139 – Eat this. this – 2

The attack of the tower and the main story of the DLC continued, and in the meantime, the achievement was achieved stably.

However, it was a bit questionable whether the party’s status was stable.

“It’s time to show off your new skills.”

Karin showed the magic of light and darkness formed in both hands. When they are slowly put together, a sword of light is created.

“Suck!”

-Quaaang!!!

The sword of light she created strikes at countless monsters.

Chin admired the powerful magic and swung the dagger in both hands.

-Stand up!!

“The king of thieves. I didn’t expect to learn the skills of Sethwin like this.”

Qin is also able to skillfully use the skill ‘Fever Slash’, which he learned with Living Points.

Apart from them, everyone learned one powerful skill.

The Living Points obtained while progressing through the Tower were gathered and became a skill.

“…No, why only me…”

The Cherubim sulked. That would be the case, because the living points that came to him were just garbage.

Or you have to clean well.

You have to brush your teeth in the morning, noon, and evening to avoid getting a ‘toothache’.

Since I only learned that kind of style, I couldn’t help but suck my fingers and envy those who became stronger while progressing in the tower.

While they were defeating the enemy, what I was looking at was none other than Claire.

As the main story progressed, her condition was getting worse and worse.

“Hey. Claire.”

“Uh, huh?!”

“What did you hear this time?”

“…It wasn’t much of a thing. Something like the weakness of those who eat the heart of Mount Oden…”

The person who eats the heart of Mount Oden is a demon I caught alone during my journey to defeat the demon lord.

His weakness is the synthesis magic Karin used earlier.

In particular, combination magic of fire and ice works well.

“is it.”

“…yes.”

Claire nodded slightly. Could it be because of Karin and Chin’s powerful attacks?

The offensive of the demonic spirits constantly flocking in was now coming to an end.

“Are you done? Sage. Now all that’s left.”

“no.”

“…yes?”

I pointed to the open door.

“If you go over there and eat the fragments, it’s the last time.”

“Oh~. I see~.”

Karin smiled leisurely, and Lacey nodded.

Everyone seemed satisfied with themselves.

only one person. Except for Claire.

I sighed as I watched Claire lightly biting her lower lip.

When we came out of the tower, Gwalteirak was waiting for us.

“You did a great job. It’s really not long now.”

“That’s right. By the way, Gwalteirak. In the end, there were no apostles among us. Is it okay?”

“Well… Cosmo didn’t say anything else, so there’s no problem, right?”

“Sage. What do you think? Do you know anything?”

Everyone’s eyes were fixed on me. I have no intention of hiding it, so just tell me.

“If an apostle has not been decided by the time you enter the last floor, Cronus will test it. And among those who have the qualifications, the one who is most inclined to Cronus will automatically become an apostle.”

“…yes?”

Everyone looked at me in bewilderment. But this was also in my plan.

That’s why I was able to say it insignificantly.

“Don’t worry. I’ve thought of a countermeasure. Now, let’s go and rest. Claire. Open the portal.”

But the portal did not open. Because Claire was closing her eyes as if thinking deeply about something.

“Claire?”

“Huh? Ah. Yes. Ye, I’ll open it.”

Claire, who finally came to her senses, opens the portal. Before entering the open door, I grabbed Claire’s shoulder.

“Let’s go out to dinner tonight.”

She looked at me blankly and nodded slightly.

“…yes.”

I went with Claire to a fine restaurant in the capital city.

The manager guided Claire to the quietest seat, and as soon as I sat down I poured her a glass of wine.

“…”

Again. Claire, who listened quietly to the sound of wine filling her glass, sighed.

He seemed to know roughly what was going on in her head.

“You’d better not think of becoming an apostle of Kronos.”

“…That, you never thought of that?”

“I think Kronos probably took you.”

Most of the information that Claire has obtained through Living Points so far has given up her position as a hero.

Or, it was information to defeat the demon king or save people.

In other words, it is only information that points out the mistakes of the past, not helpful for the future like others.

“…that’s… but I. I.”

“I say it again and again, but you don’t have to feel guilty about me. Also.”

“…”

“The past can never be changed.”

“So what about the enemies we’ve encountered so far? They’ve definitely used regression.”

