Is It Bad That the Main Character’s a Roleplayer? - Chapter 23

◈Episode 23 Irreversible (2)

I glanced at the Archmage. This is because I could not understand what the Inquisitor was saying.

However, the Archmage had a serious expression in a different sense—it seemed like he would not be able to explain it to me. I gritted my teeth and pointed at my face.

“…Don’t make me realize that you have a knack for wasting words.”

“You’re back to normal!”

What are you really saying?

I stroked my tingling solar plexus with the hand that was not touching my face.

The sense of crisis really went away because of him. Conceptually, I should be angry, but I couldn’t be angry at all.

It’s really absurd.

“…Am I in a lot of pain?”

That’s what I mean…

no, it’s okay. The stronger pain covered up the weaker pain, and thanks to the tingling sensation in my solar plexus, my anxiety was greatly reduced.

And that was a much better direction in my opinion.

Anyway, wouldn’t it be much better for your mind to spend your time doing something rather than being unable to do anything because you’re consumed by the fear of logging out?

“sorry.”

I stared at the kimchi dumplings confusedly and looked for something to do with a clear mind. Coincidentally, I had a quest.

Of course, I don’t know if this is really the right choice… but nothing will change if you stay still. It’s not like you’re just going to stand still until the nutrients run out.

I don’t know anything else, but if you do quests, time will pass quickly.

“Are you going?”

“What is your tongue for?”

“Let’s go!”

The Inquisitor followed me happily. The Archmage has a serious face.

While I was momentarily paying no attention to the surrounding sounds, the guards secretly followed us, wondering what on earth we were talking about. Although there were some, it was as if the government authorities had followed suit in that there were security guards.

“Demon knight.”

I quickly moved my legs while checking my HP window, which was slowly filling up. The Archmage, who was barely able to keep up with his strides, suddenly opened his mouth.

“Is this really okay?”

Why is this guy like this again? I was just trying to log out, but everyone is wondering what kind of misunderstanding they are having.

If I log out like this, won’t a setting pop up saying that I’ve been eaten by the devil?

“Is there really no problem?”

Okay, I have to give them an answer, but since I can’t log out here, I have to take advantage of their misunderstanding.

How should I react in a situation like this? How would someone who is sensitive, nervous, and stimulated by trauma respond?

“Don’t pay attention to me.”

I held on to my right arm. The Archmage’s expression became even harder. The Inquisitor was similar.

However, while Kimchi Dumpling was sparkling with trust based on hope, the look in Archmage’s eyes was closer to assuming that I would collapse.

The personality differences between NPCs were expressed very well.

“How could you not care? Rather…”

“I told you not to worry about me…!”

Similar to when the Inquisitor tried to grab my right arm before, I responded sharply.

I only chose the emotions that were similar to those times. Self-loathing, fear and anger.

“…Your job is to kill the devil, and my job is to kill the devil as well.”

Haha. fun.

“Does that include you?”

But if you come in like this, it’s okay.

It’s a reaction I expected and expected, but I didn’t expect it to be this direct.

“Of course—.”

“What are you talking about, Archmage? “There’s no way a demon knight could become a demon.”

…?

“I believe in demon knights. I trust your strong reason and strong mentality. “I am confident that you will never give in to the devil.”

Oh yeah. Since you’re a player, there’s no way you’ll ever pass up. But what do you think you know about me?

“So you can shake it. I will wait. I will hold on. Until you wake up.”

…Why is he really like this? What did I do to build so much trust on my own? Really, why are you building inner intimacy without me knowing? It’s a story, but isn’t it too much?

Really what??

“…I guess it was you who had the one eye, not me.”

I’ll go around. I do not know. This isn’t my fault. It’s the game company’s fault. It’s your fault for forcing a story character and setting the favorability settings in a weird way!

“Oh, both my eyes are fine.”

“…Inquisitor, when you say one-eyed, I don’t really mean one-eyed.”

“Is that really true?”

…Meanwhile, he!!

“Please give warning and run!”

“…Do you have any intention of being a little more considerate to the old man?”

I don’t know, these are kimchi dumplings! I need to go to the temple and let go of my accumulated violence! It’s all because of this damn game!

* * *

The Inquisitor stared at the back of the one ahead of him, as if he could not leave the corrupted person alone in the world even for a moment longer.

In fact, I couldn’t fully understand what the devil knight was saying about not working and logging out.

