episode_0144

“Priest.”

Seraphina’s red eyes, which she usually thought were strong, now glowed magically.

Gilbert almost took a step back inadvertently due to the suffocating gaze. If it weren’t for the system’s message window blocking the way forward, I could guarantee that I would have taken a step back.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“You are not your usual self.”

“Aha. Priest: You’re telling a funny joke. The opening is no different from usual. ”

Seraphina chuckled and stood up.

Eventually, she began to walk lightly as if she was walking through the garden of an imperial palace, and her golden hair fluttered with her movements.

The command center barracks was quite large enough to accommodate quite a number of people, but it only took about ten seconds for Seraphina to come right in front of Gilbert. Serafina stopped at a distance close enough for each other’s breath to touch, then raised her finger and gently traced Gilbert’s chest.

“I’ll say it again. The opening is no different from usual. He just expressed his desire to have a priest. It’s the same as usual.”

“Sister’s residence.”

“Rather, isn’t it the priest who is unusual? Do you want to say that it is burdensome to express leisure like this?”

“No. However, I remember giving an answer to that.”

Gilbert recalled the message window that was in front of him a moment ago.

The sub-scenario, which had had no changes until now, showed a drastic change. The opportunity was when Seraphina showed her unfiltered possessiveness towards Gilbert himself. With this, I was able to find out for sure who one of the twisted possessive seekers that I had only thought of as a hypothesis was.

But that wasn’t what mattered now.

I quickly closed the message window, but I clearly remembered the phrase that I had reached the first junction.

Here, I was able to get a feel for how the sub-scenario, Seekers of Twisted Possession, progresses. This sub-scenario was a multi-ending type scenario where the direction of the scenario was determined by the choices he made.

Gilbert did not like multi-ending scenarios very much due to his personal preference.

Because there were many spin-off achievements, the number of repetitions doubled or tripled. Although he found it fun to complete achievements, changing the sub-scenario options one by one caused extreme game fatigue. Since there was no guarantee of clearing the scenario, there were many cases of repetitive, laborious play.

Even if I was Gilbert, I couldn’t help but like the multi-ending sub-scenario because if such an episode was repeated over and over again, I would get sick of the game and quit playing for a few days.

Besides, this was reality, not a game. If it was a sub-scenario with an unusual name and a multi-ending scenario, there was a high possibility that there would be a bad ending in all likelihood. That’s why Gilbert judged that it was necessary to insert the phrase “first crossroads” into the message window.

To be honest, Seraphina’s eyes were not normal right now.

I knew that she was very possessive, but this was definitely the first time she showed me this broken side. Although she was greedy for talent, she did not want to lose her elegance as a member of the royal family.

I always tried to take my time, and all of those conditions combined made me an impossible character to attack. The production company’s official also had such a background, so considering the probability, the romance route related to Seraphina was unrealistic.

However, with Seraphina showing such possessiveness and trying to tie him down, it was strange that he did not feel a sense of crisis. This was the first time I had seen such obsessive behavior even though I had invested so much time into the game.

Gilbert thought it shouldn’t stay like this.

There was a need to change the mood here.

He quickly knelt down, looking at Seraphina, who was still rubbing her chest.

“Your Majesty.”

“Priest. If you suddenly get down on your knees, are you ready to become hers?”

“Thank you for your high opinion of me. However, I told you that my loyalty is always to the empire..”

“You say the same thing. Priest, no Sir Gilbert. Why do you push her away?”

The coquettish look that seemed to impale every man in the world just a moment ago has disappeared. What was left now was a fragmentary image of the Empress who would disgrace the empire.

Gilbert could see that this was an important crossroads.

At least what he had to do now that the information about the sub-scenario was released was to somehow postpone the choice.

He needed time.

Time to organize information.

“Your Majesty. Look far away. How are you tied to me?”

“You’re saying something strange. The opening is not tied to the sutra. I’m just trying to get what I want. Sir is destined to become a star that will shine brightly in the empire. Leisure will make it like that, and the empire will make it like that. then. Isn’t it natural that one must obtain that star in order to ascend to the highest point of the empire?”

Seraphina was not wrong.

His giant soldier piloting skills, which he invested countless hours into perfecting, were definitely special. Even though it was in a game, the vast experience accumulated through countless deaths and trial and error was completely absorbed into Gilbert.

And he was a person who could use that experience better than anyone else.

“I will say it again. I want to have an opening sutra.”

“I will say it again. My loyalty is always to the Empire.”

“Does that mean that you cannot have the title unless you become the successor?”

“I have only one answer. My loyalty is always to the Empire.”

