I’m the Slit-Eyed Character at the Academy, but I’m not the Mastermind - Chapter 57
Only Krnovel
Episode 57
Episode 57 Deal with Charon (2)
I curled my thumb and index finger into a circle and touched them.
He looked at Charon through the gap and said.
“Hehe, I have the information. This is more urgent than that… … .”
Hwiik-.
Charon threw a small leather pouch.
Since I wasn’t grumpy, I was able to accept it with ease.
Gradually.
There’s a clicking sound coming from my pocket.
‘How much did you hear?’
As I packed my bag in my chest, I opened the subspace window.
A whopping 20 gold had increased.
Is it because it is the final boss? The barrel is big.
“Good deal, thank you.”
I folded my waist in half and lowered my head.
Charon clicked his tongue. Her attitude is that she doesn’t like it.
All I really wanted to do was express my gratitude.
“Tsk, enough of the jokes. “I know better than anyone else that your insides are dark.”
“Hehe, it’s a misunderstanding.”
“… … That’s what makes it dark inside. Anyway, please refrain from doing anything that stands out.”
Charon turned towards the window.
The attitude is that the business is over and you will go.
I can’t believe I can freely come and go through the window like a bird.
I was a little jealous.
Birds and freedom… … .
‘Wait a minute, now that I think about it… … Charon is free, right?’
Currently, I am tied to Annwood Academy.
There are hundreds of hidden pieces outside the academy, but until you leave here, they are just a pie in the sky.
‘But what if diligent Charon asks for them one by one?’
You might be able to get a few of them in here too.
Charon, who is capable of completing information verification in one day, will grant my request?
‘This is like eating rice cake while lying down.’
business relationship. I decided to actively use it.
First of all, it seemed like a good idea to build trust by asking for the simplest things first.
“I have one favor to ask of you.”
“… … what?”
“I need an artifact.”
“Artifact?”
In this world, there are objects called artifacts.
Magic, body enhancement, and even mysterious powers that cannot be theoretically explained.
‘Rodelin’s necklace also contains three magics.’
[Levitation], [Strength], and [Perfect Healing].
It was an artifact that could be compared to the final item.
Well, since she was Lucid’s youngest daughter, that much could be said to be natural.
“… … “Exactly what kind do you need?”
“Hehe, it would be nice if it was a ‘shield’.”
“bouncer. “You want something quite expensive.”
“Oh, wait a minute. “It’s not over yet.”
“?”
“Enhanced magic resistance, pain relief, fly, strength, any artifact that can use magic, and… … .”
Talk loudly.
We started listing artifacts that contain protection functions.
Because I only have one life.
It was when there were about 20. Charon raised his hand to stop her.
“… … stop. “The desire to save him has completely disappeared.”
“Hehe, even though you will provide information in return?”
“bouncer. Do you even know what information I need?”
“Of course I don’t know. “How can I know if you don’t tell me?”
Charon’s expression became blank for a moment.
Why is it like that? I was just stating the obvious.
“I would have told you to stop playing around.”
“Hehe, ask me anything. You never know, right? “Maybe I know.”
“… … .”
Charon was lost in thought for a moment.
I don’t mean to get angry. I’m trying to organize in my head what information to ask.
When he opened his mouth, about 3 minutes had passed.
“Hus is chasing the warlock who passed on the information. I’m not good at erasing traces. “It’s slow tracking, but we’ll be able to catch it someday.”
“That’s a good thing.”
“… … “The problem now is I have no idea what he’s doing.”
An unidentified warlock who made a deal with Huss.
It was clear that some kind of evil plan was being planned. The problem is that we don’t know when, what it is, or where it takes place.
‘If it were the Empire’s intelligence department, they would have gone to great lengths to track it down.’
Even they took some time, so it seemed like they had visited quite a few places.
My worries couldn’t help but grow. Cursing and stealing corpses are also problems.
‘Because we could sacrifice the entire village.’
A ritual for the descent of the devil.
It’s not easy. The larger the scope, the more time, resources, manpower, and effort it takes.
However, Hus has been dealing with the warlock for quite some time.
So it wasn’t that strange for Charon to ask me.
They say that until you catch the warlock, you won’t know what kind of evil plan he is plotting.
Of course, I do.
‘I know, but.’
I was lost in thought for a moment.
First of all, handing over the information was confirmed.
It’s not just about getting artifacts.
It was a conclusion reached after much thought.
‘Now all that’s left is how to hand over the information.’
The story of the information, and the information that should be hidden.
It wasn’t difficult to combine the two.
This is because, out of the hundreds of quests that exist in “Academy Heroes,” one came to mind.
“Information given by a person named Hus… … “Was it information about a missing person?”
“… … okay. “To be precise, they were hiding missing people.”
“You hid a missing person?”
“They shredded the missing person leaflets and information related to them posted in the village, and hid from us that there was a missing person.”
“Can you tell me which area it is?”
“This is the Galleta region. Count Musto’s fiefdom.”
