episode_0298

“Whew.”

Claire sighed in relief.

Isabella gave her second daughter a pat of encouragement.

“Thank you for your hard work. It must have been quite difficult because the workload increased as you were forced to do work that would normally require several families to gather together.”

Claire rested her chin on her hand and answered calmly.

“What’s the hardship? It’s something you have to do.”

“How can you say it was natural? You guys stepped forward and helped.”

“What’s not natural is that Mom has to carry all that on her own. Oh. That’s right. Mom. This.”

Claire held out an artifact along with the denial.

“Huh?”

“This is used to check if the horses have been enchanted. It seems difficult to train them during this period, so I made them adapt by casting a weak illusion magic on the flagpole or flag.”

“You look unusually tired. Did you take on this job too…?”

“Ugh-! I have to do at least one more so I can rest a bit. If I do it well, I can go play with Flora.”

“Hey, you used up so much mana, so you should rest quickly. If you work any more, Mom will get mad.”

Isabella looked at Claire, who was stretching to relieve her fatigue, with admiring eyes, even though she said that.

“Anyway, my sister will be back soon, so I’ll rest for a bit.”

“Okay. Get some rest. I’ll take care of the rest after the procession.”

“Yeah. But…”

Claire, who was about to leave, patting my shoulder as if she was tired, suddenly looked around and asked.

“Where did Carcein go?”

Oddly enough, no carcein was seen.

***

-Tiring!

▶I found someone who wanted to replace the broken wheel on the carriage!◀

-Tiring!

▶We found the one who was trying to create confusion by creating smoke through incineration!◀

-Tiring!

▶I found the guy who was trying to shoot an arrow at the flag that would cause a small explosion on contact!◀

Enemy entities that appear with the start of full-scale foundation of the nation.

These don’t just stop at one or two.

Of course, that was how the game hindered the player, Karthine.

[ Bagrand Duke’s Reputation Rank: C ]

[Geon-guk International Field Risk: Caution]

Ultimately, it’s about targeting just one person in this noisy place, but that’s an internal problem within the episode.

However, external problems still remain.

The background of the creation of these episodes is called.

First of all, the founding of this nation is the responsibility of the Baghdad Dukes.

The Bagrand Dukes are the most prestigious nobles in the empire, but they are also a family that is subject to jealousy and envy. For that reason, there will be ample justification for attacking them.

Secondly, the only candidate for the foundation of the nation is the Baghdad Duke.

The gap has widened so much that the only weakness in charge of this founding nation is not easily remedied. Someone may try to take advantage of this gap to tarnish this reputation.

Finally, Karsain belongs to the Bagrand Dukes.

There are countless people who are displeased with the fact that Karsine, who was practically in charge of the shortcomings, has achieved good results not only in the symposium but also in the martial arts competition.

Besides, the fact that he was once a commoner is a weakness that anyone would notice. They would try to exploit it somehow.

Such background acts as an external threat to the episode, causing them to appear in the status window.

Reputation rank, risk level, and the number that has always bothered me, intimacy.

‘If you don’t manage it, all sorts of penalties will be imposed. There’s a reason it’s the final episode of Chapter 3.’

Not one, not two, but three.

The triple pressure also had to be taken into account.

Hoo- I sigh and look around again.

And this time, I glance at my watch. Again, something catches my eye.

‘It’s too late.’

Since catching the first culprit, no one has come forward to provide the next clue.

Even if it’s late, it means it’s very late.

In such cases, one should suspect the person who had previously been caught.

There’s nothing I can do.

▶You must assume risk when using system functions.◀

▶Would you like to use it?◀

The existence of three types of pressures meant that, conversely, we could take risks and use the functions assigned to this episode.

The one that looks the best is…

As expected, it was this way.

“Sir Carlton. Order the knights to patrol the alleys closely until I rescind my order.”

“Okay!”

▶Soldier Control System◀

[You can strengthen your guard by consuming the knights’ action points.]

[ Be careful! If you overburden them with work or delay them for too long, your intimacy with the Knights may decrease! ]

If you’re a knight, the penalty will probably be less.

***

After borrowing the power of the system and making a short patrol, I quickly headed to the cell where the first inmate was.

The moment I went down the stairs and stepped into the prison cell.

‘Wait a minute. Why is the air like this…’

Oh, no way.

▶Use mana to enhance your vision.◀

The enhanced vision illuminated the flow of mana straight away.

“Cheer! I was hoping!”

In the prison where you could usually only see the threads of mana, a huge clump of mana began to appear.

It was such a vicious agglomeration that if left alone, mana might burst out from my entire body at once.

There’s only one thing that explodes so viciously.

It’s suicide.

I ran quickly and arrived at the prison.

“…! Yes, how did you…!”

“Shut up.”

“Ouch!”

I struck the stomach with one blow, knocking it out, and dispersed the mana clumps here and there to stop the bastard from self-destructing.

