Is It Bad That the Main Character’s a Roleplayer? - Chapter 144

◈Episode 144 Everything goes as it should (4)

Deathbringer slumped his shoulders when he saw the people who stayed up all night searching.

I was originally closer to the night than the day, and while I was with them, I got completely used to staying up all night… but it was still difficult. My body slowly became heavier.

“Aren’t you hungry?”

Not only was there a lack of sleep, but hunger was also a problem.

Long-term hunger was his friend, and moving around all day on an empty stomach was also his best friend… but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t painful.

If you’re going to stay up all night, please feed me something. He didn’t like being hungry.

“….”

But what right does he, the most incompetent person here, have to discuss meals? It couldn’t have been a complaint in his hometown in the first place, right?

Deathbringer swallowed the rising discomfort.

Then he reflected on his past. The days when I starved for more than a day or the days when I spent my days unable to close my eyes just for the sake of revenge.

The convenience and abundance he has enjoyed these days come solely from their wealth, and he has decided that he should not get used to it.

Then I felt a little better. “

…

?”

But it looks like he was too distracted by his determination.

He only realized the presence of the beast when it got close to him. You can’t avoid this. Long experience whispered in my ear.

Let’s at least reduce the damage. If you don’t die, Saennim will save you.

Deathbringer skillfully lowered his body and protected his vital area. He was willing to give up an arm or a leg.

Phew!

Pow!

But the pain did not come. There was only the sound of flesh bursting.

The two eyelids that I had reflexively closed came back to mind.

“You let your guard down, young hunter!”

Berserk, who had advanced more than ten meters to the front, was guarding in front of him.

“Uh, thank you, Nari.”

“Ha, you idiot. That’s stupid. Look straight behind you. “Are you hurt anywhere?”

“If you’re going to beat, just beat.”

San is really funny too. I can see right away that there are no injuries, but is there even a need to ask?

Deathbringer twitched his itchy ears and stood up with Berserk’s help.

Unlike the two who approached, I could vaguely see the demon knight continuing forward. He is like a person who says he will leave behind anything that gets in his way.

“…Let’s go quickly.”

He felt a strange bitterness in his mouth and shook off the hem of his clothes.

“Okay, let’s go!”

Then wait a moment. He saw a wild beast that tried to attack him but was struck by Berserk’s fist and flew away.

Funnily enough, there was a hole in its head the size of a circle made by sticking the thumb and index finger together. It was a penetration mark.

“Oh, that’s right. Comrades, Berserk is hungry. “Let’s eat and move.”

“I guess there’s a piglet in my stomach.”

“Let’s grill and eat that thing that just died!”

“Tsk.”

“Ah, is it a meal? “I didn’t bring any tools or seasonings…”

Deathbringer scratched his head. I really don’t know what the driver wants.

“Ugh. I thought so. Come out. “I brought some seasoning and biscuits.”

“oh!”

“By the way, I’m going to bake it all. “I didn’t bring the pot because it was heavy.”

If you don’t want anyone to interfere with you, you have to be kind to yourself first.

* * *

“Oh, the fire doesn’t start well because of the fog. Oh right. Hey San. “Can’t that urine-colored film push out the fog?”

“Oh the color of urine! And don’t try to use the sacred power membrane for something like that!”

“What about that? “What’s wrong with using it for something like this?”

“profit!”

I prayed for peace to the mountain lion that tried to eat Dev but ended up getting eaten.

Of course I wasn’t pitiful. Our meat dumplings almost got hurt.

“Oh, the fog is disappearing.”

“Isn’t it blasphemous to use it in a place like this?…”

“It’s noisy. Let’s make a fire. “Please cut the meat as small as possible.”

“Is this enough?”

Meanwhile, the meat dumpling skills are really good. If you use a wet tree branch, it will produce smoke, so peel off all the bark and use only the wet part inside.

“Wow, warrior Nari. “I’ve always thought about it, but you’ve never learned how to slaughter, right?”

“does not exist!”

“It seems so. Give it to me. “I will do it now.”

I’m always amazed when I see them boning or trimming their bones.

It was a technique that could never be imitated by me or an archmage who secretly relied only on magic, let alone an inquisitor.

“Now, if you slice it thinly like this and bake it…”

“Oh!”

“Is it ready? already?”

“This is how to eat quickly. “If you use other parts, it doesn’t taste as good, and there are so few parts of this part that I usually don’t eat it.”

I always think about it, but what would have happened if we hadn’t hired Dev? Even with the addition of the Archmage’s magic, everyone’s vitality is at an all-time low….

“It would have been nice to have some alcohol!”

“My smell…”

“What are you? Even if you pick it up, you have to pick the side that is in contact with the intestines. “Put that down and eat this.”

Even in the beginning, there was no homelessness or it was only for a short period of time, but considering that the proportion of homelessness is increasing as time goes by…

well. Of course, our meat dumplings are the best.

“Comrade, do you really not eat meat?”

Meanwhile, Berserker, who was excitedly eating meat, asked.

