Is It Bad That the Main Character’s a Roleplayer?

Episode 439 Declare Now (12)

I unconsciously put down the food I was eating as I watched the soldiers moving around.

“What happened?”

The same goes for Baramson, who I bumped into on the street—it was a half-intentioned coincidence, as I was loitering on the side of the street where he lived just in case. The person who was chewing the bread tapped me.

I didn’t know why I did it even though I had better eyesight.

“In the North, something happens almost every day.”

“well. It doesn’t seem like things happen that often…”

“You must feel that way since you are stuck in the magic tower. “Where I am staying now, I hear the sound of ssambakjil every day.”

I think it’s just because the inn they moved to is located in a place with bad security… No, is Zakrati that safe in the first place…? All I know of Jakrati is that it is in ruins due to demons, so I am not sure about the current state of security.

“It’s funny that a former pirate is discussing security.”

Still, at least I don’t think it’s something that Baramson would say. If it weren’t for that bastard, you would have continued to pirate.

“That’s right. So do you know what’s going on?”

“I do not know.”

Anyway, since we were both unable to understand the situation, he and I just shrugged our shoulders. What’s really going on?

“The soldiers are going crazy again.”

On the other hand, the merchant who was selling boiled tomatoes on hard bread began to leisurely organize his stall. It seemed so natural at first glance that I, a guest, did not realize what his actions meant until much later.

“Are you closing down the business?”

“It looks like the soldiers are going crazy when they go crazy. So, are you going to stop? “The Heresy Questioners are already walking around with scary looks on their faces. If even the soldiers are like that, there’s no need to go far.”

Ah, that’s right. As for the Heretic Questioner, I know the situation, so I’m not really worried, but it must be scary for ordinary people who can’t hear the reason. However, there is no way they would kindly announce the reason to the citizens.

I am in a position to hear the circumstances, but I would not have kindly explained the reasons to the general public.

“…hmm.”

However, it didn’t seem like the soldiers were specifically looking for the white crow.

“I hope you get home safely.”

“I enjoyed the bread.”

“…Well, guests, please return home safely.”

I sent the merchant with a sad face away and walked towards where the soldiers were moving.

“store?”

“You never know.”

Windson followed me, giggling as he watched me. It was a very natural attitude, as if he knew it would happen.

“The demons are coming!”

“…?”

But didn’t you hear something you shouldn’t have heard right now?

“Step back…!”

“Who are you?”

I jumped into the most concentrated area first and cut down dozens of demons with my magic power. I don’t know where all these things came from, but it was fortunate that there was no higher entity.

The ground beyond the wall that was being built was soaked with the blood of demons, and their severed bodies hung like pebbles by the river.

“What the…”

“It’s not over yet, prepare for next time!”

The urgent fire here has gone out, but the other side still remains. I shouted at the dumbfounded people and jumped big. I was very fortunate that I didn’t come here right after dedicating my magic to the lab. Ample magical power firmly supported my back.

‘There are a lot.’

“Sure.”

‘But I’m in a hurry.’

“I see…”

According to the observation from the air, the demons were in a group of at least two, at most six or seven. And the gap between the groups was quite wide.

So, I don’t know if you’re asking them to fight in quantity or to destroy them individually one by one, but in any case, cutting them all down with one slash is a waste of mana. Compared to the increase in the range of the slash, the magic consumption is not arithmetical, but exponential.

“What?! What did you just say!? “Something black passed by from over there?!”

“It looks like an adventurer has arrived.”

“Oh that guy.”

In addition… even if you use slashing, if you cut down your allies, support is meaningless.

Based on that judgment, I let the magical spears rain down locally. Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak! The black spears pierced the enemies like spears and then quickly disappeared.

thud.

The moment I stepped beyond the wall I was aiming for, the bodies of the demons with holes in their bodies fell to the floor with a crash.

“come!”

“…?”

At that time, a soldier shouted from the watchtower that was still intact. My head turned to follow the soldier’s gaze. A sand tiger approaching, digging into the ground. It was a demon I hadn’t seen in a long time in the southern desert.

“Oh, you’re the guy I saw last time.”

“I was wondering what kind of monster came to support me, but it turned out to be you.”

How should I handle that? While I was thinking, three people who were grinding away demons on the other side of the wall approached me. Maybe it’s because I took care of over 100 of them at once, but they also seem to have some breathing room.

Maybe it was just a secret retreat to begin with.

“Were you here?”

