episode_0027

Of course it’s a lie, but it’s not a complete lie.

Should I say that there is a drop of truth mixed in with the lie?

The secret society Arcane Order was a secret society faction of wizards that actually existed in the game.

I remember that it was a fairly popular faction due to its cool setting of being formed during a massive invasion by demons, operating in the shadows, and preventing a world crisis.

Now, there is the minor problem that it hasn’t been formed yet at this point in the world, but who can blame me?

I just borrowed and used the name of a secret society that was to be born someday very early.

By the way, you were born in a world like the game you played like me!

“That. Is that true? If you have anything to prove your identity… … .”

“Unfortunately, there is no such thing. As I said, we are a completely secret society that must hide our existence. Even this short conversation I had with the village chief was a big adventure for me.”

He declared so with a serious expression and with great flair.

On the other hand, I was a little worried.

Will this absurd story really work?

No, it will definitely work.

Since ancient times, the more nonsense a lie makes, the more believable it becomes.

The village chief now began to look at me with narrowed eyes.

It was an ambiguous look whose meaning it was difficult to guess.

Does that mean you believe what I say, or does it mean you don’t believe me?

First of all, since I didn’t yell at you to stop saying nonsense, you can think positively.

While I was very nervous and watching the village chief’s reaction, I suddenly saw a message window appear in the corner of my vision.

Elena, princess of the underworld, demands temporary leadership of the body.

Would you like to accept it?

“Ha?”

“Why are you doing that?”

“Oh, no. I heard a brief case.”

After answering the village chief’s question haphazardly, I hurriedly lowered my head to hide my embarrassed face.

I was very embarrassed by the completely unexpected situation.

Are you asking me to take control of my body now, at this point? why?

I quickly tried to close the message window that popped up.

But it was no use.

As soon as I was able to close the message window, a new message window appeared again, blocking my view.

It seems as if he is threatening to hand over control of his body right now.

For a moment, I was so angry that I almost forgot the presence of the village chief sitting in front of me and hurled a vicious curse.

Am I crazy? Hand it back to me.

The memory of the last time I handed over control of my body came back to me clearly.

I trembled without realizing it due to the overwhelming sense of shame.

It’s going to come out like this, right?

Then, there is a way to do this too.

I roughly raised my hand and threw the message window that was blocking my vision out of the corner of my eye.

It was the simplest and cleanest solution.

Even if you keep closing it, if a new message window pops up, just put it away so you can’t see it.

Elena, what can you do if I put it away without reading it?

What on earth can you do when you can’t even move my body if you don’t hand over the initiative?

I think acting like that was the right answer.

The message window that kept popping up and bothering me every time I closed it has now disappeared before my eyes.

“Then why on earth was the wizard, an agent of the Arcane Order, at Glummarch Castle?”

I suddenly came to my senses at the sudden voice of the village chief.

Even then, the village chief was glaring at me with those ambiguous eyes, and he cautiously opened his mouth.

To maintain the dignity of a secret society agent (I don’t even know what that is), I cleared my throat once and answered in the most serious tone I could muster.

“It is difficult to tell you the details because they are confidential, but I can tell you one thing. This matter is related to cultists.”

“Cultists!”

“Yes, it is, but… … .”

I looked at the village chief with embarrassed eyes.

The village chief now began to glare at me with his eyes wide open.

It looked as if he had been greatly shocked.

What is it, why are you reacting so sensitively?

Of course, it was not based on any basis.

Just like when I remembered the lie about the Arcane Order, I remembered that in the game world, Eastmarch was a place that was almost occupied by heretics, and I just lied accordingly.

I really didn’t expect you to react so seriously to that lie.

Could it be that the village of Glummarch had already suffered damage from cultists at this point?

No, no matter how much I think about it, I don’t think that’s true.

The scenery of Glummachi Village, which I saw on my way here, looked peaceful and relaxed enough to be described as idyllic, and I had no idea that it was being damaged by cultists.

So, why did the village chief react so excessively?

“Do you know anything about cultists?”

I cautiously opened my mouth, watching the village chief’s thoughts.

“Are you asking me if I know anything about cultists? Not to anyone else but to me?”

There seemed to be a subtle anger in the village chief’s voice.