After all, I must have looked quite miserable as I was the only one chewing dried fruit instead of meat. Because I don’t have a pot, I can’t even cook soup.

“Pay attention.”

But it’s better to eat grain powder than eat meat. I answered dryly and put dried berries in my mouth.

The strong sweet taste is probably because it is not eaten as a meal. I felt like I was eating snacks.

“Hey fighter Nari. Just a moment…”

Did he have that little time? Dev said he was going to the bathroom and disappeared, dragging Berserker with him.

Suddenly, I was left alone with the Inquisitor.

Still, it was quite okay because the Inquisitor wasn’t the type to talk a lot unnecessarily – although he chattered to himself. The topic that came up the most was devil-related, so I was able to give an answer.

So, I waited quite comfortably for Dev and Berserker to return…

“Wow! “Saennim’s defense shield!”

“Wahahah! “We’re here!!!”

The guys who went to the bathroom came back dragging something strange.

“God give me strength!”

The embarrassed Inquisitor urgently raised his divine power. thud. Even though I didn’t bring any luggage, the huge shield that I never removed hit the ground.

“We’re in!”

“Protect the lambs!”

And just as Dev and Berserker came behind the shield, white light spread out. My HP was being reduced like an annual event.

thud!

They are just blocking the charge of the beasts outside the shield.

“Is there a problem!”

“Haha, can I kill them now?!”

“Oh, just wait a moment! “Tell me about the situation and then leave!”

It’s not a devil, it’s just a beast. There are just so many of them.

Thanks to this, the Inquisitor easily maintained his defense and asked about the situation. That was the part I wanted to hear too.

I wonder how they managed to attract their aggro.

“I was catching fish at the water’s edge when they suddenly attacked me.”

“fish?”

“That’s not important, is it?”

“Oh, that’s right. “So you suddenly attacked me?”

“yes.”

That’s strange. It is natural for wild beasts to attack after discovering their prey, but it would not be common for such a variety of species to attack together.

“Berserk was going to fight. However, I cannot protect the young hunter. So I came running.”

“I see.”

“Don’t you feel something more magical than that? No matter how you look at it, that’s not normal.”

“I can’t really feel anything yet… Ah!”

We can’t continue like this just because we don’t know the cause of the situation.

So I drew my sword to deal with the beasts like Berserk.

“I am eating divine power.”

But the sight I saw right in front of me made me hesitate to hold my sword. Some of the animals were scraping off the shield and trying to eat it.

“yes?”

“oh.”

Following the Magi and the magic eater, there is an entity that eats divine power. This is hip hop.

“Are you okay?!”

“I don’t eat enough to be a problem. Since it was hit in several layers, it won’t break through even if it breaks. But, but….”

“Could it be possible to consume divine power?”

Anyway, this is an important discovery. Even if we can’t, I think we should capture one or two or three alive if possible.

“You guy.”

But to do that, we need a little bit of cooperation.

“Did you call me?”

“Capture the two alive. “I’m sure he’s not an idiot who can’t even tell that much.”

“Khaat! Captured alive! “Okay, leave it to me!”

It’s a bit unsettling, but there’s no way around it. If you stay here, your HP will continue to decrease. It’s time to go out and see.

“Are you leaving? “We will help!”

I came out of the curtain of divine power.

Coo!

At the same time, a rectangular golden plate appeared and pushed out the beasts surrounding the protective shield.

I heard that I practiced various things at the Magic Tower, so it seems to be a new skill I created. It was a great knockback skill.

“I’ll take care of the back!”

It seems that you can even go one step further and use it in a pressing format. The Inquisitor simply crushed the golden beasts behind him.

Maybe they were trying to capture it alive, but it didn’t explode. I whined and tried to get out.

Suddenly!

Anyway, it’s a great backup. I took advantage of the distance the Inquisitor gave me and swung my sword leisurely as soon as I left the shield.

The heads of two beasts fell to the sword, and the magic spear created in the air pierced through those who tried to attack me.

“Hahaha!”

Berserker was similar but a little different.

She held the halberd for a long time and swung it, pushing away all those in the radius. In the meantime, those who jumped in were accepted with toughness. The attitude was that it was none of my business whether my body was hurt or not.

“Captured fighter Nari alive!!”

Look at me. I thought you forgot.

I found the animal whose sacred power I had forgotten and kicked its body. Then he stepped on the back of the guy’s neck to prevent him from getting up.

The surrounding scene was too harsh to shout ‘I’m sorry for the human being’, so I put my conscience aside for a moment.

Suddenly!

He then cut down the guys around him, found another one who looked like he was eating divine power, and snatched him by the neck.

It wasn’t that hard for him to run up to me and grab my neck with his hands.

This makes two. If you include the ones caught by the Inquisitor, there are about eight.

Wow!

I was careful not to let the leopard’s claws scratch my legs. The guy whose neck was stepped on is still quiet, but I don’t know why he’s so aggressive. Although this is normal.

“Oh, one died.”

“Wouldn’t it be strange to swing a halberd like that and hope not to die…”

“No. I didn’t hit this guy. Look. “There are no injuries.”

