This Is Not a Game - This Is Not a Game chapter 200

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A square, pure white room closed on all sides.

It is a desolate space with only a white desk and two white chairs as furniture.

Yuseong was sitting on one of them, and a dark-skinned demon woman was sitting on the other side.

The demon woman, who was rummaging through the piles of paperwork on her desk, pulled out a piece of paper from among them.

“Name Marcus, biological sex male, age 35, wizard from the 1711 world, active in the Battle of Kanhel City 8 years ago and earned the nickname of the white wizard. Is that right?”

“I don’t know what the world of 1711 or the white wizard is about, but it’s true that it’s Marcus.”

“After the war, he fled with the leadership, terrorized a power transmission station near Tigros City a month ago, and then committed indiscriminate terror in various places before surrendering. Is that right?”

“you’re right.”

Chew.

“… … According to the testimonies of others, you are not Marcus himself, but a being in another world possessed by him. It is said that there are beings commonly called users. Is it true?”

“You know that. It is true.”

“ha.”

The demonic woman let out a long sigh and touched her temples as if she was in pain.

“I don’t know if I should believe this or not. So what should I call you? Marcus? user? Or do you have another name?”

“Just call me Marcus.”

“like. Marcus. It doesn’t matter if you’re Marcus or if you’re from another world. The important thing is that you caused an astronomical loss of life and property.”

Took.

In the file folder thrown by the demon woman, the number of facilities and equipment destroyed by Meteor after starting the quest, as well as the number of soldiers and mercenaries who died by date were written.

The meteor whistled lightly at the astronomical numbers written on the paper.

“This is peacetime, not an exhibition. What you did will never be tolerated… … .”

“Let’s not go round and round, let’s get straight to the point.”

“… … What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“Responsibility or avoidance. You didn’t come here to talk about that, did you?”

If they were in the middle of a war, they would have been valuable as hostages, but now humans are nothing but defeated soldiers and terrorists.

Although the level of civilization in the Pandemonium is high, it was absolutely not a world full of mercy to the extent that terrorists were given such a lawyer-like existence to let them talk leisurely.

The demon woman, who had been silent for a long time, asked in a much lower voice.

“like. Let’s get right to the point. Why did you surrender?”

A human who suddenly betrayed and surrendered all of his comrades after causing a horrific serial terror.

At that time, the image of mercenaries surrendering with a smile on their personal broadcast spread around the world, and meteor became the biggest issue among the demons.

Numerous guesses were made, such as that he was simply crazy, that there must be some nefarious ulterior motive, that he was aiming for a good wife, and so on, and the demons who couldn’t overcome their curiosity decided to ask the person concerned about the reason.

“I surrendered in order to negotiate.”

“Negotiation?”

Yooseong smiled meaningfully as he looked at the demon woman who tilted her head.

“Please send me and all the humans captured this time back to the original world, that is, world 1711.”

“… … Are you serious about that now?”

“Absolutely. Did you hear I was joking?”

The demon woman barely swallowed back the words that came to her throat.

“Negotiations only work when it is mutually beneficial. What do we gain by accepting your offer?”

“There is no gain. But the damage can be removed.”

“Harm? What damage are you talking about?”

“The damage caused by my attacking this world.”

Yooseong, who was laughing, said with his eyes half-opened.

“The terrorism of the past month was a kind of publicity. It was a self-introduction to let them know how much ability I have and how dangerous I am.”

“… … That’s a pretty big self-introduction.”

“Because it was obvious that they wouldn’t listen to me when I said it. Anyway, as I’ve been told by my colleagues, I’m not Marcus, I’m from another world temporarily occupying his body. As you can tell from just listening to this, I have the ability to transcend dimensions and enter other people’s bodies. What do you think will happen if I actively use my abilities to attack this world like I have been doing for the past month?”

“Isn’t that a threat, not a negotiation?”

“It’s up to you to think.”

“… … Okay. Let’s pass it on top.”

“Wait, I have a question, so can I ask you one thing?”

The demon woman turned her body to take the pile of papers piled up on the desk and leave.

“What is it?”

“Could you please tell me where I am now?”

“I am locked up in a special offender detention center in the heart of Black Citadel. Escape is impossible, so don’t even dream about it.”

The demon woman left the meteor and came out of the room.

After passing through the two doors, a room filled with numerous holograms and demons wearing white gowns appeared.

All holograms showed the images of the humans captured this time and information related to them.

“How was it?”

“It is all true. At least that person thinks what he said is the truth.”

As if she did not believe the researcher’s answer, the demon woman began to check the holograms containing information related to humans with her own eyes.

