episode_0028

In RPG games, most ‘healer’ classes are not fun.

Compared to that, healers were often necessary when forming a party.

Of course, Akare is designed so that it can be played without a healer.

If there is a healer in the party, the game will proceed more smoothly.

Anyway, for this reason, healers were an unpopular profession in RPG games.

There were few people who wanted to do it, but many who needed it.

That was one of the reasons why I chose to become a priest.

Because I preferred multiplayer over single player.

“Be careful!”

Raven, disguised as a man, shouted.

[ BOSS Black Welcome Rabbit Lv.10 ]

I ignored Raven’s cries and reached out to the black hare.

Then the black illusion rabbit’s face distorted like a demon’s, revealing sharp teeth.

‘I like female Raven better than male Raven.’

Eww- Eww-

Whether the Black Welcome Rabbit would chew on my hand or not, I thought about Raven inwardly.

Raven, who is accompanying me now, was in the status of a princess, so she was disguised as a man.

Originally, Prince Raven should have appeared based on my gender, but I didn’t like seeing it, so I changed it to Administrator rights.

“Hill.”

Ugh-

The reason I’m suddenly thinking about Raven is because I remembered the most common feedback I received during the beta test period.

‘I asked Raven to choose her gender.’

Most of the inquiries about gender selection came from female beta testers.

The common argument was that women like pretty female characters more than male characters.

“Homosexuality···.”

If there had been no favorability rating, then it would have been different. But since favorability rating had already been introduced, that argument would have been difficult to accept.

If you raise your favorability to the max, you’ll be able to do a bunch of embarrassing things just by imagining them.

‘Because of this, the guards? I’ve been tackled in places like that.’

Fortunately, the Akashic Records of Earth were there to watch over us, so we were able to overcome all of these problems without a hitch.

“Do you know that?”

Raven, who was watching the Black Welcome Rabbit’s Aurora eating show, turned his gaze to me.

“The Black Illusion Rabbit is a monster that has inherited the blood of the now-defunct ‘Masu’ and possesses a small amount of magical energy.”

“···This is the first time I’ve heard of this story.”

Of course. It’s a secret I found out with the authority of the Creator.

How could a princess of a fallen kingdom who had just emerged into the world know this?

Well, it wasn’t really a question I was asking with any expectation of an answer.

“Then what happens when magic and divine power meet?

“I’ve heard that magic has been fatal to divine power since ancient times.”

“That’s right. And just a moment ago, this cute bunny bit my hand while I was using the heel.”

Raven’s gaze turned to the black illusion rabbit.

The black hare was dead, soaked in divine power.

“Isn’t it cute when you look at it like this?”

The only cute black welcome rabbit is a dead black welcome rabbit.

Actually, the regular black hare rabbit was no different from a normal rabbit, so it was quite cute.

“···Crazy person.”

I just played the game on the raw route prepared for those who chose the priesthood.

My favorite NPC was freaking out and swearing at me.

But isn’t it too obvious that you hate me?

If you do this, I’ll get hurt too!

“Let’s just go camping···.”

Raven started preparing for camping, looking tired.

***

We passed through the first stage, the Dark Forest, and arrived at the capital.

“Wow. There are a lot of people.”

People standing like country bumpkins who just came up to Seoul.

People interacting while demonstrating their professional skills to each other.

People who immediately form a party and head out to the hunting grounds.

A large number of people could be seen in the squares of the capital.

‘What are you doing over there?’

A corner of the square, an empty lot with a practice dummy.

There were gathered those wearing gauntlets, the starting weapon of the unmanned combat.

“Okay, challenge!”

Papat-!

One of the drones shouted a challenge and performed a forward leap.

I changed direction using the scarecrow as a stepping stone.

But the next attempt failed and he ended up rolling on the floor.

“It was successful at first, but it was a mess.”

“Are you talented? I’ve never had a hard time.”

“What did you do?”

Who would call them unmanned dream trees?

They were huddled together and practicing changing the direction of their forward leap.

I watched the unmanned dream trees’ heated practice for a long time.

Due to a balance patch, the maximum number of turns has been limited to 3.

‘Even the first turn is difficult.’

Well, how many opportunities do busy modern people have to exercise their bodies in this way?

Rather, it was Daehyeop Kim who quickly adapted to the change of direction that was strange.

This is normal.

“How does Daehyeop Geumma do this?”

“I heard that Daehyeop also practiced for almost half a day.”

“Oh, it’s not easy.”

I left my seat, praying for the achievements of the unmanned dream trees.

‘Should I stop by the church?’

Priests can receive buffs by visiting a church and offering prayers.

Reduces skill cooldown, increases divine power regeneration speed, and increases maximum divine power.

You randomly get one buff out of three.

The balance for this has not yet been struck.

They said a week of beta testing would be enough.

‘There were circumstances.;

The number of beta testers who chose the priest was too small.

None of them did what a priest does: ‘pray in church.’

So, there isn’t enough data to know what the balance of the buffs is.

In the first place, you need data to balance it out or not.

As I moved to the church, I opened the skill window and checked the tooltip to see if there was anything wrong.

―――

Faith (Passvie Skill)

– Changed the ability ‘Affinity’ to ‘Divine Power’.

