Admission is a waste of time (77)
Lesson 17. How to clear the Trick Room – 2
When Light heard about what was happening in the small town, he stood up with his eyes wide open.
“Are you saying that a murderer is on the move in the open… …?! How shameless of you to do such a thing!”
“Calm down. I haven’t even personally seen the murder scene yet. I’ve just assumed what might have happened in the city based on various circumstantial clues.”
I had only guessed because the man who was moving stealthily with his hood pulled over his head had mentioned the killer, but I still couldn’t figure out all the details.
But Light, who aims to be an apostle of justice, would not be able to calm down with such words.
“But if there’s a murder out there tonight, now’s not the time to be so carefree!”
“Don’t worry about it, it’s not a real person.”
“what……?”
In the end, Dokgo Yeon came forward and revealed the last secret hidden in this room, and only then was his attitude able to calm down.
It was really cute how Light would blink his big, bright eyes and make a puzzled expression.
“You’re not a real person?”
“Of course. In the first place, no human being other than our climbers could enter the tower. If we exaggerate a bit, those who look like humans are no different from monsters. This is all a situation created by the tower.”
In fact, Ban Yu-won was a little confused before he went into the small town at night.
But now I know and am convinced that the power of the constellations is being applied in the small town.
This is all just a hoax, full of lies.
‘If there are any humans in that small town who are really contractors of the Constellation, they would not be staying in a room like Room 23. Those contractors are nothing more than fakes created by the Tower to test climbers, using the power of the Constellation. Perhaps the Constellation received a share in return for lending its power to the Tower… . . . ‘
Since everything is fake, there is no need to feel any unnecessary sense of duty or guilt about what happens in a small town.
Just like the mafia game that people play on Earth, 23 Room is also a game where you just have to annihilate the enemy before all your allies die.
After hearing the entire explanation, Light’s expression was half-rotten.
“Ban, my head is so complicated right now… … .”
“Why are you thinking so hard about it? I gave up on estimating the power of the tower when the monsters started pouring out endlessly.”
“Yu-won is really… … wise, or fair.”
Even Ruchel was taken aback by Ban Yu-won’s attitude that seemed to equate monsters with humans.
But Ban Yu-won spoke to the group without changing his expression.
“There were hints from the beginning. Do you remember when Professor Yumina said that there would be times when you would have to protect the weak from the top?”
“Oh, now that you mention it, that’s what happened.”
“There will be plenty of trick rooms that restrict our actions in the future… … and there will be cases where we have to protect such beings. Let’s get used to it this time.”
In fact, Ban Yu-won was less shocked by the appearance of the ‘fake person’ compared to Light or Ruchel, which is probably because he is familiar with the existence of NPCs (Non-Player Characters) in games such as RPGs.
‘Actually, if it’s a tower, it wouldn’t be surprising if they actually summon humans from other dimensions and use them. … … Right? They’re NPCs, right?’
It would be nice if I could contact them and investigate the internal concepts in detail.
Even if they were ‘real humans’, treating them as NPCs would be good for Ban Yu-won’s mental health, so I decided not to think about this any further.
“policy……?”
“Okay, everyone worked hard. Let’s get some sleep and get moving as soon as it’s light tomorrow morning. We have to conquer Room 23 before we leave the tower.”
Ruchel looked at Ban Yu-won with a worried expression as he saw his expression changing subtly, but Ban Yu-won forced himself to go to sleep with a fake smile on his face.
Will the people of the small town really accept them just because a day has passed?
To conclude, I did not accept it.
“I told you not to come near me, you monsters!”
“People died yesterday too! Why would you want to come into the city at a time like this?”
“Get out! If you don’t get out of my sight, I’ll shoot you!”
Fierce rejection.
But since I had failed to infiltrate the city at night, I couldn’t back out this time.
“We have to get in somehow.”
Dokgo Yeon, who had deflected all the arrows fired from the castle walls without even touching them and had approached the castle gate, made a strong declaration.
“Eek!”
“A monster, a monster. A real monster!”
“There’s no doubt about it, that’s the killer!”
Ban Yu-won hit his forehead when he saw that even the humans who had occupied the walls and gates and stubbornly refused to let them in were scared by her spirit and couldn’t move.
Is it really Dokgo Yeon who insisted that other party members’ crisis management skills should be improved?
Aren’t they just rushing forward, spewing out life energy?
“We weren’t in the city yesterday, so we’re not the killers. And we have to get into the city.”
“Don’t come any closer!”
“I asked them to let me in.”
“Heeeeeee!”
If he had pushed forward any further, he might have ended up directly harming people, so Dokgoyeon would just stand in front of them.
However, the situation was such that the men guarding the gates fell over one after another and peed themselves on the ground due to the weak display of murderous intent she displayed.
“Hey, if we do something like a siege in the future, we can just have Dokgoyeon charge.”
“Don’t say that to Dokgo Yeon directly, Ban. If you don’t want to end up like those people.”
“But I think Dokgo Yeon’s actions are the answer. There’s nothing we can do in a situation where he won’t listen to us at all.”
Seeing Dokgo Yeon’s forced breakthrough, Ruchel seemed to realize something and followed her after leaving a word behind.
“Heeeeek! The monster is coming again!”
“Hwa, bow… … bow, bow!”
“Don’t, don’t aim. Then you’ll die! You’ll die!”
Ban Yu-won and Light, who had not moved yet, could only see the back of Ruchel, but… … seeing half of her hair turn black, they could roughly guess why the people were terrified.
That guy is now able to handle the mind quite naturally even when he’s not directly involved in combat! I was so proud that I almost cried!
“Yeah, yeah, that’s also a skill… … .”
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“Let’s go too. I think we can talk now.”
“I’m talking. Not a threat, but a story… … .”
