Is It Bad That the Main Character’s a Roleplayer?

Episode 271: Tell me (1)

I think like that sometimes.

After giving directions to a tourist who asked for directions, ten minutes later, an hour later, ‘Oh, I guess that person had a good trip. Instead of thinking, ‘Maybe I should have told you in more detail,’ I wish I could have put my mind at ease thinking that things would have gone smoothly.

If you can just click your tongue and say, ‘Unfortunately, there’s no way,’ to an elderly person who stomps his feet and asks what online reservations are and why there are no tickets for the train that leaves in 5 hours.

If I were the one who could turn a blind eye to a crying child, saying it had nothing to do with me and that intervening would only cause trouble.

Would my life have become a little easier?

Could I have had a better life than I have now?

Could I have been a little happier…?

* * *

“Strange…”

Emerald cut down the charging beast with Bernstein’s blade. Okay. Spreading blood stained the well-trodden road.

“Why do I always feel like I’m nearby?”

“Driver?”

However, her interest was not in blood and such. She chased the reverberations of the demon energy she had just felt in the laughter that hung like a mask. this way. Her heightened senses gave her direction.

“Jardin.”

She called to the squire who was reassuring the horses and moved her sword once. The sword, as heavy as its size, turned once, and all the blood on the amber sword body fell off.

“yes?”

“Follow me on your own.”

Immediately after, her feet kicked the ground. bang! The blue magic expressed at a barely visible level strengthens her leg strength and allows her to run longer distances. Bang, bang, bang. Her body moved forward several meters with each step.

“…?”

And at the end, the lingering scent of the magic energy she was chasing disappeared. It was like a glass of water left on the desert and empty in an instant, so I didn’t even dare to look for it.

“…It’s you again.”

“…Uh, that driver back then?”

Instead, she found a man with blinking green eyes. This was our third meeting.

“…It’s you again.”

Surprised by the sudden approaching presence, he urgently activated his camouflage skill and retreated as far away as possible.

Before long, someone reached in front of me. Coincidentally, it was a familiar face. I don’t know because I’ve never heard the name.

“Hello…?”

However, I owe her too much to feel uncomfortable about this coincidence.

The first time we met, I kicked out the adventurers who were harassing me because they were annoying, and the second time, when I was almost discovered by the punitive force in the alley on the way to Mannhafeld, “See you again?” In short, it was because he vouched for me.

Of course, in the case of the latter, she didn’t outright defend it, but people around her were more likely to overlook it, thinking, ‘Oh, the driver knows someone’…

“I saw you last time, and I’ll see you again.”

In any case, it is true that he was the person who helped me, even if it was unintentional.

So I bowed my head foolishly, like a young man bewildered by a coincidence. His face had a half-sincere, half-acting smile on his face.

“It’s so strange.”

However, even when I greeted them like that, the other person didn’t show much of a reaction. No matter what I did, it was somewhat burdensome to just stare at my face.

“…Is there some problem?”

Or maybe you got caught? Was the entire appearance of demonic energy hidden by using camouflage skills discovered?

“…There’s no way such a innocent face is the devil.”

It’s true that you almost got caught.

“I will ask.”

I felt cold sweat running down my back and faced my opponent’s elegant face. I chose to awkwardly avoid eye contact because it would make me look like a person with a knack.

“Have you ever seen a devil around here?”

When I see a face that is as neat as if it was made of one piece, but with an artificial edge, like a doll, I feel somewhat scared when it looks at me.

The fear became even stronger because the truth I was desperately trying to hide could be discovered at any moment. I was shaking inside like a mouse in front of a cat.

“I’m sorry that I feel like I’m giving you the same answer as last time, but… I didn’t see anything in particular…” “

…Really?”

Wow, when it was a concept, I didn’t know about it because I was only worried about the temperament of the concept, but now that I’m looking at it from the perspective of an ordinary person, the knights of this world are really scary people… Especially when I’m in a position where there’s something to be caught, it feels even scarier…

I once again see knights from ordinary people. Gaji wiggled his fingers, feeling how great his status was. Even then, I had to stop because the other person’s gaze fell towards my hand.

