episode_0168
by fnovelpia“The adventure is over. I’m going to live my life the way I want.”
Asia said so.
“The sign is….”
“Signs? What do you know? Honestly, you don’t want to go around suffering all that much, right? Let’s travel comfortably.”
She approached them and made an offer on my behalf.
“Rather than going through all the trouble of searching for signs… Let’s have a fun and enjoyable trip.”
“You, you are not Asia!”
Lisa pushed her away.
“Don’t pretend to be Asia! Asia is not you, it’s me!”
Karin acknowledged me as Asia.
“Are you giving up on the ordeal? You can’t lose!”
Serena advised her not to give up until the very end.
But none of it reached Asia.
“Hmm… not fun.”
Could it be that he was thinking of charming them too?
“Ah, Asia… Mr… .”
“Huh? What’s wrong, fake?”
I became a fake.
I had no choice but to plead with her, who had taken away all of the player’s functions.
“Please, just be attracted to them… .”
“Huh?”
After hearing what I said, she picked it up and laughed.
“What are you talking about, you? There’s no way I would do that to my precious colleague, right?”
She came to me and whispered in my ear.
“Because I’m Asian.”
“읏… .”
Asia.
Since they were also a part of me, my heart that cherishes them has not changed.
“Okay. Then let’s not talk about what we just said.”
“That, then…!”
“Let’s think of a way to collect the tokens.”
She tried to blend in with the party as if she had always been there.
“Wait a minute… .”
“Everyone. Now, I am the only Asia. The Asia that has been adventuring and overcoming adversity with you all this time.”
Of course, they didn’t accept it easily.
Asia pursed her lips, not liking the way they reacted so violently.
“Now I am the only Asia… .”
“I won’t accept a guy like you as real!”
“Asia doesn’t do bad things like you!”
Everyone… .
“Are you okay, Asia?”
“Yes, yes… .”
They brought me back to their embrace.
“Haa. That guy isn’t Asia anymore?”
“Our Asia is this way!”
“Ugh.”
Asia finally said this while crossing her arms.
“Then do your best.”
“What?”
“I wonder if the story can progress without a main character.”
She said that and took the men away.
“I’ll be back anyway.”
Where did she go?
I don’t know.
But I had already lost the will to pursue them, so I just stood there blankly.
“Asia! Are you okay?”
“I think something happened… .”
Although they cared, I felt a hollowness in my heart, as if I had lost something fundamental.
…I am not a player anymore.
***
When I woke up the next morning at my accommodation, there was a blurry message floating around.
what?
It’s so distorted that I can’t read it properly.
I couldn’t even feel Ravi’s touch on my chest.
Ravi… You didn’t return it, right?
“Asia… ?”
“Ah, Karin. You’re awake.”
We tried to spend the morning like any other.
I wake up normally, and the story progresses normally… .
“Let’s open Asia Solution Center again starting today!”
I tried so hard but it didn’t work out.
No matter how much I investigated, I couldn’t find a single plausible rumor, and at some point, the Knights of the Lily disappeared.
At this point I had a feeling that what she said was probably true, but I tried to deny it and look the other way.
“I guess there isn’t a church in this city. Let’s look for another city.”
So I stopped by another city and searched here and there, but I couldn’t find any hints…
“Gyaaak!”
Chomp!
“Keuk… .”
Became more vulnerable to monster attacks.
…the strength and ability remain the same.
However, strategic judgment was impossible.
We were just attacking in a monotonous pattern, as if we had turned on automatic combat.
If there are two or more monsters, attack all at once without thinking.
If your stamina drops even a little, you must heal.
If you have any remaining magic power, use the strongest magic possible.
Strangely, flexible responses like focusing on taking down just one guy first did not come to mind during battle.
“Haa, haa… .”
“Hee, please heal me… .”
“Yes… .”
We passed on to the next town with much greater exhaustion than usual.
And then fail again.
And then it falls over again.
And got hurt again.
I went around several cities but couldn’t find any hints.
It’s frustrating.
I felt like I was stuck in a game because I missed a hint.
What should I do?
What should I do here to proceed?
Our goal is to pass the ordeal of fire.
