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Raven, a kingdom that was destroyed by the resurrection of Elderlich.

The Raven royal family had one prince and one princess of direct blood.

Both the prince and princess inherited the swordsmanship talents that had been passed down through the Raven royal family.

The two had similar personalities, character, and qualities as kings, so it would not have been strange for either of them to become successor.

So I tied the prince and princess together and created a vengeful character named Raven.

The character who becomes the main character of the story, the player.

If the player’s gender is male, a princess.

If the player’s gender is female, then a prince.

You begin your journey with the player, hiding your gender through a royal artifact.

‘The last survivor of the Raven Kingdom is being pursued.’

The Resurrection of the Elderlich.

This was not a natural occurrence.

Those who believe in and worship the object of destruction that I have defeated.

Those people gathered together, formed a group, and eventually committed the crime.

“Crown Prince, you must be feeling wronged.”

My comrade, the Crown Prince, who worked for the peace of the continent and the prosperity of the empire.

His wishes and the future of the empire went in completely different directions.

To the extent that the empire was defiled by a force comprised of heretics and such.

‘The evidence is that there is a dark magician’s hideout in the underground sewers of the imperial capital.’

Heresy had already reached many parts of the empire and was exerting its influence.

Raven also knew that fact, so she had no choice but to change her appearance.

An artifact that stores the Polymorph magic, one of the royal treasures.

“There was no such thing a thousand years ago.”

Over time, there have been numerous advancements in magic.

A magic that can even reverse ‘gender’ has been discovered.

Well, with the Creator’s permission, you could use polymorph to disguise yourself as your original form.

I had become so accustomed to the female body that I was thinking, “Why bother?”

Since I already had a unique character called ‘Pretty Girl Director’, I couldn’t help it.

“By the way, I guess you really didn’t expect that.”

The face of Daehyeop Kim, who was talking to Raven who had revealed his identity, was still in a daze.

There were definitely a few times in the Ingame Gallery when there was a ridiculous rumor going around that Raven had to be a pretty girl who passed the positive test.

It seems that Daehyeop Kim simply thought of that bait as a lie and passed it over.

‘I got goosebumps every time that bait came up.’

Princess Raven, who abandoned her name, does she have a positive personality? Yes.

Is Raven a detective? Yes. Is Raven’s heart big?···I can’t deny it.

Above all, is she an incredibly attractive and beautiful girl? Yes, that’s right.

Because everything that was said to be rice cake was actually real rice cake.

Those who saw this teaser were essentially given an indirect spoiler.

Still, it was fortunate that Daehyeop Kim thought it was just a trick and let it go.

“I’m afraid of the aftereffects.”

Daehyeop Kim was currently off the air.

But you were the only one who saw the event where Raven revealed her identity?

What would happen if this fact were to come to light later?

Just imagining it was scary, thrilling, and exciting.

“Anyway, since Raven is here, it’s about to get started.”

Raven has made contact with the Emperor and rejoins the player.

Now, there were signs that the real Akaré story was about to begin.

I turned off spectator mode and exited the virtual reality.

***

After finishing his conversation with Raven, who had revealed his identity, Daehyeop Kim belatedly realized the situation.

The Raven female character theory, which was thought to be a swindler in the Ingame Gallery, has become a reality.

Even going off air and hosting this event alone? This was a serious crime worthy of a death sentence for a broadcaster.

[ *Purification of Heresy (0/10) ]

– You have learned from Raven that there are hideouts of heresy throughout the Empire. Destroy all hideouts of heresy throughout the Empire and root out the evil.

– *When completing the quest, you can proceed with the ‘Immending Destruction’ quest.

Daehyeop Kim looked into the contents of the quest that was created after talking to Raven.

“It’s a hideout.”

A dungeon hidden deep in the underground waters, the cradle of black magic.

It was a dungeon that blatantly appealed to suspicion, from its location to its name.

Even the boss’s name was ‘Minion of Darkness’, so he seemed to be related to heresy.

While I was organizing the newly acquired information, someone was summoned to the castle gate.

‘Unmanned.’

Even though Kim Dae-hyeop thought he was unmanned because he didn’t have a weapon in his hand.

The man who was summoned was none other than Sweet.

“Huh?”

“Huh?”

The two men whose eyes met showed similar reactions.

It’s a reaction that feels like I’ve seen it somewhere before.

“Aren’t you the great hero?”

The first person to notice the other person’s identity was Sweet.

“Sweet?”

After hearing Sweet’s voice, Daehyeop Kim was able to belatedly realize the other person’s identity.

“What are you doing here?”

“That’s··· I’m trying to save the party because the progress is blocked.”

“Ah, so that’s what you were waiting for.”

Daehyeop Kim planned to politely decline Sweet’s appeal.

Because the description of the Unmanned Soul skill states that stacking is not possible.

Because forming a party with only unmanned units was very inefficient and the combination had no synergy.

“Then what about me? I’m a magician.”

“Huh?”

Daehyeop Kim’s eyes narrowed at Sweet’s unexpected remark.

