episode_0005

There is no time to look away.

As soon as I opened my eyes in the bed I was now accustomed to, I immediately crawled to the corner of the bed, picked up the candlestick, and threw it with all my might towards the wall.

Wow!

Immediately, a deafening noise echoed through Glummarch Castle.

Wow, I almost fainted.

Even though I was fully prepared and covered my ears, I still felt deaf.

But this might be enough to surprise the knight.

From my experience so far, if I make a loud noise other than talking, the driver’s arrival time at the bed will be significantly delayed.

By now, the knight must have been completely taken aback by the unidentifiable sound coming from afar.

Okay, now that we have some time, let’s summarize our findings.

First of all, it is a question of what kind of world I am in now.

Now that we have come this far, there is no point in thinking that this world is a dream world.

This place is definitely reality. A reality that closely resembles the virtual reality game ‘Tree of Eternity’.

When you touch an object, a tooltip appears in your mind like when playing a game, so although it is real, it seems like the game’s system is also being applied.

Even death.

I don’t know why, but I seem to be able to go back in time and be resurrected even if I die, having been reincarnated as the dungeon boss Elena.

Of course, the two worlds are not completely the same.

I thought about the line the driver said every time he encountered me.

‘The article clearly said, ‘There is a rumor that Baron Gloomarch’s daughter has become undead.”

If you think about it now, it’s such a strange thing to say.

It is almost common knowledge in the game world that Glum March Castle has become a den of the undead, and that Elena, the so-called princess of the underworld, is ruling them.

The player is dispatched to solve the problem of the undead infestation in an island far away from East March, where Glummarch Castle is located.

However, the article speaks as if it is very surprising that Elena became undead.

The same goes for saying that each undead is considered a disaster.

The low-level undead of the Tree of Eternity were pouring out as soon as I went near the tomb.

It’s not enough to talk about such undead as if they were extremely rare creatures, and they don’t even consider them.

These facts are very different from the knowledge of the world in the game.

“Furthermore, there is a problem with the article itself.”

The knight who keeps killing me now seems certain to be the ‘Dark Knight’, the mid-boss of Glum March Castle, based on various circumstances.

But why is he, who should be Elena’s faithful servant, coming to kill me?

There is something that is out of focus.

“Is it also a matter of perspective?”

After thinking about it for a while, I had no choice but to come to that conclusion.

I’ve heard that in the game I was playing, Tree of Eternity, there was a time in the past called the ‘Age of Abundance’.

An extremely peaceful era before the invasion of demons and the rampage of monsters began in earnest.

The continental people named that brilliant period, which could never be returned, the ‘Age of Abundance’.

What if I fell into the ‘Age of Abundance’ before the full-fledged Tree of Eternity story began?

All the questions that had been bothering me until now have become relatively clear.

Why undead, which are common in games, are rare here, why Elena doesn’t have a single undead relative, and even why the Dark Knight kills me in his original form.

‘The question has been resolved. But why did I have to experience something like this?’

I sighed and took out Elena’s curse stone from my pocket and held it up.

I don’t know, but this guy is probably involved behind all of this.

This strange phenomenon started with this damn thing obtained after killing Elena a hundred thousand times.

I stared at the curse stone for a long time.

I don’t know why, but the curse stone seemed to be clearly visible even in the dark.

But what can I say… … I felt like the faint energy inside the curse stone had become a little stronger.

Is it because of my mood?

“Profit!”

After looking at the jewel for a while, I got so angry that I started making noises.

If I’m getting angry because of this unknown rock, wouldn’t it be better to just break it and get rid of it?

With that in mind, I raised the curse stone high and put it back down.

I took slow, deep breaths and calmed my mind.

Let’s calm down. Getting excited like this won’t solve anything.

Unless I have solid proof that the curse stone is connected to what I’m experiencing, it’s never a good idea to destroy it.

If the cursed stone is the cause of the strange phenomenon of ‘coming back to life even after death’ that I am currently experiencing, then I am really in trouble.

just in case. The moment you destroy a gem, you may never be able to revive it again.

Now we have to somehow solve the problem at hand.

I put the curse stone back in my pocket and smiled triumphantly.

After deducing all the clues so far, surprisingly, there was an innovative way to solve these problems.

I shouted out loud, feeling like a triumphant general.

“Status!”

As soon as I shouted confidently, a status window with a lot of text appeared.

nice! This is it!

I clenched my fists and let out a silent cheer.

Now I can finally try something.

The status window is something that is essential when moving into the game world!

If you think about it, it makes perfect sense.

If this were a world where tooltips were displayed when you touched an object like in a game, there would be no law preventing the status window from appearing.

Are you destined to be reincarnated as the boss of the game world and die over and over again?

Fuck you. I’ll get through all of this with gamer knowledge.

I read the status window that appeared in front of me with expectant eyes.

However, what was written there was completely different from what I expected.

Name: Elena Glummarch

Race: Undead

Gender: ^$#%?

Age: &*#$!

Status: *&^$%@########

Erosion progress: $#^$%#!#!!

“What, what is this?”

I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t even speak properly.

Is this correct?

No, generally speaking, status is strength, agility, stamina, and intelligence. Wasn’t it written something like this?

It was definitely like that in the game, right?

