The Tutorial Is Too Hard

“Now, wait a minute. Apostle! No. No!”

As you lift the hammer-shaped toilet again, the knight shouts in the background.

“No, really! ”

“What?”

“I was right about the first person to say the doppelganger was here, but it was just me finding the doppelganger first, and I said it first. Why are you suddenly raising your hammer? ”

Oh, you saw the doppelganger? I lowered my hand to lift the toilet and asked for an explanation again.

“Okay. Explain yourself first. Details.”

It would be easier to let the articles explain themselves than to ask questions.

“We entered the joint almost simultaneously. And I found a doppelganger that was asleep in the middle of the community. And as I approached the Doppelgänger, a trap was set up and isolated. ”

“And in the dark, someone was attacked by a doppelganger, and the doppelganger turned him upside down. Doesn't it make sense that I've been hiding in this cavity before? I heard you saw the Doppelgänger. ”

“Yes, I checked. We thought that someone in the group had been beaten by the Doppelgänger in the dark, but a moment ago we realized a new possibility. ”

New possibilities.

What is the new hypothesis that will support me as a Doppelgänger?

“The Doppelgänger changed his appearance in the dark. Instead of raiding a new party and stealing their appearance, they transformed into what they had always had. ”

Hmm... That sounds reasonable.

The message clearly did not say that the Doppelgänger had attacked anyone.

It was only stated that he hid himself from the chaos.

There were so many passageways, and as soon as several people entered the joint, their vision disappeared.

Instead of taking a risk and attacking someone in that short moment, the Doppelgänger pulls back what it once had and turns it upside down.

Pictures are drawn.

“But is that even possible? That's not what you said when you asked me about doppelgangers. ”

“Very rarely, there is a record that this has happened. It's not very reliable... In fact, there are very few records of Doppelgängers... ”

Hmm...

This is also a decent hypothesis.

I may not be the perfect basis for being a doppelganger, but I don't see a hole to argue that I'm not.

“Yeah, well, what if I was a doppelganger? If you really thought I was a doppelganger, you wouldn't be sneaking up on me as a group, you'd be sneaking up on me. ”

“That's... I thought you weren't a doppelganger. ”

What are you talking about?

“I'm starting to get a headache, so explain it quickly. Briefly.”

“Actually, the apostle was awarded from the beginning. So on the first day of the battle, everyone attacked the apostle without a doubt. But the result was our defeat. And instead of killing us to get information, the Apostle wanted to live to hear the story. He didn't even ask for information that was really important and that wasn't supposed to be known to doppelgangers. In addition, over the past few days, the Apostle has shown many different judgments and behaviors from the devil. So…. ”

“Short.”

“... I hypothesized a long time ago that the Doppelgänger ambushed the Apostle and stole his form, but failed to fully dominate the Apostle's ego. ”

Another unexpected story popped up.

The Doppelgänger stole my form, but failed to take control of my self.

I took it under advisement.

“Explain it again from there. ”

“Yes. So the Doppelgänger hid in this dungeon and slowly removed the Apostle's ego. If it weren't for that, the Doppelgänger wouldn't have fallen asleep in this corner of the dungeon where the treasures of the century were hidden. And even this dungeon was not a place associated with demons. And since the Doppelgänger showed his face at the moment of crisis and the Doppelgänger was completely unconscious, perhaps his consciousness, which had been bound by the Doppelgänger, came back to the surface again. ”

In other words, the hypothesis of the knight is that there are two selves of my self and the Doppelgänger in my body.

“In fact, when we asked him a question, the apostle handed it over without answering his past. all of the distant past that came into this dungeon. ”

It's just that I'm not connected to this world at all.

“Here we have another hypothesis. The Apostle has lost his memory! The Doppelgänger erased his memory little by little over a long period of time to completely erase the Apostle's ego. In this case, we can explain that the Apostle does not know the outside world at all. It's not even complete ignorance of common sense, it's also explained that we only know a part of it as if it were a rare hole. You don't know the outside world, you don't know how you got here, you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are. What do you think, our hypothesis! ”

The knight once again raises his index finger like a cartoon character and shouts out softly.

