I’m the Slit-Eyed Character at the Academy, but I’m not the Mastermind - Chapter 261



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Episode 261

Episode 261. Invasion of Carpathia (17)

“Heh, heh heh. Oh, it was a misunderstanding? Why, why didn’t you tell me sooner… ?”

Regé let out an awkward laugh. But it wasn’t a situation where he could just laugh it off.

“Are you laughing at the fact that you have put people in this state?”

“Hee, heeeeeeek! Okay, I was wrong!”

My face was now covered in dark bruises.

Dozens of wooden blocks that Regé had fired on his bowstring.

Not only was the number high, but the accuracy was crazy. Even if you block it with both arms, it will bend to the side and hit you in the face.

As a result, my face became a mess.

It was hard to tell if it was a human face or a purple slime.

“My handsome face is a mess! Take responsibility!”

“Oh, your face was originally this, this weird… …?”

“What did you say!?”

“Hee, heeeeeeek! Stop sticking your dirty face in there!”

If you tell yourself not to do something, you’ll want to do it more.

I whispered, pressing my face close to Reje’s.

“It doesn’t make sense in the first place. How can I be the one harassing Luna? I wouldn’t mind if it were the other way around.”

“Lu, there’s no way Luna would do that. And, and I saw what you cried just now, I saw it!”

It seems to be talking about the time when Luna and I reconciled behind the rock.

From that far away, in that chaos, while you were sniping at the wind bugs, you were watching everything we did.

It is an amazing ability to perceive the battlefield.

“Sir, apologize.”

“yes?”

“Lu, apologize to Miss Luna!”

Regé shouted in a crawling voice, of course his eyes were directed to the ground.

Even for a timid person like Rejeni, this can be considered a great development.

‘What did this rabbit eat so wrong? Why is he talking back like this?’

To me, it was just presumptuous behavior.

It seemed like it was time for some mental education after a long time.

“Hehe, Miss Reje. Could you follow me for a moment? I have something deeper to talk about.”

“Poem, what if you don’t like it?”

“There’s nothing I can do. I have to take her myself.”

“to……?”

I mounted the Legion on my side.

Reje launched a fierce rabbit-like hind leg attack, but was already firmly trapped in my side.

It couldn’t hit me at all.

“Let’s go. There is a terrible torture that I learned from Mr. Caron… … No, there is a happy torture.”

“Both of them are torture!”

“I see. Well, whatever. What’s important is that you can be happy.”

“Well, how can you be happy when you are being tortured?”

“I think there’s a misunderstanding. I never said that people who are tortured become happy.”

“to……?”

Yes. A person being tortured cannot be happy. Unless he is a pervert who gets pleasure from torturing others.

And that torturer.

“It is I. I will torture Miss Reje for my own happiness.”

“Kki, kkiiiiiik!”

When Reje realized what was happening, he started screaming.

I dragged Regé to a dark place and watched Luna’s expression.

Um… … At this point, Luna should be foaming at the mouth and rushing in, but strangely, there is no response.

Does Luna also agree to torture?

“Ahahaha!”

That’s when Luna started laughing loudly.

Instead of biting the bubble, he was busy laughing and giggling.

What is this? A new attack method?

After making me let my guard down, he might rush in and try to chew my head off.

It was when I was observing Luna’s expression. Luna said, wiping away the tears that had slightly escaped with her fingers.

“Ahaha! This is how friends should be. I’m glad that the two of you are getting along well.”

They’re being dragged in to be tortured, but they seem to be on good terms.

I knew it, but he was just as strange a kid as Reje.

Maybe I’m the only normal person in this world.

“Haha, you’ve grown up so much.”

“huh?”

“You were shedding tears earlier, telling me not to get closer to you than you are to me.”

“When did I, when did I do that!”

“I didn’t tell you to be closer to me, you idiot~.”

I raised my voice and did an imitation of Luna’s voice. Then Luna ran straight towards me.

“Everyone, shut up!”

Knock knock knock!

Luna’s neck bend. My neck turned about 45 degrees to the left.