The conclusion was the same.

Brainwaves, body signs, magic to discern lies, artifacts that react to the truth, etc. all proved that what Yoosung said was the truth.

“This really hurts.”

I thought that humans were trying to make fun of themselves when they talked about being a user, a being from another world, or being betrayed.

However, after giving him a confession and using all kinds of methods to say the same thing, he couldn’t help but believe that there really was a being from another world inside that human being.

An existence that can freely cross dimensions and enter the bodies of others and does not die even if it dies.

An existence that can use various abilities such as martial arts and magic, and can bring things from another world.

“Should I accept the offer of that human from above?”

Could it be through human intimidation?

The researcher asked a question to the demon woman who was lost in thought with an uneasy expression on her face.

The demon woman immediately responded with a smile without hesitation.

“no.”

Yuseong, who was left alone in the room while the researcher was making a dumbfounded expression, let out a sigh of relief.

‘It seems that I managed to understand and move on.’

I won’t commit terrorism, so please send people back to their original world?

Right now, the United States is not negotiating with terrorist groups.

But will a dimensional colonial empire plundering resources from a thousand worlds at will, succumbing to the intimidation of just one person?

That never happens.

There was a different reason why Yoosung made the offer even though he knew he would never be accepted.

It was because there had to be a reason to get rid of the sense of incongruity about the sudden surrender.

‘This quest can never be cleared in the normal way.’

It was a conclusion that I came to after thoroughly considering and scouring the network of the Demon Realm.

Black Citadel.

It is a pandemonium where 100 million demons live and a bridgehead for invading other worlds.

In order to return people to their original world, they had to use the gate there, but that was practically impossible.

Even an ordinary small town couldn’t dare to go inside, and the limit was to cause a commotion nearby, but if you approach the Black Citadel, it will turn into ashes right away.

The number, strength, and level of vigilance of the demons are all on a different level.

So Yooseong had a reverse idea.

“Rather than directly entering the Black Citadel, shouldn’t we have the demons let us in?”

The demons have a higher level of civilization than any other world we have seen so far, and the society is mild in its own way.

After calculating the characteristics of the Pandemonium, the survivors hiding throughout the Pandemonium, the border map of the demons, the location of the Black Citadel, and numerous variables, Yuseong came up with a plan.

If you commit terrorism and crime and cause damage, the demons will try to catch humans.

In the meantime, not only themselves but also other humans will be targeted.

They will not necessarily kill enemies, but will try to capture them alive.

No criminal, no matter how terrible, would kill a man who openly surrendered in a world-wide broadcast.

Detention facilities for special offenders exist only in some large cities.

If you’re arrested near the Black Citadel, you won’t be taken to a city more than three times away, and you’ll be locked up right next door at the Black Citadel’s Special Offenders’ Facility.

‘It’s actually closer to a gamble than a plan.’

A poor number that collapses with the slightest deviation.

However, no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t think of any other way for more than twenty people to safely enter the city of over one hundred million demons.

‘Once, how did I succeed so far… … .’

Yuseong closed his eyes and focused his consciousness inside.

I could feel the circle in my heart and the presence of magic spreading through my body, but I couldn’t even move it.

It wasn’t just circles and magical powers that caused problems.

Negong, passive skills that increase physical abilities, sub-space, and even the Mystic Eye of Truth, which were accumulated during the month of using Mugeuk Ilwon Gong and Red Blood Shin Gong, could not be used in this room.

“Awesome. Is it fixing the flow of all energy?”

Yoosung stuck out his tongue.

I don’t know what principle this could be, but even if Marcus, who had a Wisdom stat in the mid-thousand level, tried his best, he couldn’t move a single grain of magic.

‘It’s not called a facility for special criminals for nothing.’

Yooseong gave up trying to use his magic power and went to the corner of the room to lie down.

I only tried it just in case, I fully expected that my ability would be sealed.

There is nothing you can do now except wait.

Yuseong closed his eyes and stopped thinking.

* * *

“Wow!”

The girl in a black dress looked around and exclaimed in admiration.

Walls and buildings adorned with gold, jewels, and all sorts of rare metals.

Numerous people wandering the streets wearing unique costumes that have not been seen anywhere else.

Buildings built in the air and vehicles flying in countless skies where the sky is invisible.

None of them were shocking.

“Don’t block the road, get out of the way!”

“Where did you come from the countryside? It’s a cheesy look.”

“I’m sorry!”

Belatedly realizing that she was getting attention, the girl quickly apologized and jumped into the crowd.

Aris, a girl soon forgotten by the demons, moved while looking at the hologram map.

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