How To Live as a Scammer in the Game

5. I can’t even tell

With Chaeng…!

I leisurely left the room with the sound of the sword falling to the floor behind me.

Tumble, Tumble.

My heart was pounding, I felt as if I had visited the underworld once.

Still, I walked slowly in a straight line.

I desperately clenched my teeth and endured.

If it wasn’t for that, my legs would have loosened up a long time ago.

‘I’m fine… I’m fine!’

The blade went back and forth in front of my eyes, but if I wasn’t scared, would that be a person?

I concentrated on self-hypnosis with all my might.

Fortunately, it seemed to work a little.

I saw the tremors in my fingertips subside.

But I still couldn’t completely let go of the tension.

It was because I was afraid that Andrew might come after me.

‘Certainly, it’s a very rare knife…wasn’t it?’

I did it once, but worries followed.

I wondered if he was trying to kill me just because he had a temper.

So I had my ears pointed backwards.

Whether the sound of footsteps follows behind my back or not.

‘This, once it becomes really dangerous, Monted will help. Ah, maybe…’

Sweating profusely, I returned to my room, the only resting place.

Fortunately, there was no rampage from Andrew chasing after him.

As soon as I closed the door, I let out a big sigh and wiped my chest.

“Ha……I can’t live because I’m shaking. I have to quickly get my own skills and leave.”

I lay flat on the bed and closed my eyes.

I just wanted to get out of here as soon as possible.

* * *

After Rohan disappears.

The room fell into silence.

The paladins, of course, and Andrew and Monted also hid their expressions as much as possible, but they were all surprised.

Andrew blankly looked down at his sword.

Then, slowly review the situation from a while ago.

‘I didn’t blink an eye, as if I had completely expected that I would stop. He’s not just a slick guy, is he really…?’

Those eyes that stared at him without the slightest change in expression, as if they were transcendent.

It was seldom erased from my mind.

Rohan and himself were about the same height, but those eyes definitely gave him the feeling of being looked down on by a being from above.

A smile formed on Andrew’s lips.

“Wow. You really brought something this time.”

The tone of Andrew’s voice rose as if he was having fun.

But Monted looked at him and shook his head.

“It was frivolous.”

“Well, I didn’t even think about belling. If you’re a person with that level of skill, you would have avoided it even if you really cut it, right?”

“No. That’s not what I meant.”

“Yes?”

“It was only natural that Sir Andrew’s sword couldn’t reach it.”

It was Andrew who had a slight crack in his pride.

“Aren’t you ignoring the seven youngest knights too much?”

“You’re the youngest, but your experience and skills are still the least among the seven knights. As I always said, you shouldn’t let go of your humility.”

“Even if it’s the right thing to say, if it becomes a nag, it might be distorted.”

“……”

“Still, the reason for such a review… is there any? If it’s Monted-sama, you’re not the kind of person who would just say something on the lips.”

All eyes of Andrew and the paladins turned to Monted.

Monted paused for a moment before opening his mouth again.

“I honestly don’t know the depth of Rohan-sama.

“That answer is a bit daunting…”

“However.”

Monted cut off Andrew.

He looked into Andrew’s eyes.

“I saw with my own eyes that Rohan-sama slashed Kallim with that worn-out dagger just a moment ago.”

Everyone was taken aback by Monted’s words.

Andrew, and Diaz too.

That’s why it came up with an unexpected name.

The senior paladin also asked with a surprised expression.

“Did you mean the colorim? The colorim?”

Wasn’t Kalarim the high-ranking demon who killed Leanoa, one of the Seven Knights?

That Leanoa, said to be the strongest sword of the Knights…!

While asking questions, the senior paladin carefully studied the face of Diaz, who had been Leanoa’s lieutenant until recently.

Why is Diaz so badly injured?

And why Leanoa, her lord and friend, died.

The culprit was the colorim.

Diaz asked Monted with a hard expression.

“Is Kalarim…dead?”

“Dead. Completely. It was over in one blow.”

“okay.”

Diaz’s expression was very complex.

It seemed cool, but it also seemed resentful.

understanding has gone

He must have wanted to kill Kalarim with his own hands.

But I would have been resentful of not having the strength to do so.

Monted’s last words kept ringing in Andrew’s mind.

‘It’s a blow. in a single blow. He sent the demon that killed Leanoa in one blow…’

Looking at him like that, Monted said.

“Who do you think could defeat Kalalim so easily? Not necessarily Sir Andrew, even if seven other knights came along. It’s hard to say for sure.”

“Maybe.”

“So next time you’ll never act rashly, Sir Andrew. If he hadn’t been merciful, the knife would have blown his neck instead.”