Gilbert declared firmly. The moment he supports one faction, the scales tip to one side. The image of a hero of the empire is also projected to the lord he serves.

Nevertheless, the reason he did not choose one side was because of the existence of the sub-scenario and Prince Richard. When I stood on Serafina’s side, I had no idea how the sub-scenario would proceed, and I had no idea how Prince Richard would react.

At least it was easier to deal with it by observing the situation and taking a wait-and-see approach.

“The priest is probably the only one who makes Yeo this anxious. I don’t know why you are so ignorant of her feelings.”

“I just feel sorry.”

” was done. Even when I think about it, this is an uncharacteristic way to do it. If the priest is going to push Yeo out like that, Yeo will have no choice but to use extreme measures.”

Gilbert felt uneasy. He tried to avoid the situation by pretending not to notice, but Seraphina’s obsession seemed to have become more serious than he thought.

“Hana, I have a mission assigned to me right now, so I will bear with it. Commander Gilbert, you can go back.”

Although the much-desired wedding invitation was granted, Gilbert was unable to leave the place easily due to his reluctant mood.

But I couldn’t kneel here forever, so I bowed and left the command barracks.

[The first branch of the sub-scenario: Seekers of Twisted Possession has been selected.]

[Information on the sub-scenario Seekers of Twisted Possession has been updated.]

As soon as he left the command barracks, Gilbert couldn’t help but sigh at the message window that appeared.

For some reason, I felt afraid to look.

***

Gilbert, who returned to his barracks, hurriedly opened the message window.

It was time to check the contents of the sub-scenario I had been curious about for over half a year.

Type: Sub

Clear condition: Guide the seekers to the right path.

Seeker: Serafina, ???, ???

Compensation: Reward level determined based on progress (F~S)

– ???

Progress: 20%

information:

– The seekers realized their twisted minds and lost their original path.

1. Serafina – Torsion Index 60%

– One of the seekers, Princess Serafina, became so possessive that she was twisted.

– Her once intelligent eyes have now become eyes of unstoppable desire unless she gets what she wants.

– The first fork has been selected.

You have become an object of possessiveness and have refused to be hers. (Torsion index increased by 30%)

* You must guide her on the right path so that she does not stray from the right path.

* The destruction ending begins when the twist index reaches 100%.

2. ???

3. ???

Gilbert’s expression crumpled when he saw the mission window, which had almost all of its contents filled with question marks.

As expected, Serafina was one of the seekers. It was good that his hypothesis was proven correct, but none of the details were good.

In particular, the first indicator known as the torsion index was close to 60%, and it was seen that if this torsion index reached 100%, a ruinous ending would be reached.

This was also the first ending name I saw while going through numerous multi-ending scenarios.

Usually, it was called a bad ending, but what about a ruinous ending?

There was no denying that things were getting serious. First of all, the name ‘Destruction Ending’ was scary. Unlike the bad ending, which is all about dying or being maimed, it was given the grandiose title of destruction ending.

Maybe there was an ending waiting for me where I might be happier if I died.

Isn’t that too much of a stretch?

Gilbert shook his head and closed the mission window.

Things have been going well these days.

Brianna, who died on every route, did not die, and many people did not become victims of terrorism.

Since peace was made with Sigurd’s clan, it was as if Gilbert had done the best he could at this point.

But now I’ve been hit hard in the back.

Although the ending has not been decided yet, it was recognized as a sufficiently dangerous situation.

The appearance of the variable of the destruction ending heightened Gilbert’s tension, which had been somewhat relaxed, to the highest level. I had forgotten that this world is a neighborhood where you can go crazy if you let your guard down.

– Clap clap

Gilbert slapped his face with his palm to wake him up. I hit him so hard that my face turned red.

First, the sub-scenario was focused on lowering Serafina’s twist index, and full-scale action was postponed. Now, a subjugation war was just around the corner.

Even if you care about the doom ending, if you die in the subjugation battle before that, you are doomed and that’s the end of it.

Moreover, this world has already begun to run on a different timeline from the world of Tactical Combat that Gilbert knew. The proof was a sub-scenario that had never been seen in the game.

Since we didn’t know what would happen in the subjugation battle, it was necessary to successfully end the monster subjugation battle that was immediately threatening. If I focused on the sub-scenario for no reason and something happened during the subjugation battle, it would be a big problem.

Having traveled countless times through chaotic battlefields, he was able to calm his mind without difficulty.

Quickly recovering his mind was his specialty.

As always, if you have a hard time in your head, you just need to start with the problem at hand and finish it step by step.

***

“Gilbert. It is a tradition of the Sigurd clan for men and women to overlap each other on the night before a battle.”

Oh, except for this.