This time the response was not ambiguous.

The village chief was now glaring at me with clear hostile eyes.

I suddenly remembered that that face full of anger was very familiar.

Now that I think about it, I’ve had that feeling ever since I saw the village chief’s house.

This familiar feeling, like I’ve seen it somewhere… … .

Elena, the princess of the underworld, accuses you of being an idiot like no other in the world.

The message window, which I had pushed far out of sight, had suddenly grown to fill my field of vision.

In the midst of my confusion, the message window that popped up only added to my confusion.

There was no way I could feel any emotion in the dry text message window, but somehow I got the feeling that the message window was full of anger.

The moment I tried to focus on that strange feeling, the world slowly tilted.

Uddangtang!

The loud sound of the chair falling down echoed in my ears for a long time.

what? My body… … Why are you doing this?

A feeling of complete helplessness, unable to even lift a finger of my own will.

It was a feeling reminiscent of the time when Elena took control of her body and retreated to the ‘behind’.

No, it’s completely different from then.

Unlike back then, when Elena had no control and could move her body as she pleased, now, even though she just collapsed and lay still, her chest was so tight that she couldn’t breathe properly.

But wait a minute.

I fell down?

why?

The feel of the rough floor against my left cheek was unfamiliar.

I rolled my eyes and tried to figure out the situation somehow, but it was all in vain.

It was as if my mind was becoming a mess at the form of death that I had experienced for the first time in a long time and for the first time in my life.

Is this really how you die?

Like this, with such a strange appearance that I don’t even know what it is?

At that moment, unfamiliar footsteps rang in my ears.

Jump and run

The sound of footsteps echoing along the floor felt like it penetrated my ears and shook my brain.

Since I couldn’t even lift a finger, maybe it was because my other senses became more sensitive.

A pair of shoes was captured in an extremely limited field of view.

“Do you know that? I met you before. Elena Gloomachi.”

Even though I could only see the shoes because I couldn’t turn my head, I knew who the voice was from.

Yeah, I should have thought of it from the beginning.

Why didn’t I think of that thought until now?

Now I am Elena Glummarch, the daughter of Baron Glummarch.

If he were the chief of Gloomachi Village, he would definitely have remembered my face!

Before I knew it, Corbin, the village chief of Glummachi, had stood up and was standing in front of me.

He spoke in a calm, calm voice.

“At first, we thought our plan had failed. Because when you appeared in front of me, you did nothing but tell me nonsense. Why don’t you introduce yourself as an adventurer, or go one step further and introduce yourself as an agent of a secret society? It was a real mess.”

What on earth are you talking about now?

My vision, which had been with my cheek on the floor the whole time, soared up to the sky.

Before I knew it, the village chief was squatting in front of me and was pulling up my hair with his violent hands.

“Not… … mind… … summer solstice… … Don’t tell me… … this… … Baby… … .”

I shouted with all my might, but my voice only sounded fainter than the sound of a mosquito.

The village chief, who listened to the voice with a serious attitude, spoke as if answering my words.

“But I soon realized that it had nothing to do with it. You may be a little out of your head, but you’re still Elena Glummarch. She is the princess of the underworld who was brought back to life by ‘us’.”

Even in my increasingly blurred mind, I could hear the village chief’s last words as clearly as possible.

The princess of the underworld?

That too, revived by ‘us’?

Wait a minute, that doesn’t mean this guy is… … .

bang!

For a moment, stars flashed before my eyes.

It was clear that the village chief, who had been observing my face with interest, had suddenly let go of his hand holding my hair.

Due to the impact of hitting my head so hard, my vision gradually darkened, and even the village chief’s shoes, which I could see, were no longer visible.

Yeah, that might be a good thing.

Let’s start again from the beginning.

If you die and come back to life like this, you can start over from the beginning.

Then you will never have to go through something like this again.

When I thought about it that way, I felt a lot more at ease.

I closed my eyes with a happy heart.

And when I opened my eyes.

‘what’s this?’

I couldn’t help but freeze at the scene unfolding before my eyes.

In a dark cave where light did not shine properly, a group of men were standing.

Although their identities were unknown, the implications of their appearance were clear.

It seems that in this life I am not dead yet.