“That’s right. However, the longer the time goes back, the more time gets distorted. The bigger the distortion, the more Kronos can influence this world. That’s what Cronus wants. Someone. Go to the past a long time ago. Changing the past, and then completely twisting the axis of time. Then, let alone the future you want, it will only result in this world becoming Cronos’ toy.”

I told you based on stories I saw in the setup and speculations from the community.

Claire, who listened earnestly without missing a word, slightly lowered her head.

Why is the atmosphere heavy?

“I asked you to eat to lighten your mood, but it seems to be making you feel worse. Let’s stop talking about this.”

Then, as the meal started to come out, I pointed to the delicious-looking steak.

“Come on. Let’s eat.”

On the way back from eating, Claire didn’t say much. just walking

While walking on a well-paved road, we stopped at a store in the capital.

“…I still see one here.”

This is the store that Claire and I came to when we first came to the capital.

It’s a store that handles armor, and although it’s not that rare, it sold a lot of usable armor in the beginning.

Of course, there was no money back then, so only Claire could use the armor she bought here.

“You always put us first…”

Claire let out a heavy sigh.

“Why did you do that?”

“Because it was necessary.”

okay. It was necessary.

Since I couldn’t do the time attack that old people use, I had no choice but to proceed with the standard route, and the most important thing in the process was Claire.

Naturally, I had no choice but to focus all my investments on her.

“…you say it’s always been necessary.”

“What. That’s right.”

Claire lowered her head with a melancholy expression, and didn’t say a word until she returned to the castle.

It was the last day to enter the tower. At the end of today, everything will be decided.

Either Kronos steps down, or Kronos eventually defeats us.

“Hey. Are you ready?”

“Sure.”

“Is it ending today? Ooh~ It was really hard.”

“The wise man did all the hard work. Chin. What are you?”

“Ah~. It was hard for me too~.”

At Lacey’s bruise, Chin laughed softly and trembled.

It’s hard work.

Well, it was a lot of work.

In the middle, Mr. Edward, the head of the thieves guild, is poisoned and recovers, and fights with the apostle of Cronus.

I also fought the guys who wanted to kidnap Lucille.

I caught the guys who hit the church to attack Veronica.

They also eliminated those who were trying to commit a suicide bombing to kill Cecil.

There was a lot going on in the real star, but he overcame all the adversity.

“Let’s have a meal after we’re done. Come on. Let’s go.”

Claire opens a portal to the Cursed Wilderness. the moment you enter it.

“…no?”

Gwalteirak, who had to wait in front of the tower, was nowhere to be seen.

What is there is Gwalteirak hanging in a bloody state.

And a few followers standing around the tower.

“You did well.”

The followers also seem to be going all out because they know this is the end.

Each one of the guys standing there doesn’t look like they’re normal guys.

I heard moonlight in a situation where regressors who learned the basic ultimate skill gathered.

“Cute kids. Kids! Hit it!!”

But there was no reason to back down.

We have already fought many times with those who can return by death, and we know how to deal with them.

Fight for so long and win the battle.

They succeeded in incapacitating all but a few who escaped into the tower.

“veronica!!”

“yes!”

This is the last time, and waiting for them here is like a game.

That’s why I came here with all my strength, so there was no problem with recovery.

Healed by Veronica, I approached Lucille.

“Lucille. Excuse me. Can you lend me your wand?”

“Yes? Uh. It doesn’t matter. Why?”

“I have a place to write it. I’ll write it all down and return it. Huh?”

“Whoops. Here.”

Lucille held out Cosmo’s wand to me casually. Received it and put it in my arms, I looked around at everyone.

“Everyone has fragments, right?”

He lifted the fragments obtained through the ordeal. The fragment that everyone has one.

Without this, the last layer of the tower will continuously decrease your sanity and magic power.

“Ah. Was this for that purpose?”

“Then there is no limit on the number of people now?”

“There is no limit on the number of people, but it’s the same without this.”

There were even people who drove one of the knights into the game because they were curious about what would happen in the game.

Of course, that didn’t help much.

When the final battle started, everyone retired because they ran out of mental strength and magic power.

“That’s right. Come on. Let’s go in.”

Go through the first floor, climb the second floor, and fight the followers hiding on the third floor.

When I got to the last floor I saw the other day, I kept going up like that.

The boss of the followers, the bishop who follows Cronus, and the last union were waiting for us with faces like demons.