– Damage taken is reduced by 10%.

– The effect of the basic skill ‘Heal’ increases by 50%.

– The effect of the basic skill ‘Blessing’ increases by 50%.

– Increases divine power by 10.

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―――

‘No problem.’

As I was reading carefully, I found myself at the church.

“There aren’t many people.”

Although, unlike during the beta test, there were a few players that showed up.

Even then, there were no priests, and everyone quickly lost interest and left the church.

“It’s a shame.”

Even if you weren’t a priest, you could enter the church, but no one did.

Why is that? I thought about the reason, but no answer came to mind.

As I was loitering around in front of the church, a woman who appeared to be a nun approached me.

“Are you a believer?”

“Yes. I came to pray.”

A smile appeared on the nun’s lips.

“It’s just before the regular worship service begins. Please come inside.”

I followed the nun’s instructions and entered the chapel inside the church.

Sunlight passes through the colorful glass and illuminates the interior.

The atmosphere in the chapel was solemn. Everyone bowed their heads and prayed.

In the front was a statue of a goddess. A much smaller statue than the one I had removed.

That wasn’t the object of destruction. It was just a counterfeit, a fake.

Thump- thump-

I walked along the road and stood in front of the statue of the goddess.

All the believers nearby are kneeling and praying with their hands together.

I blended in with them and followed their actions.

[ I heard God’s answer . ]

[ Increases maximum divine power (lasts 24 hours) ]

‘The worst one has come out.’

The first prize is skill cooldown reduction, and the second prize is divine power regeneration speed increase.

Of all things, the third prize is a maximum increase in divine power.

‘Did the saint hear God’s answer?’

An old memory came to mind. A story about a saint who didn’t believe in God.

Having met her end in the fight against heresy, did she finally hear God’s answer?

It was a question that could be immediately resolved by using the Creator’s authority.

I wonder if it’s necessary. Right now, I want to focus on the game I made.

“Hey···. What are you doing here?”

Suddenly someone whispered in my ear, startling me.

After calming down my surprised heart, I turned my head.

“Suzuka-san?”

“Oh! Do you know me?”

Wouldn’t it be stranger not to know?

The only woman at a big company party. The number one domestic virtual YouTuber.

‘Were you unable to receive guidance from the nuns because you were in the middle of a service?’

When I glanced around, I saw that the nuns were also spending time praying.

“I was praying.”

“Prayer?”

“Yes. If you pray, you get a buff.”

“Oh my gosh. Really?”

Suzuka looked around once, then closed her eyes with her hands together.

“Wow! It really does give a buff.”

“They said that only priests can receive it.”

By the way, if I had met Suzuka, this scene would have been broadcasted as well.

Well, it didn’t matter. I was just a priest user, not the Aurora Director.

“I heard God’s answer. It seems like a phrase with a profound meaning···.”

No, I just wrote it without thinking.

There is no need to give it any arbitrary meaning.

“But why did Suzuka come to church?”

“That’s right… I just pushed the main story during the beta. This time, I’m going to take it a little slower. Just look around to see what’s there? It’s a bit like traveling.”

Weren’t we supposed to be playing games like at a big company party?

Let’s look at it with such a questioning gaze.

Suzuka continued to explain further.

“There was a group of people I was originally supposed to go with, but I guess the shock from the breakup was too much.”

“Repeat?”

What are you talking about?

Was there some piece of bait I didn’t know about?

“I have to prevent a tragedy or something. I’m just completely obsessed with Raven.”

Sharp-

Suzuka puffed out her cheeks and pouty lips.

‘You broke your promise.’

You clearly promised to do it with Suzuka!

Daehyeop Kim and Sweet, you guys are still men after doing that?

“That’s the story···.”

It must have been very difficult.

In particular, the priest is a profession that is recommended for party play.

It was quite an awkward situation from Suzuka’s point of view.

“Do you have a place to go after church?”

“No. I haven’t decided on a specific place. I’m thinking of going to places I haven’t been to before.”

Hmm… a hunting ground suitable for two priests to go to.

“Echo of the Ghost. Have you been there?”

“What is the echo of the vengeful spirit… Oh, is it a graveyard? I haven’t been there yet!”

If there was a dark forest to the south of the capital, there was a giant tomb to the north of the capital.

Originally a dukedom, it was abandoned due to successive famines and monster attacks.

Afterwards, they built a tomb to make use of the abandoned land, but it did not last long.

Hunger, thirst, pain, screams. All the echoes of the vengeful spirits drove people crazy.

“But it’s a bit scary there···.”

“We are priests.”

Priests are the best at dealing with undead type monsters.

Other than that, all other monsters are the ones that priests have the hardest time catching.

“You never know. There might be a treasure buried in a land full of vengeful spirits.”

“Treasure···!”

Was she possessed by the word treasure? Greed filled Suzuka’s eyes.

“Let’s go right now!”

Is he naive? Or is he good at broadcasting?

I’m not sure exactly.

‘Sorry.’

Actually, there is no such thing as treasure.

But it would be nice if we went together and ate raw fish.

I confessed my sins inwardly and followed Suzuka, who was leading the way, out of the church.