All she could see was the clear fear in his pale face, his quivering lips, and his cracked eyes like broken glass.

But what would someone as strong as a demon knight have to fear? How many things can scare a mighty knight who can cut down even a dragon?

There was only one thing on her mind. Something that resides in his arm and can eat away at the demon knight at any time. The devil on the right arm.

But unfortunately there was nothing she could do about it. This is because she did not have the ability to purify the demon that had eaten away at the demon knight’s arm, the power to help the soul of the knight who was competing with the demon, and at the very least, she had no words to cheer him on.

All she had was the military power she had accumulated as a Heretic Questioner, the undeserved warrior’s crest sacred power, and finally, the time to find out the solidity of a demon knight.

So she decided to believe.

『Why don’t you say that to the victims as well?』

Even though their power was rough and their attitude was bad, I decided not to doubt the person who devoted himself more nobly than anyone else.

『Who needs to give you the information to catch the devil?』

I decided to trust him, who was more like a warrior than the chosen one.

『The devil… everyone deserves to die…!』

Knowing that he would never submit to evil, I decided to trust him.

Fortunately, she had the strength to endure and endure until the Demon Knight came to his senses even if he was consumed by the devil.

『You should look after your hair and take care of your mouth better.』

…Because you first gave me the opportunity to improve, she was able to strive to become a person who gives that opportunity to others.

Even though it’s still lacking a lot.

* * *

「Somon: Temple」

We arrived at the temple with the sound of a bell ringing. I guess it’s because it’s daytime. More priests stuck their heads out than when we arrived at night.

Of course, some of them mistook me for a devil. The priests who recognized me before yelling at me took care of it.

「❖ An ominous omen

∎ Go to the temple

∎ Find traitors who conspired with the devil contractor」

But now, how do we hunt down the traitors who conspired with the devil?

“Are you here, Deputy…”

Just as I was thinking about a method, the Inquisitor hit the floor with his mace. thud. A dull sound echoed through the temple entrance.

Her face shows no trace of the fierceness she showed on her way here. He was a heresy interrogator who became very thorough once he got into work.

“Gather everyone belonging to that temple to the chapel.”

“yes?”

“This is an order given as an Inquisitor. Skipping out for any reason is not permitted. “We will have to bring every single one.”

“What…”

“Archmage, please place a barrier around the chapel.”

“yes. “Please leave it to me.”

“please.”

…Now that I see it, this quest will proceed on its own even if I don’t do it. I fiddled with the hilt of my longsword.

If I had anything to do here, it would probably be catching things that run away or rebel.

For example, that guy over there rolling his eyes and trying to sneak away.

“It looks like you lack the ability to understand language.”

“What are you saying…”

“Or do you not even have faith enough to doubt God’s choice?”

I don’t know if this guy is really a traitor or if he’s just going to tell the news to people he knows.

But why did I feel uncomfortable?

I looked down at the priest, speaking in as cold a tone as I could. The voice acting wasn’t something that was very engaging, and the facial expressions were designed to be cold from the beginning, so it was very easy to scare them.

“Thank you for your help, Demon Knight.”

“Don’t talk about gratitude. “I didn’t help you, I was just trying to catch the corrupter.”

Meanwhile, another one is trying to escape. Gotcha, you guy.

“Why is it like that…”

“It harbors a devil…”

The priests’ eyes became harsh, as if it was somewhat undesirable to be monitored and restricted by someone who possessed the power of the devil, but I didn’t care. To Concept, you are corrupted, corrupted. know?

“I should have told you to go in.”

“…!”

It’s a bit disappointing that I don’t have surveillance skills. I wonder if raising the tracking number would help… Oh, that’s right. skill. I leveled up.

But even if you take more pictures of the color tree, the range is about 20m to 30m. It seems better to build a tracking tree to chase down those who run away.

Actually, the best thing would be to detect lies in the negotiation tree, but that is impossible to do right away due to lack of skill points.

hmm. There are many surprisingly useful life skills, right? As for attack skills, Breaker and Ground Crash are enough for now… That’s right. Stinger bug. There was that too.

under. This game has a lot of strange bugs. The most annoying bug is of course the logout part… but

I expressed my pain by squinting my eyebrows. I quite liked the fact that it didn’t ruin the character, even if the facial expressions were ruined.

“Is everyone here?”