“…okay. “I will believe you.”

The good news was that the other person did not suspect me of being a devil. This seems to have happened because humanoid demons—not just those that resemble humans, but demons that actually look like humans—are very rare, and in order for a demon to possess demonic energy, it has to be an archdemon. It was really, really luck….

“….”

“….”

For some reason, it wasn’t very lucky that the driver didn’t want to leave.

“Kisaniiim! “Huh huh huh.”

Could it be that the awkward atmosphere continued as the driver stood still and I couldn’t move?

As I couldn’t hold back my embarrassment and was just rolling my eyes, I saw someone running towards me with a horse from afar. It was a face I also knew. Perhaps the starting point for this article? satellite? It was just that absurd.

“Why, why did you come so far…”

More than that, why did you just abandon me and run when I said I couldn’t see my companion?

I looked pitifully at the young man who was out of breath. Since it was a pack horse, not a horse meant for riding, and because it was already fully loaded with heavy luggage, it seemed like he couldn’t even ride it. It was just pitiful.

“At least that water….”

“Thank you….”

That person certainly has water, but in that situation, rummaging through his luggage to find water would be a chore.

With that in mind, I rummaged through my luggage and handed him a water bag. Then the other person looked at me like I was an angel. Meanwhile, his hand is picking up the water bag and popping the lid.

Gulp, gulp, big. Water trickled into the other person’s mouth.

“Oh, I will live.”

“Then we can leave now.”

“….”

Still, I didn’t drink as much as I thought… Are you human?

My eyes trembled for a moment as the article harshly scolded me, saying that I had not lost my breath even for a moment. Are you really human?

“Yes, yes!”

However, I think it was only once or twice that the driver acted like that.

He hurriedly returned the closed water bag to me and took his small luggage with him. As if he was a knight’s squire for no reason, his breathing was stable for a short while.

“let’s go.”

The person who came like a storm left like a storm.

“…I’m really surprised.”

Still, just in case, I should keep my camouflage skills for one more day….

I slowly took my steps as I watched the knight, his squire, and their horses moving further and further away. Since I don’t want to go alongside them, my forward speed is not even half of what it was before.

Five weeks since leaving Mannhafeld. There were two weeks left until Munmund.

* * *

Rheinfeld Plateau, border between Quinnchen and Derma regions.

And at the western end of the Rheinfeld Plateau, Duvanzig is the gateway city of the Quibeck Road, which allows access to the northwest plains instead of the north, which is blocked by the mountains.

There, the Archmage pressed his temple. This is why the information that poured out as soon as we arrived in the city was truly serious.

“It seems like the incident that occurred in Bemurchen was the catalyst…”

An official notice of guilt was sent from the city of Toshi, which was in charge of the Eastern Front.

Demons are gathering on the front lines. It is impossible to predict when the fighting will occur. Support is likely to be needed.

Only the words used are different, but the surprisingly common content feels as if it was published multiple times from one place. It was such a shame that it didn’t happen that way.

“Well, it’s worth it. The number of item orders that Bemurgen was handling was difficult, and how many troops were missing from the front line under the name of reinforcements. “Even if I were the devil, I would go out to attack you now.”

But what is even more unfortunate is that we cannot just say ‘I’m sorry’ and ignore this conflict of information.

“That Meister. I don’t think the choice of words is very good, but…”

“Speaking nicely doesn’t make the situation better. Isn’t there a need to worry about things like this, Heretic Questioner? “No matter how you say it, it won’t change the fact that the Eastern Front is on the verge of collapse.”

“That’s…”

“Wow… I’m more and more impressed with your personality. “How can people do that?”

“What man?”

Just look at the nonsense they—the three men—are talking about right now. The malice hidden behind these documents is truly deep and dark. If I handle it clumsily, I’ll probably end up with nothing but blood and death.

“quiet.”

