Is It Bad That the Main Character’s a Roleplayer? - Chapter 112

◈Episode 112 To a distant land (6)

I turned on the light and looked more clearly. After observing the floating material for some time to sink, the nest could be seen better.

It had purple and crimson veins, and had a somewhat smooth appearance.

So, does it feel like the egg is smoothly cut in half? But it’s a bit thick and the veins are a bit more prominent.

It’s not as gross as a talent show in the archaic sense, but it’s still not a very nice look.

I felt my right arm tingling and I cut down the surrounding grass again.

It seemed necessary to dispose of the remaining grass in order to examine the nest more closely. And I don’t know what effect this medicine will have on the nest.

However, immediately after planting the pellets, the grass withered, but the nest did not show any particular reaction. It was the same even when I stabbed it with a sword.

I tried to muster up the courage to raise my hand, but there was only lukewarm… and slightly unpleasant warmth. The texture itself felt like layers of tree trunks stacked and hardened.

I just stared at it and made a decision.

I thought it was a side quest, but it was the main quest for that area, right?

Yes, for some reason, the quest came down and I was hooked even though I didn’t even take it. It’s not that surprising since there’s a game that starts with delivering a necklace and saving the world at the same time.

Break!

In any case, samples are important.

I took a little break from the nest just in case. Since it may be difficult to verify later if the whole piece is torn off, the intention was to submit only a portion.

Of course, you might need all of this… but who knows. Will there ever be a situation where wizards will have to see the original state?

It’s better to just move twice than to regret it later. With that mindset, I tore off the fragments and held them in my hands.

The quest window really gave me a good direction for this. It was then that a bit of regret passed through my head.

“What! “You came up!”

“I’m sorry! “I forgot to give you a stone!”

Still, did I steadily climb up to the top of the lake?

Somehow, a group of wizards trying to submerge a person came into view. I don’t know what the stone is talking about.

“Check.”

I ignored their nonsense and threw the piece of nest I had cut out. The wizards who were confused received the fragments and placed a lot of question marks above their heads.

slam.

Oh my, climbing up the railing is also difficult because you have to do it over and over again.

To make sure I looked as good as possible, I climbed onto the bridge with all my elbows and shook out my hair. It was really stiff with sand and blades of grass stuck in it.

I want to wash. I know it will get clean, but I also want to wash my clothes. I really want to wash it with fabric softener so that it leaves a good scent.

For a moment, I had a desire for cleanliness.

“…Adventurer, where on earth did you get this?”

Meanwhile, the wizards asked me with serious faces. As I brushed my hair with my fingers, my eyes folded into a straight line.

“I’m sure you’re not asking because you have no brains.”

“…!!”

I guess they were hoping to deny reality, but it’s true that this was taken from the bottom of the lake.

I walked over to the still remaining railing and sat down. It’s not because it’s difficult, but because I have a feeling that I’m going to have to go back in again.

Whether it’s information on the cancer or having them pull out the whole thing, I don’t think they’ll do anything without using my power.

“Report everything immediately!”

But I don’t know why the wizards became so serious. What on earth is that?

“A devil’s nest has appeared!”

oh.

* * *

“This is an unexpected problem.”

The fierce white wind that rushed out immediately roared. The smiley face goes beyond coldness and looks as if it has been completely bleached. It was like a marionette in a living room.

“Pitch your tent.”

“yes.”

At White Wind’s command, the wizards began to set up a barrier. The barrier covering the Magic Tower and part of the lake was very large, but thanks to the large number of wizards mobilized, it did not take long.

“Has the hero returned to the temple?”

“Is it fortunate or unfortunate? He probably knows this better than me. “I don’t know if I can steal it without the hero’s knowledge.”

The white wind said that and approached me.

“I’m so sorry, but can you take me back to where you found it? “For your information, I’m not good at swimming, so I have to connect it with a rope.”

It was a request I expected. After resting for a while, my body slowly got up and went to the water.

“I don’t want to get wet.”

“Great Great Sage!”

“We’ll go instead!”

“Yeah, no. I’ll go. What do you know? Please call the person at the temple instead. Make sure that the warrior cannot follow you without the temple people knowing. know?”

