118 – Sun, Moon, and Stars – 3

“Ah… that’s a very nice story. I have no idea how to fight when you become an enemy. So? Do you know anything?”

I nodded at Cecile’s relieved question.

The main story of the DLC begins after defeating the demon king.

That is, it starts in adventure mode.

When you install the DLC, it doesn’t apply right away, but when you progress through the adventure mode to some extent, an anomaly occurs from one day.

“Anomalies? What…?”

“Those who should die do not die, and new children are not born.”

Besides, flowers do not wither and trees do not bear fruit.

Most natural phenomena are stopped, or slowed down to an excessive degree.

One of the factions currently connected with the player in this matter sends a person to consult and investigate this matter, and from this point on, the main story begins.

Of course, other characters that the player does not control are not without problems.

Whether it’s a new monster appearing in DLC, or an item.

Through that, he gets involved with the foreign god of time, Cronus.

At my explanation, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

hey exciting.

I liked this atmosphere.

“Anyway, yes. But it can be solved, so don’t worry. Anyway, that’s why you were like that when you saw my moonlight before?”

Recalling the memory of Cecil looking at my moonlight and acting as if she had something to say before, I turned my eyes to Karin with a frown.

“why.”

“Did you teach me about moonlight?”

“Yes. While I was looking for the curse of the dragon, I found the record, and I told Your Highness in the past.”

“What are you talking about being a great wizard? What are you talking about?”

“I’m only working for my lord. It’s only natural that I should report anything that could be dangerous.”

Karin Cloud is Cecil’s closest confidant, her teacher, a great wizard, and a possessor of outstanding knowledge.

On top of that, he is also a seeker of the Eight Stars, so he is a character who can become a hero’s ally.

Wouldn’t it be easier to see the ending if I accepted her as a colleague? There are people who misunderstand that

Thousands of words.

Karin has an incurable dependence on Cecil and is only blind to her.

He raised her on his back, and from then on, he treated her like his own sister and made her his one and only disciple.

So, even if Karin becomes a member of the warrior party, she does not pay much attention to helping the warrior or defeating the demon king.

In other words, the power is strong, but the motivation is at the bottom, and if something happens to the principality, or if you find information that can cure the dragon’s curse, you ignore everything, including the main story, and even leave the party, often being annihilated. have.

How many players did not know that and accepted Karin as a colleague, thinking that she was a great wizard, and then lost.

If you accept him as a party member, it’s not that different from just saying that the two of you will catch the demon king.

Of course, in Hardcore Mode, there was a way to get him as a ally, then make him leave the party by himself, skipping everything that could be left out, and then invite the fourth ally to become a party member, but it doesn’t mean much for now, so let’s move on.

“It is the pride of a servant to always prepare for the lord.”

“Ugh. There are no loyalists.”

“Thank you for the compliment.”

Cecile smiled awkwardly at Karin, who spoke bluntly.

“That’s right. I heard from Karin when I was little. So I was surprised to see the moonlight. Karin said it was a device that brought disaster.”

“It’s not wrong. This is the easiest qualification to become an apostle of Cronus. Perhaps, after a while, there will be those who aim for this.”

“Really? But it’s good that you have it. Anyway, since I saw your moonlight, Karin and I have continued to research and investigate. And we also looked for ruins in the duchy.”

So you’ve come this far after all?

There’s really nothing to do.

As I looked at him with pity, Cecile proudly held out her chest proudly, no matter what misunderstanding.

I looked at her chest and thought.

I need to get Fung Yuhwan soon.

“…What are those eyes?”

“Nothing. Anyway, information about Kronos? I can tell you that, so why don’t you guys leave?”

“That’s troublesome.”

“Hey. Shouldn’t you object to my opinion? I said I lifted Cecil’s curse.”

“Kuh. That’s true.”

“Then right now, if it’s not until you get naked here… Shouldn’t you say, ‘Sage, I want to ask for forgiveness for this rudeness~ I did something wrong~?”

“Sage-nim~ I want to ask for forgiveness for this rudeness~☆ I was wrong~♡ Please forgive me~☆”

I did it for nothing. How can you show off such unreasonable aegyo with an expressionless face?

I almost threw my fist.

“Anyway, that’s not possible. There are things we need to find here. The core of the ruins. Only when we obtain them can His Highness the King ascend to the ranks of the Archmage. According to you, sooner or later there will be a problem with the Foreign Agents of Time, right? At that time, confusion will arise. will.”

“maybe?”

“Then, then, His Highness the King must have the power to protect himself.

admit that

Karin smiled faintly and I pointed to the stairs leading down to the third floor.

“Then we eat the diamond golem?”

“great.”

Cecile said calmly and then pointed behind her. At her direction, the Knights of the Principality moved. Are you trying to provide support?

“Master. What should I do?”

“There is no need to decline to support, but it doesn’t seem like it’s free.”

“You’re sharp. That’s right. Can you help me explore the ruins? It’s a bit difficult with only the detection magic and balance.”

“Did you guys come all the way here without hiring any thieves?”

“I did, but he died earlier. His eyes were turned upside down by the finest magic scroll inside the trap and he rushed at it.”

After all, the scariest trap is greed.

I turned my eyes to Lucille. Anyway, the leader of this party is Lucille.

So it’s up to her to make the decision.

“Wouldn’t it be a nuisance to Master?”

“It’s not really like that… Hey. Let’s do something other than support the knights.”

When the DLC main story begins, there are a few things you’ll need.

At that time, he might have to borrow the power of Cecil, Karin, and the principality, so he wondered if it would be better to make a deal with them.

Cecil shrugged. Are you saying it doesn’t matter?

It seems that they are only focused on breaking through this ruin…

If so, you should make the most of it.

