Demon Possessor

Demonically possessed.

My curiosity was piqued.

I went out and asked.

It’s okay to die.

I heard that if you die to an Ancient Devil, you get a curse that doubles the damage.

But she was docile.

Skilla opposed it, but I ignored her opposition and talked to her away from the carriage. Still, she told me to stay within sight.

“You got the main Quest from the nun to catch the Great Devil, right?”

“Yes.”

“Me too.”

It seemed so.

The girl was a Summoned Hero.

Many Summoned Heroes are East Asians.

Because the server is the Korean server.

“First of all, to reveal my name, I’m Lee Su-hyeok… no, Lee Su-ju.”

“You can call me Americano. More than that, what you said earlier, does the matter you have with me have something to do with the Ancient Devil?”

“Yes…”

Lee Su-ju’s face becomes uneasy.

“That is…”

She swallows hard.

“Right now, I’m being chased by the Ancient Devil. If you’ve received it, you know? Have you caught the slime that only takes damage from Holy Skill?”

“Yes, I caught it.”

“A much stronger devil than that is coming. If it comes, it will kill me again.”

Lee Su-ju trembled.

“Americano, you probably think I’m making a fuss about dying, right?”

“Well, honestly, yes.”

Why be scared when you don’t die anyway?

Why did she accept such a Quest if she was scared?

But I understand.

Because this game is too realistic.

If dying wasn’t scary, why would there be a genre called ‘horror’ game?

“I don’t want to die. The devil keeps whispering to me, and it’s driving me crazy. So, I came all the way here, but I’m starting to think it’s all the devil’s scheme.”

“Why do you think so?”

“There’s no way someone who received the same Quest would appear in front of me by chance. It’s clear that he’s trying to do something to Americano through me.”

“So, even knowing that, you came to me, which means you met me to harm me?”

“I, I just realized it!”

Still, judging by her reaction, she doesn’t seem to know that she’s possessed by a devil.

“So? What do you want to ask me?”

“If you received the Quest, you also received the key, right?”

“Yes.”

“I, I’ll give you all my assets. Please sell it to me. I have a lot of money, you know.”

The key is the key to the Seal received from the nun, a dedicated item for performing the Quest.

Of course, the main Quest could only be performed with the key.

Of course, I won’t sell it.

“How much do you have?”

“If you combine 1.3 billion Gold and all the equipment I made, it will be 2.1 billion.”

“That’s a lot.”

“My job is an Advanced Artisan, so if you subtract the material costs, my net worth isn’t that much… but still, the devil makes me have nightmares every night. He tells me to hand over the key. I think I’m going crazy..!”

Lee Su-ju clutched her head.

“Give me the key. I’ll give you all my assets. 2.1 billion is an amount you can never collect by playing the game normally.”

It didn’t seem so.

Americano pretended to be thinking.

“But why are you still suffering from the devil even though you gave up the Quest?”

“I don’t know. The devil that stuck to me at the end is still chasing me. I want to defeat him, but he’s only visible to me. I can’t defeat him with my own strength.”

“….”

Because the devil doesn’t have a physical form.

Being possessed means it’s a form like a soul, right?

Should I tell her or not?

‘Let’s not tell her.’

I just became interested in ‘the equipment I made’ to just tell her.

“Could I check the equipment you made?”

“Yes..!”

Lee Su-ju took out a sword from her Inventory.

“I saw you fighting in the Thiefite, and you were using an ordinary steel sword, right? If you sell me the key, I’ll give you items of the same level as a reward.”

The sword she took out was a Magic Sword.

There was an information window.

[Advanced Magical Power Sword Certified by Dwarfneer]

[Grade] [A]

[Base Attack Power] [80]

[Base Magical Power] [80]

For reference, the Blue Flame Magic Sword has a base attack power of 30 and a base magical power of 10. Even considering that it is a hastily made product focused on mass production, the performance of this Magic Sword was far superior.

“I don’t have a good eye for swords, but is it good?”

“It costs 5 million Gold on the market.”

“You keep it well in your Inventory?”

“I brought everything with me when I left the workshop.”

It will be dropped if you die.

But she was caught by the thieves.

She’s more strong-hearted than she looks.