“Damn it…!! You guys went through this place…”

“Hit!!”

The last followers were waiting to grab their ankles.

Of course, this was also something I had seen in the game, and it was also part of my plan, so there was no pressure.

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.

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“aaagh!!”

The one who was hit by Karin’s magic and bounced off is bound by my shadow shackles.

Their mouths were shut so they couldn’t bite their tongues, and their arms and legs were tied.

-bang!!

I kicked open the door.

Inside the door was a very large space.

There I pushed the battered bishop.

“Are you using it as a tactical makeshift armor?”

“Hmm. That’s a great attitude. You should use everything you can.”

“Because there might be a trap…”

I heard Chin, Cyron, and Leventia say a word from behind.

I’m not saying it’s wrong, but I’m not denying it.

The moment the bishop, who was rolling on the floor, gasped and looked up at the ceiling.

The paintings on the ceiling begin to sway.

Hourglass in one hand.

The one holding a staff in the other hand.

picture of him.

The painting of Kronos, the foreign god of time, was moving.

“God! My God! Great God who controls time!! Pain and despair to those who resist you…!!”

“Ugh?!”

“Ugh!?”

“Aww!!”

“Quaaagh!”

Everyone covered their heads at the bishop’s scream-like cry.

“I. Get out!! Get out!! Get out of my head!!”

With a terrible scream, Evangeline fell to her knees.

Besides her, it seems that there are others who have suffered quite a blow.

Of course, I wasn’t all fine.

[It’s Cosmo’s seed. Time is absolute. I will grant you that absolute power. so…]

That’s really long on the tongue.

No, he’s not important right now.

“Ah. aaa…”

As expected, Claire, who was most worried, was shedding tears.

As expected, Cronus seemed to know that among us, Claire was the one who was most shaken by him.

“I, I… Heuk… Tongue, Hyeonu… I. I…”

Tears dripping from her head while holding her head, she spoke earnestly to me.

“…Kuuu… I… I… For you…”

Claire struggled to open her mouth.

“…If only I could heal your wounds. I’d rather die… Kyaaak!”

– Pooh!

oh. The warrior is broken!

Well, I did hold out for a long time.

Much more than I thought.

I threw a dropkick at her, which caught the atmosphere of depravity.

While Claire collapsed on the floor and groaned, I looked up at the painting, baring my teeth.

“Don’t touch the strict kid, why don’t you eat the prepared food?”

I lifted the bishop’s hair, who was delighted to see us gasping and in pain, and held the moonlight tightly in his hand.

“…yes?”

“From now on, you are the owner.”

“Uh. Uh uh uh?!”

Qualifications to become an apostle of Kronos.

The one with the warrior’s sword.

Seeker of the Eight Stars.

and.

master of moonlight.

“Ah, aaagh! aaagh!!”

The bishop, who has been battered from fighting us earlier and has no fragments and is at the bottom of his mind and magic, screams.

No wonder.

As a follower of Cronus, the bishop relied on Cronus the most, and even as I handed over the moonlight, he became the owner and qualified.

Therefore, it was not wrong for Cronus to forcibly dwell in his body and become an apostle and suffer.

But that wasn’t the only reason his expression was distorted.

he.

me.

No, I was afraid of the person behind me.

skill.

Hogahowi.

If he was in a normal state, the guy who had already become mentally rags was frightened by the majesty of Cosmo dwelling in me.

okay.

it should be

you should be afraid

“Ah. aaahhhh, Cronus City…”

The man’s words did not come to an end.

Because he was sucked into the dimensional rift created behind him.

They encountered the Apostle of Kronos while everyone was fine, and eliminated the Apostle of Kronos while everyone was fine.

I smiled and looked up again at the painting on the ceiling.

Kronos in the picture.

His expression was getting more and more distorted as if he was angry at the apostle’s futile death.

[Everyone has achieved an achievement here.]

Achieved an achievement by succeeding in skipping the mid-boss in the game.

great. Everything is going according to plan.

All that remains is the achievements of the main story.

I snorted at the dignified voice.

The picture disappears, and it appears in front of us as a reality.

The face of the man holding the hourglass and cane was distorted.

– Cosmo’s not-so-good thing…

“What are you saying? Something like a catch.”

Quietly leave your achievements and get lost!!