episode_0249

My first day back in Korea after enjoying sightseeing in Hong Kong.

That dayㅡ

I did nothing.

I slept all day.

A day or so passed by in an instant.

I was more tired than when I returned from another world.

If I had to pick one thing that was unique about Korea and Japan, it would be that we both boiled and ate ramen?

I was a bit surprised.

Before going on the trip, the ramen didn’t taste spicy at all.

When I actually tried to eat it after returning from the trip, it was so spicy that my tongue felt numb.

This was spicy.

These days in Hong Kong have been a good experience for me.

One thing that is regrettable is.

“I didn’t really get any skills.”

It really is endless how greedy people are.

If you’ve mixed bodies with pretty women, then you should be satisfied with that.

I always found myself wanting something more.

Well, in another world, just sleeping with a woman gave you skills.

It is inevitable that you will become full of greed.

I was missing the world of quests in my heart.

When I turned on the quest after a long time, it seemed I wasn’t the only one who missed it.

[Do you want to accept the quest now?]

[Quest difficulty decreases.]

[Some quest rewards…]

“Why is it like this?”

There was a time in the past when I didn’t do a quest for quite some time.

It wasn’t like this back then.

Perhaps this feature was added as the skill level on the quest board increased.

It felt like the quest board was holding my legs together.

Don’t give up on yourself.

I started selecting quests, turning off various notification windows.

Difficulty goes down and rewards go up.

Mainly those kind of worthwhile quests.

Then a familiar world appeared.

Fantasy world.

“Obviously…”

At the end, I remember feeling the body of the Knight Commander.

Even this memory was so old that it wasn’t clear.

There must have been other things going on, but the memory of the massage was the only thing that dominated my mind.

“…If you go, anything will happen.”

I was a little excited to go into the quest world after a long time.

I read the mission statement.

[Massage two women.]

They said the difficulty level went down, but it seems easier now.

…you mean pure massage?

First, I closed my eyes and surrendered my body.

Then I felt like my body was floating slightly.

When you feel a sense of floating that you will never get used to in your lifeㅡ

“Hurray!”

“Pressure down!”

I could hear the rough shouts of men.

“Hoo…”

I grabbed my head and looked towards the direction where the screaming came from.

“Oh my gosh!”

The roar of the spirit reminded me of a gym.

I looked around and, sure enough, there were half-naked men training.

It was no ordinary training.

It was a modern exercise using dumbbells or barbells.

“Ah.”

I remembered that I had previously come to this world and supplied the Knights with those exercises and exercise equipment.

Thanks to this, everyone’s body became balanced.

Well done, past me.

As I look closely, memories seem to come back to me.

“Chief Dana!”

“Yeah.”

When someone shouted “Chief Dana” from afar, everyone stopped training and saluted Chief Dana.

I also saluted to match the atmosphere around me, and Dana smiled when she saw me doing so.

I remembered.

I remember touching every nook and cranny of Manager Dana’s body under the pretense of giving her a massage.

“Where are you going?”

I grabbed Captain Dana, who was trying to pass by, and asked her.

“I was called because the VIPs are coming this time.”

“VIPs?”

“I don’t know anything more than that, but don’t worry, I’ll be back soon.”

Although it was our first time talking, it felt very friendly.

As Captain Dana left for somewhere, I looked around at the knights in training.

When they made eye contact with me, everyone would salute with their uniforms raised.

I checked the favorability ratings and everyone seemed to think well of me.

It looks like I did pretty well last time.

It’s rewarding.

Among them, one heterogeneous favorability was shown.

A relatively young-looking knight with a particularly volatile favorability rating was standing there blankly.

“Ethan.”

Yes, the original protagonist of this world.

I remembered.

Originally, this world was a Japanese short story comic.

A short comic about a boy named Ethan who grows up and saves Dana, the commander of the knights who just passed by.

And the previous me changed that story.

After clearing the dungeon, Ethan was unable to connect with Dana.

So then what is the next story?

Since it was originally a short comic, I had no idea how this world would flow.

There may be a hidden worldview that only the author knows about, or that even the author doesn’t know about.

“…Somehow it’ll work out.”

I called Ethan.

Ethan approached me hesitantly.

My favorability rating went up and down repeatedly.

Ethan’s first words told me why.