‘This is 5 million?’

Attack power and Magical Power are 80, but like stats, is 100 the maximum?

“I’ll give it to you if you give me the key.”

“….”

It’s not a bad offer.

I also wanted to fight that Ancient Devil.

Skilla will find out?

After catching Chief Ogre and Elder Treant, I didn’t care whether she found out or not.

I don’t intend to reveal it directly.

“How many do you have?”

“If it’s just weapons, I have 100. If you include armor and accessories, I have over 300.”

“…Does it all fit?”

“Blacksmiths get 10 more per level.”

That was a bit tempting.

If you have a blacksmith job, your Inventory capacity increases.

As expected, there are benefits for each job.

I’ll think about the job later.

‘That’s right, the Ancient Devil.’

“By the way, what kind of guy is that Ancient Devil?”

“I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?”

“His appearance changes every time I meet him.”

“….”

“But I know one thing.”

“What is it?”

“When a monster is invaded by the Ancient Devil, dark red blood vessels appear on its skin. Since there are few Ancient Devils, they attack using monsters. Ah, if you’ve come this far, you’ve already fought them, right?”

A monster with dark red blood vessels engraved on it.

I’ve never met one.

But the nuance is that they appear quite often.

“Hmm…”

“Is it not enough?”

“Can I use it for a moment?”

“Yes.”

I received the Magic Sword.

I examined the Magic Sword.

“I’ll put some Magical Power in it.”

With those words, I injected Magical Power.

I was surprised by the vast internal space.

‘Even the Mithril Cuirass wasn’t this much.’

At this rate, there is no need to worry about the sword being worn out by drawing Magical Power like the Blue Flame Magic Sword.

Of course, there was a disadvantage that I couldn’t create a blue flame by injecting Magical Power.

It only had the advantage of excellent Magical Power capacity and less waste of Magical Power.

I injected Magical Power to find out the advantages of the Magic Sword.

Lee Su-ju asks.

“How is it?”

“Not bad.”

But it’s not my style.

“Can I see other things besides this?”

“Don’t you like it?”

“Yes.”

Americano was full of thoughts of using the Magic Sword as a consumable item.

Magic Sword bomb.

The Blue Flame Magic Sword was attractive in that it could be detonated easily.

The Magic Sword that Lee Su-ju showed was also good, but it had a structure that was difficult to cause an explosion because the internal space to put Magical Power was spacious.

‘Is this how it turns out?’

Americano, who had often detonated real-world weapons.

The biggest reason she could do that was because the level of the best equipment in the real world was almost the same as Gusta’s hastily made products.

Anyway,

“It was my masterpiece.”

“Unfortunately, it doesn’t match my combat style.”

Lee Su-ju took out other items.

She showed and introduced them.

Bingo.

Bingo.

Bingo.

There is nothing I like.

Not a sturdy weapon like the Black Sword.

Not a useful function like the Magic Sword.

Dwarfneer Artisan’s Advanced equipment is not as good as I thought.

‘I had high expectations.’

“But you said that Lee Su-ju made all of this, right?”

“Yes. I’m a Dwarfneer’s Advanced Artisan, so I made everything.”

If it’s the work of one artisan, I think I know what Lee Su-ju’s goal is in making equipment.

Best is simple.

She aimed for a pure Magical Power sword.

So, she focused on techniques that hit Magical Power like Sword Aura and Sword Aura.

I think I know the reason why there are no useful functions like Heater or Harness.

She wants to compete with pure swordsmanship.

“Hmm.”

“This is the last one, and it’s based on a lightsaber… Haa~aam… I’m sorry… I suddenly feel sleepy…”

It was cut off.

Lee Su-ju dropped her head like a doll with a broken string.

Slowly.

Dark red blood vessels appear on her neck.

She said with her head down.

“[Nice to meet you, I’m Hite. I’m an Ancient Devil.]”

“Ancient Devil?”

“[That’s right.]”

“You dare to show yourself in front of me?”

I was dumbfounded.

Aren’t you scared?

“[I am helpful.]”

She suddenly said.

“[I have no intention of fighting. My lord likes Madam very much. He does not want Madam’s death and rather wants to keep her by his side.]”