Well, it looks familiar. I used to take classes like this.

“Enough joking… … . What are we going to do next? It looks like a demon has appeared in District 3 as well.”

District 3 is visible in the distance.

Flames were rising with dazzling divine power.

“Haha, of course I should go. Isn’t it an opportunity to grow?”

-Move to zone 1.

-Move to zone 3.

-Stay in your current area.

A choice given at every maintenance time. Since I had no more business here, I pressed the choice without hesitation.

What I chose was ‘Move to Zone 3’.

“Wouldn’t it be more helpful for someone with weak will like me not to go?”

Reze’s words flowed out from his side.

He whispered as he gently lowered the legion to the ground.

“Haha, there is a saying in this world, ‘Tosaguppeng…’ No, ‘Aksatoppeng.’ It means that when the devil’s hunt is over, the rabbit is eaten.”

“Th-those are such terrible words!”

“But as you know, Miss Reje, I am a kind person. If Miss Reje does something great this time, I might be able to give you a ‘special’ life. For example… … if you reach Area 3 first and secure a good sniping spot?”

“Kki, kkieeeeek!”

The box-covered Leger leapt forward.

Reze, who had become one with his surroundings, disappeared in an instant. Luna muttered as she saw him.

“Rege looks more excited than usual?”

“It could be the other way around.”

“huh?”

“It means that it might be too much.”

I lost my mind because of the ongoing fight with the devil.

Isn’t talking back to me part of that?

“It will be a good test.”

“Test bench? Isn’t this enough to pass? Honestly, you’ve done more than me.”

No, it’s still a long way off. It also has the characteristic of running away when attacked.

‘With all those attacks, not a single critical hit occurred.’

Rather than being dissatisfied, I felt more regret.

It’s already a powerful attack from Reze. But what if a critical hit happens there?

‘It’s like shooting a bomb with a gun.’

The bugs will disappear without a trace. The same goes for the demons.

When I recalled the power of Reze, who could kill both earthworms and windworms in one blow, I realized one thing.

‘Hmm… … Maybe I fall into that category too?’

Cold sweat ran down my back.

I looked around, but Regé was nowhere to be seen.

It was natural, since he had blended in with the natural environment along with the box. The distance was quite far, so even [Extra Sense] could not detect Reze’s presence.

‘He might suddenly shoot me. The current Reje is a crazy puffer rabbit.’

You can shoot!

– I could almost see Reze crying and saying that.

It was when I was hurriedly hiding behind Luna.

“It’s a test… … They’re not going to kick you out if you fail, right?”

Luna’s eyebrows rose slightly, perhaps because she was anxious about the word “exam.”

“No, it’s not. It’s still worth studying. I think it’s too good of a rabbit to give up on.”

“Leje isn’t a research animal, is he? Well, if you’re thinking of giving him another chance, then don’t worry. Let’s go quickly too. We have to go save him!”

Luna grabbed my hand and started running.

Luna is right. We need to go rescue them quickly.

The poor devil who was getting beaten by Victoria.

* * *

[Turn 17]

As soon as we reached Area 3, a holographic window appeared before our eyes and our actions were forcibly stopped.

We broke through zone 2 in turn 16.

Since the 17th turn is spent entirely on movement, it was natural that it would be stopped.

‘Our turn to act starts from turn 18.’

The problem is that Balamgar, the demon of Area 3, disappears on turn 22.

This means that the maximum number of turns available is 5.

You might think that time is of the essence, but the reality is different.

“Eww! You dirty bastards!”

The demon Balam of District 3 was busy screaming.

It was a natural thing. Here, the Victorian faction dispatched from the Holy Nation was in charge of District 3. They were also followers of the violence-loving goddess Gaia.

There was no way the weak(?) devil could endure it.

“Die! Fire Field!”

Fire Field. This is the gimmick of the fire demon Balamgar.

Deals 20% of the character’s HP to 10 squares around itself each turn.

Since it is a fire-type magic, you can reduce damage with magic resistance or attribute resistance, but it is unlikely that there will be a child who has such a thing at this point in the early part of Chapter 2.