When Ban Yu-won and Light, who looked relatively weak compared to Dokgo Yeon and Ruchel, arrived at the gate, the people finally began to calm down a little.
“You, you guys! What the hell are you guys doing! What are you talking about!”
I guess they thought it was relatively easy.
That’s true in reality, too.
“How dare you… … !”
“It’s okay, Ruchel.”
Ruchel was about to show her teeth at the sight of Ban Yu-won shouting at her, but Ban Yu-won stretched out a hand to restrain her (of course, it was a deliberate gesture) and smiled kindly.
“We’re looking for the killer.”
“what?!”
The citizens guarding the gate were startled and glared at Ban Yu-won.
In fact, his party members were equally surprised, but they tried hard to control their expressions.
“You said there were murders in the city? They are all the work of those who serve the ‘Evil God.’ We are still tracking them down. It is our duty to kill them.”
“That’s a lie. Don’t think we’ll be fooled. Aren’t you guys in league with them?”
“If that were the case, there would be no need to have this conversation. I think you all realize that it is not rational to reject us.”
A series of murders taking place within the city.
Because of that, they become very sensitive to even the slightest changes.
If you think about it calmly, the probability that an outsider is the suspect in this murder case is infinitely close to zero.
“If we leave it like this, the damage will only spread. You want to live a peaceful life, and we need to find the killer. Since our goals are the same, there is no need to keep each other in check.”
“That, that.”
“Really? You’re chasing a murderer… … .”
“But certainly, these people have never entered the city, so they would never have committed murder… … .”
The citizens gradually regained their composure at the strangely persuasive words of Ban Yu-won.
It looked like he had unleashed some sort of wide-area status-abnormality-removing magic, but this was because the power that Ban Yu-won originally possessed had been strengthened by the effect of Ortima’s Divine Word that he had recently obtained.
But in fact, Ban Yu-won’s argument was not very suitable for quietly entering the city―.
“No, I can’t believe it! Of all times, I can’t let you guys come to the city to look for a murderer―”
The reason why I could cause such unnecessary misunderstandings was because I lightly mentioned the existence of a murderer who was now treated as a taboo in the city.
Even if you pretend that you have nothing to do with the murderer, they might not let you in, but now that you’ve openly stated your purpose!
But of course, this was also what Ban Yoo-won was aiming for.
“I think everyone understands that we’re not murderers. So you don’t want to let us into the city to chase after a murderer… .”
Hoxy… … ?
The man who received the suspicious gaze of the half-man was greatly embarrassed.
“Oh, no! I’m not a murderer! I’m just here to protect our city… … .”
“Then why are you overreacting so much? Did you happen to… … last night?”
“No!”
“It’s really suspicious when you hear it. These people aren’t murderers. Why don’t you want to let them in?”
“You really mean it?”
“Oh, I said no! I’m innocent, I, I’m really not!”
huh?
The Rebellion party tilted their heads in confusion as they watched Ban Yu-won quickly escape from his suspicious position and corner a man with the other citizens.
How did it come to this?
Ban Yu-won gave a brief explanation to the group, who were harboring such doubts, in a small voice so that the citizens could not hear.
“The game has already begun. And the best way to survive in this game is to just corner and hang everyone who isn’t on our side.”
“You’re not even human!”
That was the reason why Ban Yoo-won took a strong stance from the beginning.
To make the ignorant majority into allies with his smooth talk (actually, it was more a show of force based on power than smooth talk), and to drive out the (clever) minority who still doubt him!
The best way to become close to someone is to create a common enemy.
Ban Yu-won was just practicing it very actively!
“There’s no doubt about it, that guy is a murderer!”
“I knew it from the moment you started insisting so strongly that we shouldn’t let outsiders in!”
“Hang him! Hang him!”
Even as the group stood there dumbfounded, the impromptu trial by the citizens was gaining momentum.
In the meantime, the party’s wariness toward outsiders had diminished, and they were able to sneak into the city.
“Death penalty! Death penalty!”
“Kill the murderer!”
“Everyone, calm down! No one can be saved this way… …!”
“Anyone who prevents just punishment is a murderer!”
The madness created by Ban Yu-won quickly spread throughout the small town, and resulted in summary trials and even executions.
Dokgo Yeon and Ban Yu-won, who had been watching the execution until it was over, nodded their heads at the same time as if they had realized something.
“No, it wasn’t.”
“But we’re okay.”
“… … ?”
Light tilted his head, not understanding what the two were saying, and then suddenly realized something.
“… … It wasn’t? A murderer?”
“Yeah. I had some expectations because he came across so strongly, but I guess he’s just a very suspicious person.”
“He treated us like murderers out of the blue, so he must have been prepared to be treated like one too.”
“… … .”
The two continued their conversation, leaving Light, who had turned pale, behind.
“Actually, it was also a study on tricks. It seems that we won’t be subject to Trick Room sanctions unless we kill them with our own hands.”
“I thought it would be okay from the beginning. Unless all the climbers have the same power as you, there’s no way you’ll be able to clear this room without making a single mistake.”
“ha ha ha.”
Light let out a dry laugh.
Meanwhile, Ban Yu-won, who saw the NPCs die right before his eyes and confirmed the concept of disappearance with his own eyes, realized with certainty that they were not human and declared with a much more relieved expression.
“Okay, now it’s your turn. I’ll only help you as much as possible, so give it a try. Let’s see how long you have to hang on until this room ends.”
“Light, Ruchel, you heard?”
“Poem, I hate this… I hate this kind of thing! This isn’t the kind of tower I thought it would be!”
“Ruchel.”
“yes!”
Eventually, Light exploded, but it was within the expected range, so Ruchel immediately stepped in and subdued it.
The trial to wash away blood has begun.
