Episode 291 < Abandoned believers. (2) >
2.
-hmm? Believers… … ? Ah, it was there.
Hamustra spoke through the communication port.
Occasionally, a voice using force could be heard saying, “Tsk, tsk, tsk.” It seemed like they were probably moving boxes of ingredients from the cafe.
“It was supposed to be there?”
I put my ear closer to the communication port.
“You are a believer. “Isn’t that too insensitive?”
-Uh huh, that’s too much to say.
Hamustra responded harshly.
– Confucius. I never asked them to become my followers. They just decided to become believers on their own. I called myself a librarian and proclaimed myself a librarian, but honestly, it was a hassle.
Hamustra’s tone of voice when he said that clearly conveyed a feeling of genuine annoyance. Would you say it’s like dealing with flies hovering around the table no matter how hard you shake your hand? It was completely different from when he dealt with the Constellation Killer or me.
-Do you mind if I use a more valuable disposable communication tool to talk to you? As far as I know, this is one of the trump cards that the [Wide Area Telecommunications Company] worked hard to create. Of course, I would be very happy if you thought the phone call with me was worth it, but… … .
“Oh, it’s absolutely not like that. “Let’s go back to the main topic.”
-It wasn’t… … . Hmm, it was a story about believers. Okay, why all of a sudden?
I explained the current situation by saying, “Actually, what’s going on?” Hamustra, who listened attentively at first, became harsher as the story continued.
-Uhm.
Suddenly, the noise beyond the communication port disappeared. I stopped moving boxes and started focusing entirely on my story.
– Indeed, this is something that breaks my heart, no matter how much I say it. surely. When I took you by the hand and sent you down, I didn’t care about the librarians as much as a crab shell… … .
It was a statement that would make believers cry when they heard it.
“I feel really uncomfortable too, right? “It seems like I put strict people in harm’s way for no reason because I brought Hamustra in as a human.”
-Umm… . As I said, the librarians only claimed to be believers because they liked it… … . There would be no problem if they gave up their faith in me and switched to another constellation even now, so I think it is a problem they must shoulder… … .
Hamustra groaned as if there was nothing he could do.
-Given your personality, there is no way you can just ignore it. I understand. I am truly ashamed and embarrassed, but can I entrust to you what I could not take care of myself?
“Sure.”
I nodded.
“I didn’t call you to blame you. Anyway, it’s the work of Hamustra’s followers. I was just trying to ask for your understanding and permission. “I’ll take care of it, so just keep a debt on your mind.”
-shit. Too bad! If I were still a Constellation, I would have sent a message right at this time saying, “The favorability rating of the Great Library Director of all things has increased significantly!”
Why do I regret something like that? .
Rather, the constellations were secretly enjoying sending messages… .
“The message has been sent, is there any proof or something?”
-Token? I’m sorry. I didn’t understand. What token are you talking about?
“Even if we save the librarians trapped in the magic tower. It would be convenient if I had proof that clearly showed those people that I was on the same side. Something like the mark of Hamustra. A password or something like that.”
-iced coffee. Indeed, indeed… .
Hamustra was worried.
-Such a convenient thing… … There is no. one thing. There is a method that might work.
“What is it?”
-Among the librarians trapped in the magic tower, there is probably a hunter you know.
Hamustra said.
-My name is [assistant writer] Rao.
“…….”
What kind of life do you have to live to earn the nickname [assistant writer]?
I was so eager to find out about that person’s life and history, but the communication device I was using was a time-limited item. I could barely stand it.
-[Assistant Writer] has an unrivaled reputation among librarians who stopped climbing the tower at the 50th floor. It’s probably over 600 years old. If the spiders of the Magic Tower had started capturing librarians, there would be no way they would have left the [assistant writer] alone. He was supported by believers like his own apostle….
In short, is he the head of the Hamustra believers? I nodded.
“All you have to do is gain that hunter’s trust.”
-That’s right. [Assistant writer] received quests and entered the Apocalypse twice. I remember the ending of the first Apocalypse. The Apocalypse is a one-person quest… . Only [assistant writer] entered.
That is, Hamustra said.
-Only two people, myself and the [assistant writer], know the full story of the quest. So to speak, it’s our secret. It’s a scene that even viewers haven’t seen and lines they haven’t heard.
“…….”
-From now on, I will tell you the secret line.
A line that anyone in this world would not know unless they were Hamustra.
I listened to every word Hamustra said.
3.
The next day, the operation was immediately put into effect.
The reason I stayed overnight was to save [Save Points]. Even if I were to die, I wanted to return to the 50th floor, not the 1st floor.
