Arcadia’s Labyrinth

The next day, I was coming to the labyrinth alone.

The purpose, of course, is to obtain the familiar title "One Thousand”.

The place is not the usual 'Kingdom of the Crowded Little Ghosts'...... but 'The Place of the Lurking Bandit'.

The truth is, I wanted to use The Kingdom of the Crowded Little Ghosts, but the high level of danger didn't give me permission to enter the bronze class.

Well, even I was crushed by the difference in numbers in the first time, so I could understand that the guild that makes it existential to reduce the number of victims in the labyrinth would impose restrictions.

So, I had no choice but to choose this labyrinth.

The 'lurking' of the keywords is a highly hidden and potentially large number of enemies, the 'bandit's' indicates that enemies come out with bandit-type enemies in human form, and the last 'residence' indicates that the number of enemies is increasing.

As a result, it was a labyrinth where the numbers came out there in a human form, although not as good as the Kingdom of the Crowded Little Ghosts. Is the difficulty something like a bronze class critical?

The "One Thousand” condition is to defeat a thousand enemies in a single day. Nothing. I don't need to stick to goblins.

However, unlike the kingdom, it is likely that it will take a day to defeat a thousand bodies, so this time it was a challenge for me alone.

Instead, the two of them are asked to be in charge of gathering information on Gedron relations.

The information we gather is not only about Gedron himself, but also about the existence of a grudge against him. To get you charged with Gedron's murder.

As soon as the information is gathered, I'm going to ask him to die a crisp death in anticipation of the timing.

Even though it's crisp, because it makes it look like it was committed with resentment, the corpse can be mutilated.

"…………… Now, do you want to do it"

Walk out with a small grunt.

"The Place of the Lurking Bandit" had become a cavernous field through the rocks.

The light source is nothing but pine lights bracketed on the wall at regular intervals, and the outlook is rather poor.

Its upper roads were bent and made to confuse what had entered with the presence of numerous divides.

Divisions are a great angle for enemies to strike, and you have to keep your nerves strained at all times.

And the only enemies that existed were the type of bandits who were good at secrecy and the obnoxious mechanisms that made them.

The salvation is that the bandit type is less aggressive per hit? If you have an enhanced status now, you are not the enemy.

It's about critical to watch out for, but that should also be avoidable with your cutting out skills.

(I'd also like to accomplish neck hunting and class change today if possible)

Regardless of the hundred slaughters that have to kill a person, a neck cut that just kills a hundred enemies critically should look good on this one.

It should be noted, however, that this time we are going to choose the class of "Swordsman".

The truth is, it's best to be in the 'hero' class from the beginning, but, well, there's no better way than not having any prospect of getting a hundred kills. I'm not going to have the option of not changing classes at level 10, so I'm going to keep it as a one-off connection.

It should also be noted that the "Swordsman" class is a senior position with +1.00 Muscle Strength, Reaction, and Sensation for each level increase and +2.00 Bonus Status.

It is powerful when it comes to power, but it was also true that it is inferior to the 'hero' class.

"Oh..."

Thinking about it, there was something that caught my senses.

The next bend, about eight bodies......

A passage that at first glance only looks like a main road. Apparently there were about two paths ahead in the blind spot, from which I could hear some breath.

The moment I passed through there pretending I didn't notice.

"Gru!!

From the darkness, many shadows jumped on me.

It's like putting a dog's head on a monkey - three cobolts and five goblins.

They swung the rusty pimple down this way at once - but they couldn't even put a scratch on me.

"... gi?

I lean down their necks with Kyoton, and I feel untouched.

Having finished everything in less than a second, I sighed small, ha...

I wanted to know the attack power of the enemy so I could try it, but the delicate barrier of things - disabling any damage below 5 - did the job for me.

It is helpful that the enemy is weak, but the battle under the circumstances that the other attack is ineffective has given me a kind of void.

A demon's feeling, or maybe this is what it is.

If you've repeated such distracting years of battle, then Oriole's soul will rot.

Still, I have a critical risk in case. [M] So I can't be completely distracted......

"Ha, what a boring task it's going to be..."

When I sighed deeply again, I went ahead in a deliberate effort to attract the enemy.

- I'll give you the title "One Thousand."

Forgetting the sense of time, even being heartless and immersed in killing enemies, the voice echoed in the pretense.

Oh, oh... I was done knocking down a thousand bodies at some point.

How many hours have you been fighting this? Honestly, I feel tired of looking for enemies rather than fighting.

Speaking of which, would the level be okay?

I confirmed that I went to level 8 quite a while ago.

I thought so. When I looked at the status card, there was a level 10 letter there.

"... ah, abuuuuuuuuuu"

You're at level 10 at some point. If I had been 11 without realizing it, I could hardly regret it.

I'm trying to make a class change while scratching a cold sweat -.

"…………………………………?

