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The disabled Raven slowly fell down into the collapsed throne room.

Sweet ran forward and picked up Raven, checking on her condition.

What’s the condition? Is the necromancer’s spirit still there? Is he badly injured?

A thousand thoughts swirled around in the mind, making a fool of the person.

So much so that you don’t even notice that there are no other party members around you.

The disappearance of a party member meant that we had entered a story cutscene.

The story cutscene marked the end of the long, drawn-out Elderreach raid.

“Raven.”

Sweet, shaking off her anxiety and nervousness, called Raven.

Raven, who was in Sweet’s arms, slightly raised her head and looked up at him.

“You kept your promise.”

“Yeah. It was really hard.”

Raven’s pale, soft hand touched Sweet’s cheek.

“Nice to meet you again.”

“Me too. Thank you for holding on for so long.”

Being subjected to merciless torture and endless nightmares.

It was too much for one woman to handle alone.

Even after going through those harsh experiences and being devoured by the spirit of an ancient sorcerer.

Raven persevered, did not give up, and that determination led to a joyful reunion.

“I’d like to hear about your journey, but I don’t have time.”

“No time? What do you mean?”

The atmosphere became serious at her words.

Raven, who had been staring at Sweet, whose expression suddenly became serious, soon burst into laughter.

“Just kidding.”

“Sigh···.”

Sweet sighed in relief.

Would you want to play a joke in this situation?

But she was pretty, cute, and lovable, so she was innocent.

“Still··· I can’t help feeling drowsy right now.”

“Are you okay? Just in case, ask the priest for healing···.”

Sweet, who was about to ask Suzuka for help, only then realized that it was just him and Raven around him.

“Hold my hand.”

“Okay.”

He grabbed my hand right away without even asking why.

“I’ll have happy dreams instead of boring nightmares.”

With those words, Raven closed her eyes.

“···Fell asleep.”

Breathing and pulse were both normal.

Judging from the fact that he was breathing evenly, it didn’t seem like he was having a nightmare.

“But why doesn’t the cutscene end?”

As for the flow, the timing when the cutscene should have ended has long passed.

As I was wondering why the cutscene hadn’t ended yet, a system message appeared.

[Elderreach Epilogue – Proof]

The Elderreach epilogue begins without any warning.

Sweet, who had been looking around, turned his head toward the entrance.

Beyond the entrance to the audience room, a large number of human presences could be felt.

Thud thud-

The sound of several people walking at the same time.

Sweet, who had served in the military, quickly realized the source of the noise.

“Black Mane Knights.”

The Black Mane Knights entered the audience room and surrounded the area.

Jasper, the commander of the knights, stepped forward in front of Sweet.

“You have successfully defeated the Elderlich.”

“That’s right, but···.”

Sweet glanced at the knights surrounding him.

“What are you doing now?”

“Do you know the truth about the fall of the Raven Kingdom?”

What the hell are you talking about all of a sudden?

Let’s look at Sweet from that perspective.

Jasper continued his story as if he had expected that look.

“She told His Majesty that the Raven Kingdom was destroyed due to the resurrection of Elderlich. In order to verify the credibility of her statement, she dispatched a 7th Circle wizard who could see the memories of the place as an investigator. And the truth that was revealed was different from her statement.”

Jasper drew his sword.

“From the beginning, Elderlych was just a screen.”

A look of murderous intent flashed across his eyes.

“The reason why everyone in the Raven Kingdom died simultaneously that day.”

The Black Mane Knight Commander’s sword was pointed at the sleeping Raven.

“The resurrection ritual of the object of destruction and the true purpose of the Church of Salvation.”

The ritual sacrifice is the life of every person in the kingdom.

The total number of objects of destruction that could be revived through consciousness was two.

“Resurrecting all objects of destruction and uniting them into one being to create the God of Destruction.”

The resurrected ancient necromancer usurped the Elderlich’s body.

So where did the remaining one go?

“Raven is the vessel of the God of Destruction created by the Salvation Church, and is the object of destruction that caused the most casualties after the Heart of the Demon World.”

A transcendent being who can control and manage negative human emotions.

“Witch of Sorrow.”

The surrounding knights simultaneously raised their swords.

Sweet frowned at the murderous intent pouring in from all sides.

“It is already a bowl of two objects mixed together. It must be destroyed for the sake of humanity.”

Jasper no longer treated Raven as a human being.

They were considered enemies of humanity, objects of destruction that must be destroyed.

Now that I think about it, there were more than a few strange things.

First of all, Raven grew surprisingly quickly.

An NPC who is not a player, but has a similar growth rate to a player?

For one thing, that alone proves that Raven is no ordinary NPC.

Also, the ancient necromancer was obsessed with Raven’s body to an extreme.

The reason why the necromancer coveted Raven’s body, which was only born with the talent for swordsmanship.

He was also able to reverse the summoning magic circle of Elderlich and sacrifice himself.

If Raven was the Witch of Sorrow, one of the objects of destruction, as Jasper said, then it all makes sense.

Sweet was in agony.

In the end, Raven has to die?

For a moment, I almost got swallowed up in anger.