But there was nothing like that anywhere.

The only thing I can make out is my name, my race, and the strange text that says erosion progress.

In fact, the letters that gave off the most important energy were all broken and unrecognizable.

Since we already know the name and race, it’s useless information, and what does the erosion progress mean?

I don’t know, I have no idea. There’s never been anything like this in a game.

Wait a minute, doesn’t that mean this status window has no meaning in the end?

“Well, there is everything like this!”

I couldn’t bear it anymore.

The status window that had been hit by an angry and roughly swung hand disappeared like fog dispersing.

That helpless appearance aggravated my anger even more.

When I got out of bed, I went crazy.

“Fuck!”

Fucking game, stupid game!

Even if you fall into a game world full of bugs, there’s no need for the status window to be buggy!

If Elena in the game had a Death Knight as her servant, then Elena at the time I was possessed had to have the means to subdue that knight.

Only then can you kill the knight and turn him into a Death Knight.

Elena, who lived in the ‘Age of Abundance’, would certainly have behaved in that way. I can’t help but think that way.

And I thought a clue as to how to do that would be displayed in the status window… … !

“Fuck fuck fuck!”

Even though I kept swearing and turning the status window on and off, nothing changed.

Let me know the skill list, characteristics, and at least my current stats!

However, there was no change in the characters in the status window.

The only thing that greets me are broken, unrecognizable letters, as if there is still an error.

I stared at the status window for a long time without blinking, so my eyeballs felt like they were going to fall out.

But I couldn’t stop.

Please, please show me something. Please, please, please!

I don’t want to die. I don’t want to die!

A great fear came over me.

Yes, you die. I’m going to die. If I continue like this, I will definitely die.

Any moment now, a crazy knight will come trotting by and cut off my head like he was harvesting fruit.

Holy shit! That can’t be happening. You can’t do that!

If you’re in the game world, shouldn’t you be shown this kind of information properly?

Otherwise, I have to die again!

“Status!”

“Status!”

“Status!”

“Oh my God! The rumor that Baron Gloomarch’s daughter became undead was true!”

The moment I opened the status window I don’t even remember how many times.

The sight of a knight holding a lantern caught my eye.

No, it’s here again!

The moment I saw the knight’s face, the fear that I had temporarily covered up with anger came back to me.

Now maybe it’s good?

I can’t run away, I can’t resist with these weak arms.

Normally, there would be no undead army to protect Elena.

The status I can see is full of unknown words.

What on earth should I do?

Meanwhile, the knight with his sword drawn was approaching me at every moment.

no. I have to do something. Is there any way?

At that very moment, something caught my eye in horror.

I saw something blurry above the knight’s right shoulder.

Just like what appeared before my eyes just now… … Status window?

There was definitely a status window there that looked exactly like the one I had seen.

That means you can steal other people’s status, right?

“Stop!”

I immediately stood up and shouted loudly.

Of course, the seeds didn’t work either. I threw myself with the determination to die and dodged the sword coming at me.

I almost died again.

It was a shame because he had gotten used to Elena’s body to some extent and his movements had become faster, otherwise he would have died already.

I was breathing hard and screaming loudly.

“What the fuck! I told you to stop!”

It seems the knight didn’t know how to avoid my attack.

After the first attack failed, he stood still with his eyes wide open.

This is the time. You need to check the status window that appears next to the article!

I immediately turned my gaze towards the driver and realized that it was a foolish thing to do.

The status window, which was presumed to belong to the knight, was barely visible under the bright light of the lantern he was carrying.

Damn it! Damn it! Maybe this is good?

Let’s calm down. In times like these, you have to be more calm.

The driver will come to his senses in a little while. I need to do something before that.

The erosion of Elena’s curse deepens

Temporarily loses control of the body

I don’t know what it was, but I saw an unfamiliar message window pop up in front of me.

But what? How can I temporarily take control of my body?

Just when I was confused, my hand started moving on its own.

An unpleasant sensation, as if someone else had entered my body and was forcing my body to move.

What is this, why are you doing this?

I tried to scream, but it felt like my throat was blocked and not even the slightest sound could come out.

Against my will, the hand that went up behind my back slowly began to undo the clothes that were almost like straw.

Now, wait a minute. Why on earth are you doing this?

Why are you putting your hand there? No, don’t take your shirt off. Don’t even take off your pants.

Now is the time to run away. There is no time to be like this.

Why on earth are you taking your clothes off and fucking doing this?!

I resisted with all my might, but it was no use.

The fingers, moving against my will, began to take off the clothes Elena was wearing one by one.

A top and skirt that look like straw.

Since I was wearing so little, it was only a matter of time before I took off all my clothes.

When all the clothes I was wearing finally fell to the bedside, I ended up sitting in front of the driver wearing only a thin pair of underwear.

Even if it was underwear, it was all worn and tattered, so it was virtually as if I was naked.

… … I don’t have the energy to be surprised anymore.

Is there anything more surprising than being dropped into a game world overnight, becoming the dungeon boss I killed, and being half-naked in front of a crazy guy trying to kill me?

There was a surprise.

A seductive voice I didn’t recognize flowed from my body as I sat in a strangely seductive position with my legs crossed on one side.

“Are you the warrior who came to find the girl?”

Holy shit.