I was distracted.

List of selectable classes displayed on my status card. There was something in it that couldn't possibly have been mixed.

- - Class "Hero"

I rubbed my eyes, and seeing them again still doesn't change reality.

"Stupid......"

I have not yet earned the title of Hundred Slayers. [M] Then the class of heroes should not have emerged yet......

- What if the information on the class change conditions on the offensive site was incorrect?

- No, did this upgrade change the terms of the class change?

- Or was it okay from the beginning if you were a human monster, even if you weren't a human?

There was something flashing in my head at the sieve as many questions crossed my mind.

Again, stare at the status card.

[Main Status]

■ Alcaine = Health

■ LV = 10

■ HP = 932/212 (+720)

■ MP = 723/103 (+620)

-Muscular strength = 3.57 (+41.00)

· Reaction = 7.26 (+46.00)

· Endurance = 3.73 (+31.00)

-Magic power = 2.60 (+26.00)

· Intent = 7.01 (+31.00)

· Sense = 6.82 (+41.00)

■ Bonus status = 9.00

... Again, it's up.

Undoubtedly, the elemental part of the status is slightly but elevated.

I don't know which one is going up because I don't remember it in detail either, but it's obvious how long it's been growing if we go through the rising fixed value for every LV.

I have always raised my status slightly with each turn. [M]

But that's clearly the level of error compared to the title boost, which I hadn't paid particular attention to until now.

I guess it's the result of my spiritual growth by doing the roundabout and my senses sharpened by the technological inheritance of the Devil's Sword.

That's because sometimes the status that was growing was predominantly the will and feeling, and more importantly, I didn't remember the previous status.

But... but what if it wasn't?

If, - if strength in earlier versions had been taken over next, not all.

Isn't the subtle growth per status proof that some of the power had been taken over?

And suppose it wasn't just some of the statuses that would be taken over, there were other things that existed, some of which were conditions for obtaining classes.

Then I wonder if I can explain why I can choose a class of heroes even though I haven't gotten the hundred kills yet.

………………………………

Impossible, I couldn't say.

Who can say that there is nothing else to be taken over than emotions and memories being taken over?

Come to think of it, I've already taken over the technology of the Devil's Sword, and most importantly, memory is one of the “powers” in a way.

Then it's not strange that you're taking over a status that represents pure power... should be.

... Which one? What else are you taking over? Has the title been taken over? No, at least in the physical sense, the boost hasn't taken over.

However, the fact that the title could be changed to a mandatory hero class must be partly taken over.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?

I flipped through the memory of Goi Love and found something in it that could be gameplay.

Some games have a track record inscribed on the console as a trophy whenever some condition is achieved during the game.

For example, it can be obtained by advancing a story, such as clearing a specific boss or stage, or it can be obtained by accumulating the total number of enemies that have been played or defeated, or it can be obtained by completing special conditions, such as defeating enemies intact.

They then continue to remain a record on the console, even if you complete the game once and play it again from the beginning.

... exactly as I am now.

The trophy system stays the same, the title system, and the peripheral play is back to death.

Whenever we return to death, the title boost itself disappears, but the track record of doing it is recorded on the console (world).

As a result, I was qualified to become a hero even if I didn't achieve the Hundred Kills this time.

... It's just a hypothetical story, but this was the firmest answer I had.

And this assumption gives rise to yet another assumption.

That means that this system also applies to the existence of enemies.

At Ver.1.0, the fact that Oriole's seal was unsealed took over to Ver.2.0 and the fact that Oriole was sealed itself disappeared. And in ver.2.0, the seal of "The Ideal Home of the Legendary Gods" was broken, and in this world there was no such seal from the beginning.

I mean, here's the conclusion. It is not only the memory of me and the heroines that will take over when I return to death, but also the "track record" of the issue, the state of the enemy, etc. - the memory of the world will also take over.

That's why the situation in the world gets worse every time we go back to death......

I don't know how right this idea is. But if this is right...

……………………………………………………

No, is it no use thinking about it any more? … there's no way to "try.”

In the meantime, let's go home today.

Even if it's not something to think about in the labyrinth.

When I shook it off my head, I was on my way home. [M]

"Welcome back!... is that it? Something's dark on your face, but what's wrong?

The first thing I noticed when I came back to the inn was Leriana.

Welcoming her with a bright look, she frowned suspiciously when she saw my face.

"No, it's nothing. I was just thinking. Better than that, how was the intelligence gathering?

When I said that, she still told me something, but she backed me up.

It's not like I'm hiding anything else, but it was in my current mood that I wanted to talk to you after I was still able to sort things out in myself just a little bit more.

"... good. It's better to gather information. Hey, Elise."

"Yeah. It's not like it's perfect yet, but did we get together pretty well? There's a lot I knew originally."

That said, Elise began to share information about Gedron.

