Damn System

Episode 52

Chapter 13 Main Scenario (1)

Right now my available funds are 21,263 mana.

Including the three-level entry limit of 3,000, it exceeds 24,000.

“… … .”

Apart from being happy, it was also a number that lacked a sense of reality.

It is only natural that the consumption unit suddenly jumped from 100 to 100,000 to 10,000.

It’s not that I don’t write because I don’t have a sense of reality.

‘Should I buy the technology as scheduled?’

At the time of entering level 3, fireball was the number one purchase wish.

Among the skills with words such as explosion, impact, radius, and certain range in the description, fireball was the cheapest.

But now I have enough money to buy a fireball.

So, the eyes must flow to the technology with a slightly higher price point.

[Hellfire (19,113 hp)]

• Classification: permanent technology

• Description: Burns everything in the caster’s radius. The size and power of the technology differs depending on the amount of magical power used to implement it.

I read the description and crossed my arms.

According to Ahel’s explanation, each technology requires appropriate attributes.

However, this system completely omits such explanations.

‘Only those who lost magic became pitiful.’

What are the sins of players who spend all their mana to buy but can’t use their skills?

And what’s wrong with me worrying like this before buying a new technology?

‘Since it seems to be a flame type, can I use it as my attribute?’

What if it’s a skill that requires a deepening attribute?

I have all four elements overlapped, but there is no deepening element.

If this technique requires the magic of the deepening element, it will cost close to 20,000 mana.

“Grunt.”

If it was like before, I would have just bought it, but now I think a lot because I’m worried that I won’t be able to use it after buying it.

They say that if you don’t know anything, you become brave, isn’t it just like that?

Although it was a bonus magic power, it was too much to fly with an adventurous spirit.

‘Let’s put it on hold.’

There is a distinct difference between being bold and being hasty.

You cannot place a bet in a situation where the information you have is not accurate.

‘Maybe armor would be better.’

At least that’s unlikely to fail.

‘Because I needed equipment, well.’

Even if he was bitten by a group of crocodiles, dozens of times.

There were also a lot of potions I used because of the injuries I received at that time.

It would be better to minimize the amount of mana spent on consumption items.

If you use it frequently just because it is cheaper, it will only increase the damage in the long run.

As I sorted out my thoughts step by step, I leaned toward armor rather than new technology.

So I went past the skills tab and opened the equipment tab.

‘see… … .’

I’ve been looking at the equipment in and out of the tab, but I’ve never purchased it myself.

‘It’s probably because the price is high.’

Weapons have lower hurdles than you might think.

The same dagger as the one given in the tutorial has about 3,400 mana.

Longswords and spears each increase in price from 1,000 to 2,000.

However, the lowest price for armor is 1,000 mana.

Even that was not a proper armor or shield, but rather something like gloves or gaiter.

At 3,000 you can see the shield, and at 5,000 you can see the type of armor.

So, in the beginning, there was nothing that was ignored.

‘It would be nice if things were done properly… … .’

Are greaves a breastplate? Are they different?

‘I should have worn armor or something to know.’

Would you mind if I attach an image? It’s frustrating because everything is packed with letters.

But that didn’t make me angry.

Because the expectations placed on the system were already on the floor.

It was a waste of time to even get angry.

So I just diligently went around the equipment tab and looked at the armor.

By the time you find something you like after a long shopping spree.

Suddenly, I felt a tenacious gaze on me.

“Suck!”

Swish, I turned my head and saw golden eyes radiating a strange glow looking at me.

It was Rashar who had come closer.

She had her hand on her sword with a cold expression.

And a faint halo of light pooled in her eyes.

‘this… … .’

Obviously, this happened around the time I first met Lashar.

Something, a feeling I’ve never experienced before, is watching me.

I don’t know why, but it’s creepy and scary.

Right after that, a huge murderous intent engulfed me.

‘Why all of a sudden?’

The moment I jumped up and stepped back, the shoelace tied to my waist broke.

A rusty iron shield fell to the ground, making a loud noise.

Rashar’s golden eyes moved in the direction of the sound.

gulp.

As soon as I swallowed, the momentum that was pressing me disappeared.

Rashar, who was looking at the shield that fell on the floor while stroking the sword at his waist, spoke in a calm tone.

“I apologize if I was surprised.”

“… … not really.”

I pretended to be calm, lowered my stance, and picked up my shield while trembling.

In my mind, I wanted to feel my neck right away.

Because I wondered if my neck was still attached.

The reason I’m alive now is purely because she didn’t draw the sword.

If I had pulled out that sword and swung it.

‘He must have died.’

I haven’t tried resisting even once.

As I nervously tied the shield back to my waist, Rashar let out a shallow sigh and said,

“I didn’t mean to act like a test.”

“… … .”

“I’m sorry to you, but this is a very sensitive issue for us. I hope you understand my situation, which has no choice but to be like this.”

What are you talking about when you come right out of the blue and suggest you want to live?

‘What do you mean it’s okay to try to kill people if it’s a sensitive issue?’

Before I could ask the question back, Rashar wiped my face with his left hand.

Fatigue was evident in his facial expression and eyes.

“Personally, I don’t think you’re a bad person.”

Even so, she still grabbed the handle of the sword.

“Because of that, I will definitely check before returning to the garrison.”

The warmth completely disappeared from Rashar’s expression as he exhaled a long breath.