And he frowned, wrapped around his waist, to see if he had any pain in his side.

“But is that really the case? Whether the Doppelgänger spends time completely obscuring the human ego, or, in the meantime, if it reveals the human ego, the incomplete ego returns to the front. Not even recognizing the doppelganger's hidden self. ”

“... Possible... Possible. ”

The paladin in the corner answered.

“Actually, I've never heard of it, but the paladin said it's possible. He is an apostle who is called by God, not by anyone else. You're so strong that it's possible to withstand a Doppelgänger attack without losing your ego. Doppelgängers can also be hidden in the host's body without even realizing it. I've already hosted a successful raid, and if I lose my memory and I'm not aware of it, I'm sure that's enough. Doppelgängers are the top demonic species. I'm not sure... ”

“So... Cough, why don't you go easy on him?" Lungs are not normal. I think I broke my spine, too. So... we tried to pull out the doppelganger hiding in your body on the assumption that this hypothesis is correct. If you're not, nothing's wrong, and if you are, your body can be saved. Of course, damaged memories will be difficult to recover.... Anyway, it was the most plausible hypothesis we could think of, and it was the ideal hypothesis that no one had to die at the same time. ”

It was a hypothesis of a false idea.

The problem is that the absurd and absurd hypothesis seems to be true.

The clear objective that appears upon entering the tutorial stage contains a little bit of information about the 'me'.

For each stage, there is a 'I’ for the theme. Like an avatar character in a game.

And the challenger performs the clear objective from the position of the ‘I’, the protagonist, who has such settings as playing a role-playing game.

It always has been.

On the sixth floor ‘I’ was a warrior, on the seventh floor a guardian, on the 11th floor a explorer, and on the 12th and 13th floors a challenger.

What about the 16th floor?

The message did not tell me information about 'me’.

Only the Doppelgänger was present in the joint with the group who arrived in the joint.

And the description of the group did not include "me."

The message describing the stage, as well as the difficulty of the stage, is reasonable.

Consider the difficulty of the 16th floor.

If I'm a doppelganger.

I wait seven days, and just before the rescue comes, I will eventually kill all the group and find the Doppelgänger.

However, the Doppelgänger does not appear.

Clear as soon as the rescue team arrives.

At the last moment, I realize that the Doppelgänger is me.

But we don't know how to get the Doppelgänger out.

Clear failed.

I managed to pull out the Doppelgänger by accident.

Now we have to kill that doppelganger.

Alone.

And the Doppelgänger is clearly a common challenger who is too much to deal with alone without the help of his group.

In order to clear it easily, the party needs the help of the group, but they don't want to kill themselves suspected of being Doppelgänger, and they won't be able to easily recall the idea of having to take out the Doppelgänger hiding inside.

Given that this stage is on the 16th floor of Hell difficulty, it is the right level.

“So I ask you, do you really have no memory? If not, then our hypothesis is wrong. Please answer honestly. ”

“… Wait, let me think a little more. ”

First, I asked you to remove a few more potion bottles from your inventory and heal those who are still down.

I think I'm gonna get a rat on my head.

This doesn't suit me very well.

Instead of continuing with complex concerns, you open a message window.

[Hojae Lee, 16th Floor: Can you search for information right now?]

[Min Hyuk Kim, 30th floor: There is either tomorrow or the day before tonight evening. Why? What's going on?]

[Hojae Lee, 16th Floor: Gather information about the demon Doppelgänger. Among other things, the Doppelgängers are particularly focused on how to attack people and how to erode their minds. And how to distinguish between doppelgangers and their strength levels. Finally, it is possible to bring the Doppelgänger to the forefront of the target that cannot be completely overwhelmed. And if you have any information left, send me a propensity or anything else.]

[Min Hyuk Kim, 30th Floor: Okay. From what I can tell, this is the first time we've been looking for information to clear your stage.]

I use Cheetki.

The vigilantes provide information to a small number of top rankers to target the stage.

To be precise, managers provide information, and vigilantes relay that information.

