I Became the Goddess of a New World

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Chapter: The Fallen Kingdom of Raven and the Resurrection of the Elder Lich

The kingdom of Raven, now destroyed by the resurrection of the Elder Lich.

In the Raven royal family, there was one prince and one princess of direct lineage.

Both the prince and princess inherited the swordsmanship talent passed down in the Raven royal family.

Their personalities, virtues, and qualifications as rulers were so similar that it wouldn’t be strange for either to be named the successor.

Thus, I fused the prince and princess into a single character, Raven.

The protagonist of the story, the player.

If the player’s gender is male, they become the princess.

If the player’s gender is female, they become the prince.

Using artifacts of the royal family to conceal their gender, they embark on a journey with the player.

‘The last survivor of the Raven Kingdom is in a position of being pursued.’

The resurrection of the Elder Lich.

This was not a natural event.

Those who worshipped and believed in the object of destruction I had defeated gathered to form a force and eventually caused the chaos.

“Crown Prince, this must feel unjust.”

My companion, the Crown Prince, who had worked hard for the peace of the continent and the prosperity of the Empire.

His wishes and the future of the Empire flowed in completely different directions.

To the extent that the Empire is being sullied by a gathering of heretics.

‘The evidence lies in the underground waterway of the Empire’s capital, where a Dark Mage’s hideout exists.’

Heretic’s influence had already reached everywhere in the Empire, making its mark.

Knowing this, Raven had no choice but to change their appearance.

Using an artifact storing polymorph magic, one of the treasures of the royal family.

“Such magic didn’t exist a thousand years ago.”

As time passed, magic underwent numerous developments.

Among them, a magic that could even reverse ‘gender’ had been discovered.

Well, it could have disguised their true form using the creator’s power with polymorph.

But now, why bother? I had already adapted to the female body.

Having caught a unique character known as the ‘Beautiful Director,’ there was no turning back.

“By the way, it seems you really didn’t expect this.”

The face of Master Kim, who was conversing with the revealed Raven, was still in shock.

Surely in the in-game community, it had been hinted that Raven should be a positive, well-endowed beauty, and that had circulated several times.

It appeared that Master Kim dismissed those hints as mere gossip.

‘I was taken aback each time that tidbit circulated.’

Was the name-abandoned princess Raven actually of a positive disposition? Yes.

Was Raven a swordswoman? Yes. Did Raven have a big heart? …I can’t deny that.

Above all, was she an incredibly charming and beautiful girl? Yes.

Everything dismissed as mere gossip was, in fact, the truth, leaving those who saw it with indirect spoilers.

It was fortunate that Master Kim thought of it simply as gossip and moved on.

“I’m worried about future troubles.”

Master Kim had currently turned off the broadcast.

But Raven had witnessed an event where their identity was revealed alone?

What would happen if this fact were to come to light later on?

Just imagining it made me fearful, thrilling, and excited.

“Anyway, now that Raven has arrived, things are about to get underway.”

Since Raven had contacted the Emperor and rejoined the player.

It was becoming apparent that the real story of Akare was about to start.

I turned off the spectator mode and stepped out of virtual reality.

***

After concluding the conversation with the revealed Raven, Master Kim belatedly grasped the situation.

The situation where the speculation that Raven might be a girl turned out to be true.

Moreover, she had conducted such an event without streaming? This was a transgression that could warrant a death sentence for a broadcaster.

[*Heretic Purification (0/10)*]
– You learned from Raven that there are hideouts of heretics throughout the Empire. Destroy all of the heretic hideouts in the Empire to uproot the evil.
– *Upon quest completion, you may proceed with the ‘Impending Doom’ quest.

Master Kim reviewed the details of the quest generated after talking with Raven.

“A hideout.”

A dungeon hidden deep within the underground waterway, the Cradle of Dark Magic.

Right from the name to the location, it was a dungeon that blatantly screamed suspicion.

The boss’s name even being ‘Servant of Darkness’ suggested a connection to heretics.

As Master Kim was organizing the new information, someone was summoned at the gate.

‘A warrior, huh.’

Assuming it was a warrior due to the absence of weapons, Master Kim was surprised to find it was none other than Sweet.

“Uh?”

“Um?”

The two men met each other’s gazes, showing similar reactions.

As if they had seen each other somewhere before.

“Are you Master Kim?”

The first to recognize was Sweet.

“Sweet?!”

Hearing Sweet’s voice, Master Kim finally recognized who the other person was.

“What are you doing here?”

“Well… I’m trying to find a party as I got stuck on progress.”

“Oh, so that’s why you were waiting.”

Master Kim initially planned to graciously decline if Sweet made an appeal.

Since it was stated that overlapping the warrior’s spirit skill was not possible.

Forming a party of warriors was an extremely inefficient combination with no synergy.

“Then how about me? I’m a Mage.”

