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The one-eyed demon swung the spears he held in both hands at me.

It was a sharp trajectory, but not so sharp that it couldn’t be hit.

The red spear that had been extending in a straight line suddenly turned horizontally to the right.

I twisted my arm sharply and struck back with my sword.

Kagakak!

The bastard’s arm shot up along with the spear.

A gap.

He swung his great sword, Carnaval, horizontally.

A black slashing sound rushed towards the One-Eyed Man’s waist, piercing through his skin.

But I couldn’t get both ends done at once.

I didn’t feel any regrets. I expected it wouldn’t be cut all at once.

He approached from the left and stabbed the dagger of blood into his shoulder.

Whoa whoa!

A scream almost like a cry echoed from the one-eyed man’s mouth.

The one-eyed beast-like creature used its four legs to fling itself backwards.

That sounds like a flexible statement.

The one-eyed man rushed back again rapidly.

The red spear drew dozens of trajectories.

Diagonal and lateral lines, including longitudinal and transverse lines.

In other words, it was a spear route that was indiscriminately passed through from all directions.

Kwakwakwakwakwa!

If it was right after entering the tower, it would be an attack that would turn your body into a pile of meat, but now the stats have increased significantly.

Along with the combat sense built up through actual combat.

Kagagaga River!

It is necessary to achieve maximum efficiency with minimum movement.

All of One-Eyed’s attacks were blocked.

[Trajectory Detection Lv.1 – Skill acquired.]

Ugh-!

The one-eyed man let out a strange groan, as if he was bewildered by the fact that all of his attacks were blocked.

He pulled his right arm back while holding the greatsword.

He stepped forward strongly and swung his sword repeatedly.

So fast that your muscles will scream.

Dragon Sword Type 4.

5 consecutive stabs.

Quinque Acies.

Five large holes appeared on the torso of the one-eyed creature.

The spear that One-Eyed was holding was thrown to the ground.

He ended the battle by cutting off the One-Eyed One’s neck with a horizontal slash.

[Experience points have increased.]

[Current experience 62%]

He swung his greatsword once, shaking off the blood from the blade.

If I kill two more one-eyed monsters, I’ll reach level 20.

Now my gaze turned to the Miao nobleman under the tree.

I had no choice but to look.

Because from the moment the battle reached its end, I felt him looking at me.

[NPC – Miao Beastman Mike]

“You weren’t originally alone, right? Where are the others?”

As I approached the tree, the owl shivered and leaned back against the tree.

“Don’t be afraid, I’m here to rescue you.”

Her round, green eyes were trembling.

He thinks very violently that I am the one who came to kill him.

First, I cut the steel chain that was tied to the tree.

As I broke the chains, the nobleman used both his hands in a hurry to completely free the chains that were bound around his neck and waist.

“Miao, right?”

I squatted down, bending my waist to get eye level.

He asked even though he already knew the name and even the race.

If you pretend not to know anything, they’ll be more cautious.

The girl with yellow cat ears nodded.

The Miao people’s mouths opened.

“… Thank you… for saving me, please don’t kill me.”

It was a very creepy voice.

“What kind of speech is it to say “please don’t kill me” after saying “thank you”?”

“I was wrong… I’m sorry.”

I’m at a loss for words.

“What’s your name?”

“It’s Mike.”

I took the sandwich out of my inventory.

Still, the guy running the top coin shop must have had a conscience, because the sandwiches were basically three pieces.

He held out one piece of it.

“Eat this.”

After I finish speaking.

For a long time, Mike looked at me with suspicious eyes.

I clicked my tongue and took a bite of the sandwich next to me.

“It’s good food.”

It was only after a little while that Mike finally accepted the sandwich with both hands.

Trembling.

I carefully picked up the sandwich I had accepted and slowly walked back towards the tree.

Like a stray cat that is wary of people.

Mike started eating the sandwich slowly like a hamster.

“Yeah… .”

The cat’s ears, which had been hanging down, perked up.

“Wow.”

He lifted his head and looked at me.

The dark face brightened up a little.

“Thank you.”

Although his voice was still low and crawling, the shaking seemed to have stopped a bit.

The sense of vigilance had also eased a little.

I was afraid that if I told him to eat, he would vomit, so I stayed away from him until he finished eating.

“Thank you.”

I heard the thank you again. When I turned my head, the sandwich I had been slowly eating was completely gone.

I thought eating slowly and quickly was a joke. It turns out it was possible.

“Mike.”

“Yes.”

“Where are your group?”

Mike’s eyes filled with wariness again.

… I can’t let my guard down again without eating another sandwich.

The reason Mike is reacting negatively now is because I am curious about his group.

If we were to make a groundless inference, it would be that something bad happened to humans.

“I don’t know what you’ve been through, but I have nothing to do with those guys.”

