Chapter 141:
I entered the room and stared at the message in front of me for a moment.
[Hidden Quest – Execute a terroristic attack to the Royal Family!]n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
[Description: You will be rewarded for causing a terroristic attack to the royal family of the Leiston continent.]
[Reward: 5,000 points.]
An unexpected reward. I blinked in surprise at the sudden message. As if I couldn’t believe it.
‘What is this? What’s up with these bastards?’
No, I don’t know if it’s the creators who are giving it, but lately, the quest rewards have been stingy. The last time I educated that Blond bastard, I only got 1,000 points.
But now they’re offering 5,000 points? The system is suddenly being generous. Just like how you’d be suspicious of a bad person doing something good, that’s exactly what’s happening here.
‘Something’s fishy.’
I can’t be sure if the system was created by the creators. However, given the circumstances, who else but the creators could have put me into the game? After all, who else but them could have given me these powers?Anyway, I don’t know what these stingy guys who made the game settings so sloppy are up to, but…
‘I can’t pass up a free offer.’
It’s only natural for bad guys to give something good when they do something, even if it’s a poisoned apple. I’m not sure, but one thing is certain.
‘There’s no harm in it.’
I won’t die from getting points. It’s undeniable that the system has been favorable to me so far. So, I can be suspicious, but I don’t need to refuse what the system is offering.
‘No, I can’t refuse even if I wanted to.’
As I thought this, I glanced at the status window.
David von Kaine. Age: 21. Attributes: Game Setting Ability, Return by Death, Alteration, Transformation. Talents: Mana, Delusion. Points: 15,500
The number of points was enough to make my lips curl up without me even realizing it. I could honestly say that if the creator asked me to bow down to him right now, I would do it without hesitation. That’s how generous the points were.
‘Anyway, 15,500 points.’
I had vowed to buy an inventory, but now that I have more points, I’m hesitant. My intuition tells me to buy it right away, but…
‘Honestly, I don’t think it’s that great.’
The inventory is just a place to put stuff, right? I think it’s useless.
If this wasn’t a world without the Space Ring, it might be different. But it’s not.
‘But what if I cause another terroristic attack, will they not give me points?’
For a moment, such a thought crossed my mind. That’s impossible.
The creators, with their shallow morals, wouldn’t give points even if I caused another terror. Anyway, the reason they gave me points this time was probably because I followed the original story.. Ṟ�
I closed my eyes for a moment. I fell into deep thought.
‘Should I trust my instincts and take a gamble, or should I play it safe and buy something from the cash shop to unlock a talent or attribute?’
So far, the game setting ability has been worth the points. Color setting, map view, volume control, and so on. So, there must be a reason why the inventory costs 10,000 points.
I closed my eyes and thought for about five minutes.
“I’ve made my decision.”
After making my decision, I slowly opened my eyes. Then, I made a choice without regret.
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Meanwhile, at that time. The Goddess of Fate fell into deep contemplation. Because she had granted Kaine’s request and obtained a wish token.
‘What should I do?’
Before obtaining it, she had imagined all sorts of things, but now that she had it…
‘I want too many things!’
From skinship to sweet dates, traveling alone together, and even sleeping together for a night…
As she indulged in these happy thoughts, ten minutes passed before she knew it. Then, having made her decision, she stared at Kaine’s image on the screen. With eyes full of love.
‘I have to ask him once.’
She sent a message with lightning-fast typing. When Kaine saw the message, his face turned pale. And he shook his head.
“No. It’s not possible.”
Kaine refused mercilessly. Although he was willing to grant her wishes, he had to refuse this one. That’s because…
[The Goddess of Fate is asking if it’s possible to do this and that all night long!]
The constellation was indirectly asking if it was okay to give him a heart attack. Of course, the constellation didn’t mean it that way, she just wanted to know if they could have some intimate skinship like lovers at night.
If they actually did it, a bad ending was certain to occur. That’s why Kaine couldn’t accept her proposal. Because he knew he wouldn’t see a good outcome.
“As I said before, it has to be within reasonable limits.”
[The Goddess of Fate looks glum.]
“You can’t look like that either.”
At his firm refusal, the constellation looked glum. In the end, she fell into deep thought again.
‘Think positively.’
After all, she had known he would refuse. she doesn’t know why Kaine avoids… no, why he avoids women at night, but this was expected.
‘So, what should I do?’
As she thought this,
“Fate~.”
A familiar voice called out from somewhere. She turned her head towards the voice. And as expected…
“Goddess of Play?”
The Goddess who called out to her was none other than the Goddess of Play. Unlike the other Goddess es, she was tiny. Kaine didn’t particularly like her style.
That’s probably why The Goddess of Fate didn’t feel as threatened by her as she did with the other constellations.
‘Still, I should be careful.’