As the battlefield burned, children began to scream one by one.

“Ugh! Another fire!”

“Oh, Goddess!”

“Heal each other!”

The children began to heal each other.

Victorian priests are all able to use the stamina recovery skill, [Healing].

And this is why Balaam was suffering.

“Kwaaaaaah! You, you filthy bastards! What’s the difference between you and cockroaches!”

Balaam began to beat the ground and weep.

It was understandable. The blood of the priests did not decrease at all from 100%.

[18 turns]

“Huh? Zero-kun? And Luna-san?”

At turn 18, Victoria noticed us.

“Haha, I’m here to help.”

“I see. I guess it’s sorted out over there?”

“Generally speaking. There are a few injured people, but I think they’ll be okay since we sent priests.”

“Oh~ Hohoho! As expected, it’s me. Even Zero-kun thought it was a great foresight, wasn’t it?”

Victoria lifted her face and let out her signature laugh.

Well, let’s leave it at that for now. Victoria’s judgment is that the children don’t die, which is also part of the game story.

The problem now is.

“Can I help you?”

“You don’t have to do that. I don’t want to lose my credit.”

It wasn’t easy to get involved in Victoria’s fight, because the Victorian faction’s power alone was enough to kill the demon.

To get involved in this fight.

[1. Pay Victoria the price.]

[You must give the highest grade item that the party currently has.]

[2. Kill the demon without negotiating.]

[Victoria’s favorability towards the current party is greatly reduced.]

One of the two prices had to be paid.

For reference, I was thinking of choosing option 2.

Because the highest grade item our party currently has is Luna’s ‘Breath of the Spirit’.

‘If I carelessly hand over the item that Caron gave me, I’ll have to give up my life as well?’

Being hostile to the Victorians would cause a lot of trouble, but it’s not more important than my life.

That was the moment when I was about to choose option 2.

“Help me! Help me, not you!”

Victoria opened her rabbit eyes. It wasn’t a human word.

“devil……?”

Yes, that was what the fire demon Balamga said. He was calling out for help.

And the object of his request is.

“… … Zero Army?”

It was me.

Looking at the situation, it seemed like the skills I had were causing problems again.

“That’s a really good vibe. Hehe, they’re not lacking at all compared to us.”

“… … .”

“You must have been hiding in the human world, waiting for your chance. Now is that chance! Join hands with me and let’s defeat these damned humans!”

Luna scratched the back of her head and looked at me.

‘It’s you again?’

– It’s a look that says. Something similar happened during the Devil’s Fragment period, so it’s a look that says that it’s annoying but understands.

of course.

“The devil is acting friendly! Zero-kun, did you make a contract with the devil?”

Victoria was different. She brought forth divine powers.

It’s a stance that says they’ll purify me right now.

“Haha, how could that be?”

“You seem friendly.”

If we’re close, we’re close. We’ve seen each other thousands of times in the game.

“That can’t be true. Haha, Balamgarani. Just hearing the name alone makes me feel like a terrible demon.”

“… … I don’t think that demon has ever said its name since Zero-kun came. Does anyone know?”

Oh. Was that so?

“Haha, that’s not possible. I just mistook you for someone I know.”

“Who are you?”

“It’s Miss Luna. Our names are similar too. I guess I made a mistake.”

“… … ?”

When our Luna gets angry, she looks just like that.

Look at that look glaring at me right now. Doesn’t it look exactly like the devil?

“Haa… … I don’t want to doubt Zero-kun, but I can’t help it. He’s so suspicious.”

“Haha, it’s just a misunderstanding. Don’t you think that the devil is deceiving us with lies?”

“Misunderstanding… … Yes, that could be the case. But just in case… … I need you to make sure.”

Victoria took a step closer to me and whispered.

“You should kill that demon ‘yourself’. Then, Zero-kun’s innocence will be proven naturally.”

Two choices were floating in front of me, and one more was added.

[3. Defeat the demon yourself and prove your innocence.]

[Victoria’s affection for you increases.]

This maybe.

I guess I could eat it raw.