“Wow. It would have been dangerous if I had been even a little bit late.”

It was a suicide trigger. If the only person with information died, it was an immediate bad ending without a second thought.

On the other hand, the suicide trigger appeared…

-Ugh.

“Of course, there it is.”

-Tiring!

▶Expected damage type: Explosion terrorism◀

▶Expected damage scope: Paralysis and collapse of major facilities including the central plaza◀

As soon as the full-scale foundation of the country began, we investigated the captured man, and it was worth the three-hour wait.

▶We have discovered the material that is the material for the attached explosive.◀

◆Prikshaar Thermos

It’s a material.

This is something that involves finding out the source.

If we know the source of carcein, we can know where it is produced, and this will give us a clue.

I had to memorize everything in my head without any help from the system, but it was nothing compared to the CSAT.

◆Prikshaar Thermos

[If you mix the secretions of a beetle that only lives in the Phrikshahr region and keep it in powder form, it can be turned into explosives just by injecting external mana.]

As I filled in the required information and completed the Pokedex myself, the status window popped up again.

-Tiring!

▶We identified the source and revealed the truth about the terrorism.◀

▶We will pay compensation.◀

‘Okay.’

This is enough.

As it has been revealed that it is a terrorist attack, its intensity carries a considerable weight.

This would greatly increase my achievement score, and it would certainly spit out useful information to me regardless of reputation or risk.

…however.

The forms of compensation are very heterogeneous.

▶Provide a memorial.◀

There are many factors that could pose a problem, whether it is threatening Karsain, the Duke, or the Founding Empire itself.

However, the form of compensation did not come in the form of a memorial.

“…whoa.”

First of all, since the memorial is up, it won’t harm me.

Information? I’ll provide some clues in some way.

I don’t know what it was trying to show, but watching it was a hundred times the right decision.

The moment you reach out.

The memorial automatically glowed for me.

▶Time is delayed, so you automatically obtain the hidden memory.◀

-Wow!

And this time, it wasn’t Carcein’s memorial.

***

A day passes by like any other.

Minhyuk’s routine was always consistent.

Life at a lower school.

At night, I work part-time without telling my family.

When dawn comes, I take a short nap after studying.

But recently, there has been a bit of a change in that lifestyle.

It’s because of work.

On days when I have free time, especially on weekends, I usually continue to prepare for the CSAT without going to school, but these days, I have to spend that time at work.

“Oh my, this guy. He’s drunk and full of rice cakes.”

“Hehehe…”

“Leave it alone. It’s been a while since we had a company dinner.”

“Yes! It’s been a while since I’ve had a company dinner, so how about getting a little drunk!”

…and even participating in these useless company dinners reduced my part-time work hours.

‘How long do I have to keep doing this?’

Minhyuk felt annoyed inside.

First, as Eunseo said, even though I am learning on the job at the company, it is of no use at all.

In a word, it’s a waste of time.

You can either study or work during this time.

It was like throwing away my precious time, which was overflowing with things that could be used for something.

‘Tsk. Should I just do this all at once? Then I can study secretly at work.’

…Now that I think about it, it seems pretty good.

Anyway, the daily quota is set, so there’s no need to divide it up and do it every day, right?

This is something that needs to be put into action right away. Min-hyuk chooses to go back to work, avoiding the eyes of his family who are still chatting with the coworkers.

In the meantime.

Someone answers the phone outside the car.

“Yes. I got it. Yes. It’s Changyeong-ro 50-gil.”

Minhyuk, who was passing through a small alley, happened to overhear the conversation.

It was a familiar place name.

Well, what would be the point? Minhyuk closed his ears and walked away.

But in the next conversation, Minhyuk opened his ears that had been closed by nature.

“It passes around 10 o’clock. Since the left field of vision is damaged, a direct hit shouldn’t be difficult, right?”

“…?!”

What? Now…!

-Thud!

“Ah, don’t worry. I’ll kill you for sure, so just pay me whatever you want… Huh?”

Swish. Swish.

The man turned his head from side to side, but couldn’t find anything.

“Ah. No. It looks like some random trash was just thrown away and rolled around. I’ll be leaving now.”

Bam! The car door closes.

Soon the car started moving, and Minhyuk came out of the alley where he had been hiding.

“…”

Minhyuk clenched his fist.

A familiar place name.

Exact time.

A direct hit to the left field of vision that was ruined, and even the eerie words that said he would kill me.

It’s too perfect to be a coincidence.

At this time.

At the exact place you named.

A middle-aged woman will pass by in a car.

The decision didn’t take long.

“…Shit!”

What should I do to avoid being late?

Calculate the time. Figure out how to get there on time. Find a way to stop that killer.

There was only one way.

“Minhyuk? What brings you here?”

“…Sorry, sir. This bike might break down today.”

“What? What is that…! Minhyuk!”

-Booow!