“Huh?”

Master Kim’s eyes narrowed at Sweet’s unexpected declaration.

With visible scars all over, showing traces of martial arts, he looked just like a warrior, yet claimed to be a mage?

As if understanding Master Kim’s gaze, Sweet awkwardly laughed.

“This is a bit embarrassing to explain… The Director is a mage but carries a sword, right?”

“That’s right?”

“I thought there must be a reason for carrying a sword, so while hunting, I swung my staff like a sword, and it broke.”

Hahaha!

Master Kim couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter at Sweet’s explanation.

“You laugh so strongly. How embarrassing.”

“My apologies. As an apology…”

Master Kim pulled a staff out from his inventory.

“…a Level 10 staff. I happened to find this while hunting, so here, take it.”

As Sweet examined the specs of the handed staff, a smile formed on his lips.

“Oh, such a thing. Master Kim, you really are a commendable person!”

“It’s nothing, really…”

While Master Kim awkwardly smiled, he glanced around Sweet.

He naturally thought Sweet would be streaming, yet there wasn’t even a chat window around him.

“Are you perhaps streaming?”

“Yes, I am… But Master Kim, are you also streaming?”

In response to Sweet’s question, which shared the same thought, Master Kim nodded.

“But it seems the chat doesn’t show up to others.”

“Oh, you can’t see it?”

Swish, swish—

Sweet pointed in the air, gesturing towards the chat window, but unfortunately, to Master Kim’s eyes, it merely looked like a strange movement.

After that, Master Kim invited Sweet to a party, and they headed towards the Mercenary Guild.

After finishing his sub-class, Master Kim received a request for the underground waterway at the Guild.

Thus, the two walked together towards the underground waterway while chatting.

“Catching that rabbit must’ve been tough. You managed to catch it, huh?”

“I saw the strategy you suggested. If it weren’t for that, I would’ve died.”

The two were of different ages, with Master Kim being the elder and Sweet being the younger.

Master Kim quickly dropped the formalities, while Sweet continued to speak in a semi-formal tone.

“By the way, it’s good that there’s no smell here.”

“If it had smelled, I would’ve gone elsewhere much earlier.”

While they moved forward, they occasionally hunted the sewer rats and ratmen that appeared.

“Master, how about my fireball?”

“…It’s not bad.”

While saying it wasn’t bad, Master Kim was actually quite shocked.

As the fireball shot on a straight line and collided, it didn’t just explode; it engulfed the area in flames, dealing periodic damage as well.

Compared to the warrior’s main skill, ‘Sweep,’ the fireball definitely appeared superior.

“Don’t clump together; freeze, icy breath.”

Swish—

As Master Kim chanted and cast magic, the surroundings instantly froze.

Though the monsters weren’t completely frozen, their movements were restricted.

Sewer rats were naturally troublesome monsters due to their agility, but with one kick infused with Sweet’s mana, all the sewer rats dropped dead.

“Really… do you have to chant every time for that magic?”

With all sorts of things like ‘burn everything’ being chanted…

Sweet was throwing the question casually, wondering if that shouting was indeed necessary.

“If you don’t do it, it’ll be a huge loss.”

At the same time Sweet answered, he shared information about his passive skill.

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Circle (Passive Skill)
– 50% increase in mana recovery speed.
– 50% increase in maximum mana.
– Combat system ‘chanting’ enhancement.
– Casting magic while chanting decreases consumed mana by 25%.
– Casting magic while chanting amplifies effects by 50%.
– Customization of incantations possible; if not set, defaults to basic incantation.
―――

Wow… there was quite a lot.

Master Kim inexplicably opened his skill window and read his passive description.

Certainly, the content was less than that of a mage’s passive skill.

“Customization of incantations, huh?”

“Oh, that? Normally, the fireball incantation is ‘Burn,’ but I modified it to ‘Burn everything.'”

Mages provide such conveniences too. Changing it up would be really cool.

A small darkness began to bloom deep within Master Kim’s heart.

“So this is the double dungeon you mentioned, Master.”

Crumble—

As he pressed an artificial brick, a steel grate descended to block the passage.

They had stepped into the dungeon, the trap of the Dark Mage, and Master Kim quickly moved.

He planned to gather as many monsters as possible in one place and use Sweep to hunt them down.

Flame! Boom!

“Wow. Look at that experience rising.”

Click. Sweet, feeling thrilled, snapped his fingers, and simultaneously, he chanted a spell.

Once more, flames erupted, and explosions engulfed a large number of monsters.

“This place is incredible! I’ve already gained half the experience.”

How long had it been since entering the dungeon that the dungeon-clear message appeared already?

“Clear contribution of 60%? Mine’s higher, isn’t it?”

“Looks like it…”

Quickly clearing the Dark Mage’s trap, the two moved on to the next dungeon.