White Wind took off most of the clothes she was wearing and passed them around. I thought I could at least create an air bubble, but it seems even a wizard can’t do this.

with a splash!

In no time, I and the new form of the white wind were submerged under the lake.

“It’s difficult, it’s difficult.”

For your information, even if you can’t surround your entire body with air, you can replace the machine by creating air bubbles around your nose and mouth.

After looking at the nest for a while, White Wind made air bubbles in its mouth instead of a machine and made a sound.

The unexpected act of kindness was that he did the same thing to me. Still, I don’t have much to say.

“It’s really troubling that old magical energy turned into demonic energy and even created a devil.”

“…What did you say just now?”

Let’s correct it. A topic came up that made me have something to say.

“Why are you surprised again? “You are the living proof of this.”

I? Why am I living proof?

I narrowed my eyebrows in embarrassment and then realized.

I think the reason for the current situation is that my magical power turned into demonic energy… I am a representative example of the opposite. So, he is a person who uses magical energy as if it were eating food.

Does that mean…?

“If demonic energy can become magical power, there’s no way it can’t be the other way around. “Even though we knew it, we assumed that possibility was not possible.”

Oh, my God. Was it something like that?

“More than that, I don’t know what will happen now. When news spreads that magic power goes beyond being able to become demonic energy and has even created demons, some of the wizards will definitely cross the line. In that case, will the Magic Tower be able to coexist with the temple?”

Meanwhile, the white wind swept the hair fluttering in the water. It was of no use.

“…Well, there’s no point in asking you about this. “You’re not a wizard, and you wouldn’t have anything to do with this if it weren’t for the nuisance that lives on your body.”

The complaints were similar. As the White Wind said, I… didn’t know much about this problem. More than White Wind expected.

So even if I want to ask, I can’t find anything to ask. I kept my mouth shut and just set the mood.

“Let’s settle this first. Since this is on the roof of the main building… we can reinforce the wall on that side and then tear this side down entirely.”

But that is that and this is this.

You can’t ignore what’s happening right now while worrying about what happens in the future. We selected what we could and did it right away.

In the process of cutting out the nest, preparations were made to prevent water from leaking inside the building before tearing the nest down.

Is it because it is such an urgent matter? All work was completed in one hour. In the process, I had to go back and forth between the outside and inside of the lake a couple of more times, but it wasn’t a big deal.

“I roughly heard about the White Wind. “What the hell is this…”

And around that time, the Archmage arrived. His clothes were all messed up, as if he had had a hard time coming down from the top to here at night.

“…This.”

The Archmage’s eyes fell on the nest as he passed through the high-ranking wizards. Her face hardened as if she knew his identity right away.

“You somehow managed to come alone?”

“Ah, since I said it was related to research, they also gave me some information about the temple. But this isn’t important.”

“No. It’s important. How can I come out if I find out in the temple? “You knew that too, so you threw away the research you devoted your whole life to, didn’t you?”

“….”

Are you abandoning your lifelong research? That Archmage also has a past…?

I thought about the monk’s personal story. On the wizard side, Gans… apart from his profundity, there was nothing special about him. Because the job change was different depending on whether the desire for knowledge or morality won.

“…I’ll leave that story for later. “I’m not the only one there right now.”

“okay. “What’s important now is not how the incident ends, but how this incident will end.”

My eyes were rolling as the rice cakes exploded.

A quest that I thought was nothing special is connected to the world view and the secret story of the character. Ahhh.

“First we need to know what hatched in the nest. And you have to kill it or capture it alive. “That way, you can do whatever you want, whether it’s concealing it or reporting it.”

And I will take on the role of the hunter.

Even while I was spinning around, I accurately caught the details of the upcoming quest.

It was a common gamer’s perception. The game Jjambap that has been around for many years is not so shallow that even a single spear is missing and you can’t do even a single attack.

“If you look at the lingering scent of demon energy, it must not have been long since it hatched. Just know, right? I specialize in technology development, but I’m bad at practical skills. All of our children who can use tracking magic are practicing…”

“…Yes. “I’ll take care of this.”

“good. “Can I do you a favor?”

