A story about a max level player’s 100th return, Episode 23
23. Secrets
Deorant’s troops dispatched to each world line are as follows.
300 hosts to collect bioenergy.
11 Sid come out to harvest them.
and.
-Can you hear me, everyone?
One seed takes on the role of commander.
Azrakan felt that, as a leader, he had a duty to convey this message to other Seeds.
A strange phenomenon that is currently happening.
-You don’t have to respond. My purpose is only to inform you Seeds as commander.
-Commander?
Azrakan responded to someone’s response.
-The introduction is late. My name is Azrakan. This is Sid, who has been appointed with leadership authority by Deorant.
-iced coffee.
-I heard there was a commander, but that was you?
-Nice to meet you, Azrakan. I’m Irezumi.
-My name is Raphael.
-I am… … .
Here and there, voices intervene and introduce themselves.
The seeds react to the commander’s telepathy.
But not everyone was like that.
Some people just quietly listened to Azrakan.
It was good anyway.
-The reason I am sending multiple telepaths like this is because I have something to inform you.
-Notice?
-A strange phenomenon is currently occurring around the world. Are you aware of this?
-A strange phenomenon? what… ?
-The disappearance of the host.
-missing? The host went missing?
-What are you talking about? why?
-Are you saying that the number of hosts has decreased?
-Did you not feel it shrinking?
-I don’t know?
-me too.
The host is the harvest that the seed must reap.
Therefore, the location could be specified, but only hosts were located nearby.
It was impossible to determine the number of all hosts except Azrakan, who could understand trends around the world with the authority of commander.
-Seeing as I don’t know anything, I think it was a good idea to contact him first. As I said, hosts are currently disappearing little by little. There used to be 300 hosts, but now only 285 remain.
-what? 15 birds are missing?
-What happened? What is the cause?
The horse was said to be missing, but Azrakan had a vague idea of the reason.
-It’s gone. By an external force.
-what? extinction? Who on earth?
-Is there a being on Earth that can destroy the host?
-I heard this is a world without players?
-Even the player cannot do anything to destroy the host.
-Well, what is it? Did the host voluntarily disappear?
-Or maybe they met each other and caused a conflict.
Many opinions were exchanged, but Azrakan could not agree on anything.
As he felt, the host suddenly disappeared without any contact with other hosts.
-The host did not disappear by itself. He died due to someone’s intervention.
-Is that possible? Isn’t there anyone other than us who would kill the host?
-I don’t know the exact reason either. Even when we went to the scene where the host died, we couldn’t even find the body.
-No body?
-Does that mean the body was collected?
-Who on earth?
Kill the host and take the body?
Coincidentally, there was only one being with the power and collection ability to do so.
-There is no way there is a culprit among us… … ?
-Oh, that doesn’t make sense.
There is no reason for Seed to beat the host early.
Common sense tells us that there is no reason to collect bioenergy when we haven’t even collected it that much?
Unless you want to ruin farming on purpose.
-It can’t be Sid’s doing! If you were in your right mind, there would be no reason to kill the host!
-I agree. There is no way such an idiot could be among us in the higher world!
Although he couldn’t agree with anything else, Azrakan had no choice but to nod this time.
Because I wanted to believe that it wasn’t the work of the same side.
——————
faqwiki.us
Join our Discord for new chapter updates!
https://discord.com/invite/xr7SxG5T6V
——————
however.
-Jerk the.
Bad premonitions tend to come true.
-It’s ridiculous that you have no idea who did it. Giggling.
A voice that suddenly came out.
It was definitely Sid’s voice.
Because Sid was the only one who could respond to telepathy in the first place.
Everyone who heard the voice was embarrassed.
-Who spoke just now?
-Do you think someone swore at you?
-I did it. You idiots.
-what!?
-who is this?
-What kind of bastard swears at you for the first time!?
The voice that had gathered a lot of aggro continued with a sneer.
-You want to know why the host disappeared? That’s because I killed and absorbed them all, you idiots. You don’t even know that and you just let go and suffer, kekeke. Little things.
-What are you? Who are you?
-My name is Lapola. A being that will take over all the hosts of this world and become stronger.
A mocking voice came from him, who expressed his bold ambitions.
-While you were stupid, I absorbed 15 hosts. I will absorb everything else and grow and become stronger. And I take the position of leader!
-Have you seen this crazy Sid?
-What’s wrong with that?
-You have already absorbed the host in your desire to become stronger? Are you out of your mind?
-This will only slow down the work!
Criticism poured in, but Rapolai snorted as if it was okay.