‘good. ‘Let’s move.’
I went out into the street.
The chase took place yesterday.
Although only one night had passed, in fact many things had passed in that time.
[‘The Warhorse of the Eternal Plains’ encourages believers to undertake quests.]
[‘The Warhorse of the Eternal Plains’ emphasizes the dangers of evil heretics!]
First of all, Mahos didn’t give up on me. Rather, I struggled to somehow catch up with myself by increasing the quest rewards.
‘cute.’
I smiled slightly.
The Mahos believers are probably working hard and setting up a tracking network right now. Sorry, but it will get more difficult as time goes by. The doctrine of the Demonic Cult is not called the doctrine of shadow for nothing.
Mahos was not the only constellation that was anxious.
[‘The Lonely Seeker’ invites you to take a one-shot quest.]
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[‘Eyes Dwelling in the Labyrinth’ invites you to take a single quest.]
[‘The lotus reflected in the water’s surface’ pays attention to your faith.]
[‘The Incarnation of Love and Lust’ invites you to take a single quest.]
Almost all the constellations that wanted to use their power on the 50th floor sent messages. They seem to have been intrigued by how easily I was able to evade the pursuit of the Mahos believers yesterday.
-Because the power of a believer is directly linked to the reputation of the constellation.
Bae Hu-ryeong twitched his nose when he saw me doing well.
-Zombie, you are a very desirable recruitment candidate.
“That feels good… . What is [Single Quest]?”
-Well, literally briefly. It’s a simple quest.
Bae Hu-ryeong said.
-Even the constellations never recommend others to become their gods. Does the personality fit, what is the inclination, is the level appropriate, etc. It’s normal to consider everything and only then send out a recruitment notice. [Single Quest] means that I want to test it out with you before then and try to get it together.
“Hey.”
-But the fact that the Constellation directly recommends short hair means that it is very interested in you. Well, you don’t have to choose right now. It doesn’t matter if you don’t choose forever.
Hmm.
how will we do it.
While I was pondering, Bae Hu-ryeong told an old story.
-Actually, I haven’t chosen in forever! Kyaaa. Numerous constellations are sending love calls to me, and they are reading them right in front of my eyes. You have no idea yet how good that feels. From that day on, the Constellations treated me like a bastard, but what do you think? If you want to serve a noble person, don’t you have to send a Cheonli horse?
“Hello, Constellations. “Thank you very much for recommending the quest to me.”
As soon as I heard Bae Hu-ryeong’s words, I immediately decided my attitude.
-huh..?
“I think he’s secretly observing me from somewhere right now. I’m a bit busy. “I will carefully review all of the single quests you have recommended, and then respond politely.”
-Hey, what’s wrong with you? Are you telling me to read it?
Bae Hu-ryeong tilted his head, but my forward-thinking attitude immediately provoked a response.
The constellations responded immediately.
[‘Lonely Seeker’ is satisfied with your answer.]
[‘The eyes that dwell in the labyrinth’ are surprised to find out that you are more normal than you think.]
[‘The lotus flower reflected in the water’s surface’ smiles.]
[‘Incarnation of Love and Lust’ increases rewards for single quests!]
also.
“Thank you so much.”
I politely expressed my gratitude again.
-He’s a strange guy. Hey, I told you so. All the constellations are perverted idiots. Why are you being polite to them?
‘Geomje nobleman. There’s something I realized while living as a hunter.’
-What.
‘first. No matter what you do, if you do the exact opposite of Yoo Su-ha, you will get 100 points.’
-I’ve already heard that several times. Now that I think about it, I wonder if that kid is doing well… But the first child?
‘second. No matter what you do, if you do the opposite of what you do, you will get 50 points.’
-This f*cking guy?
‘Thank you for being my second class teacher.’
It was clear that the Constellations were quite cautious towards me.
As soon as I responded with a little courtesy, that is, as soon as I proved that I was neither a psycho nor an old man, he sent me a message.
[‘The Lonely Seeker’ asks you if you really intend to oppose the Magic Tower.]
“yes. It’s true.”
[‘Eyes Dwelling in the Labyrinth’ expresses curiosity about your relationship with Hamustra.]
“Well? It’s hard to tell you right away. I know what kind of being Hamustra is. I’ll tell you more details once you get to know me better.”
[‘The lotus reflected on the water’s surface’ asks if it’s okay to keep watching you deal with the magic tower.]
“Yep, it’s okay. “I will tell you to look away when you need to do something on your own, so you can just watch as much as you want until then.”