“……”

Andrew nodded in approval.

“Well, I couldn’t even detect when the hell I cut my sword.”

Because the space was cut, Andrew couldn’t feel anything through the sword.

Because of this, he thought that Rohan had swung the dagger at some point he hadn’t even seen.

With a worn-out dagger, his own sword…

But the face still wore a proud expression.

“I’ll have to beg you to do sparring at least once. Huhu.”

Realizing that there are more hidden monsters in the world than you can imagine.

* * *

The day passed quietly without incident.

I tossed and turned in my sleep in case someone would come looking for me.

Fortunately, that didn’t happen.

and the next day.

When the darkness of dawn had not yet lifted, the sound of a knock woke me up.

smart smart

I reflexively got up.

like a wild animal.

It was probably because of the constant tension.

“Whoa…”

He let out a short sigh and opened the door.

I saw Monted through the door.

And Diaz too.

It was Monted who spoke first.

“Did you sleep well?”

“It wasn’t bad.”

“I’m glad. Would you like to eat?”

“I will.”

“Then let’s go together.”

That’s how Monted and Diaz and I slowly started walking around the monastery.

“Morning in the monastery starts a little early. It means to feel the dawn rising every day, thank God for blessings and continue to work hard.”

I didn’t answer.

Suddenly, I wonder what this is all about.

I hadn’t seen Monted for long, but I knew he wasn’t the type to talk a lot.

It seemed that he wasn’t just talking.

‘It’s frustrating. What are you trying to say?’

Also, if you have any questions…

It was quickest to ask directly.

I suddenly stopped walking.

Monted and Diaz, who were walking ahead, also stopped.

As they turned around, our eyes met.

“What do you want to say?”

At my words, Monted smiled bitterly.

“Haha… have you noticed already?”

“The introduction was long.”

“Please excuse me. I’m not a good talker.”

“So, what to say?”

“Thank you… I wanted to say that.”

I narrowed my eyes and tilted my head.

“thank?”

what thanks all of a sudden

I’ve never done anything like thank you.

“For the mercy you showed me yesterday. You were angry enough, but I had nothing to say.”

Hearing that, I understood.

I was talking about yesterday’s work with Andrew.

It seemed that I had decided that I could kill Andrew enough.

I tried bluffing like I don’t know, but it seemed to work.

“I did at least take out my anger. Let’s do something that didn’t exist.”

“I will ask Sir Andrew to make sure this never happens in the future.”

please please

I didn’t want to go through it twice.

I’ve definitely nailed it.

“If something like this happens again…I can’t guarantee it either.”

“of course.”

The stack of misunderstandings seemed to be stacking up better than I expected.

I could say I was very satisfied.

“As I said today, the appointment ceremony will begin. And as soon as the appointment ceremony is over, the Power Stone will be delivered.”

“Well.”

I answered calmly, but inside I was running around.

It was the moment when a new unique skill was finally in hand.

* * *

The appointment ceremony went fairly well.

Following Monted’s request to be matched just once, I was appointed as a knight according to tradition.

‘after. It’s damn hard.’

This, too, was exhausting in its own way.

Align the lines, adjust the form…

And so the series of appointment ceremonies came to an end.

I officially became a knight who joined the Seven Knights.

The seven knights that all knights respect and envy.

But my nerves were all elsewhere.

‘When are you going to give it to me…when the hell…’

I was only more interested in rice cakes than the honor of the seven knights.

Whether or not he was appointed as a knight, the important thing was his unique skill.

and.

Finally, the long-awaited ceremony for delivering the Stone of Power began.

“The Bishop enters.”

My eyes lit up at the sound.

This was what I heard from Monted before the ceremony began.

After the ceremony, Bishop Heint said that he would return with the Stone of Power.

Bishop Heint, the vicar of Straun Diocese, appeared dressed in light clothes different from those of the appointment ceremony.

Barely holding back the corners of my mouth going up, I stood in front of him.

The parish priest was holding a small wooden box in his hand.

“Now, to celebrate the birth of the new seven knights. On behalf of our Straun Parish, we deliver a small gift to Lord Rohan.”

Applause from the crowd filled the monastery.

The parish head opened the box right in front of me with a smile.

A slightly different scene unfolded before me.

In the box, three jewels emitting light revealed themselves.

“Choose one you like. God willing.”

I thought there would be one…

‘Suddenly doing a lottery here.’

A brief moment of bewilderment passed by.

But it was only for a moment.

I smiled inwardly.

‘Rather good!’

And I reached out without hesitation.

Towards a new unique skill.

[Unique Skill: Third Eye]