Words flowed out of Mike’s mouth again, who had been mumbling.

Low voice, very slowly.

“I’ll trust you because you gave me something delicious… .”

Now!

“Humans tried to kidnap me and my friends and take them somewhere. We found a chance to escape… but there was nowhere else to go but here, in the Demon Forest.”

Human trafficking, slavery. Is it something like that?

My head started spinning.

“Is there a chance that your tribe will send a rescue team?”

Mike spoke in a still thin voice.

“If you were taken away not far from the tribal village and the elders of the tribe noticed, I think they would have sent a rescue team.”

As soon as Mike finished speaking, a notification window appeared before my eyes.

“We have reached the truth of the story!”

“You must now make a choice.”

『1. Hand over the runaway Miao people to slave traders.

Minimum Clear Condition: Deliver 5 or more living Miao people to the slave trader.

Quest Difficulty – ★★★★』

『2. Rescue the Miao group and hand them over to the rescue team sent by the Miao tribe.

Minimum Clear Condition: Deliver 8 or more living Miao to the Miao Rescue Team.

Quest Difficulty – ★★★★★』

『You must choose one of two options. If you fail the first challenge, you can only proceed with the opposite option of the first choice for subsequent challenges, including the second.』

『Quest failure criteria: When the minimum clear conditions are not met』

『You will not be able to gain any ‘experience points’ in subsequent challenge rounds after failing the first one.』

『2nd attempt impossible criteria: Player death』

『Quests with higher difficulty will give greater rewards upon success. However, this is limited to the first time only.』

What to choose.

My conclusion was easier to reach than I thought.

I opened the Transcendent Gallery with my mind set on what to choose.

Title: Is there a way like this? They suddenly give you a choice.

Author: ㅇㅇ*

– 1. Hand over the Miao children who escaped from slave traders back to the slave traders, difficulty level 4 stars.

2. Hand it over to the rescue team sent by the Miao tribe, difficulty level 5 stars.

And if you fail the first time, you can only proceed with the opposite choice from the one you chose the first time in subsequent rounds.

n There was, but there was no last line or anything. It’s really annoying. Pandemonium.

No matter how hard you run away, you’ll end up in the forest of demons.

N really lol

(N Archmage) When I was climbing, I deduced that these choices were meant to let the player know what kind of person they were. Would you rather sacrifice some of your humanity in exchange for an easy difficulty? Or would you rather go down the right path despite the higher difficulty?

(N Archmage) But this seems to be a bit out of sync with its purpose because of the last line.

N hahahahahahahahaha, what the hell, throwing away your humanity. Isn’t it humane to help people like yourself, whether they’re slave traders or whatever?

n I’m sorry for the hate…

ㄴ You have to push this in the direction you want. It’s not for us to interfere since we’re not facing that situation. ㅇㅇ

N Even so, they’re just NPCs. Take them lightly. Even though they seem alive and breathing, they’re just stories flowing inside that tower.

ㄴ─ If you grit your teeth and choose the easy way out while being hypnotized and then regret it later, you’re a loser.

N JR Why do you put your feelings into fake people? Are you lacking?

N haha I regretted it. Actually, I did that. I’m kind of sorry.

N haha, there’s no way these two can be this vague ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Huh?

(N) Aren’t you trying to survive? Okay, you’re not trash, right? – This world is made up of giant secret rooms.

(N Elf) Oh, um. Is this kid a demon?

n Pioneer) But the last line, if you’re mentally weak, that’ll drive you crazy. You chose 2 the first time and failed. Then, from the second time onwards, it’s unconditionally 1. If you fail at something you don’t want to do, you’ll have to keep repeating that thing.

(N Changwang) But those who fail once have a high probability of failing the next time as well.

(N) Dragon King) Beltui – That’s right.

If you choose 1, you will kill the Miao tribe members who came to the rescue. If you choose 2, you will kill fellow humans.

n 1 Looking at the low difficulty, it’s likely that the Miao tribe that came as a rescue team are weak. ㅇㅇ The humans on the slave trade side are strong.

(Sword of Light) As long as you don’t die, that’s fine. Make a choice you won’t regret. Don’t worry about whether it’s dirty or clean.

(Ice Queen) Frozen! That’s right!

My conclusion has not changed.

N ㅇㅇ*) I went and came back.

I closed the Transcendent Gallery after finishing the comments.

A notification window appeared in my field of vision.

『Choose one of two options!』

I pressed the selection button with my right index finger.

“You have selected a quest.”

『2. Rescue the Miao group and hand them over to the rescue team sent by the Miao tribe.』

I have no intention of going for a second time, which doesn’t even give experience points.

1st time, finish it in one go.

“First, I’ll get you out of those humans’ hands.”

Mike’s green eyes widened.

“… Thank you.”

Mike thanked me again.