“The magical power I feel in you has increased compared to when we first met. Like an evolutionary species.”

Only then did the unanswered question come to an end.

“Can I hear an explanation?”

I wondered why he was so sensitive all of a sudden.

It must have been because of my increased magic power.

“… … You mean I’m a monster?”

“Otherwise, how would you explain the increase in magical power while holding Meseo?”

“Shall I ask the other way around? What if I was a monster?”

Lashaar responded by drawing his sword.

“Tsk.”

that’s the truth now If I don’t explain properly, I’ll kill you here.

Of course I didn’t want to die. However, destroying the medium and running away is also not allowed.

‘I can’t go even if it’s a waste of coming here.’

I have to go to the temple to find out about this damn game.

Looking at me and seeing what strangers said, there must be some connection between the game and this unfamiliar world.

To find out, you have to stick to Rashar and go all the way to the garrison!

‘Conversation with the system is also hung as a reward.’

I thought about how to solve Rashar’s doubt.

“Kay, I need an explanation.”

At Lashar’s urging, I nervously opened and closed my hand.

At that time, I met eyes with Ahel, who was staring at me from the other side of the shop window floating in front of me.

The image of him rolling on the floor a moment before was flickering.

“ah.”

It is better to see once than to hear a hundred times, a good idea came to mind.

The reason Rashar took out that sword was because he was vague about whether or not I was a monster.

It’s because my mana increased while carrying the medium.

However, it is not necessary to explain the relationship with this medium.

‘Just let them know that I’m different from a monster.’

It seems that Rashar can also feel the other person’s magic, perhaps using magic detection.

It means that she can also confirm that my mana is decreasing.

Using that part, it wouldn’t be difficult to clear her doubts.

“You can see and judge for yourself.”

I pressed the buy button in front of me without saying a word.

* * *

Even when Kay came out of the place where the barrier magic was implemented, Rashar doubted him.

The fact that he saved the lives of his subordinates was only a reason for gratitude, not a reason for trust.

Rashar had gone through too many things to talk about trust just because he had given him the grace of life.

However, Kei used the Power of Pinelpenia as if to ridicule her suspicions.

Suspicion and vigilance disintegrated in an instant.

Because there was no way that the seven great gods would have allowed their powers to their enemies.

So, Rashar naturally believed that Kay was a stranger from the oracle.

This was the reason Kay volunteered to be guided to the temple even though she had Meseo.

His faith in the Authority and the Seven Great Gods was that strong.

However, now that Ahel has awakened and is able to return to the garrison, that faith has been shaken.

‘It is their characteristic to become stronger by taking the magical power of others.’

Sometimes through Meseo, and sometimes by consuming other life.

How desperate she must have been in front of an enemy who grew stronger each time she took magical powers.

Originally, magic power is a law that has a fixed amount from birth.

Some people are born with normal sheep, while others are born with huge magical powers.

It was an absolute rule and a natural truth.

Just like being born with your own body from birth, so was your magical power.

Even if you go against it and absorb magic that does not belong to you, you will only covet more power.

In the end, it will be corrupted and become a monster that has lost its reason.

That was the reason why black magicians who extorted other people’s magical powers were slaughtered in a long history.

That’s why, whenever Kay’s mana increased, he couldn’t help but feel his nerves sharpened.

It was because I was worried that he was taking the enemy to the garrison with his own hands.

About a day later, the change in Kay’s magical power that began yesterday afternoon gave Rashar anguish.

‘Maybe I was impatient?’

Was it usurpation rather than permission?

Could it be that Pinelpenia was colluding with the enemy?

What if Kay is not a stranger, but an enemy imitating a stranger?

Is the image you’ve shown so far a ploy to dig up information?

‘Otherwise, how should I explain the increased magic power?’

Doubt, once sprouted, spreads branches without rest.

If Kay had intentionally approached him while covered in human flesh.

‘It must have been a planned approach that saved the company members.’

Even if it wasn’t, it was strange that he was discovered so quickly during the farm rescue operation.

It may have been a ploy to infiltrate Kay.

When I thought about it, everything seemed to fit.

In this situation, I couldn’t take Kay to the garrison.

Rashar gritted his teeth.

‘If it is judged to be dangerous, I can kill it.’

But it can’t.

‘What if it’s not an enemy?’

What if you really are a stranger when you come out of the oracle?

It’s like destroying the hope you’ve barely found with her hands.

Doesn’t Kay maintain Izzy even though his magic power has increased?

There was no sign of violent tendencies.

Rashar pondered over how rational Kay had been.

But just as he is inclined to be a stranger, he is shaken again.

‘If not at all?’

It is true that I personally have a crush on him.

Not only do I express my opinions clearly, but I also respond calmly rather than get angry even when she doubts me.

That makes me even more suspicious.

I think even that personality is a ploy to get one’s liking.

If you relied on your personal feelings and made an easy decision, causing damage to the garrison.

If the resistance is damaged beyond repair by one of her choices.

Rashar gritted his teeth so as not to show it.

I am afraid of the future that will come because of her choice.

That’s why it has to shake so terribly.

I am afraid of the consequences that I will face at the end of all these thoughts.

Rashar can neither kill Kay nor not kill him.

“Kay, I need an explanation.”

I’m just rushing for an answer with a nervous heart.

“You can see and judge for yourself.”

Before he could understand the meaning of the returned answer, the mana he felt from Kay diminished.