Separately, why are they here? Since I confirmed that I was dealing with demons earlier, I am not surprised by their presence or absence, but I am a bit curious as to why they are here.

“hunt.”

“Warm up or something.”

“Nice to meet you. “Do you think the only people in your party are these tyrants?”

“tyrant…?”

I looked back and forth between Mystiltein and Berserk Crusher. It’s not that those two people don’t have a tendency to be a bit self-indulgent, but aren’t they tyrants?

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“They forcibly dragged me all the way to Yeo!”

“At least the Berserk I know is not someone who forces things on others.”

I wonder if Berserk ever suggested something to do in the first place. I don’t remember hearing much about it other than the sparring offer or the suggestion to eat that.

“Isn’t there a misunderstanding?”

“Wow, this is going to be crazy.”

“Well, let’s postpone the exact story until later.”

There are still demons coming this way. My hand pulled the sword from my belt out of its sheath.

“There are still many enemies to kill.”

* * *

“Even demons are stupid. Yes?”

Hawkeye took a seat on a suitable watchtower and pulled the bowstring. ping! Before long, the arrow fired flies at a speed that is invisible to the ordinary eye and crushes the head of one of the demons.

[What is it?]

“Even if they come in droves like this, it will only cause a little damage and not have any significant effect.”

In the second expansion camp that was suddenly attacked, quite a few people might die. To put it another way, that’s just about it.

“The second expansion hasn’t even begun. It’s not like something that’s almost finished gets destroyed, so even if you lose it, it’s not really a big deal. “The personnel there were just personnel who were prepared to lose at the time of dispatch.”

On the other hand, a barrier has already been built around the first expansion site, and the original castle wall has also been firmly repaired. It is said that only the time magic that was originally boasted has disappeared, but the majesty of the high and thick castle walls is still the same.

In other words, there is virtually no damage to the actual base. Compared to the number of devils who died, the exchange price was truly shabby.

“There… look at those disorganized people running around recklessly.”

Usually, the devil’s strategy consists of gathering as much stock as possible and rushing in at once. From the middle, quite high-level entities may appear, but it doesn’t matter if they don’t.

The important thing is to start an attack from the sky and the ground at the same time and occupy the top of the castle wall first, causing as much damage to humans as possible. If you succeed in your strategy and can destroy the city, it will be the icing on the cake.

“Doesn’t it feel like… the upper part of your head has disappeared?”

But look at this incredibly brutal attack. Since they don’t all attack you at once, you have time to prepare and it’s easy to cut them one by one and eat them.

Anyone could see that the commander had disappeared and the group was in disarray.

[It looks like that.]

“Is that so?”

If they behave like that even though there is someone in control, it is truly incompetent. Hawkeye thought so and fired another arrow.

Then, a demon that had evolved to be capable of gliding for a short time, although it could not fly for a long time, was shot down. The cause was an arrow that pierced in a straight line from the neck to the tail.

“So, Mr. Asphodel, what are you doing?”

[Of course, they are catching a devil.]

The arrow that Asphodel shot afterwards also caught a devil. Although it wasn’t at Hawkeye’s level, the accuracy was comparable to that of a skilled bowman.

“Oh, I’m sorry. “He wasn’t moving so much that I wondered if he was watching.”

That is unacceptable. Hawkeye smiled brightly and pulled the string again. Sigh. Even though he had already fired about 50 arrows, Hawkeye’s arrows continued to kill the demon without losing any power.

[Is that possible?]

Also, after investing a little time, Asphodel hit one demon. Death was not instantaneous. Just like many archers do.

[Separately, Mr. Hawkeye. If you keep saying that, the people you want to stay with will become distant and leave.]

“…I’m sorry if I made you feel bad.”

Ah really. Things aren’t going the way you want.

Hawkeye gently swept the cheek of his mouth with his tongue, like a person with an inflamed mouth. That wasn’t a very pleasant thing.

* * *

The devils’ offensive continued until dawn. It felt as if the demons in the demon realm had been gathered up and sent here.

“I don’t know if the Wind Hand got into the inn safely.”

“I’m sure you went in safely. “You haven’t even come to the front lines.”

By the way…

I thought of the wind hand that ran out as soon as it heard the devil’s voice and said a cursory hello before parting ways. I may be concerned about my hometown, but I am not the type of person with an overflowing sense of justice, so I thought it would have worked out well.

“…I’m worried that the same thing may have happened in other cities.”