“I also have something I want to ask Prince Cecil, so it’s okay if you don’t apply.”

“Oh, the princess? To me? If it’s something related to magic, it would be better to ask Karin or the sage, right?”

“It’s not like that.”

Lucille glanced at me, then quickly ran to Cecile and whispered to her in her ear.

After listening for a while, Cecile burst into laughter.

“Ahahaha! Karin and I don’t have that kind of relationship. But… I can pass on some skills.”

“Really? In that case… Master. Let’s do it!”

what deal did you make?

I looked at Cecil and Lucille alternately, but Lucille just flicked her tongue and smiled briskly.

I came down to the 3rd floor, disarmed the trap, and continued to find the way. Lucille and I arrived in front of the last guardian and quickly attacked the golem.

The Diamond Golem is characterized by its unique strong defense.

In other words.

“Princess Lucille. Against an enemy like that, it’s important to condense magic into one point.”

Up until now, he had become a bad wizard because he had been in charge of the prince’s duties and the head of the Claudia family along with the dragon’s curse. If it weren’t for that, he would have already become a great wizard.

Cecil, with such outstanding talent, could literally be said to be a deceased person.

True to the truth of ‘old people special, newbies can’t be bothered’, she started to teach Lucille.

“Shut up? I’m Master Lucille, right?”

“So am I wrong?”

“It’s not wrong. Lucille. Concentrate. Focusing and condensing mana into one point to reduce the range and strengthen the power is something any wizard can use.”

“Can Master write it too?”

“Yes, of course.”

I aimed the moonlight at the diamond golem. and launch.

A flaming arrow pierces the shoulder of the diamond golem.

“It’s basic to give magic the penetrating attribute to ignore defense.”

“…Ummm… Is this how…?”

A diamond golem charges at Lucille who tilts her head.

I changed the moonlight into a greatsword, slashed the golem, and used my telekinesis toward the tumbling one.

While the fallen golem struggled to rise due to telekinesis, Lucille nodded and held out her staff.

and.

-Kwaaang!!

The beams fired from her wand were literally beams the size of pillars.

The ray burst like an explosion and literally ‘annihilated’ the diamond golem’s head at once.

“…That, Princess over there. What did you do?”

“Eh. After condensing the explosion magic. Using the speaker Master taught me…”

“…Awesome? If you have that sense, it won’t be difficult to become a great wizard.”

Karin is genuinely impressed. At her praise, Lucille looked at me and became proud, and I stroked her hair.

“Good job.”

“Hehe~.”

“But it’s not over yet.”

The golem did not stop just because the head was destroyed.

Let the diamond golem slowly rise, roar and stomp again.

Lucille widened her eyes and aimed her wand.

Although they endured for a long time, the diamond golem eventually collapsed without being able to overcome the accumulated damage.

And what’s left is a nucleus the size of a bird’s egg.

It was a jewel that sparkled like a diamond.

“The road is open.”

I used up all my mana and distributed my mana to Lucille, who sat down completely exhausted.

While she comes to her senses, the door to the ruins opens to advance to the next floor.

Currently, the wizard guild has investigated up to the third basement floor.

There was no way to know what was on the next floor.

In the end, I mean, I have no choice but to fight with my body.

I went down the stairs and lifted the moonlight to illuminate the darkness.

What slowly began to emerge was a large space.

It seems that this place is the end of this ruin.

Cecile, who had followed me down, looked inside and checked the surroundings with detection magic.

Nodding her head as if there was no particular danger, she took out some marbles from her bosom, and as they lit up in the air, her surroundings were clearly visible.

“…Hmm.”

While Cecil approached the core in the center and took care of it, Lucille, Karin, and I concentrated on the floor.

“…Master. That’s…”

“That’s Kronos.”

Starting from the ground where the core had been placed, he held an hourglass in one hand and a cane in the other.

A man or woman wearing a strange hat stood there.

“Oooh…”

Some of the articles start to vomit, as if they were offended just by looking at the pictures.

“S, Master. That picture… I feel bad. Are you okay, Master…?”

“That’s good enough. The higher your mental strength, the better, so practice to increase your mental strength.”

I pointed to several knights who ended up passing out from vomiting.

“Originally, if you look at things related to foreign media, people with weak mentality are like that.”

I was like that in the past when I went to the temple of Cosmo, a foreign god of space, to gain teleportation.

It’s a bit better now, but that’s okay.

Cecil and Karin also felt bad just like Lucille, but neither seemed to be greatly affected.

Like wizards and archmages who have mastered their ultimate skills, they use high mental power to prevent mental pollution.

Lucille is…

Well.

I’ve grown too

As a teacher, I am really proud. In the past, I would have passed out as soon as I entered.

“Sage. Look at this.”

Cecil tried to ignore the drawing of Cronus and focused on the drawing on the other wall.

As if all of the paintings were staring at the floor, each of the eight walls and ceiling were painted one by one.

The one who holds the sword of the shining sun.

Swordsman, Knight, Mage, Shaman, Archer, Rogue, Alchemist.

Finally.

What was painted on the ceiling was a man holding a staff in the soft moonlight.

Karin, who was examining them one by one, crossed her arms and groaned.

“Something is strange.”

“what?”

“Here… these people.”

Examining the painting with sharp eyes, she pointed to one.

“Only one. Everyone has their weapons upside down except that guy in the ceiling. It’s like…”

“It seems to be neutral instead of hostile to Kronos?”

I guess so.

In the ruins and dungeons related to the DLC, there is a picture showing the scale of interest that those with qualifications have in Kronos.

I haven’t started anything yet, so I don’t think everyone except me has any ideas…

As time passes and the main story of the DLC begins, this picture will gradually change.

Like me, no matter what he does or is hostile.

Whether following and worshiping him to change the past.