It is as I know.
It is located in the center of the empire, and is also the place you must pass through to get to Annwood Academy.
“Hmm… … .”
He lifted his left hand and placed it on his chin.
So-called posture that increases reasoning ability.
There was no better attitude to pretend to think about something.
“… … Conjugation.”
“?”
“There was a body I found on my way to the academy.”
It was a bizarre body.
Huge arms that don’t fit a human torso, dozens of eyes, and traces of suture surgery here and there.
“There were traces of an attempt to transplant a devil’s heart. “It looks like I failed.”
“… … !!”
The Galleta region is the area where one of the Four Heavenly Kings is currently active.
The craziest of all the crazy warlocks.
‘Lucius Black, the creator of madness.’
And what he’s trying now.
“Demon splicing technique. Bonding a demon to a human body… … “We are conducting an experiment.”
There was astonishment in Charon’s eyes.
* * *
“This is crazy… … !!”
Charon cursed.
It was such a terrible act.
So much so that the cool-headed Charon spewed out profanity.
‘There’s no harm in letting me know in advance.’
It is now time to obtain information about Chimera.
At the earliest, you will encounter a chimera created by combining humans and demons at the beginning of Chapter 3.
Now is the time when the Creator of Madness is accelerating his research.
‘The problem is that we only get information about the chimera, but we don’t know exactly what it is.’
They don’t put much effort into tracking either.
Tying a devil to a weak human body will only make it weaker.
It was dismissed as a foolish prank by warlocks.
However, in the future, the Galleta region will suffer damage close to destruction by Chimera.
‘It is very easy for erosion to take root in land where there is no history.’
In this way, the empire lost its central land in vain.
I literally lost my core with my eyes wide open.
‘With the center blocked, it became impossible to easily go anywhere, north, south, east or west.’
You had to go round or risk your life and cross the center.
The problem of passage caused more serious problems than expected.
The economy was hit hard, but aid could not go to the area where the raids began.
It took two to three times longer than usual, and when reinforcements arrived, there were only two things to face.
Chaos and destruction.
These were also two things that people would encounter often in the future.
‘The beginning was the fall of the Galleta region.’
So, I provide information and prevent the creation of chimeras.
That was the conclusion I came to.
“I’m sure. Because I saw it clearly with my own two eyes.”
Actually, the information I mentioned is a little bit of a combination of the quests and stories that exist in “Academy Heroes.”
‘There are very few users who start the game in the Galleta region.’
This is because in Chapter 1, which is essentially the beginning of the game, the warlocks keep attacking you.
‘It is his name. He said, ‘Give up your body.’
Why do they leave their own bodies alone and do this to users?
… … For your information, many of their bodies are identical.
This means that it has already been repaid.
‘And yet he faithfully carries out orders.’
Should I say that he is a servant of the mad creator?
These guys were crazy.
“What did you do with the body?”
“I burned it. If anyone finds it… … “I thought something bad was going to happen.”
Starting as an extra character, as you wander around the Galleta region, you will come across something bizarre.
Traces of a failed attempt to combine demons and humans.
And if you select ‘Investigation’, a boy will soon appear.
“Adventurer! Please avenge my father!”
A request to take revenge on his behalf.
The reward is 5 copper. Not gold, not silver, but Cooper.
It may be a trivial amount to us, but it is a huge amount to a child.
Good users accept quests here.
And then we face it.
True despair.
‘If you continue the investigation, you will die and have your body stolen by a warlock or chimera.’
When he asks for help from a nearby village, people flock to him, beat him, and hang him.
“You are granting a favor from the devil’s family! “Are you out of your mind?”
Unable to overcome the fear, he decided to eliminate the source of the fear.
A boy is hanging next to me, and the font [GAME OVER] comes to mind.
Yes, this world was that kind of world.
He doesn’t think anything of hurting others in order to survive.
Such a world.
‘Of course, it doesn’t mean there is no way out.’
The only way to escape the Galleta region.
The idea was to burn the chimera’s body to remove any traces.
The boy who gives the quest also lives a normal life in the village because his father’s body is not there.
Thinking that my father would return someday.
‘It’s a happy ending.’
It’s good for the boy to live in the village.
It’s good that the village people don’t reject boys.
It’s nice that users can continue their journey as well.
A happy ending, a happy ending where no one loses.
It’s a happy ending for everyone.
yes?
“… … But it’s strange. “Why are you trying to merge a demon’s body into a human’s body?”
Charon’s doubts were reasonable.
Having a devil’s body means that the Advent Jutsu has already been successful.
It means that the devil has descended on this continent.
‘The descended devil can exert the same power in this world as when he was in the demon world.’
This means that there is no need to merge with humans.
It’s just that the devil is much stronger.
“Is it camouflage? “Is this a strategy to mix in with people and create confusion while putting on a human shell?”
No, there is a more serious problem than that.
A problem that can never be imagined by a normal person’s imagination.