However, as I was less worried about wind damage from being in the safe rear, my thoughts wandered to a similar but different direction. Are other cities okay?

“Well, the capabilities of the demons are not high enough to attack multiple cities at once, and even if they had really attacked, there would not have been much damage if they had taken the form of a ragtag group like here.”

I leaned against the broken wall while listening to Daniel, who, like me, was on guard at dawn. The wall, which was temporarily repaired by the surviving craftsmen, is made of logs rather than stones, so it makes a loud sound when you put your head on it.

“How about you rest instead?”

“He’s still fine.”

If I had to choose the person with the most stamina left among the people remaining in the second camp, I would have been chosen as the first hitter or thereabouts, so why bother? The three people who fought with me are still with their eyes open. They are placed in different locations, so I don’t know exactly what they do.

“They are usually free, but aren’t they quiet?”

“…It’s not wrong, but it sounds strange.”

They don’t have anything to do, so they’re just patrolling around, but since they openly say they have free time, it’s like they’re unemployed. I sheepishly scratched the back of my head at Daniel’s words and lowered my voice as if I was telling a secret.

“I’m staying awake to make an excuse for not having to study tomorrow, so don’t worry so much.”

“…If you don’t want to study, just take a day off.”

no! If you just rest, your heart will be pricked! If you want to justify yourself, you have to have a good reason!

Daniel looked like he couldn’t understand my protest. Rest is rest, work is work. He seemed like a person who could clearly distinguish between the two.

“Well, if it makes you feel at ease… I understand.”

“Thank you for your respect.”

“I haven’t done anything at all.”

Instead, he shrugged his shoulders and handed me something.

“Please eat. “It’s dried fruit.”

Daniel smiled slightly, saying he got it from Maxi.

“I guess I should thank him.”

“For him, eating well would be a way of saying thank you.”

Still, I just accepted it.

I glanced toward Ma Station while chewing the dried fruit. The sky was dim, as if the sun was about to rise.

“I’m worried it will be like this tomorrow too.”

“It won’t happen. “Even demons have a limit to their population.”

“Hmm.”

If that’s true, why did they come this way? This is so inefficient… Of course, the people who died in this incident and their bereaved families will be angry when they hear this, but um.

After repeating that death should not be judged by numbers, I started the train of thoughts again.

Why did they throw it like this even though they knew it would be more damaging to them? Was there some kind of ploy to do something that seemed so meaningless on the outside?

Purely to drain the stamina of me, the Inquisitor, and the rest of the party?

But for it to be meaningful, there had to be a follow-up hit. And that’s a follow-up attack at the level of two or more Great Devils. Don’t just stay quiet like you are now.

“What do you think these guys are thinking?”

“You mean demons? “I don’t know…”

Since Oman is the opponent, I don’t want to think of it as something that was caused solely by incompetence without any special plan. But what on earth is there to gain from this? Sacrificing a galin demon?

“To my shame, I don’t know. “As an ignorant person, I can’t see the picture the devils are drawing at all.”

Tap, tap, tap.

My fingers tapped my thighs in time with Daniel’s voice.

I feel like I know something…

“But they are not the ones to do anything foolish. Even more so now that the final battle is about to happen—”

“What if it wasn’t a foolish act or a ploy, but something that was forced upon you?”

“yes?”

I suddenly thought of a swarm of devils swarming like bees when I sprayed the scent of temptation. And the image of Nana Berserk Crusher who crushed it.

“That’s because I don’t have a choice. “What if you sent these things that should have been thrown away anyway with the intention of causing even the slightest harm to the other person?”

This is it. I felt unfounded confidence. This was it.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about…”

In any case, dead demons can be used as sacrifices. I’ve never heard of only humans being used as sacrifices.

In that case, the blood flowing here, whether human or demonic, will be used as a magic circle of arrogance. On the other hand, what if we go around the demon station and kill demons with tempting incense? Will that even be of use?

“I have to go to the rear for a while.”

Even if it is used, the demons that die from the temptation scent cannot harm us and are killed unilaterally, so it is just a loss for arrogance. So, if that’s the case… Even if there are only a small number of people who can join the road, wouldn’t it be possible to try a water ghost operation with the mindset of ‘You die, I’ll die’?

“yes?”

“I have something to ask Gye-myeong.”

No matter how much I thought about it, no other reason came to mind other than this. I stood up, feeling extremely confident in the thoughts that came to my mind.