I tried my best to remain calm and control my mind.

Persuasion was almost impossible, and relying on emotions didn’t seem to work.

In the end, there was only one way left. There was only one way: to fight.

What is the difference in power between you and your opponent?

The opponent was the elite of the empire, the Black Mane Knights.

Sweet, on the other hand, is now alone. And she has to protect Raven.

No matter how I looked at it, there seemed to be no chance of winning. So should I just give up like this?

“No.”

I couldn’t give up. The journey of the past month had been solely to save Raven.

The agony is over.

Sweet, who had found a way, looked straight at Jasper in front of him.

“I am weaker than you.”

“···So?”

“Even if you resist, you will be quickly subdued.”

“I don’t want to see useless blood. You have received His Majesty’s grace.”

Jasper’s words could also be interpreted conversely as ‘blood can be spilled at any time’.

“An enemy of humanity. An entity that even the empire fears, an object of destruction. I survived against the ‘vessel’ that was a mixture of two such entities. ”

“···.”

Jasper’s gaze turned to Sweet, who was at a loss for words.

“Even, he subdued them without killing them.”

“What are you trying to say?”

Finally, the words I wanted came out of Jasper’s mouth.

“Raven is not an object of destruction. To be exact, he was not taken over by an object of destruction.”

“Why?”

“Assuming that she is under the control of the Object of Destruction, several contradictions arise.”

Clearly, Raven had an audience with the Emperor.

If Raven was truly the Witch of Grief, she would have killed the Emperor on the spot.

The death of the Emperor would cause great chaos, which was exactly what the Salvation Church wanted.

“Also, it is contradictory that the Salvation Church, which was watching this situation, did not intervene and left Raven, the vessel, alone.”

By sacrificing one kingdom, I was able to revive two objects of destruction with great difficulty.

They were definitely not the kind of great people who would just watch things being lost in vain.

“···.”

How convinced are you by Sweet’s passionate argument?

Jasper was beginning to agonize, and Sweet drove the final wedge into him.

“You can also prevent the resurrection of the Object of Destruction with the power of the Object of Destruction.”

Lee, …

“Please, give me a chance to prove it.”

Jasper, who had ended his agony at Sweet’s last words, put his sword back in its scabbard and raised his hand.

“Everyone, walk to live.”

“Boss!”

“I will take full responsibility.”

Sweet let out a sigh of relief after successfully persuading Jasper.

***

I couldn’t help but be surprised as I watched Sweet’s broadcast.

What I expected was that Jasper would get beat up one-sidedly.

I expected to be transported with Raven, who was in a deep sleep, and detained in the imperial dungeon.

Sweet succeeded in uncovering the contradiction and convincing Jasper in that short time.

The general route was designed to have the story flow in the direction of Jasper feeling uncomfortable after clashing with the player, and holding off on disposing of Raven.

‘The rest of it all went as expected, you know.’

Daehyeop Kim fought a duel against the Black Mane Knights and received a proper education.

The evil nobleman tried to parry Jasper’s blow with great curiosity, but only ended up breaking his sword and shield.

Finally, Suzuka appealed to emotions, but Jasper was not a person who was swayed by emotions.

‘Is this the power of love?’

What on earth is love?

I’d like to do some research on it myself, but since I’ve never experienced love with the opposite sex, I don’t even know where to start.

“Now it’s the real start.”

The Elderreach Raid was the raid that marked the beginning of the real Akaré.

There are new jobs, new regions, and even second awakenings coming soon.

The volume was so huge that it would take about a year to consistently update just the ones that had already been updated.

‘Because all the big corporate parties have turned off their broadcasts.’

[Indie Minor Game Gallery]

It had become a habit for me to browse the Ingame Gallery, and I went to the concept page like I always did.

“Huh?”

I clearly imagined a scene plastered with inscriptions related to the Elderreach epilogue.

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Moving Gallery – Check the link in the text [145]

Your gallery is ruined! [31]

If you want Aka bait, go to Aka Gallery [19]

I’m finally back in my own little in-game gallery [24]

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Completely unexpected messages greeted me.

“Akagalo···. They created a separate Akashic Record Gallery.”

Actually, it was strange that the Ingame Gallery had been spreading rumors about the Akashic Records.

The name of Ingame Gallery was originally ‘Indie Minor Game Gallery’.

Akashic Records was no longer an indie game, nor a minor game.

I entered the link in the body of the comment and went to the new treasure trove.

And after scrolling down to the bottom of the comment page, I checked out Akagal’s monumental first comment.

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[Title] If this bitch is a bitch, I’ll throw her away lol

(Aurora cosplay blue potion meme)

I don’t recommend this if you’re a game director of all time.

If you love it so much, you’ll get views

Comment if you want to date

Recommend 8150 Not recommended 8150

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[Comments 3500]

Pandralchu

Behold the land of fire roaring!

Nah, these crazy kids

The first comment was a compliment to the director

Views and comments oh my gosh lol

How do I get on a date with Aurora?

nThis is a secret comment.

No, I informed you.

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“Sigh···.”

The gallery is ruined.