[Heal]

Who is Madam?

Wouldn’t it be purified if I kept giving [Heal]?

“[It’s electrifying!]”

She liked it even more.

I stopped because her face, which had been blushing as she raised her head that had been lowered, was disgusting.

“[This is Madam’s love.]”

“If you don’t want to fight, can you get out of that body?”

“[I have received my lord’s orders.]”

She really doesn’t listen to people.

“[There is someone possessed by a devil nearby.]”

“…You?”

She shook her head and denied it.

“[I am just a minor devil to monitor Madam, but other lords’ interest is gradually gathering near Madam.]”

“I didn’t know at all. For example, are you talking about the merchants over there?”

“[For example, Nabi is there.]”

Nabi.

I flinched.

It’s an unexpected name.

“[Please rest assured. There are no high-ranking devils like me among the devils gathered near Madam yet. There is no harm other than having a few nightmares.]”

“Really?”

“[Yes. I swear on my name.]”

I looked back at Nabi.

Nabi in the carriage.

She’s possessed by a devil.

I didn’t notice at all.

“[It is expected that there will be a contact between the lords and Madam soon. The form will probably be kidnapping, and the purpose will be capture.]”

Her owner too.

Why capture?

They are very interested.

“[Of course, I know Madam’s strength. I know that my lord also acknowledges it.]”

“So?”

The Ancient Devil laughed in Lee Su-ju’s body.

“[If you subdue the devil and bring it to me, I can release the possession and give its power to Madam.]”

“Even the guy in Nabi?”

“[Yes.]”

“How do I distinguish them?”

“[If you make a small contract with me, I will give you a Magic Eye that can see Demonic Energy.]”

“Contract… It’s very suspicious when a devil says it.”

“[It’s free. Besides, even if it’s a Magic Eye, Madam’s body belongs to my lord. I can’t touch it. Will you reach out your hand?]”

“My body is mine.”

“[Of course, you would.]”

I was dumbfounded.

I reached out.

The Ancient Devil politely grabbed Americano’s hand and drew something with his index finger.

“[This hand is now a window. You will be able to see Demonic Energy through the window.]”

“….”

I put my fingers together.

I made a hole.

When I looked into the hole, I could see black smoke coming from Lee Su-ju, who was possessed by the Ancient Devil.

Black smoke.

It’s Demonic Energy.

“[Do you see it?]”

I turned my head to the side and made eye contact with Skilla.

She looked at me as if to ask what was wrong with her clean self.

A group of merchants with black smoke around her.

The merchants and people on the merchant side had unknowingly become the devil’s surveillance.

“[They are all sacrifices for Madam.]”

So, she tells me to keep Lee Su-ju by my side.

She says she will do the persuading.

Lee Su-ju wakes up.

She twitched.

She rubbed her eyes and continued to explain about the Magic Sword in her hand. She didn’t seem to notice that the Ancient Devil had briefly possessed her.

The last Magic Sword she showed was also of high quality, but I didn’t like it.

No, it was a really fun weapon.

Lightsaber style.

The Magical Power sword that physically implemented only the Magical Power blade was a really fun device.

Still, thanks to that, I know something.

‘I guess I like things that are hot.’

A destructive weapon that is good to throw away in a hot way.

The great hammer I used to use when I was an Unawakened Hunter.

Like the Blue Flame Magic Sword, which I’ve been using as a suicide item.

I found out about my unknown taste.

“Lee Su-ju.”

“Yes.”

“You said you were an Advanced Artisan?”

“Yes.”

“Money and equipment are fine. Just come with me to Gospel and make a weapon that I like, and I’ll think about whether to sell the key or not.”

“Are you, are you telling me to be your exclusive?”

“Well, right?”

“That’s, too, unfair, isn’t it?”

Is it unfair?

It’s just a game.

I don’t think it’s unfair for a player to do that, unless it’s Gusta or a Native Hero. If you really don’t want to do it, you don’t have to. It’s not like your life is at stake.

Of course, I don’t intend to give you the key, but I think I can solve the problem.

“If you don’t want to, it’s fine.”

“….”

Lee Su-ju hesitated as if looking for another way, but,

“…I’ll do it.”

There was no other choice.