In addition, it seems that the companion in charge of this quest will be an Archmage.

However, since the Inquisitor is not allowed to know, he will naturally be excluded from accompanying us. It seems ridiculous that they are mobilizing all their money except the Inquisitor, so I wonder if they can’t even take Dev and Berserker.

Aside from the fact that Berserker acted separately as soon as he came in, he was alone with the Archmage. This is another new combination.

Just because there wasn’t enough Archmage in the previous quest, I wonder if they’ll give it to me now.

“Let’s ask for a demon knight as well. “I will also write up an additional contract.”

Well, it doesn’t matter who goes with you. I signed a contract with four million gals and set off straight away for easy tracking.

Neither I nor the Archmage were in good physical condition, but there was nothing we could do. I heard that if I wait longer than this, all traces of demonic energy will disappear. How can I rest?

“This direction is toward the Great Forest…”

Is it true that we have to dive this time too? Similar to the time of the White Wind, I scanned the bottom of the lake with the Archmage attached to the rope and followed the traces of the devil.

For the first time in a long time, fluorescence tracking magic shined.

“There was a cave over here. If this is the case… we might have really gone into the Great Forest. “It would be nice if we didn’t just enter the forest’s inhabitants’ territory.”

As a result, I discovered a cave that I had not seen when removing the grass. It was a road I couldn’t see because the stones were placed as if covering the hole.

“Is it this way?”

“Did you go blind just because you turned off a light?”

“What can I do about my eyes getting blurry as I get older?”

“…Tsk.”

“Thank you for turning on the light.”

We moved inside, wearing specially designed underwater breathing devices to enable conversation.

The Archmage was bigger than me, but he couldn’t swim, so it was a bit of a struggle, but surprisingly it was better than outside.

When there was only water, I had to pull her, but inside the cave, I was able to hold on to the uneven walls and move forward.

“The water is very cold. “I should have brought more stones.”

However, after coming in like that for a while, the Archmage complained of being cold. It seems like the fact that he took off his temperature control robe, saying he didn’t apply any waterproofing magic, was a huge blow.

“It’s weak.”

Is this colder than that? I just feel lukewarm.

Or maybe it’s because I’ve been soaking in the lake for too long? Aside from that, I didn’t feel like it was cold from the beginning.

In any case, it would be a big problem if our precious human resources got sick. I handed the archmage a hot pack stone.

After all, isn’t the Archmage, a wizard, more likely to catch a cold than me, a warrior? They are older than us and always support us.

I’ve been nagging a bit too much these days, but I know that even that comes from worry.

Even though I may feel tired, I don’t know the kindness, so why can’t I just hand over this stone?

“Aren’t you cold?”

“If you miss the devil, you’ll get cold.”

Oh, just take it, old man.

I said nothing and swam further inward. The hole, which was getting narrower just a moment ago, is widening again as we pass the narrowest section. It was even on the rise.

with a splash.

A place that was in direct contact with the air appeared.

It was a good thing I came in wearing military boots this time. I looked into the cave, trying hard to ignore the presence of water splashing inside my shoes.

I could feel the wind, albeit weakly. It is evidence of connection with the outside world.

“Was it connected to the outside world?”

The Archmage came clattering up behind me. Even with the hot pack on, I could see my body shaking slightly as if it was cold.

“Give me some time to squeeze some water.”

sure. sure.

I looked more closely at the traces of the Archmage while he was weaving his clothes and fur.

The traces marked by magic in fluorescent colors remain for a long time. It looks as if a sack was being dragged or a snake was crawling.

“…is it a snake?”

There’s no way it’s a sack of artillery, so it’s definitely the latter. Looking at the thickness, it looks like a really big guy… Wow. I think I can roughly understand why the snakes came here. Ahaha.

“hmm? ah. Right. If you do this, you will understand why you were able to get out of the water. “The devil seems to have the shape of a snake.”

No, actually it’s not funny. This is too big!! Does it make sense that it’s as wide as my waist!?

It’s not at the level of a king water snake, but it’s a water snake!

Barely hiding my tired expression, I untied the rope around my waist, took out the coat from my inventory, and put it on. It was time to chase after him in earnest.