Fate quickly hid the screen that only the constellations could use. Then, she asked Goddess of Play.
“What’s up? Why are you here? Don’t you usually hang out in the mortal realm?”
“Hmm. Well, it’s more fun down there, but sometimes I want to come up here and play with you guys. And, well, the descent time is over.”
As expected. The Goddess of Play in front of her, unlike the other constellations, usually stayed in the mortal realm. Of course, this was done secretly from the mortals.
Because of this, Fate had indirectly received some help from Goddess of Play. That was none other than the Descent Bracelet.
‘Thanks to her, I can descend.’
Of course, Fate had gathered the power to create it herself, but it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Goddess of Play provided the idea and the method to create the item. She had shown off the Descent Bracelet at the meetings from time to time.
‘Well, I don’t really need to tell her that.’
As Fate naturally hid the Descent Bracelet,
“Hmm…”
Goddess of Play narrowed her eyes as she looked at her. As if something was suspicious.
‘As expected. She’s suspicious.’
At the last constellation meeting, and even now, her expressions were richer than usual. In the past, she always had a bored look on her face, didn’t she? But now, it feels like I’m looking at a girl in love, although I can’t quite put my finger on what’s different.
As Goddess of Play stared at her with narrowed eyes,
“Hoo.”
A voice that sounded like a man’s came from behind Fate. Hearing this, Goddess of Play smiled brightly. Like a child who had discovered a new toy.
“Huh?”
Perhaps because they had known each other for so long, Fate realized something as soon as she saw Goddess of Play’s face. If she didn’t get rid of her right now, something bad was going to happen to her. Just as Fate was about to open her mouth,
“Fate, what was that man’s voice just now?”
Goddess of Play beat her to it. Fate, who had been caught off guard, tried to maintain her composure and responded with a friendly smile.
“Hmm. I was just checking to see if there were any interesting mortals.”
“Really? Then let’s look together!”
Goddess of Play’s eyes lit up. Fate forced a smile and nodded.
“Okay. Let’s look together.”
Fate then placed the tiny Goddess of Play on her knee. If she refused, something troublesome was bound to happen, so she had no choice.
The Goddess of Play looked at the screen with sparkling eyes.
“Wow… He’s so handsome.”
“Yeah, he is. But looks like that are common.”
“Huh? No, he’s one of the best-looking men I’ve seen in the mortal realm.”
Kaine suddenly became the center of Goddess of Play’s attention. Fate, sensing that something bad was about to happen, got rid of her.
“Okay, we’re done here. You can go now.”
“Huh? Already?”
“Yes, I have something to do.”
“……Okay, I understand.”
Contrary to expectations, Goddess of Play nodded obediently and got off her knee. Then, as if she had finished what she came to do, she waved goodbye and disappeared.
“I’ll be going now!”
“Okay, take care.”
The Goddess of Play disappeared from view. At the same time,
“That guy, for sure.”
Goddess of Play smiled mischievously.
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Meanwhile, at that time. Andrew closed his eyes for a moment and rhythmically tapped the table.
-Tap! Tap! Tap!
The sound echoed at a steady rhythm. This meant that he was deep in thought.
‘Hmm. What should I do?’
Some guy had impersonated him and caused another terroristic attack, this time targeting the royal family of the Leiston continent, who held overwhelming power.
“Tsk!”
Andrew clicked his tongue at the unexpected situation. It’s not that he hadn’t thought of causing a terroristic attack there himself, but lately, there have been too many people who ignore the cult.
However, the reason he was annoyed was none other than…
‘Who the hell did that in my name?’
In the power struggle, the most important thing is information. Andrew, being sensitive to such matters, couldn’t help but feel irritated. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t guess who the impersonator was.
As Andrew was thinking this,
“Andrew, I have some news.”
Jade bowed politely. Following her lead, the other executives also looked at her with grateful expressions.
“As expected of Andrew! You even warned the royal family for our reputation.”
“They must be trembling at the sight of Andrew’s power.”
“And you even placed a noble spy.”
The executives looked at him with eyes full of admiration. They looked so grateful that he couldn’t bring himself to say no. Of course, if he were to say, ‘I didn’t do that,’
‘Their morale would probably drop again.’
Andrew was wondering whether to be happy or worried about this, when
“Andrew, the ‘experiment’ was successful.”
Jade brought unexpected good news.
‘Well, I don’t know who that impersonator is.’
The important thing was that he had helped him. He couldn’t guess his motives, no matter how hard he tried. So, he needed to take advantage of this and attack while the nobles were in disarray.
“Okay, then. Let’s declare war in a month, starting from that place.”
“Which place?”
“The Aberdeen Estate. We’ll use it as a base.”
And so, Andrew ended up doing exactly what Kaine had intended, following the original story. Unaware of what would happen in a month’s time.