First of all, he was born a junior nobleman and became a tax collector in this district about three years ago. Character is cunning, greedy, and good color. He said he used to be an official in the King's Capital.

He bribed his superiors and the district's police force when he took office, and when he took his position as a cornerstone, he just started acting. Until then, the person in charge said he was serious and the tax was a fair thing, but since he replaced Gedron, the tax has turned into an extrajudicial amount, and additional taxes like this one - rather than cuttlefish - have also become frequent.

You can just hang suspicions of tax evasion if you defy them, or if you do poorly, you'll be arrested by the police force on the spot. It didn't just wind up the hardware like the other day, but it seemed that when there was a woman of choice, she often darkly demanded to its body.

Some of them appeared to have complained to you, but the complaint was silenced, and the store entered a "mysterious break-in robbery," and her husband died. They say the wife and daughter are still missing. Regardless, the killer has not yet been captured.

With that history, Gedron's reputation sucks. It's so hateful that it's no longer weird when anyone kills me, but it seems it surrounds a few other adventurer breakdowns that are privatizing the police force, and in this world with the high hurdles of becoming adventurers, it didn't seem like they were at least just opponents who could fathom the common people.

On top of that, he said around that he was covered by 'revenge insurance' when he touched the fold, which also made him a reluctant personnel to give him a hand.

"Revenge Insurance" is a form of urban legend, which says that anything insured will kill the killer back in case he is killed.

He never escorts himself from time to time, but he definitely kills the other guy back after he dies. I don't know if it works or not, but it seemed to be at least a kind of deterrent, and there seemed to be a lot of officials and millionaires who had 'revenge insurance'.

Besides the fact that people resent me for my personality and behavior, there seemed to be something called "patterned behavior” as a hallmark of what is in "revenge insurance".

His behavior also seemed to be patterned, with a fixed store visiting this store on Monday and this store on Tuesday, which seemed to have many patterns per week.

"Hmm... I see you've got it roughly figured out"

"So, when exactly does it feel like doing it?

"Right, in here... maybe after this?

I pointed out that some of Gedron's behavioral patterns were of the type to stop at a whorehouse.

A whorehouse would be doing about one or two dark things behind it. It's not the same pattern as the Elise Inn pattern, and it's arguably the perfect match to impersonate the suspicious eye.

Bad for the owner of this whorehouse, but let him rub off the suspicion of Gedron's murder.

"Which pattern looks random, and I guess I'll keep it until I make sure it's this pattern"

"Roger, until then, do you feel like exploring the labyrinth?

"Yeah. It's time to step through the small labyrinth and just dive into the twelve labyrinths."

........................... Speaking of the Twelve Labyrinths, is Olive still looking to flood the Twelve Labyrinths this time?

But this time there is an Alliance presence. The entry of the Twelve Labyrinths should also be more difficult to dedicate to the Labyrinth than is permitted, and most importantly, the defense will be ready.

Then another means may be used this time rather than a labyrinth flood.

Whatever it is, we need to do more to strengthen ourselves than we know what kind of hand we're going to attack.

Not really, if it's all about Gedron.

- - That's how Elise said to the pretend when we plugged into the end of the operation meeting.

"Yeah, well, I met Teina, too."

"Seriously? What happened to him?

I ride myself out unexpectedly. Elise laughed like she was having trouble with me like that. [M]

"Looks like Kane and I are still having a hard time seeing each other. Yeah, but when I told him about Gedron's information-gathering, he said he'd help me."

"Oh well..."

Sit back in the chair.... Well, if you're safe, that's fine.

Leliana pounded my shoulder like that.

"Cheer up, Kane. I guess I didn't really hate it when you helped me out."

"No, well, I'm not worried about you there, we've been dating a long time."

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Reliana snaps small with Bosoli.

Worried the other way because we've been dating for a long time? What does it mean?

"Ma, no. In the meantime, I'll be joining you tomorrow to gather information." Leriana is a title-boost like I am today. "

Copy that.

Pisces salute Leriana.

- - General information about Gedron was gathered. The power he possesses seems to be to the point of an adventurer collapse, and the police won't be escorting him until night. The resentment seems to be buying it from around enough, and when asked about the opportunity, there should be no doubt about Elise's Inn.

The only concern I should have is the existence of something that would be 'revenge insurance' but...... is there really such a thing?

Even if it did, it would be possible to kill Gedron without being noticed if I killed the signs completely right now, and I doubt quite a bit that I would be able to reach the Elise Inn in all this resentful circumstances from around me.

Well, whatever it is, I don't have the option of leaving Gedron alone.

In that way, Elise's mom's chastity was seen as close to second reading.

And Elise, Mommy's next step will be to point that spearhead at each other.

Then even if there was a revenge insurance policy, it wouldn't change what I did.

Kill the enemies of Elise's Inn. And as strong as any enemy can come.

That was all.