Chapter 12 – Quest
“Nice to meet you. Are you the adventurers who will escort you to Plania?”
An old man in a suit came out in front of us and asked.
I looked around.
Quite a few people seemed to have gathered to escort them.
Even in the game, this mission was very helpful, so I remember that many NPCs gathered. As if that was no different in real life, countless adventurers came to entrust this escort.
Of course, there was a good reason for gathering so many adventurers.
Black night forest, as the Chinese characters say, means a forest that is dark all day.
It is a very dangerous area because it is covered with a lot of very tall trees, so there is almost no light. It’s a place full of strong monsters, so it’s only natural if it’s natural.
Originally, it is normal for quite a few adventurers to die in despair when they enter, but here there is a warrior holding a holy sword and a wizard called the child of the stars. Besides, there were dozens of adventurers, most of whom were C-class or higher, so there was no problem.
In fact, even in the game, there are only monsters that the hero can deal with, so as I said before, it’s only a tutorial…
I feel the tension.
But don’t show it outwardly.
Originally, Lumia is a D-class adventurer wizard skilled enough to be called a veteran.
Of course, he had done a lot of adventure work, so he had to endure this level as if it were nothing. She trembled at the new pressure of being a wizard, but she calmed her trembling body and took a deep breath.
“Rumia?”
The hero looked back at me as if he had heard me take a deep breath.
I shook my head as if it was nothing.
Wizards themselves are very welcome beings.
It also means that a D-class wizard is a veteran wizard, so it is highly welcomed at moderate parties. However, for Rumia, her level is a D-class wizard, and her skills are not D-class.
The first thing that the hero brought me to his party was that he realized that I was a child from the stars, and the second was my magic skills. The last time I used recovery magic, as a magician, using recovery magic consumes a lot of mana, so I was able to pass it on, but it’s not another magic.
In other words, it means that the hero doesn’t think it’s strange when you show magic skills that are at least a C-class adventurer. The problem is that the hero who is worried about me has become the reason I am most nervous.
If it’s an ice chair, that’s a problem…
No, wait a minute
Why didn’t I think of this?
Maybe this guy isn’t a possessor.
If you know what will happen in the future and keep your original personality intact, isn’t there only one answer?
‘Return..? Regression…?’
I turned to Hero.
Really?
No, if this guy is a real regressor, the whole story makes sense.
I can clearly and convincingly explain everything, from the work on the carriage to the appearance of him hiding something about me. As a regressor, of course you would know that the first wagon you rode was a slave trader’s wagon.
No, you will know
In other words, it’s…
“…”
Wouldn’t it be..?
No way.. Regression means that you have seen a bad ending once.. Then, if you already know how to go to a happy ending, and why I always have to sacrifice or the world goes to an ending that perishes if I don’t sacrifice?
What if he is a true regressor who has regressed dozens of times?
I had goosebumps all over my body.
No, so you’re saying that everything you’ve done up until now is acting?
Are they all?
I want to believe that not now.
Could it be that it’s all acting?
I’ve read a lot of novels and games, but no matter how much I do, the delusion I’m having right now is ridiculous.
To think that way, since I’ve entered the game, there’s not much difference, but…
Anyway I thought so.
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Without delay, we entered the forest of the dark night right away.
Perhaps it was only hard-nosed people, but I didn’t see any adventurers who came to the center and tried to be friendly. Maybe this is normal. An adventurer’s life can be said to be grueling, because there are so many betrayals and repeats of revenge.
Since the job of adventurer itself prioritizes one’s own survival, it is not uncommon to be betrayed, beaten, used as bait, and run away when something happens. That’s why the job that kills the most people is also an adventurer.
Unlike knights, who value honor even when they are enemies with a knight, adventurers prioritize their own survival, so it is impossible to get along with each other. I’m a wizard who doesn’t belong anywhere, and a warrior is a warrior.
And if it flows as I know, first of all, there will be no enemies that they can’t handle in this black night forest. The only thing I was worried about was whether or not I would be able to use my own magic to kill the monsters.
It is difficult to see that the time in the forest itself is very long, about 3 days, as it crosses this forest and heads directly to Plania. It’s just that those 3 days are not 3 ordinary days, but 3 days spent in this dangerous forest, so it’s a problem.
Of course, Rumia, that is, if I exist, I can spend those three days eating raw.
It’s not raw at all, but since I spread the barrier, I can notice when a monster approaches nearby, and of course, it’s very effective because I can prevent monsters weaker than me from entering the barrier.
However, since it is impossible for me to maintain the barrier while moving it, I cannot do anything about the monsters I encounter while moving.
Is that why?
It’s been a while since I entered this dangerous forest, and monsters have already started appearing one by one.
[Keyek?]
[Kieek!]
Since it’s the beginning, not very strong monsters appeared, but who are the goblins?
With a nature that can be said to be vicious, of course, even though it is not at the level of a human, it has some level of intelligence, and uses tools to attack passing carriages. There are many cases where they survive with the supplies from there and take women to use them as toys.
In other words, if I get caught…
I shook my head.
I don’t like to imagine such a thing.
After all, it will be over before they even attack.
[Kieek?!]
The goblin, who looked down in disbelief at the arrow that flew into her chest, died on the spot.
And..
How did they shoot and hit the bow with such precision even though they were so far away?
Before he was even surprised, the warrior with the sword jumped out of the wagon and cut the head of the goblin in the lead. All the ranged attackers in the wagon rose from their seats, each using their weapon to shoot down the goblins aiming their crude bows at a distance.
Are these veteran adventurers..?
The goblins were easily destroyed before I even stepped forward.
In the first place, those who are called S-class or A-class are monsters who can catch even the dragon called the god of magic. Since it was a party of veterans among veterans who were at least level C, it was natural for them to respond so simply.
I clenched my tongue when I saw those who even chased down the runaway goblins so they couldn’t summon more goblins and had no mercy in their hands.
Although I did not get used to seeing the goblin’s head being cut off or a part being blown away after being hit by an arrow. Normally, when I saw people dying in games, I thought it would be okay in real life, but I could see that this was not the case.
Reality is completely different from games.
“…”
However, he couldn’t vomit or vomit after seeing the monster die.
I refrained from coming up, sat down, and stopped looking out.
“Rumia, your complexion doesn’t look good… Are you feeling bad?”
I shook my head.
Unfortunately, I realized that I had come to another world through the goblins’ dying screams and destructive sounds.
Something… Felt strange.
But I had to be patient.
In order to survive, in order to maintain the present state as much as possible, the first thing is not to find out that I am not Rumia, and the second is not to leave the side of the hero. After all, the key to defeating the demon lord lies with the hero and with me.
Without even a hero, the world would perish, and in the end I would die too.
Because it can’t be like that.
So I had to be patient.