Episode 74: Dream in the game becomes reality

21. Saint Contest (5)

[A group created before the beginning of the Magic Century (currently 2019).] [A group that laid the foundation for a great empire with Emperor Brigham.] [A group of misfortunes that had no choice but to disappear into the shadows after incurring the wrath of the dragon.]This is a representative rumor known about an organization called 'Blue Moon'.

A group where you can tell that there is something mysterious and unusual about it.

But unfortunately, 'Blue Moon' had more of a scary reputation than a good or mysterious story.

[It is said that Cerberus, who guards the base, only eats human meat, so he created a human breeding farm the size of a village.] [To maintain the reputation of the group, children are kidnapped and trained to death.] [All the poisons in the world exist. It was created by Blue Moon, and human experiments are being conducted to create poison.] [Blue Moon is a devil-following group.]Just like this.

Thanks to this, Blue Moon, like the Earth Witch, became a villain that frequently appears in Rondel's fairy tales.

If you scare a child by saying, 'The Blue Moon will catch a child who doesn't listen to their mother!', nine out of ten children will burst into tears?

Therefore, when I discovered the Blue Moon Gang, I couldn't help but be very surprised and wonder, 'Was that a real organization?'

There were so many unbelievable rumors.

[Gregory Hayden / Auror Master]Race: Human

Age: 39

Affiliation: Duke Francis of Brigham Empire (temporary) / Blue Moon Express member

Talents: Auror (best), physical ability (best), learning ability (high), intellectual ability (medium), command ability (medium), magic power (medium)

Characteristics: High-speed movement / Shadow assimilation

Relationship: borderline/hostile

Status: Embarrassed / Nervous

The first time I discovered Gregory Hayden was when I passed by the Yeongju Castle administrative area where permanent residents can enter.

He was mixed in with the crowd waiting at the civil service counter.

While looking around intently, perhaps to understand the structure of Yeongju Castle, our eyes met.

He naturally disappeared, pretending to be an ordinary resident, but unfortunately, it was an act that did not work for me.

I was worried when I first found him.

Should I catch them right away or let them go for now?

I ultimately chose the latter.

Since there would definitely be a group of people, he decided that it would be better to lay a trap and wait to catch them all.

And as a result, my plan worked out and 'Blue Moon Express member Gregory Hayden' appeared with a new guest.

[Auguste Nox / Supreme Spiritualist (Spirit Class: Geist)]Race: Human

Age: 33

Affiliation: Duke Francis of Brigham Empire (temporary) / Blue Moon Express member

Talents: Spiritual power (highest), communicative ability (high), physical ability (high), learning ability (medium), intellectual ability (medium),

Traits: Elemental Magic Enhancement, Madness

Relationship: borderline/hostile

Status: Embarrassed / Nervous

'Gregory Hayden' was a rare assassin-type Auror Master.

Although times have changed and it has become difficult to secretly sneak into the bedrooms of noble families, his special fighting style is enough to embarrass even an Aura Master-level knight or a great magician.

However, what I thought was even more unique than that was a top-level spiritist named 'Auguste Nox' who controlled the spirits of the spiritual world.

Elementalist is an ability that is difficult to find on the Defteron continent where our Kingdom of Reinharts is located.

However, it was an ability that was commonly used like magic in the Elysia Alliance, a country of different races, and there were quite a few spiritists in Triton, the second largest continent in the world.

However, among them, special classes that do not belong to the four major natures (Earth, Fire, Wind, Water) and the three mutant natures (ice, lightning, metal), referred to as '4+3', were very rare.

Among them, I couldn't help but be surprised that he was a Geist contractor, the highest level spirit in the mental world who was perfectly suited to be treated as a demon.

The highest level elementalist is on the same level as the archmage and the auror master.

If he wanted to, it would be easy to manipulate people and alter memories.

Surely it wouldn't be difficult to drive a strict person to commit suicide.

Nevertheless, the reason for using such a noisy method may be that there are some limitations.

Otherwise, it would be too omnipotent.

"Did Blue Moon become Duke Francis' dog?"

"… … ."

"Or is Duke Francis being taken advantage of without knowing that you are a blue moon?"

Duke Francis is a grandmaster.

Mental attacks from top-level spiritists wouldn't work, so they couldn't believe they were manipulating him.

The two people, who had not yet recovered from the shock of having their identities revealed, gave no answer to my question.

