a small teddy bear, and Seo Yi-seo was still on full alert behind her.

“What’s going on at Jinju Palace this morning?”

When I asked, a little surprised by the unexpected visit, Sisley looked at Seongjin and tilted his head.

“huh? Don’t you remember, brother? “You told me to come to Jinju Palace when you have time, so that you could tell me more about our Labyu, right?”

The little ice bear also looked at Seongjin and let out an electronic sound as if singing.

[Al~la~view!]

Uh, okay.

This guy’s problem still remained.

fantasy,