-That’s none of my business. No matter what the process is, Deorant will value the results anyway. I am already excited to see how happy they will be when they find out that I am the seed who has accumulated the most bioenergy. Tsk tsk.
-That damn bastard!
-Well, that’s why I did this… … !
While everyone was indignant, Lapolai left a message before leaving.
-I will take over all the hosts in the world and I will become their commander!
With those words, Rapolai’s frequency disappeared.
Due to interference with telepathy, the seeds read his frequency, but their location could not be determined.
If the frequency signal is hidden, it is impossible to determine the location of the seed.
Unless it is the leader, Azrakan.
-Hmm, I tried contacting Rapolai, but he didn’t respond.
-this… . Who would have thought that the culprit who slaughtered the hosts was among us… … .
-We have to do something right now! You can’t just sit there like this!
-you’re right! We need to do something before it takes out the host!
-Umm… … .
Azrakan also agrees.
Because I have no intention of neglecting the traitor Rapolai.
Can we stand by and let go of a thug who is trying to ruin our long-cherished farming due to his personal greed?
But there was a problem.
-Because I am the commander, I can figure out the locations of other seeds. I can roughly figure out where the seed called Rapolai is.
-Good! Let’s catch that bastard right now!
-It is not something that can be handled so easily. Didn’t he just say that? He grew after absorbing 15 hosts.
-ah… … !
I grew up holding a host.
That meant that it had already surpassed its basic power as a seed.
-He has become stronger. If we attack all at once, we can win, but it will take time for all of us who are scattered around to come together, right? And in the meantime, Rapolai will eat the host and grow even further.
That was correct.
It took time for the seeds scattered all over the world to come together, and it only gave him an excuse to become stronger.
-Then what do you want to do? Commander?
-Isn’t there a better way?
-Umm… … .
Azrakan, who was thinking deeply, opened his mouth.
-There is no way.
-What is it? What is that method?
-It’s interfering with his plan.
-How do you mean?
-We also have to hunt down the host.
-yes?
-What, what?
-The host… ?
-ah!!!
I was surprised at first, but that was only for a moment.
Surprise soon turned into exclamation.
-yes! There was a way!
-We are playing a role to prevent this guy from eating the host and growing!
A sympathetic public opinion was formed.
Without even dreaming that things were going according to one person’s intentions.
* * *
“Si, I did as you asked. Uh, how was it?”
“You did very well. “I heard the acting was very realistic.”
“Okay, thank you. Phew… … .”
A sigh of relief came from Rapolai’s mouth.
It was inevitable that the scythe of death was pointed at his back.
If he had shown poor acting skills, he might have been killed right away.
‘Looking at the other Sid’s reaction, it seems like I was properly deceived?’
The corners of Ryumin’s mouth rose in satisfaction.
Everything went according to plan.
‘Now, even if I don’t step forward, the seeds will take care of the host.’
Ryu Min decided that he could not handle the large number of hosts spread around the world and came up with a trick.
It was a strategy to use Rapolai to provoke other seeds, instigating a sense of crisis and competition, and leading them to eliminate them on their own.
‘I probably feel like my feet are on fire.’
You may not know it, but they’re probably anxious to harvest each other’s hosts.
Only then will Rapolai’s evil plan to absorb hosts from around the world be prevented.
‘Now we can remove hosts faster.’
Ryumin’s prediction was correct.
The number of hosts who expected it to take two days ran out in just half a day.
* * *
Rapolai, who was leading the way as a guide, looked embarrassed.
“Oh, there isn’t one… … .”
“Why are you doing that?”
“I can no longer sense a signal from the host. “No matter how hard I search, I can’t find it.”
“Is there really no host around you that feels better?”
“yes. “It’s clear that it hasn’t come out even after wandering around for a while.”
Less than half a day ago.
Ryumin sensed that the host had been wiped out.
‘I eliminated 300 of them faster than I thought.’
This is all thanks to the seeds who entered the competition.
The foolishness of the seeds shone through.
‘They removed the host on their own.’
Of course, it was to prevent the growth of Rapolai, but it was a lie after all.
Now that the host has been sorted out, it’s time to sort out the 12 seeds.
‘How should I handle the seeds?’
Ryumin’s eyes turned to Rapolai.
At that moment, a way to summon the seeds came to mind.
‘… ‘That would be nice.’
I smiled, but Lapolai became anxious.
“It looks like all hosts have been eliminated now… … “You probably didn’t forget your promise, right?”
“You mean a promise to release me?”
Rapolai nodded vigorously.
Ryumin answered as if it was obvious.
“I’ll release you. “Before that, I have one last favor to ask.”
fantasy,