"Well, I guess the Duke Francis family is using it as a temporary residence. But even though it's only a pretense, two special members of Blue Moon are attached to Duke Francis. What on earth does Blue Moon want from you two?"

When I teased them as if they knew everything, the two were pleasantly embarrassed.

Gregory, who was covered in black cloth except for his eyes, and Piero Auguste, who was wearing a blood-red suit, were confused as their emotions changed several times a second.

"Seo, no way, you. As for his related person... … ?"

"Auguste! "Shut up!"

'He' came out.

The epitome of back belly.

Gregory shouted at Auguste, who made a mistake, and stopped him.

Although his appearance is full of madness, he seems to have a surprisingly innocent side.

I twirled the magic staff in my hand and pointed it at the two people.

"I'm not particularly related to you. But he is someone who understands you quite a bit."

"In that case, I must kill you right here."

"Is it possible?"

Auguste responded to my question by increasing the blood spirit to the point where it covered the entire room.

Arcia is fully armed, including a shield, just like in the game, and a defense enhancement buff, which is a supporter characteristic, was added.

Intruders must be dealt with appropriately.

But I had no intention of just killing this blue moon.

So, in order to suppress the momentum, he presented Auguste with a blow that no one had expected.

-Quaaaang!

"What!?"

A magic staff bathed in blue light.

At the same time, a very familiar yet destructive beam of light advanced, encroaching on space.

His colleague Gregory reacted quickly to the attack on Auguste, but his wide-eyed appearance showed great confusion and astonishment.

"The world is wide, and there are many strange people. "Don't think you're special."

The attack was canceled out by Gregory's Auror Blade.

But even though they blocked it cleanly, Gregory and Auguste looked fed up.

"Yes, you were a magic swordsman?"

It's natural to have that kind of reaction.

Because the first hit I fired was Vanguard's force attack.

To be exact, the magic staff contains new technologies such as aura charging and force release as an auxiliary function of the Istro equipment left behind by Archduke Lucas.

Since this was a function that went beyond everyone's common sense, the easiest thing to think about was the misunderstanding that I was a magic swordsman.

"So, close combat against the Auror Master was possible."

Additionally, with the fighting style I had shown so far, the guys took the misunderstanding as confidence.

Of course, if you have Mangyeong, this is good.

Since you can understand the other person's information and emotions, you will never lose in a psychological battle.

"Is that all?"

I grinned and snapped my fingers.

There was anxiety on the two people's faces.

-Quaaaang!

At the same time, the wall exploded, and a large chunk of Auguste's leg was torn off without Gregory having time to defend himself.

"Kaaak!"

And beyond the balcony window behind me, a black eagle flapping its huge wings appeared.

It's an eagle, if you like, and the length of its wings is comparable to that of a small wyvern.

"He's also a beast tamer."

"profit! "You son of a bitch!"

Auguste was so excited that he mobilized the spirit to swallow Ivril's entire room.

In response, Ivril's guards, who were crumpled in a corner and awkwardly observing the situation, fell face down on the floor like marionettes with their strings cut.

[Spirit Skill: Mind Control]-Spiritual power consumption fixed at 1%

-Maximum duration 1 hour

-Automatically cancels when the distance from the caster is more than 1km.

-The more clearly the spirit's appearance is revealed, the stronger its control becomes.

-When you are mentally controlled, your resistance builds up and you eventually become completely resistant.

-Cast range: 100 meters, requires eye contact

I nodded at the detailed information on the spirit skills displayed on the guards' status.

Although there are many restrictions, if you are controlled by your mind, you will become a complete puppet.

It could almost be dismissed as a fraudulent ability.

But unfortunately, it didn't work for me and Arcia.

"What did you do?"

"W-what?"

Aura Masters and Archmages naturally have this type of resistance, but they still won't be immune to top-level spirits.

Auguste became even crazier as he muttered, 'It's strange, it's strange', and soon gritted his teeth and used a new skill.

[Spirit Skill: Memory Manipulation]-Spiritual power consumption fixed at 1%

-Maximum duration of 3 hours

-Automatically cancels when the distance from the caster is more than 1km.

-The more clearly the spirit's appearance is revealed, the stronger its control becomes.

-When memory is manipulated, resistance builds up and eventually complete resistance is achieved.

-Cast range: 100 meters, requires eye contact

But I shrugged my shoulders and said the same thing.

"What are you doing?"

"W-what the hell is this… … ."

The reason why Arcia and I are okay is very simple.

It's just because their curse resistance is incredibly high.