After a while, the chapel was full. Of course, there were some who tried to run away along the way, and there was also a search for those who were working because they had not heard the news.

If it weren’t for the city guards brought in by the Inquisitor and later providing support, it would have taken longer.

“There are about seven people who are looking for us because we haven’t been able to contact them, but everyone else is there.”

“great.”

The Inquisitor, standing in front of the statue in the chapel, exhaled slowly and immediately struck the floor with his shield.

The green eyes that flashed brightly had a red glow that was the opposite of their blue color.

“The trial will now begin with the rights of the Inquisitor.”

…I understand why the thief was afraid of the Inquisition. Even when hunting demons, the Inquisitors were often vicious, but when faced with the corrupted, they really turned around.

“All will be tested for their sins, and those without sin will be set free…”

This is a worldview where divine power exists and the enemy called the devil clearly exists, so that’s nonsense. If not ….

The game must have been scary. Well, playing games like that has its own fun.

“The deniers who dared to commit wrongdoing while disguising themselves as servants of God will be judged justly.”

“What…!”

“quiet!”

The temple became noisy at the declaration of the Heresy Inquisition, but soon became dead quiet.

“The heresy inquisitors belonging to the temple in question should come out first. “You’d better not even think about sneaking out of here.”

At her call, the Heresy Questioners came out one by one. Just like the kimchi dumplings, they all seemed to be slightly lacking in humanity. So, I don’t have a social life.

“…Half of the people were mobilized for interrogation.”

But the Archmage recognized someone among them. It’s probably a familiar face from the early morning newspaper.

And that means they could possibly be corrupters.

「❖ An ominous omen

∎ Finding traitors in cahoots with demon contractors

∎ Suppressing and eliminating traitors 0 / ??」

I swept the hilt of my sword while looking at the mission added to the quest window. And I pulled it out. Even though the Archmage glanced at my actions, he did not stop me. I just memorized the spell in advance.

“Prove your piety by exercising the power of God.”

And the moment the Inquisitor spoke those words.

“shit!”

All of those pointed out by the Archmage attacked her.

“Are you revealing your true colors? Deniers!”

Suddenly!

My blade cut down two of them, and the attacks of the remaining two were tied to the Archmage’s chains. Kwasik! It was almost at the same time that the Inquisitor’s mace crushed a man’s head.

“Aaaah!”

“Huh!”

“What!”

Screams and blood flowed through the chapel, but the scene was quiet. The Inquisitor’s divine power became even stronger, and it seemed as if light was flowing from his body itself.

“Catch it!”

And a little later, the Inquisitors who had not attacked the Inquisitor came forward. Their maces fell upon the Corruptor. In an instant, the limbs of the remaining one were crushed.

A little bit of divine power flows through their maces.

“Everyone be quiet.”

The Inquisitor,

with bright red hair hanging like a veil, whispered. Even though the voice was low, it was so strangely clear that everyone kept their mouths shut.

“The Inquisition will continue. “Until everyone is proven innocent.”

But at this point, what should I say? For a moment, I thought that I didn’t know what the game was trying to show, given the current situation.

What is the daily life of fanatics? Progress of the Inquisition in fantasy?

That kind of thing is probably good. No matter what events occur in the game, most of them can be enjoyed as long as they do not intentionally promote discrimination, hatred, or distortion of history.

However, what I want to say is why not give the initiative of the incident to the player. I’m the one playing the game, but why is the NPC the main character leading the game?

If you’re going to include an incident like this, it would be better to include it when the player chooses the priest profession. If I had, I would have enjoyed it more.

That one point is somewhat disappointing.

Thump thump.

At that time, a knock was heard from the closed chapel door. The next thing was that the guard guarding the door put his ear to the door and opened it slightly.

“Hey Nari. “I came.”

“…?”

But why did you come in?

“Didn’t you say you would return the favor?”

Why are you holding a rope in your hand?

“The seven who ran away from the temple. I brought them all, what do you think? “Are you sure you don’t need it?”

…Is it true that one demon contractor who was given away just for the sake of concept came back with 7 traitors?

“…no. “It happened.”

“Yes?”

I glared at the fugitives who were tied up in ropes like snails.

「❖ Ominous omen

∎ Find traitors in cahoots with demon contractors

∎ Suppress and eliminate traitors 11 / ??」

The count went up in an instant. It was very satisfying.