“Oh, it’s true.”

Dev, who had just lowered his shortbow as if he wasn’t completely protected inside, came out of the shield.

Perhaps because he didn’t feel the need, the Inquisitor withdrew his power and the curtain itself seemed to melt away.

Now all that remains are dozens of corpses and nine captured animals.

“…?”

But why is this like this? I confirmed that the guy I was stepping on was dead. It was a strange thing. This is because I continued to be careful not to break my neck bone and there were no other injuries.

Why is he dead? Just as I was about to lose my mind, Dev said, “Huh!” He sighed.

“This guy is dead? “This guy too.”

“Ah, I just applied enough pressure to not die…?”

I joined them, holding on tightly to the one that was still alive. It seems that among the Inquisitor’s victims, there was a dead one.

“Why did you die?”

I don’t know why, but five more of the nine caught died.

We tied the mouths and limbs of the remaining four, being careful not to kill them. I will carry it all the way to the city like this.

“Really… what kind of disaster is this?”

That’s right. They say they don’t even touch the dog while eating, but the incident happened during meal time.

“I can’t feel any demonic energy… It might be similar to the snake I saw in the Great Forest.”

“Okay. “Then, will this be a clue?”

“I do not know. But it’s not something worth leaving alone… so you can see it as a clue.”

“After working hard on Berserk, I got hungry again….”

“Oh, is that so? But I think the meat has all cooled down…”

“I have to take this to the city anyway, so let’s eat it properly when we get back, right?”

“hmm?”

“…You’re not going to go back, are you?”

“No, that’s not what I meant…”

I was naturally confused for a moment by the attention that was focused on me.

Although we couldn’t find the devil, we found clues that were highly likely to be related to the devil. It’s inconvenient to keep searching them there.

Then, of course, we should go back to the concept. But why are you looking at me? Did you really think I was going to give up this and ask for further search?

“Are you going back?”

…Does my concept seem this much hateful?

* * *

“There he comes.”

How far does the humanity of my concept go? With such trepidation, we returned to the city. It was a bonus that the Archmage came to the castle wall to meet me.

“Hey, are you guys back from that forest?!”

“What, the adventurer came back alive?”

“Are there any adventurers who came back alive?”

However, while the Inquisitor who discovered the Archmage was waving his hands, I discovered a strange fact.

Why is it… a bit noisy on the castle wall? As if something had happened overnight, the gate that was usually open in the morning was closed tightly.

“Is there a problem?”

“Could it be that beasts invaded here too…”

“Is it war? Will there be a battle?”

While the walls were opening, we had a serious discussion. In general, it was about whether something had happened.

“Are you sure you are from that forest?”

“That’s right…”

And when the people finally came down.

“Then did you see the black pillar ascending to heaven last night?”

The eyes of the three people turned to me.

“It was fired five times with a loud noise. “Have you seen the cause?”

Ugh…

I think I saw it very well.

That too in first class.

“Is it really you?”

Meanwhile, the Archmage, who came down with the guards, whispered softly. I think he guessed it by looking at our expressions.

“Maybe there is a devil near this land….”

“That’s not true.”

“Oh no, it’s not the devil.”

No, that’s it. that.

Isn’t this surprising? The sound was not that loud and the color was black, so it would have blended into the night sky and not been noticeable. How on earth did you know?

“Could it be that you saw it in person?”

“I would have seen it in person…”

“Haha, this guy did it!”

Berserker shouted cheerfully, pushing past Inquisitor and Dev, who were continuing their inarticulate conversation.

“I shot it because I thought there was a devil in the sky! Is there a problem?”

“Yes?”

I don’t know if this was the right choice. I don’t know either. “That’s what that guy did?” The guards stiffened.

The Inquisitor and Dev spoke urgently for an explanation.

“I have quite a bit to say…”

Meanwhile, the Archmage looked at the animals in our hands. The intention to put aside the nagging for a while and understand the situation first was clearly visible.

“Are you feeling okay?”

“huh? Okay.”

“And the others?”

“As far as Berserk remembers, no one was hurt!”

“Then that’s a relief. “If you do that, they…?”

“These are animals we encountered in the forest! “Dozens of them attacked in groups, so we killed a few and caught a few more.”

“Is that so?”

“Ah, the priest also said that these are used to consume divine power. “Do animals these days even consume divine power?”

“…What did you say just now?”

But can you still nag after hearing this story?

After confirming that the topic had changed, I threw the leopard I was carrying on the floor. The animal, tied tightly with vines, was trembling.

“Can I put it down?”

Berserk also laid down the beasts he was carrying on both sides to the ground. After keeping an eye on them to make sure they don’t die, everyone is alive and well.

“…I guess I should check it out right away.”

“Oh, that’s right. Master Nari: We didn’t even touch it, but some animals just died? “I’m telling you just in case.”

“Hmm. okay. Not considering it. “Thank you.”

Ah, is the explanation over? I walked towards the inside, seeing Dev look back towards us.

The guards stared at me with somewhat anxious eyes, but no one caught me because I explained the situation well.