“….”

“….”

But will we get good results if we don’t rush into it? Can they find the answer to overcome this evil?

…Can we do it?

“Arch Mage, do you have any idea where the main attack will be?”

“…sorry.”

The warrior who silenced everyone with just one word asked a question softly. Of course, there was nothing I could say in response.

“You don’t need to apologize to me. However, if anything comes to mind, please let me know. The same goes for you.”

However, just because you don’t have anything to answer right away doesn’t mean you can give up early.

Giving up blocks even the path that could possibly exist. The Archmage closed his eyes in front of the dry voice and spoke the few things that came to mind. She was the only one who spoke, as the others made gestures with their hands and feet that nothing came to mind.

“God told us to go north.”

“Are you saying we should ignore the front lines and go north?”

“God does not prophesy.”

It is impossible to peek into the future. Therefore, the oracle given by God would not have had this matter in mind.

“You just tell me what is the best choice at the time.”

But… at least if such clear instructions were given, wouldn’t there be something worth waiting for at the end?

“…Do you think something will change if we go north?”

“Maybe so.”

“If it changes, will that change have greater value than ignoring this front?”

“…I’m not sure about that.”

In the midst of such speculation, the Inquisitor threw a stone with an unchanging expression. Value comparison priority opportunity cost. These were always things that tested people.

The Archmage’s mouth closed and the Inquisitor pounded the table with a hard face. Although there was some overlap, the table on which all the official documents were spread made a clicking sound. Only that sound occupied the room.

“I will postpone going north. “I’m going to the front line.”

“…All right.”

Fortunately, or it feels strange to use such a modifier. The brief did not last long. The Inquisitor finally made a decision.

“Also, we will give priority to destinations that are difficult for reinforcements to reach.”

“Is that so….”

“Is there any difference of opinion?”

However, the atmosphere became stricter and stricter, and the Inquisitor, as always, sought a final opinion before making a decision. Green eyes, wary of self-righteousness, scanned the hall.

“I follow the deputy’s opinion.”

Daniel was the first to express his position. This was not a new remark as he was a person who was accustomed to following orders and initially said he would stay away from such matters, saying he was not good at strategy.

“Me too…”

Deathbringer was similar. As if there was nothing else to argue about, he shrugged his shoulders and accepted the opinion.

“what.”

Lastly, Meister… I think he agreed because of his own annoyance rather than right or wrong, but he complied anyway. The decision has been made.

They decided to divert to an area where reinforcements could not come quickly enough.

“…I think a city located relatively north would be better.”

But is it really okay to have a party like this?

The Archmage thought once again about the sentence he had been thinking about ever since he left Bemurchen. In the meantime, her tongue steadily performs its role as an advisor.

“Is there any basis?”

“The period when the Eastern Front began to show signs of stress and the period when demon sightings on the Southern Front began to decrease in frequency are almost identical. Perhaps the troops used on the southern front were diverted to the east. If we do that… we can bring manpower from the South to the East.”

Her hands were the same. The Archmage brought along several official documents and reports that could serve as an excuse for the hypothesis.

“However, it takes time for reinforcements in the south to be deployed to the eastern front, so…” “

…relatively, cities in the south will receive reinforcements first.”

“yes. That’s why.”

“Would it be difficult to receive reinforcements on the northern front?”

“…I won’t do much. “The North has always been a place of fierce fighting.”

They will hold their ground to protect the North, but if the Eastern Front is breached, they will only lose there, so they will send support. However, due to the nature of the North where the two Great Devils are holding out on the front lines, there will not be that many troops that can be sent.

It is highly likely that only Münmund, located in the northernmost part of the Derma region, and Brisden, just below, will receive support.

The Archmage explained it based on her knowledge. The Inquisitor’s eyes looked down at the map dryly.

“okay.”

And finally, her finger pointed to a certain place.

“Then we will go to Hirssenzig.”

“All right.”

Hirssenzig, a city located slightly south of Brisden, was pressed against my index finger.