Scars visible all over his body, traces of a fight, honest bare hands.

He looks exactly like a man, but he’s a wizard?

Sweet let out an awkward laugh, perhaps understanding the look in Kim’s eyes.

“It’s embarrassing to explain this… The director is a magician, but he carries a sword, right?”

“Right?”

“I thought there must be a reason to carry a sword, so I was swinging my staff like a sword while hunting, and then this broke.”

Puhahaha!

Kim Dae-hyeop couldn’t hold back any longer and burst out laughing at Sweet’s explanation.

“You laugh so heartily. It’s embarrassing.”

“Oh, sorry. As an apology···.”

Daehyeop Kim took out a staff from his inventory.

“···Level 10 staff. I got this by chance while hunting, so I’ll give it to you.”

A smile appeared on Sweet’s lips as he checked the specifications of the cane he had been handed.

“Oh my, this is it. The Great Swordsman really is a man of great character!”

“What, with something like this, haha···.”

Daehyeop Kim, who was laughing awkwardly, looked around Sweet.

I thought that since it was Sweet, it would be on air.

There was no chat window or anything like that around him.

“Are you on air?”

“Yes. It’s on air… Are you slandering Daehyeop?”

Daehyeop Kim nodded in response to Sweet’s question, who had the same doubt.

“But I guess the chat window isn’t visible to others.”

“Oh, don’t you see this?

Swish swish-

But Sweet was pointing to the chat window while gesturing here and there in the air.

Unfortunately, in Daehyeop Kim’s eyes, it just seemed like a waste of time.

After that, Daehyeop Kim invited Sweet to a party and headed to the mercenary guild.

After completing my sub-job as a mercenary at the mercenary guild, I received a request from Jishu.

So the two walked together to the sewer and talked.

“That rabbit must have been hard to catch. You managed to catch it anyway?”

“I saw the strategy that Daehyeop told me. If it wasn’t for that, I would’ve died.”

The age of the two people is that Daehyeop Kim is older and Sweet is younger.

Daehyeop Kim immediately spoke, and Sweet treated him with her characteristically polite manner.

“By the way, it’s fortunate that there’s no smell here.”

“If it smelled, I would have thrown it away and gone somewhere else.”

The two moved forward, hunting the gutter rats and rat men that often appeared.

“Daehyeop, what do you think of my fireball?”

“···Not bad.”

Although he said it wasn’t bad, Daehyeop Kim was currently in a state of considerable shock.

A fireball shot in a straight line causes an explosion when it collides.

Covers the surrounding area with flames, causing additional periodic damage.

Compared to the unmanned main machine, Ilmangtajin, the Fireball definitely looked better.

“Get out of here, you rascal.”

Tsk tsk tsk-!

As I shouted and chanted the magic, the surroundings instantly froze.

The monster wasn’t completely frozen, but its actions were restricted.

The gutter rat is a difficult monster to catch because of its nimble movements.

One kick from Sweet’s mana-filled sword killed all the gutter rats.

“···But is that window absolutely necessary?”

Burn it all down, don’t get tangled up and go away, etc…

Each time you cast a spell, you chant a specific spell and the name of the spell.

I asked the question because I wondered if it was really necessary to shout that out.

“If you don’t do this, you’ll be at a huge loss.”

Sweet shared information about his passive skills while answering.

―――

Circle (Passive Skill)

– Mana recovery speed increased by 50%.

– Increases maximum mana by 50%.

– Strengthened the combat system ‘Youngchang’.

– When casting magic, mana consumption is reduced by 25% when reciting a spell.

– When casting magic, the effect is increased by 50% if the spell is chanted.

– Custom order settings are possible, and default order is activated if not set.

―――

What the… there was a lot.

Daehyeop Kim opened the skill window for no reason and read the description of his passive.

Certainly, there was less content than what was written in the wizard’s passive skill.

“Custom order settings···.”

“Oh, that? The original fireball spell was ‘burn’, but I changed that part to ‘burn everything’.”

The wizard also provides such convenience. It would be really cool if it could be changed neatly.

A small darkness began to bloom from deep within Daehyeop Kim’s heart.

“This is the double dungeon that Daehyeop was talking about.”

Kugu Palace-

When the artificial bricks were pressed, iron bars came down and blocked the passage.

We had entered a dungeon, a warlock’s trap, and the great swordsman Kim moved quickly.

I was planning to gather as many monsters as possible in one place and then use a one-hit kill to hunt them all down.

Hwaruk-!

Kwaaang-!

“Wow. Look at the experience level increasing.”

Click. Sweet snapped her fingers in excitement. At the same time, she chanted the spell.

Another burst of flames, and an explosion engulfed a large number of monsters.

“This place is so cool! I’ve already gained half of my experience.”

It hasn’t been long since I entered the dungeon, and the dungeon clear message has already appeared.

“60% clear contribution? I’m higher?”

“Okay···.”

The two people who quickly cleared the warlock’s traps advanced to the next dungeon.