'The actors' abilities in Chronicle Online are inherited in reality.'

Of course, I actively utilized this system and spent a lot of money to strengthen it regardless of the cost-effectiveness, and as a result, my debuff defense ability was not insufficient even compared to max level.

In other words, his attacks will not work no matter how loud he makes a fuss.

"Even Grandmaster Duke Francis wasn't like this."

The way he denied reality, saying he couldn't believe it, seemed like he was having a tantrum.

I pointed the magic staff at Auguste and smiled.

"What, if my mental attack doesn't work, my combat ability is zero?"

This is really good even though it matches well.

* * *

Is this what it feels like to fight with your private parts clearly exposed?

Now Gregory and Auguste felt as if they were being thrown naked to the enemy and judged.

Auguste, who could turn a city into hell with just a word or a finger, lost his will to fight before the Marquis Adrian Lawrence.

Assassin Gregory, who was confident that he would kill even the Grandmaster if he got the chance, was unable to move as if he had fallen into a swamp that he could not escape from.

'Everything was overlooked. But we don't know his identity even though he is right in front of us.'

Marquis Adrian Lawrence.

A genius wizard who became an archmage at the age of 20.

The last disciple of the Duke of Riverdale, who is considered a great teacher.

A child given away who was mistreated by his parents until he revealed his true colors.

Although this is his personal information that is known to the outside world... … .

Gregory denied the contents of this personal information.

'It's not just that.'

The person in front of you is not just that.

The depth is unknown, and the darkness behind it cannot even be guessed.

For the first time in his life, Gregory had these feelings for a person.

[fear]Adrian Lawrence was imprinted on them as a person they feared more than anything else.

'He is a monster.'

* * *

[Status: Fear / Loss of War]Blue Moon, I thought it was a card that would be a waste to just kill and throw away.

So I tried a little trick, and it worked better than I thought.

If two people team up, there will probably be only a handful of people on the continent that they can't kill.

However, without even fighting them properly, I succeeded in subduing them with words and a few actions.

'It's working out better than I thought.'

I took a step closer to the two, and I felt sorry for them as they took a step back, so I used magic on them.

'Recovery.'

They were scared, but when they found out that it was a healing magic and that it was meant to treat Auguste, who was injured in Black Eagle's surprise attack, they expressed doubts and felt even more fear.

"I have no intention of fighting with you. No, more accurately, I should say that I have no intention of fighting Blue Moon."

I thought it was a bad idea to throw away, but the biggest thing was that I didn't feel like killing it blindly because I didn't know the size and intentions of Blue Moon.

The two people who are simply Duke Francis' dogs are at this level, but what about the power of the entire Blue Moon?

So, rather than going to war with them, I decided that it would be better to coax them into joining the same side.

Of course, it is difficult to suddenly become on the same side by scaring these two, but I had the means to make that possible.

That's why I treated them and showed them favor... … .

-Rattle.

They shook ceaselessly.

It seems that the favor of an unknown person is not felt as a favor.

From the looks of it, it appears that his imagination is full of delusions and misunderstandings.

He smiled and spoke to the two people.

"I would like to meet the leader of Blue Moon. "Would you like to tell it to me?"

"Oh, I understand."

I thought he might struggle because he wanted to meet with the leader, but was it because he wanted to get out of this situation first?

Surprisingly, I easily accepted the offer.

"great. And I'm sorry, but all of the detachments have been eliminated. Please understand that. After all, they belong to Duke Francis, right?"

"Would it be possible?"

With a satisfied expression on my face, I waved my hand after saying those last words.

It was a gesture telling me to stop and go back.

"Excuse me."

Then they gave an uncharacteristic greeting and left the place as if running away.

"How was it like a big shot?"

Arcia, who was disarming herself at my question, burst into laughter for some reason.

"It's funny."

My appearance, which was funny to some, was engraved with fear to others.

After a while.

Auguste may have wandered away from the castle, but the castle was in chaos for a while as the guards of Ivril, who had fallen due to a mental attack, and the knights of the great team who had had their memories manipulated came back to their senses.

"Well, it's hard to make Saint Ivril."

I shook my head excitedly and instructed Ivril's guards to forget everything they had seen today.

The two people who saw the appearance of the legendary group Blue Moon and the scene where I used the Force must have thought that this was not something they could handle, so they swore to keep quiet, even mentioning the names of their ancestors.

As time went by and there was still no reply from Blue Moon, the full-fledged sainthood contest finally began.