[‘The Incarnation of Love and Lust’ makes you wonder if the person you’ve been talking to yourself with since yesterday is your inner lover!]
“yes? This is like some kind of dog… … . No, sorry. I’m married. “My love is separate.”
My ears suddenly became loud and noisy.
It turned out that at least one of the constellations was an unusual idiot, but regardless, the constellations used me as a medium to talk excitedly.
Compared to yesterday, the attitude toward this side has become much lighter.
[‘Lonely Seeker’ complains that the Magic Tower is blocking all quests on the 50th floor.]
Among the small talk, there was also useful information.
[‘Eyes Dwelling in the Labyrinth’ argues that this is indeed the case.]
[‘Incarnation of Love and Lust’ is disappointed that many believers are unable to advance beyond the 50th floor no matter how long the campaign is, due to the magic tower.]
[‘The lotus flower reflected in the water’s surface’ neither agrees nor disagrees.]
[‘The Lonely Seeker’ advises that it will be nearly impossible for you to infiltrate the Magic Tower.]
indeed.
It seemed that the constellations were not at all friendly to the Magic Tower.
‘Then you said there was one constellation trapped in each of the five spires underground.’
Bae Hu-ryeong once said that while explaining the magic tower.
‘Something like capturing constellations alive and extracting energy from them.’
If that is true, there is no way the Magic Tower is on good terms with the constellations.
I rolled the abacus in my head and approached the magic tower.
-Come on, you’re a zombie.
There were ruins strewn about there.
-Listen to me carefully from now on.
It looked like a giant made of stone and wood had fallen, died, and then decayed. Moss and mushrooms covered the ugly piled up stones. Occasionally, unidentified insects slithered through the rubble. Even the hunters that were abundant on the 50th floor did not come close to this place, and even there were few people.
-This is where the sixth spire of the Magic Tower was originally built.
About 150 years ago.
It was a trace of an old spire that the Geomje himself had destroyed during his rampage.
-Crawling straight into the magic tower is something only idiots do. It has been famous for its tight security since ancient times. For example, even if you just [watch] the magic tower, it will be automatically detected after 23 seconds. Security was probably more thorough after I messed up.
Bae Hu-ryeong added, “But.”
-That applies to the other five towers that I didn’t take down.
Trudging.
I walked in the direction Bae Hu-ryeong gave me.
-No matter how perverted the kids at the Magic Tower are. There’s no way we’d worry about the security of the [tower that has already collapsed]. is not it?
Debris covered the surrounding area, making it difficult to determine its location. However, Bae Hu-ryeong remembered the events of more than a hundred years ago accurately as if he had just experienced them.
Following Bae Hu-ryeong’s words, I removed the large rocks.
[The ‘Lonely Seeker’ is puzzled by your mysterious behavior.]
Even after clearing it up, the debris was piled up like a mountain.
I swung my aura without stopping and dug into the ground like a mole.
-The Magic Tower’s spiers are connected by secret passages.
Suddenly, my body’s altitude became lower than the ground.
-Of course, ordinary hunters don’t know, and spiders belonging to the Magic Tower usually don’t either. This is a passageway that only real executives know about. When I went on a rampage back in the day, I deliberately didn’t touch the secret passage? I’ll come back later and use it when I break it again. Unfortunately, I fell from the 99th floor and couldn’t complete the big picture… .
Bae Hu-ryeong grinned.
-What should I do with this? Did they make a comeback thanks to you?
Jjoljak!
The ground split in two due to the auror I carried. There was not solid ground there, but a loose gap where a hole was exposed.
I concentrated my aura even more and opened the gap enough to fit a body.
-Then you should use it.
I raised the tip of my sword.
Before crawling into the underground entrance, I carved four letters into the rock wall.
The return of the Geomje.
Until just 150 years ago, it was the return of an absolute powerhouse who conquered the tower.
At that very moment, messages flooded my mind.
[The ‘Lonely Seeker’ is astonished when he sees the text you engraved!]
[‘The eyes that dwell in the labyrinth’ are surprised by terrain they did not know about.]
[‘The lotus flower reflected in the water’s surface’ explores your true intentions.]
good.
I captured the auror.
The underground passage was dark, but when the glitter was illuminated, it briefly became bright.
-It’s a zombie. Although you may be a little different, aren’t you similar to my disciple?
‘Let’s just say so.’
-Anyway, if you got to the 50th floor, wouldn’t you have to knock down one of the towers like me?
‘What do you mean?’
I grinned.
‘We must destroy at least two so that the name of the Demonic Cult does not cry.’
And then, I jumped into the underground passage.
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