“Oh, didn’t I come out of the room of the holy knight, Dana-nim, yesterday…?”

“Ah… That? It’s just a massage. It loosens up your muscles.”

“That night…?”

“You are such a busy person.”

“Ahh… Phew…”

[Favorability: +75]

Favorability has stabilized again.

I looked at Ethan like that with curiosity.

I didn’t know it then, but I know it now.

‘Is it because he’s the main character?’

I felt something like an enormous amount of mana and internal energy coming from inside Ethan at the same time.

“…Ethan.”

“Huh?”

“Want to learn how to use a sword?”

I wanted to try teaching once.

I, an extra, teach martial arts to the protagonist of a fantasy world.

When I smiled faintly, Ethan’s favorability rating dropped a little.

I’m scared.

***

There were two women in a rattling carriage.

The age difference between the two was only 5 years, but their positions were worlds apart.

One was one of the world’s greatest magicians, and the other was her protégé.

“Tsk.”

“Why are you like that?”

“Why are the roads like this in this country?”

The woman frowned, seeming displeased.

Other people might think she was nitpicking, but from her perspective, it was understandable.

Because the magic tower where she lived had wide roads paved with magic.

Besides, she was investing a significant amount of money every year in the country she was heading to.

So, it was a position where it was possible to have this level of dissatisfaction.

“And it still seems like we’re not prepared for monsters. What was it…”

“…Are you talking about the Black Knights?”

“Yeah, aside from that knighthood, there’s no countermeasure against monsters?”

The woman beat her chest as if frustrated by that fact.

“Oh my. That’s why the plants in the greenhouse…”

Flowers in a greenhouse.

It was a word some people used to refer to the empire.

They were surrounded by many countries and had few dungeons, so they didn’t have to worry about monsters.

That’s why they developed a strong military force.

Also, that’s why they didn’t know.

The fear of monsters.

Why other nations, especially those of the most outlying races, devote most of their military power to monsters.

“…You have to be careful with what you say.”

“I know, I know. I’ll just be quiet today.”

Today was an important day.

The moment when her investments, which come once a year, come to fruition.

It was the day that Eva, the lord of the western magic tower, was to hand over the three magicians she wanted.

“I don’t quite understand.”

“What?”

The elf, Eva’s disciple, said.

Among Eva’s disciples, he was a particularly talented child.

“They sell promising wizards every year for just a few pennies.”

“Chi, I don’t know if he’s a promising wizard anyway.”

It’s not that they didn’t know the value of wizards.

It’s just that they had a higher priority on knights, and at the same time, they lacked the ability to recognize good magicians.

That’s why they were grateful to Eva.

They just love it when they receive huge amounts of sponsorship every year and take half-wizards with them.

“From their perspective, I’m just a half-wizard.”

As for myself, I found it surprising that there were people in this country who were actually working as magicians.

With a half-baked curriculum and a spellbook, you’re learning magic.

In a way, it was a tragedy.

This country will never understand why a great magician cannot come from its own country.

“Slowly, won’t Danado come over here too?”

“Because she is the commander of the knights.”

Eva smacked her lips in disappointment at her disciple’s obvious words.

Although she rose to the rank of Commander of the Knights, in Eva’s eyes, Dana was not a person fit for a knight.

It’s not that her talent as a knight is lacking.

He was simply far more talented as a wizard.

Knowing that, I tried to take it out several times, but it was difficult to break Dana’s will as the commander of the knights.

‘I am the captain of the Black Knights.’

With that being said, I was firmly rejected.

The country was actually planning to hand her over as the captain, on the condition that she would give them just a little more money.

As we were talking, the carriage finally stopped shaking.

There was talk of entering the city.

“Oh my, it rattles so much my butt hurts.”

“Would you like to find a massage parlor?”

“…I guess so…huh?”

As soon as I entered the city center, I felt an ominous atmosphere.

This was mana.

That’s also powerful.

“Coach, what’s over there?”

“Are you talking about that side? There’s nothing special… Ah, the Black Knights, the Black Knights’ quarters are there. ”

“Really?”

Are there any other cases like Dana?

There may be more people who have chosen to walk the path of a wizard but have become knights.

“Let’s stop by there a little later.”

“The Knights? …If that’s what you want…”

As it turned out, it was the Black Knights again.