Low-level challengers on Izzie's difficulty meet with their manager to gather information after clearing their stage, upon request for a search for information that has been received in advance.

In Easy difficulty, they don't need much information to clear, and even if they do, it's possible for the vigilantes to provide information for free. He also pays a certain reward for each car.

The vigilantes have systematically created a list of scheduled clears and information for low-level challengers.

Let's see what the vigilantes can do.

I've done a lot for the vigilantes in my own way.

This is the time to use it. When will it be used?

I closed my eyes for about 30 minutes and waited for Kim Min-hyuk's answer.

The group meditates and murmurs to see if there really is a doppelganger in me.

And their hypothesis seemed to fit.

So I listen to their hypothesis and start confirming it.

With the exception of the wizard who has not yet fallen to his senses, the party rejoices at the fact that they have made the right decision, and relieves themselves and prepares for battle again.

During meditation, I was preparing for the Doppelgänger to pop out of my body.

I wasn't meditating, but I couldn't convince her that she was gathering information off-stage, so I let her continue to misunderstand.

And after 30 minutes, I got a call from Min-hyuk Kim.

[Min Hyuk Kim, 30th Floor: The devil himself is so rare that information is too expensive. I guess I just got what I could from what was important. First of all, I'll tell you exactly what the manager told me.]

[Hojae Lee, 16th Floor: Okay.]

[Min Hyuk Kim, 30th Floor: Doppelgänger. Demon. Disable enemies with grappling hooks and tentacles and lose Izzie. Connect the tentacles to the brain to get information about the subject through an EEG. Completely eradicates the target's soul. The manager didn't tell me about this. Then… the Doppelgänger completely neutralizes the target host, then immortalizes and takes over the host's body. Reacts very sensitive to the host's pain as it is a spirit directly connected to the host's body. Therefore, in order to find the Doppelgänger, we need to kill the suspected Doppelgänger or inflict a fatal amount of pain.]

There is still one important piece of information.

[Hojae Lee, 16th Floor: When did you reveal to the front the target that was not completely overwhelmed? What did he say?]

[Min Hyuk Kim, 30th Floor: That question is also possible.]]

I was stunned for a moment when I saw Kim Min-hyuk's reply.

Amazing.

The hypothesis presented by the group fits the situation.

It was a generally difficult idea to come up with.

If we were to find and defeat the Doppelgänger that would normally be hiding among the group, would we reach this conclusion?

I don't think so.

The game is like Hidden Route, where you have to choose only one route from dozens of choices that appear over several times.

Five days have passed since entering the 16th floor stage.

It was time to smile, talk, eat, drink, learn and teach with people.

I don't know about the group, but it was fun for me personally.

And through those hours, people doubted that I might not be the Doppelgänger I am, even if I am the Doppelgänger.

And I came up with this hypothesis.

I felt a little moved by that.

Am I too sentimental?

They were the first humans I met on the tutorial stage.

Having fun with so many people means more to me than just being enjoyable and comfortable.

It's been over a year since I came to the tutorial.

Most of that time is filled with loneliness and pain.

Everything else is about obsession and fulfillment.

Of course, I was strengthened through all the tortures, and I was able to move forward and find myself.

But it was a really tight time, and it was a hard time.

That's why it may mean a lot to spend a simple but enjoyable time with people.

Maybe I'm overreacting.

I opened my eyes quietly.

And I saw the face of a mercenary with a night vision in front of him.

I gave you enough potions, but you didn't have enough.

Suddenly I'm sorry....

The past five days have been fun for me, but I thought it might not have been much fun for the group.

Writing…….

I swallowed my sorrow and finally cleared my mind.

In fact, I'm still not sure I'm a doppelganger.

It's a hypothesis, but it still doesn't convince me that I'm a doppelganger.

But we'll have to test it according to the conclusion of the group.

Maybe the hypothesis is true.

In a message sent by Min Hyuk Kim, the Doppelgänger was sensitive to the host's pain.

The host's body must be driven to death or inflicted to death.

There is only one conclusion.

“Do any of these people know how to torture? ”

You're gonna do great.