To do this, I sought out the Church of Love and transformed myself into a body that could withstand the intense temperature… .
… Now that I think about it, I haven’t seen anyone from the church lately.
It was originally a secret society, but it has been popping up every now and then when we’ve forgotten about it.
No matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find any trace of them.
I went to the Kingdom of Lamia once, but the king was away.
“Because you are busy with the Pope’s vote… .”
The Queen only said this.
If the story doesn’t progress, you can’t meet them.
Because the flow of time in this world depends on my progress.
…no.
It’s not my progress.
Here is her progress.
“… … Let’s go back.”
Eventually we had no choice but to return to Vulcano.
To the city where she will be.
***
“Ouch!”
“What, what… .”
The city had changed considerably while we were away.
It was originally a hot place, so people wore light clothing, but now no one was wearing any clothes.
All around are naked women with their breasts exposed.
“Man…?”
Even the guards were replaced by women.
“Huh? Man?”
“Yes. Where did everyone go?”
They answered our questions with regretful expressions.
“That’s right… Asia has it.”
“Yes?”
When I delved into the story a little more, I found out that she monopolized all the men in the city.
He occupied the castle and reigned there like a king.
It is said that all the men in the city live in the lord’s concubine’s house.
“Then you guys… .”
“We can’t have sex with men without Asia’s permission.”
What, what is this….
We rushed to Yeongju Castle.
And there it is….
“Um… .”
“Asia is sleeping.”
There was only her sleeping soundly on a huge bed with naked men around her and naked maids wearing chastity belts.
“… Huh?”
She felt our presence and opened her eyes.
“It’s been a while, everyone. Are you enjoying your adventure?”
She sat up with an expression that said she knew this would happen.
“Water.”
“Yes!”
The maid quickly went out to get some water.
We had to talk to her while watching the maid bring a basin and wash Aishia, and other men caressing Aishia.
“How is it? No progress?”
“… … .”
When I said nothing, she giggled.
“Of course. Because I’m not doing anything.”
“Ai… Sia.”
“Yes. I’m Asia. To use an analogy, it’s like I’m not progressing through the story in … and just resting at the inn. … If I, a merchant, don’t move, this world will stand still.”
Some words are not audible.
Perhaps it feels meta… like it’s talking about a story outside of the game.
The reason I can’t hear these words is probably because I’m not a player.
Because NPCs can’t understand the story of the game.
In reality, they just looked bewildered.
“Aaang♥ There, left leg. Are you doing well? What have you been doing?”
“Yes, Asia. I came here after doing some blacksmith work!”
“Uh-huh-huh… Really? Then instead of legs, you should rub the chest.”
“Yes!”
You are not concentrating on the conversation we are having.
She didn’t seem to be taking this conversation itself very seriously.
“To explain it in a way that even people like you can understand, if I don’t go on adventures with you, nothing will happen.”
Our party accepted it, even though we didn’t quite understand the reason.
The game’s system.
Even if we don’t understand this, we have no choice but to just move on.
“Well, then… .”
“Yes. I’m also getting tired of playing… so should I continue the adventure? … It feels like I’ve added … to it, so it’s not that great. After all, isn’t … pure love?”
She bit the men and came to us.
“So, you guys want to collect the tokens?”
“… Of course, that’s obvious.”
“But you can’t do it without me?”
“… … .”
Looking at them looking embarrassed, Asia chuckled.
“Hehehe… Don’t worry. I like you guys so much. I don’t intend to bother you or anything. If you want to progress the story, I’ll… do it for you.”
Asia smiled brightly and ordered her maid to bring her armor.
“And anyway… soon you’ll acknowledge me as the real Asia.”
“Miss Asia! Here is the armor you were talking about!”
“Yeah. You worked hard. As a reward, you can take one of the guys here.”
“Oh, go, thank you!”
Her current attire is a gorgeous dress that only noble women would wear.
What the maid brought was my original outfit, the bikini armor.
“Please take care of me again, everyone♥”
At the Asia party where Asia wasn’t there, Asia came back.
“And you too… I’ll be counting on you in the future♥”
The smile she gave me was never the kind you’d give to a colleague.
“You will be my … from now on.”
She whispered in my ear like that.
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